Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 11:28:10 GMT -6
What can I say? As expected, Fate of the Gods was a successful evening for The Orphanage. Our fearless leader, Casanova English successfully retained the World Visionary Championship against Ryder Blade, but more importantly for me? My Queen ended her war with that whore and came out on top, as I always knew she would.
Now that the biggest event of the year is out of the way, it’s now time for us to relax and it couldn’t have come at a better time because it’s Father’s Day. The first Father’s Day with Veronica as my partner and I’m intrigued to see what she’s helped Nick and Chelsea buy for me.
Also, I’m going to need my Queen, Prince and Princess there for me today, especially after what’s been happening lately regarding my father...
The sudden burst through the door and sound of children screaming with happiness wakes both Veronica and I up from our slumber. Nick and Chelsea jump onto our bed and immediately begin to jump up and down on Veronica, man I hope her bruises have healed from Thursday.
“Mommy! Mommy! It’s Faaver’s Day!”
“We gots to give Daddy our pwesent! You said it’d be the best Faaver’s Day pwesent eva!”
"HuuuuuuuOWW! Oh babies, please don't jump on Mommy, that hurts, remember what Away Mommy did to me."
“C’mon kids, settle down...”
They stop bouncing and immediately wrap their arms around her, such a beautiful sight.
“I’m sowwi, Mommy...”
“Me too...me and Nick are just weally escited...”
"Oh...It's okay b-babies. Mommy just is really hurting right now, she hasn't had much time healing yet."
V takes a moment to breathe as she shows a few tears trying to relax. My Queen has really been showing the pain from Thursday since last night.
“Are you okay, babe?”
I place my arm over her shoulder and softly stroke her cheek.
"Y-Yes, just my freaking left side, it hurts so much. And my head is throbbing near my stitches."
“Do you want us to kiss it better, Mommy?”
"Only if you do it gently babies, it's really sore."
Both Nick and Chelsea move towards V’s head with their lips puckered up. As gently as possible, they both plant a soft kiss on her head wound, V slightly grimaces as expected however a smile appears on her face.
"Oh...ohh...th-thanks you two. Mommy has two amazing angels to help heal her with their kisses."
They giggle a little before turning to me.
“Look Daddy! We healeded Mommy!”
Nick points to V’s head and I look at it and put on a shocked face before looking back at the kids.
“Wow! You two are amazing!”
Again, they giggle some more and then look back to my beautiful fiance.
“Can we give Daddy his pwesent now, Mommy?”
"Do you guys still remember where Mommy put it?"
They both look up to the ceiling putting their index fingers on their lips, obviously thinking hard.
“Ummm”
“The cwoset!”
"The closet huh? Do you think it's in that ugly big jacket Daddy owns that I refuse for him to ever wear?"
The kids laugh as I shoot a glare towards V.
“Hey! That’s my biker jacket! I’ve had it for years and I have a lot of fond memories when wearing that thing.”
"But the one I got you is so much better and has more meaning to it..."
Veronica has a bit of a pout in her voice there...that's new...it's cute but God damn it, not fair at all.
“Of course I’ll wear the one you got me. But I’m not going to get rid of that one either.”
Suddenly our attention is diverted to the closet where the kids have ransacked as Nick stands there with a confused look on his face holding up a rectangular wrapped gift.
“Is dis it?”
"Mhm, that's it baby. Oh, and there should be a card in there too!"
Just then, Chelsea toddles out with a card in hand and holds it up with a big cheesy grin on her face.
“I gots it!”
"Thank you baby, now hurry, bring it over to Daddy and give him the biggest hug and kiss possible!"
Nick and Chelsea then rush over to me and jump into my arms and give me their biggest kiss and cuddle.
“Happy Faaver’s Day, Daddy!”
“We wuv you!”
“Aww thanks kids! I love you both too, more than anything in the world.”
They pass me the card and present and at first I open the card and find the front of it is a picture of a family of wolves, four of them two be exactly, two adult wolves and two cubs.
“Wow, is that us?”
Chelsea nods as she is seated on my lap and she points to the largest of the adult wolves first.
“Dats you...”
Now pointing to the slightly smaller adult one, she looks over to Veronica before turning back to me.
