After going to catering and getting both boys an ice cream cone he brought them back to his locker room.
"Grandpa, you're our real grandpa, right?" Luc asked.
Shawn simply stared at his grandson's for a few seconds.
"Of course I am. Your mom is my daughter so that makes you two my grandsons." He said.
"Why'd you ask me that Luc?" He asked.
"Well cause mommy has a different last name than and us, our daddy, and you." Brandon said.
"Your mom has the same last name as her mom." Shawn offered.
"Oh, how come we've never met our other grandma?" Luc asked.
By now Shawn was sitting on the couch and the boys were sprawled on their stomachs at his feet staring intently up at him.
"Your mommy and I don't talk to your mommy's mom." Shawn said.
"Why?" Brandon asked.
"She wasn't a very good mommy." Shawn said.
"Why?" Luc asked. Shawn bit back a sigh, he was used to this game and it could go on forever no matter how thoroughly he answered his grandsons' questions.
"She was mean to you mommy." Shawn said carefully.
He didn't want these two boys to know exactly how mean their grandmother had been to their mom.
"Why?" Brandon asked.
"I don't know she just was." Shawn said.
They nodded and he let out an inaudible sigh.
"Grandpa?" Luc asked.
"What?" he asked.
"Why'd you beat up Uncle Paul?" Luc asked.
He sighed and rubbed his temples.
"I was mad at him." He said simply hoping it would be enough.
"But you always tell us no matter how mad we are; we aren't supposed to hit people unless it's to 'fend ourselves." Brandon said.
"Do as I say not as I do." Shawn mumbled under his breath.
"Huh, what'd you say grandpa?" Brandon asked.
"Nothing." He said.
"That's another thing you tell us not to do, if we have something to say we should be men and just say it." Luc said.
"I lost my temper boys, I was mad because my best friend had feelings for my daughter." Shawn said knowing if he just came out with the simple truth, the fewer questions he'd have to answer.
"But isn't Uncle Paul liking Mommy a good thing? Cause she smiles a lot around him, and whenever she talks to him." Luc said.
Brandon nodded, "Yeah but she smiles when she talks to Uncle Shane too. Plus they went on a 'caction, that's what mommies and daddies do." Brandon said.
"Umm…" Shawn said.
The two boys started arguing and Shawn sat back and sighed. I need to have a long talk with my daughter, Paul, and Shane. Shawn thought to himself as the two boys started rolling around on the floor fighting. He stood up, grabbed and picked them up and held them at arms length from each other.
"Stop it, what'd I say about fighting?" he asked.
"He started it!" They both yelled.
"What did I say about fighting?" he asked again.
"Not to do it unless you're 'fending yourself." Luc said sighing.
"I don't think you ever really need to defend yourself against your brother so no fighting." He said.
"Well you and Uncle Paul fought." Brandon pointed out.
"I'm not saying that was a good thing though, now apologize to each other." He said. "Sorry." Luc mumbled.
"Sorry." Brandon repeated.
Shawn set them down and turned on the TV.
"Okay so I gotta get ready, watch TV for a while and behave." Shawn said getting up. "Yes grandpa." They both muttered.
He shook his head and grabbed his bag to get ready.
He shook his head and shut the door.
The two boys watched TV and played with their toys.
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"Shawn…" Shane said walking in.
"Oh hey boys." Shane said.
"Uncle Shane!" Brandon yelled and launched himself at the man.
"Hey Bran, where's your grandpa?" Shane asked as he picked the young boy up. "Getting ready." Brandon said.
"Hey Luc." Shane said.
"Hi Uncle Shane." Luc said looking up from his trucks.
"What's wrong, Luc?" Shane asked the young boy.
He shrugged and continued examining his truck like it was the most fascinating thing in the world. Shane set down Brandon and sat next to Luc and grabbed a truck, which he began to idly roll back and forth.
"What'd I do?" Shane asked.
"Nothin'" Luc said staring down at his truck.
"Well you're upset and have been acting weird around me lately, wanna tell me why?" Shane asked, playfully hitting Luc's truck with his own.
