#samthan

"Hey." Sam said, hesitantly stepping into the hospital room, trying to remain calm as he looked at Nathan lying there on the bed, still hooked up to various machines. It's just to help soothe the post-surgery pain, he mentally told himself in order to calm down his rapidly increasing heart rate. It's not like he needs all of those things to live. He then let out a sigh, stepping over towards the bed, the older of the two turning his head and meeting Sam's eyes. He instantly reached an arm out, beckoning Sam over. The younger boy did so, walking over and bending down, awkwardly hugging Nathan, freezing as he realized how close he was to his face. His eyes fell to the older boy's lips, before being forced back up to his eyes. Nathan nodded slightly as if to say it's okay, and after getting his approval, Sam leaned down, closing the gap between them and gently pressing a kiss to Nathan's lips. Nathan was, of course, quick to kiss back, the arm that had beckoned him over now wrapped around his neck, giving the unspoken message of stay. After a moment, Sam began to pull back, but Nathan let out a very breathy whine, not wanting Sam to leave.

"Shh, don't speak, baby." Sam said. "Doctor's orders." Nathan pouted, causing Sam to giggle.

"Want me to stay here next to you for a while?" Sam asked. Nathan nodded. Sam then stepped away for a short moment, grabbing a chair and pulling it over before sitting down right next to Nathan's bed.

"So, how are you doing?" He asked. Nathan simply reached out towards a table behind Sam, and the younger boy turned to see a whiteboard and marker. He smiled, getting up to grab the items before handing them to Nathan, who quickly jotted down his answer.

I'm alright. Throat doesn't hurt as much. But I miss talking. And I'm really tired.

"Then go to sleep, love." Sam said, chuckling slightly. Nathan shook his head, erasing the board and jotting down something else.

But then you'll be gone.

After Sam read it, he glanced back over to Nathan, who pouted. Sam sighed, pressing a kiss to Nathan's forehead.

"Why don't I promise to visit first thing tomorrow morning, alright?" He asked. Nathan smiled.

I would love that <3

"Perfect." He said, standing from his seat, leaning down and pressing another kiss to Nathan's forehead, before pressing another one to his lips.

"I love you." He whispered, backing away a bit as Nathan wrote down something.

I love you too <3 <3 <3

"Goodnight, love." Sam said, slowly backing away towards the door.

Goodnight Sammy <3

It took Nathan a moment to realize how the comments were probably affecting Sam, especially since he hadn't been responding to any of the texts that the older boy had been sending him. As soon as he realized this, an idea came to mind on exactly how he'd be able to fix that.

"Hey, Dan?" Nathan said after dialing one friend's number. "Get the Sylvia gang together. A friend of ours needs some cheering up tonight."

~

"I just want you to know who I am." Sam sang, finishing up one of the covers that was thrown into his set that night. He could feel the tears sting in his eyes as he wrapped up the song, the performance having given him flashbacks to when he'd sung it on his last night in the X Factor competition.

For a moment, the place was quiet, before Sam earned an eruption of applause, which surprised him. He lifted his head up and looked out into the crowd, finding a familiar pair of green eyes from all the way across the room. He instantly grinned as he realized that all his friends from Sylvia were there, even Micky, who stood with an arm wrapped around Dan's waist. He then glanced back over to Nathan, who waved and blew him a kiss. Sam chuckled at this, before speaking into the mic.

"Thank you all for your support." He said. "This next one's called Crazy. I hope you like it."

~

"You were amazing up there." Nathan said as he walked into Sam's dressing room. The younger boy quickly stood, wrapping his arms around Nathan's waist, the older boy wrapping his own around Sam's neck.

"I missed you so much." Sam said, feeling a few stray tears slip down his cheeks. He pulled back slightly, looking at Nathan. "You didn't utter a word to me back when you and the lads performed on the show." Nathan sighed.

"Yeah, sorry about that." He said. "The whole day was kind of a rush since we had to be in Mexico that night. Scooter really works us too hard, only to not promote us." He let out another sigh. "I miss the days when it was just us and Jane. We had more free time then."

"Yeah, but you weren't touring the world, mate." Sam pointed out. "I'm proud of you."

"And I'm proud of you." Nathan said. "You really were amazing. And you still are. I have full confidence in you that you'll be signed and have an amazing solo career. Maybe you can even become the next Justin Bieber!" Sam scoffed.

"Yeah, I don't think anyone wants to be like him anymore." He said. Nathan giggled, before leaning forward, pressing his forehead against Sam's.

"I love you." He said softly.

"I love you too." Sam said back, pressing a gentle kiss to Nathan's lips, only for it to be cut short by a knock on the door.

"Can we come in?" Dan asked, his voice muffled slightly. Sam glanced towards Nathan, who nodded, removing his arms from Sam as the younger boy stepped away and opened the door, only for both the District3 and Union J boys to come in and attack him with hugs and 'I love you's. As this happened, Nathan stood outside of the group, watching with a small smile on his face. After a few minutes, Dan emerged from the group, grinning as he stood next to Nathan, turning and watching their friends as well.

"You proud of our little Sammy, Nath?" He asked, slinging an arm over Nathan's shoulder. The older boy simply nodded.