The next time Louis wakes he's engulfed in Harry's smell, he opens is eyes and realises Harry's pillow is behind his head and there is a blanket on the bed that smells and looks like Harry's from home.

"Hey darling, how's my boy" Harry asks from beside the bed, he's stroking Lou's hair lovingly, Harry is dressed in sweats and a sweater with his signature backwards cap and he looks amazing.

"I'm k, just sore" Louis says.

"You slept a good 28 hours, that's really good baby, you're doing so well" Harry says smiling.

"Can I come home" Louis asks innocently.

Harry smirks.

"No darling, but we've brought home to you, when you are out of intensive care we can bring some more things over but for now, the bedspread and pillow will have to do" Harry smiles.

"Thank you Harry" Louis says honestly.

"Anything for you" Harry says so sincerely.

"Can I sit up" Louis asks Harry.

"Only for a little while okay, you need to be lying down for your rib to be healing properly" Harry says.

"My rib?" Louis asks.

He has no idea what his injuries are, he hasn't had the chance to really ask, and he doesn't really want to know.

"Sweetheart, remember when I told you your injuries were severe" Harry asks,

Louis nods in understanding.

"Well, your right rib was shattered completely, Drew and I had to reset it, your spleen was ruptured because of it and we had to take it. Your left kidney is badly damaged from the stab wound but Scott was able to save it, you had massive internal bleeding and nearly didn't make it. Your right shoulder was dislocated and you had a cracked skull which thankfully are both healing nicely" Harry explains to Louis, as gently as possible.

Louis looks at Harry and he looks lost, he doesn't understand why this happened to him, he tries to remember what happened but he still can't.

"Oh" Louis says numbly.

"Come on I'll help you sit up" Harry says trying to distract Louis from his thoughts.

He grabs Louis under the arms and Louis grips Harry's strong arms, Harry gently raises Louis but Louis cries out in pain, it's so intense he feels like he can't breathe.

"Ahhhhh nooooo, I can't I cant It hurts" Louis cries out

"It's okay, it's okay, it's going to be painful kiddo, but once I get you comfy you'll be okay"Harry says.

He makes quick work of raising the head of the bed for Louis, he gets him as comfortable as possible and dries the tears that have fallen.

"It's okay, it's okay I'm here, this position is good for your chest and if we can do this for a little while everyday your chest infection will heal quicker" Harry says,

"I don't want to, I don't want to do this anymore, Harry please it hurts just make it all go away" Louis breaks.

"Shhhhhhh, shhhhhhhh, I'm so sorry baby, if I could take away your pain I would, I'm so sorry" Harry says as he calms Louis as best he can.

"I just want you, I just need you and I can't have you" Louis says brokenly.

"I'm right here angel, right here" Harry says.

"I want your arms, I need your arms and you and I can't have you" Louis cries.

"Oh darling it's okay" Harry says.

He doesn't usually play by the rules when it comes to patients and Louis is certainly no exception. Harry takes his shoes off and climbs into bed beside Louis, he can't move Louis too much but he does, just enough so Louis can lean comfortably against Harry's side.

"I know it's not enough but I'm here baby, I'm right here, I'll always be here, just relax I've got you"Harry says.

Louis calms down and Harry lulls him back to sleep. Scott walks into the room with Drew trailing behind, they just finished an eight hour shift.

Scott's eyebrows raise up at Harry in bed with Louis.

"He needed me" Harry shrugs.

"Dr dangerous strikes again" Drew chuckles.

Harry smirks.

"How is he?" Scott asks smiling.

Harry sighs.

"He's okay, pain is bad, he's confused, still can't remember what happened, but I'm thinking his body's response to the pain and torture was to block it out. He's grumpy and upset, just wants to come home" Harry says.

Scott sighs.

"I really wish we could just take him home, but we can't even contemplate it until he's out of intensive care. The poor kid" Scott says.

"How's his breathing?" Drew asks.

"Better now I've sat him up" Harry says.

"That's good, give him another half hour then?" Scott suggests.

"Yeah, I just want to hold him a bit longer too" Harry says.

"I have some good news" Scott then says smiling.

"The adoption went through?" Harry asks smiling.

"Sure did, Louis is now officially mine and Edwards" Scott says smiling

Harry can't help but smile back, this is all they have wanted from the start. George their lawyer suggested Scott and Edward go for custody, it would push through quicker and if Harry wants to pursue a relationship with Louis, it's better that he's not on the papers.

"Now Louis has 6million pounds in his bank account, it's all his and Troy and Noah were sentenced today to life in prison" Drew says.

The boys are so thankful everything has come together, they are so happy Louis is now theirs officially and he can get his money and live a wonderful life that he deserves. They just wish he didn't have to go through so much pain and torture to get there.

