Title: My Forbidden Heart
Rating: PG-13
Content: Love & Angst
Distribution: Please Ask First
Characters: (Main Characters) Michelle, Randy Orton, John Cena, Bret Hart (Minor Characters) Bret's wife and children, JR, Vince McMahon, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho
Disclaimer: To Each Their Own
WARNINGS: Mild language, sexual reference and some sex scenes
Summary by Chapter: Danny gives Michelle time to reconcile with her Dad but will Bret relent?

My Forbidden Heart – Chapter 7

THE NEXT DAY

Michelle was sat anxiously bundled up in the chair with the phone in her hand debating whether to call her Dad or not. She knew if she told him the truth that he'd never forgive her for not only lying but for going against his wishes in the first place. As much as she wanted to put down the phone and get on with her life with or without her Dad's approval she couldn't because her Dad meant too much to her. She took a huge breath before dialling her Dads number. She waited impatiently for a reply.

"Hello" came a voice from the other end. Michelle froze once hearing the voice. Everything she had practiced saying to herself had done and with all her might she conjured up a reply.

"Hi Dad"

"Mich hey how are you?"

"I'm good" she lied feeling nauseous with fear.

"What's up?" he asked

"Nothing I just missed not seeing you when I went home"

"Oh hunnie I'm sorry about that something came up and I couldn't reschedule it"

"It's ok Dad, Mom told me you had to see Vince McMahon"

The line went dead before Bret spoke to explain himself. "It's not what it seems…"

"Dad you don't have to explain. I don't run your life"

"But I said I'd never do business with him again you must be a little curious"

"No not at all. You changed your mind as simple as"

"Yeah as simple as. So when are we meeting up?"

"I'll get back to you on that"

"Hey baby!" said Randy as he entered the apartment not realising Michelle was on the phone "Sorry" he apologised silently.

"Who was that?" asked Bret hearing the voice.

"My boyfriend" she said proudly with a smile as she watched Randy hanging up his coat and hobbling over to the couch where he collapsed in a tired pile.

"Boyfriend? You have a boyfriend?" asked and overprotective father.

"Yeah I do he's a really great guy too. I think you'll like him"

"When did you meet?"

The conversation or interrogation as it felt to Michelle continued for twenty minutes. Bret asked everything he could about Michelle's boyfriend and Michelle gave away as little as possible. She knew if she gave details she'd have to admit the truth to her father and she wasn't ready for that. From what she could gather it didn't seem like Bret knew anything and the less he knew the better.

"Ok Dad I'll call you soon. Bye"

Michelle hung up on her Dad and walked over to Randy and sat on his lap with her arms wrapped around him for comfort.

"Does he know?" asked Randy

Michelle shook her head and sighed.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"I duno is it?"

"I thought so but maybe I'm wrong"

"I still feel a little…a lot…no a little…less than I did…" she rambled

"What are you feeling?" asked Randy cutting her off

"Anxious"

"Baby come here" he said pulling her closer comforting her

5 DAYS LATER

"And the winner is…MICHELLE" screamed the ring announcer.

Michelle celebrated in the ring and after having her hand raised by the referee she left the ring and hi-fived every fan she could as she celebrated to the back. Michelle mid-celebration stopped dead in her tracks as she spotted Bret standing at the curtain. The father and daughter duo stood staring at each other. Michelle could see her Dad's disappointment in her and his anger came towards her like a million knives stabbing her at once, The disappointment and guilt that Michelle felt for herself lying to her Dad going against his wishes all boiled up inside her and a feeling of regret flooded through her followed by sadness as she watched her father leave.

LATER

Michelle was now at the apartment pacing furiously. She couldn't believe that her verbal and outspoken father had arrived and left without saying anything. Words hurt but at this time Michelle would welcome an argument because her Dad's uncharacteristic silence was playing mind games with her. She just wished she knew what was going through his mind. Michelle looked at the clock impatiently waiting for Randy to return from Texas where he'd gone for his hopefully final examination before being put back on the active roster. Suddenly a knock came at the door and Michelle ran to it hoping it was Randy. She opened the door and stepped back in shock as her Dad walked into the apartment uninvited. Michelle stood and watched her Dad walking around the room still not a word uttered the silence now making Michelle's heart ache in anticipation. Was her Dad angry? Did he hate her? Would he ever forgive her? Questions overtook her head as she stood by the door her hands sweating, her heart pounding, tears appearing but being held back with everything Michelle had. Michelle suddenly exploded.

"Say something"

A nonchalant Bret sat on the arm of the couch

"Close the door you're letting in the cold"

Michelle closed the door but never left the spot not once looking away from her Dad who continued to be silent.

