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COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
"Hey, it's a long drive Chris, maybe you want to use my car." Lori suggested when they walked outside to Chris's rental.
"Maybe your right," Chris admitted.
Twenty minutes later, they'd left Lori's house in the Chevy Silverado. Chris had asked to drive it again and Lori let him. Since they'd stopped at the house, Lori decided to change after all and fed her cat Angel too. Then they were back on the road and driving up the interstate towards the looming Colorado Rockies.
"Wow, the country is so beautiful around here." Chris remarked as he drove along. "It kind of reminds me of home."
"Yeah I love the drive up here." Lori admitted gazing out the windows.
"Why'd you move to Union?" Chris was curious why anyone would leave all of this.
"I was restless, I guess," Lori replied. "I wanted to see things, to do things on my own. There's really not any big cities or towns up here, its really too remote."
"Sounds like the perfect place to go to hide from my fans," Chris chuckled.
"Ah Chris," Lori put a hand on his arm in sympathy. "You might not be able to hide that well. My kid brother loves you guys. He's got wrestling stuff plastered all over the walls of his bedroom. He's bound to be a little excited to see you."
"Well, its just one kid right?" Chris reasoned. "How old did you say he was again?"
"Wes is fifteen." Lori answered. "I think he talks a lot about some Stone Cold guy."
"Stone Cold!?" Chris chuckled again. "I am so way much cooler than Austin. I'll have to change his mind."
"Well, good luck all though meeting you in person is a good start." Lori giggled back.
They chit-chatted some more and eventually the ranch came into sight.
"Go slow up the driveway." Lori told him when the pulled onto the gravel road. "They've got a lot of outside cats running around." Then when a yippy little terrier ran up she added, "And a few dogs."
"I have two ferrets back home," Chris told her.
"Cool! I've always wanted to get one but I have to confess. I'm afraid of being bitten." Lori admitted.
"Well, they can give you a nasty bite but normally if you just handle them carefully they'll never bite." Chris answered. "I'll have to introduce you to them sometime."
"Yeah sometime," Lori agreed as Chris pulled to a stop beside a sprawling L-shaped ranch home.
"I'll get your door Lori," Chris reminded her when she went to get out herself. "Boy, you sure aren't used to being treated like a lady, are you?"
Lori smiled, "I guess I'm just used to being independent."
"Well, you're going to need someone to lean on over the next few months, so start leaning." Chris told her.
"Stop it Chris." Lori felt emotion come to her cheeks. "You're going to make me cry if you keep saying things like that."
Chris just treasured the fact he'd gotten to her and opened her door.
"Sorry Lori," Chris smiled then thought. 'There's hope for this relationship afterall. I just know there is.'
"And remember not one word about the baby, all right?" Lori whispered as she got out.
Lori's kid brother Wes had come out on the porch to see who had pulled in. He'd taken one look at Chris and was standing there with his jaw agape in utter shock. It was clear that Wes knew exactly who the six foot blonde man with his sister was.
"Close your mouth, Wes!" Lori squeezed his shoulder. "Say hello to Chris."
"Hello Mr. Jericho." Wes stammered.
"Why hello Wes." Chris shook his hand. "But please, call me Chris, OK?"
"How do you know my sister?" Wes wanted to know.
"Well I met her at the bank a month or so ago." Chris told him, "Then I bumped into her a few more times around Union."
"So are you dating her?" Wes inquired.
"I like to think so, but she hasn't decided if she likes me or not yet." Chris's eyes twinkled merrily.
"Shut up Chris." Lori muttered and gave him a swift kick to his shin bone.
"Wow! Chris Jericho is dating my sister!" Wes exclaimed excitedly.
"Easy Wes." Lori laughed, "He's just a human being like us, we're just friends. Hey! Where's mom and why aren't you at school today?"
"Well Mom's up working in the attic again." Wes looked down as he answered the second question, "I missed the bus.
Lori gave him a knowing look, "Missed the bus, huh? What test did you miss today?"
Wes smirked and replied, "Algebra."
For as long as any of the Ford children could remember, missing the bus was a convienent way to get out of school. Their mother would never bother to run them in when they did. She'd always write that they were sick when they returned to school the next day. Lori had 'missed the bus' quite a bit when she was in school herself.
"Chris you wait here with Wes." Lori told him. "I want to go surprise Ma."
"OK." Chris replied.
"Want to see my car collection?" Wes offered as she left them.
"Sure Wes." Chris smiled unknowingly.
Wes was truly passionate about cars and anything to do with them. Unfortunately, once you got him started on the subject, he could talk your ear off about them. Meanwhile, Lori made her way up the steps to where her mother was at work. She was reorganizing the attic for the umpteenth time. Lori snuck up behind her and covered her eyes quickly.
"Guess who?" Lori said playfully.
"Lori!" Ma Ford exclaimed immediately. "How good to see you!"
She turned around hurriedly and embraced her daughter warmly.
"It's so good to have you home!" She said.
"It's good to be here Ma." Lori replied.
Ma regarded her a moment, "What's happened? What's changed about you?"
"Nothing Ma." Lori blushed. "Look I've brought a friend with me. Let me introduce you to him."
