Chapter 29: A Night At The Hospital
~Sam's POV~
I had gone to the hospital as soon as the ambulance came. Jeff had stayed with me in the ambulance truck. Paul, Mark and Adam had taken their own cars to the hospital. The doctor had come in and started checking up on me and started to ask me questions about my medical history. "Samantha, have you ever experienced this kind of pain before?" the doctor asked.
"No," I said as I whimpered in pain. He was putting pressure on my stomach to see where the pain was.
"Explain to me what exactly happened when you felt this pain."
"My step-brother was tickling me after I said something to him and I started coughing real bad and I was trying to breathe, but when he stopped, I tried to breathe, but it hurt badly. I had to lie on my back. I couldn't move to my side or anything."
"What did you do before that?"
"I was in a wrestling match with someone."
"Do you think that maybe you landed wrong or something?"
I thought about it and couldn't remember landing wrong. "No, I can't think of anything. Everything just went too fast for me. You might want to ask one of the guys. They must have seen something wrong while I was wrestling."
"Ok, I'll be right back. I need to bring in different forms for you to sign," the doctor said as he looked at me.
I nodded at him and he left the room. I have never felt so lonely before, not until now. After a moment, I started crying. I cried because I remembered losing my father in a hospital. I cried because I felt pain, not in my stomach, but in my heart. "Daddy, please help," I said softly. "I need you now. Please help. I'm so scared."
~Jeff's POV~
I had seen the doctor leave the room; I stood outside her door and heard her talking. When I heard her say that she was scared, I just wanted to take everything away for her. I really didn't want her to go through this alone. I knocked on the door, "Come in." I went in, "Hey, baby."
"Jeff, hold me," she cried as she reached out for me. I went up to her and held her.
"Ssshhh, it's going to be all right."
"I'm so scared, Jeff."
"I know. I'm here with you. There's nothing to be afraid of, honey," I said in a soothing voice and stroked her back. I let her cry on my shoulder until the doctor came back. I could tell that she needed someone to be by her side and holding her through all the pain she is going through. I'm glad that she is depending on me. I love her too much. I bought an engagement ring for her. I know that we're young and that our relationship is still brand new but I feel like it's time to ask her to marry her. I talked to her mother, my parents, Adam and Paul. They were all thrilled that I was going to ask her to be my wife. Paul suggested that I ask her on graduation day because something special was going to happen to her and that she could use all the happiness that will happen to her on that day. I thought about it and decided to ask her on her graduation day.
~Sam's POV~
The doctor had come back, but this time with Paul, Mark and Adam right behind. "What's going on?" I asked as Adam came closer and handed me my teddy bear. I held onto it as I held onto Jeff.
"I asked them to come in because they were watching the match and they said that you landed wrong on a move. I need to do an x-ray on you and see what exactly is the problem. It really shouldn't be a big deal. If it is what I think it is, you can go home later tonight," the doctor replied.
"Ok, let's go for it," I said. The doctor nodded and opened the door. A nurse walked in with a wheelchair. I had to get up from the bed and sit in the wheelchair. I couldn't get up by myself. Adam and Jeff helped me up from the bed. I leaned on them as I walked toward the wheelchair. I tried to sit on it properly but the pain was too unbearable. I turned around and put my knees on the seat and leaned forward. "That's better," I said in a tired voice.
"All right, let's go to x-ray now," the doctor said as he led all of us down the corridor.
The nurse had taken me into the room and gestured for me to lie down on the table. She took the teddy bear from me. "No, I want that with me," I said as I grabbed my teddy bear.
"Sweetie, the teddy bear can't stay with you," the nurse said as she grabbed it again.
"No," I cried again. The nurse and I struggled for a little bit before she looked at the doctor for help.
Paul had come over to where I was. "Baby, you need to let go of St. Michael. He can't stay with you. It's just for a few minutes," he said as he leaned down and kissed my forehead.
"No, I want him to stay with me," I cried.
~Paul's POV~
I looked at the nurse and mouthed to her, 'Give me a minute,' and she nodded. I pulled Samantha into my arms as she cried. "Honey, nothing will hurt you. You have me, Mark, Adam and Jeff here with you. There's nothing to be scared of, sweetheart," I said as I stroked her back.
She continued to cry, but she managed to say, "You'll come back for me?"
"I promise I'll come back. Mark, Adam and Jeff will come back to me. I'll hold onto St. Michael for you, ok?"
