Obviously, my Jeff sighting shook me to my very core. And, it's what was on my mind on the flight back to the WWE. They had RAW today in Boston, Mass, and I was going up there to be apart of the card. God only knew what was in store for me, I had no idea. Was I going to be going face to face with Amy? Would the Destiny/Lita angle pick right back up? Or, would I ease into it, keeping this tag team alive?
The two hour flight was long, and I, along with Matt, were very ancy. Neither of us could sit still. I had him on my lap and we looked out the window at the coast as we flew over what we drove down just two weeks ago. It seemed so different from this point of view.
I had gotten so many voice mails on my phone from many of the superstars. Everyone was waiting for me to come back, and waiting to see what would happen when I did. They were all so convinced I would attack Amy the second I saw her. They thought they knew me so well. In reality, no one knew me. Not many knew the true me. I opened up to a very few people. I had with Matt, but things started to level out with us, and I hadn't spoken much to him. Jay knew about me, Paul and Stephanie knew me, and Jeff knew me. Once upon a time he knew me.
The plane touched ground in Boston, and I ran off it. No one met me at the airport, I didn't really tell anyone what flight I'd be taking. I got my things and rented a car. It was around two when I got there and before anything, I had to meet with Vince. Something I didn't want to do, but knew I had to.
Vince had called me setting up a meeting at some outdoor cafe and told me how to get there from the airport. When I arrived, he was sitting there drinking coffee. I sat across from him with Matthew in the chair next to me.
"He's looking well." Vince said.
"Thank you." I replied.
"Now that you're back, I have to warn you about some things."
"I know Vince, I know." I said. "I have an idea, I want to run it by you."
"Really?" He asked. I proceeded to tell him my idea. He seemed interested in what I was saying. "How can I trust you with this? How do I know you won't take advantage of this?"
"What about her?" I asked.
"I am asking you."
"You can be sure it's just business. And, after the pay-per-view, it'll be over with."
"It would be your ideas on how to bring it about, but I know that this match, it has to happen. I don't want to deal with her anymore."
"And dropping the belt is something your comfortable with?" He asked.
"I'll do whatever it takes to make sure I don't have to cross paths with her." I answered.
"I will take it into consideration. Run it by our writers, see what we can come up with. As for tonight, find Chris, you have a Tag Team Title match against Adam and Jay. See you at the arena."
Boy, Chris Jericho and Destiny vs. Edge and Christian. Wonderful. I wasn't looking forward to it, but really didn't mind it. I was getting back into the ring, and this would promise to be a good match. We knew each other inside out, there was nothing we couldn't do.
I had some time to kill before going to the arena, and I didn't want to run into anyone until I got there. I ordered something to eat, a sandwich, from the cafe and split it with Matthew. I sat there thinking about all that happened to me before Tampa, and all that could happen to me after. Live for the moment. It's what I kept telling myself over and over again.
I looked at my watch, everyone would be showing up now at the arena. Before the show was the best time to talk about your match, and I had to catch up with Adam, Jay, and Chris. I drove to the arena, and when I saw it, started to drive around it. I drove past the parking lot used by the superstars and saw a lot of familiar faces walking inside. I took a deep breath and looked at my baby.
"Ready?" I asked him.
He smiled and nodded at me. With that, I drove into the parking lot. No one was walking in when I got out of my car. I had my bag with me full of my ring gear and walked on in. First, I saw stage managers and crew and they were all happy to see me. They directed to me to the locker room everyone was hanging out in. I thanked them and took a deep breath before going in.
"Oh, my God, she lives." Adam said. He ran to me and gave me a hug. Everyone walked to me.
"My baby." Paul said to me. "It was too long."
"You're telling me." I said. I put my things down.
"Let me see my boy." Matt said picking his son up.
"He missed you." I told Matt.
"I was away from him too long." I smiled looking at them.
"We have to get into this match." Chris told me. "Get your hellos in now, and we have to talk about what we're going to do." I nodded.
"How are you feeling?" Adam asked. "Healed?"
"Yeah, I think I'm going to be ok." I answered.
Adam smiled. "You have no idea how happy I am to hear that." He put his arm around me and we filed out. Chris, Jay, Adam, and myself sat in our own room to talk about the match.