"Him?" Ma arched an eyebrow suspiciously. "Oh Lori, this is wonderful! That's what it is isn't it?"
"Ma." Lori tried to stop her.
"You've gotten engaged haven't you?" Ma was thrilled.
"No Ma, he's just a friend." Lori tried to calm her.
"Oh." Ma's expression fell then quickly registered hopefulness. "Well Lori, let's go meet your 'friend'."
A few moments later..
"YOU DID NOT BRING THAT MAN INTO MY HOUSE!!!" Ma screeched the moment she laid eyes on Chris. "How could you? And around your baby brother too."
"Ma?" Lori tried to interject.
"He's no good Lori, I want him out of my house this instant!" Ma shouted angrily and crossed her arms.
"What did he do Ma?" Lori asked confusedly.
"Haven't you ever watched her show?" Ma inquired then declared, "He cheats and swears every time he's on the show. He's not a very nice man."
By this time Chris and Wes couldn't help but laugh.
"And you think this is so funny, don't you?" Ma glared.
"I'm sorry." Chris tried to sound serious. "That's a character you're describing; that's not the real me, Chris Irvine."
"I don't understand." Ma admitted.
"You see Chris Jericho is just a character on the television. The writers dictate what I say and do when I play him. I'm under contract so I have to do it or be fired. Its fiction Mrs. Ford." He tried to explain to her.
"Its not real?" Ma asked.
"Not the character parts, but thank you for the compliment." Chris told her.
"Compliment?" Now Lori was confused.
"Yes, compliment. When someone reacts the way your mother just did when they see me in person; it's a compliment to me as an actor. I know I've done my job of making the character believable." Chris explained further. "Right now my character is just like your mom described, a heel. Eventually, the writers will make him a good guy again a.k.a. a face."
"Well, I'm still not so keen on the language you let them make you use." Ma told him sternly. "I will have none of it while you are in my house."
"Trust me, its in my contract and I have to abide by it at work." Chris assured her. "Rest assured, I do not behave like that in real life."
"OK, you've convinced me. So how did you meet my daughter?" Ma asked her tone noticeably more hospitable now.
Then Lori and Chris divulged the details of how they met. Of course, they didn't tell her about the night they spent together or its consequences. They generally chit-chatted awhile until Ma made the suggestion that Lori take Chris riding. Lori happily agreed, all though Chris was a little nervous as he'd never ridden a horse before. Lori assured him he'd be fine and together they headed for the barn. Wes had wanted to go with but Ma made him stay in and study for the missed Algebra exam.
COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
"Hey, it's a long drive Chris, maybe you want to use my car." Lori suggested when they walked outside to Chris's rental.
"Maybe your right," Chris admitted.
Twenty minutes later, they'd left Lori's house in the Chevy Silverado. Chris had asked to drive it again and Lori let him. Since they'd stopped at the house, Lori decided to change after all and fed her cat Angel too. Then they were back on the road and driving up the interstate towards the looming Colorado Rockies.
"Wow, the country is so beautiful around here." Chris remarked as he drove along. "It kind of reminds me of home."
"Yeah I love the drive up here." Lori admitted gazing out the windows.
"Why'd you move to Union?" Chris was curious why anyone would leave all of this.
"I was restless, I guess," Lori replied. "I wanted to see things, to do things on my own. There's really not any big cities or towns up here, its really too remote."
"Sounds like the perfect place to go to hide from my fans," Chris chuckled.
"Ah Chris," Lori put a hand on his arm in sympathy. "You might not be able to hide that well. My kid brother loves you guys. He's got wrestling stuff plastered all over the walls of his bedroom. He's bound to be a little excited to see you."
"Well, its just one kid right?" Chris reasoned. "How old did you say he was again?"
"Wes is fifteen." Lori answered. "I think he talks a lot about some Stone Cold guy."
"Stone Cold!?" Chris chuckled again. "I am so way much cooler than Austin. I'll have to change his mind."
"Well, good luck all though meeting you in person is a good start." Lori giggled back.
They chit-chatted some more and eventually the ranch came into sight.
"Go slow up the driveway." Lori told him when the pulled onto the gravel road. "They've got a lot of outside cats running around." Then when a yippy little terrier ran up she added, "And a few dogs."
"I have two ferrets back home," Chris told her.
"Cool! I've always wanted to get one but I have to confess. I'm afraid of being bitten." Lori admitted.
"Well, they can give you a nasty bite but normally if you just handle them carefully they'll never bite." Chris answered. "I'll have to introduce you to them sometime."
"Yeah sometime," Lori agreed as Chris pulled to a stop beside a sprawling L-shaped ranch home.
"I'll get your door Lori," Chris reminded her when she went to get out herself. "Boy, you sure aren't used to being treated like a lady, are you?"
Lori smiled, "I guess I'm just used to being independent."
"Well, you're going to need someone to lean on over the next few months, so start leaning." Chris told her.
"Stop it Chris." Lori felt emotion come to her cheeks. "You're going to make me cry if you keep saying things like that."
Chris just treasured the fact he'd gotten to her and opened her door.
