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Chapter Thirty Eight
The elevator was close to its 1500 pound capacity because Kevin Nash, Triple H, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and a resident were crammed into the normally spacious elevator. Paul stared at the floor indicator above the elevator doors in concentration. A hundred thoughts were flowing through his mind and not all were good. He was praying for the best yet plotting for the worse.
"Absolute bullshit." Shane broke Paul out of his concentration as Shane continued to rant at no one in particular about Kathleen asking for Jay instead of him. Shane momentarily stopped his ranting as if realizing something. He looked at Stephanie who was holding Paul's hand with her left hand and texting on her Blackberry with her right.
"Steph, did you tell her that I was here?" Shane asked.
"Shane, I haven't seen or talked to Kathleen." Stephanie stated irritated that she had to repeat herself and worried about Kathleen and the unborn child. "I talked to both the head nurse in the emergency room, a Doctor here in the Women's Unit, and a Doctor at Winnie Palmer. Kathleen has been asking for Jay. So no, I don't think she does know you are here, but it wouldn't matter-" Stephanie was interrupted by a pompous Shane.
"If she'd known I was here, she would have asked to see me." Shane stated pompously as the elevator doors opened. Vince was the first to step out.
"I highly doubt that." Paul stated as he followed Vince and lead Stephanie, by the hand, off of the elevator.
"That shows how much you know." Shane retorted as he left the elevator before Kevin and after the resident who turned left then hurried away to another part of the floor.
"Look, if you say one more fucking thing negative about either Kathleen or Jay in my ear shot again, I'll show you who the dumb motherfucker is." Kevin barked as he broke his self inflicted silence since the small room down in the emergency room.
Vince turned right after glancing at the sign, straight across from the elevator, which directed visitors to the correct areas of that floor. First, Paul followed Vince, then the others followed Paul with Kevin in the very back of the group of McMahons.
Vince stopped in his tracks as he seen a sleeping Kathleen hooked up to various portable machines as she half sat and half laid rather weakly on the hospital bed being pushed and guided through the hallway with a nurse at each side of the bed and Jay at her right holding her hand as he walked slowly beside the bed. Vince and now the rest of the McMahon family plus Kevin watched the nurses and Jay pause just as they were turning to turn down a hallway. Jay bent down kissed Kathleen's knuckles then her forehead before letting her hand go.
The McMahon family plus Kevin watched Jay as Jay watched the nurses guide Kathleen into an awaiting patient only elevator. With his left hand, Jay wiped underneath his right eye, then turned as he felt as if someone was watching him. Jay made eye contact with a grim looking Vince McMahon. Jay walked toward the entourage then stopped a foot away from them.
"Kathleen is being transferred." Jay stated the obvious to Vince. Several questions were asked of Jay in rapid succession without giving him the time to answer any of them.
"Was she awake? What did she say?" Vince asked.
"What's Kathleen's status?" Paul asked simultaneous as Vince asked his own questions.
"Why the fuck did she ask for you?" Shane asked ineffectively drowning out both the end of Vince and Paul's questions from Jay's ears. Jay inhaled a deep breath then slowly exhaled. He ignored Shane, because this was not the time or place to argue. However, there would eventually be a time and place to argue, and when that soon occurred, Jay would not back down.
"Kathleen was mildly sedated shortly after I talked to her. They are keeping her sedated during the transport to Winnie Palmer." Jay answered Vince's question, then answered Paul's. "Kathleen is stable, but critical." Jay ceased talking as if considering something then decided that he would be the bigger man and extend a peace offering however small that it would or could be. He took the key chain out of his jean pocket. He made eye contact with Paul then Vince. "Vince, Paul, if you would like to ride with me to Winnie Palmer, you can."
"Why do you have Kathleen's keys?" Shane asked outraged as he noticed the small photo frame key chain with a picture of her hugging Jessica. Jay ignored the question and the question in Paul's eyes.
"Stephanie, I would have invited you, but somebody has to attempt to talk some sense into your brother before he goes to Winnie Palmer." Jay stated then turned and looked at Shane and confessed. "Shane, I understand that almost nothing will prevent you from going there and I do understand your hatred for me, but for Kathleen, Jessica, and that unborn baby, be a man and put your hatred for me on the back burner and focus on your love, however twisted it may be, for them on the forefront. I absolutely despise you, but I love Kathleen and her children more." Jay paused as his voice thickened with emotion.
Jay then gave Shane a guarantee. "We'll have the pissing match, you so much want, at another date. Kathleen is in critical condition and on the verge of loosing that baby. I'm not going to argue with you about who's baby it really is, because it doesn't matter, because I know the truth." Jay stopped then looked at Vince and Paul before he stated. "Vince, Paul, if you're coming with me, let's go." He walked past Vince, Paul, Stephanie, and Shane then walked around the corner to the visitor elevators. He pressed the button to go down then felt a hand slap on his shoulder which momentarily laid still. Jay looked at the hand, then up the arm attached to the arm, then to the owner's face.
"I think I have underestimated you." Vince stated as he took his hand off of Jay's shoulder. He then extended his right hand. Jay glanced at it then decided that it was best to shake the man's hand, if for any reason, for Kathleen.
Author's Note: Sincere apologies for the very late and short update, but unexpected surgery, hospitals, relapses, and emergency rooms prevented this on the time that it was promised. However, to make up for the lack of update for the past month, several updates will be uploaded within the next week to week and a half. As always please let me know what you thought of this short chapter, the following chapter will be updated some time today. Thank you all so much, it is appreciated.
Also, thank you to everyone who reviewed last chapter, furthermore thank you to Brandon'sGurl for messaging me when no updates occurred, by asking why that was, again I sincerely apologize to you and everyone else.