Just to let you know…this story will end in another few chapters…but don't worry, I'm already working on the sequel, it'll take place about five or six years down the line, but it's coming soon!
oh yeah, every place mentioned in this chapter is REAL! The sandwich shop is down the street from my best friend James's house (yeah James is Real) and the Club, is called Club Zoo...it's a blast! i go there every weekend! anyway, just wanted to say i didn't own either one...
That next Monday, we were walking into the Mellon Arena when I saw the Diva Search Contestants. I smiled and handed Dad my bag. Then I ran and jumped on my favorite's back.
"ASHLEYYYYYYY" I said smiling.
"Mackieeeeeee" she laughed, hooking my legs so I wouldn't fall off of her back. She walked for a while and then set me down.
"What's up Ashley?" I said smiling.
"Nothing much girly, just loving the fact that I'm still here." She said.
"If you get voter off, or if you don't win, there's something wrong with the fans…you're awesome Ash."
"Aw, thanks girly." She said, giving me a hug. I looked over to where my dad was…he was still walking towards us, but instead of looking at me and making a goofy face like usual, he was looking at Ashley…and when I say looking, I mean looking at her. I mean looking like Chris looked at Shania…he had a huge crush on her…and everyone could see it BUT Shania.
"Hey there Ash," dad smiled, handing me my messenger bag.
"What's up C?" she said.
"Ash?" Sam said looking confused.
"C? Where'd the nick names come from all of a sudden?" I said, laughing. I locked eyes with Sammie and we just nodded at each other. Dad and Ashley decided to ignore me and just smiled at each other.
"Sam, Nia, meet me at the ring….guys, we'll set up for later, k?" I said, taking Shane's amp from him while Nia did the same to Chris.
"Why?"
"I have some things to talk to the girls about, and they can't be discussed if you guys are there!" I said, giving Shane a quick kiss.
"Alright, guys let's go eat!"
"LANCE! We just ate!" Sam laughed.
"We're guys, we eat constantly."
"True…we'll meet you guys later." I said, walking down the hall towards where the ring was set up.
"Hi Mackie."
"Hey Bart!" I smiled to the ring crew member that was putting a pad on the turnbuckle when we walked down the ramp. "We're putting on a mini concert for the Hardy Boyz today, isn't that Awesome?"
"From what I heard, not just the Hardyz are showing up…" Nia said after Bart left.
"WHAT?"
"Yeah, I heard that like, all the Divas, and half of the guys are coming too…Matt told Shane, and of course, Rosey finds out…once Stacy Keibler knows, EVERYONE knows…it spread like a wild fire." She shrugged.
"Now I'm nervous." I said, plugging Shane's guitar into the amp. "Anyway, I think my dad likes Ashley…"
"Really? You think?" Nia asked, sitting on the top turnbuckle.
"He likes her…I can se it in his eyes. You know how usually, when he's coming towards me he'll make a stupid face and I'll make one back?"
"Yeah…" they both said.
"He didn't do it earlier…he just looked at Ashley…and I mean looked at her."
"Do you mind if they hook up?"
"My dad deserves to be happy…he really does. I mean, she's not Dawn and I actually LIKE Ashley…she's awesome. If dad had to date ANYONE, at least it's Ash, and not…well, Dawn." I said after thinking about it for a while. They looked good together, and it was obvious that they liked each other.
"We should hook them up!" Sam said.
"Samantha, that is the best idea ever!" I said, hugging her.
"Mackie!" a voice called.
I saw Bart coming back down to the ring and I was shocked…usually, he just said hi and goes away, he's never come back down before.
"Hey Mackie, I was wondering if you wanted to hook your guitars up to the BIG speakers…" he said, pointing up to the speakers in the arena.
"Are you freaking serious?" Shane said as he climbed into the ring.
"Well, you're giving a mini concert…why not?"
"Definitely!" Chris said as he perched himself on a turnbuckle.
"What songs should we do?"
"Well aside from Move Your Body, cause that's my favorite," I said, "Definitely Jam, and Girl in the Mirror."
"We have to do Shakedown…I love playing that song." Lance said.
"AND I want you guys to play Broken. Mackie you sound so pretty when you sing that." Nia said. I didn't want to play Broken…it wasn't ready for performance in front of a crowd.
"Nia…I don't want…"
"You HAVE to play Broken…"
"Alright," I sighed. "I'm gonna go get my dad…wanna come with?" I asked Shane.
