I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
A Week Later-
Alex's Point of View-
I couldn't believe what I had done to Tara and my relationship the week earlier at TNA, I was just frustrated giving 110% but she was always so secretive and didn't trust me with anything, she was always cautious. I don't know what happened to her before I had met her but I tried to work with her, I loved her so much but sometimes I saw her loving me back but there were other times where she was eerie about what she said to me or did. I laid in my bed looking over seeing the framed picture of her and me picking it up bringing it to be in front of me staring at it rolling my eyes as I put it back on the nightstand. 'Why can't I get her out of my head though?' I asked myself knowing the answer to that, and that being that I loved the girl. I loved the mystery, I loved her son, and I loved her mom like they were my own family. I loved being with her even if it was sitting at her house watching television, and loved just being with her even if it felt like she didn't trust me. I got up the next morning knowing I had to go to work that night, I got up getting ready and doing my daily routines before driving to the park. I parked across the way so I had to walk by the fountain seeing Tara standing there. I stood from afar staring at her beautifulness not wanting to ruin her moment when she turned around to look at me and she made an 'oh' face when she saw me, she sheepishly looked down pushing a strand of her long shiny blonde hair behind her ear.
"Hey." She said as she pushed her hands into her pockets.
"Hey." I said as it went quiet, she walked passed me watching her turning to watch her walk away and she looked back at me as she kept walking. I walked up to the fountain pulling out a penny setting it on my thumb not sure what to wish this time around when I thought of the perfect wish. 'I wish that I stop being an idiot and everything works out.' I thought to myself before I tossed it in watching it flip a few times before dropping into the water floating down to the bottom staring at the one coin I had tossed in amongst the multiple coins that had filled the bottom of the fountain shoving my hands into my pockets before I continued along my way to the arena arriving late going to the locker room seeing Chris sitting there gearing up. "What are you doing?" I asked.
"Escorting you to the ring, almost thought you weren't going to make it…what has gotten into you?" Chris asked.
"It's nothing." I said setting my bag down beginning to change.
"You could have fooled me, you have been moping around like you lost your play doll and from what I can tell you have…" Chris said.
"Shut up Chris, I'm not in the mood."
"Why don't you grow a pair of balls and realize that you made a mistake, we all know that you are missing her and hell I'm missing her…do something about it than just ruining your life more." Chris said as he hobbled out of the room staring at the door he had walked out of, I sat down putting my face into my hands slowly sliding them along my face dragging my features down. I did the match tonight after a lot of talking myself into it, I walked back to my car letting the cool air trying to do its work to clear my mind. I drove the long way home making a quick drive by her house slowly driving by seeing that her and her son were on the couch reading a story and her mom was on her laptop slightly smiling before I headed home going into my room pulling out the scrapbook I had begun to make with pictures of her, Xavier, and I, I looked over the photos remembering all the fun times we had together realizing that it was one mistake that we had both made and it honestly wasn't that big of a deal, or was it? Over the next week, I was trying to decide if I should go to her work and try to make it up to her but I could never figure out what to say to her. I would practice in front of the mirror but I couldn't find the perfect thing to say. I got so frustrated with myself that I just grabbed my keys driving up to the park thinking I'll come up with it on the fly. I headed into the park and to where she works not seeing her at her desk nor seeing her desk have anything on it, which was weird because her desk was always full with paperwork or frames or pictures.
"May I help you?" Stephanie, her co-worker I have met before, asked.
"Where is Tara?"
"Are you related to her?" Stephanie asked crossing her arms over her chest.
"No, look last time I lied to you about being her brother and this time I want to be honest with you and tell you that I am not related to her what so ever, but will you please tell me where she is? I need to talk to her." I said.
"I'm sorry sir, I can't share that information about our workers with you if you're not related to them." Stephanie said smirking as I let out a breath.
"Then, can you just tell me where I could at least begin to find her?" I asked, "You're her best friend, aren't you?"
"So…sorry sir, I got to ask you to leave…" She said as I noticed the clock knowing I had to leave soon anyway due to the show and even if she did tell me I wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
"Thanks anyway." I said walking out kind of defeated at the fact that my plan to finally talk to her now without her running away failed as I headed down to the Impact Zone kicking myself as I went to the locker room focusing on getting ready and Chris escorted me to the ring doing my normal routine as I got to the bottom of the ramp looking around at the audience with a forced smile on my face when I saw Xavier dressed head to toe like me, he had his hair spiked into a mo-hawk in which had a blonde spot, he was wearing the tights, he now had boots, the leather jacket and the shirt, he was seriously my mini-me and he sat next to Tara's mom. I instantly gravitated over to them reaching over the railing hugging the boy picking him up into my embrace and mom stood up and I gave her a one handed hug. "Where's your mom?" I asked Xavier tickling his stomach.
