Chris was awaken by a loud banging. He quickly got out of bed, but not too quickly because he didn't want to disturb
Katheryn. He looked at her sleeping peacefully, but his thoughts were interrupted by another loud knock. "Coming!" he
shouted.
He went to the door and opened it. "Uh-oh…" he trailed off.
"Uh-oh is right Irvine," the man said. The man was no other than Chris' boss, Vince McMahon. "Some sources tell me you
skipped conditioning yesterday because you're here with some girl. Is it true?" he asked glaring as Chris.
"Vince, if you give me time to explain, I'm sure you would understand," Chris said.
Katheryn was awoken by their loud talking. She looked for Chris, and when he was nowhere to be seen, she yelled, "Chris??"
Vince grinned. "So it IS true, huh Irvine?" Chris knew he was in deep shit. Vince only called people by their last names if
he was truly pissed off at them. Chris looked at the floor in embarrassment. "Get dressed. I want you two in my office
ASAP, got that?"
"Yes sir," Chris replied sheepishly. Vince left with a huff.
"Chris, I'm sorry. If I knew, I wouldn't have stayed…" Katheryn said trailing off.
She sat on the bed and looked at the floor. Chris sat next to her and took her hands. "Look, I'll get us out of this.
I'll explain to Vince I was helping a friend. There is nothing for you to worry about, baby. I got it under control." He kissed
her forehead. "Let's get dressed. If we don't go to his office, I'll be out of a job," Chris said grinning.
They got dressed and went to the arena. Katheryn was nervous, but Chris knew what he was going to say.
When they arrived, they went around to the back and proceeded to Vince's office. Hand in hand, they walked quietly. When
they finally reached his office, Chris knocked on the door. "COME IN!" Vince screamed. Chris could tell he was aggravated
already.
They stepped inside, and saw Vince and Stephanie sitting on the leather couch, and Chris Benoit holding a bunch of papers.
"I demand a rewrite! This script it total bullshit! Since when do I tap out to my own signature move, and to Kurt Angle no less!"
"Listen Benoit, if he makes you tap out tonight, you can get him back with his signature move next week. That's what I got the
writers doing for me. You'll come out on top, and Angle knows that already." He looked at Chris and Katheryn, who were
still holding hands. "Look, can we continue this conversation later? I have some problems I need to take care of."
Benoit turned around and looked at Chris. "Hey Chris, good luck man. I hear you're in deep shit." Benoit then left, but not
without patting Chris on the back for support.
"Sit down you two." Chris and Katheryn sat obediently like little puppies. Katheryn squeezed Chris' hand. "I don't know what
is going on, but I do know this. Chris, you skipped conditioning to be with Katheryn. Am I correct?"
"Well, I had rea…" he began.
"Just answer the question, yes or no," Vince interrupted. Chris nodded looking at the floor. "Now, I also heard you had
Amy give Katheryn some clothes and she was aware that you were not sick. Is that true?" Chris nodded again. "Can I ask
you a question?" Chris looked up. "What the fuck are you thinking Irvine?!"
"Vince, I need to explain something to you. It has to do with Jay and Adam. I feel they are endangering Katheryn. I was only
trying to protect her, and I guess in the process I fell in love with her." Vince rolled his eyes. He wasn't buying it. "You have to
believe me! I had no intention of falling in love with Katheryn. It just…happened I guess." He thought about it, and he was
right, it did just happen. He was in love with Katheryn.
Katheryn took a deep breath. "Mr. McMahon, don't blame Chris for this. It was my fault. I didn't want him to leave. I begged
him to stay. I didn't want to be alone. I fear my brother, and now I fear Adam. He was only trying to protect me. If anyone
should be yelled at and punished, it should be me, not Chris," she said standing up.
"Look, I don't know whether to believe you or not, I'm going to have to think about it. Katheryn, I will give you your own
room away from Jay and Adam. Chris, I expect to see you at conditioning today because you have a match tonight." Vince
left Chris and Katheryn in the room with Stephanie.
Chris looked at Stephanie with a pleading look. They may be worst enemies in the WWF, but that was work. Otherwise they
were civil to each other. "Stephanie, you believe me don't you?" Stephanie shrugged, confused. "Please Stephanie, why would
I lie about this?"
