Notes: Athena's POV. This takes place in the same time frame that chapter 34 does. Another joint effort.
I entered Uncle Bret's hospital room ahead of Arn and Ric. Uncle Bret was already settled and staring at the TV. He turned it off when I entered. "Hi Athena."
"Hi. How are you feeling?"
"Okay. Just still in shock I guess. All these years your father's been alive...I just almost don't believe it. But you saw him right?" I nodded. He just shook his head. "When I get out of here I want to go see him."
"I know you do Bret but that's not possible." Eddy said entering the room. "Right now the best thing any of you can do is let things be. You let on that you know and this will all go up in smoke."
Uncle Bret was glaring at him. I was tempted to but I knew Eddy was right. But dad and Uncle Bret do need to see each other. Too bad, it can't be arranged.
"Hey where's Danny?" Ric asked. I looked around. I hadn't realized he wasn't there. Hmm wonder where he went.
"He had to clean his apartment and then run some errands. He should be back later tonight."
"I'll be right back." Ric said. "I need to call Beth about something." He left the room and Arn followed.
"Eddy? Ric? Bret? What are you all doing here? I got the note." I turned around and saw a dark haired woman with strands of grey standing there.
"Hi Nancy. Bret had a little fainting spells when we all checked on him earlier." Eddy quickly supplied. "You see everything you needed to see at OVW?"
That was when I figured out who she was. She was obviously Danny's mom. He had her eyes I noticed.
"Yeah. Maybe I spoke too soon about his training. If it's something he truly wants to do, then okay. Just don't let him anywhere near the WWE Eddy."
Too late for that I thought.
"Where is Danny anyway?" She asked.
"He had to run some errands. He said to tell you he'd call you later."
"Okay. I had wanted to apologize for exploding earlier. But it was a shock to find out he went to a WWE show the other night."
Oh no. I sank down further in the chair. Lucky for me, though, Uncle Bret and Eddy were all staring at Nancy. This was not going to be good.
"That kid's going to drive me loco one of these days." Eddy muttered. "And he's not even my kid."
"The problem with being an uncle huh Eddy?" Uncle Bret said. "To a WWE show? I'm glad Athena hadn't thought of going with him."
Oh boy. That was something I definitely didn't need to tell him. I wonder how much worse his reaction might have been BEFORE he learned Dad was alive. Of course we haven't had a chance to discuss THAT one either with Danny's mom coming in.
Nancy's beeper went off. "I have to go. Hope you feel better Bret." I let out a sigh of relief as she left the room. But I knew that Danny was in trouble and luckily they don't know I was there. Though I do feel bad for Danny.
***
I spent the night at the hospital on a cot a nurse had rolled in. Eddy, Ric, and Arn went back to Danny's apartment since Uncle Bret was doing well. When I woke up that morning I saw Eddy standing in the doorway. He had two coffees with him. He signaled me to come over. I walked over and he handed me one of the coffees.
We walked away from the doorway. "Danny's staying at the cabin. He's got the flu or something. He's lucky I don't wring his neck for going to Kemper. I probably will when he's well enough." He sighed. "I'm not even sure how to explain why he's still not back from his errands."
"Just don't make a crack about him deciding to go and see Smackdown." I said with a grin. He glared at me.
I walked back into the hospital room and found Uncle Bret awake. "Okay now let's talk." Uncle Bret said. "Where's Owen?"
"I can't tell you. They are safe there." Eddy said.
"I need to see my brother damn it!" Uncle Bret said barely keeping his voice down.
"I know. But right now you can't. Just know he's fine." Eddy said.
I watched the exchange not saying anything. But the glare that Uncle Bret was giving Eddy was fierce. I just hope a nurse or doctor doesn't enter right now.
I did know one thing though. If I hadn't opened my mouth last night this wouldn't have happened.
Me and my big mouth.
"I can't believe you kept this all a secret for 19 years Eddy! How could you do that to everyone?"
"Like I said. It needed to be done. Because we all knew that if Vince knew he'd try again and/or go after your family and Chris'. This wasn't just a spur of the moment thing Bret. They knew what they were doing."
"So I guess that goes for us?" Ric asked from the doorway.
