Thank you all so much for the great reviews, and I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving. Latisha, thank you for your consisent reviews. I actually work in an ER so I live these terms. Happy reading.

Early the next morning in the ICU waiting room.

Slipping into the fold out chair next to Dave, Journey leaned her head against his arm. "Dave, why didn't you yell when you found out I gave Randy the medicine?"

"I just felt like it is not my place to anymore. I thought so at one time and I made a mistake. That mistake probably cost me a good friend." Dave answered after considerable thought.

"Dave, it is too your place. You have always been there when either one of us needed you. Randy and I respect you because you do look after us. I felt like I had lost a parent when you didn't do your yelling routine last night." She said earnestly, lifting her head to look him in the eye.

"Yea, but after what happened…" Dave trailed off unable to put in to words what he felt.

"You heard what the doctor said. He was half dead. There was no other way for him to act."

Dave signed, knowing she was right. "It's not just that. I don't know if I am even mad about the drugs anymore. He was sick, so sick he almost died, and he didn't tell anyone. I am so angry that he did this to himself and I feel like it is my fault. Am I so uptight that he thought I wouldn't understand?"

Journey's heart broke at the anguish on Dave's face. "I don't know what he was thinking but I do know that it is not your fault. Randy was stupid enough to do this to himself. And when he beats this illness he is going to be so full of guilt that he is going to need you to be the though, stern Dave he is used to."

"Maybe. It will all depend on how he acts when I next see him." Dave said turning to smile fondly at her. "He doesn't deserve you."

"Yea, well he doesn't know he has me." She replied frowning.

"How can he not know? You have been living with him for a year now." Dave questioned.

"I am just a childhood friend that made some bad decisions and got in over her head."

"You were only seventeen when your parents died with Randy's in that plane." Dave pointed out.

"Seventeen is old enough to know that hooking up with an abusive boyfriend is not healthy." Journey replied with self derision

"You were scared and lonely. You couldn't know he would turn abusive. And if Randy didn't have feelings for you he would not have gotten you out of there two years ago."

"It was pity. And because of that pity I went back to that psychopath and he burned down my house with me in it." She said softly with downcast eyes.

"But you have turned your life around in the last year. Your have overcome your fears and have a great job, even if its not with the WWE." Dave teased trying to make the young girl smile again.

"Yea, but all Randy sees is the stupid little girl that he is always having to rescue." With that she slipped out of the chair and walked off with her head down.

"She has no idea what Randy feels for her does she?" Paul asked coming over to join Dave.

"No, and I am afraid Randy is going to feel so bad about hitting her with all she has gone through that he is going to feel he is not good enough for her."

"Well then I guess we will have to knock some sense into him." Paul replied.

"Yea I guess." Dave replied.

"What's wrong?" Paul asked.

"I just don't understand what's happened to me. A year and a half ago I was just a lonely guy from a broken marriage. Now I have all these people that count on me and depend on me. Journey, Randy, Cena, Mark's daughter. Hell your kid is going to be here soon." Dave ran his hands trough his hair. "I don't want to let them down."

"Would you rather be alone and lonely? Personally, I think the role fits you great and I can't wait until you have children of your own. But I understand some of what you are saying. I am scared too death about the new baby. What if I do something to mess up its life?" Paul confided.

"Every parent messes up something. It's called parenthood. Besides, you will get plenty of practice between that one in there and Cena." He said pointing to the ICU.

"So you noticed John's behavior too?" Paul asked.

"Yea, but first things first."

"Hello" came a deep voice.

"John Cena I swear I am going to put a tracking device on you." Journey threatened as she walked around the corridors of the hospital.

"Chill babe, I had some things to take care of." Cena answered the aggravated female voice.

"You always have things to take care of lately. And don't call me that, you know I hate it." She fussed.

"Yea, I know. That is why I do it." John said, grinning into the phone.

"Have you got any of my messages? How can you joke at a time like this?" She cried.

"I've had my phone turned off, and I haven't had a chance to check the twenty messages that are on it."

"Yea, well I can bet that one of those messages was from Mark Calloway saying he's going to tear into you." Journey informed him smugly.

"Why would he want to do that?" John asked giving his friend his full attention.

"Maybe because he knows that you provided Randy with speed."

"And how would he know that?" He growled.

"I had to tell them that was Randy taking some stuff when he almost died." Journey explained.

"Speed alone would not kill him and it's not like he was using coke or meth." John replied confused.

"No, but the illness the Randy was using the drugs to hide had that potential. And it almost worked because I couldn't get a hold of you." She yelled.

"Is he alright?" John asked softly, rubbing his head as a headache formed.

"He is in ICU hooked up to a lot of medicines. He won't see anyone because of other stuff that is going on. Dave is acting funny and Paul hasn't said anything to me since I told them about the drugs. Mark is due to be here in a couple hours. Everything is just so messed up."

"Listen I am in Mass. Let me tie some things up and I can be there in a couple of hours."John said consolingly. "Are you at St. Chris?"

"Yea." She answered.

"Hey babe, I am sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed me."

"I know. And don't call me BABE." She turned off the phone to the sound of his laughter.

All Cena fans be patient. I am already working on his story. As for Dave I have an idea for him but I don't who to hook him up with. I like Lillian Garcia but someone said its been done too much. So what do you think? Lillian or an OC? Let me know.