A/N: Ready for the longest chapter ever?!! Well, grab a comfy seat and
get ready for this chapter is the longest one I've written so far. Ready
to find out about Shane's past in WCW? Well......here it is.
AND.....BEGIN!!! LOL
"Killer, ya wanna wake up? My shoulder's goin numb," Chris asked. I lifted my head off his shoulder and stretched tiredly.
"Thanks for the pillow," I said wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. He glanced at me then at his shoulder before freaking out.
"WERE YOU DROOLING?!"
I began laughing and shook my head. "NO! I was just messin wittcha!"
"Why are you so tired lately?" Chris asked as Shane parked the van at the arena.
"She's been spending as much time as possible in the ring and at the gym," Jeff answered with a yawn.
"And let me guess, you've been with her," Chris said.
"Yeah," Jeff answered softly.
"Monthly meeting time folks!" Amy chirped as Jeff and I sluggishly followed the others into the arena. We tossed our gear into our locker rooms, then headed off to the ring.
"Vince stood in the middle with Steph by his side. Half the roster was already there. We climbed inside and found spots to either sit or stand. I sat on one of the posts and Rob in front of me next to Shane who was leaning against the ropes and Trish who sat on the mat with her legs curled under her.
"Hello everyone. I hope you all have gone over your scripts," Stephanie started as people began to quiet down and a few stragglers gathered around. "If there are any concerns, please notify my father or myself. Daddy?"
"Thank you Steph. I don't have much to go over with you all. You're all doing an excellent job. Keep up the good work. As you all know, Tough Enough four has begun and we're down to eight contestants. I want to thank those of you who have already made guest appearances on the show. The contestants and coaches really appreciate it as do I. Now, I have a request for a couple of you to go on Friday. I'll talk to those few that I have chosen to go in a little while. If there are anymore of you that would like to go, please see me or talk to Big. I guess that's all. Have a good show tonite," Vince smiled.
"We'd just like to have Casey, Shane, Amy, and Chris to stay. We'd like to speak with you," Steph said while people were dispersing.
"What's up?" I asked as Vince embraced me in a hug.
"We'd like the four of you to show up at Tough Enough Friday. Would you be interested?" Vince asked.
"Yeah! That'd be great," I said as the others nodded in agreement.
"Great! We really appreciate it. It's by Daytona Beach. Big will get a hold of you about the exact location," Vince said. "You're free to go now."
"This should be interesting," I said as Shane and I walked up to Matt and Jeff who were sitting in the seats of the arena.
"What?" Matt asked curiously. Amy walked over and kissed his cheek before sitting herself on his lap.
"We're gonna make an appearance at the Tough Enough training center," I said with a smile.
"You'll have fun with that. Jeff and I loved it when we went in the first season," Matt said as Jeff nodded.
"I'm gonna get ready for the show. See you guys later," I said after kissing Shane's lips softly.
"Tough Enough appearance?" Trish asked as she laid out her outfit for the nite on the bench. She had a bra and panties match against Stacy.
"Yeah, you did it. How'd you like it?" I asked as I pulled out a pair of baggy olive green bungee cord pants and a tight fitting white tank top.
"I liked it. They're really nice. They appreciate having us take the time out to speak to them about how much we love our job and stuff. It kinda helps them get through the hard work," she said with a smile.
"Ya know, I think the four of us goin there on Friday should take them out to dinner," I said as I began to change.
"Not a bad idea Case. It might keep their spirits up and help them to relax a bit. Ivory told me that they're really uptight. They don't screw around and have fun at all!" Amy said as she walked into the locker room.
"Big match tonite, huh Ames?" Nora asked.
"Yeah, my first real big match since I came back. The women's title. Are you ready to lose it?!" Amy joked.
"Never!" Nora said grabbing the belt tightly in her arms.
"Those aren't your normal wrestling clothes," Trish said looking me up and down.
"Nope. No match tonite. I'm valeting for Jeff," I replied.
"Oh, that's right!" Trish laughed.
"Hey! Don't start! I'm not too impressed with it!" I said with a smile.
"Case, I love those pants!" Amy complimented.
"You should. They are yours," I said sheepishly.
"They're mine?" she asked raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Yeah, I kinda borrowed them from your closet," I said biting my lip.
"Borrowed or stole?" she asked crossing her arms.
"What's the difference?" I said with a shrug.
"You do realize that this means I get free choice of anything you have in your closet, right?" Amy asked. I nodded at her with a roll of my eyes and she laughed. "GOOD!"
"It's a good thing you two are on the same team now!" Stacy laughed.
"Why?" Amy asked.
"Cause you two are dressed exactly alike!" she replied.
"Hey, Ames, ya wanna have some fun with a certain Version One?" I asked with an obvious mischievous grin.
"Of course! Are you thinkin what I'm thinkin?" she said with a grin of her own. I nodded at her and we headed out of the locker.
"Whoa! Are you two seriously tryin to be twins?!" Matt exclaimed as Amy and I walked down the hall.
"Why?" we asked shaking our heads.
"Look in the mirror," he laughed.
"Huh?!" we exclaimed.
"You two are wearing practically the same thing! Your hair is even in the same style!" he laughed.
"Really?" we asked.
"Would you two stop saying the same thing at the same time? It's freaky!" he said.
"We're not," we said folding our arms across our chests.
"Yeah ya are!"
"Whateva!" we exclaimed as we started down the hall way again.
"Damn! That was fun!" Amy said as we burst out laughing.
"I know! He was totally wigged out!" I laughed as tears began streaming down our faces.
"What's with the two of you?" Andrew asked as he approached us.
"We just freaked Matt out!" I said wiping my faces.
"Okay," he said slowly as he continued down the hall.
"Lita! You're up in 10 minutes!" one of the techs announced as he ran by us.
"Good luck out there girl," I said hitting her fists with mine. She smiled with a nod and ran off.
"Ames! Wait up!" Shannon yelled after her. He came to a stop when he saw me and smiled. "Hey Case."
"Hi Shan," I laughed.
"Shannon! Come on! Get your scrawny ass movin!" Amy yelled back at him. He gave me a quick hug and ran off.
"You gonna watch the match with me?" Shane asked softly, slipping his arm around my waist and pulling me into the locker room.
"Did you two coordinate your outfits tonite our what?!" Rob laughed looking from the screen at Amy to me.
"No, we didn't actually."
"You two could have some fun with that!" Rob said.
"We already did!" I laughed as I thought back to Matt. He shook his head at me with a laugh and left to do some stretching. I focused my attention on Lita's match and watched as Molly went up for the Molly Go Round when Shannon ran up and hit her in the back with his title belt. Molly laid on the mat and Lita quickly went up to hit a moonsault. She hooked Molly's leg and got the three count, becoming the new women's champion.
"Way to go Ames!" Shane yelled excitedly. Molly looked up at Lita and Shannon as they walked up the ramp together.
"Ready to go Case?" Jeff asked taking my hand in his. I nodded and followed him out of the room.
"Jeff! Can I get a few words with you?" Coach asked stopping Jeff in the hall. "How'd you feel when you heard about the challenge that your once tag team partner made a couple weeks ago?"
"Well, I was excited. I think she did the right thing and I can't wait to get back at my brother for what he did to us. I trust her judgment in who she or I can handle in a match," he said.
"And I can promise you that it'll be a match to go down in history!" I said walking up next to Jeff. I placed a kiss on his painted cheek and smiled.
"Well, Matt's already got one partner for the nite. Victoria is now on his side. She's a psychotic person. Are you sure that this match is a good idea?" Coach asked.
"Dude, of course it is! All of us on this team have some kind of grudge against Matt. He brought this upon himself," I said.
"Jeff how do you feel about goin into a match with Chris Jericho tonite? One of the men that took the titles away from you."
"I'm very confident about the match. Especially with my girl by my side," Jeff said pulling me close to him. I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist and watched as he flinched a bit in pain. I loosened my grip and smiled up at him.
"Now, if you'll excuse us Coach. Jeff has a match to win, so we can go celebrate!" I said as we walked off.
"Whoa! Did we just hear Jeff right? His girl?!" King exclaimed.
