Chapter 55
Vengeance…
KC paced the locker room in preparation for her hard core match with Melina. Being that it was personal, Vince was allowing the win go unplanned. Jeff unfortunately was dropping his title to Randy tonight but on the plus side Matt would be winning it down the road.
Everyone sat in silence watching KC pace. Each had the same thoughts running through their heads…Please don't let her get hurt.
Jeff finally had enough and cut KC's pacing off with a kiss. Smiling she rested her head against his.
"Thank God you stopped," Amy said with a smile. "You were giving me motion sickness." Everyone laughed as KC blushed.
"Five minutes Murphy," a voice called from the other side of the door. KC cracked her neck and walked over to MC who was sleeping on his Uncle Matt's chest. She kissed him on the forehead and whispered I love you as Matt reached a hand up to pound fists with her. She repeated the same with Shannon and Amy. She knew Chris would be waiting by the pit for her.
"Let' rock and roll," she said looking at Jeff. Grabbing his hand the two left the room heading towards the gorilla pit. Various superstars called out good luck as she walked past but they only received a nod of her head.
"Good luck," Jeff said kissing her deeply one last time as her music started. "Come back to me in one piece."
With a smirk she replied, "I always try to." Chris hugged her not saying a word as she headed out to face Melina.
Later during the match…
JR: This has been one hellacious match so far King. Both women are cut open, pouring blood from various areas of their bodies.
King: They have brought everything out including the kitchen sink. Those poor puppies! Oh my…
JR: Melina has the sledgehammer!
Just as JR said that, Melina reared back and slammed KC in the abdomen with Triple H's favorite foreign object. KC dropped to the mat screaming in pain clutching her stomach. Melina wasn't done. She would up and tried to crack KC in the head only to miss and be tripped by the
other diva. KC, still holding her stomach grabbed Melina and gave her the twist of fate. Climbing up to the top rope she jumped.
JR: Shooting Star Press!
KC laid on Melina as the ref counted 1…2…3. Both women lay on the mat exhausted. Neither had the energy to move. KC whispered to Melina, "Is this shit between you and I over?"
"Yes," Melina groaned back as the ref helped roll her out to the awaiting paramedics. Both women lost a lot of blood. The mat now looked like a Jackson Pollack painting. The crowd cheered as Jeff came out to help his girlfriend.
"Baby you did great," he said helping her roll out of the ring. He wrapped one arm around her and raised the other in victory.
"I need to go sit down," KC gasped clutching her stomach as pain radiated through her body while they walked through the curtain to the back.
"No, you need a trainer," Jeff said nodding to Chris who came to help them. "My match is now baby. Chris is going to take you to the trainer." Jeff' music blasted and he turned and headed back out to the ring.
"Come on Skeeter," Chris said as he helped her walk to the trainers. "Someone needs stitches. Where the hell did all this blood come from?" He looked at his best friend concerned. She had grown paler and paler. As they walked through the trainer's doors she let out a blood curdling scream and would have collapsed to the floor if Chris wasn't holding her.
"Dr. Rios," Chris called out worried. "I need help!"
Dr. Rios helped Chris place KC on the exam table.
"KC where does it hurt," Dr. Rios said touching various parts of her body. As he pressed her lower abdomen she screamed again. It was then that they noticed most of the bleeding was coming from the lower half of her body.
"Get a stretcher in here now," Dr. Rios shouted. "Chris she needs the ER. Go get someone to tell her family." Chris panicked and ran outside. Luckily Shannon was waiting there, white as a ghost from hearing KC scream.
"Shannon, go tell Matt and Amy we're going to the ER. They need to bring Jeff ASAP."
Shannon ran off as Chris left to follow the stretcher toward the waiting ambulance.
"Chris, you coming?" an EMT asked. Chris said nothing, he just climbed in.
After Jeff' match…
Jeff walked back through the curtain leaving Randy to celebrate his victory. He immediately spotted Matt and Amy with his bag. Shannon was holding the now awake MC in his arms.
"What's up guys," Jeff asked.
"We need to go right now," Matt said as calmly as he could. "KC was taken to the ER." Jeff's face fell.
"Let's go."
At the hospital…
Jeff walked into the ER carrying the papers he and KC had signed just the week prior. He stopped at the admitting desk. "I am here for KC Murphy. I have papers that say I can receive medical information."
"Ah, Mr. Irvine said you would be coming," the nurse replied. "Let me take you back. Ms. Murphy is being treated. I know the doctor is running tests. Her head was going to be stitched up as well."
Jeff felt relief as soon as he saw KC talking softly to Chris. She seemed ok.
"Hey Kace," he said approaching the two friends. "Thank you for being with her Chris."
"Any time," Chris said kissing KC's fore head. "I am going to go outside and let everyone know your ok."
"Thanks Fozzy," KC said weakly. "Hey Nero." Jeff sat on the bed next to her, wrapping his arms around her.
"I'm so glad you're talking," Jeff said. "Has the doctor told you anything?"
"No, I just woke up. Chris was just allowed in here when you came. He said he didn't know anything either. My stomach hurts something fierce though. Why was the sledgehammer ever brought to a ring?"
"Cause Paul has a construction fetish," Jeff said with a smile as the doctor walked in.
"Nice to see you awake Miss Murphy. I am Dr. McCarthy."
"What's wrong with me Doc?" KC asked not wanting to beet around the bush.
"I have a few questions first. Do you want the gentleman to stay or go?"
"This is my partner Jeff. He can stay."
"Ok then, when was the date of your last period?"
KC looked at Jeff puzzled. "I am not sure. Since my back accident and rehab I haven't been the most regular maybe a month or longer. I have just been spotty." KC blushed a bit.
"Well, is it safe to assume you didn't know you were pregnant?"
KC's face fell as Jeff smiled. "She's going to have a baby?"
KC shook her head. "I was pregnant you mean as in I'm not anymore?" Jeff's smile disappeared as KC's eyes filled with tears.
"You are almost 10 weeks along. Unfortunately you suffered a miscarriage tonight."
"Get out," KC cried turning away from the doctor and Jeff. "I want to be alone."
Jeff looked at KC and tried to touch her shoulder even though she shrugged him off. "I'll be back in five minutes."
Jeff and Dr. McCarthy walked outside.
"Is she going to be ok," Jeff asked.
"Physically she will recover. However after seeing her reaction I worry about emotionally. Women, no matter what the reason, tend to blame themselves after miscarrying. Considering what she does for a living, she might think it has something to do with that. While I think it helped the miscarriage along, I can't say it was the sole cause. She had been spotting. My best guess is this would not have been a full term pregnancy."
Jeff thanked the doctor and shook his hand. He went back inside to KC. "Kace, I love you."
"I killed our baby," KC sobbed as Jeff wrapped his arms around her.
"No you didn't," Jeff said rubbing her back. "The doctor believes this would have happened no matter what. It's going to be ok."
"How can you be sure?"
"Do you love me," KC nodded. "Do you love MC?" KC nodded again. "Then it will be fine. As long as we stick together we can get through anything. Now I want you to rest and we will see when you can be sprung. I need to go let people know you are ok."
"I love you Nero," KC said leaning back on the bed.
"I love you too," Jeff said as he walked out of the room and headed towards the waiting area. While he was able to hold it together for KC on the outside, on the inside he felt like screaming.
His family looked up as he walked outside. He stared straight at his brother who immediately got up and hugged his brother knowing something wasn't right.
"She lost my baby," Jeff whispered out just loud enough that everyone heard. Matt held his brother as Jeff's own tears began to fall.