Chapter 27
Mandy's POV
I had to tell Adam everything. If I didn't, I knew I would lose him forever. I figured I would head over to his hotel after Raw. After my match, I called Chris and he came back to my room to talk to me for a while.
"How much are you going to take from him?" he asked. I looked at him not quite sure what he meant. "Mandy, you've told me everything, and what you haven't told me Adam has. I know about what happened when you first told him you loved him. I know about the drugs and I know how he is treating you now. How much are you going to take?" I hadn't really thought about it before.
"I don't know. I just...I don't know." I stated as I sat down next to Chris. I could feel his eyes on me as we sat in silence for a while.
"I didn't want to leave you there..." he started. I closed my eyes.
"Please Chris, let's not start this up again."
"I want you to know, okay? You never got an explanation. Here it is, I was still with Jess at the time. It was hard. We were separated and I was devastated. I figured I had ruined everything. My lifestyle didn't allow us to be together anyway and I figured she would use that to take my son away from me. I decided that I should cut back on my traveling while everything was going on, so I decided to train some of the kids at OVW. When I saw you there, I immediately knew I wanted you. For six weeks I trained with you and got as close to you as I could. I honestly never thought I would ever be with you, but when you expressed interest I took advantage. Never did I think that someone could compare to Jess, but when I woke up the next morning and you were sleeping next to me, I was scared at how quickly I had forgotten Jess. I didn't know what to do. I had to get away from you, I had to go back to Jess. I never meant to hurt you, but she was my wife."
"I never even saw you again, until I came here." I stated. He shook his head. "I really thought I loved you. For those six weeks I kept thinking, this is it, you found what you were looking for. Then I gave myself to you and I woke up the next morning alone. I put my clothes back on and waited for a while. You didn't come back. I went back to OVW that morning and they said you had gone back to Florida to be with your wife, your WIFE! HA! I didn't even know you were still married. You had told me it was over. Well, looking at it now, I guess it was, but still."
"I know, that's why I'm trying to apologize to you. Just so we are clear though, I thought I loved you too. That is what scared me the most. It was too soon. Jess and I had a son together. I felt like I was throwing my life away."
"Why are men so afraid of love?" I asked as I turned away from him. "When I told Adam I loved him, he ran away from me too." Chris came up behind me and put his hands on my bare shoulders. He ran his hands down the length of my arms and back up, his touch sending chills down my spine.
"I don't know," he whispered, "But I'd be a fool if I didn't tell you how stupid I was and how lucky Adam is now that he finally has you." I turned around and was met by his starry blue gaze. I remember looking into his eyes before and feeling as if a cold unreachable heart backed his icy stare. I knew better now. "Do you love me?"
"How can you ask me that? How can you criticize Adam for doing some of the same things you have done?" I asked. He didn't really answer me.
"I love you! Come with me. We can be together for real this time." He whispered longingly. I pulled away.
"Right now, I have to go talk to Adam," I stated leaving him standing in my locker room.
Mandy's POV
I had to tell Adam everything. If I didn't, I knew I would lose him forever. I figured I would head over to his hotel after Raw. After my match, I called Chris and he came back to my room to talk to me for a while.
"How much are you going to take from him?" he asked. I looked at him not quite sure what he meant. "Mandy, you've told me everything, and what you haven't told me Adam has. I know about what happened when you first told him you loved him. I know about the drugs and I know how he is treating you now. How much are you going to take?" I hadn't really thought about it before.
"I don't know. I just...I don't know." I stated as I sat down next to Chris. I could feel his eyes on me as we sat in silence for a while.
"I didn't want to leave you there..." he started. I closed my eyes.
"Please Chris, let's not start this up again."
"I want you to know, okay? You never got an explanation. Here it is, I was still with Jess at the time. It was hard. We were separated and I was devastated. I figured I had ruined everything. My lifestyle didn't allow us to be together anyway and I figured she would use that to take my son away from me. I decided that I should cut back on my traveling while everything was going on, so I decided to train some of the kids at OVW. When I saw you there, I immediately knew I wanted you. For six weeks I trained with you and got as close to you as I could. I honestly never thought I would ever be with you, but when you expressed interest I took advantage. Never did I think that someone could compare to Jess, but when I woke up the next morning and you were sleeping next to me, I was scared at how quickly I had forgotten Jess. I didn't know what to do. I had to get away from you, I had to go back to Jess. I never meant to hurt you, but she was my wife."
"I never even saw you again, until I came here." I stated. He shook his head. "I really thought I loved you. For those six weeks I kept thinking, this is it, you found what you were looking for. Then I gave myself to you and I woke up the next morning alone. I put my clothes back on and waited for a while. You didn't come back. I went back to OVW that morning and they said you had gone back to Florida to be with your wife, your WIFE! HA! I didn't even know you were still married. You had told me it was over. Well, looking at it now, I guess it was, but still."
"I know, that's why I'm trying to apologize to you. Just so we are clear though, I thought I loved you too. That is what scared me the most. It was too soon. Jess and I had a son together. I felt like I was throwing my life away."
"Why are men so afraid of love?" I asked as I turned away from him. "When I told Adam I loved him, he ran away from me too." Chris came up behind me and put his hands on my bare shoulders. He ran his hands down the length of my arms and back up, his touch sending chills down my spine.
"I don't know," he whispered, "But I'd be a fool if I didn't tell you how stupid I was and how lucky Adam is now that he finally has you." I turned around and was met by his starry blue gaze. I remember looking into his eyes before and feeling as if a cold unreachable heart backed his icy stare. I knew better now. "Do you love me?"
"How can you ask me that? How can you criticize Adam for doing some of the same things you have done?" I asked. He didn't really answer me.
"I love you! Come with me. We can be together for real this time." He whispered longingly. I pulled away.
"Right now, I have to go talk to Adam," I stated leaving him standing in my locker room.