"I believe so King. I guess we'll just have to see what part Angel plays in the match tonite. That's coming up next!" JR said.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by his girlfriend, Mystic Angel. Weighing in at 218 lbs from Cameron, North Carolina, JEFF HARDY!" Jeff and I walked out onto the ramp, banging our heads to the beat of the music. We went over with the crowd so much. It was the best response we had ever gotten. Jeff and I slid in the ring and saluted the fans as Chris walked out. I touched my fists on top of Jeff's and slid out of the ring. I pounded on the mat to help get Jeff fired up as the match began. They exchanged a few blows before Chris whipped Jeff into the ropes. On Jeff's return Chris leap frogged him and readied himself for a clothesline. Jeff went down but quickly shot back up, grabbing Chris for a schoolboy. Chris punched out on one and they both got back up. They locked up and Jeff pulled Chris down into a jawbreaker. Jeff jumped up and did a leg drop before hooking Chris's leg. Chris kicked out on the two and pushed Jeff off him. Chris picked himself off the mat and waited for Jeff to stand. Once Jeff stood Chris knocked him down in a drop kick to the chest. Chris did a lion sault but Jeff moved before he landed. Jeff pulled Chris up by his hair and whipped him into the post and then ran up for whisper in the wind. Jeff went up top for the swanton, but Chris rolled out of the way and Jeff landed hard with a thud. Chris picked Jeff up and whipped him into the ropes where Chris then clotheslined him. Jeff laid on the mat and the Hurricane ran down the ramp and slid into the ring to distract the ref as Chris pulled Jeff into the walls of Jericho. I picked up the tag team title belt and slid into the ring, knocking Chris down with it. I threw the belt to the side as Hurricane joined me out of the ring to cheer on Jeff, who had just performed the Twist of Fate on Chris. The ref turned just in time to do the three count making Jeff the winner. Jeff slid out of the ring before Chris could get up and retaliate. The three of us walked up the ramp backwards, smiling back at Chris.
"Molly, sorry about your loss tonite," Matt said stopping the brunette in the hall.
"Thanks Matt. Sorry about how they treated you a couple weeks ago," she said trying to move past him.
"Well, hey, Molly. We seem to be in the same boat here. You wanna get back at Lita, right?" he asked placing his hand on her arm.
"Yes, of course I do. Her and that Shannon!" she said angrily.
"Why not be part of my team at Backlash?" Matt questioned with a smile.
"Well.....yes, I think I'd like that," she replied with a smile of her own.
"Great! Well, it was nice talking to you Molly. Just remember to always practice a little bit of Mattitude and you'll go far in this world!" he said proudly as he walked away with a large smile on his face.
"Matt!" Chris yelled holding onto the back of his head. Matt stopped and turned towards him.
"Oh, hello Chris. I see you have suffered an unfortunate twist of fate by my once best friends and baby brother," Matt said.
"Yeah, whatever. Listen, I want to get back at the three of them. And being the King of the World, I know you'll accept my proposal," Chris said smugly. "I want to be part of your team at Backlash."
"Alright. I think I have a spot open for you Chris. I'd be happy to have you there by my side!" Matt said before walking away.
"Looks like Matt Hardy has just recruited two new people to his side for the match at Backlash," JR said.
"This is looking to be like it'll be a match to go down in history like that Angel said!" King said.
"I'm wondering who he'll pick for his last partner. He has one more week to find someone," JR said.
"When are they gonna be here?" I asked Al as we stood around the ring. I tightened the belt that was helping my black cargo pants stay up around my waist as Amy walked over to us in her blue jean flares and gray hooded sweatshirt.
"In about a half hour," he replied.
"Case, ya wanna go in the ring?" Amy asked bouncing up and down. I looked at my watch and sighed as I slipped my sweatshirt over my head to reveal a dark blue tight fitted tank top that had Angel cut out in the front with bright green fabric in the cut outs.
"Yeah! Let's go," I smiled as we slid in the ring. We messed around in the ring for the time we waited. They showed me some new moves and helped me with a few submissions. I even modified my own crossface. I may have to put that one on the shelf for a later date. I had just done a jawbreaker when Big walked over to the ring.
"Get ready. They just pulled in," he announced as Shane and Chris stood from their seats and walked over to the ring.
"Ya wanna continue?" I asked Amy.
"Yeah, might as well. Give them a little match before we get to the serious stuff," she said with a shrug. I smiled and climbed to the top of the post and flew down onto her in a Halo's Twist as the contestants filed into the building carrying their gear.
"OH MY GOD!" I heard one of them exclaimed as Shawn Michaels counted the pin.
"Grab a seat everyone, we have few people we'd like to introduce to you," Al said as Shawn handed Amy and I a bottle of water. I sat on the apron with Shane between my legs and Amy leaned over the ropes. Chris stood with his arms folded next to Shawn who leaned against the ring.
"Everyone, this is the Hurricane, Chris Jericho, Lita, and Mystic Angel," Big said introducing us. I smiled as Shane leaned back against me.
"Pay attention to what they have to say. It may do you all some good to hear what they have to say," Shawn said. They quieted down as Big, Al, Ivory, and Shawn took a seat off to the side.
"Well, hi everyone. Congrats on making it this far!" Amy started off.
"We're really glad we could be here today," I added.
"I guess what we're really here for is to give you some tips and stuff. And well, all I can tell you is to appreciate what you're doing," Shane said.
"Big has told us that you take your jobs in the ring very seriously. And that's good to hear. But you also need to relax and not be so uptight. Do you think I got to where I am today by not having fun with my job?" Chris questioned. They stared at us blankly as we continued to speak.
"I was watching Tough Enough 3 the other day and I just kept thinking to myself, this is the easy way in! My co-workers all got to where they are today by working their asses off in schools and indy feds. But then I looked back on how I got in the business. I never went through any of that. I got in by pure luck. And that's what you have to have to make it in this business, luck and talent. Fortunately, I had both. I just want to wish you all more luck and to watch yourselves out there. I love my job and I'm not willing to give up what I have now for anything. And that's how you know you've gotten to a high point in your life. When you can look back and say wow, I'm right where I belong. I'm home. And that's exactly what I say everyday! If you guys can say that now, then you belong in the business just as much as anyone of us!" I said.
"I've always dreamed about being a wrestler and I love where I am in my career right now. I just got back from my neck injury and I think my wrestling has gotten better because I'm more determined to gain back what I lost during the time I was away," Amy said.
"Are there any questions?" Shane asked as a girl with short brown hair raised her hand.
"I'm glad I've gotten to the point where I'm at and I don't wanna lose. But if I do, what can I do to get into the business?" she asked.
"Well, first, don't think about anything but winning. Don't even think of losing. If you have that in the back of your head then you're not gonna give it all you've got!" Chris pointed out.
"Second, just continue with it if this is truly something you wanna do. Don't turn away from it. Maybe enroll in some schools. Maybe try to get into an indy federation. But don't ever give up!" Amy smiled.
"Well, why don't you all get changed and we'll show them where you're all at," Al announced.
"Big, is it alright if we take them out to dinner tonite?" I asked sipping my water.
"I think that'd be an excellent idea," he replied.
"As long as we're invited!" Shawn smiled.
"Of course!" I laughed as they began to file out of the locker rooms.
"Before we get started why don't you all introduce yourselves," Ivory said. I chuckled at them quietly as they formed a straight line.
"I'm Christina," a longhaired blonde with bright blue eyes said. She reminded me of Trish in many ways. She was built like Trish and even had that sweet soft voice. "You and Jeff are my favorite couple!"
"Thanks, it's really nice to hear that," I said shaking her hand before moving onto a tall, built, dark haired guy. His eyes matched Jeff soulful green ones and his smile could have beaten Edge's in any contest.
"Zach," he said quietly.
"Nice to meet you," I said shaking his hand.
"I'm a huge fan. I liked you from the minute you came out with the Hardyz as their valet," he said. I nodded at him and moved onto a shorter guy with a cuter face. His build reminded me of Rey's only a little taller. His bleach blonde hair was spiked and tipped in dark blue. He wore one of my Heaven Never Looked So Good t-shirts and a pair of adidas track pants.
"I love that shirt!" I joked as I shook his hand.
"Me too! My names Lucas."
"Nice to meet you. Good luck in the rest of the contest," I said.
"I have to ask, are you and Jeff really a couple?" the girl that asked the question earlier asked.
"Depends. Tell me your name and I'll answer your question," I laughed.
"Oh, sorry! My names Becca," she replied.
"No, we're not. It's all show. That fool over there with that red head is my boyfriend," I laughed as I pointed to Shane who was standing with a tall girl with long red hair that was pulled into a ponytail. She wore one of Shane's Hurricane t-shirts and laughed as Shane began to talk to her about one of his adventures.
"Oh, that's Cindy. Just between you and me, she's not gonna make it," a tallish guy said leaning over to speak to us. He had dark gray eyes and short curly sandy blonde hair. "I'm Ryan."
"You don't think she'll make it?" I asked shaking his hand.
"Nah, she's alright on the selling to the crowd part, but her moves are a little rusty," he replied.
