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Tayla sat in the exam room with Roman and the girls. She was still in shock from shooting Dean. She never thought she would be capable of doing something like that. She realized she was the strongest she had ever been in her life at that moment. It was then she learned what it meant when people said you never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice you have to make. She had to be strong for her daughters to protect them and keep them safe. It was the mother instinct inside of her. She couldn't remember anything that happened after Dean was shot. She couldn't remember how she even got to the hospital. Everything had been a complete blur to her. The room was silent except for the girls eating as Roman fed them. They were so hungry. "Are you okay?" asked Roman as he broke the silence.
"I don't' know," she said, "but I am in so much pain right now and I have the worst headache."
"You did good today, Tayla. I'm proud of you. My wife is a bad ass," he said with a smile. "I'm just glad that you and the girls are safe now and alive."
"I wasn't sure we were going to be," said Tayla. "There were a few times I didn't think you would ever see us again. I was so scared."
"But you were so strong, Tay," he said.
"I guess," she said as a nurse came into the room. "I just want to get this blood off of me," she said feeling disgusted as she was covered in Dean's dried up blood. Her clothes were still covered in his blood and his blood had splattered onto her tan skin.
"Mrs. Reigns," said the nurse. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I got hit by a truck and then it backed up and rolled over me again," she said.
"You look like you took quite the beating," she said. "I'm going to need your clothes for evidence. I have a gown for you to put on."
"Okay," said Tayla as the nurse handed her the gown. Tayla walked into a bathroom to change out of her blood stained clothes and into a hospital gown. Tayla came back out with her clothes in a bag and handed them to the nurse.
"Thank-you," she said. "Mr. Reigns, can you please leave the room so I can talk with your wife privately."
"I'd rather he stay," said Tayla. She didn't want Roman to leave her alone.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure," said Tayla.
"Okay," said the nurse. "I have a few questions for you."
"Okay."
"Was there any sexual interaction between you and Mr. Ambrose?"
"He just kissed me and touched me but nothing else," she said.
"He didn't rape you?"
"No," said Tayla. "He tried but couldn't do it."
"Okay so we don't need to do a rape kit on you. We do have to test for diseases like HIV or Hepatitis since there was blood involved."
"All right," said Tayla as she held onto her ribs. They were hurting her so badly that she could barely breathe. "Can you look at my ribs?" she asked. "I think they are broken."
"We will," said the nurse. "I just have to do a blood test on you."
"Okay," said Tayla as the nurse prepared her for a blood test.
"So there is no need for Plan B?"
"No need," said Tayla. Her head hurt too much for her to have to repeat herself. She just wanted to get her ribs checked and go back home or wherever they were going because their family home was now a crime scene. Tayla winced as the nurse drew blood from her.
"All right," she said, "we're going to take these to the lab and we'll have the results in the next few days. We will give you a call when the results are in. Right now if there is HIV it may not show up right away so you will be tested again in 6 months. Okay, Tayla?"
"Okay," she said.
"What are you testing her for Hepatitis and HIV for?" asked Roman. "She didn't have sex with him."
"But there was blood exchanged," said the nurse. "We need to make sure no diseases were transmitted in the exchange."
"With all due respect," said Roman, "Dean was a wrestler we are checked regularly for diseases like this because of the threat of blood exchange in a match. I'm pretty sure he is clean."
"We are just doing our jobs," said the nurse.
"Well, do something to help my wife with her ribs and her headache. I think the blood tests can wait."
"We will do x-rays of her ribs and a cat-scan in a few minutes. Right now we need to focus on the diseases."
"I don't think there are any diseases," said Roman. He was losing his patience. He just wanted his wife to get the medical help she needed for her ribs and head. As a wrestler he knew how intense a rib injury could be and how dangerous a head injury could be. "Well, I think that a rib and head injury are a lot more important than checking for non-existent diseases."
"Have you been checked recently for a disease, Mr. Reigns?"
"I don't need to be checked for any disease," he snapped. "I just want you to take care of my wife. She has been through hell in the last few hours. She needs to get some rest and be with her family."
"All right," said the nurse ignoring Roman. "Mrs. Reigns, we will take you for an x-ray in a few minutes and then a cat scan. Is there anything else that is bothering you?"
"My jaw," she said, "but other than that I'm just sore."
"Okay we will x-ray that as well," she said, "I'm going to go take your blood work to the lab. I will be back to get you for the x-rays."
"Thank-you," said Tayla before the nurse left the room. "Roman, can you be a little nicer to people? She is just doing her job."
"I know but do you know how serious head injuries are, Tayla? You could be bleeding in the brain or something. You could have internal bleeding going on and she's worried about testing you for diseases. That could wait till after x-rays. You can die from internal bleeding."
"I'm pretty sure I don't have any internal bleeding," she said. "I'm sure it's just a concussion and broken ribs. Just relax. Okay?"
"Okay," he said. "I am just worried about you."
"I know," she said. "I know."
"So I talked to my mom and dad. They have offered to let us stay at their house for a couple days until we can get back into our home."
"Well, my mom offered too."
"Tay, I can't live with your mom for a couple days," he said.
"I want to be with my mom," she said, "I know she's not your favorite person but she is my mom and right now I want to be with her so can we please stay with her. Besides she isn't nearly as bad as she has been."
"Fine," he said, "but first negative word from her and we're leaving."
"Okay," said Tayla. "And you know what.."
"What?"
"It's going to be hell to get those blood stains out of the living room carpet."
Roman let out a laugh and said, "don't worry once the police do what they need to do I have someone going in there to tear up the carpet and put new carpet down. I am also ordering new furniture and having the walls painted. It will look like nothing ever happened."
