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Missed Chances: Chapter 7
"Stace?" Rob questioned worriedly. "What's wrong?"
Sighing, Stacy replied, "I just got a call from Trish. Dawn's parents were in a serious car accident."
Rob stood shocked. Poor Dawn, she must be so upset. He was also shocked at how upset Stacy looked. She had always been a compassionate person, but Rob knew that she also wasn't very fond of Dawn. But, what was he saying? Even if Stacy didn't like Dawn, she would still feel horrible about Dawn's parents. Swallowing to moisten his dry throat, Rob walked over to the bed Stacy was sitting on. "How's Dawn taking it?"
Stacy met Rob's hazel eyes for a moment, then looked away. "I didn't hear her, I think shes going back home to see them. Trish sounded really upset though."
"Poor Dawn," Rob said quietly, taking out his cell phone. "I should call her to see if she's okay."
"Rob, that's sweet, but she probably wants to be alone right now," Stacy explained, almost regretting telling Rob about Dawn.
"I don't think she wants, or needs to be alone right now," Rob countered. "I. I think she needs someone." Not thinking, Rob grabbed his jacket and turned around.
"Rob!" Stacy yelled, stopping him before he could leave. "You can't just leave. You have no reason to be with Dawn right now. Why do you need to go?"
Rob stepped forward and placed a small kiss on Stacy's cheek, then turned around. "I just need to go, Stace. I'll be back soon." Opening the door, Rob left, not noticing the tearful and hurt blonde he was leaving behind.
*~*~*~*~*
"Trish, do you know where Dawn is?"
Rubbing her eyes, Trish sat up in her bed. "Rob?" She questioned, confused. "Why do you want to know?"
Rob sighed as he stood out in the cold Canada wind, feeling snow falling on his face. The WWE had been in Toronto that night, and he knew that Dawn was staying with Trish for a night or two. He figured Trish would know where she was then. "Because, I heard what happened from Stacy and I just want to know if she's okay."
"Oh," Trish said, not totally understanding. Obviously she didn't know about the history Rob and Dawn shared. "Well, she went back to New Jersey to see her parents, she's really worried about them."
"Thanks Trish," Rob replied gratefully. "Sorry for waking you up. Bye."
"Bye."
Turning around, Rob walked into the building behind him, the airport. He quickly walked up to a desk and waited for the man to look up at him.
"Hello sir, can I help you?"
"Yes," Rob replied. "I need to plane ticket to New Jersey."
*~*~*~*~*
As Rob got out of the car he'd rented, he looked up at the entrance to the hospital he was at. Kennedy Memorial. He hoped this was the hospital Dawn was at. This was the one Trish had told him when he'd called her from the plane.
He stood outside in the dark, ignoring the sleet that was wetting his hair and moistening his face. What would Dawn say when he walked in? Would she be happy to see him? What the hell am I thinking? Her parents have just been in a car accident; she's not going to be worrying about me. Shaking the thoughts away, Rob walked forward, into the hospital.
"Hello sir," A receptionist greeted him with a bright smile. "How may I help you?"
Forcing a smile on his face, Rob nodded. "Um. I'm looking for someone. Her parents were brought in earlier after being in a car accident."
"Well, do you know her parent's names?"
"Rinaldi, that's the last name."
The woman, Karen, typed the name into her computer. "Yes, they were brought in a few hours ago. both in pretty bad shape."
"Shit," Rob cursed as he started pacing. "Did you see a young woman come in looking for them?"
Karen thought for a second, then nodded. "Yes, yes I think I did. Was she a dark-haired woman? Her name was Dina or something like that..."
"Dawn?" Rob questioned, hoping that was the answer.
"Yes, that was it," Karen said with a nod. "She looked awfully worried. I felt so horrible for her."
"Well, I'm a good friend of hers. I'm worried about her too, is there any way I could go see her?"
"Rob?"
Hearing his name, Rob turned around. "Dawn?"
"What are you doing here?" Dawn questioned, her brown eyes puffy and red.
"I heard what happened... I was worried about you."
"You were?" Dawn questioned as she slightly smiled. "It's nice to know you care. Um... my parents got into a bad accident. They're both in pretty critical condition right about now. The doctors.. they um.. they dont know if they're going to make it," Dawn explained as more tears fell down her face.
