Chapter 8
AJ was standing in the halls of the Philadelphia National Guard Amory. He kept checking his watch. Jake had checked in with management but had gone MIA. He saw Jake walk out of room. Jake was wearing a ball cape, sunglasses and had his collar on his jacket trying not to be noticed. "Where have you been?" AJ asked angrily. "I was talking with Jim Cornett," Jake said. "Cornett?"
"Yeah I didn't feel like hanging out in the locker room. For one thing Joe's in there. Second Jim was the booker in OVW when I was there. I swear he may be the only guy that is more of a wrestling fan than me," Jake said. "Yeah well it's time to get serious we have Rottweilers, Homicide and Ricky Reyes have no problem hurting people for fun," AJ said recalling the things they had done in the past.
"Yeah will let's go out there take care of business and then we go to Hard Justice and take out those damn Canadians," Jake said. "Well let's go," AJ putting the hood up on his ring jacket.
Even before Jake had stepped out from backstage the fans we already chanting choke and grabbing there necks in a mocking gesture. Jake knew he had to shake it off. AJ was going to start the match while Homicide started for his team. Homicide took an early advantage and after wearing AJ down a bit tagged in Reyes. AJ made the tag brining in Jake. Reyes went to his MMA style and though some kick. Jake dogged one and caught the other turning it into a dragon screw leg whip. Jake throws some elbows. Reyes staggers back. Jake hits a drop kick.
Jake locks in arm ringer and tags AJ back in. AJ drops an ax handle coming in. Reyes got over to his corner and made the tag. AJ and Homicide exchanged blows before Homicide went for a clothesline missing allowing AJ to hit the Pele. Jules Smokes triped AJ. Jake dropped off the apron to chase him off. AJ gets to his knees but Homicide his the Shinning Wizard. Homicide stands over AJ allowing AJ to get the kip up hurricanrana. AJ throws a roundhouse kick. Then goes for the hangman's nose neckbreaker. AJ makes the first cover of the match that is broken up by Reyes at two. The ref forces Reyes out. AJ wipes Homicide to the ropes tags makes a quick tag to Jake as Homicide comes back AJ drops down. Jake hits a Missile Dropkick sending the notorious 187 across the ring.
Jake picks Homicide delivering a back breaker. Smokes hopes up on the apron to distract the ref allowing Reyes to get in and interfere tearing at Jake's eyes. AJ comes in to help but is stopped by the ref. This gives Homicide a chance to take the tape of wrist and use it to choke Jake. Before he is caught he stops and allows Jake to get to his feet only to deliver an Ace Crusher. Homicide covers and Jake just barely gets out at two.
Jake crawls across ring but he is pulled back before he can make the tag. Reyes is tagged in. Reyes delivers s German suplex. Then he puts the boots to Jake. Tag back into Homicide. Reyes hold Jake while Homicide goes for a running lariat. Jake escapes and Homicide hit Reyes. Jake makes the tag. AJ hits a springboard elbow on Homicide.
Reyes stands up and Irish wipes AJ into the ropes AJ moonsaults and get the inverted DDT. He picks up Reyes and executes his backbreaker into a gut buster. AJ gets Reyes in position for the Styles Clash. Homicide comes into to stop it but Jake cuts him off. AJ hits the clash and gets the win.
A couple of days had past since the ROH show and it was time for another Impact taping. Jake and AJ were scheduled for tag match against Shark Boy and Norman Smiley. Jake was heading to the locker room not really looking where he was going and he bumped right into Traci. "Oh great just what I don't need," Traci say annoyed.
"Nice to see you babe," Jake said. "Don't call me that. You can call me Ms. Brooks," Traci said. "Traci that went out the window the minute I saw you naked unless we were playing a game," Jake said smiling. "Shut up Jake. I had a really crappy week thanks to you," She said walking away. "Me what did I do?" Jake asked following her.
"Last week when you put all of Matt's stuff in the shower you wrecked his watch that wasn't water proof by the way. Not to mention his checkbook. I had to listen to him complain about it all week," She said angrily! "Why do you think it was me? There were a lot of guys in the locker room," Jake said feeling defensive even though he did do it. "One he saw you come out of the shower area. Two you told him where to find his bag. And three you are immature enough to do it," Traci said.
"Fine I will admit I did it. Although I don't know why you would have to hear him complain I thought you just managed him," Jake said. "We started dating a couple mouths ago. Not that it's any of your business," Traci said. "Oh it's my business. It's my business because I still love you. And I know you love me," Jake said.
"No I don't! I can't love a man that left me like you did! I can't love a man that cheated on me!" Traci said sounding more like she was trying to convince herself. "But can you love a man that has lived with nothing but regret since that happened? Can you love a man if he promised to spend the rest of his life trying to make up for that? Can you love me? Because I can live with out you but God I don't want to!" Jake said bruising a stray hair out of her eye.
They stood there for a second in silence. Just as it looked like Traci was about to say something a loud voice yelled out, "Hey Reed you owe my money for a new watch and a new checkbook." It was Bentley. He walked over and angrily got in Jake's face. "Tell you what Matt you send me the bill for the new checks and before the next PPV on Sunday I will go to the Disney store. You just tell me do you want a new Mickey Mouse or Goofy?" Jake mocked.
"Oh you think you are real funny! Don't you punk?" Bentley asked. "I don't have time for Shawn Michaels rip off's I have a match." Jake said walking away.
In a closet with the door opened a crack, Alex Shelly celebrated as he now had something on Jake. "So Traci is her that Jake Reed has been so hung up on," he thought and smiled knowing that he would wait until the right time to use this. In the meantime he would try to get more info on there relationship.
Jake and AJ were about to climb in the ring when Team Canada came out of the ring and jumped them. Jake got posted for the second week in a row while AJ was thrown shoulder first into the ring steps.
D'Amore took a mic and taunted, "See this Sunday boys. When Bobby and Petey take care of you once and for all."