I had some problems with my internet connection, so it took time to update...

Brink-up-me-Hearties-yo-ho: I hope this easies a bit your withdrawral symptoms, though it's a bit short chapter...

Chapter 10

On the next morning Randy was just leaving to hospital, when ther was knock on his door and he saw Dave standing behind it.

"Can I come to the hospital with you?" He asked quietly.

"Sure. Let's just fetch Jeff and Lillian." Randy answered.

They went to Jeffs door, Lillian was already there and then they drove to hospital in silence.

When they were there, they wen to reception desk.

"We came to see Nicolette Dumas." Randy said to nurse, who sat behind the desk.

She looked computer and then she turned to them.

"Only relatives are allowed to go to her at the moment. Are you relation to her?"

Randy thought about that few seconds, then he put his hand to Daves shoulder.

"He is her fiance."

Dave managed to hide his surprise, because he knew that there was no other options that he could see her. The nurse nodded.

"She's in room 37. You others will have to wait on the corridor."

They thanked her and went towards Nicolettes room.

"Tell Amy, that we are here." Lillian looked at Dave and he nodded.

Dave stepped to Nicolettes room and saw tired and red eyed Amy sitting next to her bed.

"Dave?" She looked at him a little surprised.

"How is she?" He asked quietly and hugged Amy.

"She's still unconcious. But how come you were allowed to come here? I thought that only her relatives can come here."

"Randy said that I'm her fiance." Dave answered and continued." Jeff, Randy and Lillian are on corridor. They want to know how she is doing."

"Ah." Amy was a bit surprised about that Dave had apparently admitted willingly what Randy had said. Seemed that he really cared about her...

"Doctors said that probably she hasn't any brain damages, but they'll have confirmation about that when she wakes. And looks like she hasn't any other serious injures either. Her left arm is broken and she has some bruises." Amy explained.

"That's good to heard." Dave said sitting to the chair next to her bed.

Amy stood up and went to see Jeff, Randy and Lillian leaving Dave with Nicolette. Dave took her hand to his gently and prayed in his mind that she would have strenght to fight. It was a big releaf for him that, she would recover of this accident perfectly. At least doctors tought so, which was a good thing.

After a while Amy came back.

"I have to go to hotel. Can you stay with her for a while?" She asked.

"Of course. By the way, do your parents know about this?"

"Yes. They are coming tomorrow. I just hope that Nikki wakes before that." Amy sighed.

Both spend the night at her side. Dave had stubbornly insisted that he had to stay, tough Amy had tried to get him to change his mind. In the other hand she was happy that he was there. Dave had told her that Shawn really wanted to talk to her. Amy was still a bit hurt, but she knew that she should to listen what he had to say... She would do that when they would meet, because during the two last days she had realized what she really had, when she almost lost the most important person in the world for her. She knew that she lived among really wonderful people. And she wasn't ready to give up on Shawn yet.

On the next morning Dave woke up when Nicolette squeezed lightly his hand. He looked at woman, whose eyes were still closed.

"Amy." He said and when she opened her eyes, he continued." Nikki just squeezed my hand, I think she is waking up."

"I'll get nurse." Amy answered and stood up.

Before she came back with a nurse, Nicolette opened her eyes and looked at Dave. She didn't say anything, but Dave saw recognation in her green eyes.

"Nikki…" Dave said quietly "I... I was so scared..."

She looked at his eyes and a couple of tears rolled to her cheeks. Then Amy came back with a nurse, who bended to Nicolette.

"Good that you woke up, miss Dumas. Do you want some water?"

Nicolette nodded a bit and the nurse put a water cup on her lips. Then she went look for doctor who could examine her.

Amy sat next to bed and took her sisters hand to hers.

"We were all worried. Do you remember what happened?"

"Yes." She answered weakly. "How... How am I?"

"Your left hand is broken and you have some bruises, but it seems like you didn't injure your self more badly."

Soon the nurse came back with a doctor and Dave and Amy left the room, so that he could examine Nicolette. Amy called Jeff and told him how her sister was doing. When she had ended the call, She saw their parents standing by the reception desk and went to them. After she had hugged her parents, their mother asked.

"How is Nikki doing?"

"She just woke up and doctor is there at the moment. It seems like she get by lightly comparing to what could have happened." Amy answered and felt releaf to spread in her whole body.

She led their parents outside Nicolettes room and stood by Dave, who was still sitting on corridor.

"Is doctor still there?" She nodded towards room and when he had nodded, she introduced her and Nicolettes parents.

"Here are our parents. Mom, dad, Dave Batista."

They shaked hands and father of the girls looked Dave closely.

"So, you are the man, who got Nikki to forget her miserable relationship with her ex boyfriend."

Dave nodded hesitantly and their mother added.

"We are all happy about that. Amy has ensured us, that you are much better man for her that her ex."

Amy just sighed, she should have guessed, that their parents will go to that subject immediately...

When the doctor left Nicolettes room, he told that he was very hopefull what it came to her. At least it didn't seem like that she would have anything really serious, but they would do some tests for just to be sure about that.

Amy and girls parents went to her room while Dave stayed in corridor. He wanted to let Nicolette meet her parents before he went back. She smiled weakly, when she saw her parent enter the room and saw their worried expressions. They talked few minutes and then she looked to her sister.

"Is Dave still here?"

"Of course. He would not leave before he has said goodbyes to you."

"Can you ask him to come here? Aren't you soon leaving to LA?" She asked quietly.

Amy stood up and went to get Dave. Nicolette watched when the big man sat next to her bed and then she took his hand.

"Promise me Dave, that you will beat H in Wrestlemania."

"Of course I will. I just wish that you were there..." He said quietly.

"But I am. Maybe not physically, but I'm there with all my heart and soul."

"Thank you." Dave didn't know what else to say.

"You have to go, don't you?" Nicolette looked at her sister and Dave, who both nodded.

"Mom and dad will be here, so don't worry. I doubt I have to be here for long anyway..." She continued when she saw that they didn't really want to go, but they had to.

Amy and Dave were a while there still, then Dave stood up and bended to give a gentle kiss to her lips.

"Get well soon. I love you." He whispered.

"Love you too. Don't worry, I'll be soon in shape again. Just show H and others that you are the man." She said laughing a little.

Her parents were a while there after Dave and Amy were gone. When they had left the nurse came to the room and after few minutes she stated.

"You have a really handsome man there. And clearly he cares about you."

"Yes. He is… Extraordinary." Nicolette answered and then she realized that how lucky she was when she had Dave is her life. He clearly cared about her. And he had said that he was her fiance, just because he wanted to see her.