Dirty Work

*Alex's POV*

When I woke up, I was in a white room, hooked up to machines that kept beeping. I looked around, seeing a single chair by the bed I was in and a TV that was playing some talk show at the moment.

I sighed, going to sit when I realized I couldn't due to the long needle that was stationed in my arm, connecting to the IV.

There was the sound of a doorknob turning and seconds later, the door to my right opened and in walked Rian with a nurse.

They both paused when they saw that I was awake.

"Hi?" I said, sounding unsure of as to whether I meant it or not.

"Alex... When... When did you wake up?" Rian asked.

"About five minutes ago. You don't seem to happy about that Rian." I rolled my eyes at him, making him smile.

"I'm ecstatic about that, you dingus. When we got you, you were passed out and we didn't know when you'd wake up."

"How long have I been out?" I asked, running my eyes across the room, looking for a calendar or something.

Rian looked nervously at the nurse, who stepped forward. "Mr. Gaskarth, sir, you were brought in here three days ago."

"I've been asleep for three days?" I asked, trying and failing to sit up again.

The nurse nodded. "In a medically induced coma to be exact. It was to let your body heal, which by looking at your arms, everything's healing just fine. The doctor should be in soon. Mr. Dawson, you can alert the rest of his friends that they can see him now if they like." And with a small smile, the nurse walked out of the room.

Rian turned towards me once she was gone. "How do you feel?"

"Like I got hit by a bus and then lit on fire. Other than that I'm just peachy."

Rian smiled and chuckled. "I think we've all missed that humor of yours."

"Yeah, I've missed it myself." I said, eyes scanning the room once again. "Where's Jack?"

Rian tensed and I felt my stomach drop.
"Rian? Where's Jack?" I repeated.

"He's not dead, if that's what you're fearing. But... He got shot. In his arm. Luckily Zack missed-"

"He got shot?!"

Rian cringed from the obscene volume of my words and I had to momentarily remember that I was in a hospital.

"Yes. He and Zack were alone and Zack shot at him, thankfully missing the intended target of Jacks chest, hitting his arm."

"What about Zack?"

Rian's lips curved upwards in a smile. "He's dead. Jack got in a shot himself and got him right between the eyes."

That made me feel better. "Okay. What about Matt?"

"He's in jail. Sentenced for life. He'll never see the light of day ever again."

That lifted a weight off my shoulders and I relaxed into the bed beneath me.

"Where's Jack at? Can I see him?"

"He's in a room down the hall. I can ask his doctor to see if he's well enough to see you. He had surgery the other day when we brought you in to remove the bullet from his arm so hopefully it'll be better."

I nodded, just wanting to see him. "Okay... Who else is here?"

"Vic, Mike, Oliver and Austin are all here. Kellin, Josh, Alan and Jaime with be here shortly. They've all been waiting to see you." Rian said.

I smiled. "Go get them. I wanna see them too."

Rian nodded and left, leaving me to my thoughts.

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Vic was the first to walk in my room, a smile appearing on his face when he saw me sitting up, I had finally managed to, and awake.

"Hey Alex." He said, being followed by Mike, Oliver and lastly Austin.

"Hey guys." I replied, all eyes on me as I spoke, smiles appearing on all of their faces.

"How ya feeling?" Mike asked.

I rolled my eyes. "If I get asked that one more time I'm gonna scream."

A round of laughter washed through the room, making me smile, eyes flitting to each person.

"Where's Rian?" I asked, noticing his disappearance.

"He's talking to a doctor." Vic said, taking a seat on the edge of the bed.

I nodded. "Oh. Okay."

Silence washed over us all when another figure joined our group. A doctor, dressed in the usual scrubs that hospitals require.

"Good afternoon Mr. Gaskarth. Everything going well?" The doctor had a slight accent and I wondered if he was from England.

"Everything's great so far. The only thing I'm wondering is if I can see Jack?"

"Mr. Barakat? He's your boyfriend correct?" The doctor asked and I nodded.

"Yes, Mr. Dawson has informed me of your persistence to see him. It seems as though you two are inseparable. Both being brought in on the same day and such." The doctor chuckled, folding back a paper on his clipboard before marking something down.

"Everything seems to be okay with you and Mr. Barakat. I'll have a nurse bring him in, is that okay?"

"Yes. Absolutely." I smiled at the doctor, who returned it for a second before turning on his heel and leaving, Rian re-entering the room once he was gone.

It seemed like it took an hour before Jack was walking into my room, his left arm in a sling from his bullet wound but other than that, he seemed normal.

He walked towards me, a nurse close by in case anything happened, and once he reached my bed- luckily Vic had moved away- he leaned down and I pulled him practically on top of me, holding him to my body tightly.

He chuckled in my ear before pulling back and looking into my eyes. "Hello beautiful."

"Hey you." I whispered before kissing him.

Cheers sounded throughout the room, making me smile against Jacks lips and blush a deep shade of red.

We broke apart and I bit my bottom lip, not able to hide my smile at all. Just seeing him, alive and healthy, made me beyond happy. I don't remember the rescue at all, I wish I had been awake, but I guess all the abuse that Matt and Zack did to my body made me pass out.

"I'm so glad you're okay." Jack whispered, brushing the knuckles of his right hand against my cheek.

I turned my head and kissed his hand lightly, making him smile. "I'm glad you're okay too. I don't know what I would've done if... If something..."

"Shh, hey. I'm okay. I'm not going anywhere. I'm safe and so are you."

"What happens now?" I asked, looking from him to the eyes of my friends that were in the room with me.

"We pick up the broken pieces. We move on with our lives and put this behind us. It'll be hard of course but with time, things will get better and easier." Jack said.

"When did you become Doctor Phil?" Vic joked, making all of us laugh.

"Fuck off." Jack shot back, smile on his face.

All kidding aside, I knew what Jack said was true. We could move on. We just had to pick up the broken pieces. And with the help of our friends and both of us together, we could do it.

Notes

Just one more chapter after this and it's officially over c: it's gonna be set in the future so yeah... Thanks for all the comments and support guys it means so much to me that so many people actually liked this piece of shit that I started just to try out writing... And now I have more fanfictions than friends smh... But anyway; I'll be trying/writing for the next three or so days to a week... I'll try and have the next chapter us asap... Also! I started posting my stories on Wattpad so if you have one, follow me on there. This story along with a few others are gonna be on there along be with some new ones further down the road c: oh! And follow me on tumblr/Instagram/Twitter please c: I love you all !!!

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