"Just shout at me. Get it all out. I hate not knowing what's going on in your head"

"Why should I shout?"

"Because I lied, I went against your wishes. You didn't want me to wrestle"

"I didn't want to kill your dreams either. I don't care that you're here wrestling. I'm proud of you. What I hate is that you did all this behind my back. You felt that you couldn't come and talk to me. And all this time you've been lying to me. I phoned you many times and asked to meet up with you while I was in New York and you lied to and told me you couldn't for one reason or another. Each reason a lie"

"I didn't mean to"

"What they just accidentally fell out of your mouth?"

"No I mean…I…Dad I'm sorry"

"I can't hate you for following your dreams because I have no right to control your life like that. But I can't pretend you didn't lie to me because you did. You lied as simple as. I thought we were close"

"We are"

"I thought we shared everything and that we were close enough to talk about most things but you felt you couldn't come to me with this and I don't know why"

"Dad…"

"Don't even try to explain this to me because I don't think I can handle knowing why. I knew you had to grow up but I didn't think we'd grow apart"

"We haven't"

"Yes we have" he screamed. "My daughter wouldn't lie to me. I can trust my daughter. I CAN'T TRUST YOU!"

Just as the words were said the door opened and Randy walked into the apartment. He saw Bret and he immediately felt awkward he then saw Michelle with tears streaming down her face and more than anything wanted to comfort her but didn't dare move from the spot as Bret stared daggers at him.

"Randy Orton? Is this who you're shacked up with?" he screamed at Michelle knowing the answer. "I should have known. My daughter wouldn't have done this on her own someone was definitely pulling her puppet strings" Bret walked over to Randy and pinned him against the wall. "Do you get a pleasure out of it? Breaking a family apart?"

Michelle ran over and tried to pull her Dad off Randy as she pleaded "Dad Please leave him alone. Randy had nothing to do with it"

"You expect me to believe that? I'm warning you if you don't leave Michelle alone I'm going to hurt you like you've hurt us" Bret let go of Randy and headed for the door and turned to Michelle who was checking on Randy.

"You choose him or your family" Bret slammed the door behind him leaving a devastated Michelle behind him. Michelle broke into tears and descended down the wall. Randy got down on his knees and comforted her while she cried uncontrollably into his loving embrace.

LATER

Michelle sat alone on the balcony collecting all her thoughts and emotions and trying to make sense of them.

"Hey" said Randy hoping he was wanted

Michelle gave a small smile and returned to staring into space. Randy hadn't been told by Michelle to leave her alone so he sat down next to her and silently stared at a broken hearted Michelle.

"I'm sorry about my Dad. He shouldn't have done what he did"

"It's ok he was upset"

"He just can't admit that he's wrong he'll blame everyone but himself"

"Is he to blame?"

"He specifically said he didn't want his kids wrestling. I'm a Hart what else am I supposed to do? If he hadn't of said that I wouldn't have had to do it all behind his back. I know I'm to blame too I could have had the guts to tel him but I was so scared of losing him so I didn't. I never thought I'd be hired by the WWE with the way things are with McMahon's and my family. I didn't think how I'd tell him when something happened like being called up it just seemed like a dream. I didn't ever think I'd get there. It was inevitable that he'd find out but I wanted to be the one to tell him. I didn't want him to find out like that. He was so angry and now I've lost my Dad" she said bursting into tears

"Hey don't cry. He was just upset. He'll be back to apologise" said Randy hugging Michelle

"You obviously don't know my Dad"

2 DAYS LATER – AT OVW

Passion caught Michelle in a headlock and forced the hold while Michelle who any other time could easily break the hold struggled in Passions headlock.

"Ok break it up" called Danny

Passion let go of the hold and pushed Michelle's lifeless body hard to mat. Michelle looked up at Passion a little angry at Passion's arrogance and a little embarrassed that she'd let Passion take control of her like that.

"Michelle over here" said Danny instructing Michelle as he walked away from the group of females. Michelle followed him as Passion joined the females and bragged about her achievement.

"What's up Danny?" asked Michelle

"That's what I wanna know" Michelle hung her head knowing what was coming next. "She holds nothing on you. What happened in there?"

"I've got things on my mind"

"We all have but it doesn't stop us from carrying on with things"

"Yeah well this does Danny!" snapped Michelle gaining the attention of the other females as she yelled at the boss. "I had a fight with my Dad and now he's in Canada and I'm here and it's bothering me because I can't just go around to the house and sort things out. My Dad is more important than Passion, more important than any those girls, more important that OVW. I'm sorry that I'm not here 100 but…"

"Go to Canada"

"What?"

