Fight For My Rights Chapter 10, a wrestling fanfic

Chapter 10

"Cheryl, wait!"

I said to her as she sped past me on her way to Stephanie's office. I knew that she had the copy of the Raw re-write in her hand, and I was curious to see it. I am lying to myself. I needed to know that she was okay. She turned to look at me and then walked over to me. She smiled harshly and I knew she was pissed at me still.

"What Ted?"

"I'm sorry."

"Sorry? You're sorry? I don't give a fuck about how sorry you are! Okay? I've got a ton of work to do. This copy is two hours behind and I don't give a shit about how you feel. So, unless you're here to tell me that you can do the re-write for your scenes with Maryse, then I'd welcome the input. Otherwise, butt out!"

She yelled at me. And then she stalked off. She was hurt and angry. I understood that, but in time she'll see that I did what's best for Bailey and I. Then why did I feel like half of me had been completely ripped out?

I hear the ticking of the clock

I'm laying here the room's pitch dark

I wonder where you are tonight

No answer on the telephone

And the night goes by so very slow

Oh I hope it won't end though

Alone

I couldn't sleep. All I do is wonder how to get her back. Even Stephanie won't talk to me. It's like Stephanie's blocking my way to her. I had to figure out how to thaw Stephanie out to get my girl back. So, as I lay here with insomnia, I realize I need to do something. So, I grabbed my cell phone and dialed John. He gave me such sound advice before, and I wanted to know what he was thinking about it now. I waited for him to answer.

"Hello?"

"Hey dude, I need some advice."

"Ted, it's two am. We have a 9am flight. Why are you calling me?"

"I need some advice."

I could hear his sheets rustling, and then a door closing. He went out into the hallway to talk to me.

"Now, what's going on here? I thought you wanted out with Cheryl."

"I did. I do. But now I can't sleep without her here. I wake up and I reach over, and feel that the pillow side is cold. I hear songs on the radio and I think about her. I cannot get her out of my mind. And yes, it's true…when she walks by me, she's hurt. But I need to get her back."

I listened as John processed this information. He waited and then he started laughing. He was laughing softly and then I was very nearly going to hang up the phone when he spoke again.

"Dude, you're so whipped. Hang on, I'm coming up."

He said to me. I hung up the phone and waited for him to come upstairs. He was only one floor below me, and I didn't know what was taking so long. All I knew was that if he didn't come up here soon, I was going to go and find him.

Till now I always got by on my own

I never really cared until I met you

And now it chills me to the bone

How do I get you alone

The knock came a few minutes later, and I went to answer it. Standing on the other side was John and Cheryl. Cheryl looked pissed and John looked tired. I was shocked, but then John pushed his way into the hotel room. He led Cheryl to the table and pushed her down onto a chair. Then walked over to me and shoved me hard and pushed me into the chair.

"Now talk."

He said to me. I glared at him, as Cheryl was glaring at me. Neither one of us said anything for a long period of time. John got exasperated and looked at his watch. He grabbed a chair and sat down and began talking.

"Cheryl, how pissed are you at Ted."

"I'm so mad at him I can't see straight. He dumped me. He pretended things were going great…and then he up and leaves me."

"Ted, how do you feel about Cheryl?"

"I've fallen for her. Hard. I didn't realize it until I went home and couldn't sleep. Parts of her were still there. I know I screwed up, Cheryl. Trust me, I know this. But I can't pretend that I don't love you. I know I said Bailey was the main priority here, but that's so far from the truth. We can still prove that I'm a good dad, that I'm an attentive dad, but we can do it together. You can show Adam you're an amazing mom."

And then I looked at her. Her eyes were welling up with tears. Like she believed what I was telling her. She smiled at me and I knew that she was trying to forgive me. She stood up and walked over to me. She took my hand and smiled at me.

"I will forgive you, Ted. But I won't forget. If you feel like you need to leave, don't string me along, just do it."

You don't know how long I have waited

And I was going to tell you tonight

And the secret is still my own

And my love for you is still unknown

Alone

Things were back to normal, mostly. Cheryl and I were working through our problems. We were making it known that we were back together and that we were gunning for our children. I watched as Cheryl typed away on her laptop and sighed. She was doing the Smackdown re-write and she was frustrated. I walked over to the table where she was sitting and smiled.

"Relax…it's not a huge deal. You're only re-writing the one story, right? Don't over think it."

She looked at me and smiled. She patted my hand and hit save and then put her laptop down. She looked up at me and grinned. She knew that I could be persuasive when I needed to be. I rubbed her shoulders and smiled at the scene in front of me. I needed to tell her how I felt. I kissed her neck softly and massaged her shoulders. I knew I was seducing her, I did. She stood up and looked at me.

"Promise me I'm not just an easy lay."

I could assure her of that. I could look her in the eyes and reassure her that I wanted her. Now and forever.

"I promise you Cheryl, you're not an easy lay. Now, come on over here princess, let me show you how to relax."

And I did. I showed her what my love meant. I showed her how I truly felt about her. Everything felt like it was all coming together. I couldn't have been more happier in this moment.

Till now I always got by on my own

I never really cared until I met you

And now it chills me to the bone

How do I get you alone

Alone, alone

And it felt like I was truly coming home. It felt like I was the luckiest man in the world. I didn't realize just how much things would change over the next few months…

A/N: This was a hard chapter to write. I didn't know if I wanted Cheryl to stay angry, or if I wanted Cheryl to forgive him. I know the way I want to write it, and it's going to be an interesting type of story from here on out…song in the story is 'Alone' by Heart. Expect some more songs in the future. Read and review!