Chapter 25

Sort of important author note at the bottom!

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The commotion backstage was something no-one wanted to be a part of. Alice and Roman were right by Karlee's side as she was stretchered into the back of an ambulance, Four paramedics either side of her. It was just precautionary since she was unconscious but it maybe also mattered since the camera's were following. Alice was crying her heart out as Roman kept her close, tying to keep her calm. Sofia came waltzing out, Layla and Megan following with joint smirks on their faces.

"Ah, where's your precious Dean now?" Sofia shouted over. Alice saw red and shook away from Roman and stomped her little figure over to the three girls, a bold move considering what had just happened. They all looked down at her, minus Layla who looked sheepish as Roman followed.

"Oh, go back to never-land tinker-bell!" Megan made a 'shooing' motion with her hand and Alice watched her, her jaw to the ground.

"You know something, I have never met more obnoxious, arrogant bunch of little bitches in my life. You think you are on top of the world when you aren't. Maybe you should stop chasing what isn't yours and focus on actually getting somewhere in life." She was angry. Not at the face that they had hurt both her and Karlee, but that they acted as though they were queen bee's.

"Really? Stop chasing what's ours? If you hadn't stole Roman from me, I wouldn't even be part of this. You haven't even had a match here and you think you have a voice? Jog on love." Layla acted confident but her shifty gaze proved she knew she was wrong it what she was saying. Roman snarled almost, his hand staying on Alice's lower back.

"Nobody stole him you stupid cow, maybe if you all kept your legs together, you would still have boyfriends." Roman picked Alice up at the right moment because she narrowly avoided a clawing. Roman briskly left the scene with Alice kicking and screaming at the three women.

"They need someone to go with Karlee but nobody can find Dean." Alice offered herself to go with her to the hospital ad after giving Roman a quick kiss on the cheek, she asked him to go and find him. Karlee was not going to be a happy bunny when she woke up and there was only one person who would be able to calm her down. And that person never even showed up to her side.

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Dean had just come out of the quickest shower ever to see Karlee with Summer in Dean version of the cross-face. He smirked as he pulled on his jeans, watching Karlee drop onto her back and tighten the lock she had on the blonde. He had to do a double take when the bell rang. He knew Karlee wasn't going to be happy that her match was over so quickly. He watched as she started shouting, Summer picking up a microphone. He listened as Summer spoke knowing that Karlee was tensing up, getting ready to pounce.

His heart stopped when he saw Sofia, Megan and Layla jump the barricade and hit Karlee over the head. He immediately went to go out and get her. His hand turned the doorknob but it didn't move. He rattled it a few more times but it didn't budge. Someone had locked it from the inside. There were no windows and no other doors. The door was his only way out...

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Roman knew Dean had a few screws loose but he also knew how much he cared about Karlee and he didn't trust Dean's disappearance. He heard the screaming ambulance leave the arena as he stalked towards Dean's shared locker room. The closer he got, the more he heard the banging and the shouting. He quickly identified it as Dean and sprinted to his door. His hand went to the door knob only to find it knocked off. The door must have originally locked from the outside as they were not a padlock in its place. That was why he was stuck.

"Listen Dean! It's me, Roman. Get back from the door!" Dean shouted something back and Roman stepped back a little. If he booted the door in the right place, he would be able to knocked the hinge of the lock right off the door. He shouted at Dean again, who now said he was away from the door. Roman raised his foot and booted through the door. One kick was all it took.

"Where is she? Is she okay?" Roman took a quick look inside and saw everything strewn all over the floor, including the remains of a television.

"Alice is away with her in the ambulance. Just lets focus on getting there before she wakes up."

"She's unconscious?!" He yelled, sounding more frantic than ever. Dean took off in the direction of the car, completely forgetting car keys. Perhaps he just assumed Roman would take him. The long haired Samoan dipped into the room and threw a change of Dean' clothes into Karlee's suitcase and zipped it up, grabbing his phone and rental keys before dumping Karlee's handbag on top. Now just to go collect Dean before he killed someone.

