That one exception

Part 37

((Thank you for sticking with this story for so long, it's a year since I started it, I'm glad you like my writing I always thought my stories where kind of scatty and all over the place to make any sense.  thanks for being so nice and also for understanding about my lack of updates...life sucks and gets in the way sometimes :-) I was able to write the next part so thought I'd publish it so that you didn't' have to worry about Tyler for too long))

I was about to reach over and poke Delirious when a nurse came in and started poking me instead.

"Glad your awake you gave us quite a scare" she smiled warmly and started tapping away on what looked like an ipad.

"Why am I here?" I asked not wanting to deal with pleasantries and get right to the point instead.  Delirious stirred and started to stretch as he watched me and the nurse.

"What's the last thing you remember?" she looked at me with mild confusion.

"Indigestion...I ate my dinner too fast"

"OK...I'm going to get a Doctor to come and talk to you...I'll be two minutes" She smiled but there was something off about it like she thought I was lying.  She quickly left the room, leaving me alone with Delirious.

"What's going on?"

He sighed and stood up, watching the nurse walk away. "First of all Tyler you have to keep your shit together, if you start freaking out they'll sedate you and we'll never get out of here"

I felt the pit of my stomach clench up, what had happened?...and where were my parents...and Mini?  I nodded and fidgeted suddenly feeling very uncomfortable.

"Your heart stopped...I don't mean a heart attack...it just stopped beating all together, like someone flicked the off switch...no one can find a reason why" he was watching me carefully but his gaze kept flicking to the machine I was hooked up to.  I assumed it was one of those ones that keeps track of your heart beat.

"What do you mean it stopped beating?" It was definitely beating now I could feel it starting to hammer against my chest.

"You were playing Gmod with the guys and suddenly just passed out, Lui called your dad, thankfully he was already almost at your place" He sighed and fidgeted like he was trying to avoid telling me something.

"Where's my dad now?" I knew my parents wouldn't leave me in this kind of situation unless something else had happened.

"He took your mom home to get changed and showered...you've been here for nearly three days" He took a deep breath and started picking at his nails "This is the bit where I need you to keep it together Tyler, because if you get worked up it's going to take you twice as long to get out of here as it would normally...and trust me you want to get out of here" he'd moved to the other side of my bed blocking my view of the door.

"Now I'm worried Delirious....just tell me" I braced myself for some new bad news, I mean having your heart stop on you was bad enough but something told me this was going to be worse.

"first off...Mini's fine, he's alive, kicking and complaining about everything" Delirious told me slowly and carefully, testing my reaction maybe.  I could feel the dread and panic begin to take over, my mouth felt suddenly dry. "there was a fire...no one got burned, Mini and Evan have been treated for smoke inhalation" I could see him choke on his partners name, he paused for a moment before clearing his throat "Mini's developed pneumonia but they said it's not life threatening, they just won't let him travel yet"

I nodded, trying not to break down with relief that I hadn't lost him and frustration about what was happening and I couldn't be there for Mini.  It took me a few minutes to compose myself, I think Delirious knew I was struggling and was giving me the time I needed by focusing on his phone, I think he was texting, I assume the guys or my parents or everyone.  

"How'd the fire start?" I coughed trying to get my brain into some kind of condition to deal with facts rather than focus on emotion.

"They say it was arson" He sighed "we all told the police about what happened at the convention, they've arrested the woman Mini use to share the flat with..the guys that beat him up at the convention all came forward and gave statements against her so it looks like she's going to go to jail for a while"

"Good...they are both ok though right?" My main focus was on Mini but I wanted to know that Evan was okay.  he nodded and went back to his chair looking like he was struggling to keep things together "Delirious?"

"You can call me by my name Tyler we're not online" He looked up at me and sighed "They are both fine...like I said Min has pneumonia but they said he'll be fine"

"What about you?"

he frowned and tilted his head to one side "What about me?"

"Jonathan...Are...You...Okay?" I pronounced every single word slowly and clearly as if he was being retarded.

"I'm fine" he huffed and looked back at his phone

"Liar...you're scared and you want to be somewhere else...go be with your boyfriend man" I knew that I was right, it's how I would be feeling if I was in his shoes.

"I would but i promised him I'd take care of you...he's looking after Mini and we have been talking pretty much constantly so that we could keep you both up to date with how each other was"  He mumbled as he tapped away on his phone again.

"My parents are here, they'll take care of me...go be with Evan, it's obvious you're worried about him" I yawned, starting to feel like I wanted to go back to sleep.

"Of course I want to be with him, I feel like that every damn day but I promised him and Mini that I'd look after you till you were given the all clear...so suck it up ass hole you have a new room mate for a while" Delirious was irritated, and to be honest I couldn't blame him, he'd been here for a couple of days watching me laying in bed unconscious while constantly worrying about his hospitalized boyfriend.

I sighed as dramatically as I could and looked up at the ceiling "ok...but no spooning I don't want to piss of my boyfriend so early in our relationship"

"I'm not promising anything" he grumbled again but there was a twinkle of amusement in his eye when he looked up.

"When did you last sleep?...I mean properly, not in a chair"

"two days maybe" he shrugged and looked over at the door as the nurse returned with the Doctor.

"Would you mind waiting outside please" The Doctor stated flatly looking at Delirious.

"No he's staying" I Stated just as flatly as I gave the Doc a filthy look.

The Doc and Nurse didn't say anything else about Delirious staying for some of the more intimate discussions about my healthcare and medical issues.  They kept me in for observation for another couple of days, then let me go home but I had to keep going back for tests and results because they couldn't find a reason for my heart just stopping dead.  I found out that it had actually done it twice, the first time was when I was online with the guys, it had restarted itself before my dad had got there, then the second time was when I got to the hospital and they were trying to figure out what had happened and why I wasn't waking up. My Mom fell in love with Delirious and repeatedly told him that she was going to adopt him, my dad also grew very fond of the little shit, apparently Delirious had been very supportive to my family the first few days I'd been in hospital and kept it up while I was recovering.

Mini and I spoke everyday once we were both home, he wanted to come visit me but the Doctors said no travelling yet because his lungs where still recovering.  After that it was money because of hospital bills, I felt like the entire world was trying to keep us apart, the hardest part was when everyone went for a meet up in LA and the doctors wouldn't let me travel from fear that it might be too stressful for my heart and cause another...heart...stoppage....I don't know what you'd call it, what it was was damn annoying.  it meant that I couldn't see my boyfriend and it was now nearly three months since I last saw him, it also meant that Delirious didn't go because he was still keeping his promise to Evan even though I'd told him to go home on more than a few occasions.  We stays home, played games and text teased the hell out of our partners via text knowing that they couldn't do a damn thing about it.  Mini whined like hell every night because I was sending him to bed alone and turned on.