Luc shrugged. How was he supposed to tell his Uncle Shane that he didn't want him to become his daddy, and that he wanted his Uncle Paul to be his daddy? What Luc didn't know was that with his simple shrug he'd reminded Shane of his mother. That Shane thought he was just like his mother, sure both boys looked exactly alike but his personality, his expressions, and the way he talked reminded Shane of his mother. Hell they reminded him nothing of their father and if he didn't know he wouldn't be able to tell even when the boys were with their father, which wasn't often. Luc was more reserved and like to sit back and watch people and what they did, whereas Brandon was more outgoing and even though he didn't try was most likely the center of attention. "Come on buddy, it's not like I'll get mad." Shane said.
"I don't know, I just don't feel like talking." Luc said and pushed his dark hair out of his eyes.
Shane grabbed Luc and started tickling him and he started shrieking with laughter.
"I said watch TV and behave not scream." Shawn said ready to break up his fighting grandsons.
He stopped when he seen Shane sitting there.
"You going to tell me now?" Shane asked the squirming boy.
"When'd you get here?" Shawn asked.
"About ten minutes ago, why?" Shane asked.
"They were behaving." Shawn mumbled.
Shane smirked.
"I managed to piss Luc off and now he won't talk to me or tell me how I pissed him off." Shane said.
Shawn scooped up Luc who was wearily looking between Shane and Shawn. Shawn knew why Luc wasn't his normal cheery self with Shane. He saw Shane as a threat to his mom and his supposed best friend, Paul being together. That thought gave Shawn an idea. Shane stood up and when Brandon held out his arms he picked him up.
"So you came here because you pissed Luc off?" Shawn asked.
"No actually I came to talk to you but it can wait." Shane said looking at the two boys. Shawn instantly understood and nodded.
"Okay, well the show is going to start soon so I'm going to take the boys back to their mom, I can come to your office when I'm done." Shawn said.
Shane nodded.
"Come on brats, let's go." Shawn said.
"Bye Uncle Shane." Brandon said.
"Bye." Luc mumbled.
Shawn ushered the boys down the hall and when they arrived grabbed both of them before they could barge in. He really didn't need his grandchildren to see what might or might not be going on in there. He knocked and waited for an answer. The door opened a few moments later. Paul stood there it was clear that he'd just woken up.
"Hey the show starts soon; I'm just dropping the boys off." Shawn said.
Paul nodded.
"Kayla up?" Shawn asked.
"No, she's still sleeping; I guess she didn't sleep well last night even though she claims otherwise." Paul said.
Shawn nodded.
"If I'm not mistaken we have a match tonight, and before that a promo, so get your ass ready." Shawn said.
"I'll be ready." Paul said.
The boys slipped past Paul and he nodded stiffly to Shawn and shut the door. Shawn shook his head and left, liking his idea more and more.
He made his way down to Shane's office and knocked.
"Come in." Shane barked.
"You're sounding more and more like your old man every day." Shawn said laughing as he entered.
Shane rolled his eyes and motioned for Shawn to sit.
"So what's going on with Kayla? A few days ago it was all fine and good between us and now I haven't seen her all weekend, and what's up with you and Paul?" Shane asked. "Umm I really don't know if it's my place to say anything." Shawn said playing innocent bystander.
This was going to be perfect he could get Shane on his side without even seeming like he was pushing them together.
"Remember who signs your paycheck and that I am that man's son, Shawn, now spill." Shane said.
Shawn put his hands up in defense.
"Hey now no need to go that route, kid. I guess Paul's had this thing for my little girl for a while now, like four years or more, and he told her now she doesn't know what to do. I guess he has a pretty good argument because she's with him right now. Well when I found out I was pissed he's like a few years younger than me, and she's my baby girl. I know how Paul is with women." Shawn said getting angry all over again.
"What?! She thinks of him like her brother or something like that." Shane said.
"Well that's a pretty fucked up brother sister relationship then." Shawn mumbled.
Shane leaned back and thought about the whole situation for a while.
"So let me get this straight, he told Kayla he had feelings for her, she ran to Mark's, you found out about all this, got in a fight with Paul, got arrested, I got a call saying let's back off for a while, and now are watching the kids while they're together?" Shane asked. "Yeah but I watched them because she was passed out and I wanted to hang out with my grandsons." Shawn said defensively.
Shane shrugged.
"So what are you going to do?" Shawn asked innocently.