"To get ass, I don't know Chris," Stephanie said. Chris' jaw dropped. "Ok, maybe I was wrong. Listen, I do believe you. But
my dad does have a point. I wish he saw it your way" Chris gave her a pleading look. Stephanie sighed in aggravation. "You
owe me," she said grinning.
"I owe everyone lately, don't I?" he said with a grin. "Thanks, Steph. I'll do anything you ask me to do. Just please get your
dad to lay off of us."
Stephanie nodded. "Ok. You better get to conditioning. Your body will not be 100% as it is because you skipped yesterday.
I'll take care of Katheryn," Stephanie offered.
"Thank you so much Steph. I owe you A LOT!" Chris said giving Stephanie a big hug. "You going to be Ok Katheryn?"
Katheryn nodded. "Alright, I'll see you later tonight ok? I love you so much." He kissed her on the cheek and hugged her.
He kissed her again. "Bye sweetie!" He left the McMahon locker room.
"Well, I say we go shopping. You can't wear Amy's clothes forever you know!" Stephanie said eagerly. Katheryn shrugged,
which was good enough for Stephanie. "Alrighty, let's go. My treat!" They went out to Stephanie's limo and went shopping.
Meanwhile, Chris was in his locker room warming up his muscles. All he could think about was Katheryn. He hoped she
would be safe with Stephanie. Stephanie wouldn't go back on her word. She would take all the necessary precautions to
make sure she is OK.
Chris was lunging to stretch his legs, when he heard the door swing open. Out of nowhere, he was being held up against the
wall. "What the fuck did you do to her?" It was Adam, and he obviously heard about Chris and Katheryn's relationship.
Chris was choking, but he managed to get out a sentence. "Nothing…I'm in…love…with…her," he said between chokes.
Adam let go of him, and Chris fell to the floor. Grabbing his throat, he coughed to catch his breath. "What…the hell Adam?"
he asked breathlessly.
Adam sat on a bench and put his head in his hands. "I'm sorry, Chris. I should've known better. I know I said some bad things
to Katheryn the other night, but I was frustrated. I didn't mean it. And then you didn't show up for conditioning yesterday, and
I knew you weren't sick. I knew you were with Katheryn, and I knew you took a liking to her. I didn't trust you, and I'm
sorry," he said almost crying.
Chris got up from the floor. "Why don't you trust me? You know I wouldn't touch a hair on her head. Why are you so
protective of her? She's 24 years old. You treat her as if she was 6 or something. You gotta learn…"
"I'm in love with her ok Chris?" Chris looked at Adam in shock. His jaw dropped and he started to say something, but no
words came out. "I'm in love with her," Adam repeated silently, almost to a whisper. "I've been in love with her since…well
since I knew what love was. I figure if I can't be her lover, at least I can be her best friend and her protector. But then you
came and now you're her best friend and protector. She's scared of me, and probably will never trust me again." He cried a
river of tears, and Chris was still in shock.
Then the door opened, and Chris looked up to see Jay standing in the doorway. "Good news Adam. Vince lifted your
suspension. He said it has to do with a new story line or something." He looked at Chris who was glaring at him. "Chill out
Chris. Adam you ok?"
Adam looked up. "Yeah," he sniffled. "I'll be ok."
"Well, we better get to conditioning," Jay reminded them. He left Chris and Adam alone again.
Chris headed for the door. Adam grabbed his arm. "Answer one question, and answer it truthfully." Chris looked confused.
"Did you force her to do anything she didn't want to do? I swear to God if you did I will kill you right now," he said getting
angrier.
Chris sat on the bench. "You really wanna know?" Adam was starting to get furious. "For your information, we didn't even
have sex. I came onto her, and we kept getting interrupted. We spent one night together, and woke up in each other's arms.
The next night, she came onto me. She kissed me, and I kissed her, and we fell asleep. That was it. She will tell you the same
thing. So no, I did not force her into anything. She did it all on her own," he explained.
Adam nodded while looking at the floor. "I don't know why, but I believe you." He wiped away a final tear. "Take care of
her ok?"
Chris smiled. "You sound like you're dying. Come on, junior. Let's get to conditioning. Let's find out what this new script is.
