Once they got back to the medical center the doctor X-rayed Edge's entire
body and was pleased to find no broken bones. Edge did not appear to have a
concussion either. "Well boy I think you're gonna live." He smiled. "You're
just going to have to stay off ladders for a while."
"Thanks, Doc." Edge managed a tired smile. "Now check on Kayla please."
"The boy is right. Get over here, Red."
Kayla moved to sit on the table. "What about those cuts?"
"I'll see to them in a minute." Doc told her, "First I want to make sure you don't have any serious injuries. You are recovering from a concussion after all young lady." After a few minutes he smiled. "You'll be sore for a few days but no serious damage."
The doctor returned to Edge's side and began to clean his cuts. "You should go to the hospital."
"No." Edge shook his head. "No hospitals."
"Son," the doctor tried, "You are going to need to stay in bed. You need someone to look after you."
"No." he refused again. "I hate hospitals."
"He can stay with me." Kayla told the doctor.
"Are you sure you can handle it?" The doctor questioned.
"It'll be fine. I need a couple days of rest too so we can just chill. I have a guest room and he can sleep and watch TV." Kayla told him.
"Well I guess it'd be alright. I'll give you some pain killers so he can rest." The doctor agreed reluctantly. There was a knock on the door. "Come in."
The door opened and Christian walked in hesitantly. "Hey bro."
Edge tensed. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Edge!" Kayla shushed him moving to his side. "Your brother is worried about you."
"Why? Test is your buddy isn't he, Chris?" Edge spat bitterly. "You didn't care before, why start now?"
Christian looked down at the floor. "I know I screwed up and I know how bad things are between us and I deserve it." Chris raised his eyes to his brother. "But you'll always be my brother. I just needed to know you were okay."
Edge paused and his features softened. "I'm okay." Edge reached out his hand and Christian clasped it. "I'm glad you're here."
The doctor cleared his throat. "I sincerely hate to cut this reunion short but Edge needs to rest. If you want to talk more I'm sure Kayla wouldn't mind if you visited him later."
Christian looked at Kayla questioningly and she smiled. "He didn't want to go to the hospital so he'll be staying with me."
Christian smiled ruefully. "My brother never did like hospitals." Christian let the smile fade and looked Kayla dead in the eyes. "You'd better take good care of him."
Kayla nodded. "I will." She promised, "Why don't you come over later and you can check in on him."
"That'd be great." Christian looked at the clock. "Shit, I've got a match coming up."
"Get going, you can get directions off Jericho or Vince. Chris has got a match so he'll be around for sure. I think Lita has one too so Matt will be around." Kayla told him looking over at Edge who despite his pain was nearly asleep. "For right now though I need to get him home."
Christian turned to go but Edge's voice stopped him. "Thanks Chris." The European Champion turned to his brother and gripped his hand once more.
"Any time. You're my brother." Christian told him.
"We need to talk." Edge whispered.
"And we will." Christian promised, "But get some rest first. I'll be over to check on you later."
Edge nodded and relaxed against the table. Christian turned and left the room. Tag team partner or not he'd better not see Test for the rest of the night.
"I'd better go get the car." Kayla said kissing Edge's forehead. "I'll be right . . ." she was cut off when Vince McMahon burst through the doors.
"What the hell is going on?!" he demanded. "Why is one of my star wrestlers lying on a table bleeding?!"
"Why don't you ask Test, Vince." Kayla told him bitterly, "He and your little pet Kurt Angle are the ones that did this. They jumped us." She shook her head her red hair rustling around her shoulders. "That's gonna have to wait. I need to get him home to bed."
"He's staying with you?" Vince inquired.
"Yeah. Edge, the Hardy's and Jericho have taken care of me and been great friends. It's the least I can do." Kayla said softly looking back over at Edge. "I'd better go get the car."
"Give me the keys." Vince instructed, "I"ll have Jeff bring it around and drive you two back to your place. And don't worry, Test and Angle will pay for this."
"I'll make sure they do." Kayla returned solemnly as she handed him her car keys. Vince studied her critically for a moment and what he saw sent a chill down his spine. The next few weeks would be interesting.
Using a wheel chair the wheeled Edge out to the car and Jeff helped him get settled in the back seat his head in Kayla's lap. "I'll try to take it easy. We've got to be careful of those bruised rips." Kayla looked down at Edge's taped ribs. He'd been lucky they hadn't been broken. "I talked to Christian," Jeff continued as he climbed into the driver's seat and started the car, "He said that he'd be by later and that he'd bring by some stuff for Edge."