She nodded. "How did you know I named it St. Michael?" she said as she pulled away from me.
"Adam told me," I said as I took it from her. She nodded wordlessly and lied back onto the table. I gave her one last kiss before leaving the room.
~Sam's POV~
The nurse had come back and did what she needed to do and left. Moments later, the doctor had come back into the room and said that it was over. Paul, Mark, Adam and Jeff had come back in. I reached for Paul as soon as I saw him. "Daddy," I said softly.
"Ssshhh, it's going to be all right, sweetheart," he said as he rocked me. I closed my eyes and let him take care of me. I felt him pick me up and carry me off somewhere. I was too tired to open my eyes and see where we were going. I fell asleep in his arms.
~Paul's POV~
When we got to an assigned room for her, she fell asleep in my arms, holding the bear tightly. I could tell that she was nervous and scared. I was sure that a lot of emotions were running through her. I gently lied her down on the bed and pulled a blanket over her. I looked around and grabbed the nearest chair, sat down and looked at her. I stroked her hair as she slept. Mark, Adam and Jeff stayed in the room with us. About 45 minutes later, the doctor had come in and motioned for me to come towards him. "Adam," I said as he nodded, sat down and stroked her hair. I walked over to where he was standing, "What's going on?"
"She's very lucky, it's nothing too serious. Though all I need to do is withdraw the fluids in her stomach. Does she have a fear of needles or anything like that?"
"I don't think so, but she might be afraid of tubes and stuff because her father had died in a hospital and I'm sure that she will be afraid of needles and such."
"I see. Ok, another option is having her on medication to help her withdraw the fluids, but that means that she will be spending the day going in and out of the restroom."
"I'm not sure exactly what she wants right now, but would it be possible that we ask her when she wakes up? She had a very long day."
"Of course. I was going to ask if she could stay overnight for observations, so that's fine. I'll let the nurse know what's going on and everything. We should have everything ready for her tomorrow, should she decide to go by medication or by tubes."
"All right, thank you doctor," I said as he left the room.
"Well, what's going on?" Mark said.
"Nothing too serious, just fluids in her stomach. There are two options as for getting rid of it. Just need to wait until she wakes up to decide how to remove it," I said as I shrugged and sat by the window. All of them nodded and stayed quiet. We decided to stay in the room with her. Through the next couple of hours, different Superstars had come in and visited. Vince had come in and got the update. He wanted to make sure that there was nothing too serious happening. He was relieved when he found out that it was just minor. Vince, Mark and Jeff were discussing the storylines that they had with Angel. The next thing we heard was Samantha mumbling something, "Sweetheart?" I said as I got up from where I sat and walked over to the bed and bent down.
"Daddy?" she said, her eyes were closed tightly.
"Yeah, daddy's here," I said as I kissed her forehead. Then she didn't say anything after that. I continued to look at her, looking for any kind of signs that she was awake. Nothing came for a few minutes, and then her eyes fluttered open and looked into mine.
"Daddy?" she cried, as she reached out for me.
I climbed onto the bed and held her in my arms. "Sssshhh,' it's ok, sweetheart. I'm here." I continued to rock her as she cried. I decided to sing to her, since I knew that it would calm her down.
I could stay awake to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
When you're far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God, we're together
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Right here with you
Just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart next to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing
I looked at Samantha and found her sleeping in my arms. She was holding me tightly. I leaned down and kissed her head and let her sleep. I looked up at the guys and they were all in awe of hearing me sing, "What?"
"I did not know you could sing like that," Vince said.
"Not that many people know that. And I plan to keep it that way," I said firmly as I glared at Vince.
"Fine," Vince said, backing off.
"So what's going to happen with the storyline?" I asked.
"Well, right now, Amy is being held under custody. We still need her for the storyline. But I'm thinking of making it shorter."
"How so?"
"Since we have a PPV coming up next month, I was thinking that Samantha and Amy could wrestle for the number one spot with Matt and Jeff and unify their team with Mark. I already discussed it with Amy, Matt and just recently with Jeff and Mark. Amy is the only one who disagreed, but since the majority rules, we're going with that," Vince replied, as Samantha made herself more comfortable.
"That sounds good. What's going to happen after that?"
"Well, I'm not sure as of yet. I am going to set up a meeting with the writers and get things worked out. This is not a good time especially since Samantha is here in the hospital."
I nodded wordlessly as I looked down at her. "She's going to be fine, she's strong."
"Yeah, it it's one thing that I know about her, it's her strength. She always comes out strong, no matter what the obstacles are," Adam said.
