"Are you sure that you you want to be out there with us?" Matt asked as we waited to go on.
"I've tried to talk her out of it but she won't listen to me. And if she doesn't listen to me then who is she going to listen to?" Jeff said.
"Both of you worry way to much. Wrestling is all about the danger and putting your body on the line. That is what I am doing, it's my job."
"The girl does have a point." Matt said. "Just please be careful."
"Of course," I said. "I always listen to my father."
Matt looked at me and laughed.
The two of them had to face the Radicals. Dean and Perry could be pretty tough, and even with a hurt knee I was not at all worried about Terry.
About halfway through the match I had grabbed Perry and broke up a pin to keep Matt from losing. Terry came after me, and I, like usual ran away. It was just the way that the game goes. She grabbed me and threw me into the steel flight of stairs. I was still running so I accidentally got my knee thrown into the steps. I felt a tremendous amount of pain and not knowing how much pain I was in she came after me and once again I had to put my leg in use. I ran around and did what I had to do even with the pain that I was in. It was what I was paid to do. I was here to give the people a show and that was what I was going to do whether it killed me or injured me for months.
Every once and a while I saw Matt and Jeff look over at me as I limped around the ring doing what I had to do.
When the match was over I was never so happy to be carried backstage. After Matt and Jeff won Terry had come and attacked me from behind after I did a cheap shot to Perry. By the time that she was done I had no more energy to go and move a finger.
"Come on Kayla." Jeff said trying to pick me up.
"No, no I can't, I can't do it."
"Why what's wrong?" Matt asked.
"My leg, I can't move my leg."
"O.k. we got you." Jeff said. Matt and him picked me up and brought me backstage.
"You just relax and we'll get you to a hospital." Vince said when he came to see how I was feeling.
"Man, I just got back and now I am going to have to leave again," was all that I said about my leg.
Anytime that I got new news about what would happen, all I said was that I just got back and I would have to leave again.
Before I knew it, I was going back into surgery and going through intense physical therapy. I had torn a ligament in my leg when I got thrown in the steel steps. By finishing the match all I did was make everything worse since I got thrown around. It seemed like I was having Déjà vu, only it was with a different part of my body. Because my knee was badly injured from my match with Lita and it was my bad knee I knew that it would take a while for me to get back to normal.
By the time that two months came around I wasn't making as much progress as I had hoped, but the doctors were pleased with my work.
My stomach grew and I was going to a doctor for prenatal check ups. The only one who had come by to see me at that time was Stephanie.
"I don't know how many more excuses I can make up that the guys are going to believe," she said when we were sitting in my hotel room.
"I know I know." I said. "But I can't tell them, at least not yet."
"Jeff's been dying to see you. I have to keep him running around all day to keep him from taking a night off."
"Just do what you can. I promise that I'll tell them soon."
"Well you are going to have to tell one of them sooner then you think."
"What are you talking about?" I asked confused and worried.
"Steve is going to be here soon," she said.
"What?"
"I couldn't stop him. I tried to tell him that you would be in physical therapy and had no time to see anyone but he wouldn't listen. The next thing I knew he was booking a flight and flying down here."
"How'd you get here first?"
"I already had my flight booked, it left before his did."
"Oh God what am I going to do? What am I going to tell him?"
"You can't hide it anymore you obviously have a belly."
"I have no idea how he's going to take this." I said. "What if he gets really mad and starts to yell?"
"He'll probably ask you about your career and how you expect to handle it all. The same things that I ask you everytime I come by."
"Yes I know. But I mean this is my brother. He's gonna find out that I wrestled like this and, oh god."
"O.k. calm down before you start to hyperventilate. He's your brother he's not going to get mad and hurt you." I looked at her like she was crazy. "O.k. he'll get mad but he won't hurt you."
I paced around the room until I heard a knock at the door. Stephanie looked at me and nodded her head.
"Kay," Steve said hugging me. He pulled me back and looked at me. "I thought that they were working you out." he said. "You gained some weight in that stomach haven't you?"
"I think I'll leave the two of you alone." Stephanie said. "I'll be back a little bit later."
"Looks kinda funny doesn't it?" I asked Steve when he walked in the room.
"Yes it does. I've never seen you this heavy before. I didn't know that you could gain so much weight."
"That's because I've never been pregnant before." I said quickly and quietly.
"What?" Steve asked shocked. "I thought I heard you say pregnant."
"That's because I did, and I am."
"Kayla you didn't. I know you, and if you ever did anything you would be so careful about it."
"One night mistake, that's all that it takes." I said.
"O.k." he breathed hard and rubbed his face. "I'm trying to not get all upset."
"I'm sorry Steve, it just happened. But I'm not giving the baby away. I made up my mind that I would keep the baby and I will."
"How do you plan on doing that? What about your career?"
"No one has to know. They all think that I am out on injury."
"So you're not hurt?"
"Of course I am, look at my leg."
"And how long have you kept this secret?"
"The first time that I landed in the hospital." I said.
"You mean when Amy attacked you?" I nodded my head. "You mean that you wrestled knowing that you were pregnant?" his voice got loud. "you know what a danger that could have been to you and to the baby?"
"I know, I knew when I made the decision."
"So who's the daddy?" he asked calming down.
"I can't tell."