Edge nodded, "I never did get the key to my place off him." Edge shifted his weight and let a moan.
"Easy, Sweetheart," Kayla soothed him. "We'll be there in a few minutes."
Ten minutes later they arrived at her apartment and Jeff helped him inside. Kayla led them to her guest room and got Edge settled under the covers. "Do you need anything?" She asked brushing his hair back from his face.
"Can I have some water?" Edge asked softly.
"Of course," Kayla smiled gently. "I'll give you your pain killers while we're at it."
Kayla and Jeff walked back out into the kitchen. "Are you gonna need any help with him?"
Kayla raised her eyebrows questioningly. "You're hurt too. I just was asking if you'll be all right alone or if you want someone to stay and help you."
"Thanks but it'll be okay." Kayla assured him, "I'm not hurt that bad. Just a little sore."
"What's going on with you and Edge?" Jeff burst out.
"What?" Kayla was confused.
"Oh come on," Jeff exclaimed in disbelief, "As chummy as you two are there's got to be something going on."
"We're friends, Jeff!" Kayla replied becoming a little angry, "He'd do the same for me, for any of us. What's gotten into you?"
"Nothing." Jeff sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "I've gotta go."
"You don't have a car." Kayla reminded him, "Jeff . . ."
"I'll walk!" Jeff replied cutting her off. "I'll see you later."
Kayla watched as Jeff stormed out of her apartment slamming the door behind him. She turned and rested her hands on the counter. "Damn it, Jeff, what's gotten into you." She bit out softly.
Kayla looked around her kitchen and her eyes fell on the sink and she remembered what she'd come in here for. She filled a glass with water grabbed the bottle of painkillers. Kayla tried to calm her features before she walked back into the bedroom.
"Where's Jeff?" Edge asked softly.
"He left." Kayla winced inwardly as she heard the anger in her voice.
"Why?" Edge studied her face, "You're upset."
Kayla sat on the bed beside him and managed a smile. "Don't worry about it. Just take your medicine and get some sleep." She helped him to sit up and held the glass to his lips after he had put the pills in his mouth. "There ya go."
Kayla helped him lay back down and stood up. "Get some sleep. If you need anything, just holler I'll be in the living room."
"Thanks for everything, Kayla." Edge smiled with sincere appreciation.
"No problem." Kayla smiled back and turning off the lights left the room.
"Thanks, Doc." Edge managed a tired smile. "Now check on Kayla please."
"The boy is right. Get over here, Red."
Kayla moved to sit on the table. "What about those cuts?"
"I'll see to them in a minute." Doc told her, "First I want to make sure you don't have any serious injuries. You are recovering from a concussion after all young lady." After a few minutes he smiled. "You'll be sore for a few days but no serious damage."
The doctor returned to Edge's side and began to clean his cuts. "You should go to the hospital."
"No." Edge shook his head. "No hospitals."
"Son," the doctor tried, "You are going to need to stay in bed. You need someone to look after you."
"No." he refused again. "I hate hospitals."
"He can stay with me." Kayla told the doctor.
"Are you sure you can handle it?" The doctor questioned.
"It'll be fine. I need a couple days of rest too so we can just chill. I have a guest room and he can sleep and watch TV." Kayla told him.
"Well I guess it'd be alright. I'll give you some pain killers so he can rest." The doctor agreed reluctantly. There was a knock on the door. "Come in."
The door opened and Christian walked in hesitantly. "Hey bro."
Edge tensed. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Edge!" Kayla shushed him moving to his side. "Your brother is worried about you."
"Why? Test is your buddy isn't he, Chris?" Edge spat bitterly. "You didn't care before, why start now?"
Christian looked down at the floor. "I know I screwed up and I know how bad things are between us and I deserve it." Chris raised his eyes to his brother. "But you'll always be my brother. I just needed to know you were okay."
Edge paused and his features softened. "I'm okay." Edge reached out his hand and Christian clasped it. "I'm glad you're here."
The doctor cleared his throat. "I sincerely hate to cut this reunion short but Edge needs to rest. If you want to talk more I'm sure Kayla wouldn't mind if you visited him later."
Christian looked at Kayla questioningly and she smiled. "He didn't want to go to the hospital so he'll be staying with me."
Christian smiled ruefully. "My brother never did like hospitals." Christian let the smile fade and looked Kayla dead in the eyes. "You'd better take good care of him."
Kayla nodded. "I will." She promised, "Why don't you come over later and you can check in on him."
