"I can feel it coming in the air tonight..."

Who: Andrew Pearson and Kurt Hummel-Anderson
What: Painful requests
Where: Kurt and Blaine's home, Scarsdale
When: Tuesday night

After making the drive to Scarsdale after a panicked phone call from Blaine in the middle of the night, Andrew sat on the side of the bed beside Kurt, listening to his chest with his stethoscope. Blaine was downstairs making everyone a cup of tea, Kurt's with honey and lemon at Andrew's suggestion. Blaine was near freaking out, so it would give him something to concentrate on while Andrew examined Kurt. Kurt's cough which he had on and off with the Lymphoma in his chest had gone from dry to wet and rattly. He had been struggling to breathe during the night and Andrew temperature check just revealed a fever of 103. He took the stethoscope from his ears and gave Kurt a small, sympathetic sigh while he pulled Kurt's long-sleeve t-shirt back down gently for him. "It's a chest infection, love. We need to tread really, really carefully with you here or it's going to warp into pneumonia in a snap. I really want to admit you to get you on oxygen and a badass dose of IV antibiotics, but you're going to fight me on that, aren't you?"

Kurt had a runny nose and sore throat too. To anyone else, it would just be a cold and a cough, they would be over it in a week and back on their feet. This could potentially spell tragedy for Kurt if they weren't extremely careful. It had come at the tail end of another chemo round, so it was going to be a tough fight already. Andrew felt a distinct twist in his stomach when he looked at Kurt as a very real sense of dread hit him that if the infection got worst, it could actually kill Kurt. "Please let me take you back Mount Sinai. Just to be on the safe side?"

"I had to find you, tell you I need you. Tell you I set you apart."

Who: Andrew Pearson and Daniel Stewart
What: Long overdue heart-to-hearts
Where: Some popular bar in Manhattan
When: About 3 weeks after Dan fell ill

It was a work night for one of the ER nurse's birthday this time, and Andrew had seriously debated with himself for days on end whether he should even go or not. For one, they would be around booze, and two, the last night like this had basically been the catalyst of him falling off the wagon and having his life yet again crash and burn around him. But he had worked with the nurse since he got the job at Mount Sinai and he knew he had to go. She had even sweet-talked one of the casual medical officers to take Andrew's shift so he could be free. Plus, there was entirely another reason Andrew knew he should go...

He was nursing a Diet Coke and he waited until Daniel had paid for his own drink at the bar and was just walking away to head back to the booth full of nurses he had been sitting. Andrew let out a small, sharp breath and then went over to Dan before he reached the booth of the bar. "Hey," he greeted him with a small flash of a smile. "Do you think we could have a chat? Maybe somewhere a little more private? I think it's well overdue..." he added, knowing Daniel would be well aware of what he was referring to.

"You'll let me through, there's nothin' you can do. You need my lovin', don't you know it's true."

Who: [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner and [livejournal.com profile] underthescrubs
What: Doctors and nurses...
Where: Emergency Room, Mount Sinai Hospital
When: Tuesday morning
Rating: Probably mostly innocentish, considering circumstances

Andrew was just at the tail end of a nightshift and the lethargy was setting in heavily. Everything seemed to take so much more effort lately, and whilst he could run on adrenaline (and caffeine) for a shift at work, damn did he feel it when it was over. He was at least relieved he had finally gotten Kurt discharged so he could be home with Blaine and his family for his birthday. They had invited Andrew around, but Andrew had politely declined, with a very doctorly reminder that Kurt was on early discharge and still needed to be on strict bed rest... which could be stretched to the sofa for a little while for his birthday. He had seen both Kurt and Blaine really smile for the first time in months, and that alone was worth it.

But now he had a few days rostered off and he was planning on just sleeping the entire time. He didn't want to face the world, he just wanted to hole up in his apartment, which was painfully quiet an empty without Sam, and sleep the hours away in hopes he might feel better when he woke up. It was probably wishful thinking, but at least he could hope. He was just standing at the Nurses' Station writing some final notes after giving handover to the morning staff when he glanced up and found Daniel heading over to the desk.

