Lean On Me Chapter 22, a wrestling fanfic

Chapter 22

Baby I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Baby I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
Hung me on a line
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you

Baby I'm a man and maybe I'm a lonely man
Who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand
Babe I'm a man and maybe you're the only woman
Who could ever help me
Baby wont you help to me understand

Baby I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Baby I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
You right me when I'm wrong
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you

--"Maybe I'm Amazed," by Paul McCartney

"For fuck's sake, Kimberly, are you still ragging on me because I didn't tell you where I was late last night? Come on now; PL, Red and I had a long talk about this shit and they forgave me, not to mention gave me some good insight. Hell, Red said she'd kick my ass if I ever did that again," Brian explained.

Kim glared at him. "You could have least had the common decency to call me. I do work for you, you know. Thanks for making me look like an idiot when I couldn't tell anyone where the hell you were. You're damn lucky I got you to that signing today on time. Yours and PL's asses are already on a string as it is."

"I'mSORRY, okay? It wasn't an intention to make you look like an ass; it was me being stupid. Look, I know I fucked up, but do you have to guilt me about it?"

"When the three of us stay up until the wee hours of the morning worrying unnecessarily? Yes."

"Christ, I guess I'm not going to hear the end of this. First, PL, Red and Drew, then my mother and Shanny, now you."

"We were worried you'd wind up an unidentified body somewhere!" Kim cried. "And how would I explain that to the bosses? You know why they hired my ass to work for you in the first place, did you? PL called your phone no less than 41 times, shitting razor blades the whole time. Was that any indication?"

"Yeah, yeah; I got that story from him. Next."

Kim smacked his head. "There's your 'next,' smart ass."

"You really did care about me being gone so long, didn't you?" Brian asked, rubbing the part of his head where Kim had whacked him.

"Honestly? I don't sit up until three thirty in the morning for everybody."

He thought a moment. "Wow. We really need to discuss that raise for you for sure."

"After what I went through last night, Lord knows I deserve it, not to mention the other shit I put up with from you in the past year and a half."

"Okay, I deserved that one. But I made some other decisions too."

Kim brightened a little. "Yeah?"

"Yeah. Listen, I know I haven't been a very good boss at times; hell, I've been a total pain in the ass more times than I can count. Anyway, Kim, I'm going to try and find other ways to deal with my problems and issues. I'm even going to attempt to stop smoking, but that'll take some serious help and patience."

"Wow, you have been thinking things over. I'm impressed."

"I'll even cut down on the insults," he grinned.

"Okay, you don't have to go nuts," Kim laughed. "Besides, I think people around us like hearing us trade them. It's mostly in jest, after all."

"How did I have the awesome luck of getting you again?"

"I have no idea; maybe they drew your name from a hat when I was hired. Still, I wouldn't have stuck around for a year and a half if I didn't feel it was worth it in the end."

"Yeah, I got to admit I'm not the easiest dude to understand."

"Look, Bri, you may be a pain in the ass sometimes, but you're my pain in the ass, and it's going to take a hell of a lot for me to quit on you. I'm not going anywhere. If you need a stiff kick in the meantime, count me in."

"Good," he grinned. "Now go get me a soda."

"Nice to see some things aren't going to change," Kim laughed again, heading for the suite kitchen.

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