"Alright…I left my pick anyway." He said. We got out of the ring and walked back toward my dad's locker room. The door was closed, so I knocked….there was a chance he was changing in there…and no one wants to see their dad naked. (A/N: I wanna see Mack's dad naked….) I heard my dad yell to come in after about ten or so seconds. I walked in and saw him sitting on the couch in just his jean shorts and a Chaingang Visor playing videogames…he wasn't alone. Ashley was there too, she was playing against my dad…but she looked flushed…and dad did too…I pushed those thoughts out of my head for the moment and played it cool.
"Hey Dad! Hey Ashley!" I smiled, walking in.
"What's up Bella?"
"Nothing much...not counting the fact that…Bart said he's gonna hook us up to the arena speakers instead of the mini amps." I said. Ashley laughed and pulled me into a hug.
"Dudette that is AWESOME!" she said.
"Thanks." I said as dad pulled me into a hug too.
"That is great Sweetie. Is it that time?"
"Yeah…it's 4:30 and Matt and Jeff are going to be here at, well 4:30." I laughed. Dad slipped a t-shirt on and we went down to the ring with me on my dad's shoulders. WE came out and I was surprised to see who was out there. Not only was Matt and Jeff there along with Shane and Rosey, but all of the Divas were there, Shelton, Chris Masters, Kane, Rob Conway, Eugene, and Doug Basham. I looked at Chris and Lance, who were sitting in the ring, and they smiled and gave me a wink. I looked down at Shane, who laughed. I jumped down off of Dad's shoulders and ran and slid in the ring. Shane rolled in after me, and I went and grabbed a mike.
"Hey everybody…I thought this was just gonna be a small thing for Matt and Jeff, but I guess not huh?" I said, making everyone laugh. "Well, I guess the first song I want to do is called Girl in the Mirror…it is the first song we ever performed together." I sang the song and I noticed dad leaning against the barrier holding Ashley to him. I smiled to myself.
I went into Move Your Body, and surprisingly, people started dancing…I mean, the divas were forcing superstars to dance with them. I laughed when Christy Hemme tangoed with Eugene. We got dad to do his rap in the song too. When it came time to do the last song, Broken…I didn't even make it to the chorus.Adam 'Edge' Copelandcame running down the ramp and dived on Matt who was standing there nodding his head along with Jeff. Jeff, my dad, Shelton, Rob, and Doug Basham all had to pull Matt off of Adam. I looked over at Shane and Chris.
"Concert over huh?" I said shrugging. Shane and Chris laughed and Lance just nodded.
"Guess so." He said. It got quiet as Adam was dragged up the ramp and Matt was held back. We heard clapping up in the seats. We looked up at the blonde in the middle of the second tier of seats.
"You know, for a dad with no musical taste at all….you really rock out loud kid."
"Thanks…I think." I said. I looked out of the corner of my eye…dad was talking to Stacy Keibler about something, and smiled and hugged her when he was handed a slip of paper.
I thought he was into Ashley…maybe I read it wrong. I thought shrugging.
"Hey kid…what's your name anyway?"
"Mackie, and I just wanna say, that if I hadn't promised my dad, I'd have thrown this mike in my hand right between your eyes by now,Cheepicho."
Jericho smiled and brushed his hair out of his eyes.
"You know, I could help you work on your stage presence…if you were a little nicer to me."
You know, Jericho can be a sweetie sometimes…and other times, he can be an ass. This wasone of those OTHER times. I smiled sweetly and then tucked some hair behind my ears.
"No thanks, my dad can help me with my stage presence." I said, sensing my dad behind me now. "It's not like he can't put on a good show…you saw that last week, didn't you?" I smiled. Dad laughed and put his arm around my shoulder.
"That's my baby girl!" he said, kissing my forehead.
"See ya Cheepy!" I said, turning back to where the guys were being congratulated by most of the Superstars. Jeff still had a fistful of Matt's shirt to keep him from running after Adam.
"Great job girl…really awesome for a bunch of 14 year olds." He smiled.
"Thanks Jeff…we practice every chance we get." I said.
"You know, Stacy Keibler knows this guy…he owns a record company…he might want to hear your demo." He said.
"You think?"
"I know…you're really good Mack, don't doubt yourself. Live for the moment, don't ask questions." He said.
"Paul used to tell me that…"
"Paul's a smart kid." Jeff smirked. I streatched and looked at Jeff.
"Thanks Jeff…I might ask Stace about that record exec." I smiled.
"Good. I know you'll get a deal." He said. I gave him a hug and we went back to dad's locker room. I put a mixed CD in Dad's stereo and smiled when the first song came on. It was great. Only Chris and Me really liked rap…I mean, the others tolerate it, but Chris and me LOVE it.
"I'm looking for a dime, that's top of the line, cute face, slim waist and a big behind!" We yelled at the top of our lungs laughing.
