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In Love with A Girl~ Gavin DeGraw
This Afternoon~ Nickelback
Angelina would never forget seeing Glenn go down. Lita had come from the crowd and cracked him twice over the head. Edge then got to his feet and slammed the the edge of the chair down on his knee. He stopped when he saw 'Taker run towards him. He and Lita managed to escape, but her eyes were on Glenn the entire time.
The medics took him out on a stretcher and took him to the nearest hospital. Paul, John, and Jeff rode with her to the hospital. They arrived about and hour after he did. The were forced to wait in the lobby while the doctors worked with him. That had been 3 hours ago. They looked up when Mark came through the door. Vince made him cool off by staying and going through with his match. He'd apologized to his girlfriend, Vanessa, but she'd understood and told him to see his brother.
"How is he?"
"Don't know. They're still with him,"said Paul.
Mark took a seat, and Jeff came back from the vending machine. He passed around the snacks he had and took a seat beside Angelina.
"Don't worry Angie. Glenn's tough. He'll pull through fine."
She let her head drop onto his shoulder."What if he doesn't? I'm scared for him."
"We all are,"said John.
The doctor walked in, and everyone stood up.
"You're all here for Mr. Jacobs I assume. He suffered a minor concussion along with a patellar dislocation in his left knee. We popped it back into place, but he won't be fit to wrestle for at least three months."
"Can we see him?"Angelina asked relieved that he was alright.
"Yes, but only two of you for now. He needs rest. He's in room 653."
The group looked at each other and Mark and Angelina stepped forward. They eventually found the room and saw Glenn in bed. His leg was in a sling and there was a bandage around his head. He was awake but barely.
"Hey guys. I am sooooo happy to see you."
"Oh God, he's drugged,"whispered Mark."He's crazy when he's drugged. Just play along with what he says."
"Right."She went to sit beside his bed, and Mark stood at the foot."We're happy to see that you're alright. How are you feeling?"
"I'm good. It just smells funny here. Can I go home?"
"Not yet, bro but hopefully soon,"said Mark.
"Okay Marcus. Be sure to come get me. I don't wanna stay here forever."
Mark's teeth clenched, and Angelina looked at him."Marcus?"
"That's his full name, didn't you know? He hates it almost as much as his red hair."
"Mark's a red head?" Angelina looked back at him. She'd seen him with red hair, but she thought he'd dyed it that way.
"Uh huh. The black dye he uses smells bad. It covers up the grays that are coming in."Angelina laughed."Oops I wasn't supposed to tell you that."
"It's alright. You're not in your right mind. It doesn't matter what you say, right Marcus?"
Mark wanted to strangle him but settled for storming out of the room.
"I'm not in my right mind? Coooool."He yawned loudly."I'm tired. Angel will you stay with me?"
He was like a child like this. She couldn't say no."Of course."
He scooted over in the bed and patted a place beside him. Angelina was nervous, but he shot her the puppy dog look. She hopped up beside him, and he let his head rest on her shoulder.
"I love you Angel,"he whispered turning on his side a bit and throwing his arm over her.
"I love you, too. Now rest."
He yawned again."Okay."
Glenn was kept in the hospital for 2 weeks, and he was slowly loosing his mind. If it wasn't for Angelina and the others visiting him, he'd be crazy. The rehabilitation was boring but working. He was clear to walk, but he need crutches or a brace on. Angelina left him with books and laptop, but it wasn't helping. He was now staring at the ceiling, and his door opened.
"Angel! Get me outta here! I beg ya. I can't take it anymore!"
Angelina laughed. He was so cute."Actually you're going to be released in a few hours."
"FREEDOM!"
"But Vince wants someone living with you to make sure you heal up fine. He says you have a habit of skipping rehab."
He sighed."Damn. So who's gonna be my jailer?"
"Me."
"Yer gonna stay at my home with me all alone for the next 3 or 4 months?"
"Yep."
Glenn's smile returned. He'd get to keep his promise to show her his place after all, but they wouldn't be able to do half of the stuff he wanted to do with her. He made a mental note to dismember Edge for this. Then again, she'd personally be taking care of him. Being waited on hand and foot by his beautiful girlfriend didn't sound that bad. He'd lessen the pain on Edge and Lita a bit for that.