Quickly walking to her, Rob wrapped his arms around Dawn. "It's okay," He whispered as he rubbed her back soothingly.
Dawn sighed, taking a shaky breath as she did so. "H.. how do you know it will be okay?" She questioned, looking up at him with tear-filled eyes. "What if they... what if...?"
"Nothing will happen," Rob explained. "The doctors will do everything they can."
Dawn sniffled again, not saying anything. She slowly pulled away from Rob, dabbing at her eyes with the tissue in her hand. "Thanks Rob," She said quietly, sending him the smallest of smiles. "It means a lot to me that you came all the way here from Toronto to see me. What did Stacy say?"
Sighing, Rob raised an eyebrow at Dawn. He was almost positive that he didn't want to say, 'Oh, she freaked out and said you'd be fine on your own.' "She was cool with it."
Dawn looked skeptical, but she didn't argue. Sighing, she turned around, sitting down in one of the waiting room chairs. Rob took the seat beside her. "So, you're not going back in to see them?"
Dawn shook her head at Rob's question. "They asked me to wait out here until they knew what was going on; like, if they're going to be okay and stuff."
"Okay," Rob began. "We'll wait here then."
Dawn smiled, resting her head on Rob's shoulder and drifting off to sleep.
*~*~*
"Dawn, wake up," Rob said, lightly shaking Dawn.
Dawn slowly opened her eyes, examining her surroundings. It took her a second to remember that she was in the hospital... that her parents were in critical condition in the same hospital. She looked up and noticed a doctor standing before her. "Doctor," She said with a small yawn. "How are my parents?"
"Well," The doctor said with a sigh. "We don't exactly know. As of now, they're both awake, drowsy and out of it, but awake. Hopefully, they'll stay that way, but we don't know for sure yet. They're still pretty borderline right now. We should know by tomorrow if they'll be okay."
Sighing, Dawn rubbed her eyes and looked over at Rob, then back at the doctor. "Um... can I see them?"
"Yes, but just you. They're not in the best condition, and we'd appreciate it if family members were the only ones to go in."
"But Rob..." Dawn began, only to have Rob cut her off.
"Dawn, you go. I can stay out here and wait for you."
"You guys make up your minds," The doctor said, looking down at the clipboard in his hand. "Ms. Rinaldi, if you want to visit with your parents, the door is open and you can go on in."
"Alright, so I'm gonna go in and visit with them," Dawn explained. "Are you sure you don't mind staying out here by yourself?"
Rob shook his head. "I'm cool. Go on in, tell your parents I hope they feel better soon."
Smiling, Dawn nodded, reaching forward and giving Rob a small hug. "Thanks Rob."
"No problem," Rob replied, smiling himself.
Dawn just smiled again, leaning over and placing a small kiss on Rob's cheek. "I'll come back out in a little while."
After she had walked away, Rob reached into the front pocket of his jeans, taking his cell phone out. He checked his voicemail messages, noticing that he had two new messages. The first was from Dawn, obviously from before he had shown up at the hospital:
'Hey Rob, It's me. I just... uh... my parents were in a car accident a little earlier. I'm getting ready to get on a plane to go to New Jersey. I don't exactly know why I'm calling you... but I thought you might want to know. You have my cell number if you wanna call me or whatever.'
Rob sighed, his heart nearly breaking for Dawn. He could hear her voice cracking as she spoke. Even though he knew things were okay now, he still couldn't help but wish he had been there when she had needed him the most. Back when she hadn't known if her parents will still alive. Silently cursing himself, he checked his other message. It was from Stacy:
'Rob, why did you leave the hotel? Where are you? I'm worried out of my mind... you always answer your phone. Does this have to do with Dawn? Please... please tell me you're not with her. Rob, I'm starting to get suspicious of the two of you. I never wanted to think anything like this, but you're leaving me no other choice. Call me back when you get this, and maybe we can work everything out.'
'Shit," Rob cursed. Stacy was pissed. And she was going to become more pissed, unless he didn't tell her what was going on. But he couldn't lie to her, could he? Sighing, he picked his phone back up and dialed Stacy's number...
Thanks for waiting this long for the new chapter everyone! As I'm sure I've said a million times, I was having computer problems... so I saved this chapter on disk.. then the disk wouldn't work in my new computer... yadda yadda ya... it's no excuse. So here's the new chapter and let me know what you think. And again, thanks for being patient!! ~Nic~
Missed Chances: Chapter 7
"Stace?" Rob questioned worriedly. "What's wrong?"