"Vince told me he wanted to concentrate on this team." Chris told me. "He's going to involve us in a lot of matches and a lot of storylines. He said he thinks this team can be pretty strong." I nodded. "This match, I think, should really test the team. We should go to that ring and really get everyone's attention. They know what we can do, they know we're good. This match should test it."
"Ok. We can do that." Jay said. "Give you a run for your money."
"Didn't Vince hint he wanted to keep a feud here going?" Adam asked.
"Maybe. I think he said start after the pay-per-view. Get it going into the next one." Chris answered. "But, we have to make this one stand out so when we do kick into it, we can go back to this match, and people will remember."
Made sense. And, a feud going with the four of us would be a good one. We know each other so well that we can go out there and say a lot of things and it would all be ok. We could put on one hell of a match. I was ready and willing to hear out what they wanted to do in this match. Lets turn it up a notch, lets get in there and lets us be us. Lets not hold back. We wanted to get inside that ring and really put on a show. We weren't going to hold up for anyone.
We left the room when the match was cemented inside our heads. I had a clear idea on what was going on, and I knew what my job was in the ring. I went back to the locker room to change. It was my time to get into that mood, and I left everyone alone so I could stretch and get a clear head. It felt good to stretch, I hadn't really done much on my suspension. And, I needed to get back into the loop.
As I was stretching, Jay came around the corner and pinched my butt. I stood up and looked at him funny.
"Please, don't give me that look." He said backing away. "You ready for this?"
"I was born ready, Jay." I answered. "It'll be just like riding a bike. Something that you know no matter how long of a time you're away from it."
"I know you'll do just fine." He told me. He brought me close to him and kissed the top of my head.
I jumped up and down waiting in the gorilla area with Chris. Our music was about to hit. It was a while since I heard my music, and when it hit, it sent chills up my spine. Chris and I walked out together with the Tag Team Titles, and me still sporting the Women's Title. The fans freaked out when they saw me. It brought a tear to my eye. Chris grabbed a mike.
"Hell yeah!" He yelled. "It's been awhile since these titles have been defended. But I think you people are more happy to see Destiny, my tag team partner, back in action!" The fans went nuts. Chris handed me the mic. I was put on the spot.
"Wow." I said looking around. "It feels incredibly great to be able to walk down that ramp, into this ring, and stand here in front of you people. There is no feeling like it in the world. And, I'm sorry I let certain things get the best of me, and that you the fans, were cheated because of it. But, things won't be like that anymore. You're going to see a new Destiny from here on out. I promise to not disappoint any of you. Because this is all about you, the fans."
My on the spot speech made a pretty big impact. The fans stood up and chanted my name for a good solid minute before Edge and Christian's music started. Chris and I got ready as the two entered the ring. The four of us had a big stare down which broke when Chris and I started throwing right hands.
We got the upper hand quickly. It was going to start out seeming as if we had this match one off the spot. We made tags in and out as we beat on Adam, isolating him from his partner. Getting him as close as arms reach before pulling him away. It became a joke, and the fans ate it up. We walked all over Adam, and it didn't become a challenge anymore. We got too cocky, and Adam made a comeback on me. He pulled a spear out of no where which got me down.
He crawled to Jay who came in quick and got to me before I could make my tag. The tables turned, and I was the one having mind games played on me. Jay got me in a headlock and starting talking to me, making me laugh. I made a come back, breaking the hold and tagging in Chris. He rallied up the crowd on Jay and then a double team hit. I got on the top rope and hit a Corkscrew on both Adam and Jay.
That's where the match really picked up. I was going up top left and right, Chris was springing himself off the ropes all over the place, Adam was using his in ring skills and tossing us all over the place, and Jay was using his ring presence to get the crowd on their feet. We were using our best qualities to the up most fullest in this match.
About half way through the match, I got really emotional. I got Adam in a snap suplex and, for some reason, the fans really reacted to it. When I stood up after doing it, I sort of chocked up a bit. I took a step back and looked at them and smiled. I pounded my first on my chest and raised it high and they went wild. My heart was in this fully.
