It had been two weeks since Kori had left the WWE and no one had heard from her except for John. He received one message from her since she left. It said congrats on winning the belt back from edge, and she wished she was there with him instead of where she was.
Meanwhile back home Kori was dealing with a lot more than anyone could possibly think. She dropped the charges against Chad, and was regretting it. How could she be so stupid?
She was walking from class one day when Chad caught up with her.
"Hey baby." He said putting his arm around her shoulder.
"I'm not your baby." She removed his arm from her shoulder, and looked him in the eye. "You got what you wanted, now can you leave me alone?"
Chad smirked at her "I know you have feelings for that wrestler, and if you know what's good for you you'll come back to me, and forget about him. It would be in your best interest..., and his."
Chad walked around her, and she watched him go. A feeling in her gut was telling her something was gonna happen.
John was walking to the gym with Dave when Trish caught up with them.
"What's up guys?"
Dave smiled "John's moping over Kori as usual, and I'm just making sure he doesn't walk into traffic."
Trish laughed a little, and then stopped John by grabbing his arm.
"I got a text message from Kori. She needs to talk to us when we go to her town for the house show the end of this week. She told me she's working at a diner, and we're to meet her there at 8:00 Friday evening."
John's face lit up "Do you think she's coming back?"
Trish shrugged "I hope. We all miss her." They continued walking, and after they entered the building Connor came out from behind his car. No one even saw him digging in his trunk.
"Chad is gonna love this."
Chad was sitting in his living room talking with Connor that evening.
"She called them?...I'll take care of it."
Chad hung up, and went to visit Kori at the diner.
Kori was doing end of the night clean up when the bell over the door told her someone had entered the diner.
"Chad, just leave me alone."
"So how is your friend Trish?" He sat down at the bar and looked her dead in the eye.
Kori put both her hands on the counter "I dropped the charges, and you promised me that if I did you would leave me alone. I hate you, and I wanna puke every time I see you, what makes you think I'm gonna come running back?"
"Because you're a smart girl, and you know what I can do to you if you don't."
"If your gonna do something to me then do it. Your threats are getting old, and starting to go in one ear and out the other."
Chad got aggravated, stood up, and grabbed her harshly by the arms. He pushed her back hard enough that she hit the coffee maker behind her, and tried to stop herself from falling, but burned her hand on the burner of the coffee maker.
"You need to leave before I call the cops." She said wrapping a cool cloth around her hand.
Chad chuckled, and walked over to the door locking it, and turning back to her.
"Go ahead and call the cops."
She went to pick up the phone but there was no dial tone. She looked up at Chad to see him smiling at her.
"Problem?"
Kori threw the phone at him hitting him in the face, and busting his nose. She ran back to the kitchen, and locked herself in the bathroom for employees. She held the door tight as he tried to ram through it.
"Stop it Chad !! I'll come back, just please stop."
Chad stopped banging on the door and smiled to himself. "That's a good girl."
She opened the door, and came out.
Chad leaned down and kissed her the cheek before he backhanded her across the face.
"You call Vince, and tell him you're coming back. I'm going to be traveling with you though. They're holding tryouts when they come to town this week, and Connor got me an interview. Looks like we'll be one big happy family and you won't say anything to anyone about what goes on between us if you want to live, and if you want your friends to be safe."
Kori nodded in understandment as she grabbed her things and left with Chad.
The next day Kori made the call to Vince, and set everything up to go back to work. She quit at the restaurant, and started packing her bags to go on the road again.
Friday came, and everyone was gathered for the weekly meeting. Vince entered the room, and held the door open for someone else to come through. When Kori entered the room everyone shouted hi's to her, and picked her up into hugs.
"Everyone settle down." Vince said gathering attention. "I have some news. First as you can all see Kori is back. Welcome back Kori. Also we have a new wrestler. I'd like you all to meet Connor's cousin Chad Harper. Let's all welcome him to the WWE."
There was scattered applause as everyone looked at each other, and then looking to see Kori with her head down as if she was defeated.
"I'll let you all get acquainted." Vince grabbed his books "Kori I'll need to see you in my office in about 20 minutes."
Kori nodded then when Vince left she sat down at the table, and put her head down.
"Now dear that's no way to act in front of your friends." Chad said sitting beside her.
Kori looked him in the eye. "I'm with you but you didn't say I had to be happy about it." She whispered to him. Chad smiled.
"Kori what's going on?" John asked kneeling on the other side of her.
"Nothing. I was wrong about Chad, and I lied about what he did to me. We're going to try to work at our relationship. I love him."
"You know we're here for you, if you need anything right?" Dave asked eyeing Chad, and Connor.
Kori nodded. "I better get to Vince's office."
She got to leave when Chad stopped her "Don't I get a kiss?"
Kori hesitated but kissed him anyway. Chad saw John's jaw lock, and knew this was pissing him off. Kori left, and walked to Vince's office leaving Chad in the room with the others and Connor.
Trish leaned down, and whispered into John's ear. "I'll get my room with hers and talk to her later."
John nodded, and left the room.