"This has to be the most idiotic song ever made." Lance said, rolling his eyes.
"Mike Jones and the Ying Yang Twins…wonderful combo…you can dance to it!" I giggled.
"Turn the music down!" my dad laughed, coming through the door with Shelton. Shelton on the other hand, started dancing around with me.
"Come on man…Mike Jones."
"Who?" I giggled, hoping he'd catch on.
"Mike Jones!" he laughed.
"Who?"
"Mike Jones!" (A/N: You have to see a Mike Jones video to get it…or hear the song "I need a Dime" by Mike Jones and the Ying Yang Twinz…it's hilarious! My fave song right now on the rap side.)
"You people suck….now…Mack, I have a surprise for you…"
"What dad?"
"How would you like to introduce my video tonight?"
"With you?"
"No…just you."
"Definitely!" I laughed, giving him a hug.
I couldn't believe it…I was going to introduce my dad's video…wait a second….WHAT AM I GONNA WEAR! I ran to my bag and dived head first into it. I picked out I pink tank top with black piping that stopped above my belly button along with my favorite skirt…that daddy didn't approve of…it was a black pleated skirt that stopped mid thigh. I had a silver chain belt that went around my stomach above my skirt and I put on my pink and black converses. I brushed my hair and slid on a Chaingang Hat…tilting it to the side.
"You like?" I asked, stepping out of the bathroom. I did a small turn, and Shane, Lance, and Chris all beamed. Dad shook his head, and I frowned.
"DAD!"
"Too much Skin…put on jeans."
"But dad," I whined.
"Don't 'But Dad' me…too much skin…watch…" he leaned out of the locker room door and looked in the hall. "HEY SHELTON!" ten seconds later, Shelton came in the room. He looked at me and smirked.
"I rest my case." Dad said.
"WHAT? Come on dad, I look good!"
"That, she does." Shelton said.
"Dude, she's 14."
"That's the sad part…." He joked, winking at me. I blew him a kiss and went to my bag.
"Dad, if I wear capris, will that get you off my back?"
"Not entirely, but yeah." He shrugged. I changed into some black capris and finally got the okay. I noticed it was time, and I walked to gorilla with dad.
"Nervous?"
"That's an understatement," I said, taking a deep breath.
"You'll be fine, relax." He said, kissing my forehead then cueing his music. The crowd popped and I took a deep breath. I walked out and the audience quieted a little, confused to who I was. I climbed into the ring and accepted a mike from Lillian winking at me.
"HELLO PITTSBURGH!" I said, waving to the crowd, who cheered. "My name is Mackie Winters, and it's my job to come out here and check if the Chaingang is here in full effect!" They crowd yelled in response. "Seems like it is!" I laughed. "Well, since the Steel City Chaingang is present, I think it's time…to premiere My dad, yes MY DAD'S new video! Ladies and Gentleman, I present… "Right Now"! Enjoy!" I said, as the lights dimmed.
I remember the day the video was shot. It was a few days after I'd arrived actually….maybe two or so days before I started school. Grandma and Grandpa had thrown a party for me to meet everyone…Dad decided to film the video that day too…I remember him wrestling with Uncle Dan, and Uncle Matt…it was hilarious. Then Marc pretty much dived on him, causing everyone else to join in…I spent the day pretty much watching, and staying out of the way of the cameras…and looking at baby pictures of Dad and my uncles. That was one of the best days of my life. If I ever do a video…I'd want it to be something like that…no frills, no special effects…just get a cooler full of drinks, start up the grill, and film the results.
"Great job baby girl!" dad smiled when I came back stage. When Raw went to commercial, my phone went off. It was James and the guys screaming at me why I didn't tell them. Then when RAW was over, we went back to the hotel…and dad went out to hang with the guys, and he'd be back around 1 or 2...leaving six teenagers unsupervised in a city they didn't know anything about…party time. WE left the hotel room 20 minutes after dad did…before we went to the arena earlier, we were at the mall, and we'd met this kid who told us about a party at this under 18 club…not far from the hotel…we could get on a bus and be there in 5 minutes…we were so there.
JOHN'S POV
I feel shitty for not telling Mack, but I don't know how she'll react…I mean, I don't know if it's too soon for me to be dating…but I like her…a lot, and I know I'll have to tell Mack soon, hell, she even wants to tell Mack, but I'm scared to. I walked to her hotel room and knocked on her door.
"Hey John."
"Hey Stacy…is Ashley ready yet?"
"Yeah, give her a few minutes…she'll be ready then. Come on in." she said, smiling. I stepped in the room and sat down on the couch with Stacy.
