Characters in this chapter: Shawn Michaels, Rebecca Curci, Triple H, Christian, Cameron, Cheyenne
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Home Without You
After the long drive to San Antonio, Triple H and Shawn Michaels came out of the car. "Hunter, I can't do it." Shawn stared at the house. "Shawn, your going to either walk up to the door with me and knock, or I'll carry you there." Hunter looked at him and signaled to the house. "Now lets go." Shawn and Hunter walked up to the door. Shawn was frozen, so Hunter knocked. Christian opened the door, saw Shawn and Hunter, and immediately closed the door and locked it back up. "Let us in, Christian. Shawn needs to talk to Rebecca." Hunter knocked on the door again, this time harder. Shawn remaining frozen at the door. "Talk or abuse?" Christian yelled out sarcastically, not opening the door. Rebecca runs down the stairs. "Whats going on, Christian?" Rebecca looked out the window, Hunter had his arms crossed, waiting but impatient, and Shawn was just standing there, still frozen in place. "Your ex-husband wants to 'talk' to you." Christian rolled his eyes. Rebecca took a deep breath and opened the door "What?". Shawn looked at Becky, but didn't say anything. Hunter elbowed him in the gut. "Talk to her, Shawn."
Shawn held his gut "Ouch, you didn't need to hit me so hard.". "Then talk to her!" Hunter tapped his foot and Rebecca raised an eyebrow. "Fine...Uh...Becky...can I come in?" Shawn had no clue what he was going to say Rebecca, so he'd make it up as he went along. Becky hesitantly opened the door and let him in, along with Hunter. Shawn sat on the couch with Rebecca, Hunter keeping an eye on Christian, making sure he doesn't touch Shawn. "I, uh...I'm sorry for...telling you I wanted to take the kids and..." Shawn stopped himself and looked around. "Talk, Shawn." Rebecca looked at him, waiting. "And...I'm sorry for hurting you and the kids...And I'm sorry for...for...slapping you before..." Shawn looked at Becky. "Thats all you wanted to come here and say? Is I'm sorry for this and that?" Becky looked at Hunter and Christian, then back at Shawn. "Y-yeah..and I was kind of hoping I can move back in..." Shawn looked down. "No, Shawn. You can't move back in. And those apologies? Not accepted either, Shawn. I want you to leave now." Becky knew she was being cold, but what he did was too much.
Shawn got up and nodded and went to leave. Hunter grabbed his arm. "Look at him, he's a damned mess! He's homeless and now family-less? You two are the most---" Shawn interrupted him. "Stop. I guess...I guess they're right...lets just go." Shawn went to leave again, but Hunter shoved him onto the couch...right into Becky. Shawn jumped right to the other side of the couch "I'm sorry!". Becky shook her head, holding her stomach because of Shawn being shoved into her. Christian shoved Hunter right into the wall "Watch it!". Shawn checked on Becky, not really sure of anything else besides the fact he was sorry. "I'm sorry, Rebecca!" Rebecca shoved him away from her and went upstairs. Shawn hung his head while Hunter and Christian fought. "Get your hands off of me you stupid bastard!" Christian backed off and Hunter dusted himself off. "Shawn, maybe we should go NOW." Hunter looked over to him and Shawn shook his head. "I'm...going to check on Becky..." Shawn walked up the stairs. "Becky? Becky?" Shawn looked around.
Becky was sitting with the kids, telling them that Shawn was there. Shawn looked in what was now Becky and Christian's room, then looked in the kids' room. "Hey Becky...Hey Cameron, hey Cheyenne..." Shawn sat down on Cameron's bed, next to Becky. "I'm really, really sorry. I know I deserve it for what I did to you, but come on, Becca." Shawn put his hands on his knees. "No, Shawn. Just no. Didn't I tell you to leave?" Rebecca pointed to the door. "Yeah...but how is it home...home without me?" Shawn sighed. "Home without you, Shawn...is great. Home without you, I don't have to be afraid. Home without you, the kids don't have to be afraid. And home without you Shawn...isn't home. I don't know what I'm going to do in the future, but I know what I'm going to do now. Leave, Shawn." Becky was still pointing at the door. Shawn shook his head and ran down the stairs. "Hunter, lets go." Shawn ran over to the door. "Alright." Hunter walked over and opened the door and left with Shawn.