Disco Fries

Honestly, Jon looked more upset than I did. I don't think I have ever seen a man so sad for a girl he met a week ago.

"How did you find out?" I laughed.

"Well, you were on the news, and I spit all my water out of my mouth at practice when the news channel said your name. The rest of the team just thought I was a spastic freak." He smiled, did he ever stop smiling?

"I don't even know what happened." I whispered. "One second I was running, thinking about our date and the next I was flying through the air and then everything went black. Sorry I really screwed up our date, I even had a really cute dress to wear."

"Our date isn't totally ruined..." He said with a sexy smirk. I gave him a confused look.

"Mostly everything is in some way injured so I don' think I can lea-"

I stopped mid sentence because I saw him reach into the hockey bag that he had also brought into the room with him to pull out a to-go bag, somehow still warm.

"You didn't!"

"Tonight we will feast like kings!" He yelled only to have a nurse peak her head in to make sure everything was okay, smile, shake her head, and then leave the room.

"Jon, i'm not even dressed, I'm wearing a hospital gown! It doesn't feel right to eat expensive steak looking this crappy"

"I wasn't lying when I said that you looked gorgeous in anything you know."

We both were starving and I dived into the filet mignon he got me- cooked medium, my favorite. How could he have possibly known that this is my favorite?

We were both chewing our steaks and potatoes until I suddenly remembered a little spaniel in my apartment

"JON!" I screamed. Jon almost choked on the piece of steak he was eating because I scared him so much "My dog- Kona! He is at home I need to get home!"

"Liz, relax, I got it. Eric basically had to crawl through one of your windows to get him but now he is perfectly safe back at my apartment watching Netflix with Eric, eating all my food on my couch."

"Oh my god Jon you really are the best! Thank you so much!" I leaned over and hugged Jon which he gladly returned.

"You know.." He said slowly "You look pretty damn sexy right now."

"Ugh shut up Jon!" I slapped him on the shoulder. I looked down at me, all I was wearing was a hospital gown and my hair was back in a ponytail from this morning. I could still smell the sweat on me.

Dr. Brogan came into the room just as Jon was packing up the empty to-go boxes

"Elizabeth, I have some great news! You can be released tomorrow morning at 9 am but you can't work this week. You can probably work the week after as long as you use crutches and you need to come in next Saturday to get those stitches out."

I gasped at the thought that I only had to be here for a little while longer. "Thank you! And I will take it easy."

"You better. As for you young man, you will have to leave unless you are Ms. Hulbert's significant other."

I took a quick glance at Jon. I did not want to be alone and hospitals creeped me the fuck out. Right before Jon was about to confess that he wasn't my boyfriend, I piped up.

"Yes, he is my boyfriend so I hope it's okay if he stays?"

Jon has this ridiculous smirk on his face that I really wanted to smack.

"That is fine, just please Elizabeth, get some rest you really need it. I will have Caroline bring you your medicine and then lights out by 9:30 please!"

"Yes Dad" Jon muttered under his breath only so loud that I could hear it and I instantly held back my hysterical laughter.

"Yes, Dr. Brogan and thank you again." With that, Dr. Brogan nodded with a smile and left the room.

"Jon I con't believe you said that!" There were literal tears streaming down my face.

"Almost as much as I couldn't believe you are using me to stay in here!" He laughed even harder.

When our laughter died down, I began on my rant about how much I hated hospitals.

"They are just plain creepy! Like all the dread people that could be roaming these halls? Maybe there is one right behind you!" I smiled a creepy smile then looked away to find my phone that was in my pocket while I was running.

As much as Jon tries to be a 'macho man', I can totally see right through him, and I saw him look behind him just in case there was a ghost.

Luckily, my phone was sitting on the table and I had a billion missed calls, texts, and voicemails from my friends- and my parents.

I quickly dialed my moms number and gave Jon a 'shhh'

"Elizabeth Hulbert!" My mom began. I knew I was in big trouble

"Mom, I'm fine! Seriously, just some injuries that insurance will take care of, and the doctor said I will make a full recovery by December so by Christmas, I will be myself again!"

"Honey, are you sure? Your father and I could book a flight from here tonight if you need help this week-" My parents lived in Maine, much to my dismay, because they loved the cold weather which apparently they did not get enough of in NJ.

"Mom seriously i'm fine I have some really great friends here that will take care of me-"

"Like this Jon fellow, eh?"

"How did you know about him?!?!" I send Jon a death glare which I could tell kinda freaked him out.

"While I kept calling you while you were sleeping, Jon picked up once introducing himself and telling me everything so I had some peace of mind."

"Well isn't that just great?" I said to both my mom and Jon.

"I like him, he actually picked up the phone unlike some people!"

"Sorry I couldn't answer mom!" I laughed "I really gotta go this doctor gave me a bedtime so I need to get some rest. Love you mom!"

"Love you too honey, get some rest. Call me if you need anything. Also, give that sweet boy a chance! He is wonderful."

"Okay mom goodnight!"

I turned to Jon who had so much fear in his eyes I kinda felt bad for him. I wasn't mad at him, just very confused. This whole thing was pretty funny actually.

"You talked to my mom?" I laughed.

Now that Jon saw I wasn't actually mad at him, he smirked. "Well your phone kept going off so I figured I would give that poor old woman a peace of mind. She was really sweet and actually we talked for like 2 hours."

"Oh no."

"Oh yes, you won't believe how many embarrassing stories I have to use at my disposal so you shouldn't get on my bad side!"

I thought of all the embarrassing stories my mom had against me and I cringed. At that moment Caroline came into the room with pills and wished us goodnight.

The hospital room was freezing, and normally I love it cold just like my parents, but this was just way too cold. Jon could tell I was freezing because he got up from the padded chair he had been sitting in the whole time and just got into the bed with me under the covers. And for some reason I let him. He wrapped his arm around me as I laid on his chest and I could hear his breathing going up and down which slowly lulled me to sleep.

I could also feel his abs. Damn they were hard.

Notes

Just so you know, I am updating this- right now it is july 16th? (I think) so I hope to make it long and good!