Chapter Twenty-One

***OLIVER POV***

I grip Jeremi's hand as we wait in the hospital's waiting room. Lucas had gotten a call from Rolland's social worker saying that he had been hurt while at the detention center. He had been taken by ambulance to the hospital for his injuries. The doctors wouldn't let any of us see him right now since he was in surgery for internal bleeding. Kenna was off hunting down a vending machine for food and soda. Lucas was pacing back and forth running his hands through his hair as he fought on the phone with his father, his voice floated over to me.

"Sir Please! I'm at the hospital with a friend! I cant just leave him! No Sir I'm not trying to back talk you! Please NO!" He says his voice sounding scared as he begged his father, his face Pale as his father talks to him. He gulps and hangs his head. "Yes Sir, I'll.. I'll be home shortly." He says and hangs up. He walks over to us and stops in front of Jeremi. "Um guys, I have to go home. M-m-my f-f-father wants me home." He says stuttering the word Father. He refuses to look us in the eyes and I give him a curious look. Jeremi lets go of my hand and stands up to gather him in a hug. He clings to her and my eyes Widen. WHAT THE F**K!

"Lucas you are NOT going to that house! I wont let you!" She says pulling away. He just gives her a weak smile.

"You know why I have to go home, I'm already in enough trouble." He says quietly. She shakes her head and crosses her arms glaring at him.

"I don't give a rats a*s. I will NOT be visiting you in the hospital next do you hear me?" She snaps. My eyes widen again.

"What the hell is going on?" I ask as Kenna comes in, her arms loaded with junk food and sodas. She dumps them next to me and looks at all of us with confusion. Jeremi and Lucas look at each other, silently yelling at each other before Lucas hangs his head and shrugs.

"Might as well tell them. Wont matter anyway." He mumbles. Jeremi takes his hand and gives it a squeeze as she turns to us.

"The reason Lucas is such a violent jackass sometimes is well. HIs parents Abuse him." She says and something in me clicks. All the times Lucas came into school limping and with bruises. Holy f**k! I get up and surprising everyone, Hell even me! I wrap my arms around him and hug him.

"I so sorry Lucas." I whisper before letting him go. He snorts.

"YOU have nothing to say sorry about. I'm the one who took my anger toward my parents out on you." He says. I shake my head and open my mouth to say something but Kenna cuts in first.

"Jeremi's right, you cant go home." I look at Jeremi and thanks to Twin telepathy we both get the same Idea at the same time.

"You can Stay with us!" We say at the same time. Lucas's eyes widen.

"You'd You'd let me stay, with you?" He says with disbelief. We nod our head.

"Yeah We have an RV out back that you can use to sleep in." I say shrugging my shoulders. Lucas gives the three of us a small smile and nods.

"I think I'll take you up on that offer." He says stuffing his hands in his pocket. " Though I'll have to wait until my parents aren't home to grab clothes." we shrug and then all dig in to the junk food and soda Kenna had brought us, my mind wandering back to Rolland. Was he ok? Were they done with surgery yet? Was the doctor going to come out any minute and tell us we could see him? Would he even want to see me? Suddenly Lucas jumps out of his seat and over to a woman who just came in, a young boy next to her. They rush over to the nurse station and the woman starts talking. The boy looks over and I suddenly realize who it is.

"ALLEN?" I call and jump out of my chair, racing after Lucas. Allen spies me and leaves the woman's side to rush to me. I open my arms and gather the now sobbing child in my arms, he clings to me.

"Oliver is Rolland ok? Will he be ok?" He sobs. I hold him close and try to keep my own tears from falling.

"Of course he will kid, He's tough, He wont let his stop him." I say, my voice choked with my tears. The woman talks to Lucas and they both head over.

