[Chapter 5] July 2002 - The next morning

Paige woke up the next morning and she was still lying in Shawn's tight embrace.

[Paige...POV]

Hell what a night… ash I shouldn't have drunk that much…. what for heaven's sake. Oh shit no…. that hasn't happened, no, no, no. That just hasn't happened last night. How do I get out of this again.. shit. Ah fuck Paige what happened last night. You really should stop drinking that much. At least you should be able to remember what happened. I have to leave, I have to get out of here, before he wakes up. Oh I will not have this conversation. Not today, not tomorrow. Paige silently left the room and made her way back to her own hotel room. I am already late for work.

[Shawn … POV]

I should have stopped her. Why did she run away. Ok, she may remember and she couldn't stick to it. What if she doesn't remember what happened? What if she doesn't remember what she said to him before falling asleep? Then I am back at square one.

As Paige arrived in her room in the arena, Randy was already waiting for her.

"Hi, Sweety, time for you to show up right?" Randy smiled at Paige knowing what happened the night before.

"Hi Randy, yeah I know… one minute and we can start honey." Paige tried to look like she could recall the night.

Shawn watched from the otherside of the hallway. I am going crazy, she is doing it again. Obviously she can't remember anything. Square one, great achievement Shawn, shouldn't have fucked your girl while she was that drunk. But there was one thing that lightened up his mood, he remembered every second. Foremost the moment she said that she loved him, although she couldn't remember, he could still hear her saying it. That's my card to play with, because she can't remember that she said it, but I know your secret honey and I will make you say it out loud one day.

Paige opened the door to her room and Randy just followed her in.

Randy, I need your help.

Randy: " How can I possibly help?

Oh, not the storyline. Yesterday night, what the hell happened, please Randy there is a black whole in my head I need to fill.'

Randy: "What?You don't remember that Shawn broke up our dance?"

No I don't I must have drunk too much, there is just a black whole

Randy: "Shawn just put you on his shoulder and carried you out, but more I can't help with."

Ok, thank you but I need to fill this black whole fully. Otherwise I am in big trouble.

Randy: "May I ask you why?"

Oh just that I woke up in Shawn's bed and I can't remember shit. I don't know what happened.

Randy: "Oh that's a great one." he laughed out loud

Thanks Randy that helps. Ok I thought we could make a storyline, you attacking all the great old legends like Ric Flair, Rody Piper, Jimmy Snooka, Dusty Rhodes and so on…

Randy: "Sounds like a great idea. Let's see what we can get out of this."

You are going to be called the Legend killer.

Randy: " At least sounds like a great heel."

As Randy left her office Shawn just took over the door. He approached her from behind and wrapped his arms around her.

"Good morning, honey." Shawn whispered while planting some small kisses on her neck.

"Oh Shawn, stop it I am not your honey, damn. Doesn't matter what happened last night. It doesn't change anything between the two of us. Just leave me alone and don't try this ever again. That happens all the time I'm drinking too much and nothing of it is real."

"What….?" Shawn looked at her surprised at first, then slight anger washed over him.

Paige tried to look as if she could remember everything and it seemed to work.

Shawn took two steps back and just looked at her. A whole bunch of feelings washed over him, none of them a good one.

"Fuck you… you really wanna play the hard game? Tell me please that you don't, otherwise you should be careful what you wish for babe." Shawn asked her and he didn't hide his anger anymore.

"You can get the hard game and believe me I can play." Paige answered defiantly.

"Fine, the hard game it shall be." Shawn just left with any further word her office and slammed the door shut.

Shawn made his way to the Divas locker room and called Aloundra out.

Aloundra: "Hi Shawn, what's wrong? Never saw you that angry? What happened?"

"Ah, just my girl who thinks she can treat me like a puppet."

Aloundra: " Oh I thought everything was fine when you left with her yesterday? Ok funny sight but anyway?"

"Nothing is fine, she can't recall what happened but she is trying to make me believe otherwise."

Aloundra:

"What she did, she told me she loves me and now she is playing a game as if that wouldn't be the truth "I do this all the time when I'm drunk."

Aloundra:"Oh, I think it is true but she is afraid to admit that she can't remember anything and you will make up a story. I don't think she wants you to know her little secret."

"Yeah, but I know and now I threatened her that she should be careful what she wished for by playing the hard game."

Aloundra: "Ahh, there it is. You mean you need the Divas help? All of them? Shawn, don't do that, the risk it backfires is not a small one."

"I know, but it's the only option I have left." Aloundra saw the desperate look he gave her.

Aloundra: "Ok I will introduce the others, but don't take it too far."

"As far as necessary"

[The Divas locker room]

Aloundra: " Hey girls, I need your help." All the girls looked questiongly at Aloundra.