"You'll love it Angel. It's big and secluded. No one goes up there. So we'll be all alone."
"I know what you're thinking and not until your leg gets better,"she said with a laugh.
Glenn hung his head."I was so close."
Angelina walked over and sat on the bed beside him before kissing him. He was hurt but alive. Edge and Lita could have done a lot worse to him if Mark hadn't ran out there. The thought of losing him terrified her, but it reminded her how bad she'd fallen for him. She was going to stick with through all of this. She'd start by giving him company until they officially came for him. Glenn broke the kiss and let her rest her head on his shoulder with his arms around her. He didn't feel bored anymore. She didn't even need to speak, just let him hold her. He knew he'd be just fine in her care for the next few months.
Glenn gave Angelina directions to his place and let her drive. His knee was still killing him, but the pain medication helped. Angelina got out first and passed him his crutches from the backseat. He groaned but took them when he saw the look she gave him and hopped into the house.
The large L-shaped house had two floors along with a basement and attic. A small pool was placed between the two sections of the house. That along with the house's 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms plus the masters' made it kind of depressing when he was here alone. The only people that came here were Mark when they were in the city and his maid when he was gone to keep it clean. Angelina was the first woman he'd brought here, and he hoped she liked it.
"Go on and get off of your feet. I'm making dinner,"she told him looking towards his large kitchen.
"What are we having?"
Angelina was about to reply when a streak of white came flying at them. A Labrador Retriever puppy sat at Glenn's feet staring up at him with his tongue out. Angelina crouched down beside it. The dog sniffed her before licking her hand. She giggled at the feeling, and the dog ran around her barking happily.
"Angel meet Kane."
"You named the dog after yourself?"
"Yes. He's the son of the dog I had before. His mother died last year, and he's barely a year old. I kept him out of all of his siblings. No one else wanted to take him."
"Why not?"
"He was the youngest and the smallest of all the others. Most of the buyers want the puppies for show or hunting. Plus, I felt committed to keeping him myself. Take a look at him, and you'll see why."
She took a closer look when he stopped and saw that Kane's eyes were like Glenn's. His right eye was a deep blue similar to the icy blue of Glenn's. Kane looked at her, and she could swear that he was grinning.
"Awww. He's so cute."
"Yeah, but unlike me he sees just fine out his eye, and he practically takes care of himself when I'm gone. He's usually my only company up here."
She rubbed the top of Kane's head, and he tilted his head to show her where to scratch. The little dog's tale thumped happily on the wooden floor,
"He reminds me of you." Angelina knew that Kane had sense but most thought that he was dumb just like people did to Glenn. Not to mention, he was probably and handful when he wanted to be.
"I'm not sure if I should be offended by that or not, but I'm too hungry to care."
"I thought I'd make spaghetti tonight."
"Hmm. That sounds great. I'm gonna soak in my tub. Hopefully, it'll get rid the smell of the hospital. I wish you could join me."
"I would if I could, babe. Mark gave me his key, and I brought my stuff here yesterday. I wasn't sure if you'd want to share or not."
"I wouldn't be able to sleep right if we didn't, Angel. I'll get my maid, Harriet, to get another dresser for yer stuff tomorrow."
Angelina smiled and kissed him softly."Go on. You really do smell like the hospital."
He chuckled and went on upstairs while she started dinner. He heard Kane trotting behind him and watched Kane hop onto his small bed before going into his bathroom. He eased himself out of his clothes and into the empty tub. He was glad that he'd sprung for the largest one possible. He set the water to a warm temperature and let it fill the tub with a small sigh. He turned off the water once it had filled and closed his eyes.
He woke up a bit later and dressed in clothes that Angelina had most likely left for him. He was going to marry this woman if it was the last the he did. He left the door open a bit in case Kane woke up and wanted to wander. Glenn hand learned the hard way not to lock him up for to long. He went downstairs without crutches this time, but the brace they told he needed was on underneath his sweats. He walked to the kitchen and heard noise. Singing. Someone was singing.
