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Chapter 20 - Support
August 17th 2008
SummerSlam
Conseco Field House
Indianapolis, Indiana
I was stood talking on my cell a the gorilla position waiting for SummerSlam to officially start. I waved at Jeff and Alvin as they took their position for the first match, I placed my hand over the receiver and mouthed good luck to them before returning to my conversation with my brother Jeff. Luckily I wasn't gracing my presence in the ring tonight and shot a promo with John earlier so I was dressed down in some jeans and one of his old Chain Gang baseball jerseys.
"Where are you anyway?" he asked intrigued
"At the gorilla…. ouch" I answered before feeling someone pinch my side from behind. I turn my head to see Randy smiling down at me in which I smiled in return.
"Hey Jeff I gotta go can you tell Steve to call me if you see him, I gotta ask him something" I said quickly. I didn't wanna blow my brother off but I couldn't ignore Rands.
"Sure thing Ems catch you later love ya" he said
"Love you too, Bye" I said before hanging up.
"Hey you" I almost squealed turning to face him
"Hey who was that?" he asked suspiciously
"My brother Jeff" I answered, he nodded
"I thought it was guy you were seeing behind my back" he said playfully "you didn't have to hang up because of me"
"No Rands you're my one and only and it's ok I can talk to him later" I said smiling "What are you doing here?"
"I'm coming back soon so I thought I'd take a road trip" he shrugged
"Great oh by the way I got you something" I said remembering I had to give him something he'd never forget.
"Oh yeah?" he asked intrigued
"Yeah" I slapped him round the back of the head
"Ouch Ems what was that for?" he said hurt rubbing the back of his head
"For riding something so dangerous as a motorcycle you know I hate those things Randy and I know Sam hates you riding them too" I said sternly pointing a finger at him.
"If it's any consolation it hurt when I came off" he smirked looking innocent
"Of course it hurt, you were hurled along the road. I'm serious, I was really worried when she called, you could have been killed" I said seriously and with concern.
"I know, I'm sorry ok, I thank God I'm still alive. From now on I'll be more careful" he said pulling a cute face
"You better" I smiled
"It's clear who's corner you're in tonight, don't let Dave see you dressed in Cena's gear" he said pointing to my jersey, I rolled my eyes
"I'm not in anyone's corner, it's comfortable, don't tell John it actually belongs to him, I stole it a couple of years ago" I laughed "You gonna watch the show with me?"
"Sure" he replied. We sat down on a couple of chairs that were spare and watched the monitors greeting any superstars that headed out to the ring as they passed by while we chatted about all sorts including his upcoming trip to Europe and his upcoming appearance on Raw. When he had his motorcycle accident just after Alanna was born, he re-injured his collarbone putting him out for a further 3 months or so but he was making an appearance on Raw in September before hopefully returning in November/December. We also chatted about the fact that John was gonna be shooting a new movie soon in New Orleans called 12 Rounds.
Jericho had punched Shawn Michael's wife Rebecca as part of the show so I took a trip to the trainer's room to see if she was ok as she took one hell of a right hand.
I returned back to the gorilla about 10 minutes later and sat back down next to Randy.
Later on Triple H vs. The Great Khali had just come to an end when I turned to The Legend Killer
"So how's the family?" I asked generally making conversation but also intrigued
"Great. Layni is getting so big even though she's only about a month old she changes all the time, I got some pictures to show you"
I shuffled closer as he pulled out his phone and began showing me some pictures of Alanna, he was right she had changed since she was born.
As we were looking Paul came through the curtain causing Randy and I to look up. He winked at me and nodded at Randy
"Great job as always Paul" I said greeting him
"Thanks darlin'. Catch you guys later really gotta shower" he laughed taking the belt from his shoulder and carrying it in his hand
"Catch you later man" Randy hollered before he disappeared
We continued looking back at the baby pictures and I over heard one of the stagehands call for John and Dave.
"I heard you're doing something with the McMahon's when you get back, getting another title run with Paul or something, I don't know all the details but it's gonna be some rivalry." I told him of his upcoming storylines
"Yeah it's gonna be awesome" I smiled and was about to reply when..
