Chapter 12

When Ady arrived at the hospital that afternoon, she immediately went to John's room, expecting him to be there. When she walked up to the room, the door was open and it was empty. Ady stood in the doorway, confused. "What the-" After a few seconds, she went back to the lobby.

She walked frantically up to the front desk. "Excuse me."

The woman looked up and smiled. "Can I help you?"

"Yeah, I'm looking for John Cena."

She typed his name in her computer and looked up. "He's been moved to room 448. The elevators-"

"Thank you!" Ady took off before the woman could finish. A few minutes later, Ady was dashing down the hall of the fourth floor, looking for John's room. When she finally found it, she stopped running and caught her breath before she opened the door.

As she walked in, John turned his head and smiled. "Hey sweetie."

She walked in and sat next to him. "Hey you."

He took her hand and kissed her palm. "I missed you, Ady."

"I missed you too." She smiled and leaned forward, kissing his lips softly.

He wrapped an arm around her neck and pulled her in, their kiss deepening. When they pulled away, John was smiling. "I missed that too."

She laughed and pushed a strand of hair away from her face. "So did I." After a moment, she looked up and stared out the window.

John noticed her silence and became concerned. He took her hand, causing her to look back at him. "Hey, what's wrong?"

She faked a laugh, trying to play it off. "Nothing's wrong."

"Something's wrong, Ady. What's bothering you?"

She took a deep breath. "John, I've been thinking about us."

"Okay."

"We, we are going out, right?"

He paused, and bit his lip thoughtfully. "Well, we only told each other that we loved each other."

"So, does that mean we're official?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. But hey, let me ask you something."

"What?"

He took her hand in his and smiled. "Wanna be my girl?"

Ady grinned and hugged him. "Of course I will be!" After she hugged him, she gave him a soft kiss and sat back down. "So now we're definitely official?

He nodded and sat back comfortably. "Yeah, we're official."

She smiled. "This is great." After a few seconds, she gazed thoughtfully out the window again.

John got concerned again. "Sweetie, are you sure everything's okay?"

She looked back at him. "What?"

"What else is bothering you?"

She swallowed hard. "Nothing. I'm just fine."

"Something is wrong. Please tell me."

Ady opened her mouth to tell him what happened between her and Brendan, but before she could, Brendan stood in the doorway. He cleared his throat as she turned around. "Brendan, what are you doing here?"

He walked up to her and kissed her cheek fondly. "How are you, Ady?" He saw John lying on the bed. "How are you holding up, man?"

"Fine. The doctor says I should be out of here next week."

He faked a smile. "That's great!"

"Yeah, I can't wait to get out of here and be with Ady."

Well, if I have anything to do with it, you won't. "Yeah, she's something special isn't she?" He looked over at her and winked. She was horrified, but couldn't show it.

John smiled as he looked at Ady. "Yeah, she is."

Ady held his hand and grinned. "Thanks, babe."

Brendan stopped smiling. "Babe?"

Ady smiled coyly as she looked at Brendan. "Yeah, me and John are officially a couple now."

He faintly smiled and let out a soft, disbelieving chuckle. "Well, I'm happy for you guys." After a second, he looked up at Ady. "Can I talk to you for a second?"

She nodded and looked back at John. "I'll be right back sweetie. I love you." She walked outside as Brendan followed, shutting the door behind him. Ady turned around. "What do you want?"

"You guys are going out?"

"Yeah, I told you we loved each other. And if you have a problem with it, too damn bad. Now I'm going back inside that room to be with the only man that I love." She opened the door and walked back inside, shutting it again.

He stood there, staring at the door, seething. "All right, Ady. You've done it now. I'll show you what happens when you cross Brendan Myers." He stormed off down the hall and left the hospital, plans already running through his mind.