Author's Note: Dun dun dun ... ::drum roll:: ... look out now! It's another chapter! Wooooooo! Okay, I'm good ... the one and only whore will make her return in this chapter, but it's short ... hope y'all like it ...

Chapter 15

Rae, Heather, and Amanda walked into school the Monday following Jeff moving in with the Austins. Jeff was right there with Heather, keeping close to her at all times. Rae noticed looks that people were giving the soon to be parents and spotted Adam Copeland and Brock talking near Brock's locker. She looked at Amanda and Heather,

"I'll be right back," she said, and hurried off before her friends could get a word in. Rae walked over to Adam, trying her hardest to ignore Brock,

"What the hell is up with everyone staring at Heather and Jeff?"

Adam looked at Brock and Brock just smirked,

"You mean your best friend didn't tell you what happened at John's party."

Rae looked at Brock as if he had lost his mind,

"Yeah, she and Jeff hooked up."

Adam shook his head and forced Rae to look away from Brock, by taking her shoulder and turning her away from him,

"Brock's saying that he and Heather hooked up at John's party, at the beginning of the year, and that he and her have been 'getting together' every now and then. He's also saying that Heather's not pregnant with Jeff's kid."

Rae's eyes went almost black, as the irises seemed to grow darker with anger. She spun around and lunged for Brock, only to have Adam hold her back,

"You son-of-a-bitch," she screamed, trying to get free of Adam's hold. Brock looked at her with a devious smirk,

"Hey, I'm not saying anything that isn't true."

Rae growled as Adam released her when Amanda came over,

"Heather would NEVER lower herself to sleep with someone like you," she barked. Amanda looked from Rae to Brock,

"What the hell?"

Rae looked at Amanda,

"Let's get out of here. I'll tell you in a few, but right now, I think I'm gonna be sick."

Amanda followed Rae as she stormed away from Brock, pushing people out of her way in the process. When they turned the corner, leading to the hallway where the two couples, Rae, and Dave would hang out in the morning, Amanda grabbed Rae and pushed her against the wall,

"What the hell was all that about?"

Rae pushed Amanda's hands off her shoulders,

"That worthless fuck is saying that Heather is pregnant with HIS kid, not Jeff's."

Randy walked over just as Rae was finishing her sentence,

"Do you think it's true?"

Amanda spun around and looked at Randy as if he had lost his mind, while Rae tried her hardest not to jump on Randy for even asking something like that,

"What the hell Randy," Amanda nearly yelled.

"Of course it isn't true," Rae finished, through gritted teeth. Randy smiled sheepishly,

"Sorry."

Rae shook her head and stormed over to her locker. She nearly ripped it from the wall when she opened it and threw her books into it, not caring. Jeff looked at her,

"What's wrong?"

Rae stopped and kept her eyes fixed on the floor,

"Heather."

Heather looked at Rae, concerned,

"Yeah?"

Rae swallowed and looked at her friend,

"People are gonna be sayin shit about you."

"What the fuck for," Heather asked, completely confused. Rae sighed heavily, "Brock is saying your kid, well, it's his," she finished turning around to lean against the locker next to her own. Heather's jaw dropped,

"I never even touched him!"

Rae nodded slowly,

"I know chica, but still, it's what he's saying."

Jeff sighed and ran his hand through his hair,

"What the hell are we supposed to do?"

Heather looked at Jeff, concerned,

"You don't believe him, do you?"

Jeff shook his head and gently grabbed Heather's upper arms,

"Of course not. I know you wouldn't do something like that."

Rae growled,

"I'd love to..."

"Rae," Amanda began as she walked over,

"You don't need to be getting into another fight. Remember what McMahon told you, one more fight, and you're expelled."

Rae looked at Amanda,

"You think I give a shit about what that prick says?!"

She then slammed her locker door shut and a voice from behind her, startled her,

"You should."

