Dolly put the weights down slowly as she tried to get the room to spot from
spinning. Her stomach was feeling upset again, for the third time that day
and she couldn't help but make a mad dash to the washroom. She didn't even
bother to lock the door as she felt everything that was in her stomach come
up to her throat and released through her mouth, just in time as she
wrapped her arms around the toilet.
"Doll? Is that you?" Candy asked as she entered the washroom. She heard
a moan come from the closest stall to the entrance, only to see Dolly with
her head placed at the rim of the toilet and hearing it flush. "Doll face,
this is your third time today," she said, sitting beside the blonde and
holding her hair back as she threw up again. "You should see a doctor
about this."
Dolly sighed as she flushed the toilet again. "I did yesterday, she's
calling me back today around five with the results." She closed her eyes
for a moment, letting Candy wrap an arm around her so she could lean
against her for support. "I don't even know what it is. Probably some
sort of bug or something…Andrew was sick last week and I had a match with
him, I probably caught it then," she suggested.
"That doesn't explain the weight gain though," Candy mentioned. "Because,
lets be honest Doll, you're looking a little chunky around the hips
lately." She gave Dolly's hips a pinch to prove her point, causing the
blonde to smack her hand away.
"You think Austin hasn't said anything about it? It's so embarrassing!
Being the only girl in that class yesterday and looking like a fat slob. I threw up
yesterday during class after Jake chopped me in the chest. Right after he
connected, he was supposed to whip me to the other ropes, but I slid under
them and ran to the bathroom instead." Candy stroked the top of Dolly's
head as they sat on the bathroom floor together. Dolly was the smaller of
the two with Candy standing at a near 5 feet, 10 inches, so she cradled the
smaller woman in her lap, feeling a tear drop fall onto her shoulder. "I
just want this bug to end," Dolly mumbled.
The two sat there a while longer, until Dolly was sure she was done for the
next few minutes. When they stood up, they drove to their wrestling school
together, walking in the door at exactly 4:45 PM.
"Hey ladies," Austin greeted them as he saw them walk by his office.
"You're here early, for a change." Candy grinned and winked at her
trainer, continuing to walk to the change room so she could get ready for
her class.
When Dolly was sure she was gone, she went in Austin's office and closed
the door. "I went to the doctors yesterday," she said, getting his
attention. "I gave them the number for here so they could call with the
results. They'll be calling in about fifteen minutes."
Austin turned his hat around backwards, placing his head in the palm of his
hands. "Will you be able to train today?" he asked, not looking up.
"I'm not sure…"
"Have you thrown up today?"
"Three times, at the gym. That's where Candy and I were coming from." She
put her hands in the front pockets of her pants with her eyes focused on the
ground. "I was trying to work off that extra weight I've gained, but I
think I threw it up instead…"
"We're weighing you today," he said. "You're not in shape anymore. You're
losing your muscle, not dieting properly…"
"I know! You can stop pointing it out!" She shouted, her bottom lip
quivering. "Look, I know you're looking out for me as a teacher, but as a
boyfriend you aren't being very supportive. I've been trying, Austin.
I've been trying so hard to impress you as a student, and impress you to
prove that I am worthy enough to be your girlfriend. I've tried so hard!
But then, here you are, pointing out how fat I'm becoming and all you can
do is ridicule me!"
Candy was in the ring with two other guys trying out new submission holds
when they stopped due to the yelling. They couldn't hear what they were
saying, but they knew it couldn't have been good when Austin came storming
out of his office without Dolly, slamming the door.
He entered the ring, demanding that class started right then even though it
was just the three students.
Dolly laid on the couch in the office with the thin white blanket covering
her bare shoulders. Her eyes were completely blood shot from crying and
yelling at Austin, due to frustration. He never said anything back to her,
he didn't even open his mouth to say something, but that's how he was. He
listened.
When the phone rang, she got up from the couch and answered it. "Ring of
Honor," she said, her voice scratchy and sore.
"Dolly Paliti please," a female voice responded.
"This is Dolly."
"Oh, hello Dolly! It's Dr. Hades! How are you feeling, I have your
results right here in front of me."
