Chapter 3

"Really Jake Reed and Alissa Flash," Velvet says. "I swear what was funny was that Reed was trying to hide it but it was so obvious," Madison says. Velvet looks over and sees Traci getting ready for the photo shoot. Velvet gets up and walks over to Traci. "Hey Traci I got some good news?" Velvet says acting nice for once. "What?" Traci asks annoyed. Even someone like Velvet knew Traci had been acting strange lately. "Your about to make some major money," Velvet says. Traci doesn't respond figuring some kind of insult is coming. "I mean judge's never look favorably on husbands that cheat on there wife," Velvet says. "Why you bitch?" Traci says coming at Velvet.

Velvet backs up knowing she misplayed this. "Calm down besides you don't want to suspended," Velvet pleads. Traci stops but still looks pissed off. Scott D'Amore and Terry Taylor walk over before anything can happen. "Velvet leave we will call we need you," Taylor. "Me she is the crazy bitch that wanted to hit me all I was trying to do was warn her that Jake is sleeping around," Velvet yells so everyone can here. "Leave!" Terry yells. Velvet starts to leave "It wasn't me he is screwing Alissa Flash."

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I keep looking down at my phone trying to will another text to come in. I sit at a table at Pop's Pizza a local place in Orlando writing a list of everyone that knows my number on a napkin. There are actually quite a few people that know it but also large number of people I can cross off right that wouldn't send me a text like that. I take a swig of my Coke (Sure as hell never drinking Pepsi again) and ask again why I care so much. After it's got to be a rib payback from a joke I played before. But something just doesn't feel right. Man I could kick myself for talking out in that meeting now the net was filled with stories of "Jake Reed wasn't happy with the news of Hogan's joining TNA! Reed Not a Hulkamaniac!" Well I wasn't even as a kid but now someone either in or out of TNA is sending me strange anti Hogan texts.

My phone starts to ring. "Hello!" "Hey Jake's what up?" AJ asks. "Nothing much," I lie until I know what is going on I don't want to drag AJ into this he has enough to deal being world champ and the attacks. "Can I ask you a favor and don't make a joke about my sex life," AJ says. "You know me to well." Witch is to bad I had a good one ready to go. "Look Jake I really need someone to watch my back this week. I don't need an injury going into a 3 way for the belt," AJ says. "Well this is a change normally I am the one that keep getting jumped," I say witch is true the joke is the trainer will never get fired since I need him every week.

"AJ what ever you need I'm there for you it will be nice to finally pay back one of those six thousand favors I owe you," I respond the truth is I probably owe him a lot more than six thousand. "Alright I got to go I got a baby crying," AJ says before hanging up.

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"So why did Eric want this meeting?" Terry Taylor asked Dixie Carter. "I'm not really sure. But I want to keep an open door policy now that Cornett is gone and with Mick being so upset," Dixie says. "Mick will calm down he knows when Hulk Hogan wants to keep his deal a secret you keep that secret," Terry says. Dixie checks her watch. "He should be here in the next five minutes," Dixie says. "I'm not sure that I like working with him. The guy would sell his mother just for fun," Terry says. "Look I will be the first to admit Eric has some negatives but there are alot of benefits," Dixie says.

"I agree same just like with Hogan but Hulk's positives outweigh his negative I'm sure it's the same with Eric," Terry says sitting down. Before Dixie can say anything else Eric enters with out knocking. "Let's get down to business," Eric says.

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Later I am eating my pizza wondering who could be attacking AJ and if it could have anything to do with the strange text I got earlier who knows maybe someone is trying to set me up. The only person I think that would be doing that would be Joe who is working AJ and Daniels against each other but what would be Joe's angle in bringing me in he knows I am not in the title match. My phone beeps again saying I have a text. "Do I pick up or not" I say to myself. Taking another bite I know I should pick it up.

They are working against you

And why should I trust you some name less face less texter?

I know you are paranoid but take a risk just this once Jake it will be worth it

Again why should I

Because it's what's best for TNA!

Hogan would bring alot of press. Ratings have been done lately and if gets fans to tune in it's worth it most are saying.

Hogan's ego is out of control. He did as much if not more to kill WCW than he ever did to help it

If this is a rib witch now I don't think it is than it's no longer funny and if it isn't funny anymore. "Why me," I think over and over again don't I have enough to deal with I don't need to be dealing with. Than another text comes in.

In order to stand up to Hogan and his people you need someone with enough star power to not look like a under carder bitching and enough strenth follow through. And that person can't give up when it gets tough. You're perfect.

Except I don't want to stand up to Hogan

Really than why did mock Dixie when as you correctly put it pretty much said "sit down and shut up?"

It slipped

Things don't slip Jake unless we want them to. Got 2 Go Talk to U later Outlaw.