The next few months seemed to have flown by for Cody and Sydney. Sydney moved into Cody's apartment in Georgia. Cody was one part of the World Tag Team Champions, there fore doing a lot of promoting and shows. For Sydney, she missed her fiancé terribly, but knew this was his dream. She visited him and her dad a lot on the road, and also started planning her wedding, with the help of her Grandma and step-mom, Rebecca.

Cody and Sydney decided to set their date for December 22. Sydney had always wanted a Christmas themed wedding, and Cody wanted to make sure every wish that she had was granted. In March, Sydney was visiting her grandparents in San Antonio. Her dad and Cody were both on the road, and loved the company. Both of her grandparents were gone for the day, and Sydney was at the house by herself, when she heard the door bell ring. She was absolutely stunned to see the person on the other side of the screen door.

"Oh my God!"

"Hi Sydney…you haven't forgotten about me have you?" The person facing Sydney was Derek Capshaw, her abusive ex-boyfriend.

"Of course I haven't forgotten about you…I have many scars on my body to prove it. What are you doing here?" Sydney was starting to become more and more afraid.

"I'm out of jail, and you were the first person I wanted to see.", Derek said now pushing himself inside the house.

"Why did you want to see me? Don't you know that you are breaking the restraining order?"

"Who cares about a damn restraining order. You know…I spent the last couple of years in jail because of you." Derek now grabbed Sydney's head, pulling her hair almost. "I want you to know my pain."

Sydney tried prying his hands off her head. That was when Derek saw her engagement ring. "Holy hell, are you engaged? Who is the prick who is going to die for stealing my girlfriend?"

Derek finally let go of Sydney's head. "Yes, I am engaged but I am not telling you who he is. He is definitely more of a man than you EVER hope to be."

Sydney couldn't believe what was happening next. Derek literally picked her up and threw her against the wall, doing this several times and hitting her head against the wall several times as well. Once he was satisfied, Derek left his victim in the front hallway, not moving. The wall had several dents and holes-and unfortunately for Sydney, she was left in a bloody mess.

About a half hour later, Sydney's grandma came home, and could not believe what she saw. She called 911, and accompanied Sydney to the hospital. While in the waiting room, she called Rebecca to let her know what was going on. She then asked Rebecca to get a hold of Shawn and Cody. Rebecca first called her husband.

"Hi honey, how are you?" Shawn asked his wife, not knowing anything was wrong.

Rebecca was in tears. "Shawn…I just got off the phone with Sydney's grandma. Sydney was attacked today."

Shawn's voice broke into panic. "What do you mean attacked?"

"I don't know all the details. All Mrs. Collins said was she left to go grocery shopping, and when she came home, she found Sydney in the front hallway. There were dents and holes in the wall."

Shawn could feel tears filling his eyes. "Oh my God. Is she ok?"

"When Mrs. Collins called me, she was still waiting to talk to the doctor. So I don't know. Where are you guys?"

"Umm…we are actually in Oklahoma. I will tell Cody what happened. We will then talk with Vince. This is a family emergency, and I'm sure he will let us leave. We will be there as soon as we can."

Rebecca nodded her head, even though Shawn couldn't see her. "Ok I will call with any updates."

"Please do. I love you."

"I love you too Shawn. Bye."

As soon as he hung up the phone, Shawn put his head in his hands and cried. He then went searching for Cody. Cody was in catering, talking with a couple of the other wrestlers. Cody's back was to Shawn as he walked up to the young superstar.

"Hey Cody…you busy?"

"Oh hey Shawn, no I'm not busy." Cody could instantly tell something was wrong.

"Well, I need to talk to you. How about we go to my dressing room." Shawn then lead Cody to his locker room.

When they got there, Shawn shut the door. Cody could tell something was up.

"Shawn what's up? I can feel something is wrong."

Shawn put a hand on Cody's shoulder. "Cody I don't know how to put this…but Sydney was attacked today."

Cody immediately fell to the bench. "What do you mean attacked?"

Shawn sat down with Cody and explained his conversation with Rebecca. Cody could feel the tears streaming down his face. "She is ok, right?"

"I don't know. Sydney's grandma was still waiting to talk to the doctor when she called Rebecca."

Cody felt hysterical. "Shawn…I can't lose her. She is WAY to important to me. I can't live without her…" Cody started pacing the room. "What do we do now?"

Shawn got out his cell phone. "I'm going to call Vince and tell him what happened. it's a family emergency, I will almost guarantee he will let us off for awhile. You go collect your stuff from the locker room. I will get mine together while I'm on the phone. We will leave from there."

The younger superstar did as he was told. Shawn was right-he and Cody were allowed to leave for the emergency, and both were granted time off to be with her. Within the hour, Shawn and Cody were on their way to the hospital in San Antonio.