"What's going to be happening with the security situation? I don't trust Amy at all," I said as I lied down on my back and gently helped Samantha sleep on my shoulder.
"I just asked Mark to stay with Samantha until next month. I was going to ask everyone to keep an extra eye on Samantha, especially you, Paul," replied Vince. "I know how close she is to you. Mark, Adam, Jeff and the others will be there watching her whenever you can't."
"That's good. Are there going to be any security with Amy?"
"Yeah, there will be. I am going to make calls tomorrow and get everything situated with that," Vince said as he looked over at Samantha. "I should go, since I still have to take care of the paperwork. Do let me know how she is doing tomorrow at SmackDown!"
"We will. Thanks for coming, Vince," Mark said as he led Vince out the door.
I leaned my head back against the pillow and groaned, "This is going to be a long night."
"One hell of a long night," Mark said as he came back.
"Look, why don't you guys go back to your hotel room. I can stay with her for the night," I replied as I opened my eyes and looked at all of them.
"Hell, no, I'm staying. That's my girlfriend," Jeff said.
"That's my sister. I'm staying," Adam said.
"I'm staying, whether or not you like it," Mark said.
"You guys sure about that?"
"Yeah," they said in unison.
"All right, then try to make yourselves comfortable somehow," I said as I looked around the room and saw not too comfortable chairs.
"I'm going to ask the nurse and see if she has an extra bed or something," Jeff said.
"We got to do something to make ourselves a little bit comfortable," Adam said as he got all the chairs together and tried to come up with something. Mark had helped Adam with the chairs.
A few minutes later, Jeff had come in with a fold up bed and unfolded it next to the entrance of the door. He looked at Adam and Mark who were sitting uncomfortably in the chairs. "Why don't you guys talk it over and see who gets the bed?" he suggested.
"Mark, why don't you take the bed? You're taller than I am," Adam said.
"You sure about that?"
"I'm positive. Jeff and I can figure something out with the chairs," Adam said as he got up and did something different with Jeff's help. After a while, everyone was in their spots whether on the bed or on the chairs. We chatted for a few minutes, but it ended up having silence among us. We couldn't sleep or talk or do anything. We were basically worried about Samantha's overall health.
~Sam's POV~
I had gone to the hospital as soon as the ambulance came. Jeff had stayed with me in the ambulance truck. Paul, Mark and Adam had taken their own cars to the hospital. The doctor had come in and started checking up on me and started to ask me questions about my medical history. "Samantha, have you ever experienced this kind of pain before?" the doctor asked.
"No," I said as I whimpered in pain. He was putting pressure on my stomach to see where the pain was.
"Explain to me what exactly happened when you felt this pain."
"My step-brother was tickling me after I said something to him and I started coughing real bad and I was trying to breathe, but when he stopped, I tried to breathe, but it hurt badly. I had to lie on my back. I couldn't move to my side or anything."
"What did you do before that?"
"I was in a wrestling match with someone."
"Do you think that maybe you landed wrong or something?"
I thought about it and couldn't remember landing wrong. "No, I can't think of anything. Everything just went too fast for me. You might want to ask one of the guys. They must have seen something wrong while I was wrestling."
"Ok, I'll be right back. I need to bring in different forms for you to sign," the doctor said as he looked at me.
I nodded at him and he left the room. I have never felt so lonely before, not until now. After a moment, I started crying. I cried because I remembered losing my father in a hospital. I cried because I felt pain, not in my stomach, but in my heart. "Daddy, please help," I said softly. "I need you now. Please help. I'm so scared."
~Jeff's POV~
I had seen the doctor leave the room; I stood outside her door and heard her talking. When I heard her say that she was scared, I just wanted to take everything away for her. I really didn't want her to go through this alone. I knocked on the door, "Come in." I went in, "Hey, baby."
"Jeff, hold me," she cried as she reached out for me. I went up to her and held her.
"Ssshhh, it's going to be all right."
"I'm so scared, Jeff."
"I know. I'm here with you. There's nothing to be afraid of, honey," I said in a soothing voice and stroked her back. I let her cry on my shoulder until the doctor came back. I could tell that she needed someone to be by her side and holding her through all the pain she is going through. I'm glad that she is depending on me. I love her too much. I bought an engagement ring for her. I know that we're young and that our relationship is still brand new but I feel like it's time to ask her to marry her. I talked to her mother, my parents, Adam and Paul. They were all thrilled that I was going to ask her to be my wife. Paul suggested that I ask her on graduation day because something special was going to happen to her and that she could use all the happiness that will happen to her on that day. I thought about it and decided to ask her on her graduation day.