"Orton man what are you doing here?" John asked walking up to us dressed in his blue jean shorts, red Cenation jersey, green and black wristbands and a camouflage baseball cap.
"Hey John man good to see you" he replied standing up and greeting John
"Likewise dude. How's the collar bone? Heard about the accident, Sam should of kicked your ass" he joked
"It's good. Let's just say I was in the doghouse and to add to that I've already had a beating off Em" he said turning to eye me up
"Don't hurt the poor boy too badly Shorty we want him back and ready to go soon" John said to me
"He got what he deserved" I said sternly folding my arms. I noticed John staring at me with again on his face "What?" I asked
"That my jersey you happen to be wearing" he said pointing to it.
"It has you're likeness on it doesn't mean it belongs to you" he gave an unconvinced look "fine it's your's happy now"
"Keep it Ems, looks better on you any way, call it an early Christmas present" I stuck my tongue out at him
"Where's Dave?" I asked
"Right here" he said sneaking up, he also greeted Randy.
"Just in time Animal they're rolling the promo now good thing you're up second" I said
"John's first?" he asked and I nodded "Looks like I'm outnumbered anyway" he said pretending to be hurt
"For Christ's sake's I'm wearing it cause it's comfortable it doesn't mean I'm in John's corner anymore than yours and we know the outcome anyway" I said defensively
Just as I said that the opening of John's music hit
"Good luck guys" they shook hands before John bounced through the curtain
"Go easy on him huh?" I said
"Can't promise that" he replied smiling causing me to roll my eyes, he shook Randy's hand and kissed my cheek as the riff to his music began to play and he also disappeared behind the curtain
"This is gonna be an interesting one" Randy said and I nodded as we began to watch two of our best friends battle it out.
The match was pretty much backwards and forwards between the two, they were putting on quite a show. The match was full was submissions and near falls both men coming out of their comfort zones.
After John counters a slam from Dave into the FU, he began to climb up to the top turnbuckle
"Show off" I laughed
Dave follows him up there and begins the right hands on John, he seems to have the upper hand till John replies by giving him his own right hands till Dave loses his balance and fall back onto the mat. John then stands on the ropes while Dave stumbles to his feet. John then leaps from the top rope only to be caught in mid air by the Animal and slammed hard into canvas in a revised version of the Batista Bomb then covers John for a near fall after 2 counts.
I curiously look on as Dave seems to be stalling, I turn my attention to John who's trying to sit up but doesn't seem to be succeeding
"Something's not right" I said
"You noticed too, I think he's hurt" Randy said I knew he could be right.
I see Dave walk over to John and kick him in the skull out of frustration before picking him up and putting his head between his legs and hoisting him up
"He's going for the bomb, he must finishing it" Randy then said as we watched on
Dave slams John down to the mat and covering him for the 3 count and John is still not moving much, his face says it all, he wasn't just selling: he's hurt and badly.
The replay began to roll and I grabbed Randy's hand in worry knowing something was wrong with my best friend
"He'll be ok" he said quietly gently squeezing my hand for reassurance. For some reason I can't take my eyes off the screen or John.
I heard the someone say they needed a stretcher after having the word from the Mike and I began to worry even more. Dave made his way back up the ramp and I jumped to my feet releasing Randy's hand in doing so as he came through the curtain
"Dave is he ok?" I asked concerned
"I don't know Ems, I think he's hurt" he said sadly, I let out a huge sigh
The paramedic and the trainer Chris walked past and headed down to the ring
"I'm going out there" I said beginning to walk away
"You can't Emma, you'll be jumping script" Randy said grabbing onto my wrist to stop me
"I'm worried about him. This isn't like when he tore his pec, this looks worse"
"He's gonna be ok, he's one tough cookie" Dave said
"We'll wait for him here and see him when they wheel him in" Randy said calmly and I nodded.
I sighed deeply and ran a hand over my face, tears threatening to fall I blinked them away, I had to be strong.
A few minutes later the trainer and a couple of paramedics wheeled John through the curtain and I immediately rushed to his side
"John, John are you ok?" I asked frantiallcaly looking down on him and taking hold of his left hand. He smiled back at me even though I could see the pain shining in his crystal blue eyes
"Yeah" he said weakly
"You are such a liar" I managed to laugh
"I know"
"Sorry Emma we got to get him to the hospital" Chris said and I nodded
"I'm coming with you" I stated looking back down at him "You know how to scare the shit out of me" he smiled weakly "Chris, what's the damage?"
