Chapter 13 (First Day Back at Raw)
Glen Jacobs rung his hands together as he paced back and forth waiting for Stephanie to arrive just shortly before Raw was about to begin. He had his reservations about coming to Smackdown knowing that eventually he would run into Lilian at some point. It had been several days since Stephanie called him and asked him to join Raw. It had been several days of reliving in his mind the good times and the bad since being so eloquently asked by Shane McMahon to leave Raw three years ago, and the months that lead up to that moment. Funny thing about memories, they have a weird way of making old feelings return regardless of how hard you've tried to forget them, and for Glen, otherwise know as Kane, his feelings for Lilian ran deep and still very much alive.
"Welcome back to Raw Glen." Stephanie announced enthusiastically as she and Triple H walked into the room where Glen was waiting.
Glen turned to look at the both Triple H and Stephanie with a hard stare. It was a look he had become known by, and that was fine with him. He wasn't necessarily the happy-go-lucky salesman type like say, Shane. The way he saw it, the more people were intimidated by his looks, the less he had to deal with their stupidity.
"Yeah, thanks. So who do I get to scare the shit out of tonight?" He asked hoping to just get straight to the point and find out who he would be feuding with.
Stephanie took in a deep breath. In her mind the angle that she had prepared for Glen wasn't important, it was getting him back in Lilian's life that she was after.
"Chris Masters. He'll be in the ring and try to force himself on Lilian. Kane, I mean you, will come out and save her." Stephanie told him as if it would be no big deal.
As soon as Glen heard Lilian's name his brow began to furrow. He had specifically told her that he did now want to be in a storyline that involved Lilian. Leave it up to a McMahon to pull the old switch and bait move just to get what they wanted.
"No! I won't do it!" Glen said approaching Stephanie with anger.
Triple H stepped in front of Stephanie not trusting that the bigger man wouldn't do something irrational.
"Whoa, easy does it big guy." Triple H said as he placed a hand on Glen's chest to hold him back.
Both Hunter and Glen had been two of the most well respected veterans on either roster backstage, but neither one particularly liked each other. Kane had always seen Triple H as opportunistic. Like most other wrestlers, he always questioned his love for Stephanie. Was it really love, or some sick way of staying in the McMahon's back pocket? Triple H on the other hand had always questioned Glen's commitment to the business. Glen was a loner and had on more than one occasion refused to help some of the younger guys when it came to learning the ropes. It was one of the reasons Glen's counterpart Mark Calaway has seen more title shots and wins than Glen. Still to this day, Glen could swear up and down that his whole feud with a man like Shane, a non wrestler, was simply punishment for not going along with the system.
Glen looked at Triple H momentarily and then back down at Stephanie. He could see her face soften in a way he had never seen before. She was usually stern and all business. She had to play hardball all the time in order to maintain some sort of authority with the men backstage. Stephanie knew better than anyone that she was at a disadvantage being not only the bosses daughter, but also being a woman and trying to earn wrestlers like Glen's respect. Her poker face had to be on at all times, but for a brief moment, Glen caught a glimpse of her vulnerability.
"Glen please, Lilian needs you." Stephanie said softly.
Glen held his stare at both Stephanie and Triple H, but inside the words Stephanie spoke shot straight to his heart like a bullet.
It had been nearly four years ago when Glen had actually gotten to know Lilian Garcia. Sure, they had been acquaintances for a long time before that since both were working for the same company, but Glen had always been resigned to admiring her beauty from afar. It wasn't until she approached him that things started to go where neither one expected them to go.
FLASHBACK
"How about a saki bomber?" Lilian asked Glen bright eyed and ready to have a little fun. After all, it was her, Glen and Adam Copeland, otherwise known as Edge, all booked for a publicity signing in Japan.
"Yeah, come on man, it's on me." Adam boasted, although really, the whole evening would be expensed to the WWE in one way or another.
Glen rolled his eyes, he hated crowds and the fact that they were now sitting at a sushi bar full of people that couldn't speak a lick of English annoyed him even further. Lillian though was determined to break his shell.
"Come on Glen, if you don't like it you can leave." Lilian said, playfully teasing the poor man with her perfect smile.
