All the plans were made and Cat was on a plane to Tampa on Monday. She had two weeks off.

Andrew had sent her the keys to his house by courier and she was to stay there and he would join her on Tuesday night. She arrived and saw a woman holding a sign with her name on it. She walked over to her.

"I'm Cat Blake."

"Hi! I'm Dani Johnson. My husband and your boyfriend are very good friends. Andrew asked me to pick you up."

"Johnson, are you Rock's wife?"

"Yep, and this little one here is our daughter, Pebbles as Dwayne calls her."

Cat admired the baby in the stroller.

"She is a doll!"

"Thanks. Let's get your stuff."

Dani drove Cat to Andrew's house.

"I have to get back to work. It was nice meeting you."

"You too, thanks."

Cat unlocked the door and walked in to his house. She was surprised it was very tastefully decorated. She went into his bedroom. She dropped her bag and lay down on the bed. She could smell him in the sheets and pillows. She was in heaven. She couldn't believe how much she missed that man.

Later Cat was watching the T.V., lying on the couch. It was very late. A news bulletin came on and Cat watched as the news anchor detailed yet another plane crash.

"Flight 324 from Atlanta has crashed over the Florida Everglades. 137 passengers and crew were on the late night flight headed for Tampa Bay Florida. Early reports are vague. We do have a report that several Professional Wrestling Superstars were on the flight, but we have yet to confirm that. Stay tuned for further details."

Cat felt like she was going to throw up. She grabbed her phone and called Andrew's cell phone. It rang. And rang and rang.

"Oh God no!" She screamed into the silence.

She sat riveted to the T.V. about an hour later the reporter came back on

"More details on the crash of Northwest flight 324 from Atlanta. It has been confirmed that 15 of the Superstars of the World Wrestling Federation were on that flight. We are waiting on a passenger list to be faxed from Northwest and as soon as we have it we will let you all know.

Cat tuned the rest of the report out as she worried about Andrew. He wasn't supposed to be here until tomorrow, maybe he wasn't on the flight! Why wasn't he answering his phone! Dammit.

"We now have the list and we are working on constructing a list, as the wrestlers, generally fly under their real names, not their character names. We should have that for you in a few minutes... so far details of the crash are still sketchy and it is reported there are several fatalities."

Cat was beside herself, willing them to hurry!

"I have just been handed the list. I will read it by their character names so all fans will know who we are talking about." The reporter looked down at the list in her hand and began to read:

"Edge, Christian, Mike Awesome, Rob Van Dam, Jeff and Matt Hardy, Shane McMahon, Lita, Dvon and Bubba Ray Dudley, The Rock, Test..."

Cat screamed "NO!" As Andrew's name was read. She didn't hear the rest of the names as she sobbed hysterically

The reporter's voice broke into her mind "... An emergency hotline number has been established for the families of the passengers. You will see it on the bottom of your screen. A special number has been set up for the members of the WWF Wrestlers families. Please be advised if your name is not on the list of next of kin, information will not be released. So please leave that line open for members of their families. We will have information for the fans, as it becomes available.

The phone rang, it wasn't Cat's cell phone, it was Andrew's phone.

She grabbed the receiver. "Andrew..." she said breathlessly.

"No Cat, it's Dani. I just talked to Dwayne..."

"Is he ok Dani?"

"Yeah Dwayne is, he was lucky. Just a few bumps and bruises, Cat it's Andrew." Cat heard Dani's voice catch.

"Oh God No! Please tell me he's alive!"

"He is, but Cat it's bad. He was towards the center of the plane. As soon as my Nanny gets here, I'm going to come and get you and take you to the hospital. It's only an hour away."

"I'll be waiting Dani." Cat was numb with shock. Begging and bargaining with God to spare his life.

Cat heard Dani honk. She rushed out.

"I can't thank you enough Dani."

"Don't worry about that honey. I have to see Dwayne anyway. He and Andrew are good friends."

"I'm scared Dani."

"Me too honey, me too."

"Do you know anything? Did Dwayne tell you anything?"

"Yeah, Cat. Like I said it's bad. He's in a coma, had to have 17 stitches in his side from flying debris. He has 12 more in his forehead and his left wrist is broken and three fingers on his hand. And he has another 27 stitches on his right thigh."

