Chapter 7
"What? In the hospital? Shit! Cancel all my appointments for the rest of the day Stacy." Shane said to his secretary as he grabbed his coat and walked briskly out of the office.
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"Connor...what the hell happened?" Shane asked as soon as he spotted his second in command.
"Well I didn't know she was the Corinne Miller you were talking about. I saw her last night throwing up and she had a fever so I took her to my apartment figuring she would be alright. But this morning she was worse so I took her here. I didn't even know anything about her." Connor said quickly.
"Are you men responsible for the girl that just got taken in?" The doctor said when he saw the two men standing in the waiting room.
"Yes." Shane and Connor said simultaneously.
"Well it's nothing life threatening."
"Oh thank God." Shane said in relief.
"But she has a mild case of pneumonia which could easily get worse. We're going to keep her here for a day or two and see how she responds to the medication." The doctor said. "In the meantime she needs people who she knows around."
"I know her." Shane said.
"The nurse told me that you didn't know her name." The doctor said skeptically.
"No. She's a friend of mine." Shane said.
"She's a bit delirious right now. But she keeps on calling out for a Jeff?" The doctor said.
"Jeff...Hardy." Shane mumbled reaching for his cell phone.
"No...she seems upset with him. Umm perhaps you two should just go in there and try to calm her down. She needs familiar faces but not one that will upset her." The doctor said turning away and leading them to the room.
"Jeff...why?" She moaned out as she trashed around the bed.
"Oh no..." Shane said running quickly to her side and held her hand. She seemed to relax a bit at the contact and then slowly opened her eyes.
"Shane?" She said quietly almost in fear.
"It's me sweetie."
"I'm so scared. I keep on hearing their voices." She said tears beginning to fall on her flushed cheeks.
"I'm here now...alright. Do you want me to call Amy?" Shane said knowing how close they were.
"I don't know." She said before turning away and falling into an exhausted sleep. Shane didn't let go of her hand and took his cell phone out of his pocket.
"Stacy...get me the number for Amy Dumas." Shane said on the phone and then happened to glance at the helplessness in Connor's eyes. He looked like he wanted to jump in the bed and hold her.
"Get over here Connor. You helped her last night, maybe you can help her now." Shane said pitifully.
"Thanks Shane." Connor said quietly as Shane stood up and walked out of the room.
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"Hello?"
"Amy?"
"Oh Shane thank god. Do you know where Corinne is? I've been calling her all night." Amy said worriedly.
"Umm...she's in the hospital?"
"What?!" Amy yelled on the phone and Matt quickly ran over to see what was happening.
"I don't really know what happened. I guess it was exhaustion or something. Don't worry...she has a slight case of pneumonia and a bad fever. The doctor said she just needs a lot of rest and people around that she knows."
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Amy said and then hung up the phone.
"What happened?" Matt asked apprehensively.
"Corinne's in the hospital. She's sick. I'm going to London." Amy said decidedly.
"Alright...do you want me to go with you?"
"No...I'm sorry...I just don't want her to think about Jeff...I have a feeling this is why she got so sick." Amy said turning away and began to pack.
"What? In the hospital? Shit! Cancel all my appointments for the rest of the day Stacy." Shane said to his secretary as he grabbed his coat and walked briskly out of the office.
.......................
"Connor...what the hell happened?" Shane asked as soon as he spotted his second in command.
"Well I didn't know she was the Corinne Miller you were talking about. I saw her last night throwing up and she had a fever so I took her to my apartment figuring she would be alright. But this morning she was worse so I took her here. I didn't even know anything about her." Connor said quickly.
"Are you men responsible for the girl that just got taken in?" The doctor said when he saw the two men standing in the waiting room.
"Yes." Shane and Connor said simultaneously.
"Well it's nothing life threatening."
"Oh thank God." Shane said in relief.
"But she has a mild case of pneumonia which could easily get worse. We're going to keep her here for a day or two and see how she responds to the medication." The doctor said. "In the meantime she needs people who she knows around."
"I know her." Shane said.
"The nurse told me that you didn't know her name." The doctor said skeptically.
"No. She's a friend of mine." Shane said.
"She's a bit delirious right now. But she keeps on calling out for a Jeff?" The doctor said.
"Jeff...Hardy." Shane mumbled reaching for his cell phone.
"No...she seems upset with him. Umm perhaps you two should just go in there and try to calm her down. She needs familiar faces but not one that will upset her." The doctor said turning away and leading them to the room.
"Jeff...why?" She moaned out as she trashed around the bed.
"Oh no..." Shane said running quickly to her side and held her hand. She seemed to relax a bit at the contact and then slowly opened her eyes.
"Shane?" She said quietly almost in fear.
"It's me sweetie."
"I'm so scared. I keep on hearing their voices." She said tears beginning to fall on her flushed cheeks.
"I'm here now...alright. Do you want me to call Amy?" Shane said knowing how close they were.
"I don't know." She said before turning away and falling into an exhausted sleep. Shane didn't let go of her hand and took his cell phone out of his pocket.
"Stacy...get me the number for Amy Dumas." Shane said on the phone and then happened to glance at the helplessness in Connor's eyes. He looked like he wanted to jump in the bed and hold her.
"Get over here Connor. You helped her last night, maybe you can help her now." Shane said pitifully.
"Thanks Shane." Connor said quietly as Shane stood up and walked out of the room.
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"Hello?"
"Amy?"
"Oh Shane thank god. Do you know where Corinne is? I've been calling her all night." Amy said worriedly.
"Umm...she's in the hospital?"
"What?!" Amy yelled on the phone and Matt quickly ran over to see what was happening.
"I don't really know what happened. I guess it was exhaustion or something. Don't worry...she has a slight case of pneumonia and a bad fever. The doctor said she just needs a lot of rest and people around that she knows."
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Amy said and then hung up the phone.
"What happened?" Matt asked apprehensively.
"Corinne's in the hospital. She's sick. I'm going to London." Amy said decidedly.
"Alright...do you want me to go with you?"
"No...I'm sorry...I just don't want her to think about Jeff...I have a feeling this is why she got so sick." Amy said turning away and began to pack.