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Dear John

Chapter 19

Callie dropped to her knees, her breathing heavy, as she stared at the Diva's championship in her hands. She'd done it; she'd actually done it. Even though this was all scripted and she knew she was going to beat Melina tonight for the title, it was still crazy to actually be holding the title in her hands sitting in the middle of the ring during Wrestlemania. She reluctantly tore her eyes away from the title and looked out at the fans. She smiled as she stood up, raising her arm and her newly won belt in the air. Despite the fans hating her, they recognized a hard fought match when they saw one and they cheered her on as she celebrated. She celebrated in the ring for a few minutes before slowly walking up the ramp. Before disappearing in the back, she looked back at the fans and blew them a kiss of thanks.

Once in the back she couldn't help but look back down at the belt in her hands. Her belt. Now that was crazy. Her head looked up when she heard a bunch of applause and hollering of encouraging phrases. She smiled at her friends and did a little happy dance.

She laughed when Melina jumped forward pulling her into a hug. "Girl! You were so good out there!"

"Thanks," Callie said earnestly. "There's no one else I'd rather win my first title from." Mel smiled back before stepping to the side so other people could embrace her.

Ted stepped forward with a wide grin on his face as he wrapped his arms around Cal and lifted her off the ground, spinning her around. Callie giggled as she held on for the ride. "I am so proud of you." He said sweetly into her ear. She smiled as he pulled back, setting her on the ground. "I'm serious, you deserve this."

"Thanks Teddy, that means a lot." She said, so thankful to have him as her best friend. After Ted stepped aside, more of her friends and coworkers walked forward to offer her congratulations and kind words of support. Once most everyone had dispersed, Ted wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. "Want to come with me to the locker room? I know Kristen want's to tell you congratulations."

She nodded and allowed him to pull her down the hall. "Alright, but only for a little. I gotta shower, I stink!" Ted laughed. Cal couldn't help but glance over her shoulder, looking for a certain someone who she hoped would be there waiting for her after her match. He wasn't there, not that she blamed him.

Ted gave her shoulders a little squeeze when he realized what she was doing. "You can go find him after his match."

She let out a sigh and leaned against him. "I doubt he wants to see me."

He shrugged. "Well that may be," He said honestly. "But you owe it to him to give him an explanation. Plus, if you don't talk to him, you'll regret it." She sighed again, knowing he was right. "Go ahead and say it, I'm getting used to it these days," He encouraged.

She rolled her eyes with a smile. "You're right,"

He smirked and puffed out his chest. "Man that never gets old."

A minute later the pair reached Ted's locker room and walked in. Kristen grinned when she saw Callie and immediately stepped forward and wrapped her arms around her friend. "You were amazing!" She gushed happily. "I'm so excited for you!"

"Thanks Kris, it's so surreal. I mean I still can't really believe this is mine," She said as she glanced down at the belt in her hands.

"Believe it baby," Ted said, elbowing her in the side. Cal let out a little laugh as she sat down next to Kristen.

"So, are you doing ok today? I mean, obviously besides winning that." She said pointing to her title. "Are you ok after last night?" She asked, concerned.

Cal offered a small smile and shrugged. "I guess, I'll feel better after I talk to John though."

Kristen reached her hand out and comfortingly stroked her friends back. "Well, if you need someone to talk to, you know Ted and I are here for you."

Cal looked up and nodded. "Thanks." She stood up. "Well, I'm gonna go take a shower and watch the show. I'll catch up with you guys later."

Callie sat in the women's locker room, her body leaned forward as she watched John's match against Sheamus intensely. She cringed when the man she loved was in obvious pain and she cheered when he would get a one up on the Celtic warrior. She sensed that the match was winding down so she stood up and left the room, wanting to meet up with John after his match. A few minutes later, she made it to gorilla and paced a little spot down the hall. She mentally ran over what she was going to say to him and wondering how he would react when he saw her waiting for him and she was curious if he would even want to hear what she had to say.

