Dean Ambrose's POV
I can't believe I let this happen. I should have listened to my gut and told her no like I wanted to. If I did, we could all be chilling in the locker room instead of heading to the hospital because of my failure. I wish it was me on the stretcher heading to the O'Conner hospital, not Madison.

"It should be me. It should be me," I chanted over and over again till I felt a hard slap on the back of the head. "Ow! What did you do that for man," I whined.

"I did it to shut you up and it worked," He said with a smirk.

"You didn't have to hit me that hard to do it!" I stated angrily sending him a hard glare.

"I had to hit you hard enough to knock some sense into you and I accomplished it," He said with a wide grin.

"I was just stating the plain hard truth, Roman. It is my fault she's unconscious and going to the hospital. If I were bigger and stronger like you Roman I could have easily taken on Kane by myself and she wouldn't have had to come and help me then none of this would've happened," I said dropping my head.

"Dean listen to me," Roman said and I looked up. "This isn't your fault and you know it. You didn't know this was going to happen. You can't predict the future. It is one of the risks of being a competitor. Madison knew the risks and she decided to do it anyway. She can handle it. I know you care about her, but you can't beat yourself up every time she gets hurt because trust me as a competitor it is going to happen a lot just like it does with us. Even if you were, bigger and stronger like me you still would've had trouble just like I would so you need to stop with this nonsense because you know Madison wouldn't want you to be like this," Roman yelled angrily and I felt like jumping out of this car because angry Roman is very scary and I hate being around him when he is like this.

"Okay," I said quietly not knowing what the right words would be in this situation. I just hope she's okay. That's all I care about at this moment in time. 

"Do you still think it's your fault?" He asked and I shook my head.

"Good because we're here. She doesn't need mopey Dean around when she comes to," He said and I opened the door and tried to get out completely forgetting to unbuckle my seatbelt. "It might help if you unbuckle your seat belt," Roman said with a smirk and I groaned. He was never gonna forget this and I know for sure this will be a story for Madison when she wakes up.

"Shut up!" I hissed and unbuckled my seatbelt. I quickly caught up with Roman who decided it would be fun to walk away from me.

"You have only known Madison for a total of twenty-four hours and you are so concerned about her that you are about to lose your mind. We have been friends for years and I have suffered worse injuries at the hands of The Authority and you have never been anywhere near this worried about me none of those times. Why is that Dean?" Roman asked and I felt like a deer caught in the headlights at this given moment because honestly, I didn't know the answer. I dated Paige for a whole year in the Indies and I believed she was the one yet I never was worried about her like this. 

"Roman I honest to God do not know the answer. I never felt this way with you or even Paige and I thought she was the one for me. There is just something about her that captivates me and interests me in a way that I have never felt before with another female. She's funny, understanding, and one of the kindest people I have ever met. All I know is when I saw her tonight get slammed into that barricade I felt sick. Seeing her body go limp like that is something I never wanna see again," I answered and he just smiled.

"Look at you. This is the first time in all these years that I have been friends with you that I have heard you speak about your emotions. Now, let's go check on your girl and see how she is doing," Roman stated and I smiled. We entered the O'Conner Hospital and went to the front desk. 

"Hello. How can I assist you today sir?" The receptionist asked. She was an older lady and looked to be about in her sixties. 

"Hello. We are here to see Olivia McMahon. She came by ambulance," I stated and she smiled.

"How long have you two love birds been together?" She asked with a warm smile. 

"We aren't together. We are just very close and we compete together like a team," I replied and she smiled.

"I can just tell that is about to change soon. She's in room 208. I hope you have a good night and everything goes well honey," She stated and I smiled. 

"I hope you have a good night as well," I responded and headed back to Madison's room. When we got there, she was lying there with her eyes closed. She had bruises on her arms and she had an IV in her hand. I walked over to the bed and kissed her on the forehead. 

"Hey Deano," She said softly.

"Hey, Mads. How are you feeling?" I asked. 

"Like I got run over by a monster truck a couple of times," She stated and I frowned.

"Have they given you anything for the pain? Do I need to get a doctor?" I asked worriedly and she smiled.

"It's fine Deano. They have already given me some morphine, but they said I don't need to compete for a few days just so I can build all my strength back up," She responded and I smiled.

"I wouldn't have let you do it anyways at least now you have to listen. I'm so glad you are okay though. I was so worried. I wish it was me that was in this bed not you," I stated and she frowned and grabbed my hand. 

"It's the risks that are associated with our job, but doesn't make me love it any less. I knew the risks when I asked to help fight tonight. This happens all the time. You shouldn't beat yourself up about it. I don't blame you, Dean. It was my choice and I'm glad you let me help you tonight," She said wholeheartedly while rubbing the back of my hand.

"I know, but that doesn't mean I hate seeing you like this any less," I stated and she smiled.

"I would hate it just as much if the roles were reversed Deano," She stated kissed the back of my hand, and drew me in for a hug. "I need a hug from you too Romeo," She stated and Roman groaned.

