Hostile Hospital
"Hopefully whatever's wrong isn't that bad," Alexis said as they got out of the car.
"We'll he probably has a concussion," AJ said opening the door for her.
"I was trying to be optimistic," Alexis said.
"You're in a hospital, there's not such thing as optimistic," AJ replied.
"Remind me again," Alexis said. "Why the hell do you care? You don't even like this guy."
"I don't like him but I respect him," AJ said as they walked to the front desk in emergency.
"No use," Alex Shelly said. "They won't tell us anything."
"How long have you two been here?" Alexis asked.
"Two hours," Amber said. "Right after he showered and got dressed we raced over here."
"Same with us," Alexis said. "So no word whatsoever?"
"Not until he wakes up and gives them clearance to tell us what's going on," Alex said.
"You wanna wait around for a while?" AJ asked.
"If it's what you want," Alexis said as they walked into the waiting room. "So what was your favorite part?"
"Favorite part of what?" AJ asked.
"Of the fight," Alexis said. "You always have your favorite moments."
"The very beginning," AJ said. "When he kept trying to take me down and I was too strong and fast for him."
"Good choice," Alexis said. "Worst?"
"The guard rail incident," AJ said. "It's gonna hurt for a couple days."
"Well you have a few days to sleep it off," Alexis said. "I'll try not to wear you out too much."
"You can wear me out all you want, I sleep like a baby afterwards," AJ said.
Alexis smiled and just looked at him.
"What?" He asked playing with her hand.
"Do you ever wanna have kids?" Alexis asked.
"Yeah, I wanna have kids with you," AJ said looking into her eyes.
Alexis felt her heart skip a beat.
"Boy or a girl?" Alexis asked.
"Both."
"What if you had a little girl first?"
"They I'd buy her everything in pink, treat her like a princess and buy her a pony," AJ said.
"But will it be pink?" Alexis asked.
"If that's what my little girl wants I'll buy her a pink pony."
Alexis smiled. "And if she wants to talk to her daddy about her period?"
"I'm gonna turn around, scream, and run in the opposite direction, like any good father would do," AJ said laughing.
Alexis laughed until she saw Petey and Laura standing at the desk.
"Guess who?" Alexis asked.
"What?" AJ asked following her line of vision. "Ah, well isn't this an early Christmas present?"
"What are you two doing here?" Alexis asked.
"We're not here for you two," Laura said. "We came to make sure that Daniels is okay."
Then everything was silent and Alex walked into the room.
"Whoa, you could cut the tension in here with a chainsaw," Alex said.
"It's a knife," Amber said.
"I know but I'm trying to put a new spin on it," Alex said. "Work with me here."
Alex and Amber walked out of the room bickering as usual. Alexis looked at Laura.
"Where the hell do you two get off?" Alexis asked. "How could you?"
"What were you doing in the ring?" Petey asked.
"Why would you beat on a woman?" AJ asked Petey. "Are you that fucked up?"
"How can you completely blame Petey?" Laura asked. "AJ was going to hurt me."
"I was not going to hurt you," AJ said. "I wouldn't steep to the level of beating a woman."
"You started it all," Alexis said to Laura. "If you hadn't had gone along with your cheating ways we wouldn't be in this predicament."
"No because you would've done it first," Laura said. "Then it would've been reversed. AJ would've given me the Clash."
"Why do you think I would hit you?" AJ asked her.
"You've got a horrible temper Styles, we all know it," Petey said.
"If I remember correctly Williams," AJ started, "when we were fighting in the kitchen it was you who tackled me. So you're the one that has a history of violence."
"You're both wrestlers, you both have a history of violence," Alexis said. "The fact of the matter is is that Petey was the one that actually hit a woman."
"Quit playing the victim," Laura said to Alexis.
"I was the victim," Alexis snapped.
"Would you four keep it down?" The secretary asked.
All four looked in separate directions and remained silent for a while.
"I still can't believe that you hit me," Alexis hissed at Petey.
"I'm going to hit you if you don't shut up," Laura said to Alexis.
"You hit her and I will hit you," AJ said.
"Who's the vicious one now?" Petey asked.
"That's not viciousness that's protecting my woman," AJ said. "Learn the difference."
"You let him to speak about you like that?" Laura asked.
"Well I'd pick possessive over abusive any day," Alexis spat.
"The next time I have to come over here and talk to you I will have you removed from the premises," the secretary said.
Everyone was quiet for a few seconds until AJ looked at Petey.
"Why man?" AJ asked.
"I can't tell you why," Petey said.
"And the stubbornness continues," Alexis said leaning back.
"I can't tell you because I don't know," Petey said. "It was never supposed to happen."
Everyone was quiet. No one really knew what to say.
"I never meant to hurt you Lexi," Petey said. "You're like a sister to me."
Alexis looked the other way and then back at Petey.
"Why should I believe you?" Alexis asked.
"Because I've barely slept since it happened," Petey said. "You have to believe me. It boiled down to a pure adrenaline/testosterone rush. Nothing else."
"He's got a point," AJ said.
"Would you shut up?" Alexis asked. "You're not helping here."
"I'm just saying," AJ said raising his hands defensively and leaning back in the chair.
"Shut up!" Alexis yelled.
"Ma'am I'm going to have to ask you to leave," the secretary said.
"You can shut up as well," Alexis said. The secretary walked away obviously disgruntled. "I trusted you."
"And I betrayed that trust in a way that I never thought possible," Petey said, "and I understand if you never want to speak to me again."
Alexis got up and walked out of the room.
