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Chapter 8.
As Gaby looked up, she looked right into Glen's eyes. He put his hand over her mouth to keep her from screaming.
"Are you wondering how I got in here with you?" Gaby nodded. "Well, I told them you were my fiancé, so they let me come along. Are you ok?" He moved his hand so that she could talk.
"I'm pretty dizzy and I have a little bit of tingling in my legs."
"That doesn't sound very good. I didn't mean to hurt you like this. I was just mad about you and Chris."
"What about me & Chris?"
"That you slept with him. I know that you lied before."
"I did no such thing." Gaby said sternly. "I mean, after we broke up, I stayed with Chris, we slept in the same bed, but nothing happened. We are best friends, and I don't want to ruin that."
"I'm sorry, I guess I should have talked to you more about it."
The ambulance stopped and the EMT's unloaded Gaby. The doctors made Glen wait in the waiting room while they took Gaby back for x-rays and then put her in her room. As Glen waited, Shane & Vince walked in with several other wrestlers.
"Bastard." Victoria stated as she walked by Glen headed for the bathroom.
"How did you get here so soon?" Shane asked Glen.
"I rode in the ambulance with her."
"How? They said that only family could ride in there with her. How did you get to?"
"I guess they consider her fiancé family."
"What?" Jericho said from behind Shane.
"You heard me." Glen said with a smirk.
"Who is here with Gaby Calloway?" The doctor asked as he entered the waiting room. All of the wrestlers raised their hands. The wrestlers in the waiting room consisted of pretty much every Raw superstar.
"Wow, ok, let me be more specific. Which one of you is Chris Irvine?"
"Me! That's me!" Chris said quickly.
"Come with me." The doctor replied.
"Wait! Shouldn't her fiancé be the one to go see her first?" Glen called after them.
"She said Mr. Irvine is her fiancé." The doctor replied as they disappeared through the door. As Chris walked into her room, he saw Gaby lying in the bed with an IV in her arm, a heart monitor and a neck brace on. She was sleeping pretty soundly.
"I realize how she looks Mr. Irvine, and I assure you, all of the wires are just so that we can keep an eye on her while she is here. She will be staying here for a while. It seems that when she landed, it was on the back of her head and neck. She has a spinal nerve that is slightly pinched and that is the reason for the tingling. That may or may not require surgery, we'll have to see how she does. Her dizziness is due to her concussion."
Chris stood there for a second thinking about what the doctor said before he spoke. "Is she going to be ok?"
"She will be, yes, but she will still be here for a few days of observation. If we have to do surgery, the she will be here for a little longer until I decide she is well enough to go home for rehab. I'll be back in a little while to check on her."
"Ok. Thank you Dr. Bowers."
"Chris?" Gaby said sleepily a few minutes later.
"Yeah, I'm here Sweetheart. I'm so sorry that I didn't help you. I'm sorry that I didn't pick you up from the airport. I'm sorry I was mad at you."
"Why were you mad at me?"
"I heard about you and Glen making out, then breaking up. Then you came to me, I love you Gaby, and I have for years. Then I heard that you & Glen got back together, and I just felt used."
"I never used you Chris. You are my best friend. I came to you because I was upset. If I had known how you felt, I would have called Mark and not bothered you." Gaby said sadly.
"No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gotten upset with you." He climbed into the hospital bed and lay down with her. He leaned his head down and kissed her forehead. "Gaby, everyone is out in the waiting room. I'm gonna go let them know how you are doing. Ok?"
"Ok."
"By the way, why did you tell the doctor that I was your fiancé?"
"Little fantasy of mine from forever ago. Just wanted to see what it felt like to be engaged to you. Is that ok?"
"Yeah." Chris said as he smiled and walked to where everyone else was. When he got to the lobby, everyone rushed to him. "How is she? Is she going to be ok?" Everyone asked at once.
"Well, the doctor said that she has a concussion, and one of her spinal nerves was slightly pinched, and it might need surgery. Which means that she would be here for a few weeks. So, that being said, Vince, can I have a few weeks off? I can still show up at Raw, but can I have the rest of the time off?"
"Sure. When can we see her?"
"Right now, although, I warm you that she has a bunch of wires on her, and she may be sleeping. I'll take you back there." The nurses stared as all of the superstars tried to cram themselves into Gaby's room. Glen felt a wave of guilt rush through him as he saw her laying there. Had he really hurt her this badly? Could he really be that cold hearted? He didn't want to think about it.
Gaby slowly started to open her eyes again. "Chris?"
"Yeah, I'm here, and so is everyone else."
"Are you feeling any better?" Vince asked.
"A little, but not much. My legs still feel funny, and I am still dizzy, but at least I have someone to talk to." She looked over at Chris.
"I know exactly what you need Gaby." Trish said as she walked in the door, "and here it is!" She handed Gaby a pint of Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk Ice Cream.
"Ice cream! You're awesome Trish!"
"I know that it helped me when I was injured, so I figured it couldn't hurt." She said as she leaned down to give Gaby a hug.
"Gaby, we'd love to stay, but we have to head out for the next show."
"It's ok, don't worry about it Vince. I'll be back in no time!" Gaby said confidently. "Besides, I've been in the hospital before. I'll have Mark bring me some books & stuff, and I'm sure that my best friend Chris will come visit me on his days off once in a while."
Vince smiled realizing that Chris hadn't been able to tell her that he had asked for time off.