Okay, this could be awkward, but Andrew didn't want his workplace to be awkward when it was the only thing keeping him sane and away from the bottom of a bottle right now. He wet his lips, pen paused on the progress note he was working on. "Morning, dude," he greeted him and then signed his name with a flourish at the bottom of the page. He signed his name so damn much these days, he had a cheesy flourish to it. But he was just putting his pen back into the pocket of his labcoat when he did a slight double-take at Daniel, who was standing there looking a bit like a zombie. "Hey, are you okay? You don't look so hot."

"You'll let me through, there's nothin' you can do. You need my lovin', don't you know it's true."

Who: [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner and [livejournal.com profile] underthescrubs
What: Doctors and nurses...
Where: Emergency Room, Mount Sinai Hospital
When: Tuesday morning
Rating: Probably mostly innocentish, considering circumstances

Andrew was just at the tail end of a nightshift and the lethargy was setting in heavily. Everything seemed to take so much more effort lately, and whilst he could run on adrenaline (and caffeine) for a shift at work, damn did he feel it when it was over. He was at least relieved he had finally gotten Kurt discharged so he could be home with Blaine and his family for his birthday. They had invited Andrew around, but Andrew had politely declined, with a very doctorly reminder that Kurt was on early discharge and still needed to be on strict bed rest... which could be stretched to the sofa for a little while for his birthday. He had seen both Kurt and Blaine really smile for the first time in months, and that alone was worth it.

But now he had a few days rostered off and he was planning on just sleeping the entire time. He didn't want to face the world, he just wanted to hole up in his apartment, which was painfully quiet an empty without Sam, and sleep the hours away in hopes he might feel better when he woke up. It was probably wishful thinking, but at least he could hope. He was just standing at the Nurses' Station writing some final notes after giving handover to the morning staff when he glanced up and found Daniel heading over to the desk.

Okay, this could be awkward, but Andrew didn't want his workplace to be awkward when it was the only thing keeping him sane and away from the bottom of a bottle right now. He wet his lips, pen paused on the progress note he was working on. "Morning, dude," he greeted him and then signed his name with a flourish at the bottom of the page. He signed his name so damn much these days, he had a cheesy flourish to it. But he was just putting his pen back into the pocket of his labcoat when he did a slight double-take at Daniel, who was standing there looking a bit like a zombie. "Hey, are you okay? You don't look so hot."

"You are always on my mind..."

Who: [livejournal.com profile] underthescrubs, [livejournal.com profile] nobodysvictim and [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner (posting order)
What: That awkard moment where BFFs seem psychic...
Where: Emergency Room, Mount Sinai Medical Center
When: About three days after THIS and THIS
Rating: It may turn not innocent, who knows

The ER went from being in a bit of a lull to crazy hectic just over the course of Daniel's dinner break. He was working the evening shift that day, and it seemed like it was going to be one of those times where all the cases came out of the woodwork as the evening wore on. It was always the case with the weekend. In fact, he agreed to cut his break ten minutes short just so he could help ply through the initial triage rush of new patient cases.

The triage nurse intercepted him at the Nurses' Station and shoved a file into his hand, looking slightly harassed and trying to tuck some loose strands of her red hair back under her surgical cap. "Bay Eight, a bit of a messy cut hand. Patient's got it elevated. The doc's just held up with a puker in Four, so he'll be a few minutes. His first case of the night, poor dude. He asked if you can clean the hand up a bit so he can see the wound," she reeled off and Daniel just took the file with a nod before she was already hurrying off to her next intake.

Daniel was just approaching Bay Eight as flipped to the patient's front sheet to see the name and age to analyse how he should address them and his eyes widened in surprise. He yanked the curtain back from around the bay, eyebrows shooting up. "Nate? What the hell?!"

"You are always on my mind..."