Adam came back and got me ready for a powerbomb, but he told me as he was lifting me up to reverse it into a Hurricanrana. I did just that, and again, the fans reacted. I got him with a few clotheslines before he knocked me flat with one of his own. He threw me into the ropes and hit me with a spinning heel kick, and I ate some boot. I could taste blood, but spit onto the matt and kept going. I got Adam down and started crawling for Chris.
I made the tag in and Adam got his tag off. He and Jay had it out and he tagged me back in. I was ready to end it. Adam came running in and Chris came in after him. I pointed to Chris and he nodded, we put on stereo Walls Of Jericho's and both men tapped out. We won our match.
I was so happy that I was back here, that when we won, I sort of started crying. I hugged Chris tightly, and he knew I had gotten pretty emotional here. Adam and Jay dropped face for a little and patted my back as I was still in Chris's arms. When I pulled away, I raised the tight high, and everyone could see my face, and see I had been crying.
"This is what it's all about!" I yelled pointing them. The first row heard me, and I think the mic's picked it up.
"A very emotional Destiny makes her return here on Monday Night RAW." JR said. "Making it known tonight it's all about the fans."
"Indeed." King added.
Chris and I walked back up the ramp hand in hand. We stopped on the stage and raised our hands high. Amy walked on the ramp and the crowd booed. I turned and saw her there. Chris came close to me, but then back away. I walked right up to her and looked her in the eyes. The fans knew something would happen. Everyone backstage was so sure I would crack. After a few minutes of staring, I just shook my head and laughed.
"You're not worth it." I told her and went backstage with Chris leaving her alone.
"You handled yourself well." He told me with a hug.
"The bitch is back!" Dwayne yelled coming my way.
"She sure is." Adam answered. "Back and better than ever."
"Destiny, we're going out tomorrow." Stephanie told me walking up to everyone.
"Hey, Steph, nice to see ya." Chris joked.
"I got tied up before, so I'll make it up to ya."
"Course you were tied up!" Chris joked again. Stephanie playfully hit him.
"Yeah, sounds good to me." I said with a smile.
I was congratulated by everyone on my match. It felt great to be back in the swing of things, to get that rush. And it was an even better feeling to just walk by Amy. Treat her as if she wasn't there. But, I knew the fans wanted to see a brawl, one last fight. We'd give them one last fight. I was in the locker room, alone, when Amy came in.
"Don't worry, I'm actually not out for your head."
"Like you could get it anyway." I told her.
"Vince tells me you want to drop that pretty little belt of yours." She said. "You, the all mighty Destiny, is willing to actually lose a match."
"And the less than scum Amy is actually going to win a match. Funny how things work out."
"Right." She said rolling her eyes. "You think you can keep it cool in that match? Not let the selfish side rise up? Honey, lets face it, you and I both know the second I start to climb out for the winning climb, you're going to freak out and have to take the match as your own. And, when I do win, what makes you so sure you can actually keep your hands off me?"
"Unlike you Amy, my hands aren't everywhere."
"Right, and that's why you're a mother."
"Must you drag my son into this?" I asked. "What were you thinking?"
"Sweetheart, anything to ruin your day makes mine a hell of a lot better." She answered smugly. The way she was talking, with that confidence, that attitude made me want to kill her. But I kept it under. "So, you want to end this? You want to go two weeks full on, head on, and then after one match have it all disappear?"
"If I can't have you disappear, it's the next best thing."
"If anyone were to 'disappear' around it, it'd be you hun." She told me. "No Mercy will live up to it's name, I can assure you that." She smiled, a sly slick smile. She then slapped me across the face and left. I jumped up, but let her go.
I was out of my mind by the time the rest of the gang caught up. No Mercy would indeed live up to it's name, like Unforgiven did the month before. Everyone saw the fire in my eyes as we walked out of the arena. Matt held on to our baby, he barely let him go all night. I was walking faster than everyone, I was ahead of them.
"Will you hurry up!" I yelled back. "I want to get back to the hotel."
"Calm down, Des." Paul told me. "Where's the fire?"
"I'm tired." I answered. "Sorry, I just want to lay down." I rubbed my head.
"Something wrong?" Paul asked me. "Come back with Steph and I."
