Gail could hear murmuring amongst people but she still did not dare open her eyes. She felt a little groggy. She did not know where she was and little did she care about where she was either. All she could feel was a sharp pain in her back and slightly lightheaded. She closed her eyes tighter as she felt a small prick in her left hand. Ow! That hurt, what on earth was pricking her? She had lost the only man she had ever loved all because he chose his career over her. What a jerk! What a complete jerk! Then he had the audacity to apologise to her? Really? Her left hand was starting to throb now and she could hear Melina yelling at an unfamilar voice. What was going on? Where was she? Gail had so many questions but she didn't want to open her eyes, Legacy could be in the room and that's the last thing she needed right now. "Gail..." she heard a voice whisper from beside her. That was definantley Melina's voice, she knew that. But she couldn't face her now, she would look like an idiot for passing out like she did. "Gail, open your eyes hun, you're at the hospital" Melina whispered from beside her again. Gail opened her eyes slowly to meet with the face of a faint smiling Melina not to mention John, Triple H and even Evan were there too. She closed her eyes for a brief moment before bringing her right hand to her forehead.
"What happened?" Gail asked a little groggily. She was so out of it and she was hooked up to something but she didn't know what. "What am I hooked up to?"
"You passed out in our hotel room" John explained sitting on a chair next to her. "You said you felt dizzy and that you had a sore back then Melina got all worried and called 911" John smiled down at her while she looked up.
"But what's wrong with me? Why did I faint and why is my back hurting like hell?" Gail questioned squinting slightly from the pain.
"Well according to the doctor he said you may have taken a bump in the ring and he took a look to make sure you're back was ok" Triple H explained as Melina had a realisation. "They say your back pain has come from a bad bump in ring and the dizzyness was from the amount of pain you were in" Triple H watched Gail's synical expression.
"I haven't been in ring for about a month. Are you telling me I got this from wrestling? I highly doubt that" Gail replied annoyed. "So why am I hooked up to this thing?" Gail replied raising her left hand up indicating the device in her hand.
"That's to pump fluid into your body so you don't get dizzy and the other one if for pain killers" Evan said running a hand through his dark hair. "And..." he looked to Triple H, Melina and John for approval, they all nodded. "And apparently when Randy Orton whipped you into the turn buckle yesterday you hurt your back." There was a short silence before Gail looked around at the four of them. So Randy Orton and his Legacy had injured her now. Great just great, how long was she going to be out for?
"So how long?" they all stared at her. "How long am I out for?" Evan looked towards the others. He didn't want to be the bearer of bad news.
"About a month" John replied making Gail turn his attention back towards him. She pursed her lips together, angry.
"A month?" Gail replied, "are you serious? What do you expect me to do for a month? Sit in a bed and watch WWE on my TV? I can still walk you know" Gail replied sitting upright, wincing slightly as she did so.
"Look, Miss Kim" Triple H started before Gail shot him a glare, "Gail, you have to stay here for two days, til Thursday, and then you can travel around with the RAW roster again" Triple H explained. Gail rolled her eyes, the Legacy were going to get it now, they were screwing with her career now. "When you come back you are scheduled to have a match with Melina that Steph says is going to turn into a storyline" Triple H said with a grin.
"Really? But we're both faces" Melina replied in shock,"wait you're not planning on turning anyone heel are you?"
"No, we're not. A lot of people have been wanting this for quite some time now, so we are going to have it. Melina vs Gail Kim culminating at Summer Slam."
"At Summer Slam?" Gail asked surprised. Was she even hearing correctly? She wasn't going to be an afterthought anymore, this was fantastic!
"Yes Summer Slam Gail" John replied with a grin, his girl friend and his best friend were about to go at it, how exciting.
"Now I better leave you to rest Gail cos I have to have a meeting in Stamford on Friday, see you all on Monday night" he stated before he left the room. Gail must have been high on the painkillers. She, the forgotten one, was going to Summer Slam.
