Yes I've been updating alot. I've planned the story out all the way and it will have 20 chapters. Some of the later ones will be shorter but you all will understand at the very end okay? So enjoy this chapter. Read and review -Lena Knight

"I am sorry Chris but we lost her." Dr. Grant said with tears in her eyes.

Dr. Ragsdale came rushing out. "Don't tell them!" He yelled.

"What?" Dr. Grant asked turning around. "They have the right to know."

"I got her heart started again!" He said.

"Oh thank god." Chris said and collapsed to the floor.

"She's really okay?" Steve asked.

"Yes." Dr. Ragsdale said.

"When can we see her?" Chris asked.

"Not for a while yet. I promise you though Chris your wife is okay. Let Grant and I go finish up okay?" Dr. Ragsdale said. Chris nodded, went, and sat down.

Two hours later Chris walked into the Ashley's recovery room. Ashley wasn't awake yet and Chris just stared at her. Steve had gone home to save the babysitter from his terrible grandsons. Chris sighed and watched his wife's stomach rise up and down with deep breaths. He sighed and remembered the day he met Ashley Austin.

Twenty-nine year old Chris was getting ready for his debut on Raw. Dwayne was standing by a young girl who couldn't have been older then thirteen. Her black hair was cut in a boyish way and her blue eyes were brimming with tears. "Rocky!" She whined as he hugged her tightly. "Why is he so mean?"

Dwayne smiled and he smoothed her hair down. "Because X-Pac thinks he's hot shit but he's not. What has he done now?"

"I was in catering and he just kept making mean remarks about how I am a spoiled…" She stopped for a moment and saw Chris was watching them. "Who's that Rocky?"

"That's Chris Jericho. He's a good guy." Dwayne said.

"Hello Chris Jericho, I am Ashley." She said.

"What's your last name?" Chris asked with a smile.

"Austin." She mumbled.

"Steve's your dad?"

Ashley groaned and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, yeah." She said. "But don't judge me on that fact. I am more then Steve's spoiled daughter, I am a second generation wrestler."

"You're a wrestler?" Chris asked.

Dwayne laughed and shook his head. "One day she might be. Her ring name is going to be the Lioness."

"Why that?" Chris asked.

"I love Lions." She said simply.

"Ashley Faith Austin!" Steve roared.

"I gota go bye guys!" She said and raced off.

Dwayne smiled. "Get used to having her around. She likes you." He said.

"How can you tell?" Chris asked.

Ashley's hand began to move and she smiled at Chris. "Hey you." She whispered.

"Baby." He said with a smile and he grabbed her hand in his.

"What were you thinking about?" She asked.

"When we first met." He said.

Ashley smiled and nodded. "Where were you?" She asked.

Chris closed his eyes. "At my hotel."

"I miss you."

"I do too."

"You really hurt me." Ashley said holding back tears.

"I know and I am really sorry Ashley. I never meant for it to happen. It's just we had been…" He began.

Ashley waved her hand to silence him. "Just look at me in the eye and tell me it will never happen again. That you really meant out those vows you said to me on our wedding day."

"I do! I will mean them until we are in our eternal sleep." He said.

Ashley smiled and nodded. "Come back home then Chris. Make sure we are still that family everyone is jealous of."

"Always sweetie." Chris said and kissed her deeply.

Seventeen year old Ashley Austin stared at Chris Jericho. "What?" He asked. Ashley shrugged and kept staring. "Stop staring at me!"

Ashley giggled. "Why?" She asked.

"It's making me nervous." He said.

"Why?" Ashley asked with a grin.

"I don't know." Chris said.

Ashley giggled. "Chrissy-bear." She said using his nickname; she had given him when they became close friends.

"Why do you insist on calling me that?" He asked.

"Because I love you." She said.

Chris looked up quickly. "What?" He asked.

"I love you, like you're my best friend." Ashley said with a smile.

A frown graced his face and then he shrugged. "I love you in another way Austin." He mumbled.

"What?" She asked.

Two days later Ashley was waiting to be released and for the results to see if, the cancer was gone now that all her womanly parts were gone. Ashley wore a pair of jeans, a long sleeved shirt, and a matching red scarf covering her head. She held Chris' hand tightly and they just stared each other in a comfortable silence.

Dr. Grant and Dr. Ragsdale walked into the room grim faced. Ashley braced for the worst seeing their faces as they sat down on the doctor stools. "Morning Ashley, Chris." Dr. Ragsdale said opening up the file he held. With a sigh, he said. "Well we have good news and we have bad news. So which would you like first?"

Ashley looked at Chris and smiled slowly. "Bad news first good news last."

Dr. Ragsdale nodded slowly. "Well the bad news is the cancer is still present."

Ashley nodded slowly and looked at Chris trying to hold back tears. "The good news?" She questioned turning back to the doctors.

"We believe it is very curable. We believe in a month or two you will be in remission." Dr. Grant said.

Ashley nodded. "Back on chemo?"

"Chemo and we are recommending radiation this round." Dr. Ragsdale.

Ashley nodded. "I am okay with the chemo, but radiation? I mean there's a lot of risks involve that would be something Chris and I have to discuss in depth." Ashley said.

Dr. Ragsdale nodded and smiled. "I am not surprised it's a big step. How about we schedule an appointment for next Friday where we will schedule chemo and if you choose to, radiation." He said.

"That sounds good." Ashley said softly.

Dr. Ragsdale smiled. "Alright I will see you on Friday then. Have a good day you too. Oh yes Ashley, no heavy lifting."

Ashley grinned. "Aww man doc. I was going to go lift some 120 chick." She cracked as Chris wheeled her out of the hospital room.

Ashley smiled at Chris that night. "I love you." He said softly kissing her neck.

"I love you." Ashley said and kissed his cheek.

"There was darkness for a long time and then there was light, and that light was you. Your love has given me wings, and our journey began February 23rd 2008. I pledge before that assembled company to be your husband from that day forward. We've made of our two lives one life. I wanted you then for today, tomorrow, and forever. And I still do." Chris said amending his wedding vows.

Tears glistened in Ashley's eyes and for a long time she didn't speak. Until finally she said. "I dreamed my whole life of having someone as wonderful as you love me the way you do. I gave myself to you as your wife, and I promised from that day to treasure you for all of my days the love we celebrated on February 23rd 2008. We brought our lives together and we will find ourselves anew each day from now on."

Chris smiled and kissed his wife and she smiled up at her husband. Everything was once again okay with the Jericho family.