Who: [livejournal.com profile] underthescrubs, [livejournal.com profile] nobodysvictim and [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner (posting order)
What: That awkard moment where BFFs seem psychic...
Where: Emergency Room, Mount Sinai Medical Center
When: About three days after THIS and THIS
Rating: It may turn not innocent, who knows

The ER went from being in a bit of a lull to crazy hectic just over the course of Daniel's dinner break. He was working the evening shift that day, and it seemed like it was going to be one of those times where all the cases came out of the woodwork as the evening wore on. It was always the case with the weekend. In fact, he agreed to cut his break ten minutes short just so he could help ply through the initial triage rush of new patient cases.

The triage nurse intercepted him at the Nurses' Station and shoved a file into his hand, looking slightly harassed and trying to tuck some loose strands of her red hair back under her surgical cap. "Bay Eight, a bit of a messy cut hand. Patient's got it elevated. The doc's just held up with a puker in Four, so he'll be a few minutes. His first case of the night, poor dude. He asked if you can clean the hand up a bit so he can see the wound," she reeled off and Daniel just took the file with a nod before she was already hurrying off to her next intake.

Daniel was just approaching Bay Eight as flipped to the patient's front sheet to see the name and age to analyse how he should address them and his eyes widened in surprise. He yanked the curtain back from around the bay, eyebrows shooting up. "Nate? What the hell?!"

"My friends are so depressed, I feel the question of your loneliness"

Who? [livejournal.com profile] jewhawk, [livejournal.com profile] mysongtosing, and [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner
What? Friendly commiseration?
When? Saturday night, the day after Louise goes back to Ohio
Where? Andy's apartment
Rating: Probably high

It seemed to be the week for people ending majorly serious relationships, between Sam leaving New York (why, Puck had no idea) and ending his engagement to Andrew, and Louise taking Junior... the child who carried Puck's name, regardless of not carrying his blood... and going back to Ohio. If he were honest, Puck wondered what the fuck was going on in the world, when everyone who seemed to finally be finding their feet was having the floor ripped out from under him.

It was that thought process that landed him on Andrew's front step, seeking out some commiseration, and possibly a buddy for a drink or two... or five. If anybody could feel Puck's pain here, it was Andy, and the fact was both of them could probably use somebody to talk to. Despite everything else going on, there was a huge part of Puck that was really worried about Andrew, too. There was far more going on than any one single thing, and Puck knew it. There was the whole situation with Sam for Andrew, and Louise for him. Then there was the fact that Puck's best friend's husband, also known as Andrews former lover, was extremely sick with cancer, and there was no way of knowing what was coming next.

It was all too much, and Puck could seriously go for some time with the guy he'd come to be friends with over the year or so they'd known each other. And if he wasn't mistaken, he was pretty damn sure Andy needed it, too.

After a moment of shifting awkwardly on the step, Puck pressed the button to buzz up to Andy's apartment. He heard Andrew's voice through the box, and told him who it was, waiting quietly until he was buzzed up. Moments later, he was standing outside the doctor's apartment door, swallowing hard against the onslaught of tears that so wanted to come out.

"My friends are so depressed, I feel the question of your loneliness"

Who? [livejournal.com profile] jewhawk, [livejournal.com profile] mysongtosing, and [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner
What? Friendly commiseration?
When? Saturday night, the day after Louise goes back to Ohio
Where? Andy's apartment
Rating: Probably high

It seemed to be the week for people ending majorly serious relationships, between Sam leaving New York (why, Puck had no idea) and ending his engagement to Andrew, and Louise taking Junior... the child who carried Puck's name, regardless of not carrying his blood... and going back to Ohio. If he were honest, Puck wondered what the fuck was going on in the world, when everyone who seemed to finally be finding their feet was having the floor ripped out from under him.

