Title: The Reason

Rated: M (Mature)

Genre(s): Romance/Drama

Pair(s): Big Show/Cody, Randy/Adam, Mark/Phil, Kane/Zack, etc.

Summary: Because of the GM, Cody now has to balance life on the road with life as a new father. The GM took his boyfriend from him, and now, he's all alone…

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, besides my OCs.

Warning(s): Slash, Mpreg, Violence

Part: 6/? – Retribution

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It had been two weeks since their last encounter, and now the six-day countdown to 'No Way Out' had started. Paul was an emotional wreck on the brink of a breakdown, ready to make his frustration and hurt known to the first fool that was so idiotic as to cross him. Unfortunately, that fool had been Kofi. Earlier in the show, he had taken out Kofi's best friend (and boyfriend, but few were aware of this fact), and Kofi demanded a match. He had demolished Kofi within minutes and, in the end, had knocked him unconscious. It was a statement to the entire locker room.

Fan-favorite Daylee Hardy had a match next. Paul shook his head as he walked into the back, his head low so that he didn't have to see the way that her body fit so flawlessly with Cody's. Green eyes followed him uncertainly, and Paul knew that she didn't trust him in the least. A slow smirk came over his face. She shouldn't trust him. He was a Giant, a Monster, who should be considered every bit as unpredictable and unreliable as someone like Kane. There were no smiles anymore. He had no reason to smile anymore.

But then, Paul turned around. Just as Daylee's music started, he took her by the hair and ran her face-first into the wall. She barely had time to let out a startled shout before the collision came and a fountain of blood started to pour out of her (clearly) broken nose. It was an uncalled for attack. There were no cameras around, no reporters, and certainly no GM. No, the GM was the busy worrying about Vince McMahon to really worry about issues with Paul and the other wrestlers. Daylee let out a soft mewl as she saw the blood for the first time.

"Daylee? Daylee, baby, look at me." Cody ordered softly, carefully kneeling down beside his best friend and taking her hands away from her face slowly. "Shit. You need to see the trainer. The blood won't stop before the match."

But Daylee shook her head. "No, I can do this. Just… hand me your shirt."

"What?" Cody looked a little shocked by the idea.

"Hand me your shirt. I need it to stop the blood." She extended her hand and, reluctantly, the 'Dashing' man handed over his shirt. His incision was hidden underneath his pants. She turned to Paul now. "Why?"

"Why?" Paul chuckled darkly, and it made Cody and Daylee's stomachs turn. "You certainly are Jeff's daughter through and through. You're as pretty as him, but even more dense. You want to know why? Ask Cody."

Daylee turned to Cody with wide eyes filled with tears. "Cody? Why would he do this to me?"

But Cody was silent, staring at his ex-boyfriend in disbelief. He honestly couldn't believe that he had hit a woman. "Just… don't worry about it, okay? Paul's just being an insecure nimrod."

He tried to walk Daylee down to the ring, but she wouldn't let him. "No. You know what? I think I'll have Punk walk me down to the ring."

Cody stared at the smaller woman in disbelief, a little hurt that she would suddenly turn on him like that. Once she had vanished around the corner, running off in the direction of Punk's private locker room, Cody turned to Show with a look of hatred in his eyes. Paul had never seen Cody quite so frustrated before. He wasn't sure whether he should be satisfied for a job well done, or if he should be upset that he had, once again, hurt the love of his life. But then, Cody simply shook his head. It was a condescending movement that said that he had expected no less.

Cody carefully bent at the waist and retrieved his bloodied shirt, bunching it up into a ball as he righted himself. A few seconds later, Daylee and her real-life boyfriend (or, at least, one half of her real-life boyfriend) came back and walked down to the ring together. It caused a lot of commotion, considering the fact that most of the WWE Universe was unaware of their relationship and wanted to know where Cody was. Cody looked Paul in the eye, an unmistakable frown on his handsome face.

"You claim that you love me, Paul." Paul was about to interject that he did, in fact, love Cody. Cody raised a hand to silence him. "If you loved me, then you wouldn't try to hurt my best friend."

"Cody, I -,"

"You crossed a line today, Paul. I never thought that I would have to say this, but you're not a Giant. You're not even a monster, because that would be too much of a compliment. You're a creature, Paul." Cody hissed viciously.

"Please, Cody, let me -,"

Cody shook his head. "I don't even know you anymore, Paul. I'm afraid to have my son anywhere near you at this rate! And after what you did to Daylee, I know that that's more than justified."

Paul looked down at the floor. He knew that all that Cody said was true. "I'm sorry, Cody."

"Oh, so now you're sorry? That's funny Paul, because, you see, sorry just doesn't cut it anymore." Cody said darkly, before he threw the shirt at Paul. "Go rot in hell, Giant. And leave us all the fuck alone."

Once again, Paul was forced to watch as Cody walked away from him. Only this time, the situation was entirely of his own construction. He had screwed himself over. And now, it was time to suffer the consequences…

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