The Sister (2) - Chapter 14
Two weeks later, Paul started on his rehab.he hit the rehab hard and intense.I stayed with him from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the rehab center.He knew he had to do the intense rehab to get his butt back in the ring when he wanted.he was in a hurry but yet he wasn't cause he wanted to make sure he was at full 100% before he even laid a finger on the ring, ropes or mat.
So after about 2 months of being there, I had slept very little, cause I wanted to make sure I stayed awake during the night, incase Paul needed anything at all.he knew I was staying up, and tried to make me sleep, but nothing ever really helped.One day while at the rehab center, Paul was sitting on the table getting his muscle warmed up, before doing the exercises, and he looked over and I was laying down on the table next to him, on my side facing him.
I was watching his facial expressions, which never changed when the two therapists would rub down and warm up his quad muscle before he ever did anything.it was still tender and very painful, especially when they would move the muscle around to help stretch it out.I said, "Does it hurt very bad babe?" He said, "It's just pain.it let's me know I'm not dead. It will hurt like this for a while." He started to make a face again, so I held out my hand, and he grabbed it with his, I said, "Look at me.focus on me baby.don't let the pain in.keep the pain in your leg, don't let it slide up and make you lose your focus."
Paul said, "It's not going to work."
I got up off the table and said, "Can I sit on his chest?" The technician said, "Sure, it won't bother his leg." I climbed up on the table and put my feet behind me to sit on my knees, and let my knees rest on the lower part of his chest, my rear-end was sitting on the top part of his pelvis, I didn't want it to look like I was trying to jump him during therapy...Paul had one arm on each side of my legs, and was rubbing both of my calves.
I said, "Now.Focus."
Paul laughed and said, "This isn't going to work."
I said, "Paul Michael Levesque! Stop that, no negative shit! Now focus on me.I'm your wife, which it shouldn't be too hard to focus."
He was looking at my chest, and I said, "Don't focus on my boobs.focus on me." He laughed and said, "Sorry, I just never noticed how.um.voluptuous they got after you had Xander." I said, "C'mon I'm trying to be serious, and you're being a pervert." Paul said, "It's second nature to me.you know, wrestler / father first and then husband / pervert." I giggled a little and by the time we actually got done laughing and talking some things out, the tech said, "Okay you're all warm."
I said, "See.I told you if you focused on something other then the pain, it would work.you never felt it did you?" He said, "No.I guess you were right." I said, "Yea, well I'm you're wife I'm always right." I went to get up and Paul grabbed my hips and pulled me back down, I leaned over and we kissed a couple of times, and he said, "Thank you." I said, "Anytime stranger."
I went back over and laid on the table again, and watch Paul as he did his exercises. I actually ended up falling asleep, I woke up around 5 p.m. and Paul was gone.I walked down the hall a little to where the hot therapy tubs were, cause that was usually where he was the last 45 minutes of therapy.
I walked in and sure enough he was sitting in the tub in his swim trunks, and moving his leg around, letting the warm water do its job. I walked up behind him, and said, "Hey there sexy, want some company?" He said, "As long as you don't wear your swimsuit." I said, "You know, I think the longer you stay injured the bigger of a pervert you become." Paul laughed.
I said, "It sounds so good to hear you laugh again. You know there for a while I was worried about you.I know I usually don't have to be, but ever since this lovely torn Quad came into our lives, it's been nothing but a pain in our asses.and yes I say our lives, because if you're going through it then I am too, besides you're a part of my life, just like I'm a part of your life also.at least I'm hoping so.You haven't really had a good hard laugh or smiled.and I realize it's nothing to smile about, but I know in every part of my body that you'll survive this and many other things, that will be worse then this.possibly. I guess I don't really have a point to my rambling.I guess I'm just happy to see you smile and hear you laughing again."
Paul said, "Point well taken." He reached up and I thought he was going to kiss me, but my husband being the little sneak he was, grabbed my hips and pulled me into the hot tub with him, clothes and all.