"Congratulations Gail" Evan bent down and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. What was that about? "I'm so happy for you and Mel, you're going to be great."
"Thanks Evan" Melina replied with a glint of happiness in her eyes. "I can't wait! It's in August and it's June now, so exciting!" Melina started jumping up and down.
"Mel, chill your beans" John said calming her down. Chill your beans? That was the best he could come up with? Really John? "Ok fine that was stupid, you want to go out for coffee?" This surprised Melina but she couldn't leave Gail's side, they were like sisters. She shot a throwaway glance at Gail, not sure if she she should stay with Gail or go with John.
"You can go" Gail nodded her approval even though her left hand was throbbing because of two needles in them. One for fluids and the other one for pain killers. At least she wasn't feeling dizzy anymore, that was a plus.
"Don't worry she has me...to look after her, you guys go partay!" Evan did some random dance move.
"Fine but if she has a scratch on her..." Melina paused for a moment. "Yeah I have nothing let's go John...See you guys" Melina said cheerily before leaving the room her hand interwined with John's hand.
Melina sighed as she watched John get comfortable in his chair while they patiently waited for their orders. "Babe what's wrong?" John asked picking up almost immediatley something was wrong.
"I'm just thinking that's all..." she mumbled spinning the fork on the table so she could seem like she was doing something. John leaned in stopping the spinning fork forcing Melina to look up at him.
"Babe, what are you thinking about?" John asked placing a hand on top of hers. Melina closed her eyes as another long, loud sigh escaped her lips, before she looked into John's hazel eyes.
"I'm worried about Gail. I don't want her to end up the way you did baby. I can't go through that again" Melina replied while tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "You know she moved from WWE to TNA to WWE again I can't imagine all the stress she's going through and now she's got Randy to deal with..." John shook his head. "What?"
"Just thinking of the days when Randy and I used to be friends, now look at the guy completely different and self abosorbed. When I get back in that ring I'm going to kick some Legacy booty" John replied reclining back on his chair. "But Mel let's escape the world of Legacy for the moment. I decided, for no particular reason to get you this..." he bent down under his chair and picked up a red rose. "This is for you." Melina took the rose, unable to help a grin from forming on her face as she looked at the beauty of it.
"Aw, John you didn't have to do that" Melina said sniffing the rose. "It's beautiful..."
"Like you" he replied letting both his arms rest on the table as he leaned in towards her.
"I love you" she replied leaning in a giving him a quick peck on the lips. She pulled away smiling only to find John grinning right back at her.
"I love you too" John retorted staring into her hazel eyes. "Have I told you that you're an amazing person and Diva, you're stunning and you are definantly going to kick Gail's butt?"Melina scrunched up her nose, going to protest.
"Hey!" Melina hissed. "Don't talk about Gail like that. She could probably kick your butt..." she mumbled the last bit.
"What did you just say?" John asked in a teasing manner. He perfectly knew what she said, he just wanted to be a tease. "I didn't catch the last part" he said with a smile. The Paparazzi Princess looked up at the Shaman of Sexy laughing at him and his joking around.
"Johnny, you heard what I said. I said Gail could kick your butt" Melina replied with a grin making John smirk slightly.
"Ha! I would like to see her try...but then again" he squinted up in thought, "she gave a good ass whooping to Legacy the other night, a whooping they deserved too" John admitted.
"I'm the one defending my Divas title against her remember? So wish me luck ok?" Melina said with a smile. John shook his head grinning as he did so.
"Ok I'll wish you luck" John nodded, staring at her hazel eyes with a smile.
"Thank you" Melina replied, "it's good to know you're on my side."
"I will always be on your side, you should know that by now babe" Melina grinned at John. He always knew how to make someone feel better. How did he manage that? He could turn a sad day into a relatively good day.