...

"Louis can you hear me" Harry asks concerned.

Louis has been breathing irregularly for the last hour, his heart rate dropping in intervals and his pulse low.

Louis groans at Harry's voice, he just wants to sleep, he's so exhausted.

"Kiddo, we need you to open your eyes for us now" Scott says and Louis can hear the concern in his voice.

Louis eyes flutter open to a room full of panic. Harry, Drew, Edward and Scott are all in work scrubs, and three nurses are in the room, including Jax.

"Pulse?" Scott asks, his voice dominating and insistent.

"Up and down" Jax relays.

"Sweetheart, we need you to stay awake for us, can you do that" Harry asks as he comes close to Louis head, running his hands through Louis hair.

"I can't breathe Harry" Louis says breathlessly, he's starting to struggle and he doesn't understand.

"Don't panic, we know, we're going to help you okay" Harry says.

Louis does panic though, he can't get enough air in, he's so exhausted though he can't make his body move properly.

"Darling, you've got a lot of fluid on your lungs that we need to drain, that's why you can't breathe properly. We are going to fix it but we need you to relax" Scott's caring voice says to Louis.

"It hurts, I can't breathe" Louis says he's struggling badly.

"Okay let's sit him up" Harry says.

Things are starting to move quickly now, Louis could lose his life if they don't hurry up.

Louis doesn't want to sit up, it hurts him badly but he has no choice and Drew is grabbing him under the arms as gently as possible and bringing him to a sitting position.

Louis screams in agony.

"I gotcha kid, I'm sorry buddy" Drew says upset, he knows how much this is hurting Louis and it's heartbreaking.

He holds Louis in place as Louis grips his strong arms tightly the pain is so intense.

"Relax Lou, relax, suck on this for us Sweetheart" Harry says as he hands him a green whistle, Louis does his best as Drew holds him tightly.

Scott and Harry open the back of his hospital gown and start coating him in something. They are talking medical jargon he doesn't understand and he's so scared.

"Okay Lou, we're not going to lie this is going to hurt but we can't wait any longer, Drew's got you okay you will feel so much better when we're done" Scott says, trying to reassure Louis.

Louis doesn't have time to protest before he feels a sharp pain in his back, he screams in absolutely agony as Scott inserts a drain in between his lung and his chest cavity, he's so sore from all his injuries and he feels like he's being stabbed again. He tries to struggle free but Drew is holding him tightly and he can't move.

"It's okay, it's okay, suck on the whistle" Drew says

"No, stop it please stop, it hurts"Louis screams.

The boys have tears in their eyes at Louis desperate pleas.

"You're doing so well Lou" Drew keeps telling him as Louis has a death grip on his arms, tears streaming down his face.

"Good boy angel, so good for us darling" Harry is trying to reassure Louis as he helps Scott.

"Almost over kiddo, I'm almost done, you're doing so well kiddo" Scott says.

Louis is in so much pain and the boys are so shattered, especially when he calls for his Mum.

"I want my mum, I need my mum, please let me go" Louis cries.

Louis is so out of it and in pain he doesn't realise he's done it. It breaks the boys hearts and they try to console him as best they can.

"Ssshhhh, it's okay, it's all okay" Drew says.

"Okay kiddo, I'm done I'm pulling the drain out now, you're okay"Scott says.

Louis feels the drain come out of his back and it hurts like fuck,

"I'm just going to put a few stitches in now Sweetheart, just relax" Scott says.

"No....let me go" Louis cries.

"Shhhhh, it's nearly all over darling" Harry says as he strokes Louis sweaty hair and kisses his temple.

"Make it stop, I don't want this anymore" Louis cries.

"Just one more stitch Sweetheart" Scott says, Louis is just crying, when Scott finishes, he's laid down and given a high dose of pain relief, the boys all comforting him. He is so far gone though and in so much pain, he's exhausted and passes out hiccuping in his sleep.

The boys remove Louis nose tubes and replace it with an oxygen mask, so he can breathe easier.

"I don't think I've ever felt that terrible in my entire career" Scott confesses when Louis is off, he rubs his hands over his face and sighs.

"That broke my heart" Drew says.

"He called for his mum, the poor kid, I just can't let him go through anything else, I feel so helpless" Harry says.

"We will get through this guys, one step at a time. Good news is Louis stats are coming back up" Jax says as he keeps checking them religiously.

"His temp is down too" Edward says.

"Let's keep it down" Drew says.

"I'm staying, I'm calling in" Harry says as he settles down in a chair next to Louis bed.

"I'll cover you" Edward says and Harry smiles in thanks.

Harry doesn't move from beside Louis bed and monitors his every move and breath religiously.