I got in the backseat of their car. I stared out the window as we drove along. Day one back started out as a great day, but that one incident in the locker room changed it all. It may have been respectful to suck up my pride with Amy. But it wasn't something I wanted to do. And it killed me inside to have to take what she gave out without giving anything back.
"I think I'm gonna go to Matt's room and check on the baby." Stephanie said. She kissed my cheek and left.
"What's wrong, hun?" Paul asked.
"Nothing, nothing. It's the fact that I can't do anything without worrying about leaving this behind."
"Amy." He said. "Being that close make you uneasy? You handled yourself well."
"Not that. We had somewhat of a conversation. And, I sucked it up, didn't jump at her. But, it hurts not being able to speak."
"Show's your the better person. A much better person." Paul told me.
"Maybe so, but I sure as hell don't feel like one." I said. I rubbed my head. Paul rubbed my shoulders.
"Destiny, you can't expect to go head first into this and feel better. It's going to take time." Paul told me. "You know what it's like when you lash out right away, and you have to learn how to just take it, and I know, it sucks."
"That's an understatement." I told him.
He put his massive arms around me and rested his head on my shoulder. "I believe you can over come whatever you set your mind to." He kissed my cheek. "You're amazing, Des, simply amazing. Whatever you do, you do ten times better than anyone I know can. When you're focused, you are on. Don't let anything ruin that about, Des, no one. Don't let her ruin what you have going for you. No one can do the things you do, no one can do them how you do them. Don't let her ruin any of that. You're too good for that."
"Thanks, Paul." I said. I gave him a hug. He leaned back on the bed and I laid beside him, my head on his chest.
"Promise me that no matter what happens, this'll never change, and you'll never get too old for it." Paul told me.
"I promise." I answered.
"Because, I still want to be able to hold my baby girl." He said.
I felt so blessed to have Paul in my life. And, moments like these reminded me of that. We had faced our problems before, and sometimes they got pretty rough, but through it all, he was still there. They say a parent is someone who is there, someone who looks out for you, comforts you, takes care of you. Paul did just that, a better father than my own.
I got up and thanked Paul, and went to my room. I feel onto my bed and looked at the ceiling. Times were changing here in the WWE. A lot was still going to change. And, as much control as I wanted to have, it seemed like I was just going along for the ride.
The two hour flight was long, and I, along with Matt, were very ancy. Neither of us could sit still. I had him on my lap and we looked out the window at the coast as we flew over what we drove down just two weeks ago. It seemed so different from this point of view.
I had gotten so many voice mails on my phone from many of the superstars. Everyone was waiting for me to come back, and waiting to see what would happen when I did. They were all so convinced I would attack Amy the second I saw her. They thought they knew me so well. In reality, no one knew me. Not many knew the true me. I opened up to a very few people. I had with Matt, but things started to level out with us, and I hadn't spoken much to him. Jay knew about me, Paul and Stephanie knew me, and Jeff knew me. Once upon a time he knew me.
The plane touched ground in Boston, and I ran off it. No one met me at the airport, I didn't really tell anyone what flight I'd be taking. I got my things and rented a car. It was around two when I got there and before anything, I had to meet with Vince. Something I didn't want to do, but knew I had to.
Vince had called me setting up a meeting at some outdoor cafe and told me how to get there from the airport. When I arrived, he was sitting there drinking coffee. I sat across from him with Matthew in the chair next to me.
"He's looking well." Vince said.
"Thank you." I replied.
"Now that you're back, I have to warn you about some things."
"I know Vince, I know." I said. "I have an idea, I want to run it by you."
"Really?" He asked. I proceeded to tell him my idea. He seemed interested in what I was saying. "How can I trust you with this? How do I know you won't take advantage of this?"
"What about her?" I asked.
"I am asking you."
"You can be sure it's just business. And, after the pay-per-view, it'll be over with."
"It would be your ideas on how to bring it about, but I know that this match, it has to happen. I don't want to deal with her anymore."
"And dropping the belt is something your comfortable with?" He asked.
"I'll do whatever it takes to make sure I don't have to cross paths with her." I answered.
"I will take it into consideration. Run it by our writers, see what we can come up with. As for tonight, find Chris, you have a Tag Team Title match against Adam and Jay. See you at the arena."
