" Hello." I said as I picked up my cell phone.
" Um, is this Scott?" I heard a very nervous female voice say on the other end.
" That's me." I said quietly, almost not knowing what to say. I knew who it was, and I didn't want to scare her.
" Hi, this is Isabella, Rona's daughter. Um, my mom gave me your number before she passed away. She said that I needed to talk to you." She said.
" Did she tell you what about?" I asked, not knowing if Rona had told her.
" Yeah, she told me you were my biological father." She said.
" That's what she told me too." I said.
" Are you calling her a liar?" she said defensively. I smiled as I thought she had to be my daughter. I could tell she had my temper.
" No, no I'm not." I said.
" Oh, well, she said we should meet and get to know each other, but if you don't want to I understand." She said.
" No, I would love to meet you." I said. " Um, where do you live?"
" Nashville Tennessee." She said. I was so close to her and didn't even know it.
" I'm there three days a week, that's perfect. How about we meet on Tuesday afternoon?" I asked.
" Sure, where do you want to meet?" she asked. I searched my mind to try to think of a good common ground that we could meet at so we would both feel comfortable.
" How about Skully's restaurant?" I said, hoping I did well.
" That's fine. What time?"
" How about noon?" I said.
" Okay. I guess I'll see you then." She said. I nodded.
" I'll see you then, oh, how will I know who you are?"
" Just ask for Bella, they'll know who you're looking for." She said.
" Okay, I'll see you then."
" Okay, bye." She said. I heard Isabella hang up and I lowered the phone from my ear. I just sat there looking at it in my hand and CM Punk came up beside me.
" Hey Raven, what's the matter?" he asked.
" Nothing, I just talked to my daughter."
" Your daughter? I didn't know you had any kids."
" Neither did I, until last week. Her Mom had cancer and she thought it would be a good idea if we met. She died last Tuesday and gave Isabella my number and address." I said, hanging up my cell phone and sliding it back in my bag.
" She has a pretty name." CM said.
" It was her mother's middle name." I said.
" Seems like you must have loved her mother very much."
" I did, but then she just stopped talking to me. She said that's when she found out she was pregnant and she knew she had to get away from the group we were hanging out with. She didn't want me to be tied down so young, so she never told me. I really wish I would have known." I said.
" Wow, so are you going to meet her?"
" Yeah, on Tuesday."
" That's only a couple days away."
" I know. Should I be nervous already?" I said with a chuckle.
" It's cool. You want me to go with?"
" Nah, I think it will be nerve wracking enough for both of us with just us. I wouldn't want to put any added pressure on her." I said.
" Good thinking."
" And besides, I don't want you hitting on her until after I know she'll despise you no matter what." I said laughing. " I can't be related to anyone like you." CM chuckled and patted me on the shoulder.
" And like I want to be related to you." He said. " Well, I better go warm up."
" Yeah, like you youngsters need to warm up." I said smiling.
" Well, you old men do too, I'll see you later."
" Bye." CM said walking away. I just hoped that this nervousness went away so I didn't make myself look stupid in front of my daughter.
Author's note: Okay, second chapter. I hope you all enjoy the story so far. I don't really have much to say...please review. Ttfn Heather
" Um, is this Scott?" I heard a very nervous female voice say on the other end.
" That's me." I said quietly, almost not knowing what to say. I knew who it was, and I didn't want to scare her.
" Hi, this is Isabella, Rona's daughter. Um, my mom gave me your number before she passed away. She said that I needed to talk to you." She said.
" Did she tell you what about?" I asked, not knowing if Rona had told her.
" Yeah, she told me you were my biological father." She said.
" That's what she told me too." I said.
" Are you calling her a liar?" she said defensively. I smiled as I thought she had to be my daughter. I could tell she had my temper.
" No, no I'm not." I said.
" Oh, well, she said we should meet and get to know each other, but if you don't want to I understand." She said.
" No, I would love to meet you." I said. " Um, where do you live?"
" Nashville Tennessee." She said. I was so close to her and didn't even know it.
" I'm there three days a week, that's perfect. How about we meet on Tuesday afternoon?" I asked.
" Sure, where do you want to meet?" she asked. I searched my mind to try to think of a good common ground that we could meet at so we would both feel comfortable.
" How about Skully's restaurant?" I said, hoping I did well.
" That's fine. What time?"
" How about noon?" I said.
" Okay. I guess I'll see you then." She said. I nodded.
" I'll see you then, oh, how will I know who you are?"
" Just ask for Bella, they'll know who you're looking for." She said.
" Okay, I'll see you then."
" Okay, bye." She said. I heard Isabella hang up and I lowered the phone from my ear. I just sat there looking at it in my hand and CM Punk came up beside me.
" Hey Raven, what's the matter?" he asked.
" Nothing, I just talked to my daughter."
" Your daughter? I didn't know you had any kids."
" Neither did I, until last week. Her Mom had cancer and she thought it would be a good idea if we met. She died last Tuesday and gave Isabella my number and address." I said, hanging up my cell phone and sliding it back in my bag.
" She has a pretty name." CM said.
" It was her mother's middle name." I said.
" Seems like you must have loved her mother very much."
" I did, but then she just stopped talking to me. She said that's when she found out she was pregnant and she knew she had to get away from the group we were hanging out with. She didn't want me to be tied down so young, so she never told me. I really wish I would have known." I said.
" Wow, so are you going to meet her?"
" Yeah, on Tuesday."
" That's only a couple days away."
" I know. Should I be nervous already?" I said with a chuckle.
" It's cool. You want me to go with?"
" Nah, I think it will be nerve wracking enough for both of us with just us. I wouldn't want to put any added pressure on her." I said.
" Good thinking."
" And besides, I don't want you hitting on her until after I know she'll despise you no matter what." I said laughing. " I can't be related to anyone like you." CM chuckled and patted me on the shoulder.
" And like I want to be related to you." He said. " Well, I better go warm up."
" Yeah, like you youngsters need to warm up." I said smiling.
" Well, you old men do too, I'll see you later."
" Bye." CM said walking away. I just hoped that this nervousness went away so I didn't make myself look stupid in front of my daughter.
Author's note: Okay, second chapter. I hope you all enjoy the story so far. I don't really have much to say...please review. Ttfn Heather