Title: Hiding in his shadow
Rating: PG - 13
Disclaimer i own none of the characters but Megan, Collin, Gracie and Lou.
Summary: Megan Irvine was a happy woman. She had a wonderful daughter, a loving husband, a great brother and all in all a great and easy life. All in one night everything that she had come to know comes crashind down when she finds out about a secret that her husband has been hiding. She takes refuge in an unlikely buisness with an unlikely family and even learning to love another man. Working to keep her daughter and herself safe from her husbands clutches, will Megan ever find peace? And what does a certain Hardy have to do with the mix?
Prolouge 3: RUN!
Megan checked her watch, only 5 minutes till Gracie got out of school. She pressed down on the acceleration to go faster. The car skidded to a halt as she reached the daycare center. She let the window open as Mrs. Trenton, Gracie's teacher approached.
"Mrs. Calighan," she started. "Your husband already picked her up."
"He did?" Megan gulped trying to hide her surprise.
"Yes, he did," Mrs. Trenton smiled. "Gracie was so excited, said he should do it more often."
"I must've forgotten," Megan said smoothly. "Thanks."
"Have a nice day."
The car sped all the way back home. Megan was lucky she didn't break any speed limits. She burst through the door searching everywhere.
"GRACIE! GRACIE!" she yelled, running into the living room.
Picking up her cell phone she dialed Collin's cell phone.
"Ah me mosuerie," Collin spoke huskilly.
"It's your local bread!" Megan replied angrily. "Where are you? Where's Gracie."
"Oh were just here at the zoo," Collin said cooly.
"Mommy were having so much fun!" Megan could hear Gracie squeal.
"We'll be back in an hour," Collin said before hanging up on Megan.
Her entire body dropped into the sofa. Massaging her temples, she let tears of mixed emotions fall down her cheeks. Hoku's voice floated into her head, reminding her of what she had to do. Picking up the phone once again, she dialed her brother's phone number.
One ring, two rings, three rings. . .
"Hello?" a familiar voice sounded throught the ear piece.
"Chris," Megan said thankful to hear her brothers voice again. "It's me."
"MEG! Hey baby girl! What's going on?" Chris cried happily into the phone.
"Chris," she said in a barlely audible whisper. "I'm in trouble."
There was a long uncomfortable pause.
"What. . .what kind of trouble?"
"Collins. . . Collins beating me," Megan whispered. "I need to get out of here, I have to get Gracie out of here."
There was another long pause.
"I'll be there tomorrow," Chris said and he hung up.
Megan turned the phone off and sank down to her knees, begging for the lord to help her.
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Chris ran through the halls of the Collusieum heading straight for Vince's office. He knew that Collin dude was a prick and would eventually hurt his sister. Just wait till he got his hands on that runt. He ran more, devising a plan to get his sister out of hell and out of danger.
He hated thinking, hell that was Chris, but this was important, and he was good at making plans. That's when it hit him. I'll bring her here to the WWE.
A few more paces and he burst into Vince's office.
"I need to get to Winnipeg as soon as possible!" Chris heaved. "Megan's in trouble! I need to get her out of there."
"Hold on there Chris, your sister Megan?" Vince said not quite registering all the information thrown at him so suddenly.
Chris breathed heavily, regaining composure. He looked at Vince with seriousness.
"I'm going to need to your help," Chris said. "If your willing."
Vince looked at one of his top wrestlers and saw some fear burried deep within his eyes.
"Just tell me what I have to do."
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Megan packed hurriedly, it was two days since Chris had arrived. Collin was out with his french skank this evening so it was her chance. Her clothes were packed and so were Gracies. Hiding the luggage back under Gracie's bed she walked out to the kitchen where Chris and Gracie were playing around. She smiled inwardly at how Chris had taken to his goddaugther.
"Uncle Chris!" Gracie yelled with laughter when Chris had attacked her with tickles. "Okay! Okay! I give up!"
