Meet You in the Stars

“...only a matter of time.” Someone was talking, a man. His voice sounded kind but who was he? Where was I? My eyelids felt so heavy, like it would be impossible to lift them. I tried anyway. I managed to open them a crack, enough for fluorescent lights to burn them. They fell shut and I tried again. This time it was easier and I opened my eyes to find Jimmy sitting beside me on a bed. A hospital bed, I was in the hospital.

“What happened?” I croaked.

“Do you remember anything?” Jimmy asked softly, brushing some hair off my forehead.

“Trevor was there…” Wincing, I tried to sit up. Jimmy jumped up to help me, putting a pillow behind my back so I’d be more comfortable. I felt like I’d been hit by a truck and my head was throbbing.

“You were so brave. You fought him and you won.”

“Where is he now?” My eyes landed on my leg that was sticking out from under the blanket, a bruise in the shape of a hand wrapped around my ankle. There were scratches on my hands and arms. I lifted the hospital gown, looking for any other injuries. Other than a huge nasty looking bruise across my ribs I seemed to be okay.

“He’s gone.”

“Back to jail?”

“No, baby, he’s gone for good. You fought him off with a brick, he had severe trauma to his head. They brought him here but there was nothing they could do for him.”

“He’s….dead? I killed him? What’s going to happen to me?” I started to panic. Jimmy eased himself down on the edge of the bed gently and took my hand.

“Shhh everything is fine. It was clearly self defense, you’re not in trouble. The police still need to get a statement from you whenever you can remember what happened and they want you to go to some counseling sessions. But other than that, this is all over.”

A warm feeling of relief swept over me. Maybe I was a horrible person for feeling relief at Trevor’s death but I couldn’t help it. To know that I was finally free from him was an amazing feeling.

My eyes grew heavy again. “I think I need to sleep some more,” I murmured.

“Okay. I’ll be right here beside you,” Jimmy said then stretched his lanky body out on the bed next to me. It was just wide enough for us to lay side by side on our backs with our arms touching. Jimmy took my hand in his again, lacing his fingers through mine and I drifted off to sleep.

-x-

When I woke up again, hours later, Jimmy was on his side with his head propped up looking down at me. “I was hoping you’d wake up soon.”

“So it’s really true, Trevor is gone? It wasn’t just a dream?”

“He’s really gone.”

“Am I a terrible person for being glad that he’s dead?”

“Of course not, babe. He put you through terrible things, nobody can blame you for being relieved that he can never touch you again.” He reached out and rested a hand on my cheek, gently caressing the skin with his thumb and I leaned into his touch.

“I love you,” I whispered. It was the first time I’d said those words to him.

His face lit up immediately, a smile forming on his lips. “You said it!”

“Do you want me to say it again? I love you.” I grabbed at his shirt the best I could and pulling so he’d move in closer. “I love you. I love you.”

His lips met mine gently at first then with a bit more intensity. I craved his touch but his hands stayed still, clearly being mindful of my injuries but it was driving me crazy. I tried to deepen the kiss since he wouldn’t and then someone cleared their throat in the doorway and Jimmy backed away from me with a sheepish grin on his lips.

A man wearing a white coat stepped into the room. “I’m Dr. Phillips. I was coming in to see how you were feeling but it seems I already have my answer.” I felt myself blush while Jimmy chuckled quietly. “Everything has come back good. None of your injuries are serious and there is no brain damage, it seems you just passed out due to exhaustion from the altercation. Now that you’ve had a good rest I can release you. I’ll just go get your discharge papers started.”

“Thank you doctor,” I said and he answered with a nod before walking out of the room.

“Move in with me,” Jimmy said suddenly.

“What?”

“You’ve been staying there almost every night anyway, but let’s make it official. I love waking up next to you every morning and I want to make it permanent.”

“Are you sure?” I asked. This was a big step and we hadn’t been together very long.

“I’ve never been more sure about anything. I want to share my life with you. I want to fall asleep holding you every single night and wake up to make breakfast together. I want the lazy days where we stay in our pajamas all day and don’t get off the couch. I even want the stupid arguments that we’ll laugh about ten minutes later. I want all of that with you.”

“How can I say no? Of course, Jimmy. Of course I’ll move in with you.” Jimmy kissed me then and it felt like the world shifted, like everything had finally into place. I could finally give myself to him completely with no fear and nothing holding me back. It was an amazing feeling.

Notes

The End. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read this story. This was my first Jimmy story and I've been really insecure about it at times so it means a lot that you've all stuck with it! :)

If anyone is interested I've got the first chapter of a new story up. It's called Seems Like We Lost It All if you want to go check it out, I'm pretty excited about it! Thanks in advance if you do!

Something else I'm still super excited about is that I finally got to cross seeing Avenged Sevenfold live off my bucket list! Friday night was amazing, they were every bit as awesome as I knew they would be! I spotted them pull up behind the stage on a golf cart and started freaking the fuck out before they even started haha. Metallica put on a hell of a show too, it was my first time for them as well. We even got to play a real life version of Where's Waldo thanks to the dude dressed as Waldo, that was pretty hilarious. It was a great night for sure!