A/N: Last Chapter!!!
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Sam came downstairs the next morning to find Shane and Randy sitting at the kitchen table reading the paper, and she could hear Matt and Amy in the living room. She smiled shyly. "Morning."
"Hey Sam." Randy smiled and continued reading the sports section.
"Morning Sam." Shane said, and went back to his paper. She furrowed her brow. 'Why is he acting normal?' She went into the living room to find Amy.
"Amy, did you give him the stuff?"
She nodded. "Yeah, why?"
"He's acting almost...indifferent."
"Weird."
"Yeah." There was alot of silence as everyone walked out to the car and got in for the drive Charlotte. Matt had gotten excused from the Smackdown house show, so he was going with them to RAW. He was also going because, even though Amy didn't know it, Matt knew what Shane had planned. Jeff and Beth were going also, but had decided to drive separately. There was a bit of an akward silence in the car, but when they reached the arena half an hour later, everything seemed fine. Sam shook her head. 'Maybe I'm just overreacting,' she thought. Shane immediately walked away from the group and got on his cell phone,and Sam and Amy went to the girls locker room. Sam sat down with a sigh.
"Amy, how big of an idiot am I? I thought he felt the same way...maybe I was wrong."
"Sam, you were not wrong. Maybe he just needs some time?"
"Maybe." She still looked doubtful.
"Trust me."
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They were playing her injury angle up, so Sam ended up not being on the show at all. Instead, she hung out in the locker room. After the show, the group met out front to decide where to go. "We could do karaoke again." Shane suggested.
Amy shrugged. "Sounds good." Everyone else agreed, and they drove over to the club. Walking inside, they found a rather large group of superstars had also decided to go. Shane went over to talk to someone near the karaoke machine, and came back to sit near the front with everyone else. As soon as the person who was singing stopped, Shane stood. He walked up on the stage and grabbed the mic. He cleared his throat and started talking. "Most of you sitting here know me pretty well. You also know that for about the last month I have been acting like...well, like a prick." He saw a lot of smiles and nods. "I guarantee that will change now." He looked directly at Sam as he said the next part. "Love has a way of changing alot of things." He nodded at the person running the machine, and the music started. As soon as Sam heard it, tears formed in her eyes. It was the song that she had sent to him. Shane opened his mouth and began to sing.
"Everybody wants to be loved, every once in awhile
We all need someone to hold on to, just like a, helpless child, yeah
Can you whisper in my ear
Let me know...It's alright....
It's been a long time comin...down this road
And now, I know, what I've been waitin for
And like a lonely highway, I'm tryin' to get home
Ooh, love's been a long time, comin'
You can look for a lifetime
You can love for a day
You can think you've got everything, but everything is nothin when you...throw it away
Then you look in my eyes, and I have it all, once again
It's been a long time comin', down this road
And now, I know, what I've been waitin for
Just like a lonely highway, I'm tryin to get home
Ooh, love's been a long time, comin'
Didn't know I was lost, till you found me, uhhuh....
Didn't know I was blind, but now I see
Can you whisper in my ear
Let me know, it's alright
It's been a long time comin' down this road
And now, I know, what I've been searchin for, ooh
Been a long, long highway, and now I see
Love's been a long time oh, been a long time
Love's been a long time...comin'" Shane had tears running down his face as he put the microphone back in it's holder. He came to the edge of the stage and embraced a standing and crying Sam. He pulled back and looked her in the eye. "I am so in love with you Sam."
She closed her eyes and sighed. "I have waited so long to hear that Shane. SO long." They stared at each other a moment longer, and their lips slowly met as they finally kissed. Sam pulled back slightly. "I am completely and totally in love with you Shane." They kissed again, oblivious to the clapping and whistling of the fellow superstars. Sam eventually heard though, and pulled back sheepishly. Shane started laughing, and Sam buried her face in his chest. He could hear her mumbling against him. "SO not funny." Shane pulled her face up and gave her a long kiss. He pulled away and looked down at her.
"Anything funny about that?"
She shook her head and smiled up at him. "Nothing funny, just...perfect. Absolutely perfect."