It was that thought process that landed him on Andrew's front step, seeking out some commiseration, and possibly a buddy for a drink or two... or five. If anybody could feel Puck's pain here, it was Andy, and the fact was both of them could probably use somebody to talk to. Despite everything else going on, there was a huge part of Puck that was really worried about Andrew, too. There was far more going on than any one single thing, and Puck knew it. There was the whole situation with Sam for Andrew, and Louise for him. Then there was the fact that Puck's best friend's husband, also known as Andrews former lover, was extremely sick with cancer, and there was no way of knowing what was coming next.

It was all too much, and Puck could seriously go for some time with the guy he'd come to be friends with over the year or so they'd known each other. And if he wasn't mistaken, he was pretty damn sure Andy needed it, too.

After a moment of shifting awkwardly on the step, Puck pressed the button to buzz up to Andy's apartment. He heard Andrew's voice through the box, and told him who it was, waiting quietly until he was buzzed up. Moments later, he was standing outside the doctor's apartment door, swallowing hard against the onslaught of tears that so wanted to come out.

"I made a stupid mistake and my world crashed down all around me."

Who: [livejournal.com profile] mightbenaughty and [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner
What: And I threw it all away
Where: Andrew's apartment
When: Follows THIS and THIS
Rating: Could be high

Abigail felt really guilty about asking Pete for his help to track Andrew down and get him home safely, only to abruptly tell him to leave when they got to Andrew's apartment and she saw the complete state of devastation everything was in. It was a disaster area, and there were empty booze bottles strewn all over the place, not to mention the book case toppled over in the middle of the living room with books, picture frames and other items smashed underneath it. She had been stunned and didn't know how to cope. All she knew was that Andrew didn't need an audience for it, nor did he need to know right then that Abigail was dating Pete. That was an introduction that was going to have to wait.

It was not the afternoon after the horrific night before and after hearing Andrew's hangover making him violently ill in the bathroom up the hall, followed by him stumbling back to his bedroom, she finally went through to him with a large bottle of a Pedialite and Gatorade concoction she had mixed up the night before when she saw how much he had trashed himself... and not just on booze, but she could smell stale marijuana and cigarettes on him too.

That wasn't the worst part, though. It had been when she was cleaning up the catastrophic mess in his living room that she came across a USB stick with Sam's name on it. She probably shouldn't have snooped, but considering the fact Sam had apparently left her twin without any warning and Andrew had trashed himself into a stupor, she needed to try and find out what went wrong. Nothing really could have prepared her for what she saw, nor what she read in a letter from Sam she found torn in half under the coffee table. In the blink of an eye, her brother had thrown everything good away and she had no idea why.

She entered his bedroom and set the bottle down on his nightstand. "You cheated on him."

"I made a stupid mistake and my world crashed down all around me."

Who: [livejournal.com profile] mightbenaughty and [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner
What: And I threw it all away
Where: Andrew's apartment
When: Follows THIS and THIS
Rating: Could be high

Abigail felt really guilty about asking Pete for his help to track Andrew down and get him home safely, only to abruptly tell him to leave when they got to Andrew's apartment and she saw the complete state of devastation everything was in. It was a disaster area, and there were empty booze bottles strewn all over the place, not to mention the book case toppled over in the middle of the living room with books, picture frames and other items smashed underneath it. She had been stunned and didn't know how to cope. All she knew was that Andrew didn't need an audience for it, nor did he need to know right then that Abigail was dating Pete. That was an introduction that was going to have to wait.

It was not the afternoon after the horrific night before and after hearing Andrew's hangover making him violently ill in the bathroom up the hall, followed by him stumbling back to his bedroom, she finally went through to him with a large bottle of a Pedialite and Gatorade concoction she had mixed up the night before when she saw how much he had trashed himself... and not just on booze, but she could smell stale marijuana and cigarettes on him too.

That wasn't the worst part, though. It had been when she was cleaning up the catastrophic mess in his living room that she came across a USB stick with Sam's name on it. She probably shouldn't have snooped, but considering the fact Sam had apparently left her twin without any warning and Andrew had trashed himself into a stupor, she needed to try and find out what went wrong. Nothing really could have prepared her for what she saw, nor what she read in a letter from Sam she found torn in half under the coffee table. In the blink of an eye, her brother had thrown everything good away and she had no idea why.

