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Shane sat down at his desk and checked his voicemails. He played with Becky's number and he would pick up the phone to dial it but then his hand would tremble and he would hang up.
Finally Shane took a deep breath, and dialed the number. As it rang, he could feel his heart race and his hand tremble.
"Rebecca Jamison." She answered. The number wasn't one that she recognized.
Shane froze. He didn't know what so say. The sound of her voice was so sweet and it instantly reminded him of old times.
"Hello?" She asked.
Shane took a deep breath, "Becky? It's."
"Shane." They said in unison.
Becky swallowed hard, "It's been a long time."
Shane nodded on his end, "Yes it has. I was wondering if it would be too much to ask if we could go somewhere and talk?"
Becky was shocked, she hadn't heard from him or seen him in 4 years, and now he wanted to talk. She knew that Steph had something to do with it. "So did Steph put you up to it?" She asked him quietly.
"No, I've wanted to talk to you, but Steph gave me your number." Shane replied. He knew that she had every right to be apprehensive.
"Ok, when and where." Becky said. She couldn't believe that she was letting her guard down so easy. "But on the other hand, it's been 4 years and he's married, why hold a grudge?" She argued back with herself.
"Titan Towers, and how about whenever you're free today?" Shane proposed.
"I just finished with a client, and I'm not too far away, do you just want me to come straight over?" Becky asked.
"Yeah, just give your name at the front desk. I changed offices." Shane said standing up. He couldn't believe that she was giving him the chance to apologize.
"Alright, I'll be there in about 5 minutes." Becky replied.
"I'll see ya soon." Shane said hanging up. He was so glad that she agreed to meet with him. He knew that he didn't deserve forgiving, but at least she would know that he was indeed sorry for the way he behaved.
Becky pulled up at Titan Towers and couldn't believe it. She hadn't been there since she broke up with Shane. She refused to meet Steph there. She didn't want to see him, and here she was.
She parked the car and walked in. She had on a grey pantsuit with a white shirt underneath. She had her honey brown hair down with a gentle wave through it, and her green eyes were shining. She was so nervous. Shane was always going to be her weakness, even though he had caused her so much pain, she could still see his side, and no matter what her parents said, she still had a soft spot for him.
She walked up to the front desk and was about to give her name when she heard, "Well my word, is that Becky Jamison?"
She knew the voice instantly, it brought a large smile across her nervous face, "Hi Linda."
Linda went to her and held her tight, "Becky it has been way too long. How are you doing? What are you doing here?"
"Well, I'm doing fine. I'm an interior decorator. I just started running my own business. And I'm here because Shane called and wanted to talk to me." Becky replied. "How are things going for you?"
"Things are going well. Everything has its own ups and downs, but overall everything is well. You said Shane called you? Linda replied.
Becky nodded. "Yeah. I don't know where his new office is."
"I'll take you there. Oh I have missed you so much. We have to stop by Vince's office. He will just die when he sees you. Honey you have grown up so much, you are a beautiful woman."
Becky blushed, "Thanks Linda."
They walked to Vince's office. Linda knocked on the door, "Vince, you'll never guess who I found at the front desk?"
Vince looked up at her skeptically, "Who?"
Linda motioned for her to come in. Becky walked in and Vince's eyes opened wide, "Becky?"
"Hi sir." She said with a smile.
He got up and walked over to her and hugged her, "Becky, it is so great to see you. What are you doing here?"
Becky smiled, Her father wasn't there for her. Her mom and her had to flee from him when she was a little girl, and when her and Steph became friends, he had taken over as a father and Linda was like a second mother. She felt bad because she hadn't talked to them in so long, but it was so awkward. "Shane called and wanted to talk, so I'm here." She told him.
Vince wasn't a dummy, he could tell that she was nervous. "Come on, I'll walk you down there."
Becky and Linda hugged good bye and Vince escorted her to Shane's office. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." Shane called.
Vince walked in, "Son, I have someone here to see you."
Shane wasn't expecting Vince to bring her so his first thought was that it was a client. He looked at his watch, "Ok."
Vince motioned to her. Becky took a deep breath and came around the corner.
When Shane seen her, he was stunned. She was even more beautiful now then the last time he seen her. Their eyes locked, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Hi Shane." Becky said. She felt as nervous as a schoolgirl.
Shane stepped to her, they looked at each other for a moment and then hugged. Vince took that as his cue to duck out of there. Shane held her close. It felt so good to hold her again. She still wore the perfume that he had bought for her that she fell in love with, Love's Baby Soft. She loved it because it was strong enough to smell, but weak enough so it wasn't overpowering.
Becky couldn't get over how good it felt to be in his arms again. She knew that she had to keep her composure. She had to remember that he was married.
Finally the two separated, Shane pointed to the table and chairs, "have a seat, can I get you something to drink?"