Although Glen would never admit to it out loud, but how could he refuse. There was Lilian, one of the most beautiful women he had ever laid eyes on, seducing him to drink with her. Oh yeah, and Adam, but the point was she was actually taking notice of him and cared. Based on his outward appearance alone, he had been more used to scaring beautiful women away, not having them beg for him to stay and drink with him.
"Okay, one saki bomber then I head back to the hotel." Glen agreed forcing out a smile. Little did he know that it was that moment that Lilian actually started to feel something for him that she never would have expected. For the first time ever, Glen had actually let someone in, and Lilian realized then and there that there was someone special underneath all that mass and darkness. Not only that, but she found herself wanting to get to know him better.
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'She needs me huh?" Glen spat back with a hint of bitterness. Although he could recall the first time Lilian had actually approached him, he was also now starting to recall how it all had ended.
"Listen man, I know it sucked what happened, but Lilian would have never intentionally hurt you. She just kind of got blindsided. She's not happy if it makes you feel any better." Triple H replied using whatever method he could to get Glen to understand just how serious they were without having to actually bring up the fact that Shane was abusing Lilian. Stephanie had warned Hunter that she wasn't quite ready for that. God only knew that if Glen found out that Shane even laid a hand on Lilian he would kill him with his own bare hands. No questions asked and no fear of what the consequences may be.
Glen thought hard about what Triple H had just said. He wanted to laugh at the word "blindsided". It was more like she had been hit by a mac truck.
When Shane came back to Raw and the feud between him and Kane had begun, it was no secret to anyone that Lilian and Glen were somewhat involved. Since that night in Japan things had gotten better and better it seemed almost every day. Glen was literally blown away by Lilian and would have given her the world if she asked for it. Lilian also found herself falling head over heals with Glen. She admired him for his honesty and the fact that there was absolutely nothing self-absorbed about him. Oddly enough though, she would ultimately end up with the man who was the complete opposite of everything that Glen was and stood for.
"What do you mean she's not happy. You mean the billionaire prince isn't her knight in shining armor after all?" Glen replied sarcastically.
He figured that one out a long time ago. Of course looking back on it, Glen couldn't help but to take blame for getting them together in the first place. After all, if Lilian hadn't been seeing Glen at the time his feud with Shane started, who knows what would have happened. But the simple fact of the matter is, Glen was seeing Lilian and Shane had managed to manipulate his way into her heart.
Before Triple H could respond, Stephanie stepped closer to Glen to make sure she could respond first. She could read every detail in Hunter's face and he was just about on the verge of telling Glen everything.
"And by billionaire prince you mean my brother Shane, correct?" Stephanie responded defensively. Despite everything, she still had her family name to protect and she would be damned if anyone tried to tear it down. Glen nodded and Stephanie continued. "First off, my brother practically raised me since I was a baby. You disrespect him, you disrespect me. Secondly..." And here Stephanie couldn't help but to soften as her eyes began to fill with tears. "I don't agree with what he's doing. Lilian needs help and that's all you need to know, end of story. Now, I tell you again, either do the fucking angle or leave!" Stephanie finished with authority, staring up at Glen as her body fought to hold back her emotions.
Glen was for the moment speechless. His brain told him that he should just stay away from anything and everything pertaining to Lilian, but his heart told him better. It had been three long years since they separated, and there wasn't a day that had gone by that Glen cursed himself for either not doing something differently or for letting her marry someone he knew was completely wrong for her. Glen prided himself on being able to turn off his emotions like a light switch and simply say "fuck it" to the world, but this was one of those times he just could not turn away.
"Okay Stephanie, I'll do the angle." He responded, bitterly cursing himself the whole way.
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While Lilian's sat in her dressing room getting makeup applied by one of the resident WWE makeup artist, Shane strutted confidently into the room. Ironically enough, both Candice and Torrie flanked Lillian on each side as they were also getting ready for Raw. Both of the girls looked over at Shane and smiled, but Shane ignored them completely. Had Lilian not been in the room he would have returned their sultry smiles and more.
"How's my girl?" He asked as he bent down and placed a kiss on Lilian's cheek.
