Don't own Rob, Dawn, or Stacy... they own themselves... Damnit...
The lyrics in this chapter, parts of 'Cold and Empty' by Kid Rock, and 'Everything You Want' by Vertical Horizon are owned by the people who wrote them. I take no credit for either song.
Missed Chances: Chapter 11
Sighing, Rob wiped the tears off his face. Stacy had just left him. He felt horrible... but, not because their relationship was over, but because it wasn't upsetting him. He was upsetting himself because he wasn't upset by the breakup. Shaking his head, Rob realized he was only confusing himself. Taking a few deep breaths, he made sure he had composed himself before he grabbed his cell phone out of his pocket, and dialed a number.
Seconds later, when he heard the female's voice answer, he didn't even say hello, just quickly telling her, 'Meet me in New York City tomorrow', and then hanging up.
Grabbing a bag and a couple articles of clothing from around the room, took one last look at the hotel room, knowing it was the last one he'd be sharing with Stacy, and left the room. He figured he'd get a head start on traveling to New York City. He'd checked at the airport, and there was a plane leaving in less than two hours. Once he got to the City, he could grab a hotel room for the night, and wait for *her* to arrive.
*~*~*
"Stacy?"
Turning at the familiar voice, Stacy ran to meet Andrew's outstetched arms.
Without saying anything, Andrew held Stacy tightly, running his hand up and down her back soothingly. He couldn't believe how much Van Dam had gotten to the tiny blonde. He'd affected her so much, and all for the bad. If he didn't think it would hurt Stacy more, Andrew would kick Rob's ass the first chance he got.
"Andrew, I... I feel like everything's falling apart for me," Stacy whined into his chest, sniffling slightly.
"I know, but everything will be fine. I promise."
Meeting his dark eyes, Stacy shrugged. "I dunno, Andrew. I mean, I just don't understand any of this. I never thought Rob would hurt me like this. I can't even believe I trusted him enough to where he could hurt me. I promised myself I'd never trust anyone after..."
"Me?" Andrew questioned, remembering their past.
Looking down at her feet, Stacy didn't reply.
"Look, Stace, you have no clue how horrible I feel for the way I treated you. Apologizing isn't going to change any of our history, and I know what I a complete jackass I was. All I can do is tell you that if I could change it, I would."
"Andrew, don't even worry about that now. If I held grudges, I wouldn't have any friends."
Pulling her in for another hug, Andrew wrapped his arm around Stacy's shoulders as he started walking slowly. "Come on, let's go for a walk."
Nodding, Stacy picked up her pace to keep in step with the big man.
*~*~*
Sitting on plane, Rob closed his eyes and thought back to better times for him. First, he was happy in ECW, working with some of his best friends, and having a huge crush on a woman he thought never noticed him, then he went to the WWE, made new friends, found a great girlfriend in Stacy, and won numerous titles. After all of that, he should've been one of the happiest men on the planet, but he wasn't. He wasn't happy by any means. When he thought of the things he was going through, random song lyrics popped into his head. It was almost like his life was one of those sad songs people listen to when they're in bad moods. The first one that always popped into his head was 'Cold and Empty' by Kid Rock. Grabbing his notebook out of his bag, he scribbled down the chorus to the song:
~ And this whole world seems~ ~Cold and empty~ ~Someone please turn on the lights~ ~Lord if theres an angel you could send me~ ~I could use one here tonight~
He felt so alone, even though he was surrounded by people all the time. Stacy and Dawn were the only people to ever really understand him and what he was like. And now that he'd lost them, he felt completely numb, like there was nothing else to him. But, when he thought of his relationship with Stacy, another song lyric popped into his head, this one from the Vertical Horizon song, 'Everything You Want'. Sighing, he also jotted part of that song down:
~I am everything you want~ ~I am everything you need~ ~I am everything inside of you that you wish you could be~ ~I say all the right things, at exactly the right time~ ~But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why~
He could almost imagine Stacy repeating those words to him. She was everything he wanted and needed in a woman. She was beautiful, kind, smart, and very talented, yet, she didn't mean anything to him. Well, at least not in the way he needed the love of his life to. Dawn, on the other hand, Dawn wasn't what he had expected himself to want, and she certainly wasn't what he thought he needed, but she meant the world to him.
Dawn and Stacy were complete and total opposites, yet they were the two most important and confusing things in Rob's life. They were both beautiful, in different ways, they were both kind, but when it came to their personality, Stacy was sweet and innocent, while Dawn was more wild and fiesty. He didn't know if maybe that was where his feelings for Dawn had come from -- her wild, sexy side. But, that wasn't all there was to her. She was very intelligent, and a total sweetheart.
"Grrrrrrr," Rob grumbled, smacking himself in the head. He'd made up his decision already, now all that was left to do, was have a little talk with *her* in New York City. Hopefully, he would work everything out once and for all.