Megan sent Gracie to her room and the two siblings sat down and talked. They talked long and hard, figuring out how everything was going to go. Hoku and Lou had both willingly agreed to help their friend out. By mid afternoon, everything was set.
Hurriedly packing essentials, Megan placed the ready luggages under Gracie's bed. Collin wasn't home yet, obviously at Bridgette's. Getting her daughter ready for bed, she started to get worried.
What if things didn't go as planned? What if things didn't work out? It was all too much to think about.
Gracie had fallen asleep in no time being as tired as she was. Chris, Hoku and Lou were probably getting ready for the event's to take place tonight as well.
Megan retired to bed and in about two hours, Megan felt Collin slip into bed as well. She lay there, tense, for hours, waiting for her husband to fall asleep.
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Chris whistled, immitating a bird. . .the signal that they had both agreed upon. Megan leaned over to her left and looked over Collin making sure he was asleep. When she was positive, she slipped out of bed and entered the bathroom to change into a pair of sweat pants and a tank top. She pulled on her jacket over her top and walked out carefully into Gracie's room, making sure not make a sound.
She pulled the duffle bags out from under Gracie's bed and put them in the living room. She went back and picked Gracie up from her bed. She walked Gracie into the living room and was about to open the door when she was violently pulled by her jacket, falling to the floor.
Outside, Chris, Hoku and Lou began to get worried. Where was she?
"Chris, I'm getting worried," Hoku said pulling on Chris' sleeve.
"Don't worry she said she would flick the lights if anything was wrong remember?" Chris said trying to soothe his sisters worried best friend.
Megan clutched the part of her ribs that Collin had hit with the handle of his gun. He pointed the gun at her threatningly.
"You were going to leave me huh?" Collin yelled, making Gracie stir but not wake up. "You ungrateful little bitch!"
He kicked her hard in the stomach. He pickd her up by her hair and threw her into the table sending the vases and glass on it flying to the ground with a crash.
The three waiting outside in their van jumped at the sounds of breaking glass. They ran out of the van and jumped the fence of their loved ones home. Lou broke the window of the door and opened the handle. They barged into the room and found Megan on the ground in obvious pain and Collin with a gun in hand, pointed at his wife.
"Oh my god!" Hoku cried and ran to her friends side trying to help her.
"Don't move!" Collin yelled at Lou who had made a move for Gracie, redirecting the gun to the man.
"Collin please don't hurt them," Megan cried.
"Shut up!"
Chris made a dash for Megan catching Collin's attention. Lou took the oppurtunity (a/n: did i spell that right) and pulled Gracie into his arms, shaking her softly, trying to wake her.
"Gracie? Gracie baby wake up," Gracie stirred a bit and opened her eyes. "Look at daddy Gracie, look at daddy."
Gracie turned to her father who quickly hid the gun behind his back.
"Daddy?" Gracie asked thinking she had seen something in her father's hands.
"Hey Gracie," Collin said sweetly. "How you doing?"
"Gracie!" Megan yelled, getting up and taking her daughter into her arms quickly, ignoring the stabbing pain of her ribs. "Gracie, baby, were going on a trip."
"A trip?" Gracie asked. "Sounds like fun."
"Uh-huh, it'll be a lot of fun," Megan said motioning for Chris and Lou to pick up the bags, which they did so. "Say bye to daddy."
"Bye bye daddy," Gracie said waving goodbye to her father.
Collin smiled once more and waved his hands goodbye as well. The four walked out of the house quickly, Megan had handed Gracie to Hoku, her ribs were killing her.
In the car Chris checked her ribs while Lou drove to the airport. He touched her abdomen lightly and they, too, hurt, he noted when he felt Megan flinch.
"You're ribs are bruised, maybe even broken. We have to get you to a hospital." Chris said.
"No! Hopsitals ask too many questions." Megan said wincing in pain. "Let's just go straight to the airport. It'll be easier. We can get one of the doctors of Vince's to check my ribs out."
"At least let me tape it," Chris said.
"Fine," Megan said before turning to Gracie. "Gracie, babe, mommy isn't going on the trip with you okay?"