"Ya never know, she could surprise you all and kick your asses!" I laughed. He shrugged as he eagerly shook Amy's hand.
"Hey, my names Alex." His voice was deep and had a thick New York accent to match it. He had dark Italian like skin and his biceps bulged out of the tight white Nike shirt he wore.
"New Yorker I hear," I said letting my own accent slip through.
"Yeah, Brooklyn born and breed!" he said proudly.
"Sweet. I'm originally from Riverhead," I said.
"Nice neighborhood," he said.
"Yeah, New York's a great place all around," I laughed.
"Sure it is! I wouldn't leave there for nothin!" he said.
"Don't blame ya! I would love to be back there. At least there people can understand what I say," I said.
" I know what you mean. Mike down there is always making fun of my accent. He's from Texas. So I always shoot back at him with jokes of my own," he laughed pointing to a man with spiked raven black hair.
"Yeah, don't let them do it to ya! Be proud of that accent! It's the best around," I said with a smile.
"You gonna move anytime soon, Killer?!" Chris yelled. I rolled my eyes and nodded.
"I'll talk to you later," I said as I patted his large shoulder. "Mike?"
"Yes ma'am. How'd you know?" he asked with that deep southern accent Alex was talking about.
"Your buddy Alex told me," I laughed as I shook his hand. "Baby, you gonna move that ass or what?"
"Huh?! Oh, sorry Angel. This is Cindy," Shane said with a smile.
"Yeah, so I'm told," I said with a hint of jealousy in my voice.
"Nice to meet you," she said in a snobby way.
"Whateva," I said under my breath. I heard Alex laugh as he walked by me to get in the ring. I smiled as I joined the others by the ring.
"Can we learn how to take bumps from flying attacks now?" Ryan asked Shawn after about 2 hours of taking bumps from clotheslines, suplexes, and snapmares.
"Yeah! I wanna see how bad that Halo's Twist really is," Cindy said.
'Oh I'll give you a Halo's Twist you'll never forget!' I thought to myself as I helped Christina up after hitting her with a drop kick.
"I don't see why not. Angel, you wanna do it?" Shawn asked.
"Sure. Anyone who wants one, come on up!" I said as I stood on top of the post. Cindy smiled up at me as she laid down on the mat and Shane helped to put her in the position she need to be in to be safe. I nodded at everyone as I leaped off of the post and landed on her hard.
"OH SHIT!" I heard her yell. I held in my laugh as Shane pulled me to my feet.
'How's that feel?' I thought to myself as a smile formed on my face. "Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, it wasn't all that!" she said as she stood on her own power.
"Cindy, just give it up! It killed and you know it!" Lucas yelled. She stuck up her nose at him and moved off to the side as Alex laid down on the mat, ready to receive one of my moves."
"I'm gonna switch it up a little bit. How about a little bit of Magic?!" I smiled as I took off through the air. I heard him let out a quiet grunt as I laid on top of him.
"Was that as good for you as it was for me?" I asked with a wink. He smiled as I helped him to his feet.
"Since you all did such an excellent job today, our guests have another surprise for you," Al said.
"You all better go back to that house of yours and be ready to go out in two hours!" Amy said with a smile.
"We be takin you all out to dinner tonite!" Shane announced as he took a sip of my water.
"We'll pick you all up at your house and take you out to dinner. Our treat," Chris smiled.
One by one they came up to us and thanked us before running into the locker rooms to grab their stuff. Shane, Amy, Chris, and I left for the hotel to change and shower. I changed into a pair of baggy gray cargos with star shapes cut out on the legs and purple, green, and silver patches of fabric covering the shapes. I wore a black short tight fitting tank top and my black sweater duster over it. My hair was crimped and I wore large hoop earrings. I tied my Nikes and smiled at Shane as he walked out of the bathroom wearing a pair of loose blue jeans and a tight black t-shirt.
"Ready beautiful?" he asked as we linked arms. I nodded as we headed off to meet up with Chris and Amy in the lobby.
"We gotta stop doin this!" Amy laughed as I saw she was wearing a pair of gray cargos and a white t-shirt. Chunks of her hair was in crimps and she wore the same sized earrings as me. I linked arms with her and the two of us walked out to the limo where Shawn, Big, Ivory, and Al waited for us.
"Holy! You guys have a kick ass house!" Shane said as we stepped into the large house.
"Yeah, we like it," Mike said with a smile as they showed us around.
"I hope ya'll are hungry. We're taking you to the Outback. So, come on!" Amy said as we all rushed out to the large limo. We all squeezed in and were off to the restaurant.
I sat between Alex and Becca in the restaurant while Shane was between Cindy and Mike at the other end of the table. Amy was next to Shawn and Ryan and Chris was between Christina and Lucas. Al, Big, and Ivory sat next to each other with Zach by their sides.
"Where do you get your clothes, Angel?" Christina asked.
"Anyplace. I actually make them. It gives my character a little something that people that have their clothes made by the wardrobe don't have. It helps me give off some of my creative energy," I answered.
"They're really great. Did you make those pants?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah, I did. With a little help from Jeff when we were both off healing from our injuries," I replied.
"Shane, you seem a little tense. Let me work that out for ya," Cindy said throwing her hair over her shoulder and placing her hands on his shoulders. She began working out the knots as I looked over at them.
"Bitch," I said quietly as I looked down at my food.
"Are you alright?" Alex's deep voice asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I said wiping a stray tear off my cheek. He slipped his arm around my shoulders and squeezed them lightly.
"You uh, you and Shane goin out then?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah, we are." I sniffed a little and Shane looked at Alex and I. He shrugged off Cindy's hands as he realized that I was getting upset over how she was acting with him.
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure he wouldn't do anything to compromise your relationship. And Cindy's like that with all the guys. We don't even talk to her. Put too much strain on the people in the house," Alex said trying to comfort me.
"Really? So this is nothing new?" I asked looking into his cool blue gray eyes.
"Not at all. She's just a slut," he said with a smile.
"Then why isn't she goin after Chris?" I asked.
"She must know he's married," he said removing his arm.
"Thanks," I said softly.
"For what?"
"Just for tryin to make me feel better," I smiled. He gave me a nod and we continued eating our food.
"Shane, I can get these knots out if you'd just sit still," Cindy insisted putting her hands back on his shoulders roughly.
"No, don't touch me like that," he said harshly.
"What?! I thought you'd like to have a massage," she said in his ear before nibbling lightly on his earlobe.
"I have a girlfriend. One that I love dearly," he said nudging her away.
"Yeah, but you're not married to her."
"I might as well be. I'm totally committed to her. I want nothing to do with this," he said turning away from her.
"I bet if I do this, you would." She bit down on his ear and then moved down to his neck sucking on it slightly.
"Casey's my girlfriend and I love her dearly. Nothing you say or do is gonna change that! So forget it and get off me!" he said in practically a yell. I looked over at them as she left a trail on his neck with her tongue. I let out a quiet growl and stormed over to them.
"What are you doing?!" I exclaimed.
"Sorry, but this is a private show," Cindy replied with a laugh as she looked up at me.
"Get off my boyfriend," I said lowering my voice.
"Yes, Cindy. I do think that'd be a good idea," Shawn said coming to my aid.
"But I was just giving him what he wanted," she said with a pout.
"No, what I wanted was for you to leave me a lone. I told you numerous times not to touch me and yet you continued to do so," Shane said roughly as Cindy backed off of him.
"Cindy, come with me. We need to have little talk," Big said standing up from the table. Cindy glared at me as she followed him outside.
"I'm so sorry about that," Shane said as I sat down in Cindy's seat.
"It's okay. I know you tried to get her away," I said.
"Is everything alright?" Alex asked walking towards us.
"Yeah, everything's fine. Thanks man for comforting my girl here and making her not blow up in jealousy," Shane said shaking Alex's hand firmly.
"No problem man. She's a really great girl. I just hope we can be friends after all this," he said smiling at me. I gave him a friendly nod and he walked away.
"I love you Casey," Shane said kissing my lips tenderly.
"I love you too," I replied touching his face softly with my hands.
"Cindy, we've had about enough of this shit," Big said as Al, Ivory, and Shawn joined them outside.
"What are you talking about?" she asked crossing her arms.
"You have one of the worst attitudes! And you seem to think that all the men around here are there for you and only you!" Ivory yelled.
"You can not do what you just did to Shane on any superstar! You must think that by doing so, you're gonna get in this business easier!" Shawn said.
"Well, if that's what you think, you're wrong!" Al said.
