So I planned on holding off on updating, but I always fail at waiting...patience is not a virtue I possess ;) Also I'm trying to write more today and I'm slowly becoming irritated...I know where I want to go with this story, but it's an up hill battle getting to that point, a lot of "filler" and I hate filler, but there's certain things I need to hit on to get to where I want to end up...I figured updating might help, surely can't make it worse!
Gabby ventures out on the road with Punk this chapter, which is a first for both of them seeing she didn't travel a lot with Adam...let me know what you think, I love getting your reviews :D
Gabby was offered the reporter job the next day and despite hating the fact that it was because of Max, she took it. Being a journalist and doing serious reporting was all she ever wanted to do and she wasn't going to let Max or anyone else ruin that for her. She had managed to work out the details so that she could go on the road with Punk too, which made both of them happy. Gabby was afraid to be on her own just like Punk was afraid to leave her at home. Despite his promise to bury Max if he ever came near Gabby again, there wasn't much he could do to stop him if he was on the other side of the country. He felt better with Gabby in his site and waking up to his beloved cuddle bug every morning was a bonus as well.
Sitting opposite Kofi, Gabby was typing feverously on her first piece. She was starting at the low end of the spectrum writing cute, fun loving human interest pieces, but she didn't care as long as she was writing. Work kept her mind occupied, gave her a focus and a purpose, but most importantly she didn't find herself reliving that night, which unfortunately had haunted her. The nightmares came so frequently that she'd learned to control her emotions so she didn't wake Punk; he worried about her enough as it was, she didn't need him stressing about her reoccurring nightmares as well. After pounding out half of the story about a small town celebrating their cat mayor, she stopped taking a much needed break.
"Imagine that she breathes! What are you working so hard on?" Punk pulled his attention away from the Celtics game staring at his girlfriend instead.
"A story that no one is going to read…"
"I do not want to hear such a pessimistic attitude; you're writing human interest stories, people eat that crap up. What is this one about?"
"A town celebrating their cat mayor who is in his fifteenth year of office!" Punk spit out his water unable to control his laughter.
"Please tell me you're joking! Surely the office is testing you…"
"Nope, it's not a test, it's 100 percent real! In the town of Talkeetna, Alaska Mayor Stubbs won via write-in vote fifteen years ago and he's been serving ever since. Is it a wonder why other countries just think we're a joke?"
"That's America for you, expect the unexpected. If it's that easy to become mayor, I should have some friends write me in next year. I know enough people, I'd win easy." Gabby rolled her eyes as she shut her laptop deciding to call it a night.
"I'm going to bed seeing I have to get up early and finish this, plus I'd actually like to be able to enjoy the show tomorrow and not have to work the whole time. Good night Kofi, good night boo bear, love you; don't stay up too late." Punk got up giving her a kiss and watched her head back to the bedroom and close the door. He chewed his lip ring turning to Kofi.
"Have you noticed her acting weird?"
"I don't know man, she's your girlfriend…I only met her twice before now, so I can't really help you out. Granted I remember her being more talkative, but she's got the new job, so she's trying to find a balance between working and being with you on tour. Why have you noticed something particular?"
"Ever since that Max thing she hasn't been herself, like she can't just relax and have fun like she used to. She's uptight a lot of the time, very timid. I know what happened messed with her head, but I feel like she's holding something back from me. I want to talk to her about it, but I don't know how to approach this kind of thing."
"Just give her some time; she's only been with us for two weeks. Next week we'll be heading to Chicago, so maybe by then she'll be alright. Just be there for her like you've been doing." Punk nodded while still chewing his lip ring when his phone rang and he saw the boss of all people was calling him.
"Vince, what can I do for you?"
"Hey Punk I was just calling to confirm a few things media wise for next week. Our ticket sales are down in Chicago, so I'm going to need to add more to your day then expected." Punk cringed afraid that this was going to happen. He hated media days, they were long and tiring and some of the people who interviewed him were completely clueless; it was obvious they didn't care about wrestling and they'd probably never watched an episode of Raw in their lives. The worst part was he had to be on his best behavior and sell the product. He was one of the best and also the champ, so he was the go to, especially if ticket sales were low in his home town.
"Alright just email me the itinerary so I know where I need to go when."
"Usually we wouldn't push so hard, but seeing we have a pay per view there in a matter of months, we need to get people in."
"Sounds good Vince and I'll do my best to do just that; call if you need anything else." Punk hung up the phone and sighed getting a look from Kofi.
"More media for Chicago?"
"How could you guess?"
"That look on your face, usually appears when media days are involved." Punk let out a light laugh; he was pretty predictable.
"Yeah ticket sales are down and with the Royal Rumble being in Chicago this year, he wants to push hard, so the champ gets a call."
"Oh well, the more tickets sold, the more money we all get. What are you going to do with Joey and Abby though?" Punk hit his forehead.
"Son of a bitch I forgot all about them coming to the show! Christ, Shay is right I need a damn calendar or an assistant, something…what am I going to do now? I can't tell Vince no, but at the same time I can't let down my niece and nephew, they've been looking forward to this. Shit!" Gabby came out grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge noticing Punk in his distraught state.
"What's the dilemma?"
"I just signed on for more media in Chicago which is going to mean I'm out of the arena all day and Joey and Abby are expecting to hang out with Uncle Punk at the arena all day. Any ideas how I can clone myself? Surely if there's human interest stories on cat mayors there has to be some scientific crap piece about cloning!" Gabby smirked shaking her head.
"There's no reason to clone yourself, you have me."
"Wait, what?"
"I can keep Abby and Joey occupied while you do your media day. They're good kids, they kind of know me, and it can't be that bad."
"You would do that for me?"
"Did I not just offer to do it? Yes, I would be happy to hang out with the duo for the day as long as Shaleine signs off on it. Just make sure you're around for a little bit so that Joey can meet John Cena, you promised him that."
"Yeah yeah, he'll get his John Cena encounter. You're sure you'll be okay with both of them?"
"Punk I'm a woman, and even though I was robbed of a younger sibling and my brother can't settle down with a woman long enough to produce a niece or nephew, I'm good with kids. Would you like a list of references?"
"Keep them on hand…" Gabby scoffed throwing her water bottle at Punk who caught it laughing. Rolling her eyes at him once again, she returned to the bedroom.
AN: No joke the cat mayor thing is legit! haha When I wanted a story for Gabby, I wanted something silly and gave me the story about Mr. Stubbs, the cat mayor from Alaska haha It was too good to be true that I just had to make that Gabrielle Copeland's first by line :)
Next chapter the loveable duo of Abby and Joey return, but this time you'll get to see their interaction with Gabby...will she get the cold shoulder because she's not Uncle Punk or will the kids love her more then him? I'll be slaving away over this story because I love writing it and new ideas continue to come to me...hope you enjoyed! :D