Sighing, Stacy replied, "I just got a call from Trish. Dawn's parents were in a serious car accident."
Rob stood shocked. Poor Dawn, she must be so upset. He was also shocked at how upset Stacy looked. She had always been a compassionate person, but Rob knew that she also wasn't very fond of Dawn. But, what was he saying? Even if Stacy didn't like Dawn, she would still feel horrible about Dawn's parents. Swallowing to moisten his dry throat, Rob walked over to the bed Stacy was sitting on. "How's Dawn taking it?"
Stacy met Rob's hazel eyes for a moment, then looked away. "I didn't hear her, I think shes going back home to see them. Trish sounded really upset though."
"Poor Dawn," Rob said quietly, taking out his cell phone. "I should call her to see if she's okay."
"Rob, that's sweet, but she probably wants to be alone right now," Stacy explained, almost regretting telling Rob about Dawn.
"I don't think she wants, or needs to be alone right now," Rob countered. "I. I think she needs someone." Not thinking, Rob grabbed his jacket and turned around.
"Rob!" Stacy yelled, stopping him before he could leave. "You can't just leave. You have no reason to be with Dawn right now. Why do you need to go?"
Rob stepped forward and placed a small kiss on Stacy's cheek, then turned around. "I just need to go, Stace. I'll be back soon." Opening the door, Rob left, not noticing the tearful and hurt blonde he was leaving behind.
*~*~*~*~*
"Trish, do you know where Dawn is?"
Rubbing her eyes, Trish sat up in her bed. "Rob?" She questioned, confused. "Why do you want to know?"
Rob sighed as he stood out in the cold Canada wind, feeling snow falling on his face. The WWE had been in Toronto that night, and he knew that Dawn was staying with Trish for a night or two. He figured Trish would know where she was then. "Because, I heard what happened from Stacy and I just want to know if she's okay."
"Oh," Trish said, not totally understanding. Obviously she didn't know about the history Rob and Dawn shared. "Well, she went back to New Jersey to see her parents, she's really worried about them."
"Thanks Trish," Rob replied gratefully. "Sorry for waking you up. Bye."
"Bye."
Turning around, Rob walked into the building behind him, the airport. He quickly walked up to a desk and waited for the man to look up at him.
"Hello sir, can I help you?"
"Yes," Rob replied. "I need to plane ticket to New Jersey."
*~*~*~*~*
As Rob got out of the car he'd rented, he looked up at the entrance to the hospital he was at. Kennedy Memorial. He hoped this was the hospital Dawn was at. This was the one Trish had told him when he'd called her from the plane.
He stood outside in the dark, ignoring the sleet that was wetting his hair and moistening his face. What would Dawn say when he walked in? Would she be happy to see him? What the hell am I thinking? Her parents have just been in a car accident; she's not going to be worrying about me. Shaking the thoughts away, Rob walked forward, into the hospital.
"Hello sir," A receptionist greeted him with a bright smile. "How may I help you?"
Forcing a smile on his face, Rob nodded. "Um. I'm looking for someone. Her parents were brought in earlier after being in a car accident."
"Well, do you know her parent's names?"
"Rinaldi, that's the last name."
The woman, Karen, typed the name into her computer. "Yes, they were brought in a few hours ago. both in pretty bad shape."
"Shit," Rob cursed as he started pacing. "Did you see a young woman come in looking for them?"
Karen thought for a second, then nodded. "Yes, yes I think I did. Was she a dark-haired woman? Her name was Dina or something like that..."
"Dawn?" Rob questioned, hoping that was the answer.
"Yes, that was it," Karen said with a nod. "She looked awfully worried. I felt so horrible for her."
"Well, I'm a good friend of hers. I'm worried about her too, is there any way I could go see her?"
"Rob?"
Hearing his name, Rob turned around. "Dawn?"
"What are you doing here?" Dawn questioned, her brown eyes puffy and red.
"I heard what happened... I was worried about you."
"You were?" Dawn questioned as she slightly smiled. "It's nice to know you care. Um... my parents got into a bad accident. They're both in pretty critical condition right about now. The doctors.. they um.. they dont know if they're going to make it," Dawn explained as more tears fell down her face.