"It's time that we take appropriate actions to your actions. We have gotten many complaints from your fellow roommates and they all said the same thing. You're pushing yourself on them! The girls don't like the way you disrupt the house with the boys. We have decided that you need to leave. We dismissed this a week ago because we thought that you wouldn't go this far. But now that you have tried to push yourself on a superstar, a taken superstar, we know that it's time you leave," Big said.
"You don't have the heart for this business. It's obvious that the only reason you want in is for the men. Well, you're not gonna get it from us. We're goin back inside so you can say goodbye and apologize to both Casey and Shane. Then Big is going to see you off," Al said as they led Cindy back into the room we were using.
"We have some bad news. Cindy is leaving tonite. She's going to say goodbye to you all and then I'll be taking her to the airport," Big announced. I looked up at her as she began making her rounds. Alex put his hand on mine and smiled as she approached me.
"Casey, I'm sorry for how I acted. I should have backed off," she said snobbishly.
"No, you're not sorry. But whatever. I'm glad you're leaving cause all this means is that the other girls have more of a chance. Goodbye," I said coldly as she made a grunting noise and moved on to Shane.
"Shane, if you had just given in to me, we could have gone back to the house early and had some fun. But you obviously have a problem with beautiful women such as myself. It's unnatural for a man at your age to brush off a young girl like myself for....for....that!" she said.
"Cindy, we in the wrestling business have a word for women like you. Ringrat! That's what you are! You had no intentions on being a wrestler. You just wanted to get closer to the guys. Ya know I thought I recognized you. You used to hang around the WCW guys!" he accused.
"I.....well...I uh," she stuttered.
"Is that true Cindy?" Christina asked.
"Yes! Alright!! Yes, I slept with most of the WCW guys! And Shane, you were one of them!" she exclaimed. I shot out of my seat and began to run towards her but Alex held my waist keeping me close to his body as I fought with him.
"Yeah, I know I was! But that was the old me!! I wasn't used to the damn stardom that I was receiving! I didn't deal with it all in the right way! The older guys were pushing me to do what I did! I did it because they told me that's what made me the best wrestler out there! I wanted to be the best and I honestly thought I was whenever I was with one of you! But I never felt right about it! I always felt filthy and dirty! It was wrong! And I know that know!" he yelled.
"But you'll go back to it! They always do!" she argued.
"No, I won't! I haven't done anything like that for almost 3 years now! I'm different now!! I'm in love and I plan on marrying her eventually!" he yelled standing up.
"What makes you think she's gonna wanna be with you now? Knowing all that she knows now, huh?" she asked with a smug laugh. Shane's jaw dropped as he looked at my limp body in Alex's arms, tears streaming down my face freely.
"Casey," he said softly as he too began to cry.
"Cindy, you should leave now," Ryan said.
"Why? It's just getting interesting!" she laughed.
"Haven't you caused enough trouble with everyone?!" Becca exclaimed.
"Not yet!" Cindy replied. "Well, Casey, I haven't heard anything from you. What do you think about your wonderful boyfriend being a slut?! I wouldn't be surprised if you've also taken on a few men ringrats!"
"That's enough!" Big yelled as he grabbed onto Cindy's arm tightly. "You're leaving now! I don't want to ever see your face around any wrestler ever again. I'm going to make sure that you don't get near the talent ever again!"
Cindy just laughed as she was pulled out of the restaurant. I stared at Shane, hurt evident in my eyes. My eyes were bloodshot and my cheeks were tear stained. I was crying harder than I've ever cried and Alex just held his arms tightly around my waist. Shane shook his head as tears continued to fall down his cheeks and onto the floor. The room was silent as everyone stared at us. Amy ran to me and ran her hand down my wet cheek softly.
"Why?" I asked Amy softly.
"Why what?" she asked.
"Why would she do that to us?" I asked.
"I don't know. I can't answer that," she answered trying to hold back tears of her own.
"You love him right?" Alex whispered in my ear.
"Yeah, of course I do," I choked out.
"Then it shouldn't matter what happened in the past. It shouldn't matter what he did with Cindy or any other ringrat. All that should matter is the love that the two of you share," he said.
"Casey, I'm sorry," Shane mouthed to me from across the room.
"I know. I know," I said out loud.
"Case, are you alright?" Shawn asked.
"No, I need to get out of here. Now," I said looking down at the floor.
"Come on, let's go to the hotel," Amy said taking my hand.
"No, I wanna be by myself," I said as I broke free from Alex's grip.
"Take your cell with you," Amy said as she hugged me tightly.
"Right in my pocket," I smiled through my tears.
"I love you girl," she said. I nodded and started walking towards the door.
"Casey, come see me before you leave?" Alex asked sadly.
"I'll come see all of you before we leave!" I announced as I walked out.
"Case, do you want some company?" Chris asked putting his hand on my shoulder.
"No. I need to be by myself. I'm just gonna go walk along the beach. I'll be fine." I kissed his cheek reassuringly and walked off.
"Where's she going?" Shane asked as Becca handed him a tissue from her purse.
"To walk along the beach," Chris answered as he walked back in.
"By herself?! That's not safe!" Shane exclaimed.
"She'll be fine. She has her cell phone. She just needs to get away for a while," Amy said rubbing Shane's back.
"I screwed everything up with her didn't I? All because of what I did in the past. I knew that shit would come back to bite me in the ass someday!" Shane said as Amy took him into her arms.
"No, you didn't screw anything up. She still loves you so much. More than anyone! She just needs to reflect on what has just happened. This is a lot of stuff that she has to take in. Just give her some time. It'll all be fine," Amy said kissing his cheek softly.
"Shane, we're really sorry for what has happened," Al said placing his hand on Shane's shoulder.
"It's not your fault. You have no idea that I slept with her. That I begged for her to go down on me! You had no idea about any of that shit!" Shane said angrily.
"Let's just get you back to the hotel man. She'll be back soon, I'm sure of it," Chris said leading Shane and Amy off.
"Still here I see," a voice rang out. I looked up and smiled as tears continued to drop to the ground, even an hour after the incident. He sat down next to me and tucked his multi-colored hair behind his ears.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Amy called my cell and told me what happened and so I drove here to come find you. Ya know, this is one hell of a big beach!" he joked. I chuckled a bit but that only made me cry harder. He pulled me into his body and I put my head on his shoulder. "Oh baby, it's okay. He loves you."
"I know Jeff. And I love him too. I mean I knew that he had been with a few women while he was in WCW. But I never wanted to hear about it. I never wanted to meet one of the women. I wanted nothing to do with any of that!" I cried.
"Then forget about it. Pretend it didn't happen!" he said.
"I can't now. Now that I know, it's not that easy to forget. Trust me. I've been trying for the past hour!" I said.
"Casey, he wants to marry you. He loves you. He would never go back to any of those women. He's a keeper babes. He really is. You deserve to have man like him, just like he deserves to have a women like you," he said.
"I know. Believe me. I know all about that."
"Besides, I bet you give better head than she ever did!" Jeff joked.
"JEFFREY!" I exclaimed playfully hitting his shoulder.
"I'm just jokin with ya! I don't ever want to know if you do or not! ICK!" he laughed.
"Thank you," I said as he kissed the top of my head.
"Thank you for what? I haven't done anything."
"You came here to be with me. That's doing something."
"It was my pleasure. I love you kid."
"Well, I'm glad you came and not Matt."
"Oh he tried! Trust me. Took me like a half hour to talk him out of it. Shannon too! Jay wanted to come but at least he was understanding about how I should be the one to go instead."
"Matt, the over protective brother."
"He's over protective of me even! You get used to it." I sighed as we just sat there watching the waves crash up on the shore.
It was about 3 in the morning before Jeff and I left for the hotel. I left him at Amy's room where he was gonna stay for the nite and walked on to mine and Shane's room. I opened the door quietly as I tried to make my way over to the bed where I believed he was fast asleep.
"Casey?" Shane asked groggily.
"Shhh...go back to sleep," I said as I slipped my shoes off and climbed into the bed next to him.
"But we need to talk. We have a lot to discuss," Shane said as he flicked on the light that sat on the nightstand.
"I know. And I want to talk about it. But it's also 3 in the morning. I'm tired and worn out. Let's talk in the morning when we wake up. I just can't deal with all of this right now."
"Alright. When we wake up then. Just know that I love you. And it kills me to know that I hurt you tonite."
"I love you too. And you really didn't hurt me. But let's not deal with this right now. Tomorrow. When we're fully awake. I love you Sugar," I said kissing his cheek. He turned out the light with a sigh and wrapped me in his arms tightly. He placed a kiss on the back of my head down to my neck. I just laid there in his arms loving every second he was touching me. I needed him to touch me, I needed him to be with me. Jeff was right, he is a keeper. And I plan on keeping him!