She forced herself to stand still and lean against the wall while waiting for him. She turned her head when she heard a large amount of hurried footsteps coming her way. Her heart stopped when she saw they were EMT's wheeling a stretcher behind them as they ran out to the ring. She gulped as she realized there were only two people who could be hurt and she had a sinking feeling in her stomach that it wasn't Sheamus. Her feet carried her closer to gorilla and she waited eerily still for the EMT's to reemerge. She didn't have to wait long. A few seconds later they appeared with the same hurried pace but this time with a body on the stretcher. She gasped and her hands flew to her face when she realized that body was John's. She took a couple steps to follow them but she suddenly stopped, not knowing what to do. She leaned against the wall for support as she felt tears roll down her face in fear. She slid down the wall to sit on the floor and buried her face in her hands as she sobbed.

She sat there for a few minutes before she felt a hand on her shoulder. She jumped and pulled her head away from her hands to see who had touched her. She quickly tried to wipe her face of her tears when she saw Mike crouching down to her. "H-hey," She stuttered out, trying to play it off as if she hadn't been sitting here crying like a baby.

Mike looked at her face without responding for a couple minutes. Finally he slid down the wall to sit next to her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders to offer comfort. "It's John isn't it?"

She furrowed her brow. "What's John?"

He offered her a knowing smile. "The guy that you said you had feelings for when you dumped me."

She bit her lip when she realized she had been found out. "What gave me away?" She asked softly.

"Well, if I ignore the fact that John pretty much professed his love to you last night," Mike commented.

She gave a little laugh as she used the edge of her sleeves to wipe her face. "Right, I forgot about that,"

"Well if I forget about that then the fact that you're sitting here crying over him getting taken to the hospital is a pretty big hint." He said.

She looked up at him, scared, when she heard that. "He's at the hospital? What happened? Is he okay?"

Mike smiled at her concern for his friend and he gave her shoulder a little squeeze. "Didn't you watch his match?"

She nodded. "I headed over here to meet him after his match but I left before it ended. What happened?" She asked again.

"He went for Starship Pain and the timing was off. He hit his head on the mat pretty hard," He explained. She let out another gasp as she visualized it.

"Is he ok?" She asked.

He shrugged. "I don't know, my match is next though so I'm going to head over to the hospital after to check in."

She gulped and looked down at the hands in her lap. "Do you think it would be okay if I went with you?"

"You are more than welcome to come with but…if you ask me, I think you should head on over now. It'd be nice for him to have some support and he'd be really happy to know you were waiting for him." Mike suggested.

She gulped. "Are you sure? I mean, after last night, he probably hates me."

"Callie," He said sternly to get his attention. "Did you listen to anything he said to you last night? He loves you. You getting cold feet isn't going to change his mind about that."

"You think so?" She asked hopefully. Mike nodded. "Ok then, I'm gonna head on over there."

Mike smiled. "Great, I'll be there in a little." He stood up and offered her a hand to help her stand.

"Thanks Mike." She said and turned to leave but stopped. "Mike!" She yelled out to get his attention. "You don't hate us, do you?" She had to know.

"I'm offended that you would think that," He said as he walked closer to her. "I can tell you I'm definitely surprised but I'm not mad. You can't help who you fall in love with."

She smiled at his words. "That means a lot to me."

Mike nodded. "And you be sure to tell John to stop worrying about other people and start taking care of the woman who loves him."

She nodded, touched. "I'll do that,"

Callie shook her legs up and down from her seat in the emergency waiting room as she waited to hear news about John. She'd been there for over an hour and she still hadn't heard anything. Mike had arrived a little bit ago, as promised after his match, and Ted and Kristen had gotten there not too long after that. Cal turned her head to look at Ted who was sitting next to his wife, holding her hand. "Thanks for coming guys, sorry I bothered you. You didn't have to but it's nice to have someone to wait with."

Ted shook his head. "Hey, don't be sorry for asking us to be here with you. We wouldn't want to be anywhere else."

"I just wish it wasn't taking so long!" She said as she stood up and began pacing.

"We'll probably hear something soon," Mike said as he sat down in the seat next to the one she just vacated.

"That's what you said when you got here twenty minutes ago." Cal shot back.

He grinned. "And if I keep saying it, eventually I'll be right."

"I sure hope so; this is torture."

All four of them jumped to their feet when a doctor entered the waiting room and asked for friends and family of John Morrison. "That's us!" Cal said as she fidgeted with her hands. "Is he okay?"