***Song used was "Long Time Coming" performed by Oliver James in the movie "What A Girl Wants"***
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Sam came downstairs the next morning to find Shane and Randy sitting at the kitchen table reading the paper, and she could hear Matt and Amy in the living room. She smiled shyly. "Morning."
"Hey Sam." Randy smiled and continued reading the sports section.
"Morning Sam." Shane said, and went back to his paper. She furrowed her brow. 'Why is he acting normal?' She went into the living room to find Amy.
"Amy, did you give him the stuff?"
She nodded. "Yeah, why?"
"He's acting almost...indifferent."
"Weird."
"Yeah." There was alot of silence as everyone walked out to the car and got in for the drive Charlotte. Matt had gotten excused from the Smackdown house show, so he was going with them to RAW. He was also going because, even though Amy didn't know it, Matt knew what Shane had planned. Jeff and Beth were going also, but had decided to drive separately. There was a bit of an akward silence in the car, but when they reached the arena half an hour later, everything seemed fine. Sam shook her head. 'Maybe I'm just overreacting,' she thought. Shane immediately walked away from the group and got on his cell phone,and Sam and Amy went to the girls locker room. Sam sat down with a sigh.
"Amy, how big of an idiot am I? I thought he felt the same way...maybe I was wrong."
"Sam, you were not wrong. Maybe he just needs some time?"
"Maybe." She still looked doubtful.
"Trust me."
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They were playing her injury angle up, so Sam ended up not being on the show at all. Instead, she hung out in the locker room. After the show, the group met out front to decide where to go. "We could do karaoke again." Shane suggested.
Amy shrugged. "Sounds good." Everyone else agreed, and they drove over to the club. Walking inside, they found a rather large group of superstars had also decided to go. Shane went over to talk to someone near the karaoke machine, and came back to sit near the front with everyone else. As soon as the person who was singing stopped, Shane stood. He walked up on the stage and grabbed the mic. He cleared his throat and started talking. "Most of you sitting here know me pretty well. You also know that for about the last month I have been acting like...well, like a prick." He saw a lot of smiles and nods. "I guarantee that will change now." He looked directly at Sam as he said the next part. "Love has a way of changing alot of things." He nodded at the person running the machine, and the music started. As soon as Sam heard it, tears formed in her eyes. It was the song that she had sent to him. Shane opened his mouth and began to sing.
"Everybody wants to be loved, every once in awhile
We all need someone to hold on to, just like a, helpless child, yeah
Can you whisper in my ear
Let me know...It's alright....
It's been a long time comin...down this road
And now, I know, what I've been waitin for
And like a lonely highway, I'm tryin' to get home
Ooh, love's been a long time, comin'
You can look for a lifetime
You can love for a day
You can think you've got everything, but everything is nothin when you...throw it away
Then you look in my eyes, and I have it all, once again
It's been a long time comin', down this road
And now, I know, what I've been waitin for
Just like a lonely highway, I'm tryin to get home
Ooh, love's been a long time, comin'
Didn't know I was lost, till you found me, uhhuh....
Didn't know I was blind, but now I see
Can you whisper in my ear
Let me know, it's alright
It's been a long time comin' down this road
And now, I know, what I've been searchin for, ooh
Been a long, long highway, and now I see
Love's been a long time oh, been a long time
Love's been a long time...comin'" Shane had tears running down his face as he put the microphone back in it's holder. He came to the edge of the stage and embraced a standing and crying Sam. He pulled back and looked her in the eye. "I am so in love with you Sam."
She closed her eyes and sighed. "I have waited so long to hear that Shane. SO long." They stared at each other a moment longer, and their lips slowly met as they finally kissed. Sam pulled back slightly. "I am completely and totally in love with you Shane." They kissed again, oblivious to the clapping and whistling of the fellow superstars. Sam eventually heard though, and pulled back sheepishly. Shane started laughing, and Sam buried her face in his chest. He could hear her mumbling against him. "SO not funny." Shane pulled her face up and gave her a long kiss. He pulled away and looked down at her.
"Anything funny about that?"
She shook her head and smiled up at him. "Nothing funny, just...perfect. Absolutely perfect."
***Song used was "Long Time Coming" performed by Oliver James in the movie "What A Girl Wants"***
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