Two weeks later, Paul started on his rehab.he hit the rehab hard and intense.I stayed with him from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the rehab center.He knew he had to do the intense rehab to get his butt back in the ring when he wanted.he was in a hurry but yet he wasn't cause he wanted to make sure he was at full 100% before he even laid a finger on the ring, ropes or mat.
So after about 2 months of being there, I had slept very little, cause I wanted to make sure I stayed awake during the night, incase Paul needed anything at all.he knew I was staying up, and tried to make me sleep, but nothing ever really helped.One day while at the rehab center, Paul was sitting on the table getting his muscle warmed up, before doing the exercises, and he looked over and I was laying down on the table next to him, on my side facing him.
I was watching his facial expressions, which never changed when the two therapists would rub down and warm up his quad muscle before he ever did anything.it was still tender and very painful, especially when they would move the muscle around to help stretch it out.I said, "Does it hurt very bad babe?" He said, "It's just pain.it let's me know I'm not dead. It will hurt like this for a while." He started to make a face again, so I held out my hand, and he grabbed it with his, I said, "Look at me.focus on me baby.don't let the pain in.keep the pain in your leg, don't let it slide up and make you lose your focus."
Paul said, "It's not going to work."
I got up off the table and said, "Can I sit on his chest?" The technician said, "Sure, it won't bother his leg." I climbed up on the table and put my feet behind me to sit on my knees, and let my knees rest on the lower part of his chest, my rear-end was sitting on the top part of his pelvis, I didn't want it to look like I was trying to jump him during therapy...Paul had one arm on each side of my legs, and was rubbing both of my calves.
I said, "Now.Focus."
Paul laughed and said, "This isn't going to work."
I said, "Paul Michael Levesque! Stop that, no negative shit! Now focus on me.I'm your wife, which it shouldn't be too hard to focus."
He was looking at my chest, and I said, "Don't focus on my boobs.focus on me." He laughed and said, "Sorry, I just never noticed how.um.voluptuous they got after you had Xander." I said, "C'mon I'm trying to be serious, and you're being a pervert." Paul said, "It's second nature to me.you know, wrestler / father first and then husband / pervert." I giggled a little and by the time we actually got done laughing and talking some things out, the tech said, "Okay you're all warm."
I said, "See.I told you if you focused on something other then the pain, it would work.you never felt it did you?" He said, "No.I guess you were right." I said, "Yea, well I'm you're wife I'm always right." I went to get up and Paul grabbed my hips and pulled me back down, I leaned over and we kissed a couple of times, and he said, "Thank you." I said, "Anytime stranger."
I went back over and laid on the table again, and watch Paul as he did his exercises. I actually ended up falling asleep, I woke up around 5 p.m. and Paul was gone.I walked down the hall a little to where the hot therapy tubs were, cause that was usually where he was the last 45 minutes of therapy.
I walked in and sure enough he was sitting in the tub in his swim trunks, and moving his leg around, letting the warm water do its job. I walked up behind him, and said, "Hey there sexy, want some company?" He said, "As long as you don't wear your swimsuit." I said, "You know, I think the longer you stay injured the bigger of a pervert you become." Paul laughed.
I said, "It sounds so good to hear you laugh again. You know there for a while I was worried about you.I know I usually don't have to be, but ever since this lovely torn Quad came into our lives, it's been nothing but a pain in our asses.and yes I say our lives, because if you're going through it then I am too, besides you're a part of my life, just like I'm a part of your life also.at least I'm hoping so.You haven't really had a good hard laugh or smiled.and I realize it's nothing to smile about, but I know in every part of my body that you'll survive this and many other things, that will be worse then this.possibly. I guess I don't really have a point to my rambling.I guess I'm just happy to see you smile and hear you laughing again."
Paul said, "Point well taken." He reached up and I thought he was going to kiss me, but my husband being the little sneak he was, grabbed my hips and pulled me into the hot tub with him, clothes and all.