"Why not?" Gracie asked pouting a bit.
"Well, you see mommy has to take care of some things first. You'll stay with Aunt Hoku okay? Mommy will come back and get you as soon as possible." Megan tried to explain to her daughter.
"How long will you be gone?" Gracie asked, tearing up a bit. "Do I have to wait long?"
"Toots, I'm sorry but I really don't know how long your going to have to wait. It's not in my hands to decide really." Megan reached out to her daughter who held her mother's hands as is she would disappear if she didn't. "But I promise, that I will do my best to get to you as soon as I can, okay? Believe me, It'll torture me not to have you around for a long time."
Chris finished taping her ribs and abdomen, allowing Megan to take Gracie into her arms for a hug. Her daughter sobbed into her chest, paining Megan as well. She didn't want to leave her daughter, God only knows how much she wanted to bring Gracie with her.
But to bring her too soon would be difficult. She was going to get a job in the wrestling buisness just like she was going too before she met Collin.
Collin was never interested in the World Wrestling Entertainment. In fact he was disgusted by it. He never knew about Megan's passion for wrestling, so she would be safe there. Plus, since they travelled around so much, it would be hard to track her down.
Once she was settled she would get Gracie, she didn't know how she would settle or where, but she would manage. She would do anything to keep her toots safe.
They arrived in the airport thiry minutes later. Hoku would take Gracie along with her and they would fly to Pennsylvania while Chris and Megan would fly to Boston, Massachussetts where the WWE would be performing in the coming nights.
"Mommy, I don't want to go without you," Gracie said crying and hanging to her mother once more.
"I'm sorry toots but you have to," Megan said letting her daughter's hand go.
"I love you mommy! I love you!" Gracie yelled as Hoku lead her into the plane.
Megan turned to her brother and cried into his shoulder, leaning into his embrace.
"I love you too Gracie," she whispered, "I always will."
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A/N: Well? What do you think? Good enough? Next chapter coming soon hopefully! Thanks to all of the reviewers, or few reviewers. You guys always make my day!
Rating: PG - 13
Disclaimer i own none of the characters but Megan, Collin, Gracie and Lou.
Summary: Megan Irvine was a happy woman. She had a wonderful daughter, a loving husband, a great brother and all in all a great and easy life. All in one night everything that she had come to know comes crashind down when she finds out about a secret that her husband has been hiding. She takes refuge in an unlikely buisness with an unlikely family and even learning to love another man. Working to keep her daughter and herself safe from her husbands clutches, will Megan ever find peace? And what does a certain Hardy have to do with the mix?
Prolouge 3: RUN!
Megan checked her watch, only 5 minutes till Gracie got out of school. She pressed down on the acceleration to go faster. The car skidded to a halt as she reached the daycare center. She let the window open as Mrs. Trenton, Gracie's teacher approached.
"Mrs. Calighan," she started. "Your husband already picked her up."
"He did?" Megan gulped trying to hide her surprise.
"Yes, he did," Mrs. Trenton smiled. "Gracie was so excited, said he should do it more often."
"I must've forgotten," Megan said smoothly. "Thanks."
"Have a nice day."
The car sped all the way back home. Megan was lucky she didn't break any speed limits. She burst through the door searching everywhere.
"GRACIE! GRACIE!" she yelled, running into the living room.
Picking up her cell phone she dialed Collin's cell phone.
"Ah me mosuerie," Collin spoke huskilly.
"It's your local bread!" Megan replied angrily. "Where are you? Where's Gracie."
"Oh were just here at the zoo," Collin said cooly.
"Mommy were having so much fun!" Megan could hear Gracie squeal.
"We'll be back in an hour," Collin said before hanging up on Megan.
Her entire body dropped into the sofa. Massaging her temples, she let tears of mixed emotions fall down her cheeks. Hoku's voice floated into her head, reminding her of what she had to do. Picking up the phone once again, she dialed her brother's phone number.
One ring, two rings, three rings. . .
"Hello?" a familiar voice sounded throught the ear piece.