"Killer, ya wanna wake up? My shoulder's goin numb," Chris asked. I lifted my head off his shoulder and stretched tiredly.
"Thanks for the pillow," I said wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. He glanced at me then at his shoulder before freaking out.
"WERE YOU DROOLING?!"
I began laughing and shook my head. "NO! I was just messin wittcha!"
"Why are you so tired lately?" Chris asked as Shane parked the van at the arena.
"She's been spending as much time as possible in the ring and at the gym," Jeff answered with a yawn.
"And let me guess, you've been with her," Chris said.
"Yeah," Jeff answered softly.
"Monthly meeting time folks!" Amy chirped as Jeff and I sluggishly followed the others into the arena. We tossed our gear into our locker rooms, then headed off to the ring.
"Vince stood in the middle with Steph by his side. Half the roster was already there. We climbed inside and found spots to either sit or stand. I sat on one of the posts and Rob in front of me next to Shane who was leaning against the ropes and Trish who sat on the mat with her legs curled under her.
"Hello everyone. I hope you all have gone over your scripts," Stephanie started as people began to quiet down and a few stragglers gathered around. "If there are any concerns, please notify my father or myself. Daddy?"
"Thank you Steph. I don't have much to go over with you all. You're all doing an excellent job. Keep up the good work. As you all know, Tough Enough four has begun and we're down to eight contestants. I want to thank those of you who have already made guest appearances on the show. The contestants and coaches really appreciate it as do I. Now, I have a request for a couple of you to go on Friday. I'll talk to those few that I have chosen to go in a little while. If there are anymore of you that would like to go, please see me or talk to Big. I guess that's all. Have a good show tonite," Vince smiled.
"We'd just like to have Casey, Shane, Amy, and Chris to stay. We'd like to speak with you," Steph said while people were dispersing.
"What's up?" I asked as Vince embraced me in a hug.
"We'd like the four of you to show up at Tough Enough Friday. Would you be interested?" Vince asked.
"Yeah! That'd be great," I said as the others nodded in agreement.
"Great! We really appreciate it. It's by Daytona Beach. Big will get a hold of you about the exact location," Vince said. "You're free to go now."
"This should be interesting," I said as Shane and I walked up to Matt and Jeff who were sitting in the seats of the arena.
"What?" Matt asked curiously. Amy walked over and kissed his cheek before sitting herself on his lap.
"We're gonna make an appearance at the Tough Enough training center," I said with a smile.
"You'll have fun with that. Jeff and I loved it when we went in the first season," Matt said as Jeff nodded.
"I'm gonna get ready for the show. See you guys later," I said after kissing Shane's lips softly.
"Tough Enough appearance?" Trish asked as she laid out her outfit for the nite on the bench. She had a bra and panties match against Stacy.
"Yeah, you did it. How'd you like it?" I asked as I pulled out a pair of baggy olive green bungee cord pants and a tight fitting white tank top.
"I liked it. They're really nice. They appreciate having us take the time out to speak to them about how much we love our job and stuff. It kinda helps them get through the hard work," she said with a smile.
"Ya know, I think the four of us goin there on Friday should take them out to dinner," I said as I began to change.
"Not a bad idea Case. It might keep their spirits up and help them to relax a bit. Ivory told me that they're really uptight. They don't screw around and have fun at all!" Amy said as she walked into the locker room.
"Big match tonite, huh Ames?" Nora asked.
"Yeah, my first real big match since I came back. The women's title. Are you ready to lose it?!" Amy joked.
"Never!" Nora said grabbing the belt tightly in her arms.
"Those aren't your normal wrestling clothes," Trish said looking me up and down.
"Nope. No match tonite. I'm valeting for Jeff," I replied.
"Oh, that's right!" Trish laughed.
"Hey! Don't start! I'm not too impressed with it!" I said with a smile.
"Case, I love those pants!" Amy complimented.
"You should. They are yours," I said sheepishly.
"They're mine?" she asked raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Yeah, I kinda borrowed them from your closet," I said biting my lip.
"Borrowed or stole?" she asked crossing her arms.
"What's the difference?" I said with a shrug.
"You do realize that this means I get free choice of anything you have in your closet, right?" Amy asked. I nodded at her with a roll of my eyes and she laughed. "GOOD!"
"It's a good thing you two are on the same team now!" Stacy laughed.
"Why?" Amy asked.
"Cause you two are dressed exactly alike!" she replied.
"Hey, Ames, ya wanna have some fun with a certain Version One?" I asked with an obvious mischievous grin.
"Of course! Are you thinkin what I'm thinkin?" she said with a grin of her own. I nodded at her and we headed out of the locker.
"Whoa! Are you two seriously tryin to be twins?!" Matt exclaimed as Amy and I walked down the hall.
"Why?" we asked shaking our heads.
"Look in the mirror," he laughed.
"Huh?!" we exclaimed.
"You two are wearing practically the same thing! Your hair is even in the same style!" he laughed.
"Really?" we asked.
"Would you two stop saying the same thing at the same time? It's freaky!" he said.
"We're not," we said folding our arms across our chests.
"Yeah ya are!"
"Whateva!" we exclaimed as we started down the hall way again.
"Damn! That was fun!" Amy said as we burst out laughing.
"I know! He was totally wigged out!" I laughed as tears began streaming down our faces.
"What's with the two of you?" Andrew asked as he approached us.
"We just freaked Matt out!" I said wiping my faces.
"Okay," he said slowly as he continued down the hall.
"Lita! You're up in 10 minutes!" one of the techs announced as he ran by us.
"Good luck out there girl," I said hitting her fists with mine. She smiled with a nod and ran off.
"Ames! Wait up!" Shannon yelled after her. He came to a stop when he saw me and smiled. "Hey Case."
"Hi Shan," I laughed.
"Shannon! Come on! Get your scrawny ass movin!" Amy yelled back at him. He gave me a quick hug and ran off.
"You gonna watch the match with me?" Shane asked softly, slipping his arm around my waist and pulling me into the locker room.
"Did you two coordinate your outfits tonite our what?!" Rob laughed looking from the screen at Amy to me.
"No, we didn't actually."
"You two could have some fun with that!" Rob said.
"We already did!" I laughed as I thought back to Matt. He shook his head at me with a laugh and left to do some stretching. I focused my attention on Lita's match and watched as Molly went up for the Molly Go Round when Shannon ran up and hit her in the back with his title belt. Molly laid on the mat and Lita quickly went up to hit a moonsault. She hooked Molly's leg and got the three count, becoming the new women's champion.
"Way to go Ames!" Shane yelled excitedly. Molly looked up at Lita and Shannon as they walked up the ramp together.
"Ready to go Case?" Jeff asked taking my hand in his. I nodded and followed him out of the room.
"Jeff! Can I get a few words with you?" Coach asked stopping Jeff in the hall. "How'd you feel when you heard about the challenge that your once tag team partner made a couple weeks ago?"
"Well, I was excited. I think she did the right thing and I can't wait to get back at my brother for what he did to us. I trust her judgment in who she or I can handle in a match," he said.
"And I can promise you that it'll be a match to go down in history!" I said walking up next to Jeff. I placed a kiss on his painted cheek and smiled.
"Well, Matt's already got one partner for the nite. Victoria is now on his side. She's a psychotic person. Are you sure that this match is a good idea?" Coach asked.
"Dude, of course it is! All of us on this team have some kind of grudge against Matt. He brought this upon himself," I said.
"Jeff how do you feel about goin into a match with Chris Jericho tonite? One of the men that took the titles away from you."
"I'm very confident about the match. Especially with my girl by my side," Jeff said pulling me close to him. I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist and watched as he flinched a bit in pain. I loosened my grip and smiled up at him.
"Now, if you'll excuse us Coach. Jeff has a match to win, so we can go celebrate!" I said as we walked off.
"Whoa! Did we just hear Jeff right? His girl?!" King exclaimed.
