Notes: Another interlude chapter. Nancy is an important character to much later in this fic. Felt like I needed a nice angsty chapter before this fic really heats up. I know Nancy and Kevin had children I just don't know their names. But I'll claim Tatem. I think I can ;). This takes place three days later. We are quickly approaching something big in this chapter. Possibly the next chapter or the one after. If anyone can tell me Chris' first wife's name I would be very grateful! Parts of Picture by Scheryl Crow and Kid Rock can be found in this chapter.
Painfully Missing You
Nancy Benoit put her three-year-old son, Daniel, into his bed and turned the light off. She came into the living room and saw her ten-year-old daughter, Tatem, sitting in the living room watch Smackdown. She knew about Chris joining forces with Raven and couldn't get a hold of him to ask why. She had to get a hold of him to tell him the news that she only found out a couple days before.
"Mom why is Chris acting that way?" Tatem asked. The match on TV was Chris Benoit vs. Shane Douglas. Chris was choking Shane.
"I don't know honey. But I wish I knew. He hasn't acted like this since he and your father were in the ring together."
Tatem nodded. She had watched a few of those matches on tape. There were a few that neither her mother nor stepfather would let her watch saying that she was too young to understand. Though her mother told her that she was glad that Chris had come into her life. She liked Chris but missed her father and brother who lived in Florida.
"Is Megan still coming to visit Sunday?" Tatem asked about her six-year-old stepsister who lived in Canada.
"No we decided we'll wait until Chris is home." Nancy said not telling her the truth. The original plan was for Megan and her mother to fly down for a week and Megan would stay with them while her mother was at a conference. Melissa was still coming down but not with her daughter.
"Tatem I've got something to tell you." Nancy said turning Smackdown down. "I'm pregnant."
Tatem looked at her shocked before hugging her. "Congratulations! You tell Chris yet?"
"Not yet. I can't seem to get a hold of him."
"You know if it's a boy or girl?"
"It's a girl." Nancy said with a smile. "Okay time for you to go to bed. You've got school tomorrow."
"Ah mom." Tatem argued well naturally until she got in bed.
Later that night Nancy was reading a book when the door started to open. She looked up and saw Daniel peak through the door.
"Mama? Sleep with you?"
"Sure." She said moving the covers over to allow Daniel to lie down. He snuggled in and fell back asleep. She turned to turn off the light when her eyes caught sight of a picture on her nightstand. It was a wedding picture. She picked it up and looked at it and felt tears streaking her face. She longed to have her husband there holding her.
I called you last night in the hotel
Everyone knows but they won't tell
But their half-hearted smiles tell me something just ain't right
I've been waiting on you for a long time
I put your picture away
I wonder where you've been
I can't look at you while
I'm lying next to him
oooooooooo
I put your picture away
I wonder where you've been
I can't look at you while
I'm lying next to him
I thought about you for a long time
I can't seem to get you off my mind
I can't understand why we're living life this way
I just called to say I want you
To come back home
I just called to say I love you
Come back home
She turned the picture around and cried herself to sleep.
Painfully Missing You
Nancy Benoit put her three-year-old son, Daniel, into his bed and turned the light off. She came into the living room and saw her ten-year-old daughter, Tatem, sitting in the living room watch Smackdown. She knew about Chris joining forces with Raven and couldn't get a hold of him to ask why. She had to get a hold of him to tell him the news that she only found out a couple days before.
"Mom why is Chris acting that way?" Tatem asked. The match on TV was Chris Benoit vs. Shane Douglas. Chris was choking Shane.
"I don't know honey. But I wish I knew. He hasn't acted like this since he and your father were in the ring together."
Tatem nodded. She had watched a few of those matches on tape. There were a few that neither her mother nor stepfather would let her watch saying that she was too young to understand. Though her mother told her that she was glad that Chris had come into her life. She liked Chris but missed her father and brother who lived in Florida.
"Is Megan still coming to visit Sunday?" Tatem asked about her six-year-old stepsister who lived in Canada.
"No we decided we'll wait until Chris is home." Nancy said not telling her the truth. The original plan was for Megan and her mother to fly down for a week and Megan would stay with them while her mother was at a conference. Melissa was still coming down but not with her daughter.
"Tatem I've got something to tell you." Nancy said turning Smackdown down. "I'm pregnant."
Tatem looked at her shocked before hugging her. "Congratulations! You tell Chris yet?"
"Not yet. I can't seem to get a hold of him."
"You know if it's a boy or girl?"
"It's a girl." Nancy said with a smile. "Okay time for you to go to bed. You've got school tomorrow."
"Ah mom." Tatem argued well naturally until she got in bed.
Later that night Nancy was reading a book when the door started to open. She looked up and saw Daniel peak through the door.
"Mama? Sleep with you?"
"Sure." She said moving the covers over to allow Daniel to lie down. He snuggled in and fell back asleep. She turned to turn off the light when her eyes caught sight of a picture on her nightstand. It was a wedding picture. She picked it up and looked at it and felt tears streaking her face. She longed to have her husband there holding her.
I called you last night in the hotel
Everyone knows but they won't tell
But their half-hearted smiles tell me something just ain't right
I've been waiting on you for a long time
I put your picture away
I wonder where you've been
I can't look at you while
I'm lying next to him
oooooooooo
I put your picture away
I wonder where you've been
I can't look at you while
I'm lying next to him
I thought about you for a long time
I can't seem to get you off my mind
I can't understand why we're living life this way
I just called to say I want you
To come back home
I just called to say I love you
Come back home
She turned the picture around and cried herself to sleep.