Katheryn. He looked at her sleeping peacefully, but his thoughts were interrupted by another loud knock. "Coming!" he
shouted.
He went to the door and opened it. "Uh-oh…" he trailed off.
"Uh-oh is right Irvine," the man said. The man was no other than Chris' boss, Vince McMahon. "Some sources tell me you
skipped conditioning yesterday because you're here with some girl. Is it true?" he asked glaring as Chris.
"Vince, if you give me time to explain, I'm sure you would understand," Chris said.
Katheryn was awoken by their loud talking. She looked for Chris, and when he was nowhere to be seen, she yelled, "Chris??"
Vince grinned. "So it IS true, huh Irvine?" Chris knew he was in deep shit. Vince only called people by their last names if
he was truly pissed off at them. Chris looked at the floor in embarrassment. "Get dressed. I want you two in my office
ASAP, got that?"
"Yes sir," Chris replied sheepishly. Vince left with a huff.
"Chris, I'm sorry. If I knew, I wouldn't have stayed…" Katheryn said trailing off.
She sat on the bed and looked at the floor. Chris sat next to her and took her hands. "Look, I'll get us out of this.
I'll explain to Vince I was helping a friend. There is nothing for you to worry about, baby. I got it under control." He kissed
her forehead. "Let's get dressed. If we don't go to his office, I'll be out of a job," Chris said grinning.
They got dressed and went to the arena. Katheryn was nervous, but Chris knew what he was going to say.
When they arrived, they went around to the back and proceeded to Vince's office. Hand in hand, they walked quietly. When
they finally reached his office, Chris knocked on the door. "COME IN!" Vince screamed. Chris could tell he was aggravated
already.
They stepped inside, and saw Vince and Stephanie sitting on the leather couch, and Chris Benoit holding a bunch of papers.
"I demand a rewrite! This script it total bullshit! Since when do I tap out to my own signature move, and to Kurt Angle no less!"
"Listen Benoit, if he makes you tap out tonight, you can get him back with his signature move next week. That's what I got the
writers doing for me. You'll come out on top, and Angle knows that already." He looked at Chris and Katheryn, who were
still holding hands. "Look, can we continue this conversation later? I have some problems I need to take care of."
Benoit turned around and looked at Chris. "Hey Chris, good luck man. I hear you're in deep shit." Benoit then left, but not
without patting Chris on the back for support.
"Sit down you two." Chris and Katheryn sat obediently like little puppies. Katheryn squeezed Chris' hand. "I don't know what
is going on, but I do know this. Chris, you skipped conditioning to be with Katheryn. Am I correct?"
"Well, I had rea…" he began.
"Just answer the question, yes or no," Vince interrupted. Chris nodded looking at the floor. "Now, I also heard you had
Amy give Katheryn some clothes and she was aware that you were not sick. Is that true?" Chris nodded again. "Can I ask
you a question?" Chris looked up. "What the fuck are you thinking Irvine?!"
"Vince, I need to explain something to you. It has to do with Jay and Adam. I feel they are endangering Katheryn. I was only
trying to protect her, and I guess in the process I fell in love with her." Vince rolled his eyes. He wasn't buying it. "You have to
believe me! I had no intention of falling in love with Katheryn. It just…happened I guess." He thought about it, and he was
right, it did just happen. He was in love with Katheryn.
Katheryn took a deep breath. "Mr. McMahon, don't blame Chris for this. It was my fault. I didn't want him to leave. I begged
him to stay. I didn't want to be alone. I fear my brother, and now I fear Adam. He was only trying to protect me. If anyone
should be yelled at and punished, it should be me, not Chris," she said standing up.
"Look, I don't know whether to believe you or not, I'm going to have to think about it. Katheryn, I will give you your own
room away from Jay and Adam. Chris, I expect to see you at conditioning today because you have a match tonight." Vince
left Chris and Katheryn in the room with Stephanie.
Chris looked at Stephanie with a pleading look. They may be worst enemies in the WWF, but that was work. Otherwise they
were civil to each other. "Stephanie, you believe me don't you?" Stephanie shrugged, confused. "Please Stephanie, why would
I lie about this?"
