Ot3: Rye, Andy & Sonny

No one POV
"Andy! His heart is beating slowly...pressure low...no pupil reaction...Andy..."
Then black.

An annoying beeping was hurting Andy's head and there was too much light.
"You're back with us"
A nurse smiled at him then someone engulfed his body.
"God...you scared the shit out of me"
Sonny was shaking, he thought Andy was about to leave him, about to die.
"Rye is on his way. He took the first flight from Bangkok available"
"What? No, I'm fine..."
Andy was still confused by what happened and his eyes still struggled to adjust to the light.
"You fainted Andy...if you weren't at the firehouse, you would have been dead"
Sonny didn't want to worry his boy but it was the truth.
"You're a paramedic...you should know how serious this is"
And Andy knew he was right.

-Rye's central-
People speaking English and thai.
"We need to find an agreement within 3 days"
Rye said sternly over the phone.
"Sir...Mr. Robertson is trying to call you, he said it's urgent"
Rye nodded at the information.
"I have to go now, will recall later"

"Hey what's wrong?"
He heard a sob.
"It's Andy..."
His breathing was labored.
"I-He-..."
"Baby...breathe ok? Try to calm down. What happened to Andy?"
"He fainted at the firehouse...now they are checking him but he doesn't sound fine"
Sonny was pacing back and forth while talking on the phone.
"Ok, I'm coming back now. Will be there as soon as I can. Don't panic, Andy is gonna be ok"
Sonny nodded forgetting that Rye couldn't see him.

For the whole flight Rye couldn't stay still, he tried to stay calm but his mind was thinking about the worst.
"Sir is everything ok? Can I bring you something?"
A worried flight assistant crouched down in front of him.
"A glass of rum"
That was all Rye said.

Once at the hospital, he moved quickly through the sea of people to find the right room.
Once there he ran to Andy and squished him so hard that he couldn't breathe.
"Don't you dare do it again. I spent hours in agony, people thought I was crazy"
Rye was glad that Andy was alive, still there with him.
"Hey...you ok?"
He turned to Sonny who walked into his arms.
"Now that you're here, yes"
"So what was it?"
"Not sure...the doctors said that it could be tiredness"
Andy fumbled with his gown.
"That's it? How?"
"I-I didn't sleep much lately and with work...my body was too tired to even stand"
"He's severely sleep-deprived and added to his heart condition..." Sonny added.
"So you have trouble sleeping?"
"I don't know, at home I can't fall asleep, at least not without you and at the firehouse is even worse. It's like my mind refuses to do what my body needs"
Rye caressed his cheek, he felt like shit for not being by Andy's side when he needed it.
"I'll be home for a while. Don't worry"
"What? No...you had an important deal in Thailand"
"You're more important and will always be"
Rye kissed his forehead.

So Andy was stuck at home, possessed by boredom.
"How long till I go back to work?"
"It's been three days baby"
Sonny replied while making him a smoothie.
"Here, drink this"
He put in front of Andy a glass that looked exactly like the ones you find in magazines.
"It's a green smoothie and I made it a bit fancier. I'm practicing some new toppings"
"It looks perfect"
Andy kissed his cheek as a thank you.
"Don't worry, you'll go back to work soon...you need to rest a bit"
Sonny reassured while making Rye's smoothie.
"Shit..."
Blood started to drop on the cutting board and in no time Andy was by his side.
"Put pressure on the wound and wait here"
He ran to the cabinet that had the first aid kit.
"Let me see..."
Sonny winced in pain, the cut was deep.
"Ok, good news...your finger is still attached but I need to disinfect so it's gonna sting"
Andy did all the procedures and when he finished, Sonny's hand was safely bandaged.
"What happened here?"
"Cut myself while making your smoothie but the best paramedic on earth was here for me"
Sonny explained when Rye stormed into the room worried.
Andy truly missed his job, missed helping people.

To go back to the firehouse though, he had to sleep, regain all the energy he lost but it was impossible.
Rye was snoring quietly beside him while Sonny's spot was empty and cold since he had a shift at the bar.
Andy just laid on his back, staring at the ceiling.
He stayed there for hours, not even a sign of tiredness.
But then suddenly he jolted awake.
"What? What's wrong?"
Rye sat up, one eye open, his hair sticking up in every direction.
"I'm late for work"
Andy rushed out of bed to gather his stuff.
"Andy...baby..."
"What?"
"You don't have work"
Rye got up and stopped his movements, Andy looked at him then stormed out of the room.

