Welcome back. We left off with Casey waking up and signing herself of out the hospital. This chapter will be in Casey's point of view. Let's get started, shall we?

Chaingang All the Way

Man, I've been gone too long. From what I was hearing, John was losing hope in everything. His career was suffering and he was practically a zombie to the rest of the world. "Homeward bound, Casey?"

"Nope."

"Mall?"

"You know me well, Candy." Candice smiled at me and drove off to the mall, passing the hotel the WWE superstars were staying at. "Candy, stop the car." She practically slammed on the brakes.

"What's wrong?"

"Is that..."

"Yeah, that's John. Like I said, zombie." My heart sank at the sight of John passing the window as Candice continued towards the mall. "I stopped calling it 'missing you', Casey. He needs you. Whatever happened between you two before your accident, it meant a lot more than anyone expected."

"Yeah."

"Did you think or dream at all when you were- the best thing to say is sleeping, I guess." I smiled and laughed softly.

"Yeah, I did."

"About what?" I watched the smile crawl across her face as I looked out the window. "Better yet, about who?"

"John. All those years, it was only John. I feel bad because I didn't have any thoughts about Dave but the heart betrays the mind I guess." Candice gave my leg a reassuring squeeze as we pulled into the parking lot of the mall. She shut the car off and we headed into the mall. We walked through the mall, looking for things that could fill my wardrobe. Candice says that a lot has changed and I would need to spice up my wardrobe a bit. After about two hours, we stopped in the food court for some food. After being in a hospital for three years, real food felt like heaven.

"So, do you have a plan? I mean, you have to have some kind of plan. You can't just show up; it would give everyone a heart attack." I choked on the french fry still in my mouth. I finished swallowing and threw Candice an evil look before speaking up.

"As a matter of fact, I do have a plan. I'm going to talk to Vince tomorrow and after that, I'm waiting for the opportune time to reveal myself." I took a sip of my cherry Coke and a thought hit me. "By the way, after I return to Raw, do not try to set something up. I plan on spending some much needed time with John and I don't need a chaperone."

"Of course, Case. I know how much you two mean to each other. I would never impose on you two." She winked at me before taking a sip of her latte.

"Sure, you will. If it ends up being that night, you'll be back on injury before you can get a word out." She laughed and I decided to throw a french fry at her. "You know it won't be sexual, Candy. I need him and he needs me, in a supportive way."

"You say that now, Case. But just think about it; he hasn't been with anyone in years and all he has been thinking about is you." She did have a point and now that I think about it, we never did get to that point before my accident. "You know I'm right, just admit it."

"Never." I tossed another french fry at her and took another sip of my soda. We finished our food, threw the trash away and continued our shopping spree. As we were walking the rest of the mall, I spotted someone sitting on a bench in front of the Macy's. I squinted my eyes to try and get a better look at him, my eyes suddenly going wide as I recognized the sulking form. "Candy, he's here."

"Who?" I nudged my head towards the Macy's and Candice got the hint. "Oh, shit. Get in there." She practically shoved me into the store next to us, nearly making me knock over a defenseless old lady. I apologized and headed towards the back of the store. No matter how much my heart ached to see John, I couldn't risk blowing my cover this early. As I took in my surroundings, it dawned on me that I was in a Hallmark store. Figures, of all the places for Candice to shove me, she shoves me into a sentimental card store. I took a look through the cards, my thought racing a thousand miles per hour as I peeked out from behind the stand to see Candice talking to John. I watched John leave with a forced smile on his face and my heart began to break again. I had to get to Vince so that I could come back. John needed me and I wasn't going to deny him any longer.

-FIN-

Sorry it took so long. Haven't been paying attention to this story that much. Hope you liked it.