Chapter 9.
"Gaby, I'll be seeing you a little more than once in a while." Chris said after everyone had left the room.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"I asked Vince for some time off. So that way I should be here if you have to have surgery. I don't want you to go through it alone. You need a friend."
"Thank you so much." She said as she reached out to him for a hug, and he gave her one.
"When they let you out of the hospital, if you have to have surgery, would you like to do it at my house in Florida?"
"I'd love to, Chris! That would be awesome!"
"What are friends for?"
"Yeah, friends." Gaby said with a little disappointment in her voice.
"What's wrong, Gaby?"
"Nothing." She replied hoping that he would just change the subject.
"You don't have to stay at my house if you don't want to. It was just a suggestion." Chris said thinking that was what was bothering her.
"No, Chris, I really want to be with you." Trying to convince him that she wanted to stay at his house, but trying to reveal her real feelings in the process.
"Good. I want you to get better." Chris said not catching what Gaby meant. "I just figured that you'd rather rehab at my place where the Highlight of the Night can cook for you."
"You'd cook for me?"
"Of course, I'd do anything for my best friend." There was that word again, Gaby thought, friend.
Mark and John Cena walked in. "Hey Gaby."
"Hey Mark. Hey John."
"I promised him that he could meet you." Mark said.
"These are for you." John said as he handed her a giant bouquet of red, yellow, and pink roses with daisies mixed in.
"Wow, they're beautiful! Thank you John. That is so sweet!" Gaby giggled as John kissed the top of her hand. Chris glared at him through slanted eyes. No one hit on his girl like that! Then he remembered that she wasn't his girl, so he couldn't kick John's ass.
"So, Gaby, I was thinking that maybe after you get out of here, maybe we could go out to lunch or something. What do you say?" John asked.
"Sure. That would be fun." Gaby said. If Chris just wanted to be friends, then that's what they would be- friends. She saw no reason that she shouldn't go on a date with John.
"Alright, I gotta fly back to the house show soon, but here's my cell number. Give me a call when you get out of here, and we'll set it up."
"You got it. I'll definitely call you." John kissed Gaby's hand again and left.
"John's a good guy. He's funny. You'll definitely have a good time with him. Have they said when you're gonna get out of here?" Mark asked.
"Not yet. The doctor hasn't seen me today. I'm sure John hopes that it's sooner rather than later." Gaby said to Mark trying to make Chris a little jealous. Little did she know, he was a lot jealous.
3 Days Later
"I'm so glad that I get to leave the hospital. You know that you didn't have to stay here with me."
"I know, but you're my best friend. I'm just glad that you didn't need surgery."
"Me too. You know what? I want to go see Mark at Smackdown. I haven't been there since the night I beat up Sable- bitch. But really I want to go to Smackdown."
"Alright, well, they are filming tomorrow, so we'll go then."
"Actually, Chris, I kinda wanted to spend time alone with Mark."
"Really, Mark? Or Time alone with John?"
"Why? Jealous?"
"No." Chris said unconvincingly.
"Sure Chris."
"So I'm a little jealous. So what?"
"Nothing." Gaby replied.
At Smackdown
"Hey Mark!"
"Gaby, What are you doing here?"
"I was released from the hospital yesterday, and I wanted to come and I wanted to come and see you."
"And.." Mark said.
"And what?" Gaby asked.
"And John Cena." Mark added.
"I might go and see what he is doing. Chris is jealous."
"Of what?"
"Because I agreed to go out with John. Chris is my best friend. He said so himself. He's not dating me, so why is he so jealous?"
"Maybe he wants to be dating you."
"Well, then he needs to do something about it."
"Hey Guys! How's it going?"
"Pretty good Kurt. Oh, hey, this is my sister Gaby."
"Hi, Kurt. It's nice to finally meet the Olympic Hero that I have heard so much about."
"You too. Mark told us a lot about you after you beat up Sable. I'm glad someone kicked her butt."
"The bitch hit my car- she deserved it."
"Hey, guys, I'll be back in a few. I've got a match. Hey, Kurt, can you keep her company please."
"No problem." Mark walked to the gorilla for his match.
"Wow, not everyday you hear a please from the Deadman. I like your hair like that."
"Really. You don't think it looks stupid?" Kurt questioned.
"Well, when I first saw it, I was- surprised, but the more I saw it, the more I liked it."
"What are you doing after the show?"
"Nothing, why?"
"You wanna go grab a bite to eat?"
"I'd love to Kurt. Did you have any place in mind?"
"Well, we are in my home town, and I know of this great place that you can get a great cheese steak."
"That sounds really great."
"I'm back." Mark announced as he walked in the door.
"That was a quick match." Gaby said.
"Yeah, some new jobber."
"I'll be back in a little bit." Kurt told Gaby as he left for his locker room to pack up his things.
"So did you and Kurt talk?"
"Yeah, he's taking me out for dinner after the show."
"When are you going out with John?"
"Don't know. It might be tomorrow, we'll see what happens. I'll give him a call. Can I stay with you tonight?"
