Chapter 22

Traci woke up in Jake's arms the next morning. He looked so peaceful when he slept. She gave him a quick kiss and he awoke. "It wasn't a dream," Jake said happily. "No it wasn't. It was real Jake," Traci said.

"You have no idea how many nights I would dream about this and then every time I would wake up and you won't there it nearly killed me," Jake said. "Well you don't have to worry about it. I am not going any where," Traci said kissing him again.

The Phone started ringing. "If that's AJ I am going to fly to Atlanta and beat his head in," Jake said picking up the phone. "Hello this is Jake Reed." "Good morning Reed," Came Alex Shelly's voice. Jake pulled away from Traci. "Shelly you little SOB! How the hell did you get my number?" Jake yelled. "You need to calm down. But just so you know I have my ways. Now I was just calling to tell you it's going to be me and you at the next tapings. And that little tramp that she is going to have pay for wrecking my shelly cam," Shelly taunted before hanging up.

"I am going make him pay! He followed me around for months!" Jake said. "I gather that you and that pervert and booked for a match," Traci said. "Yeah this week at Impact," Jake said calming down. "You know it could be a trap," Traci said.

"Yeah it most likely is. But I'll be ready. If need be I will have one of the team mates down with me," Jake says. "And no matter what you will have me," Traci says. "I have everything I have ever wanted. I have you back. And I am a star pro wrestler. I go you back," Jake says. "You said you had me back twice," Traci said. "Yeah because that's the most important thing in my life. I made the mistake of putting my carrier before you once. I will not ever do that," Jake said.

Traci and Jake kiss again. The kiss grows more passionate. The lay back down, both knowing they aren't getting out of the bed anytime soon.

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A few days later at Impact Jake and Traci walked in the building holding hands. AJ was doing an interview for the show and was the first to see them. "Ok either there was an accident with super glue or you two are officially back together," AJ joked. "It the later," Jake said smiling.

"Hey alright, I told you Jake as long as you didn't do anything stupid it would all work out," AJ said. "Yeah pal you were right. Of course she took me back about ten minutes after that talk," Jake said. "Glade to hear it," AJ said.

Jerry Lynn approached them. "Hey Jake we need you to do some promo's for the war games," he said. "I will be right there. AJ see you later. Babe I love you," Jake said before quickly kissing Traci.

"Thank you AJ," Traci says. "For what?" AJ asks. "Jake told me how much you did for him," Traci said. "I really don't know how much I did. It was Jake that finally made the decision to get clean. All I really did was talk to him when he needed a friend. A few times I called in a favor to get him a booking," AJ says.

"Every time you talked him down that was something big. You may have saved his life," Traci says. "He's my best friend Traci. I am really glade that you took him back. Lord knows he deserves something good in his life," AJ says. "I really do love him and I want him to be happy," Traci says.

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Jake was in Sting dressing room in a meeting with his war games teammates. "Alright guys we need to figure out who goes in at number one. When you go in first you are the one that had the most time in the cage. You take the most punishment. And from a strategy standpoint you are the easiest target in the match beyond," Sting says. "Not mention if the Jarrett army wins coin toss then you are going be double teamed for two minutes," Brother Ray said remembering watching past war games.

"He's right. So show of hands, who would be willing to go in first," Sting said. All four men put there hand up. "Look guys I really think it should be me. I am the most powerful. So I will be able to handle being out numbered," Rhino says. "He's right about that," Brother Devon said. "Plus if he scores with the gore early he won't be outnumbered," Jake says.

"Unless there any objections than Rhino I think it's going to be you, Sting says. No one objects. "Then I'm the guy," Rhino says. "I'll go number two," Jake says. "Yeah that would work," Sting says.

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Jake was making his way down the ramp to the ring for his match with Alex Shelly. Shelly runs from behind him and whacks him with his tripod. Shelly gets Jake in the ring and starts to work him over. Jake stands only to get hit with Yakuza Kick. Shelly then hits his backdrop suplex.

Jake is on the ground. Shelly climbs to the top ropes to hit his double stomp to the head. Jake rolls out of the way. Shelly is lands on his feet. Shelly goes for a sling shot leg drop and hits it. Shelly signals that it's over and goes for Sliced Bread #2 only for Jake to push him off.

Shelly charge as Jake and Jake gives him an overhead belly to belly suplex. Both stand allowing Jake to hits an upper cut. Jake takes over and lets all his anger at Shelly for following him out.

Jake uses a gorilla press slam. Then he throws Shelly in the ring post. Jake drives a series of knees into Shelly's head. Shelly thumbs the eyes. He throws a few punches but throws on to many Jake takes his arm and get him in a cross face. Shelly makes it to the ropes to break the hold.

Jake picks him up and hits the Death Valley Driver. AMW hits the ring to take Jake out. Rhino gets the ring and make the save the rest of Jake's teammate follows. Jake whispers something in Rhino ear. Rhino shakes his head as Jake get a microphone.

"Hey Brock Back Boys! You seem real quick to jump me every week. So let's change things up. Next we how about you two take on me and The War Machine," Jake says. Chris Harris has his own microphone, "Hey if you stupid enough to want to take on the best tag team in the world you got it." Storm takes the mic, "Sorry about you damn luck. Because I'll make sure you don't make it to war games."