~Sam's POV~
The doctor had come back, but this time with Paul, Mark and Adam right behind. "What's going on?" I asked as Adam came closer and handed me my teddy bear. I held onto it as I held onto Jeff.
"I asked them to come in because they were watching the match and they said that you landed wrong on a move. I need to do an x-ray on you and see what exactly is the problem. It really shouldn't be a big deal. If it is what I think it is, you can go home later tonight," the doctor replied.
"Ok, let's go for it," I said. The doctor nodded and opened the door. A nurse walked in with a wheelchair. I had to get up from the bed and sit in the wheelchair. I couldn't get up by myself. Adam and Jeff helped me up from the bed. I leaned on them as I walked toward the wheelchair. I tried to sit on it properly but the pain was too unbearable. I turned around and put my knees on the seat and leaned forward. "That's better," I said in a tired voice.
"All right, let's go to x-ray now," the doctor said as he led all of us down the corridor.
The nurse had taken me into the room and gestured for me to lie down on the table. She took the teddy bear from me. "No, I want that with me," I said as I grabbed my teddy bear.
"Sweetie, the teddy bear can't stay with you," the nurse said as she grabbed it again.
"No," I cried again. The nurse and I struggled for a little bit before she looked at the doctor for help.
Paul had come over to where I was. "Baby, you need to let go of St. Michael. He can't stay with you. It's just for a few minutes," he said as he leaned down and kissed my forehead.
"No, I want him to stay with me," I cried.
~Paul's POV~
I looked at the nurse and mouthed to her, 'Give me a minute,' and she nodded. I pulled Samantha into my arms as she cried. "Honey, nothing will hurt you. You have me, Mark, Adam and Jeff here with you. There's nothing to be scared of, sweetheart," I said as I stroked her back.
She continued to cry, but she managed to say, "You'll come back for me?"
"I promise I'll come back. Mark, Adam and Jeff will come back to me. I'll hold onto St. Michael for you, ok?"
She nodded. "How did you know I named it St. Michael?" she said as she pulled away from me.
"Adam told me," I said as I took it from her. She nodded wordlessly and lied back onto the table. I gave her one last kiss before leaving the room.
~Sam's POV~
The nurse had come back and did what she needed to do and left. Moments later, the doctor had come back into the room and said that it was over. Paul, Mark, Adam and Jeff had come back in. I reached for Paul as soon as I saw him. "Daddy," I said softly.
"Ssshhh, it's going to be all right, sweetheart," he said as he rocked me. I closed my eyes and let him take care of me. I felt him pick me up and carry me off somewhere. I was too tired to open my eyes and see where we were going. I fell asleep in his arms.
~Paul's POV~
When we got to an assigned room for her, she fell asleep in my arms, holding the bear tightly. I could tell that she was nervous and scared. I was sure that a lot of emotions were running through her. I gently lied her down on the bed and pulled a blanket over her. I looked around and grabbed the nearest chair, sat down and looked at her. I stroked her hair as she slept. Mark, Adam and Jeff stayed in the room with us. About 45 minutes later, the doctor had come in and motioned for me to come towards him. "Adam," I said as he nodded, sat down and stroked her hair. I walked over to where he was standing, "What's going on?"
"She's very lucky, it's nothing too serious. Though all I need to do is withdraw the fluids in her stomach. Does she have a fear of needles or anything like that?"
"I don't think so, but she might be afraid of tubes and stuff because her father had died in a hospital and I'm sure that she will be afraid of needles and such."
"I see. Ok, another option is having her on medication to help her withdraw the fluids, but that means that she will be spending the day going in and out of the restroom."
"I'm not sure exactly what she wants right now, but would it be possible that we ask her when she wakes up? She had a very long day."
"Of course. I was going to ask if she could stay overnight for observations, so that's fine. I'll let the nurse know what's going on and everything. We should have everything ready for her tomorrow, should she decide to go by medication or by tubes."
"All right, thank you doctor," I said as he left the room.
"Well, what's going on?" Mark said.
