A/N: Awe moment with the new baby .
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the wrestlers that appear in this story. I do own all of my OCs that may appear in this story and the story itself . I also own the Biohazard , Trifecta , and anything to do with them . I also own the new OC , Talia Christina Douglas , so , please ask if want to use her or the name else where .
Chapter 30 : Boot Camp
Training Area
" Okay , either I ' m crazy or you guys are crazy . " Grace said holding on to the net , made out of rope and into a ladder much like you see in the kids area at an amusement park , but climbing straight up the side of a wall and the top was on the side of a cliff .
" I don ' t know about Chase and Cassidy , but I ' m not crazy . " Shane said .
" What ?! " Chase and Cassidy looked at Shane .
" Look , I have never exactly been afraid of heights or anything like that , but this is not exactly comforting . " Grace said .
" You don ' t have that far to go , so , hurry up and stop complaining . " Shane said .
" Yeah , yeah , " Grace said pulling herself up to the next section , she was already passed the half - way point of the ladder and even passed the three - quarters mark , but she was also exhausted from the rest of the training the past two days .
Spending time at Chase ' s had its perks like her being able to reconnect with Katie a lot easier than waiting to see her at the Harris house or the Impact Zone , but the training had gotten tougher and to say that Shane was pushing far past her normal routine would be putting it mildly. This second course of training was different from what she experienced out at Shane ' s the first go round and while she still had Chase to practice fighting against this time she had Cassidy instead of Andy and Devine to work with her as well . Devine of course was coming every two days to advance her stick training and she would eventually be working with Andy again once everything was okay with his family .
" She ' s moving a bit slower today . " Cassidy said .
" Thanks for the observation , honey bear . " Grace said making Cassidy blush .
" Hey , I ' m the only one allowed to call him honey bear . " Chase laughed .
" Is there something you ' ve been meaning to tell us , Chase ? " Grace asked .
" No and what ' s your problem ? " Chase asked looking at Cassidy gagging .
" What Grace was hinting at . " Cassidy said .
" Yep , meaning Chase is gonna have three wives instead of just two . " Grace said .
" Traci is one , so , whose the other two ? " Chase asked curiously .
" Andy and Cassidy . " Grace said .
" Nah , we ' re divorced . " Cassidy said .
" Chase wishes he was still married to me . " Andy said from up on the ledge that Grace was climbing to .
" Yep , one wife and two partners is enough . " Chase sighed .
" I thought you were taking care of the new baby . " Grace said finally getting to the top of the cliff and looking at Andy .
" Debra said she could manage today with our extra help . " Andy said .
" Extra help ? " Cassidy asked .
" Yeah , little man has been a big help to us . " Andy said .
" So , now what drill sergeant ? " Grace asked .
" Walk off the exhaustion . " Shane ordered .
" Yes sir , " Grace said going to walk off the exhaustion .
" Hmm , so , the training has gotten more intense for her . " Andy said .
" Exactly , " Shane said .
" Of course , that may have been higher than we thought . " Chase said looking down the side of the cliff .
" Gives her more to work towards without realizing it . " Shane said .
" Long way up and long way down . " Cassidy realized .
" How ' s Grace doing with the flashbacks ? " Andy asked Chase .
" Nothing ' s come up since she ' s been with me . " Chase said .
" And the stick training with Devine ? " Andy asked .
" Devine ' s coming every two days to help her with it , but he ' s also been busy going over the information Aces & Eights gave us . " Cassidy said .
Grace finally got to the bottom of the hill finding it almost as long as the climb up the side of the cliff , but going down always seemed faster than climbing up . She looked behind her for the others not seeing them figuring they were filling Andy in on everything that ' s happened since Talia had been born . Grace saw one of the high branches on a tree close by climbing up to it and stretching out on the large branch , you don ' t get many trees like this one in Florida , but it was often a welcomed sight in the hot , summer sun and summer ' s definitely got hotter in Florida .
