Macy sat on the plane, she swallowed back her tears in a vain attempt. She
was flying to the Federation's headquarters to complete the paperwork they
have fallen behind on. she jumped at the opportunity when Hiram came
forward and asked her, she needed to clear her head, to detach herself from
Dwayne and to ask herself, did she really want to known as his bit on the
side? She watched the world grew smaller as they took off, she sighed,
Dwayne was the man she wanted - no one else. She wanted him but something
held her back and it was scaring her. She was defenceless around him and
she didn't like it. It wasn't because he was famous but it was due to some
invisible force that brought them together no matter what. The number of
times they collided in the corridors, the times she caught him looking at
her and her at him. She told herself, this was the right thing to do, she
needed her space away from Dwayne.
I couldn't believe she left without saying a word, nothing! When Hiram told me that she took off to complete paperwork at the headquarters, you can guess I wasn't happy. It was dull, quite and depressing without her bright aura around, I could feel it no matter where I stood in the arena, she has that weird effect on me. Her smile was what I missed most, I would look at her across the room and just watch her face, as she bit her lip or frowned or simply rest her chin in her hand and daydream, her eyes seem far off. She was something I could look at and never be bored. In Macy's absence, I divorced Dani, the relationship was dead, that spark we had was long extinguished and no matter how hard we tried to revive it, we failed.
As expected, when I told Dani I wanted a divorce she screamed and cried at me. The last thing I wanted to do was to hurt her but staying with her seems torture and I told her that I knew of her affair. She reluctantly agreed a divorce was in the best of both our interest. We were officially divorced on the 26th April, a week before our wedding anniversary. As much as I was sad to leave a relationship, the longest so far, I was excited to explore my new found 'singledom'. I was now a bachelor and was available, many women threw themselves at my feet but the years of show business taught me to trust no one and love was a rarity under the bright lights of fame. But one woman's face came to mind every time I spoke to another woman, and she was always too far away from me. I needed a chance and I was going to get it.
Macy sat back in her chair, actually it was Dwayne's chair but she's been using his office as her own for the past three months. She heard that Dwayne was divorced but she hadn't heard a word from him. The incident in the ring was at the back of her mind as she busied herself with the paper work. She closed her eyes sore from staring at the computer for too long. The printer hummed and soothed her as she shut herself off from the world. The door opened, snapping her from her peacefulness as she opened her eyes and looked at the familiar figure in the doorway. "Hello Macy..." Dwayne said, he walked in and placed his bag on the floor. He looked at her as she stood up abruptly and banged her knee on the desk. She winched and hobbled towards him, "Would you like a coffee sir?"
"No thanks and please call me Dwayne..." he stood there, watching her making herself a coffee. She caught him looking at her and shifted uneasily under his scrutiny. All the memories and the feelings from that night came back to her, making her tremble with anger and bitterness.
"We need to talk..." Dwayne said, she looked up at him, his hands on his hips as his body was framed with loosely fitting clothes that hung on him well. She feared this and she was cornered. "Macy...I apologise for my actions that night and I only hope that we could go back to being friends...if that's all right with you?" she looked at him uneasily, he looked so good, better that her memories, she knew this would be one of the hardest things she will have to do but it was the only thing she could do.
"Dwayne, all I wish is for us to have a professional relationship..." she said, half heartedly. He nodded, "I can do that...are we ok?" she nodded and forced a small smile. "Ok, lets get to work hmmm?" he sat down in his chair and gave her a warm smile.
Five days later it was JR's annual BBQ, held at his house. Most of the federation was going as it was one of the biggest social events on the federation calendar. To coincide with it was Dwayne's birthday and JR have organised a party in his honour. Dwayne invited his family, Dani with his daughter and of course Macy, despite already having an invitation to go. Macy walked up to the large mansion, she admired the large gardens that back onto a private beach. She made her way up to the large busy garden and looked around. The party was well underway with a large bon fire roaring away, she smiled at Hiram who waved her over.
She laughed at Hiram's jokes as she held a stick with marshmallows into the flames. She looked to her right and saw Dwayne standing next to her, he smiled and said, "Do you always burn your marshmallows?" she looked at what once were marshmallows that now were lumps or charcoal and let out a laugh. She looked closer at him, he wore a white shirt that was unbuttoned halfway down his chest, baggy cotton trousers and sandals, he looked as sexy as ever. "Who are you with?" he asked, she took a deep breath smelling his seductive aftershave. "I'm not with anyone, you?"