Boy, Chris Jericho and Destiny vs. Edge and Christian. Wonderful. I wasn't looking forward to it, but really didn't mind it. I was getting back into the ring, and this would promise to be a good match. We knew each other inside out, there was nothing we couldn't do.
I had some time to kill before going to the arena, and I didn't want to run into anyone until I got there. I ordered something to eat, a sandwich, from the cafe and split it with Matthew. I sat there thinking about all that happened to me before Tampa, and all that could happen to me after. Live for the moment. It's what I kept telling myself over and over again.
I looked at my watch, everyone would be showing up now at the arena. Before the show was the best time to talk about your match, and I had to catch up with Adam, Jay, and Chris. I drove to the arena, and when I saw it, started to drive around it. I drove past the parking lot used by the superstars and saw a lot of familiar faces walking inside. I took a deep breath and looked at my baby.
"Ready?" I asked him.
He smiled and nodded at me. With that, I drove into the parking lot. No one was walking in when I got out of my car. I had my bag with me full of my ring gear and walked on in. First, I saw stage managers and crew and they were all happy to see me. They directed to me to the locker room everyone was hanging out in. I thanked them and took a deep breath before going in.
"Oh, my God, she lives." Adam said. He ran to me and gave me a hug. Everyone walked to me.
"My baby." Paul said to me. "It was too long."
"You're telling me." I said. I put my things down.
"Let me see my boy." Matt said picking his son up.
"He missed you." I told Matt.
"I was away from him too long." I smiled looking at them.
"We have to get into this match." Chris told me. "Get your hellos in now, and we have to talk about what we're going to do." I nodded.
"How are you feeling?" Adam asked. "Healed?"
"Yeah, I think I'm going to be ok." I answered.
Adam smiled. "You have no idea how happy I am to hear that." He put his arm around me and we filed out. Chris, Jay, Adam, and myself sat in our own room to talk about the match.
"Vince told me he wanted to concentrate on this team." Chris told me. "He's going to involve us in a lot of matches and a lot of storylines. He said he thinks this team can be pretty strong." I nodded. "This match, I think, should really test the team. We should go to that ring and really get everyone's attention. They know what we can do, they know we're good. This match should test it."
"Ok. We can do that." Jay said. "Give you a run for your money."
"Didn't Vince hint he wanted to keep a feud here going?" Adam asked.
"Maybe. I think he said start after the pay-per-view. Get it going into the next one." Chris answered. "But, we have to make this one stand out so when we do kick into it, we can go back to this match, and people will remember."
Made sense. And, a feud going with the four of us would be a good one. We know each other so well that we can go out there and say a lot of things and it would all be ok. We could put on one hell of a match. I was ready and willing to hear out what they wanted to do in this match. Lets turn it up a notch, lets get in there and lets us be us. Lets not hold back. We wanted to get inside that ring and really put on a show. We weren't going to hold up for anyone.
We left the room when the match was cemented inside our heads. I had a clear idea on what was going on, and I knew what my job was in the ring. I went back to the locker room to change. It was my time to get into that mood, and I left everyone alone so I could stretch and get a clear head. It felt good to stretch, I hadn't really done much on my suspension. And, I needed to get back into the loop.
As I was stretching, Jay came around the corner and pinched my butt. I stood up and looked at him funny.
"Please, don't give me that look." He said backing away. "You ready for this?"
"I was born ready, Jay." I answered. "It'll be just like riding a bike. Something that you know no matter how long of a time you're away from it."
"I know you'll do just fine." He told me. He brought me close to him and kissed the top of my head.
I jumped up and down waiting in the gorilla area with Chris. Our music was about to hit. It was a while since I heard my music, and when it hit, it sent chills up my spine. Chris and I walked out together with the Tag Team Titles, and me still sporting the Women's Title. The fans freaked out when they saw me. It brought a tear to my eye. Chris grabbed a mike.
"Hell yeah!" He yelled. "It's been awhile since these titles have been defended. But I think you people are more happy to see Destiny, my tag team partner, back in action!" The fans went nuts. Chris handed me the mic. I was put on the spot.