"Of course."
"Gaby, I'll be seeing you a little more than once in a while." Chris said after everyone had left the room.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"I asked Vince for some time off. So that way I should be here if you have to have surgery. I don't want you to go through it alone. You need a friend."
"Thank you so much." She said as she reached out to him for a hug, and he gave her one.
"When they let you out of the hospital, if you have to have surgery, would you like to do it at my house in Florida?"
"I'd love to, Chris! That would be awesome!"
"What are friends for?"
"Yeah, friends." Gaby said with a little disappointment in her voice.
"What's wrong, Gaby?"
"Nothing." She replied hoping that he would just change the subject.
"You don't have to stay at my house if you don't want to. It was just a suggestion." Chris said thinking that was what was bothering her.
"No, Chris, I really want to be with you." Trying to convince him that she wanted to stay at his house, but trying to reveal her real feelings in the process.
"Good. I want you to get better." Chris said not catching what Gaby meant. "I just figured that you'd rather rehab at my place where the Highlight of the Night can cook for you."
"You'd cook for me?"
"Of course, I'd do anything for my best friend." There was that word again, Gaby thought, friend.
Mark and John Cena walked in. "Hey Gaby."
"Hey Mark. Hey John."
"I promised him that he could meet you." Mark said.
"These are for you." John said as he handed her a giant bouquet of red, yellow, and pink roses with daisies mixed in.
"Wow, they're beautiful! Thank you John. That is so sweet!" Gaby giggled as John kissed the top of her hand. Chris glared at him through slanted eyes. No one hit on his girl like that! Then he remembered that she wasn't his girl, so he couldn't kick John's ass.
"So, Gaby, I was thinking that maybe after you get out of here, maybe we could go out to lunch or something. What do you say?" John asked.
"Sure. That would be fun." Gaby said. If Chris just wanted to be friends, then that's what they would be- friends. She saw no reason that she shouldn't go on a date with John.
"Alright, I gotta fly back to the house show soon, but here's my cell number. Give me a call when you get out of here, and we'll set it up."
"You got it. I'll definitely call you." John kissed Gaby's hand again and left.
"John's a good guy. He's funny. You'll definitely have a good time with him. Have they said when you're gonna get out of here?" Mark asked.
"Not yet. The doctor hasn't seen me today. I'm sure John hopes that it's sooner rather than later." Gaby said to Mark trying to make Chris a little jealous. Little did she know, he was a lot jealous.
3 Days Later
"I'm so glad that I get to leave the hospital. You know that you didn't have to stay here with me."
"I know, but you're my best friend. I'm just glad that you didn't need surgery."
"Me too. You know what? I want to go see Mark at Smackdown. I haven't been there since the night I beat up Sable- bitch. But really I want to go to Smackdown."
"Alright, well, they are filming tomorrow, so we'll go then."
"Actually, Chris, I kinda wanted to spend time alone with Mark."
"Really, Mark? Or Time alone with John?"
"Why? Jealous?"
"No." Chris said unconvincingly.
"Sure Chris."
"So I'm a little jealous. So what?"
"Nothing." Gaby replied.
At Smackdown
"Hey Mark!"
"Gaby, What are you doing here?"
"I was released from the hospital yesterday, and I wanted to come and I wanted to come and see you."
"And.." Mark said.
"And what?" Gaby asked.
"And John Cena." Mark added.
"I might go and see what he is doing. Chris is jealous."
"Of what?"
"Because I agreed to go out with John. Chris is my best friend. He said so himself. He's not dating me, so why is he so jealous?"
"Maybe he wants to be dating you."
"Well, then he needs to do something about it."
"Hey Guys! How's it going?"
"Pretty good Kurt. Oh, hey, this is my sister Gaby."
"Hi, Kurt. It's nice to finally meet the Olympic Hero that I have heard so much about."
"You too. Mark told us a lot about you after you beat up Sable. I'm glad someone kicked her butt."
"The bitch hit my car- she deserved it."
"Hey, guys, I'll be back in a few. I've got a match. Hey, Kurt, can you keep her company please."
"No problem." Mark walked to the gorilla for his match.
"Wow, not everyday you hear a please from the Deadman. I like your hair like that."
"Really. You don't think it looks stupid?" Kurt questioned.
"Well, when I first saw it, I was- surprised, but the more I saw it, the more I liked it."
"What are you doing after the show?"
"Nothing, why?"
"You wanna go grab a bite to eat?"
"I'd love to Kurt. Did you have any place in mind?"
"Well, we are in my home town, and I know of this great place that you can get a great cheese steak."
"That sounds really great."
"I'm back." Mark announced as he walked in the door.
"That was a quick match." Gaby said.
"Yeah, some new jobber."
"I'll be back in a little bit." Kurt told Gaby as he left for his locker room to pack up his things.
"So did you and Kurt talk?"
"Yeah, he's taking me out for dinner after the show."
"When are you going out with John?"
"Don't know. It might be tomorrow, we'll see what happens. I'll give him a call. Can I stay with you tonight?"
"Of course."