Cat continued to pray as they drove the rest of the way in silence.

They arrived, the hospital was a madhouse. People and police milling around everywhere. A policeman stopped them at the door.

"I'm Dani Johnson." She told the officer.

"Is she with you?"

"Yes, this is Catorina Blake, she's Andrew Martin's girlfriend."

Cat saw the look of sympathy pass over the man's face.

"Ok Ladies, Third floor. Mr. Martin is in Intensive Care. I believe Mr. Johnson is in the waiting room of that floor."

Dani held Cat's hand as they rode the elevator to the third floor. They saw Dwayne as soon as the doors opened. He was talking to the nurse.

Dani ran into his arms, tears streaming down her face. After a minute she introduced Cat to Dwayne.

"I've heard a lot about you little lady."

They turned as the doctor approached. A grim look on his face.

"Mr. Johnson, We've done all we can for now. We'll have to watch him for the next 24 hours it's up to him now."

"Doctor, can I see him?"

"And you are?"

"Cat Blake, I'm his girlfriend" the doctor looked at Dwayne and Dani. Dani shook her head yes.

"Ok, follow me."

Cat followed the doctor down the hall "I want to prepare you Miss Blake. He is in bad shape. We had to put 12 stitches in his forehead to close the gash, He is hooked up to a lot of monitors and there is a lot of bruising, especially in the face. He is in a coma. We're not sure why, he has the wound on his head but it is superficial. There aren't any signs of brain trauma or skull fracture. Don't be afraid to talk to him, it is generally accepted that patients in coma's can hear when people talk to them."

Cat took a deep breath and pushed the door open. She willed herself to be strong.

She looked at Andrew, lying on the hospital bed, he looked so fragile, lying there with tubes and needles everywhere. She took his hand in hers.

"Hey Drew, this is not how I wanted to spend my vacation!... I love you Drew, I really do... Don't you dare die on me. I can't imagine my life without you!" She bent down and kissed his lips, her tears falling freely. She sat next to him, never letting go of his hand. Several hours had passed when Dani came in to see them.

"Cat, I'm taking Dwayne home, I left our number with the nurse. If you need anything call ok? And his parents are on their way. Vince sent the company jet for them they should be here in a couple of hours."

"Thanks again Dani."

Cat continued to talk to him, telling him every few minutes how much she loved him.

Cat heard a voice behind her.

"Oh dear God in Heaven, my poor baby!" Cat turned to see who had come in. The older woman looked at her.

"Are you Cat?" She asked. Cat nodded.

"I'm Serena Martin, Andrew's mother. And this is my husband Thomas."

Mrs. Martin came to stand beside Cat. "He looks awful! Oh Tom..." she fell into her husband's arms.

Cat stood up, "I'll leave you alone with your son." She said

"Cat, Andrew has told me all about you. As a matter of fact he talks of nothing else. I'm glad you are here."

Mr. Martin took her hand. "You look like you could do with a break. The nurse told us you haven't left his side since you got here. Go get something to eat, a cup of coffee. We'll be right here until you get back."

Cat walked out of the room. She couldn't eat but she did need some coffee. She went to the waiting room.

She recognized several of the guys from the WWF. Shane McMahon came up to her.

"Cat, Hi. I'm Shane. Andrew has told me a lot about you."

Shane had a large bandage on his cheek and a couple of stitches in his arm.

"Hi Shane, are you ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine, how's Andrew?"

"No change. How is everyone else? They said several of the guys were on that plane."

Most everyone is ok. Just bumps and bruises, a few stitches. Adam has a broken leg. Jason has a concussion, most of us were sitting in the back of the plane. Andrew decided at the last minute to join us. But he wasn't sitting with us..."

"He decided to come back early because I was here didn't he?" Cat was on the verge of tears again. If she hadn't been here he would be ok right now!

"Cat, I know what you are thinking. Don't blame yourself! It isn't anyone's fault. Come sit down with me. Let's talk. Amy, will you get Cat some coffee?"

"Sure."

Cat sat next to Shane. Amy handed her the coffee and Cat thanked her.

"Don't worry, Andrew's tough, he'll be fine." Amy squeezed her hand and went back to sit by Matt.