"I believe so King. I guess we'll just have to see what part Angel plays in the match tonite. That's coming up next!" JR said.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by his girlfriend, Mystic Angel. Weighing in at 218 lbs from Cameron, North Carolina, JEFF HARDY!" Jeff and I walked out onto the ramp, banging our heads to the beat of the music. We went over with the crowd so much. It was the best response we had ever gotten. Jeff and I slid in the ring and saluted the fans as Chris walked out. I touched my fists on top of Jeff's and slid out of the ring. I pounded on the mat to help get Jeff fired up as the match began. They exchanged a few blows before Chris whipped Jeff into the ropes. On Jeff's return Chris leap frogged him and readied himself for a clothesline. Jeff went down but quickly shot back up, grabbing Chris for a schoolboy. Chris punched out on one and they both got back up. They locked up and Jeff pulled Chris down into a jawbreaker. Jeff jumped up and did a leg drop before hooking Chris's leg. Chris kicked out on the two and pushed Jeff off him. Chris picked himself off the mat and waited for Jeff to stand. Once Jeff stood Chris knocked him down in a drop kick to the chest. Chris did a lion sault but Jeff moved before he landed. Jeff pulled Chris up by his hair and whipped him into the post and then ran up for whisper in the wind. Jeff went up top for the swanton, but Chris rolled out of the way and Jeff landed hard with a thud. Chris picked Jeff up and whipped him into the ropes where Chris then clotheslined him. Jeff laid on the mat and the Hurricane ran down the ramp and slid into the ring to distract the ref as Chris pulled Jeff into the walls of Jericho. I picked up the tag team title belt and slid into the ring, knocking Chris down with it. I threw the belt to the side as Hurricane joined me out of the ring to cheer on Jeff, who had just performed the Twist of Fate on Chris. The ref turned just in time to do the three count making Jeff the winner. Jeff slid out of the ring before Chris could get up and retaliate. The three of us walked up the ramp backwards, smiling back at Chris.
"Molly, sorry about your loss tonite," Matt said stopping the brunette in the hall.
"Thanks Matt. Sorry about how they treated you a couple weeks ago," she said trying to move past him.
"Well, hey, Molly. We seem to be in the same boat here. You wanna get back at Lita, right?" he asked placing his hand on her arm.
"Yes, of course I do. Her and that Shannon!" she said angrily.
"Why not be part of my team at Backlash?" Matt questioned with a smile.
"Well.....yes, I think I'd like that," she replied with a smile of her own.
"Great! Well, it was nice talking to you Molly. Just remember to always practice a little bit of Mattitude and you'll go far in this world!" he said proudly as he walked away with a large smile on his face.
"Matt!" Chris yelled holding onto the back of his head. Matt stopped and turned towards him.
"Oh, hello Chris. I see you have suffered an unfortunate twist of fate by my once best friends and baby brother," Matt said.
"Yeah, whatever. Listen, I want to get back at the three of them. And being the King of the World, I know you'll accept my proposal," Chris said smugly. "I want to be part of your team at Backlash."
"Alright. I think I have a spot open for you Chris. I'd be happy to have you there by my side!" Matt said before walking away.
"Looks like Matt Hardy has just recruited two new people to his side for the match at Backlash," JR said.
"This is looking to be like it'll be a match to go down in history like that Angel said!" King said.
"I'm wondering who he'll pick for his last partner. He has one more week to find someone," JR said.
"When are they gonna be here?" I asked Al as we stood around the ring. I tightened the belt that was helping my black cargo pants stay up around my waist as Amy walked over to us in her blue jean flares and gray hooded sweatshirt.
"In about a half hour," he replied.
"Case, ya wanna go in the ring?" Amy asked bouncing up and down. I looked at my watch and sighed as I slipped my sweatshirt over my head to reveal a dark blue tight fitted tank top that had Angel cut out in the front with bright green fabric in the cut outs.
"Yeah! Let's go," I smiled as we slid in the ring. We messed around in the ring for the time we waited. They showed me some new moves and helped me with a few submissions. I even modified my own crossface. I may have to put that one on the shelf for a later date. I had just done a jawbreaker when Big walked over to the ring.
"Get ready. They just pulled in," he announced as Shane and Chris stood from their seats and walked over to the ring.
"Ya wanna continue?" I asked Amy.
"Yeah, might as well. Give them a little match before we get to the serious stuff," she said with a shrug. I smiled and climbed to the top of the post and flew down onto her in a Halo's Twist as the contestants filed into the building carrying their gear.
"OH MY GOD!" I heard one of them exclaimed as Shawn Michaels counted the pin.
"Grab a seat everyone, we have few people we'd like to introduce to you," Al said as Shawn handed Amy and I a bottle of water. I sat on the apron with Shane between my legs and Amy leaned over the ropes. Chris stood with his arms folded next to Shawn who leaned against the ring.
"Everyone, this is the Hurricane, Chris Jericho, Lita, and Mystic Angel," Big said introducing us. I smiled as Shane leaned back against me.
"Pay attention to what they have to say. It may do you all some good to hear what they have to say," Shawn said. They quieted down as Big, Al, Ivory, and Shawn took a seat off to the side.
"Well, hi everyone. Congrats on making it this far!" Amy started off.
"We're really glad we could be here today," I added.
"I guess what we're really here for is to give you some tips and stuff. And well, all I can tell you is to appreciate what you're doing," Shane said.
"Big has told us that you take your jobs in the ring very seriously. And that's good to hear. But you also need to relax and not be so uptight. Do you think I got to where I am today by not having fun with my job?" Chris questioned. They stared at us blankly as we continued to speak.
"I was watching Tough Enough 3 the other day and I just kept thinking to myself, this is the easy way in! My co-workers all got to where they are today by working their asses off in schools and indy feds. But then I looked back on how I got in the business. I never went through any of that. I got in by pure luck. And that's what you have to have to make it in this business, luck and talent. Fortunately, I had both. I just want to wish you all more luck and to watch yourselves out there. I love my job and I'm not willing to give up what I have now for anything. And that's how you know you've gotten to a high point in your life. When you can look back and say wow, I'm right where I belong. I'm home. And that's exactly what I say everyday! If you guys can say that now, then you belong in the business just as much as anyone of us!" I said.
"I've always dreamed about being a wrestler and I love where I am in my career right now. I just got back from my neck injury and I think my wrestling has gotten better because I'm more determined to gain back what I lost during the time I was away," Amy said.
"Are there any questions?" Shane asked as a girl with short brown hair raised her hand.
"I'm glad I've gotten to the point where I'm at and I don't wanna lose. But if I do, what can I do to get into the business?" she asked.
"Well, first, don't think about anything but winning. Don't even think of losing. If you have that in the back of your head then you're not gonna give it all you've got!" Chris pointed out.
"Second, just continue with it if this is truly something you wanna do. Don't turn away from it. Maybe enroll in some schools. Maybe try to get into an indy federation. But don't ever give up!" Amy smiled.
"Well, why don't you all get changed and we'll show them where you're all at," Al announced.
"Big, is it alright if we take them out to dinner tonite?" I asked sipping my water.
"I think that'd be an excellent idea," he replied.
"As long as we're invited!" Shawn smiled.
"Of course!" I laughed as they began to file out of the locker rooms.
"Before we get started why don't you all introduce yourselves," Ivory said. I chuckled at them quietly as they formed a straight line.
"I'm Christina," a longhaired blonde with bright blue eyes said. She reminded me of Trish in many ways. She was built like Trish and even had that sweet soft voice. "You and Jeff are my favorite couple!"
"Thanks, it's really nice to hear that," I said shaking her hand before moving onto a tall, built, dark haired guy. His eyes matched Jeff soulful green ones and his smile could have beaten Edge's in any contest.
"Zach," he said quietly.
"Nice to meet you," I said shaking his hand.
"I'm a huge fan. I liked you from the minute you came out with the Hardyz as their valet," he said. I nodded at him and moved onto a shorter guy with a cuter face. His build reminded me of Rey's only a little taller. His bleach blonde hair was spiked and tipped in dark blue. He wore one of my Heaven Never Looked So Good t-shirts and a pair of adidas track pants.
"I love that shirt!" I joked as I shook his hand.
"Me too! My names Lucas."
"Nice to meet you. Good luck in the rest of the contest," I said.
"I have to ask, are you and Jeff really a couple?" the girl that asked the question earlier asked.
"Depends. Tell me your name and I'll answer your question," I laughed.
"Oh, sorry! My names Becca," she replied.
"No, we're not. It's all show. That fool over there with that red head is my boyfriend," I laughed as I pointed to Shane who was standing with a tall girl with long red hair that was pulled into a ponytail. She wore one of Shane's Hurricane t-shirts and laughed as Shane began to talk to her about one of his adventures.
"Oh, that's Cindy. Just between you and me, she's not gonna make it," a tallish guy said leaning over to speak to us. He had dark gray eyes and short curly sandy blonde hair. "I'm Ryan."
"You don't think she'll make it?" I asked shaking his hand.
"Nah, she's alright on the selling to the crowd part, but her moves are a little rusty," he replied.
"Ya never know, she could surprise you all and kick your asses!" I laughed. He shrugged as he eagerly shook Amy's hand.