“Dats Mommy...”
She then finally points to the two little cubs and points to Nick and then herself before looking back up at me.
“And dats me and Nick!”
“Wow...that’s amazing, Chels...did you pick out this card?”
She nods as Nick chimes in all of a sudden.
“I helped too!”
“Nick helped too...”
Opening it up, I read the message out loud so everyone can hear.
“To the best Daddy ever! Happy Father’s Day! Lots of love from Nick and Chelsea! PS: Mommy wants to start planning your wedding soon. xoxo”
I glance over to V and raise my eyebrows at her cheeky little message at the end.
“Thank you, guys...that’s a lovely card...”
"That PS is meant to be a very strong PS by the way."
“Duly noted...”
Leaning forward, I give her a small passionate kiss before breaking away from her and focusing my attention onto the gift.
“Okay then...let’s see what we have here shall we...”
Carefully undoing the small silver well wrapped bow around it and slowly ripping off the paper, I realize it’s a hardback book of some description.
“A book? Hmm...interesting...”
Finally removing the entirety of the paper, I freeze instantly, my eyes widening and jaw dropping. I read the title of the book, ‘My Son, The Wrestler by David Robinson’ with a photograph of myself plastered across the front of it when I won my first NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
“I...I...”
I choke up bad. Barely being able to speak, I can’t stop staring at the book in my hand. Slowly getting to my feet, I stagger over towards the sliding doors leading outside onto the balcony, grabbing my box of cigarettes and a lighter on the way.
“I...need a moment...”
Opening the door, I step outside, closing it behind me before placing one of the cigarettes into my mouth and lighting it. Taking a seat on one of the deck chairs, I continue to stare at the book whilst I take a drag of my cigarette, my hand trembling as I do.
“I...can’t believe it...”
"B-Believe it baby...it's right there."
I look up for a moment, seeing that V has followed me to the balcony, walking gingerly as she takes a seat in the deck chair next to me.
“B-But...how?”
Still shaking, I take another drag of my cigarette, turning it over and seeing a photograph of my Dad with me as a young boy in his arms. Stroking my hand across his face, I read a quote out loud that I presume was written somewhere in the draft.
“I always knew my son would be destined for greatness. Once he does achieve what I know he will accomplish, I’ll...be there...to cheer him on...”
And that sets me off as I bury my head into my hands and begin to sob.
"Come here you big teddy bear, don't cry..."
V quickly wraps her arms around me, wincing a bit but obviously focusing on me as she kisses me on the cheek and hugs onto me.
“I w-wish he were here, V. I m-miss him so much.”
"I know it baby, I know...he loves you so much. He knew how great you would be in this business, he believed in you."
Nodding, I wipe away my tears. I would give anything to have him here so he could have seen me accomplish everything that I was able too during my wrestling career.
“I know...everything I accomplished...I did it for him. Of course, I also did it so I could provide for the kids too...but I also did it for him.”
Turning my attention back to her, I lean into her and give her a long, passionate kiss, being careful not to hurt her by touching any of her wounds.
“This is one of the greatest gifts you’ve ever given me, V. The only things surpassing it is your love for me and your love for the kids.”
"Well I worked very hard to get you this gift, baby. I really wanted something that meant a lot to you, and seeing what this book did to you just let me know."
“You have no idea how much this means to me...I love you, I love you so much.”
"I love you too. And if I wasn't so in pain and if it wasn't a situation with the kids kind of around...well...you know."
V giggles as she rubs her nose against mine and pulls my hand against her chest. She flinches a little to doing this, but keeps a smile.
"Still stings...but it'll get better."
“I’m going to make sure to take special care of you...even moreso than normal...”
Giving her another passionate kiss, I finish off my cigarette and we both head back into the house and back to the kids to enjoy the rest of the day.
It seems that every single day, Veronica seems to somehow make me fall more and more in love with her. But as much as I love her, there’s been something that’s been playing on my mind for a while now, and I’m afraid of bringing it up to her because I know how she’d react.
Maybe I need to speak to someone else about it...
