' Aj .. It's Aaron .. call me when you get this message .. It's about Nick .. It .. It's Urgent ... '

 
Aj rolled over and reached for his phone, it was 3.30 in the morning, who would be calling him at this time ?

" Sorry baby, " he whispered, as Kayla opened her eyes, he leant over and kissed her forehead softly,

" I didn't mean to disturb you, "

" It's ok honey, is everything ok ? " she put her arm over him, as he dialled his voicemail,  

" You have one new message ...  Aj ... It's Aaron .. call me when you get this message .. it's about Nick it .. It's Urgent. "

" Jeez, what's he done now. Baby, i just gotta call Aaron something's up with Nick, " he kissed his girlfriend again before dialling Aaron's number,  

" Ok, " she replied sleepily, as she rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes,  

" Dude .... It's Aj, what's he done this time ? " 

" Aj .. wh ... where are you ? " 

" I'm laying in bed with my girlfriend. Aaron it's 3.30 in the morning, I'm in the Uk , what's going on ? " 

" Aj, Nick ... Nick's been in an accident, I think it would be a good idea if you flew back and ... i think you should bring Jess with you too, "   

" An accident ...... " Aj immediately sat up forgetting Kayla was resting on his chest, 

" What's going on ? " she asked, as she suddenly awoke looking very confused,

" How bad .... Is is he ok ? " asked Aj as he put his phone onto loud speaker so Kayla could hear Aarons response too,

" It was a car accident ... he's in a bad way, " Aaron was getting choked up, it was clear from his voice,

" He was on his way to the airport, he'd booked a flight to the Uk, w ... when i spoke to him earlier he said he had messed up massively and he needed put them right, so we're guessing he was coming to see Jess. "   

" Shit, poor Nicky ... ok listen, we're gonna catch the next available flight back .. tell him i'm gonna bring him his girl ok, "

" I ... i can't ... he .. he's unconscious, " added a now clearly emotional Aaron,

" Unconscious ... fuck, " yelled Aj, 

" Just get here as soon as you can ok, " replied Aaron anxiously, 

" Ok dude .. keep us posted, " 

" Will do Aj, " the line went dead. 

The young couple jumped out of bed and looked at each other, both clearly shaken by the news they had just received,   

" Kays, we've got to tell Jessy, this is gonna break her. "
 
Jess and Kayla had lived together for years, they were the best of friends, more like sister's. They had met about 10 years back, at surprise surprise ... a Backstreet Boys concert, and had been friends ever since, they were always there for each other, and Kayla had been Jess' rock though all that had happened with Nick. It broke her heart as she knew how her best friend would react to the news, but, she also knew she had to be the one to tell her, she quickly put on her jeans and a top,  

" I'll go tell her Alex, you get on to the airport and sort out the flight's, " 

" Are you sure baby .. we can tell her together, " he placed his hands on his girlfriends hips, 

" No, i will do it .. she's my best friend, it has to come from me, now get on to the airport, we're wasting time, " she kissed him before walking out of the room.  

The walk downstairs to Jess' room seemed to take forever, even though it was just a staircase away, as she reached the door she took a deep breath and knocked. 

" Sweet's ... C .. can i come in ? I need to talk to you, "  Kayla slowly opened the door, just as Jess woke up and looked at the digital clock on her bedside table.

" Babes .. it's 3.50 in the morning , is everything ok ? "   

The look on her best friends face was a tell tale sign that everything was not ok, and she immediately sat up.   

" Kay ... what's going on ? " 

" Sweets .... It .. It's Nick, " 

" W ... what about Nick, " she asked nervously, as heart began to beat faster and faster, 

" He ... he's been in a car accident, " replied Kayla sadly. She watched as the colour in her best friends face suddenly began to drain,   

" Oh god no ... is ... is he ok ? " Tears began to form in her eyes, as a sudden feeling of sickness began to waft over her, 

" Sweets .. Aaron called Alex, Nick .. he .. he's in a bad way, Alex is arranging flights for us now, " Kayla put her hand on Jess', who was now sobbing uncontrollably and rocking back and fourth on her bed,   

" Kay, he might not want me there, he broke up with me remember, " 

" Sweet's .. he was on his way to the airport, he was gonna fly over to you to sort things out, he knew he'd messed up, " Kayla pulled her friend into a hug, as she completely broke down.  

" It's gonna be ok sweets, " she assured her, tears now falling freely from her eyes too, she looked towards the door just as Aj appeared, he took one look at the girl's and put his arm's round both of them, 

" Our flight's in an hour and a half, we'd better get moving. " he looked at Jess, 

" Nicky's a fighter Jessy, he's gonna be just fine, " she looked at him, tears still flowing from her eyes, 

" God i hope so .... i ... i couldn't bear it if .... "  

" DON'T ... " he said sternly,

" He's gonna be ok, we've GOT, to be positive," she nodded at him half heartedly.   

Kayla took a tissue from the box on the bedside table and handed it to Jess,  

" Be strong sweets ... ok, we'll leave you to pack, " she nodded at her best friend who smiled at her before walking out of the room hand in hand with Aj.

Jess was sat on the her bed still rocking back and fourth and still crying, she really didn't know where to begin, so much was going through her head, mostly visions of Nick laying helplessly in a hospital bed. She felt sick. She felt numb. What if he ......... she had to stop herself having these thoughts, she got up, opened her cupboard and grabbed a bag and began to throw some stuff into it, she pulled her tshirt over her head grabbed her bra from the side and put it on then opened her closet, she threw on a pair of jeans, a vest and a hoodie then reached under her bed for her ugg boots, as she pulled out her boots a picture of her and Nick appeared, she picked it up and ran her finger over his face, her heart burning for the man she still loved so very much,   

" Please Nick .. please pull through this, " she took a deep breath, kissed the photo and put it in her bag then wiped away a tear that had escaped from her eye and put her boots on. She quickly brushed her hair and gathered it up in to a messy bun and sprayed herself with some perfume, before opening the drawer in her bedside table picking up her passport and putting it in her bag, she picked up her mobile and her purse and walked out of her room closing the door behind her. At the same time Aj and Kayla were coming down the stairs,  

" How you holding up sweets ? " Kayla hugged her friend again, 

" I just wish i was there with him, I ... I need him to know that i care. " Aj placed a supportive hand on her shoulder, 

" You'll be with him before you know it, then you can tell him yourself, have you got your passport ? " she checked her bag, even though she knew she had just put it in there,  

" Yep, " she replied,  as Aj walked over to the window and looked out, 

" Cool, you ready .. the car's here, " 

" As ready as i'll ever be, " she replied, Kayla linked arms with her and led her towards the front door.  

With Kayla and Aj stood just outside, Jess paused for a second and glanced around their house, she sighed nervously as strong feeling that she wouldn't be seeing it again for a while hit her, she took a deep breath, grabbed the keys from the key tidy, shut the door and locked it before following her best friend and Aj nervously towards the waiting car.