They couldn't believe that they were sitting in the back, in the locker room, during the royal rumble.
"Can you believe we're here?" Emma said excitedly.
"No and I'd tell you to pinch my, but I know it not a dream" Breena said with a smile.
Glen had the royal rumble match, but Mark actually had off for the night.
"Do you think your dad will eliminate John?" Breena asked
"If he does get eliminated, either of them, I hope neither of them eliminate each other" Emma said.
Breena nodded and they went back to watching people run up and down the hall getting ready for the pay-per-view event.
"I'm going to go and look for John."
"Okay…be careful" Breena said.
Emma left and stayed close to the wall not wanting to get run over. As she was walking past the gym, a superstar came flying out and knocked her down. She looked up and saw Randy.
"God Orton! Watch where you're fucking going!" She screamed at him.
He stopped and she saw him clenching and un-clenching his fists. He spun around and her breath hitched in her throat. Before Emma could react, Orton grabbed her upper arms, lifted her to a standing position and slammed her to the wall. She looked at him with horror. He glared into her eyes like a snake.
"Stay out of my way Jacobs"
He let go of her and stormed off. Emma didn't know how to react. She walked away in shock and finally found John, jump-roping. When John saw her face, he stopped immediately.
"Emma? What's wrong?" he asked frantically. She winced when he grabbed her arm. "What's wrong? What happened to your arms?" She couldn't speak. John just hugged her to him. "Emma…."
"Randy Orton…he…he knocked me down. I yelled at him…He lifted me up…he…he slammed me against the wall and…and…and he creepily told me to stay out of…of his way." She said still in shock.
She looked up at him with vulnerable eyes. He just hugged her to him and rubbed her back. Mark walked by and saw the two.
"She had a run in with Orton"
Emma looked up and saw her uncle. She ran to him, needing his security. John told him everything.
"Come on Emma…let's get back to the locker room." Mark said wrapping Emma with one of his arms.
"Don't tell daddy…he needs to focus on the match." She pleaded with him
"Alright…let's not think about it." Mark said. "Where's Breena?"
"She stayed in the locker room. She was smart." Emma said.
Mark gave John and appreciative nod. They left the room and as they were walking back, Randy stormed out of a room. Emma jumped behind her uncle. Mark stood to his full height. Randy noticed Emma hiding. He grinned at her snakelike.
"Stay away from my niece, Orton" Mark said crossing his arms.
Randy just chucked knowing he knew more than Mark knew. Randy backed away and mark just glared.
"Come on Emma"
She nodded staying next to him the whole time. They got to the locker room and Emma flew in and ran to Breena.
"Emma? What's wrong?"
Mark didn't even say anything. He left. Emma began to tell Breena everything.
"I don't know…something doesn't seem right." Emma said.
"He's such a snake" Breena said with distaste.
"I can't wait for the match."
"Did you find John?" Breena asked
"Yes…yes I did" Emma said with a sly smile.
Breena just laughed. They got comfy on the couch and began to watch the Royal Rumble. They cheered people on. They booed people too. They groaned when Sheamus came out to face Randy. They didn't pay attention to the match until the end when Cody Rhodes cost Randy the match.
"Yes! Thank God! Take that you son of a bitch!" Emma said jumping up with enthusiasm.
"Bite that asshole!" Breena said doing a dance.
Mark walked in the room and the girls. They looked back at him and paused for a second, but then started dancing again. They finished their dancing and the rumble began. Kane came running down at number 12. He and HHH were kicking everyone's ass. As Kane was eliminating Matt Hardy, HHH knocked him out of the ring.
"NO! Paul! God Damnit!" Emma punched a pillow and Breena looked at her sympathetically.
"John hadn't come out yet. You still have him to look forward too" Breena told her.
HBK and HHH were working together to eliminate everyone when number 19 came running out…John Cena. Emma whooped and they cheered him on. John did a double, "you can't see me". He gets pedigreed, but HBK super kicks HHH out of the ring. The two continue to kick ass. Number29 entrant and number 30….Edge and Batista. Cena and HBK are still left.
"Come one John!" Emma was so anxious that she began to really hurt Breena's hand. "Sorry"
Breena smiled and they turned back to the tv. Batista eliminates HBK and Cena eliminates Batista. Edge and Cena take a breather for a minute and it was a quick finish. Edge threw Cena over and wins the match. Emma was speechless.
"Oh man! Damn it!" Emma was so upset.
"Don't worry. He'll have another chance somehow." Breena said
Finally John came through the door. Sweaty and frowning to himself.
"Good Job Cena." Glen said after lacing up his shoes.
"Thanks. I almost had it" He said disappointingly.
"Don't sweat it. You did great!" Emma said with a smile
"Ya John! Awesome job!" Breena said.
He gave them both a dimpled smile. They were smiling back and helped their dads with their gear and waited for John to pack up. They left the arena and headed to the hotel to clean up.
"Emma…don't you have something to tell your father?" Mark asked him.
Emma froze and before she did anything, she grabbed Breena's hand.
"Umm…"
"Emma…tell him what happened" Mark said with a slight scold.
"Well, I had a run in with Randy Orton. Emma said.
"When!"
"It was before your match. I didn't want you to worry. He threatened me and told me to stay out of his way." Emma told him,
"I'm gonna kill him" Glen said fiercely.
"No! Uncle Mark dealt with it. Just ignore him. I'll watch out for him and he'll leave me alone." Emma said.
"Alright…"
He turned away and Emma took a big breath. She made sure her sweatshirt was on securely so he didn't see the bruises on her arm.
"Come on girls. We're going to go and get food." Glen said.
They followed their dads to the hotel restaurant. They laughed a lot and enjoyed their dinner.
"Dad, I'm gonna go to bed" Breena said. "Emma, you wanna come?"
"Sure, I'm done anyway. Night dad. Night Uncle Mark. Thanks…for today" Emma said with a smile.
"Good night girls" Glen said.
"Good night and you are welcome Emma" Mark said.
They left and jumped on the elevator.
"Hello Breena"
"Jeff! Hey!" Breena gave him a hug and Emma waved.
