"I can't believe you even dare walk these halls without my best friend standing next you," Alexa Bliss saw Baron Corbin entering the locker room area in the arena for tonight's house show.
"I tried Bliss," he shrugged. "Corey and I both did, she just really loves her job."
"Damn her good heart," Bliss smiled. "How is she though? I feel like I haven't seen her in forever."
"She's good," he nodded. "The hospital has been giving her doubles practically every day of the work week so that keeps her busy."
Bliss nodded, "Well when I call her tonight I'm telling her it's time to request a vacation – she can go on the overseas tour with us!"
"If you can convince her of that I'd be forever in your debt. That's a whole month we'd be away from her," he said. "Corey and I would both owe you."
"I'm making it my mission – and the only thing I ask in return is that you two don't hog her the whole time she's with us."
Baron laughed, "That's a tough one Bliss, there's two of us and one of you."
Alexa walked the halls of her hospital, getting ready to do her rounds for the night when she heard the voice of one of her favorite men coming from the television in one of her patient's room. She quietly walked into the room and sure enough there was her short-haired lover standing with his colleagues talking about a match that was about to start before the camera panned to the titan tron.
"Wrestling fan?" she asked the patient as she walked over and began checking her machines and reading her contractions. This patient in particular was one of Alexa's hardest patients. She had been in the hospital a few times in the past two months with pregnancy complications, she was 16 years old, her baby's father claimed the baby wasn't his and her parents wanted absolutely nothing to do with her unless she was giving up the baby for adoption. Through talking to the girl Alexa learned that she had met a family but she was still unsure about keeping the baby, she was staying with her grandparents and they didn't mind but she just wasn't sure she was ready to be a mom – a mom that could give a baby the life he deserved.
"Oh yes," she smiled. "My dad and I went every time they were in town since I was three."
"Who are your favorites on Raw?" Alexa asked as she jotted down a few notes in her file.
"Well, Kevin Owens and Roman are my number ones but I also like Corey. Kind of sucks he had to retire early."
Alexa smiled, "Can I tell you a secret?"
The girl smiled brightly and nodded her head as Alexa pulled out her phone, showing her the lock screen which was a picture of Alexa kissing Corey's cheek while he made a funny face. "No way! You know him?"
"He's my boyfriend," she smiled. "And I'll make you a deal – little man here needs another three weeks in there, let's keep him in and when Raw ends tonight I'll Facetime him for you, he loves talking to fans."
The young girl smiled brightly at Alexa, "I would love that."
Alexa smiled once more and turned to walk out, the sound of her patient's voice stopping her. "I'm letting that family take him," she said, the pain clear in her voice.
Alexa nodded her head, "That's a very big decision to make, you're a very strong girl."
"That's what everyone keeps saying, I don't feel it though."
Alexa shook her head, "You absolutely are," this was the part of her job she loved, her closeness with her patients and the way they looked to her for guidance and reassurance. "For you to put this baby's life over your own shows how strong you are. You know what you want out of life, you want to give this baby the life he deserves and you're doing it the best way you know how." Alexa smiled as the young girl nodded, "Now you dry those tears up and watch Raw before you break our deal," Alexa gave her hand a tight squeeze before leaving the room to check on her other patients.
"So, I have a favor to ask," Alexa was sitting in the break room on Facetime with Corey, Raw had just ended and she didn't waste one second before calling him. "I'm going to hang up and then call you back in like five minutes, I'm going to have a young girl with me. She's 16 and pregnant and not in the best of situations but she mentioned you were a favorite of hers, her name is Nicole. Will you talk to her for me?"
Corey smiled, he absolutely loved how big Alexa's heart was. There was never a time she wasn't willing to put someone else's feelings before her own. "Of course, I'm going to change out of my suit – give me a few minutes and then call me back."
Alexa smiled and nodded before the two said their goodbyes, ending the call. She quickly exited the breakroom and made her way to Nicole's room, smiling as she entered "So how was the show?"
"Perfect, like always," she smiled brightly.
"Now, let's see where your blood pressure is and how little man's heart rate is doing. Have you had any contractions?" She shook her head no and Alexa smiled, jotting down the numbers from the machine, she stuffed her notepad and pencil into the pocket of her scrub top before pulling out her phone. "Well, you held up your end of the bargain, I guess I should keep my promise." Alexa pushed the Facetime button, she didn't have to wait long for Corey to answer the call. "Hey babe, this is Nicole," Alexa turned the phone to Nicole as she blushed and waved to Corey. Alexa handed Nicole the phone and left her to talk with Corey while she grabbed her file and prepared her discharge papers. As she walked back into the room she saw Nicole placing her phone on the bed side tray and smiling.