"Cat, I have never seen Andrew so happy. He really loves you. He runs around with this stupid grin on his face all the time. I swear it's disgusting!" He grinned at her " Seriously Cat, he told me you are the best thing that ever happened to him. He'll be fine. I won't tell you not to worry because you will anyway, just have faith."

Cat started to cry again and Shane took her in his arms and held her.

"Thanks Shane. I want to get back to him."

"Ok Cat, if you need anything I'll be here. Just let me know ok?"

Cat walked back to Andrew's room. Mrs. Martin was sitting next to the bed holding his hand.

She looked up as Cat came in.

Cat slumped into the chair next to her.

"Cat.... Cat..." they both jumped to hear his voice.

Cat was instantly at his side.

"I'm here Drew, I'm here. I love you honey."

Mr. Martin called for the nurse.

"He called her name..." Mr. Martin said.

" That is a good sign. I'll page the doctor."

The doctor came in a few minutes later. "He spoke?"

"Yes he called my name."

"Good, good. Keep talking to him. This is wonderful news. Have the nurse page me when he wakes up"

"So you think he will, wake up that is." Mr. Martin asked.

"Yes I do. Things look good right now. The longer he is in a coma the worse it is, so let's hope he wakes up soon."

Cat continued to talk to him as Mr. and Mrs. Martin watched her.

"Let's go find something to eat Serena."

"Ok."

"Cat we'll be back soon."

"Ok."

They walked into the hall. Serena Martin looked into her husband's eyes.

"So what do you think of our future daughter in law?" She asked her husband.

"Do you know something I don't?" He asked her

"Not in so many words, She is all he talks about when he calls. And it is obvious how much she loves him."

"That it is."

Cat sat back down in the chair. She was very tired, the last few hours draining her emotionally. She dozed off only to be awakened a few minutes later.

"Cat!" She looked up to see Andrew's eyes open.

"Oh god Drew, You are awake! Thank God!"

She went to him. She pushed the call button on his bed.

"Yes?" Came the voice of the nurse.

"Mr. Martin is awake."

"I'll page the doctor."

"How are you feeling babe?"

His voice was very weak. "I feel like I got hit by a Mack truck."

"At least you haven't lost your sense of humor."

"I love you Cat."

"I know baby, I love you too. You're Mom and Dad are here."

"Good, I'm so tired Cat. What the hell happened?"

"I just know that the plane crashed, I haven't heard anything else."

"What's wrong with me Cat?"

She pushed a stray strand of hair out of his face.

"Apparently you got hit with some flying debris. You have 17 stitches in your side, 12 more in your forehead. 27 more in your right thigh. Your left wrist is broken, as are three of your fingers on that hand."

"How is everyone else?"

Cat told him what Shane had said.

"Good, I'm glad."

The doctor walked in "you gave us quite a scare Mr. Martin! How are you feeling? Do you remember what happened?"

"Not really, I remember people screaming and then everything went black."

"You were hit on the head with something, you must have lost consciousness at that point.

"Miss Blake, I need you to excuse us so I can examine him."

"Ok Doctor. I'll be in the waiting room, I love you Andrew."

"I love you too Cat."

Cat walked out and saw Mr. and Mrs. Martin coming toward her.

"He's awake, thank God!"

"Oh that is wonderful!"

"The doctor is with him now."

"So Mr. Martin, you are a very lucky young man. I wasn't sure you were going to make it."

"That bad huh?"

"Yes very bad." The doctor related all the things that had happened to him.

"We'll do some memory testing and keep you here for awhile but all in all things look pretty good."

"Now that you are awake we will move you to a private room."

"Thanks doctor."

His parents went back into the room.

Mrs. Martin leaned down and kissed her son's forehead.

"Andy, I'm so glad you are okay! We were worried sick!"

"I'm sorry mom. I heard you met Cat." His mother could see the love in his eyes when he said Cat's name.

"Yes, we have. Andy honey she is a doll. Do you know she hasn't left your side since she got here? Except when your dad made her go get some coffee."

"I love her mom, I do."

"I think she loves you too."

Three days after they got there his parents had to return home.

"Cat I'm glad I got to meet you. I'm sure we will see each other again" Mrs. Martin said

"Me too Mrs. Martin. Don't worry about Drew. I'll take good care of him. I'll be here as long as he needs me."

Mrs. Martin hugged the girl and whispered in her ear "I don't think he will ever not need you Cat."