Chapter 37

December 12th, 2012

12:45 PM

Jenessa's house

After Jeff had left for work, I decided to call Amy. I hoped she wasn't too busy running around with the triplets. "Hey Nessie, I was just about to call you!"Came my sister in law's voice. I smiled a little. "We're in sync again Amykins."I said. She chuckled. "I guess we are. You busy today? I figured you and I could go have a girl's day. Adam wants to do something with the triplets by himself."Amy said. I grinned. "That's perfect! What do you wanna do?"

"I figure you and I could hit the town, grab a bite to eat, see a movie maybe, do some shopping."

"Sounds good to me Ames."

"Awesome! I'll pick you up in say, fifteen minutes? I'm being kicked out."

"Alright, I shall be waiting."

"See you in a few Essie."

We hung up and I smiled. This would be the perfect chance for me to talk to Amy about the whole Beth thing.

"Ames, I need your advice."I said as our food arrived. She grinned. "Good to know I wasn't fully replaced by Phil and Rue. What's on your mind hun?"She replied. I chuckled. "No one can replace you Amykins."I reassured her. "And I don't know if you've heard or not yet, but a certain someone's back in the picture with Jeff."I said, popping a popcorn shrimp in my mouth. Amy cocked a brow at me. "Who?"She asked. I sighed. "Beth."Amy's expression went from curious, to annoyed real fast. "So, Jeff's talking to the skank again, is he?"I nodded. "Yeah. Not only that, but he's hanging out with her and everything too. He didn't even tell me, I had to learn from Reby of all people. And yesterday I had to meet her. Jeff insisted."I said. Amy rolled her eyes. "He's just trying to get hurt again. How'd that meeting go?"

"Not very good."

"Did you scream at her?"Amy asked with a hopeful grin.

"No, but I did force her out of the house."

"Good. She doesn't need to be around your husband."

"But here's the thing Ames...I gave them my blessing to hang out. I told them I didn't care..."

"But you do care, don't you?"Amy asked. I nodded. "It's not so much of I don't trust Jeff, but-"Amy cut me off. "You don't trust Beth. I completely understand and I don't blame you one bit."She said. "Tell me what to do?"I asked. Amy thought for a minute, aimlessly picking at her food. "I think you should talk to Jeff about this. Tell him your worries and maybe he'll stop talking to Beth."She suggested. I sighed. "Highly unlikely. He did that when I befriended Jay again, and I didn't listen to him. This is like his chance to rebel or something."

"Speaking as someone who knows that crazy man, you're probably right."

"I'm scared Amy. I'm scared something bad's going to happen with Beth being in the picture again..."I admitted. Amy smiled softly at me and reached across the table to hold my right hand. "Jeff loves you Vanessa. He won't hurt you. He doesn't have it in him to."She said. I nodded, agreeing with her. "You're right. I just need to have a little more faith in Jeff."I said. Amy smiled. "That's my Nessie. Stay positive honey."She told me. I smiled back at her, agreeing once more. Postivity was key here.

"Finally! You're driving! Now I get control of the radio!"Phil declared happily. I rolled my eyes at him and continued driving as he switched stations, trying to find something to listen to. "Say stop randomly for me."He said. I sighed, waited a few seconds and then said "stop" for Phil. "Oh gross, it's a country station."He said, making a face. "Now we have Good Girl, by Carrie Underwood!"The DJ announced, and the song began to play. As I drove, Phil was listening to the song. "This song. My advice to you concerning Jeff."He stated. I groaned. "Phil."I complained. "No, seriously! Listen!"He said. I sighed, and listened to the song.

"But he's really good at lying

Yeah, he'll leave you in the dust

'Cause when he says forever

Well, it don't mean much

Hey good girl (hey, good girl)

So good for him

Better back away honey

You don't know where he's been!"

