Things Have Changed For Me [SEQUEL TO FORM A MOUNTAIN]

Ch. 25

RYAN'S POV

I didn't sleep a wink, I sat on the couch all night waiting until we could go back to the hospital. I was so worried about her that I couldn't function. Brendon came downstairs rockin' some major sex hair. He was shirtless and had marks running all down his back.

"Rough night?" he asked. 

"I could ask you the same thing"

"Fair enough. I'm gonna go wake Kendy up then we can go. Okay?"

"I'll be in the car" I told him. 

"You're not driving" he told me "You're too much of a wreck" 

"Fair enough" I told him. 

BRENDON'S POV

I made some toast and went upstairs to wake up Kendall. She was still peacefully asleep in her bed. The pillows were on the floor because we had thrown them off last night in a fit of sexual frustration. We did our best to be quiet since Ryan was right downstairs all night. I woke her up and we both got dressed. 

"How is he?" she asked. 

"Still a wreck. We better get to the hospital" I said. 

She nodded in agreement and we went out to the car where Ryan was crying a little bit. 

"She'll be okay" Kendall said "I promise"

We drove to the hospital and a nurse took us to her room. She was laying in bed, still asleep. Ryan looked like he was just going to fall apart and it killed me to see him like this. It took a lot for Ryan to cry and his girlfriend being in the hospital was most likely killing him too. 

He just sat by her bed side gripping her hand as if she could feel it but she seemed be in really bad shape. According to the nurses, Peyton had been throwing up all night and not retaining fluids. Ryan just sat there looking at her with such pain in his eyes. She drove all this way to be with him this weekend and now she was laying in a hospital bed. 

We sat in the room for two hours before Kendall and I got bored. Ryan refused to leave her side and we dint blame him. 

"We're gonna go drive around or something" I told him. 

He said nothing. 

Kendall took my hand and we left the room. She suggested we go pick out some get well presents and I agreed. 

"He loves her so much" Kendall whispered. 

"I know" I told her "I hope she'll be okay"

"Yeah"

The drive was pretty silent. We navigated the streets just driving instead of looking for presents. The sadness of Peyton's condition was kind of getting to all of us. I really hoped she would pull through this so we could all have fun again.