x ~ Kiss The Stars ~ x
Author's Note - In an attempt to make it up to you for taking so long to get the last chapter up, a super fast update. Thank you to those of you still following, nice to see some people didn't give up on me :) I think this will be the penultimate chapter so please review! Lyrics are from Daughtry's 'Sorry'.
Warnings - Contains strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and other such naughtiness.
Disclaimer - I own nothing but the actual writing in this story. The story concept came from another member of this site and the characters in it belong to themselves. This is merely a work of fiction; it came from my brain, however messed up it may be. At no point do I suggest this story reflects reality, it's entirely made-up. Any other songs, cars or brands mentioned also belong to their respective owners.
Chapter Fourteen: ~
Will you listen to my story?
It'll just be a minute
How can I explain?
Whatever happened here
I never meant to hurt you
How could I cause you so much pain?
When I say I'm sorry, will you believe me?
Listen to my story, say you won't leave me
Phil leapt out of bed as his phone rang. He groaned seeing it wasn't Maria. He was back at his apartment for the night, and he hadn't seen or spoken to Maria since she ran out of his sister's house.
"Hello?" he answered groggily.
"Sorry if I woke you but I just got an urgent message from the media team" Kelly's voice echoed down the line.
"Huh?"
"It'll be in your emails too but it's short notice and I thought you might not pick the message up in time. We have a fan event tomorrow morning and you need to check in at the hotel tonight" she explained.
"Please tell me you're fucking kidding?"
"Sorry…I'm just the messenger"
"So I have to drive to the airport now? At fucking 10pm to catch a flight back there so I can be a corporate puppet for like an hour!"
"It's in our contracts Phil…I don't want to do it either" she reasoned.
"Fuck! Okay, whatever. I'm on the fucking way" he growled, hanging up.
This was getting beyond ridiculous. Okay he was still technically supposed to be working this week but his schedule had been clear. He wouldn't have come back to Chicago if not. But now he had to take another flight back and he was beyond pissed.
Tell him Maria's with me. I won't let her answer his calls. Tell him you heard her when I called you. Tonight's the night Kelly, don't fuck this up.
Shane
Kelly flinched at the text, sighing as she awaited Phil's arrival.
What time are you getting in?
Kelly xxx
Flight landed half an hour ago, in a taxi. I'll be at the hotel in ten.
Punk x
She sat waiting anxiously. He was really going to blow up when he found out he had to share a room again…and when she told him where his girlfriend was…
Fifteen minutes later and she got a call. Bracing herself she answered it.
"Kelly what the fuck is this about a single room booking?" he asked angrily. She could hear the lady behind the desk trying to calm him down to no avail.
"I didn't know anything about it Phil…but I guess I'm not really tired and you've had a stressful day so I could just stay up" she offered. His anger melted away slightly at her words. He realised this wasn't her fault; she was in the same position as him.
"No…you don't have to do that. I'm just pissed that a million dollar company seems to fuck up every single thing" he sighed, heading up to the room.
Kelly let him in, dressed in sweatpants and a tank top, her hair loose and face make-up free.
"Did you have a nice few days away with Maria?" she asked innocently.
"Stressful" he ran a hand over his face.
"I'm sorry…Maria's gone back to work right?" she casually dropped into the conversation.
"Has she?"
"Well when Shane called with the stuff about the fan meeting, I heard her in the background…"
Phil's entire body tensed. Why would she do that? Why would she go running to Shane when she refused to even talk to him? He was furious. He tried not to jump to any conclusions…maybe he'd called her into work…
He tried calling…
"Hello?" came Shane's voice.
"Can I speak to my girlfriend?"
"She doesn't want to speak with you right now…" Shane replied smugly.
"I'm not fucking with you right now…put her on the phone" Phil growled in warning.
"She's in the shower in my hotel room so she's not able to come to the phone…but even if she was she wouldn't. She's not talking to you after the way you allowed your family to talk about her"
Phil hit the roof. She was telling Shane fucking McMahon about their personal life? ! He hung up and threw his phone across the room in a fit of blind rage. Kelly whimpered as he kicked the door to the bedroom open and slammed it behind him. She'd never ever seen Phil like this. It scared her.