I sighed again. "Phil, we're not doing this right now. I can't handle it."I told him. Phil shut the radio off instantly. "Spill. What's wrong?"He asked. I told him what I'd told Amy, and what she and I decided. "Positivity? Fuck that Vanessa! I actually agree with Minnow for once. Jeff is failing in his marital duties terribly. You deserve better."Phil said. "Phil, nothing's even happened and nothing will happen."I said firmly. He snorted. "Yeah right. I've known Jeff a lot longer than you, and trust me, given the chance he'll-"

"PHIL! Stop it!"I yelled. "You're supposed to be my best friend! Best friends don't tell each other their husbands are going to cheat on them constantly."Phil sighed. "I just want to help you Nessie. I don't want you to get hurt. You're like a sister to me and I want to protect you. I know it gets annoying at times, but I'm just saying. I don't trust Jeff. Not one bit."Phil said calmly. I sighed a little and glanced at Phil. "I know you just want to protect me Phil, but I want you to know that I don't need protecting from Jeff. He's my husband. I love him. Can't I confide in you and you tell me it'll be alright like Amy does? Can't you for once be positive? You don't even have to mean it, it's just to ease my mind."I said.

"...I guess."

I smiled. "Thank you Phillip. I love you."

"Yeah I love you too."

Nothing, and I repeat, nothing, was happening on Raw. All I had to do was just go and sit out with the commentators to watch over the tournament. That was in the first hour of the show. Now I was backstage with literally nothing to do and no one to talk to. Rue was in the middle of a match, Phil was having a meeting, John was in said meeting too, Minnow was busy with his medical duties and neither Chris or Jay were here tonight. I wasn't allowed to leave either, because 'I still had work to do'. What work this was, I'd like to know. In the midst of my complaining, I failed to notice being approached by someone. "Vanessa, mind if I have a quick word with you?"A person unknown to me asked. "Uh, sure?"I said uncertainly. The man smiled and chuckled. "I just wanted to get an interview with you is all. Nothing bad."He said. I smiled. "About what?"I asked. "Your brother. It will be for his upcoming DvD. Now, if you'll just sit, we can start?"He suggested, pointing to a chair with a blueish backround to it. I sat Indian style in the chair and looked at the interviewer, whose name I still had not been told. "I have a few topics I'd like to discuss. His debut, winning the WWE title for the first time, and his retirement. That's all the topics we need right now."He said. "When I say go, start with his debut."I was told. I nodded in understanding. "And...go."

"Adam's debut, in my opinion was awesome. Of course, everything Adam does is awesome, because you know, he reeks of it."I said with a wink. "But I really liked how quiet he was when he first started. It was really awesome. The promos he did were so intriguing. Even though I knew who he was, I was still interested. You know that long jacket he wore in them all? Yeah, I own that now. I totally jacked it from him when I was in high school. I used to wear it to school and shit."I said, laughing. "The wrestling fans would recognize it, and then make the connection that this 'Edge' character was my brother. That opened up the 'Let's be friends with Vanessa so we can meet Edge!' club. That was an interesting time to say the least."I chuckled. The camera man motioned for me to move on to the next topic.

"When Adam won the WWE title for the first time, I was backstage. As soon as he cashed in his Money in the Bank, I screamed so loud, I'm surprised a camera somewhere didn't pick up on it. And when he pinned John Cena for the win? Holy mother of God, did I freak out. When Adam got backstage, I literally pushed Amy away from him and hugged the life out of him. I was so happy for him. When he got to go home, our mom gav ehim the biggest hug and she told him she was so proud of him. That was one of the times Adam was at his happiest. It was a really awesome moment for our family. We knew Adam would be a big star, and he just proved us right."By the time I finished talking about that, my whole face was engulfed in a grin it seemed. Then the camera guy once again motioned for me to move on. Adam's retirement.