"I saw the rumble. Sorry about your dad"
"It's okay. Thanks." Emma said. "So what are you doing tonight?"
"Nothing. Breena? You wanna come in and read that stuff?" Jeff asked
"Cover for me?" Breena said looked at Emma with pleading eyes.
"Of course! Go and have fun!"
Breena stopped at the room and grabbed her book and gave Emma a hug.
"I owe you."
"Go before they get back!" Emma said with a smile
Breena ran out and Emma set the bed up. She turned the lights off and went to sit out on the balcony. She heard the door open and saw her dad.
"Hey dad"
"Hey sweety. I wanted to talk to you about Randy." He said
"I'm alright. He's just a jerk. No worries." She said with a smile.
"Take you sweater off." He said.
"What! No!" she exclaimed.
"Emma Rose take your sweater off"
She sighed and reluctantly took her sweater off. Glen gently took her arm and gently looked at the bruises.
"It's nothing dad. It doesn't even hurt."
"How's your back?" He asked
"It's fine. I promise. I've gotten bigger bruises from soccer." She said with a small smile.
"Alright. Breena sleeping?"
"Yea…"
"Okay. Don't stay up too late. Mark and I are going to bed. We'll see you two in the morning." He told her.
"Okay, Night."
He kissed the top of her head and left. Emma went back to staring out into the horizon. It was beautiful weather. It wasn't cold and it wasn't hot, it was perfect. She slowly drifted to sleep. When Breena came back, she saw her sleeping. She didn't have the heart to wake her so she just laid a blanket over her and went to bed.
The next morning, Breena woke up and Emma was still sleeping. She heard a light knock and saw John with breakfast.
"Morning" Breena said.
"Good morning…Where's Emma?" he asked
"She's sleeping. She fell asleep on the balcony."
John saw her and went to put the blanket back on.
"John?"
"Sorry didn't mean to wake you" He said.
"You didn't. What are you doing here?" she asked stretching.
"I brought breakfast."
She smiled and they went inside. They talked and laughed and each girl showered before Mark and Glen came through.
"John, we need to talk to the girls."
"No problem. I'll see you girls later tonight" John said leaving
"Did you girls enjoy yourselves last night?
"Yea! The rumble was amazing daddy!" Breena said
"I'm talking about your little rendezvous with Jeff Hardy!" Mark said angrily
Breena grabbed Emma's hand and looked at her dad in shock.
"Emma you lied to me." Glen said.
"You won't let me see him any other way! We get each other! He reads my writing, I read his! We give each other constructive criticism!" Breena said.
"I don't care! You know how I feel and you went behind my back! Emma…"
"I told Emma to do it! Don't be mad at her!" Breena yelled
"You're both on locked down! You are not permitted to leave the locker room tonight." Mark said. Glen nodded his head in agreement.
"This is bullshit!" Breena exclaimed.
"Breena…" Emma tried to calm her down.
"No! I'm 18! I can see who I want!" Breena exclaimed
"You will do no such thing! I'll send you home Breena Rae!" Mark yelled.
Emma gasped and Breena stood in shock.
"Send me home then! We're not solving anything anyway! I'll pack tonight! Maybe I'll get kidnapped again!" Breena began packing her bags.
Glen motioned for Emma and they left the room.
"Rae…"
"You've made it perfectly clear you don't want me here. Don't worry I'll go be with Sara!" Breena angrily wiped at the tears.
"Breena, stop. I didn't want…I didn't mean that. I just…Hardy? I'm not ready for that…please give me a chance to catch up" He said.
"No. I'm not dating him. We just read each other's stuff."
"Fine….that's it?" he asked
"That's it…" Breena was dying inside. She knew she wanted more, but she couldn't tell him that.
"You two are still on lockdown. You were sneaky and you lied." Mark said
Breena groaned but nodded her head. In the other room…
"How could you lie to me?" Glen asked
"I'm sorry. She really wanted to go and read his stuff."
"I'm just upset." He said
"I understand"
"You're still on lockdown" He told her.
"I guess"
She sighed and began to brush her hair.
"I'm not gonna have to worry about this am I? Boys?" He asked
"Don't worry you're okay." She said biting her tongue
The connecting door opened and Mark came through.
"You can go back now." Mark said
Emma nodded and found Breena writing. She didn't interrupt. When Breena was writing, you never bothered her. Emma pulled out a book and began to read. They needed to do something to pass the time. Breena was the first to break the silence.
"I can't believe they put us on lockdown"
"I can't either…but Steve is going to be busy with Vince and our dads and John have matches. I'm totally up for rebellion." Emma said with a smirk.
"Oh you read my mind" Breena said with a smile.
They stayed in their room for most of the day and they watched t.v., played cards, and did what they did best, read and write. John came by and visited but couldn't stay long.
"So what are we going to do when we break out?" Breena asked
"I was thinking we could just explore the locker rooms. How much trouble can we get into?" Emma said
"Sounds good to me." Breena said with a smile and they bumped fists.
Both dads walked in. They were ready for RAW.
"Girls….you ready?" Glen asked.
"Ready to what? Go and sit in a locker room and by bored to death?" Emma said sarcastically.
"Emma Rose…." Glen started to say warningly.
Emma just closed her mouth and they grabbed their things and followed their fathers. They got in the limp and they were off.
"Don't forget you are on lock down. You cannot leave the room." Mark said.
"We know dad" Breena said while rolling her eyes.
They got to the arena and Mark and Glen went to check in.
"Hey John! Hey Steve!" The girls said simultaneously
"Hello girls. I hear you're on lockdown tonight." Steve said with a smirk.
"Yea, unfortunately" Breena said.
They were standing around talking when Randy came around the corner. He purposely bumps into Breena who falls in Emma.
"God damnit it Orton! Learn to walk right!" Breena yells
"That was uncalled for Randy! You know it!" Emma yelled
"What is your problem!"
Randy stopped in his tracks. Steve and john step in front of the girls and Randy gives them a leering look.
"Your girls are always in the wrong place at the wrong time…you can't save them every time. Whoever is stalking them will know when they are alone…" Randy said.