"You don't know who it is?"
"No, I know who the father is, I just don't want to tell anyone until I tell him. I don't want anyone to look at either of us weirdly."
"It's Dwayne isn't it?"
"I'm not saying a word about it."
"It's Dwayne's then."
"No, it's not Dwayne's" I said. "Now stop asking me quesitons."
"Wow, I'm going to be an uncle." he smiled. "Do you know what it's going to be?"
"No I want it to be a surprise. Steve you can't tell anyone. I'm going to tell them all when I'm ready."
"All right I won't say a thing. Congratulations, if anyone can pull this off I know that you can." he gave me a hug. "Now what are we going to do for the next two days until I have to get back to work."'
"Whatever you want to do that doesn't require much walking."
"Actually I was thinking that we could just stay in the hotel room. I know that you didn't want any vistors but I have a surprise for you."
"What?" I asked. "Who is here and why are they here?"
"I couldn't keep him away when he found out that I was coming to visit you."
"O.k., tell me who you brought out."
I looked towards the door and saw Stephanie and Dwayne walk in the room.
"Oh my God." I said trying to keep calm. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see you. I didn't know that you were in your," he looked at my stomach and searched for thee right word. "I didn't know that you were in this condition."
"Don't worry about it." I said. "I'm so happy to see you." I walked up to him and gave him a hug. "I was getting really lonely around here."
"I just want to say that whoever the dad is the baby will be absolutly beautiful and the father is very lucky."
"Thanks very much." I smiled and sat down.
We all sat around and talked for hours. There was something in Dwayne that I had forgotten about. There was something that I had instantly fallen in love with. He had such a passion for life. He was so alive in the room that night. It was something that I hadn't seen in a while and that I almost completly forgot about. For the first time in almost a half a year I looked at him in a different light. I was so sad to see that Steve and Dwayne had to leave a couple of days later.
"When you get back I want to take you out to dinner." Dwayne said. "For old time sake."
"It's ok. with me." I smiled. "I'm going to miss you so much. I hate being away from all of you."
"We hate the fact that you are away. Everyone wants you backstage." Steve said. "Call every now and then. I want to know what's going on with you and that baby."
"I will. And please, don't tell anyone," I said. "I need to know that you won't say a word."
"We would never betray your trust." Dwayne said. "When you can, come out and visit."
"Of course." I gave each of them a hug and a kiss good bye.
"See Steve didn't take things that badly." Stephanie said when they left.
"No, but I feel so bad."
"Why?"
"I just got this feeling that Dwayne wanted the baby to be his. I sort of sensed that he wanted something that he could have as a symbol of our time together."
"It makes sense, he really cares about you."
"What am I supposed to do when I don't feel that way about him?"
"Nothing, let him get over it all and get on with your life."
"I feel like I should be doing more then I am."
"You are doing as much as you possibly can. You have done nothing of which you should be ashamed."
I sat down. "I should call Jeff." I said picking up the phone. "I need him to know that I am pregnant and that I'm not trying to avoid him."
"Are you sure that you are ready for this?"
"Even if I'm not I need to do this." I sighed. "Once I do I know that I will feel a lot better."
"I wish that I could be here with you, but my plane leaves in a few and I need to get back to the airport."
"Go, go." I waved my hand. "I'll be fine."
"Bye, I'll see you real soon." I gave her a hug and kiss and she closed the door as I dialed Jeff's cell number.
I almost wished that he hadn't picked up the phone.
"Jeff, it's Kay." I said when he picked up the phone.
"Hi baby, what's going on?"
"Nothing much, just figured that I would give you a call and tell you that my therapy is going real well and I might be back within the next three or four months."
"So we might see you back before October." Jeff said.
"That's what, two and a half months away? No, I think that I'll be back later than that."
"You always wanted to get back in the ring sooner than later, why are you going for the later date?"
"Well, one major reason, I'm pregnant."
I heard a thud and then a few seconds later Jeff again.
"Sorry, that one caught me off guard."
"I know. It was a complete surprise to me too."
"Am I-"
"The father, no." I said. "I know who but I really don't want to tell."
"I respect your privacy." he said. "Is there anything else that you would like to lay on me right now?"
"I just wanted to tell you so you knew that I wasn't avoiding you in anyway. I just wasn't ready to tell others that I was pregnant."
"Does Vince know yet?"
"No, I haven't told him. I don't want to tell him until after I have the baby." I waited and there was an awkward silence.
"I'm sorry, but I don't know what to say. This all came as a shock. I really took a big blow here."
"I know. Well you should get some sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow o.k."
"Sure. You take care of yourself and the baby. Love you Kay."
"Love you Jeff. Sweet dreams."
"You too, send all my love to that baby,"
"You know that I will." I hung up the phone and hoped that he would be able to accept the fact that I was going to have a baby and that the baby wasn't his.
I layed down and quickly fell asleep. And from then on time flew by. There wasn't a day that I was sitting in the hotel room not doing something. Whether I was at physical therapy or going shopping for baby things I hardly gave myself a few minutes alone.
Before I knew what was happening Stephanie was driving me to the hospital to give birth to my baby who came right on time.
When I got to feeling that I was going through too much pain the nurses laid my baby across me.
"Congratulations Kayla, you did great and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl."