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10,000 Kisses
"You?" Nick asked heedfully.
"Yes, me," Joaquin said approaching Lyndsay slowly.
She stood there watching Joaquin walk closer wondering if he had ever
forgiven her for River's death. If only she had done more...if only she
didn't talk back to him...If only...
"Don't," he simply said as Nick watched on.
"Don't what?" Lyndsay said trying to mask what she was thinking.
"Lyndsay, after all these years, I can still read your emotions on your face
like a book. I know what you are thinking," Joaquin replied.
"Oh, and what AM I thinking," Lyndsay said with an attitude calling his
bluff. Only this time, she lost the hand.
"You still think it is your fault that River died, don't you? You think that
I blame you for his death," he whispered softly.
She looked down not being about to bare the look of disgust that she THOUGHT
was evident in his face.
By this time, Nick had let go of Lyndsay, knowing that whatever was going on
between her and Joaquin had to be resolved. River? he thought. Who in the
hell...Oh my god! Nick said to himself. Realizing just who River was and
who Joaquin was, Nick really felt it wasn't his place to be there. His mind
slowly comprehended just why Lyndsay had seemed so familiar to him. He
quietly tried to slip back inside to the couple to give them some privacy but
was stopped by Joaquin, "No, Nick, don't go. Stay here."
Joaquin looked at Lyndsay, "She's going to need you."
~At the Hospital~
They had been in the waiting room for about 15 minutes when Kevin started
pacing. Brian was surprised that Kevin wasn't ranting and raving. He
watched Keanu in the corner constantly running his fingers through his hair.
"Oh, shit," Keanu said.
"What's wrong," Kevin said alarmed.
"I have, or I should say, HAD, a gig tonight at the club with Dogstar," Keanu
said, "I need to find a phone."
"Here, use my cell," Brian said holding it out.
"Thanks, Brian," Keanu said gratefully as he took the phone.
Brian's eyes drifted over to Kevin as Keanu made his call. Whispering to
Joy, he commented on Kevin's calmness, "Doesn't it seem odd that Kevin is too
calm?"
"I think he's in shock. Why don't you go see if you can find out anything
from the nurse," Joy suggested.
Nodding his head, Brian walked to the nurses' counter, "Hi, I'm here to..."
"Hello, Mr. Littrell," a nurse by the name of Danielle said to him, "Let me
see if I can find any information about your cousin's fiancee."
He watched as Danielle walked away. He suddenly felt a hand on his.
"She's going to be fine, Brian, you know all about having faith," another
nurse said smiling at him.
"I know, I know," Brian whispered as he walked about to Joy. He shuddered.
Even after being in and out of hospitals during his life, he still didn't
like them sometimes. "She's going to find out," he said volunteering the
information to Joy and Keanu. Kevin still continued to pace.
~Back at the Club~
Nick stook routed to the spot as Joaquin had advised.
He watched as Joaquin drew nearer to Lyndsay, then finally engulfed her in a
hug. With a cry, Lyndsay let loose all the years of hurt, frustration, and
anger that she felt. By the time she was done, she had soaked the front of
Joaquin's shirt.
"I'm sorry," She said pulling away and looking down at his shirt.
Nick still looked on perplexed and determined to find out what was going on.
"I told you numerous times, don't be," Joaquin replied.
"Let me tell you again...You did not cause River's death...None of us
did...only he did. We all tried to help him. I'm only sorry that you never
told us about what was going on between River and you. As much as I loved my
brother, you deserved better then that," he continued.
"Thank you," she whispered realizing that he meant what he said.
"Now, I want you to tell Nick. I can see how much he means to you and how
much you mean to him. He's shooting daggers at my back with those eyes of
his, isn't he?" Joaquin said.
Lyndsay laughed as she glanced at Nick and realized J was right.
Joaquin squeezed her hand, "Take care of yourself." He hugged her and kissed
her on the forehead then walked away stopping at Nick, "Go slow."
Nick nodded knowingly as Lyndsay waved at Joaquin one last time then he
disappeared into the club again.
~The Hospital~
"Mr Richardson?" a doctor said coming into the waiting room.
"Yes," Kevin said running over to him.
"You can see her now. We have her stabilized. We still have to do a few
more tests, but in the meantime, I have updated Suz on what has happened and
she wants me to bring you in with her and explain it to you also," Dr Evans
said.
Kevin glanced at his friends and swallowed deeply. He was scared. Plain and
simple. After all that has happened to Suz, he was scared again.
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