"I'm with her..." he pointed at a leggy blonde who was too busy chatting up Vince, she smiled as Dwayne rolled his eyes. "I take it things isn't going so well then?"
"Nope, she begged me to take her, I do and she left me to take to Vince, I mean what he got that I haven't?" Dwayne frowned, Macy laughed, she loved his clueless face, "Money and lots of it!" she replied. He shrugged and took her stick and threw it into the fire. "Lets get you some proper food...that doesn't look like charcoal!"
She smiled and followed him, talking about the party and who's there. She looked down the long banquet table and thanked Dwayne as he handed her a plate, she eyed him as he piled his plate high with various food and looked at her, "Not hungry?"
"Not really...unlike you..." she stared at his plate, he smiled and waited as she put some salad on her plate. They walked over to a table and seated themselves.
Dwayne went to open his mouth but looked at someone past her, he waved them over and looked at Macy, "Have you met Dani?" Macy, even though Dwayne was divorced nearly choked on her salad. She coughed and turned to look at the dark hair, petite woman holding a bouncy baby girl who gurgled and held out her chubby fingers in her father's direction. Her father smiled and reached out lovingly to take his daughter and sit him on his lap.
"Dani, this is Macy Light, one of my members of the team." Dwayne introduced them, Dani smiled at Macy who politely held out her hand and shook it firmly.
"Pleasure to meet you..." Dani smiled, Macy nodded, she could feel the tension between them. "And this I my baby girl, Simone!" Dwayne cooed, he bounced the baby on his lap as she gurgled with glee. Macy smiled at the small girl as she looked at her with her wide eyes and said, "Dwayne, she looks just like you!" Dwayne looked up from his daughter and smiled, "Yep, she inherited my good looks for sure!"
Macy looked at Dani who rolled her eyes, she held out her hand to receive her child, Dwayne kissed Simone and gave her back to his former wife. Dani said her farewells and left the two of them alone once more. Macy looked at Dwayne who resumed eating his food, he caught her staring at him, "What?" he shrugged.
"Have you meet my ex-wife?! God you made me bleedin' choke on my salad!" she muttered, Dwayne smiled and put down his fork, "Sorry...guess you're still sensitive over this..."
Macy rolled her eyes and forked some salad into her mouth. Dwayne looked at her with concern, he couldn't work out what she was thinking. He could sense that she was hiding something - what, he doesn't know. He sighed and looked around, he cringed as he heard his date, the leggy blonde call him, Macy looked at him from under her dark lashes. "Dwaaaayne!" the blonde called out, she walked over and stood at the table, looking at Macy with distaste.
"What now Monica?" Dwayne looked up at her, she pouted and placed her manicured hands on her hips. "I've been looking all over for you. You just disappeared when I was talking to Vince."
"Sorry..." Dwayne apologised, he shrugged looking not so sorry at all. "Ain't you going to invite me to join you?" she snivelled, Macy bowed her head to hide her laughter. Dwayne raised an eyebrow and said, "We're having a business meal, I'm catching up with things I haven't been able to do, I would invite you but I don't think you'll be interested in how business is doing when you could be having fun..." he waved his hands around, indicating to the party surrounding them. Monica nodded and kissed his cheek and bounced off towards the bar. Dwayne sighed and looked to the heavens above, "What was I thinking?!" he muttered. Macy let out a giggle and looked at him, "She is just so...air head like!" she giggled.
"Alright, I admit I was desperate!" Dwayne held up his hands, "She'll get so drunk she won't remember who she came with."
"Dwaaaaayne!" Monica called, Dwayne clenched his fists and looked at Macy, "Come on, I'm going...before it's too late!" She stifled laughter and followed him quickly through the party. They walked down to the beach in the sunset in comfortable silence. "So how have you been then?" Dwayne asked, he kicked a shell and watched it bounce into the surf.
"I've been fine, you know that Vince is talking to me about reviving my long dead wrestling career?"
Dwayne looked at her with surprise, "No...really? What did you say?" "Dunno...I said I'll consider it that's it really..." Macy shrugged. "You'll make a great wrestler!" Dwayne smiled and ribbed her. She smiled and looked down the beach. "How old will you be tomorrow?" she asked.