*~*~*
"It's so pretty out tonight," Stacy commented.
Nodding, Andrew grabbed a hold of Stacy's hand and pulled her over to a set of swings sitting in the park where they'd just walked to.
Walking ahead, Stacy sat down on the first swing, grabbing hold of the chains holding it in place.
Slowly, Andrew pushed the swing Stacy was on, staring up at the sky at the same time.
"Andrew..."
"Yeah?"
"Do you find Dawn attractive?"
Eyeing the tiny blonde curiously, Andrew shrugged, though Stacy couldn't see him. "Why?"
"Just wondering," Stacy replied, leaning her head back to meet Andrew's eyes. "It's okay if you do think she's attractive. I'm just trying to get a guy's insight into this whole situation."
"Well, yeah, Dawn's gorgeous, but to me, she's nothing compared to you."
Her eyes widening, Stacy stepped off the swing and turned to face Andrew.
Mentally smacking himself, Andrew realized how his comment must've sounded to Stacy. "I just mean, I know you much better than I know Dawn, and if I were Rob, I would've chosen you without a second thought." Yeah, that sounded so much better.
"Andrew, that's really sweet of you. It makes me feel a lot better. Thank you."
Wow, she must not have taken it the way he thought she might. He didn't want her thinking he was coming on to her at a time like this. She was heartbroken, and the last thing she needed was someone like him, someone who'd treated her horribly when they'd dated, coming on to her.
Smiling, Andrew nodded. "So, you feel better now?"
Nodding, Stacy smiled. "I really do. Thanks so much for everything, Andrew. You're a really good friend," Smiling again, she stood up and walked over to him, giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Um... I'm kind of tired, can we go back to the hotel now?"
"Yeah," Andrew told her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders as they started to walk.
*~*~*
Sighing, Rob dropped his bags in his hotel room, letting himself fall onto his large, comfortable bed. After the whole confusing night, all he wanted to do was get a good night's sleep. Though, he was sure that wasn't going to happen. He had too much on his mind to get a good night's sleep. Breaking up with Stacy, kissing Dawn, meeting *her* the next day... his mind was jumbled with thoughts. Closing his eyes, his ran his hands over his face. "Tomorrow... tomorrow everything will get worked out," He mumbled to himself before falling into an uncomfortable sleep.
**** I personally am not very proud of this chapter. It's not one of my better ones, but still... I hope you all enjoy it.
The lyrics in this chapter, parts of 'Cold and Empty' by Kid Rock, and 'Everything You Want' by Vertical Horizon are owned by the people who wrote them. I take no credit for either song.
Missed Chances: Chapter 11
Sighing, Rob wiped the tears off his face. Stacy had just left him. He felt horrible... but, not because their relationship was over, but because it wasn't upsetting him. He was upsetting himself because he wasn't upset by the breakup. Shaking his head, Rob realized he was only confusing himself. Taking a few deep breaths, he made sure he had composed himself before he grabbed his cell phone out of his pocket, and dialed a number.
Seconds later, when he heard the female's voice answer, he didn't even say hello, just quickly telling her, 'Meet me in New York City tomorrow', and then hanging up.
Grabbing a bag and a couple articles of clothing from around the room, took one last look at the hotel room, knowing it was the last one he'd be sharing with Stacy, and left the room. He figured he'd get a head start on traveling to New York City. He'd checked at the airport, and there was a plane leaving in less than two hours. Once he got to the City, he could grab a hotel room for the night, and wait for *her* to arrive.
*~*~*
"Stacy?"
Turning at the familiar voice, Stacy ran to meet Andrew's outstetched arms.
Without saying anything, Andrew held Stacy tightly, running his hand up and down her back soothingly. He couldn't believe how much Van Dam had gotten to the tiny blonde. He'd affected her so much, and all for the bad. If he didn't think it would hurt Stacy more, Andrew would kick Rob's ass the first chance he got.
"Andrew, I... I feel like everything's falling apart for me," Stacy whined into his chest, sniffling slightly.
"I know, but everything will be fine. I promise."
Meeting his dark eyes, Stacy shrugged. "I dunno, Andrew. I mean, I just don't understand any of this. I never thought Rob would hurt me like this. I can't even believe I trusted him enough to where he could hurt me. I promised myself I'd never trust anyone after..."
"Me?" Andrew questioned, remembering their past.
Looking down at her feet, Stacy didn't reply.
"Look, Stace, you have no clue how horrible I feel for the way I treated you. Apologizing isn't going to change any of our history, and I know what I a complete jackass I was. All I can do is tell you that if I could change it, I would."
"Andrew, don't even worry about that now. If I held grudges, I wouldn't have any friends."
Pulling her in for another hug, Andrew wrapped his arm around Stacy's shoulders as he started walking slowly. "Come on, let's go for a walk."
