Never Say Never

Chapter Nine

Monday evening was tense. The writers had decided to let everything about the draft be random. As it looked right now Paul was going to be on Smackdown with a yet to be named general manager.

"What are you thinking about?" Lorelei asked breaking the silence. She couldn't take it anymore.

"I'm going to Smackdown tomorrow," Paul said. "Away from the few friends I have, and for all we know Stephanie could be the general manager."

"Paul, don't worry about Stephanie. She's just jealous. I'm betting she didn't want anything to do with you before we got together. She wants the kind of relationship we have," Lorelei told him.

Paul smiled slightly. The last few weeks Lorelei had come to figure out what to say and when to say it. He was amazed at just how close they had gotten. He was even beginning to get used to her and Shawn hanging out together, although he still didn't like it. "What are you thinking?"

"All the friends I've made are on Raw. I've only met the Smackdown guys once. I don't want to be one of the only women backstage. It isn't worth the trouble it could cause," Lorelei admitted. She was beginning to like having Amy and Trish around to talk about things she wasn't comfortable telling Paul or Shawn. She knew how many problems Paul would have if there were only guys for her to hang out with too.

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The next morning was just as tense as the previous evening, which was becoming unusual between the couple. They hadn't felt this much tension in weeks.

"What do you want to do?" Lorelei asked.

Paul raised an eyebrow causing Lorelei to smile. "You really had to ask," Paul smirked.

"Anything except that," Lorelei told him. "I have a good feeling you won't be going anywhere today, and we'll need to celebrate later."

"Fine, fine," Paul gave in, "I guess we could go shopping." He regretted the words as soon as they left his mouth. Lorelei lit up like a child at Christmas.

"That's a good idea," she said before he could change his mind.

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When Stephanie heard that Kurt Angle got the job that was supposed to be hers she was angry. She was supposed to be in charge of Smackdown and she would finally drive that little tramp out of Paul's life.

She decided she would have to convince Eric Bischoff that he needed to do anything to get Paul back on Raw, then for herself to be his right hand. It was going to take every ounce of charm she had to accomplish her goals, but she was ready for the challenge. She would have him back.

Stephanie left Eric's office a while later. Convincing Eric that he needed Paul on Raw had been easy, as she expected, but she had to use every ounce of feminine charm to convince Eric to give her a role on Raw. She wasn't ashamed of anything she did; the ends justify the means.

She couldn't wait to get that little tart out of his life. She had two friends that wouldn't mind to help with that either. She couldn't wait until Stacy and Jackie helped her get what she wanted.

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About twenty minutes into their shopping trip Paul was regretting the idea. Lorelei was almost as much of a shop-a-holic as Stephanie was, but was more selective on what she bought.

"Paul what would you say if I said I wanted to be a wrestler?" Lorelei asked carefully while the pair were eating lunch.

"Why would you want to be a wrestler?" he asked. That was the last thing he expected to hear from the petite woman in front of him.

"Because I watched as a little girl and I always wanted to do it. At first I wanted to be like Miss Elizabeth. Sometime when I was probably in junior high I wanted to actually wrestle," Lorelei admitted. "It was something my father could never take away from me. You're the first person I've told about it"

"How was he so creepy as you say?" Paul asked. He wanted to know how quickly he needed to kill the man. He had seen a couple scars but nothing else.

"Normally he was verbally and emotionally abusive. He like to ignore me a lot too. He didn't hit me more than any other parent would hit their child," Lorelei said. "The man was impossible to please, so don't be surprised if he tries to hit you up for more money since I'm such a good wife and all."

"If you don't mind me asking what happened to your mother?" Paul asked. She hadn't ever told him about the woman.

"My mom died of cancer when I was seven. My dad, though controlling, was almost normal until then," Lorelei told him. It still hurt to talk about her mother, but it didn't feel as bad as it used to.

"I'm sorry," Paul told her.

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Later that evening while Paul and Lorelei ware eating dinner Paul's cell phone rang.

"I'm back on Raw," Paul said after he hung up. He was extremely excited. He knew the in ring and out of the ring issues with Shawn weren't over. They could be civil as needed, but he liked being able to beat the hell out of the man in the ring.

"You really are?" Lorelei asked amazed. She had never gotten an answer about her question earlier, but wasn't going to push it. "Evolution is actually whole."

"Evolution was always whole no one ever doubted that," Paul said giving his wife a kiss.

"Sure you didn't," Lorelei smirked.

