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Jace’s P.O.V-

The hospital my parent’s had been taking to happened to be the one we passed on our way to our date. I had ruined the date. I would deal with that later but right now all I could think about was my parents, lying in hospital beds. I had no idea what happened to them or if they were okay. All I knew was they had been in a car crash. I rushed out the car with Aiden following quickly behind. I went straight to the reception and the lady looked up at me with an emotionless face.

‘How can I help you?’ She asked with a fake smile.

‘My parent’s were in a car crash, they-’ I couldn’t continue as I started cry. Aiden pulled me into him before continuing the conversation.

‘His parents were in a car crash. Their names are Linda and John Jackson’ He told her.

‘Yes, take a seat and a doctor should be with you soon’

‘Okay, thanks’

I managed to compose myself enough to walk over to the waiting area and sit down. I sunk down into the chair as Aiden sat beside me, he took hold of my hand and rubbed circles on the back of it with his thumb. He didn’t say anything and I was glad for that. I didn’t want to hear ‘It will be okay’ and ‘Everything will be fine’ because that would be false hope, we don’t know anything about what happened except they were in a car crash. They don’t deserve this, they were only going out for dinner, why did this have to happen to them. We had been sitting for about ten minutes when a doctor came out. 

‘Jace Jackson?’ He said and I immediately stood up. He looked at me with a sad look on his face.

‘Your parents were in a head on collision with another driver. The other driver was under the influence of alcohol and died on impact. You father has a broken arm and fractured leg as well as concussion. He has a lot of cuts and bruises but he should heal up just fine..’ He finished speaking but there was something missing.

‘What about my mom?’ His look told me everything. Tears flowed freely down my face as I grabbed onto Aiden and sobbed into his chest.

‘Your mother had a lot of injuries and was in critical condition. She needed immediate surgery but she didn’t make it through. She told me to tell you that she loved you. I’m sorry for your loss. I’ll come back and tell you when you can see your father’ 

He gave one last sad smile before turning and walking away. I couldn’t move, it was too much. I couldn’t speak, and I couldn’t breathe. I started gasping for air and felt a little dizzy. Aiden quickly sat me down on the chair and leaned down in front of me, telling me how to breathe. I followed his actions and managed to breathe again. All of this happened because one man decided to drive while he had been drinking. My dad is hurt and my mom is dead because of that. I felt empty. My mom and I were never extremely close but we were still close, I could tell her anything but now she was gone. I wiped my face and turned to look at Aiden who had taken a seat beside me. He was holding my hand but looking straight ahead with a blank look. It was only then that I noticed some tears on his face, my chest hurt at the sight. This was my fault. He’s crying because of me.

‘I’m sorry..’ I squeaked out. My voice raspy because I was crying. His head whipped round and his eyes met my own. His look was intense but I couldn’t look away.

‘Why are you sorry? It’s not your fault’ He said, stressing the point.

‘It is, you’re crying because of me!’ I said, raising my voice slightly. The tears restarting.

‘I’m crying because I was worried about you, you couldn’t breathe. I didn’t know what to do’ He said, tears pooling at his eyes. 

I looked in his eyes for a sign of anything but the truth but they were full of honesty. I did wonder during the events that just happened if he would leave me because it was too much for him. I was a mess because of it which was understandable considering what happened. Now it wasn’t a question if he would leave me or not because his eyes told me everything and they told me that he wouldn’t.

I hugged him tightly and put my head on his chest while I sniffled. He kissed the top of my head and snuggled in to me. It made me forget everything that happened for a moment but that was short lived as the doctor came back through the doors and stopped in front of us.

‘You can come and see your father now’ He told me.

I nodded my head slowly before following him down the hall with Aiden holding my hand. He squeezed it as we reach my fathers room and I took a deep breathe while walking into the room. I pulled Aiden with me as he was going to stay outside, I didn’t want him to wait there, he had to be with me. My eyes started to water again at the sight in front of me. My father was lying there on the hospital bed with a cast on his left arm, a bandage on his left leg and a lot of cuts and bruises along his other arm and face. It was a horrible sight. He had his eyes closed and his head turned to the side. I sat on the chair next to the bed and let out a sigh before taking his hand. Aiden was standing next to the chair. As soon as my hand touched my fathers, his head snapped round to look at me.

‘Hey’ I said with a slight smile. He smiled back as much as he could without hurting himself. 

‘How you doing?’ He asked me and I frowned slightly.

‘Shouldn’t I be asking you that?’ I said with a chuckle. He laughed back.

‘I’m fine, don’t worry about me’ He said. I wondered if he knew about mom.

