I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
One Month Later, Day of Backlash- Carol's Point of View-
I have moved into an apartment complex and working at a dead end job as a waitress at Denny's, what fun that is and its five blocks from the arena, I work there a lot since I just got promoted to Shift Leader and getting close to manager since I work there so much. Everyday I look at my WWE contract in hopes one day I will sign it and will actually give up on my self-esteem and go into WWE. I've been in constant contact with Jeff and Beth, John just as much, but I've seen Jeff and Beth more than I have John. Jeff, Beth and I worked things out where we will see each other once a week, either they drive up here or I will take a day off and go down there to see them, but if I went down there they would meet me in Raleigh by my request. Tonight, Backlash is in town, Jeff has a WWE championship title match and Matt has the World Heavyweight championship title match, yes I ask Jeff and Beth for information about Matt and I do still watch WWE to see him, deep down I do miss him very much, when I do meet up with Jeff and Beth, I ask him how he is doing, they always say that he is heartbroken and not the same without me there, which I don't believe. I would be going to Backlash tonight but I'm working, and I get off work right when it starts, by the time I get over there it would be half way over with the way parking is. Jeff, Beth and John have told me they would come by and hang out with me before they went to Backlash. I stood behind the counter waiting for customers to come in, it was a slow day being Sunday, people were at church or getting excited about going to Backlash, Sunday is always one of our slowest days. I saw a car pull into the parking lot, I watched as two people climb out, I made out that one was Jeff and the other must be Beth, I excitedly ran to the door opening it for them.
"HEY!" I said as they came up to the door, I hugged them tightly as they walked by me into the restaurant and I went and grabbed them menus, I was the only waitress on duty for right now.
"You seem busy." Jeff joked.
"Rushed." I said smiling; I took them to a table and gave them their menus. "Drinks?" I asked.
"Coffee for me." Jeff said.
"Iced tea." Beth said.
"Cream or sugar for your coffee, Jeff?" I asked.
"Bring both over, I'll do it." Jeff said, I went behind the counter grabbing their drinks.
"You know them?" Jose said, he's the cook, I've bonded with him a lot due to the fact we both work the night shifts during the week, he walks me out to my car for my safety.
"Yeah, that's Jeff and Beth, why?" I asked as I removed the cup from under the fountain.
"Jeff Hardy and Beth Hardy, how do you know them?"
"Haven't I told you the story?"
"Apparently not!" He said, he's also a somewhat WWE fan, he watches it with his kids when he can, but he works two jobs just to support him and his family.
"Oh, I was the 2009 Diva search winner, and I met Beth on my plane out to the first WWE show I was doing, we became friends on the plane and I met Jeff and instant friendship, we are BFF's." I said as I was putting cream on a plate for Jeff.
"You never told me this before, if you won the Diva search, why you here?"
"None of your business."
"Tell me after they leave, because obviously it's a long story." Jose said.
"That it is."
"Do you think they would sign an autograph for my kids?"
"You want me to ask?" I asked as I looked out into the parking lot seeing another car pull in, hoping that it was John.
"Could you?"
"Yeah, be back." I said carrying out their drinks, setting them down in front of them, I sat across from them, "The cook wants to know if he could get your autograph for his kids." I said as the door open and it was John, I waved him over, I stood up to go get a menu for him.
"Sure, have him come out here himself, no one else is here." Jeff said as John slid in on the side of the booth I just sat at.
"What you want to drink John?" I asked handing him a menu.
"I'll take a Coke." He said, I nodded and headed behind the counter to the fountain.
"Did you ask?" Jose asked.
"Yes, he said you have to go over there and ask yourself." I said as I scooped ice up into the cup and started filling it with Coke. Jose walked around and out of the kitchen up to the table talking to them; I carried the Coke and a straw over to the table setting it in front of John. Jeff and John signed a couple of napkins for Jose's kids, "Happy?" I asked Jose as they handed him the napkins.
"Yes, I could smack you for not telling me sooner." Jose said.
"Is it my fault you didn't work the other days they were here?"
"They were here before?"
"We're right here." Jeff said.
"Get back in the kitchen." I said smacking him.
"Yes boss." Jose said walking back to the kitchen; I sat down next to John.
"Matches tonight?" I asked.
