Notes: We move up the timeline now. It's about six days since the last chapter ended. And almost two weeks since the accident. Also I check just about everything if I make the person go on a flight. Where they'd lay over and when they'd be back and such.
Excuse Me?
Amy was looking over a bridal magazine she bought on the way to the hospital. She wasn't going to give up on Matt. Jeff had called a few times since he left for the Africa shows and she updated him on Matt's situation. Unfortunately there wasn't too much to update him on though.
Shane McMahon's in the room right now. Or he was until he ran out of the room and up to a nurse. Fearing the worst she jumped up and ran into Matt's room. She was surprised by what she found.
Matt was staring at her through tired eyes. Dr. Lewis entered the room and ushered her out before she could say anything.
Shane and Gilbert stood with her as they watched the doctor examine Matt. They couldn't hear what was being said though.
Finally the doctor came out. He looked at them for a few seconds. "I can't be certain but he seems to be all right. As would be expected he doesn't remember what happened that night. But he feels his legs and can move them with no problems. He knows who he is. And he's asking for Amy which I take for a good sign."
"Can we go in and see him?" Gilbert asked.
"Yes but don't stay in there too long. He needs his rest. Don't be surprised if he seems out of it. I just gave him a painkiller. I'm going to keep him for at least another week for observation to make sure he's all right."
Amy wasn't really listening after he said yes. She walked into the room with Gilbert behind her. Matt's face seemed to light up when he saw her enter the room. But he looked tired. She kissed his cheek. "I'm so happy that you are awake. Jeff will be back tonight from Africa." Matt stared at her blankly. She took it as being from the painkiller.
She watched as Gilbert talked to his oldest son. But not too much later Matt was struggling to stay awake. They took it as their cue to leave the room.
"He seems to be doing well don't you think?" Gilbert asked.
"Yeah he does which is great all considering." Amy said. "Maybe we all just worried over nothing."
***
Jeff impatiently waited as the woman in customs checked his passport. It was a horrendously long flight from Cape Town to London England and then to Washington DC which was where he was right now. He had to catch another flight to Charlotte. But at least he got a couple weeks off while they rework what they are going to do with him since the angle with his brother was no longer going to work.
"Here you go Mr. Hardy." The woman said finally handing back his passport.
He hurried to the Charlotte terminal. He still had a half-hour until the flight started boarding. He called Amy's cellphone number. 'Hello?'
"Amy it's Jeff. I'm in Washington DC. How's Matt?"
'He's awake. And seems to be just fine.'
Jeff let out the breath he had been holding. "Good. I was so worried. I'll be there at around five." He hung up. He was so tired but anxious to see his brother. He didn't even mind signing autographs as he waited. There were a lot of questions asked about his brother. He told them that he was awake. Finally the flight attendant announced that they were going to start boarding. He took his seat, which was a window seat and fell asleep.
"Sir?" Someone asked shaking him. He looked up at the flight attendant. "You need to put your seat back in an upright position. We are going to start descending." Jeff did as asked glad he had his suitcase as a carryon.
When he arrived at Mercy Hospital he paid the taxi driver and then hurried into the hospital. When he arrived at Matt's room he looked in and saw Matt and Amy talking quietly.
"Hey Matt." Jeff said walking in. Matt just stared at him. Jeff figured he was mad about the blown spot. "Sorry about dropping you on your head." Matt frowned and turned to Amy.
"Who's this?"
Excuse Me?
Amy was looking over a bridal magazine she bought on the way to the hospital. She wasn't going to give up on Matt. Jeff had called a few times since he left for the Africa shows and she updated him on Matt's situation. Unfortunately there wasn't too much to update him on though.
Shane McMahon's in the room right now. Or he was until he ran out of the room and up to a nurse. Fearing the worst she jumped up and ran into Matt's room. She was surprised by what she found.
Matt was staring at her through tired eyes. Dr. Lewis entered the room and ushered her out before she could say anything.
Shane and Gilbert stood with her as they watched the doctor examine Matt. They couldn't hear what was being said though.
Finally the doctor came out. He looked at them for a few seconds. "I can't be certain but he seems to be all right. As would be expected he doesn't remember what happened that night. But he feels his legs and can move them with no problems. He knows who he is. And he's asking for Amy which I take for a good sign."
"Can we go in and see him?" Gilbert asked.
"Yes but don't stay in there too long. He needs his rest. Don't be surprised if he seems out of it. I just gave him a painkiller. I'm going to keep him for at least another week for observation to make sure he's all right."
Amy wasn't really listening after he said yes. She walked into the room with Gilbert behind her. Matt's face seemed to light up when he saw her enter the room. But he looked tired. She kissed his cheek. "I'm so happy that you are awake. Jeff will be back tonight from Africa." Matt stared at her blankly. She took it as being from the painkiller.
She watched as Gilbert talked to his oldest son. But not too much later Matt was struggling to stay awake. They took it as their cue to leave the room.
"He seems to be doing well don't you think?" Gilbert asked.
"Yeah he does which is great all considering." Amy said. "Maybe we all just worried over nothing."
***
Jeff impatiently waited as the woman in customs checked his passport. It was a horrendously long flight from Cape Town to London England and then to Washington DC which was where he was right now. He had to catch another flight to Charlotte. But at least he got a couple weeks off while they rework what they are going to do with him since the angle with his brother was no longer going to work.
"Here you go Mr. Hardy." The woman said finally handing back his passport.
He hurried to the Charlotte terminal. He still had a half-hour until the flight started boarding. He called Amy's cellphone number. 'Hello?'
"Amy it's Jeff. I'm in Washington DC. How's Matt?"
'He's awake. And seems to be just fine.'
Jeff let out the breath he had been holding. "Good. I was so worried. I'll be there at around five." He hung up. He was so tired but anxious to see his brother. He didn't even mind signing autographs as he waited. There were a lot of questions asked about his brother. He told them that he was awake. Finally the flight attendant announced that they were going to start boarding. He took his seat, which was a window seat and fell asleep.
"Sir?" Someone asked shaking him. He looked up at the flight attendant. "You need to put your seat back in an upright position. We are going to start descending." Jeff did as asked glad he had his suitcase as a carryon.
When he arrived at Mercy Hospital he paid the taxi driver and then hurried into the hospital. When he arrived at Matt's room he looked in and saw Matt and Amy talking quietly.
"Hey Matt." Jeff said walking in. Matt just stared at him. Jeff figured he was mad about the blown spot. "Sorry about dropping you on your head." Matt frowned and turned to Amy.
"Who's this?"