"...AJ Styles" the doctor said after a long pause. Samaire breathed a long sigh of relief. Austin couldn't work out whether to be relieved or depressed. AJ just sat in shock.
Samaire and AJ stared at each other for a few minutes, digesting the fact that they were now going to be parents. Austin finally had enough and marched out of the room, slamming the door as hard as he possilby could. Samaire went to follow but AJ grabbed her wrist.
"Leave him, I think he needs to be by himself for awhile" he said.
Samaire paused before nodding at AJ.
"Thank you doctor" she said as she and AJ got up to leave. Samaire wrapped her hand around AJ's.
"So how does it feel to be a daddy?" she smiled as they walked down the hall towards the exit.
"Nervous, actually" he said as he removed his hand from hers and wrapped it around her waist.
"Yeah, I know" she replied.
"But you've done this before" he said, pulling her closer as they stopped infront of his car.
"Yeah, but it doesn't really matter" she replied "It's different everytime".
"Mmmm, it doesn't matter - well do this together" he murmured as he pulled her into him.
"Great work Kameron, but you were a bit early on the bump. You need to wait a few more seconds until her arm is closer - you get a more real effect" Samaire said three weeks later as she watched the students run mock matches. She watched as Kameron tried the clothesline again, but still unable to receive it properly.
Samaire climbed into the ring.
"Look, watch my arm as I come in and I'll tell you when to drop okay" she said as she backed against the rope.
Samaire ran in slowly and proceed to give Kameron a clothesline, directing her to drop just before her forearm connected. They practiced it a few more times before Samaire began to feel a little tired and out of breath.
"That's better" she said as she stepped over towards the corner of the ring to keep her balance..
Kameron stood in the middle of the ring, thinking about what Samaire had just told her. She turned around to thank Samaire, only to find her laying in the corner of the ring.
"Sam?" she said as she made her way over. Samaire didn't move.
"Sam you okay" she said, louder, as she knelt down beside her, giving her a little shake. She still didn't respond.
Kameron panicked. She looked around and saw AJ and Petey talking over the other side of the room.
"AJ, PETEY!" she yelled "Come quick!"
AJ looked over to the ring and saw Samaire laying in the corner and a panicking Kameron and the other students huddled over her. He ran as fast as he could over to the ring, yelling to Petey to call an ambulance as he did.
"What happened?" he yelled as he bent down over Samaire.
"I don't know. She was showing me how to take a clothesline and when I turned around to thank her she was laying on the ground, I don't think she's breathing"
"What? She was wrestling? Shit she was told not to do that" he exclaimed in distress, as he checked her breathing - she wasn't. He quickly began CPR.
Petey came running back over "The ambulance will be here in a few minutes"
Kameron watched on, crying. Petey looked over at her, before wrapping his arm around her shoulder.
"Kam, how bout you wait outside the building to direct the ambulance guys. Dan you go with her" he directed. The two students nodded and made their way outside.
Two minutes later they came running back inside with three ambulance officers.
"What happened?" the youngest one asked AJ as he climbed into the ring, directing the rest of the students to back away.
"She just collapsed" AJ said "I've managed to get her breathing back, but she wasn't for about a minute or so".
"Does she have any medical conditions I should know about" the older ambulance officer asked as they slid Samaire onto the gurney.
"Yeah, she's about 11 weeks pregnant" AJ replied.
"Okay, you coming with us?" the third officer asked as he wheeled Samaire towards the ambulance, still unconscious.
AJ climbed into the back of the ambulance as they speed away to the hospital.
AJ sat nervously beside Samaire's hospital bed with Brooke asleep on his lap. Traci and Trish were asleep in the chairs across the otherside of the room.
Samaire slowly opened her eyes and looked around the room. Her chest felt tight - like someone had punched her hard.
"Sam, oh god Sam" AJ said as he grabbed her hand. Brooke woke up and looked around at Samaire.
"Mommy" she cried as she climbed onto the bed with Samaire.
"Hey honey" she croaked as Brooke snuggled up to her. She looked up at AJ.
"What happened?" she asked as she noticed Traci and Trish making their way over to the otherside of the bed.
"You collapsed in the ring - you stopped breathing Sam! What were you thinking in their?" AJ questioned, concern and a tinge of anger lacing his voice.
"I..., I was just giving Kam, I think, clotheslines,...I wasn't doing anything over the top. I remember feeling a little out of breath and dizzy so I stopped...I went to the corner of the ring...that's all I remember before I woke up".
Before AJ could say anymore the doctor made his way back into the room.
"Glad to see your awake Ms Davis, you gave everyone here quite a fright" he said as he made his way over to her charts at the end of the bed.
"Yes, well I'm feeling a lot better now" she said, as she wrapped her arm around Brooke.
"So what happened to her doctor" Trish asked.
"Well we ran a couple of tests and I'm afraid the diagnosis isn't great Ms Davis"
"Samaire, please" Samaire piped up.
"Samaire, you have what we call Cardiomyopathy"
Traci looked at the doctor with concern.
"What does that mean" she questioned as she looked over at AJ and Samaire, who were equally concerned.
"It's a heart condition that can be quite serious in pregnant women, such as yourself Samaire. It is a tightening of the heart muscles as a result of extra pressure on the heart caused by the baby"
Trish started chewing on her nails nervously.
"Can it be treated?" she asked.
"Yes and no. Yes it can be treated, but no not while your pregnant Samaire"
"You mean..."
"I mean to get treatment your going to have to abort your pregnancy. I'm sorry" he said gently.
"What happens if I don't"
"Well, there is a chance your heart could stop again - especially during childbirth. A C-section lessen's the chances, but it is still a huge risk on your life"
Samaire looked over at AJ, who looked like he was going into shock.
"I'll give you guys a chance to talk this over, because it is a huge decision" he said as he walked out of the room.
Trish and Traci looked at each other before calling to Brooke.
"Brooke, come with us for a few minutes" Trish said, extending her hand. Brooke frowned.
"No, I want to stay with Mommy" she said, snuggling closer to Samaire.
"Brooke honey, why don't you go with Traci and Trish and get mommy some lollies - maybe some yummy banana's?" Samaire suggested wearily.
"But I want to stay with you - and he'll steal my bed space" she said, pointing to AJ.
"I promise you can have the space when you come back" AJ laughed.
"Promise" Brooke said, still frowning. AJ thought she looked so cute when she scrunched her face up.
"I promise" he said, crossing his heart.
Brooke relectuntly got off the bed and followed Traci and Trish out of the room. When they closed the door Samaire broke down into tears.
"What are we going to do AJ?" she cried.
AJ climbed on the bed next to her and let her rest her head on his chest.
"What do you want to do Sam?" he asked gently, wiping her hair off her face.
"I want this baby with you" she whispered "I want us to be a family"
"Me too honey" he said soothingly "But is it worth risking your life?"
"Well the doctor did say a c-section would reduce the risk" she said "I think it's worth a try, don't you"
"I think if it means that much to you, then I reackon we should go for it" he smiled as he gave her a kiss on the forehead.
Samaire smiled as she drifted back to sleep.
A/N : Just a quick note that I personally have never had any experience withCardiomyopathy - so if some of the details in the coming chapters are not correct - please let me know. I want to try and make it as accurate as possible. Anyway I hope you all have a happy and safe new year!