"Hi Dr. Hades. Can you just tell me what's wrong with me? I just had a
huge fight with my boyfriend and I'm not really in the mood for small
talk." She knew it sounded harsh, but the last thing she wanted was for
her doctor to keep delaying the results.
Dr. Hades sighed. "Dolly, this is a big deal right now and I think…"
"Please! Just tell me!" She shouted with tears streaming down her face.
"I'm sorry, Dolly, but you have to stop wrestling immediately. You're two
and a half months pregnant. Now, what we could do..." She didn't wait for
Dr. Hades to explain, she just hung up the phone violently, slamming it
down on the holder. Then, without a second thought, she picked up the
entire phone unit and threw it across the room, unplugging it from its plug
in the wall.
Dolly let out a scream in defeat, alerting everyone that was in the class.
She sat at Austin's desk, crying with her head down and her body
convulsing. Austin and Candy both barged into the office, going over to
Dolly right away.
Candy wrapped her arms around her, consoling her by rubbing her back while
Austin stayed at the door not saying anything. He saw his phone laying by
the couch, unhooked from the wall and that annoying sound coming out of it
when the phone is off of the hook. He wanted to go over and pick it up,
but his girlfriend needed somebody.
His girlfriend. They've been going out for ten months and not once did he
think of her as his girlfriend. A confidant, a close friend, someone who
he could sleep with and turn to for his problems, knowing she'd be there
for him. Sure the strong feelings were there, but a girlfriend?
She stood up with Candy by her side and her arm around Dolly's waist as
they walked out of the office. Austin watched helplessly as two of his
students left and got inside the rusted Chevy. Candy was in the driver's
seat, leaning against the door as Dolly cried with her head against the
window.
He watched from his window for what seemed like ages, standing there for
so long he forgot about his class and watched them leave right in front of
him. The sun was setting, but he still stood there and watched Candy and
Dolly, watched as Dolly cried, watched as Candy sat there incapable of
talking.
When Austin finally decided to move from his spot, his hand began to shake.
He wanted to know what was wrong with Dolly, he was concerned for her.
The girl that had given him so much was in need, and all he did was watched
her cry. Students for his next class began to come through the building,
calling a" hi" when they walked by his office, much like what the two
females had done earlier in the day.
Putting his hand on the door knob to the exit, he pushed as hard as he
could to open the door. Once outside, he ran across the parking lot and to
the Chevy, knocking on the driver's door. Candy rolled down the window,
looking tired. "Hey," she whispered. Dolly let out a loud wale, turning
to her side and away from her friend.
"Is she alright?" he asked. His hands were on the edge of the window
frame, the only place where they would stop shaking.
"I don't know, she hasn't said anything. She's just been crying the whole
time. Do you want to try and talk to her? That might help."
"Yeah…go inside and start the class, will ya? Just have them warm up or
something, I'll be there soon." Agreeing to change places, Candy left her
spot from the Chevy and went back inside the building while Austin took her
seat.
Once Dolly heard the door closed, she turned back over and saw Austin. "I
hate you," she mumbled, wiping her nose with a Kleenex. "I hate you so
much right now."
"Doll face…what's wrong? I've never seen you this angry before…" He
watched as she wiped a tear away from her eye, refusing to make any sort of
contact with him. "Can I hold you?" he asked.
"I don't know," she answered. "I'm out of shape, gained weight and lost a
bunch of muscle. You must be out of your mind if you want to hold me,
because I'm so fat and ugly looking right now…" Austin scooted closer to
her, only to have her turn back around to avoid eye contact with him.
"Come on, Dolly. I'm your boyfriend, just tell me what's wrong."
"Oh, so now you're my boyfriend," she snapped. "You can't be my boyfriend
when I invite you to work gatherings, or when I want to go to a movie. But
when we're alone in your office, after everyone leaves, or when we're alone
in your apartment, because God forbid your roommate finds out about me,
then you're my boyfriend? You don't look at me when we have sex, and you
don't even love me!"
"That's not true…"
"Then tell me," she demanded. "Say those words, Austin. Just say them.
You don't have to mean them, you don't have to say them so loud that
everyone can hear you, just fucking say them. I'm sick and tired of
telling you I love you, and all you do is kiss me, or moan. You never say
them back! Never!" Dolly turned again, bringing her knees up to her
chest. With one swift movement, her heel connected with his thigh. "I
hate you!" She yelled, kicking him again. "I fucking hate you!" Her feet
were alternating as she continued to kick his thigh, tears racing down her
face.
