"you get some sleep kid. Rust*eze sent over a couple security guards for your room and Macks room. I'll be out there too." Smokey assures, shutting the light off in the room and shutting the door. Lightning watches him go and cuddles into the bed. he takes a big inhale from the shirt and sighs. it smells just like Doc. thats comforting and he settles down to sleep. he's almost asleep when Doc starts snoring. its loud, obnoxious, probably going to wake everyone else in the hospital up, but Lightnings relaxing at the sound of it. he grins a little to himself and curls up some.

"love you Doc." Lightning murmurs quietly. he's got everything except Doc himself. thats good enough for him, so he settles back down and falls asleep.

no one bothers to wake the two, as it was only about 3 or 4 AM when they got in, and by 10 AM anyone who walks by their room can hear Doc snoring, completely unbothered. Smokeys half asleep outside their room and jerks up every time a couple of nurses burst into giggles, which they do every single time they get close enough to hear Doc, effectively waking Smokey back up and keeping him that way. when 11 AM rolls around, Lightning yawns as he wakes up. he sits up and rubs his eyes.

"hmm?" Lightning murmurs, stretching.

"hey kiddo." Doc mutters, looking over.

"hey Doc." he mumbles.

"I see Smokey brought you my shirt." Doc murmurs. he nods.

"Smokey said you told him to." Lightning says, cuddling into Docs shirt.

"yeah. cause you were upset about your hoodie." Doc mumbles. Lightning smiles at him.

"thanks Doc." he mumbles. "makes me feel better to sleep in it." Lightning mutters.

"I know it does. thats why I had him bring it to you." Doc murmurs, smiling at him a little. he doesn't feel like getting up at this point. he's in a lot of pain and actually can't decide if he'll fall back to sleep or not. Lightnings got a couple machines hooked up to him so he's not coming over either, but he doesn't seem to be interested in going back to sleep.

"wonder if I can find some F1." Lightning mumbles, looking at the tv.

"probably." Doc murmurs, smiling a little. Lightning settles back down to watch tv before his eyes widen and he jumps from the bed.

"where's Bolt!?" Lightning shouts. he'd been so exhausted, in so much pain, and so worried about Doc last night the pup had completely slipped his mind!

"baby take it easy. Smokey should know where he is." Doc mutters. "you're going to hurt yourself." Doc adds sitting up.

"I don't care about me! what about Bolt! I completely forgot him!" Lightning shouts.

"but I didn't. I had Smokey deal with him." Doc assures. he pulls himself free from all the wires carefully and walks over to Lightning. he gently pushes him down onto the bed. "don't get up. just lay here. I'll get Smokey." Doc murmurs.

"but-" Lightning tries.

"shhh." Doc soothes gently, ruffling his hair. he walks over to the door and opens it.

"Hud what the hell are you doing?" Smokey snaps, pushing him back into the room.

"where's Bolt?" Doc ask. Smokey steers Doc straight back to his bed and shoves him onto it.

"Sally has him. he needed a good cleaning." Smokey assures. "she'll bring him up in a few hours." Smokey says, turning to look at Lightning.

"but I-" Lightning tries.

"I know kid. really, I do. but Sallys got him taken care of and he'll be back soon. promise." Smokey assures. Lightning gets quiet and looks away.

"Smokey take it easy on him." Doc mutters.

"okay hold on, I'll call Sally." Smokey mutters, walking out of the room. Lightning whines a little, looking over at Doc.

"he's going to get Bolt up here. its fine Monty." Doc assures gently. Lightning nods a little and looks down at his hand. he plays with his ring carefully, curling up on the bed. "its okay kid." Doc murmurs softly.

"but what if they don't let him up here?" Lightning asks nervously.

"they will let him up. its okay baby." Doc assures gently.

"I want to go home...." Lightning mumbles quietly. Doc sighs softly and looks over at him, getting up again. he walks over and sits with him. "Doc what are you doing? you shouldn't-" Lightning tries.

"shhh." Doc murmurs, laying back and pulling Lightning down with him. "come here baby. its ok. I got you okay? an I'll hold you until Bolt gets here." Doc murmurs. Lightning nuzzles closer.

"m'sorry Doc. I'm just going to make things worse for you." Lightning mutters. Doc smiles a little at him and kisses him before rubbing his cheek gently.

"its okay. I'm fine kiddo. s'long as I don't lay on that arm, I'm okay. promise." Doc assures gently.

"m'being stupid again." Lightning mumbles.

"no you're scared kid. its okay." Doc assures, holding tighter.

"whats going to happen to him?" Lightning asks hesitantly. Doc kisses his head and sighs.

"I'm not sure kid. if I'm honest. I know Junior and River are taking him back to Thomasville." Doc admits.

"he's gonna get away again." Lightning mutters.

"no he's not. they've got him this time. they're not going to let him get away." Doc assures. it gets quiet for a few minutes before Lightning looks up at Doc.

"hey Doc." Lightning says.

"hmm?" Doc ask.

"if... if they're gonna kill him or something, can... can they find out where Emily is?" Lightning ask. Doc nods.

"yeah. I'll ask Smokey later." Doc assures gently. Lightning nods a little and buries his face into Docs chest. Doc runs his fingers through the youngers hair gently, holding him tightly. "you going to watch tv?" Doc ask.