"I don't know for definite yet, it's his neck though he needs to see the neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh"
"Ok I'll take care of it we're going on the first flight out of here"
Which turns out not till the morning, I stayed with John all night till our flight making sure he had everything he needed. It was my turn to take care of him like has with me over the years.
The next day we flew to Pittsburgh to see Dr. Maroon. After examining John early in the morning he discovered that John had herniated and ruptured disc in his neck which was causing nerve damage in which he couldn't use his right arm. He was scheduled for surgery at 11 that morning.
==After being prepped and ready to go into surgery, I was with him sitting next to his bed holding his hand as we waited for someone to come and retrieve to go into theatre.
I was looking down at our holding hands and let out a sigh
"Cheer up, I'm gonna be fine" he said making me look up
"I know, it's just why does this crap have to happen? You've just come back from your pec tare and then this happens" I said sadly
"Hey we know what we're getting ourselves into when he take this gig. It's all part of the package"
I nodded then felt him squeeze my hand
"I'm really happy you're here with me, to go through this with me like you did last October too. I knew I was gonna be fine because I knew you would be here waiting for me when I woke up and this time is no different" he told me softly
I nodded again not knowing what to say
"Erm maybe I shouldn't be here" I said becoming uncomfortable all of a sudden
"What why not?"
"Maybe you're fiancée should be here holding your hand worried about you possibly crying over the fact the person she loves is in so much pain" I said quietly
He sighed "Emma I mean this with the up most love and respect: Shut up and stop talking crap" I smiled "You understand what I'm going through, she doesn't besides she would be just annoying me anyway"
I smiled wider and broke out into a little chuckle.
We talked for about 5 minutes and the nurse came and wheeled John to the theatre while I took a seat in the waiting room, thankfully it was empty and I was only one there, I got myself a cup of coffee from the machine and took a seat while sipping on the hot liquid.
About 2 hours later and after calling John's family and updating Vince, Dave and Randy, a nurse came walking through the door smiling and approached me.
"Miss Austin, Mr. Cena is awake and he's asking for you" she told me
"Thanks" I followed the nurse through double doors and then down a hallway to what looked like a private room. She stopped and turned to me.
"Go right in"
I opened the door and quietly made my way into the room, I looked over to see John lying awake looking up a the ceiling, he turned his head my way and smiled widely
"Hey" I said softly
"Hey there"
"How you feeling or is that a dumb ass question?" I giggled
"Honestly I'm ok felling better already"
"Great"
To keep his mind off things we chatted for a few hours about random things till Dr. Maroon came to check on John, he found that the feeling in his arm was returning and that he could sit up with no pain in his neck.
"Can I leave Doc?" he asked hopefully
"I don't see why not, you've shown a lot of progress over the last few hours. You must go back to your hotel and rest" he said sternly
"Sure will, thanks for everything"
"My pleasure, I'll see you next week for your follow up appointment"
"Well let's get you dressed and back to hotel, I can't believe how much you've healed in a few hours John" I said surprised as he gently got out of bed and got dressed
"What can I say Em, I'm special" I laughed "You wanna do something naughty?" he continued with a mischievous look in his eye.
"Excuse me?" I raised an eyebrow
"He said I had to go back to hotel and rest right?" I nodded "I'm not gonna do that"
"Then where are you going?" I asked confused, I was going to make sure that's were he was going
"Well if my best friend in the whole world would be so kind to drive me to the arena where Raw is tonight I will love her forever" he said giving me those eyes
"John I… you heard what he said I don't think you going to the arena is wise" I said unsure
"Come on lighten up Shorty, what he doesn't know won't hurt him. I just wanna go say hi to everyone"
"Then you'll rest?" I bargained
"Then I'll rest" he agreed
"Ok, man you can't keep still for 5 minutes can you?"
"Nope" he said proudly. I laughed and he gently put his arm round my shoulders when he was finished and we walked out the room to head to thanks to John's bright ideas the arena.