"Do you have to give me a nickname lady? Why don't you reserve for lover boy?" He said with a wink at me and I blushed. 

"Nope. We are a team and you have to have a nickname on my team lol," She said and Roman smiled. 

"I supposed I can live with it," Roman stated and drew her in for a hug.

"So when did the doctor say you can get out of here?" I questioned and then heard a knock on the door. I looked toward the door and saw it was the doctor.

"I am releasing you tonight. You will be able to pick up your prescription for your pain medication tomorrow at Walmart. Like I said, you need to take it lightly for at least a week. I would prefer longer, but you don't seem like the type of girl that would listen for any longer," The doctor stated and she grinned.

"You know me well doc. I'll try my best to do at least a week," She stated and I glared at her.

"I'll make sure she does a week doc," I stated and she glared at me.

"That would be greatly appreciated. I'll get the nurse to bring in your discharge papers shortly and you will be free to go," The doctor stated and left the room.

"Now, what are you going to do to make sure I rest for at least a week Deano?" She challenged with her eyebrow raised and I heard Roman chuckling in the background. 

"I will lock you in the locker room if I have to and if that doesn't work I'll hold you down," I stated and she laughed.

"Whatever you say Deano," She responded and the nurse walked in with the discharge.

"Alright as the doctor said we need you to rest for at least a week to recover. Your ribs were bruised so you need to rest them. Your prescription will be sent to the pharmacy in the morning for your pain medication. Just pick it up in the morning when the pharmacy opens," She stated and handed Madison the discharge papers. "I just need you to sign at the highlighted parts. It just states that I went over all this with you," She explained and Madison signed with a smile. "Alright darling when you get ready you are good to go. Take care all of you," The nurse stated and she left the room. 

"Do you need any help with anything Mads?" I stated.

"I think I am capable of getting dressed by myself Deano, but I promise if I ever need help you'll be the first one I call," She stated flirtatiously with a wink. 

"O-O-Okay," I stuttered which caused both her and Roman to burst out laughing. "Yall are so mean," I muttered under my breath and walked out the room and waited. A couple minutes later, Madison came out fully dressed and Roman came out carrying her bags. "Are we ready to go," I stated and they nodded so we headed for the car. As I was opening the door, Madison tapped me on the shoulder while Roman was getting in the backseat. "What do you need Mads?" I asked. 

"I didn't mean to make you mad or upset with my comment earlier. I was just playing around," She apologized and I sighed. 

"I wasn't made or upset. I'm just worried about you. It was terrifying watching you get picked up and just thrown into the barricade like that. I watched your body go limp Mads. I was so terrified for you," I stated very concerned. She sighed and pulled me into a hug. 

"I know it was scary for you because if it was you on the receiving end I would've been terrified too. I care about you so much. More than I have cared about anyone else in my life. I am thankful that I have someone that cares about me this much to be this worried. I am more thankful for you then you know," She responded and I smiled. I lifted my head up and gave her a kiss on the head.

"Let's go ahead and get to the hotel so you can get some rest," I stated and she smiled and went to the passenger side and got in. I put on some soft music while we were driving and rested one of my hands on the middle console. I felt Mads grab my hand while I was driving and I smiled. It took about fifteen minutes to get to the hotel that we booked. Once we got to the hotel, I popped open the trunk and Mads went to grab her suitcase and I slapped her hand away. 

"The doc said light duty which means for the next week you are not touching a suitcase missy," I stated and she laughed. 

"I'm pretty sure that does not apply to suitcases. It isn't even heavy. You're just being dramatic," She stated and went to grab it again and I slapped her hand away again.

"Mads, you should just stop trying. He isn't going to let you carry a suitcase inside because he doesn't want you to hurt yourself any further and I agree with him," Roman stated and she pouted. 

"Fine," She grumbled and Roman and I both laughed at her childlike behavior. I grabbed my suitcase and Maddie's suitcase while Roman grabbed his stuff and we headed inside together. 

"Hello. How can I be of assistance to you today?" The receptionist asked in a flirty tone while pulling her top down a little bit to show more cleavage.

"I have a reservation for Ambrose," I answered and she smiled. 

"Will you be rooming by yourself Mr. Ambrose?" She leaned forward and asked trying to showcase her breasts a little more.

"He will be rooming with me," Madison stated and grabbed my hand. I looked at her with raised eyebrows. 

"Oh okay," The receptionist said with disdain. "You will be in room 212 Mr. Ambrose and if you ever want to be with someone a little more fun I put my number on the back of the card," She stated, but she leaned in and whispered the last part which caused me to grimace. 

"Thanks," I stated awkwardly and Mads scoffed and snatched her hand from mine. I looked back at Roman due to her behavior and he shrugged. I sighed and headed up to the room. I swiped the keycard and we entered the room. It had two full size beds and a pull out couch. 

