Alex was not be able to see Henry just yet when they shifted him to the ICU. Phillip and Shan told him how it would be hard for him to see Henry coming out of surgery but Alex is not someone easily listened and Ellen knew better than anyone else in that room. It took him a lot of convincing not to escape his room and search for Henry. The thing is Phillip didn't want Alex to be there if Henry didn't actually make it for the first twenty four hours post surgery and luckily for him, Henry survived that night crucially.

After they'd spend the next whole day arranging for Henry court notes and discussing with the lawyers about Alex's side of the case on how to drag these two bastards to the end. Alex was feeling frustrated towards the end and Oscar noticed how his mind is not in place right now when he stopped everyone and ended the meeting for the day.

"I need to see him mum. Please." Alex begs her as she tucked him in bed later that evening. "I know baby but Henry still in observation, we will see him tomorrow alright." She pulled the blanket higher above his waist and tucked them right under his arm. "Listen to your mother mijo, you needed your rest too." Oscar came to her side and wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Thank you for everything you've done." Alex spoke sending smiles over Oscar and Ellen face. He stepped closer while Ellen stepping away from Alex so he could have her spot. "You know that I'm doing this to get your approval to marry your mother right?" He says and Alex chuckled. "I don't think you are. I know you helped a lot of struggled teens that couldn't afford to hire a lawyer."

Oscar caught blushing over his good deeds and couldn't help impressed with Alex researched on him. "It's really nothing." He tried to dismiss Alex's thought on him helping him because he thought Oscar might feel sorry for him. The thing is, Oscar never did felt sorry for either Alex or Henry but rather proud at both of them standing up for their lives.

"For what it's worth, I want to thank you for everything that you have done to help us, and I am so sorry for being a dick to you before." He could hear Alex's voice breaks at the end and didn't even realized when their hands clasped on top of each other. Oscar pressed his lips trying to suppress his own tears before he pulled Alex by his neck and gave him a hug. "Anything for you mijo." He whispered and he could feel Alex exhaled a breath of relief in his arms.

"Get some rest okay? We'll see you in the morning." He cupped Alex's cheek rubbing the pad of his thumb to wipe his tears. Alex nodded with a smile before his mother gave him another hug and a kiss on his cheek. "Just try to get some sleep darling." She says ruffling the curly mess over Alex head. "Goodnight." He says before pulling the blanket higher up to his chin and Ellen smiles wrapping her hand in Oscar's before they both left.

Alex tossed and turned that night in restlessness finding it hard to sleep without Henry by his side. He knows that he usually never did had Henry by his side but last two nights after weeks being apart, he had him. Henry is back in his arm and he longed for that feeling but today he was confined to his bed with his mum guarding him like a prisoner wanting to escape.

So instead he got up, reaching for his crutches by his bed side and tried to limp with his broken leg towards Henry's room.

"Where do you think you're going?" One of the nurses asks seeing him out from his bed walking with the crutches in the hallway. "Just need to stretch my legs." He replied without glancing over her. "Third floor, room eight." She says after Alex passed by her and it made him stopped and turned abruptly to face her.

"What? You think I don't know where you're headed to?" She asks with her one hand grabbing her waist. Alex smiled at her gesture before thanking her and headed straight to the elevator and pressed up. His room is on the second floor which is one floor down from Henry and the moment the door opened, he hurriedly inside and pressed on the third floor button.

The moment he arrived at the ICU, everyone is running around the area not even realizing him heading straight into Henry's room. The moment he enters, he closed the sliding door of his room and heard the usual beeping sound echoed in the room. He turned to see Henry on the bed unrecognizable with tubes coming out of his head, his mouth, his arms, right underneath the white blanket.

His heart broke seeing Henry like this. He never actually sees someone suffers that much in one lifetime, and he could applaud Henry for dealing with it.

He took a seat right on the chair sliding it closer to Henry's side placing his crutches over Henry's bed leaning it to the side. He eyed Henry's side of his face feeling like he stares at the face of a stranger. Henry is pale, the small tube that came out of his hair is filled with blood which he assumed to evacuate all the blood inside his brain. His arms connected to more lines and its attached to the machine next to Alex that runs all sort of medications for him.