A small frown crossed my face and I sighed. "Adam's retirement. Oh God, that was hard. It was the hardest thing I've ever seen Adam do..."I took a breath. "I was the first to find out besides the WWE staff. He told me about it and..."I stopped. "He might get pissed at me for this, but I want people to understand how hard it was for him, because I don't think they quite understand. Adam cried. It was just a few tears either, it was full on sobbing. I've only seen my brother cry once prior to that moment, and it hurt me to see him hurting like that. Being a WWE wrestler was Adam's dream. He didn't want to do anything else. Ever since he was 11, it's what he wanted. To see him crying like that? His strength completely sucked out of him because he had to give up his dream? I hated seeing him like that. I was seriously considering quitting, just because they broke his heart."I paused again, trying to think of what to say. "The night before Adam's farewell speech, when I had that TLC match. Everything I did was so I could prove something. Not that I was better than Del Rio or Lesnar. But to prove to the world that Adam Copeland was the best in the business. That he trained his little sister well. I know people get irritated when I steal Adam's moves, but I'm just trying to prove that Adam is the best. When Adam made his actual speech, you all saw the tears he and I both had. It was so hard. But we got through it. And I have absolutely no doubts that Adam will be in the Hall of Fame. I know he will be."I stopped talking. I wouldn't be able to keep my composure much longer if I kept talking.

"Vanessa, thank you for that interview. It was perfect! just what we need so far!"The guy said. I realized I still didn't know his name. I guess it didn't matter. "No problem. Am I finished?"I asked. He nodded. "thank you again!"I nodded, gave him a smile and then went off to find something to do.

-Wednesday-

I both loved and hated winter. I loved it because it was beautiful and it usually meant I got to spend more time with my family. I hated it because it was always so cold, especially in all northern places. Currently, we were sitting on a bus driven by someone who apparently hated the thought of heat. To make matters worse, I had to be stupid and think wearing a hoodie would keep me warm. "Phil. How cold is it outside?"I asked, shoving my hands into my sleeves. He glanced at his phone and smirked at me. "Twelve degrees."He said. I groaned. Where was my human heater when I needed him? "Phil, come warm me up."I pleaded with my best friend. He chuckled. "I'd love to, but my body heat's already being stolen."Phil pointed at Rue, who was curled into his side. "Get your own heater."Rue said, sticking her tongue out at me. I sighed and looked around for people I knew well enough to steal body heat from. Jay was on a different bus, Chris and Mikey were sitting together, John was passed out in his seat, and Randy was sitting with Rey. That left one person that was availiable. Minnow. He'd taken to travelling with the Superstars to hang out with Rue and I. Sighing, I stood up and made my way to where Minnow was sitting behind Rue and Phil. I'd probably reget this, but desperate times called for desperate measures. When I sat down next to Minnow, he smiled. "Hey Nessie. What's up?"He asked.

"I'm really really cold."I answered.

Minnow gave me a look of amusement. "What did you come over here for? To cuddle?"He asked in a teasing way. I nodded. "That's exactly why I came over here."I answered. Minnow looked shocked that I said that. "Seriously?"He asked. I nodded again. "I'm freezing Minnow."I said, and grabbed his hand. "Jesus, you are freezing."He said. "Do I have permission to steal your body heat?"I asked. Minnow chuckled and nodded. Without hesitation, I glued myself to Minnow. "You're so warm."I said, nuzzling my face into his jacket. He laughed and wrapped an arm around me, bringing me closer. I sighed in contentment. So much warmth. "I'm not going to get threatened for this am I?"Min asked. I shrugged. "If you do, I'll defend you."I said, just enjoying the heat. "Jeff is so getting replaced as human heater."I said. Minnow chuckled. "Am I really that warm?"He asked.

"You're hot Min."I said. As the words came out of my mouth, I almost regretted them. I hoped he wouldn't take it the wrong way. Luckily, he didn't press the issue. After sticking to Minnow's side for a few minutes, I was starting to get warm. And sleepy. I felt my head start to droop a little, and my eyelids grew heavy. I sighed and laid my head on Minnow. "I'm going to probably fall asleep on you. I hope you're comfortable."I warned him. "No problem Nessa."Minnow said. "What's going on back here?"I heard Rue's voice ask. "Shh, Vanessa's sleeping."Minnow whispered. I giggled a little. "Why is she sleeping on you?"Phil's voice asked. "because, I was fucking cold and Minnow is hot as hell."I said, once again for some reason choosing the word hot instead of warm. I could practically hear the smirk in Rue's voice. "Oh yeah? I never knew you thought Minnow was so hot."

"Shut up. I don't mean it like that."

"Well you can believe that. Meanwhile, I have twittering to do. Gotta tweet this picture..."

