A Month Later…

A knock was heard in Kara's office, "Come in," she said, without looking up from her desk. "How can I help you?"

"You can help me by telling me how you've been doing for the past few weeks," the voice said.

She looked up and saw the only one who she knew could get her to open up. She wasn't sure as to when he will get to do it. "Shane, I can't tell you during work hours."

"Then when can you?" he asked, sitting across from her. Ever since he joined WWE to help out backstage, Shane has done nothing but encourage her.

She sighed, "I don't know, Shane."

"Why not?"

"I just can't," she responded.

"Why not?" he persisted.

"I just can't, Shane," she said.

"You can, you're just afraid!"

"I'm not afraid!"

"Yes, you are, or else you wouldn't reacting to me this way over something small," he explained. This was one of the few ways that Shane could get her to open up. Ever since he started traveling, he noticed that Kara was starting to become more and more isolated from the guys. He knew that without a shadow of a doubt that she loved them but was starting to shut herself off but he didn't know what was causing it. He was determined to find out what it was.

"What? I don't understand what you're saying, Shane. I have nothing to be afraid of."

"Yes, you do and I know without a shadow of a doubt that you're afraid of something. You're afraid that the guys and I are going to hate you and leave you out and not support you."

"I do not believe that," she said.

"Yes, you do believe that, or else you would have already told us what you're feeling," he said, knowing that this card would open her up.

"Fine! You want to know what I'm going through!" she started to yell. "I'm afraid of everything! I'm afraid of losing Kevin because I love him so much! I'm afraid of losing Ric and Vince because they're my only surrogate fathers! I'm afraid of losing Paul because he's like a brother I never had! I'm afraid of losing you because you've been there through everything for me. I hate being the only female here. There isn't anyone that I can talk to about all the female stuff. Ever since I found out what my biological father has done for me, I've been afraid of every little thing and I don't know what to do about it. The best thing that I could do was to hold my fears in. I hate it! I hate it! I hate feeling like I'm losing everything! I hate feeling helpless! I hate not having someone to talk to! I hate not having a mother around! I hate being afraid of everything! I hate losing the people I love! Is that what you wanted to know? I hate it!" she screamed, sobbing, collapsing. Shane immediately grabbed her and hugged her, allowing her to get it out of her system. He finally figured out what was going on inside her head and didn't realize how she afraid she was after her biological father's trial. He truly realized that she needed a female companion. She had enough of men; she just needed a girlfriend to talk to. Shane allowed her to cry on his shoulder, knowing exactly that is what she needed. He knew not that she just needed someone to be there for her at a time like this.

After she quieted down, Shane asked, "Are you okay now?"

She shrugged, "I guess."

"I'm sorry," he replied softly.

"It's okay. It's not your fault," she said.

"Yes, it is. I made you go through this tantrum."

"It's not your fault. I needed to get that out sooner or later," she said, straightening herself up.

"I'm going to give you some space. I'll let the guys know that you need it," he said, leaving the room.

After closing the door, Shane immediately went to see Vince. When he got to his office, he was thrilled to see all of the guys that cared about Kara there. He had explained that all she needed was some female companionship, someone that she can relate to and talk and have fun without having to worry about what guys think. When Shane explained everything, Vince said, "I didn't realize that's what she needed." The other guys agreed. "I'm going to call Linda and have her travel with us for a while. Kara actually does consider Linda to be her surrogate mother. Let's see if Stephanie wants to join to." Vince immediately started calling and making plans to have both Linda and Stephanie to start traveling with them.

Later that same night….

Kara was in her hotel room, thinking about what had happened at the arena with Shane. She felt tired but not in the physical sense. She noticed that her motivation was waning and she didn't know what to do. She was startled when she heard a knock on the door. She went to open the door and was shocked to see who was on the other side, "Linda? Stephanie?"

Linda saw how tired she looked and immediately hugged her. Once Linda had hugged her, Kara broke down. "Kara, sweetheart, everything is going to be okay now," she said, pulling her into the room with Stephanie following. Once all three of them were in the room and seated. Linda continued to soothe her until her sobs had gone down. "Now tell me what the matter is." Kara started telling both of them what had happened ever since her biological father finding her. After she finished explaining everything, Linda and Stephanie were shocked about what she had went through especially without any kind of female support. "Come on, we're going to visit a couple of people," Linda said. Stephanie had smiled; knowing what her mother was up to, but Kara was looking back and forth between both McMahon females and wondering what was going on. They went over to the hotel room and both Vince and Linda were in. Kara saw both Shane and Vince sitting down at the makeshift desk that the hotel provided and smiled. But the smiles were both short lived as soon as they heard Linda talking. "How dare you! How dare you both not understand that she needed female support during everything that has been happening to her especially during the trail! Shane, I'm disappointed in you that you had forced to open her up in the way that you did! Vince, I'm appalled at you for not figuring this out sooner! Both of you disappoint me very much!"