MEANWHILE…BACK AT THE HOSPITAL

Sydney's grandma was waiting nervously in the waiting room. By this time, Rebecca had joined her, and they still haven't heard anything about Sydney.

"Excuse me, are one of you women here for Sydney Michaels?"

Sydney's grandma stood up almost immediately. "Yes, I am her grandmother, and this is her step-mother. How is Sydney?"

"Well, first I am Dr. Harmon", the doctor said taking each woman's hand. "Let me first say that Sydney is very lucky. We have diagnosed her with a Grade III concussion, the most severe. She also has a lot of cuts and bruising around her head, some of those cuts needed stitches. She also has a broken nose, and also a separated shoulder. She also has bruised ribs, and her back is pretty banged up as well. Nothing was done to the lower half of her body."

Mrs. Collins sighed in relief. "Is she going to be ok? Can we see her?"

"Sydney will be just fine." In hearing these words, both women starting crying again. "I do want to keep her overnight, just to make sure there isn't any permanent damage, and will do an MRI in the morning to make sure of just that. If everything goes ok, which I'm expecting it should, Sydney should be released by tomorrow afternoon or evening, depending on when we get the test results."

Mrs. Collins sighed in relief again. "Thank you so much again Dr. Harmon. May we see her?"

"Not quite yet…she is getting settled into her room. It should only be another couple of minutes, and I will come back and bring you to her room. I will see you both soon."

As soon as the doctor left, Rebecca and Mrs. Collins hugged in relief. Although Shawn and Rebecca had no relation to Sydney's maternal grandparents, they still respected them for what they have all done for Sydney. Both couples have stayed close over the years, ever since the first day Shawn met Sydney.

"I'm so relieved. Mrs. Collins, you stay here and wait for Dr. Harmon. I will go and call Shawn with the update. Can I get you anything?"

Mrs. Collins shook her head no. "No thanks Rebecca, and thank you again."

"Your welcome."

Rebecca's phone call was a blessing according to Shawn and Cody. They were so thankful she was going to be ok. Shawn told his wife that they caught the first flight to San Antonio, which luckily for them, left a half hour later. They were close to San Antonio and would arrive at the hospital probably within the next couple of hours.

Two hours later, Shawn & Cody arrived at St. Mary's Hospital in San Antonio. They were literally running toward Sydney's room. When they got there, Sydney was sleeping, and Mrs. Collins and Rebecca were sitting on each side of the bed.

"How is she doing?" Shawn whispered, not wanting to wake Sydney up.

Both women then saw Shawn and Cody had walked in, and hugs were passed around. Mrs. Collins then spoke. "She is actually doing pretty good. Dr. Harmon says she is one lucky girl. Her head was hurting so they gave her some medication to stop it, and she ended up falling asleep. Cody, she asked about you first thing when we got in here."

Cody gave the woman a small smile. Mrs. Collins then spoke again.

"How about we give Cody a few minutes with her, and the rest of us can go to the cafeteria for some coffee."

Everyone agreed to go. Before leaving the room, Shawn gave his daughter a quick kiss on the forehead. Cody made his way over to her bed. She looked so fragile, and he was afraid to take her hand. He sat down at the end of her bed gently, and took her hand. Then, Sydney's eyes slowly opened. She smiled at the sight in front of her. Cody leaned into her to give her a hug, careful not to hurt her.

"Hey baby", she said quietly. She was so happy they finally made it.

"Hi Syd.", Cody said through tears. "How are you feeling?", Cody asked finally releasing the hug.

"I have been better", she said sarcastically. "I'm glad you are here."

"There isn't anywhere I would rather be." Cody then leaned down again and kissed her ever so softly.

"Do you know who did this to you? What exactly happened?"

It was then Sydney's turn to start crying. "It was Derek. I was at my grandma's house, and the door bell rang. I answered it, and he was on the other side of the screen door. He pushed his way through the door. We starting arguing…" She was now choked up in tears.

"Shhh…you don't need to get yourself worked up. We do need to call the police.", Cody said to his fiance.

Sydney shook her head. "A police officer left probably left like a half hour ago. I told him everything, and as far as I know, they are still looking for him."

"Good. I don't want him to get away with this. I would hunt him down myself if I could."

Sydney could tell Cody was upset with Derek. "No I wouldn't let you anyway. I need you here with me. You aren't leaving tonight are you?"

Cody shook his head no. "No I'm staying with you. Vince knows what happened as well, and granted both me and your dad some time off."

Sydney gave another weak smile. Cody could tell she was getting tired again. "Go ahead and rest. I'm not going anywhere. I will be sleeping right there on the couch."

"Thank you Cody. I love you."

"Your welcome, and I love you too."

The next day, Sydney had her tests done, and all of them came back normal. She was finally able to go home in the late afternoon. Sydney got to her dad's SUV, and Cody helped her in. She was so thankful to be going home, and ready to put the whole ordeal behind her.