"Excuse me sir, how do you know the Hopkins brothers?" She asks, her voice very professional. I let go of Allen but keep hold of his hand. I look at her for a few, assess her. She was tallish, maybe five foot seven, her brown hair up in a Tight bun, her navy pencil skirt had not wrinkles and her navy blazer and perfectly ironed. Her eyes held a Harsh yet soft look when she spoke. I knew this type of Woman, I had seen them plenty in my younger days. I give her a small smile and stick my hand out.

"You must be the brother's Social worker. My Name is Oliver Flint, My twin sister is Jeremi Flint. We use to be in the system too until we were adopted. Are you here for Rolland?" I say. The woman gives me a genuine smile and shakes my hand as she nods her head.

"Yes Mr. Flint. He has no family other then his brother here so someone has to be here for him. Are you friends with him at school." She asks. Allen shakes his head.

"No Ms. Kelly, This is his boyfriend." I blush and blink back tears. you mean Was his boyfriend. Ms. Kelly finally notices Lucas and she smiles.

"AH Mr. Carver! I was hoping you would be here. We still need to discuss things before the trial." My eyes widen.

"Wait That a*s is STILL going through with the Trial! Rolland is in Surgery for gosh sakes! Does he need me to punch him again to get some sense into his head?" I cry without thinking. Ms. Kelly looks at me and motions me and Lucas to follow her. I look at Allen and hug him again. "Hey why don't you go with Jeremi and Kenna over there. I'm pretty sure there are still some gummy bears left and some soda. I'll be right back ok?" He nods and with terrified eyes he wonders over to Jeremi and Kenna who both just wrap their arms around him as he starts to sob again. My heart aches. Poor kid. He got ripped away from his brother for something I did and now his brother is in surgery fighting for his life because a******s in Juvi beat him up. This was all my fault. WHY oh WHY did I punch Jeff? WHY? I follow the social worker and Lucas into a small room that has a round table and a few plastic chairs. She puts her briefcase down before rifling through it for a notepad and pen.

"Mr. Hopkins said that he wasn't the one who Beat up Mr. Morganstien-"

"Beat up? I hardy think a punch to the nose is beating up, Breaking his nose yes, but beating up no." I snort and roll my eyes. Ms. Kelly just looks at me with surprise.

" Mr. Flint, Jeff Morganstien came home the other night with bruises all over his torso as well as two black eyes and a broken nose." I stare at her, my mouth wide open. Jimmie Crickets Who the f**k beat him up. Then it clicks and my eyes narrow.

"That sneak little b*****d! He either beat himself up or had someone else do it and blamed it on Rolland!" I shout my anger simmering. That dirty no good Creep! How could he do this to Rolland! "And all because Rolland wouldn't Sleep with him!" Ms. Kelly Gasps.

"Mr. Flint are you telling me that Jeff was trying to Seduce Mr. Hopkins?" She asks, her vice growing serious. Relations between Foster siblings was a high offense and was NEVER taken lightly. I swallow and nod.

"Yes Ma'am. Jeff has been trying to get Rolland too be with him. But Rolland kept saying no. I've only seen two incidents. One was at the Film festival when we went on our date and the other was at the school. The day at the school Jeff was trying again and he was saying rude offensive things about my family and About Rolland and I couldn't help it. I hit him. I'm sorry." I explain, casting my eyes down. And I truly was sorry. If I hadn't punched him then none of this would have happened. Allen wouldn't have been taken away. Rolland wouldn't have gone to Juvi and he wouldn't be in the hospital having surgery. Tears gathered in my eyes and I try to stop them from falling but I fail miserably. Ms. Kelly sighs and sits down in one of the chairs.

"That is a very serious accusation. One that Mr. Hopkins has not mentioned to me." She says and I snort.

"Of course he wouldn't say anything. When does ANYONE believe the foster kid when it comes to the real children." I snap glaring at her. She glares right back.