His thigh was beginning to hurt, but he knew she'd wear out quickly. It
wasn't long before the kicks were hardly noticeable and she turned back
around, secluding herself from him. "Dolly, please," he begged, his hand
on top of hers. "Can you tell me what the doctor said?"
Taking the elastic band off from her wrist, she put her blonde mane in a
ponytail, taking the hair off her sweat ridden neck. Protectively, she
threw her arms around her stomach in a huff. "Are you going to tell me?"
Austin asked, becoming frustrated with her behavior.
"Do you remember that one night, when I came in late? It was after your
classes, you were on the phone and I had that school girl outfit on?" She
asked. Austin nodded his head. "And, do you remember how we kissed, when
I was sitting on your desk? How you ran your hands up my thighs, and up my
body, taking my blouse off. Then I danced for you. I even wore the
underwear you bought me for my birthday. You picked me up and took me over
to the couch…your hands were so rough because of the punching bag. Your
knuckles were rough and your hands were calloused from the weights, it
tickled when you had them on me. You had me by my ribs and I was on top.
God Austin…you were so hard that night. Do you remember?" She questioned,
finally feeling calm.
"Yeah…"
"And then, you bent me over so I was leaning against the arm rest. You
held me by the hips then and you were pulling my hair so much harder than
usual. You just kept going, and going…it was such a turn on. I wanted you
so bad that night, but I could only have you the way you wanted me. You
didn't want to look at me as you pleased me, you didn't want to see my eyes
when you finished. I didn't even climax that night, because I just wanted to be with you. I wanted you to have me so bad, that I didn't care how we
finished. But then you held me in your arms, and I said I loved you…and
you fell asleep. You always fall asleep right after. Always. And I would
always stay awake after, because even though I satisfied you, you never
satisfied me, so I was always empty. I had to lay there in your arms, and
feel incomplete. I'd touch you, trace your tattoo, and caress your face
while you were sleeping. Our hearts were beating at the same pace that
night, and it turned me on so bad. I wanted you again right there, but I
wanted you my way. I wanted you on top of me, just staring at me as you
pleased me. I wanted you to see me as I called out your name in sheer
ecstasy, because that's what you do to me. You turn me on so much…God
Austin…I love you…"
Austin looked away from her for the first time since he entered the Chevy
and looked out the front window. The stars were out now, as was a full
moon. It lit up the entire sky, almost out shining the stars. He knew
he'd remember this night, just because of how the moon was in the sky, how
it was right in front of him as he stared at it. A perfect circle moon,
something he had never seen before.
And then he had Dolly, confessing how much she loved him. Confessing how
much she wanted him and how turned on she would be by the small things he
would do. He never knew she felt this way, but then again, he never asked.
"I'm sorry, Dolly," he whispered, turning his attention back to her. "I
had no idea I hurt you that much…"
"There's more," she cut him off. "Oh, there is so much more. As I laid
there awake with that thin, thin white blanket covering us, I thought about
me and you…and I thought about our future. I thought maybe we could
finally admit to everyone around us, the people that we hold close to us,
they could find out. Or, we could be together without them knowing and we
could run away. We could leave this town forever and start a whole new
life, you and I. That way we could be together and people were allowed to
know. We wouldn't have to keep secrets from them, because they wouldn't
know us. We could change our names and live happily ever after, like a
fairy tale or something. I wanted to bring you home, back to Canada so you
could meet my Dad because he would just adore you. You treated me so well,
and he would be so proud I found someone like you. Someone that we both
liked and could talk to so easily because you're such a great guy, Austin.
You're the most amazing person…and I got to call you mine without anyone
knowing. You're the guy that girls brag about. But I couldn't brag about
you, because then people would know, and that's something you didn't want.
It killed me that I couldn't tell Candy, it just killed me, because she
told me everything. And here I was, with the perfect guy, with the perfect
personality, and she didn't have a clue, because you didn't want her to
know." Dolly found herself cuddling with him now, sitting on his lap with
his arms wrapped around her and her arms around his neck. She inhaled his
scent, tasting it on her lips, "and you smell so perfect…" Turning his
head, just slightly, he pressed his lips to hers.
