As the Last Stone Falls
Chapter 10
From Jason's point of view.
I laid in the hospital bed slipping in and out of concisness due to the drugs. I was hit with a huge wave of grief. I no longer felt Kevin's pressence. I screamed out in grief and agony. I knew at that moment I had lost Kevin. I passed out again.
(From Brian's point of view.)
Nick's arms encircled me as he helped me off of the floor. I made my way to a chair and sat down. I leaned back and stared up at the ceiling. "What if he dies?" I asked looking at Nick.
"Pray that he lives Brian, just pray alright?" he pleaded with me. He got up and walked towards Jason's room.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"Jason has to know what is going on," Nick said. The door opened and out walked the Doctor.
"Wait Nick, here comes the Doctor," I spoke up. "How is he Doctor?" I asked.
"We have him stabilized at the moment. It was a blood clot. We have given him a blood thinner to prevent anymore blood clots. His blood pressure is leveling out now and he is resting," The Doctor explained.
I breathed a huge sigh of relief and fell back in the chair sobbing in relief. Nick sat down beside me and held me until I calmed down. He than got up and headed out of the waiting room and into Jason's room. I got up and followed him. We quietly opened the door and crept in. Jason was sleeping. His pillow was soaked with tears. He wore a worried expression on his young face. Nick brushed his hair out of his face. Jason moaned softly and fresh tears came out of his eyes. "Jason?" said Nick softly. He opened his eyes and looked around. "We've come to see how you are doing and to let you know about Kevin," Nick said quietly. At the mention of Kevin's name Jason went into hysterics.
"Oh God no he can't be dead he can't be!" he sobbed looking away from us.
"Jason," I said softly pulling him into a hug. "Kevin is alive," I said slowly and calmly.
"You mean he didn't die?" Jason asked bewildered.
"That's right Jason, Kevin is alive. He is going to be fine," I said kissing him on the top of the head. Jason laid back in bed heaving a huge sigh of reliefe.
"I want to see him," he said sitting back up and sliding his feet over the side of the bed. I reached out to stop him. He was still under the influence of some strong pain killers and he was in no shape to be walking. He swatted my hand away and tried to stand. His knees buckled from under him and started to fall. Nick and I rushed forward and caught him before he hit the floor. The two of us helped him back in bed.
"Now lie still Jason!" I scolded him loudly. He plopped back in bed and sulked for awhile. Nick took pity on him and sat down beside him and put his arm around him. "You need to stay put until you are strong enough," he told Jason. Jason nodded his head yes and laid it on his shoulder.
"But I am so worried about him Nick," he sobbed. "Oh God why did he have to jump infront of me like that?"
"Because he loves you Jason," I spoke up.
"Well the jack ass almost got himself killed pulling a stupid stunt like that," Jason said loudly. Nick got mad and broke away from Jason.
"You would've done the same thing and you know it!" Nick shouted getting angry.
"Calm down Nick!" I shouted at Nick. "You're upsetting Jason!"
"Good!" he yelled back. "Kevin takes a bullet for that Jack ass and is lying in the ICU fighting for his life and he isn't even grateful!" He yelled storming out of the room.
"Don't worry about Nick," I tried to console him.
"He's right you know," he wimpered. "I am an ungrateful bastard."
"No you're not!" I scolded him. "Don't talk that way about yourself." He just stared up at the ceiling. I decided to change the subject. "So how is the bite?" I asked grinning. He blushed and glared at me.
"You're not going to let me live this down are you?" he asked punching me in the shoulder.
"Nope I want details and I want them all," I demanded.
"Not much to tell," he said grinning. "We had sex and got alittle carried away. He bit me when he came. It was kind of fun!"
I just shook my head. The door opened and in walked a very attractive male nurse. My gaydar started pinging off the scale. I checked him out and I noticed that he was checking me out too. Jason noticed this too and started busting up laughing. We both looked at him like he was nuts.
"Could you two be anymore obvious?" he giggled. The nurse blushed and looked down as he went to work changing Jason's dressing. When he was done he handed me a piece of paper and winked at me and left the room. Jason busted up laughing again. I glared at him.
"Don't you start Jason!" I warned him.
"He is hot isn't he?" he teased me.
"He wasn't bad," I said casually hoping that he would drop the subject.
"Not bad!" he yelped. "He was fucking gorgeous. He can change my dressing any time!" He said grinning ear to ear. I looked at him in shock until I saw the mischiveous twinkle in his eyes.
"Why you little fink!" I laughed at him. He just grinned like he was pleased with himself. "I am going to check on Kevin," I said.
"Tell him I love him," he pleaded. I nodded and as I walked out of the room I peeked at the piece of paper.
"Yess!" whispered Jason loudly.
"I heard that!" I said shaking my finger at him. He just giggled and grinned at me. I laughed and closed the door behind me.
(From Jason's point of view)
I laid back in bed relieved that Kevin was going to be alright. I looked at my left ring finger and didn't see the ring. I hit the call button and the same hot nurse came back in. Damm he was hot.
"Yes Mr. Gibson?" he asked.
"First of all call me Jason, and you are?" I asked.
Roland," he said smiling. Man he had a great smile. I decided to tease him alittle.
"SOO Roland, do you like him?" I asked grinning. He looked at me like a deer caught in the headlights. "Don't worry about it Roland. I am sure he feels the same way as you do." I giggled. He looked reliefed. "Hey listen I was wondering if I could my ring Back?" I asked waving my left hand infront of him.
"Yea sure just wait and I'll go and get it," he said grinning as he left the room. In about two minutes he came back carrying a small zip loc bag. He placed it in my hand. I took out the ring and slipped it on my finger. He took my hand and looked at the ring. "So who is the lucky guy?" he asked.