Maria stepped out of the shower, feeling a little better. As soon as she turned the water off, she heard a knock at the door.
She opened the door a crack, clutching the towel around her.
Shane pushed the door open all the way, placing her phone on the side of the sink. "Phil called…" he started. Her eyes lit up a little at the mention of his name.
"He's rooming with Kelly tonight" Shane added.
Maria's jaw hit the floor. "Why?"
"No idea…I guess he'd rather not be on his own. Those two have a strange friendship…awfully touchy feely"
"What are you saying?" she asked, voice shaking.
"Nothing…what's wrong? Let it out"
"Do you think there's something going on? Phil wouldn't do that surely?" she asked, unsure of who she could trust anymore.
"I don't know…when your relationship is on the rocks, it's not unusual to go looking elsewhere"
"What do you mean?"
"The things he said to you…he clearly has no respect or love for you anyway. What difference would it make if he slept with Kelly?"
Maria let out a shaky breath as tears flowed down her face. She tried to push the door closed but Shane put his foot there.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you" he said, putting an arm around her. She was still wet from the shower but he didn't seem to mind. "Come sit on the bed and talk to me"
She was too devastated to argue, allowing him to lead her. Was it over? She was finding it harder and harder to fight the voice inside her that told her she wasn't the one for Phil…he didn't love her enough anymore…
"Please don't cry Maria…he's not good enough for you…don't let a man like him put tears on that pretty face" Shane said softly. "He's not a nice person…I know you're blinded by love but no one backstage ever liked him until he started drawing in money, then they had to pretend to get on with him. He's a bum…please don't be upset over him. Yes he's probably in there getting ready to betray you as we speak but that's no reflection on you…you need to realise you deserve more"
"No…he wouldn't" she tried to argue.
"You're in denial sweetie…have you seen Kelly? No man would turn her down, especially a dog like Phil"
So many conflicts were spinning around her head…she couldn't make sense of anything. Her brain was taking in all the things Shane was saying, part of her knew she was being brainwashed but she felt powerless to stop it.
"You're so beautiful…so gorgeous and intelligent and wonderful" he whispered, wiping the tears away.
"I'm not…Phil doesn't love me…I'm nothing"
"He's an idiot. Let's not talk about him. Forget he even exists. You are beautiful. You're perfect. Look at you" he told her, pointing to the mirror in front of the bed. She turned away, ashamed.
"Look at it, at us" he said more forcefully. She couldn't breathe as his hand ghosted over her chest.
"What are you doing?" she asked, tensing up.
"Shhh, relax" he said, pushing her down onto the bed.
She was scared, turning her head as he tried to kiss her.
"Shane get off me"
He didn't move, pinning her wrists above her head.
"Shane get off me!" she screamed, trying to pull her arms free. This was bad. So very very bad.
She was crying harder now.
"Let me make you forget him…you're so fucking hot Maria" he growled, lying over her.
"Let me go! Please! I don't want to do this!" she yelled, thrashing around.
He opened the towel, tossing it to the side. She sobbed as his eyes widened.
"This…this is what I've been waiting for Maria…this is going to DESTROY him" he grinned, kissing her neck harshly.
In a moment of blind panic, she brought her knee up forcefully, connecting with his groin. He cried out in pain, rolling away. She had a few seconds to act, and that's all it took. She ran. She knew she wouldn't have time to make it out of the room, so she did the only thing she could think of in that moment; she locked herself in the bathroom. Naked and sobbing her heart out, she sank to the floor. She could hear him banging on the door; feeling every vibration as he beat his fist against it. She wasn't safe in here…he could knock the door down…
She didn't care if it was true now; even if Phil didn't love her, that wasn't the most important thing. She HAD to get out of there. She felt for her phone, remembering that Shane left it on the sink. She fumbled for the buttons in a panic and hit his speed dial number.