"Chris," Megan said thankful to hear her brothers voice again. "It's me."
"MEG! Hey baby girl! What's going on?" Chris cried happily into the phone.
"Chris," she said in a barlely audible whisper. "I'm in trouble."
There was a long uncomfortable pause.
"What. . .what kind of trouble?"
"Collins. . . Collins beating me," Megan whispered. "I need to get out of here, I have to get Gracie out of here."
There was another long pause.
"I'll be there tomorrow," Chris said and he hung up.
Megan turned the phone off and sank down to her knees, begging for the lord to help her.
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Chris ran through the halls of the Collusieum heading straight for Vince's office. He knew that Collin dude was a prick and would eventually hurt his sister. Just wait till he got his hands on that runt. He ran more, devising a plan to get his sister out of hell and out of danger.
He hated thinking, hell that was Chris, but this was important, and he was good at making plans. That's when it hit him. I'll bring her here to the WWE.
A few more paces and he burst into Vince's office.
"I need to get to Winnipeg as soon as possible!" Chris heaved. "Megan's in trouble! I need to get her out of there."
"Hold on there Chris, your sister Megan?" Vince said not quite registering all the information thrown at him so suddenly.
Chris breathed heavily, regaining composure. He looked at Vince with seriousness.
"I'm going to need to your help," Chris said. "If your willing."
Vince looked at one of his top wrestlers and saw some fear burried deep within his eyes.
"Just tell me what I have to do."
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Megan packed hurriedly, it was two days since Chris had arrived. Collin was out with his french skank this evening so it was her chance. Her clothes were packed and so were Gracies. Hiding the luggage back under Gracie's bed she walked out to the kitchen where Chris and Gracie were playing around. She smiled inwardly at how Chris had taken to his goddaugther.
"Uncle Chris!" Gracie yelled with laughter when Chris had attacked her with tickles. "Okay! Okay! I give up!"
Megan sent Gracie to her room and the two siblings sat down and talked. They talked long and hard, figuring out how everything was going to go. Hoku and Lou had both willingly agreed to help their friend out. By mid afternoon, everything was set.
Hurriedly packing essentials, Megan placed the ready luggages under Gracie's bed. Collin wasn't home yet, obviously at Bridgette's. Getting her daughter ready for bed, she started to get worried.
What if things didn't go as planned? What if things didn't work out? It was all too much to think about.
Gracie had fallen asleep in no time being as tired as she was. Chris, Hoku and Lou were probably getting ready for the event's to take place tonight as well.
Megan retired to bed and in about two hours, Megan felt Collin slip into bed as well. She lay there, tense, for hours, waiting for her husband to fall asleep.
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Chris whistled, immitating a bird. . .the signal that they had both agreed upon. Megan leaned over to her left and looked over Collin making sure he was asleep. When she was positive, she slipped out of bed and entered the bathroom to change into a pair of sweat pants and a tank top. She pulled on her jacket over her top and walked out carefully into Gracie's room, making sure not make a sound.
She pulled the duffle bags out from under Gracie's bed and put them in the living room. She went back and picked Gracie up from her bed. She walked Gracie into the living room and was about to open the door when she was violently pulled by her jacket, falling to the floor.
Outside, Chris, Hoku and Lou began to get worried. Where was she?
"Chris, I'm getting worried," Hoku said pulling on Chris' sleeve.
"Don't worry she said she would flick the lights if anything was wrong remember?" Chris said trying to soothe his sisters worried best friend.
Megan clutched the part of her ribs that Collin had hit with the handle of his gun. He pointed the gun at her threatningly.
"You were going to leave me huh?" Collin yelled, making Gracie stir but not wake up. "You ungrateful little bitch!"
He kicked her hard in the stomach. He pickd her up by her hair and threw her into the table sending the vases and glass on it flying to the ground with a crash.
The three waiting outside in their van jumped at the sounds of breaking glass. They ran out of the van and jumped the fence of their loved ones home. Lou broke the window of the door and opened the handle. They barged into the room and found Megan on the ground in obvious pain and Collin with a gun in hand, pointed at his wife.
