A/N: New short story! I was originally going to do this as a one shot, but eh, why not stretch it a little bit.

When Charlie sat in the running ambulance, she held her boyfriend of three years tightly as the paramedics were wrapping up his knee and shin. He was quietly groaning in pain as the paramedics hit a nerve, and she held it tighter just feeling the pain as she heard him groan.

Charlie Analero was an independent wrestler, and she had been traveling with her boyfriend ever since he had gotten into TNA months prior. Occassionally she had to leave and work, but the majority of the time she was always by his side. They had been dating for three years now, their third anniversary had past on about a week ago when her boyfriend called out Kurt Angle during Impact. At first it was just a knee sprain, Kurt had almost shattered his knee two weeks ago, and now thanks to Joe his leg might just be broken. The thought of his leg being broken and possibly being out of work for possibly months...it freightened her.

Now she may be overreacting, injuries like this happen all the time in the wrestling industry but it was natural for someone like Charlie to be scared. Call it girlfriends intuition.

As the ambulance shook a little due to turbulance of the road, she let stray tears fall. Toni didn't notice her boyfriend looking up at her, seeing her crying over him until he let go of her hand and brought his up, wiping the tears away. They looked at each other as he cupped her face within his hand and she held his wrist.

"I'm okay baby," He said, kind of smiling though his husky voice still diluted with pain.
"I know," Charlie said, smiling as well. But he knew she was faking it.

When they arrived at the hospital, Charlie was waiting in the waiting room on the edge of her seat. She was worried, could you blame her? He was the love of her life, she couldn't bear to see him in pain. As she sat in the waiting room, still she was crying silently. Her throat started hurting as she wanted to just let everything out in the open, but there were people here, it was enough that tears alone were falling.

"What's wrong?" Charlie looked up and she saw a little girl staring at her.
"Oh um," Charlie stuttered, wiping the tears away and clearing her voice. "Nothing."
"Well you're in the hospital, there must be something wrong. Are you waiting for someone?"
"Well...yeah."
"Who? You're husband?"
"No, no. My boyfriend."
"What happened? Did he get into an accident?"
"Sort of...he got into a fight and he might have broken his leg."
"Don't worry, I broke my leg last year and I'm fine now! He'll be fine!"
"I know..."
"So why are you crying?"
"Katy!"

The two of them look up and saw an older woman walking up to them. Possibly her grandmother. She picked up Katy and she sat down, placing her on her lap.

"Stop bothering the poor girl." The woman said.
"It's okay," Toni said, laughing. "She's just curious that's all. I'm Charlie."
"Oh, I'm Mariah. May I ask, are you okay dear?"
"I'm uh...a little shaken up but I"ll be okay."
"Her husband broke his leg!" Katy said to her grandmother.
"Oh that's a shame dear." Mariah said.
"Boyfriend actually, and It's alright."
"I'm sure he'll be alright deary. You have nothing to be so scared about."
"I know...he gets injured a lot so I should be used to it, but...it scares me."
"Might I ask what happened to him exactly?"
"He uh, got into a fight with someone he works with."
"Well don't worry you're pretty little head dear, I'm sure he'll be fine."
"Yeah! Then you two can go home and make babies together!" Katy exclaimed suddenly.

Mariah scolded her and Charlie couldn't help but laugh at the sudden outburst. She couldn't help but smile a little at the the grinning little girl in front of her.

"Miss Analero?" Someone called. Charlie looked up to see the woman doctor walking towards her.
"Thank you for the talk Mariah," Charlie said, smiling as she got up.
"No problem dear," Mariah said. "Take care of him and you'll be alright."
"Bye Charlie!" Katy exclaimed.
"Bye Katy." Charlie said.

She sighed as she walked over to the doctor, she suddenly felt a bit better from their little talk. Funny how a smiling little child can make you feel better.

"How is he?" Charlie asked as she walked with the doctor.
"He'll be alright," She said. "But unfortunately his tibia is torn. He may not compete for quite sometime."
"How long is quite some time exactly?"
"Three...maybe Five months at the most."

Charlie bit her lip, she could feel her heart drop at the time he could lose from work. She was devastated for him, she knew how much this job meant to him.

"So it's probably best not to travel or anything from now on?" Charlie asked.
"Correct. At least until he clears to do so. I'm going to assign him to physical therapy at a hospital that's convenient for the both of you. I assume you live with each other right?"
"Yeah, he's been injured before so I think I'll be able to help him."
"I see from his medical history. He's ready to see you now; I'll leave you to talk, here's the paperwork you need to go through and sign and you can go whenever you please."

Charlie thanked the doctor as she gave her the forms and the doctor walked away. Charlie walked into the room to see him sitting at the edge of the bed holding crutches by his side. The both of them smiled as Charlie sat down the form on the table and sat down gently next to him.

"So...did the doctor tell you?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah," He said, sighing. "Five months out."
"You seem very calm about this."
"Not a big deal...I mean, I've been injured before."
"I know..."

Charlie sighed and looked away from him, practically gnawing on her lower lip. He looked at her and he sighed, knowing what she was feeling but there was nothing he could do. The best he could do was fight through it like a man.

When Charlie signed the forms, she called a cab and she handed help him out off the bed and he balanced himself onto the crutches. She walked with him and she handed the forms to the doctor walking by them. They said their goodbyes and she walked with him through the hospital, nice and slowly.

"Bye Charlie!" Someone called out. They stopped and they saw Katy walking up to her.
"Bye Katy," Charlie bent down and picked up Katy, hugging her tightly.
"Is this your husband?" Katy asked, looking at her boyfriend, chuckling.
"That's her boyfriend sweetie," Mariah said, walking up to them and taking Katy in her hands. "Tommy, this is Mariah and Katy," Charlie said.
"Hi," He said, smiling at them.
"We should be going," Charlie said. "He needs his rest."
"Remember sweetheart," Mariah said. "Don't worry so much. I can tell he can get through this like a champ."
"I know he will." Charlie said, smiling. She hugged her goodbye and she gave Katy a kiss on her cheek and they proceeded to walk away.
"Bye Charlie's husband!" Katy exclaimed, making Charlie blush and making him laugh.

As soon as they got to the hotel, Charlie helped Tommy get ready for bed. She placed his bandaged leg ontop of a pillow and they both got under the covers. As Charlie laid a hand over his chest, she could feel Tommy kiss the top of her forehead.

"Charlie," Tommy said, getting her attention. "Thank you for staying with me. I love you."

Charlie looked up at him and she bit her lip. The both of them leaned in and they kissed each other softly, his beard tickling her face.

"I love you too." Charlie said, and she sighed.

As Tommy heard Charlie's even breathing while she fell into sleep, he had time to think about their relationship and where they were going with it. He had this on his mind for a while now, it had been three years since they had been together. He began to review the things they've gone through, Charlie was always there for him, always by his side. She even knew when to give him space and leave him alone once in a while. He rubbed his cheek against the top of her head and he sighed. He was utterly, head over heels in love with her. And he knew she felt the same way.

There was just one problem, how long until Tommy would take another step into the relationshop?

A/N: Please review! To be continued.