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Chapter 21

McKenna felt her heart breaking as she stared at the pain filled eyes of her eldest daughter. She wasn't at all sure how to convince her of anything or how to help her. All she knew was that this was a pain she had caused. If the girls had just had their father around from the beginning then there wouldn't be any problems right now.

"I am responsible for this." McKenna whispered as her heart felt like it was shattered into a million pieces.

"What do you mean?" Danielle asked.

"I robbed you of the chance to have a normal childhood and now you don't believe you can have that. You won't give your father a chance because I never gave him a chance with you girls." McKenna said as she felt tears in her eyes.

"Mom…"Danielle started but stopped when she saw the look her mother was sending her.

"Danielle I owe you and Dana a whole lot. I can't give you two girls or your father all those years you didn't have but I swear I will figure something out to make things better." McKenna said struggling with her emotions. "I will quit working with the WWE and get a normal job again, like I had before. I will get us back into our old house the way we were and we can slowly work on you trusting your dad."

"No mom, you can't do that." Danielle cried realizing what her mother was saying.

"It's time I put you two first and I haven't been doing that lately. You two had to be terrified when I was injured last year and when you had to watch me struggle to recover. I can't risk putting you two through that again, I won't." McKenna said remembering the look on the Great Khali's face.

"Then that horrible woman wins. She will be alone with…" Danielle stopped and glanced behind her in the hotel room where Jeff and Dana were laughing at old pictures. "she will be alone with our dad and have the chance to take him from you."

"I thought he didn't deserve that title." McKenna said arching an eyebrow.

"I won't say it to his face." Danielle grumbled. "Look the point is I thought this family wasn't about quitting and that's what you're talking about? You know Dana and I gave up going up a lot to be able to come along and see you. Besides you only have to be on the road to do some promotion sometimes and then film RAW. It's not like you are gone every single day."

"So what are you saying?" McKenna asked with her arms crossed in front of her.

"That I don't want my mom to be a quitter." Danielle whispered.

"I agree." Jeff said from where he was standing. "I was instructed to let Danielle know that your favorite TV show has just started and you are going to miss the best part."

Danielle squealed and ran inside forgetting about everything that was just said and all of the heavy emotions that were just exchanged.

"You know what the scary part is?" McKenna asked as she eyes the girls.

"What?" Jeff asked as he stood next to her and stared at his two daughters in awe.

"That when they become teenagers it's going to be worse and that is only a few years away." McKenna groaned. She already knew that Danielle's sour mood was forgotten and her feelings about her father were slowly changing.

"You know if I am winning over Danielle then maybe I have a shot at winning you over as well. I mean that girl is just as stubborn as her mother. I realized that Dana has my personality and Danielle has yours." Jeff said with a chuckle.

"So not true." McKenna said with a pout. "Are you saying that I do not know how to except the unchangeable?"

"Basically. I mean you seem to be denying the fact that we belong together which means that you are going to have some issues soon if you don't except that." Jeff said with a glance in her direction.

"Anyone ever tell you that you are incorrigible?" McKenna said with a laugh as she realized there was nothing she was going to say that was going to get him to change his mind.

"All the time, doesn't change anything." Jeff said shaking his head. "So why don't you just give me a chance and go on a real date with me. I mean we already have the kids that has to mean something to you."

"You aren't going to give up are you?" McKenna said with a sigh.

"Nope." Jeff said shaking his head with a laugh.

"Why don't you go call the horrible traitor and see how your brother is doing and give me the chance to think about it?" McKenna suggested with a sigh.

"Fine." Jeff said as he pulled out his cell phone and walked over to the corner of the balcony and dialed his brothers cell to see who would answer. He was surprised when his older brother was the one who picked it up. "Matt?" Jeff asked shocked.

"Hey bro." Matt said with a laugh. "You convince that woman to marry you yet?"

"No and your girlfriend isn't helping. She there with you?" Jeff asked with a sigh.

"No, she went off with Annabelle." Matt admitted slowly.

"So you know she is working with that woman? Tell me you aren't in on this man." Jeff said in shock to hear those words come out of his older brother's mouth. He didn't know what he was going to do or how he was going to handle it if his brother was in on this whole thing.

"No I am not in on this. You actually think I would do that to my family?" Matt asked his voice sounding hurt.

"No, you're right. So what are you going to do?" Jeff asked evenly.

"Pretend." Matt said with a sigh.