"no. I'm good curled up here with you." he mumbles. Doc nods and holds him gently. "m'not hurting your arm am I?" Lightning ask.

"no. its okay." Doc assures, smiling. Doc yawns a little and pulls him closer.

"m'I keeping you awake?" Lightning ask hesitantly.

"nope. m'actually about to fall asleep right here with you." Doc chuckles softly. he's not joking, he's literally half asleep. Lightning cuddles closer and smiles at him.

"m'sorry Doc." Lightning says.

"sorry?" Doc mumbles.

"I keep bringing a lot of bad people around." he sighs.

"thats okay kid." Doc assures.

"no I keep getting everyone beat up and in trouble and... I'm sorry." Lightning sighs. Doc holds tighter.

"baby, its alright. don't worry about it. everything is okay." Doc assures, holding him tightly. "shhh." Doc murmurs, holding him. Lightning cuddles to him and yawns, letting him sleep.

Smokey comes back in about an hour later with Bolt on his heels.

"Hud? Lightning?" Smokey asks, curiously. "kid?" Smokey ask, turning on the lights.

"he's asleep." Lightning mumbles, face still in Docs chest.

"I got Bolt." Smokey says, raising an eye brow.

"thats great. let him go." Lightning says. Smokey lets go, looking confused. "Bolt. come here." Lightning calls. Bolt runs over happily, jumping up onto the bed. "good boy baby." Lightning murmurs, patting Bolts head gently. "s'my good boy." Lightning murmurs. "you're so pretty and clean." Lightning smiles. Bolt wags his tail happily curling up on his and Docs legs. Doc doesn't budge, still snoring quietly, face buried in Lightnings hair.

"is he really asleep?" Smokey asks.

"yeah." Lightning mumbles.

"in all my years this guy's never been able to sleep past 8 AM." Smokey says.

"he's tired." Lightning murmurs, shifting a little to look up at Doc. the older man looks peacefully, snoring lowly. "I've never seen him sleep past 6AM." Lightning murmurs, nuzzling closer. Doc mumbles a little and pulls him closer. Lightning smiles, curling closer. he nuzzles his face into Docs chest with a quiet happy sigh. Bolt wiggles closer to them and Lightning smiles. "don't worry baby. I didn't forget you. its okay. come here good boy." Lightning murmurs, patting his head gently. "y'wanna turn that light out so you don't wake him?" Lightning ask.

"yeah sure." Smokey murmurs, shutting the light off. Smokey watches a moment before leaving the room and closing the door behind him. Doc shifts a little and mumbles, Lightning looks up at him, afraid they've disturbed the older man.

"y'okay kid?" Doc mutters, voice thick with sleep. Lightning cuddles closer to him.

"mmhmm. Smokey brought me Bolt." Lightning murmurs. Doc nods and pulls him closer. "did we wake you up?" Lightning asks hesitantly.

"no. s'okay." Doc mutters, holding tighter. Lightning nods and yawns, cuddling up to him. Docs snoring again in seconds. Lightning curls up with him and snores quietly.

when he wakes back up a few hours later, Docs back in his own bed, hooked back up to the very same machines and iv's he'd been hooked up too before and he's watching tv quietly.

"Doc?" Lightning mumbles. Doc looks over.

"hey baby. I wondered if you were ever going to wake up." he chuckles softly. Lightning stretches and yawns.

"hmmm." Lightning mumbles. "I was up for a bit then I fell back to sleep." Lightning yawns. Bolts immediately in his face, licking him happily with a happy whine. "oh hey good boy." Lightning smiles, scratching his head gently.

"he's been waiting for you to wake up since they moved me back over here." Doc murmurs.

"why did they move you?" Lightning ask, looking at him.

"my blood pressure dropped and my shoulder started hurting. moved me over here and hooked me back up to all this shit." Doc mutters, motioning to the tubes and wires connected to him.

"but... but you're okay right?" Lightning ask hesitantly.

"oh yeah kid, I'm fine." Doc assures gently. he half smiles at him. "I'm good. they got me all fixed up and good." Doc smiles at him.

"when are we gonna get to go home?" Lightning ask. Doc doesn't want to remind him that they really need to remodel before going home, that there's really no way they're living in that house until the remodeling is done, so he frowns a little.

"well... m'not really sure kid. I'll probably be released soon... they'll probably keep you for tests." Doc frowns.

"you won't leave me right?" Lightning ask.

"nah. I'll prop myself into a chair and wait for you." Doc assures with a small smile. Lightning smiles back happily. they look over as a nurse comes in with a box of one of their belongings.

"alright Mr.McQueen, you're all good to go." she smiles at him. Lightning looks confused.

"I'm being released?" Lightning ask curiously.

"yup. you're all good. we've corrected the other hospitals mistake so, you sir are good to be released." she smiles. she hands the box and release papers to him. "just sign this." she adds.

"but... but what about Doc?" Lightning ask, looking over at his fiancé. the nurse looks over.

"we're going to keep him a bit longer. due to a medical issue, he'll be here for another day or so." the nurse says.

"what?" Lightning ask looking at Doc.

"what are you talking about?" Doc ask.

"oh well I should really discuss it without-" the nurse starts.

"he's fine." Doc assures.

"I really can't unless he's family or something." the nurse says.

"he's my fiancé and I said its fine." Doc repeats.