"To get ass, I don't know Chris," Stephanie said. Chris' jaw dropped. "Ok, maybe I was wrong. Listen, I do believe you. But
my dad does have a point. I wish he saw it your way" Chris gave her a pleading look. Stephanie sighed in aggravation. "You
owe me," she said grinning.
"I owe everyone lately, don't I?" he said with a grin. "Thanks, Steph. I'll do anything you ask me to do. Just please get your
dad to lay off of us."
Stephanie nodded. "Ok. You better get to conditioning. Your body will not be 100% as it is because you skipped yesterday.
I'll take care of Katheryn," Stephanie offered.
"Thank you so much Steph. I owe you A LOT!" Chris said giving Stephanie a big hug. "You going to be Ok Katheryn?"
Katheryn nodded. "Alright, I'll see you later tonight ok? I love you so much." He kissed her on the cheek and hugged her.
He kissed her again. "Bye sweetie!" He left the McMahon locker room.
"Well, I say we go shopping. You can't wear Amy's clothes forever you know!" Stephanie said eagerly. Katheryn shrugged,
which was good enough for Stephanie. "Alrighty, let's go. My treat!" They went out to Stephanie's limo and went shopping.
Meanwhile, Chris was in his locker room warming up his muscles. All he could think about was Katheryn. He hoped she
would be safe with Stephanie. Stephanie wouldn't go back on her word. She would take all the necessary precautions to
make sure she is OK.
Chris was lunging to stretch his legs, when he heard the door swing open. Out of nowhere, he was being held up against the
wall. "What the fuck did you do to her?" It was Adam, and he obviously heard about Chris and Katheryn's relationship.
Chris was choking, but he managed to get out a sentence. "Nothing…I'm in…love…with…her," he said between chokes.
Adam let go of him, and Chris fell to the floor. Grabbing his throat, he coughed to catch his breath. "What…the hell Adam?"
he asked breathlessly.
Adam sat on a bench and put his head in his hands. "I'm sorry, Chris. I should've known better. I know I said some bad things
to Katheryn the other night, but I was frustrated. I didn't mean it. And then you didn't show up for conditioning yesterday, and
I knew you weren't sick. I knew you were with Katheryn, and I knew you took a liking to her. I didn't trust you, and I'm
sorry," he said almost crying.
Chris got up from the floor. "Why don't you trust me? You know I wouldn't touch a hair on her head. Why are you so
protective of her? She's 24 years old. You treat her as if she was 6 or something. You gotta learn…"
"I'm in love with her ok Chris?" Chris looked at Adam in shock. His jaw dropped and he started to say something, but no
words came out. "I'm in love with her," Adam repeated silently, almost to a whisper. "I've been in love with her since…well
since I knew what love was. I figure if I can't be her lover, at least I can be her best friend and her protector. But then you
came and now you're her best friend and protector. She's scared of me, and probably will never trust me again." He cried a
river of tears, and Chris was still in shock.
Then the door opened, and Chris looked up to see Jay standing in the doorway. "Good news Adam. Vince lifted your
suspension. He said it has to do with a new story line or something." He looked at Chris who was glaring at him. "Chill out
Chris. Adam you ok?"
Adam looked up. "Yeah," he sniffled. "I'll be ok."
"Well, we better get to conditioning," Jay reminded them. He left Chris and Adam alone again.
Chris headed for the door. Adam grabbed his arm. "Answer one question, and answer it truthfully." Chris looked confused.
"Did you force her to do anything she didn't want to do? I swear to God if you did I will kill you right now," he said getting
angrier.
Chris sat on the bench. "You really wanna know?" Adam was starting to get furious. "For your information, we didn't even
have sex. I came onto her, and we kept getting interrupted. We spent one night together, and woke up in each other's arms.
The next night, she came onto me. She kissed me, and I kissed her, and we fell asleep. That was it. She will tell you the same
thing. So no, I did not force her into anything. She did it all on her own," he explained.
Adam nodded while looking at the floor. "I don't know why, but I believe you." He wiped away a final tear. "Take care of
her ok?"
Chris smiled. "You sound like you're dying. Come on, junior. Let's get to conditioning. Let's find out what this new script is.