"So then Rhyno will gore you through the Smackdown set, OK Chris?" Jeff
said as he went over the script for the show. "Chris, hello? Earth to
Chris."
"What?" I asked.
"Are you OK? Ever since you got here you've been completely out of it. Did something happen that I don't know about."
"No, I'm just tired that's all."
"Sure, if you say so. I am your best friend and I know when you're lying. But if you say there's nothing wrong, then I'll leave it alone."
"Good."
Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Jeff yelled.
In walked Stephanie with a pretty nervous look on her face.
"Hi Jeff, I just needed to talk to Chris about, um, the script. Can we have a second please?"
"Sure, I'll see ya in a few Chris," Jeff said on his way out.
"Chris, we have to talk."
"What about?" I asked as if I already didn't know.
"You know what about."
"No I don't. Please enlighten me."
"Chris don't play stupid. We need to talk about what happened this afternoon."
"What's to talk about? Nothing happened."
"True, but something did almost happen."
"Almost doesn't count."
"It does in this situation."
"What situation? We were fighting we got caught up in the moment, that's all. There's nothing to discuss."
"Whatever."
There was an awkward pause before she said anything again.
"So do you know what you're doing tonight?"
"Yeah, I know. Your best buddy Rhyno is going to gore me through the Smackdown set. I can't wait."
"Look, I don't want to keep pretending to hate you anymore than you want to keep pretending to hate me, but the scriptwriters think it's a good idea. They said after a while it'll die down."
"Yeah, OK."
"Chris, is something bothering you?"
"No. How did your visit with Trip go?"
"Not so good. He's really frustrated and angry. And."
"And what?"
"I don't know. Ever since he's got sidelined he's been a completely different person than the man I married. He's less loving and more angry and hateful. At first I just thought it was a phase and it'd pass. Now, I don't know what to think."
"I don't know why you just don't leave him. If he doesn't treat you like the queen that you are, why put up with him?"
"He's only like that some of the time. The rest of the time he's so affectionate. I wish he would be like that more often."
"Steph, if he doesn't treat you right all the time, then he doesn't deserve you."
"I don't know. I just don't know Chris," she said starting to cry.
"Come here Steph," I said holding out my arms.
She came and hugged me and starting crying even worse.
"It'll be OK Steph, I promise," I whispered while stroking her hair.
Just then, Jeff walked in.
"Oh, I'm sorry man," he apologized. "I didn't mean to interrupt."
"No, it's OK," Steph said wiping her eyes. " I was just leaving. I'll see you later tonight Chris."
"Bye Steph," I said as she made her way out.
"What was that all about?" Jeff questioned.
"What was what all about?"
"That, you and Steph. I know you guys were close, I just didn't know you were that close."
"Hey shut up."
"OK, gees. You're a little touchy. I gotta go talk to Matt about our match. I'm sorry if I upset you I was just joking. Se ya."
"Yeah, see ya," I said as I got ready for my own match.
"What?" I asked.
"Are you OK? Ever since you got here you've been completely out of it. Did something happen that I don't know about."
"No, I'm just tired that's all."
"Sure, if you say so. I am your best friend and I know when you're lying. But if you say there's nothing wrong, then I'll leave it alone."
"Good."
Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Jeff yelled.
In walked Stephanie with a pretty nervous look on her face.
"Hi Jeff, I just needed to talk to Chris about, um, the script. Can we have a second please?"
"Sure, I'll see ya in a few Chris," Jeff said on his way out.
"Chris, we have to talk."
"What about?" I asked as if I already didn't know.
"You know what about."
"No I don't. Please enlighten me."
"Chris don't play stupid. We need to talk about what happened this afternoon."
"What's to talk about? Nothing happened."
"True, but something did almost happen."
"Almost doesn't count."
"It does in this situation."
"What situation? We were fighting we got caught up in the moment, that's all. There's nothing to discuss."
"Whatever."
There was an awkward pause before she said anything again.
"So do you know what you're doing tonight?"
"Yeah, I know. Your best buddy Rhyno is going to gore me through the Smackdown set. I can't wait."
"Look, I don't want to keep pretending to hate you anymore than you want to keep pretending to hate me, but the scriptwriters think it's a good idea. They said after a while it'll die down."
"Yeah, OK."
"Chris, is something bothering you?"
"No. How did your visit with Trip go?"
"Not so good. He's really frustrated and angry. And."
"And what?"
"I don't know. Ever since he's got sidelined he's been a completely different person than the man I married. He's less loving and more angry and hateful. At first I just thought it was a phase and it'd pass. Now, I don't know what to think."
"I don't know why you just don't leave him. If he doesn't treat you like the queen that you are, why put up with him?"
"He's only like that some of the time. The rest of the time he's so affectionate. I wish he would be like that more often."
"Steph, if he doesn't treat you right all the time, then he doesn't deserve you."
"I don't know. I just don't know Chris," she said starting to cry.
"Come here Steph," I said holding out my arms.
She came and hugged me and starting crying even worse.
"It'll be OK Steph, I promise," I whispered while stroking her hair.
Just then, Jeff walked in.
"Oh, I'm sorry man," he apologized. "I didn't mean to interrupt."
"No, it's OK," Steph said wiping her eyes. " I was just leaving. I'll see you later tonight Chris."
"Bye Steph," I said as she made her way out.
"What was that all about?" Jeff questioned.
"What was what all about?"
"That, you and Steph. I know you guys were close, I just didn't know you were that close."
"Hey shut up."
"OK, gees. You're a little touchy. I gotta go talk to Matt about our match. I'm sorry if I upset you I was just joking. Se ya."
"Yeah, see ya," I said as I got ready for my own match.
