Notes: Sorry it took so long to post. Believe it or not, this part has been ready to post for awhile. Curse words in this chapter. Some people may or may not deserve the words though *EG* sorry about earlier version. It was missing some stuff. Thought it was just the whole Flair arriving thing but it's missing the innocence.
Birthday Surprise
Chris looked at everything in his closet. None of it was right for leaving. He'd have to go in what he was wearing. Too bad Nancy hadn't left a pair of jeans and a T-shirt here. He wasn't taking any of the clothes with him that was for sure.
He went out the door. He wasn't surprised when Nurse Kelly stopped him.
"Chris where are you going?" She asked looking at him suspiciously.
"Home. Look I know I'm thirty-eight years old not sixty-five. Nancy told me."
"She should have told us! No you need to stay here from what I've heard." Kelly kept looking around. Chris wondered if she knew all that was going on.
"If you don't let me leave I'll have to call the cops. This has to be some kind of crime keeping me here."
Her eyes got large. "Just a second!" She hurried over to a phone. A few minutes later she came back. "You may go. Oh and good luck Chris."
***
Chris paid the taxi driver as he got out. He looked at his house. It looked the same as it had when he last saw it. A banner said Happy Birthday Daniel! But the party was most likely inside since it was the end of February.
He knocked on the door. Well he had tried to unlock the door with his key but the lock had been changed.
"Chris? You can't be here! How'd you get here?" She asked stepping outside.
"I persuaded the nursing home to let me out. And I want to give Daniel the birthday present he wants."
"Chris I'm not kidding you can't be here! They are always dropping by to see if I know anything."
"Nancy I want to see Daniel. Please I haven't seen him in months."
Nancy bit her lip before opening the door. "Okay for Daniel."
He followed her into the house. He walked in and stood back just watching the madness. "Dad!" Daniel said and made a beeline towards his father. Chris picked him up and hugged him.
"Chris?" Eddy said looking surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to make sure my son got his birthday present."
"How'd you know it was you?" Daniel asked.
"A little birdy told me. So how's the birthday boy?"
"Good. You back now?"
"I don't know kiddo. I hope so." Chris put his son down. Nancy wouldn't meet his eyes.
"Nancy come here a sec." Perry said he had been looking out the window.
"I knew this would happen today!" Nancy said. "Chris you need to hide. Hide in Tatem's closet or something! Bischoff's car just pulled up and he's the last person you want to see today."
Chris wanted to protest but knew they were right so he went into his stepdaughter's closet. There was a place to hide if they decided to look in the closet.
He could actually hear the conversation quite well.
"Where's my nephew?" Chris closed his eyes a second. Dean was here.
"Stay away from my son you asshole!" Nancy said in a voice that Chris was sure the whole neighborhood could hear.
"Just tell us if you've seen or heard from Chris Nancy. He works for the WWE. His being AWOL will not be tolerated."
"If I knew where he was I still wouldn't tell you. Not after the shit you both pulled. I'm glad he left that group!"
Chris really hoped Daniel wasn't anywhere near that conversation.
But Dean knew the house too well. He didn't think it would be possible.
"Hi." Daniel said. Oh shit. Please don't say anything Daniel. Chris silently pleaded.
"I understand it's your birthday." Eric said in a sickeningly sweet voice.
"Uh huh. And got the best gift of all." Daniel said. Chris couldn't see his face but he was sure there was a smile on it.
"And what was that?" Dean asked.
"My dad."
"Honey your dad wasn't here." Nancy said. Why don't you go watch the clown? We'll have cake and ice cream soon."
"You wouldn't mind if we looked around Nancy would you?" Eric asked.
"I do mind. It's my son's birthday party. Leave."
"We'll only be a second." Dean said. He heard footsteps come into Tatem's room. He squished back as far as he could. Damn the hide and go seek games. If someone didn't stop them, they'd find him.
"Come on that's Tatem's room! She doesn't even like me in there." Nancy said.
"It'll just take a second Nancy." The closet door opened. Chris kept down as far as he could. He could almost feel Dean's hand on his arm. Chris held perfectly still.
"What are you two doing here?" Suddenly Dean's arm disappeared from the closet.
"Just checking things out Ric." Bischoff said. "You know our regular check. Daniel already told us Chris was here."
"Daniel was mistaken now get out of Tatem's room!" Perry said.
"Fine Saturn we will." Dean said casting a final look towards Tatem's closet. "We'll be back though."
The front door slammed. Chris waited ten minutes before getting out of the closet. He was met by a surprise. He hadn't been expecting him to still be there.