"Water please." Becky replied.
He went into the mini-fridge and pulled out two bottles of water. "Here you go. Becks, thanks for coming."
Becky smiled, "Thanks for inviting me."
Shane swallowed hard, "I want to talk to you about something."
Becky nodded, she was so nervous. She hadn't talked about it for so long.
"Becky, I know that I hurt you so deeply, and I was so selfish and stupid. I had no right to treat you the way that I did, and I want you to know how truly sorry I am. I don't know what came over me and I acted like a complete asshole." Shane said to her.
Becky's eyes filled with tears as she thought back to the fights. It was so awful. Her father had brutally raped her when she was a child and due to the injuries she had sustained, the doctors had warned her that she would probably never be able to get pregnant. And even though she had been on birth control, she wound up pregnant. She was so scared of what his reaction was going to be, and it was far worse than she ever dreamed of.
"Becky, you're off in the clouds, what are you thinking? Please tell me." Shane pleaded.
Becky sniffled, "I'll never forget when the doctor told me. I was shocked and I was excited. A miracle had happened, and it happened with the man that I was head over heels in love with. But by the time I got home, I was so scared. I was so afraid of how you would react. I knew that you didn't want to have kids until you were married, and you were so adamant with not wanting to be married yet. That's when you came over and I was crying on my couch. God Shane, you scared me. I had never seen you so angry before. You reacted so much worse than what I was prepared for. Then when you called me and broke up with me I was so heartbroken. I didn't know what to do. Then two weeks later, I miscarried the baby and I tried to call you and I left you a message, and you never called back."
Shane had tears in his eyes, he knew how much of a miracle it was for her to even get pregnant. "Becky, I am so sorry. I was a complete idiot. I loved you too. And instead of doing the right thing and showing up at your mom's, or even calling your mom's I was even stupider and I did something awful, and now I'm married to it."
Becky couldn't help but laugh. "You're not happily married?"
"Steph didn't tell you anything about Marissa?" Shane asked surprised.
"I didn't say that, I'm just surprised that you married someone that you weren't in love with. That's not like you at all." Becky replied.
Shane reached across the table and held her hands, "My life fell apart when I was stupid enough to lose you. I did some horrible things, and I just kept doing them to try to silence what I felt, and it never worked. And I'm not asking you for forgiveness, but I wanted you to know that I am truly sorry and that it's haunted me ever since."
She squeezed his hands, "You might not be asking for it, but I'm granting it. Shane, I forgave you a long time ago."
"You did?"
Becky nodded, she had more tears running down her face, "At first I had the abused girl mentality that you left me to teach me a lesson about needing to be more careful and for imposing on your life like that. Then after I lost the baby and I went to mom's to regroup, I found my self- esteem again, I realized that it had actually been a wake-up call for me. And at first I told myself that I would never forgive you for hurting me like you did, but over time, I found that I couldn't not forgive you because I love you." Becky stopped, she couldn't believe that she just said that.
Shane looked at her, "Did you just say that you love me?"
Becky looked into his eyes, "I don't know what it is that you do to me, but Shane Brandon McMahon, in my heart, I will always love you. But, it's a little late for that."
Shane looked down, then he looked at Becky, "You do realize that it's karma don't ya?"
Becky looked at him confused, "What do you mean?"
"I mean that I hurt you so deeply that karma kicked in and sent me Marissa. Now I'm cursed with her because of what I did to you." Shane replied.
Becky laughed and playfully slapped him. "Now stop. Obviously there was something about her that won you over or you wouldn't have married her."
"There used to be, that all changed the day after we got married." Shane replied. "You know Becky, I would love to hear about everything that has been going on with you. What would you say to having a few drinks and talking about what's been going on?"
Becky looked apprehensive, "Well, what harm could a couple drinks be?" She thought to herself. "Alright, why don't I go back to the apartment and change and you can pick me up there?"
"Or, we can hang out there and have a few." Shane offered.
"We could order Chinese for dinner." Becky added.
"It's a deal." Shane said to her.
Becky got up and grabbed her purse. "I'll see you soon."
"Alright." Shane said heading back to his desk. He called Steph at her desk.
"Stephanie McMahon speaking." Then she noticed it was Shane, "What Shane?"
"Can you get a ride home from mom and dad?" He asked.
"What why? I thought you wanted to work on the site so it wasn't a big deal." Steph argued.
"I know, but I'm going to Becky's to have dinner and a few drinks so we can catch up on old times." Shane threw in.
"Fine. I'll see you at Jeff's meeting in the morning." Steph said. "Hey, just be careful with her ok? You know how sensitive she is. Don't lead her on."
"I know Steph, I'll be careful. Yes I do know how sensitive she is." Shane said rolling his eyes.
Steph hung up and sighed. "He'd better be careful. Or get divorced." And she gathered her things and headed to her meeting.
