Titan Towers
Linda walked into the main entrance of Titan as she had many times before and was welcomed by the normal people, security, the main receptionist and her secretary was waiting for her.
She had the same greeting for all of them, a nice, warm, open smile, a nod and a "Good Morning". No one would have suspected there was anything wrong with her; it was the same Mrs. McMahon as always. Polite, courteous, smart and neat in appearance, only this morning she had a slightly dishevelled look about her, which was very unusual. None of them thought much of it though, hell no one can be perfect all the time.
On her way up to the office, Sandy, her secretary briefed Linda on her day ahead, times of meetings, who she was meeting with, any calls or anything of that nature.
Linda thanked her and went into her office, she had a bit of preparation to do this morning for the meeting, the only glitch was that she had to do it with Vince and she hadn't talked to him since the night before.
She got up, walked out of her office and along the hall until she stopped in front of his door. She said hello to Vince's secretary took a deep breath and knocked on his door.
"Come in." The deep voice, which she had heard so many times before said.
She went in and shut the door behind her, turned round and looked at him.
She gasped, he hadn't combed his hair, already a beard was starting to grow and he had the same suit on that he had worn the day before. He had a rugged handsomeness that was hard to ignore, even now.
"Vince." She whispered.
"Hello Linda, how are you?" He said, looking her up and down, she had on a navy blue skirt-suit that fit her perfectly and as always she was impeccable, only today, there was a slight dishevelled look about her that made her look younger than she was.
"I'm ok." She said, although it had felt like someone had put a knife into her and twisted it around. "And you?"
"How do you think?" Vince said, not taking his eyes off her. "You're obviously handling it a lot better than I am."
She shrugged. "It might look like it from the outside but inside I feel like hell."
Vince nodded.
"Well, anyway, moving on, you know we've got that meeting this morning. In an hour infact." She said looking at her watch. "And we've still got some stuff we need to sort out."
"Ok," Vince said quietly.
For the next half an hour, they went over the plan for the meeting and made some last minute changes. By nine thirty they were done. They were both very professional with each other and didn't mention what had happened the night before.
"Well then," Linda said getting up. "I'm going to get a coffee; I'll see you in the conference room?" She asked.
"Fine." He paused. "You know what? It's not fine! We have to talk about what happened last night. We can't go on like this, pretending everything's normal. We have to sort this out."
"Sort what out? I think we both made ourselves perfectly clear. I'm tired of being your wife and you don't want me to be your wife anymore. I think that's basically what was said. Vince we're at work, if we are going to discuss anything it certainly won't be here."
"I never said I didn't want you to be my wife. Linda I love you. I want us to sort this out."
"Well I'm sorry but I don't think I can."
"Why?"
"Vince." Linda said sitting back down. "The other day we had a discussion about Rachel. We agreed that I should get to know her and welcome her into the family. How am I supposed to do that when you, all but killed her father."
"I didn't kill him Linda. I wanted to get him back for what he had done to you. Perhaps I should have done it another way, perhaps I should have just beaten the shit out of him but I didn't because I didn't want you finding out and I didn't want to end up in jail. This way, it would be getting at him subtlety, I didn't know he was going to go and kill himself."
"Would it have stopped you if you did?"
Vince took a deep breath and shook his head. "No, I don't think it would have."
"Exactly. That's what scares me about you. I've never seen this side of you before, no you didn't take that gun to him and shoot him but you may as well had. What you did caused him to do it. And I've never known you to do something like that."
"I'm sorry that I've upset you, I really didn't mean too." He said sincerely. "I love you so much and I want you to come home."
Linda looked at him and saw the desperation in his eyes, he felt like he was fighting for his life and she knew it.
She slowly shook her head. "Every time we've come to this point before Vince I've backed down because I love you. I still love you but this time it's going to take a lot more than sincere words to fix this mess, if it can be fixed at all. In the meantime, while we're at work I suggest we act professionally. Our relationship can be discussed outside of work, if anybody asks we are having a trial separation. I won't tell anyone what you've done Vince. And just so you know I am going to get in touch with Rachel and see if she wants to meet. You've got the next move, don't mess it up otherwise that's it for us, if the end hasn't come already."
"I'm glad that you're going to get in touch with Rachel, I think that's what you need. But I don't know what to do to fix this mess Linda; I can't go back in time. Tell me what you want me to do."
"Prove you love me and prove I can trust you." Linda walked out.
