[CLOSED] broken and bruised; longing for you.

[nashville 'nash' aspen greer]

Nash didn't remember anything, could hear Aubri and his dad talking, but it seemed at a very large distance. It was getting considerably harder to breathe, harder than before; he heard Aubri scream, then everything go silent.

"NASH! NASHVILLE!" She screamed, reaching for the boy in the hospital bed. But a nurse far bigger than her pulled her away, and she watched helplessly as they hooked him up to machines to make him breathe, keep him alive. She sobbed, clinging to the nurse holding her. But it wasn't any comfort to her, or her uncle. They could do nothing but watch them try and keep him alive. She pulled Nash's phone out of her pocket, blindly texting Sean that he needed to get up there, and to bring Xander.

[sean michael cutler]

Sean jumped awake as his phone buzzed, had been snoozing on the couch. He smiled when he saw it was Nash, but as he read over the text he bit his lip. "Xander... We gotta go to the hospital.." He huffed. Xander looked up from playing guotar, eyebrows furrowing. "C'mon, Bee wants youthere. I-...It's Nash." He chewed on his lip, caught Trez peer over in question and stretch. He didn't want to bother them by going with, but needed his truck to get to work later. "I can drop you guys off," He murmured, getting to his feet. His doctor kept telling him to revoke his license, but he still refused. Xander set his guitar down and got up, heading outside with the other two quickly.

Within minutes they were at the hospital, and Trez ended up walking down the hall with them once they persuaded a nurse to tell them what was going on. Sean was already crying quietly, and Trez didn't let him go when they reached the room, holding him back from darting to the bed.
Xander padded over to Bee, hugging her gently.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri looked up, rubbing her eyes. She wrapped her arms tightly around Xander's neck, hugging him close. She was in a pair of Nash's pajama pants and one of his old t-shirts, her hair pulled up into a ponytail.

She hugged Sean, kissing his cheek, then hugged Trez. "Oh.. Uncle.." She pulled her foot out of her broken flip flop, handing it to him. He fixed it for her, and she put it back on her foot. She walked back to Xander, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"We were just playing checkers and he said he was tired and halfway to his room he just.." She started crying again, hiding her face in his chest.

[sean michael cutler]

Sean swallowed, letting out a shaky breath at the hug. It was rare that he wasn't his usual, bubbly self. He'd grown close to Nash recently, just stared at him in shocked silence from the restraint of Trez's arms.

Xander hugged her close, a hand on the back of her head as he rocked her gently. "Sh...it's okay... They're gonna do what they can alright?" He kissed the top of her head.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri kept close to him, still crying as the nurse came in and told them they had to leave. Aubri didn't have the heart to go over there and tell him bye, knew she would only start crying harder. She took Xander's hand, watching her uncle wheel over to him and pat his hand before leaving the room. She followed him out, keeping close to Xander. She waited for him to sit down before she climbed into his lap. Her uncle, trying to calm her down, stopped his chair next to her.

"You got a boyfriend, bumble bee?" He asked, and she shook her head, curling closer to Xander.

"I don't like seeing Sean sad.." She said quietly.

[sean michael cutler]

Sean felt Trez let him go and stepped towards the bed. He leaned down and kissed Nashville's forehead, walking out of the room beside Trez as they followed the others.

Xander hugged her close, smiled faintly at her uncle before looking up. Sean sat down with troubled eyes, staring at the floor. "He was like that for months when he got charged and arrested.." He murmured. "I don't like it either."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Bee looked up at Sean, hating seeing him so sad. She rubbed her eye, then reached up to fix her ponytail. She laid her head on Xander's shoulder, reaching her foot over to nudge her uncle.

"You need a drink?" She asked him, and he shook his head. Like Nash, she always tried to take care of him. She played with Nash's phone, smiling at the pictures he had of Sean. "He really likes him, huh?" She locked his phone, picking up hers. She started absently playing a game of solitare.

[sean michael cutler]

Sean gazed over at them quietly, eavesdropping on their conversation without much interest. If only Xander knew, this was how it had been for both him and Trez when he had died as well. He closed his eyes, head finding Trez's shoulder.

Xander smiled faintly as he watched her. "Yeah..he must."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri got bummed she couldn't win, and turned he phone off. She sat the phones in the chair beside her, and looked over to see her uncle was sleeping. She turned around in Xander's lap, resting her head against his shoulder. She looked at Trez and Sean, wondering if they were a little more than friends. She seemed to be wondering that an awful lot lately.

"Sean..? Will you play with my hair?" She asked, climbing into the chair next to him. She liked being curled up next to Xander far better. She reached over, taking his hand gently. "It's gonna be okay, Sean.. He kept saying he was scared.. That he thought something bad was gonna happen and he would lose you. Cause.. He really likes you.. You're only the second person to even glance his way. And even if girls want him now cause he's not so broken, he said he'd much rather you." She squeezed Xander'a hand, hating the distance between them more and more. He was her rock.

[sean michael cutler]

Sean raised his head from Trez's shoulder, straightening up some. He ran his fingers gently through her hair, listening, and bit his lip. "I just need him to be okay.." He whispered. He watched Xander hold her hand tighter, then closed his eyes, head finding Trez's shoulder again. He continued running his fingers slowly through her hair. Trez looked over at him, biting his lip, then glanced at Bee.