" Mom , " Grace said thinking about seeing her mother in the mirror the same day Talia was born , while Grace was happy that she had gotten to speak to her mother for the first time in her life there was still so much Grace wanted to ask her and talk to her about .
" Grace , " Chase said .
" Yeah , " Grace said making Chase look up at her in the tree .
" Now , what are you doing up there ? " Chase asked .
" Its better than being in the hot , summer sun . " Grace answered .
" I keep forgetting that you were born in Kentucky unlike your siblings . " Chase said .
" And in April , making me closer to the winter and spring weather instead of the summer . " Grace said .
" Sitting down on the job won ' t help you learn to fight . " Shane said .
" Shane chill , " Chase said shaking his head and climbing up to where Grace was at .
" What ? " Grace asked .
" You okay ? " Chase asked .
" Just hot , " Grace said .
" Hmm , Traci and I have been talking about taking Katie to the beach seeing as she has never been , what do you say as far as going with us ? " Chase asked .
" You sure ? " Grace asked .
" Yeah , " Chase said .
" Uhm , I ' ve never exactly been to the beach and I ' ve never exactly been swimming before either . " Grace said .
" I ' m surprised with that knowing your dad . " Chase said .
" It wasn ' t dad , it was more my decision . " Grace said .
" Why would you not want to go to beach or swimming if you don ' t like it being too hot ? " Chase asked curiously .
" The scar on my leg . " Grace said .
" With us you don ' t have to worry about hiding it , so , you can go with us and have fun , Grace . " Chase said .
" Okay , " Grace said hugging Chase .
" Can we get to training now ? " Shane asked .
" And I thought the Cowboy was the only one impatient in the family . " Grace said making Chase laugh .
" It gets worse with Shane . " Chase said as they climbed down the tree .
" So , what ' s next ? " Grace asked .
" You get to fight with Andy . " Shane said .
" With him ? " Grace pointed at Andy .
" Yep , " Shane said .
" Alright , vampire lord don ' t get pissed if I knock your fangs out . " Grace said .
" Oh , " Cassidy said .
" She ' s gotten a little cocky I see . " Andy said .
" Well , lets get started . " Shane said as they entered the building with the ring .
Andy and Grace stepped into the ring and started fighting against each other , Andy was much quicker than Chase , but Grace was still able to keep up with him . Infact , fighting Andy was more fun to Grace than everything else she had done outside of fighting with Chase the other day out at Shane ' s .
" The fact that she can keep up with Andy is a testament to her abilities . " Cassidy said .
" She ' s definitely much quicker and stronger since she started training . " Chase agreed .
" Hmm , " Shane said knowing that she was almost done with the training all together , but still wondered if she would be able to handle everything after this as she continued to get stronger on her own .
Once they were fully done that day with her training , Grace was happy to get cleaned up and relax from the intense day with the guys .
" You look tired , " Katie said at dinner .
" I tell you it feels good , but I think Shane likes making people exhausted . " Grace whispered to Katie making her laugh .
" What are you girls talking about ? " Traci asked suspiciously .
" Grace ' s training . " Katie said .
" More like Grace ' s Bootcamp with Drill Sergeant " Franchise " Shane Douglas in charge . " Grace said making Chase laugh .
" Kids are trouble . " Shane said .
" Now you are starting to sound like Jeff Jarrett . " Grace pointed out .
" Jarrett likes to shout a lot , too . " Cassidy agreed .
" Not at me , " Grace yawned .
" Mostly at Storm , " Chase said .
" Yeah , but Storm ' s more often speaks the truth which is why Jarrett doesn ' t mind him all that much like he does some of the new ones in Impact that shoots off at the mouth . " Grace said .
" Give the girl a medal for being observant and honest . " Chase agreed .
" Most of the family is good in Jarrett ' s book as well . " Cassidy said .
" Because they ' ve all had Jarrett and TNA ' s back since the early years without complaining about it . " Grace agreed .