"Hey, my names Alex." His voice was deep and had a thick New York accent to match it. He had dark Italian like skin and his biceps bulged out of the tight white Nike shirt he wore.
"New Yorker I hear," I said letting my own accent slip through.
"Yeah, Brooklyn born and breed!" he said proudly.
"Sweet. I'm originally from Riverhead," I said.
"Nice neighborhood," he said.
"Yeah, New York's a great place all around," I laughed.
"Sure it is! I wouldn't leave there for nothin!" he said.
"Don't blame ya! I would love to be back there. At least there people can understand what I say," I said.
" I know what you mean. Mike down there is always making fun of my accent. He's from Texas. So I always shoot back at him with jokes of my own," he laughed pointing to a man with spiked raven black hair.
"Yeah, don't let them do it to ya! Be proud of that accent! It's the best around," I said with a smile.
"You gonna move anytime soon, Killer?!" Chris yelled. I rolled my eyes and nodded.
"I'll talk to you later," I said as I patted his large shoulder. "Mike?"
"Yes ma'am. How'd you know?" he asked with that deep southern accent Alex was talking about.
"Your buddy Alex told me," I laughed as I shook his hand. "Baby, you gonna move that ass or what?"
"Huh?! Oh, sorry Angel. This is Cindy," Shane said with a smile.
"Yeah, so I'm told," I said with a hint of jealousy in my voice.
"Nice to meet you," she said in a snobby way.
"Whateva," I said under my breath. I heard Alex laugh as he walked by me to get in the ring. I smiled as I joined the others by the ring.
"Can we learn how to take bumps from flying attacks now?" Ryan asked Shawn after about 2 hours of taking bumps from clotheslines, suplexes, and snapmares.
"Yeah! I wanna see how bad that Halo's Twist really is," Cindy said.
'Oh I'll give you a Halo's Twist you'll never forget!' I thought to myself as I helped Christina up after hitting her with a drop kick.
"I don't see why not. Angel, you wanna do it?" Shawn asked.
"Sure. Anyone who wants one, come on up!" I said as I stood on top of the post. Cindy smiled up at me as she laid down on the mat and Shane helped to put her in the position she need to be in to be safe. I nodded at everyone as I leaped off of the post and landed on her hard.
"OH SHIT!" I heard her yell. I held in my laugh as Shane pulled me to my feet.
'How's that feel?' I thought to myself as a smile formed on my face. "Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, it wasn't all that!" she said as she stood on her own power.
"Cindy, just give it up! It killed and you know it!" Lucas yelled. She stuck up her nose at him and moved off to the side as Alex laid down on the mat, ready to receive one of my moves."
"I'm gonna switch it up a little bit. How about a little bit of Magic?!" I smiled as I took off through the air. I heard him let out a quiet grunt as I laid on top of him.
"Was that as good for you as it was for me?" I asked with a wink. He smiled as I helped him to his feet.
"Since you all did such an excellent job today, our guests have another surprise for you," Al said.
"You all better go back to that house of yours and be ready to go out in two hours!" Amy said with a smile.
"We be takin you all out to dinner tonite!" Shane announced as he took a sip of my water.
"We'll pick you all up at your house and take you out to dinner. Our treat," Chris smiled.
One by one they came up to us and thanked us before running into the locker rooms to grab their stuff. Shane, Amy, Chris, and I left for the hotel to change and shower. I changed into a pair of baggy gray cargos with star shapes cut out on the legs and purple, green, and silver patches of fabric covering the shapes. I wore a black short tight fitting tank top and my black sweater duster over it. My hair was crimped and I wore large hoop earrings. I tied my Nikes and smiled at Shane as he walked out of the bathroom wearing a pair of loose blue jeans and a tight black t-shirt.
"Ready beautiful?" he asked as we linked arms. I nodded as we headed off to meet up with Chris and Amy in the lobby.
"We gotta stop doin this!" Amy laughed as I saw she was wearing a pair of gray cargos and a white t-shirt. Chunks of her hair was in crimps and she wore the same sized earrings as me. I linked arms with her and the two of us walked out to the limo where Shawn, Big, Ivory, and Al waited for us.
"Holy! You guys have a kick ass house!" Shane said as we stepped into the large house.
"Yeah, we like it," Mike said with a smile as they showed us around.
"I hope ya'll are hungry. We're taking you to the Outback. So, come on!" Amy said as we all rushed out to the large limo. We all squeezed in and were off to the restaurant.
I sat between Alex and Becca in the restaurant while Shane was between Cindy and Mike at the other end of the table. Amy was next to Shawn and Ryan and Chris was between Christina and Lucas. Al, Big, and Ivory sat next to each other with Zach by their sides.
"Where do you get your clothes, Angel?" Christina asked.
"Anyplace. I actually make them. It gives my character a little something that people that have their clothes made by the wardrobe don't have. It helps me give off some of my creative energy," I answered.
"They're really great. Did you make those pants?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah, I did. With a little help from Jeff when we were both off healing from our injuries," I replied.
"Shane, you seem a little tense. Let me work that out for ya," Cindy said throwing her hair over her shoulder and placing her hands on his shoulders. She began working out the knots as I looked over at them.
"Bitch," I said quietly as I looked down at my food.
"Are you alright?" Alex's deep voice asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I said wiping a stray tear off my cheek. He slipped his arm around my shoulders and squeezed them lightly.
"You uh, you and Shane goin out then?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah, we are." I sniffed a little and Shane looked at Alex and I. He shrugged off Cindy's hands as he realized that I was getting upset over how she was acting with him.
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure he wouldn't do anything to compromise your relationship. And Cindy's like that with all the guys. We don't even talk to her. Put too much strain on the people in the house," Alex said trying to comfort me.
"Really? So this is nothing new?" I asked looking into his cool blue gray eyes.
"Not at all. She's just a slut," he said with a smile.
"Then why isn't she goin after Chris?" I asked.
"She must know he's married," he said removing his arm.
"Thanks," I said softly.
"For what?"
"Just for tryin to make me feel better," I smiled. He gave me a nod and we continued eating our food.
"Shane, I can get these knots out if you'd just sit still," Cindy insisted putting her hands back on his shoulders roughly.
"No, don't touch me like that," he said harshly.
"What?! I thought you'd like to have a massage," she said in his ear before nibbling lightly on his earlobe.
"I have a girlfriend. One that I love dearly," he said nudging her away.
"Yeah, but you're not married to her."
"I might as well be. I'm totally committed to her. I want nothing to do with this," he said turning away from her.
"I bet if I do this, you would." She bit down on his ear and then moved down to his neck sucking on it slightly.
"Casey's my girlfriend and I love her dearly. Nothing you say or do is gonna change that! So forget it and get off me!" he said in practically a yell. I looked over at them as she left a trail on his neck with her tongue. I let out a quiet growl and stormed over to them.
"What are you doing?!" I exclaimed.
"Sorry, but this is a private show," Cindy replied with a laugh as she looked up at me.
"Get off my boyfriend," I said lowering my voice.
"Yes, Cindy. I do think that'd be a good idea," Shawn said coming to my aid.
"But I was just giving him what he wanted," she said with a pout.
"No, what I wanted was for you to leave me a lone. I told you numerous times not to touch me and yet you continued to do so," Shane said roughly as Cindy backed off of him.
"Cindy, come with me. We need to have little talk," Big said standing up from the table. Cindy glared at me as she followed him outside.
"I'm so sorry about that," Shane said as I sat down in Cindy's seat.
"It's okay. I know you tried to get her away," I said.
"Is everything alright?" Alex asked walking towards us.
"Yeah, everything's fine. Thanks man for comforting my girl here and making her not blow up in jealousy," Shane said shaking Alex's hand firmly.
"No problem man. She's a really great girl. I just hope we can be friends after all this," he said smiling at me. I gave him a friendly nod and he walked away.
"I love you Casey," Shane said kissing my lips tenderly.
"I love you too," I replied touching his face softly with my hands.
"Cindy, we've had about enough of this shit," Big said as Al, Ivory, and Shawn joined them outside.
"What are you talking about?" she asked crossing her arms.
"You have one of the worst attitudes! And you seem to think that all the men around here are there for you and only you!" Ivory yelled.
"You can not do what you just did to Shane on any superstar! You must think that by doing so, you're gonna get in this business easier!" Shawn said.
"Well, if that's what you think, you're wrong!" Al said.
