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Our ringside physician Michael Sampson got into the ring.
"Ava, did you feel anything snap after the impact?"
"No, I just felt pain shoot down my spine."
Michael shook his head "I need for you to remain still."
"Is she going to be okay?" John asked
Michael looked up at John "I don't know."
EMT came running down the ramp with the stretcher. They entered the ring and pushed Randy and John out of the way. One of the men placed a cervical collar around my neck and I couldn't help but feel pain. However the pain was unbearable when they placed me on the stretcher. I groaned out in pain and I was rushed up the ramp by the EMT.
John hopped out of the ring and grabbed Ava's title before running up the ramp. John ran as fast as he could to the garage, but as soon as he got there, he saw the ambulance leaving the arena.
"Damn it!" John yelled
Just then a car pulled up in front of him and swung the passenger door open.
"Get in." Melina said
John got into the car without any hesitation. Melina sped out of the garage going way passed the speed limit as she tried to keep up with the ambulance. Finally the ambulance came to a stop, as they entered Piedmont Hospital.
As soon as Melina parked the car, John jumped out and ran across the parking lot and entered the lobby. John spotted the front desk and he bolted over there, scaring the receptionist in the process.
"Where is Ava Austin?" John demanded.
The woman looked John up and down "Sit down and I will tell you in a moment."
"No!" John slapped his fist on the counter "I need to know now!"
"Sir, relax or I will call security." The woman warned
Melina came in and placed her hand on John's shoulder "John calm down."
John looked at Melina "Calm down? How the hell are you calm Melina? We have no idea what is wrong with Ava, and you want me to calm down?"
"Yes because if you don't calm down then you are going to be thrown out of this hospital."
John realized that Melina was right; John just shook his head and faced the receptionist "I'm sorry."
The woman smiled "Apology accepted, now what is her name?"
"Ava Austin. She was just rushed on the ambulance here a few minutes ago." Melina answered.
"I'm sorry but if she just arrived on an ambulance it is going to take us awhile to know what is wrong with her."
John huffed and walked away from the desk and sat down in a seat. John buried his face in his hands.
Melina sat down next to John and placed her hand on his shoulder "Ava is going to be fine John."
"I hope so." John replied
A few minutes later, John and Melina looked up to see the whole WWE Roster walk in.
"Where is my daughter!" Steve yelled as he went over to the front desk
"They can't tell us yet." John said as he walked over to Steve.
"What do you mean they can't tell me what is wrong with my daughter? For Christ sake I am her father!" Steve yelled once more
"Steve settle down, or else you'll be thrown out of this hospital." Randy said as he placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I don't care! I just want to see my daughter, I want to see Ava!" Steve walked over to the corner of the waiting room and sat down.
The roster looked over at Steve and saw some tears roll down his face. They all turned around and gave the man the privacy he needed. Everyone sat down and waited for some news on Ava.
Thirty-Five Minutes Later….
Finally a doctor walked over to the Superstars and asked "Where is Ava's father?"
Steve got up from his seat and walked over to the doctor "I'm her father, how is she?"
"I'm Dr. Warren and Ava is extremely lucky."
"What do you mean?" Steve asked.
"The only injuries she has is a neck sprain and a dislocated shoulder. She is lucky that, she didn't get a cervical fracture because if so she could have wound up paralyzed."
"So she is going to be alright?" John asked
Doctor Warren shook his head "Yeah, but she is going to have to undergo surgery so that we can reattach the humerus back into the socket of the shoulder."
"Can I see her?" Steve asked the doctor.
"Yeah but only you, and the rest of you guys can visit her after she is out of surgery."
The Superstars just shook their heads and sat back down in their seat as Steve followed the doctor to go see Ava. John sat back down in his seat and was relieved to hear that Ava was fine but John was still worried.
"Are you alright bud?" Randy said as he sat down next to John.
John looked at Randy "I can't stop replaying the accident in my head."
"But the doctor said that Ava was fine."
"Yeah but he also said that she could have been paralyzed."
"I know and those are one of the risks that go along with this job."
John scoffed "But what happened in that ring was on purpose, it wasn't any damn accident Randy."
"You are right; Mike probably did it on purpose." Randy answered
John leaned back in his seat and placed a hand on the back of his head "I just don't know what I would have done if Ava wound up paralyzed."
"But she isn't."
John shut his eyes "I wish I could take the pain away for her." John opened his eyes and that was when a single tear rolled down the side of his face.
Randy sighed and placed a hand on John's shoulder "She is a tough trooper."
"I know she is."
Randy patted John on the back one more time before walking away. Randy couldn't help but be shocked at how much John really cares about Ava.
Ten minutes later Steve walked into the waiting room but instead of sitting down, Steve walked outside. Even though it was a risk, John got up from his seat and walked outside. Once he was outside, John saw Steve sitting down on a bench with his face covered.
"Are you alright?" John said as he sat down next to him.
"How do think I should feel Cena?" Steve locked his eyes on John's
"Like time has stopped because the worst thing you could expect has happened."
"That is exactly right and I feel like I have failed at being a father."
John shook his head "You didn't fail at being a father."
"Didn't I? When you have a daughter, it is your duty to protect her from any harm, and where is my daughter right now? She is in a hospital bed getting ready for surgery."
"But Steve, you know that you can't protect your daughter from all of danger. What you need to know, is that Ava loves you to death, and in her eyes you already are the perfect father."