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So even though I promised all those many moons ago to Veronica that I would never go away on business without her or the kids, I had to do it again because this is way too important not to sort out. It’s for the sake of our future and more importantly, my kids’ future.
I’ve basically decided to seek some assistance from someone who I never ever imagined that I would want to go and visit. The two of us have never seen eye to eye and there has nearly been times when we’ve come to blows, but then again, who doesn’t want to come to blows with me?
I just hope that I’m able to explain to him that I’m visiting him as one father to another rather than one enemy to another...
With a small crate of lager in my left hand, as a sort of peace offering to an extent I guess? I walk up to the door in an apartment block here in New York City, dressed in a pair of black rocker boots, a pair of light blue baggy denim jeans with a chain hanging down the right side, a black old school Punisher T-shirt with just the logo on the front and a black leather biker jacket.
Taking a deep breath, I raise my right hand up to the door and knock on it three times before I get into a stance as if I’m preparing to suffer a punch to the face as I await the owner of said apartment to answer the door.
I hear the sound of aching groans as someone gingerly approaches the door, finally opening it as there he stands...Tyler Storm.
"Hey look, whatever you're selling, I'm good right now oka...Robinson? Look if you are coming here to beat a broken dog, I obviously can't stop you, but I ask you don't do something that needs me to call the authorities."
Raising my hands up in defence, I also point to the lager in my hand.
“Relax, Tyler. Whether you believe me or not, I’m not here as your enemy. I need to talk to you about something, I need advice...father to father...”
Tyler hesitantly opens the door a bit more, he looks in really rough shape with that back brace. I'll admit, seeing this man of all people go down like he did at Fate of the Gods was shocking, moments like that are scary for anyone.
"Is that lager a sign of you being fucking drunk, because Matthew Robinson is not someone I'd ever expect asking me for advice."
Making my way into the apartment, he closes the door behind him as I head over to the small kitchen area. Placing the crate onto the kitchen top, I take out two of the bottles and using a bottle opener on my chain, I open them both and pass one over to Tyler.
“I know this seems really strange, but I can assure you...I’m not drunk. This is, sort of a peace offering I guess?”
"Well...just as long as you understand this doesn't mean I trust you."
Tyler takes a small swig from the bottle as he takes a seat, very slowly, in the living room area
“I’m not expecting you too...”
I sit down opposite him, taking a swig from my own lager.
“So listen, it’s no secret that things are tense surrounding my kids. Stacy’s trying to get herself sorted to the point of being able to see them again, which she has every right too...and obviously with Veronica being my new partner, she’s become a very important person in their lives...”
Leaning back in the chair, I cross my right leg over my left.
“The thing is, you know that I would do anything for my kids. I love them more than anything and whatever they want, I’ll do my best to give them it. I know they want to see Stacy again, and I want them to have their mother back in their lives...I’m just...worried that because of how much Veronica despises her and how much she believes that Stacy will try and poison their minds and turn them against her, I’m worried that they may end up being used as a weapon when Stacy is finally able to see them.
"Well, you obviously know my position on this Matt...Stacy's my friend, and I know you two don't see eye to eye. But that woman has pushed herself so hard to try and prove she's worth having her kids back, she is broken not getting to be with them. I think the only thing distracting her recently with it all is helping Zel with Elena, and from my perspective, Stacy has shown she can be trusted as a mother. She never shows signs of negligence around kids, if she has I certainly haven't seen it and I've been around Stacy a lot over the past few months."
Nodding, I take another swig of my drink.
“I know...Stacy isn’t the one who is my concern though. As I said, I’m worried they will be used as weapons, and as much as she loves them, I’m worried that it’ll be Veronica who will be the one to do that.”
"When it comes to Veronica against Stacy, she will, no question. I mean, we saw what lengths those two have in their hatred for each other, and I fully think if not for those two girls respecting their jobs, someone was gonna get murdered at Fate of the Gods. I know that was gonna happen."
“I agree...and that’s where you come in. She knows you pretty well, she trusts you, respects you and cares for you. I was wondering if you could try and talk to her?”
"As much as I wish I could, she won't listen to me. When it comes to hatred, V stays in her head about it, the only one that can convince her is herself. I've tried in the past with Zel, and it was awful."