"Thank you so much for that," she smiled. "Talking to him made my decision easier." Alexa gave her a questioning look which urged her to continue. "The way his eyes lit up anytime I mentioned you or he said your name – he loves you more than he loves himself. I want my chance at that, I want that love – that's the love I want to start a family with."
Alexa smiled, holding back tears of her own – she was going to reply when her phone began ringing again, it was Baron calling her, he was probably back at in his hotel room after his house show.
"You know Baron too? Well I mean he and Corey are like best friends so of course you do," she said answering her own question.
"Actually, I'm with both of them," Alexa admitted as Baron's call went to voicemail, she'd call him back as soon as she left the hospital.
"Wow, that's a dream," Nicole smiled.
"I'm a very lucky woman," she smiled. "Now enough about me, I called your grandfather. He's on his way to get you, you are on bed rest for the next three weeks. Call a friend for your school work because the doctor doesn't want you out of bed for any reason other than to go potty. And I don't want to see you back here for another two weeks at least, preferably three."
Nicole smiled and nodded, "Thank you so much for everything you've done."
Alexa smiled back, "You are very welcome." She glanced at the clock, "You were last on my rounds, I'm headed home now – do you want me to hang with you until your grandfather gets here?"
Nicole shook her head no as Alexa's phone began to ring, it was Baron again. "You better go talk to your man," she smiled.
Alexa grabbed her phone and smiled and waved to Nicole before leaving and answering the phone, "Hey there sexy."
Baron smiled from the other end of the phone, "How was your day?"
"It was very slow, uneventful – which is a good thing here," she smiled as she gathered her bags and waved to the other nurses. "Corey talked to one of my patients today, she's very young and pregnant, baby's dad and her own parents abandoned her. She was watching Raw when I was checking her vitals and she mentioned she wished he didn't have to go into early retirement."
"She only picked him because it's Monday," Baron smiled. "Are you okay though? You get attached to almost everyone you care for in that hospital."
Alexa rolled her eyes as she opened her car door, "Mostly only special cases."
Baron scoffed, "Everyone is a special case to you."
Alexa laughed, "How did your show go?" she started her car and switched her phone to the car's Bluetooth.
"It was okay," he was kind of lying and he knew the next words out of Alexa's mouth were going to call him out on it.
"No, it wasn't, what happened?"
Baron took a deep breath, he knew how she was going to feel about what he was about to say so he figured it was best to just say it and get it over with. "I was on the top rope and I fell off to the outside of the rope," he said.
Alexa was thankful she was at a red light because about a million different visions passed through her mind as he spoke, "You what? Are you okay? Were you hurt?"
"No," he shook his head even though she couldn't see him. "I'm fine, I caught myself in time. Nothing is hurt, I didn't hit my head or break anything."
Alexa sighed, "I wish I could look you over just to be safe."
"You know if you came on the road with us you could," he smiled.
Alexa shook her head, there wasn't a day that went by that she didn't consider taking them up on that offer and moments like now made it so hard not to call the hospital and let them know she wouldn't be coming back. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm positive, someone posted a video of it online though and makes the fall look much worse than what it is," Baron said. "I can book you a flight out here if you want, you can check me out yourself if you'd like."
Alexa was silent for a few minutes, she was really contemplating taking him up on that offer. She would have to tell the hospital that her shifts would need to be covered, it wouldn't be a problem – they had plenty of staff.
"Alexa?"
"I'm here," she said, snapping herself from her thoughts as she put her car in park in her driveway. She looked up at the dark empty house, she really didn't want to be alone anymore. "Book me that ticket."
"What? Seriously? You're going to come on the road with me?"
Alexa nodded her head, "I'm so tired of being alone for weeks at a time. I want to be with you guys."
Baron grabbed his tablet, smiling as he typed in the website for the airline and put in all of the information. "Is this temporary or should I have Corey call Vince?"
"I don't know," she said as she opened her door and got out of the car. "Let me see how this traveling thing works and then I'll work on making that decision."
"We'll make it perfect for you," he smiled as he clicked the final button to buy her ticket. "Your flight is at four. By the time you land and I pick you up we'll have to head straight to Pittsburgh, you okay sleeping in the car?"
Alexa nodded, "Yeah, I'll probably be too excited to sleep," she had never been so excited for something her whole life. "I'll see you around 6ish then, will you pick me up from the airport?" She unlocked the door to the house and slid off her shoes before making her way upstairs.
Baron smiled again, "Do you even have to ask? I'm also going to send a car to pick you up so you don't have to leave your car at the airport."
Alexa nodded, "Okay, I should go pack. I'll call you before I take off."
"I'll text you the time for the car," he smiled again. "I love you, I can't wait to see you."
Alexa smiled too, "I love you more, see you in a bit."