Paul had a brilliant idea. "Stephanie's been pushing the writers to make a female member of Evolution. Ric and I can train you and pull a few strings, but you can be the female in question," Paul said.

Lorelei looked at him for a minute. She couldn't believe what he was telling her. She could actually be a wrestler. Paul believed in her.

"It won't be easy, but I've seen you punch the punching bag at home and the incident with Stephanie. I think you could actually do it. I think you'll love it," Paul said.

Lorelei didn't know what to say. She was still in shock that someone actually believed in her. No one had believed in her since her mother died thirteen years ago. "I didn't think you would say that," Lorelei quietly admitted. She could only give him a hug. She wouldn't be able to this without him.

Paul saw the happiness and surprise in his wife's eyes. He knew she wasn't used to support. He was happy that she was happy. It'd been a long time since he cared about anyone else's happiness as much as he did hers. "I'm taking that as a yes," Paul said smiling.

"If you'll help me, I will," Lorelei said. She was finally getting over the shock.

Paul saw a jewelry store across the way and had a brilliant idea. He remembered almost six weeks ago when she was disappointed that she wouldn't be able to plan he own wedding. He knew exactly what he wanted to do. He couldn't wait to put his plan into action.

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Sunday at the house show Lorelei began her in ring training. It took her all of ten minutes to figure out, that even thought Paul was right about it being difficult, she loved it already.

After a couple hours she was completely exhausted and practically starved to death. She wanted to eat and sleep. 'A massage would be nice too,' she thought. She made a note to tell Paul later.

She went back to the Evolution locker room and showered and changed before she told Paul she was heading to catering. She was afraid if she didn't eat soon she would pass out or something.

After she finished eating she decided there was a couch in the Evolution locker room that was calling her name. It was even more tempting now than it was before.

She was leaving catering when she ran into Jackie and Stacy. She'd heard from the other divas that they were pretty close to Stephanie.

"Was what Steph said true?" Jackie asked.

"Stephanie's said a lot of things. You need to be a little more specific," Lorelei said. She felt like screaming at the mention of the other woman.

"About you being bought like a common whore," Stacy supplied.

"I'm not the woman who lets men like Andrew walk all over me. You've probably slept with half the males in the company," Lorelei said.

"And she actually thinks that she has class," Jackie told Stacy.

"Whatever I don't have to deal with you right now," Lorelei said trying to move past the tow divas. However, Stacy and Jackie didn't move.

Lorelei really didn't want to get into another fight, especially when the sides weren't even. "Look, I'm trying to get through so please move," Lorelei demanded.

"What since you sucker punched Steph you think you can take us now?" Stacy demanded.

Individually Lorelei didn't doubt that she could take either of the divas, but she wasn't sure about the two of them together. She wasn't up to testing it right now either. She tried again, unsuccessfully to get past the divas.

"Look we both know you're a little slut, and for Paul to miss that he'd have to be stupid. All you probably are to him is an easy lay," Stacy said.

"He's going to realize he still loves Stephanie and kick you to the curb like the piece of trash you are," Jackie said.

Lorelei couldn't take it anymore. She swung rather wildly at Jackie but still made enough contact to send the blond sprawling on the floor. Jackie looked up in shock for a moment.

As Lorelei hit Jackie, Stacy swung at Lorelei hitting the shorter woman in the eye. Soon it escalated into an all out brawl, and though not necessarily winning Lorelei was holding her own against the two blond divas.

A few minutes later Lorelei felt a strong pair of arms pulling her back. She knew immediately that it was Paul and stopped swinging, though she was still struggling against his grasp.

"What in the hell is going on here?" a voice boomed causing the woman to stop trying to get at each other.

"She started it," Jackie and Stacy said implicating Lorelei.

"After you two called me a whore, slut and piece of trash in that order," Lorelei defended herself. "You guys confronted me."

Vince looked at his former son-in-law. "I hope you know what you have on your hands," he said before turning his attention back to the women.

"I never want to see you fighting again. Paul please take Lorelei back to your locker room," Vince said.

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Lorelei spend much of the rest of the evening on the leather couch, which turned out to be as comfortable as she thought it would be, with ice on her face. The weaker women had gotten a couple of good shots in busting her lip and of course there was Stacy's initial shot to the eye.

"When are you ever going to learn," Paul teased. "You did have the two bimbos though."

"I'm not going to let them walk all over me. I gave them a chance to let me leave twice before I hit one of them," Lorelei said not moving. Paul just smiled at her. All it took was a little confidence and she as already a hell raiser.

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