"Ok, girls, Shawn needs our help, Yeah I know but he is really desperate, and he is suffering. The problem here is Paige, I know from sincere sources that Paige loves him, but she is sadly not able to get this straight without hurting herself and him. She tries to play him as a puppet, but he calls her out for the hard game. Girls she doesn't even know what that means."

Lita: "Jesus that girl is crazy, the hard game? For real?"

Alexa: "She knows what he is doing from now on right? Tell she knows Aloundra, please?"

Aloundra: "No she has not the slightest idea what is gotten herself into. Means every time he caughts her flirting with one the other wrestlers, yes you all know what is coming…"

Peyton:" Ahhh no, he needs one of us to "flirt" with him, right? He is trying to make her really jealous, so much that she is losing it out there in the public."

Aloundra: "Right and I guaranteed him we will help. Girls, I saw him, he really loves that girl and he doesn't know how to get her straight. He really needs help. I never saw "The Heartbreak Kid" that desperate."

Sasha: "Ok girls, let's get Paige straight and let's get Shawn having his girl."

Paige had no idea what Shawn meant with "The hard game" but she couldn't resist to challenge him. She had no clue what she had gotten herself into, but she would learn what goes around comes around, but this time in a different way. Paige didn't know what was coming around but she definitely wouldn't like it.

Paige had finished the first part of Randy's Legend killer storyline and was on her way to his locker room as she bumped into Jeff.

Jeff:"Hi, honey what's up?" Jeff pressed her onto the wall and started playing with her hair.

"Hi, Jeff oh I'm on my way to Randy's. Delivering a storyline. Why?"

Jeff: " I thought we could go out tonight, have some fun you know."

"Good idea, meeting you in the lobby at 8pm?"

Jeff: "Sounds great, honey. Can I get a goodbye kiss maybe?"

"For sure babe" Paige got on her tiptoes and gave Jeff a long kiss on his lips.

Paige had no idea that Shawn wasn't far away, that Shawn had seen everything and was ready to explode. Ok honey, you started this now it's game on, Jesus please let this workout as I planned it, please just for once.

As Paige arrived at Randy's locker room she saw Shawn standing in the hallway, but he wasn't alone; he was accompanied by Alexa… What the heck is he doing? He is not flirting with that bitch Alexa Blaze? Hell…. not even 24 hours since we had a night together, although I remember a shit of it but anyway, we had and now? Shawn you are such a prick…

Shawn made sure that she would see him and Alexa. Shawn made sure that she got the situation as she should. And he was sure that it already started to eat her up, he could tell that she was pissed the way she reacted to Randy when he opened the door.

"Hi honey, I have the start of your storyline at least the first part of it, may I come in?"

Randy: "For sure babe."

Paige slammed Randy's door shut in an attack of deep anger towards Shawn.

Randy: "Babe, what was that for?"

"Oh, sorry Randy, I am just angry at someone"

Randy: "You are not angry, honey you are jealous, but you started this, and we all warned you about it not taking it too far. But yeah now you have to deal with it and sadly all by yourself."

"What does that mean Randy?"

Randy: "Oh very easy, you will not find one guy here who will help you with this. You played Shawn in front of his friends, although he really has feelings for you, but you had to make a fool out of him. No, you have to deal with what you caused all by yourself and believe me he will make you pay."

"I didn't do anything Randy"

Randy: "Really? Are you sure? You are flirting with him, having sex in his locker room, yeah it wasn't to ignore, and then you take each and every opportunity to flirt with someone else"

But we are not in a relationship Randy, I can still do as I want.

Randy: "Shawn has a different sight on this, believe me."

That's his problem, Randy.

Randy: "No Paige, you tried to play the wrong guy. He will make you pay, and it will not be a cheap price."

Ok Randy, here is your part of the storyline. I deal with rest step by step.

As she left Randy's Shawn was standing right around the corner.

"Hi, honey." He dragged her towards him as tight as possible.

What the hell…. Shawn. but she couldn't get out of his gribb.

"Hard game remember?" Shawn leaned into her, settled his lips on hers and kissed her as passionate as it would be the last kiss. She couldn't hold it back and moaned into his kiss just to get left behind him as he broke up the kiss without any reason and left her on the spot and made his way to Vince's office.

Fuck you, Shawn. What the hell was that for? What happens here? I am losing control of the whole fucking plan. That wasn't the idea I had in mind for us.

As Paige was forced to give a copy of the storyline to Vince too, she made her way to his office. Only to watch Shawn as he was flirting with Peyton just a few meters from Vince's door.