"John-" Melina started but before she could say anything else John leaned in and kissed her passionatley. It lasted for a few seconds before Melina and John pulled away from each other. They stared into each other's eyes for a few moments seeing one thing in them. Love for one another. "I love you..."
"I love you too Mel."
"Gail this might sound stupid but I ... I was worried about you. I am worried about you" Evan stated. How could he tell her how much he loved her? She still loved Randy no matter how much of a jerk he was being. "You don't know how mad the Legacy has made me. They are so pathetic and you're not an afterthought, you are an established wrestler, with loyal fans, how dare they criticise you!" Evan exclaimed his eyes filled with anger. "Why are they attacking you? You above all people."
"Evan" Gail started not knowing what to say, "I was just out for a little bit that's all." She smiled up at him but that smile faded when she saw Evan pinch the bridge of his nose.
"What happens if it was worse, I mean what happens if they continue to target you. Gail don't you understand I don't want anything to happen to you." Gail stared at him her smile fading as she pursed her lips tightly together.
"Evan it wasn't that bad. They won't continue to target me" she lied about the last bit and Evan obviously seemed to pick up on that. She couldn't lie to him, she just couldn't. If anything happened to her Evan wouldn't forgive himself and vice versa. After a short pause Gail tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and gathered herself to speak. "Ted and...and Cody they confonted me" she paused as Evan clenched his fist. "They confronted me in the lobby and they threatened me. They said that if..." she paused again closing her eyes. "If I ever speak to Randy again, I'll pay the consequences and that they'll get me back for what I did to them."
"I won't let them hurt you Gail, they'll have to go through me if that want to play their mind games with you" Evan replied taking her hand in his, his facial expression serious as he held onto Gail's hand as if he was making her a promise.
"Evan...I-" she stopped herself. "I can't ask you to do that, I can't" she replied as her eyes started to become teary and her gaze dropping to their interwined hands. Evan looked her in the eyes, knowing that something was wrong. "I can't watch you get hurt because of what I did." Gail lay back down wincing slightly and quickly breaking away from Evan. "Don't worry about me..." Evan folded his arms across his chest staring at Gail as she rolled over turning her back towards him.
"Don't worry?" Evan questioned becoming overprotective. "Do you really expect me not to worry when you end up in this condition?"Gail turned back towards him hurt definite in his eyes.
"Evan, I rather take what I get from Legacy than to see another friend of mine in a hospital bed" Gail almost snapped back at him. "You have you're whole career ahead of you. I'm a Diva, a forgotten Diva at that..." Evan took her her hands in his again.
"Gail to be honest you're talented and you're about to show that when you battle it out with Melina. Your fans believe in you. You're friends believe in you. I believe in you. Now it's your turn to believe in yourself" he smiled at her. Gail felt upset she used to be one of the top female wrestlers, she used to be a history maker, now she was just an afterthought. Vince was going to be out of hospital soon and he could change anything when he got back.
"Evan...I can't beat Melina when Legacy is after me" Gail admitted swallowing hard before speaking again. "I don't think I can handle that..." she mumbled dropping her gaze. He gently lifted her chin up, his smile making her feel slightly better.
"You can and just you watch, you'll be kicking ass in no time" Evan moved slightly closer to her. "As for Legacy don't worry about them." There was a short pause. "Gail I care about you...a lot and I just don't want anything to happen to you."
"You don't have to worry, I have the best friends in the world and I know they'll support me" Gail smiled at him. He was wearing that cheeky smile of his something that she always loved. Evan leaned in staring into her teary brown eyes. Gail stared back at him for a second, thinking how lucky she was in having a friend like him.
"Gail...I" he paused for a second. "Since the first time I laid eyes on you back in TNA I've always wanted to be your friend." He licked his lips looking into her eyes. "Maybe just maybe one day..." he dropped his voice to just above a whisper a smile also appearing on his face. "We can be more than friends." Gail watched him as the smile faded slightly but she could still see it on his face. "Gail..." he took a deep breath. "I love you." There was a long pause as Evan watched Gail. "I know what you've been through and I know that you still love...him but I just needed you to know, that I love you. I understand if you don't feel the same way."
