Chapter 27
Jamie opened her eyes and saw Hunter sitting there watching her. She frowned when she saw the look of complete anger on his face, as if he wanted to hit someone. She gulped and prayed that nothing had gone wrong in the operating room, did something go wrong with the surgery? She was about to ask him when he shook his head and put a smile on his face.
"You didn't need the surgery, Jamie. You were misdiagnosed." Hunter informed her with a small smile.
"Then why are you so mad? That's good news isn't it?" Jamie asked still confused and very groggy. She felt pain all over, pain that hadn't been there when she went under the knife. "Why does everything hurt so bad?" She asked since her guard was down and she couldn't censor her answer. "I didn't feel this bad before surgery, why do I feel worse?"
Hunter sucked in a deep breath when she mentioned feeling worse. He kissed her forehead and whispered that he was going to find her doctor and let him know something was wrong. He tried to put on a reassuring smile but failed miserably. The only thing he could think of was that someone had done some damage in that operating room and he had a feeling Vince McMahon was behind that as well.
Tyler walked into the hospital room where her friend had been moved recently. She could see by the look on her face that she was in a lot of pain. She frowned because Jamie never let you know when she was in pain; it wasn't something she could do. Tyler sat down in the chair that Hunter had vacated and watched the pain on her friend's face increase.
"What did the doctor say?" Tyler whispered afraid to even reach out and touch her friends hand.
"He isn't sure why I am in this much pain but he wanted to run some tests. I don't like this place, Ty. I just want to go home." Jamie said through clenched teeth.
"There's an amazing hospital in our old hometown, you used to trust the doctors there." Tyler said thinking out loud.
"Used to, before we became part of the WWE." Jamie said closing her eyes against the complete and total onslaught of pain she was feeling.
"Maybe they aren't on Vince's payroll?" Tyler suggested meekly. The small voice that she was using must have tipped Jamie off because her friends attention snapped towards her.
"You mean my sister. Look I haven't talked to anyone in my family since they said everything they said. They hate what I am and even more they are going to hate my husband. I don't need or want their help Tyler." Jamie said evenly.
"Jamie you might need it. Look you and I both know that no matter how mad they are they hate everything to do with wrestling. They wouldn't except a dime from Vince to harm you and your sister might be your best bet on getting completely healthy. Besides I already called her and she is on her way here to have a look at you." Tyler admitted slowly.
"I can't believe you would do that to me." Jamie cried getting upset.
"I asked her to." Hunter said walking into the room. "Jamie whatever you're family feels about your career choice and who you married, they love you. They will protect you when I can't and that right now is my main priority. I need to know that you will be protected through everything."
"My sister doesn't care what happens to." Jamie said evenly.
"Then why is she dropping everything to fly out here? Why was she scared to death when we informed her that we almost lost you? Why did she say that she was going to make that doctor pay if he had purposely screwed you up?" Hunter snapped getting angry with his wife.
Jamie stared at him, astonished that he was actually getting upset. If anyone had a right to be angry here it was her. She was the one who had been betrayed by everyone. They all knew that her sister would call her parents and brothers and then she would pay dearly. They would not let her be alone for even five minutes and they would all rag on her, trying to change who she was and what she wanted out of life. Jamie had always stated she was an only child just so she wouldn't have to deal with her family.
Hunter could tell that Jamie was trying to figure out why he was so mad. He could also tell that his outburst had even surprised Edge and Tyler who were both gaping at him openmouthed and shocked. Shrugging off their attention, he turned and headed back out the door and away from their stares. He needed some time to think and cool down. He wasn't mad at Jamie and he was taking it out on her. The truth is, he wasn't sure what he was going to do when he got his hands on Vince McMahon.
Alex, Kat and Michael were walking down the halls of the arena, satisfied that all the kinks in their plan had been worked out. They were halfway to the dressing room assigned to their team when they spotted Sable heading their way. She smirked as she walked up to them and stood there.
"Vince knows about your little plan. Don't worry, he's already taken measures to counteract it. Haven't you realized yet that one of you is a plant, a mole?" Sable asked as she sashayed away.
The three of them looked at each other and frowned. If Vince really knew about their plan then there really was a leak within their own team, a bad one.
Tyler watched Edge leave the room to talk to Hunter and she glanced at the worry on her friends face.
"Don't let him do something stupid." She whispered.
"Jamie?" Tyler asked confused.
"I'm gonna be on the shelf, you're not. Make sure he doesn't do something stupid Tyler. I'm counting on you to keep my husband in line." Jamie whispered softly as she passed out from the pain she was feeling.
Tyler had a feeling that something big was going to be happening soon. But little did she know that an explosion was going to rock the core of every friendship within their team, including her biggest one.