"Sorry Lori," Chris smiled then thought. 'There's hope for this relationship afterall. I just know there is.'
"And remember not one word about the baby, all right?" Lori whispered as she got out.
Lori's kid brother Wes had come out on the porch to see who had pulled in. He'd taken one look at Chris and was standing there with his jaw agape in utter shock. It was clear that Wes knew exactly who the six foot blonde man with his sister was.
"Close your mouth, Wes!" Lori squeezed his shoulder. "Say hello to Chris."
"Hello Mr. Jericho." Wes stammered.
"Why hello Wes." Chris shook his hand. "But please, call me Chris, OK?"
"How do you know my sister?" Wes wanted to know.
"Well I met her at the bank a month or so ago." Chris told him, "Then I bumped into her a few more times around Union."
"So are you dating her?" Wes inquired.
"I like to think so, but she hasn't decided if she likes me or not yet." Chris's eyes twinkled merrily.
"Shut up Chris." Lori muttered and gave him a swift kick to his shin bone.
"Wow! Chris Jericho is dating my sister!" Wes exclaimed excitedly.
"Easy Wes." Lori laughed, "He's just a human being like us, we're just friends. Hey! Where's mom and why aren't you at school today?"
"Well Mom's up working in the attic again." Wes looked down as he answered the second question, "I missed the bus.
Lori gave him a knowing look, "Missed the bus, huh? What test did you miss today?"
Wes smirked and replied, "Algebra."
For as long as any of the Ford children could remember, missing the bus was a convienent way to get out of school. Their mother would never bother to run them in when they did. She'd always write that they were sick when they returned to school the next day. Lori had 'missed the bus' quite a bit when she was in school herself.
"Chris you wait here with Wes." Lori told him. "I want to go surprise Ma."
"OK." Chris replied.
"Want to see my car collection?" Wes offered as she left them.
"Sure Wes." Chris smiled unknowingly.
Wes was truly passionate about cars and anything to do with them. Unfortunately, once you got him started on the subject, he could talk your ear off about them. Meanwhile, Lori made her way up the steps to where her mother was at work. She was reorganizing the attic for the umpteenth time. Lori snuck up behind her and covered her eyes quickly.
"Guess who?" Lori said playfully.
"Lori!" Ma Ford exclaimed immediately. "How good to see you!"
She turned around hurriedly and embraced her daughter warmly.
"It's so good to have you home!" She said.
"It's good to be here Ma." Lori replied.
Ma regarded her a moment, "What's happened? What's changed about you?"
"Nothing Ma." Lori blushed. "Look I've brought a friend with me. Let me introduce you to him."
"Him?" Ma arched an eyebrow suspiciously. "Oh Lori, this is wonderful! That's what it is isn't it?"
"Ma." Lori tried to stop her.
"You've gotten engaged haven't you?" Ma was thrilled.
"No Ma, he's just a friend." Lori tried to calm her.
"Oh." Ma's expression fell then quickly registered hopefulness. "Well Lori, let's go meet your 'friend'."
A few moments later..
"YOU DID NOT BRING THAT MAN INTO MY HOUSE!!!" Ma screeched the moment she laid eyes on Chris. "How could you? And around your baby brother too."
"Ma?" Lori tried to interject.
"He's no good Lori, I want him out of my house this instant!" Ma shouted angrily and crossed her arms.
"What did he do Ma?" Lori asked confusedly.
"Haven't you ever watched her show?" Ma inquired then declared, "He cheats and swears every time he's on the show. He's not a very nice man."
By this time Chris and Wes couldn't help but laugh.
"And you think this is so funny, don't you?" Ma glared.
"I'm sorry." Chris tried to sound serious. "That's a character you're describing; that's not the real me, Chris Irvine."
"I don't understand." Ma admitted.
"You see Chris Jericho is just a character on the television. The writers dictate what I say and do when I play him. I'm under contract so I have to do it or be fired. Its fiction Mrs. Ford." He tried to explain to her.
"Its not real?" Ma asked.
"Not the character parts, but thank you for the compliment." Chris told her.
"Compliment?" Now Lori was confused.
"Yes, compliment. When someone reacts the way your mother just did when they see me in person; it's a compliment to me as an actor. I know I've done my job of making the character believable." Chris explained further. "Right now my character is just like your mom described, a heel. Eventually, the writers will make him a good guy again a.k.a. a face."
"Well, I'm still not so keen on the language you let them make you use." Ma told him sternly. "I will have none of it while you are in my house."
"Trust me, its in my contract and I have to abide by it at work." Chris assured her. "Rest assured, I do not behave like that in real life."
"OK, you've convinced me. So how did you meet my daughter?" Ma asked her tone noticeably more hospitable now.
Then Lori and Chris divulged the details of how they met. Of course, they didn't tell her about the night they spent together or its consequences. They generally chit-chatted awhile until Ma made the suggestion that Lori take Chris riding. Lori happily agreed, all though Chris was a little nervous as he'd never ridden a horse before. Lori assured him he'd be fine and together they headed for the barn. Wes had wanted to go with but Ma made him stay in and study for the missed Algebra exam.