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Inside the apartment Cindy lounged on the couch snuggled against James each drinking a beer. "So ready to tell me what happened at the Zone today? What's the deal with Jason?"
"He holds a key to the pass I been hiding from." She takes a big swig from her bottle. "Before you jump there, he isn't the guy…but he knows the guy…he knows my old self." Another swig before sighing. "Screw it…we are engaged…we are going to be each others forever…time to lay it all out." She downs the rest of hers leaning over placing it on the coffee table near them before leaning back against James again.

He just reached over running one of his hands lightly over her foreheads & through her hair in a soft almost petting gesture. "Take your time darlin I'm not going anywhere."
She takes in a deep breath letting it out in a sigh. "Remember I told you my ex traveled a lot that is why I had to change my appearance, not just hide?"
"Yeah…he's a wrestler?"
"Yeah…him & my dad. We formed an online relationship without me knowing what he did or even what he looked like. We both thought we just clicked. It was an odd chance that I had gotten a job with Titan working as one of their riggers…I traveled the country on my bike. I didn't have a home of my own, just a small PO box. I lived day to day racing my bike till I got that job. I still raced because I loved the rush it gave me. I used the money when I won to get a hotel room for the night, some food to eat & gas for my baby…I did that until I found myself back in Texas. Of all places to start my first night of an honest work, my home state. There I said it I was born a Texas girl…now you know why I tend to twang a bit."

James couldn't help but chuckle as she said that. He tilted his head to kiss the top of hers. She then slowly continued. "Then when I got to the arena that night a few people who actually talked to me kept saying I reminded them of one of the talent. Even when I was face to face with him…I acted as thought I didn't see what everyone was talking about, even though it was like looking in a twisted funhouse mirror. I didn't want to believe what I was seeing & in a way feeling in my heart." She took a sigh pulling away from James. "I think I need another beer."
"OK darlin, just don't let too many go to your head."

She turns her head kissing his cheek & scratched his beard playfully before she stands. "I sometime wonder what it would take to really get me drunk."
"What you mean?" He calls after her as she walks into the kitchen only to return a moment later. She returns to her prior seat back against him taking a sip.
"Well I never tried to purposely get drunk. I think I may get a slight buzz, but it never lasts long. I am just wondering if the same thing that lets me create fires & doesn't allow me to be burned by them, also burns the alcohol in my system before I can really get full out drunk."

"Interesting theory Cin, who knows. Being drunk may seem fun at the time, but you can pay for it later." He lightly jokes giving her a one armed hug. Now you talking bout the guy people said you looked like?"
"Oh yeah…well after I left to go back to my hotel room I pulled out my laptop I traveled with brining up scanned copies of things my mom gave me when I got a message from the guy I had fallen for online. We talked more & found out we were in the same hotel, it was only then that I found out he was a wrestler…" Taking the first sip of the new bottle. "Adam Copeland…Edge."
"Shit darlin…no wonder ya worried bout Jason, they best buds aren't they?"
"Yep…few times I talked to Adam over the computer using a microphone Jay was in the background a few times yelling at him about falling for a girl he didn't even really know. Well when Adam & I met face to face I won't lie I was smitten by him. He also knew right away who everyone was comparing me too."
"Why I only have one person come to mind?" He gave a sigh along with a hug again. "Your Pa is the Deadman?"
"Yeah…" He just gave one brief chuckle before tilting his head kissing the top of her head again.

"Well the way you talk of him…I guess he not as scary as he seems."
"Only if you get on his bad side."
"You think I would be on his bad side if he knew about us?"
"No…he would see I am happy, cared for…I know he misses me. I lived with him after my fall…it happened my first day with Titan."
"Ouch…"
"He blames himself no mater how often I told him it wasn't."
"How did it happen?"
"I went for a ride to clear my head over having it confirmed that the man everyone was comparing me to was really my dad…a man I was told was killed almost 16 years before…" Taking another sip closing her eyes, "I couldn't believe my mother was that evil, that cold to tell me my father was killed when he was alive all that time. He was alive & well, living a fruitful life doing what he loved…"
"Did he know about you?"
"Yeah…I was a little over four when he left…he promised to be back for me…" She sighs & James began petting her hair lightly feeling she was upset. "I don't blame him…before he came back he found out about her making me believe he was dead…he didn't come back because he didn't want to scare me."

