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Chapter 9 : Wolf-boy and Wildcat ' s Girl
Friday Afternoon - Knoxville , TN Arena
On Friday , the Extended Family and the Inheritors walked into the Knoxville Arena ready for that nights Impact show . All of them had arrived early due to the meeting with Jeff Jarrett to talk over what the Originals, Extended Family , and the Inheritors were going to do about this new Dixieland threat from Dixie Carter .
Gail and Jessie lead Southern Comfort into what would be the Knockouts Locker Room at the Arena . Both , Makayla and Grace were happy at their chance to wrestle infront of the TNA fans that night , but they were also nervous .
" What ' s up with you two ? " Gail asked .
" Nerves , " Makayla said .
" Don ' t tell everybody Makayla . " Grace said she didn ' t like the thought of her being nervous .
" Its okay Grace to be nervous . " Jessie looked at her stepdaughter .
" Yes ma ' am , " Grace said .
" Makayla , don ' t worry everything will be fine , " Gail said .
" I ' ll be fine once I ' m in the ring kicking someone ' s ass . " Makayla said .
" Yeah , " Grace cheered making Jessie and Gail laugh as the door opened and Rosie walked in with a Cowboy hat on her head .
" What ' s with the cheering without me ? " Rosie asked .
" Makayla is ready for Southern Comfort to make somebody have a bad night in the ring . " Grace said .
" Exactly , uhm , Rosie did you steal my dad ' s hat ? " Makayla asked .
" No , this is your brother ' s hat . " Rosie said .
" Why did Mason give you his hat ? " Jessie asked .
" Because he said I was his cowgirl . " Rosie smiled .
" Are you two getting serious sis ? " Grace asked .
" Well , we do need to go shopping for prom dresses . " Rosie said .
" Count us in , " Grace and Makayla both said .
" Sure , I need some good opinions . " Rosie said .
" I can offer good advice . " Gail said .
" So , can I , Rosie if you want to give your dad piece of mind , I would let him go with you . " Jessie said .
" I will , dad has good taste anyways . " Rosie smiled .
" Seriously , " Grace , Makayla , Jessie , and Gail looked at Rosie .
" Daddy picks out mom ' s clothes all the time . " Rosie said .
" Yeah , he does . " Jessie agreed .
" TJ does the same for me sometimes , " Makayla giggled .
Grace looked down wondering if someone was out there for her that would treat her as special as her dad had done for Jessie , or TJ for Makayla , or even how Mason does now for Rosie .
" So , what about you , Grace , do you have anybody special in your life ? " Gail asked .
" No , I don ' t , " Grace said as she stood up and walked out the door .
" Grace ? " Makayla and Rosie looked at the door .
" Is she okay ? " Gail asked Jessie .
" No , she ' s been having problems sleeping lately , Chris said something about remembering what happened when she was held hostage . " Jessie said .
" Not the fire ? " Makayla asked .
" Yes , Makayla about the fire . " Jessie answered .
" She mentioned something to me about having dreams of the fire before she went to ROH , but then said they went away when she would talk to Eddie Edwards . " Rosie looking at the door worried about her sister .
" The nightmares started up once when we first teamed up in ROH , but then they went away when she and Eddie started hanging out more , just like with Rosie . " Makayla wondering if her partner was going to be okay .
" That sounds familiar . " Jessie thought outloud .
" Familiar ? " Rosie and Makayla asked .
" Jessie , what are you thinking ? " Gail asked looking at Jessie .
" The nightmares that I use to have about Issac were so vivid until I met Chris . " Jessie said .
" Grace and Eddie have feelings for each other , but they won ' t say anything . " Makayla said as a knock came at the door .
Jessie opened the door to see Davey Richards .
" Jarrett said come to the guys Extended Family locker room . " Davey said .
" We ' re coming , " Gail and Jessie said .
" Davey , " Makayla said .
" What ? " Davey asked .
" You may need to find Grace . " Rosie said .
" Why ? Is she okay ? " Davey asked worried .
" She ran off upset . " Makayla said coming over to Davey .
" I ' ll find her . " Davey said .
" I ' m coming with you . " Rosie and Makayla said as they left the locker room .
Gail and Jessie looked at each , but left for the guys locker room .
Guys Extended Family Locker Room
All of the guys of the Extended Family and Inheritors were in the locker room waiting on Jarrett , Davey and the girls to arrive for the meeting . Eddie Edwards was sitting there nervous because he knew it was time to ask Chris what he had been wanting to ask him for awhile now .