" You are probably going to end up in TNA someday . " Shane realized .
" Someday ? Look , I may not be a wrestler now , but I ' m still apart of TNA and the TNA family , Shane . " Grace said .
" Sure , but when are you starting the training to be a wrestle ? " Shane asked .
" After I graduate in four years . " Grace said .
" Four years ? " Cassidy asked .
" Look , my dad made me and my sister promise we would finish school before we started wrestling and I will keep my promise to my dad , besides I want AMW to teach me to wrestle . " Grace said .
" So , we are teaching you to fight and AMW is going to teach you to wrestle , hmm , she might be deadly by the time she steps in the ring . " Cassidy said .
" Maybe , " Chase said .
" Knowing her bloodline , she probably will be a tag team wrestler , too . " Traci said .
" Yep , Rosie , will be my partner . " Grace said .
" Family tag team at that , " Chase said .
" Harris Sisters will dominate . " Grace said .
" You do know that the Dynamic Duo is already underway and seeing as one of them is my nephew , means that you may have a hard time dealing with them and do remember that the Naturals are still around as well . " Chase said .
" And the Hot Shots bro . " Cassidy reminded him .
" That ' s right , so , you will have a lot to contend with Grace . " Chase said .
" Rosie and I can manage , right Katie ? " Grace asked looking at Katie .
" I don ' t know , Grace , daddy ' s kind of strong . " Katie said making Chase flex and smile .
" Yeah , and kind of goofy , too . " Grace looked at Chase .
" Making people laugh is a gift that can ' t be returned . " Chase said .
" Right , " Grace said sleepily as Katie yawned beside her .
" I think the girls are just about tired out . " Traci said .
" Yeah , " Katie said .
" Alright , you two time for bed we have a long day tomorrow and you two can ' t fall asleep tomorrow at the beach . " Chase said .
" Okay , " Grace and Katie both said going up and going to bed in Chase and Traci ' s new house .
" Beach ? " Shane looked at Chase .
" Yes , the beach , both girls deserve a day to have fun and that includes Grace . " Chase said daring Shane to argue with him this time .
" Agreed , " Traci said backing Chase up .
" Fine , whatever , " Shane said .
Chase shook his head knowing what Shane was doing with Grace and while she definitely needed the training so she would know how to fight with the family against any enemy that would threaten them . Grace also deserved to be able to live something of a normal childhood and be a kid before she had to deal with too much more .
" You got something you want to say , Chase ? " Shane asked .
" Yeah , she ' s not Andy or me , so , don ' t treat her like a soldier or like a weapon Shane . " Chase said .
" You said she wanted to fight and she needed to be taught the proper way to fight to keep from hurting herself , Chase , so , why don ' t you clarify a little more what she and you want ? " Shane questioned .
" Yes , she wants to fight and yes I think its best that she learns to fight properly , but not at the expense of her childhood . " Chase said .
" Chase , have you ever asked her what she wanted ? " Shane asked .
" I did which is the reason I came to you to help her learn to fight , but I never asked you take away what was nearly taken away from her as a kid . " Chase said .
" You ' ve gotten over protective of Grace ever since Katie came to live with you , why is that I wonder ? " Shane asked .
" I ' ve seen what Katie went through at the hands of Sanders , so , I can only imagine what those people did to Grace . And Grace is family , so , I feel obligated to protect the both of them despite what others think and if that means me giving Grace and Katie some freedom to be a kid after what those people did to them and made Grace believe by what they did to those two , then that ' s what I will do . " Chase said .
" Alright , then , " Shane realizing what Chase was doing .
" Yep , bedtime sounds about right . " Cassidy said getting up .
" Since when did you start sleeping ? " Chase asked .
" When I started getting older , Chase . " Cassidy said .
" Alright then , honey bear . " Chase said .
" Night , " Cassidy sighed as he left the dining room .
" How long are you going to tease him about that ? " Shane asked .
