This is my first story so bare with me please. I don't own anyone in here that you recognize. If you don't recognize them at all then I own them. Enjoy!

Carly was bored with her life. She was a normal 16 year old girl in a normal town in California. She had a normal mom and assumed she had a normal dad too, although she knew nothing about him and her mom refused to talk about him. Everything about Carly and her life was normal.

She got up Monday morning, after a boring weekend of MTV all day and got ready for school. She pulled on plain denim jeans and a little pink vest top. She picked up her plain black bag and went downstairs. Carly's mom was downstairs humming and reading the day's newspaper.

"What are you so happy about?" Carly asked sitting down next to her mom.

"Morning to you too honey bunny" she beamed.

"What's going on mom? You haven't been this happy since… you've never been this happy."

"Well… I didn't want to say anything until you got home today but-"

"Just tell me, I'm gonna be late"

"I've got a huge surprise for you. A big big big surprise. BUT you can't have it until you come home" her mom, Catherine McKay smiled waiting for her only child's reaction. There was a pause for a few seconds before her answer

"OK mom. I gotta go. Bye" she kissed her mom on the cheek and left.

School went by so slowly as usual. But the bell finally went and she left with her group of friends.

"So, Carly, are you coming over with the girls tonight? Bobby's coming." Melody tried to persuade her to come.

"Nope. Sorry Mel, mum's got a 'big surprise' for me. I'll call y'all later." She hugged them all and left to go home.

Carly put the key in the door and opened it. Her mom was already waiting for her.

"I thought you had to work mom." Carly said, showing no interest in the big surprise "I've got homework so I'll be upstairs all night"

She went to go upstairs but her mom grabbed her arm and pulled her into the living room.

"I told you there was a big big big surprise Carly" she sounded upset that Carly wasn't showing interest.

"OK mom. What is it?" she just wanted to get it over with.

"I think its time you knew something. Something I wanted to keep from you but I can see that you're dying to know, and I would never forgive myself if you said to me when you grew up 'what if?'. I think you're ready to know-" she was interrupted by the door bell.

"You get it honey bunny" Carly's mom said to her.

Carly heaved herself off of the couch and answered the door.

"Mom, There's a big wrestler here to see you!"

Her mom came out of the living room and stood by the front door.

"Honey bunny, this is Michael Hickenbottom, Shawn Michaels. Honey, this is your dad."

Carly couldn't breathe. She wanted to cry but she felt too awkward to in front of her dad. They went in the living room and sat down. Michael and Catherine began to tell her the story behind the mystery of her dad.

"I loved your mom so much Carly, but my work was splitting our family apart. It was best for everyone if I left." Michael finished "I haven't stopped thinking about you since the day I left, and I want to stop thinking about myself now and be here for you. What do you say Carly?"

"I guess my life isn't so normal after all. Don't you have a wife and kids?"

"It's all for TV. You're my only child, and your mom is my only love. I'm just so sorry I wasn't here to see you grow up."

"It's OK, if you promise to be here now."

"I promise Carly. I won't do this to you again."

Carly smiled and hugged her dad.