I don't own any WWE wrestlers or figures utilized in this story. This is all from the mind of a brilliant scientist.
Damian and Zoe belong to DaLiz13
Erin sighed as she sat in the chair and stared at the floor. She absolutely hated crying and she hated crying in public more. She pushed a long strand of hair from behind her ear and sighed. She grunted before taking a deep breath. "Um, Dr. Cheryl, are you gonna tell my dad about this?" The woman looked at her girl pointedly.
"Why do you ask?" Erin shrugged and rubbed the back of her neck.
"I uh, really don't know how he'd take it. He's sorta mean sometimes when he's hurt-I don't wanna hurt him," the girl said quietly. The woman scooted across the room.
"Erin, the pain you feel is real. Why wouldn't you want him to know about it?" The girl shrugged and looked down at her shoes.
"I can handle pain," she shrugged. "I'll eventually get over this, I," she cleared her throat, "always do, I uh don't know if Mark and Randy will, they're kind of sensitive." The woman sighed and shook her head, this girl was remarkable. "So yeah, can you not tell them, please?" The woman sighed.
"Erin, I knew that today you would finally let me in to some of that pain you felt and I asked your father and brother to watch through the observing glass." Erin gasped and covered her hand with her mouth. She shook her head, she knew she shouldn't have trusted these people. She shook her head, she decided she wasn't going to talk to anyone, anymore. The girl crossed her arms and put a sullen look on her face. The woman sighed. "Erin, don't do this. Don't go back into that hole. You were doing so well." Erin shook her head and turned her gaze elsewhere, this woman was no longer worth her time. Standing up the doctor walked out of the room and into the observing room. The sight before her make her shudder. There were these two big brutes of men, bawling their eyes out. She sighed, and cleared her throat. Clearly, they cared about the girl, but their tears needed to be saved for later. They'd need them. "Mr. Calaway, Mr. Orton, I think its time you entered the room. Erin needs you." Both men glanced at each other. The woman shook her head. "The time to feel unsure is over, that girl needs to know that you love her and the season of abuse is over or this will never end and you'll lose her forever." The woman hardened her glare. "It's now or never, gentlemen." Mark wiped his eyes and glanced at Randy who was holding back the rest of his. He nodded.
"We're ready." The doctor nodded and sighed.
"I think it would be better if we let Randy go first. I believe deep down she knows that Mark wouldn't hurt her anymore, but she still thinks Randy betrayed her." Randy gulped.
"I have to do this alone?" The woman nodded.
"How else do you suggest we solve this?" Randy rolled his eyes, the sarcasm wasn't needed. "Are you ready?" Randy took a deep breath and nodded. The woman left the room hoping for the man to follow her. Here we go she thought.
Randy Orton was a 6'5 two-hundred forty pound man and here he was nervous out of his mind over his seventeen year old sister. He gulped as he slowly entered the room. Randy gently sat on the far end of the couch. He took a deep breath. "Er?" he said cautiously. The girl visibly went ice cold when she heard his voice. He gulped, utter distaste, he knew it all too well. "Er, can I uh talk to you for a minute?" The girl didn't move. Randy sighed and rubbed his bald head. "I'm sorry I hurt you." Erin ran her tongue over her teeth. She didn't care what he said, for her, actions spoke louder than words.
Randy planted his feet firmly on the floor and rubbed his hands over his head. "Erin, I heard what you said earlier and I'm sorry about all that." She sighed. "Baby..."
"Don't call me that," she spat. The man sighed as the venom in the girl's throat. Randy paused and thought for a moment as he stared at the girl. He decided to change his tactics.
"Erin, I'm a jerk, ok?" The girl scoffed, that was an understatement. "You agree, right?" Erin gave him an obvious look. The man smiled. "Bab uh Erin, I'm really sorry." The man rubbed his fingers together. "I guess I suck as a brother, I um realize that I lost that privilege but I'm willing to try to regain it if you'll give me a chance." Erin felt tears in her eyes.
"No," she said softly. Randy sighed and nodded. He rubbed his hands together cautiously.
"I know you said that you trusted me...I'm sorry that I lost that trust," he sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Maybe, I'd be better off if I just had left you alone in the first place. I feel horrible that I caused you all of this pain." Erin glanced at the man and gulped, was he serious? "I guess it was kinda me who kept pushing you forward, telling you to trust people," his air caught, "I'm sorry, how could I have told you trust anybody when I can't trust myself?" He gulped and buried his head in his hands. Erin watched his shoulder heave and her eyebrows rose...was he crying? She gulped.
