Chapter 19
Chris's POV
I was shocked to hear that Mandy had a miscarriage. When it was finally time for her to be released from the hospital, I almost didn't know what to do. Should I take her back to the hotel? We were in Boston so it wasn't exactly as if I could drive her home. "Where do we go from here?" I asked her as I helped her out of the wheelchair and into the front seat of my car.
"I guess we need to talk to Vince. I need some time off," she replied. I didn't even think about that. I walked around and got into the driver's side.
"Maybe you should go back to the hotel and take it easy. You can stay in my room. I'll talk to Vince for you," I suggested.
"I don't know just how much of the truth he should know," She stated as she gazed out the window. I didn't know if she was embarrassed to look at me or what the deal was, but she seemed a bit distant.
"What do you mean? Don't know think we should talk to Vince about this?" I asked. She shook her head.
"Chris, you know as well as I do how Vince is. He'll probably want to incorporate this into the story line or something. This isn't exactly something I want the whole world to know," She explained. She was right, I wouldn't put it past Vince to do something like that.
"I'll tell him that you re-injured your leg last night. He'll give you some time for that I think. He'll probably be pissed though," I announced.
"I don't really care, I just can't be there right now."
"I know, don't worry about it. Everything will be fine. So, what are you going to do about Adam?" I asked. I know it wasn't really any of my business, but it seemed that Mandy and I were making huge strides within our relationship. We were actually having a conversation without killing each other!
"Oh God Chris, please don't say anything to him about it! I know I'll have to tell him eventually, but I have to deal with this myself before I can deal with telling him. I don't want anyone knowing yet. This is just between us, okay?" She asked this time looking directly at me. I felt kind of hesitant about agreeing with her, but I knew that it must have been some kind of psychological thing keeping her from telling Adam. I could see why she didn't want it getting around backstage, but keeping it from her boyfriend. Oh well, I agreed. I felt really bad for her. It was almost as if she was dealing with the entire situation alone. When we got to the hotel, I walked her back to my room. She sat down on the bed and must have had a mental breakdown. She started sobbing softly and I sat next to her and wrapped her up in my arms. I let her cry on my shoulder for a while all while stroking her hair and telling her that everything was going to be okay. This went on for a good ten minutes. Finally she calmed down.
"Is there anything I can do for you? Can I get you something before I go talk to Vince?" I asked. She shook her head.
"No I don't think so, I think I'm going to take a nap," She responded. I shook my head and started for the door. She pulled back the covers and made herself comfortable.
"We'll go back to Tampa tomorrow," I assured her as I opened the door and stepped into the hall.
"Chris," She called after me. "Please, don't be gone too long. I really don't want to be alone right now!" I nodded and closed the door behind me. For the first time I realized that she needed me to be there for her. She wasn't dealing with the situation alone, because I was going to help her through it at whatever cost.
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Chris's POV
I was shocked to hear that Mandy had a miscarriage. When it was finally time for her to be released from the hospital, I almost didn't know what to do. Should I take her back to the hotel? We were in Boston so it wasn't exactly as if I could drive her home. "Where do we go from here?" I asked her as I helped her out of the wheelchair and into the front seat of my car.
"I guess we need to talk to Vince. I need some time off," she replied. I didn't even think about that. I walked around and got into the driver's side.
"Maybe you should go back to the hotel and take it easy. You can stay in my room. I'll talk to Vince for you," I suggested.
"I don't know just how much of the truth he should know," She stated as she gazed out the window. I didn't know if she was embarrassed to look at me or what the deal was, but she seemed a bit distant.
"What do you mean? Don't know think we should talk to Vince about this?" I asked. She shook her head.
"Chris, you know as well as I do how Vince is. He'll probably want to incorporate this into the story line or something. This isn't exactly something I want the whole world to know," She explained. She was right, I wouldn't put it past Vince to do something like that.
"I'll tell him that you re-injured your leg last night. He'll give you some time for that I think. He'll probably be pissed though," I announced.
"I don't really care, I just can't be there right now."
"I know, don't worry about it. Everything will be fine. So, what are you going to do about Adam?" I asked. I know it wasn't really any of my business, but it seemed that Mandy and I were making huge strides within our relationship. We were actually having a conversation without killing each other!
"Oh God Chris, please don't say anything to him about it! I know I'll have to tell him eventually, but I have to deal with this myself before I can deal with telling him. I don't want anyone knowing yet. This is just between us, okay?" She asked this time looking directly at me. I felt kind of hesitant about agreeing with her, but I knew that it must have been some kind of psychological thing keeping her from telling Adam. I could see why she didn't want it getting around backstage, but keeping it from her boyfriend. Oh well, I agreed. I felt really bad for her. It was almost as if she was dealing with the entire situation alone. When we got to the hotel, I walked her back to my room. She sat down on the bed and must have had a mental breakdown. She started sobbing softly and I sat next to her and wrapped her up in my arms. I let her cry on my shoulder for a while all while stroking her hair and telling her that everything was going to be okay. This went on for a good ten minutes. Finally she calmed down.
"Is there anything I can do for you? Can I get you something before I go talk to Vince?" I asked. She shook her head.
"No I don't think so, I think I'm going to take a nap," She responded. I shook my head and started for the door. She pulled back the covers and made herself comfortable.
"We'll go back to Tampa tomorrow," I assured her as I opened the door and stepped into the hall.
"Chris," She called after me. "Please, don't be gone too long. I really don't want to be alone right now!" I nodded and closed the door behind me. For the first time I realized that she needed me to be there for her. She wasn't dealing with the situation alone, because I was going to help her through it at whatever cost.
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