Mike "The Miz" Mizanin drove through the streets of LA and let out a long, exasperated breath. They'd had another fight. One in the long line they'd had in their tumultous three year relationship. She'd been pushing for them to get married again. And he just wasn't ready to settle down. Not when there was the uneasy feeling that things weren't right between him and Maryse.

He sighed again. They should have been. She fit right into the world he'd created for himself. She was thin, blonde and beautiful. And their relationship was wonderful. When they didn't have to spend too long having a conversation with each other. He looked at his phone as it rang on the seat beside him. It was her. For the eighth time in the hour he'd spent driving around since he'd left the house. He hadn't answered a single call. She'd just convince him to come back to the house and they'd have their usual makeup sex and everything would be fine. Until the next time she brought it up. He glanced back at the road in time to see the road sign coming closer and closer into view. He barely had enough time to brace for the impact. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion after that. Until he landed on the pavement. He looked up at the night sky, his eyes focusing on the stars, random moments from his life floating through his head. And then there she was. The reason he'd been so staunchly opposed to marriage. He saw it all so clearly. As if it had only happened moments before.

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"If you want me to, I'll stay." He said softly. She shook her head.

"I can't ask you to do that. This has been your dream for as long as I've known you."

"Tess, you're my dream. Being with you, kids, marriage, a family. That's what I want. We can do this. We can do both."

"Long Distance relationships don't work Mike. Look at Lindsay and Tommy. He ran off to chase his dream and swore they'd always be together. He's only been gone three months and look where they are now. It'll be better for us both if you go out and chase this dream without having to worry about me." She said as she slipped the ring off her finger. "Go on and make your dreams come true. And if you still feel the same way about me when you're a big shot wrestler, you'll know where to find me." She said as she hugged him.

"Thank you Tess. For understanding how important this is to me." She pulled back to look at him.

"I love you Mike. Enough to let you go and do this." She leaned in and kissed him softly on the lips before she grabbed her coat and walked out the door.

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He laid there on the pavement, the flash of her raven colored hair blowing in the breeze and coughed a little. His lungs burned and his vision was blurry, the haze around the edges growing larger and moving more and more toward the middle.

"Tess..." he whispered into the night before the sky went out of focus and everything went black.

Lindsay was sitting in the hotel looking over some proofs. She had just did a photo shoot for the WWE with Mike, her brother and John Cena. She looked over the proofs for the previous photo shoot when her cell phone started ringing. She looked over at the bed where her boyfriend was sleeping. She swore he could sleep through anything.

"Hello." She said when she picked up.

"Is this Lindsay Mizanin?"

"It is."

"I'm calling from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. We have your brother in the ER."

"Is Mike okay?"

"He was involved in an auto accident. He is being examined."

"I'm on my way." She hung up and walked over to the bed. She shook John awake.

"What?" He said when he woke.

"Mike was in a car accident. He is in the hospital."

"Alright. Give me a minute." He got up and threw on some clothes and got his phone. "Okay. Let's go."

They walked out of the hotel and down to the rental car. They were soon on their way to the hospital.

"Are you going to call Maryse?" John asked her as they drove toward the hospital.

"No, not until I know how Mike is." Lindsay replied.

"She would want to know."

"I don't want to worry her and I want to make sure Mike is okay."

"Alright." He replied.

They drove in silence the rest of the way and soon arrived at the hospital. John parked the car in the parking lot and they headed into the ER.

"Mike Mizanin?" Lindsay said to the receptionist.

"One moment." She entered the name into her computer. "Down the hall room 12."

"Thank you." Lindsay walked down the hall. She went to the room and saw it was a trauma room and the doctors were inside.

She started to open the door and the nurse stopped her. "Mam, you can't go in there."

"That's my brother in there." She said.

"Babe, come on let's sit down and let the doctors work." John said grabbing her by the arm.

"He's going to be alright isn't he?"

"I'm sure he will fine sweetheart." John said as he pulled her over to the chairs in the waiting room.
The doctors were frantically working on Mike to stablize him. He was still unconscious and he'd been intubated to help him breath after a collapsed lung. His heart beat was steady and strong and his mind was still going.

Mike kissed Tess as they sat in the back of his truck watching the fireworks. She'd been excited when he'd come home from college a week before graduation. They'd been dating since her junior year when he'd come home from school and she'd been visiting his sister Lindsay.

"This is always one of my favorite times of year." She said as she held his hand and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Anytime with you is my favorite." He said as he leaned in and kissed her temple. "I almost forgot, Happy Birthday." He said as he pulled the box out of his pocket. She looked up at him and opened the box. "I had Lindsay help me pick it out."

"This must have cost you a fortune." She said as she held the necklace in her hands.

"Two months worth of working in the bookstore at school. And I pretty much ate from the vending machine the whole time." He laughed as he put it around her neck. "But it was worth it to see the look on your face. Do you like it?" She smiled and nodded her head.
"I love it. It's beautiful." She said as she leaned up and kissed him. "Can we head back to your place?" He nodded.

"Ms. Mizanin?" The doctor said walking out of the tramua room.

"Is Mike okay?" Lindsay asked as she and John stood up.

"He has a collasped lung and he is on a breathing machine. He is in a coma. We are certain he has closed head tramua. We are doing a CT. He also has a broken leg and some bruises but his heart is beating steady and strong. I will let you know when we know more."

Lindsay turned to John. "I guess I should call Maryse."

"Yeah, you should." She sighed as she dialed the number. Maryse wasn't her favorite person. She liked her alright but she really didn't think Maryse was right for her brother.

"Hello." Maryse said when she answered the phone.

"Maryse, it's Lindsay."

"Hey, Lindsay. What's going on?"

"Mike was in an auto accident tonight. I'm at the hospital."

"Is he alright?" Maryse asked.

"He's pretty critical. He's in a coma."

"He isn't awake?"

"That's what being in a coma means."

"I will be by when he's awake. Please keep me updated."