Ric didn't say anything right away. Surprise was evident on his face. "Nancy when I said to hide him this wasn't what I meant."
Birthday Surprise
Chris looked at everything in his closet. None of it was right for leaving. He'd have to go in what he was wearing. Too bad Nancy hadn't left a pair of jeans and a T-shirt here. He wasn't taking any of the clothes with him that was for sure.
He went out the door. He wasn't surprised when Nurse Kelly stopped him.
"Chris where are you going?" She asked looking at him suspiciously.
"Home. Look I know I'm thirty-eight years old not sixty-five. Nancy told me."
"She should have told us! No you need to stay here from what I've heard." Kelly kept looking around. Chris wondered if she knew all that was going on.
"If you don't let me leave I'll have to call the cops. This has to be some kind of crime keeping me here."
Her eyes got large. "Just a second!" She hurried over to a phone. A few minutes later she came back. "You may go. Oh and good luck Chris."
***
Chris paid the taxi driver as he got out. He looked at his house. It looked the same as it had when he last saw it. A banner said Happy Birthday Daniel! But the party was most likely inside since it was the end of February.
He knocked on the door. Well he had tried to unlock the door with his key but the lock had been changed.
"Chris? You can't be here! How'd you get here?" She asked stepping outside.
"I persuaded the nursing home to let me out. And I want to give Daniel the birthday present he wants."
"Chris I'm not kidding you can't be here! They are always dropping by to see if I know anything."
"Nancy I want to see Daniel. Please I haven't seen him in months."
Nancy bit her lip before opening the door. "Okay for Daniel."
He followed her into the house. He walked in and stood back just watching the madness. "Dad!" Daniel said and made a beeline towards his father. Chris picked him up and hugged him.
"Chris?" Eddy said looking surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to make sure my son got his birthday present."
"How'd you know it was you?" Daniel asked.
"A little birdy told me. So how's the birthday boy?"
"Good. You back now?"
"I don't know kiddo. I hope so." Chris put his son down. Nancy wouldn't meet his eyes.
"Nancy come here a sec." Perry said he had been looking out the window.
"I knew this would happen today!" Nancy said. "Chris you need to hide. Hide in Tatem's closet or something! Bischoff's car just pulled up and he's the last person you want to see today."
Chris wanted to protest but knew they were right so he went into his stepdaughter's closet. There was a place to hide if they decided to look in the closet.
He could actually hear the conversation quite well.
"Where's my nephew?" Chris closed his eyes a second. Dean was here.
"Stay away from my son you asshole!" Nancy said in a voice that Chris was sure the whole neighborhood could hear.
"Just tell us if you've seen or heard from Chris Nancy. He works for the WWE. His being AWOL will not be tolerated."
"If I knew where he was I still wouldn't tell you. Not after the shit you both pulled. I'm glad he left that group!"
Chris really hoped Daniel wasn't anywhere near that conversation.
But Dean knew the house too well. He didn't think it would be possible.
"Hi." Daniel said. Oh shit. Please don't say anything Daniel. Chris silently pleaded.
"I understand it's your birthday." Eric said in a sickeningly sweet voice.
"Uh huh. And got the best gift of all." Daniel said. Chris couldn't see his face but he was sure there was a smile on it.
"And what was that?" Dean asked.
"My dad."
"Honey your dad wasn't here." Nancy said. Why don't you go watch the clown? We'll have cake and ice cream soon."
"You wouldn't mind if we looked around Nancy would you?" Eric asked.
"I do mind. It's my son's birthday party. Leave."
"We'll only be a second." Dean said. He heard footsteps come into Tatem's room. He squished back as far as he could. Damn the hide and go seek games. If someone didn't stop them, they'd find him.
"Come on that's Tatem's room! She doesn't even like me in there." Nancy said.
"It'll just take a second Nancy." The closet door opened. Chris kept down as far as he could. He could almost feel Dean's hand on his arm. Chris held perfectly still.
"What are you two doing here?" Suddenly Dean's arm disappeared from the closet.
"Just checking things out Ric." Bischoff said. "You know our regular check. Daniel already told us Chris was here."
"Daniel was mistaken now get out of Tatem's room!" Perry said.
"Fine Saturn we will." Dean said casting a final look towards Tatem's closet. "We'll be back though."
The front door slammed. Chris waited ten minutes before getting out of the closet. He was met by a surprise. He hadn't been expecting him to still be there.
Ric didn't say anything right away. Surprise was evident on his face. "Nancy when I said to hide him this wasn't what I meant."