Forever Love

“The love we have is bigger than all that. It’s the forever kind of love.”

Everything is an utter wreck.
This isn't how I saw my life going.
Braden is unconscious with life threatening injuries. As we walk the fluorescent-lit hospital halls and sleep in uncomfortable waiting room chairs, the weight of what we've all been through—are going through—hits us hard.
Vince is struggling with guilt over his broken relationship with Braden, and the painful memories this situation brings up about his mother's death.
Nick and Leigh are trying to navigate a new relationship and pregnancy as Nick deals with regret over the last words he said to Braden, and Leigh continues to battle the anger inside her.
And then there's me. I spend the hours replaying our last conversation, the hurtful things I said. Those feelings mix with my anger toward him, but also with the memories of what we once were. What I want us to be again.
I need him to wake up. I need him to fight through this so we can fight through this. I need my best friend back. Most of all, I need him to know I still love him—we all still love him. This is the forever kind of love, and we're not giving up. I just have to hope he won't give up either.