" I will have you know Mr. Flint that I take my job seriously. I care for the children in my care and I try my hardest to protect them! If I had known about this I would have taken the children out of that house immediately!" She says her voice dripping with resentment and guilt. Wait GUILT! I peer into her eyes and see that she truly did feel guilty for placing Rolland and Allen in that house. I feel myself soften and I sit down. Lucas clears his throat and I nearly jump out of my skin, My hand flying to my chest.

"Oh ma dayum Lucas I totally forgot you were there!" I say breathlessly, my heart pounding. He just smirks at me before turning to look at The Social worker, a sheepish grin replacing the smirk. He takes a small phone out of his pocket that I instantly recognize at Rolland's. Why in Crowleys hell did Lucas have Rolland's phone. Man I need to stop watching Supernatural. Maybe it wasn't the best wallowing show to watch while having a broken heart He hands it to Ms. Kelly.

"Now that that is out in the open. I have Rolland's phone he had me keep it safe for him while he was away. If you look in it you can see all the texts from Jeff and him. They are pretty disturbing. Or at Least Jeff's to him are. Um His number is under Pardon my language but Jeff is under Creepy a*s Foster Brother." He says Ms. Kelly opens the phone and flicks through the texts, I watch as her face pales as a look of horror and disgust enters her eyes. She quickly snaps the phone shut and places it in her briefcase.

"Thank you Mr. Carver This will help his case much more." She turns to me. "And Mr. Flint are you willing to write down everything about the day Jeff Morganstien got hit?" I nod my head and take the notepad and pen, neatly writing down everything, the words that were said what Jeff said and what I did. I Look up at her, my pen pausing over the paper as I bite my lip "What's wrong dear?" She asks.

"Um after Jeff left Rolland and I got into a huge fight and he, um he broke up with me. Do I have to write that as well?" I ask, my voice small, my throat closing as the emotions hit me. her face Softens and she places her hand on my now trembling one. She shakes her head.

"You don't have to write every small detail about it. just say you fought and he ended things. and explain what he did after and what you did after." She says softly. I blink back the tears and quickly write it, reliving the event in my head. Oh Gosh Rolland Please be ok! Two pages later I hand her my statement. She files it in her brief case and stands up, handing me her business card. "In case you remember anything else. Also Have your parents call me. I would like to have you at the hearing. I speak directly to Rolland's Defender and I would like it if you would speak on his behalf." She says and I nod eagerly.

"Sure whatever it takes!" Lucas and I stand up and the three of us leave as something pops in my head. "Oh Ms. Kelly!" She turns to look at me with a smile. " I just remembered something. I don't know if anyone mentioned it. But when it happened we were close enough to the schools outside camera's maybe they caught something" Lucas nods his head and claps me on the shoulder.

"Brilliant! I didn't think of that!" He says. Ms. Kelly nods and taking a pen she scribbles something on her hand reminding me of high school girl.

"Thank you Mr. Flint, I'll have his defender see about that." We were just approaching Jeremi, Kenna, and Allen when a doctor comes into the room. Allen spots him and jumps up rushing over to him.

"Is my big brother ok?" He cries looking up at the Doctor. The doctor looks down at him and then up at all of us.

"Are you all here for Rolland Hopkins?" We nod. "Alright. Well he made it through surgery just fine." We all breath a sigh of relief. "He's in his room now. He had some internal bleeding and Swelling. But we managed to stop the bleeding and the swelling is going down." Allen grabs my hand and pulls me closer.

"Can Oliver and I see him now? Please?" He begs. The doctor nodded. " Of Course, but not for too long, he needs rest. Just go down that hall there and he is in room 15." The doctor said pointing down the small hallway to our left. Ms. Kelly steps up and begins speaking to the doctor about bills as Allen drags me down the hallway. Lucas and the others follow behind us. Room 15 stares me in the face and I stop in my tracks, nerves pooling. What if Rolland still didn't want anything to do with me? What if he was still mad. Allen looks up at me with curiosity and tugs on my head. "Come on." He whispers, but I shake my head. Lucas steps up and looks at Allen.