That’s not what the answer I wanted to hear. I honestly don’t want this to happen, I want things to be civil.
“Well...do you have any ideas on what I can do?”
"Honestly...I have no true idea. Have you tried actually sitting down with her and being honest how you feel about the subject?"
Shaking my head, I lean forward and finish off my lager.
“No. I’m worried how she’d take it...I’ve seen how she gets whenever Stacy’s mentioned. Do you really think just sitting down with her and being honest with her could work?”
"You are planning to marry her aren't you? Isn't a big part of marriage sitting down and discussing these issues, showing honesty?"
Slowly nodding, I stand to my feet.
“You’re right. Thanks, Tyler. I’m going to get back to her and have this talk with her...”
"Hope you don't mind me saying hearing a thank you coming from you is very weird. But you are welcome, Matt. It's nice to have you a bit more civil for once."
“Yeah well, don’t get used too it...keep the lager, I’m not much of a fan of that one. I’ll see myself out...”
And with that, I make my way towards the front door to his place and exit, leaving him alone as I prepare to have this talk with Veronica.
I hope Veronica understands when I do bring this up to her. As much as she hates Stacy, I really don’t want her using them as weapons because it would break my heart if she did.
Hopefully I can get through to her...
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So it’s time to finally sit down and have this talk with Veronica, here’s hoping it all goes well because I’m really nervous about this. Hell, I’m more nervous about this conversation than I was before I proposed to her, that’s how serious this is for me.
Part of me is also slightly worried that she may feel betrayed by me when I reveal to her that I went to see Tyler instead of going away on business like I said I was.
The two of us are sitting here side by side, the kids are in bed and we just finish watching a movie together. Both of us with a glass of wine each as we sip away as I pick up the remote and switch off the television before turning to her.
“Babe, can I talk to you about something?”
"Oh? Sure baby, what's on your mind?"
Okay, here goes. I then let out a slow deep breath.
“The other day when I said I went away on business...I actually went to visit Tyler. Now, before you get all upset with me about lying to you...please understand that I needed to see him about something very important to me that I didn’t think I’d be able to come to you about...”
"Oh..."
There's that disappointment, I feel her skin tensing up next to me now.
"You...could have just been honest with me. It kind of hurts you had to lie."
Taking hold of her hands, I stare deep into her big, beautiful eyes.
“I know, I wish I had been honest with you. I’m so sorry and I swear I’ll never do it again, I was just...afraid of how you’d react. Forgive me?”
"...as long as you don't hold back anything like that from me again, yes, I forgive you. But it still hurts Matthew."
Stroking her cheek, I smile before leaning forward and planting a soft kiss on her lips.
“I promise I will never ever keep anything from you ever again. The last thing I ever want to do is hurt my Queen...
"Well, at least it was Tyler and not that filthy skank or the blonde whore."
Oh boy. I don’t think this is going to be pretty, but I love this woman more than anything and I no doubt deserve any backlash from her from this, but I have been so worried about how she’d take it.
“Well, the reason why I went to see him is because...I...listen. I know how much you love the kids, and I know how much you hate the idea of Stacy getting rights to see them again. But I don’t want the kids to grow up without their real Mom, and I want to give them what they want...but...I’m worried that you’re going to try and use them as weapons against her.”
V sits there in silence for a few moments...she's seething...she soon pushes herself away from me and glares into my eyes.
"Well then, nice spit in the face to your last comment huh? And to answer this, no, I wouldn't use the kids as a fucking weapon, but I'm not allowing that tramp to get her hands on them. I have zero trust for that woman, and those two are going to have a happier life with just one mother, and that's ME!"
I try to take hold of her hand but she pulls away.
“V, please! The kids want to see her! Are you really going to break their little hearts and not allow them to see her?”
"MY KIDS DON'T NEED HER! MY KIDS HAVE ME, FUCK STACY! If you want your kids to see her, go take that fucking tramp back as your wife!"
Veronica growls roughly with her glare, tears pouring down her face as she tries tugging off her engagement ring. Quickly pulling her into me, I wrap my arms around her as she begins to cry into my shoulders as I also begin to tear up a little.