" Eddie , you are sweating bullets man . " TJ whispered to Edwards .
" I want to ask Chris for permission to take Grace out on a date , but I am a little nervous at the Wildcat possibly killing me if I ask . " Eddie said .
" He wouldn ' t do that , he would probably just give you a long speech about taking care of his daughter and then make sure you know not to hurt her unless you want to get hurt yourself . " Mason overhearing the conversation .
" How do you know ? " TJ and Eddie asked .
" Its what he told me when I asked him to date Rosie . " Mason said .
Eddie looked at Chris talking to Storm about their match with the BDC wondering if now was a good time to talk to the Wildcat .
" Just ask him , " Mason and TJ said .
" Right , " Eddie took a deep breath and walked over to AMW .
" Yes , Eddie , " AMW asked when they saw him .
" I was wondering if I could talk to Chris alone , " Eddie looked at Storm as Chris looked at him curiously .
" Uhm , sure , " James said getting up and going over to where AJ and Bobby were sitting .
" So , what do you need to talk to me about ? " Chris asked .
Eddie took another deep breath thinking about what he was going to ask Chris , but knew he had to go ahead and say something before it ate him up inside .
" I was wondering if it would be alright for me to take Grace out on a date ? " Eddie asked making Chris look at him for a moment .
" Its all according to how well you are going to treat her . " Chris looked at him in the eyes seeing if Eddie was the right one for his oldest daughter .
" Chris , you of all people should know that I would never hurt Grace , she has been my friend since we first met in ROH and I have cared about her very much from that day . " Eddie said to Chris knowing how protective he was over his children especially Grace and it only increased after the hostage situation .
" Then why haven ' t you came to me since that day , Eddie ? " Chris asking him wondering why he waited until now to say how he felt for Grace .
" Because , I didn ' t feel like it was the right time . I thought you and Grace would feel like I was moving to fast . " Eddie said honestly .
Chris looked at Eddie for a moment knowing that he was being honest and also liking the answer , but he needed to know one more thing .
" Eddie , has Grace been coming to you about her having nightmares about the fire when she was held hostage ? " Chris asked .
" Yes , she has . " Eddie said .
" For how long ? " Chris asked .
" The first time she ever mentioned anything about it was when we first met in ROH , but when I asked her about it again she said the nightmares went away . Then she mentioned having them again when she and Makayla first teamed up , but they went away again . But , I also know they started back up after the start of the Dixieland situation , I figured the nightmares this last time was due to stress with everything going on and told her to talk it over with you . " Eddie said .
" You did ? " Chris asked looking at him .
" Yes , I thought if she talked to someone close to her then the nightmares would go away and I knew from the way she talked that she was closest to you , Chris . " Eddie said .
" Alright , Eddie , you can date Grace , but you promise me that you will never do anything to hurt her . " Chris satisfied with the answers Eddie gave him .
" I promise I would never hurt Grace . " Eddie said .
" And you know that if you ever break that promise no one will be able to stop me from hurting you right Eddie . " Chris making him realize that he was serious .
" I understand , but I assure you Chris , that I would not hurt her and I would hunt down anyone who dared to hurt her . " Edward giving Chris a look that said he meant every word .
" Then we are good , " Chris said liking what Edwards told him .
Just then Eddie got a text from Davey that said for Edwards to come talk to Grace who was up in the rafters of the arena refusing to come down and to make sure he brought Chris .
" Chris , " Eddie said showing him the text .
" Come on , " Chris said running out of the room with Eddie beside him .
Rafters
" Grace , come on , we want to talk to you . " Rosie said .
" Go away Rosie , " Grace said .
" Grace , how are you going to wrestle tonight with you up there ? " Makayla asked .
" I ' ll come down when its time to go to the ring . " Grace said .
" What ' s wrong , Grace ? " Davey asked .
" Its none of your business Davey , " Grace growled just as Chris and Eddie came to them .
" Has she come down yet ? " Eddie asked .
" No , she ' s still up there and she won ' t tell us what ' s wrong . " Makayla said .
" Daddy , I ' m getting worried about my sister . " Rosie looked at Chris .
" Grace , " Chris called up to the rafters .
" Yes sir ? " Grace asked .
" Come on down here and tell us what ' s going on . " Chris said .
" No , I don ' t want to . " Grace said .
