Fic: Always There - Chapter One
Title: Always There
Author: Jayne Leigh
Matt was always there for Danny...Danny was always there for Matt... What happens when Danny can't be there anymore?
Rating: R
Characters or Pairing: Danny/Jordan Matt/Harriet
Disclaimer: I don't own them!
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Always There: Chapter One
It started as him just being tired then it developed into him forgetting the smallest thing and unbearable migraines. Jordan made him go to the doctors; she was worried that he was working to hard. After a week of not feeling much better, he made an appointment, just to keep Jordan happy. It was nothing.
That's what he thought anyway. The doctor did an examination but when Danny was expecting to hear the word 'Overworked' instead he heard 'possibility of a Tumour.' He stared at the doctor before asking him to repeat himself.
He carried out more tests. All the time, Danny was telling himself that it was just routine and nothing would come of it. He could feel Jordan’s hand getting tighter and tighter around his as they sat and waited for the results.
Danny didn't listen to everything the doctor said as he read out the results; he just heard the important parts.
Bad News... Too Big To Operate...
He couldn't remember much after leaving the doctors office. Now he was sat at his desk but he wasn't doing any work.
“What are we going to do about the show?” Jordan asked, wiping her tears away with the back of her hand.
“What?” He looked over at her. She was sitting in the seat in front of his desk.
“The show?” She replied. “Do...do you think we should go on hiatus early?”
“I'm not dead yet.” He stood up.
“Uh, I'm sorry... I didn't...I...” She stuttered before looking back down as more fell from her eyes.
Danny sighed and moved to her side. “I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that.”
“What are we going to do?” She looked up at him.
“We're going to get on with the show.” He told her, reaching up and brushing a few tears away.
“I didn't mean that.” She placed her hand on top of his, as it rested against her cheek.
He was silent for a moment, just looking into her eyes, helplessly before whispering. “I know.”
XxXxX
“Who have you told?” Jordan asked, the next day, sitting in his office again, she spent more time there then she did in her own.
“No one.” He answered.
“What about Matt?” She asked.
“I can't.”
“Danny, you will have to at some point.”
“I know but its not the right time, he's going through all that stuff with Harriet...” He started to explain.
“He's a grown man... you can't protect him from everything.”
“I can from this... for the moment anyway...” He told her. “No one else needs to know just yet...I'm fine...for the moment.”
Jordan eyes welled up at the words. She couldn't believe she was going to lose him. After everything they went through when they first got together. They hadn't been a couple for long enough yet.
“Sorry.” Danny sighed, closing his eyes.
“You don't have to apologies...” She told him, taking a deep breath and managing to give him a small smile. “If you're not ready to tell everyone just yet, then that's fine.”
“I don't want sympathy...I don't want to be treated different.” He told her. “I couldn't stand it if people started to treat me as if I'm helpless.”
“Well, whenever you're ready.” She replied.
“Thank you.” He said quietly, before going back to staring at the wall.
XxXxX
6 weeks had passed and still no one had found out. Although they all noticed Danny acting weird but also noticed Jordan hanging around more often so put it down to that.
Danny's headaches got worse, he started vomiting and he suffered a seizure once when he was at home with Jordan but all the doctor could offer him was some medication to control it all.
Matt still hadn't worked out what was going on but he had his own problems to deal with. Luke was at the studio a lot more then before and every time Matt saw them together, his heart broke just a little more. Thankfully he had his pills to make the pain ago away. He just kept telling himself that once he was over Harriet, he'd be able to stop taking them. They were just helping him get through the day.
Danny was sitting next to Matt as they watched Simon and Harriet read through the 'News' segment. He could feel his head start to pound and it wasn't long before his vision begun to blur.
“Hey.”
He turned and saw Jordan taking a seat next to him. He could just make out her concerned face.
“Danny, are you okay?” She asked but he could barely hear her.
Her questioned caused Matt and a few others to look at them.
“Danny?” Matt said, he hadn't noticed how ill he looked before.
Danny tried to turn his head to look at Matt, to assure him that he was okay but he couldn't. Everything started to fade into darkness.
“Danny!” Jordan screamed as he started to fall to the floor.
“Someone help!” Matt shouted as he watched helplessly as his best friend had a seizure.