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Shane sat down at his desk and checked his voicemails. He played with Becky's number and he would pick up the phone to dial it but then his hand would tremble and he would hang up.
Finally Shane took a deep breath, and dialed the number. As it rang, he could feel his heart race and his hand tremble.
"Rebecca Jamison." She answered. The number wasn't one that she recognized.
Shane froze. He didn't know what so say. The sound of her voice was so sweet and it instantly reminded him of old times.
"Hello?" She asked.
Shane took a deep breath, "Becky? It's."
"Shane." They said in unison.
Becky swallowed hard, "It's been a long time."
Shane nodded on his end, "Yes it has. I was wondering if it would be too much to ask if we could go somewhere and talk?"
Becky was shocked, she hadn't heard from him or seen him in 4 years, and now he wanted to talk. She knew that Steph had something to do with it. "So did Steph put you up to it?" She asked him quietly.
"No, I've wanted to talk to you, but Steph gave me your number." Shane replied. He knew that she had every right to be apprehensive.
"Ok, when and where." Becky said. She couldn't believe that she was letting her guard down so easy. "But on the other hand, it's been 4 years and he's married, why hold a grudge?" She argued back with herself.
"Titan Towers, and how about whenever you're free today?" Shane proposed.
"I just finished with a client, and I'm not too far away, do you just want me to come straight over?" Becky asked.
"Yeah, just give your name at the front desk. I changed offices." Shane said standing up. He couldn't believe that she was giving him the chance to apologize.
"Alright, I'll be there in about 5 minutes." Becky replied.
"I'll see ya soon." Shane said hanging up. He was so glad that she agreed to meet with him. He knew that he didn't deserve forgiving, but at least she would know that he was indeed sorry for the way he behaved.
Becky pulled up at Titan Towers and couldn't believe it. She hadn't been there since she broke up with Shane. She refused to meet Steph there. She didn't want to see him, and here she was.
She parked the car and walked in. She had on a grey pantsuit with a white shirt underneath. She had her honey brown hair down with a gentle wave through it, and her green eyes were shining. She was so nervous. Shane was always going to be her weakness, even though he had caused her so much pain, she could still see his side, and no matter what her parents said, she still had a soft spot for him.
She walked up to the front desk and was about to give her name when she heard, "Well my word, is that Becky Jamison?"
She knew the voice instantly, it brought a large smile across her nervous face, "Hi Linda."
Linda went to her and held her tight, "Becky it has been way too long. How are you doing? What are you doing here?"
"Well, I'm doing fine. I'm an interior decorator. I just started running my own business. And I'm here because Shane called and wanted to talk to me." Becky replied. "How are things going for you?"
"Things are going well. Everything has its own ups and downs, but overall everything is well. You said Shane called you? Linda replied.
Becky nodded. "Yeah. I don't know where his new office is."
"I'll take you there. Oh I have missed you so much. We have to stop by Vince's office. He will just die when he sees you. Honey you have grown up so much, you are a beautiful woman."
Becky blushed, "Thanks Linda."
They walked to Vince's office. Linda knocked on the door, "Vince, you'll never guess who I found at the front desk?"
Vince looked up at her skeptically, "Who?"
Linda motioned for her to come in. Becky walked in and Vince's eyes opened wide, "Becky?"
"Hi sir." She said with a smile.
He got up and walked over to her and hugged her, "Becky, it is so great to see you. What are you doing here?"
Becky smiled, Her father wasn't there for her. Her mom and her had to flee from him when she was a little girl, and when her and Steph became friends, he had taken over as a father and Linda was like a second mother. She felt bad because she hadn't talked to them in so long, but it was so awkward. "Shane called and wanted to talk, so I'm here." She told him.
Vince wasn't a dummy, he could tell that she was nervous. "Come on, I'll walk you down there."
Becky and Linda hugged good bye and Vince escorted her to Shane's office. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." Shane called.
Vince walked in, "Son, I have someone here to see you."
Shane wasn't expecting Vince to bring her so his first thought was that it was a client. He looked at his watch, "Ok."
Vince motioned to her. Becky took a deep breath and came around the corner.
When Shane seen her, he was stunned. She was even more beautiful now then the last time he seen her. Their eyes locked, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Hi Shane." Becky said. She felt as nervous as a schoolgirl.
Shane stepped to her, they looked at each other for a moment and then hugged. Vince took that as his cue to duck out of there. Shane held her close. It felt so good to hold her again. She still wore the perfume that he had bought for her that she fell in love with, Love's Baby Soft. She loved it because it was strong enough to smell, but weak enough so it wasn't overpowering.
Becky couldn't get over how good it felt to be in his arms again. She knew that she had to keep her composure. She had to remember that he was married.
Finally the two separated, Shane pointed to the table and chairs, "have a seat, can I get you something to drink?"
