Actions and Consequences
Author: PaulenaK toukalah@hotmail.com
Rating:
PG
Disclaimer:
Everything WWE belongs to Vince McMahon.
Feedback:
Is greatly appreciated.
Spoilers:
During the whole Charlie Haas/Miss Jackie/Dawn Marie love triangle.
Summary:
Charlie is driven to the point of no return.
AN: Part
1 is ‘Now’ and Parts 2-7 tells of what transpired prior to Part 1 and Part 8
concludes.
**
Awake
**
The sun
shone through the blinds, its rays rousing him into a wake ness. He looked
through red rimmed eyed at the scene that lay out before him. Upturned furniture, broken glass, curtains askew, a skipping CD
playing in the back ground and he lying face up on the floor in the middle of
it. He tried to focus on the sound of the skipping CD, trying to block
out what his eyes took in. God he wished he knew what had happened here. He
wished he could remember. He lifted a hand to his head and thumped his palm
against his forehead.
‘Think
damn it think!’ He told himself bringing his hands up to cover his face, his
eyes closing almost immediately, but just as quickly they snapped open again
when the images that flashed behind his closed lids showed more horrific scenes
then what he saw now before him.
“What did
I do?” He whispered pulling himself up into a sitting position and wrapping his
arms around his up drawn knees. He looked towards the bed to see the images
that had flashed in his minds eye were real. The once white bed sheets were
smeared with blood - Lots and lots of blood. His eyes followed the stains and
his teeth started to worry his bottom lip as his gaze connected with a well
manicured female hand as it dangled over the side.
“Oh god…
what did I do?”
**
Cheater
**
“Babe…
I’ll do anything, just tell me what I can do to make things right again. Don’t
leave me please…”
“You
stuck your dick in Dawn Marie!” She cried zipping the small bag she had packed
closed. “No amount of sorry can erase that from my mind. There’s nothing you
can do to make this right.”
She made
to move passed him and he stepped in front of her to hinder her leaving, his
hands reaching out to clasp her upper arms. “I made a mistake, a drunken bloody
mistake. I wish I could go back in time and not gone into that bar. I don’t
know what I was thinking, but I did and that’s all I remember. I don’t remember
sleeping with Dawn Marie-“
“I’ve
heard this all before,” She cut in harshly. “But the fact of the matter is I
flew here to surprise you, to be with you because like an idiot I thought you
were missing me as much as I was missing you.”
“I was!”
He said his grip tightening a little on her arms. “That’s why I went into that
bar in the first place because I was missing you.”
“Well you
sure found a cure for that didn’t you.” She hissed wrenching herself from his
hold.
“I love
you Jackie!” He cried not knowing what else to say.
“I love
you too Charlie,” She said keeping her back to him as she pulled the door open.
“But after finding you in bed with Dawn Marie I wish to hell I didn’t.”
Charlie
fell to his knees and cradled his face in his hands as the only woman he ever
loved and the only woman he would ever love walked out of his life.
**
Gone
**
He pulled
his car to a stop and switched off the ignition. This was the first time he had
ever arrived at a Smack Down event on his own. He always, always had someone
with him when they were on the road - First Shelton, then Rico and then Jackie.
Thinking of Jackie now made his heart physically hurt. He hadn’t seen her all
week, none of her friends were saying anything and she wasn’t answering his
calls. It was like she had just vanished off the face of this earth and out of
his life.
He’d been
waiting for this night to come. Waiting for another chance to try to explain himself, to try to get her to take him back. He’d do
anything to get her back - Anything.
With that
thought in mind he opened the car door, stepped out onto the asphalt and moved
towards the entrance doors knowing that if he played his cards right he
wouldn’t be going back to the hotel alone.
The first
one he saw when he walked in was Rob talking to a few of the stage hands and
Charlie noticed the other man’s face take on a forlorn expression as there eyes
met before Rob turned his gaze away.
He passed
Torrie next and wasn’t surprised when she shot him a glare, her whole demeanour giving off a ‘Serves you right’ vibe.
And then
as he neared his locker room for the night it was to see little Rey Rey pacing in front of the door way.
“Hey
man,” He said as Charlie neared.
“Sorry
Rey,” He began. “Can’t talk now I need to go find Jackie.”
“Listen-“
“I’m
serious man. Do you know where the divas locker room is?”
“Charlie,
stop and listen for a minute. This is about Jackie.”
That made him stop
and take notice.
“What is
it man?” He asked and Rey turned away from him and shook his head before
lifting his gaze back to his friend.
“Its
Jackie man, she’s gone.”
“Gone?
What do you mean gone?”
“She
asked for a transfer to Raw and was granted it. She’s gone bro.”
**
Tales
**
“What can
I say… our feelings for each other just couldn’t be denied any longer.”
Charlie
paused in the hallway. He’d been on his way to see Theodore Long to find out
for himself if what Rey had told him were true when the sound of two girls
talking drew his attention.
“He told
me I was the only one for him and that as soon as he could he was gonna call
things off with Jackie.”
He
couldn’t hear what the other woman in the room with her was saying, his hearing
focused only on what was coming out of Dawn Marie’s mouth.
“Of
course…” He heard her continue. “…the next step is marriage, I wanted a June
wedding, but he doesn’t want a long engagement.”
‘The bitch.’ He
thought struggling not to push the slightly ajar door open and face the young
woman who’d been the start of his and Jackie’s problems.
“I have
to confess he’s the best sex I’ve ever had. He was tender and loving and the best
part about our night together was when we were both lying sated in each others
arms and he told me how much he loved me.”
Both his
fists clenched and he finally moved to push the door open when he saw Theodore
Long appear at the end of the hallway only to disappear through a doorway.