"How about the two of us go in first ok? Oliver's just a little nervous." He whispers. Allen lets go of my hand and Follows Lucas into the room.

***ROLLAND POV***

My Hospital door squeaked open and I opened my eyes to see Allen running in.

"ALLEN!" I croak out Opening my arms as my little brother ran over to me and flew into them. I hugged him tightly not wanting to let him go. "Hey buddy, Hey no don't cry! I'm ok! Look I'm ok." I say as he bursts into tears. He looks up at me and gives me a small smile, looking me up and down assessing the damage. I was in a hospital gown and underneath it My chest and side had heavy bandages wrapped around them, keeping the surgery incisions clean and infection free. IT was sore and I knew my face had bruises and cuts on it, I felt them every time I blinked. Damn, Carlos and his gang got me good. Allen hugs me again and I help him to curl up on the bed with me I could tell he didn't want to leave me. And I was just fine with that. I also mentally sighed, if Allen was here that meant Candice Kelly our Social worker was here. A cough has me looking over to see Lucas sitting in the chair in my room. I give him a weak smile. "Hey man." He smiled at me.

"Hey there is someone else who wants to see you. But he's kind of like a deer in the headlights in the hallway scared shitless." He says pointing to the door. My heart slams against my broken ribs. Oliver!

"Let him in." I say, trying to keep the emotions out of my voice. Lucas gets up and heads to the door, opening it up a crack. He whispers to the person outside and sighs. Suddenly He grabs the person's shirt and drags him into the room making him stumble. When he regains his balance he turns to look at me and even though I was stuck in a hospital bed, I wouldn't be able to move if I could. His eyes rooted me to the spot.

"R-Rolland?" He stutters, His eyes widen when he looks at me, Guilt crashing into his expressive golden eyes. Guilt? What did he have to be- OH NO! Everything I had yelled at him came rushing back. I had blamed him for Allen being taken away from me. He must blame himself for me being sent to Juvi and when I look in his eyes that's all I could see. I give him a small smile and hold out my free hand.

"Hey babe." I say softly. I see him suck in his breath and he stumbles over to me, gripping my hand tightly. I shake it free and grab the front of his shirt tugging him closer. He stumbles and leans over the railing until his face was inches from mine. I feel Allen move off the bed and hear the door shut, most likely Lucas and Allen leaving to give us privacy. I don't complain. I just crash my lips against his, tugging on him urgently and he gracelessly slides onto the bed and curls up next to me, without breaking the kiss. He throws his hands around my neck and snuggles up closer to me, deepening the kiss. I bite his bottom lip and he opens his mouth, his tongue dancing with mine. I put my free hand on his lower back and push him closer, not able to get enough. "I've missed you. I'm so sorry Oliver. I was so stupid. Please forgive me." I whisper breaking the kiss for air. He looks at me, His golden eyes watering.

"It's my fault! If I hadn't gotten involved then you wouldn't have gotten Allen taken from you and you wouldn't have gone to Juvi and... and you wouldn't be here." He says, tears streaming down his face. I kiss him again, Hard.

"NO It's not your fault. Oliver look at me." I say as he looks down, tears still streaming down his face. I lift his chin and wipe away the tears kissing his cheek. "Oliver listen to me, Its not your fault. Jeff would have found something else to use against me. Plus If you hadn't done it I would have." I say honestly. He gives me a small smile and curls up to me.

"Does this mean-" He stops and looks up at me with pleading hopeful eyes and my heart breaks and flutters all at the same time. I nod and kiss him deeply.

"Please be my boyfriend again." I whisper against his lips.

"Well I'll have to think about it." He says with a small giggle. I Gape at him.

"Oliver!"

"Alright Alright, Fine. I'll be your boyfriend again."

"You better." I growl and Pull him into my arms again. connecting our lips. And In that moment everything was fine. Nothing else mattered but the boy in my arms that I had completely fallen in love with.

Author's Note

Well Then