Chapter Fifteen

Sean looked at the tired expression on Angel's face and rose up off the chair he'd been perched on. "I think that's enough for the night," Sean said leaving no room for argument in his tone. Eddie nodded and said his goodnights before leaving to think about what he'd learned. Mark waited until Eddie left before standing. Moving to where Angel was standing, Mark bent over placing a kiss on her forehead before moving to leave. "G'night baby girl."

Sean watched Mark leave then moved to lock the door behind him. "Call your birdman, Angelface. You wanna meet the mystery man before I leave?" Angel laid down on the bed on her back smiling for the first time in the long night as she watched the emotions on Sean's face. For all the big and bad she showed people there was this element of insecurity about him when it came to his personal life that never failed to touch her heart. "Not just yet Devil Man. As anxious as I am to meet this man that makes your face light up, I think that I better get my plans submitted to Vince first. I don't want anyone talking shit later."

Sean nodded chuckling as he looked to the connecting doors separating his room from Angel's where his lover was waiting for him. "People are gonna talk trash anyway you know it." Angel nodded picking up her phone. "Maybe so Devil Man, maybe so, but let's not hand 'em ammunition just yet ok?" Sean nodded then said his own goodnights before heading into his room. Once alone Angel dug her headset and her portable CD player out of her bag. Setting the CD player on the table next to the bed with the headphones setting on top of the CD player she turned up the volume so that Uncle Kracker's soothing voice would keep her from feeling so alone.

Putting the earpiece to her phone's headset into her ear, Angel dialed Scotty's number rubbing her thumb over the old scar as she listened to the ringing. "Baby that you?" Scotty asked seeing her number appear on his caller ID. "Yeah it's me Scotty," She said closing her eyes and leaning her head back against the headboard. "How was your day?" Scott grunted running his hand lightly over his stomach as he pulled her image to mind. "Crappy. Jarrett is a damn crack head. The match sucked and I miss you terribly." Angel smiled softly glad that she hadn't been the only one missing the other. "I missed you too, Scotty. I wish you were here. I could use you for more than to make my bed not so empty tonight." Scott smiled glad to know she needed him. "What is the matter baby?" He asked just happy to hear her voice.

Angel was tired of thinking of work but wasn't ready to bring up the other thing on her mind just yet. "I got somethin that I wanna do and I need a specific type of wrestler. I need a veteran who is as good on the mic as he is wrestling. I need someone who can teach the babies that a match is more than a handful of moves. I need someone who can work the crowd and won't pitch a fit about putting over the younger guys. I need someone who will protect the smaller and the weaker guys from the bastards and the bullies. I need someone that I can trust to make decisions when I'm not here and know that they will follow what I have planned but at the same time know when to make a change it it's needed. I need someone who isn't Mark."

Scotty closed his eyes knowing what she was asking, but not ready to comment yet. "Sounds like you have someone pretty specific in mind." Angel nodded slowly even though she knew he couldn't see it. "Yeah I do, but I know that he has his own thing going right now that he loves. I also know that if he were to come back here it would be hard at first. I know I don't have the right to ask him to give up his place where he's at to come here just for me, but the fact is there's no one else that will work." Scott smiled opening his eyes again. "You sure know how to stroke a guy's ego." Angel nodded silently before answering. "I like stroking everything on you Scotty." She replied softly hearing his small moan in response. "God baby I need you so bad," Scotty whispered and it was Angel's turn to moan softly. "I need you too, Scotty. I need your arms around me and your lips on me and your cock inside of me. I need your strength and passion and mind cause I feel like I'm drownin' without you. I've waited so long to tell the entire fuckin world that you're mine."

Scotty shuttered at her words as they seemed to echo his perfectly. "God baby I've loved you for so long. It seems like I wander through my life lost except for the moments when you're with me. I'm such a fucking coward. If I had been any kind of man I would have stood up to Kevin and claimed you as mine back in WCW. But I was too big of a fuck up and you were so damn beautiful and sweet and all I would have done is taint you with my filth."

"Stop it Scotty damnit just stop it!" Angel cried not able to keep her secret any longer. I don't deserve all that when I made you suffer. I was the one that should have stood up to Kevin. I should have told him how I felt and… Scotty there's something that you should know." Scott frowned confused at her outburst and self blame. "What is it Angelique that is troubling you so?"

Angel took a deep breath before confessing. "Scotty our relationship in WCW was more… physical than you think. I loved you so much you see and I could see how much pain you were in… I couldn't just watch. So, sometimes I would follow you when you wandered off to get high and we'd…" Angel hung her head more ashamed of herself than ever. "Usually I'd con the desk clerk into giving me a key to your room if you were alone. Then at night I'd sneak into your room and make sure whomever had dropped you off had taken care of you. Sometimes I'd sit on your bed with your head in my lap and talk to you. I guess I always hoped that you'd remember but you never did Sean told me once that you thought that they were dreams or hallucinations. There were so many times back then that I wanted to talk to you but you were in such a bad place… I didn't know what to do to make you believe if you hadn't already. Then later I didn't know how. I've felt so guilty about deceiving you. God I hope you can forgive me."

For a long time there was only silence at the other end of the line as Scotty processed what she'd said. When he finally remembered to speak he was so choked up that his voice was husky and barely able to be heard. "Do you know what this means to me? For so long I have clung to those dreams and hallucinations wishing that they had only been real. To find out now that they were real and I wasn't alone, to know that you were there with me during one of the worse times of my life when I needed you the most means everything to me. You stood by me when you should have abandoned me. You loved me when I didn't even love myself. God I never thought that I could love you more than I already did but now… Do you know…" Scotty stopped speaking and put a hand on his face ignoring the tears there feeling humbled by the amount of love this woman had given him in his life. "I'll talk to Jerry tomorrow. I don't need time to think. God I just need to be with you."

Angel bit her lip trying to stop her own tears. "Scotty you don't have to do that…" she started to say, but was interrupted by him. "I do have to," he insisted. "Most of my life has been one fuck up and failure after the other, but now I have a chance to have something amazing. I can't let that slip through my fingers. I want to experience all those things you've given me and know they're real. I need to be with you."

Angel nodded not having the heart to argue the point any further when having him there with her was what she wanted so bad. "I'll talk to Vince about you coming back, but you may have to travel with me for a bit without pay before I can get you hired." Scotty nodded and yawned not really worried about it. He'd made enough money in his career that he didn't have to worry about when the next paycheck was going to come. He could retire now if needed. Somehow it was as if his every priority had shifted in the last fifteen minutes. The most important thing in his life was making this relationship work and last forever.

Yawning Scotty suddenly felt tired from the emotional roller coaster he'd been on that evening. "Where are you? I'll come to you once I get done with Jerry." Angel smiled laying down on the bed. "Somewhere between Butt Fuck Egypt and the middle of nowhere," she replied pulling a chuckle from Scotty. "I'll make sure I plot my course carefully then. I would hate to take a wrong turn at Shangra La and end up on the Milky Way." He responded and she giggled turning off the light over her bed. "I love you Scotty." She whispered shutting her eyes. "I love you too Angelique more than you could ever imagine." Scotty replied and ended the call.

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