He could see the rise and fall of Henry's chest underneath those blanket and softly placed his palm over it. "You're gonna make it Hen. I don't want to see this stop moving. You hear me?" He stares into Henry's pale face with tears flooded his eyes. He tried to intertwine their hands together, careful on the lines over his arm and couldn't help feeling the coldness over Henry's skin breaks him.

Henry casual long fingers wrapped around Alex's felt fitted like a book in a rim. His pale fingernails almost blue from the cold and Alex wished he could warm it up for him. "I hate you so much." He whispered feeling more tears flooding.

"Why do you have to endure such pain while I am the one watching from the sideline?" His fingers runs through Henry's knuckles. "I hate you so much for leaving me here alone to fight!" Tears fell on his cheek as he gripped Henry's hand tighter.

"I hate you so much for having the last word! For telling me you love me before I could get to say it back to you!" He leaned closer to Henry's face hoping he would hear him even though Alex knew he might not. "Next time, I will have the final word, not you. I will make sure of it, for the rest of our life." He whispered unable to contain his soft chuckle for being this ridiculous at himself. The thought of future never crossed Alex's mind but somehow sitting here next to Henry, he could see themselves being together.

Alex leaned himself against the chair with his legs stretched underneath Henry's bed while he stares at him sleeping in bed. Their hands never did detached from each other and Alex felt hopeful clinging on to Henry like his life depend on it. Henry will survives this, he will be alright and he will wake up again so Alex would scream at his face for leaving him like this.

He was drifted to sleep by Henry's steady heartbeats and his eyes slowly closed and the last thing sees was Henry sleeping next to him.

"Alex."

"Wake up."

"Alex?"

"Alex." Henry's voice whispered into his ears.

"Alex?" He was startled at Phillip shaking his shoulder to wake and the moment he did, his hand still clasped in Henry's finger. He felt the light is too brightening in the room when he opened his eyes and Phillip immediately shuts the blinds to help him adjust. He raised himself from the chair feeling the strained over his back for sleeping on it the whole night.

"I know I would find you here. Why would I even bothered to think otherwise." He mutters alone placing his coat down on the edge of Henry's bed while Alex stares at Henry still sleeping soundly in bed. "What do you mean?" He asks and Phillip stares at him, "Your mother is looking for you." He replied but Alex ignored his words and the room fell silence again.

"He pull through both nights, I'm guessing that's a good news." Phillip starts and Alex remained silent still had his hand wrapped in Henry's. Seconds later the door barged opened and revealed Ellen frantic opening with her eyes wide searching and the moment she saw Alex, her face softens in relief.

"Jesus Alex! Why would I bothered? I knew I should have come here first and found you here!" She yells and Oscar came from behind her softly chuckling.

"The nurse is looking for you Alex. Let's go." Oscar says and Alex shook his head at him. His gaze never lefts Henry's and so does their hands, "I'm staying here." He replied back to his mother and she huffed in anger behind him.

"Why would I bothered to argue with him?" She turned her gaze towards Oscar next to her and Phillip pressed his lips hiding his smile. "It's alright Alex, I will look after him." Phillip offered and Alex sighs stroking his fingers against Henry's knuckles. "I'll be back here before you know it, alright?" He told Henry almost as if he could replied him back but only a stunt silence and the beeping of his steady heart were Alex's only replies.

He sighs before he stood up and leaned against Henry's and pressed his lips over his forehead and whispered in his ear, "I miss you infinity."

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"Mr Diaz need I remind you that you can't represent your soon to be step son in this trial." Judge Steven starts during the deposition after they all sat down. "Oh I know judge, I am not here for him, I am here for Mr Fox's little brother, Henry." Oscar says staring at Phillip and their lawyer Mr Campbell with Shan and Alex sitting right across from the table. Ellen stayed back at the hospital unable to be with Alex when he was in the court so she chose to stay with Henry.

"Are you all sure you want to do this? I mean it's not gonna be an easy case fighting the Warrens." Judge Steven says again before taking his seat by the head of the table. They haven't gone to the actual court room just yet since the deposition is where they need to iron out those details of the case before they are bringing it to trial. Collecting testimonies and witnessed for the trial is crucial considering this is a big case for any of them, hence why they are here in the Judge's office that Monday morning.