"You mean you haven't seen the news?" I asked surprised. He shook his head no.
"I am engaged to Kevin Richardson," I said grinning like a school kid. His eyes went big.
"How did you land a stud like that?" he asked shaking his head in wonderment.
"Well we sorta bumped into eachother in an airport a few months ago." There was a knock at the door. "Come on in the door is open. The door popped open and Nick stuck his head in.
"Can I come in?" he asked quietly.
"Yea sure Nick come on in," I said gesturing him in. Roland politely excused himself and left the room. I scooted over in my bed and patted the seat next to me. He climbed into bed with me and put his arm around me. He than put his head on my shoulder.
"I am so sorry for yelling at you," he mumbled. I looked at him and noticed he was looking down at his hand. I reached over with my good hand and took his chin and forced him to look at me.
"You were right Nick," I said slowly. "I was acting like an ungrateful bastard." He shook his head no.
"No you weren't, you were acting like a man inlove with someone that tried to save your life and almost got killed because of it," he said. "I shouldn't have yelled at you like that and I am sorry. Now be a good patient and friend and say you accept my apology," he said looking at me with his eyes twinkling. I reached up and ruffled his hair making sure that I messed it up real good. He just reached over and ruffled my hair.
"He He, lot of good that did you. My hair is already messed up!" I laughed.
"Well are you going to accept my apology or not!" he demanded pouting.
"Of course I accept your apology Nicki!" I said. He glared at me and turned on the TV. The news was on and of course it showed the shooting scene. He frowned and turned it off. I slowly climbed out of the bed and made my way to the bathroom. Nick stayed by my side until he was sure I wasn't going to fall. After I finished my business I went back to bed. I paused at the mirror. I was a mess. My left arm was in a sling with a bulky dressing on my shoulder. My right shoulder still had the dressing on it from the famos bite. I shook my head and started cleaning my self up. I found that I needed some help. But I was stubborn and did not want to yell for Nick. But of course he figured out what I was doing and came in .
"You want some help?" he asked. I had a tooth brush in my mouth and I glared at him. He laughed at my predicament. I nodded towards the shower and he started it. I stripped down with Nicks help of course. He whistled at me and I smacked him on the arm.
"Wow," he said. "Now I see why Brian and Kevin are all hung up on you." I just glared at him. Fifteen minutes later I was clean and had on a clean pair of pajamas.
"I want to go see Kevin," I demanded not taking no for an answer. He nodded his head yes and stepped outside. I went to follow him and he stopped me.
"I'm going to get you some wheels," he explained. He came back with a wheel chair. "Your chariot is here sir," he said with a sweeping gesture. I sat down in it and he pushed me out the door. After we got in the elevator I hit the pause button and turned to Nick.
"I'm scared Nick," I said softly. Nick knelt down besides me and hugged my head. "I've never seen him hurt before. I don't know how to react," I sobbed.
"I'll be right here with you Jason," he soothed. He pushed the button to continue the elevator. The door opens and we headed towards the room. Once we got to the door we were stopped by Howie.
"Where do you think you are going?" he demanded assuming a watchdog position.
"I'm going to see Kevin," I stated.
"You're not going near him asshole. You've done enough damage to him!" he yelled at me. I got mad and stood up. Nick stepped forward but I stopped him with glare.
"I said I was going to see Kevin. And I meant it! Now move your fucking ass out of my way!" I shouted back at him. He glared at me as if trying to decide to stay and fight or not. He flipped me off and stomped off. I walked into the room and there he lie. He had tubes comming out from every where. A heart monitor was on. He was awake. He looked at me and got the biggest grin on his face. I went to him and knelt by his bedside and laid my head in his hand. I started sobbing for reliefe. He was alive and smiling at me. I let it all out. After about ten minutes of crying I finally calmed down enough to look at him.
"Are you all cried out babe?" he asked in his sexy voice. I nodded smiling. "Good now what do you say you give me a kiss?" he demanded. I smiled and leaned forward and gently pressed my lips to his. He wasn't sastified with a gentle kiss. He reached up and grabbed my face and kissed back with such passion driving his tongue down my throat. I noticed he was crying at the same time. But they were tears of joy. He broke away and I wiped his tears away. "Man I don't know what I would have done if I had lost you," he said.
"I almost lost you Kevin. What possesed you to jump infront of me like that! You could have been killed," I scolded him. He shook his head.
"There was no way I was going to let you get gunned down by that bastard," he explained. "Face it pretty boy you're stuck with me." I leaned forward and kissed him again. This time I dove my tongue into his mouth seeking out his tongue. I found it and we continued our never ending duel for control.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO MY FANS.
I regret to inform you that I will be taking a break from As the Last Stone Falls. I have just learned that a close personal friend has been tested positive for HIV. Late last night he took his life. He was more than a friend. He was very special to me. I would like to take this opportunity to send out a very special and heart felt thanks to Tonny, author of When You Say Nothing at All. You can not poossibly know how much your support has ment to me in the past 24 hours. Words cannot express my thanks to you. Some day I hope to meet you in person to express my thanks to you. Also a very heart felt thanks goes to Andy a fan a special friend of mine. Your kind words of support means the world to me. May you someday find your true love as I did. And to Nate, author of Question of Faith, you are a true friend one that I can count on. You have always been there for me. Especialy now that I need my friends so close.
May he rest in Peace Daniel died January 5, 2000.
Please remember Us in your prayers. And Pray that they soon come up with a cure for Aids. I never really thought of Aids as a disease that would hit home. Well it does hit home and it hits home when you least expect it. Once again I would like to thank all of fans and Nifty and my Internet friends for your support and God Richly Bless You.
And Please, if your going to engage in Sex for God's sake protect youself! Please don't let this horrible disease take another precious life.
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