"It's time that we take appropriate actions to your actions. We have gotten many complaints from your fellow roommates and they all said the same thing. You're pushing yourself on them! The girls don't like the way you disrupt the house with the boys. We have decided that you need to leave. We dismissed this a week ago because we thought that you wouldn't go this far. But now that you have tried to push yourself on a superstar, a taken superstar, we know that it's time you leave," Big said.
"You don't have the heart for this business. It's obvious that the only reason you want in is for the men. Well, you're not gonna get it from us. We're goin back inside so you can say goodbye and apologize to both Casey and Shane. Then Big is going to see you off," Al said as they led Cindy back into the room we were using.
"We have some bad news. Cindy is leaving tonite. She's going to say goodbye to you all and then I'll be taking her to the airport," Big announced. I looked up at her as she began making her rounds. Alex put his hand on mine and smiled as she approached me.
"Casey, I'm sorry for how I acted. I should have backed off," she said snobbishly.
"No, you're not sorry. But whatever. I'm glad you're leaving cause all this means is that the other girls have more of a chance. Goodbye," I said coldly as she made a grunting noise and moved on to Shane.
"Shane, if you had just given in to me, we could have gone back to the house early and had some fun. But you obviously have a problem with beautiful women such as myself. It's unnatural for a man at your age to brush off a young girl like myself for....for....that!" she said.
"Cindy, we in the wrestling business have a word for women like you. Ringrat! That's what you are! You had no intentions on being a wrestler. You just wanted to get closer to the guys. Ya know I thought I recognized you. You used to hang around the WCW guys!" he accused.
"I.....well...I uh," she stuttered.
"Is that true Cindy?" Christina asked.
"Yes! Alright!! Yes, I slept with most of the WCW guys! And Shane, you were one of them!" she exclaimed. I shot out of my seat and began to run towards her but Alex held my waist keeping me close to his body as I fought with him.
"Yeah, I know I was! But that was the old me!! I wasn't used to the damn stardom that I was receiving! I didn't deal with it all in the right way! The older guys were pushing me to do what I did! I did it because they told me that's what made me the best wrestler out there! I wanted to be the best and I honestly thought I was whenever I was with one of you! But I never felt right about it! I always felt filthy and dirty! It was wrong! And I know that know!" he yelled.
"But you'll go back to it! They always do!" she argued.
"No, I won't! I haven't done anything like that for almost 3 years now! I'm different now!! I'm in love and I plan on marrying her eventually!" he yelled standing up.
"What makes you think she's gonna wanna be with you now? Knowing all that she knows now, huh?" she asked with a smug laugh. Shane's jaw dropped as he looked at my limp body in Alex's arms, tears streaming down my face freely.
"Casey," he said softly as he too began to cry.
"Cindy, you should leave now," Ryan said.
"Why? It's just getting interesting!" she laughed.
"Haven't you caused enough trouble with everyone?!" Becca exclaimed.
"Not yet!" Cindy replied. "Well, Casey, I haven't heard anything from you. What do you think about your wonderful boyfriend being a slut?! I wouldn't be surprised if you've also taken on a few men ringrats!"
"That's enough!" Big yelled as he grabbed onto Cindy's arm tightly. "You're leaving now! I don't want to ever see your face around any wrestler ever again. I'm going to make sure that you don't get near the talent ever again!"
Cindy just laughed as she was pulled out of the restaurant. I stared at Shane, hurt evident in my eyes. My eyes were bloodshot and my cheeks were tear stained. I was crying harder than I've ever cried and Alex just held his arms tightly around my waist. Shane shook his head as tears continued to fall down his cheeks and onto the floor. The room was silent as everyone stared at us. Amy ran to me and ran her hand down my wet cheek softly.
"Why?" I asked Amy softly.
"Why what?" she asked.
"Why would she do that to us?" I asked.
"I don't know. I can't answer that," she answered trying to hold back tears of her own.
"You love him right?" Alex whispered in my ear.
"Yeah, of course I do," I choked out.
"Then it shouldn't matter what happened in the past. It shouldn't matter what he did with Cindy or any other ringrat. All that should matter is the love that the two of you share," he said.
"Casey, I'm sorry," Shane mouthed to me from across the room.
"I know. I know," I said out loud.
"Case, are you alright?" Shawn asked.
"No, I need to get out of here. Now," I said looking down at the floor.
"Come on, let's go to the hotel," Amy said taking my hand.
"No, I wanna be by myself," I said as I broke free from Alex's grip.
"Take your cell with you," Amy said as she hugged me tightly.
"Right in my pocket," I smiled through my tears.
"I love you girl," she said. I nodded and started walking towards the door.
"Casey, come see me before you leave?" Alex asked sadly.
"I'll come see all of you before we leave!" I announced as I walked out.
"Case, do you want some company?" Chris asked putting his hand on my shoulder.
"No. I need to be by myself. I'm just gonna go walk along the beach. I'll be fine." I kissed his cheek reassuringly and walked off.
"Where's she going?" Shane asked as Becca handed him a tissue from her purse.
"To walk along the beach," Chris answered as he walked back in.
"By herself?! That's not safe!" Shane exclaimed.
"She'll be fine. She has her cell phone. She just needs to get away for a while," Amy said rubbing Shane's back.
"I screwed everything up with her didn't I? All because of what I did in the past. I knew that shit would come back to bite me in the ass someday!" Shane said as Amy took him into her arms.
"No, you didn't screw anything up. She still loves you so much. More than anyone! She just needs to reflect on what has just happened. This is a lot of stuff that she has to take in. Just give her some time. It'll all be fine," Amy said kissing his cheek softly.
"Shane, we're really sorry for what has happened," Al said placing his hand on Shane's shoulder.
"It's not your fault. You have no idea that I slept with her. That I begged for her to go down on me! You had no idea about any of that shit!" Shane said angrily.
"Let's just get you back to the hotel man. She'll be back soon, I'm sure of it," Chris said leading Shane and Amy off.
"Still here I see," a voice rang out. I looked up and smiled as tears continued to drop to the ground, even an hour after the incident. He sat down next to me and tucked his multi-colored hair behind his ears.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Amy called my cell and told me what happened and so I drove here to come find you. Ya know, this is one hell of a big beach!" he joked. I chuckled a bit but that only made me cry harder. He pulled me into his body and I put my head on his shoulder. "Oh baby, it's okay. He loves you."
"I know Jeff. And I love him too. I mean I knew that he had been with a few women while he was in WCW. But I never wanted to hear about it. I never wanted to meet one of the women. I wanted nothing to do with any of that!" I cried.
"Then forget about it. Pretend it didn't happen!" he said.
"I can't now. Now that I know, it's not that easy to forget. Trust me. I've been trying for the past hour!" I said.
"Casey, he wants to marry you. He loves you. He would never go back to any of those women. He's a keeper babes. He really is. You deserve to have man like him, just like he deserves to have a women like you," he said.
"I know. Believe me. I know all about that."
"Besides, I bet you give better head than she ever did!" Jeff joked.
"JEFFREY!" I exclaimed playfully hitting his shoulder.
"I'm just jokin with ya! I don't ever want to know if you do or not! ICK!" he laughed.
"Thank you," I said as he kissed the top of my head.
"Thank you for what? I haven't done anything."
"You came here to be with me. That's doing something."
"It was my pleasure. I love you kid."
"Well, I'm glad you came and not Matt."
"Oh he tried! Trust me. Took me like a half hour to talk him out of it. Shannon too! Jay wanted to come but at least he was understanding about how I should be the one to go instead."
"Matt, the over protective brother."
"He's over protective of me even! You get used to it." I sighed as we just sat there watching the waves crash up on the shore.
It was about 3 in the morning before Jeff and I left for the hotel. I left him at Amy's room where he was gonna stay for the nite and walked on to mine and Shane's room. I opened the door quietly as I tried to make my way over to the bed where I believed he was fast asleep.
"Casey?" Shane asked groggily.
"Shhh...go back to sleep," I said as I slipped my shoes off and climbed into the bed next to him.
"But we need to talk. We have a lot to discuss," Shane said as he flicked on the light that sat on the nightstand.
"I know. And I want to talk about it. But it's also 3 in the morning. I'm tired and worn out. Let's talk in the morning when we wake up. I just can't deal with all of this right now."
"Alright. When we wake up then. Just know that I love you. And it kills me to know that I hurt you tonite."
"I love you too. And you really didn't hurt me. But let's not deal with this right now. Tomorrow. When we're fully awake. I love you Sugar," I said kissing his cheek. He turned out the light with a sigh and wrapped me in his arms tightly. He placed a kiss on the back of my head down to my neck. I just laid there in his arms loving every second he was touching me. I needed him to touch me, I needed him to be with me. Jeff was right, he is a keeper. And I plan on keeping him!