"Ah hem…" Mark cleared his throat. Kane looked up from the hysterical Robin. "Mind if I come in?" The big Texan asked softly. His brother nodded.
"Where's Sara?" He asked kissing Robin softly on the hair. Mark pointed toward the waiting room.
"I just spoke to Vince." Mark said to him but his eyes never left Robin. "He says she has all the time she needs. I guess even he won't stand for it."
"Damn right he won't…" Kane grumbled. "I'm the last person he wants to deal with." Mark nodded his agreement.
"He also said you could have some time off too." Kane's eyes got huge.
"Oh he did, did he?"
"After the scene we made in the ring tonight, he seems to think there's no way around it. You two are an on camera item now." Mark said. "That is, if she wants to come back." Kane looked down at Robin, she was asleep again.
"How much time off do I get?" Kane asked pulling the covers up to her shoulders. Mark shrugged and handed him his cell phone.
"Call him and find out." Kane looked at the phone then back over to Robin. His eyebrows pulled down in an anxious frown.
Mark reached over and clasped his brother on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'll stay with her." Kane took a shuddering breath and nodded.
He walked out of her room and began punching numbers. It rang…and rang…and rang. Frustrated Kane snapped the phone shut and stopped just short of smashing it against the wall.
"Sara, have you talked to Vince?" Kane asked walking into the waiting room.
"Yes, she's talked to me…" McMahon said walking up behind his left shoulder.
"What are you doing here?" Kane asked skeptically and stepped away from his employer.
"I…came to check on Robin." Vince said meekly.
"Why do you care?" Kane spat. "You let this happen to her." McMahon paled at the big man's words.
"Kane, I swear, I had no idea what they were planning." Kane couldn't be sure but the older man sounded earnest. "I've already got their punishment in the works." Kane nodded slowly and crossed his arms as he stared down at the CEO.
"How long do I get with her before I have to come back to work?" Kane finally asked.
"Well…I uh…we don't want to let this die down too much…" Vince started immediately going back to the ratings. "I'm going to need you to keep the ball rolling." Kane rolled his eyes and turned away.
"She needs someone to take care of her. How long do I get?" Kane said cutting Vince off." McMahon put his hands up reflexively.
"I can give you a week, maybe two."
"What?" Kane yelled.
"This can be great for the show. We need to keep the people excited about this. If they don't get your side soon, no one will care. Test will win and so will Stacy." Kane hated to admit it but McMahon was making sense.
"Okay…I'll be back in two weeks." Kane said looking over at Vince. "Don't tell them I'll be back." He finished gravely. McMahon nodded.
"This is your show Kane, yours and Robin's." Vince was being oddly agreeable. "Call me and let me know how she's doing. I've got to get back to the show." He said holding out a hand to Kane.
The big man looked to Sara in disbelief before taking McMahon's hand and staring directly into his eyes.
"You'd better not try to screw us." Kane said; his voice barely a whisper.
"N…no…definitely not. The ratings on this will be huge. We're going to turn this tragedy into something good. I…I promise." Vince stammered. Kane still hadn't let go of his hand.
"If this blows up in Robin's face, I will come for you." McMahon understood the treat. He nodded shortly and pulled his hand away from the big man's grasp.
"I've got to get back for the end of the show…" McMahon reiterated as he backed toward the door. "Don't forget to call me." Then he was gone.
"Kane how is she?" Sara asked compassionately once Vince had driven off. The big man glanced over as if he'd forgotten she was there. "How is she? Is she ok?"
"They…they almost killed her Sara." Kane whispered, his eyes clouding over with tears. "She…her face…oh my God, the baby…" Kane stammered losing what little control he'd had over his emotions.
"The what?" Sara asked shocked, unsure she'd heard him correctly.
Kane sat down with his head in his hands. Sara sat down next to her brother and put an arm around his big shaking shoulders. Losing the last of his resolve, Kane leaned against his sister-in-law, wailing.