Nodding, Stacy picked up her pace to keep in step with the big man.
*~*~*
Sitting on plane, Rob closed his eyes and thought back to better times for him. First, he was happy in ECW, working with some of his best friends, and having a huge crush on a woman he thought never noticed him, then he went to the WWE, made new friends, found a great girlfriend in Stacy, and won numerous titles. After all of that, he should've been one of the happiest men on the planet, but he wasn't. He wasn't happy by any means. When he thought of the things he was going through, random song lyrics popped into his head. It was almost like his life was one of those sad songs people listen to when they're in bad moods. The first one that always popped into his head was 'Cold and Empty' by Kid Rock. Grabbing his notebook out of his bag, he scribbled down the chorus to the song:
~ And this whole world seems~ ~Cold and empty~ ~Someone please turn on the lights~ ~Lord if theres an angel you could send me~ ~I could use one here tonight~
He felt so alone, even though he was surrounded by people all the time. Stacy and Dawn were the only people to ever really understand him and what he was like. And now that he'd lost them, he felt completely numb, like there was nothing else to him. But, when he thought of his relationship with Stacy, another song lyric popped into his head, this one from the Vertical Horizon song, 'Everything You Want'. Sighing, he also jotted part of that song down:
~I am everything you want~ ~I am everything you need~ ~I am everything inside of you that you wish you could be~ ~I say all the right things, at exactly the right time~ ~But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why~
He could almost imagine Stacy repeating those words to him. She was everything he wanted and needed in a woman. She was beautiful, kind, smart, and very talented, yet, she didn't mean anything to him. Well, at least not in the way he needed the love of his life to. Dawn, on the other hand, Dawn wasn't what he had expected himself to want, and she certainly wasn't what he thought he needed, but she meant the world to him.
Dawn and Stacy were complete and total opposites, yet they were the two most important and confusing things in Rob's life. They were both beautiful, in different ways, they were both kind, but when it came to their personality, Stacy was sweet and innocent, while Dawn was more wild and fiesty. He didn't know if maybe that was where his feelings for Dawn had come from -- her wild, sexy side. But, that wasn't all there was to her. She was very intelligent, and a total sweetheart.
"Grrrrrrr," Rob grumbled, smacking himself in the head. He'd made up his decision already, now all that was left to do, was have a little talk with *her* in New York City. Hopefully, he would work everything out once and for all.
*~*~*
"It's so pretty out tonight," Stacy commented.
Nodding, Andrew grabbed a hold of Stacy's hand and pulled her over to a set of swings sitting in the park where they'd just walked to.
Walking ahead, Stacy sat down on the first swing, grabbing hold of the chains holding it in place.
Slowly, Andrew pushed the swing Stacy was on, staring up at the sky at the same time.
"Andrew..."
"Yeah?"
"Do you find Dawn attractive?"
Eyeing the tiny blonde curiously, Andrew shrugged, though Stacy couldn't see him. "Why?"
"Just wondering," Stacy replied, leaning her head back to meet Andrew's eyes. "It's okay if you do think she's attractive. I'm just trying to get a guy's insight into this whole situation."
"Well, yeah, Dawn's gorgeous, but to me, she's nothing compared to you."
Her eyes widening, Stacy stepped off the swing and turned to face Andrew.
Mentally smacking himself, Andrew realized how his comment must've sounded to Stacy. "I just mean, I know you much better than I know Dawn, and if I were Rob, I would've chosen you without a second thought." Yeah, that sounded so much better.
"Andrew, that's really sweet of you. It makes me feel a lot better. Thank you."
Wow, she must not have taken it the way he thought she might. He didn't want her thinking he was coming on to her at a time like this. She was heartbroken, and the last thing she needed was someone like him, someone who'd treated her horribly when they'd dated, coming on to her.
Smiling, Andrew nodded. "So, you feel better now?"
Nodding, Stacy smiled. "I really do. Thanks so much for everything, Andrew. You're a really good friend," Smiling again, she stood up and walked over to him, giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Um... I'm kind of tired, can we go back to the hotel now?"
"Yeah," Andrew told her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders as they started to walk.
*~*~*
Sighing, Rob dropped his bags in his hotel room, letting himself fall onto his large, comfortable bed. After the whole confusing night, all he wanted to do was get a good night's sleep. Though, he was sure that wasn't going to happen. He had too much on his mind to get a good night's sleep. Breaking up with Stacy, kissing Dawn, meeting *her* the next day... his mind was jumbled with thoughts. Closing his eyes, his ran his hands over his face. "Tomorrow... tomorrow everything will get worked out," He mumbled to himself before falling into an uncomfortable sleep.
**** I personally am not very proud of this chapter. It's not one of my better ones, but still... I hope you all enjoy it.