" Grace , please , you are starting to scare me . " Rosie said .
" Great , lets add that to the other problems I have going on . " Grace sighed .
" Here let me try , " Eddie said going to the ladder that lead up to the rafters .
" Eddie , " Davey and Makayla looked at him .
" Trust me , " Eddie said going up the ladder and looking around until he spotted Grace in the far back .
Eddie sat next to her first making sure that Grace wasn ' t hurt or anything .
" Hey , " Eddie finally said .
" Hey , " Grace looked at him and he saw the tears down her face .
" This is kind of a strange place to be before you wrestle tonight ? " Eddie questioned her .
" Not really , I use to go up to the rafters at the Impact Zone all the time when I was upset and needed to think . " Grace said laying her head on his shoulder .
" So , why are you upset now ? " Eddie asked .
" Because I feel lonely . " Grace said .
" Lonely ? Grace , you have so many people that love you , so , why are you lonely girl ? " Eddie asked .
" I was hearing about how mom , Rosie , and Makayla were talking about how they have people in their lives that treat them special and that ' s what I want , but I have been so focus on wrestling and other things in my life that I haven ' t noticed it until now . " Grace began crying on Eddie ' s shoulder .
" Grace , you do have someone like that in your life , but he was waiting for the right time and moment to tell you . He had to also make sure that your dad was okay with it , because he knew how much your dad cared for you and now that he knows that your dad is okay with it and feels that the time is right he can finally tell you how he truly feels about you . " Eddie said hugging her .
" Really ? Who ? " Grace asked looking at Eddie curiously .
" Me , " Eddie said .
" What ? " Grace asked .
" Grace , I have loved you since the day we met and I wanted to tell you back then , but I was afraid that you and your dad would think I was moving to fast , so , I waited for the right time and moment to tell you . I wanted to tell you the other day at your house , but I knew I had to get your dad ' s permission before I said anything . " Eddie looked at her watching him carefully .
" Eddie you are so awesome , I wish I had known sooner how you felt or I wouldn ' t have climbed up here and acted all stupid . " Grace laughing at how crazy she had been to run off .
" Ah , you ' re not stupid , I think you just have a unique way of expressing yourself , Grace . I love you , so , much . " Eddie said .
" I love you too , Wolf-boy . " Grace smiled and then they kissed .
" Aw , " Rosie and Makayla both said .
" About damn time , " Davey said all three of them were up on the ladder looking at them .
" Guys , " Eddie laughed .
Grace looked at her dad who was also on the ladder , he smiled and winked at her . Eddie and Grace finally came down the ladder as the others walked towards the guys locker room .
" You okay now ? " Eddie asked .
" I ' m better than okay , Eddie . " Grace said .
" Good , " Eddie said as he followed the others to the guys locker room .
" Grace , " Chris said .
" Yes sir , " Grace looked at Chris .
" Are you okay ? " Chris asked .
" I ' m fine dad , sorry I worried everybody . " Grace standing infront of him .
" Don ' t worry about it , baby . " Chris said .
" Are you really going to be okay with me dating Eddie ? " Grace asked .
" As long as he takes care of you and makes you happy then I am okay with it . " Chris looked at her .
" He does take care of me dad and he makes me very happy . " Grace said .
" I have to admit I was a little worried about you dating at first , but now I am happy that you found someone special in life . " Chris said .
" Thanks dad , I love you so much , " Grace hugged him .
" I love you too Grace , but promise me one thing honey . " Chris said .
" What ? " Grace looked up at him .
" Promise me that you will still have time to spend with your old man . " Chris kissing her on the forehead .
" Dad , I will always have time for you and you are not old . " Grace declared .
" Ah , Grace , I ' ve been looking for either you or Makayla . " Jeremy Borash said walking up to them .
" Well , here I am JB , what can I do for you ? " Grace asked with Chris looking on curiously .
" I was told to give this to one of the members of Southern Comfort . " JB gave her the folder .
" Thanks , " Grace said looking in the folder and noticing it was their opponent for that night which would be the first of many in TNA .
" Alright , I need to go and make sure the Pope and Josh has been update . " JB said leaving .
" Right , " Chris said .
" Lets go to the extended family locker room . " Grace said heading towards the locker room with her dad following .
" Who are the two of you facing ? " Chris asked curiously .
" I will tell you when we get to the locker room . " Grace answered .
" Okay , " Chris answered