‘Dad?…Did you hear about what happened to mom?’ I said quietly. He looked at me and he looked ready to cry.

‘Yeah, I heard’ He replied and I got up and hugged him, a few tears rolling down my cheeks.

We spoke for a while and my dad spoke to Aiden for a bit too, thanking him for being here for me through this. He seemed to really like Aiden which I was very glad for, I liked him a lot too. Eventually, we had to leave to let my dad rest. He would be stuck in the hospital for a good week or so. I was going to be home alone and I didn’t like that idea, my mom was now gone. Just thinking about that made me tear up but I quickly wiped the few tears away. Aiden and I walked to the car in silence and the drive to my house was also silent. I was a bit worried as to why he was so quiet. 

When we arrived at my house, I opened to door and said a whisper of a ‘thanks’ before walking to my front door. I unlocked it and went inside but before I could close the door, Aiden slid into the house. I looked at him confused.

‘Did you really think I would let you stay here yourself after all this?’ He said with a look as if to say ‘was I stupid?’

‘Thank you’ I said. It was short but enough because he knew I meant it.

I kissed him gently on the lips before going to the kitchen and pulling out some leftover food from the fridge. My mom had made it earlier today…I pulled out two plates and heated the food up before sliding one over to Aiden who was sitting on the other side of the kitchen island. He smiled at me and began to tuck in, he seemed to enjoy it. I definitely enjoyed mine. This was one of the last dinners my mom had made and there was no chance I would let it go to waste. The feeling that my mom was gone was horrible. I felt empty and lonely but having Aiden here meant the world to me. 

After we finished eating, I cleaned up the plates as Aiden helped and we went to the living room to watch a film. I cuddled into Aiden with his arm around me as we started watching the film. I wasn’t really paying attention to it, just thinking. Thinking about what happened to my mom. Thinking about my dad and how even though he was acting fine, I knew he was dying on the inside. He loved me that much that he would pretend to be fine so he could be strong for me and I admired him for that. I thought about everything and the last thought was Aiden. I smiled, even thinking his name. It just had that effect on me. He made me feel loved and cared for. 

I started feeling sleepy so I laid my head on his chest and we snuggled closer. I listened to his steady heartbeat at my ear and that made me feel even more tired. Aiden suddenly got up and walked over to the TV while I just stared at him with a look that was questioning him. He didn’t say anything but turned the TV off and then walked back over to me holding out his hand. I took it.

‘What are you doing?’ I asked as he lifted me up.

‘You’re tired, so we’re going to bed’ I put my head in the crook of his neck and sunk into him.

He reached my room and kicked the door open seeing as it was difficult to open it with his hand since he had me in his arms. He placed me on the floor as I put my legs out and I grabbed some pyjama bottoms and threw them at him. I grabbed another pair before turning around and putting them on, taking off my shirt, deciding to sleep shirtless as I was too tired to be embarrassed. I got in my double bed and laid down snuggling into the pillows and blankets. It was cosy.

When I looked at Aiden, his side was facing me, slightly turned. I suddenly became hypnotised as he stretched a bit before lifting his shirt. I stared at his body in awe. Wow. That’s nice, he had the perfect body. He pulled on the pyjama pants and walked over to my bed. It made me feel a little insecure. Aiden immediately noticed me staring, his blank facial expression pulled into a smirk before a frown and it was as if he realised what I was so glum about.

‘You’re perfect’ He said with a smile as I blushed profusely. 

He got in beside me, pulling me back against him so my back was touching his toned chest. He pulled the blankets around us before putting his arm around my waist and kissing the back of my neck. I turned around and kissed him hard, with a sudden burst of confidence. I quickly turned back around and pulled his arm around me before he could react. I heard him let out a breathe.

‘Tease’ He smirked against my neck. I shivered slightly from the foreign feeling.

‘How are you feeling?’ He asked me suddenly turning serious. I knew what he was talking about. The whole incident with my parents.

‘I’m okay, I suppose. I’m glad you’re here though’ I said and turned to face him. He smiled at me.

‘Good’ 

He swooped his head down and captured my lips before I had a chance to blink, he kissed me for a minute before asking for entrance which I happily granted. His tongue delved into my mouth and searched it as if tasting all of me. We kissed for a while but it came to an end as he pulled away and looked at me, pecking me on the forehead. I sighed contented before turning around again and scooting as close to him as I possibly could be. I lay there for a moment with my eyes closed, no sound except for both our breathing and the ticking of my clock. Sleep took over my body in a matter of seconds and I slept comfortably the whole night, no dreams or nightmares. Just lying there in Aiden’s arms made me feel safe.