After finally landing, collecting their baggage and driving the short distance to the hotel, it was nearly midnight in Las Vegas, Nevada. As soon as he had opened the door, Gabi collapsed on the large bed, curled up and was asleep before John could finish unpacking something to sleep in for them both. He smiled down at her, as he brushed a few stray strands of hair from her face and kissed her softly on the cheek. Celebrating would have to wait until tomorrow, which was fine with him.

Ever since she had reappeared from behind the large metal door of the doctors office, he was anxious and overcome with worry about her upcoming test results. He knew the doctor would call her when the results came in, but the waiting was killing him. He had never been great at it. But this kind of waiting was almost too much to bare.

He slipped into bed beside her, pulling her next to his bare chest and holding her tightly, almost too afraid to let her go. Almost as if he would loosen his grip, he would lose her forever. He felt the air passing through her lungs as her chest rose and fell with each passing breath. Something that was music to his ears and a true joy to watch these days. He slowly closed his eyes and was able to fall asleep quicker than what he thought.

He sat up quickly as he heard the same robotic tone playing over and over from somewhere nearby. As his eyes adjusted to the sunlight filling the room, he noticed Gabi still sleeping. He say her phone bouncing around on the nearby nightstand, playing the same song over and over. He picked it up, wanting to silence it when he noticed the number displayed on the screen.

Mom

He hit the green button and as he rose from the bed walking into the bathroom was when he was able to find his voice to talk to the woman on the other end.

"Lisa, is everything..."

"John, where is she?"

"She's sleeping. What's wrong?"

He heard the long, drawn out sigh on the other end of the line. He tried swallowing to push the huge lump in his throat that was forming.

"John, um, I really should be telling Gabrielle this, but.. Oh, John!" the woman said, letting out a loud wail.

She didn't have to say it. His fears were confirmed once her heard the sobbing from her. He felt the tears stinging his own eyes as he tried controlling himself long enough to get the rest of the information.

"It's...it's not working, right?" he said, almost in a whisper.

"No and their not sure if it will if she continues. John, I don't know..."

"I thought the results wouldn't be back until next Friday. Maybe they made a mistake. Maybe it's someone else's charts." he asked.

"John, they ran the tests immediately after she left. They checked her PSA level and it was higher than when she came in 2 months ago. The treatments aren't working."

He closed his eyes, finally hearing the words he thought he would never hear. How could this be happening? They had to work. It worked last time and it's just like before. She'll be fine. She just needs more treatments. A little more time. That's all. His thoughts raced faster and faster for some sort of solution of fixing his current situation. He wouldn't let this happen?

"So, their just gonna to let her..." he stopped before the words were out of his mouth. He couldn't finish the sentence. It was so far from the truth. She was going to be alright.

"They are looking into alternative means but right now, they said it is up to her if she would want to continue with treatments. I just don't know what we can do here. When will you guys be coming back home?"

"Um, probably either Tuesday or Wednesday, but there's something I have to do before we leave here."

"Alright, just be safe and just tell her to call me later. I'll break it to her then."

"Lisa, hear me out. Let's just wait until we return home and then we'll go from there. Let me have these few days with her, please."

"John... Alright, but the minute you guys return, we tell her."

"Alright, deal. I'll talk to you later. Hang in there." he ended, closing the cell phone. He clinched his fist around the metal before putting it on the floor. His shoulders hung in defeat as he brought his hands up to his face and released the emotion he had been holding back. The hot tears burned his cheeks as they feel, but he didn't care. There was no way he could stop them now. It was too much for him to take. How could he be losing the only positive thing in his life? The one thing that meant more to him than life itself. He rubbed his eyes and took a deep breath in as he stood from the floor and stared into the mirror, a thought forming in his mind.

It was something he had thought of too many times on their recent excursions together but never was a reality until things were put into perspective. He knew what he needed to do and there was no time like the present. After the pay-per-view, he would be losing the title anyway, so he would appear on Raw, ask for some time off and be with her.

He splashed some water over his tear stricken face as he regained his composure and exited the bathroom. Glancing at the digital clock on the TV stand, he noticed they still had over half the morning left and all day to be together; something he couldn't be more happier about, especially if he wanted this day to go off without a hitch. He shook her shoulder gently, coaxing her to wake up. As her eyes began fluttering he saw the slight shade of green peering up at him before a smile spread across her face.

"Morning beautiful." he said, stooping down beside her.

"Hey." she replied back, wiping the sleep from her eyes.

"Come on. Get up and get dressed. I have something big planned for us today." he said, stroking her cheek with the back of his fingers.

"What..." she started before he placed a finger over her lips, silencing her question.

"Don't ask questions. Just promise me you'll say yes." he said, staring at her with a seriousness she had never saw before, but once.

"Alright." she agreed, throwing the covers off her leg. "Yes." she answered.

He grabbed her waist gently and brought her towards him, placing a gentle, longing kiss on her lips. She moaned softly as her fingers raked through his short hair.

"I promise you I won't let you down. Ever!" he said against her lips.