Andy’s POV

“He’s waking up,” I heard someone say, “Hey,” the voice said again, “hey, Andy,” my eyes finally adjusted themselves; it was Isis kneeling over me.
“Isis?” I gasped, suddenly coughing on my own air.
“Relax; the ambulance is on their way, the cops called it in,”
“Police are here?” I looked past Isis at the flickering lights of red and blue,
“Yeah, Jinxx called them in once he saw you go down like that,”
“Like what?” I asked,
“Well, I wouldn’t expect you to remember, you hit your head pretty hard…it’s still bleeding pretty bad,”
“Bleeding?” I gasped sitting up fast,
“Lay down,” commanded Isis, holding a wadded cloth to my head, “you may need stitches, just take it easy,”
“God, you’re right, hearing that over and over does get annoying,” Isis smiled softly and kissed the top of my head,
“Thanks, Andy, for saving me and Sina; you’re a good friend,”
I shrugged my shoulders, “I do what I can,” I smiled back, “after all, I am Batman,”
Isis giggled and suddenly words came out of my mouth that I never thought I’d hear myself say, “Can you sing Soft Kitty?”
Her eyes went wide, “but, that’s only for when you’re sick,” she protested,
“Well…laying in the back of an alley with a cracked open head and a possible concussion is a sort of sick…”
I watched as she choked on a smile, “I guess I could,”
I smiled as she started to sing, she was actually pretty good, “…happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr-purr-purr,”
“Thanks,” I said,
“It’s nothing,”
My head started to hurt and my eyes grew heavy, I just wanted to sleep. I slouched my head off to the side and saw the ambulance; medics were rushing out and helping Ashley into the ambulance. He didn’t need a stretcher because he was still able to walk. I don’t even know if I can stand.
Everything was just spinning as the medics pulled out the gurney and lifted me onto it. All I could see were the bright lights of the inside of the ambulance.

Jake’s POV

I finally arrived back at the club where people were gathered around outside the club entrance. Police lights were going off and the sound of ambulance sirens could be heard as they were leaving from the back of the club. I saw CC and Jinxx breaking through the police crowd as he saw me, “dude, thank God you’re here,” said Jinxx as they ran up to me,
“Where’s Isis?” those were the first words to come out of my mouth, no ‘is anybody hurt?’ or ‘is anybody dead?’ for that matter.
“She went to the hospital with Hasina, Andy and Ashley,” said CC; my heart sank into my shoes.
“Take me to the hospital,” I demanded, handing Jinxx the car keys, “I don’t think I can drive right now,”
I started shaking, CC held me as we walked to the car, I was mentally exhausted. I mean, all I wanted was to come back and see Isis…and this. This happens.
We arrived at the hospital, ten minutes flat. I jumped out and ran through the ER doors, to see Isis and Sina sitting in the chairs by the receptionist’s desk.
“Isis,” I sighed. Her leather shorts scuffed with dirt and barely anything remaining of her fishnet stockings. “Jake!” she ran towards me, the moment she wrapped her arms around me, I was breathless.
“Are you alright?” I asked her,
“Yeah,” she replied, pulling away to look at me, “I’m fine, I wouldn’t be if it wasn’t for Andy and Ashley,”
“Andy and Ashley?”
“Yeah, they’re the ones who helped save Sina and I from Max,”
“Well, I’m forever grateful to them for keeping you safe,” I said placing my lips on hers softly. Her kisses were worth waiting for,
“If could interrupt this make out session for just a moment,” said a nurse from behind,
“Oh sorry,” Isis blushed,
“Your two friends are ready for visitors, they’re in room fourteen down that all, to the right,” she smiled,
“Thank you,” I smiled back taking Isis’s hand and walking down the hall to their room.
Everyone followed as we entered their room, Andy laying in the hospital bed, “’Bout time you showed up, Jake,” said Andy, playfully crossing his arms.
“I’m so sorry, Andy,” I said pulling up a chair next to his bed,
“Well…you should be!” he huffed and turned away from me,
“Forgive me?” Andy peeked over his shoulder, looking at me w/ one eye and a flared nostril, “Oh fine!” he said hugging me and pinching my face, “I could never stay mad at you,”
I looked over at Isis, “what exactly is wrong with him?”
“He hit his head pretty hard,”
“Ah,” I sighed, “that explains the weirdness…”
“What about me?” I heard someone holler from the bed next to Andy’s; CC drew back the curtain separating the beds and revealed Ashley, with his wrist in a cast.
“How’re you feeling Ashley?” Hasina asked,
“Alright, the painkillers are kicking in so no complaining,” he smiled,
I watched Ashley and Hasina talk for a while as CC, Jinxx and Isis were talking to Andy; Ashley had a sparkle in his eye.
I know that sparkle anywhere; he had it when he was with Kina. Then it disappeared after she broke his heart, just like when Ella broke mine.
I wasn’t totally sure, I mean, it is Ashley after all. He could just like her because she’s gorgeous, not because she’s worth keeping.