"Twenty-nine."
"What, you're twenty-nine?! I have thought you were older." Macy grinned.
"Believe me I sometimes feel older...what in this business and everything."
"I know, that's one of the reasons I don't wish to become a wrestler." "It's not all bad...there are perks but I won't hide anything from you - it is hard work."
"You know what they say, you're as old as you feel." Dwayne looked at Macy and nodded. They stopped at the base of the cliffs that cut them off from the rest of the shoreline, quietness engulfed them as they looked around the pleasant scene. The waves crashed upon the golden beaches as gulls flapped their wings and hovered above the surf against the hazy sun that was setting.
Dwayne leaned against the rocks and admired the view, it's not often he chilled out and took time to admire his surroundings as often he was too busy working or flying.
"Macy..." he broke the silence, she turned her head and looked at him, he smiled and looked back down the beach. "What?" Macy shrugged, she looked over at him, she couldn't resist thinking how good-looking he was. She smiled as he caught her looking at him, she blushed and bowed her head. He stepped closer and said, "Do you honestly mean what you said, about keeping to a business relationship?" She looked at him, his face rendered her helpless as she shrugged and muttered, "I don't know..."
"Tell me, do I have a chance with you at all?" Dwayne asked, he placed his hands on her shoulders and looked at her. She gulped and looked up at him and said, "Dwayne, that's crazy...you always had a chance with me...I got angry at the dinner table because you were with Monica not me...guess that says a lot..." she blushed and looked down at her feet. Dwayne smiled, she looked cute when she was embarrassed, "Macy." He softly said, she looked at him as he kissed her. She was startled by his sudden movement but she couldn't resist his lips that felt so good. His tongue plunged deeply into her mouth as he pulled her closer, she wrapped her arm round his neck and pressed her lips harder against his, not getting enough of his passion.
"Dwaaaaaayne!" a voice called, Dwayne pulled away and muttered, "Fuck! Sorry..." "Dwayne, co
me to my room tonight..." Macy couldn't believe she just said that aloud, she was usually shy and never was so forward when it came to being intimate. He looked at her with a hint of surprise and wickedness and nodded, "Give me the address where you're staying, I'll come by tonight." She pulled out a napkin and scribbled her hotel address on it and shoved it in his hand. He gave her a quick kiss and ran up over the dunes towards the party and where an impatient Monica waited.
"What have I gone and done?" She muttered, looking at the waves
I couldn't believe she left without saying a word, nothing! When Hiram told me that she took off to complete paperwork at the headquarters, you can guess I wasn't happy. It was dull, quite and depressing without her bright aura around, I could feel it no matter where I stood in the arena, she has that weird effect on me. Her smile was what I missed most, I would look at her across the room and just watch her face, as she bit her lip or frowned or simply rest her chin in her hand and daydream, her eyes seem far off. She was something I could look at and never be bored. In Macy's absence, I divorced Dani, the relationship was dead, that spark we had was long extinguished and no matter how hard we tried to revive it, we failed.
As expected, when I told Dani I wanted a divorce she screamed and cried at me. The last thing I wanted to do was to hurt her but staying with her seems torture and I told her that I knew of her affair. She reluctantly agreed a divorce was in the best of both our interest. We were officially divorced on the 26th April, a week before our wedding anniversary. As much as I was sad to leave a relationship, the longest so far, I was excited to explore my new found 'singledom'. I was now a bachelor and was available, many women threw themselves at my feet but the years of show business taught me to trust no one and love was a rarity under the bright lights of fame. But one woman's face came to mind every time I spoke to another woman, and she was always too far away from me. I needed a chance and I was going to get it.
Macy sat back in her chair, actually it was Dwayne's chair but she's been using his office as her own for the past three months. She heard that Dwayne was divorced but she hadn't heard a word from him. The incident in the ring was at the back of her mind as she busied herself with the paper work. She closed her eyes sore from staring at the computer for too long. The printer hummed and soothed her as she shut herself off from the world. The door opened, snapping her from her peacefulness as she opened her eyes and looked at the familiar figure in the doorway. "Hello Macy..." Dwayne said, he walked in and placed his bag on the floor. He looked at her as she stood up abruptly and banged her knee on the desk. She winched and hobbled towards him, "Would you like a coffee sir?"