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The soft beeping of machines was less than soothing Karlee as the doctors worked on stitching and stapling her up. Four strips on her shoulder held a gash together on her shoulder. A piece of tape was currently holding her cheekbone in place to stop the fracture becoming worse. Her lip was still bleeding although she was refusing stitches, knowing that would stop her from wrestling. The stitches she did have however were on her gum, where her teeth had been kicked out. That would have been the searing hot pain she felt whilst being on the ground. Somehow, they had kicked her hard enough to fracture the right side of her face and kick one of her back teeth out. And it hurt like a bitch. She got a final six staples just on her hairline where the belt had hit her. Alice had kindly pointed out now her and Roman had matching battle scars. The poor thing was doing everything to try and brighten the mood.

"Alice, honey, you really don't have to stay with me." Alice was clutching Karlee's hand in support although with the way Alice held her hand over her stomach, she would soon be the one in the hospital bed.

"Nope... I'll wait until Roman and Dean get here then I'll wait in the waiting room. I'm not leaving you on your own." The mention of Dean made tears prick at Karlee's eyes. She knew they were keeping their distance relationship wise but she felt hurt inside that he wasn't there to make sure she was okay. She felt that familiar clench from Alice as they put the last staple in her forehead.

"Now Miss Eckland, I need you to keep things to a minimum over the next few days. I understand you have to be on television tomorrow?" Karlee nodded, unsure of how the night's plans had changed after her attack.

"Well, No wrestling tomorrow. Your staples can be taken out by your doctor at the WWE and your stitches will fall out themselves. Keep stress levels low and just be careful when you sleep. We don't want you pulling your staples out." Karlee nodded in agreement as the doctor finished and went to get her release papers.

"What do you thinks going to happen tomorrow?" Alice asked, reclaiming her hand. Karlee swung her legs off the bed and turned to face her.

"Well I'm not going in. Not while those bitches are still there. That attack was vicious Alice, I could have been seriously hurt and Steph or Hunter didn't send anyone out there."

"Why do you think Dean never turned up?" Her voice let Karlee knew she was scared to ask. But Alice was a strong girl and all she was interested in was Karlee's feelings. She was a great friend who had quickly stepped up when Karlee lost both Layla and Kaitlyn. She was a good girl with a heart of gold.

"Honey, I have no idea. Maybe he felt as though I'm not his responsibility any-more. I don't blame him but-" She was cut off my a figure shooting past the window and falling to the floor before jumping up and slamming his hands on the window.

"Karlee!" Dean's voice could have been heard in China. Both girls tried to suppress her smile as he and Roman both walked into the door which clearly said 'Pull'. They eventually stopped bitching at each other and walked n, Roman going straight to Alice and squeezing her tight. Dean stopped beside Karlee, nudging in between her legs and hanging his hands at her side. He was so unsure of what to do. Roman and Alice left the room to give Karlee and Dean space, unsure of what to make of their complicated relationship. Karlee didn't say a word as she leant her had against his chest, careful to mind about her stitches. Dean put the palm of his hand on the back of her neck. His touch calmed her almost instantly as his hand snaked up to the back of her head, his fingers getting lost in her hair. He softly planted a kiss on her hair and they just sat there.

"Can we talk?" He asked, stroking her hair. Karlee raised her head and placed a battered hand on his chest.

"Can we just go back to the hotel and go to bed?" Dean felt like an ass for asking to talk. Even she was shaken up despite knowing that they were going to come for her someday. He nodded and left to find the nurse who was looking after her. He finally found her and was asked to stay in the waiting room and much to his protest, he finally agreed. He wasn't surprised to find the waiting room full of their friends. Alice was first to come up to him, an anxious look spread over her face.

"She's getting out tonight. She's a bit shaken up though so I'll just take her with me tonight. Really you guys can go home and I'll make sure you get to see her soon." The majority of them agreed, leaving with their partners and offering kind words. Alice and Roman stayed behind, including one certain red head who Dean tried not to pay attention too.

"I'm getting her home. She's like a crabby puppy if she doesn't get eight hours." Alice elbowed Roman in the ribs before hugging Dean, her small frame drenched in one of her mans hooded jumpers. Dean received a pat on the back from Roman and a look that said 'look after her'. Dean knew better than to disobey. Dean made sure everyone left, not meaning to sound mean but the presence of a certain woman in the corner was bugging him. He could either mention the fact she was here or walk away and leave her...

