Authors Note: I don't own any of the characters in this story.
Over the past few days, Chris Jericho had been thinking about Nora. She saw the side of him that he didn't want her to see..and that was his on- screen character. He wasn't like that in real life. After that accident with Stacy, everybody thought of him as a complete jerk with no feelings. Nobody believed that he didn't mean to do it. So that meant that Nora probably thought the same thing, especially after that little encounter he had with her. That's when he decided to go apologize to her. Even if she never spoke to him again, he wanted her to know that he really was sorry for what he said. With that, he started walking down the hallway in search of her locker room. After a few minutes of walking, he finally found it. He knocked on the door gently, but loud enough to make sure she heard it. "Come in", he heard a muffled voice say.
Chris opened the door a few inches and said, "Are you decent?"
Nora was glad he couldn't see her face because she turned a bright pink. "Umm.no..wait a minute." Chris closed the door back and waited patiently. A few seconds later, Nora opened the door and stepped back so he could come in. Chris' mouth dropped open when he saw her. All she had on was a towel. She must have just gotten out of the shower. He looked her over, and mentally nodded in approval. He had no idea there was THAT kind of a body under the clothes she wore. Nora stood there, slightly embarrassed by the current situation. Here she was, standing in front of Chris Jericho, in a towel.while he was still in his ring attire. Chris noticed that she was uncomfortable, so he broke the silence. "Nora, I just wanted to apologize for the other day. I really didn't mean what I said. Believe it or not, I'm not like my character on TV."
Nora crossed her arms over her chest and nodded slightly, then looked down. "I.I know. Even if you are a nice guy off screen, what you said still hurt. People are always making fun of me. I have feelings too, you know? I guess I just took it a little too personally."
Chris lifted her chin with his finger so that she was looking straight into his eyes. "Don't you ever look down, ok? Your face is too beautiful to hide." Chris slowly started to lean in. He didn't know what had came over him, but he got the sudden urge to kiss her. He was inches from her face when the door opened.
"Hi Nor-".Trish walked into the door and saw how close Chris and Nora were standing next to each other. "Oops..am I interrupting something?"
Chris backed away a little, looked at Nora, then looked at Trish. "No.I was just leaving actually," he said quietly. He looked at Nora one last time, then walked out of the door.
As soon as Chris had left, Trish walked up to Nora. "Girl, what's going on? I saw how close you two were standing to each other."
But Nora didn't hear Trish's comment. She was staring off into space and her heart was beating hard in her chest. 'Chris Jeri-..Chris Irvine was about to kiss me', she thought to herself. She didn't even know what to think of that. In a way she was excited. That kiss with Chris would have answered a lot of questions about whether or not she felt anything for him. But at the same time.she was scared. Because she knew if she felt anything for Chris, there was always that risk of getting hurt. She had been hurt a lot in the past and had a hard time trusting guys. Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt Trish grab her and say, 'Nora!! What's going on?".
She looked down a little, then remembered what Chris said. She smiled and looked back up at Trish. "I have no idea.but I intend on finding out." The two girls talked for a few minutes, then Nora excused herself so she could go and have some time to herself. Actually, she wanted to go look for Chris, but she wasn't about to tell Trish that. She knew she could trust Trish, but things tend to find a way to get around pretty quickly.
As soon as Trish was out of sight, Nora started down the hallway to find Chris.
Over the past few days, Chris Jericho had been thinking about Nora. She saw the side of him that he didn't want her to see..and that was his on- screen character. He wasn't like that in real life. After that accident with Stacy, everybody thought of him as a complete jerk with no feelings. Nobody believed that he didn't mean to do it. So that meant that Nora probably thought the same thing, especially after that little encounter he had with her. That's when he decided to go apologize to her. Even if she never spoke to him again, he wanted her to know that he really was sorry for what he said. With that, he started walking down the hallway in search of her locker room. After a few minutes of walking, he finally found it. He knocked on the door gently, but loud enough to make sure she heard it. "Come in", he heard a muffled voice say.
Chris opened the door a few inches and said, "Are you decent?"
Nora was glad he couldn't see her face because she turned a bright pink. "Umm.no..wait a minute." Chris closed the door back and waited patiently. A few seconds later, Nora opened the door and stepped back so he could come in. Chris' mouth dropped open when he saw her. All she had on was a towel. She must have just gotten out of the shower. He looked her over, and mentally nodded in approval. He had no idea there was THAT kind of a body under the clothes she wore. Nora stood there, slightly embarrassed by the current situation. Here she was, standing in front of Chris Jericho, in a towel.while he was still in his ring attire. Chris noticed that she was uncomfortable, so he broke the silence. "Nora, I just wanted to apologize for the other day. I really didn't mean what I said. Believe it or not, I'm not like my character on TV."
Nora crossed her arms over her chest and nodded slightly, then looked down. "I.I know. Even if you are a nice guy off screen, what you said still hurt. People are always making fun of me. I have feelings too, you know? I guess I just took it a little too personally."
Chris lifted her chin with his finger so that she was looking straight into his eyes. "Don't you ever look down, ok? Your face is too beautiful to hide." Chris slowly started to lean in. He didn't know what had came over him, but he got the sudden urge to kiss her. He was inches from her face when the door opened.
"Hi Nor-".Trish walked into the door and saw how close Chris and Nora were standing next to each other. "Oops..am I interrupting something?"
Chris backed away a little, looked at Nora, then looked at Trish. "No.I was just leaving actually," he said quietly. He looked at Nora one last time, then walked out of the door.
As soon as Chris had left, Trish walked up to Nora. "Girl, what's going on? I saw how close you two were standing to each other."
But Nora didn't hear Trish's comment. She was staring off into space and her heart was beating hard in her chest. 'Chris Jeri-..Chris Irvine was about to kiss me', she thought to herself. She didn't even know what to think of that. In a way she was excited. That kiss with Chris would have answered a lot of questions about whether or not she felt anything for him. But at the same time.she was scared. Because she knew if she felt anything for Chris, there was always that risk of getting hurt. She had been hurt a lot in the past and had a hard time trusting guys. Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt Trish grab her and say, 'Nora!! What's going on?".
She looked down a little, then remembered what Chris said. She smiled and looked back up at Trish. "I have no idea.but I intend on finding out." The two girls talked for a few minutes, then Nora excused herself so she could go and have some time to herself. Actually, she wanted to go look for Chris, but she wasn't about to tell Trish that. She knew she could trust Trish, but things tend to find a way to get around pretty quickly.
As soon as Trish was out of sight, Nora started down the hallway to find Chris.