Wrestling ONE SHOTS and IMAGINES

57 Adam Cole (Part 3 for #55)

I didn't even have time to process what had just happened when doctors and nurses came rushing into the room. They immediately began to examine Y/N all over again.

"Sir, please go back to the waiting area. We will inform you when we have news about Ms. L/N's condition." a female doctor said to me and pushed me towards the door.

I did not want to leave. I didn't want to leave Y/N alone. Not after everything that had happened in the last few minutes. But quickly I realized that I probably had no choice.

Hesitantly and reluctantly, I walked all the way back to the waiting area where I had previously endured the worst time in my life. But my thoughts remained with Y/N. I thought I had lost her forever when her heart had stopped. Somehow she had found her way back to life and back to me after all. Or at least that's what I hoped. Her heart had started beating again all by itself. It was even beating stronger than before. That had to be a good sign, right?

What I knew for sure was that I had to have faith now. The faith that Y/N still had enough strength to fight for her life and not to give up. I wanted to believe that it had something to do with me putting the ring on her. That this little thing triggered a miracle that not even the doctors believed in.

When I arrived at the waiting area of the hospital, I saw that I was already awaited. I didn't even have the chance to say anything, because I was already in a tight hug from Kyle. Instantly I was overwhelmed by emotions and started sobbing all over again.

It took a few minutes until I had calmed down to some extent. With a shaky voice I told the guys what had happened on the street in front of the restaurant. Already it seemed to me as if it was years ago that it happened, not hours.

Then I told them what had happened just a few minutes ago. The guys listened to everything carefully and with tense faces. Over and over again they assured me that everything would be fine again. But to be honest, what else could they have said?

A short time later, Y/N's doctor came into the waiting area looking for me. I quickly went to him and wanted to know how Y/N was doing.

"As unbelievable as it may sound, Ms. L/N actually seems to be recovering. The new cardiac arrest does not seem to have caused any further damage, as her heart started beating again almost immediately. And that's without any help. We have no idea how that's possible, but we're certainly not going to complain about it. She is even breathing on her own again. At the moment we can consider it to be a miracle. If you want, I can take you back to her. Please keep in mind that she is still badly injured, but she is definitely on the right track," the doctor explained to me.

It felt like a massive weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Hope spread through me and with it the faith that Y/N was strong enough to survive this disaster.

Together with the doctor I went back to the ICU and put on the gown and the other stuff again. But this time I felt much less desperate.

"She's been on a lot of pain medication, so we don't know exactly when she'll wake up. It could be minutes, hours or days. You have to be very patient and when she wakes up, you definitely can't stress her out. Even if she has no head injuries, stress is still to be avoided. We will have to observe Ms. L/N for quite a while." he explained to me as we stepped into her room.

I took the chair from the corner and put it back in the same place where it had been before. And again I took her left hand carefully in mine. With relief I noticed that her hand was much warmer this time. Hopefully this was another good sign.

The doctor had told me that I should talk to her. So I did just that. I babbled about everything that came to my mind. But especially about our shared memories.

Once again I had no idea how much time had passed, but when I looked carefully into Y/N's face I saw that her eyes began to flutter. This caused my heart to flutter as well. She started to come back to me. She just had to.

"Baby? Can you hear me? Can you squeeze my hand?" I asked, trying to stay calm. But that was anything but easy for me.

There it was! Very gently, but it was there. Again her eyes fluttered. And then finally. Finally! Finally she opened her beautiful eyes. The eyes of which I already thought that I would never see them again. My heart leapt with joy.

"Hey baby, it's Adam. Can you talk?" i asked softly.

"Hmmm... hey." she croaked.

"Thank heaven. I love you Y/N!" I just had to say it over and over again. Never again would I take it for granted.

Gently I lifted her hand and kissed her fingers again and again without taking my eyes off her for even a second. As I looked at her like this I saw her eyes suddenly grow wide.

"What's wrong, baby? What do you need?" I asked, trying to suppress the panic that was rising in me.

"This?" she breathed, moving the fingers of the hand I was still holding.

I followed her gaze and realized that Y/N meant the ring that was on her finger.

"That's why I've been so absent and cold lately. I've been trying to prepare everything perfectly. I was going to ask you to marry me today or probably yesterday. And now I will certainly not wait any longer. Y/N L/N, love of my life, reason why I'm still breathing, will you marry me?" i asked her.

"Yes! Yes, Adam!" she breathed softly.

I carefully leaned towards her and gently pressed my lips to hers. As soft as a feather.

Y/N still had a long road of recovery ahead of her, but one thing I already knew. As soon as it was possible I would marry this woman. Never again would I take anything in this life for granted. I would now look at everything in a different light and appreciate it more.

People would probably call what happened today a happy ending. But what it really was was very clear to me. It was a new beginning. A second chance.

Published March 13, 2021