Chapter 24
Chris's POV
"Jess, we're here!" I yelled into the house that I used to share with my ex, Jessica, and my son Ash. She came out of the kitchen wiping her hands on a towel. Mandy stood with Danny behind me. I could tell she felt uncomfortable.
"Well I see that you big idiot," She teased and smiled at us. Despite being divorced, Jess and I still had a very good relationship. She greeted me with a kiss on the cheek and introduced herself to Mandy. Danny had met Jess and Ash before.
"So, where is Ash?" I asked sitting on the couch and putting my feet on the coffee table.
"He is up getting ready. He is very excited about meeting his favorite wrestler today so he wants to look extra special," She stated. We both smiled and turned our gaze to Mandy. Ash had been a very faithful fan of Mandy's since she first entered the WWE. I'm sure it had something to do with testosterone, but being eight, I wasn't concerned. Ash made his way into the room looking mighty dressed up for going to an amusement park.
"Hey kid, ready to go?" I asked as he sat next to me. He didn't answer me he just stared over at Mandy with a goofy looking grin on his face. "Ah yes, Mandy, meet my son Ash."
"Hi Ash, I'm Mandy McCarthy," Mandy offered but he interrupted her.
"Mandy McCarthy, 24 years old from Etters, Pennsylvania but currently residing in Tampa. Current story lines include holding the women's championship and tagging with my dad. Your sister is Missy McCarthy who you left over on Smackdown with Brock, a past onscreen love interest. Trust me, I know who you are!" he explained as he shook her hand. I couldn't help but laugh a bit.
"Impressive, but you left out everything about Ohio Valley and my earlier days with the company," She smiled as he blushed a bit.
"Hi Ash!" Danny chimed in. it was well known to many that Danny had a huge crush on Ash since the day they first met. He gave her a slight wave. We arrived at the park a few minutes later and Ash took Danny on a few rides leaving Mandy and I some time to talk between the occasional autograph request.
"I want to apologize to you," I started. Mandy was sitting cross from me at a picnic table while Ash and Danny rode the pirate ship. She was wearing a black tee shirt with tan shorts and dark sunglasses which she currently had sitting on top of her head pulling her hair out of her face. She looked quite beautiful.
"For what?" She questioned. I looked down at my hands nervously.
"For Ohio Valley." She didn't say anything for a while. I looked up to see if I could read an expression from her face. I couldn't. She looked over at me, but not quite in anger, yet not with forgiveness either.
"We shouldn't get into that here," She finally stated but I pressed on.
"Did you ever tell Adam?" I asked. She shook her head no. I'm sure not many people did know. If they did, I certainly wasn't the one to tell them. I had told exactly three people one being my ex-wife and the other two being my best friends but I'm sure they didn't remember. It had been three years since it happened. "You don't tell each other much do you?"
"Not as much as we probably should." Just then Ash and Danny ran up to us.
"We want to ride the tilt-a-whirl. Will you guys ride with us?" Ash asked. Mandy shook her head yes and took his outstretched hand. Danny grabbed mine and we made our way over to the line.
Chris's POV
"Jess, we're here!" I yelled into the house that I used to share with my ex, Jessica, and my son Ash. She came out of the kitchen wiping her hands on a towel. Mandy stood with Danny behind me. I could tell she felt uncomfortable.
"Well I see that you big idiot," She teased and smiled at us. Despite being divorced, Jess and I still had a very good relationship. She greeted me with a kiss on the cheek and introduced herself to Mandy. Danny had met Jess and Ash before.
"So, where is Ash?" I asked sitting on the couch and putting my feet on the coffee table.
"He is up getting ready. He is very excited about meeting his favorite wrestler today so he wants to look extra special," She stated. We both smiled and turned our gaze to Mandy. Ash had been a very faithful fan of Mandy's since she first entered the WWE. I'm sure it had something to do with testosterone, but being eight, I wasn't concerned. Ash made his way into the room looking mighty dressed up for going to an amusement park.
"Hey kid, ready to go?" I asked as he sat next to me. He didn't answer me he just stared over at Mandy with a goofy looking grin on his face. "Ah yes, Mandy, meet my son Ash."
"Hi Ash, I'm Mandy McCarthy," Mandy offered but he interrupted her.
"Mandy McCarthy, 24 years old from Etters, Pennsylvania but currently residing in Tampa. Current story lines include holding the women's championship and tagging with my dad. Your sister is Missy McCarthy who you left over on Smackdown with Brock, a past onscreen love interest. Trust me, I know who you are!" he explained as he shook her hand. I couldn't help but laugh a bit.
"Impressive, but you left out everything about Ohio Valley and my earlier days with the company," She smiled as he blushed a bit.
"Hi Ash!" Danny chimed in. it was well known to many that Danny had a huge crush on Ash since the day they first met. He gave her a slight wave. We arrived at the park a few minutes later and Ash took Danny on a few rides leaving Mandy and I some time to talk between the occasional autograph request.
"I want to apologize to you," I started. Mandy was sitting cross from me at a picnic table while Ash and Danny rode the pirate ship. She was wearing a black tee shirt with tan shorts and dark sunglasses which she currently had sitting on top of her head pulling her hair out of her face. She looked quite beautiful.
"For what?" She questioned. I looked down at my hands nervously.
"For Ohio Valley." She didn't say anything for a while. I looked up to see if I could read an expression from her face. I couldn't. She looked over at me, but not quite in anger, yet not with forgiveness either.
"We shouldn't get into that here," She finally stated but I pressed on.
"Did you ever tell Adam?" I asked. She shook her head no. I'm sure not many people did know. If they did, I certainly wasn't the one to tell them. I had told exactly three people one being my ex-wife and the other two being my best friends but I'm sure they didn't remember. It had been three years since it happened. "You don't tell each other much do you?"
"Not as much as we probably should." Just then Ash and Danny ran up to us.
"We want to ride the tilt-a-whirl. Will you guys ride with us?" Ash asked. Mandy shook her head yes and took his outstretched hand. Danny grabbed mine and we made our way over to the line.