"Is that a threat!" Breena exclaimed
"Its more than you think it is!" he said getting angry.
Breena went to lunge at him but Emma held her back. John and Steve pushed Randy who was trying to get at the girls. Shane was coming around the corner and saw everything.
"Orton! Knock it off! It's not the time or the place!" Shane yelled pushing him down the hallway.
"Get off me!" Randy yelled trying to get past the three men.
"Randy Knock it OFF!"
He stopped struggling and finally looked sadistically at the girls. He walked away and Breena gave him the finger.
"Sorry about that girls. I'll have a talk with him." Shane said acting like a charmer.
"He better watch himself. Mark will rip him apart." John said.
"He won't bother you anymore"
Shane left and punched a wall. Things were getting tricky.
"I can't stand him. He's so egotistical. Plus he's so creepy!" Breena said.
"He gives me the chills" Emma said sitting next to Breena on the couch.
"Thank God John and Steve were there. He would've killed us." Breena stated
"I know. You don't even know how I felt the other day when he liked attacked me…" Emma said shuddering.
"I just never have a good feeling when he's around." Breena said sighing.
"Me too…It just feels wrong." Emma laid her head back.
Breena put her head on Emma's shoulder and they dozed off. They heard the locker room door open and they jumped.
"Just me…" Mark said.
"Hey dad"
"Hey Uncle Mark:
"I heard you had a run in with Orton again…" Mark said looking for some of his gear.
"Ugh I hate him!" Breena exclaimed.
Mark chuckled and finished with what he needed to finish.
"Daddy?" Breena said.
"Yes Rae…" He said curiously.
"Are we really on lock down?" She asked sweetly
"Yes and No, I will not overturn the decision. We'll come back when we can." Mark said first with a laugh and then with a stern voice.
Breena and Emma groaned and turned the tv on. Tonight was going to be good…
The girls were watching Edge talk about his return and how he beat the odds.
"He's so sexy…" Breena said dreamily.
"Ummm, I thought you wanted Jeff" Emma said with a sly smile.
"I do!" Breena said. "I'm allowed to think he's sexy! You can think he's hot too!"
"Well…ya…he definitely is!" Emma said with a laugh.
They continued to watch and about 45 minutes into the show, Breena threw her pillow across the room.
"I can't stay here anymore!"
"We're on lockdown Breena!" Emma said frustratingly.
"We're breaking out! I'm not staying here!" Breena said putting her shoes on. "You coming?"
"But…umm….we can't….our dads…." Emma said stuttering
"Emma? Really? You're gonna think about this?" Breena said with her hands on her hips. "It was your idea first"
"OH alright!" Emma said sighing.
They opened the door and checked to see if anyone was in the hall.
"Coast is clear!" Emma said.
They left the room and sped down the hallway.
"We're free!" Emma said doing a handspring.
"You're insane!" Breena said with a smile.
They continued to walk making lefts and rights. They were laughing and enjoying their freedom the whole time.
"Where are we?" Emma said with concern.
"I have no idea. I think we took to many lefts and rights." Breena said looking around.
"I feel like we're in a basement. It's too dark" Emma said clutching Breena's hand.
They continued to walk some more when they felt someone running behind them.
"Do you smell that?" Emma said.
"Smell what?" Breena said
"I smell like cologne or something" They stayed together until Emma's phone went off.
"Unknown?"
"You better answer" Breena said. Emma picked up the phone and looked at Breena.
"Hello?"
"What are you doing so far away from daddy?" He asked
"None of your business" She said.
"Emma…" Breena said.
"What?" Emma hung up and stared at Breena.
"I know that smell!"
"Huh?" Emma saw her frightened eyes.
"That smell! I've smelt it before! He's here!" Breena said frantically
"Where!"
The girls went back to back looking all around. Breena's phone went off and they jumped.
"He's watching you!" The man said.
"Shut up! Where are you! I can smell you! I know that smell Emma!" Breena said
"Okay…okay who is it?" Emma asked
"I don't know but I know that smell." Breena said urgently.
"You won't figure it out Breena!" the man said.
"I will too! You have no right to use my name!" Breena answered angrily.
"Don't worry…your name is pretty…"
"Shut up dirt bag!" She yelled.
Emma was scanning the hall they were in while Breena did the same while talking on the phone. Emma heard soft footsteps and quickly turned to the right.
Emma exclaimed.
Sheamus walked out of the hallway like a ghost. Emma gasped and Breena froze. He stood in front of Emma and folded his arms. He smirked at Emma. Breena and Emma stepped back in frightened steps.
"Well, well, well…what do we have here?"
Emma heard the soft whisper of Breena.
"Text John."
"I did already…" Emma whispered back.
Breena went back to the phone but whoever their stalker was, was gone.
"What do you want? You…You…You creepy bastard!" Emma said.
"What are you doing so far away from your protector?" Sheamus said.
"Who?"
"John Cena…Does he even know you're missing?"
Before Emma could say anything, John spears Sheamus into the wall behind him. The girls screamed at the abrupt movement.
"JOHN!"
They ran to him and they both hugged him around the waist. He wrapped both arms around the girls and quickly walked them back to the locker room. He got them in the room and they took deep breaths.
"What were you thinking Emma?" He scolded
"We were on lockdown! I'm 18 and they grounded us!" Emma yelled back.
"Emma you could have gotten hurt!" He said in a condescending tone.
"Don't talk to us like you are our dads John." Breena said getting angry.
"Listen, I'm sorry….I just…I want to be able to help you whenever I can. I can't do that when you're wandering around dark basements." He said calmly.
Emma didn't say anything. John wrapped his arm around her shoulders and hugged her to him.
"I have to go do more promos. Please just stay here…" He asked pleadingly.
"We will…promise."
Emma and Breena sat down next to each other and sighed.
"He's got it bad for you." Breena said teasingly
"Oh stop. It really isn't like that" Emma said blushingly.
Breena shook her head because she could figure out how they couldn't see what she saw. They were true to their word and stayed in the room. John came to visit and Mark and Glen never found out about their escapades. After RAW, they went back to the hotel and just ordered room service.
