Authors Note: I don't own anybody
When Chris woke up the next morning, Nora was still in his arms. He didn't know why, but it felt amazing. Chris really enjoyed the time he spent with her yesterday and he was looking forward to spending more time around her. Some part of him was telling him that he wanted it to be something more, but he just pushed those thoughts to the side. Chris laughed quietly and didn't notice that Nora was awake. "She'd never want someone like me," he thought outloud.
Nora cleared her throat to let Chris know that she was awake. He looked over at her. "Good mornin' sunshine. Hey, at least you don't look like a scarecrow that just got electrocuted," he said, with that famous 'Chris Jericho' smirk on his face.
Nora raised her eyebrow slightly then reached over and smacked him hard across the face, for the 2nd time. Once again, Chris lifted his hand to his cheek with his mouth hanging open a little. "Wh-what was that for?"
"For constantly picking on me." She started laughing. "Do you honestly think I'd sit back and just take it from you? I think not mister."
"Obviously," he said, rubbing his cheek.
"Aww, poor Chrissy." Nora leaned in and kissed his cheek, directly on the spot where she smacked him. "Now, what were you talking about a few minutes ago? You said she'd never want someone like you. Who were you talking about?"
Chris hesitated for a few seconds. He wasn't ready to tell her that he had feelings for her. It was too early, and she probably only wanted to be friends anyway. "Umm, nobody. I was just, um, reciting a line from a movie I saw a while back."
Nora nodded slightly, not believing him. "Alright. Well, what do you want to do today?"
"How about we go watch some of those movies we rented?" Chris suddenly got a grin on his face, got up, and ran out the door yelling, "Last one downstairs is one of Test's testicles!"
Nora got up and started to run after him. "That's not fair! You got a head start! You cheater." But Nora wasn't watching where she was going when she was running down the stairs, and tripped. Chris turned around in pure horror when he heard her scream and fall down the 5 remaining steps. He immediately knelt down beside her to see if she was ok. "Oh my god, Nora, I'm so sorry. Oh my god, you have no idea how unbelievably sorry I am. I shouldn't have said that. I shouldn't have made you run like that."
She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Chris. He was holding her hand and she could see the deep concern for her in his eyes. He honestly looked like he was about to cry. Come to think of it, he looked even more upset than when he had accidentally hit Stacy with that chair. She squeezed his hand gently and tried to sit up, but Chris gently pushed her back down. "Chris, I'm fine. I promise. I just bumped my head."
Chris let go over her hand and got up. "Don't move! I'm getting you something for that gash on your forehead." He went upstairs, then came back a few minutes later with a medicine box. He looked down at Nora, who was now sitting up.
"I thought I told you not to move."
"Chris, I'm fine. I swear. It's just a scratch."
He sat down on the floor in front of her and gently applied the medicine to her forhead. She winced in pain and Chris immediately moved his hand. "Sorry," he mumbled. "But I have to do this. I don't want that getting infected."
Nora thought about how careful he was being with her. He was so gentle. She also noticed that the pain didn't seem to be as bad when her thoughts were on him. Since she had never really been able to stand Chris, she didn't know that much about him. She started to wonder if he had a girlfriend. He hadn't mentioned dating anybody when they were on the plane, or any other time for that matter. He also didn't seem to have any pictures of anybody that could be his girlfriend, but that didn't necessarily mean he didn't have one. She didn't know why, but the thought of her Chris having a girlfriend sent a painful ache through her stomach. Wait a second, her Chris? 'What am I doing?' she thought to herself. 'Maybe I hit my head too hard.'
Chris finished applying the band-aid to her forehead and noticed that she looked upset. "What's wrong, Nor?"
She looked into his eyes. Gosh, he had gorgeous eyes. 'Ok Nora, get a grip on yourself,' she thought, almost outloud. She couldn't tell him that she had feelings for him. He'd think she was crazy and most likely laugh in her face. Chris Irvine and Nora Greenwald? Very unlikely.
"Nothing. It just kind of hurt when I fell down the stairs. I'm ok though." She hated lying to him. She was ok physically, but emotionally she was torn to pieces. She wanted to tell him how she felt, but she just couldn't. He wouldn't want her anyways. If only she knew how wrong she actually was.