The doctor offered them a smile and nodded. "I'm sorry for the wait on the update but Mr. Morrison has suffered a mild concussion and we've been running a series of tests since he arrived to make sure we didn't miss anything. All seems to be fine and there is no reason for us to keep him here overnight. Once he wakes up we will get his discharge papers in order and he can be released."

"Oh thank God," Callie muttered with her hands over her mouth. Ted reached his hand out to rub her back.

The doctor smiled at the reaction. "Though, like I said he has suffered a concussion so he will need someone to stay with him for the night and wake him up consistently to make sure there are no further complications."

Mike nodded. "Can we see him?"

The doctor nodded. "Yes you can, though he was asking for someone when he woke up briefly a half hour ago." He said as he looked down at the clipboard to locate the name he'd written down. "He's was asking for a Callie Grimm?" He asked and looked at the foursome in front of him to see if any of them were the woman his patient had been asking for.

"That's me," Callie said raising her hand. "You sure he was asking for me?"

The doctor grinned and nodded. "He was very adamant about seeing you."

"Oh," She said surprised. "Okay," She looked at Ted to see what he thought and he nodded, encouraging her to go see John. She then looked over at Mike to make sure he had no problem with her seeing his best friend before him. Mike simply smiled and pushed her forward. She nodded and turned to face the doctor, offering him a small smile.

"Right this way," He said, leading her to the room John was in.

Once arriving at his room, the doctor left Callie so she could be alone with him. She quietly walked into the room, immediately surveying John for any scratches or bruises. He looked perfect. She couldn't find any sign that he was hurt though she was pretty sure he had a pretty big knot on the back of his head and she could only imagine the pain he had been in after hitting his head earlier. She hesitantly walked to his bedside and reached her hand out to cover his. John's eyes instantly popped open and he turned his hand around to clutch hers. "I was starting to think you weren't going to come here."

Her heart dropped at his words and she felt her tears rising to the surface of her eyes. "Of course I'm going to be here. I've been here almost as long as you have, waiting for news." She couldn't resist leaning down to bury her head in the crook of his neck. "I was so scared. I was on my way to meet you after your match so we could talk and then the next thing I know you're getting wheeled out of the ring." She explained as she pulled away a little so she could look at him.

"What did you want to talk about?" He asked, ignoring his injury as he focused on her.

She tilted her head to the side as she soothingly rubbed her thumb over his forehead. "What do you think?" She asked. "How are you feeling?"

"Like my head just exploded," He said nonchalantly. "Talk to me," He said, encouraging her to share what she was going to talk about after his match.

She nodded, not wanting to put it off any longer. "Last night…I shouldn't have run away and I am so sorry I did that. I was very surprised by you saying all that in front of everyone and it was overwhelming." She paused as she watched her fingers stroke his head. "It was so…amazing to hear you tell me that you…that you…" She couldn't seem to put the words together.

"That I love you? That I am so in love with you it hurts to be apart?" He added for her.

She nodded. "I can't even explain to you how good that felt. But everyone was watching and I was scared. I didn't know if you just missed me and were saying that to get me back or if you would change your mind."

"Never," He said sternly.

She smiled as she leaned closer. "John, I love you." She said as she gazed into his eyes. "I needed some time to think over everything that happened last night and I am so proud of you for professing your love for me in front of everyone. I can only imagine how hard that was for you."

"That's the thing," He whispered. "It wasn't hard at all. It was so right and I'd do it again a million times."

She bit her lip as a tear escaped her eyes. "You're so sweet. I wish all our friends were here in this room so I could do what you did last night."

"So…what are you saying?" He asked, not wanting to get ahead of himself.

She grinned and ran her hand down his face. "John Morrison, I love you with all my heart and even though I screwed up last night, I'd like you to give me another chance."

He smiled as he remembered himself saying something like that the night before. "Only if you promise to never run out on me like that again."

She let out a content sigh. "I promise." She said before finally pressing her lips to his in a kiss they had both been eagerly waiting for since the last time their lips had touched. Callie moaned into his mouth as he slid his tongue between her lips. John's hands found her hair and he worked his fingers through it as he worked his mouth over hers. After a minute, the two pulled away, pressing small pecks on their lips as they retreated. Callie smiled against his lips in happiness.

