Ten Tonne Skeleton (Dean Ambrose Fanfic)

The waiting game - Part 21

New part, hope you enjoy and thanks for reading!

The bright, white lights of the hospital burned AJ's already bloodshot eyes. He was back in the waiting room, left alone with his thoughts. He physically couldn't look at Dean. It hurt too much to see him so helpless. All he wanted to do was give him a hug, but he couldn't in fear that he would break his fragile body.

Seth would be there soon and AJ knew that he couldn't stay at the hospital once Dean's boyfriend arrived. Seth despised him. AJ had made Dean cheat on Seth. He was pathetic. The least he could do was give Seth some space and show him some respect.

Seth spent his entire plane journey looking out the window with tears in his eyes. He couldn't believe how worried AJ had sounded over the phone. At first he thought that AJ was only dating Dean to hurt him, but after talking to him over the phone he realized how wrong he was. The older man cared for Dean and that broke Seth's heart.

As soon as the plane landed in Toronto, Seth called for a taxi and made his way to the hospital. Being in the medical environment reminded Seth of the last time Dean tried to take his life. The old and the new memories combined, sent shivers down the two-toned man's spine.

Seth walked over to the receptionist and asked where Dean's room was. She directed Seth to his lover's room and left him stood outside the door. Seth opened the door and walked into the room, shocked at the sight he saw. It was definitely worse than last time. Seth tried to take it all in and sit next to his boyfriend, but he couldn't. Instead he exited the room to take a few deep breaths.

"Excuse me sir, may I ask who you are here to see?" Someone asked Seth. He soon realized it was a doctor.

"I-I'm here to see Dean. I'm Seth, his boyfriend." Seth sighed. "Sorry, I'm a bit shook up at the moment."

"No need to apologize, I'm Dr Rann and I'm looking after your boyfriend whilst he's in intensive care." Doctor Rann smiled.

"Do you think you could help me with something?" Seth asked the doctor.

"Of course."

"Do you know if a man called AJ has been here recently?"

"Why yes, the last time I saw him was about an hour ago. He was in the family waiting room." Doctor Rann answered.

"Okay thanks, I need to talk to him and make sure he's okay." Seth sighed. "Thank you for helping Dean."

"That's my job, no need to thank me."

Seth made his way to the waiting room. AJ was the only person in the room. He was sat on the floor against the wall, with his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands. Seth walked towards the older man and sat down next to him.

"Hey." Seth said causing AJ to jump.

"Oh uh, hey. I-I'll go if you want me to." AJ tried to get up but his body failed on him and he ended up back on the ground.

"You don't have to go. I could do with the company."

"Okay." AJ felt his face heat up. He was never good in awkward situations. "Have you seen Dean yet?"

"Yeah." Seth sighed. "And I had to leave the room within seconds. I couldn't even look at him."

"Me either. I can't stand to see him so helpless. He looks like he's in pain and all I want to do is take the pain away." AJ started to cry.

"Me too, I'd sacrifice everything to keep him alive."

"Maybe we should go in there together." AJ suggested. "At least then we don't have to go through it alone."

"Yeah, that's a good idea. Come on." Seth stood up and offered AJ a hand. 

The two men made their way back up to Dean's room and sat besides his bed. Seth was the first to talk.

"Y'know, the last time he was in here he woke up pretty quickly. He's a fighter and he'll get through this. Don't worry yourself." 

"I know I shouldn't worry myself, but I can't help but think it's my fault." AJ cried.

"Why would it be your fault?"

"I wanted our relationship to be public but he wasn't ready and I kept pushing him. He broke up with me on Friday night saying that he had you. Basically I was just a big mistake to him. I know it's weird to say, because you're here, but I still love him and it kills me to see him like this."

"Hey, I don't know what your relationship was like but I know how you feel. We'll talk about you guys later on when everything has fully sunk in. I don't think now is the time to argue and it would be nice to hear Dean's side of the story." Seth sighed. "You're a good man AJ, you did a bad thing, but that doesn't make you a bad man."

"Thank you Seth. I appreciate your kindness."

Both men stayed awake until the early hours of Sunday morning. They had a few hours sleep, before sitting and watching Dean once again.

"I should probably call Hunter and tell him what happened." AJ sighed. "I'll go and get us some coffees once I'm done." AJ left the room and headed to the cafeteria where he called his boss.

"Hello?" Hunter greeted.

"Hey Hunter, it's AJ. I just called to tell you that Dean's in hospital and he's in a bad way, so he won't be able to compete for a while."

"What happened?"

"I'll explain it later. You can come to the hospital this afternoon if you want. It's just me and Seth here with him."

"Okay, me and Steph will be up in a bit. Send Ambrose my concerns." Triple H said.

"I will do, thanks." AJ hung up and grabbed two coffees from the drinks machine. They weren't anything special but they would do.

AJ made his way back up to Dean's room and handed Seth his coffee.

"Thanks man. What did Hunter say?"

"He said he's gonna come over this afternoon. I didn't tell him what happened to Dean, I just said he wouldn't be able to work."

"Oh, okay. The doctor came in whilst you were gone and said he waned to talk to us about Dean." Seth said taking a sip from his drink.

"Okay."

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The doctor joined the two conscious men in Dean's room. He checked on Dean before sitting down and grabbing a pen and clipboard.

"So." He started. "Dean is currently being given antibiotics to help strengthen his liver. As you can see, he has a tube giving him the medication and he also has a tube giving him food. We want him to put on weight before he leaves the hospital."

"When do you think he's gonna wake up?" AJ asked.

"We can't be sure, sorry." The doctor replied. "We are hoping to get him off the ventilator tomorrow, so his body can get use to breathing on it's own. We will keep him in the ICU until we are sure he is healthy enough to support himself, whether he's in a coma or not. Do you have any questions?"

"Is there a chance that he might not make it?" Asked Seth looking rather pale.

"When he first came in last night, we thought he was already dead. When we finally managed to stabilize him everyone thought he would only have a few hours before his body shut down, which is why we put him on the ventilator, but he has made progress today. I still can't promise anything, but I personally think that he'll wake up within a few days." The doctor smiled.

"Okay, thanks."

The doctor left the two men to watch over Dean. They didn't speak to one another. Instead they listened to the steady heartbeat, of the man they both loved, echoing around the room.