"Yep, us and Matt." Jeff said.
"He doesn't know I'm here right?" I asked.
"No one has told him anything, but you don't know how hard it is not to tell him anything." Beth said.
"How is it hard not to tell him anything?" I asked.
"Anyways, have you put anymore thought about joining WWE?" John asked putting his arm up on the back of the booth when the door opened from other customers.
"Ugh, more customers." I said standing up and going to go seat them on the other side of the restaurant since they were wearing WWE shirts and you don't want them near the WWE stars, it was a father and his son, the boy couldn't be any older than 6. I took their drink orders, I went back to fill them and took them back. I went back to my friends table standing up this time, "Anyways, I have thought about it, I mean it's been a month now, I do miss it SO much."
"Do you miss it or miss Matt?"
"Both, I mean I miss wrestling." I said shaking my head no.
"Girl, we know you miss him, you don't have to fake it." Beth said.
"We all know you love him." John said.
"You guys want to order?" I asked pulling out my notepad to take their order, they asked some questions about the things they were looking at, and I took their menu's taking them back up front putting them in the menu slot and took the order to the kitchen window.
"Is it story time?" Jose asked.
"When everyone leaves."
"When would that be?"
"Probably when it's closer to Backlash."
"That's tonight, we closing to go?"
"No, you have tickets?"
"Don't you?"
"No, I'm not going." I said.
"Does it involve that Matt dude you talk about? Wait, you were talking about Matt Hardy weren't you?"
"Yes, Matt Hardy broke my heart that is what caused me to run." I said as I leant against the counter in front of the kitchen window.
"My wife LOVES him, girl, why don't you just go back, I mean your still friends with his brother and step sister, and I mean you can forgive him can't you?"
"No, I can't trust him, believe him or anything."
"Remind me never to get on your bad side." Jose said.
"Just go cook your food." I said walking over to the other table taking their order for him to work on as well. I went and climbed into the booth with John.
"Are you coming to Backlash tonight?" Beth asked.
"Wasn't planning on it, I mean I have work." I said.
"Girl, there is no one here and you're the boss, you can close it for a few hours." John said playing with the straw in his drink.
"I just don't want to go." I said shrugging my shoulders.
"You'll be able to see Matt; I know you want to see him." Jeff said.
"No I don't."
"Then you want to come hang with us, please? Plus, J.R., Michael Hayes and Vince have been asking about you, they want and need to talk to you." Beth said.
"I'll come by after my shift maybe, just to talk to Vince." I said.
"Will you sign a contract?" John asked.
"I don't know yet." I said sliding out of the booth heading to the other table.
"Is that Jeff Hardy and John Cena over there?" The boy asked.
"Yes, but they are here to eat and don't want to be bothered, sorry." I said.
"You know them? You've been sitting there chatting with them." He said.
"Kind of." I said smiling.
"What are they like?"
"Their nice, real nice and funny." I said as I took their cups back to the fountain refilling them and took back to the table, I could tell the boy was reading my name tag and I read his lips saying it out loud under his breath.
"Carol Kent, 2009 Diva search winner, that's you!" The boy said excitedly.
"SHHH!" I said.
"Why are you working at Denny's?" He asked.
"I didn't sign with WWE yet." I said setting the drinks down.
"Why not? We loved you as a Diva, we have missed you. Are you going to go back?" He asked.
"I might, you just got to wait and see."
"I live in Richmond, may I come back to visit you and chat about wrestling?"
"If I am working, absolutely cutie." I said, he was so cute and I ruffled his hair.
"Thanks." His dad said, I walked back behind the counter to the kitchen window.
"How's it going back there?" I asked.
"Your friend's food is almost done, just working on the fries, and the others are still cooking." He said.
"Good." I said as I was working on collecting the ketchup and what not.
"CAROL!" Jeff yelled, I turned around and they were shaking their cups, I rolled my eyes, I went over grabbing the coffee pot carrying it over to the table.
"You guys are asses." I said refilling Jeff's coffee cup, I grabbed John and Beth's cup carrying it back with me, I set the coffee pot in its maker and I refilled the two cups with Coke and Iced Tea taking them back to the table, "Happy?"
"Yes, thanks." Jeff said smiling.
"You just love making me work."