“Hold his legs down!” Jordan ordered Matt, quickly jumped into action, trying to hold his head still.
Matt did as he was told as everyone started to crowd around to see what was happening.
It wasn't long until the seizure stopped and Danny slowly started to come around.
“What's going on?” He mumbled, trying to sit up seeing Matt and Jordan looking down at him, concerned.
“You had a seizure...” Jordan explained, helping into the sitting position.
“Don't worry, we're going to get you to the hospital.” Matt told him.
“No...No hospital.” Danny replied.
“What do you mean? You need to get checked out.” Matt claimed.
“Matty, I'm fine...”
“You're not fine!” Matt insisted. “Jordan, tell him.”
Jordan looked at Matt for a moment before looking at Danny, his eyes pleading with her not to say anything.
“Can someone get him a glass of water?” She asked, looking at the people stood around them.
“Jordan!” Matt glared at her.
“Matty, I don't need to go to the hospital.” Danny told him. “I'll be fine...just...just let me rest for a while.”
“This is crazy!” Matt stood up. “What's going on?”
“Nothing is going on.”
“Danny! There's something going on and I want to know what!”
“I told you, there's nothing going on.”
“I know you...I know when you're lying! You used to do it to me on a regular bases, remember?” Matt replied, referring to his addiction. He knew it wasn't something nice to do but it normally made Danny feel guilty enough to tell him the truth.
“I remember.” Danny said quietly, looking down.
“Look, this isn't helping anyone...” Jordan cut in. “Can someone help me get him up to his office?”
“You using coke again?” Matt asked, once again causing everyone to fall silent.
“God, Matty... of course I'm not.” Danny answered.
“Damn it, Danny!! Stop calling me, Matty because you only do when something is going on!” He exclaimed. “When you're trying to protect me! I'm not a little kid! Stop treating me like one!!”
“Do you really think I'd be using coke again?” Danny asked.
“I don't know what to think.” He replied. “There must be a reason why you won't go and see a doctor.”
“There's no point because they won't be able to do anything!”
“You don't know that!” Matt raised his voice slightly. He didn't like this. There was something going on that he didn't know about. Danny knew everything that was going on with him. Well, not everything but the important stuff... the pills... they were just a quick fix for the moment in time.
“Yes, I do!”
“Oh, so you're a Doctor...” Matt started off sarcastically.
“Because it's a tumour!” Danny suddenly shouted, stopping Matt in mid sentence. He took a deep breath to calm himself before continuing quietly. “They can't do anything because I'm dying, Matty.”
“What?” He whispered.
Harriet’s hand flew to her mouth as the words sunk in. Tom and Simon both looked at each other, wondering whether they just heard right. Cal, who had been stood behind some people, pushed his way to the front and looked at him.
“I didn't want to tell you like this...”
“Is this a joke?” Matt asked.
“No, Matt I wish it was...” Danny sighed.
“No... No it's got to be a joke.” He shook his head.
“Matt.”
“It's not funny, Danny...” He whispered.
“I know.”
Matt swallowed the lump that rose in his throat as he tried to get his head around what he was just told. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to look at Harriet, who had tears streaming down her face. He shrugged away from her touch, stepping back, towards Danny and Jordan.
“Matt...” Danny started again.
Matt looked around the room, seeing everyone watching him.
“I got.... I got to do....” He stuttered, pointing to the door when he couldn't finish the sentence. “I'll...I'll be right back.”
“Matt.” Danny went to follow him as he walked quickly out.
“Maybe you should give him some space.” Jordan said softly.
Danny just stared at the doors as they closed behind him. She was right; maybe space was the best thing for him now. Besides, he didn't think he had the energy to catch up with him.
He sighed. “Yeah.”
“Come on, let’s go to your office.”
He nodded again, not bothering to argue.
“Right...why...why don't we do the 'News' again...” Simon suggested. He knew that no one was in the right frame of mind to get it right but they needed to do something. They couldn't just stand around thinking about it all. They still had a show to put on.
“Yeah... once more, from the top.” Cal ordered, thinking the same as Simon.
Everyone slowly started to go back to what they were doing but no one had their minds, completely on the job in hand.
TBC
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