"Good idea," she said, "I still don't know how they got in. I had everything locked. I should have paid more attention to Luna. She kept sniffing around the nursery but I told her nothing was there. She did the same in our room. I just thought she was being annoying. She knew and I didn't pay attention."
"Whether you paid attention or not they still would have done what they did. Didn't you have the alarm on?"
Tayla sat silently before she said, "not till after I got out of the tub."
"Tayla, that is the whole point of having an alarm so that you turn it on when you're home alone so that if someone does break into the house you know and can call for help."
"Who am I going to call for help? The security guards that didn't even know or realize anything strange was going on in our gated community? They let them in."
"Because they posed as service workers," said Roman, "but I know what you're saying. They were pretty useless unless Dean paid them off."
"It doesn't matter it's over now right? Is Dean dead?"
"I haven't heard. I just know that Bray is dead," he said as the nurse came in to take Tayla to get an x-ray and to get a cat scan done.
While Roman was waiting for Tayla he went to check in on Bo. Bo had been shot in the arm and was being tended to. Roman knocked on his door. "Come in," said Bo. Roman walked into Bo's room to see him sitting on the bed in a sling. "Hey," he said.
"Hey," said Roman. "How are you?"
"I'm okay. How is Tayla?"
"They took her for x-rays and for a cat scan," said Roman. "Did they get your bullet out?"
"Yeah. It hurt like hell," he said. "But I'm going to be okay."
"That's good. Bo, I'm sorry for being an ass to you," said Roman.
"Don't apologize," said Bo, "I understand why you would hate me. I would hate me too if I was you. I know you felt that I was a bad guy. I get it."
"I know and I feel like an ass for feeling that way. If it wasn't for you who knows what would have happened to Tayla or my girls. Thank-you, Bo."
"You don't have to thank me. I was useless. I shot Bray and then got shot by Dean. I was useless. Tayla is the one that took care of business. She kicked ass. She is the one that tricked Dean. She was even going to let him shoot her and kill her before he hurt the girls. She was so brave today. She did all the work. She saved me from bleeding out. She did it all. She's an awesome woman, Roman. You're lucky to have her for a wife."
"Thanks," he said with a smile. "She is pretty bad ass."
"Yeah she is. You should have seen her fighting Dean and then having him tied to the chair. It was a completely different side of Tayla. One that I have never seen before."
"Tayla loves her children more than anything," said Roman. "There is nothing she wouldn't do for them. Even if it means killing someone or fighting someone that outweighs her by 100 or more pounds. I am proud of her."
"Me too," said Bo.
"So when are you making your WWE debut?"
"I was supposed to in a couple weeks but I am out of action for a month. I'll survive though."
"Does Tay know?"
"I didn't get to tell her yet. I was going to tell her today but everything happened."
"Oh," said Roman, "you better tell her. You're her best friend at the performance center."
"I know. I'll tell her but right now I think she should just rest and take care of herself."
"Well, I am going to let you go but I just want to let you know that if you need anything ask me. And I don't care if you talk to Tayla. She deserves a good friend like you."
"Thanks," said Bo with a smile.
"You're welcome," said Roman before he left the room. It was a bitter pill for him to swallow knowing that he was wrong about Bo the entire time. He had read him wrong the entire time. Bo turned out to be a pretty good guy.
Roman went back to Tayla's room and waited for her while the girls were sleeping. He was pacing waiting for them to bring her back. "I'm back," she said as they wheeled her into the room.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I have two broken ribs no internal bleeding though. I have a slight concussion and a bruised jaw. I am pretty banged up but the bruises should heal up in a few days and my ribs should heal up in a few weeks. I can't wrestle till they're healed which sucks."
"That's good," he said. "Are you allowed to go or do we need to stay?"
"They are getting my discharge papers. They taped me up and once I get my papers we can go. Did you talk to Bo?"
"Yes," said Roman. "He's doing fine. He is in a sling."
"Good," she said, "I'm glad he's all right."
"Me too," said Roman. "Tay, I am really proud of you. I love you so much."
"I love you too," said Tayla. Roman leaned down and kissed her lips softly. "Just pick your best friends better next time."
"I will," he said.
"Has there been any word on Dean yet? Is he alive or dead or what?"
"I haven't heard a word," said Roman.
"Is it wrong of me that I hope he's dead?"
"No," said Roman. "This can't truly be over until he is."
"I know," she said.
They brought Tayla her discharge papers and her mom had brought her a change of clothes. "Tayla, I'm glad you're okay."
"Thanks," she said to her mom.
"I shouldn't have left. I should have stayed with you."
"No, mom," said Tayla as they walked down the hallways to the hospital, "if you would have stayed you would have gotten hurt too."
"I know but I left you alone. I shouldn't have. I knew something wasn't right," she said.
"Mom, it is fine. I'm okay and the girls are okay. Don't beat yourself up about it."
"Okay," she said as they reached the lobby of the hospital.
They stepped outside and it was a media circus. There were reporters and paparazzi everywhere waiting for them. Roman shielded his wife, his daughters and his mother in law as the paparazzi snapped pictures and the reporters asked Tayla questions. Their life had just hit a new level one they were not ready for. Roman got them into their car without any of them speaking one word to the reporters. Roman drove away and took them to Tayla's mom's house so they could relax and get past the last few horrible hours of their lives.
*A/N: So what did you think? Please review and thank-you for reading. Don't worry this story is not over yet.. I still have a few more chapters I want to write before I focus in on the prequel.