Ahem… I own nothing except Louisa 'Lou' Donaldson because if I did own Cena well let's just say things would be a lot more interesting ;) Read On…
Listen to Her Voice
The Heartbreak Affair
(3rd Person POV)
April 16, 1988: San Antonio, TX
Shawn Michaels was in a grocery store debating about what type of breakfast cereal he should get. That's how the worst day of his life began.
"Rebecca, come on, some Captain Crunch would not do anything bad to me." Shawn whined as he held up the box to Rebecca, his wife. She rolled her eyes and continued to push the cart. Rebecca was managing both her husband and one year old daughter, Carson.
Carson Michaels was a beautiful child. She had been born a year earlier to the Michaels couple. Carson was just starting to do baby things like crawl and walk. Carson had brown hair like her father. But there was one very distinct feature about Carson. She had one eye color that was blue and the other eye color was green.
"You know I bet she would like some Captain Crunch." Shawn said snapping his wife back from her thoughts. Rebecca let out a light chuckle.
"Shawn, there is no way I am letting you buy that." Rebecca stated with full authority. Shawn sighed knowing his wife would not budge on this subject no matter how much he wanted Captain Crunch.
The rest of the trip to the grocery store was rather uneventful. As Rebecca and him walked out the car Shawn spotted a strange looking vehicle. He looked at it and knew something was going to go wrong. Shawn loaded the groceries up into the car while Rebecca sat with Carson in her lap.
"You ready to go home?" questioned Shawn as he got behind the steering wheel.
"Most defiantly," Rebecca said as she placed Carson back into the child protection seat in the back. "Shawn, I want you to know I love you."
"Where did that come from?" asked Shawn as he began to pull out of the parking spot. Rebecca shrugged her shoulders. "Well, I love you too."
Those were the last words the two said to each other.
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September 21st, 2008: San Francisco, CA- present day
*a/n: 2008 is present day currently in this story, not 2011 so you are aware, Read On…
"Lou, come on! Do you want to be late yet again!" a soothing voice called up the steps of the townhouse that sat just on the edge of the bay area. A loud groan erupted from the room at the top of the steps. "Louisa! Don't make me come up there!"
Louisa Donaldson, shot up faster than a bullet when she heard her grandmother yell that at her. Knowing her grandma she would pile drive her out of bed if she had to. She was one tough lady that was for sure. Where her grandma got it, Lou had no idea.
"I'm awake, Grams!" Lou yelled throwing the covers off her bed and revealing that she was in a tank top and sweat pants. Lou looked at herself in a mirror as she tried to get her hair to work with her. Her hair had a mind of its own most days. Lou had tried everything from irons, straighteners, to fancy gel products but no matter what she did the only thing that worked with it was throwing it back in a ponytail.
Lou picked out her clothes just like it was any other morning but this morning was a special morning. She had an interview with one the most prestigious companies in the world: the WWE. How she had managed this had amazed her. But through the grapevine she had heard that the company had fired that annoyance Michael Cole after several accidents with Jerry 'The King' Lawler. Lou knew that she would probably get the job it was just going to take a little time to smooth over the interviewers.
As Lou took her usual seat at the breakfast nook her grandmother happily brought in a plate of freshly toasted bagels. If there was one thing Lou loved it was bagels with peanut butter on. It was her favorite breakfast routine, the breakfast of champions she liked to call it.
"Are you ready?" questioned her grandmother. "Do you want to do another mock interview before you go? Do you want me to check your outfit one last time?"
"Grams, I'm twenty one years old. I'll be fine." Lou said finishing her breakfast and running up to kiss her grandma on the cheek. "And plus those interviewers are probably not going to be as nice to me as you, it's a dog eat dog world out there."
Lou grabbed her bag and slung it over her shoulder planting a good bye kiss on her grandmother's cheek.
"I'll see you when I get home!" Lou shouted as she ran out the door unhooking her bike from the lock.
Her grandmother stood on the porch stoop shaking her head with a smile as she watched Lou ride off.
"I know you'll get it sweetie, that voice of yours just gives it away and if Shawn doesn't recognize it… That boy has some serious ass kicking coming his way." With that the old woman went back inside.
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"Steph, come on we've been here all day! Just pick a girl so we can get the hell out of here!" whined Paul Levesque aka Triple H.
"You know Paul's right, Steph," muttered John Cena who was playing with his cellphone in his hands.
"Ha! Even Cena agrees with me Steph! Wait, why are you even here?" questioned Paul.
"Stephanie thought I would be a strong asset to help pick out the next announcer because she wants them to do a storyline with me. Trust me, this isn't the first place I wanted to be." John commented back at the older wrestler.
