Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:46:05 -0800 (PST) From: J C Subject: The Big Mistake Chapter 18 The Big Mistake By ~J~ Chapter 18: After Mom and Jake came back from seeing Max we headed to the nurses' station to give them our contact information in case there was any change in Max's condition. Mom informed them that we were going home to rest but we would be back first thing in the morning. We all but had to drag Mike from the hospital, He kept saying that he didn't want Max to wake up and be all alone. Mike was determined to sneak in to Max's room and watch over him all night long. Mother was finally able to convince Mike that Max would be sedated the rest of the night. Thus, the best thing that he could do was to get some rest. And, then, he could return refreshed first thing in the morning. She assured Mike that the nurse would call the moment something changed with respect to Max's status. Mike finally agreed to go home with us. We arrived at our house around two AM. Mike told us that he wanted to be alone, so he headed off to his room. A few minutes later Mom retired to her bedroom leaving Jake and me alone in the kitchen. I was just staring off into space thinking about all that had happened that day. Being so deep in thought I hadn't noticed Jake was talking to me until he placed his hand over mine. "Huh!...What?! Sorry Jake! What were you saying?!" "I asked if you were okay Baby!" "OH! Yeah!... I'm fine!" "You don't look all right!!" He embraced me. "I'm scared Jake!! I lied to my brother about knowing that Max would fully recover!! What am I going to do if he doesn't?! I can't lose him!!" "Shhh.... Babe! He will be fine!" "He's my best friend!! Jake!!... We've known each other like forever!! I can't imagine my life without him!! OH SHIT! I mean..." "I know what you mean, Baby! Don't worry! Max is your closest buddy!... I know how much he means to you! I also realize you love h...!" "I DON'T!" "Yes!!... You do TJ!! BUT!... I know that you would never hurt me by cheating !!" "NEVER! I love you way more than anyone else!!" "I know, Baby!!" Jake kissed me gently on my lips. "Let's go to bed my love! You need to get some rest!" He pulled me out of the chair and towards the stairs. We went to our bedroom. Before getting there I told Jake I would first check up on Mike. So, he entered our room while I knocked on Mike's door. "Hey Mikey! May I come in?!" "Yeah!... I guess!" I walked into his room to find my brother curled up on his bed facing the wall. "Hey Bro!.... How are you doing?!" I sat on the edge of his bed. "Okay!... I guess! I just can't get the image of Max's bleeding body while sprawled out on the floor in his house out of my mind!" "I know!... It scared me, too!" "I just hope he will be okay!!" "He will be Mikey!... I just know it!!" "Thanks Bro!.... I needed to hear that! I think I'm going to get some sleep!... I want to see Max first thing in the morning!" "Fine!... Mikey, I'm right next door if you need anything!" I got off the bed. "Thanks!... Good Night, TJ!" "Good Night, Dude!" I headed back to my room and found Jake sitting up against the headboard half naked. He was waiting for me. "Hey Babes! How is Mike doing?! "He doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. My Bro keeps seeing images of Max's bloody body running through his mind!" "OH Damn! That sucks!" I climbed into bed with only my boxers on. "Come here Baby!" Jake grabs me. I tried to drown my inner turmoil in my lover's muscular hot body. "I'm still so scared Babe!" He attempted to alleviate those fears that had invaded my brain. "I know you are!... Let's just get some sleep!" "Okay!... Will you please keep holding me?!" "Sure Baby! Anything you want!" The next thing I knew it was morning, and Jake was leaning over and hugging me. "Hey Babe it's time to get up!" Jake then planted a wet one on me. "Aww!... Do we really have to get up so soon?! Can't my lover cuddle with me in bed for a while longer?!" I was still half asleep, but managed to reach up. I gently brought Jake's gorgeous head closer. Then I slipped my tongue into his fiery mouth for a passionate wake up kiss. "Damn Baby you really make it hard to say no! But, we have to get up!" Jake pulled back to adjust himself in his boxers. "Aww!... Baby!" "Come on TJ!... We have to get to the hospital!" "OH SHIT!" "What is it Babes?!!" "I thought that was a dream!! Is Mikey up?! How is he doing?! What time do visiting hours start?!" I jumped up and threw our clothes around. "Whoa TJ!... Slow down! Visiting hours don't start till ten AM!... It's only nine o'clock now!" "OH! Is Mikey up yet?!" "Yeah! He looks like he's been up for hours!" "Damn!... I was hoping he would be able to sleep!" "I know!" We headed downstairs a few minutes later to find Mike in the kitchen making breakfast. "Hey Mikey what are you doing up so early?! Didn't you sleep?!" I asked already knowing the answer. "No!! I just kept tossing and turning!! I am so use to Max holding me that I just couldn't fall asleep!!" "Aww!... I'm sorry Bro!" "It's okay! I'll be better once I get to the hospital and see Max!" "It takes about twenty minutes to get there. So we don't need to leave for another half hour or so!" "I know!! It's just I can't wait!! I reckon they would have called us if anything bad had happened! But, I just want to see if he is okay for myself!!" "That's understandable!" Mom soon joined the three of us in the kitchen, and we all had breakfast. Since I was the only one dressed I volunteered to do the dishes. In the meantime everyone got ready. Soon enough we all were prepared to go, so we headed out to the car. I knew that it only took twenty minutes to get there, but it felt like hours. After parking the car, the the four of us rode up in the elevator to the ICU. Once we arrived at there Mom asked the nurse if there were any change in Max's condition. She also inquired as to when his doctor would be available to speak to us. We were informed by the nurse that Max's condition was the about the same. However, since he made it through the night his chances of survival had improved. The four of us decided that Mike should be the first one to go see Max while Mom, Jake and I remained in the waiting room. Mike hadn't been gone more than ten minutes when the elevator doors opened. And, who should walk out but Jay! He was accompanied by a cute sandy haired teen who stood around 5'9" and appeared to weigh about 158lbs. The dude was dressed in jeans that left nothing to the imagination. He was definitely packing a huge surprise inside those jeans. The two guys walked into the waiting room and came right up to us. "Hi Jay!... What are you doing here?!" "HeyTJ, I heard what happened to Max! So I wanted to stop by and see how he was doing!" "OH! Well... thanks, Dude! You remember my boyfriend Jake?" "Sup Jake!" "Not much!" "Cool!" "Who's that TJ?" "Mom!... This is Jay!... He was Mike's date for the Prom!" "Hello, Mrs. Jacobson!... It's nice to meet you!" Jay said shaking Mom's hand. "It's great to meet you, too, Jay! And, who is this handsome young man with you?!" "Oh this is my brother, Tayler!" Jay turned and put his right arm around his brother . "Hi Tayler!... Nice to meet you!" Mom, Jake and I replied together. "Nice to meet you, too, Ma'am!... TJ!... Jake!" All of a sudden, Mike came running out from nowhere. He jumped Jay, slammed him to the floor and sat on him. "What the hell do you think you are doing here?!!" "I came to see Max! Do you mind!!" "Yes I DO mind!! THIS is entirely YOUR fault!! I should NEVER have gone to the dance with a WHORE LIKE YOU!" Mike screamed. "MY BROTHER ISN'T A WHORE!" Tayler shouted jumping into the conversation. "OH, PLEASE! He's the biggest WHORE around!! We ALL know it!!" The next thing we know Mike was lying flat on his back with blood gushing from of his nose! Jake and I rushed over to Mike's side to make sure he was all right knowing full well he deserved what he gotten! Tayler had punched Mike causing the nurses to call security. They came rushing into the room yelling, "What the hell is going on in here?!!"