"I hope you girls learned your lesson." Mark said.
'We did don't worry dad" Breen said.
They went to bed early. No one really had much to say.
"Emma?" Breena whispered
"What's up?" Emma whispered back.
"You're really lucky to have John…"
"I know…I just…my dad will freak out more than your dad did." Emma said sighing.
"You'll have to see how things go" Breena said.
"I think you and Jeff are good for each other too." Emma said.
"Yea, me too"
The girls drifted to sleep after that. They wanted to be with John or Jeff but they know that both of their dads would freak out. The next morning, Emma woke up early and changed into her running gear. As she was walking out of her room, Mark was walking out of his.
"Want some company?" Mark asked Emma
"Do you think you can keep up? You are pretty old!" She said crossing his arms and smirking at him.
"I could run laps around you." He said chuckling.
"We'll see…"
They left the hotel and once they were out of the parking lot and done stretching they were off. There was a park about 3 miles from the hotel room. They got there and Mark came to a stop.
"Wait!" He exclaimed.
'Come on! I though you could run circles around me…" She said with a laugh. Mark sprinted to catch up to her.
"6 miles Uncle Mark" She said.
"You mean 12 by the time you get back."
"Who's counting?" She said smiling.
They continued on in silence and she slowly came to a stop by a pond. There were kids feeding ducks and a waterfall.
"It reminds me of home." She said. "It reminds me of mom"
"You two were very close?" he asked
"Ya. Every Saturday we would walk to the lake that was by the house. We never missed
a Saturday. She would tell me how dad was before he became huge in the WWE. She and I would talk about little things; schools, boys, girl stuff…"
"Sounds like she was there for everything." He said noticing the sadness on her face.
"She was. Every soccer game, every concert. She always made sure she was there because dad couldn't be. It was Saturday that she died. It was the 1st Saturday we had missed in 10 years. Dad was actually home. I just remember him coming in my room and he was crying. Dad never cries…"
"Emma…you don't have…" Mark said putting a hand on her shoulder.
"I want too…she…she died in her sleep. It was an aneurysm. Can't detect that. When dad told me…I ran to their room looking for her. I ran around the whole house looking for her…" She was crying now.
"Emma…"
"That was the 1st Saturday she wasn't there. I put a piece of the weeping willow in her casket. Dad was such a mess. He didn't know what to do. He hired sitter after sitter. He did that for 4 years…well, 5. Then I was on my own. Mom in a sense was all I had…" She wiped some tears away but more fell.
"Emma….your dad loves you very much and if he could have been there he would have been there." He said.
"Ya I know. I don't blame him. In a way it was better. I became more independent and even though he wasn't there we became closer. He always made sure I had the best." She said.
"Yes…I know. He talks about you all the time. He loves you very much. When you were first kidnapped…he was a wreck. He wouldn't sleep."
"We are or were all we had left. I'm glad this happened though. I wouldn't have met you and Breena. I don't feel like I'm all alone now." She said pulling a string off her shorts.
"Well, listen now that the cat is out of the bag….you have us now…" He wrapped his arms around her in a sideways hug. "Even when this thing ends you won't be able to get rid of us"
"I know…Thanks Uncle Mark. My dad would never have come running…" She said with a small smile.
"Now ain't that the truth."
They laughed at her dad a bit more and they finally got up to leave. Emma stretched a little and they were off. Mark kept up for the most part. They were almost to the hotel.
"Come on I'll race you!" Emma said.
"Emma wait…" Mark said running after her.
She almost got to the door when a car came out of nowhere. They almost hit her but Mark pulled her back. Whoever it was threw something at them and kept going. Emma lifted it up and read it out loud.
'I hope you had a nice run…you got pretty sentimental with your uncle Emma. Maybe you'll pay more attention to your surroundings. Anyone could be watching you. Never the less…I'll call you Emma…I'm dying to talk to you. We haven't had a real heart to heart in a while. Maybe John will come to your rescue again. Don't count on it…he can't always be there for you.'
Emma stopped reading and crumpled the paper.
"Don't worry…we'll find him." Mark said.
"I know…and when you do…oh I'll have the most pleasure when I'm kicking him in the balls." She said sadistically.
Mark steered her into the hotel and they went to shower.
"Where have you been?" Breena asked
"Running…" Emma said monotone.
"By yourself?" Breena asked
"With your dad" Emma said in the same monotone voice.
"What's wrong?" Breena asked again become concerned.
"Here. I'm taking a shower."
Emma threw Breena the ball of paper and went into the bathroom. Breena read the letter and sighed.
"Emma…"
"I don't wanna talk about it" She said angrily.
"I know but…" Breena started to say.
"He tried to run me over with his fucking car!" Emma exclaimed.
"What!" Breena yelled.
"He…well your dad and I were racing to the front doors and he came out of nowhere! IT was like the fucker was waiting for me!"
Emma turned the shower off and got out.
"I need to punch something." Emma said storming around the room.
"There's a punching bag downstairs. I'll take you come." Breena said putting shoes on and grabbing the room key.
"Emma…slow down!" Breena said running to catch up with her.
"If I don't punch something now I'm gonna freak out."
Breena had never seen Emma like this before. She was always the cool, calm and collected one. Paul and Shawn heard Emma and were wondering what happened to make her freak out the way she was. Breena got Emma to the gym and held the bag for her.
"Emma relax…" Breena said lightly. "You're gonna break your fist"
"He tried to run me over with his fucking car!" Emma started to punch harder.
Breena saw Paul and Shawn and they gave her a confused look.
"We'll get him Ems…" She said trying to calm her down.
"When! When he rapes us? Runs us over? Breaks another bone?" Emma continued punching and noticed Breena shake her head no. She spun around and caught Paul in the jaw.
"OMG! Paul!"
"Man you pack a punch…" He said flexing his jaw. Shawn helped him up.
"What's going on?" Shawn asked
"That fucker tried to run me over with his fucking car!" Emma turned and started punching the bag again.
"Emma relax…" Paul grabbed her fist and she swung with the other fist.
"If you don't relax, you're gonna break your hand" He said.
