Title: The Adventures of ATM and the UPS Guy
Author: Kaykyaka
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.
Ratings: K+
Characters: Lita, Trish Stratus (not married in this story), Melina, DX, Edge, Nitro, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton.
Summary: A woman's face is turned permanently red by make-up, an iPod makes a man lose his hearing and ATM is on the case!
Nine – St. Michaels
Shawn's house, San Antonio, TX:
"Look Mom its Daddy!" Cameron said pointing to Vince's helicopter as it landed at the front of the house. Rebecca left her roses alone for a second and came over to greet her husband and his guest. Recognizing who his guest was Rebecca broke into a sprint and nearly knocked the troubled red-head over with a hard embrace. Cameron caught Lita from behind so that she didn't fall over and hugged her tight too.
"Lita!" Cameron exclaimed.
"What a treat!" Rebecca said both her and her son's arms locked around Lita's body.
"Okay let's take it inside guys," Shawn said picking up his son as Rebecca ushered Lita into the house.
"It is so nice to finally meet you," Rebecca said to Lita her eyes beaming.
"Woah you're hair, it's red," Lita said looking at Rebecca's hair.
"Yeah," Rebecca said putting her hand over her head, "Never have a water fight with your son in the kitchen with baking colorings and ammonia around," she said pointing at her son who shrugged.
"I think I did a pretty good job," he said.
The four of them sat down in the living room Rebecca and Cameron still all over Lita who smiled half-heartedly at both of them.
"Smile girl you're a hero, look at this!" Rebecca said showing her the front of the San Antonio Express which featured a story about a Mexican jewelers that had experienced a huge boom in business and was going national thanks to word of mouth spread via UPS delivery men. Rebecca pointed at the picture of the UPS guy with his arm around Juarez and Maria excitedly but Lita looked down at her hands not feeling much like a hero at all.
"What's the matter with her Mommy?" Cameron asked his mother trying to figure out why the woman who saved his mother's life looked so sad.
"Lita's had a bad day Cam," Shawn answered and Rebecca smiled compassionately.
"I did too but now that you're here I feel real better!" Cameron said to Lita excitedly.
"What happened to you today?" Lita asked to take the attention off of herself.
"Well my friend didn't believe me when I told her that I saved my Mom's life, so I told my other friend to put his hands around her neck and squeeze really tight and I would pull him off and save her, but when I pulled him off her she slapped me round the face! What did I do to deserve that?" Cameron asked dumbfounded.
"She probably didn't appreciate being strangled Cam," Shawn said.
"Well she shouldn't have called me a liar," Cam responded, "Don't you just hate it when people try to make you look stupid Lita?" Cameron asked the red-head indignantly and Lita lowered her head and thought back over the past hour.
"I sure do," she said glumly.
"Especially when they're supposed to be your friend," Cameron added crossing his arms.
"Totally," Lita said resting on her hand somberly.
"I'm glad we understand each other, could I get you some root beer?" Cameron asked courteously.
"Yes that would be nice thank you," Lita said impressed by Cameron's accommodating attitude.
"Mom, Dad could you bring Lita and I some root beer? It's in the usual place," Cameron requested dismissing his parents who looked at each other wondering what had come over their son.
"Sure thing Cam," Rebecca replied.
"No he knows where the kitchen is!" Shawn said denying his son's request.
"Dad you're cramping my style!" Cameron whispered to his Father pulling him down to his level.
"You don't have a style, you have a curfew and a math test on Monday which you better be ready for," Shawn answered.
"Uh-huh, Mom plus Dad equals two squares, see I'm ready," Cameron replied.
"You're gonna be ready for bed if you don't quit acting up," Shawn replied threateningly.
"Come on Shawn," Rebecca said pulling her husband to his feet, "we've got a special surprise for you Lita!" she said happily bouncing towards the kitchen.
"Now that they're gone we finally have some time to get to know each other better," Cameron said pulling out a sheet of white paper from his back pocket. Lita frowned at the sheet but her ears were wide open as Cameron began to read from it, "Uh-hum," he said clearing his throat, "For saving my Mom's life I would like to give you thanks, for believing that I could save my Mom's life I would like to give you thanks, for making my Mom into the happiest person on the planet I would like to give you thanks . . ." Cameron handed Lita the paper, "For making sure Chey and I didn't have to grow up without a Mom I would like to give you this,"
Lita took the paper and looked at it, looking back at her was a picture of Lita with a halo around her head. Lita was completely taken aback by the picture but Cameron spoke saving her from having to come up with a response.
"You're who God sends to represent Himself," he said and Lita felt her face falling down.
"Oh Cameron!" she cried and hugged the kid right up off his seat.
"Whoa!" he said.
Meanwhile Shawn and Rebecca returned from the kitchen with root beer and something else in hand.
"Things just didn't go the way that they were supposed to," Shawn said finishing off the conversation he was having with his wife in the kitchen about what happened to Lita at Carlito's.
"Well with Hunter involved that's no surprise but I know what can change that!" she said and ran over to Lita who was crying over her son.
"So you saw the picture huh?" Rebecca said.
