Novocaine Hearts

Lexa's POV

Ashley was soon taken away by coast guards to the nearest hospital. Of course Riley left with him, which left the rest of us stranded on a boat because no of us knew how to sail.
We were eventually able to get toed back into the docks and back on solid land.
When we were all safe and sound, everyone pulled out their phones to check the signal and if Riley had messaged.
"Has anyone gotten their signal back yet?" Sammi asked, holding her phone well above her head.
"Got it... and a message from Riley. They're at Jackson Memorial..." Kimber said.
"Well I don't think we should all go. They wouldn't want all of us standing around" CC added.
"Why don't just you guys go. I need to put Tegan down for a nap anyways" Kimber continued.
"How are you guys all so calm?! We need to go now!" Seth stressed impatiently, tugging on CC's arm.
"I'm with Kimber. Dimetri needs a nap too" Sammi said, peaking down at him in her arms.
So we all started to split off. Sammi and Kimber took their husbands and kids with them back to the hotel and the rest of us made our way to the hospital.

Riley sat in a stiff plastic chair beside Ashley's bed. Her legs jittered, while her hand clutched Ashley's.
"Hey, I brought your stuff off the boat" I said as I entered the room, handing her a bag.
"Oh thanks" she sniffed. "I can't imagine how disgusting these floors are" she said, rummaging the bag for her shoes. She also slipped on her jean shorts, since she was still in bikini bottoms. "How is he?" I asked, looking at the worry on her face.
"He... he has had about 20 stitches... a concussion... and he hasn't woken up yet..." she said glancing over at him with her puffy red eyes.
"Well we're all here, Andy, Jake, Juliet and me. We can keep an eye on him if you wanna go home and change or something" I offered.
"No, I'm staying here. I can't leave him" she said, stroking his hand with her thumb. "You guys should go, I'm sure he's going to be fine" she smiled weakly. Her confidence wavered.
"Hey, he will be. It was just a bump on the head" I said, making her look at me.
Riley looked like she was about to burst out in tears. She quickly let go of my gaze and sat back down next to Ashley and placed her head in her hands.
"I don't know what I'm going to do if he doesn't wake up" she sobbed. "He's all I've got."
"That's not true. You have the rest of the band and Kimber, and me. But he is going to be fine" I assured her.
Riley took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. "I'm gonna go get some water."
I followed Riley out the room, where the others waited outside.
Andy, Jake and Juliet gave her a look of worry.
"Is he gonna be okay?" Andy asked with concern.
"I-I don't know..." Riley stammered then walked off down the hall, running her hands stressfully through her almost dry hair.
Andy frowned and stormed into Ashley's room. Juliet followed.
"This is so scary. Riley seems really worried" I stressed.
"I would be too. He hit his head really hard. I could see his skin splitting" Jake shuttered. "Doesn't surprise me that he has a concussion" he continued.
"I think she's worried he won't wake up..."
I could see Jake thinking about it for a minute, but dismissed it. "Nahh, he'll be fine."
I sighed and instinctively wrapped my arms around Jake. His chest tightened as his arms comforted me in their embrace.
I could hear Jake's heartbeat quicken as he held me tighter.
After a minute of just holding each other, Juliet stepped out of Ashley's room.
"Hey, uhh, guys, has Riley come back yet?" She questioned.
"Ohh, she said she went to get water. I'll go see where she is" I said, letting go of Jake and wondering off.
I couldn't help but think what me and Jake had been talking about. I couldn't decide whether I wanted to get back together with him or not. I mean, it seemed like a good idea since I wanted to move out anyways. But I don't want Parker to think that that's why we came out here today. Maybe I could set Parker up with someone... Who...?
Lost in my thoughts; I was surprised when Riley slammed the bathroom door as she entered the hall.
"Hey, you okay? Been gone a while" I said touching her arm.
"Yeah... umm, just been having a lot of back pain recently. It's so weird... But it's the last thing I need to worry about" she shrugged and started walking back to Ashley's room.
"You know you can talk to me if something is up" I said, lightly touching her shoulder.
"I know" she said flatly.
We re-entered Ashley's room, where Jake, Andy and Juliet watched the machines track Ashley's breathing and heart rate.
"Any change?" I asked when Riley said nothing.
"Nope" Andy breathed, not taking his eyes off Ashley. "What happened? I was on the other side of the boat..." Andy continued.
"He just... slipped... all the water on the deck... would have just lost his footing... I saw how his head hit the deck. It looked brutal. He was knocked out before he even hit the water..." Jake explained.
"And all they can do is stitch him up and observe him..." Riley said, taking her seat next to Ashley again. "I mean, can't they do any tests? Make sure he's still responsive? Make sure he's still alive?!" Riley started to choke up. She laid her head in Ashley's hand, as if he were going to caress her.
"Riley, you can't think like that! People that get concussions always heal. You're getting yourself worked up over nothing" Juliet said, going over to her and making her sit up straight.
"Then let's knock your husband unconscious and we'll see how you feel" Riley blubbered, pushing Juliet away.
"Hey! Jules is trying to help you; don't treat her like that" Andy defended quickly. "And what makes you think I'm not worried? He's my best friend! I've known him longer and better than you ever will! So maybe for one second, maybe you can imagine how I feel?!" Andy raged.
Juliet, Jake and I stayed silent.
This was like battle royale, band edition; who do you ship more? Andley Or Rashley?
"Can you just fuck off? I couldn't give a shit about that. Ashley is my everything! I don't have anyone else and I never will! Because I'm the biggest fuck up there ever was!" Riley sobbed as she broke down in tears.
Everyone looked a little confused.
I wrapped my hand around Riley's arm and tugged her out of the room and into a small waiting area.
I held her until she could pull herself together. This wasn't like her to break down this much.
"What's wrong? You need to talk cause something is eating you" I said, wiping a tear off her cheek.
"Umm... I-I... I had a miscarriage..." she said quietly, trying to not break down again.
"A miscarriage? I thought you couldn't get pregnant?" I questioned.
"I can't! But doctors always said my chances were slim! And that slim chanced happened and I fucked it up" she said hanging her head.
"It could happen again?" I said quietly.
Riley chuckled. "No it won't. That was it. That was my chance to have a family, but I just wasn't paying attention..."
"Does Ashley know?"
"Yeah... Told him as soon as I found out..."
"I bet he was surprised you told him. That would have made him happy" I encouraged. Trying to brighten the situation.
"Yeah... It took everything I had to tell him..."
"Are you okay?" I asked with all seriousness.
Riley chuckled "No... But I gotta be..." She said, smile weakly and leaving me alone in the waiting room as she padded off, back to Ashley.

Notes

Let's make things interesting.
And I know I know, about the whole miscarriage thing with Juliet, but this idea has floated in my head for a while... Before Juliet had hers.
Besides, this way is better. Riley isn't meant to have kids.
Please leave comments, it takes time to get inspired.
Happy reading
-Tina xx