" Shane , I ' m an adult , so , quit treating me like a kid . " Chase said .
" Then act like an adult . " Shane glared at Chase .
Chase looked at Shane before getting up and leaving the room to check on the girls .
" Shane , back off , " Traci said .
" Why are you enabling him ? " Shane asked .
" I ' m not enabling nothing , I like Chase the way he is , with a sense of humor and he ' s more adult than you think he is , it doesn ' t take much for him to stand up for what he believes in or to defend his family . So , quit trying to change Chase into someone he ' s not and don ' t start doing it to Andy , " Traci said .
" Traci , Candido would have wanted . . . " Shane started .
" . . . them to be themselves , its what he always wanted , yes , he helped them improve on their wrestling , but he never tried to change who they were . If there ' s one thing I have learned about the wrestling business its either the business will change you for the worst or you will change yourself for the better . And what I ' ve learned about the Naturals is that they changed themselves for the better while remaining themselves and true to what they ' ve stood for since the beginning of TNA , they ' re not the same kids they were when they first walked into wrestling and when Chris was their mentor . And what they are now , is what makes Andy such a good husband to Debra and a good dad to Andy Jr. and Talia , and its why I fell in love with Chase and how he can be so good to Katie , because they ' ve both grown into great wrestlers , but also into amazing men . " Traci said .
" You believe in both of them ? " Shane asked .
" I do , " Traci said .
" And the kids ? " Shane asked .
" There ' s a time and a place for everything . " Traci said .
" What ? " Shane asked .
" Meaning there ' s a time for Grace to fight , a time for her to be a kid , and a time for her to have fun . " Traci said .
" Okay , " Shane said .
Katie ' s Bedroom
Chase walked quietly into Katie ' s room to check on both Katie and Grace , he smiled at both of them asleep as he kissed Katie on the forehead and left the room letting both of them sleep .
Master Bedroom
Chase walked into the master bedroom to see Traci sitting on the bed and sat next to her wrapping his arms around her .
" Hey , what ' s been going on between you and Shane ? " Traci asked concerned .
" Nothing , its just he ' s gone back into his this is Shane ' s way to do things and no one needs to question it and I ' m not allowing Grace or Katie to go through that like Andy and I did . " Chase said .
" You know , Little Natural wants to be trained by him . " Traci said .
" And that ' s his choice , but Andy Jr. needs to be reminded to stay himself during that training . " Chase said .
Traci looked away wondering if she should mention to Chase what was on her mind knowing how much it may hurt her fiancé .
" What is it ? " Chase asked .
" I don ' t want to upset you , but . . . " Traci said .
" But , what ? " Chase asked .
" Shane mentioned Chris . " Traci said .
" Chris Harris ? " Chase asked .
" No , Candido , " Traci said making Chase look at her taking a deep breath .
" What did he say ? " Chase asked serious .
" I didn ' t give him time to finish . " Traci said .
" Damn him , " Chase said .
" Chase , don ' t let Shane bother you because me and you both know that Candido saw something in you and Andy and maybe its what I see in you as well . " Traci said putting a hand on Chase ' s shoulders .
" Then tell me what do you see in me ? " Chase asked curiously .
" The man who would protect his family and friends no matter what the cost , the one who would see that those people closest to him are happy , safe , secure , and loved , the one who would willing defend those who ' ve been hurt by the unjust and evil , the one who has defended the wrestling world with honor and dignity knowing what our world truly stands for , and you are the man who has taken care of me and who I will love for eternity . " Traci said .
" Thank you , " Chase said .
" For what ? " Traci asked .
" For always pulling me out of the shit I ' m in and for being there for me when everything else feels weird and wrong . " Chase said .
" Always , " Traci kissed Chase .
" I love you , so , much . " Chase said as they got ready for bed .
" I love you , too . " Traci said .
Once in bed Traci snuggled up next to Chase as he put his arms around her lovingly watching her fall asleep before he did so himself .