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Will woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. It was 3:14 in the morning. Who could be calling at this hour? Someone must've picked up the phone because a soft yellow glow beamed out from the crack under his door and the ringing stopped.
Will placed his head back on his pillow and tried to get back to sleep.
Just then his mom frantically opened his door. The blazing light coming from the living room temporarily blinded Will
"Will, we gotta go, Mike's in the hospital."
Upon hearing these words, Will immediately jumped out of bed and ran closer to his mom
"What? What do you mean? What happened?"
His mother began to walk out into the hallway and put her shoes and a coat on
"I don't know, Nancy called, he has a fever and he's just been picked up by an ambulance, that's all she told me. Come on, let's go."
Will quickly put on his shoes and a jacket over his pajamas. He got into the backseat of the car and his mom drove him to the hospital.
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A few hours of surgery later and Mike was totally fine. Turns out, his appendix was about to burst but they were able to remove it in time.
Nancy was in the hospital room with him and Will was waiting for his turn.
When Nancy got back, she informed Will that the anesthesia was really taking a toll on Mike. He was apparently very loopy and emotional so… this was gonna be a ton of fun.
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The hospital room was empty aside from a small tv on a table that was right across from the bed where Mike was laying. Mike was hooked up to an IV bag. His body was completely limp.
Will made his way to the side of the bed and kneeled down. He grabbed Mike's hand and gently caressed his wrist with his thumb.
"Hi bub, how are you?"
Mike's eyes darted up to look into Will's. His face became a strange looking mix of sorrow and anger
"I think that nurse lady is trying to kill me"
He said quietly
Will chuckled softly and pressed his lips on Mike's forehead
"Oh really? Why's that?"
Mike looked dead serious, he pointed to the IV with dread and fear in his eyes
"Poison stuff..."
He whispered sharply
Will couldn't help but giggle, out of all the stupid things Mike had thought over the years, that wasn't the stupidest but it was objectively one of the funniest.
"What makes you think it's poisonous?"
He responded in the most serious tone he could muster
Mike's shoulders tensed up, nearly touching his ears
"The old man told me so… he- he had like, he was like really ugly but he told me not to trust the nurse and then he disappeared"
That's weird. That's creepy. That was also definitely a weird dream that was caused by fever and anesthetics.
"So you believed a strange and creepy old man over a professional nurse?"
Mike pouted and looked downwards for a moment, then he met Will's eyes again and sighed
"Huh good point I guess…"
He said breathlessly
Will took his shoes off and got up in bed with Mike. He pressed their foreheads together and sighed
"Willie?"
Will flinched at the sound of that name. Mike hadn't called him that since they were very young.
"Yeah?"
Mike looked at him with large puppy dog eyes and snuggled in closer to Will
"Sometimes I get scared that I'll wake up…"
What? What did that mean? Wake up from what?? Will held Mike closer to his heart and pressed a soft kiss into his nose
"What do you mean baby?"
Mike's eyes began to water
"From the dream… I mean being with you- it's too good to be true so with my luck it's probably a dream"
His speech was slurred and his eyes were dazed and unfocused but Will could tell that he wasn't just being silly or confused. This was a genuine concern.
"Mike, honey it's not a dream. This is real. I'm really here, I really love you."
Mike's eyes grew wider as his mouth fell open a bit
"Really? Like for real you love me?"
He asked with genuine hope in his voice
"Yes. More than anything, you're the best thing I have in my life and I love you more than you could ever imagine"
Mike's smile grew so wide that it looked like it might've hurt his face. A tear fell from his right eye before he buried his face in the crook of Will's neck and fell asleep.
It was truly so cute. They'd been together for over a year and Mike was still thinking about it not being real, still having doubts like that, was the purest and most adorable thing Will had ever seen.
He kissed his boyfriend one last time before drifting off into a long, well needed slumber.