Rae turned and sighed heavily,

"What's it matter Dave? We all know that whether I get expelled, suspended, or by some miracle of God, graduate, my life is already played out for me. I'm just gonna be stuck here in this shithole of a town, and work somewhere, like Rite Aid."

Amanda shook her head,

"Not if you do something about it. Everyone has expectations of you..."

"Yeah, and they suck," Rae said with a heavy sigh. Amanda shook her head,

"I highly doubt your dad's expectations are as low as you think."

Rae sighed and shrugged,

"Dad'll be happy if I just graduate."

Amanda nodded,

"So, not only meet your father's expectations, exceed them."

Rae cocked an eyebrow,

"You should be some kind of motivational speaker."

Amanda smiled,

"Really?"

Rae nodded as the bell rang, signaling that it was time for the students to get to their first period class,

"Yeah Amanda, you motivated me, but probably not in the way you planned."

Amanda watched her go,

"Wait, what do you mean?"

She and Heather bid "bye" to their boyfriends and Amanda ran to catch up with Rae. Heather sighed and Dave smirked at her,

"I'll walk with ya."

Heather smiled up at Dave,

"Thanks."

The four friends took their seats in Chemistry class and Rae propped her feet up under Heather's desk. Amanda tapped Rae on the shoulder, but Rae only started laughing and shook her head.
That evening, Heather and Jeff were in Heather's room, listening to the radio, and doing their homework, seriously, when there was a knock on the door. Jeff got up and opened the door, he smiled when he saw Steve standing there,

"Hey."

Steve nodded,

"I just wanted to let you two know that I'm gonna be going out tonight."

Heather nodded and Steve left the doorway. Jeff shut the door and Heather sighed heavily as she dropped her pen on her bed. Jeff walked over and sat down next to her,

"What's wrong?"

Heather shook her head,

"He always does this. I don't like him always going out to the damn bar."

"Say something," Jeff said, bluntly. Heather shook her head,

"No, it always turns into this huge argument, and he'll leave anyway, but he'll leave pissed off."

Jeff sighed and wrapped an arm around Heather's shoulders. Heather shook her head and looked down at her homework,

"Help me," she whined. Jeff laughed and kissed her forehead.
Steve was sitting at the bar in Hall's Bar & Grille drinking a beer, and thinking to himself when a voice came from behind him,

"Hey Steve," the feminine voice purred. Steve looked up and rolled his eyes before looking back at his beer,

"What do you want Rena?"

She sat down next to him and smiled,

"I was just wondering if you could use some company."

Steve scoffed,

"Not from the likes of you."

Rena sighed,

"Everyone is still so bent out of shape about me. No one can honestly believe that I might've changed while I was gone."

Steve rolled his eyes,

"Well, people should be bent outta shape about you. You took off on your daughter when she was 6, and come back 12 years later."

He looked at Rena,

"Why did you come back? That grease ball finally realize that you were just good for one thing?"

Rena scoffed,

"Funny Steve."

Steve chuckled at his own insult and took another drink of his beer. Rena scooted closer to him,

"I came back to see if Rae would give me another chance, but she's too damn stubborn, like her father," obvious disdain for Mark was apparent in the last three words. Steve smirked,

"That's a good thing. Mark is a good guy. He's been a helluva role model for Rae, much better than you've been."

Rena sighed and nodded,

"Mark has always been a good father."

Steve looked at Rena, suspiciously for a moment, then when she started to cry, he felt bad. Maybe it was the alcohol, or maybe (::cough 'yeah right' cough::) Rena was sincere. Steve sighed heavily,

"Rena, lemme order you a drink."

Rena sniffled and nodded. She looked up at Steve with a smile, a smile that Rae would have loved to slap off her mother's face.

Author's Note: So, what's gonna happen with Steve and Rena? Chica, don't get pissed off too bad. What did Amanda motivate Rae to do? Oooh, the thrill of being the only one who knows the answer to, well, one of the questions ... :) I love it! ::big grin:: REVIEW ... and I'll try to get the next chapter up soon ... only if you REVIEW ... muahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!