Author: Alliegirl4life
Title: For Love or for Money
Characters: Shawn Michaels, JBL and many others.
Summary: Shawn is willing to do anything to get himself out of the financial crisis he is in; but at what cost?
Warnings: Suggested slash in later chapters. You have been warned.
Disclaimers: As always, I don't own any of the characters in this story. I just own the story idea itself.
Enjoy this story or don't; the choice is yours
Chapter 6:
Shawn's jaw dropped as he continued to stare at the leather harness in his employer's hands. The Red Light District; Shawn couldn't believe his own ears. "What?"
JBL smiled, "I said, 'Welcome to the Red Li..'"
"I know what you said," Shawn interjected quickly. "But this? You've gotta be kidding me?"
"No," JBL said. "I'm not. You're here to do a job, Shawn." JBL's smile quickly faded. "And you're going to do it whether you like it or not."
Shawn glared at him. "No, I won't. I will not do this. You can't make me!"
JBL gazed down at the suitcase in Shawn's hand. "You wanna bet? I can take that suitcase away from you right now if I want to and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. Unless, of course, you agree to do the job."
Shawn quickly considered his options. He knew he desperately needed the money; there was no denying it. But to sleep with somebody other than his wife? Shawn shook his head; he knew he couldn't do something like that, not even if his life was in danger.
At that moment, Shawn noticed JBL reach inside his coat pocket and inwardly panicked. He knew JBL was about to do the unthinkable.
Without another word, JBL retrieved a pistol from his coat pocket and grinned at him once more.
"Or maybe I should just shoot you right now, take the suitcase and be done with it. I'm here to make a fortune off you, Shawn. I made my offer; now either you take it and do the job or I end your miserable life and find a replacement. The choice is yours." said JBL.
Shawn raised his arms in defeat. He couldn't believe this bastard. "John, don't do this. You know I can't sleep with anybody other than my wife."
JBL scowled, "Says who?"
"Says me!" said Shawn. "We both know that I am not like that anymore."
JBL laughed out loud. "Anymore? What, because you're a Bible-thumper now? Come on, Shawn, you don't expect me to believe that?"
"Actually I do," Shawn replied. "Because it's the truth."
JBL cocked the pistol in his hand. He had heard enough. "Not anymore, it's not. Now, you either do what I hired you for or you don't see the light of day again. You wouldn't want to make Rebecca a worthless widow, now would you?" He saw the expression on Shawn's face harden.
"You keep my wife out of this!"
"But Shawn," JBL inquired. "You're the one who brought her into this mess. After all, you're the one who desperately needed the money, right?" JBL casually aimed the gun at Shawn's head. "So, what's your decision? We don't have all night."
The thought of Rebecca being a widow nearly brought Shawn to tears. He couldn't imagine leaving her or the kids behind. Reluctantly, he stared at the pistol in JBL's hand and closed his eyes. He couldn't believe what he was about to do. "Alright. I'll do it, I'll do the job."
After a few minutes of silence, JBL finally pocketed the pistol with a grin on his face. He knew he had Shawn right where he wanted him and there was nothing anybody could say or do to change that fact.
To Be Continued?
A/N: Thanks for reading and if you want to see more, all you have to do is let me know via comment.