Chapter 8.
As Gaby looked up, she looked right into Glen's eyes. He put his hand over her mouth to keep her from screaming.
"Are you wondering how I got in here with you?" Gaby nodded. "Well, I told them you were my fiancé, so they let me come along. Are you ok?" He moved his hand so that she could talk.
"I'm pretty dizzy and I have a little bit of tingling in my legs."
"That doesn't sound very good. I didn't mean to hurt you like this. I was just mad about you and Chris."
"What about me & Chris?"
"That you slept with him. I know that you lied before."
"I did no such thing." Gaby said sternly. "I mean, after we broke up, I stayed with Chris, we slept in the same bed, but nothing happened. We are best friends, and I don't want to ruin that."
"I'm sorry, I guess I should have talked to you more about it."
The ambulance stopped and the EMT's unloaded Gaby. The doctors made Glen wait in the waiting room while they took Gaby back for x-rays and then put her in her room. As Glen waited, Shane & Vince walked in with several other wrestlers.
"Bastard." Victoria stated as she walked by Glen headed for the bathroom.
"How did you get here so soon?" Shane asked Glen.
"I rode in the ambulance with her."
"How? They said that only family could ride in there with her. How did you get to?"
"I guess they consider her fiancé family."
"What?" Jericho said from behind Shane.
"You heard me." Glen said with a smirk.
"Who is here with Gaby Calloway?" The doctor asked as he entered the waiting room. All of the wrestlers raised their hands. The wrestlers in the waiting room consisted of pretty much every Raw superstar.
"Wow, ok, let me be more specific. Which one of you is Chris Irvine?"
"Me! That's me!" Chris said quickly.
"Come with me." The doctor replied.
"Wait! Shouldn't her fiancé be the one to go see her first?" Glen called after them.
"She said Mr. Irvine is her fiancé." The doctor replied as they disappeared through the door. As Chris walked into her room, he saw Gaby lying in the bed with an IV in her arm, a heart monitor and a neck brace on. She was sleeping pretty soundly.
"I realize how she looks Mr. Irvine, and I assure you, all of the wires are just so that we can keep an eye on her while she is here. She will be staying here for a while. It seems that when she landed, it was on the back of her head and neck. She has a spinal nerve that is slightly pinched and that is the reason for the tingling. That may or may not require surgery, we'll have to see how she does. Her dizziness is due to her concussion."
Chris stood there for a second thinking about what the doctor said before he spoke. "Is she going to be ok?"
"She will be, yes, but she will still be here for a few days of observation. If we have to do surgery, the she will be here for a little longer until I decide she is well enough to go home for rehab. I'll be back in a little while to check on her."
"Ok. Thank you Dr. Bowers."
"Chris?" Gaby said sleepily a few minutes later.
"Yeah, I'm here Sweetheart. I'm so sorry that I didn't help you. I'm sorry that I didn't pick you up from the airport. I'm sorry I was mad at you."
"Why were you mad at me?"
"I heard about you and Glen making out, then breaking up. Then you came to me, I love you Gaby, and I have for years. Then I heard that you & Glen got back together, and I just felt used."
"I never used you Chris. You are my best friend. I came to you because I was upset. If I had known how you felt, I would have called Mark and not bothered you." Gaby said sadly.
"No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gotten upset with you." He climbed into the hospital bed and lay down with her. He leaned his head down and kissed her forehead. "Gaby, everyone is out in the waiting room. I'm gonna go let them know how you are doing. Ok?"
"Ok."
"By the way, why did you tell the doctor that I was your fiancé?"
"Little fantasy of mine from forever ago. Just wanted to see what it felt like to be engaged to you. Is that ok?"
"Yeah." Chris said as he smiled and walked to where everyone else was. When he got to the lobby, everyone rushed to him. "How is she? Is she going to be ok?" Everyone asked at once.
"Well, the doctor said that she has a concussion, and one of her spinal nerves was slightly pinched, and it might need surgery. Which means that she would be here for a few weeks. So, that being said, Vince, can I have a few weeks off? I can still show up at Raw, but can I have the rest of the time off?"
"Sure. When can we see her?"
"Right now, although, I warm you that she has a bunch of wires on her, and she may be sleeping. I'll take you back there." The nurses stared as all of the superstars tried to cram themselves into Gaby's room. Glen felt a wave of guilt rush through him as he saw her laying there. Had he really hurt her this badly? Could he really be that cold hearted? He didn't want to think about it.
Gaby slowly started to open her eyes again. "Chris?"
"Yeah, I'm here, and so is everyone else."
"Are you feeling any better?" Vince asked.
"A little, but not much. My legs still feel funny, and I am still dizzy, but at least I have someone to talk to." She looked over at Chris.
"I know exactly what you need Gaby." Trish said as she walked in the door, "and here it is!" She handed Gaby a pint of Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk Ice Cream.
"Ice cream! You're awesome Trish!"
"I know that it helped me when I was injured, so I figured it couldn't hurt." She said as she leaned down to give Gaby a hug.
"Gaby, we'd love to stay, but we have to head out for the next show."
"It's ok, don't worry about it Vince. I'll be back in no time!" Gaby said confidently. "Besides, I've been in the hospital before. I'll have Mark bring me some books & stuff, and I'm sure that my best friend Chris will come visit me on his days off once in a while."
Vince smiled realizing that Chris hadn't been able to tell her that he had asked for time off.