She downed a bigger swig maybe thinking if she drank faster she would feel it more before her body could burn it. "Well I ran into him on the way out of the hotel. He somehow could tell I was upset. Before I could move past him in a hunch he called me by a nickname he gave me. Even after all those years I never forgot it. I rushed off, knowing something was wrong he followed after me. I was at a scenic point along one of the highways. I always thought they were peaceful & quite, more so late at night when there wasn't a lot of traffic. Well he found me, tried to talk to me…but for some reason I freaked…I think I even called him a ghost wondering why he was haunting me." She was faintly shaking she wrapped her one free hand around her self over James' arm that was holding her. "I freaked & tried to back away from him not realizing how close to the edge I was. My foot slipped out from under me…falling over the side."

James lightly turned so he could use his free arm to rub her shoulder. "Damn darlin…sorry that all happened…but you made it though…"
"I know…I still can't believe Adam stayed with me through all my rehabilitation...the whole time we didn't know if I would even be able to walk. I was in a wheelchair for about six months…I never told you the full extend of my injuries…The main impact on the rocks was to my left side." Taking another sip. "As I told you the left leg was pretty much shattered…but I also broke my left arm, right leg…ribs…was in a coma for a few days because of the impact to my head." She lightly shakes her head. "My dad even had part of his home renovated so I would have a place I could safely call home. Between the hospital & then a rehab center it was over two months before I ever got to see his home. He pretty much had part of the first floor changed to a bedroom for me that was big enough to operate the wheelchair in as well as a fully accessible bathroom. His girlfriend at the time was trained as a therapist…who would go guessed." Cindy lightly laughed. "So yeah I lived with him up until about a month before I 'vanished', I ran away once I knew what I was capable of doing…I didn't want to risk hurting any of them. I also over heard my dad talking about my mother blackmailing him. So I just took off."

"Wow…you miss him though?"
"Yeah…a lot at times…" She chuckles "I am beginning to believe in an old saying."
"And which one if that darlin?"
"That girls fall for guys like their fathers."
He smiles with a quick chuckle downing more of his own beer actually draining the bottle setting it aside. "This should be good…how do you see me like your dad?"
"Well you both have a hard side to most, but a caring side to people close to you. You both are good old southern boys at heart. Both love motorcycles, but also enjoy a real horse when you can get on one. Both have long hair…There is even a similarity in gifts."
"Wait your ol'man is also gifted?"
"Yeah…lightning…Which if he isn't focusing on it is normally proceeded by a thunder storm."
"Damn…" He give a faint chuckle again. "I guess we do have bits in common…just as long as I'm not a substitute for you missing him."

Cindy jumped up looking at him a look of shock, hurt, disgust. "EWW…I…I can't believe you said that!" She ran to the bedroom shutting the door leaning against it. Storm sat there slightly shocked wondering what set her off so bad about that comment. As fast as he said it, it hit him.
"Ah shit." He got up moving to the door to open in only to feel it faintly budge then bounce back closed. "Cin darlin…opening up."
"GO AWAY!" He could tell she was crying.
"Darlin I wasn't thinking…please…open up…It didn't come out like I mean…I was joking."
"How could you joke thinking I was trying to replace my dad with you!…Everything we done…EWWW!
"Cindy please calm down…It just slipped out…I wasn't even thinking of that stuff when I said it…come on darling open the door."

He could hear her move away, but it didn't open. He carefully opened it himself seeing her sitting on the floor her knees under her chin her arms wrapped around herself. She gave him such a look he could almost picture the fire growing behind her natural eyes. Her cheeks showed dried tears He went to move closer when she spoke. "I don't know if I am safe to be near."
"I'll take my chance darlin…if I really made you that upset…I deserve to be burned by it." He walked closer kneeling next to her wrapping his arms around her feeling the heat she was radiating from her body. "I'm sorry darlin, your ol'Cowboy was just being a big fool…I know you love me for me…I meant nothing by it." He took a hand brushing her face her eyes drifting closed leaning into his touch. Even when angry at him, he somehow always calmed her when near her. "Please forgive me." She nodded as she began to cry again. He moved to sit on the floor next to her pulling her onto his lap just letting her cry pissed at himself knowing his dumb words cause this.