"I'm going to talk to your daughter while you and Paul have your match and see what she wants and hopefully it's me and if she's undecided I'll give her a few good reasons to hopefully sway her." Shane said.
Shawn nodded.
"So do you know why Luc is pissed at me?" Shane asked.
"Paul's a favorite uncle of his, he sees you as a threat to his mom and Uncle Paul being together. Brandon on the other hand worships you but isn't the way Luc is with you towards Paul. Don't get them started on the subject they literally go to blows." Shawn said.
"Really, does Kayla know this?" Shane asked.
Shawn shrugged.
"I don't know my daughter doesn't feel the need to talk to me anymore." Shawn said irritably.
"Sensitive subject?" Shane asked.
"She's my daughter, I have to find out shit through Mark or Paul or whoever. We used to be really close." Shawn said.
"She's 21 years old with twin 5 year olds. She grew up and doesn't always have to run to daddy anymore." Shane said simply.
"She can still talk to me every once in a while." Shawn said.
"I'm not saying that I'm just saying she doesn't need you as much anymore she grew up." Shane said.
Shawn scowled and mumbled under his breath.
"What?" Shane asked.
"No what she really doesn't need is to be with Paul; he's old enough to be her father." Shawn said.
"I'm a year and a half younger than him." Shane pointed out.
"Fine he's my best friend she grew up around him and until a little while a go considered him as brother or uncle or something like that. You aren't and it's different." Shawn said.
Shane shrugged.
"Shouldn't you be more concerned with who makes her happy?" Shane asked.
"I've known Paul a long time; he's a love 'em and leave 'em type. He's not what my daughter and grandsons need, they need some one who's in it for the long run, not just a few good times. Don't get me wrong I know he loves those boys and would never intentionally hurt them but he would in the long run. I'm just trying to prevent that from happening, and I happen to like and respect you and know you'd treat my daughter right." Shawn said.
Shane nodded. Some one knocked.
"Come in!" Shane yelled.
A backstage worker came in and told Shane that a few problems had arisen and needed to be taken care of.
"Yeah I'll be right there just let me finish this up." Shane said and the worker left.
"Just like your old man." Shawn said laughing.
"I'm glad I could amuse you, now if you'll excuse me I have some things I need to take care of." Shane said.
Shawn got up and shook Shane's hand and left. He whistled on his way back to his locker room.
"Sir, you're on in ten minutes and Mr. Levesque asked me to find you and ask you to please hurry." A young crew member said nervously.
Shawn laughed.
"If I know Paul it was more of a tell him to hurry his ass up." He said.
The crew member nodded nervously and went about his work. Shawn shook his head, he'd never yelled, or been mean to a crew member but whenever one approached him they were nervous and scared. He picked up the pace and arrived shortly at the pit. Paul was leaning against the wall in his trunks.
"'Bout time." He said.
"Is someone still a little cranky because their nap was cut short?" Shawn shot back.
Paul smirked.
"Nope… it was very… refreshing." He said knowing he was pissing Shawn off.
"I will kick your ass again, maybe that can just be the fucking promo." Shawn said getting closer so he was toe to toe with The Game.
Paul stood up from the wall and looked down at Shawn whom was several inches shorter than he was.
"I pulled my punches last night, and the time before that I accepted the ass kicking I got because I thought I deserved it, you better believe I won't be pulling anything tonight." Paul growled.
Shawn smirked at Paul and spread his arms wide.
"Go for it." He taunted.
Paul fists were clenched as was his jaw, he was breathing heavily as if he'd just completed a particularly grueling match.
"I'm not stupid, I take the first shot my ass is gone for 60 days suspension so say whatever the fuck you want to me. As always though I'll have to be the bigger man and shrug it off, the question is, can you?" Paul said staring down his former best friend, and idol.
"You think you're the bigger man huh? More like the one who goes running to Vince or hides behind my daughter." Shawn said in a deadly calm voice.
He knew if he even let so much as his control over his voice slip, he'd lose it and fuck the consequences.
"We both know that shit isn't true, and as for your daughter I control my temper for her sake, I could say some real bad shit that could break her heart if she ever found out about it, but I won't no matter how I feel about you because I love her and I'd never do something I know would hurt her." Paul said.