Oh, hell Shawn. Not even 5 min after we kissed? You can't mean serious? Peyton? And I thought you had changed? Seems you have not, but how can I get away from this again… I can't … I love him… but ash no one can ever know this, can't talk about it not even with Mark… Shawn would know in no time and that just can't happen.

Paige was surprised about all the feelings that were washing over her, she never was jealous before, she never felt hurt like that, she never was angry towards other women…. but this time?

Why is he doing that if he really has feelings for me? Maybe I really took it far? Ah, bullshit I am as I always was, he is the one who has to learn to live with it, it's not me who has to change.

Vince wasn't in his office, so she just left the copy on his desk and made her way back again. Back in her room Shawn was already waiting for her.

"Oh, my baby doll is back." Shawn grabbed her at her hips and dragged her into his arms, she tried to get out of it but wasn't strong enough against him.

And again he leaned into her and kissed her in a way she just couldn't resist to answer his hands running down her back, causing her goosebumps and unbuttoning her cargo's, slowly sliding his hand into her panties and teasing her but make sure she didn't cum. As she pushed her hips against his hand wanting more he immediately stopped.

"Just wanted to say goodbye for today. See you tomorrow honey, wishing you fun with Jeff tonight." Shawn gave her a small kiss on the cheek, and he was gone.

Oh, great… just what I needed. How shall that day go…. Why does he have such a power over me? What happens here? I just don't get it. And how does he know about my date with Jeff?

Jeff was already waiting for her in the lobby. As Paige approached him she was still confuesed over the happenings today. She didn't know that it wouldn't get better for her.

Jeff: "Hi, Paige"

Hi, honey, what shall we do?

Jeff: " How about dinner?

Uhm, what? I thought we would do something for fun? Dinner isn't fun.

Jeff: "Paige, you really thought I would do something more than having dinner with you? You can't really believe that would fuck Shawn's girl? How stupid do you think I am?"

What? I am not Shawn's girl, Jeff!

jeff: "Oh, that's not what I heard. Everyone knows, that you and Shawn are a thing, you know?"

What? Shawn and I are a thing? No we are not!

Jeff: "Then this is just your sight of it. Everyone in the men's locker room knows, hands off. C'mon, Paige let's have dinner and let's have a funny one."

Ok, but just because it's you.

When Paige and Jeff entered the restaurant Paige saw Shawn, sitting with Aloundra and having dinner. She clechned her teeth and her hands getting to fists she stopped immediatly.

Not the next one… Oh Jesus, why is he doing this to me

Jeff: "Paige? This table would be fine." He hsowed on table with straight sight on Shawn and Aloundra.

Yeah great choice, Jeff. Paige could hide the irony in

I need you to help me. I need you to release me out of my contract

Vince:" Why is that? You fixed all of this really amazing. Your ideas are really great"

I made a mistake, this business isn't what I thought would be my future, so have to change my plans and that's why I need you to release me.

Vince:"uhm, not going to happen Paige, sorry. I already took Shawn out. Now you started a storyline with Randy no one can take over, I want you to finish your job."

, please. I really need to leave.

Vince:"No, Paige you will finish your job, then we can talk again."The only thought Vince had was - hopefully this works out for you Shawn, before she is leaving.

Paige silently started to cry, how shall that go, I can't focus on anything.

Ok, Mr. McMahon. I will try to finish the storyline as soon as possible. Paige left with tears in hear eyes Vince office and bumped straight into Shawn.

Oh Jesus, not now….

"Honey, what happened?" Shawn had seen her tears .. Oh no, that wasn't what I wanted…

"Nothing… I just finish my job with Randy then I am gone." Paige turned away from Shawn not giving the oportunity to kiss her again.

"What? Leaving? Why?" Shawn nearly crashed as he heard her saying this.

Personal reasons, Shawn, very personal reasons.

Shawn watch her leaving and regreted already what he started, he didn't mean to hurt her. He didn't mean to make her leave. He just wanted her back, he just wanted his girl back.

As Shawn entered Vince's office, he got desperate, again.

"Vince, you will not let her go."

Vince: "I can't force her to stay, Shawn and you know that."

I don't give a shit how you do it, dragging out this Randy storyline as long as possible or however, you not letting her go."

Vince: "Shawn we all told you that it is possible your idea backfires and obviously it has. She is down, you needed just one day to crack her, but not the result you wanted, mhh. It backfired and now what are you doing now Shawn. I don't think you can get this right again."

I don't know, really, I don't know Vince.

Vince: "You took every card out of her game, you introduced the girls to play along with you, you introduced all the guys to take their hands off of her. How shall she compete with your game when she has no card left to play, tell me Shawn?"

Shawn just looked at Vince and didn't have the slightest idea how to get this right again.