I sighed when my phone vibrated a few moments later. I opened my eyes briefly to look at the tweet.

RueYoungblood: Looks like RatedRSister is a little tired. Just take over my friend why don't cha? #CuddleBuddies

Attached was a picture of me cuddling up next to Minnow. I smiled a little and replied to her tweet. RatedRSister: Shut up dude. I was freezing, and now I'm warm. I will take a nap on Minnow if I want to. After I sent the tweet, I did just that. Minnow was a great pillow.

*Minnow's POV*

"So, my female best friend is asleep on you."Rue said, pointing out the obvious. I rolled my eyes. "No shit Rue. I can see you know."I replied. She rolled her eyes too. "Let me rephrase this. My married female best friend is asleep on you."She said, stretching out the word married. I cocked a brow at her. "What's your point?"I asked. She sighed. "Have you met her husband? This is cheating in his head."

"That's fucking stupid. She's just cold. I'm sure he wouldn't want her to freeze or get sick."I commented, a little disgusted at Rue's statement.

"If it were Phil, or someone else he knew, he might not care so much. But it's you Min. He hasn't met you and I don't know what Vanessa's told him about you. He will see this as you trying to get with Vanessa."

"Is he really that insecure?"

"Jeff is a lot of things. But he makes Vanessa happy...most days."

"It seems to me like you don't really care for this Jeff guy."

"I don't. Honestly, I hate his guts. But like I said, he makes her happy. I'm not going to get in the way of her happiness like SOME PEOPLE."Rue said, looking over at Phil. "Hey! He's bad husband! He's a bad everything! She deserves way better!"Phil defended himself. I shook my head and looked down at the sleeping Vanessa. She was completely out of it. I chuckled and smiled a little at her. "You. Do not get any ideas."I heard Rue warn. I turned back to Rue and gave her a blank stare. "What?"I asked. "I know how you are Min. I know you like her. You aren't allowed to do a thing. You fuck up her happiness, I'll fuck you up."Rue said.

"I don't mess with married chicks Rue. Even ones who shouldn't be married to the man they are married to."

"I'm just warning you Minnow. Also, if you ever do meet Jeff, I don't suggest you let him know you call his wife baby."

"Am I supposed to be scared of this Jeff guy?"

Rue laughed. "Not by any means. You could take him, no problem. I'm just saying, it'll cause problems for Vanessa. She's got this little thing going where she's keeping track of her and Jeff's last big fight and apparently that was a long time ago."Rue sighed. "Just be careful alright? Don't start shit, and don't get too touchy."She stated. I nodded. "Alright, whatever Rue. I already said I wasn't planning anything."

"I know Min, I just don't want Nessie getting stressed out. A stressed Nessie is never a good thing. Even though I love you Min, I'll assassinate you if you hurt her."

WOO! FINALLY FINISHED THIS CHAPTER! Do you realize how hard this was? Jesus motherfucking Christ. -_-. My muses did NOT want to work. I honestly blame my new arrival muses. They were capturing all of my attention! Even my loud Minnow muse couldn't get a word in! Anywho, I don't have a wrestling rant. Not at all. This week was a wrestling free one. Monday I was passed out, and Friday I was busy. Also, my home life suuuuucked this week. So blah. Anyway! review replies!

To the love of my life: Bruce is worth everyone's attention. Beth will have to die eventually. I hate her -_- XDD Yeah you do know, because I tell you everything. Phil is Phil. I dunno what to do with him.

Nat: Yes, it's mighty nice of her. Sadly, Beth did/does. And alrighty.

Rated-R-Edgehead: It's okay, no one trusts him XDD. And of course Adam will not be alerted! He might kill his best friend and then there'd be a trial and Adam would go into prision and would get raped because he's so pretty...OFF TRACK! XD. I will try to think of triplet time. Ideas? Suggestions? It's hard with them haha.

Cameron113: WOO! Walking Dead ftw! And liking Reby? Not necessarily a bad thing. Three Days Graaaaace :D I love them.

Lahey: I don't know how to reply to your review XD. I'm sorry I fucked up your feelings so bad haha.

P.S I am the 1st X-Man. Is that joke ahead of our time?