"So did the doc mention when I can leave?" John asked as he held her hand in his.

She nodded. "Said you could leave as soon as you woke up as long as someone stayed with you tonight to make sure you were okay."

John grinned teasingly. "Are you going to be that someone?"

She lifted a brow playfully. "Do you want me to be that someone?"

"Always," She smiled and nodded, telling him she would stay with him.

"So, um," John said, obviously not wanting to bring the subject up. "Have you talked to Melina or Mike about what happened last night?"

"Well I talked to Mike earlier. He wants me to tell you to stop worrying about everyone else and start worrying about the woman you love."

He grinned. "So noted,"

"But I haven't talked to Mel yet. All we've talked about today was our match. Have you talked to her?"

He shook his head. "Haven't seen her."

She nodded and let out a breath. "Well, Mike wanted to see you, want me to go get him?"

He nodded. "Sure,"

"K, be right back," She said before pressing a kiss to his forehead and leaving the room. She stopped by the nurses' station on the way to the waiting room to let them know John was awake and they could start his discharge papers. Once she reached her friends, she informed them that John was alright and looked fine. After Mike set out to head towards the room his friend was staying in, Callie turned around and stopped when she saw Melina standing a few feet away.

"Hey," Callie said with a nervous smile, having a feeling they were going to have a discussion.

"So John's ok?" Mel asked in concern.

Cal nodded. "He's fine, just has a slight concussion."

Mel nodded back. "That's good." She paused. "So think we should talk?"

Cal let out a sigh and nodded. "Listen Mel, I'm really sorry about all this. I never expected this to happen, it just sort of...did."

"I can't say I don't feel a little blindsided here because I do. I mean I didn't even know you two were friends."

"We weren't." Cal said.

"I'm very surprised but that doesn't mean I'm not happy for you for finding someone who you love and loves you."

Cal's eyes lit up. "You mean that? You're not mad at me?"

Mel wrinkled her brow. "Cal, why would I be mad at you? John and I have been broken up for like two years and there are absolutely no feelings there."

"Well you know the whole girl code thing. Don't date your friends' ex."

Mel laughed. "Oh please, that's ridiculous. If you two care for each other then I'm happy for you." Callie smiled at how understanding her friend was.

"Man, I knew there was a reason I loved you." She said before pulling her friend into a hug.

"I love you too." Melina said back. "But I do wish you would have told me about this earlier and I didn't have to hear about it along with everyone else last night from John."

"I know, I wanted to tell you but John didn't want to hurt you or Mike." She explained

Melina nodded. "Yeah, that sounds like John, always looking out for others more than himself."

"But no more secrets, I promise."

Her friend grinned. "Good. And am I safe in assuming you have apologized to John for your ridiculous behavior last night and all is well between you two?"

Cal laughed; she could always trust Melina to call her out on her mistakes. "Yes, I have pleaded for forgiveness and we are going to give things a shot."

"Good, I'm happy for the two of you, you deserve it." She said, hugging her friend again. "Well, tell John I hope he gets better soon."

"You're not going to go in and say hi?" She asked surprised.

"Why would I? Trust me honey, the only person he wants to be with right now is you," She said with a smile. "Besides, Wade's waiting for me in the car."

Callie laughed. "Alright, you go have fun, I better go check on John."

"Yeah, you go get your man," Mel said with a wink before turning and leaving.

Once Callie made her way back to John's room, Mike was just leaving and the nurses were giving John his papers so he could leave. She sat on the bed as she waited for John to change into the clothes Mike had brought him so he didn't have to walk out in the ring gear he'd arrived in earlier. When John was done, he walked over to Cal and intertwined her fingers with his as he pressed his forehead to hers. "Ready to get out of here?" He asked, giving her a small peck.

She inhaled deeply and closed her eyes as she enjoyed their proximity. "So ready to be with you,"

He grinned. "Good cause I have a feeling you're going to be stuck with me for a long time."

She smiled back. "Perfect," She said pressing another kiss to his lips.

A/N: Sorry for the delay in an update, hopefully I'll get the LAST chapter up soon! Thanks for everyone who read and reviewed last chapter, glad you guys liked it!