Great. This was going to be a long day.
***
End of chapter?
I entered Uncle Bret's hospital room ahead of Arn and Ric. Uncle Bret was already settled and staring at the TV. He turned it off when I entered. "Hi Athena."
"Hi. How are you feeling?"
"Okay. Just still in shock I guess. All these years your father's been alive...I just almost don't believe it. But you saw him right?" I nodded. He just shook his head. "When I get out of here I want to go see him."
"I know you do Bret but that's not possible." Eddy said entering the room. "Right now the best thing any of you can do is let things be. You let on that you know and this will all go up in smoke."
Uncle Bret was glaring at him. I was tempted to but I knew Eddy was right. But dad and Uncle Bret do need to see each other. Too bad, it can't be arranged.
"Hey where's Danny?" Ric asked. I looked around. I hadn't realized he wasn't there. Hmm wonder where he went.
"He had to clean his apartment and then run some errands. He should be back later tonight."
"I'll be right back." Ric said. "I need to call Beth about something." He left the room and Arn followed.
"Eddy? Ric? Bret? What are you all doing here? I got the note." I turned around and saw a dark haired woman with strands of grey standing there.
"Hi Nancy. Bret had a little fainting spells when we all checked on him earlier." Eddy quickly supplied. "You see everything you needed to see at OVW?"
That was when I figured out who she was. She was obviously Danny's mom. He had her eyes I noticed.
"Yeah. Maybe I spoke too soon about his training. If it's something he truly wants to do, then okay. Just don't let him anywhere near the WWE Eddy."
Too late for that I thought.
"Where is Danny anyway?" She asked.
"He had to run some errands. He said to tell you he'd call you later."
"Okay. I had wanted to apologize for exploding earlier. But it was a shock to find out he went to a WWE show the other night."
Oh no. I sank down further in the chair. Lucky for me, though, Uncle Bret and Eddy were all staring at Nancy. This was not going to be good.
"That kid's going to drive me loco one of these days." Eddy muttered. "And he's not even my kid."
"The problem with being an uncle huh Eddy?" Uncle Bret said. "To a WWE show? I'm glad Athena hadn't thought of going with him."
Oh boy. That was something I definitely didn't need to tell him. I wonder how much worse his reaction might have been BEFORE he learned Dad was alive. Of course we haven't had a chance to discuss THAT one either with Danny's mom coming in.
Nancy's beeper went off. "I have to go. Hope you feel better Bret." I let out a sigh of relief as she left the room. But I knew that Danny was in trouble and luckily they don't know I was there. Though I do feel bad for Danny.
***
I spent the night at the hospital on a cot a nurse had rolled in. Eddy, Ric, and Arn went back to Danny's apartment since Uncle Bret was doing well. When I woke up that morning I saw Eddy standing in the doorway. He had two coffees with him. He signaled me to come over. I walked over and he handed me one of the coffees.
We walked away from the doorway. "Danny's staying at the cabin. He's got the flu or something. He's lucky I don't wring his neck for going to Kemper. I probably will when he's well enough." He sighed. "I'm not even sure how to explain why he's still not back from his errands."
"Just don't make a crack about him deciding to go and see Smackdown." I said with a grin. He glared at me.
I walked back into the hospital room and found Uncle Bret awake. "Okay now let's talk." Uncle Bret said. "Where's Owen?"
"I can't tell you. They are safe there." Eddy said.
"I need to see my brother damn it!" Uncle Bret said barely keeping his voice down.
"I know. But right now you can't. Just know he's fine." Eddy said.
I watched the exchange not saying anything. But the glare that Uncle Bret was giving Eddy was fierce. I just hope a nurse or doctor doesn't enter right now.
I did know one thing though. If I hadn't opened my mouth last night this wouldn't have happened.
Me and my big mouth.
"I can't believe you kept this all a secret for 19 years Eddy! How could you do that to everyone?"
"Like I said. It needed to be done. Because we all knew that if Vince knew he'd try again and/or go after your family and Chris'. This wasn't just a spur of the moment thing Bret. They knew what they were doing."
"So I guess that goes for us?" Ric asked from the doorway.
Great. This was going to be a long day.
***
End of chapter?