Her Father's Daughter
December 17th, 2010
He was serious. The paper fell from her hands and onto the kitchen counter of her home-the home she shared with Matt. Her hands shook, and she raised them to her mouth. A sense of desperation took over her, and her heart pounded frantically against her chest. Taking a breath, she held the paper and reread it. Nothing had changed. Her eyes scanned it once more.
Lita,
I'm sending you this as a courtesy. I'm currently writing this on Wednesday, the 16th. I will be at consecutive house shows for the next couple days. I will be home on Sunday the 20th. You can stay at the house until that day. When I come home I don't want you there. We can decide who keeps the furniture and whatever later. There is a preliminary court hearing on the 21st at 3:30 p.m. It is to decide who Jessica will remain with during the trial. I suggest you get yourself a good lawyer, but even that won't help you. Face it Li, you're going to lose this thing. It would be less of a strain to Jessica if you just gave it up. Call my lawyer and give him a number you can be reached at.
-M. Hardy
Lita slammed the paper onto the table, her eyes burning with unshed tears. 'I can't believe him! He's going to fight me for custody of Jess…' Her hand crushed into a fist, crumpling the paper. Indignation faded quickly into anxiety. Three days to pack up all of her clothes and leave. How was she going to explain this to Jessica? To Tara? A sob ripped from her throat, and she bit down on her lip to stop anymore from escaping, but it was a losing battle from the start.
A sense of helplessness suddenly claimed her. 'What if… What if he gets Jessica?' the thought occurred to her, and she couldn't hold back the tears anymore. They filled her eyes and trickled down her face. Her breaths were jagged, her nose becoming runny. Lita pressed a hand to her mouth as another sob racked her body. 'How can he do this to me? I didn't cheat on him! He has no right to try and take Jessica away! I know I screwed up, not telling him that Tara wasn't his, but I didn't want to ruin our relationship…' her thoughts trailed off into another round of sobs.
'How am I going to do this?' she asked herself minutes later, a tissue clutched tight in her hand. 'I know I'll eventually have to tell everyone about Tara, but I don't exactly want to broadcast this out to everyone,' she set her head on her arms. 'I don't know what I need to do… Sure, I need a lawyer, but how… I can't even bring myself to think about the court,' she shivered, wrapping her arms around herself. She looked around the house, and felt another chill curl around her. She had to move everything of hers out in two days. The redhead felt another salty tear travel down her face. She felt like she was violating Matt's space in the house now. 48 hours in the house seemed too short to recollect all of the wonderful memories, and too long to spend in a house that wasn't hers anymore.
'Where are we going to go?' Lita asked herself suddenly. She had dropped everything for the marriage, including her own property. If she moved back with her parents, there would only be thousands and thousands of questions. Nearly all of her friends were with the WWE, and if she was honest, none of them were truly good at keeping secrets-and as much as she berated herself for it, she couldn't bring herself to trust any of them with this.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to her, and she didn't stop to consider it. She needed someone here with her, and at the moment he seemed to be the best prospect. Perhaps she would regret it later, but she grasped the phone and dialed a number that she was surprised she still knew.
"Hello?" his voice was laid-back and calm.
"C-Chris?" she asked, her voice wavering.
"Yeah…" he replied, and she could tell he knew her voice, but couldn't place it. The redhead opened her mouth, only to have a sob come out. Against her own will, she burst into tears.
"It's me, Lita… I don't know what to do, Chris," her voice bordered on panic. "I told Matt, and now he wants custody of Jessica!"
There was a long pause on the other end of the phone. "Are you at his house?" Chris asked finally.
"Yes…" she answered shakily.
"Hang tight. I'll be there in five," the dial tone sounded in her hear. Lita hung up the phone and placed it on the counter slowly. She tried to think about the letter rationally.
A few seconds later, she buried her face in her arms and cried for all she was worth.
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Author's Note: Yes, finally an update! I hope you guys liked! Please review!