"Oh my god!" Hoku cried and ran to her friends side trying to help her.
"Don't move!" Collin yelled at Lou who had made a move for Gracie, redirecting the gun to the man.
"Collin please don't hurt them," Megan cried.
"Shut up!"
Chris made a dash for Megan catching Collin's attention. Lou took the oppurtunity (a/n: did i spell that right) and pulled Gracie into his arms, shaking her softly, trying to wake her.
"Gracie? Gracie baby wake up," Gracie stirred a bit and opened her eyes. "Look at daddy Gracie, look at daddy."
Gracie turned to her father who quickly hid the gun behind his back.
"Daddy?" Gracie asked thinking she had seen something in her father's hands.
"Hey Gracie," Collin said sweetly. "How you doing?"
"Gracie!" Megan yelled, getting up and taking her daughter into her arms quickly, ignoring the stabbing pain of her ribs. "Gracie, baby, were going on a trip."
"A trip?" Gracie asked. "Sounds like fun."
"Uh-huh, it'll be a lot of fun," Megan said motioning for Chris and Lou to pick up the bags, which they did so. "Say bye to daddy."
"Bye bye daddy," Gracie said waving goodbye to her father.
Collin smiled once more and waved his hands goodbye as well. The four walked out of the house quickly, Megan had handed Gracie to Hoku, her ribs were killing her.
In the car Chris checked her ribs while Lou drove to the airport. He touched her abdomen lightly and they, too, hurt, he noted when he felt Megan flinch.
"You're ribs are bruised, maybe even broken. We have to get you to a hospital." Chris said.
"No! Hopsitals ask too many questions." Megan said wincing in pain. "Let's just go straight to the airport. It'll be easier. We can get one of the doctors of Vince's to check my ribs out."
"At least let me tape it," Chris said.
"Fine," Megan said before turning to Gracie. "Gracie, babe, mommy isn't going on the trip with you okay?"
"Why not?" Gracie asked pouting a bit.
"Well, you see mommy has to take care of some things first. You'll stay with Aunt Hoku okay? Mommy will come back and get you as soon as possible." Megan tried to explain to her daughter.
"How long will you be gone?" Gracie asked, tearing up a bit. "Do I have to wait long?"
"Toots, I'm sorry but I really don't know how long your going to have to wait. It's not in my hands to decide really." Megan reached out to her daughter who held her mother's hands as is she would disappear if she didn't. "But I promise, that I will do my best to get to you as soon as I can, okay? Believe me, It'll torture me not to have you around for a long time."
Chris finished taping her ribs and abdomen, allowing Megan to take Gracie into her arms for a hug. Her daughter sobbed into her chest, paining Megan as well. She didn't want to leave her daughter, God only knows how much she wanted to bring Gracie with her.
But to bring her too soon would be difficult. She was going to get a job in the wrestling buisness just like she was going too before she met Collin.
Collin was never interested in the World Wrestling Entertainment. In fact he was disgusted by it. He never knew about Megan's passion for wrestling, so she would be safe there. Plus, since they travelled around so much, it would be hard to track her down.
Once she was settled she would get Gracie, she didn't know how she would settle or where, but she would manage. She would do anything to keep her toots safe.
They arrived in the airport thiry minutes later. Hoku would take Gracie along with her and they would fly to Pennsylvania while Chris and Megan would fly to Boston, Massachussetts where the WWE would be performing in the coming nights.
"Mommy, I don't want to go without you," Gracie said crying and hanging to her mother once more.
"I'm sorry toots but you have to," Megan said letting her daughter's hand go.
"I love you mommy! I love you!" Gracie yelled as Hoku lead her into the plane.
Megan turned to her brother and cried into his shoulder, leaning into his embrace.
"I love you too Gracie," she whispered, "I always will."
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A/N: Well? What do you think? Good enough? Next chapter coming soon hopefully! Thanks to all of the reviewers, or few reviewers. You guys always make my day!