"Yes it's beautiful!" Lita said crying happily.
"Come here Cameron give Lita some room," Shawn said picking his son out of Lita's arms but the little man wouldn't budge.
"No Dad I got this!" he said defensively hugging Lita then looked at the two glasses on the coffee table, "Dad where's my bendy straw?" he said picking up the glass. Shawn shrugged.
"Well I guess you're going to have to go in the kitchen and get it," he said crossing his arms smugly. Cameron sat back down sulking then Lita pulled him onto her lap.
"I'll live," he replied casually cosing up to Lita and smiling broadly. Somewhere Hunter's head is exploding Shawn thought to himself.
"Okay Lita, I know you're having a real bad day and all but look at his," Rebecca said holding a blue box with a white ribbon around it. Lita recognized it and looked to Shawn questioningly.
"Isn't that the box the cursed necklace came in?" she said.
"It's the same box but not quite the same necklace," Rebecca answered and handed the box to Lita. Lita looked up at Rebecca not sure what to make of the gesture, "Open it," Rebecca said sweetly. Lita removed the ribbon and lifted the top off of the box. Wrapped up in tissue was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen. Shawn smiled when he saw Lita's reaction at the sight of the Chimallis necklace.
"This is beautiful," she said picking the necklace up.
"We talked about it and decided it would look better on you," Rebecca said squeezing her husband's knee.
"Look at the card," Cameron said and Lita picked up the gift card and read it.
"To a very special lady – from Shawn, Rebecca, Cameron and Cheyenne," she read and found it hard to talk, "I don't know what to say," she said, "I don't feel like a very special lady but you guys somehow manage to make me feel like I deserve to wear something so beautiful,"
Now it was Shawn's turn to smile broadly; it really made him feel good inside to see Lita so happy.
"Cameron please do the honors," Rebecca said to her son.
"It would be my pleasure," Cameron said and shuffled behind Lita and clipped the choker around her neck. She got up to give them a good look at her wearing the necklace and the family leaned back and said, "Wow" all at once at the sight of Lita wearing the Chimallis necklace.
"Edge is a very lucky man," Rebecca said and Lita's face melted at the mention of Edge's name, "Did I say something wrong?" Rebecca said to her husband who got up to comfort Lita.
"Shawn why did you bring me here I should just go and leave you guys alone," Lita said turning from Shawn but he pulled her back.
"I brought you here to remind you why you are so special," Shawn said, "Lita you saved my wife's life, because of you I have something special to come home to, because of you Cameron and Cheyenne still have a mother and because of you Juarez and Maria are set for life!"
"You wear that necklace in public and people are gonna wanna know where they can buy one, word of mouth is already spreading like wildfire!" Rebecca added.
"Yeah but they won't look half as pretty," Cameron said and Lita smiled at him gratefully.
"You're sweet Cameron but you can only see the outside of me, you wouldn't say that if you were a little older," she answered and Rebecca took her to one side.
"You're right Lita, people can only see the outside of you but God knows your heart and how beautiful it is, that's why He chose you to do His work. You are a soldier of Christ and your name is written in the Book of Life. You are special inside and out and don't you let any harsh word or dirty look tell you otherwise," Rebecca said and kissed Lita on the lips.
"My turn my turn!" Cameron called out enthusiastically and Shawn covered Cameron's eyes and played down the little charge he got himself from watching his wife kiss Lita. What Hunter wouldn't give to be me right now he thought with a smile, oh well.
"Wow Rebecca," Lita said amazed by Rebecca's passion, "you're one special woman,"
"It takes one to know one," Rebecca answered straightening Lita's bangs, "that helicopter's not good for a girl's hair," she said and Lita nodded.
"Well you're about to get back in it so don't fix her up too much," Shawn said and kissed his wife taking Lita by the hand and escorting her to the door. Before leaving Lita turned to look back at Cameron and Rebecca trying to see herself and Edge in a similar way but it was very hard from where she was standing after what she'd been through that day and she sighed.
"Shawn's a lucky man Becky," she said sheepishly.
"If he doesn't get back here tonight he's a dead man," Rebecca quipped and Shawn shuddered playfully and closed the door.
As they approached the helicopter Lita lagged behind a little and Shawn turned to her attentively.
"You okay Lita? We don't have to go back if you don't want to, my family would love you to stay the night," Shawn said.
"No I've got to face my accusers," Lita said.
"No you don't," Shawn disagreed, "you don't owe them anything,"
"No I do Shawn. The old Lita would have ignored them but that's not who I am anymore, I am ordained by God to look out for His children and they are no exception. And of course there's Edge,"
"What about Edge?" Shawn said dismissing the Canadian altogether.
"Shawn, how do you know when you wanna spend the rest of your life with someone?" she asked.
Shawn looked at his wife through the kitchen window and grinned, "When you know they're the person you want to wake up to every morning," he answered and looked at her seriously before asking a question of his own, "Who do you want to wake up next to every morning Lita?"
"Hunter during his jean and leather jacket phase," she answered and Shawn laughed.
"He was so mean to you back then," Shawn said thinking back to the days of the Power Trip featuring the dual terrors of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Game.
