Ambrose opened his eyes and blinked at the Harsh light that was shining in his eyes. His head was still a little fuzzy from the anesthesia. He turned his head slightly and saw Roman standing at the window staring out. He looked to his other side but didn't see Seth.
"Roman," he called hoarsely. The Samoan turned around when he heard his name. He came over and sat in one of the chairs next to Ambrose's bed.
"Doctor said the surgery on your ankle went well," he said. "He had thought you might need pins in your ankle but was able to set it without them."
"Thank goodness for that," Ambrose said his voice still hoarse. He really needed water. Roman held up a cup and straw for him. He tried to take it but his hands shook so Roman held it for him. He took a long drink before lying back down on the bed.
"Where's Seth?" He asked.
"Getting coffee from the hospital cafeteria," Roman answered. "He should be back any minute."
As if on cue, the door opened and Seth came in carrying two cups of coffee. He handed one of the cups to Roman and he smiled down at Dean. "Glad to see you awake."
"Me too," Dean said stifling a yawn. He was really tired.
"Get some rest," Roman said. "We'll be right here." Ambrose closed his eyes and was asleep again in moments.
As soon as he was sure Ambrose was asleep, Seth said, "did you tell him about what we found?"
"Of course not," Roman answered in a whisper. "He had just woken up from surgery and I didn't think he needed to know about that. I think we should throw it away."
"Throw what away," Ambrose murmured barely awake.
"Nothing," Seth and Roman said quickly.
"Just go back to sleep Dean," Seth said. "There's nothing to worry about."
"You're lying…" he said but he was asleep again.
Seth and Roman left the room to talk so they wouldn't wake up Dean. "Where's the mask?" Seth asked.
"It's in my duffel bag. Look it's just going to upset him if we tell him about the llama mask."
"Lamb mask," Seth said with a smile.
"Camel mask whatever," Roman said remembering that conversation that they had had at NXT Arrival. They never did agree on what kind of mask Erik Rowan wore. "Looks it's just going to upset Dean more if we tell him. He's upset as it is with what Bo did."
Seth's phone started to ring. His face turned crimson when he read the caller ID. "It's my mom," he said apologetically. "I'll be right back." He said walking away to talk to his mother privately.
A nurse walked past Roman and into Ambrose's room. Rowan followed her in and watched as she examined Ambrose.
"Your friend is doing really well," she told Roman. "No side effects from the anesthesia. It's good he's sleeping. The kind of fracture he suffered can be rather painful for most people."
"At least something's going right," Roman said, "thanks."
"No problem. Let us know if he needs anything," she said and left the room.
Seth came in a few minutes later looking nervous.
"Everything okay at home?" Roman asked.
"What?" Seth asked. "Oh yeah everything's fine. Guess I'm just worried about everything. My mom says hello by the way."
The door opened again and Joey Mercury came into the room. "How is he?" He asked.
"Compound fracture. He just had surgery," Roman said. He was distracted momentarily by Seth going to the window and moving the blinds. "You sure you're okay Seth?" Ambrose was the one of them that couldn't stay still.
"Huh," Seth asked dropping the little bar. "OH yeah fine. Hey Joey."
Joey smiled. "I'm so sorry about what happened to Ambrose. Nobody asked me if Dean was ready for a match. I didn't even know anything about it until I arrived at the Performance Center. JBL is refusing to take any responsibility for it and denies it has anything to do with the fact that Bo and Bray are brothers. You guys might not know that JBLs' uncle Blackjack Lanza teamed with their grandfather and that he himself teamed with their uncle Barry Windham."
"Man," Ambrose said waking up again. "Is everyone related to them?
Joey just shrugged. "Just seems like it. Also JBL still denies he was fired as a commentary. It's either all messed up or a really weird coincidence."
Seth moved away from the window but he still looked distracted.
Ambrose sucked in a breath as his ankle started to throb. Roman went to get a nurse who gave Ambrose more pain medication after double checking his chart. She left the room. Ambrose settled back down as the medication started to take effect. His eyelids were starting to get heavy again. "I'm gonna sleep," he said drowsily. "You guys can go. I'll be okay…" his voice trailed off and he was asleep again.
"Seth why don't you get some sleep," Roman suggested. "You look like you need some sleep."
Seth turned around with a blank stare. "What oh yeah sure. I'll come relieve you in a few hours."
"Seth are you sure you're okay," Roman asked becoming concerned for the younger man.
"I'm fine," he answered. "I'll see you in a couple of hours," he said and left.
"Joey can you make sure he gets there okay? He seems off."
"Of course," Joey said and left the hospital room.
Later that night Ambrose woke up with a start as he felt like he was being moved. He saw a guy in what looked like a camel mask looking down at him. He tried to move away but the person's grip on him was too tight. He reached up and trying to push them away and found his hand on the mask. He pulled it off and stared at the person in shock. He started screaming.
"What is going on in here," a voice demanded. The person moved away.
Ambrose tried to answer but he was shaking too hard still not believing who he was locking eyes with.
The nurse came over and injected a sedative. Ambrose lay back down. The person grabbed the mask.
"What happened," the nurse asked again.
"I don't know," the person said. "He was having a nightmare and when I tried to wake him up he started screaming."
Roman had just arrived and stood in the doorway. "Seth? What's in your hand?"
Notes: I told a couple of people that when the other shoe fell, it'll change everything. I was afraid I gave it away a couple of times but I was glad to know that no one, or no one that I know of, figured it out.