“I’m so sorry, V...I know this isn’t what you wanted to hear, and I fucking swear to you that they will always think of you the way they do now. But they want to see her...and I promised to always do whatever I could to give my kids whatever they wanted.”
Stroking my hand through her long black hair, I kiss her on the side of the head.
“Please...do this for them...do this for me. You are the one I want, babe. You mean everything to me and you mean everything to those kids...but they want this...”
"Matthew...I...I can't...I'm sorry but if you love me, you won't force me to share with a tramp that will be no better to those kids than my own mother was to me!"
Breaking away from her, I glare into her eyes, this time it’s anger that fills my body.
“Now you listen to me! That is NOT fair, Veronica! You know I love you more than anything in this world! Now, I understand where you’re coming from with this whole thing with your mother...but if you don’t listen to YOUR kids and give them what they want. Then you’ll only end up being just like her!”
V goes pale as she looks at me...I hate having to be that rough with her but she had to hear it.
"Y-You...you didn't m-mean that...you didn't."
“I don’t know, did I?!?! I hate being like this, V...but you need to realize that if you refuse to let the kids see Stacy, then they’ll end up hating you and will want to be with Stacy permanently, and then they’ll not just be out of your life forever, but my life too! Do you really want that to happen?”
"N-n-n-n-no...no...NO NO NO!"
V breaks down again as she collapses onto the floor screaming with tears flooding from her face.
“Then let them have what they want!”
Picking her back up off the floor, I place my hands on her cheeks and stare deeply into her pain filled eyes. It breaks my heart seeing her this way, but this is way things need to be as I repeat myself but in a much softer tone.
“Please, let them have what they want...please...”
"Okay! Okay damn it okay! Please just stop making me feel like this!"
V collapses into my chest and lets out another scream...I hope this isn't seen to her as me fucking her over...this hurts.
“I’m so sorry, V...please know that I love you so much and I promise I will do my best to keep things as normal as possible. We just...needed to have this conversation at some point.”
"W-Well you didn't have to be so mean...I appreciate you standing up to me but please don't compare me to Momma. Please don't ever do that again."
Hugging her tightly, I softly stroke her back.
“I’m truly sorry about that...you will never be like that horrible woman. You will always be more of a mother than she will ever be.”
"P-Promise? I'm so sorry baby, I'm sorry I acted so evil."
“I promise. And it’s okay, I know how much you care about them so of course you were going to act that way.
"...please just don't hide stuff from me again. What made all of that hurt more is you said it after just promising me you weren't hiding anything else!"
“I know...I was a fool to do that. I promise I will never hide anything from you ever again, and this time I mean it.”
"You better...I'm not marrying a liar."
“Veronica Estelle Pin--”
I pause for a moment, I want to make sure that I definitely get across that I am being one hundred percent honest.
“--Robinson...I swear that I will never EVER lie to you about anything again.”
Leaning forward, I seal it with a long passionate kiss, getting a cheeky bit of tongue in there too for good measure.
"Mmm...mmm...Matthew...I love you. So...ugh...does this mean the kids are gonna have to go see that tramp soon...?"
“I love you too...and I don’t know, babe. But try not to think about it...whenever they’re with her, just think of it as time we can spend on our own, just the two of us. We’ll be able to get a lot of planning done for our wedding if we have some peace and quiet.”
"Yeah...but Chelsea has so much fun looking with me...it doesn't feel right without her."
“Well then you can continue doing that with her if you want. But think about what we can do with the kids away. As great as it is to be with them...at times it’s nice to just have a break once in a while.”
"Well...I guess it would be easier for us to have fun or all day 'sleeping' time with it just being me and you."
“I like the sound of that...”
Leaning into her, I give her another passionate kiss as we fall back onto the couch in one another’s arms.
I knew hearing that was going to be tough for Veronica. But I’m glad she finally realized that this is what the kids want, and what they want is the most important thing.
Maybe I was a bit harsh to her, but honestly I felt like I needed to be that way with her so she would understand. She’s a tough person to get through too sometimes, but honestly it’s all worth it because I love her with all my heart and she loves the kids with all her heart too.
I never want to lose her, and I hope there never comes a point where I do...