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Addiction Pt. 2 Tough Love

A decision was made to let Dwayne stay with Steve while he gets cleaned up because Mick's
place was too small. This way they could keep an eye on him, which they have done for
three days. Three whole days of shadowing Dwayne and following him everywhere he went.
They even timed him when he went to bathroom. It was starting to get really
frustrating for Dwayne. This, added the withdrawals he was experiencing, made him a
very irritated man.

"Damnit, Mick! Get the hell away from me!" He yelled. Every time he would get upset,
Mick and Steve would turn it into a joke. Sometimes Dwayne was thankful for that, other
times he wasn't. Right now he wished they would just shut up and leave him alone.

"Whoa, D! It's just tough love, baby! That's all!" Mick laughed, holding up his hands in a
mock surrender. Dwayne stared at him, wanting to beat the shit out of him.

"Ignore 'ol Mick, Dwayne. Come on, lets play a game." Steve said. He was sitting on
the floor trying to hook up the PlayStation 2. "I think I finally got the damn thing
working." He put the game in and turned it on. Nothing. Dwayne and Mick started
watching in mild amusement. "What the...." Steve gave the machine a good smack and the
screen came to life. "Ha!! Teach that son-of-a-bitch! Come on, man. We'll fight each other." Steve
handed Dwayne the other controller. Dwayne, wanting to forget about Mick, grabbed the
controller and went to sit next to Steve on the floor. Mick grinned and walked out the
door.

"What are we playing?" Dwayne asked.

"The only thing we know how to play." They both watched as the WWF logo appeared
on the screen.

"Should've known." He paused and let out a long sigh. "I miss wrestling."

"Don't worry, I'll take it easy on your rusty ass." Dwayne laughed. He was thankful for
the change in mood. "Ah hell, that doesn't look like me!" Steve yelled when he saw his
profile. "I'm ugly as hell!" He pointed to the screen. Dwayne laughed and was suddenly
hit with a severe case of the chills. Steve noticed the involuntary muscle movement. "Cold?"

"Just a little." Dwayne knew that Steve knew that it was the withdrawals.

"I'll turn the heat up." He got up and went to the thermostat. Dwayne went ahead and
started the game, slightly embarassed by the situation. When Steve returned he noticed
that the chills had worsened. "It'll kick in in a minute. You okay?" Concern tinged his voice.

"Yeah. Thanks."

"No problem. Now let me kick your ass."
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They'd been playing for about half an hour when Mick returned with some groceries.
As soon as he entered the door, he noticed the heat. "Why is it so hot in here?" He set the
bag on the table.

"Dwayne's cold!" Steve yelled from the living room.

"Oh. I got us some things to drink. Beer, Orange juice, water and more beer." He put
the contents in the fridge and walked to the living room. "Whose winning?"

"Well, I was until D decided to play you. Now I'm getting my ass kicked."

"It's not the first time, Steve. You should be use to it." Dwayne replied with a grin.

"Oh, hell. I was winning when I was fighting you."

"Well, that's just because......."

When he didn't finish, Steve looked over at him. He saw a very pale and sweaty
Dwayne.

"Hey, you okay?" Dwayne shook his head and quickly stood up, causing Steve to stand
up also. He practically ran to the bathroom.

"Damn withdrawals." Mick mumbled as he went to wet some rags. A few moments
later, a very weak Dwayne appeared from the bathroom. He could hardly stand and was
clutching the door for support. Steve quickly grabbed his arm and slung it over his
shoulder and led him to the couch. Mick returned and handed Dwayne a wet rag and a
glass of water. Dwayne wiped his mouth with the rag and took a drink of the water. He
looked up at his friends.

"Sorry if I ruined the mood....." He said tiredly.

"Naw, that's okay." Mick replied. "You wanna lay down?" Dwayne nodded.

"Yeah, I think I will. For a little while."

End of Pt. 2. It'll all fall into place after a while. Please R/R if you want a Pt. 3 :)