"Wow." I said looking around. "It feels incredibly great to be able to walk down that ramp, into this ring, and stand here in front of you people. There is no feeling like it in the world. And, I'm sorry I let certain things get the best of me, and that you the fans, were cheated because of it. But, things won't be like that anymore. You're going to see a new Destiny from here on out. I promise to not disappoint any of you. Because this is all about you, the fans."
My on the spot speech made a pretty big impact. The fans stood up and chanted my name for a good solid minute before Edge and Christian's music started. Chris and I got ready as the two entered the ring. The four of us had a big stare down which broke when Chris and I started throwing right hands.
We got the upper hand quickly. It was going to start out seeming as if we had this match one off the spot. We made tags in and out as we beat on Adam, isolating him from his partner. Getting him as close as arms reach before pulling him away. It became a joke, and the fans ate it up. We walked all over Adam, and it didn't become a challenge anymore. We got too cocky, and Adam made a comeback on me. He pulled a spear out of no where which got me down.
He crawled to Jay who came in quick and got to me before I could make my tag. The tables turned, and I was the one having mind games played on me. Jay got me in a headlock and starting talking to me, making me laugh. I made a come back, breaking the hold and tagging in Chris. He rallied up the crowd on Jay and then a double team hit. I got on the top rope and hit a Corkscrew on both Adam and Jay.
That's where the match really picked up. I was going up top left and right, Chris was springing himself off the ropes all over the place, Adam was using his in ring skills and tossing us all over the place, and Jay was using his ring presence to get the crowd on their feet. We were using our best qualities to the up most fullest in this match.
About half way through the match, I got really emotional. I got Adam in a snap suplex and, for some reason, the fans really reacted to it. When I stood up after doing it, I sort of chocked up a bit. I took a step back and looked at them and smiled. I pounded my first on my chest and raised it high and they went wild. My heart was in this fully.
Adam came back and got me ready for a powerbomb, but he told me as he was lifting me up to reverse it into a Hurricanrana. I did just that, and again, the fans reacted. I got him with a few clotheslines before he knocked me flat with one of his own. He threw me into the ropes and hit me with a spinning heel kick, and I ate some boot. I could taste blood, but spit onto the matt and kept going. I got Adam down and started crawling for Chris.
I made the tag in and Adam got his tag off. He and Jay had it out and he tagged me back in. I was ready to end it. Adam came running in and Chris came in after him. I pointed to Chris and he nodded, we put on stereo Walls Of Jericho's and both men tapped out. We won our match.
I was so happy that I was back here, that when we won, I sort of started crying. I hugged Chris tightly, and he knew I had gotten pretty emotional here. Adam and Jay dropped face for a little and patted my back as I was still in Chris's arms. When I pulled away, I raised the tight high, and everyone could see my face, and see I had been crying.
"This is what it's all about!" I yelled pointing them. The first row heard me, and I think the mic's picked it up.
"A very emotional Destiny makes her return here on Monday Night RAW." JR said. "Making it known tonight it's all about the fans."
"Indeed." King added.
Chris and I walked back up the ramp hand in hand. We stopped on the stage and raised our hands high. Amy walked on the ramp and the crowd booed. I turned and saw her there. Chris came close to me, but then back away. I walked right up to her and looked her in the eyes. The fans knew something would happen. Everyone backstage was so sure I would crack. After a few minutes of staring, I just shook my head and laughed.
"You're not worth it." I told her and went backstage with Chris leaving her alone.
"You handled yourself well." He told me with a hug.
"The bitch is back!" Dwayne yelled coming my way.
"She sure is." Adam answered. "Back and better than ever."
"Destiny, we're going out tomorrow." Stephanie told me walking up to everyone.
"Hey, Steph, nice to see ya." Chris joked.
"I got tied up before, so I'll make it up to ya."
"Course you were tied up!" Chris joked again. Stephanie playfully hit him.
"Yeah, sounds good to me." I said with a smile.
I was congratulated by everyone on my match. It felt great to be back in the swing of things, to get that rush. And it was an even better feeling to just walk by Amy. Treat her as if she wasn't there. But, I knew the fans wanted to see a brawl, one last fight. We'd give them one last fight. I was in the locker room, alone, when Amy came in.