Angelina danced in the kitchen a bit as she cooked. Glenn was probably still asleep like he was when she'd went to leave her shoes in his room. She'd left him clothes so he wouldn't have to stand and look for them. The song on the radio ended, and she knew the next one without the words having to start. It reminded her of herself and Glenn. She couldn't help but start singing along.
Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that's alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss 'No way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated
Look, I'm still around
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than fuckin' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing
You're fuckin' perfect to me!
Glen looked around the corner and saw Angelina cooking with the small radio turned up. He'd never heard her do that before, but she sounded great. She wasn't facing him, and he stayed still and listened. She'd likely stop if she say him, but he was good at sneaking around.
You're so mean, when you talk about yourself, you were wrong
Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead
So complicated, look happy, you'll make it!
Filled with so much hatred...such a tired game
It's enough! I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same
Oh, pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than fuckin' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing
You're fuckin' perfect to me
At that moment Glenn realized why she was singing. She was singing about him! He'd told her how messed up he considered himself when they started dating and gave her the chance to leave him before he got attached. She'd laughed at him and pulled him into a kiss. The woman wanted him, flaws and all. It was a first for him, but he'd kissed her back that night. A small smile graced his lips at the memory as he closed his eyes and let her finish.
The whole world's scared so I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in line, and we try try try, but we try too hard and it's a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics, cause they're everywhere
They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair
Exchange ourselves, and we do it all the time
Why do we do that? Why do I do that?
Why do I do that..?
Yeah, oh, oh baby, pretty baby..!
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than fuckin' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing, you're fucking perfect to me
You're perfect, you're perfect!
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing
You're fuckin' perfect to me...
Glenn couldn't help but clap loudly when she stopped. She turned around, and he noticed that she was blushing.
"How much of that did you hear?"
"All of it. Ya even sound like an angel. Where'd ya learn to sing?"
She tucked a strand of her hair back, and he fixed himself a glass of water. He then took a seat at the table.
"I just sang when I was upset as a kid. I never thought I was any good."
"Ya have the voice of an angel."
"Thanks. You're the first person to hear me sing."
"I'm honored. Dinner smells great."
She sat a plate in front of him and sat down herself. Glenn was hungry. The hospital food sucked, so he'd avoided it. He took a bite and began shovel the rest down after. It was the best he'd ever had. His plate was empty before she got through half of hers. He got up and fixed himself another plate and ate that too.
"Yer gonna make me fat woman,"he said leaning back."Thank ya fer cooking."
Angelina giggled."You're welcome, and don't worry. It'll all be muscle when I'm done."
"Huh?"
"Oh yes. You get a day off today, but tomorrow your ass is mine. It won't hurt...much."
"Angel. Yer scaring me."
"Good. The fear will push you. Now let's get to bed. We have a long day tomorrow."
He sighed and got up. Angelina placed the dishes in the dishwasher and followed him upstairs.
"Damn dog,"Glenn grumbled when he saw Kane on the floor chewing on the metal box he'd left under the bed.
Glenn picked up the box with Kane hanging onto the handle, and Angelina took Kane. The puppy barked happily when she scratched his head before placing him on the floor.
"What's in the box?"she asked as she undressed
"Stuff. My sketch pad, old pill bottles, ashes, oh my necklace!"
She turned around and saw him on the bed looking through the box. She slipped one his shirts on and sat beside him. He was holding up a version of the Phenom Death Crew pendants only this one was solid silver.
"I wondered where I left this. Mark got it for me to thank me."
"For what?"
"For designing it. I draw sometimes. He lets me come up with stuff to wear to the ring."
"Let me see,"she said reaching for the pad.
"Only Mark knows, but I trust you. Here."
The pad held pictures that took skill to draw. A few of the Undertaker's symbols, a couple of the word Kane drawn in flames, one of the dog Kane sleeping, and one of his mask in shadows.
"They're really good. Now why do you have ashes?"
He bowed his head and took out two vials on ropes filled with dark ashes."I've got my own way of dealing with problems. I burned the pictures of me, Tori, and Lita and put them in here. I wore them to remind me not to fall in love again, but it didn't work. I kinda glad it didn't though."
