Hold Me
Ryan tossed and turned in his bed having the worst dream imaginable. His dream always took him back to the same place; Eric's hospital room. He stood there, leaning against the wall and watching Eric closely. He wanted to reach out for Eric, but he could never do it. Tonight was different though. This time he worked up enough courage to walk over to Eric and gently touch his arm. But the minute he touched Eric, his heart moniter went crazy and he flatlined. Ryan's heart started pounding in his chest as he thought, "What have I done?"
Ryan's eyes opened and he sat up in bed, breathing heavily. After calming down, he let himself fall back onto his pillow. He replayed his dream over and over in his mind and realized that he had to talk to Eric. Before he knew it. he was standing in front of Eric's place, knocking on the door.
Eric opened it a few seconds later and was surprised to see Ryan on the other side.
"Hey." Ryan said in a soft voice.
Eric heard Ryan's voice shaking and was worried. After he invited Ryan in and closed the door, he turned around and was shocked to see tears rolling down the younger man's face.
"Ryan, what's wrong?" he asked. The only response he got was Ryan crying even more. "Hey. Tell me what it is."
"It's you." Ryan said.
"Me? You're gonna have to give me a little more than that." Eric told him.
Ryan sighed and said, "It's this dream I keep having. I'm in your hospital room and I want to touch you every time, but I can't. When I finally do, you die."
"So you came over here because I died in your dream?"
"No Eric, I just-"
Eric grinned slightly at Ryan's frustration and walked over to the man he had grown to care so much about.
"Ryan," Eric said softly, "what are you scared of?"
When Ryan didn't answer him, he put his hands on Ryan's shoulders and said, "Ryan."
"I'm scared of losing you."
Eric chuckled softly and took Ryan's hand, leading him over to the couch.
"Ryan, I'm not going anywhere."
Ryan looked down at Eric's hand holding his own. When he looked up, he reached out and carressed Eric's face gently. He looked at Eric and all he felt was love for the man in front of him. He inched closer to the handsome Cuban and gently pressed his lips to Eric's. At first he was afraid Eric would pull away, but when he didn't, for the first time in a long time, Ryan felt safe.
When the kiss ended, Eric was looking at Ryan with new eyes. It was like for the first time since they met, Eric saw what an incredible person Ryan was. Eric realized he was in love with Ryan and couldn't live without him.
"I love you Ryan." he said.
"I love you too Eric." he said.
Eric then stood up and holding his hand out for Ryan said, "Come here."
"What?" Ryan asked, looking confused.
"Just come here." Eric said.
Ryan took Eric hand and stood up. He wrapped his arms around Eric's neck and pulled him closer to his body.
Eric had his arms around Ryan's waist holding him as tightly as he could.
"What can I do to prove to you I'm not going anywhere?" Eric asked the young man in his arms.
"You're doing it right now." Ryan whispered.
"Just hold me."