"I'm gonna shower," Mads grumbled and went and grabbed her clothes. As she was going to the bathroom, I grabbed her arm. 

"Are you okay Mads?" I questioned.

"I'm fine. I just want to shower so I can go to sleep," She muttered and snatched her arm away from me and headed to the bathroom leaving me confused. We were fine just a little while ago. I don't know what I have done to screw up between then and now. I sighed.

"Do you want the bed or the couch Rome?" I questioned.

"Why don't you just ask Mads to share a bed with you and we can all have a bed?' Roman asked jokingly and I glared at him.

"She's already mad at me bro. She didn't even want me touching her arm a minute ago. She would tear me a new one if I asked her to sleep in the same bed as me," I complained and he laughed.

"She's jealous man. You didn't see the way that receptionist was flirting with you and that last statement she made was icing on the cake. She's upset because she likes you and you didn't shut it down immediately," Roman explained and I sighed. 

"So how do I fix it? I never intended for her to feel like I wanted someone else, but what was I supposed to say? Me and her aren't together. I couldn't say she was my girlfriend because she's not," I stated and he sighed. 

"Do you want her to be your girlfriend Dean?" Roman questioned and I sighed. 

"I don't know. I know she makes me feel something I have never felt before and I care about her deeply. I don't ever want anything bad to happen to her. Every time she goes into that ring, I get insanely worried and panicked. I don't know if I am ready for a relationship. The last time I put all my trust into a female it went horrible. I'm just scared to get that hurt again especially because I feel more for her in twenty four hours than I felt for Paige in the whole year I was together with her," I answered and we heard the shower turn off.

"The showers open for whoever wants to take one next," Madison stated as she opened the door.

"I'll take one next," Roman stated and I glared at him. Roman shrugged at me and grabbed his night clothes and headed to the bathroom.  

"What's wrong, Mads? Why are you mad at me?" I questioned and she looked up and sighed.

"I'm not. I'm just tired. It's been a long day," She told me, but I knew she wasn't telling me the truth because she kept avoiding my gaze when she was answering. 

"Why are you lying to me? You can tell me anything Mads. I can't handle you being mad at me," I responded honestly and she sighed.

"Just leave it alone Dean. I'm tired and I don't want to hash everything out tonight. All I want to do is sleep because we have to get up early and go to the next location," She answered and I sighed.

"Okay. I'll leave it alone, but I don't agree with you keeping stuff from me. What are the sleeping arrangements going to be for tonight?" I questioned and she gave a stiff smile. 

"I don't care. Us two can sleep in a bed if you want because that couch doesn't look comfortable," She stated and I smiled.

"Okay," I stated. Madison grabbed her charger and her phone and plugged it up beside the bed we were taking. I grabbed my phone and did the same. As I went to walk away and grab my night clothes my phone dinged. I looked and saw it was a text message from an unknown number.

'Who's that?" Madison asked and I shrugged. 

"It's an unknown number," I answered and I opened it it was a text message with an image attached. The text message stated that it was the receptionist from the hotel and she had looked through the hotel records and found my phone number and she wanted to know if I wanted to come down for a "good time". I immediately dropped my phone because the image that was attached was a nude photo that was taken in the bathroom.

"What the heck? What type of psycho is she?" I muttered.

"What?" Madison asked and grabbed my phone. I tried to grab it back, but it was too late. Madison saw the message and saw the photo. Her face immediately fell and she became as white as a ghost. 

"Mads," I said and tried to reach out and grab her hand, but she jerked it away from me. 

"Just leave me alone Ambrose," She said and unplugged her phone and went over to the couch and sat. 

"Mads, please. I didn't have nothing to do with this. I don't want nothing to do with her. Please believe me. I don't want her," I pleaded and she rolled her eyes. 

"That's what they all say. Just go lay down or go down and get the job done. I don't care. I just want you to leave me alone right now," She stated harshly and I was stunned. Her comments hurt a lot more than I expected them too. I wish she would believe me, but she hasn't known me for long and it takes a whole lot longer than twenty four hours to trust someone. I just wish she knew how much I care for her.

"I really do care about you Mads. I wouldn't do that to you whether you want to believe me or not. I was going to delete the message. I was just stunned and that's why I dropped the phone. I didn't expect for her to send that nor did I want her too. But I'll do what you want and leave you alone, but I can assure you the only bed I'll be in tonight is this one that's right here in the room with you Mads," I responded sincerely and her eyes started to water up, but she quickly wiped them away and turned over on the couch and covered up.

"I'm going to sleep Dean. Goodnight," She stated with no emotion in her tone whatsoever. I went over to my phone and deleted the message and blocked the number I received it from. After i got done doing that, Roman was done in the shower and I grabbed my stuff and got in. I was done pretty quickly and went I got out I saw Roman sitting on the couch with Mads and hugging her. I know I had no right to be jealous, but a little part of me was and when he looked up he glared at me. I sighed and went over to the bed and laid down and went to sleep just ready for this day to be done and over with.