Stephanie McManoh shook her head at her husband and the young man sitting beside her. Sure, it had seemed like a good idea at the time to bring John and Paul along but know that it was happening she wanted nothing more than to get the hell out of here. But there was one individual who was keeping her sane.
"Ladies and gentleman, no need to fear the Heartbreak Kid is here!" shouted Shawn Michaels walking in in his signature HBK cowboy hat, regular t-shirt, jeans, and cowboy boots.
"Wow, Shawny you really do know how to make an entrance," Paul said looking at his friend who just shrugged his shoulders.
"Hey, why does Shawn get to show up late? I had to be here on time," Cena whined.
"Shut up, Cena." Shawn and Paul said together. Stephanie let out a low chuckle watching the three men argue over the first several potential announcers.
"I don't like him he has too much hair gel."
"She isn't wearing enough clothing."
"He talked about his cats a lot. We can't have that."
It went on like this for some time as the men and Stephanie debated about a potential new announcer. Just when they thought all hope was lost was when the doors of the conference room flew open.
"I'm not too late, am I?" questioned the young brunette that appeared to be panting. But her voice radiated though out the conference room turning several heads.
But with all the people staring at her, only one of them looked eyes with her. HBK stared the girl dead in the eyes. Those eyes, memories flooded over him as she stared at him.
"Umm… do I know you?" questioned the young twenty one year old who caught Shawn staring at her.
"Ah, Miss Donaldson thank you for joining us," Paul chimed in as Lou took her seat in front of the panel. Shawn still stood frozen in his place. Thoughts racing through his mind, consuming him, it had to be her, it just had to. "Shawn, you going to join us?"
Shawn shook his head and snapped back to reality as he saw Stephanie, Paul, and John staring at him. Quickly, he ran back to his seat and watched as the girl fiddled with her hands nervously.
"So Louisa, tell us what makes you different from the rest of these bozos?" questioned Paul as Stephanie smacked him upside the head for calling potential employees bozos.
"Well, I am not afraid to speak my mind even if it may get me into trouble. I know that I am responsible for my own actions and I can protect myself when the time comes. I'm not afraid of what might may happen but I know I have to be prepared for anything that could happen." Lou took a breath as she watched the panel listen intently to her. She was proud that she had even got The Champ John Cena's attention which was not an easy feet.
"I'm not going to come to you and beg and gravel for this job. I came here to prove to you that I have the skills to be one of the best. And I think that with me the WWE will achieve its full potential and open up new doors for the Sports Entertainment Industry.
"Taking a chance is all about what this industry is about. Stephanie, you took a chance when you became involved with Chris Jericho. Paul, you took a chance when you formed Evolution. John, dude, a movie, a rap album, you took all those chances. And finally, Shawn, you are the king of chance. You have done everything to mold and create this industry.
"I guess that's what makes me different from the rest." Lou looked down at her watch at saw her time was almost up. She slide her chair out from under her standing firm and going from one to the other shaking their hands. "Thank you."
And with that she exited the room.
With that all three men turned to Stephanie and the same time yelled:
"Don't just sit there, go tell the girl she's hired!"
Stephanie ran out of the room and caught Lou by the arm whirling her around as quick as possible.
"Hey!" shouted an alarmed Lou but then she saw who it was, "I'm so sorry Mrs. Levesque."
"No, no don't be sorry, Louisa," Stephanie quickly began as she smiled a bright smile at Lou. "You're hired!"
Lou stood in shock and awe for several seconds before realizing what had happened. She blinked several times at Stephanie in astonishment.
"Louisa, did you hear me your hired?" questioned Stephanie but just then Lou grabbed Stephanie and started jumping up and down and screaming in delight. Stephanie joined in the celebration as both women shrieked for happiness.
Off to the side stood Shawn, who was watching the girl scream in pure happiness.
"She's going to be a fine commentator isn't she Shawny?" questioned Paul coming up behind him. Shawn smiled at his friend and nodded.
"All those fans will have to do is listen to her voice," he answered with a smile. Paul looked at him and then realized that this Shawn knew this girl but how? Something told him this would be the beginning of an adventure for everyone including Louisa Donaldson, the WWE's newest color commentator.
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Sorry for not updating in a week. I just haven't been in the right mindset to write but this was on my computer so I figured I'd post it for all you lovely readers.
So I like Cena's new storyline it's interesting but I don't think they will fire him, been there done that. But I don't know things are going to get good at Money in the Bank, I'm sure!
Shout outs to Kane's Hellion and wades wife for the reviews, loonietune for the story alert, and xMyHeartShine and Kane's Hellion for the favorite story! Keep it up and I can't for more reviews!
So until next time my lovelies, eat a taco, read For All the Wrong Reasons by gooseles, and play Apples to Apples! Oh and remember to check out my newest one-shot "What's with the Beard?" See you all later! ~always with much love ~L.