Steve shook his head "That is easy for you to say, since you aren't even a father. But when you a child that is in pain then you can tell me how I should feel."
Steve got up from the bench and walked away from John. John just sighed before walking back into the hospital.
Ninety Minutes Later….
Most of the Superstars had fallen asleep in the process of waiting for Ava's surgery to be finished. However John and Steve remained awake for the doctor to come back into the waiting room. And their wait came to an end as Dr. Warren came through the door to the waiting room.
John and Steve immediately stood up.
"How did it go?" Steve asked
Dr. Warren smiled "The surgery was a success and Ava is a little sore but is fine."
Steve walked over and hugged Dr. Warren "Thank you doctor."
"I'm just doing my job Mr. Austin."
"Can we see her?" Melina asked after she and the others woke up.
Dr. Warren smiled "Yeah, follow me."
Steve and the Superstars followed Dr. Warren for about two minutes before stopping in front of Ava's room.
"She is in there." Dr. Warren said before walking away.
Randy knocked on the door and he heard a hoarse voice say "Come in."
As soon as they walked in, they saw Ava sitting back in the hospital bed, with her a wrapped up left arm resting in a sling, and a cervical collar around her neck.
"Hey guys." I said in a low voice.
"Hey Ava." They all replied.
"What is the whole WWE Roster here?"
They laughed and Melina was the first one to walk over to me "How do you feel?"
"I feel a little sore and embarrassed that I have to wear this cervical collar. I feel like a dog."
Melina laughed and Eve said "Well you look like a hot dog."
I laughed a little "Thanks Evie."
"You got some amazing friends here." My dad said as he kissed me on the cheek.
I smiled "I know I do."
For the next twenty five minutes I was greeted by hugs and kisses from everyone. It made me happy to know that even through the difficult times; I had my best friends there by my side, making sure that I was alright.
"We should get going." Gail insisted
"Okay," I replied
The gang gave me another round of hugs before leaving the hospital room. I then looked over at my dad who was the only one left in the room.
"Is there anything I can get you?" Steve asked his daughter.
"No, I'm fine."
Steve placed his hand on the top of his daughters head "I'm going to go kick Mike's ass."
I chuckled "Dad you should get going to the airport before you miss your flight."
"No, I'm going to stay here with you." Steve answered.
I gave my dad that look "Dad you are going on that flight, you have to finish filming."
Steve huffed "Who is going to take care of you?"
"Dad I'm twenty-three years old, I am capable of taking care of myself."
"Why are you so stubborn?"
I laughed "I got my stubbornness from you."
Steve laughed "I thought so."
I looked up at my dad "Are you going on your flight?"
Steve looked down at Ava and even though he didn't want to leave, he had to come to the realization that his daughter was growing up and wasn't a little girl anymore. "Yeah I'll go."
I wrapped my right arm around my dad's neck "I love you dad."
Steve wrapped his arms around Ava but made sure he wasn't hurting her "I love you too pumpkin." Steve kissed his daughter on the cheek "Now get some rest."
I smiled "Okay."
Steve got up from the bed and kissed his daughter one more time before leaving the room. Steve walked down the hall and saw John still sitting in the waiting room.
"You alright son." Steve said causing John to look up at him.
"Is Ava fine?" John asked
"Yeah she is. Why don't you go see her?"
John shook his head "She is probably tired, I don't want to bother her."
Steve laughed "Then why are you still in this waiting room?"
John chuckled "I don't know."
"I know that you want to see her and I know that Ava wants to see you too."
"How do you know?" John questioned.
Steve tilted his head to the side "Father's intuition."
John did a half smile and Steve patted John on the shoulder before leaving the hospital. John got up from his seat and walked to Ava's room.
After the doctor told me that I could take off the cervical collar, I was more than happy. I removed the cervical collar and placed it on the desk next to my bed. I sat up on the bed so that my feet were touching the floor. I looked out the window only to see the city lights of Atlanta. As I was thinking that was when I heard a knock on the door.
I turned around "John?"
"Hey, can I come in?" he asked
"Ye-yeah come in." I stood up.
John walked over me "How are you feeling?"
"Alright, I'm a little sore though."
"So how long do you need to wear the sling for?"
"The doctor said three weeks but I'm a fast healer so hopefully it will be off in about a week and a half."
John laughed "I would be surprised if you healed that fast."
I smiled "How come you are still here?"
"Because I wanted to make sure that you were okay."
"That is sweet of you."
John smiled a little "Well you know that I care about you."
"I know."
John put his hands in his jean pockets "We have done a lot of things in the last few days."
"I know, and I'm glad we did."
"So you don't regret anything." John asked
I walked over to John and placed my hand on the back of his head "Not one thing."
John looked me in the eyes and said "Neither do I."
I smiled and kissed John. John kissed me back. After he pulled away, he placed his forehead against mine.
"Can you stay?" I asked
John placed his hand on my cheek "Yeah, I'll stay."
I smiled and so did John. We then walked over to the bed and laid down. Once John and I were laying side-by-side, I rested my head on his chest.
Before falling asleep I said "I'm sorry that we couldn't go on our date."
"Don't worry about it."
I smiled "Goodnight John."
John kissed me on the forehead "Goodnight Ava."
I smiled once more before drifting off to sleep, and John soon fell asleep after knowing that Ava was safe and sound.