"Randy?" she said softly. The man picked his head up and looked at her behind blurry eyes. Erin swallowed hard, he was crying.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault that you're hurt. I'm so, sorry." Erin sighed and scooted closer towards the man. Chewing the inside of her jaw, she slid her arms around the man's waist. Randy looked up briefly before wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "I'm so sorry," he said. The girl only squeezed his torso tighter. No words needed to be said. The two felt the pain being healed as the sweet words sat lingering into the air. 'I'm sorry' was such a sweet sound.
Michelle Calaway sat down briefly as she cooked in the kitchen. She rubbed her hand over her face. She was tired. Gulping, she glanced at the stove, the food was simmering and the meat was baking. She had a few minutes to rest. Slowly she stood up and went to walk into the living room, but her legs turned to jelly. She grabbed the edge of the table but missed and her head collided with the wood floor. She was out instantly.
Twenty minutes later.
"Mama, is something burning?" Phoenix looked around the kitchen, but he didn't see anyone. Reaching up he turned off the stove and the oven. "Mama?" he said scared. It was then that Phoenix saw her foot sticking out from the corner of the island. "Mama!" He ran towards her and shook her. "Mama?" The boy looked around. "Mama!" He rushed to the office and dialed 911 as he ran back out towards his mother and continued to shake her. "My mom is laying on the floor and she won't wake up!"
Mark smiled as he saw Erin give a genuine smile for the first time in what seemed like forever. She and Randy were trading jokes and they seemed to be fine. When Erin saw Mark she smiled, they'd had a conversation of their own just after her's and Randy's. It seemed like tonight had been a good night. Cautiously Erin walked up and gave Mark a hug. The man smiled, he hadn't gotten one of these in a long time.
"Hey beautiful." The girl smiled.
"Hey Dad." Mark felt what was left of his tears rise into his eyes. He never thought he'd hear those words again. He pulled the girl tighter. "I love you, Darlin." The girl smiled.
"I love you too." Mark pulled her back and placed his hands onto her shoulders, he looked deep into her eyes.
"Erin, I promise you, I will never do anything to hurt you ever again." Erin nodded. "I love you too much kiddo." The girl smiled with tears in her eyes.
"I know," she said softly and hugged the man's torso. She'd forgotten about that feeling. That overwhelmingly sense of love. She giggled, she loved this feeling.
"Group hug!" Erin rolled her eyes as Randy came and included himself in the tender moment. Mark rolled his eyes as Erin fought for her breath.
"I can't breathe," she gripped out. The men chuckled and backed away. Erin smiled. "So uh, I want ice cream...who's buying," she said with a raised eyebrow. Mark smiled and opened his mouth, but Randy smiled and threw the girl over his shoulder.
"Pop is!" he said as he took off down the hall with a renewed vigor. Mark smiled, he had his kids back.
"Randy, stop cheating!" Mark rolled his eyes as Randy kept blocking all of Erin's shots at the basketball game. Mark smiled before he knew what had happened Erin turned and punched him in the gut causing the man to falter allowing her to shoot the game winning shot. "Score!" The girl giggled and did a celebratory cabbage patch dance. "Randy!" Mark shook his head as the man began to tickle the girl lifeless, some day this had turned out to be. Mark shook his head, all in all, he was just glad to have his daughter back. "Mark, make him stop!" Mark smiled and stood up. "Please?" Walking over towards the pair Mark watched on amused.
"I don't know...I kinda thought my name was something else." Erin continued to laugh hysterically.
"Dad, make him stop!" The man smiled and used his foot to clip Randy's knee causing the man to stumble and drop the girl. She smiled catching her breath. "Thank you." Mark smiled and pulled the girl close.
"Love you." She smiled.
"Love you too." Randy came limping over.
"I love you more!" Erin rolled her eyes
"You suck." Randy made a face and began to tickle her again. "Randy let me go!" Smiling Mark looked at his children. He loved the two of them so much. Shaking his head, he thought about Phoenix. He sighed, he'd forgotten about him in all of the ruckus. He pulled out his cell phone. His eyes bulged, the boy had called him eight times. He felt a pit in the bottom of his stomach. Pushing buttons quickly, he redialed the boy's number. He drummed his fingers impatiently as he waited for the ring.
"Ndoro!" Mark's heart leapt, the boy was panicked.
"What's wrong buddy?" Erin and Randy stopped playing and looked at Mark suddenly feeling the tension.
"Dad, Mama, passed out. We're at the hospital." The boy burst into tears. "They won't tell me nothin!" Mark sighed and grabbed his keys.
"Don't cry, Pup, I'll be right there." Erin felt her stomach grip tight. Randy wrapped his arm around her shoulder and squeezed.
"Pop, what's wrong?" Mark looked at them with worried eyes.
"Michelle collapsed." Erin and Randy glanced at each other before moving quickly towards the door. This was so surreal.
A/N: Oh boy. Hehehe. VROOM!
