"So how did you like it?" Joe asked, eagerly awaiting her answer.
"I loved going out there after my nerves calmed down, it was so much fun. I just hate the fact that you had to lose your title that way."
"I know babe, so do I but that's how this business works. Are you going to go out there with me from now on?"
"If you still want me to." Nessa said.
"Of course I do! I'm going to go take a shower now so why don't you go talk to Larry?"
"Sounds good to me. I'll be back as soon as I'm done." She stated, kissing him and grabbing her cell phone. Nessa had no sooner walked out of his locker room and Austin Aries was at her side.
"Hey Nessa, what's up?"
"Not much Austin. How are ya?" She asked, walking towards Larry's office as he followed her.
"I'm doing good. I just wanted to tell you that you did a great job out there tonight. Are you going to be doing that all the time now?"
"Thanks and yeah. That's what I'm getting ready to go talk to Larry about right now, he offered to let me go out tonight as a test-run to see if I liked it." Nessa had just reached Larry's office when 'Pearl Necklace' by ZZ Top started playing. She sighed and pulled out her cell phone. "Hello?"
"You'll never get away from me. I will have you again." A voice hissed then the line went dead. Nessa stopped dead in her tracks and looked at the caller ID.
"Nessa what is it?"
"Sabin. He's went to threats and stalking now." She said.
"Damn. What are you going to do?"
"Nothing. I don't want you to let on like you know anything Austin, please?"
"All right but...are you going to tell Joe?" He asked.
"Only if it gets worse." She knocked on Larry's office door and walked in.
"Hello Vanessa."
"Hi Larry. I've made my decision."
"You have? What would that be?" Larry questioned.
"I want to do it." Nessa stated. Larry was about to say something but was interrupted by Nessa's cell phone. "Excuse me. That might be Joe." Larry nodded and she pulled the phone out. "Hello?"
"Soon we will be together...he won't be in my way for much longer."
"Okay. Thank you very much." She stated and hung up the phone. "Sorry about that. It was Chris Harris."
"That's fine. You can start the next time he has a match...is there a certain name you want to go by?"
"Alannah."
"Sounds good." Larry said, shaking her hand. "Welcome to TNA Vanessa."
"Thanks Larry." She replied, smiling and walked out where Austin was waiting on her.
"How did it go?"
"He called again. The fucker is threatening my man...I'm gonna kill him." Nessa growled, her voice dangerously low.
"Nessa you have to tell Joe."
"I don't have to do shit but kill that son of a bitch." She hissed. "He can threaten and stalk me all he wants but the minute he brought my man into this...he brought out a side of me I've kept locked away for a very long time." The look on her face was full of anger and hate, her eyes dark with fury.
"Damn...you're even starting to look like Joe when you make that face." Austin said.
"He does his for show, mine is for real." Nessa pointed out. "I need you to do me a favor..."
"What?"
"Walk me to Monty Brown's locker room then go stall Joe for a while."
"Why?" Austin asked, confused as to why she would want to speak to Monty Brown.
"Please don't ask why, just do it."
"All right." They walked to Monty's locker room and she knocked on the door.
"Yeah?" He questioned when he opened the door.
"We need to talk." Nessa turned to Austin and smiled a little. "Please go do what I asked." Austin nodded and jogged off towards Joe's locker room.
"What's going on? I haven't seen that look in your eyes for a long time." Monty said after they were in the room with the door closed.
"Sabin is pissed that I won't break up with Joe to go back to him. He tried to kiss me last week and I slapped him...he slapped me back. Tonight he's called me twice with threats. I ignored the first one but the second one brought this look in my eyes out."
"What did he say?"
"He said Joe won't be in his way for much longer." Nessa growled.
"Shit! Nessa you can't kill him." Monty said, knowing exactly what the threat meant to her.
"Why the fuck not Monty? You know that any threat is something I can ignore until it involves my man."
"Yeah I do know that but if you do something stupid you're gonna be away from Joe for good." Monty pointed out and she sighed.
"You know something? I hate when you get all logical on me." She huffed and he laughed.
"I know that and I also know why you came to me. No one else knows though do they?"
"No."
"You should really find someone else who can keep your temper in check, you're getting a bit much for me to handle." Monty stated.
"I can't help it. You know exactly what I'm thinking every time because we think so much alike."
"Which is why I'll never understand why our marriage never worked out." He laughed.
"Because we were too much alike. Two strong willed, bull headed people aren't good together." Nessa giggled.
"Are you ever gonna tell him?"
"Yeah. That's another reason I came here, I want you to come back to his locker room with me."
"All right...let's go." Nessa smiled and they both walked out of his locker room. By the time they got to the door of Joe's locker room Nessa was shaking like a leaf. "Nessa calm down."
"I can't help it Monty. What if he hates me for not telling him right away?"
"If he really likes you as much as you like him then he won't."
"I hope you're right." Nessa whispered, taking a deep breath she opened the door and walked in.
"Hey babe...Monty. What's going on?" Joe asked. Austin was sitting on the couch and Joe was sitting on a bench.
"Austin could you leave us alone for a while?" Nessa questioned and he nodded. After he left the room Nessa took a deep breath and turned back to Joe. "Baby we need to talk." She sat down on the couch while Monty stood by the door.
"What is it?" He asked and she could hear the confusion in his voice.
"There's something about me that no one knows...not even Chris or Allen." Nessa dropped her head, not even lifting it when she felt him sit beside her.
"Ness, babe? What's going on?"
"Joe...Monty and I used to be married but we're divorced now. We've been divorced for a few years."
"You were what? And no one knew?" Joe questioned, shocked.
"No one knew." Monty spoke up.
"Why?"
"Because like I told Larry tonight I value my private life and I don't like having my relationships out in the public eye." She was still unable to look at him, afraid that she would see hate in his eyes.
"Ness look at me, please?" He whispered and she slowly brought her head up to look into his eyes. What she saw shocked her...he was looking at her the same way he always had, nothing had changed. "I'm glad that you told me and I want you to know that this doesn't change anything between us...I still want to be with you."
"You do?"
"Yes."
"See I told you he wouldn't hate you." Monty said, smiling.
"Shut it Monty. Thanks for coming here with me though, I'll see you again next week probably."
"Uhm...no. You're not getting rid of me that easily, you need to tell him the rest."
"What rest?" Joe asked.
"Monty seriously, shut up." Nessa growled.
"Nessa seriously, tell him."
"Yes tell me." Joe said.
"It's nothing I can't handle baby."
"Yeah by murdering someone. Dammit Nessa tell him or I will." Monty warned her.
"Somebody better tell me."
"She's got two threatening phone calls from Sabin tonight. The first one she chose to ignore but the second one brought out a side of her which she likes to refer to as her 'bitch side' it's a side of herself she's kept locked away for a long time." Monty explained.
"What was the second one about?" Joe asked.
"He stated that you wouldn't be in his way much longer. She can handle threats against herself or anything else but the minute someone threatens the person she's with that's when her 'bitch side' comes out."
"Babe he's not going to do a thing to me, trust me. He's not going to do a thing to you or our relationship either." Joe assured her.
"I hope not but it still pisses me off. Can we go home?"
"Sure babe, let's go. We'll see you next week Monty and thanks for telling me what's going on."
"No problem man and take good care of her." Monty said, shaking his hand.
"Don't worry I will." Joe grabbed his bag and Nessa grabbed her purse. The two of them walked out of the arena and headed home.