Angelina sat on her knees behind him and let her arms wrap around him. She kissed him when he turned his head and rested hers beside his on his shoulder.
"I am too. And now the pill bottles."
"When I came to the business and when I took off my mask, they gave me all of this to help me sleep and to keep me from killing myself. I don't know why. I was messed up both times, but I wasn't suicidal. I kept the sleeping pills because they helped with the nightmares."
"Nightmares?"
"I had dreams about the fire for while. They don't happen anymore though."
"Hmm,"was all she said. She could tell he hated talking about that, so she felt around in the box with one hand and rubbed his arm with the other. She was shocked when she pulled up a small red inhaler. She knew had asthma from his medical records, but she'd never seen him with this one.
"I haven't seen that in years. I keep a newer one in my bags for after matches,"Glenn said taking the plastic inhaler in his hands.
He turned it over in his hands and stared at it. His mother had let him pick this one when he'd first been diagnosed with asthma. The smoke from the fire had made it worse, but the inhaler had been in his pocket when the fire happened. He'd kept this inhaler with him for the rest of his childhood afterward. He thought he'd thrown it away years ago. Above him, Angelina didn't need to see his face to tell shocked. The inhaler was small enough for a child to use, so seeing it again must have brought back memories. She also knew that not all of them were happy ones. So, she did the only thing she could do, she hugged him closer to her
Glenn placed the inhaler away and closed the box."Thank ya."
"For what?"
"Fer staying with, fer not asking about my past like most people, fer loving me. Take yer pick. I could go on forever."
"You thank me everyday be loving me."She knew this for a fact.
He kissed her passionately, and she curled to rest on his right to avoid his leg. He placed to box on the table out of Kane's reach and slid under the covers with a yawn. He was happy to be in his own bed again. He was even happier that Angelina was beside him. He pulled her into his arms and took a deep breath. The pain in his leg had faded, and he'd be able to sleep easily. Angelina hugged him back, and they fell asleep together.
The next 2 months were hell and heaven mixed together. For a few hours every day she pushed him to his limits. In the beginning, he was mostly lifting weights, but after the doctor cleared him for running, she put him through hell. She steadily increase their time to 5 hours, and the treadmill became his knew friend. He began to regret putting it in the gym in his basement.
However, he couldn't argue with the results. Her methods made him able to run a mile in a week, and it wasn't all work. She fed him as much as he wanted three times a day, and she let him relax on his birthday. She even gave him the perfect gift. It was a platinum watch with rubies bellow each hour number and obsidian bellow the minute lines. It was expensive, and he couldn't believe she got it. Even Mark was impressed.
"The woman is a saint. How the hell did ya get her?"
Glenn shook his head and flipped the steak on the grill in front of them. Mark and Vanessa had come to visit for the 4th of July. Vanessa had changed his brother for the better. The blonde beauty had a temper that matched his own, and she'd drawn out his accent again to match her own. That could only mean trouble in Glenn's eyes, but he had the feeling that she could take whatever his brother threw at her. He hoped she could.
"I'm not sure,"Glenn replied looking at the two women lounging with Kane and Mark's Great Dane 'Taker.
Both of them were in swim suits that covered just enough without covering too much. Mark noticed how his brother was staring and had to drag his eyes away as well. He then slapped Glenn on the back of the head.
"What was that fer?"
"Quit starin' and keep grillin'. I'm making ya my special ribs, so the least ya can do is give me a good steak.
"Would ya like it up yer ass? 'Cause that's where it's going."
"Why ya little-"
The girls watched Mark pull Glenn into headlock and began to laugh.
"They act like children," said Vanessa.
"Especially when they're together,"Angelina replied."but for some odd reason we both love them."
"Yeah. Even if they can be rude..."
"Arrogant..."
"Idiotic..."
"Obnoxious..."
"Perverted..."
"Pigs. They're still sweet..."
"Loving..."
"Sexy..."
"Sensitive..."
"Thoughtful..."
They were cut off by a loud saw Mark swim to the surface of Glenn's pool spitting out water.
"I'M GONNA KILL YA WHEN I GET OUT!"
