Chapter 21
Back home again
Jake walked into a bar. There was no one in there expect a bar tender and he had his back turned going over some books. "Hey buddy eight fingers," Jake says. The bartender starts to turn around. "That's about $200 dollars worth… What the hell are you doing here?" The bartender says. "Hi dad," Jake says. Jake's father Bill walks out from behind and hugs his son. "I sure hope you were kidding about that eight finger stuff," Bill says. "Hey I know you and when you're doing book keeping the only way to get you to listen is to place a big order," Jake says.
"Well you never answered my question. What are you doing here?" Bill asks. "I'm just so stressed out Traci thought it would be a good idea to get out of Orlando for a while," Jake says. "And you picked Omaha?" Bill asks. "Well Traci and just wanted Brian to spend some time with the rest of his family and than Traci's mom called and said they were going on a cruise and we didn't have to flip a coin," Jake says. "So where is my grandson?" Bill asks. "With his mother and they are with my mother. I just thought I would come down and see you," Jake says.
"Well I don't care how it happened. I am glade you're here," Bill says. "So where's Bucket Head?" Jake asks referring to his younger brother Ryan. "Jake," Bill says in a warning tone. "Dad Ryan knows I am joking. So where is he?" Jake asks. Before Bill can answer the phone starts to ring. Bill answers it, "Hello Reed's tap this is Bill… You what?" Bill asks yelling into the phone. Jake looks on wishing he could hear both sides of the conversation. "Fine I'll be right there," Bill says slamming the phone down.
"What's going on?" Jake asks. "You brother is a moron," Bill says walking into his office to pick up his jacket and his keys. "Ok how is that any different than it normal. I mean I have been saying that for years," Jake says. "You that land I am building that cabin on," Bill says. "Yeah," Jake says. "Well your idiot brother someone how got his car stuck up there," Bill says leaving. "Hey dad hold on. I'm coming with you I got to make fun of him for this," Jake says following.
The TNA production staff was putting the final touches on an interview CM Punk had taped the day before. They played to watch the interview one last time to admire there work. "I remember what it was like as a little boy my dad would come every night just every other father on the block. But unlike everyone else's dad mine would stumble in hours after he got off work and he was drunk out his mind. And it was as I saw him night after night in that state it was when I decided to follow the X," Punk says crossing his arms.
"And as I started to grow older and came to understand what my father was I grew to hate him. I grew to hate someone else even more. And that was the owner of the bar. The guy that would money off of my father addiction. I wonder Reed did your family grow to hate the people that made money off of your problems? Oh wait expect your family made there money off of peoples addictions," Punk says pulling out a paper with an advertisement for the Reed Tap. Punk than tears the paper apart and walks away.
"So you finally want to tell me how he would up getting stranded up here?" Jake asks his dad. "I told him to bring some things up to the cabin after school. He decided to start looking around up here. Even though he doesn't know the land that well and he stalled out in a puddle," Bill says. "Only Ryan," Jake says laughing. "It's not funny. For all we know he has wrecked that truck and you know your mother is going to make me pay for it to get fixed," Bill says. "And knowing Ryan he tired one to get the truck moving and gave up," Jake says.
"True," Bill says. "Plus when you think of all of the other thing he could be doing right now. Doing a little off roading and getting stuck is fine," Jake says. "Yeah compared to what you were doing," Bill says. "Hey is that his down there," Jake says looking at the window. "No besides the only thing down there is that lake I am putting in. "Well I he stalled in that puddle in the middle of that late you're putting in," Jake says. "For the love of god," Bill yells.
About an hour later using a wench and a hell of a lot of pushing Brian's truck was free. "Way to go moron," Jake says to Ryan as are cleaning up at the cabin. "For the hundredth time I took a wrong turn next thing I knew I was in puddle the old man calls a lake," Ryan says. "Hey I just busting your chops calm down," Jake says. "Yeah well I'm gong to have a lot more busted after dad is done with me," Ryan says. "Ah worst he will do it take your truck away," Jake says. "Hello I'm a guy in high school that is worse thing you can to me. You ever try to get a date with out a car?" Ryan asks waving his arms.
"Oh calm down it won't be that bad," Jake says before Ryan can respond the door flies open as CM Punk and Samoa Joe charge in. "Ryan stay back," Jake yells as he charges at Punk. Joe quickly cuts him off and they double team Jake. Bill comes down from taking a shower only to get knocked down by Punk. Ryan tries to help his father. Jake gets thrown out of the cabin. Punk beats on Jake in the mud.
"Nice place Reed. How many broken homes did it take? How much of that poison did your old man have to sell?" Punk yells like mad man before running off with Joe. Bill and Ryan check on Jake.