"But…" Shane started off, but was cut off by Stephanie.

"Shut up, Shane and listen to mom!"

"If you think that you know what's best for Kara, both of you are wrong! She knows what's best for her. I understand that you're concerned about her well being, but don't you think that she could have contacted either me or Stephanie if she needed it. Maybe she needed some time to straighten everything out in her mind before talking to someone about it."

Vince and Shane both sat there in shame, knowing that what they did to Kara was wrong. "Honey, you have to understand that Shane and I are doing what we think is best for her."

"Don't you both know that I can also do what's best for me?" she asked, finally speaking after Linda had lectured both of them. "I love you both dearly, but I need some time. I mean we're all opposite sexes here and we don't think on the same page in regards to needing time and space."

"I understand that, but…" Vince started off, but was cut off when Kara motioned for him to stop.

"I don't think you do understand what I'm saying Vince. I love you so much, but you can't always be there for me. I honestly feel like I'm suffocating with you, Shane and the guys keep checking up on me every five minutes."

"How come you didn't tell me that?" Shane asked.

"How can I, Shane? How can I honestly tell you everything, let alone tell the guys? Would you have truly understood where I was coming from?" Shane didn't answer. "That's what I thought. When I tell you that I need time and space, please respect that. There will be a point where I'll open up to you but it's going to be on my terms," she said, looking at Shane, knowing that he'll still come to her and open her up. Shane looked away shamefully. "You have to let me process the information on my own as it comes. I'm different than anyone else who has ever walked into your office Vince. You should know that by now."

Just then a knock was heard on the door, Stephanie went to open it and the guys had showed up. "Thanks for coming guys," Vince said. He took a deep breath before talking, "I'm sure that you're wondering why I asked you all to come here. At the same time, I'm sure you're wondering why my wife is here as well as Stephanie when she just left a couple of days ago. I just want to emphasize that whatever happens in this room stays in this room. What you heard here today does not need to be gossiped in the locker room. I know what it is back there, a lot of gossip and politics. Is that understood?" The guys nodded their heads and allowed Vince to continue, "I know that all of you are concerned about Kara's well being. Shane had finally got her to open up but on our terms. What he did ended up biting us in the ass. She just needed time and space." The guys were ready to argue but Vince made it for them not to interrupt. "Do not argue or else you'll be hearing from all of the women in this room. Trust me," Vince replied, looking at Linda. He looked back to the guys and continued talking, "She's mentally tired of what's been happening in her personal life and that's why she's been throwing herself into work. She just needed something to distract her temporarily. Stephanie and Linda are both willing to travel for awhile keeping Kara company while she is working and being her support system. I'm going to allow Kara to explain whatever she wants to add to what I said."

Kara sat there in silence for a minute, trying to recollect her thoughts. After a while, she spoke, "Guys, before I say anything at all, I just want to let you all know that I do love you. Just lately, I've been feeling tired, but not in the physical sense. I haven't really been able to find a lot of motivation to work but the only reason as to why I am staying here is because I love this business and I respect it so much. Just recently Shane came into my office and got me into opening up my feelings. All in all, I've been afraid of the littlest things but most of all, I've been afraid of my own feelings and I've been repressing them. I thought that I could have dealt with them on my own and I could have but I just needed some female support," she paused and the guys started to interrupt, but Vince glared at them and they stopped instantly. "Don't get me wrong, guys, I do appreciate your support but I do need some love and support from a female. There are some things that I go through that you guys wouldn't understand. It seems unfair to you guys but think of it this way, I'm sure that you experience situations where women wouldn't be able to understand what you're going through and if you try to explain it to us, we wouldn't be much help. So with Stephanie and Linda here, I'll be able to resolve some of my issues that I'm going through." Kara looked at Vince and nodded, signaling that she finished what she wanted to say.

"Anything to say, guys?" Vince asked

"Why couldn't you tell us?" Paul asked, knowing that was a stupid question, but still had to ask.

"Would you really have understood what I was going through?" Kara asked. Paul didn't answer. "Then you know why."

"All I have to say right now is that I'm sorry that you went through this alone," Ric said, feeling guilty.

"Me too," Kevin said.

"Same here," Paul agreed. "I think that I speak on behalf of the guys here when I say that we will always love you, no matter what." The guys agreed. "And we will do our best to back off when you tell us." The guys reluctantly agreed. Kara couldn't help but smile at the guys' reluctant attitude.

"Thanks, guys," she said softly.

"Now that's over with," Vince started off, he looked at his watch and it was half past noon, "have any of you eaten?" Everyone shook their heads. "Let's have some lunch at the café downstairs." Everyone immediately agreed and they all went off to lunch.