"At work." Xavier.
"No she's not, I just went to her work." I said looking from him to Tara's mom.
"She quit Universal, she works as a trainer here now…haven't you seen her wandering around?" Mom asked.
"You serious?" I asked.
"Yeah, she just started today." Mom said.
"Excuse me." I said setting Xavier back down heading back up the ramp not even caring about the match leaving Chris to stand at the bottom of the ramp near the apron.
"Alex!" Chris exclaimed up at me.
"You got it Chris!" I said as I went backstage storming through trying to find her and when I did, I turned her around bringing her into a much wanted kiss and after it broke we leant our foreheads together.
"Whoa…" She said.
"I've missed you…I'm so sorry for what I said…I can't take not being with you anymore…I love you so much…" I said running my hand through her hair that I have missed touching pressing my lips against hers for another kiss.
"I've missed you too…I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the job offer sooner, it's just I was nervous and scared about our relationship because…I was in love with you but was always afraid that you were going to hurt me, but worse, I thought you were going to hurt Xavier. Now I realized that you won't, I was just hurting myself…" She said.
"Tara, I will never hurt you purposefully. I love you." I said.
"I love you too, hell I haven't took this bracelet off since…" She said showing the bracelet I had given her smiling as I grasped her hand.
"Apology accepted then?" I asked.
"If you accept mine."
"How is this for an answer?" I asked as I pulled her in for another kiss cupping her face smiling afterwards.
"Good enough…now can you get out to that ring and wrestle, we can talk more later but I don't need Chris killing himself on my watch." Tara said as I looked over to the monitor she pointed at seeing Chris in the ring swinging his crutches ninja style.
"I'll be back…" I said as she let out a chuckle.
"Be safe!" She yelled after me, I slowed down my pace turning around walking backwards smiling at her.
"Always." I said smirking as I made my way back out to the stage running down the ramp sliding in.
"What was that about?" Chris asked angrily looking at me.
"Sorry, I had to take care of something." I said looking over to Xavier who was sitting on his grandma's lap leaning forward hanging onto the railing watching intently smiling. I looked back to my opponents fighting the match winning and I got my arm raised in victory momentarily before I rolled out of the ring going over to Xavier picking him up over the railing setting him down and helped him up the steel steps before I rolled into the ring under the bottom rope pulling the middle rope up and pushed the bottom rope down for him to climb through and he did so. I held his hand up in victory as I got down onto one knee to be his height and he smiled as I instructed him to point to the certain part on his palm and how to do the gun and wink at the camera before I stood up picking him up resting him on my hip as I ran around the ring in victory and he was giggling before I set him back down. I let him stand there, I knew we were at commercial so I knew I could goof off so I took a bump getting the ring to bounce and Xavier giggled at that before I went over talking to Chris to lay down to let Xavier jump on him. Chris laid down as I lifted Xavier onto the top turnbuckle. "Jump buddy." I said as Xavier jumped landing on top of Chris and he laughed as Chris pretended he got hurt lifting Xavier up and I picked Xavier up by the back of his jacket lifting him up over my shoulders letting him sit there.
"I would like to let everyone know that we do not support kidnapping children from fans in the audience, I am well informed that this is one of our crew member's son so do not be concerned." Christy announced into the microphone, I walked over grabbing the microphone from her.
"Correction, this is my son…" I said handing it back to her before I set Xavier down helping him out of the ring before I climbed out helping him off the apron. "You want to sit out here with grandma or go in the back with me?" I asked squatting down in front of him fixing his jacket.
"May I watch rest of the show with grandma?" Xavier asked.
"Sure buddy." I said smiling as I picked him up and lifted him over the railing setting him down in front of his seat. "Enjoy the show buddy." I said smiling ruffling his hair before I walked up the ramp to the stage turning around raising my hands in victory before running down the steps to the backstage area feeling like a billion bucks. I was pretty much tackled the moment I got down the steps by Tara and I spun her around before setting her down and she pressed her lips to mine.
"Did you mean what you said?"
"I don't say something unless if I mean." I said smiling.
"You still want to talk?" She asked.
"Of course, let me shower and change real quick…this isn't flattering." I said wiping at my sweaty forehead.
"I'll meet you in catering in 15?"
"See you there." I said giving her a quick kiss.