"I don't care. When we were hurt it was just videos and phone calls." She said. "Now, let go…"
"Fight me…" he said nonchalantly.
"What?" She calmed down for a moment.
"Wrestle me and you won't have to worry about getting hurt." He explained.
"Where?" She said urgently.
"Emma…I don't think your dad…"
Breena started to reason with her but Emma shushed her.
"We'll go to the arena"
"When?" She asked
"Right now…" He said a bit reluctantly.
"Let's go…I'm ready."
They couldn't stop her from walking out of the gym
"You're gonna get your ass kicked." Breena said with a smile.
"You sure about this Paul?" Shawn asked.
"She needs to get this out. Punching a punching bag isn't going to help. She's always relaxed. She has a lot of pent up anger she needs to let out." Paul explained before walking away.
"If you say so man." Shawn said. He turned to Breena holding out his arm. "Shall we?"
"We shall…" Breena said taking his arm.
They arrived at the arena and Emma walked with a purpose. Paul took giant steps to keep up with her.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Paul asked
"Just get in the ring Paul." She said strongly.
They climbed into the ring and they got ready. Emma ran from rope to rope. Breena called her dad to tell him what's going on.
"She's going to wrestle Paul, dad." Breena said.
"What do you mean?"
"She's flipping out because that dickhead tried to run her over." Breena told him
"I was afraid of this. Alright. I'll get your uncle and we'll meet you there" Mark told her.
"Okay"
Mark hung up and turned to Glen.
"So…Emma's wrestling Paul…right now…" Mark said sheepishly.
"What?" Glen exclaimed.
"Well…what I failed to tell you about this morning was she almost got hit by a car…his car. He left a note too." Mark explained
"How could you neglect to tell me that!" Glen yelled
"I'm sorry brother…I didn't think she would freak out like this." Mark said innocently.
'Bah!" Glen yelled and left the hotel room. Mark followed and they headed straight to the arena.
Back at the arena, Paul and Emma were sparing very well with each other. Emma performed a perfect sweep kick and Paul fell to the mat. Emma climbed to the top turnbuckle and jumped off knocking him down again. Glen and Mark came down the ramp as they began sparking again.
"How is she doing?" Mark asked Shawn.
"She's doing pretty well. You can tell she's upset. She took him out a couple of times." Shawn explained.
"She's been crying dad." Breena said looking at the two of them.
Emma grabbed Paul and got a perfect hip throw in. She pulled him up and did it again. Paul got the wind knocked out of him the second time. Just to be fair, Paul kicked her legs out and she fell to the ring and she stopped. She crawled next to him and used him as a pillow.
"Thank you Paul." She said.
"Are you feeling better?" He asked.
"Yes, I needed that."
"You keep all your anger pent up inside of you…it's not good." He told her, helping her up.
"I know2…I just don't know how to release my anger…."
"Just like this but if you do it regularly you'll be fine…your dad is here…" Paul said.
She spun around and saw her dad. He wasn't smiling but he wasn't frowning. Paul climbed out of the ring and then helped her down.
"Do you feel better now?" Breena asked.
"Definitely. I needed that….Daddy?" she said turning to him.
"I'm not mad….sometimes you just need to let your anger go…" Glen said pulling her into a hug.
"I was just so mad! It's one thing to torment me and Breena, but he tried to hit me with his car…when we find him I'm going to rip his balls off" She stated angrily.
The four men in the room winced and they walked out slowly. They chatted and discussed the future. The girls were actually quiet for once…they had a lot on their minds.
3 days later when it was time for smackdown, the girls actually stayed in the locker room and just watched the show from the tv.
"You two are being quiet." Glen said.
"Just don't want to provoke anyone" Emma said.
"I think you're being silly." Glen said.
"Really? You're not the one being stalked. Why do you care? Us being here makes it easier for everyone…" Emma stated.
Glen shrugged and followed Mark out. Breena gave Emma a strong smile and they just talked.
"Hey ladies." John said coming in the room.
"Hey" they said together.
"Don't worry we'll catch this asshole" He told them trying to cheer them up.
"Yea we know."
The girls just sighed and went back to watching the show. It wasn't long before it was over and they were headed back to the hotel. The next morning and the whole weekend was spent getting used to a new town. They were slowly making their way to the east coast. Sunday night the girls were down in the hotel pool doing backfilps and jumping around. Emma's phone went off and she picked up laughing.
"Hello?" she said.
"Hey baby girl" John said.
"Hey! What's up?" she said trying to shake the blush off her face. He always did that to her. "Bree and I are down at the pool you should come." She told him
"Well, seeing as I have nothing to I think I'll come down." He said.
"Awesome!"
She hung up just as someone with hair jumped in the pool.
"Hey Jeff!" Breena exclaimed swimming to him.
"Hey!"
They were jumping and wrestling when another body jumped in the pool. Emma didn't even have time to react when she was picked up and thrown. She came up sputtering and looked astonished at John. He had the smirk that she loved on his face. Breena swam over to the diving board and fixed the bottoms of her pink bikini. Emma didn't miss the look of lust on Jeff's face and quietly giggled. Breena pulled off a moonsault jumping in the water. She swan to John and jumped on his back. She wrestled him a bit, but she was able to get him under.
"Emma!" Breena shouted
"Yea?"
"Come show Jeff your handspring somersault into the pool." Breena said
"Coming."
Emma was wearing a purple and yellow leopard print tankini with making board shorts. Emma didn't see it but John was salivating. She walked up to the diving board and did what Breena asked.
"That was awesome!" Jeff exclaimed giving her a high five.
"Thanks!"
She looked at John and he couldn't take his eyes off of her. She blushed and went back to swimming around.
"Canon ball!"
John jumped right next to her. She laughed and the 4 began splashing and throwing each other around.
"I challenge you to a chicken fight!" Emma said going into a fighting stance.
"You're on sister!"
Emma crawled onto John's shoulders and Breena got on Jeff. They were laughing so much that they went down together. They also were having so much fun that they didn't notice the guy videotaping them. They weren't in the pool much longer and they were soon back in their rooms changing.