"So was Edge," she replied.
"But that's because he was jealous of what you had with Matt Hardy," Shawn answered.
"You know what I felt like back at Carlito's?" Lita asked Shawn who was giving her all his attention, "I felt like the Rated R Superstar's bitch,"
"Lita!" Shawn said hating her using that kind of language to describe herself.
"Come on Shawn that's what I've been on TV for over a year and it all started with Edge, how can this be the man that I'm gonna marry?" Lita reasoned.
"Because it's an act!" Shawn explained, "Lita Edge loves you,"
"How do you know?" she asked him putting her hands on her hips.
"Because of the way he looks at you," Shawn replied but Lita waved it off dismissively.
"Everybody looks at me like that," she said folding her arms.
"Lita you're wrong," Shawn said.
"I know you don't look at me like that – except that one time," she said thinking back to the shooting of the SummerSlam promo.
"I know I'm sorry about that," Shawn said truly embarrassed about that day.
"I should tell you its okay but it's not," Lita said.
"Really Lita I'm sorry," Shawn said again.
"Don't do it again," she said.
"Okay I won't," Shawn said.
"In fact don't think about me at all I might contaminate your brain," she said.
"My brain's already contaminated - wait-a-minute what did you say?" Shawn said his eyes narrowing and he remembered what Trish told him last night; there is nothing wrong with thinking about Lita.
"I mean it Shawn don't break your covenant with God because of me, you got a real good thing going here and I don't want you to do anything to ruin it," Lita said and Shawn smiled.
"God bless you Trish," Shawn said to himself.
"Huh?" Lita asked and Shawn took her hands in his own.
"There's nothing wrong with me thinking about you, there's nothing wrong with me wanting to spend time with you. I think God wants me to get a new covenant Lita, despite what Hunter thinks about us, I think we should make a vow to hang out more often," Shawn answered and Lita frowned not believing that this was the same man who didn't want to be seen with her in public a week ago.
"You mean you want to be friends?" she asked hopefully and Shawn was about to answer when his cell-phone rang.
"Hello? Hey we were just talking about you, yeah we're on our way back now," Shawn said, "Hunter wants to know how you are," Shawn said to Lita, the red-head beaming from ear-to-ear.
"How do I look?" Lita asked with a smile posing for HBK.
"Fine – I mean, she looks fine, I mean she is fine – I mean-"
HBK spluttered out fumbling over his words and Lita rescued the phone from him to save the conversation.
"I'm fine I look fine I am fine okay Hunt? Thanks for asking we'll be back soon. What am I wearing? The world's most beautiful necklace and a smile," she said confidently and Shawn smiled giving her the thumbs up, "Yes I'm wearing clothes with it!" Lita said adamantly then she decided to play with him for a minute, "But I need something warm to go with this jean and leather bikini, do you think I could borrow your jean and leather jacket? Hello?" Lita looked at the phone then back at Shawn laughing , "Sounds like he dropped the phone," she said handing Shawn back his cell-phone.
"He probably drowned in his own drool," Shawn said pocketing his phone. When he looked back up Lita was looking at him fondly, "What?" he asked.
"Now that I know you wanna be my friend, what you did today makes sense," she said.
"Oh," Shawn said stroking his chin, the moment Lita meant flashing across his mind, "would you believe me if I told you my finger slipped?" he joked and Lita rolled her eyes.
"Thank you for standing up for me," she said warmly, "and bringing me here and introducing me to your family. I wasn't sure if you'd ever really accept me but you have, you are and you do and for that I am truly grateful. I'm starting to think that God put you in my life for such a time as this and I don't know if I would have gotten through the day without you,"
Shawn felt a lump form in his throat realizing why Trish was so insistent that he talk to Lita, she knew that she'd need him today.
"Anything for a friend," Shawn replied and Lita came over to him and extended her hand. For a minute it looked like he was gonna shake it but he decided otherwise and hugged her instead. He didn't know why but he felt like he really needed her too and he squeezed her tightly and kissed the top of her head and Lita leaned into him grateful that someone like him actually wanted to be friends with her in-spite the humiliation she suffered at the hands of those who were supposed to be her friends.
"Thank you," Lita said savoring the hug before finally breaking it but not quick enough to stop Shawn from defluffing her bangs, "knock it off!" she said covering her hair.
"You're welcome," Shawn replied and he escorted her into the helicopter.
"Hey Lita wait!" Cameron called running towards them with something in his hand. Lita opened the door and took the picture he had drawn for her fondly, "To have something to always remember me by," he said. Lita jumped out of the copter and lifted him up in the air and gave him a big kiss.
"Now you have something to remember me by," she said and waved goodbye to him and Rebecca before getting back into the copter leaving Rebecca and Cameron holding their faces in admiration of the red-head.
"Man she's something eh Cam?" Rebecca said looking up at the helicopter in the distance.
"They don't make them like that anymore," Cameron said as they both stood in awe of the Anointed one.
To be continued . . .
What happened at Carlito's to make Lita so upset and what's all this talk about marrying Edge?
Find out next time as we join ATM on another exciting adventure coming very soon!