CHAPTER 5: The First to Know…

By the time they finished their discussion, there was only 30 minutes left before the show started. So, Vince had to go do the rounds, to check-up on everyone and make sure everything was set for tonight's show. Big Show left the group as well, and headed back to the locker room. Paul, Shawn and Shane were now left alone, and were talking about what to do before they went their separate ways, in hopes of fulfilling their respective "missions".

"So, good luck to the three of us?"

"And may we all live happily, ever after."

"Shall we?" Then, they all left.

Shawn proceeded to his locker room and found Rebecca seated on the couch while carrying a still sleeping Cheyenne. Cameron was watching cartoons.

"Hey, I'm back. Sorry it took too long… you know how it is when Paul and I are together. And then Vince came along and you know how he is…"

"It's okay…" Rebecca still had that same tone of voice she had earlier, which meant that she still wasn't fine.

"Uh, I brought you food, since you didn't go down… figured that you might get hungry…" There was obviously an attempt by Shawn to get that conversation going.

"Ah, okay, thanks…"

"Food!" Cameron was easily attracted to anything which was related to food! He ran to the table where his father set the food and proceeded to open the container, then eventually eating up its contents.

After being amazed by his son's reaction, Shawn said, "I'll just get you something else later, because I should have not forgotten that with this kid around, our demand and need for food increases twice as much!"

"No, it's okay… I'm not hungry anyway…"

Then, a sudden knock came to the door. After he was given the permission to enter, Randy opened the door and handed a sheet of paper to Shawn. He said it was something from Vince, so he figured maybe it was the script. Shawn took the paper and quickly thought of an idea on how he would finally be able to talk to his wife, alone. Randy, at that moment, was an angel to Shawn.

"Hey man, thanks!" He said while receiving the paper from Randy. "Oh, do you mind… I was kinda hoping to talk to my wife… alone… and with Cameron here, that won't be possible. So, is it okay for you to take Cameron for a while, while we talk about something really important?"

"No problem, man!" replied Randy. Then he turned his attention to the boy who was happily munching on his dinner. He has already consumed half of it! "Hey kiddo! You wanna come play with Uncle Randy for a while? Let's go hang around and get much more to eat. Those noodles suck when compared to lollipops and ice cream!"

Although Cameron was big on food, play and fun was still number one. And what better way to have fun than to have it with his third favorite wrestler (second was Uncle Paul and of course, dad was first!). So he agreed to it and with him on a piggyback ride on Randy, Randy said bye to the couple and left with the now super hyperactive Cameron.

"So, what do you have in mind?" Rebecca asked while putting Cheyenne down. She knew this was something serious and Shawn needed her full attention.

Shawn motioned for them to sit down and reached for both of Rebecca's hands. He held them while relaying to her the message he had wanted to tell her ever since this afternoon. "Uhm, I… I have noticed that you're acting real strange this day… and it seems that there's something you wanna tell me, but aren't. You were about to say it this afternoon, then decided not to. I didn't wanna push you, so I just let it go. Now, you're still acting that way and you're worrying me. I know there's something bothering you, and I wanna know what it is. Could you just please tell me what it is, that I could try my very best to help you. I want to be assured that you're fine before I go out there tonight." Shawn spoke in a very gentle manner.

"Nothing's wrong with me, I'm fine…"

Though she said she was okay, Shawn observed that she couldn't look at him straight and could feel that Rebecca was shaking. And this worried him even more.

"It is obvious that there's something not right with you and that you're worried about something too. Is it about the match tonight?" Shawn couldn't hold on any longer and decided to direct the conversation to what he thought was the main reason why she was acting this way.

Rebecca didn't react, and just put her head down. Shawn took her silence as an answer of "yes".

Shawn then held and lifted up Rebecca's chin, so she was facing him now. "Look, I know you worry, okay… I understand that. But I assure you that I'm going to be just fine. How can I not be? This is not my first time going in there, being in that match. I know what to do and what not to do." Shawn was trying his very best to make her worries go away. And attempting to lighten up the mood and make her smile, he joked: "Plus, Paul is gonna be there, too. You know how much he loves me; he won't let anything happen to me. Ask him to choose between Vince and me, he's gonna pick me! And to add to that, have you forgotten that I'm Superman! I'm the Showstopper… and I'm the best professional wrestler alive today!"

"Yeah, and also the proudest… have you forgotten to take some humility pills today?" Rebecca joked back, after she gave him a small smile.

"I may be proud, but at least… I'm honest. And honesty… is the best policy!"

Realizing that Rebecca seemed to have felt a bit better now, Shawn turned back to serious mode. And holding her in his arms, he said: "Hey, I'm sorry for not talking to you about this sooner… or before this day even came. I know that forgetting about it is not an excuse… and honestly, it just didn't cross my mind. I never thought that you'd react this way because of the match, and didn't even realize it up until a while ago, when we were discussing this matter with Vince. So again, I'm sorry… and I promise, I will be extra careful. And I will have you in mind when I go out there tonight and bring the house down."

"I'm sorry, too. I know I'm over reacting… but I'm just worried. You know, you have a history with your back, and every time you get involved in this kind of match, I'm scared that what happened to you 8 years ago would happen again. I can't handle that. I don't want seeing you in pain. Much more, if something worse happens to you, and that is not impossible, I can't take raising the kids alone. They need you. And so do I…" At this time, tears were threatening to fall from her eyes.

But before they did, Shawn wiped them away. Calming her down, he replied: "You'll never lose me. I'll never leave you… and about the injury, have faith! It's all better now. Remember when they told me back then I couldn't wrestle anymore? And here I am, ready to tear the house down and teach my boss, that messing with me wasn't the smartest thing to do. Just believe… and I'll be okay. Screw my back. It feels like I never had a back injury. And always remember, I'm His favorite, so He's gonna be there with me tonight, protecting me. See, afterall, this is not a handicap match. It's 3-on-3 with the Lord Jesus, as our tag team partner."

Turning to him, Rebecca said: "I love you…"

"And I love you, too. Now, no more worries from you… because at this moment, it should be the McMahon's and the Big Show who are." Shawn said cockily, with a smile on his face.

"Yeah, they really should."

The couple then had a short but sweet and meaningful kiss, with Shawn hoping that Rebecca was already indeed fine.

Now that Shawn has successfully fulfilled his mission, how did the other two do? What was really going on with Stephanie and Marissa?