"Is there a problem here?" Vince's powerful voice demanded.
Neither man moved to acknowledge their boss.
"No what gave you that impression?" Shawn ground out.
"Back off both of you, I was feeling generous when I slapped you on the wrists with fines and probation periods; I can suspend you both indefinitely." Vince said placing a heavy hand on each man's shoulder.
Paul stepped back.
"Let's get this shit over with; I have better things to being doing than jobbing for an old man." Paul said.
Shawn gritted his teeth and Paul sighed.
"Promo now, then out to the damn ring and so help me god if I so much as see one stiff punch from either of you, you are both indefinitely suspended." Vince growled.
The two younger men nodded stiffly at their boss and backed away so the promo could start. Since Vince had the creative team working double time all night to incorporate this new "twist" into the storylines, Shawn and Paul didn't get much time to get to know what they were supposed to do but the raw emotions left over from their earlier fight still simmered just below the surface they didn't have to do much acting at all, only demonstrate restraint in not killing each other.
"I thought I told you before you bastard to stay away from my daughter." Shawn said getting up into Paul's face.
"She's an adult she can choose who she wants to be with, and it just so happens that she wants to be with me." Paul said cockily.
"Stay the hell away from my daughter." Shawn warned.
"No." Paul said vehemently.
"What?" Shawn demanded.
"I said no, and if you have a problem with that then we can take it up in the god damned ring." Paul said calmly.
"How about we take it up right fucking now?" Shawn said throwing a punch which Paul dodged.
Paul slammed Shawn into a nearby wall.
"Shawn! Hunter! What the hell is going on here?" Vince demanded.
"I'm about to kick this conceited son of a bitch's ass." Shawn said.
"Now, now guys I'm sure we can handle this little disagreement in a civilized fashion. How about a match tonight, HHH vs. Shawn Michaels, no disqualifications." Vince said. "It better be real soon." Paul said.
"Oh it is, it's next." Vince said.
"And we're done." The camera man said.
"I hope you know you just got yourself another fine Shawn, because I'm sure as hell not paying the network for your little slip up." Vince said.
Shawn groaned.
"Remember my warning because I've had about enough of this shit, if you can't control your emotions then I think I need to send you both back to development. I seem to recall keeping your personal feelings out of work one of the first lessons taught down there." Vince warned.
Both men glared at each other.
Shane had just finished clearing up the problems backstage; a jobber had lost his luggage and had nothing to perform in. Hardly an issue for him to deal with but wardrobe had nothing and he was new his very first night working with the WWE so Shane took pity and borrowed a plain singlet from one of the guys. He made his way to Paul's locker room and stood outside listening to the sounds of laughter and childish shrieks. That is what he wanted, he knew he was getting old and he wanted a family. He wanted to go home after work and have a family eagerly awaiting him. He wanted to give his children bathes, change diapers, tuck them in, read bed time stories, be woken up in the middle of the night because of bad dreams and monsters and when the time came help with homework, go to conferences or watch them play sports and even give them the talk. He wanted to crawl into bed with the woman he loved and wrap his arms around her. He wanted to be able to share the ups and downs of his day and listen to hers. He wanted to see her come to him with tears of joy and tell him he was going to be a daddy. He wanted to be complete and that's what he felt like when he was with Kayla and the boys. He knocked and a shouted "I got it." Followed by the door swinging open.
"Hey Uncle Shane." Luc said.
Shane noticed his grin faded but his eyes still danced with laughter.
"Hey buddy, can I come in and talk to your mom?" Shane asked.
Luc nodded and stepped aside.
"Oh hey Shane." Kayla said looking up at him.
She was sprawled on her stomach next to Brandon there were wrestling action figures everywhere. Her face was flushed and her hair was loose.
"Hey." He said.
She pushed herself up and got up. Luc and Brandon continued to play.
"Can we talk for a minute?" He asked.
"Um, yeah sure, what's up?" She asked him.
"Hey boys, me and your mom have to talk about some business stuff, will you be okay if we go right outside?" Shane asked the two boys.
They didn't even look up from playing, they barely nodded. Shane opened the door for Kayla.
"Is everything okay?" She asked worriedly.
"Look I know we agreed to take it slow and back off but I just want to know why." Shane said.