"UGH! He's so hot! With the water dripping from his muscles…his hair…oh man…" Emma said falling on the bed after her shower.
"Jeff too. Thank God our dads didn't see. It would have been the end of everything." Breena said going into the bathroom.
It was late already and the girls were exhausted from the pool. When Mark and Glen went to get them for dinner, they found the girls sleeping.
"Come on. If they wake up and they are hungry, they can order room service." Glen said.
Mark nodded and they quietly left. The next day, the girls woke up late feeling starved. They ordered breakfast and got ready for RAW.
"Do you think we will have any trouble tonight?" Breena asked Emma
"I hope not. I'm not in the mood to deal with it." Emma replied.
Breena shook her head in agreement. Emma came out of the bathroom wearing black hip hugger bell bottom jeans and her bra. She couldn't find the shirt she wanted to wear before she went into the shower.
"You going to RAW like that?" Breena asked with a smirk.
"Wise ass…no. I'm looking for a shirt and I didn't want to stay in my towel." Emma said finally finding it.
The shirt was a cross between orange and yellow…like a melon color. It showed her midriff and the neckline was low. It was a halter top type shirt with rhinestones outlining the edges. It was one of her favorite shirts.
"Hottie!" Breena exclaimed.
"It looks okay right?" Emma asked.
"It's perfect. What about me?"
Breena was wearing a tank top style shirt. It showed most of her toned stomach and showed a perfect amount of cleavage. It was a dark pink color. She was also wearing a pair of dark blue hip hugger jeans.
"You look fantastic!" Emma told her with a smile.
The girls threw on sneakers and went down to the limo.
"Hey dad!" Emma said smiling.
"You look like you're in a better mood." He said
"I can't let this psycho dictate how I act." She said.
Breena put her arm around her shoulder in a sideways hug and got in the limo.
"You girls should be fine going a little early. Plus Cena is there." Mark told them
"You're not coming?" Breena asked.
"We have a match vs. Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes. We need to discuss before the show starts." Mark explained.
"Alright see ya there."
The limo driver took off and they talked quietly. When they got there, John and Jeff were talking to each other. They more or less ran to them.
"Hey guys!" Emma exclaimed.
"Hello girls…"
They started talking and soon they were flirting…. John had his arm placed above Emma's head supporting himself while Emma was leaning against the wall. She was giggling a lot. Breena and Jeff were both leaning against the wall looking at each other. Jeff put her hair behind her ear and Breena blushed.
"I love your new hair by the way." Jeff said.
"Thanks" Breena said shyly.
"You'll have to let me know when you do it again. I'll redo mine." He said.
"I will…."
John and Emma were having their own conversation.
"So…I had fun yesterday." John said.
"Me too. It felt good to just jump around. I hope to do it again." Emma said.
"Maybe we'll be able to do more once their stalker thing is over." He said
"Why wait?" She said flirtatiously. He chuckled and stood a bit straighter.
"We should get to your dad's locker room." He said.
"You're no fun" Emma said smirking.
They laughed and left the hallway. Little did that know, everything was going to get harder especially for the girls. Glen and Mark got there soon after that.
"Dad? Can we come to the ring tonight?" Emma asked.
"I don't think it'll be a problem." He answered.
"Awesome! Breena!" Emma yelled going to tell her cousin.
"He actually said yes without fighting with you?" She asked Emma astonished.
"Yea! This is great!" The girls smiled at one another.
Meanwhile…in another locker room, 2 men were talking. Well, one was yelling and the other was just sitting there.
"I want you to destroy him." The 'leader' said.
"Not a problem. It'll be done." The other said.
"I mean it…you've been slacking in this whole operation…" the leader said angrily.
"I will destroy him. You'll see…" the other stated quickly and walked out.
"I hope so…"
The girls were stretching and getting ready.
"Remember/you are not to get involved." Mark said sternly.
"Stay away from them. They are affiliated with Orton and you never know with them" Glen told them.
"We'll be good daddy…"
"Yea Uncle Glen…relax" Breena said smiling.
The girls made sure the makeup they were wearing was good and then they followed their fathers out. The crowd was great. Emma did some handsprings and Breena climbed on the ropes to cheer the crowd on. They definitely had the star power. The entrance music for legacy started and they climbed out of the ring. The girls signed some autographs just before the match started and then they began to cheer their dads on.
"Kick his ass!" Emma yelled
Emma knew what she and Breena were doing. She jumped on the apron and distracted Cody. Mark was confused and Emma jumped down as her dad threw Cody. The ref came over to yell at her while Breena grabbed Cody's foot and he fell. Glen gave mark a look before lifting Cody into a chokeslam. Cody tagged Ted in and Glen tagged Mark. Mark and Ted grappled a bit before Mark gave him the last ride. He got the pin and won the match. Cody rolled Ted out of the ring and the girls jumped in. They lifted their father's arms.
"You have some explaining to do." Glen whispered angrily.
"Oh shut up dad….live for the moment and not the past." Emma whispered back.
They were celebrating when Emma heard her laughter. She and Breena turned to the screen.
"Looks like daddy's little girls went swimming…wait
They weren't alone…"
Mark and Glen saw red. Emma and Breena grabbed each other's hand.
"I have to say Breena…you doo
look hot in that bikini. What guy
wouldn't want to swim with you.
Emma, you need to show a little
more skin. I bet your protector
would've liked it a lot more too."
They were so shocked that they didn't know how to react until the video sequence changed to earlier that night.
"Looks like your babies know
how to flirt. John sure likes it.
Better watch out for him daddy.
I think he has ulterior motives…"
The screen cut away and Emma looked at her dad and saw the death glare. He jumped out of the ring and pretty much ran up the ramp.
"Breena…"
"You better run…." Breena said looked up at her dad.
Emma took off and Breena watched her dad fold his arms.
"Dad….it's not what it looked like" Breena said.
"Just friend huh?" He said with a glare.
"Dad please…"
"Locker room now…" he said angrily.
In the back, Glen had John pinned to the wall. Emma was pleading with her dad to let him go.