"Pick up, pick up" she mumbled. She whimpered as it went to answer phone. Maybe he was screwing around with Kelly right now…
"Ph…Phil…p…please…please come help me…he…he…please…I need you…he's going to hurt me…1…107" she sobbed into his voicemail, hoping with all her heart he got the message.
Phil lay with his face in the pillow, breathing deeply in an attempt to calm himself down.
"Phil?" he heard Kelly ask timidly. He saw a crack of light as she opened the door and peered in. "Are you okay?"
"Fucking fantastic" he replied.
He felt the bed dip as she joined him.
"Can I sleep here too?"
"I'll go sleep on the couch"
"No…you've had a hard day. I won't snore I promise" she smiled.
"Okay" he agreed, staying on top of the blankets. While he normally wouldn't sleep in such circumstances, he was exhausted. He soon fell into a light sleep.
Kelly watched him, regretting so much what she was about to do. He would never forgive her for this…
He rolled onto his back, muttering lightly to himself as he slept. Careful not to wake him immediately, Kelly placed a light hand on his thigh and rubbed gently. Studying his reaction, he moaned slightly and shuffled on the bed. Moving her hand higher, she began to massage the front of his pants. She felt sick as he started to become aroused under her palm.
He thrust his hips lightly against her hand, moaning. "Maria" slipped from his lips. He woke himself up, sitting up quickly.
"What the fuck are you doing?" he asked, practically throwing himself from the bed. He looked down at the tent in his pants and his fists clenched. "Why did you do that? !" he yelled.
Kelly tried to keep up the façade…but she just couldn't do it anymore. She broke down as he stood and yelled at her.
"Are you out of your fucking mind?" he screamed.
"I'm so sorry Phil…I wanted to tell you, I need to tell you"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"He made me…he threatened me Phil"
"Who? What the fuck is going on?" he asked, losing his mind.
Kelly took a deep breath and tried to calm down. She needed to tell him, enough was enough.
"Shane…he threatened me; if I didn't try to seduce you…he said he was going to…to…" she whispered, breaking into sobs again.
"Kelly what the fuck? Just tell me what's going on!"
"Shane told me if I didn't try to sleep with you and make Maria jealous to split you two up, that I would lose my job and worse" she sobbed.
"I don't fucking believe this!"
"Please believe me Phil" she begged. "Why would I lie?"
"Oh I believe that Kelly…that scumbag" he spat. "…shit…Maria's with him" Phil realised, panicking.
"He's been planning this all along Phil…I don't know what he wants but he has a vendetta against you…he wants to hurt you and he's using Maria to do it" Kelly whispered. "I'm so sorry I had any part in this, every time you two haven't been able to see one another, it's been him keeping you apart. He's been planting doubts in her mind this whole time and using me to fuel it"
"I have to find her…before it's too late to stop him" he said, storming from the room. He searched for his phone to find out which room they were in. He found it, still in working order on the floor.
Kelly followed him out, eyes red and swollen.
"Oh God" he held his breath as he pressed play on his voicemail message. It played on speaker to the room. Kelly clasped a hand over her mouth, whimpers escaping her lips.
Phil wasted no more time, rushing out of the door and flying along the hallway. He jabbed the buttons to the elevator. Kelly caught him up, guilt plastered across her face.
"If he's fucking touched her…so help me God" Phil growled, absolutely terrified that Shane had achieved what he wanted all along…
"I'm sorry…I'm so so sorry" Kelly sobbed, realising what her actions could have lead to. If Shane raped Maria…Kelly would never ever forgive herself.
"Kelly get back to the room…NOW!" Phil yelled.
"But…I want to make sure Maria is okay…this is my fault" she whispered
"You can't do anything now. The second I get there Shane will know you gave the game away and he'll come after you. Go find one of the boys rooms…anyone…Cena, Mike, Kofi, Zack, anyone and STAY there! Tell them I sent you…GO!" he yelled. She complied, shaking as she ran to the nearest room and knocked. Phil saw John answering sleepily as the elevator doors closed. All sorts of things were running through his mind. He had no idea what state he would find her in, he was petrified.
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