"What's wrong, Allie? Why can't you walk?" Nico started to get a little agitated, and his dad put his hand on his shoulder to hold him in place.
"She's fine, son. She just got upset and needed to sit down for a minute. The nurse here checked her out though, and she's fine."
Nathan helped me to Nico's side, and scooted the chair over so I could sit down next to the bed.
Nico reached out a hand and brushed a tear off my cheek. "Are you sure you're all right, Sunshine?"
I smiled at him through my tears and nodded my head. "I'm just fine, thanks to you. Don't ever throw yourself in front of a knife again, though. I love you too much to lose you like that!"
Nico laughed softly at my scolding. He cupped his hand around my face, brushing his thumb over my cheek to wipe away my tears. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat, love. I wouldn't have a choice. I can't live without you."
My breath caught at his words, and the love I could see shining in his expression. I wanted nothing more than to wrap my arms around him and feel his heart beating against mine, but I knew that would have to wait.
I left Nico with his parents long enough to go back to the waiting room to let everyone know that Nico would be discharged soon. Tony was there with a bandage on his arm, and I gave him a gentle hug.
Michael and Lana went back to speak with Nico for a few minutes, wanting to make sure he was OK with the statement Lana was going to release. The rest of us sat down, nobody wanting to leave until Nico was able to go with us.
Tony's phone rang, and he glanced at it before stepping outside to answer it. He came back in a moment later with a sheepish expression on his face.
"Um, so that was James. He's here, and I needed to give security permission to let him come on back."He stood there looking uncharacteristically nervous.
"James?My friend James?" I asked, wondering why he had called Tony rather than me. That question was answered when the door to the waiting area opened and James charged in, making a beeline for Tony. He took one look at the bandage on his arm and carefully reached for him, drawing him in for a hug, which quickly turned into a very passionate kiss.
Oh, my fucking God!James, Alex's oldest friend - mystraightfriend - was kissing the shit out of Tony, who was kissing the shit out of him right back.
I quickly glanced around the room to find Matt, Becca, Josh, and Min looking every bit as stunned as I was.
As the two men slowly drew apart, they both looked around as though just now realizing that they had an audience.
James met my shocked gaze and gave me an embarrassed smile. "Uh, Allie-cat, I think I have something to tell you."
I grinned in delight and arched my brow. "Oh, really? And what might that be, James?"
"Well, I'm apparently gay, or bi, or whatever. So...."
Tony snorted and wrapped his arm around Josh's waist. "What he's trying to tell you is that he is the guy I've been seeing. I told you that you would like him."
I could feel the tears welling up again, happy tears this time. I rushed over and gave them both a big hug, taking care not to bump Tony's injured arm.
"I am so damned happy for you guys. When did this happen?How long have you two...?" I trailed off, waggling my eyebrows at them and making them both roll their eyes at me.
"Remember the night you guys announced your engagement, and James got so drunk he couldn't drive home?Well, I drove him back to my place since it was closer."
"And?" I asked, nosily wanting more details than that.
"And, we've been together ever since, doll," Tony said with a huge smile.
James looked at me, then looked at everyone else in the room. "To be honest, I wasn't sure I was ready to come out yet. But then when I saw the first news alert and realized Tony had been hurt, I knew I had been so stupid to try to hide it. He had asked me to come to the concert tonight, but I didn't because I knew people would be looking at Tony extra hard after today at The Grove. But if I had been there, if I had been with you guys, I might have been able to - "
"Stop!If you'd been there, you might have gotten hurt, too," Tony said, cupping his hand around James's neck.
I swooned, right there in the middle of the waiting room. I was still stunned, but so fucking happy for both of them. Tonypulled James in for another kiss, right at the same time that I heard Nico's voice from behind me.
"What the fuck?"
Tony and James broke apart, both of them whipping around to look at Nico sitting in the doorway in a wheelchair, staring at both of them slack-jawed. Nathan stood behind him, having pushed him down here from the exam room.
"Surprise!" Tony said, waving exaggerated jazz-hands in the air and making everyone laugh. "Yeah, so James is the guy I've been seeing."