"Dad…please! It's not what you think! Let him go!" She said pleadingly.
"Stay away from my daughter Cena…' Glen growled threateningly.
"Glen…I swear….it's not like that!" John said trying to calm him down.
"I saw that look in your fucking eye!"
"I swear Glen…I wouldn't betray your trust like that!" John said.
"Dad! Please!" Emma screamed trying to pull his arms off of John.
Glen let him go and John rubbed his neck. Emma glared at her father.
"Glen I swear….it really isn't like that. We were just hanging out." John explained.
"I'm watching you Cena. Emma let's go!"
Glen pulled Emma away and she looked back at John apologetically.
"I'm cutting your time with John." He said angrily
"You are insane! What the hell is your problem!" She yelled pulling her arm away. "We were in a pool! People go swimming all the time!"
"I won't hear any of your excuses Emma. Pack your bag. We're done for the night." He said slamming the door open.
Emma couldn't believe how he was acting. She walked in the room and wiped a tear off her cheek. Breena looked at Emma sympathetically.
"We're leaving. Are you coming?" Glen said angrily
"Yea we're ready." Mark said.
Emma sniffled and Breena rubbed her back. They followed silently. When they got back to the hotel room, Emma turned the tv on. John was on.
"I came out her to put a squash to all of the crap that was just spouted. There is nothing going on between myself and Emma. All I am doing is protecting her…"
Before he could continue, John was speared from behind.
"DADDY!"
Glen ran into the room and Emma started hitting him.
"You should be there to help him! He's done nothing but be there for us and no look!" Emma screamed
Batista was completely destroying John. Glen took his daughter's punches and felt guilty. Breena stood in shock with Mark who was just as shocked.
"I HATE YOU! YOU RUIN EVERYTHING! John is nothing but a friend!" Emma screamed.
"Emma relax!"
"No! Fuck you! Get out of my room!"
Emma pushed him out. Mark followed and Emma slammed the door.
"Did I over-react?" Glen asked
"Glen…" Mark started.
"Did I fucking over-react?" He yelled
"Maybe a little…"
"He's supposed to be protecting her not swimming!" Glen screamed.
"It's a way to release stress. You know that" Mark said calmly
"I'm protecting her."
"Glen…you don't want to lose her. We just need to relax a little. We still need to catch this asshole." Mark said.
Glen took a deep breath and sat on the bed. Maybe he did over-react a little. He wasn't backing away from his decision. Emma went to bed early and Breena just laid in bed staring at the ceiling. Things were going to get tough. She knew it. She couldn't believe how immature her uncle had acted.
2 days later, Emma was getting ready to go out when Glen walked in. They hadn't talked since Monday.
"Where are you going?" He asked
"Out."
"Emma…Tell me where you're going." He said again.
"I'm going to the store." She answered.
"With who?"
"John" She answered again.
"Emma Rose…" Glen started getting angry.
"What dad? He's my friend! Nothing more and if I decided to date him then I would! You can't tell me what to do!"
"Get him out of your head Emma! He is not good for you!" he stated
"How do you know what's good and bad for me!" She asked angrily
Glen left the room and searched for John. He saw him leaving his room.
"I thought I told you to stay away from Emma?" Glen asked
"You also told me to protect her until you caught the son of a bitch responsible" John said trying a new tactic
"You better watch yourself boy. My daughter will not date a wrestler." Glen said.
"That isn't what this is about, but with all due respect, shouldn't she have that choice?"
"Don't tell me how to raise my daughter Cena" Glen said angrily.
"I wouldn't dream of it"
Glen nodded and walked away. John sighed. Emma wasn't going to be in a good mood and he knew he was gonna have to cheer her up…
"Hey John…" She said sadly.
"Hey."
"I'm sorry about my dad. I don't know why he doesn't trust me" Emma said.
"Don't worry okay?"
"No. I'm going too. How are you? Batista didn't hurt you too much did he?" She asked
"I'm still a little sore but I'm fine. Do you think you should be with me right now?" He asked.
"I don't care what he thinks."
John nodded and they left for the store. He just didn't want to face her father again. When they got back, Emma began thinking about the day…the soft touch, his hold, their interlocked arms. Did it mean more to either of them?
"Did you enjoy yourself today?" Her father asked nastily.
"Yes I did! I went shopping with John as a friend! Why can't you see that! Uncle Mark isn't that angry with Breena!"
"Uncle Mark isn't an issue!" He said.
"Whatever dad. Besides Breena all I've had is John! Occasionally Paul and Shawn, but it's been Breena and John. You're trying to take the only other person I've been able to rely on away. Can't you see that!" She said sadly.
"I just want the best for you Emma."
"Not that it matters, but what if John is the best? What if the feelings were there and we were the best for each other…you won't even entertain the idea." Emma said proving the point.
"There's nothing going on?" He asked
"He's just my friend"
"Alright I'll drop it…" he said reluctantly.
"Thank you daddy. I'm sorry for what I said. I was just so upset that you weren't even giving me a chance." Emma explained.
"Well, let's just take it day by day." She smiled and hugged him
A few days passed and it was time for smackdown. They came with their dads and sat in the locker room for the most part. Mark had a match vs Chris Jericho and Glen had a match vs CM Punk. Marks match was first and Breena went with him. Emma cheered her Uncle on and waited patiently for her dad's match.
"You going to win?" She asked
"Don't I always?"
"Not always." She said with a laugh
"Brat."
"You love me" she said.
Mark won and Emma watched Breena raise her father's arm. She hoped she got to do that tonight. It was time to go out for the match and she followed her dad enthusiastically. CM Punk came out. Glen was dominating the match when the video came on. CM Punk fell out of the ring and both Emma and Glen watched the footage. It was of her and John.
"Looks like lover boy didn't get
the hint to stay away from your daughter.
She doesn't seem to help the situation."
Glen watched as she interlocked arms and she laughed. He watched her lightly put her head on John's shoulder. Emma couldn't believe her luck. She heard the ring move and turned to see Punk getting in the ring.
"Dad! Look out!"
