Rian, Zack and I all turned to look at Alex after figuring out that it was his phone that was ringing. The four of us just kind of stared at it, like we were scared it would disappear if we looked away. But about 15 seconds later we realized that Alex should probably answer it.

"Hello?" he asked politely, turning around to get more privacy.

I could practically hear my heart beating. The seconds felt like years. I looked at Rian to my left, he was biting his lip; practically shaking with anticipation. I looked to my right to see Zack wasn't doing much better.

"Yes, this is Alex," Alex said after a few seconds that felt like days.

My eyes widened and I looked at Rian, his expression mirrored mine. This could either be really bad or really good and we both knew it. He shot me a nervous half smile before returning his attention to Alex.

"Oh my god," he said, voice small.

I held my breath as I listened on. This was looking more in the direction of bad than good... But I still don't know. It's too soon to tell.

"Th-thank you," Alex said, his voice quivering, "I'll be there as soon as I can..."

And with that, the phone call was over. I held my breath as he turned around. What I saw broke my heart; his lip was quivering and his eyes brimming with tears. I automatically held my arms open to him. He collapsed into me and held onto my waist tightly. I felt him start to shake in my arms. I did my best to comfort him, but I don't know what to do, I don't know what's wrong.

"Alex?" Zack asked, his voice soft and laced with concern.

He pulled away from me and attempted to wipe the tears from his stained face. I rubbed his back gently while he composed himself.

"My mom," he whispered, "She's in the hospital... It's really bad..."

I gasped and pulled the boy back into my arms as he broke down again. My heart broke for him. It's not fair, this poor boy has been through so much shit in his life, he was just starting to get better. Even though his mother wasn't the nicest to him, she's still his mother. He still loves her somewhere, even if he doesn't always show it.

"Do you want me to take you to see her?" I asked gently.

"But she really is in New York," he sobbed.

"I don't care."

"But we have school."

"I don't care."

"I love you," he whispered, nuzzling his face into his neck.

"I love you too," I whispered back, "Now let's go, I want to stop at my house and tell my parents first."

~

My mom didn't really want me to skip school to run off to New York with my boyfriend. But after I explained the situation and begged for about an hour, she finally gave in, making me promise to call her every 5 hours.

I'm glad that she said yes, I'm all Alex has. With his dad MIA and the rest of his family in England. As I drove I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if his mom doesn't make it. Would Alex have to go back to England? I hope to god I don't have to find out the answer to that question, I can't live without him now.

I drove all night while Alex slept in the backseat. It didn't matter at all, he needs all the sleep he can get. God knows what the next few days will hold for him. The sun was rising over the Manhattan skyline as I pulled into the hospital.

"Lex, wake up," I said gently, shaking his shoulder after I parked, "We're here."

He grunted and made a few uncomfortable sounds before coming to life again, "You didn't have to drive the whole way," he said groggily, "I could've done half."

"You're fine," I said smiling, "You needed some sleep."

He nodded gratefully before getting out of the car to join me, "Are you ready?" I asked hesitantly.

"As I'll ever be..." he mumbled.

"Don't worry," I said taking his hand, "No matter what happens, I'll be by your side the whole way."

Notes

Oh shiet, didn't see that one coming did you? :D

I was listening to some really old All Time Low music early... Did Alex's balls like retreat or something? His voice was so much deeper when he was younger... o-o

The fate of Alex's mom is now in Jenna's hands... So maybe you guys can bribe her by commenting on her other stories... MAYBE... ;)

Title Cred- The Downtown Fiction; I Just Wanna Run

~Mary