Caught
between wanting to face Dawn Marie and her tales or find out if Jackie had
really left he slammed his fist into the wall before sprinting off in the
direction the General Manager of Smack Down had gone.
**
Alienation
**
Charlie
walked out of Theodore Long’s office having just
heard straight from the General Manager’s mouth that Jackie had indeed asked
for and been granted a position within the Raw roster. His first instinct had
been to ask for a position for himself, but Theodore had started to shake his
head even before the words could tumble from his mouth. She need’s time, he had
said. And the best thing Charlie could do was give it to her. So he had left
Theodore’s office feeling more lost and alone then when he had entered it.
He
started back towards his locker room not noticing the man coming straight at
him from the other direction until they collided. An apology formed on his lips
but there it stayed as he looked up and saw the hatred burning within the other
man’s eyes.
“You’re a
fucking idiot.” Rico hissed before shoving Charlie back and stalking off.
Charlie’s forlorn expression followed the other man’s steps until he had turned
at the end of the hallway before he himself lowered his eyes and only when he
had turned did he realise that they had had an
audience. His brows furrowing when he saw there expressions mirrored Rico’s.
You got
no one to blame but yourself, he inwardly told himself as he paid them no heed
and continued on down the hallway. He saw Rey coming out of a locker room and
quickened his pace to catch up with him, but his smile died when Rey turned a
disappointed gaze on him.
“I
thought you wanted to work things out with Jackie?” Was all he said and Charlie
nodded.
“I do.”
Rey
stopped walking then and turned to face the taller man.
“Then why
is Dawn Marie flashing the engagement ring I helped you pick out for Jackie.”
**
Abandoned
**
Charlie’s
fists hammered on the door to the divas locker room. He’d already tried the
door knob and though it turned easily enough in his hand it still didn’t open.
“Fuck!”
He heard
a scuffle behind him and turned to see a crew member walking towards him, the
other man’s attention focused on the clip board in his hands. But all that
changed as Charlie latched out and grabbed the man by the scruff of his shirt
collar, the clip board clattering loudly as it hit the concrete floor.
“Open
that door.” Charlie hissed through clenched teeth.
The man’s
eyes were the size of golf balls and his mouth opened and closed in rapid
succession as he fought to push the words up through his wind pipe.
“Charlie!”
He
ignored the new voice his total focus trained on his hands that were wrapped
around the other man’s neck and then he was on the ground, his face pushed into
the floor and one of his arms pulled up behind him. He struggled but that only
resulted in his face being pushed more into the concrete.
“Cut it
out!” The voice said again, but be this time his mind was gone and all sense
abandoned as the events of the past twenty-four hours came full quarter. And
with a strangled cry he flipped whoever had been holding him down right over
the top of him not even bothering to see who it was that had come to the crew
man’s aid he got up and started down the hall. It was obvious he wasn’t going
to get what he wanted here so fuck all of them. Fuck Theodore Long. Fuck his
match. And Fuck Dawn Marie. He just didn’t care
anymore.
**
Confront
**
He
squatted in the shadows and waited.
How could
his life have become so fucked up? Only the other day he was thinking of Jackie
and shopping for an engagement ring and now he had neither. He wanted answers
and no one seemed to want to give him any, at least not the ones he wanted to
hear anyway. No one but Rey that is, but even his good friend couldn’t stop the
disappointment from seeping into his gaze.
To know
anything about his ‘Supposed’ night with Dawn Marie he knew he would have to go
to the source itself, which is why he was here now. She could hide from him at
the arena all she wanted, but she had to come back sooner or later. And when
she did he’d be waiting. So wait he did. Hour after hour until finally the
click of heels exiting the elevator had his head shooting up and his eyes
peering out from his hiding place to see her coming towards him. And the first
thing he noticed was the engagement ring he had brought for Jackie encircling
the third finger on her left hand.
It took
all his will power not to jump out and confront her right there and then and if
the elevator doors hadn’t of opened right then and a couple step out he knew
that would have been a battle he’d have lost. But he waited, he had no choice
and besides he had waited this long he could wait a few minutes more. But those
few minutes were long enough for Dawn Marie to swipe her card and enter her
room, so once the couple had moved off and turned at the end of the hallway he
stepped out of his hiding place and came to a stop outside her room door.
And then
he lifted his hand and knocked.
**
End –
Confront 7/8
Next –
Nothing 8/8
**
Title:
Actions and Consequences - Nothing 8/8
Author: PaulenaK
Email:
toukalah@hotmail.com
Rating:
PG
Disclaimer:
Everything belongs to Vince McMahon.
Feedback:
Is greatly appreciated.
AN: Part
8 concludes all previous Parts.
**
Nothing
**
He buried
his head in his hands again as his memory slowly started to return. Hands that
were covered in dry blood that cracked and powdered with his movements as he
spread his fingers to peer back at the bed.
He had
done that. He had come here for answers and when she still refused to give him
any ‘He’ had done that! He hadn’t cared to hear her plea’s, paid no mind to her
tears and felt none of the pain her nails and teeth had inflicted on him in her
need to defend herself.
He had
felt nothing because he had nothing.
When her
struggles ceased he had no idea, only knew that his anger, hate and despair
still poured from his fists long after she had. She was a mess - A bloody,
bruised and still mess.
And he now
remembered everything.
**
“Charlie!
Charlie!”
He raised
his eyes his heart skipping a beat at the sound of her voice, but at the same
time disgusted at himself for her having to witness this - For any of them to
have to witness this, but her especially.
“Charlie!”
She called again trying to push through the wall of security that had
surrounded him as he was led through the hotel lobby. “Charlie!”
But he
didn’t respond.
**
End
Series
**