Chapter 70:
Hunter Helmsley entered the Boston townhouse with the spare key he had been given. He barely acknowledged Dwayne and Randy who were gaping at him from the kitchen before starting upstairs. He had no time for pleasantries. He had sent Dave to a clinic to get his blood drawn and tested; now he needed to speak with Haley. He couldn't let her throw everything she had with Dave away at the chance of the Animal being innocent.
Haley lay on her side in bed, her arms wrapped around a pillow, eyes glazed over as she stared off into space. It broke his heart seeing her like this. No matter what had happened, she was his girl now, and she would come first. Hunter had promised himself a long time ago that he would be the one person in Haley's life who never let her down.
Kicking his shoes off, he lay down opposite her. She blinked and focused devastated brown eyes on his concerned blue ones. "Hey Punkin." He said gently.
She sniffled and released her iron grip on the pillow, reaching for Hunter instead. His arms came around her while her head tucked beneath his chin. Warmth seeped through the collar of his shirt and he ran a hand through her hair comfortingly as she cried again. "It'll be all right, Punkin. I promise you, I'll make this right."
"How?" Her voice was thick and choppy with hurt. "I don't understand why, Hunter. I thought he loved me."
"He does." Hunter soothed, pulling her closer. "He wasn't Dave last night, Haley. I went to him first, intent on killing him. He was out of his mind, drunk or high or something and he doesn't remember getting that way. I just sent him to a clinic to get his blood drawn and tested."
Haley stiffened in his arms. "You can't really believe that." She whispered. "I want to pretend this is all a nightmare, Hunter, but that is farfetched. He cheated on me, on national television. He was kissing her, pressing her against the wall." She shook violently as she remembered the images on screen.
"I know he did, Haley, I saw, but I don't think he did it in his right mind. You didn't see him last night, I did." He explained gently. "I think Dave's innocent this time. Something in my gut says so."
"Something in your gut?" She repeated, pulling away to look at him. "Hunter, Dave broke my heart and you're taking his side?"
"I'm not taking anyone's side, Haley." He stared at her, surprised by her attitude. "I'm trying to make sense of what happened between you."
"No, you're giving him excuses for what he did." Her eyes watered again. "Hunter, I thought I could count on you!"
"You can!" He told her. "Haley, I love you like you're my own, you know that! I'm am on your side, always."
"Then why are you coming up with ridiculous stories to champion for Dave! I'm not stupid or gullible Hunter! I saw what I saw!" She argued. "Can't you just be there for me when I need you the most?"
"I am here for you, Haley, always. You can always count on me. I will always be there for you. This is no different. Believe me, if Dave really cheated, he'd be six feet under right now. But I don't think he did, not intentionally." Hunter said firmly.
"Right, Dave was there first, he was yours first, so take his side." She shook her head and more tears spilled over. "Dave ruined everything and you're choosing him!"
"There are no sides, Haley! I'm trying to discover the truth! And I'm doing it for you!"
~Legacy~
Randy glanced upstairs as voices were raised. "Are they arguing?" He asked Dwayne.
"Sure as hell sounds like it." Dwayne frowned quizzically. "It's not like them to argue. Haley all but worships him and he dotes on her. Think I should go break it up?"
"They're impossibly close." Randy agreed with a nod. "What could they possibly be arguing about?"
"Your guess is as good as mine, Kid." Dwayne shrugged. "The only thing I've been thinking about the past couple hours is various ways in laying the SmackDown on Batista's candyass."
Heavy footsteps came down the stairs and the arguing ceased. Hunter appeared in the kitchen doorway, looking stunned and to Randy's surprise, there was hurt in his blue eyes. "Tell Haley," He said stiffly. "That when she needs me, to call me."
"Did something happen?" Randy asked, getting to his feet.
"She doesn't want to hear what I have to say right now." Hunter offered as an only explanation. "Just tell her that when she needs me, I'm only a phone call away."
"All right." Randy said, assuring his old mentor the message would be passed on.
Hunter started for the front door then paused. He turned his head slightly, not quite looking over his shoulder, but almost. "Take care of her, Randy, against my better judgment I'm trusting you."
Silence followed his statement until the WWE Champion pulled the front door open and walked out in the autumn sunshine.
Randy stood there a moment longer, surprised at the Game's parting words. He couldn't have been suspicious of Randy's involvement could he? No one but Eve even knew about Randy's involvement and there was no way she was blabbing about what happened.
"Well, looks like your way's officially cleared to her, Randy." Dwayne, who had gone upstairs to check on Haley the moment Hunter appeared in the doorway, came back downstairs. "She's real upset. Hunter's taking Dave's side; coming up with some stupid story about Dave being drugged or something, I wonder why in the blue hell he'd think that? I may have my differences with Hunter, but I've never thought the guy was stupid."