She knew what he was doing, and fell into his trap; she kissed him back,
positioning herself so she was straddling him. The kiss was deep and
passionate, almost painful for the both of them as they griped each other
tightly, rubbed against each other and nipped at any given moment. His
hands, still calloused from the weights, went underneath her shirt as he
laid her down, rubbing against her ribs and kissing her neck. She moaned
loudly as he sucked underneath her ear, and then his hand groped her
breast, causing her to yelp. They were swollen lately because of her
weight gain, but she didn't know they were that sensitive as well.
He stopped immediately, removing his hands from her. "Are you OK?" he
asked as he helped her sit up. "I didn't grab that hard…"
"Austin," she whispered, wanting her lips close to his. "Austin…thank
you." She pressed her lips to his again. "Thank you for everything you
have given me this past year. All my dreams have been fulfilled…"
"Doll, wait," he said, pulling back. "You have to slow down…"
"You accepted me. You taught me how to wrestle, you were there for my
first match, for my first training session…you were my first kiss. My
first love…the first guy I gave myself to. And now…God Austin, I don't
know how to tell you this…" She leaned back against the passenger seat
with her head against the window. Staring into his eyes, she saw how he
was staring back, and he was worried.
"Dolly, please. Please just tell me, it's eating me up inside and I do
care…I care so much…"
"But would you have cared before I told you everything?" she asked.
He smiled. He was hoping she'd ask that. "Baby, I've been caring since
you first gave yourself to me." He reached out to grab her hand, and he
held it inside of his. "I'll be here for you. Can you please tell me what
the doctor told you?"
She leaned forward and kissed him. Just one more kiss before she had to
tell them both of their futures were shattered, that their careers stop
where they are. Just one more kiss so she remembered what his lips felt
like against hers, knowing no other guys would feel like that.
"Austin," she began, "Austin…I'm pregnant. With your baby."
At first he was quiet. Then he looked away. It wasn't what he expected to
hear…she couldn't have been pregnant. She was on the pill, that he knew
for sure as he recommended it both to her and Candy when they first started
since their bodies were going to change and they could be regular…by
pregnant? With his baby?
The moon shifted over as well as it was now in front of him as he looked
out the side window. By now the class was done and the building was empty;
Candy even turned off the lights in his office. He did his best to picture
how she did teaching the class, if she had them run around the ring like he
does, or she even had them wrestle. Knowing her, probably not.
But when he thought of Candy, Austin though of her friend. Her friend that
was with him in the truck right now, sitting right beside him. Her friend
that had given him her life but putting all the trust she ever had in his
hands, and he ruined their future because of that.
"Dolly…" it came out more of a whisper than he wanted to, which he
couldn't understand why. Then a lump came in his throat and there was
something that was falling down his face.
He was crying. "Oh God, Dolly…" He leaned forward and wrapped up the
expecting blonde in his arms, crying into her shoulder. He wasn't sure if
it was a good thing he was crying, but when he pulled back to see how she
was doing, it didn't matter how he felt, because she was smiling the
biggest smile he had ever seen.
"Austin?" she asked, brushing her thumb across his knuckles, "can you hold
me?"
He grinned. "I was hoping you'd ask that." Opening his arms, Dolly
cuddled right into him, find that spot by his neck she had become
accustomed to. Austin placed his hand underneath her shirt, resting it on
her stomach.
"God," he said, rubbing her stomach, "there's a baby in there?"
"Two and a half months," Dolly said as she placed her hand on top of his.
With a happy sigh, Austin kissed the top of her head and brought her as
close as he could to himself. The moon was behind him now, and her Chevy
was the only thing in the front parking lot. But there they laid, with
their hands connected across her stomach, both smiling.
It was finally the happy ending she had wanted.
LegendSpeaking: Hwua? A chapter on a Tuesday? Eh, why not. House isn't on, this story is completed, and I'm a review whore, what can I say. Besides, I have this thing called a "job" now, and I know there may be some Saturday's where I'm just going to be like "eh, fuck updating, they can wait." But, with possibly two chapters a week, who knows? Well, I know, but...
Eh, review it.