"Sara…they killed our baby…" Kane cried, clutching at Sara's shirt. "Robin was pregnant. Test killed my family." His voice was losing the sadness now. All Sara could hear was anger.
"Jesus Kane…I'm so sorry." She breathed and hugged him tighter.
"Kane! Kane you'd better get in here!" Mark called from inside the restricted doors.
"She's trying to leave." He finished before the door shut again.
Kane slid past a nurse as she opened the door and flew in to Robin's room.
"Baby, what do you think you're doing?" He wheezed catching his breath as she tried to pull a wheelchair away from Mark.
"I…I'm leaving." She gasped through the pain. "I…wanna…go home."
"You can't go home yet. You haven't even been cleared to stand up!" Kane yelled trying to lay her back down.
"I don't…care!" She squeaked. Kane assumed she was trying to yell back.
"I'm…going…home!" She started to cry again.
"Come on little girl…" Kane cooed finally getting her back into the bed. "I don't want you to hurt yourself any more. Let the doctors check you out first, and then we'll go home." Robin pulled her legs slowly up to her chest and nodded reluctantly.
"Little brother, I've got to get back. You gonna be okay?" Mark said from the doorway. Sara had come up to meet him.
"Call if you need anything." The pretty blonde added. Kane nodded never taking his eyes off Robin. The couples nodded back forlornly and were gone.
Alone with Kane again, Robin broke down. It broke Kane's heart to see her like this. She was in so much pain and there was nothing he could do to fix it.
"What am I going to do…?" She kept saying.
"We're going to take this one day at a time. Don't worry, you'll never be alone, I promise." Kane said sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Why are you even here?" She screamed suddenly angry. Kane didn't know how to respond. He opened his mouth and nothing came out. "Just…just leave me alone!" She yelled this time following it with a box of hospital tissues. Kane put up his arm to deflect them.
"Do you really want to know what I'm doing here?" He finally growled finding his voice. She turned her back to him. "Do you want to know why I came to Detroit a week early?" She didn't even acknowledge he was speaking. "I'm standing here because I was an idiot…"
"I could have told you that!" She yelled cutting him off. Kane grumbled deep in his chest and hopped off the bed to pace.
"Robin, I love you. That's why I'm here. I was stupid and petty and insecure and I made the biggest mistake of my life by pushing you away." He was crying again. "I came to Detroit to clear the air and take what I have coming, but you wouldn't speak to me. So I tried to let you go." Kane stopped to wipe at the wetness on his face. "But I couldn't let you go, I can't. I wake up every night looking for you. Every morning I have to stop myself from going to the hotel café to find you." The big man took a deep shuddering breath and leaned back against the wall. "I have never wanted anyone like I want you. I never needed another person until you came into my life." Robin never even budged. "Would you say something? Please?" He asked desperately.
"Why do I have to love you?" She whispered. Kane's breath caught in his throat.
"You do love me?" He breathed then got up and went back to her bed. "Robin please, give me another chance. I'll never be that stupid again."
Slowly, Robin rolled onto her back to look at him through her watery eyes.
"Yes, I love you and I hate it. I never let people get close enough to hurt me but you did. I love you and I hate you for that." She said with a trembling voice. Kane breathed a deep sigh.
"Then let me make you a deal." He said. "Love me right now. We'll get through this together and when you feel better you can take all the hate out on me then." He couldn't help but crack a little smile.
"Jesus Kane…" She tried to smile back but it hurt. "I love you, you big son of a bitch. I love you." She reached up and touched his naked face.
"I love you too." He whispered back to her as he leaned down gently to kiss her.
(Author's note: As much as I hate to say it, I've only got about five more chapters of this story written. lol So my updates probably won't be as frequent. Bear with me and I will finish this. I have no idea how long that'll take me but It'll be done. Thanks again for the kind words! You have no idea how much it means.)