He picked the second option.

Dean watched through the window as Karlee was checked over once more and her blood pressure was taken. She was surprisingly calm considering what had happened but he had a funny feeling that could all change when he heard someone speak.

"I feel so guilty. I mean, I knew they were up to something and I should have told her..." Eva started to cry and Dean couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She stood with her head in her hands as tears ran over her face. Dean was not one for hugs, unless they involved another red head but he couldn't help it. Eva sobbed into his chest as he awkwardly held her, the door swinging open in the process and Karlee emerging, arms folded. Eva sniffed and turned to look at Karlee who was sucking in her insults and trying to behave herself.

"Oh Karlee, I'm so sorry for acting like such a bitch towards you. I knew those girls were plotting something and I should have said..." Karlee smiled.

"Just go home Eva. I'll talk about this later but I do appreciate your honesty. Thank You." Eva went to hug her and Karlee had no choice put to half pat her and squeeze her waist. She left but not before shooting a look towards Dean and thanking him.

"Can you take me home please before I find some inanimate object and chow down?" Dean laughed as he threw an arm around her and let her figure slouch into his body. He welcomed it with a grin and guided his beauty out of the hospital and into the car park.

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He watched her as she chomped on the heavy loaded cheese pizza, biting down at funny angles to avoid burning her lip which had ballooned. She hadn't even opened her suit case and instead chucked her clothes and demanded a pair of Deans trackie bottoms and a shirt which just happened to be in her size.

"You still want to talk?" She asked, setting the pizza box aside. Her question had taken him aback a bit. She ad said she didn't want to talk earlier and that had been the end of it, he hadn't thought any-more about the topic.

"You do know what I'm going to say don't you?" Karlee smiled slightly. She knew fine what he wanted and what kind of conversation he wanted.

"Dean, you showed me today how much you care, even though you didn't show up to the ambulance."

"The girls have just started a war against you. Do you really want to focus on our relationship whilst they are trying their best to break us apart."

"Not really. I need to finish what they started before we have any chance of being together. I know that now. But I can't just stop what we are doing now..." She hated to admit it but their impromptu steamy sessions were making her feel whole again, especially after her accident and they always made her stress levels almost disappear.

"We can take it one day at a time. Just please be careful. I know how viscous those three can be and I don't want to imagine what they would be like together." She leaned her head against his chest and placed one of her legs in between his, draping her arm over his chest.

"Just let me do this on my own, OK?" She looked up at him and Dean twirled her hair around his finger, a mock pout on his lips.

"Does that mean you won't dress up in those sexy little outfits and escort me to the ring?" Karlee backhanded him on the chest and closed her eyes.

"Of course I will... Just shut up so I can get some sleep."

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They were wronged by her. They were going to do everything in their power to get her to leave the company. She had disappeared for a few months just a while ago and now the two diva's had to know why. But they had an advantage now.

Layla.

After finding out what had made the red-head bombshell, all they had to do was spread the word. If there was one thing Karlee couldn't stand, it was a pity party.

"Is it really worth it? Can we not just keep the attacks up and drive her out like that?" Megan groaned as she kicked her feet up on the couch. Sofia silenced her as she looked up small newspaper articles, copying them and starting to circulate them online.

"We need to be careful. We need to keep Dean on our side. It's just Karlee we need to get rid off and hurting her won't benefit Dean. I have my plan girlie's, now can we please just stick to it?" Layla agreed with her make-shift boss and continued to file her nails, keeping quiet about the whole thing.

"We will have us a Miss Eckland free Diva's division, and all I need to do it get the wheels rolling. She won't know what's hit her."

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Ahhh... Karlee! What do you guys see happening to the fiery couple? Do you want to see the back together?

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Sort of important author note: So this chapter was meant to be up three days ago, but me being me, never managed to get it up. The reason it was meant to three days ago, is because it marked the two year mark of my stories. To some, that may not mean a lot but for me, that's a milestone.

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