Glen turned at the right moment and chokeslammed him to hell. He pinned him and got the win. Emma didn't get to raise his arm. Glen jumped out of the ring and left Emma. She was pissed. Breena came running out and talked with Emma.
"Your dad is throwing things around. He's pissed." Breena explained.
"I'm calling this dickbag out." Emma said.
Emma jumped in the ring and got a microphone.
"I don't know what you think you're going to accomplish, but it's not going to work! John is not my lover!" She said. She wasn't expecting a response, but she got one.
"Could've fooled me."
"I think you're jealous that two fine women like us wouldn't give you the time of day." She spat.
"Trust me…if I wanted you I would have you." He said.
"Could've fooled me" She said referring to the day in the gym. "I think you're a pussy! You hid behind your videos and your voiceovers. You hide behind your phone calls and your mask. If you were a real man you would've shown yourself already!" She was pissed.
Breena knew it. Things were getting tougher after every show now and they were more than ready to take him on. Emma dropped the mic and they left. When they got to the back the room was destroyed. He dad was pissed. She took her bag and left. She wasn't going to even talk to him. Again he over-reacted. They left and Emma went straight to the room and sat on the balcony.
"Emma…" Breena said coming out with her.
"Just…just sit with me?" Emma said sadly.
Emma laid her head in Breena's lap and Glen came in and heard his daughter crying. Breena saw him and smiled sadly. Glen had realized that her was over-reacting and went to apologize.
"Tell her I'm sorry?" he whispered to Breena.
Breena nodded and left it at that. Glen left the room and went back to his own.
"Who was that?" Emma said wiping her nose.
"Your dad. He said he's sorry" Breena told her.
"he should be sorry. I just want to stay here until RAW. Every time we out, that bastard videos us and gets us in trouble." Emma said aggravated.
"I know. Why don't we just stay in? We could order movies." Breena suggested.
"Yea…sounds good to me. I wish we could invite John and Jeff over. I just don't want to push them away." Emma said
"I agree but there's nothing we can do."
They sighed and they both fell asleep.
Saturday passed with no problems. They went to a local best buy with their dads. They purchased iPods, computers and cameras. They needed something to pass the time. Plus this wouldn't get them in trouble.
"Pink?" Emma said with a laugh.
"Shut up" Breena said laughing at Emma's reference.
They finished and went 'home' to set everything up.
"I can't believe they agreed!" Emma said excitedly.
"They probably through this would keep us away from John and Jeff" Breena said.
Emma nodded and for the most part they were in silence. Sunday sun started to rise and the girls were just rolling into bed.
"I can't believe we didn't go to bed." Breena said yawning.
"I know. We'll sleep all day. We have nothing better to do." Emma said.
Before they even hit the pillows, they were asleep. Neither heard their phones going off. Around 3 pm, they did wake up and order room service.
"I have to play something for you." Emma said.
"Really! What is it?"
"Only the greatest song ever!"
Emma hit the play button and Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" started to play.
"I love this song!"
The girls started jumping on the bed.
"Just a small town girl!"
"Livin in a lonely world!"
They laughed and continued screaming the lyrics.
"Just a city boy!"
"Born and raised in South Detriot!"
At this point the door between their room slowly opened. Mark, Paul, Glen, Shawn, and Steve were standing there staring at them.
"Some will win, some will lose! Some were born to sing the blues!" Emma yelled
"Oh, the movie never ends!" Breena screamed.
Simultaneously
"Don't stop believing!
Hold on to that feeling!
Streetlights, People!"
"Don't stop Believing!"
The girls fell to the bed, hysterically laughing. They heard clapping and jumped up.
"Bravo!" Paul said
"Encore! Encore!" Shawn exclaimed.
"Brilliant Girls!" Mark said
"Outrageous! You should be on tour!" Glen said.
They started laughing and the girls groaned. They started laughing after.
"You guys saw that?"
"Saw it? We heard it through the door." Mark said smiling.
"Didn't know you liked Journey." Glen said.
"They are amazing!" They said together.
The dads laughed and left the room. They went back to listening to music and setting things up. They finished around midnight and went to bed. Tomorrow was RAW and they wanted to be rested. The next morning the girls got up and showered. They both went straight to their suitcases.
"Jeans?" Breena asked
"Ripped ones. We're looked badass tonight." Emma said "I'm wearing my half shirt…the big red machine and my red bandana."
"I'll wear my American badass one then and the black bandana." Breena said.
They gave each other a fist bump and finished getting dressed.
"Have you seen John?" Breena asked
"He's been really stressed out since Batista attacked him." Emma explained.
"Yea that was insane:
They waited around for their dads and they headed to the arena. At the arena…
"Hey look…John has to face Dibiase." Breena said,
"Marine vs Marine?" Emma said with a smirk
The night went on without any issues. Emma was a bit upset that John never came by. They heard John's music come on and he looked pissed.
"He doesn't look happy." Breena said.
"This is going to be bad" Emma said agreeing.
Ted's music came on and he wasn't even able to get into the ring. John started completely annihilating him.
"What's he doing!" Emma yelled
"OMG! He's freaking out!" Breena yelled
"I have to stop him!" Emma yelled running out of the room.
"Wait! Emma, NO!"
Breena ran after her. She tackled Emma to the ground.
"Emma, he's not in the right state of mind….he'd hurt you…" Breena exclaimed.
"He's gonna hurt Dibiase! I don't like him but still!"
Emma got up and finally Breena got her and pinned her to the wall.
"NO! You can't stop this!" Breena yelled.
John called Batista out and nothing happened. He made his way backstage and Emma shoved him.
"What's your God Damn problem!" Emma exclaimed
"Not now Emma!" John said pacing.
"No! What has gotten into you!" John was still pacing, clenching and unclenching his fists. "This isn't like you John! You would never do something like that! Why now?" Emma said shoving him again.
Before she could get another word in, John grabbed her, not roughly…..and kissed her. Breena stood in shock. Mouth open, eyes wide. John broke the kiss and walked away. Emma looks at Breena with nothing but shock written on her face. Together, they stood there frozen in their spots. John had just kissed her. What did this mean? Emma just stared, completely overwhelmed.
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