She entered his bedroom and set the bottle down on his nightstand. "You cheated on him."

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Kurt had something called a myocardial infarction, caused by a pulmonary embolism. In simple terms, a heart attack caused by a blood clot in the arteries of the lung. Unfortunately, it was a rare risk of the chemo with Kurt's form of cancer and even though it was small, in a sense, Kurt's weakened and the fight is a lot harder. We had a lot of work to keep him with us but we managed to remove the clot and he's on medication to thin the blood to prevent it further. We just have to wait to see how he is over the next few hours.

He's in the ICU now. Family only for visitors. Prayers won't hurt.

PS. If anyone has questions, I'm happy to answer them. Blaine's okay with me talking to whoever needs it.

"If so, be free... before one of us has accidental babies..."

Who? [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner and [livejournal.com profile] woman_or_a_girl
What? You can't wait around forever...
When? Sunday morning
Where? Mt. Sinai Hospital
Rating: PG-13 to R

Visits to this hospital were getting to be way too common for Quinn, and honestly, if she walked out today and never came back inside again, she wouldn't have minded. No offense meant to Andrew or any of the other people who worked here and did such a great job taking care of Quinn's various and sundry friends who kept ending up sick or injured. But she was sick and tired of said sicknesses and injuries occurring.

She'd texted Andrew to let him know she was on her way, and when she entered the hospital, she took a seat in the ER waiting room, shooting off another quick text to Andrew to let him know she was here.

God, she had a lot to think about. What was she going to do? Keep the baby and lose everyone else? Blaine and Kurt didn't need the added stress of a baby in their house right now of all times. Lucas had made it very clear how he felt about the situation, and as much as Quinn wanted to be angry and tell him what a jerk he was, she couldn't blame him for how he felt. She didn't really want a baby either. And then there was Nick and Jeff. Nick would be an incredible dad, but this wasn't how it was supposed to go at all. If he wanted kids, and he and Jeff got down the road and decided they were ready, they should have the chance to have them on their own time. Not in this rushed, unexpected way.

She was shaken from her thoughts when she spotted Andrew across the room walking toward her, and forced a small smile at him. "Hi there, handsome," she said jokingly. "How's my favorite newly engaged doctor?"

"If so, be free... before one of us has accidental babies..."

Who? [livejournal.com profile] bad2theboner and [livejournal.com profile] woman_or_a_girl
What? You can't wait around forever...
When? Sunday morning
Where? Mt. Sinai Hospital
Rating: PG-13 to R

Visits to this hospital were getting to be way too common for Quinn, and honestly, if she walked out today and never came back inside again, she wouldn't have minded. No offense meant to Andrew or any of the other people who worked here and did such a great job taking care of Quinn's various and sundry friends who kept ending up sick or injured. But she was sick and tired of said sicknesses and injuries occurring.

She'd texted Andrew to let him know she was on her way, and when she entered the hospital, she took a seat in the ER waiting room, shooting off another quick text to Andrew to let him know she was here.

God, she had a lot to think about. What was she going to do? Keep the baby and lose everyone else? Blaine and Kurt didn't need the added stress of a baby in their house right now of all times. Lucas had made it very clear how he felt about the situation, and as much as Quinn wanted to be angry and tell him what a jerk he was, she couldn't blame him for how he felt. She didn't really want a baby either. And then there was Nick and Jeff. Nick would be an incredible dad, but this wasn't how it was supposed to go at all. If he wanted kids, and he and Jeff got down the road and decided they were ready, they should have the chance to have them on their own time. Not in this rushed, unexpected way.

She was shaken from her thoughts when she spotted Andrew across the room walking toward her, and forced a small smile at him. "Hi there, handsome," she said jokingly. "How's my favorite newly engaged doctor?"