"I know sir, which is why we need to be extra cautious about this, including anyone whom accepting bribe from the Warrens." Oscar snide comment earning Judge Stevens an angry look. Alex could see he is a Texan man with his broad build, his chiseled chubby cheeks and his beer belly peaking through his judge robe. The fact that he had the Lone Star State flag with Stetson's cowboy hat hanging in his office screams Texan and Alex felt a proud Texan boy the moment he entered the office.

"Are you implementing that I was bribed by the Warrens so they could win this case counselor?" He asks and they all could see Oscar didn't even flinched at his death stares. "No sir, that would be rude of me. But just so you know, the kid that we fought for is fighting for his life in the hospital right now because of them. I won't let him get hurt anymore."

Alex could feel warmth spread on his chest after he heard Oscar while Phillip smiles at him softly. Judge Stevens sighs before flipping through the pages and stroke his temple with his fingers, "This is some serious allegations you got here. I could deal with assaults, but rape? What is your evidence?" He asks and Oscar handed over the recording that Alex had in his phone from his own.

Judge Steven played the record and listened attentively at the voice of James and Danny beating Alex up and sighs before he wrote something on the paper.

"We'll bring this to trial in next few days. I hope you're ready Alexander. This is not gonna end easy. They had the best lawyer in the States." He warned before he stood up and Alex eyed him from the end table with his legs still in braced as he sat on the wheelchair. "But we had truth on our side. Even though it end badly later on, the world will know them for what they are." Alex replied and Judge Steven's glanced at him from his lowered glasses.

"What are they then?" He asks and Alex was about to reply when Phillip interrupt him, "The devil spawn." Judge Steven didn't exactly look surprised at his words but instead starts gathering his folders in his hand, "I'll see you guys in couple of days. Good luck to you all." He says before he left.

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It was true as what Judge Steven said, the trial was a mess and it was the hardest Alex seen for Oscar and Henry's lawyer fought. It wasn't just the fact that the Warren's lawyer is a hell of a manipulative person but he is good with twisting facts and made it all about them are the victim instead of Alex and Henry.

"Your honor if I may, if these boys were indeed responsible for a rape, why suddenly bring it up now? Why not on the course of event itself? Why months later? All of these seems like a waste of time if you agree with me." Their lawyer starts and it already boils Alex deep inside seeing how easily he dismissed Henry like this.

"Because for the last few months Henry struggled to grasp the reality and suffers tremendously mentally and physically in dealing with what they had done to him!" Alex raised his voice and Judge Steven bangs his gavel on the table sending echoed throughout the courtroom earning them all stunt silence, "Control your client counselor!" He yells and Oscar pressed his hand over Alex's shoulder, "You can't say anything Alex, you know that. Please, let us do all the talking." He whispered and Alex huffed in anger clenching his jaw tight in his frustration.

"But you don't know what Henry dealt with! I'm the one that saw through his nightmare and his attacks. Not them!" Alex yelled back at Oscar and Campbell and they both exhaled sharply. "Alex, let them speak on Henry's behalf and you need to hold your anger or they will drop this case and have you in jail for being disrespectful and disobeying in courtroom." Philip held him from behind the stand and Alex sighed angrily at his words.

He crossed his arms over his chest and he could see from the corner of his eyes James and Danny smirking and grinning at him. He could feel heat radiating in his heart sending red to his ears and he wished he could stormed out from here but he is limited to move anywhere without looking pathetic.

"Now can we move on or do you any other stupid questions counselor?" Judge Steven asks at the Warren's lawyer and he was stunt to hear judge asks him such questions.

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By noon none of the questions makes sense to Alex and he wonders why they are dragging this further from the truth. He could sense that this trial would never end and most questions answered with more questions which he hates most and he couldn't deny that his heart is racing to hurry back to Henry.

"Alex?" Ellen voice heard from the speaker and Alex gripped his phone tighter in his hand. They were taking a break from the trial before continued back after lunch and Alex is already exhausted from sitting on the chair in the courtroom so he took his crutches and walked out to get some fresh air.

"Mum." His voice breaks and Ellen sighs, "How is it?" She asks him.

"Disaster. How is he?" Alex asks and Ellen silenced for a while before she continued, "Same. No changes." She says almost a whisper and Alex could almost hear the beeps behind her and knows Henry is alive but still in his dreams.

Days ago the doctor told them that Henry is in a coma and although his vitals is better than earlier but he is still in the danger zone. His brain might get swell after the operation or he could get another bleed in his brain if they risks in waking him up again so they need to keep him sedated. They thought that his sleep deprivation causing tension to his brain that made it worst.