"That'd be great." Christian looked at the clock. "Shit, I've got a match coming up."
"Get going, you can get directions off Jericho or Vince. Chris has got a match so he'll be around for sure. I think Lita has one too so Matt will be around." Kayla told him looking over at Edge who despite his pain was nearly asleep. "For right now though I need to get him home."
Christian turned to go but Edge's voice stopped him. "Thanks Chris." The European Champion turned to his brother and gripped his hand once more.
"Any time. You're my brother." Christian told him.
"We need to talk." Edge whispered.
"And we will." Christian promised, "But get some rest first. I'll be over to check on you later."
Edge nodded and relaxed against the table. Christian turned and left the room. Tag team partner or not he'd better not see Test for the rest of the night.
"I'd better go get the car." Kayla said kissing Edge's forehead. "I'll be right . . ." she was cut off when Vince McMahon burst through the doors.
"What the hell is going on?!" he demanded. "Why is one of my star wrestlers lying on a table bleeding?!"
"Why don't you ask Test, Vince." Kayla told him bitterly, "He and your little pet Kurt Angle are the ones that did this. They jumped us." She shook her head her red hair rustling around her shoulders. "That's gonna have to wait. I need to get him home to bed."
"He's staying with you?" Vince inquired.
"Yeah. Edge, the Hardy's and Jericho have taken care of me and been great friends. It's the least I can do." Kayla said softly looking back over at Edge. "I'd better go get the car."
"Give me the keys." Vince instructed, "I"ll have Jeff bring it around and drive you two back to your place. And don't worry, Test and Angle will pay for this."
"I'll make sure they do." Kayla returned solemnly as she handed him her car keys. Vince studied her critically for a moment and what he saw sent a chill down his spine. The next few weeks would be interesting.
Using a wheel chair the wheeled Edge out to the car and Jeff helped him get settled in the back seat his head in Kayla's lap. "I'll try to take it easy. We've got to be careful of those bruised rips." Kayla looked down at Edge's taped ribs. He'd been lucky they hadn't been broken. "I talked to Christian," Jeff continued as he climbed into the driver's seat and started the car, "He said that he'd be by later and that he'd bring by some stuff for Edge."
Edge nodded, "I never did get the key to my place off him." Edge shifted his weight and let a moan.
"Easy, Sweetheart," Kayla soothed him. "We'll be there in a few minutes."
Ten minutes later they arrived at her apartment and Jeff helped him inside. Kayla led them to her guest room and got Edge settled under the covers. "Do you need anything?" She asked brushing his hair back from his face.
"Can I have some water?" Edge asked softly.
"Of course," Kayla smiled gently. "I'll give you your pain killers while we're at it."
Kayla and Jeff walked back out into the kitchen. "Are you gonna need any help with him?"
Kayla raised her eyebrows questioningly. "You're hurt too. I just was asking if you'll be all right alone or if you want someone to stay and help you."
"Thanks but it'll be okay." Kayla assured him, "I'm not hurt that bad. Just a little sore."
"What's going on with you and Edge?" Jeff burst out.
"What?" Kayla was confused.
"Oh come on," Jeff exclaimed in disbelief, "As chummy as you two are there's got to be something going on."
"We're friends, Jeff!" Kayla replied becoming a little angry, "He'd do the same for me, for any of us. What's gotten into you?"
"Nothing." Jeff sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "I've gotta go."
"You don't have a car." Kayla reminded him, "Jeff . . ."
"I'll walk!" Jeff replied cutting her off. "I'll see you later."
Kayla watched as Jeff stormed out of her apartment slamming the door behind him. She turned and rested her hands on the counter. "Damn it, Jeff, what's gotten into you." She bit out softly.
Kayla looked around her kitchen and her eyes fell on the sink and she remembered what she'd come in here for. She filled a glass with water grabbed the bottle of painkillers. Kayla tried to calm her features before she walked back into the bedroom.
"Where's Jeff?" Edge asked softly.
"He left." Kayla winced inwardly as she heard the anger in her voice.
"Why?" Edge studied her face, "You're upset."
Kayla sat on the bed beside him and managed a smile. "Don't worry about it. Just take your medicine and get some sleep." She helped him to sit up and held the glass to his lips after he had put the pills in his mouth. "There ya go."
Kayla helped him lay back down and stood up. "Get some sleep. If you need anything, just holler I'll be in the living room."
"Thanks for everything, Kayla." Edge smiled with sincere appreciation.
"No problem." Kayla smiled back and turning off the lights left the room.