The doctor came back into ask Andy and Ashley how they were feeling, after he gave them both a prescription for some pain medication and a list of things to refrain from doing for two weeks, he said they were free to go.
They both seemed pretty well able to walk so we stood close by incase one of them were to take a fall.
“Jake,” Jinxx said, pulling me aside, “why don’t you and Isis go on back to her place, CC, Hasina and I will take care of Andy and Ashley at the hotel,”
“You sure?”
“Positive,” he said, “I know what it’s like to be away from someone you really care about for a long time so…you and she deserve some quality time,” he smiled.
“Thanks man,” I said hugging him, “just give me a call if any trouble breaks loose,”
“Oh we will, don’t worry,”
Jinxx walked along with the rest of the guys and I caught up alongside Isis, “Hey,” I smiled wrapping my arm around her waist, “hey,” she blushed, “Jinxx just informed me that you and I are free to go back to your place and spend time together,”
“But what about Ashley and Andy?”
“He said he, CC and Hasina take care of them for a bit,” she looked over and could see Jinxx whispering something to Hasina, soon, Hasina turned her head and gave Isis a little wink and a wave as they got into the car.
“We can walk to my place; it’s not that far…just six blocks,”
“You sure?”
“Yeah, don’t worry ‘bout it, I walked to the club anyway with Sina,”
“Well, if you get tired let me know,” I said holding her hand, kissing the back of it.
I wrapped my arm around her as we walked out of the parking lot and onto the side walk, the air was thick with the musky city smell and it also smelt like rain was coming.
Isis seemed to be almost falling asleep in my arms as we were walking, it was so adorable.
We finally got to her place just as the rain was coming down. After getting off the elevator on the tenth floor, I look over at Isis’s apartment door to find her bouquet of marigolds, right where I left them.
“What are these?” she said picking them up. They seemed slightly wilted from lying on the floor for all that time,
“Oh,” I blushed, “before I came to the hospital, I was here, hoping you’d be here too, and I got you some flowers,” I watched as she held them close to her, smelling them softly, tracing their petals with her finger tips softly,
“You remembered marigolds were my favorite flower?” she whispered,
“Of course,” I smiled, leaning into kiss her. Her kisses were addicting, I swear I could kiss her all night.
“We should, probably go inside before the other tenants get suspicious…” she said breaking the kiss to unlock the door.
I stepped inside after her and turned on the lights for her, I looked over at the kitchen counter to find wine bottles. Lots of them, too.
“I thought you said you weren’t a drinker?” I smirked,
“I am when I get depressed,”
Depressed? “Why were you depressed?”
“Because you were gone,” she whispered softly, taking off her hoodie. My heart stopped for a second and my mind went blank. She really did miss me. I felt so awful at that moment for leaving for so long.
“I need a shower,” I heard her sniffle as she began throwing away the bottles into a large recycling bin.
“I’ll be here when you get out,” I replied, coming up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist, kissing her neck.
I saw a smile break out onto her face.
I laid myself on the couch as I heard her softly singing in the shower, she was singing a song I knew. It was Saviour. I got up and peaked through the cracking in her bathroom door to listen to her sing. She had one of those showers were shower head was in the ceiling, coming down like it was rain and all there was, was a glass door. I could barely see her but I could make out the outline of her body.
The water shut off and she opened the door, standing there naked. I ran as fast and as quietly as I could back to the couch. God, I am such a peep!!
She came out minutes later, in black shorts and a baggy grey shirt with lots of holes in it. And she was not wearing a bra…she was testing me without even realizing it. Good God!
“So, are you hungry?” she asked,
“Yeah, a little,” I replied, actually, I was starving…
“I have some of Hasina’s left over twelve-cheese lasagna if you want some,”
“Sounds great, babe,” I smiled, getting up from the couch and going over to the island.
She was munching on a cookie while placing the lasagna in the microwave to heat up, “have I told you lately how adorable you are?” I asked her, pulling her onto my lap.
“You just got here, I haven’t heard anything from you,” she smiled,
“Well,” I said pecking her lips, “you’re adorable, gorgeous, sweet, enticing, smart and an all-around beautiful being,” her face was so pink.
“Why this all of a sudden?” she whispered against my cheek,
“Because I missed you and I want you to know how amazing you are to me,” I grazed my lips across her neck, feeling her nails gently digging into my shoulders. I think I hit a hot spot!
“Jake,” she whispered,
“Isis,” I whispered back,
“We shouldn’t,” she blushed. Oh boy, cock block!
“It’s fine,” I smiled kissing her cheek, “we’ll have our special moment when you’re up for it,” I pulled her closer to me, kissing her lips over and over until I heard the ding of the microwave. I could smell the lasagna already.