"I don't think we're gonna win this mum." Alex voice sound hopeless and Ellen could sense that he is giving up. She knew exactly what happened since Oscar didn't let out any details for her. "It's okay Alex, just know that we have tried our best in fighting this. Henry knows that." She hushed the words softly in Alex's ear hoping it would ease the feeling of defeat a little.

"I feel like I let him down again." His voice breaks into tears as he leaned against the wall of the courthouse. He could see people passing by him and noticed him teared up but chose to ignore him. "Henry wouldn't care about all of that. Just the thought of you guys fighting in his place is enough. At least we tried." Alex sighs listening to his mother while he switched his phone in his other ear and watched how Oscar and Campbell walked towards him with Phillip leading them.

"Mum I gotta go, I'll see you soon, kiss Henry for me." He told her and ended the call without waiting for her reply.

"What is it?" He asks and Phillip held him by his elbow to hides further into the corner, "We might have a lead." He told him and Oscar pressed his finger over his lips to shush him hoping no one could hear what they are about to say. "Not here." He says and helped Alex walked away from the hallway and into one of the restroom.

They are lucky that all of them are men and the moment they'd entered, Oscar began inspecting each and every cubicle for any presence of people inside and to their luck no one is there at the moment and Campbell locks the door of the bathroom so they won't get interrupted.

"What's with the secrecy?" Alex asks and Phillip crossed his arms over his chest. "We can't risk anything and if they knew what we had in plan, they might do something to jeopardize it." Phillip says and it still doesn't answer Alex's questions.

"One of Danny's old victim, she came forward to us and wanted to submit her confession as one of the rape victim and she vouched to tell jury that the Warren paid her to kept her silenced and abort her unborn child." Campbell says and Alex could feel that sliver of hope began to rise in their case.

"Where is she?" He asks and both Oscar and Campbell turned to glance at each other. "Hidden so they won't do anything to hurt her." Oscar replied briefly and Alex nodded but startled when someone rattled the door to open. "Don't mentioned this to anyone. Promise." Oscar warned him and he nods at him repeating his words. "Promise."

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Alex went back to the hospital that day to see Henry followed by the rest of the men while Campbell headed home. Alex was released by the doctor on his demands and he insisted to come back and finished his therapy.

It was exhausting and Alex felt pain over his legs for walking with the crutches quite often today. He felt easier to move around with the crutches rather than the wheelchair since he could control himself better.

The moment he entered the room, Henry is where exactly they had left and Phillip was the first to reach him. "Hey buddy. We're all here." He says pressing his lips over Henry's temple. Alex smiles seeing his gesture but something caught his eyes. "You cut his hair?" He yelled at Ellen and she lifted her eyebrow at him, "I was bored." She says and Phillip laughs, "Thank you Ellen, looks nice." He stroked his fingers over Henry's hair careful on the tube coming out of his scalp.

"Henry will be pissed if he knew." Alex scolds her seeing Oscar reached his arm over her shoulder by the couch and she leaned her head over his shoulder.

"What is he gonna do? Chase me? Plus it's not cutting, it's trimming. His hair is a mess and it would promote infection if I didn't." She explained and he returned his gaze back at Henry. His hair is shorter like the time he started at Stanford and Alex could almost smell the honey that he misses in his hair.

He didn't reply except sitting on the chair with his hand clasped on Henry's and suddenly his finger twitched and Alex jumped. "What?" Phillip asks and Alex turned his widen gaze at him. "He flinched." He says and Phillip turned to grab his hand over Henry's, "Hen, if you can hear me squeeze my hand." He asks him but nothing, no response, no squeezing not even a flinched.

"Maybe just spasms." He told Alex and he refused to accept it, "Henry if you can hear my voice, squeeze my hand." He repeats what Phillip told him and they all waited. Oscar and Ellen stood by the edge of Henry's bed staring at his fingers to move but it didn't and it disappoints them especially Alex.

"I guess it is." Alex whispered letting his tense shoulder relaxed and his fingers loosen over Henry's before he felt him gripped Alex's hand tighter. "He did it again!" He yells and Phillip can see Henry gripped Alex's fingers and suddenly even his tightened. "Hen? I'm right here, we are all here for you." He says stroking Henry's cheek and felt his gripped tightened again.