Part 45
With the arrival of Kevin, Howie, Nick, and Brian, AJ seemed to relax. He had someone to look out for Stormy now. Kevin and Howie had made him see just how worn out she was and he was worried that she would make herself sick. There was her safety too. He didn’t want her to be alone, especially at his house, even though Ricky had assured him that Diaz had been taken care of. The guys took turns; one would stay with AJ to pacify Stormy and another would take Stormy home and spend the night with her.
As the days passed, AJ continued to improve, getting stronger. He was quick to credit Stormy’s love for his recovery and his friends too. The friendships grew too. The days were spent together, the guys telling stories about being on the road together but the nights were for Stormy and AJ to be a couple.
As visiting hours were coming to a close, Stormy silently snuggled next to AJ, her fingers tracing his tattoos and playing with the hair on his arm. AJ watched her knowing she was lost somewhere in her thoughts. Taking her hand in his, he pressed his lips to the soft skin.
“Baby, what ‘cha thinkin’ about?” he whispered.
“Mmmmm, you.”
“Good topic,” teased AJ and when she squeezed his hand, he got serious. “What about me?”
“What’s the first thing you want to do when you get out of here?”
“You REALLY need to ask?”
“I guess not.”
“It’s been forever since I touched you….without clothes on.”
“Mmmm,” she purred as she ran her hand along his thigh. “When are you gonna take me to get my tattoo?”
“Oh god,” moaned AJ as her hand came to a rest on his cock. Doing his best to concentrate on anything but the feel of her hand on him, he said, “That can be the first thing we do…I guess…if I don’t jump you in the car going home. You ARE gonna get a limo?”
“With a privacy glass?” she asked as she began to stroke him.
“Unless you want the driver to watch.” Grasping her wrist to stop her, AJ whispered in her ear, “Please...if you’re gonna start this, finish it.”
“Think you can handle it?” she asked as she nibbled at his earlobe.
“If I can’t, I’ll die a happy man. Go pull the curtain so if someone….”
The door burst open. “YO! Break it up you two!! A hospital room is NO place for that kind of stuff!” scolded Nick trying to keep a straight face.
Stormy was a bright red as she jerked her hand away and Nick lost his will not to laugh.
“You are a SICK man, Carter!” laughed AJ as he hugged Stormy to him.
“Hey!! You’re the one in the hospital…NOT me!! Stormy…you ready to rock and roll?”
“What’s your hurry?” asked Stormy as she relaxed. “And who’s staying with Alex tonight?”
“I’m in a hurry cuz I want to watch ‘The Simple Life’ and I think Howie is coming to stay with the hero!”
From behind him, Kevin said, “You aren’t paid to think, Kaos!! I’m staying with Alex tonight.”
“Ahahahaha! Funny, Kev….NOT! Come ON, Stormy! You can make out with your ‘BoneDaddy’ tomorrow after the doctor springs his sorry ass.”
“TOMORROW?” questioned Stormy.
“That’s what one of the nurses mentioned a few minutes ago.”
“While you were making time with her, right?” quizzed AJ as one of the nurses came in to check on AJ.
“Hey….had to do something to kill time. First time I started in here, you were kissing her hand. Figured I’d give you a little time to say good-night but Hitler here decided it was time to kick two of us out of here.”
Stormy giggled as the nurse shot Nick a nasty look and said, “Visiting hours are over and I don’t care if you ARE Nick Carter, you need to leave.”
“Yes ma’am,” saluted Nick as he pretended to be scared by the nurse.
Kevin shook his head in aggravation as Stormy asked, “Is it true the doctor’s gonna let Alex go tomorrow?”
“Late tomorrow afternoon….if the tests show everything is okay,” answered the nurse as she went about checking AJ’s blood pressure.
Stormy let out a sigh of relief. “The tests will be perfect,” she said as she looked into AJ’s eyes. “I’ll see you in the morning.”
“I love you, baby,” whispered AJ as he gave her a kiss.
Brushing her fingers over his cheek, “I love you too.”
Stormy gave him one more quick kiss and then she and Nick disappeared leaving AJ and Kevin alone.
“You looking forward to going home?” asked Kevin as he settled into the chair beside AJ’s bed.
“Hell yeah!! I promise you, Kevin…I will NEVER take life for granted again. I thought for sure when I was laying in Stormy’s arms and blood all over the place that I was cashing in.”
“An eye opener, huh? You’re an extremely lucky man...not many people get the kind of chance at life that you’ve got and this time, you’ve got a damn good woman by your side. Don’t screw it up.”
“Not in a million years, bro….not in a million years,” whispered AJ as he closed his eyes to see her in his mind’s eye.
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