Second Chances

Alix’s p.o.v: I wake up with a killer headache. I try to get up but someone is laying on me I don’t look at who is laying on me I just push them off real fast out of fear then I hear a screech and a thud. Before I say sorry I put my boxers on. I already know what happened last night. I don’t need to remember it to get a clue.
“I am so sorry!” I apologize but I get no reply
“Fine then rude” I mutter then I see the person get up. It’s Ezra DeMarco. No wonder he didn’t hear me. I see him get up and umm…. He isn’t…. clothed? And I just stare at him wide eyed. He looks at me puzzled then he looks down and gasps and grabs the sheet off the bed and covers himself up and both off us blush. He grabs his boxers and puts them on.
“Do you know where my hearing aids or clothes are?” he asks and I shake my head no.
“I don’t know where anything of mine is either.” I reply signing and he nods in a way of saying “oh”
“We can borrow some of Luis’ stuff since we are in his room” he says and I nod. He spots his hearing aids and he puts them on. We look through Luis’ stuff and it looks kinda big for my slim 6’2 and really big for Ezra’s super skinny 5’9 body. He’s like a twig. I’m not a regular 18 year old boy size but that’s because I have stage two Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I started chemo three weeks ago and I found out two months ago. It’s still early stages so I will live. But it’s going to be hell. I get dressed then I start to feel sick and I run to Luis’ bathroom and throw up
“Hangover?” Ezra asks
“Yeah” I lie
“Want me to get you some Tylenol?” he asks
“No I’m fine” I reply and comb my hair with my hands and some of my hair falls out and I breathing is shagged and Ezra is looking at me wide eyed
“Your hair” he says scared and he stares at me like I just murdered the whole town
“Yeah it’s messed up I need to fix it” I say like nothing happened. I try to get up but I feel weak and I fall back down and he helps me up
“You have cancer don’t you?” he questions and I look at him like he’s the killer now
“Yeah. Can you hand me one of Luis’ jackets? I’m cold” I ask ignoring the topic
“It’s hot in here the heater is on and your still cold?” he questions
“I have cancer! It’s a side effect! I’m fucking cold! Ok?! Just don’t question it please” I yell quieting at the end
“It seems like you need a friend right now. And if you need I will be that friend. I know Cameron can be an airhead. He seems as dumb as a rock. And Eli can be a dick and a jerk so if you need someone I’m here. And you said I was cute and I think you’re cute too. And we did fuck so I guess maybe we should go on a date?” he rambles and I laugh
“Yeah I guess so. Anywhere but a restaurant. Maybe like the fair? I know a first date is usually a restaurant but I’ve been losing my appetite and I end up throwing it up anyways. And I kinda have to have permission from the hospital and my parents to leave. So it’d have to be planned ahead of time. I know a lot of negatives. If you think it’s too complicated you don’t have to take me on a date if you don’t want to” I tell him
“I still want to. And I’ve dealt with complicated all my life. So I’ll give you a ride to?” Ezra asks
“The hospital. I have chemo. I think. Let me check my phone. I have to go there anyways. I basically live there now so. Yeah” I say
“You think?” he questions
“Memory loss. A side effect. Also called chemo fog.” I tell him and check my phone and I was right.
“Yeah the hospital.” I tell him
“Ok” he says and we walk down the stairs to see Luis passed out on the stairs, Cameron drawn on and shirtless laying on the counter and a bunch of random people passed out and we snicker. We walk out to his 2009 Ford Pickup
“Ok to the hospital” I breathe
“Can I stay with you? If you want I can. But I can just drop you off if you want.” He asks
“I’d be delighted if you stayed. You can meet my friends.” I say and we smile at each other and he drives off