"No thanks and please call me Dwayne..." he stood there, watching her making herself a coffee. She caught him looking at her and shifted uneasily under his scrutiny. All the memories and the feelings from that night came back to her, making her tremble with anger and bitterness.
"We need to talk..." Dwayne said, she looked up at him, his hands on his hips as his body was framed with loosely fitting clothes that hung on him well. She feared this and she was cornered. "Macy...I apologise for my actions that night and I only hope that we could go back to being friends...if that's all right with you?" she looked at him uneasily, he looked so good, better that her memories, she knew this would be one of the hardest things she will have to do but it was the only thing she could do.
"Dwayne, all I wish is for us to have a professional relationship..." she said, half heartedly. He nodded, "I can do that...are we ok?" she nodded and forced a small smile. "Ok, lets get to work hmmm?" he sat down in his chair and gave her a warm smile.
Five days later it was JR's annual BBQ, held at his house. Most of the federation was going as it was one of the biggest social events on the federation calendar. To coincide with it was Dwayne's birthday and JR have organised a party in his honour. Dwayne invited his family, Dani with his daughter and of course Macy, despite already having an invitation to go. Macy walked up to the large mansion, she admired the large gardens that back onto a private beach. She made her way up to the large busy garden and looked around. The party was well underway with a large bon fire roaring away, she smiled at Hiram who waved her over.
She laughed at Hiram's jokes as she held a stick with marshmallows into the flames. She looked to her right and saw Dwayne standing next to her, he smiled and said, "Do you always burn your marshmallows?" she looked at what once were marshmallows that now were lumps or charcoal and let out a laugh. She looked closer at him, he wore a white shirt that was unbuttoned halfway down his chest, baggy cotton trousers and sandals, he looked as sexy as ever. "Who are you with?" he asked, she took a deep breath smelling his seductive aftershave. "I'm not with anyone, you?"
"I'm with her..." he pointed at a leggy blonde who was too busy chatting up Vince, she smiled as Dwayne rolled his eyes. "I take it things isn't going so well then?"
"Nope, she begged me to take her, I do and she left me to take to Vince, I mean what he got that I haven't?" Dwayne frowned, Macy laughed, she loved his clueless face, "Money and lots of it!" she replied. He shrugged and took her stick and threw it into the fire. "Lets get you some proper food...that doesn't look like charcoal!"
She smiled and followed him, talking about the party and who's there. She looked down the long banquet table and thanked Dwayne as he handed her a plate, she eyed him as he piled his plate high with various food and looked at her, "Not hungry?"
"Not really...unlike you..." she stared at his plate, he smiled and waited as she put some salad on her plate. They walked over to a table and seated themselves.
Dwayne went to open his mouth but looked at someone past her, he waved them over and looked at Macy, "Have you met Dani?" Macy, even though Dwayne was divorced nearly choked on her salad. She coughed and turned to look at the dark hair, petite woman holding a bouncy baby girl who gurgled and held out her chubby fingers in her father's direction. Her father smiled and reached out lovingly to take his daughter and sit him on his lap.
"Dani, this is Macy Light, one of my members of the team." Dwayne introduced them, Dani smiled at Macy who politely held out her hand and shook it firmly.
"Pleasure to meet you..." Dani smiled, Macy nodded, she could feel the tension between them. "And this I my baby girl, Simone!" Dwayne cooed, he bounced the baby on his lap as she gurgled with glee. Macy smiled at the small girl as she looked at her with her wide eyes and said, "Dwayne, she looks just like you!" Dwayne looked up from his daughter and smiled, "Yep, she inherited my good looks for sure!"
Macy looked at Dani who rolled her eyes, she held out her hand to receive her child, Dwayne kissed Simone and gave her back to his former wife. Dani said her farewells and left the two of them alone once more. Macy looked at Dwayne who resumed eating his food, he caught her staring at him, "What?" he shrugged.
"Have you meet my ex-wife?! God you made me bleedin' choke on my salad!" she muttered, Dwayne smiled and put down his fork, "Sorry...guess you're still sensitive over this..."