"Nothing too serious, just fluids in her stomach. There are two options as for getting rid of it. Just need to wait until she wakes up to decide how to remove it," I said as I shrugged and sat by the window. All of them nodded and stayed quiet. We decided to stay in the room with her. Through the next couple of hours, different Superstars had come in and visited. Vince had come in and got the update. He wanted to make sure that there was nothing too serious happening. He was relieved when he found out that it was just minor. Vince, Mark and Jeff were discussing the storylines that they had with Angel. The next thing we heard was Samantha mumbling something, "Sweetheart?" I said as I got up from where I sat and walked over to the bed and bent down.
"Daddy?" she said, her eyes were closed tightly.
"Yeah, daddy's here," I said as I kissed her forehead. Then she didn't say anything after that. I continued to look at her, looking for any kind of signs that she was awake. Nothing came for a few minutes, and then her eyes fluttered open and looked into mine.
"Daddy?" she cried, as she reached out for me.
I climbed onto the bed and held her in my arms. "Sssshhh,' it's ok, sweetheart. I'm here." I continued to rock her as she cried. I decided to sing to her, since I knew that it would calm her down.
I could stay awake to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
When you're far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God, we're together
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Right here with you
Just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart next to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing
I looked at Samantha and found her sleeping in my arms. She was holding me tightly. I leaned down and kissed her head and let her sleep. I looked up at the guys and they were all in awe of hearing me sing, "What?"
"I did not know you could sing like that," Vince said.
"Not that many people know that. And I plan to keep it that way," I said firmly as I glared at Vince.
"Fine," Vince said, backing off.
"So what's going to happen with the storyline?" I asked.
"Well, right now, Amy is being held under custody. We still need her for the storyline. But I'm thinking of making it shorter."
"How so?"
"Since we have a PPV coming up next month, I was thinking that Samantha and Amy could wrestle for the number one spot with Matt and Jeff and unify their team with Mark. I already discussed it with Amy, Matt and just recently with Jeff and Mark. Amy is the only one who disagreed, but since the majority rules, we're going with that," Vince replied, as Samantha made herself more comfortable.
"That sounds good. What's going to happen after that?"
"Well, I'm not sure as of yet. I am going to set up a meeting with the writers and get things worked out. This is not a good time especially since Samantha is here in the hospital."
I nodded wordlessly as I looked down at her. "She's going to be fine, she's strong."
"Yeah, it it's one thing that I know about her, it's her strength. She always comes out strong, no matter what the obstacles are," Adam said.
"What's going to be happening with the security situation? I don't trust Amy at all," I said as I lied down on my back and gently helped Samantha sleep on my shoulder.
"I just asked Mark to stay with Samantha until next month. I was going to ask everyone to keep an extra eye on Samantha, especially you, Paul," replied Vince. "I know how close she is to you. Mark, Adam, Jeff and the others will be there watching her whenever you can't."
"That's good. Are there going to be any security with Amy?"
"Yeah, there will be. I am going to make calls tomorrow and get everything situated with that," Vince said as he looked over at Samantha. "I should go, since I still have to take care of the paperwork. Do let me know how she is doing tomorrow at SmackDown!"
"We will. Thanks for coming, Vince," Mark said as he led Vince out the door.
I leaned my head back against the pillow and groaned, "This is going to be a long night."
"One hell of a long night," Mark said as he came back.
"Look, why don't you guys go back to your hotel room. I can stay with her for the night," I replied as I opened my eyes and looked at all of them.
"Hell, no, I'm staying. That's my girlfriend," Jeff said.
"That's my sister. I'm staying," Adam said.
"I'm staying, whether or not you like it," Mark said.
"You guys sure about that?"
"Yeah," they said in unison.
"All right, then try to make yourselves comfortable somehow," I said as I looked around the room and saw not too comfortable chairs.
"I'm going to ask the nurse and see if she has an extra bed or something," Jeff said.
"We got to do something to make ourselves a little bit comfortable," Adam said as he got all the chairs together and tried to come up with something. Mark had helped Adam with the chairs.
A few minutes later, Jeff had come in with a fold up bed and unfolded it next to the entrance of the door. He looked at Adam and Mark who were sitting uncomfortably in the chairs. "Why don't you guys talk it over and see who gets the bed?" he suggested.
"Mark, why don't you take the bed? You're taller than I am," Adam said.
"You sure about that?"
"I'm positive. Jeff and I can figure something out with the chairs," Adam said as he got up and did something different with Jeff's help. After a while, everyone was in their spots whether on the bed or on the chairs. We chatted for a few minutes, but it ended up having silence among us. We couldn't sleep or talk or do anything. We were basically worried about Samantha's overall health.
