My nightmare happened the following day. I had to meet with Stone Cold Steve Austin's publicist about a few things. In other words Marissa.
I headed towards her office holding my folder. I knocked on the door, when I entered I smiled at her.
"You wanted to see me about Steve, Marissa."
"Hmm, would you please call me Mrs McMahon, Marissa implies familiarity and friendship. Yes, Miss Maddox. Steve needs a push."
"A push? Sunday is the end of a successful storyline. When Steve stunners Shane..."
"Sorry, Mr. McMahon to you." I groaned
"Fine, Steve will get a huge pop and he'll get great support. The fans have been going mad on the Internet, predicting whodunit and I am not gonna give Steve any extra push at the moment." I replied. "Now, Mrs McMahon would you like to cut the crap."
"Look, I want to know that you don't want my husband. He's mine."
"Nothing is going on, I thought you understood that and forgave."
"I understand that Shane has had nothing to do with you and I forgive him. But, you I don't forgive, I want to know how you regard Shane."
"Shane is a friend, I care about him as a friend and a boss."
"Hmm, I don't want to see you around him unless it's work and vital. Goodbye Miss Maddox." I stood and left, the conversation was over. I recollected myself and feigned a smile as I headed up towards New Media. I needed to talk with Shane. I stood in the doorway and watched the man lie back on his chair and put his feet up on the desk, while talking on the phone. I stood silently, watching and listening.
"Drew, I know that you don't want her hurt. But, if I leave Rissa now, she'll take my ass to the cleaners...... I don't know next year, when it happens I'm gonna ask Kara to move in....... No, cos I'm hoping that she'll be with me."
"I'll be with you." I said smiling.
"Kara!" Shane overbalanced and fell onto the floor. I went over and picked up the phone.
"Drew, don't worry. Because I'll be with him and I love him."
"That was something you failed to mention in our little conversation."
"Bye Test." I hung up the phone and looked at Shane who had stood up and dusted himself off. "Hello, Mr McMahon." he cringed and frowned.
"Don't you ever call me MR McMahon again, it's SHANE."
"Tell your wife will ya."
"What has she done?" he said sitting on the desk as if the chair was going to throw him off.
"She wants to give Steve a push."
"But, he's getting one at the moment. Wait a minute, she wanted to lecture you, didn't she?"
"Shane, I told her nothing's going on."
"That's not the point. She's interfering."
"With good cause. She loves you and feels like she's losing you."
"Well, she is."
"Shane, she in some ways resents me because I'm taking you away from her. She just doesn't really know it."
"Euch, right Kara I promise that we'll be divorced by next Christmas." I smiled.
"Mac, can I suggest that you hire a PI to suss out Marissa, if they find out some little secret she has. You'll have grounds for divorce, at the moment you have the 'perfect' marriage."
"OK, good idea. Kiss me." I rolled my eyes and placed a loving kiss on his cheek. "Good. I'll see ya later, Mr McMahon."
"Grrr, get outta here" I mock saluted him and left.
I headed towards her office holding my folder. I knocked on the door, when I entered I smiled at her.
"You wanted to see me about Steve, Marissa."
"Hmm, would you please call me Mrs McMahon, Marissa implies familiarity and friendship. Yes, Miss Maddox. Steve needs a push."
"A push? Sunday is the end of a successful storyline. When Steve stunners Shane..."
"Sorry, Mr. McMahon to you." I groaned
"Fine, Steve will get a huge pop and he'll get great support. The fans have been going mad on the Internet, predicting whodunit and I am not gonna give Steve any extra push at the moment." I replied. "Now, Mrs McMahon would you like to cut the crap."
"Look, I want to know that you don't want my husband. He's mine."
"Nothing is going on, I thought you understood that and forgave."
"I understand that Shane has had nothing to do with you and I forgive him. But, you I don't forgive, I want to know how you regard Shane."
"Shane is a friend, I care about him as a friend and a boss."
"Hmm, I don't want to see you around him unless it's work and vital. Goodbye Miss Maddox." I stood and left, the conversation was over. I recollected myself and feigned a smile as I headed up towards New Media. I needed to talk with Shane. I stood in the doorway and watched the man lie back on his chair and put his feet up on the desk, while talking on the phone. I stood silently, watching and listening.
"Drew, I know that you don't want her hurt. But, if I leave Rissa now, she'll take my ass to the cleaners...... I don't know next year, when it happens I'm gonna ask Kara to move in....... No, cos I'm hoping that she'll be with me."
"I'll be with you." I said smiling.
"Kara!" Shane overbalanced and fell onto the floor. I went over and picked up the phone.
"Drew, don't worry. Because I'll be with him and I love him."
"That was something you failed to mention in our little conversation."
"Bye Test." I hung up the phone and looked at Shane who had stood up and dusted himself off. "Hello, Mr McMahon." he cringed and frowned.
"Don't you ever call me MR McMahon again, it's SHANE."
"Tell your wife will ya."
"What has she done?" he said sitting on the desk as if the chair was going to throw him off.
"She wants to give Steve a push."
"But, he's getting one at the moment. Wait a minute, she wanted to lecture you, didn't she?"
"Shane, I told her nothing's going on."
"That's not the point. She's interfering."
"With good cause. She loves you and feels like she's losing you."
"Well, she is."
"Shane, she in some ways resents me because I'm taking you away from her. She just doesn't really know it."
"Euch, right Kara I promise that we'll be divorced by next Christmas." I smiled.
"Mac, can I suggest that you hire a PI to suss out Marissa, if they find out some little secret she has. You'll have grounds for divorce, at the moment you have the 'perfect' marriage."
"OK, good idea. Kiss me." I rolled my eyes and placed a loving kiss on his cheek. "Good. I'll see ya later, Mr McMahon."
"Grrr, get outta here" I mock saluted him and left.