<em>Smiling at his friend, Ethan was glad James found out and got to the hospital quickly.  A small part of him wondered what might have happened otherwise, but he didn't dwell on that.  Anna had never shown herself to cater to one guy over the other, nor had either guy exhibited more than friendship to her, even if the feelings existed.<br/><br/>Thrilled to hear her speak, Ethan bent close to Anna, and kissed her forehead, rubbing a finger across her cheek too.</em><br/><br/>"Don't you worry about him coming back...if the asshole shows his face, we'll take care of him."<br/><br/><em>Looking at James, Ethan had no doubts that between the two of them they could mess Jace up pretty good, and convince him he was through with Anna.  The problem Ethan saw in that was that Anna would probably only turn around and find another Jace, and then she  might not be as lucky the next time.<br/><br/>They really had to convince her to change her taste in guys, whatever it took to do so.</em><br/><br/>"Can I get you anything?  Ice water?  Do you hurt?"<br/><br/><em>He felt a little helpless, but wanted to give her whatever she might need to ease her discomfort.  It then occurred to him that he had brought her flowers, and he reached over to the table to grab them.</em><br/><br/>"These are from me and James."<br/><br/><em>Thinking James hadn't had time to stop along the way, but surely would have if he had thought about it, Ethan didn't mind adding his name to the card.</em><br/><br/>"Shall I give them to a nurse to put in water?"<br/><br/><em>Cringing at his ineptitude, Ethan just left the room to find the nurse with a vase.  Hopefully when he returned he'd be in better shape to offer Anna the support she needed.</em><br/><br/>