"Water please." Becky replied.
He went into the mini-fridge and pulled out two bottles of water. "Here you go. Becks, thanks for coming."
Becky smiled, "Thanks for inviting me."
Shane swallowed hard, "I want to talk to you about something."
Becky nodded, she was so nervous. She hadn't talked about it for so long.
"Becky, I know that I hurt you so deeply, and I was so selfish and stupid. I had no right to treat you the way that I did, and I want you to know how truly sorry I am. I don't know what came over me and I acted like a complete asshole." Shane said to her.
Becky's eyes filled with tears as she thought back to the fights. It was so awful. Her father had brutally raped her when she was a child and due to the injuries she had sustained, the doctors had warned her that she would probably never be able to get pregnant. And even though she had been on birth control, she wound up pregnant. She was so scared of what his reaction was going to be, and it was far worse than she ever dreamed of.
"Becky, you're off in the clouds, what are you thinking? Please tell me." Shane pleaded.
Becky sniffled, "I'll never forget when the doctor told me. I was shocked and I was excited. A miracle had happened, and it happened with the man that I was head over heels in love with. But by the time I got home, I was so scared. I was so afraid of how you would react. I knew that you didn't want to have kids until you were married, and you were so adamant with not wanting to be married yet. That's when you came over and I was crying on my couch. God Shane, you scared me. I had never seen you so angry before. You reacted so much worse than what I was prepared for. Then when you called me and broke up with me I was so heartbroken. I didn't know what to do. Then two weeks later, I miscarried the baby and I tried to call you and I left you a message, and you never called back."
Shane had tears in his eyes, he knew how much of a miracle it was for her to even get pregnant. "Becky, I am so sorry. I was a complete idiot. I loved you too. And instead of doing the right thing and showing up at your mom's, or even calling your mom's I was even stupider and I did something awful, and now I'm married to it."
Becky couldn't help but laugh. "You're not happily married?"
"Steph didn't tell you anything about Marissa?" Shane asked surprised.
"I didn't say that, I'm just surprised that you married someone that you weren't in love with. That's not like you at all." Becky replied.
Shane reached across the table and held her hands, "My life fell apart when I was stupid enough to lose you. I did some horrible things, and I just kept doing them to try to silence what I felt, and it never worked. And I'm not asking you for forgiveness, but I wanted you to know that I am truly sorry and that it's haunted me ever since."
She squeezed his hands, "You might not be asking for it, but I'm granting it. Shane, I forgave you a long time ago."
"You did?"
Becky nodded, she had more tears running down her face, "At first I had the abused girl mentality that you left me to teach me a lesson about needing to be more careful and for imposing on your life like that. Then after I lost the baby and I went to mom's to regroup, I found my self- esteem again, I realized that it had actually been a wake-up call for me. And at first I told myself that I would never forgive you for hurting me like you did, but over time, I found that I couldn't not forgive you because I love you." Becky stopped, she couldn't believe that she just said that.
Shane looked at her, "Did you just say that you love me?"
Becky looked into his eyes, "I don't know what it is that you do to me, but Shane Brandon McMahon, in my heart, I will always love you. But, it's a little late for that."
Shane looked down, then he looked at Becky, "You do realize that it's karma don't ya?"
Becky looked at him confused, "What do you mean?"
"I mean that I hurt you so deeply that karma kicked in and sent me Marissa. Now I'm cursed with her because of what I did to you." Shane replied.
Becky laughed and playfully slapped him. "Now stop. Obviously there was something about her that won you over or you wouldn't have married her."
"There used to be, that all changed the day after we got married." Shane replied. "You know Becky, I would love to hear about everything that has been going on with you. What would you say to having a few drinks and talking about what's been going on?"
Becky looked apprehensive, "Well, what harm could a couple drinks be?" She thought to herself. "Alright, why don't I go back to the apartment and change and you can pick me up there?"
"Or, we can hang out there and have a few." Shane offered.
"We could order Chinese for dinner." Becky added.
"It's a deal." Shane said to her.
Becky got up and grabbed her purse. "I'll see you soon."
"Alright." Shane said heading back to his desk. He called Steph at her desk.
"Stephanie McMahon speaking." Then she noticed it was Shane, "What Shane?"
"Can you get a ride home from mom and dad?" He asked.
"What why? I thought you wanted to work on the site so it wasn't a big deal." Steph argued.
"I know, but I'm going to Becky's to have dinner and a few drinks so we can catch up on old times." Shane threw in.
"Fine. I'll see you at Jeff's meeting in the morning." Steph said. "Hey, just be careful with her ok? You know how sensitive she is. Don't lead her on."
"I know Steph, I'll be careful. Yes I do know how sensitive she is." Shane said rolling his eyes.
Steph hung up and sighed. "He'd better be careful. Or get divorced." And she gathered her things and headed to her meeting.
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