Randy glanced at Dwayne and debated with himself for a moment. "I have a confession to make, Dwayne, and I want you to remember how much you wanted Dave out of her life before this happened."
Dwayne tilted his thoughtfully. "All right, I'm listening."
"Well…" Randy began.
~Legacy~
Candice Michelle checked her watch for the umpteenth time as she stood by the gate area of the airport. She was anxious to get to her best friend. She could only imagine how heartbroken Haley must be after the events of last night. Candice could remember how distraught Haley was over her break up with John Cena, and what she felt for Cena was minimal compared to what Haley felt for Dave. She had to help in any way she could and a delayed flight was making her anxious.
"Candice!" A familiar voice, tinged slightly with a bit of a southern accent, called through the crowded airport and a willowy thin blonde woman came forward, wheeling a small suitcase behind her. "Sorry, we hit turbulence, hope you haven't been waiting too long."
"Every second we haven't checked on Haley seems like it's too long. I'm really worried about her, she won't answer her phone." Candice admitted. "I know Dwayne and now Randy are there, but this is something Haley's going to need her girlfriends to help her through more than anything."
"Why do you think I got the night off for the SmackDown taping tonight?" Michelle McCool easily matched her steps with the Candy-coated Diva's. "I couldn't stay on the tour after watching RAW last night. I hope you kick Eve's ass to kingdom come when you get back to RAW."
"Oh believe me, once No Mercy has passed and I'm back on RAW, Torres has one hell of a Candywrapper coming her way." Candice's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Stupid bitch."
"I want to kick her head off." Michelle lifted a hand to flag down a taxi once they made it outside. "And Dave, right where it hurts the most…bastard!"
"If I see Dave, I'm going to castrate him." Candice's tone turned nasty. "I'm serious. After what he did to Haley, he deserves it. I hope Randy, Hunter and Dwayne all kick his stupid, cheating ass!"
"Here, here!" Michelle slid into the cab first and waited while Candice gave the driver Haley's address. "Maria really wanted to come too, so I'll have to pass that on to Haley, but Vickie would only grant one of us the night off and I couldn't let Maria go and stay there."
"I'm sure Haley will appreciate the thought of Maria trying to come." Candice said. "Besides, I think too many girls might overwhelm Haley. I think just you and me right now is the way to go. This is not going to be pretty anyway. I still remember the aftermath of Cena. This is going to be ten times worse."
"We'll get her through it." Michelle closed her eyes and rubbed the bridge of her nose. "You and I can rotate on our off days on who's here with Haley. She's going to need another girl around, no matter what she says."
"I'm actually glad you said that because I thought of the same thing. I mean, neither of us can be here all the time, but our schedules are different, so if one of us is here at least, that should help. Plus, I have a feeling Randy won't be going very far for awhile either." Candice mused.
"I can't believe I'm actually thinking Randy Orton is better for Haley than Batista right now. I feel like the world's on crack or something." Michelle opened her eyes and sighed. "Haley's got to be devastated."
"No doubt about it." Candice agreed as the cab cruised towards Haley's home. "Get ready, McCool, we're going to have a hell of a mess on our hands."
"I haven't backed down from a challenge before, I'm not starting now." Michelle shifted in her seat. "Besides, Haley's my friend, no way I'm letting her go through this alone."
"My sentiments exactly."
A/N:Okay, so I am a slightly horrible person, abandoning my stories. But, life I'm afraid got in the way. I've had to grow up and get a real job lol after graduating college, so fanfic writing took a backseat to that. But I've recently been bitten with inspiration so I'm proud to say I've completed the writing of this fic and got a good headstart of the third one of Haley's story. I was originally going to have this just be a trilogy of sorts, but now I'm not so sure. Like a lot of you, I can't fully make up my mind as to whether or not I want Haley with Dave or Randy. Randy's done so many horrible things, yet Haley's influence has the power to make him human again and I like exploring that relationship. Whereas Dave is so constant, so steady, so good to Haley that you have to love him just for his simple act of loving her. So perhaps who she winds up at the end of this particular fic might not be her ultimate choice, we shall see. I've got a lot of plans at the moment, just have to choose which ones I want to use more.
As a reward for your patience, I've upload a lot of chapters today so enjoy.
Now, onto Becoming a Legacy
Haley and Hunter fighting? What? Haley stop being so stubborn and pigheaded! Hunter is the one person who would never trick you! Stupid Randy! Lol. Trust me, this will all make sense in later chapters. And Randy's going to tell Dwayne, and you'll find out the Rock's reaction next chapter. And yay for the arrival of much needed girlfriends. Candice and Michelle to the rescue!
I'm going to jump forward in time very soon because Haley constantly crying gets old fast and we all have been through a break up at some point or another, we know the stages of heartache by now right? Great!
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