Such Is Life
Part 30
He asked me to go to Raw that night, a lot of the Smackdown guys were going and I wanted to catch up with Shawn so I went. It was a great show and once again I got that proud feeling back when Chris came out, no matter how much heat he got from the crowd, he did his job brilliantly as always. Afterwards I caught up with Shawn and he was pleased to hear we had made some kind of progress, I was just glad we were talking again!
Chris and I travelled back to the hotel together and went to the bar for a drink with the rest of the guys. All the time everyone was laughing and getting drunk I would catch Chris looking at me among the crowd, smiling, it was nice to see him smile again. After a couple of hours people started to drift off to their rooms and eventually we were left alone in the bar. We sat away from the last few hangers on, in a quiet corner and he reached across and held my hand as we talked, toying with my fingers absentmindedly.
"So you think you can get the time off?"
"Probably."
"Can't you ask now?"
"You're crazy!" I laughed and shook my head, "I have to do Smackdown tomorrow night!"
"They will live without you I'll have a word with Steph!"
"And what if Matt splits his pants and I'm not there to fix them?" I laughed.
"I'm sure he can get Shannon to fix them!" Chris winked at me and we laughed.
"Don't let Shannon hear you saying that!"
"What's he gonna do? Bitch slap me to death?"
"Chris!" I playfully punched his arm, "Shannon's a good guy!"
"Yeah I know I'm just joking!" He laughed, 'So, how about you find out in the morning then we take off in the afternoon?"
"Tomorrow?"
"Why not?"
"Oh right, I just thought you meant like in a few days!"
"I can't wait a few days!" he squeezed my hand, "I want my wife back!"
I looked across the table and smiled at him, I wanted him back just as much, I didn't feel whole without him somehow, it was a weird feeling, kind of emptyness, like something missing. "I'll ask in the morning!" I said and he smiled. "But I guess I should go to bed."
"Ok."
We looked at each other for a while, just lost in each others eyes & it took all my willpower to stand up and pull my hand from his.
"So I'll ah..." I looked at my feet, 'I'll see you in the morning then yeah?"
"I'll walk you up if you like?"
"No need, well I mean you can if you want to but ah..."
"It's up to you!" He smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"Ok then." I forced a smile but I felt nervous. We walked to the elevator and once again I felt his fingers curl around mine and it made my heart skip a beat.
Outside my room I turned to face him. "I think we've been here once before." I smiled.
"Yeah, I remember it well. Hard to believe how long ago it was."
"Yeah tell me about it."
"We're getting old babe!" he put his arms around my shoulders and pulled me close.
"Speak for yourself asshole!" I said as I burried my head into his chest.
"Ya know what you told me that night, that you..."
"That I had never kissed anyone before? Yeah I remember!" I laughed and he held me at arms length.
"Was it true?"
"You doubt me?" I raised my eyebrows.
"No well I just find it hard to believe that's all."
"Yeah well it was true!"
"So, since you were with me and everything does that mean it's still true, apart from me?"
I smiled, "You find that hard to believe aswell?"
"Hell no! I mean why would you want anyone else when you had me?"
"Watch it Jericho!" I prodded his chest and he laughed.
"Ah I'm sorry I just, well I guess it's kinda nice to think that you havent...well ya know!"
"Yeah I know." I smiled. "So, I guess I better go to bed then."
"Oh ok." He looked at his feet, "I'll see you in the morning!" He went to kiss my cheek and I turned my face around to capture his lips on mine and he kissed me passionately, it was hard to say goodnight and watch him walk along the corridor, but it was for the best.
Part 30
He asked me to go to Raw that night, a lot of the Smackdown guys were going and I wanted to catch up with Shawn so I went. It was a great show and once again I got that proud feeling back when Chris came out, no matter how much heat he got from the crowd, he did his job brilliantly as always. Afterwards I caught up with Shawn and he was pleased to hear we had made some kind of progress, I was just glad we were talking again!
Chris and I travelled back to the hotel together and went to the bar for a drink with the rest of the guys. All the time everyone was laughing and getting drunk I would catch Chris looking at me among the crowd, smiling, it was nice to see him smile again. After a couple of hours people started to drift off to their rooms and eventually we were left alone in the bar. We sat away from the last few hangers on, in a quiet corner and he reached across and held my hand as we talked, toying with my fingers absentmindedly.
"So you think you can get the time off?"
"Probably."
"Can't you ask now?"
"You're crazy!" I laughed and shook my head, "I have to do Smackdown tomorrow night!"
"They will live without you I'll have a word with Steph!"
"And what if Matt splits his pants and I'm not there to fix them?" I laughed.
"I'm sure he can get Shannon to fix them!" Chris winked at me and we laughed.
"Don't let Shannon hear you saying that!"
"What's he gonna do? Bitch slap me to death?"
"Chris!" I playfully punched his arm, "Shannon's a good guy!"
"Yeah I know I'm just joking!" He laughed, 'So, how about you find out in the morning then we take off in the afternoon?"
"Tomorrow?"
"Why not?"
"Oh right, I just thought you meant like in a few days!"
"I can't wait a few days!" he squeezed my hand, "I want my wife back!"
I looked across the table and smiled at him, I wanted him back just as much, I didn't feel whole without him somehow, it was a weird feeling, kind of emptyness, like something missing. "I'll ask in the morning!" I said and he smiled. "But I guess I should go to bed."
"Ok."
We looked at each other for a while, just lost in each others eyes & it took all my willpower to stand up and pull my hand from his.
"So I'll ah..." I looked at my feet, 'I'll see you in the morning then yeah?"
"I'll walk you up if you like?"
"No need, well I mean you can if you want to but ah..."
"It's up to you!" He smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"Ok then." I forced a smile but I felt nervous. We walked to the elevator and once again I felt his fingers curl around mine and it made my heart skip a beat.
Outside my room I turned to face him. "I think we've been here once before." I smiled.
"Yeah, I remember it well. Hard to believe how long ago it was."
"Yeah tell me about it."
"We're getting old babe!" he put his arms around my shoulders and pulled me close.
"Speak for yourself asshole!" I said as I burried my head into his chest.
"Ya know what you told me that night, that you..."
"That I had never kissed anyone before? Yeah I remember!" I laughed and he held me at arms length.
"Was it true?"
"You doubt me?" I raised my eyebrows.
"No well I just find it hard to believe that's all."
"Yeah well it was true!"
"So, since you were with me and everything does that mean it's still true, apart from me?"
I smiled, "You find that hard to believe aswell?"
"Hell no! I mean why would you want anyone else when you had me?"
"Watch it Jericho!" I prodded his chest and he laughed.
"Ah I'm sorry I just, well I guess it's kinda nice to think that you havent...well ya know!"
"Yeah I know." I smiled. "So, I guess I better go to bed then."
"Oh ok." He looked at his feet, "I'll see you in the morning!" He went to kiss my cheek and I turned my face around to capture his lips on mine and he kissed me passionately, it was hard to say goodnight and watch him walk along the corridor, but it was for the best.