Macy rolled her eyes and forked some salad into her mouth. Dwayne looked at her with concern, he couldn't work out what she was thinking. He could sense that she was hiding something - what, he doesn't know. He sighed and looked around, he cringed as he heard his date, the leggy blonde call him, Macy looked at him from under her dark lashes. "Dwaaaayne!" the blonde called out, she walked over and stood at the table, looking at Macy with distaste.
"What now Monica?" Dwayne looked up at her, she pouted and placed her manicured hands on her hips. "I've been looking all over for you. You just disappeared when I was talking to Vince."
"Sorry..." Dwayne apologised, he shrugged looking not so sorry at all. "Ain't you going to invite me to join you?" she snivelled, Macy bowed her head to hide her laughter. Dwayne raised an eyebrow and said, "We're having a business meal, I'm catching up with things I haven't been able to do, I would invite you but I don't think you'll be interested in how business is doing when you could be having fun..." he waved his hands around, indicating to the party surrounding them. Monica nodded and kissed his cheek and bounced off towards the bar. Dwayne sighed and looked to the heavens above, "What was I thinking?!" he muttered. Macy let out a giggle and looked at him, "She is just so...air head like!" she giggled.
"Alright, I admit I was desperate!" Dwayne held up his hands, "She'll get so drunk she won't remember who she came with."
"Dwaaaaayne!" Monica called, Dwayne clenched his fists and looked at Macy, "Come on, I'm going...before it's too late!" She stifled laughter and followed him quickly through the party. They walked down to the beach in the sunset in comfortable silence. "So how have you been then?" Dwayne asked, he kicked a shell and watched it bounce into the surf.
"I've been fine, you know that Vince is talking to me about reviving my long dead wrestling career?"
Dwayne looked at her with surprise, "No...really? What did you say?" "Dunno...I said I'll consider it that's it really..." Macy shrugged. "You'll make a great wrestler!" Dwayne smiled and ribbed her. She smiled and looked down the beach. "How old will you be tomorrow?" she asked.
"Twenty-nine."
"What, you're twenty-nine?! I have thought you were older." Macy grinned.
"Believe me I sometimes feel older...what in this business and everything."
"I know, that's one of the reasons I don't wish to become a wrestler." "It's not all bad...there are perks but I won't hide anything from you - it is hard work."
"You know what they say, you're as old as you feel." Dwayne looked at Macy and nodded. They stopped at the base of the cliffs that cut them off from the rest of the shoreline, quietness engulfed them as they looked around the pleasant scene. The waves crashed upon the golden beaches as gulls flapped their wings and hovered above the surf against the hazy sun that was setting.
Dwayne leaned against the rocks and admired the view, it's not often he chilled out and took time to admire his surroundings as often he was too busy working or flying.
"Macy..." he broke the silence, she turned her head and looked at him, he smiled and looked back down the beach. "What?" Macy shrugged, she looked over at him, she couldn't resist thinking how good-looking he was. She smiled as he caught her looking at him, she blushed and bowed her head. He stepped closer and said, "Do you honestly mean what you said, about keeping to a business relationship?" She looked at him, his face rendered her helpless as she shrugged and muttered, "I don't know..."
"Tell me, do I have a chance with you at all?" Dwayne asked, he placed his hands on her shoulders and looked at her. She gulped and looked up at him and said, "Dwayne, that's crazy...you always had a chance with me...I got angry at the dinner table because you were with Monica not me...guess that says a lot..." she blushed and looked down at her feet. Dwayne smiled, she looked cute when she was embarrassed, "Macy." He softly said, she looked at him as he kissed her. She was startled by his sudden movement but she couldn't resist his lips that felt so good. His tongue plunged deeply into her mouth as he pulled her closer, she wrapped her arm round his neck and pressed her lips harder against his, not getting enough of his passion.
"Dwaaaaaayne!" a voice called, Dwayne pulled away and muttered, "Fuck! Sorry..." "Dwayne, co
me to my room tonight..." Macy couldn't believe she just said that aloud, she was usually shy and never was so forward when it came to being intimate. He looked at her with a hint of surprise and wickedness and nodded, "Give me the address where you're staying, I'll come by tonight." She pulled out a napkin and scribbled her hotel address on it and shoved it in his hand. He gave her a quick kiss and ran up over the dunes towards the party and where an impatient Monica waited.
"What have I gone and done?" She muttered, looking at the waves