"Thanks for hooking us up Stace…I appreciate this a lot…and thanks for giving me her number today too." I said smiling at the leggy blonde in front of me.
"No problem John…you two deserve each other…have you told Mackie yet?"
"NO…I'm scared Stacy…what if she hates me?"
"She won't hate you…you're her Dad. And she practically worships Ashley…she could never hate you…after all that she's been through, she could NEVER hate you, EVER."
"Thanks Stacy, I needed that…I'll tell her tonight, when I get in." I said, hugging her.
Just then Ash came in, and god did she look good. She was wearing a black tank top and some tight jeans…they showed off MORE than her curves. She was wearing her ususal studded bracelets, and her fingerless black gloves. On her feet she wore converses, and she had her hair curled.
"Hey, looking good." She smiled. I pulled her into a hug and kissed her softly.
"Not as good as you." I said, motioning to the door. We walked out to my rental and got in. I turned on the car and groaned…I'd let Mack get in the car before I got in and she'd put in one of her CD's…Bow Wow.
"Oh my gosh, I love this song!" she said, reaching for the volume button. "You listen to Bow Wow?"
"No, it's Mack's CD…she forces me to listen to it…I'd had Lil John in before." I said.
"I love this song…for an 18 year old, he knows what to say!" she said. "In my arms, in my mind all the time, I wanna keep you right by my side till I die. I'm gonna hold you down and make sure everything is right with you. You can never go wrong if you let me hold you down like a real friends supposed to. I'm trying to show you the life of somebody like you should be living. Oh, Baby, Baby, you could never go wrong if you let me hold you. He's a smart kid…" she said, after singing the chorus. She looked out the window at the city.
God does she even know how beautiful she is? I thought as I crossed a bridge over the river.
I'd talked to Kurt Angle…he'd told me about this place in Mt. Washington…this section of the city that overlooked downtown. We got to the restaurant and sat down to eat. I looked over at her when we sat down and smiled.
"I know it's nothing fancy, but…"
"But it's just my style…I've never been on a date to a Sandwich shop." She laughed. We ended up ordering our food to go and walking over to the over look, which was about three or four blocks from the restaurant. We were leaning over the rail eating our sandwiches and talking about everything possible.
"C,"
"Yeah?"
"When are we gonna tell Mackie? I don't want to sneak around her back…she's a sweet kid."
"I know, I'm gonna tell her tonight when I get back to the room tonight…or I'll tell her tomorrow if she's asleep." I said, balling up my sandwich wrapper and putting it in my bag.
"We've been out three times now…this isn't fair to her…"
"I promise, I'll tell her tonight if she's awake."
"Good." She said, before she kissed me.
MACK'S POV
This club thing was awesome! It was loud, and crazy, and played awesome music! I kept glancing at my watch, making sure we left by 12:30…then we wouldn't be caught. Chris and Me danced almost every song…he was an awesome dancer too! I got Shane to dance, and Sammie and Shania were dancing along with us…Lance is a rocker to heart and didn't like the music at all. When we left…I'd gotten an airbrushed Tattoo around my bellybutton of a sun, and another that looked a lot like the one on Uncle Randy's upper back on my lower one. They went away in a week…I'd just tell dad I'd gotten them at the mall that afternoon…he'd buy it…I hoped.
We made it back in without detection. We changed into our pajamas and were sitting around the hotel room watching "Bring It On" when dad walked in smiling brightly.
"Hey dad! You're in a good mood…what, you get a number or something?" I laughed.
"Or Something… Mack I have something to tell you…"
"Shoot." I said, looking at him.
"I've been dating Ashley for the past two weeks."
"WHAT!"
"I've been dating Ashley for the past two weeks."
"Ashley who? MY Ashley from the Diva Search?"
"Yeah."
I did the first thing that came to my mind…I threw a pillow at his head and stomped off to the bed room, slamming the door behind me and I dived on the bed and started to cry.
WELL, THERE IT IS…THERE ARE ONLY TWO OR THREE CHAPTERS LEFT…WHAT'S GOT MACK SO UPSET? IS SHE REALLY UPSET JOHN'S DATING AGAIN? DOES SHE HATE ASHLEY NOW? DOES SHE HATE HER DAD? WELL, ONLY TIME WILL TELL…LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF DESTINY'S KNOCKING ON MY DOOR!
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WHO ELSE WAS PSYCHED WHEN ASHLEY WON TONIGHT? I KNOW I WAS! AND IT FIT PERFECTLY WITH THIS STORY! I LOVE ASHLEY! HOPE EVERYONE ELSE LOVES MY NEW PAIRING! IF NOT…OH WELL, I LIKE IT!
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