Quickly walking to her, Rob wrapped his arms around Dawn. "It's okay," He whispered as he rubbed her back soothingly.
Dawn sighed, taking a shaky breath as she did so. "H.. how do you know it will be okay?" She questioned, looking up at him with tear-filled eyes. "What if they... what if...?"
"Nothing will happen," Rob explained. "The doctors will do everything they can."
Dawn sniffled again, not saying anything. She slowly pulled away from Rob, dabbing at her eyes with the tissue in her hand. "Thanks Rob," She said quietly, sending him the smallest of smiles. "It means a lot to me that you came all the way here from Toronto to see me. What did Stacy say?"
Sighing, Rob raised an eyebrow at Dawn. He was almost positive that he didn't want to say, 'Oh, she freaked out and said you'd be fine on your own.' "She was cool with it."
Dawn looked skeptical, but she didn't argue. Sighing, she turned around, sitting down in one of the waiting room chairs. Rob took the seat beside her. "So, you're not going back in to see them?"
Dawn shook her head at Rob's question. "They asked me to wait out here until they knew what was going on; like, if they're going to be okay and stuff."
"Okay," Rob began. "We'll wait here then."
Dawn smiled, resting her head on Rob's shoulder and drifting off to sleep.
*~*~*
"Dawn, wake up," Rob said, lightly shaking Dawn.
Dawn slowly opened her eyes, examining her surroundings. It took her a second to remember that she was in the hospital... that her parents were in critical condition in the same hospital. She looked up and noticed a doctor standing before her. "Doctor," She said with a small yawn. "How are my parents?"
"Well," The doctor said with a sigh. "We don't exactly know. As of now, they're both awake, drowsy and out of it, but awake. Hopefully, they'll stay that way, but we don't know for sure yet. They're still pretty borderline right now. We should know by tomorrow if they'll be okay."
Sighing, Dawn rubbed her eyes and looked over at Rob, then back at the doctor. "Um... can I see them?"
"Yes, but just you. They're not in the best condition, and we'd appreciate it if family members were the only ones to go in."
"But Rob..." Dawn began, only to have Rob cut her off.
"Dawn, you go. I can stay out here and wait for you."
"You guys make up your minds," The doctor said, looking down at the clipboard in his hand. "Ms. Rinaldi, if you want to visit with your parents, the door is open and you can go on in."
"Alright, so I'm gonna go in and visit with them," Dawn explained. "Are you sure you don't mind staying out here by yourself?"
Rob shook his head. "I'm cool. Go on in, tell your parents I hope they feel better soon."
Smiling, Dawn nodded, reaching forward and giving Rob a small hug. "Thanks Rob."
"No problem," Rob replied, smiling himself.
Dawn just smiled again, leaning over and placing a small kiss on Rob's cheek. "I'll come back out in a little while."
After she had walked away, Rob reached into the front pocket of his jeans, taking his cell phone out. He checked his voicemail messages, noticing that he had two new messages. The first was from Dawn, obviously from before he had shown up at the hospital:
'Hey Rob, It's me. I just... uh... my parents were in a car accident a little earlier. I'm getting ready to get on a plane to go to New Jersey. I don't exactly know why I'm calling you... but I thought you might want to know. You have my cell number if you wanna call me or whatever.'
Rob sighed, his heart nearly breaking for Dawn. He could hear her voice cracking as she spoke. Even though he knew things were okay now, he still couldn't help but wish he had been there when she had needed him the most. Back when she hadn't known if her parents will still alive. Silently cursing himself, he checked his other message. It was from Stacy:
'Rob, why did you leave the hotel? Where are you? I'm worried out of my mind... you always answer your phone. Does this have to do with Dawn? Please... please tell me you're not with her. Rob, I'm starting to get suspicious of the two of you. I never wanted to think anything like this, but you're leaving me no other choice. Call me back when you get this, and maybe we can work everything out.'
'Shit," Rob cursed. Stacy was pissed. And she was going to become more pissed, unless he didn't tell her what was going on. But he couldn't lie to her, could he? Sighing, he picked his phone back up and dialed Stacy's number...
Thanks for waiting this long for the new chapter everyone! As I'm sure I've said a million times, I was having computer problems... so I saved this chapter on disk.. then the disk wouldn't work in my new computer... yadda yadda ya... it's no excuse. So here's the new chapter and let me know what you think. And again, thanks for being patient!! ~Nic~