Chris helped her up and led her to the couch. "Alright, let's watch the movies then. How about Panic Room? I heard that's a good movie."
She nodded. "Sure."
About halfway through the movie, when it started to get a little scary, Chris slowly slid his arm around Nora, who was obviously getting scared. She'd jump a little every now and then which would cause Chris to laugh quietly. Nora would playfully smack his arm in response.
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Later that evening, after watching Panic Room, Sweet Home Alabama, and Signs, Chris suggested that they go out for dinner. He took her to another expensive resturaunt, but Nora didn't complain. She enjoyed spending time with Chris, no matter where it was at. Then it dawned on her. They only had one day left together. They'd have to fly back to Chicago to tape Raw. Once they got back, it'd probably go back to being Chris Jericho and Molly Holly, instead of Chris Irvine and Nora Greenwald. They'd have to go back to playing their characters, who hated each other, and she definitely wasn't looking forward to that.
On the ride home, neither one of them said anything. They both knew that their time together was starting to get really limited.
The two stayed up for a while and played several games of Uno, then they both decided it was time to go to bed. They had a long day ahead of them.
**The Next Day**
Chris gave Nora one last tour of the city. When Nora went to the bathroom when they were in one of the stores, he had bought her some postcards and a few souvenirs so she wouldn't forget the time they had spent there. They returned the movies back to the video store, then went back to his house to pack up their things. Most of the time spent inside the house was spent in silence. Neither one of them wanted their time together to end so suddenly.
A few hours later, they were on the plane headed back to Illinois. Nora smiled slightly when she felt Chris grab her hand.
They spent the entire time on the plane talking about the events of the past couple days. Nora had said that she had a great time and hoped that they could do it again some day. Chris had absolutely no problem whatsoever with that.
**During Raw: Illinois**
Chris sat in the locker room watching Nora's match against Trish Stratus. So far everything seemed to be going well. Nora had the upper-hand and it definitely looked like she was going to win. Chris heard the fans burst into loud fits of screaming, but he figured it was because Nora was winning the match and they were cheering her on. Boy was he wrong. He watched in horror as Shane Helms slid into the ring and started attacking Nora. Chris ran through the hallway and down the ramp, but by the time he got to the ring, it was too late. Trish had made the 3 count and Nora was out cold. Completely ignoring the referees, he scooped her up into his arms, much to the fans surprise, and carried her backstage and to the trainers room. He sat with her until she woke up. Nora was surprised to see him sitting here. She vaguely remembered what happened, but she was positive that Chris was the one who had picked her up and carried her backstage. The two talked for a few minutes, then Chris had to go because his match was up next. He had challenged Shane to a match right after he made sure Nora was going to be ok. Chris' match only lasted about a minute or so. Chris got the victory, of course. He put all his anger and frustration into every blow he took out on Shane. Once Shane had got backstage, Chris grabbed a microphone. He said, "Nora, if you're still back there, I'd like you to come out here.please. There's something I need to tell you."
A few seconds later, Nora's music hit the PA and she slowly made her way down to the ring. Once she was inside the ring, Chris stepped up to her and started talking. "Nora, ever since that day I ran into you, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. And the time we spent together in Canada, it was amazing. I enjoyed every minute I spent with you. I'm just sorry it had to end so soon. I-I guess what I'm trying to say is." he paused ".I like you Nora. I don't want to rush things or anything, but some day, I'd like you to be my girlfriend."
Without hesitation, Nora took a mic from one of the referees and turned back to Chris. He prepared himself to get rejected. She looked like she was about to cry, so he figured he had probably scared her away.
"I don't want to wait, Chris. I want to be with you, now." There were various reactions from the crowd. Some people cheered, some people booed, and some people gasped in total shock.
Much to Chris' surprise, Nora dropped her mic and leaned in and kissed him hard on the lips. Chris let his mic fall to the floor as he wrapped his arms around her. The two shared a deep, passionate kiss and the crowd roared with cheers and whistles.
That didn't matter to Chris though. He finally had everything he wanted.