When Sonny came back, he knew right away something was off.
"He's going insane and I don't know what to do"
Rye said, hand pulling his hair.
"I know...it was a small cut but he still checked my vitals"
Sonny looked at a picture on the shelf of them and smiled at the memory, when life wasn't so complicated.
"Where is he now?"
"Out in the garden...he was pretty upset so I gave him his space"
But Andy wasn't in the garden.

So the two boys rushed to Andy's firehouse.
"Rye...Sonny...it's nice to see you"
"You too Rob...where is Andy?"
Rye asked the captain distractedly, his eyes scanning the place for a blonde boy.
"Paramedics are out on a call..."
He pointed to the empty spot where the ambulance is always parked.
"How much did he sleep last night?"
Sonny turned to Rye.
"Not much...probably nothing"
"Is everything ok?"
Rob asked sensing the boys' worry.
"No, Andy shouldn't be working"

"What were you thinking?!"
Rye said a bit too sternly once Andy stepped off the ambulance.
"I can't wait a month"
He went to put away his stuff.
"There are people out there that need me"
"But you're not ok right now. What if you faint again or you make a mistake cause of this"
They just didn't want Andy to be in danger.
"I'm fine"
"No, you're not. I don't want to receive another call from your colleagues who think that you might be dead"
Rye rubbed Sonny's back, the memory still vivid in his mind.
"Andy...don't make me do it"
The boy stayed silent, he wasn't gonna give up his job, his life.
"No one is telling you to quit forever but you have to be patient"
Rye hated seeing his boy like that but it was for his health.
"Fowler...my office..."
Cap called and he already knew it.

He didn't want to be mad at the boys but he couldn't help it, it was their fault or at least that's how Andy felt.
So he slept in the guest room, barely leaving it and the boys understood but still...
"Some progress today?"
"No...I tried to talk but he completely shut off"
Rye took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, stress mixed with tiredness isn't a great combo.
"He'll talk to us..."
Sonny tried to stay positive but he was barely believing his own words.

One night Andy finally fell asleep but it didn't last long cause he woke up drenched in sweat and screaming.
"You're ok...I'm here"
Rye rushed into the room and engulfed his boy, rocking back and forth.
"I'm here now...shhh...it's ok, you're fine"
Andy clung to Rye and he felt so tired, both mentally and physically, that he thought he was going insane.
"Let's shower then sleep ok?"
Rye suggested brushing away Andy's fringe.

Once showered, they got in bed and Andy laid his head on Rye's chest, his heartbeat calm and steady.
"Just sleep, baby...I'm gonna be here the whole time"
And the boy closed his eyes.

When he woke up, he was alone and he panicked.
Rye promised to be by his side, he promised...
But a second after, that felt like a lifetime, Sonny walked in with breakfast.
Seeing Andy like that, with a blank gaze, made Sonny drop the tray, glass and plates smashing to the ground, and he ran to the boy.
"Andy...I'm here...you're ok...breathe..."
But he was struggling, it was like he was drowning and his anxiety had a firm grip on his heart, squishing it.
Then it was over, just as it arrived.
"You're ok...it's ok..."
Sonny kept saying, more to himself than Andy.
"I-I'm sorry...I-I made a mess..."
Andy said automatically looking at the mess on the floor, it was like someone murdered an orange and two eggs.
"Not your fault baby"
Sonny kissed his head to reassure him.
"I-I panicked...I didn't see Rye and thought you left too"
The boy silently cried.
"No, we would never leave you"

After all that Andy admitted that he was wrong and that taking some time off was the best for everyone, mainly himself.
It was hard, staying at home doing nothing while the news only talked about emergencies.
He said to the boys that he was getting better and that Rye didn't have to stay home 24/7 to check on him.
They believed him, they saw that he was getting better but wanted to stay by his side anyway.
"Thailand can wait baby. I'm more needed here"
Rye replied kissing him softly.

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Note*
The story is kinda shit and I could have chosen a better title but couldn't think of anything decent.
But as promised here another story and I'll try to post better ones in the future.