Seattle, WA

Seven Months before it fell apart

Daniel and Vanessa Bryan were just walking into their house after the company's picnic that was a huge success this year. Vanessa was usually in charge of it and all company picnics or any other gathering that the company put on. This year a group of wives's decided that the company's owner Daniel Bryan of Boeing Aviation that his wife needed to take the year and not plan anything so she could spend more time with her own family.

"That was a wonderful picnic this year Vanessa." Daniel said as they walked into the kitchen as Vanessa started to fix a pot of coffee and some iced tea as some of their good friends from the company were coming over for a night of movies and popcorn.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you anyways honey." Vanessa said as she saw that their housekeeper had everything taken care of all Vanessa had to do as start the pot of coffee and put the popcorn in the microwave.

"Why do you say that my dear?" Daniel asked as he pulled Vanessa close to him and pressed a kiss to her forehead then one to her lips."You always do a wonderful job."

"You remember Carrie Swagger coming to me about a year ago?" Vanessa asked and Daniel nodded his head in agreement. "Well I had nothing to do with the picnic at all. The only thing I can help with as in any gatherings for the company this year is at Christmas. Carrie deserves all the credit dear not me."

"That is right. Well honey when she came to you with all of this, that is when my mom was really sick and you had been gone for a lot of things. That was very nice of her." Daniel said.

"Yes it was the only thing I can help with is the Christmas party and that is it." Vanessa said "I am going to head up and change. I am just worn out."

Daniel smiled at his wife who was so put together no matter what she wore she always looked like a million bucks. "Are you feeling better honey we can cancel tonight if you want so you can rest."

"We can do this honey. I am tender but okay." Vanessa told him. She was very thankful that Natalya their housekeeper had put everything out and had made sure the house was spotless as it normally was. It as only a few days before that Vanessa had to have emergency surgery to have both her gall bladder and appendix removed as she had gotten really sick at a function for Daniel's office and was seen by the company's doctor Randy Orton and after she was seen he rushed her to the hospital to have the surgery.

Vanessa walked up and wanted to change into a pair of yoga pants and pulled out really cute shirt that Daniel had just bought her and slipped it on then unbuttoned her jeans and walked into bathroom to check her stitches and noticed that one of them was bleeding and grabbed some of the supplies that she had come home with after surgery to change the bandage but after taking off the tape she started to remove the gauze and it as stuck to some of the stitches and she screamed as it hurt. Daniel who was in the family room ran upstairs to see what was wrong. "Vanessa honey are you okay?"

"That hurt like a bitch." Vanessa muttered not realizing that Daniel was in their bedroom

"What hurts Nessa?" Daniel asked as the doorbell rang.

"My stitches hurt. If that is Dr Orton send him up please." Vanessa said

"Okay dear." Daniel said as he walked down to see Dr Orton there with his wife Amanda and let them in and told Dr Orton that Vanessa was in some pain and told him that she was upstairs and needed help and Dr Orton headed up to make sure that Vanessa was alright.

"Hey doll" Dr Orton said as he walked into the bathroom where he saw that Vanessa was standing with tears threating to fall down her face

"Help please." Vanessa said

"What happened honey you were fine an hour ago." Dr Orton said as he had been at the picnic as well with is wife Amanda and their two kids that were spending the night with his parents.

"I came up to change into a pair of yoga pants so I was more comfy after being in jeans for the pincic and checked my stitches but this on was bleeding and well I decided to change the bandage and well the gauze is stuck to the stitches with some dried blood and it hurt." Vanessa explained

Dr Orton couldn't help but smile at Vanessa thinking god she beautiful but she is my boss's wife. "Well let me take a look at it and see what we can do hon. Let me wash my hands if you would sit on your bed and lay back I can look at it better take the towel and place it under you so we don't get your bedding dirty." then started to wash his hands and soon dried them and smiled when Vanessa was just laying there. As he looked at her stitches he saw that some of them were coming loose and he needed to redo them as so they didn't get infected or rip out. "Let me go and grab my medical bag and a suture kit from my truck babe and I will redo them."

Vanessa just nodded her head in agreement curled into a ball and laid down even more. Dr Orton was only gone for a few minutes before walking back into her and Daniel's bedroom along with Dr John Cena who was good friends with Vanessa as his wife was best friends with her and he by chance had run into the duo while on a run and fell in love with Bella and they had been married fo nearly 2 years and expecting their first child.

"Nessa you will feel a poke then a burn as I numb you to do the stitches." Dr Orton said as he started to numb Vanessa who had tears in her eyes and John held her hands since Daniel was downstairs dealing with the company that had arrived

"Okay. John why are you up here?" she asked not like she minded at all.

"Though Orton might need help and came to say hi and see how you are feeling." John told her

"Oh that hurts Dr Orton." Vanessa said quietly

"Sorry hon. I have to take them all out then redo them. As this is the one I had to open you up on to remove your appendix." Dr Orton told her

"Nessa I have a question for you." John said

"Okay what is it?" Vanessa asked

"Why is it you call him Dr Orton but you call me John?" he asked

"Well its because I have known you for years and I can't call him Randy I have to call him Dr Orton due to Daniel." Vanessa told him

"You know you can call me Randy dear. We met through John." he said

"I know that but Daniel doesn't and I don't need him thinking that something happened between us." Vanessa said. Truth be known things did happen between Randy and Vanessa when they met through John and Bella, they dated for nearly 6 months before deciding to be just friends.

"Very understandable. Okay all the old ones are out now time do the ones. I have to add more numbing meds so you don't feel much. Then I don't want you over doing anything." he told her.

It was about 15 minutes later when the three came down and Vanessa just curled up into a ball and laid down in the overstuffed chair and she covered up with a blanket. Daniel came and sat down beside her and asked how she was feeling. Vanessa told him that Dr Orton had to redo all of the stitches and she was in some pain but wanted to spend time with friends. As the evening passed they all had a good time and Daniel looked down at his wife who was sound asleep.

"I apologize now for Vanessa falling asleep." Daniel said

"No need to at all Daniel. Vanessa just had surgery and we understand." Bella said as she smiled at her best friends husband

"Bella is right. No need. We are still here enjoying our time with friends." Amanda said

"Thank you for understanding." Daniel said

It was nearly two hours later when everyone started to leave as it was pretty late and almost everyone had to be up early for work. Dr Orton told Daniel that he wanted to see Vanessa in the morning to just bring her in and he would see her to make sure things were healing right from surgery.