"That is why you should come back to WWE so I can't do that." Jeff said smirking.
"Last time you didn't leave me a tip."
"Jeff, you told me you left her two dollars." Beth said smacking him.
"Ow, I didn't leave her any, I figured, why would we give money to our friend?" Jeff said.
"Remind me you said that next time you ask to borrow money from me." I said as Jose rung the bell meaning someone's food is up, I walked behind the counter up to the kitchen window that had three plates on it. I grabbed a carrier putting the plates on it along with any other things they asked for and the ketchup, I picked it up and carried it over to the table setting the proper plate down in front of the right person. "You guys should eat fast before you're late for Backlash." I said looking at the clock.
"Well, we already checked in." John said.
"Wouldn't you be in trouble if you just leave?" I asked.
"Yeah, but we can just say we went to chat with you, they have been trying to get a hold of you." Jeff said eating a fry.
"For what?"
"To ref the Diva match tonight to start your storyline." Jeff said with the fry hanging out of his mouth.
"Ugh, why can't they tell people weeks in advance?" I said walking back behind the counter setting the carrier on the counter next to the kitchen window setting the couple of plates for the other table and took them to their table. I went to the cash register printing out the bill for both tables, and putting them in their holders.
"It looks very stormy out today." Jose said.
"It does, that's odd huh?"
"Yeah, you might want to warn our customers so they could drive safe, you know how dangerous it is especially with these flooded roads."
"It hasn't even started raining Jose." I said walking over to Jeff's table sitting down next to John, I snatched a fry off his plate.
"Hey, that was my fry." John said.
"You want it back?"
"No, that's disgusting." John said, we chatted about anything that came up, I occasionally got up and left the table to serve the other table. The other family was getting ready to leave, and I knew Jeff and John were done eating and were just horsing around.
"What's your name buddy?" I asked.
"My name is Timmy." He said.
"You want to meet Jeff and John?"
"I thought they didn't want to be bothered?"
"Well, just this once, I'll take the blame, it's my payback for something they did to me." I said squatting down to be eye level with him.
"What'd they do to you?"
"They pulled a prank, that's all, but they will love you because you're so cute." I said.
"Daddy, may I?"
"If it's okay with Carol." His father said, I nodded; I stood up grabbing his hand walking him over to the table.
"Jeff, John, Beth I want you to meet Timmy, he's a big fan." I said, I helped him stand onto the booth.
"Hey Timmy, I'm Jeff." Jeff said shaking Timmy's hand.
"I'm John." John said shaking his hand.
"You're Beth." Timmy said.
"Yep." Beth said.
"You want an autograph?" Jeff asked, Timmy nodded, they signed more napkins for him and he was SO happy.
"Thanks." I said as I walked Timmy back to his table, he was telling his dad all about it. I took care of their payment, "Be careful driving out there, it looks as if it might storm." I said to the dad.
"Okay, thanks again."
"No problem." I said as I waved to Timmy as they walked out, Jeff, John and Beth walked up to the cash register. "Leaving?" I asked shocked.
"Yeah, we got to get to the arena, if J.R. asks about you, what should we tell him?" Jeff asked.
"Tell him I'll call him." I said as I checked them two out, Jeff was looking about for the tooth picks.
"What are you doing?" Beth asked.
"I'm looking for the tooth picks." Jeff said.
"We're out, we just ordered some yesterday." I said as I was digging out their change.
"How could you be out of tooth picks?" John asked and I just looked at Jeff.
"What, I just wanted to build a tooth pick house." Jeff said.
"You built a whole city." I said handing them the change.
"Do you have mints then?" Jeff asked.
"Let me take care of John first then I will get you a mint." I said taking care of John's bill, I then went and found the mints grabbing three for them.
"Are you going to be here after the show?" John asked.
"Nah, I get off at 5 tonight, but maybe later depending on the weather and when the next employee decides to show up." I said.
"Oh." John said.
"Be careful when driving, if it starts raining, these roads are HORRIBLE." I said.
"Will do." Jeff said, I walked around hugging them all and walked them out the doors and watched them climb into their cars. I walked back into the Denny's sitting at the bar on a barstool bored now that there was no one in the restaurant besides Jose, he came out and sat down next to me, we chatted until we started hearing the pit patter of rain hitting the roof.