"Don't worry, I'm actually not out for your head."
"Like you could get it anyway." I told her.
"Vince tells me you want to drop that pretty little belt of yours." She said. "You, the all mighty Destiny, is willing to actually lose a match."
"And the less than scum Amy is actually going to win a match. Funny how things work out."
"Right." She said rolling her eyes. "You think you can keep it cool in that match? Not let the selfish side rise up? Honey, lets face it, you and I both know the second I start to climb out for the winning climb, you're going to freak out and have to take the match as your own. And, when I do win, what makes you so sure you can actually keep your hands off me?"
"Unlike you Amy, my hands aren't everywhere."
"Right, and that's why you're a mother."
"Must you drag my son into this?" I asked. "What were you thinking?"
"Sweetheart, anything to ruin your day makes mine a hell of a lot better." She answered smugly. The way she was talking, with that confidence, that attitude made me want to kill her. But I kept it under. "So, you want to end this? You want to go two weeks full on, head on, and then after one match have it all disappear?"
"If I can't have you disappear, it's the next best thing."
"If anyone were to 'disappear' around it, it'd be you hun." She told me. "No Mercy will live up to it's name, I can assure you that." She smiled, a sly slick smile. She then slapped me across the face and left. I jumped up, but let her go.
I was out of my mind by the time the rest of the gang caught up. No Mercy would indeed live up to it's name, like Unforgiven did the month before. Everyone saw the fire in my eyes as we walked out of the arena. Matt held on to our baby, he barely let him go all night. I was walking faster than everyone, I was ahead of them.
"Will you hurry up!" I yelled back. "I want to get back to the hotel."
"Calm down, Des." Paul told me. "Where's the fire?"
"I'm tired." I answered. "Sorry, I just want to lay down." I rubbed my head.
"Something wrong?" Paul asked me. "Come back with Steph and I."
I got in the backseat of their car. I stared out the window as we drove along. Day one back started out as a great day, but that one incident in the locker room changed it all. It may have been respectful to suck up my pride with Amy. But it wasn't something I wanted to do. And it killed me inside to have to take what she gave out without giving anything back.
"I think I'm gonna go to Matt's room and check on the baby." Stephanie said. She kissed my cheek and left.
"What's wrong, hun?" Paul asked.
"Nothing, nothing. It's the fact that I can't do anything without worrying about leaving this behind."
"Amy." He said. "Being that close make you uneasy? You handled yourself well."
"Not that. We had somewhat of a conversation. And, I sucked it up, didn't jump at her. But, it hurts not being able to speak."
"Show's your the better person. A much better person." Paul told me.
"Maybe so, but I sure as hell don't feel like one." I said. I rubbed my head. Paul rubbed my shoulders.
"Destiny, you can't expect to go head first into this and feel better. It's going to take time." Paul told me. "You know what it's like when you lash out right away, and you have to learn how to just take it, and I know, it sucks."
"That's an understatement." I told him.
He put his massive arms around me and rested his head on my shoulder. "I believe you can over come whatever you set your mind to." He kissed my cheek. "You're amazing, Des, simply amazing. Whatever you do, you do ten times better than anyone I know can. When you're focused, you are on. Don't let anything ruin that about, Des, no one. Don't let her ruin what you have going for you. No one can do the things you do, no one can do them how you do them. Don't let her ruin any of that. You're too good for that."
"Thanks, Paul." I said. I gave him a hug. He leaned back on the bed and I laid beside him, my head on his chest.
"Promise me that no matter what happens, this'll never change, and you'll never get too old for it." Paul told me.
"I promise." I answered.
"Because, I still want to be able to hold my baby girl." He said.
I felt so blessed to have Paul in my life. And, moments like these reminded me of that. We had faced our problems before, and sometimes they got pretty rough, but through it all, he was still there. They say a parent is someone who is there, someone who looks out for you, comforts you, takes care of you. Paul did just that, a better father than my own.
I got up and thanked Paul, and went to my room. I feel onto my bed and looked at the ceiling. Times were changing here in the WWE. A lot was still going to change. And, as much control as I wanted to have, it seemed like I was just going along for the ride.