Lilian faked a smile picking up immediately on Shane's weak attempt at affection. She figured he was probably more concerned about making sure whatever makeup Lilian was wearing was enough to cover her latest bruise.
"I'm fine Shane." She said almost mechanically.
"Lilian, five minutes." A production assistant announced quickly.
As Lilian got up from her chair Shane placed both his hands on her waist before she could leave.
"You look beautiful." He reassured her with a huge smile, putting on a great show for all the other ladies in the room. "I'll be watching you backstage." He finished and then once again bent down to kiss her, making a special effort to show everyone what a "wonderful" guy he really was.
As Lilian left the room nausea seemed to hit her. The fact that Shane would be watching always made her nervous. It was as if he was now looking for an excuse to get angry with her just to show how much control he had over her. But as they say, "the show must go on."
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As the show began, Lilian announced Chris Masters to the ring, and as promised Shane stood in the back watching from a monitor. Although both were aware that Chris was going to set up a new angle where he would challenge Lilian to break his Masterlock, neither knew who would show up when it came time for her to be "rescued". Glen Jacobs on the other hand did know what was about to happen, and the thought of seeing Lilian again almost gave him an anxiety attack. But, business was business and when to a stagehand motioned him to head down the ring, he placed a scowl on his face and did exactly that.
Almost instantly, upon seeing Kane, the crowd went crazy. Chris Masters turned to look at the Big Red Machine with fear in his eyes, but he refused to back down. A fight would soon ensue and a new feud will have been established. Everything was perfect: The crowd was hot, Stephanie and Triple H were somewhere smiling, and Vince was envisioning in his mind a TV ratings increase. BUT still, there were three people who weren't quite embellishing the same sense of satisfaction.
Glen marched to the ring as his character Kane, ready to make someone pay, but the closer he got to the ring, the closer his eyes began to focus on Lilian. Could he actually involve himself again with a woman he had scarified so much for, only to see her leave him for an overbearing asshole like Shane McMahon?
Lilian stood in the corner of the ring almost shell shocked when she saw Glen. The fact that she was in the middle of a live TV taping almost escaped her; and her breath did as well. Despite how she was told to act in the ring, she couldn't help but to feel as if someone had hit her over the head with a sledge hammer. Could this really be true she wondered? There were so many regrets she had been living with since marrying Shane. One was the fact that she had actually been sucked into Shane's charm and smooth operator ways only to realize he was everything but the man of her dreams. The other was the way in which she ended things with Glen. A man she quickly realized upon seeing him again was someone she truly loved and needed.
The moment Shane had shown interest in her, Lilian was almost star struck. How could she not be? He was sweet, charming, powerful, a good dresser and nice looking. Definitely more polished than someone like Glen, and even though she and Glen had shared some good times, everything that Lilian had imagined her life to be came true when she started seeing Shane. He would be her prince charming, and despite the fact that she truly did care for Glen, there were always those few people backstage that whispered in her ear, "Glen can never make you happy", "You're not even in the same league", "Glen's dangerous and can't be trusted", "Glen's a weirdo". Oddly enough, most of those statements came from Shane, and she bought into every word of it.
As for Shane, the moment he saw Glen make his way to the ring his jaw dropped. There was no way in hell Glen was back on Raw, not after all the efforts he had made to make sure Lilian would never see him again. As he replayed in his mind the previous few days, he came to one conclusion.
"Where you going sexy?" Candice asked just as Shane had turned to leave from where he was standing, but Shane kept on moving.
Candice chased after him high heels and all, she would not be deterred from getting his attention.
"Hey, where's the love?" She asked him just as she grabbed him by the arm to get him to notice her.
Shane turned for the moment and stared briefly at the petite brunette diva before him, his eyes were wild with a mix of fear and anger.
"Don't touch me bitch, I'll let you know when I need you." He replied and then made his way down the hallway. As Candice watched him go she shrugged her shoulders, hardly taking notice of his deep, rage filled voice when he bellowed aloud, "Stephanie, where the fuck are you?"
Chapter 14 (Face to Face)
A/N: So I tried to give you a little history between Lil and Glen, and hopefully it was enough. What do you think? Are you happy with my choice? Feedback please, I know I'm a whore but I'm damn proud of it. (lol)