When Chris woke up the next morning, Nora was still in his arms. He didn't know why, but it felt amazing. Chris really enjoyed the time he spent with her yesterday and he was looking forward to spending more time around her. Some part of him was telling him that he wanted it to be something more, but he just pushed those thoughts to the side. Chris laughed quietly and didn't notice that Nora was awake. "She'd never want someone like me," he thought outloud.
Nora cleared her throat to let Chris know that she was awake. He looked over at her. "Good mornin' sunshine. Hey, at least you don't look like a scarecrow that just got electrocuted," he said, with that famous 'Chris Jericho' smirk on his face.
Nora raised her eyebrow slightly then reached over and smacked him hard across the face, for the 2nd time. Once again, Chris lifted his hand to his cheek with his mouth hanging open a little. "Wh-what was that for?"
"For constantly picking on me." She started laughing. "Do you honestly think I'd sit back and just take it from you? I think not mister."
"Obviously," he said, rubbing his cheek.
"Aww, poor Chrissy." Nora leaned in and kissed his cheek, directly on the spot where she smacked him. "Now, what were you talking about a few minutes ago? You said she'd never want someone like you. Who were you talking about?"
Chris hesitated for a few seconds. He wasn't ready to tell her that he had feelings for her. It was too early, and she probably only wanted to be friends anyway. "Umm, nobody. I was just, um, reciting a line from a movie I saw a while back."
Nora nodded slightly, not believing him. "Alright. Well, what do you want to do today?"
"How about we go watch some of those movies we rented?" Chris suddenly got a grin on his face, got up, and ran out the door yelling, "Last one downstairs is one of Test's testicles!"
Nora got up and started to run after him. "That's not fair! You got a head start! You cheater." But Nora wasn't watching where she was going when she was running down the stairs, and tripped. Chris turned around in pure horror when he heard her scream and fall down the 5 remaining steps. He immediately knelt down beside her to see if she was ok. "Oh my god, Nora, I'm so sorry. Oh my god, you have no idea how unbelievably sorry I am. I shouldn't have said that. I shouldn't have made you run like that."
She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Chris. He was holding her hand and she could see the deep concern for her in his eyes. He honestly looked like he was about to cry. Come to think of it, he looked even more upset than when he had accidentally hit Stacy with that chair. She squeezed his hand gently and tried to sit up, but Chris gently pushed her back down. "Chris, I'm fine. I promise. I just bumped my head."
Chris let go over her hand and got up. "Don't move! I'm getting you something for that gash on your forehead." He went upstairs, then came back a few minutes later with a medicine box. He looked down at Nora, who was now sitting up.
"I thought I told you not to move."
"Chris, I'm fine. I swear. It's just a scratch."
He sat down on the floor in front of her and gently applied the medicine to her forhead. She winced in pain and Chris immediately moved his hand. "Sorry," he mumbled. "But I have to do this. I don't want that getting infected."
Nora thought about how careful he was being with her. He was so gentle. She also noticed that the pain didn't seem to be as bad when her thoughts were on him. Since she had never really been able to stand Chris, she didn't know that much about him. She started to wonder if he had a girlfriend. He hadn't mentioned dating anybody when they were on the plane, or any other time for that matter. He also didn't seem to have any pictures of anybody that could be his girlfriend, but that didn't necessarily mean he didn't have one. She didn't know why, but the thought of her Chris having a girlfriend sent a painful ache through her stomach. Wait a second, her Chris? 'What am I doing?' she thought to herself. 'Maybe I hit my head too hard.'
Chris finished applying the band-aid to her forehead and noticed that she looked upset. "What's wrong, Nor?"
She looked into his eyes. Gosh, he had gorgeous eyes. 'Ok Nora, get a grip on yourself,' she thought, almost outloud. She couldn't tell him that she had feelings for him. He'd think she was crazy and most likely laugh in her face. Chris Irvine and Nora Greenwald? Very unlikely.
"Nothing. It just kind of hurt when I fell down the stairs. I'm ok though." She hated lying to him. She was ok physically, but emotionally she was torn to pieces. She wanted to tell him how she felt, but she just couldn't. He wouldn't want her anyways. If only she knew how wrong she actually was.
