CHAPTER 4:
The next day came, and it was time for the party. AJ decided arrive an hour late, seeing as though parties really weren't here thing. "Look who's un-fashionably late" said Nikki as she sipped her wine. "Look who's still bitchy?" said AJ as she walked pass her. "Thanks Trinity for inviting me". "No problem" said Trinity. Just then, her boyfriend Jon came out. "Hey baby, thanks for coming" said Trinity as they kissed, causing all of the partygoers to go "ooh". "Hey I thought this was a girl's only party?" asked AJ. "Well, I to say that otherwise you wouldn't have come" said Trinity. "Everybody brought their boyfriends…where's Jay?" "I'd rather not talk about it" said AJ. "But I am leaving now. Thank you for the invite".
"Hold it AJ" said Trinity. "Not everyone who came this party is taken". "What do you mean?" asked AJ. "Come on I've invited basically everyone" said Trinity. "Look around. Mingle. This is your family". She was right. Most of the roster had actually showed up. "Excuse me" she said as she began to exit.
AJ searched for a place in which she had signal so she could look up when she could change her flight. She kept walking when suddenly she had missed a step and went plummeting down the stairs. "Ouch!" she shouted. She began to franticly check herself to make sure she was ok and when she went to stand, she realized she couldn't. "Great just great" she mumbled. She reached for her phone, only to realize that it was completely shattered. "Fuck!" she hissed. "Now what am I going to do!?"
"Well for starters you can calm down" said a voice. AJ turned around and realized that it was Roman Reigns. "Oh its you" she said. "I thought I was hearing things". "How's your leg?" he asked as he hopped down the stairs. "I…think it's broken or something" said AJ. "Or something?" asked Roman. "Trust me AJ, your leg ain't broken, but it could be sprained". "Oh fuck!" said AJ. "Hey what did I tell you about the cursing?" asked Roman. "Jeez Leati I'm in pain" said AJ. "Now tell me where it hurts the most?" asked Roman. "My left leg" said AJ. Roman carefully removed AJ's heel.
"Now there's the culprit" he said. "You got a cut". "How do you even know any of this stuff?" asked AJ. "Are you a doctor?" "No but I used to play professional football and I know a lot about foot and leg injuries" said Roman. "Oh" said AJ. "Should we call an ambulance?" "Nah I think you can walk on it after you ice it for a few hours" said Roman. "However I do think you should follow up with your primary doctor to make sure that you're ok". AJ sighed as she was slowly helped up by Roman. "Thanks" she said painfully. "But it still hurts". "Come on let's get you out of here" he said. "Wait!" said AJ. "What were you even doing down here?"
Roman pointed to a men's room sign on the door. "Oh" said AJ. "Come on kiddo let's go get your head checked out". "Is that supposed to be some sort of calming joke?" asked AJ. "No, not really" said Roman. "So why did you guys come to the party?" asked AJ. "Well I'm the only one of my group who could actually come" said Roman. "I just wanted some downtime".
He helped AJ make it to the top of the stairs when Trinity and Jon rushed over. "Oh my goodness girl are you alright?" she asked. "I dunno" said AJ. "I may need a doctor". "Ok um, Leati can take her to the hospital?" asked Trinity. "What! No way Jose!" said AJ. "I don't wanna end up as a news story for TMZ". "We promise you won't" said Trinity. AJ sighed as her leg was still throbbing. "Ok" she said. "I give up let's go". Roman walked her out of the nightclub, as some of their coworkers took notice.
"What happened?" asked Brie. "She fell down a flight of stairs" said Roman as he walked her out. "Oh you poor thing, I hope you'll be alright" said Brie. Nikki just chuckled as Roman and AJ continued to make their way outside. "My God can she be anymore of a bitch!?" AJ hissed. Roman picked up AJ. "Hey bucko I can walk!" she shouted. "Yea well I just realized that we don't know how bad you're hurt and we don't want anything even more serious" said Roman as he carried her to his black 2012 BMW. "Ouch this hurts so bad" said AJ. "Trust me you'll live" said Roman as he buckled to seatbelt in for AJ. "Ok Leati, I can do it all by myself" she said. "Hey, I'm just respecting a lady that's all" said Roman as he closed the door behind him as he started his car.
AJ sat quietly and still in the car as she could for every time she would even move an inch, pain would happen. "We're almost there" said Roman. AJ looked down the seat and saw that she was bleeding. "Great I'm like totally bleeding all over your car" she said. "April, it's ok" said Roman. "I can have it cleaned out. If killers can have it cleaned out than certainly I can". He made a left turn and then reached a stoplight. "Why are you being so nice to me?" asked AJ. "My mother raised me to respect women, unlike most guys that are out here these days" said Roman. AJ became quiet again. "How much longer?" she asked. "Look, we're here" said Roman as he made a turn into the hospital driveway. He turned off his car, removed the keys and exited the car before opening up AJ's door. "Come on" he said as he picked her up before carrying her inside. "
"Wait but what about your car!?" AJ protested. "Hey would ya stop ya worrying for a quick moment?" asked Roman as he headed over to the nurses station. "Where's your doctor? She needs a doctor". "What happened?" asked the nurse. "I dunno she fell down a flight a stairs" said Roman as he placed AJ on a stretcher. The nurse had called over several nurses before one of them paused. "Oh my God you're…you're Roman Reigns from the WWE!" she shouted. "Why yes I am" said Roman. "But most people call me Leati". "Can I have your autograph?" the nurse asked. "Laura!" shouted the head nurse. "If you'll excuse me um…Mr. Reigns, for she's still a student who has yet to clearly learn the rules of proper hospital etiquette". Roman chuckled. "It's no problem" he said. "I get this all the time".
He turned around and began walking. AJ sat up. "Where are you going?" she asked franticly. "To go park my car" said Roman. "I'm sure that I'm probably blocking an ambulance". AJ watched as Roman left the hospital through the revolving doors. At that moment, she had realized that although she has moved several times since being put on that gurney, she was not in any pain. Was it because of shock, medication or something else?