Linda walked into the main entrance of Titan as she had many times before and was welcomed by the normal people, security, the main receptionist and her secretary was waiting for her.
She had the same greeting for all of them, a nice, warm, open smile, a nod and a "Good Morning". No one would have suspected there was anything wrong with her; it was the same Mrs. McMahon as always. Polite, courteous, smart and neat in appearance, only this morning she had a slightly dishevelled look about her, which was very unusual. None of them thought much of it though, hell no one can be perfect all the time.
On her way up to the office, Sandy, her secretary briefed Linda on her day ahead, times of meetings, who she was meeting with, any calls or anything of that nature.
Linda thanked her and went into her office, she had a bit of preparation to do this morning for the meeting, the only glitch was that she had to do it with Vince and she hadn't talked to him since the night before.
She got up, walked out of her office and along the hall until she stopped in front of his door. She said hello to Vince's secretary took a deep breath and knocked on his door.
"Come in." The deep voice, which she had heard so many times before said.
She went in and shut the door behind her, turned round and looked at him.
She gasped, he hadn't combed his hair, already a beard was starting to grow and he had the same suit on that he had worn the day before. He had a rugged handsomeness that was hard to ignore, even now.
"Vince." She whispered.
"Hello Linda, how are you?" He said, looking her up and down, she had on a navy blue skirt-suit that fit her perfectly and as always she was impeccable, only today, there was a slight dishevelled look about her that made her look younger than she was.
"I'm ok." She said, although it had felt like someone had put a knife into her and twisted it around. "And you?"
"How do you think?" Vince said, not taking his eyes off her. "You're obviously handling it a lot better than I am."
She shrugged. "It might look like it from the outside but inside I feel like hell."
Vince nodded.
"Well, anyway, moving on, you know we've got that meeting this morning. In an hour infact." She said looking at her watch. "And we've still got some stuff we need to sort out."
"Ok," Vince said quietly.
For the next half an hour, they went over the plan for the meeting and made some last minute changes. By nine thirty they were done. They were both very professional with each other and didn't mention what had happened the night before.
"Well then," Linda said getting up. "I'm going to get a coffee; I'll see you in the conference room?" She asked.
"Fine." He paused. "You know what? It's not fine! We have to talk about what happened last night. We can't go on like this, pretending everything's normal. We have to sort this out."
"Sort what out? I think we both made ourselves perfectly clear. I'm tired of being your wife and you don't want me to be your wife anymore. I think that's basically what was said. Vince we're at work, if we are going to discuss anything it certainly won't be here."
"I never said I didn't want you to be my wife. Linda I love you. I want us to sort this out."
"Well I'm sorry but I don't think I can."
"Why?"
"Vince." Linda said sitting back down. "The other day we had a discussion about Rachel. We agreed that I should get to know her and welcome her into the family. How am I supposed to do that when you, all but killed her father."
"I didn't kill him Linda. I wanted to get him back for what he had done to you. Perhaps I should have done it another way, perhaps I should have just beaten the shit out of him but I didn't because I didn't want you finding out and I didn't want to end up in jail. This way, it would be getting at him subtlety, I didn't know he was going to go and kill himself."
"Would it have stopped you if you did?"
Vince took a deep breath and shook his head. "No, I don't think it would have."
"Exactly. That's what scares me about you. I've never seen this side of you before, no you didn't take that gun to him and shoot him but you may as well had. What you did caused him to do it. And I've never known you to do something like that."
"I'm sorry that I've upset you, I really didn't mean too." He said sincerely. "I love you so much and I want you to come home."
Linda looked at him and saw the desperation in his eyes, he felt like he was fighting for his life and she knew it.
She slowly shook her head. "Every time we've come to this point before Vince I've backed down because I love you. I still love you but this time it's going to take a lot more than sincere words to fix this mess, if it can be fixed at all. In the meantime, while we're at work I suggest we act professionally. Our relationship can be discussed outside of work, if anybody asks we are having a trial separation. I won't tell anyone what you've done Vince. And just so you know I am going to get in touch with Rachel and see if she wants to meet. You've got the next move, don't mess it up otherwise that's it for us, if the end hasn't come already."
"I'm glad that you're going to get in touch with Rachel, I think that's what you need. But I don't know what to do to fix this mess Linda; I can't go back in time. Tell me what you want me to do."
"Prove you love me and prove I can trust you." Linda walked out.