"Evan...I like you a lot but right now I still-" she brought a hand up to her mouth. "Right now I still love Randy. Not the Randy he has become, the Randy he used to be. I miss him a lot." Evan stood up slightly crestfallen but he understood. "Please don't go I want you to stay" she looked up at him upset that she had probably hurt his feelings.
"Who says I'm leaving?"Evan questioned stretching his arms and legs then sitting back down. His cheeky smile was still evident on his face. "I just want you to know that you can come to me for anything, you understand?" he sat on the side of the bed as Gail snuggled up towards him. "I don't want anything to happen to you." He embraced her in a hug letting his chin rest on top of her head. There was a few seconds of silence before Gail angled her head up towards him.
"Evan..."
"Yeah?"
"It means a lot to me. The fact that you love me. It really does" Gail stared into his eyes as she spoke, maybe she did love Evan maybe she trully did but she knew one thing. She loved him as a friend and there was no doubt about that.
Randy had heard about Gail being admitted to hospital. He didn't tell Ted or Cody that he had left their training session to go see how she was. There was no point in doing so all they would do is yell at him and a fight would start. Luckily he was able to sneak out and even buy a small gift for her. After all he still loved her and hopefully just hopefully she would feel the same. He had even bothered to wrap it up, it was a dodgy job but it was the thought that counted. He pulled up in a car spot that was relatively close to the hospital entrance. Pulling the medium sized box from his leather jacket pocket he took a deep breath this was going to be hard for Gail and for him as well. He had to tell how much he still cared for because the truth was he couldn't live without her. How was he supposed to live his life? "How can I help you?" the lady at the desk asked snapping him out of his thoughts almost immediatley.
"Uh...Hi I'm wondering which room Gail is in" Randy replied shoving his left hand in his jean pocket.
"Gail Kim right?" the lady asked as Randy nodded. "If you don't mind me asking may I please have an autograph I'm a huge fan of Legacy" the lady asked quickly. Randy stared blankly at her. People were fans of the Legacy? After what they were doing to everyone? People these days.
"Um...sure...do you have a pen and paper?" he asked rubbing the back of his neck.
"Oh right. Here you go" she watched as Randy quickly autographed the plain piece of paper. "Thank you so much!" the lady exclaimed. "Gail's in room 639."
"Thanks..." he swiftly walked to the elevator. He had the words of what he was going to say to Gail running through his head. It didn't matter he had a card with his get well gift for her so she would know his feelings either way. Looking over his shoulder to make sure no one was around he crept into the elevator in order to get to the the sixth floor. The doors closed behind and next thing he knew he was on level six. Briskly he walked out of the elevator looking on the numbers on the door until he eventually found Gail's room. He stepped through the doorway only to find Gail asleep in Evan's arm and quite comfortably so. He stared between the two embraced in each other's arms. It hurt to see them together, he loved Gail, he had made a mistake choosing Legacy over Gail because he needed her. Obviously Gail didn't think the same, she was in love with Evan 'Air' Bourne...how typical. He deserved he did something stupid and now he was paying the consequence, the girl of his dreams with another guy...what could be worse. After slightly overcoming the hurt of seeing the two together he pulled out the present from his leather jacket pocket. He stared at it for a few moments his eyes becoming teary before he made the decision to dump it in the bin by the door and stride back to his car. He wanted nothing to do with Gail anymore, nothing whatsoever. How could she move on so quickly? How? And Evan Bourne that sneaky asshole taking a bad situation and benefitting from it. Evan should have just stayed in the limelight but now he just wanted to cause trouble so now he was going to get it...Legacy style.
That was chapter 6. I hope everyone enjoyed it :) Thanks for reading & feel free to review :)