"Go to Canada. I'll give you as much time as you need to sort things out but don't come back here until it's sorted because the Michelle I saw in that ring doesn't deserve to be here. Don't let a spat with you Dad stop you from getting to the top. Now go and sort it"

Michelle smiled and kissed Danny "Thanks" she said running out of the room.

"Where's she going?" asked Passion

"It's none of your business Laree you're in" said Danny continuing with the session.

AT THE APARTMENT

Michelle packed her case furiously pushing all she could into the overloaded case.

"Well let me come with you" said Randy

"No you've got to stay here. I need to do this on my own taking you there would just be more fuel to the fire"

"And what are you going to say to him?" asked Randy with a little sadness in his voice. Michelle stopped packing and looked over at Randy who was sat on the windowsill. She walked over to him and sat on his lap wrapping her arms around him.

"I'm not choosing between you. Don't worry I'm coming back" she said kissing Randy

LATER IN CANADA

Michelle opened the front door of her family home and placed her case in the corner just as her Dad walked down the stairs he stopped and looked at his daughter as Michelle noticed his presence and looked up into his usually forgiving eyes but this time they were cold and stern.

"Hi" she said trying to break the ice to no avail.

As the father daughter duo stood in an uneasy environment Michelle's Mom walked out of the kitchen to call Bret down and saw her daughter standing there. She walked over to Michelle and hugged her and kissed her.

"What are you doing here?" asked her Mom. Michelle realised her Dad hadn't told her about Michelle's lies.

"I came to see Dad"

"Oh how sweet always Daddies little girl. Well come on Bret hug your daughter. I'm going to get back to cooking dinner while you and your Dad have some quality time"

"Where are the kids?" Bret asked his wife

"Out and about I don't know where but they better be home for dinner" Julie walked back into the kitchen and Bret walked down the stairs to his daughter and pushed her into the family room.

"You mother doesn't know anything"

"I can see that" said Michelle sitting down and watching her Dad pace the room "Dad can you just sit please. We need to talk and I'm not leaving until we do"

"What is there to talk about Mich?"

"Since I can remember I always wanted to wrestle and I thought it was given. I thought its what was expected of Harts then one day you decide that you don't want that for your kids and I was crushed because its what I wanted to do. I didn't let on because I didn't want you to hate me for wanting it so much. I tried to be the intellectual type. I tried to find something else that gave me as much of a rush as wrestling did. I honestly tried but the fact is I love wrestling and I'm a good wrestler and I wanna be a wrestler. I never thought that a Hart would get employed by a McMahon I never imagined myself on the WWE roster but Vince hired me and now I'm working my way up. I couldn't turn that opportunity down. I hated having to lie to you and I honestly don't know what I would have done if you hadn't found out the way you did. I don't know when I would have told you…"

"Or if you'd even have told me at all" said Bret cutting her off

"I would have told you, no fear of that. Because I want you to be apart of it"

"I'm sorry for deceiving you and if I could turn the clock back I'd tell you everything straight up because having to lie to you was the hardest thing I had to do"

"Yet it came so easily to you"

"Yeah kind of like you saying you wouldn't have anything more to do with Vince and the WWE"

"Watch your mouth!" he screamed disciplining his daughter "I did see Vince I won't lie about that and we talked business but the reason I went was because I got a call from a friend of mine wanting to speak to me. That's how I found out about you"

"So in other words Chris wanted to squeal on me to your face?"

"No Chris wanted to know what the deal was. I swear off WWE and my daughter signs with them. He was confused and wanted answers"

"Why should we have to answer to Chris Benoit?"

"Michelle if he hadn't told me about you signing with WWE when would I have found out? You should be happy he did your dirty work for you"

"Oh yeah remind me to thank him the next I see him because I can't thank him enough for causing this hell between us. Dad I love you I really do you are the number one man in my life and always will be but I'm not giving up wrestling or Randy. No one stood in your way and you shouldn't be standing in mine it's not fair. Now I want Randy and wrestling and my Dad but if I can't them all then I'll have to do this without my Dad by my side" Michelle stood her ground and laid her cards out on the table and waited for her Dad to reply.

After waiting impatiently for minutes and not receiving a reply Michelle stormed out of the room and out of the house slamming the door behind her. Julie startled by the door slamming went to see what was happening and found Bret sat rubbing his head.

"What's going on?" she asked

Bret looked at his wife and stood up and walked out of the house after his daughter leaving Julie with a head full of unanswered questions.