Chris helped her up and led her to the couch. "Alright, let's watch the movies then. How about Panic Room? I heard that's a good movie."
She nodded. "Sure."
About halfway through the movie, when it started to get a little scary, Chris slowly slid his arm around Nora, who was obviously getting scared. She'd jump a little every now and then which would cause Chris to laugh quietly. Nora would playfully smack his arm in response.
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Later that evening, after watching Panic Room, Sweet Home Alabama, and Signs, Chris suggested that they go out for dinner. He took her to another expensive resturaunt, but Nora didn't complain. She enjoyed spending time with Chris, no matter where it was at. Then it dawned on her. They only had one day left together. They'd have to fly back to Chicago to tape Raw. Once they got back, it'd probably go back to being Chris Jericho and Molly Holly, instead of Chris Irvine and Nora Greenwald. They'd have to go back to playing their characters, who hated each other, and she definitely wasn't looking forward to that.
On the ride home, neither one of them said anything. They both knew that their time together was starting to get really limited.
The two stayed up for a while and played several games of Uno, then they both decided it was time to go to bed. They had a long day ahead of them.
**The Next Day**
Chris gave Nora one last tour of the city. When Nora went to the bathroom when they were in one of the stores, he had bought her some postcards and a few souvenirs so she wouldn't forget the time they had spent there. They returned the movies back to the video store, then went back to his house to pack up their things. Most of the time spent inside the house was spent in silence. Neither one of them wanted their time together to end so suddenly.
A few hours later, they were on the plane headed back to Illinois. Nora smiled slightly when she felt Chris grab her hand.
They spent the entire time on the plane talking about the events of the past couple days. Nora had said that she had a great time and hoped that they could do it again some day. Chris had absolutely no problem whatsoever with that.
**During Raw: Illinois**
Chris sat in the locker room watching Nora's match against Trish Stratus. So far everything seemed to be going well. Nora had the upper-hand and it definitely looked like she was going to win. Chris heard the fans burst into loud fits of screaming, but he figured it was because Nora was winning the match and they were cheering her on. Boy was he wrong. He watched in horror as Shane Helms slid into the ring and started attacking Nora. Chris ran through the hallway and down the ramp, but by the time he got to the ring, it was too late. Trish had made the 3 count and Nora was out cold. Completely ignoring the referees, he scooped her up into his arms, much to the fans surprise, and carried her backstage and to the trainers room. He sat with her until she woke up. Nora was surprised to see him sitting here. She vaguely remembered what happened, but she was positive that Chris was the one who had picked her up and carried her backstage. The two talked for a few minutes, then Chris had to go because his match was up next. He had challenged Shane to a match right after he made sure Nora was going to be ok. Chris' match only lasted about a minute or so. Chris got the victory, of course. He put all his anger and frustration into every blow he took out on Shane. Once Shane had got backstage, Chris grabbed a microphone. He said, "Nora, if you're still back there, I'd like you to come out here.please. There's something I need to tell you."
A few seconds later, Nora's music hit the PA and she slowly made her way down to the ring. Once she was inside the ring, Chris stepped up to her and started talking. "Nora, ever since that day I ran into you, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. And the time we spent together in Canada, it was amazing. I enjoyed every minute I spent with you. I'm just sorry it had to end so soon. I-I guess what I'm trying to say is." he paused ".I like you Nora. I don't want to rush things or anything, but some day, I'd like you to be my girlfriend."
Without hesitation, Nora took a mic from one of the referees and turned back to Chris. He prepared himself to get rejected. She looked like she was about to cry, so he figured he had probably scared her away.
"I don't want to wait, Chris. I want to be with you, now." There were various reactions from the crowd. Some people cheered, some people booed, and some people gasped in total shock.
Much to Chris' surprise, Nora dropped her mic and leaned in and kissed him hard on the lips. Chris let his mic fall to the floor as he wrapped his arms around her. The two shared a deep, passionate kiss and the crowd roared with cheers and whistles.
That didn't matter to Chris though. He finally had everything he wanted.