Vanessa and Angelina started laughing as Mark gripped the edge of the pool. ' Taker and Kane ran towards Mark and began to lick his face. Mark lost his grip and went under again. Glenn picked up Kane after closing and shutting the grill off and hopped towards the girls laughing. He plopped down in a chair and kissed Kane's head then rubbed 'Taker's when he sat beside him. The girls had tears in their eyes by the time Mark got all the way out. Glenn picked up his crutches with Kane in his lap and held them in the air forming a cross.
"Back demon! Back to the watery depths from whence you came!"
Mark growled and lounged but was batted away by the crutches.
"How can you attack your handicapped brother?"Vanessa asked looking down at him.
'Taker began to lick his master's face before Mark shooed him away. Mark shook the water from his hair and took her seat by placing her on his lap."I've attacked before when he was that way. Besides, ya heard what he called me."
"You do look demonic, honey,"she replied playing with the tips of his wet black hair."But it's kinda sexy."
He grinned then bent down and captured her lips with his.
"Hey, now. If anyone is going to have passionate sex soaking wet out here, it's gonna be me and Angel first! OW!"
Angelina had whacked Glenn with the pillow to shut him up."You're an idiot. I'm going to get the food."
Vanessa hopped from Mark's arms."Sound's like a plan."
"We've been abandoned for the sake of food,"said Mark missing Vanessa in his arms already.
"Don't worry Marky, I still love ya."
"I'm gonna kill ya if ya don't shut up."
"Glenn leave Mark alone, or neither of you get to eat,"yell Angelina.
Both men wisely closed their mouths. The four at and laughed for the remainder of the day before shooting off a few fireworks. Mark and Vanessa stayed for a week before taking 'Taker and heading down to Mark's place in Texas again.
By the third month, he was back to normal, but Angelina saw something about and made him keep training. He was weight lifting again, and true to her word, most of his weight was muscle. He felt like he was in his 20's again. Angeline's eyes, and hands for that matter, were on him when he worked out. He tried doing it shirtless just to mess with her, and they ended up cutting that session short.
Glenn and Angelina returned to work at the beginning of August. No one knew that they were back except Vince. He'd given him free reign tonight as long as he didn't harm Edge too much. They also found out that Lita had been traded to Smackdown. That just added to the reasons he'd rather still be at home.
"Stop worrying Glenn. I wouldn't have let you come back if I didn't think you were ready. You can handle both of them."
"I know but what if they try to break us up? I can't lose ya,"Glenn said. The two were stretched out on the couch in backstage at the Rose Garden arena. Glenn was barely able to fit on the couch, but he managed just to be able to hold her
"You won't. I trust you."
He stopped rubbing her black hair and stretched."I'd just rather be in Tennessee with ya and Kane. Hell, I even enjoyed Mark and Vanessa staying wit' us."
She kissed his chest."I know."
He reached into his bag and pulled out a small tin."Here."
She popped the top off and saw a small batch of brownies inside. He knew how she liked them. She and Vanessa could put them away quick, so he made her a private batch.
"You didn't have to do this."
"It's my present to ya fer all the care ya gave me over the past few months. Besides, I needed to do something yesterday, and ya said ya wouldn't fuck me."
Angelina drove her elbow into his ribs, and he groaned."Oh, the pain."
"Hush, you deserved it."
She picked up the one off of the top. She was shocked at what was under it. A beautiful engagement ring sat atop the other sweets.
"Glenn is this..."
"My way of thanking ya."Glenn wrapped his arms around her and hugged her to his chest."Ya stayed with me through the good and bad, and I have a feeling that it's gonna get worse. This proves that we'll be together through that too. Angel, will ya marry me?"
"Yes! Yes!" Angelina turned in his arms and kissed him. He pulled away and slid the ring on her finger.
Their joy was cut when Glenn's phone beeped. Smackdown was starting. She saw the sadness in his eyes when he stood.
"Go,"she said holding up her hand with the ring on."I'm not going anywhere for a long time."
Glenn knew that she meant it in more ways than one. By saying yes, her fate was sealed. His angel was stuck with him. Maybe there was a light at the end of the tunnel for him after all. He knelt down and kissed the tears of joy from her eyes before heading out the door feeling like a king.
FIN