Post by Adam Knite on Aug 8, 2010 23:29:25 GMT -6
[Roughly 3 Years ago]
“Adam... Leonard has started up nCw again. I'm helping him run it.”
“I thought you owned nCw?”
“Not anymore. I gave it to him to run.... He's better than me, he always has been.”
{Adam lays on the couch of his apartment, he's looking up staring at the ceiling as Davey Boone, his long time friend, is sitting in a wooden chair above his head. Adam rolls his eyes and lets out a sigh.}
“Trying to go out in one last blaze of glory huh? I thought us going to WCF and winning the tag team titles was going to be the end of this?”
“You know me.. I can't walk away.”
{Adam's mouth twists to the side, he knows what Boone is saying is the truth, he even smiles a bit over it. }
“So why are you telling me?”
“I want you to sign up.. I've got Punisher already agreeing to come back, he wants to form the Alliance of Violence with you.”
“**** Punisher and **** nCw, and **** you for even coming here.”
“Adam don't act like this.”
“just get out.”
{Boone shakes his head as he stands up and turns to head for the door. He stops at the doorknob, he doesn't open the door to leave instead he just stands there and stares at the wooden structure, thinking.}
“Why haven't I heard my door shut yet?”
“We hired Kelly on to do commentary.”
{Complete silence. Crickets. Pin drops. Choose one. After several seconds, Boone speaks again.}
“Adam, she's not going to come running back to you, you're going to have to fight for her.”
“...”
“I don't know man, I just thought you'd like to know...”
[Roughly 3 Years and 6 months ago]
“Kelly?”
{Adam walks into the hospital room where Kelly is sitting on the bed with her head in her hands, the tears soaking her palms and falling through to the floor. She looks up with her makeup running down her face, her face turns from sadness to one of anger as she glares at Adam.}
“What do you want Adam? I thought you left?”
“I'm sorry... it was stupid of me to freak out like that and now...”
{Kelly looks like she's about to explode as she looks at Adam and the tears only come down harder.}
“This is what you wanted isn't it? Mr. I can't handle being a father... Mr. I CAN'T DO THIS!? Don't you come running back in here now trying to comfort me or trying to get back in my life!”
“Kelly I...”
“GET OUT! I don't ever want to see you again!”
“Don't Kelly... I love...”
“NO you don't! You never did! You left me... you said you weren't ready for this.... and left!”
“I was stupid Kelly.. I freaked out.. but I didn't want this to happen. I just need some time to think.”
{Kelly looks like she's about to say something, but she can barely speak through her emotions, through the tears, through the pain. She just shakes her head after opening her mouth and turns away on the table.}
“You don't realize how sorry I am Kel, how stupid I was acting. I'm an asshole, I don't deserve you....”
“I know.”
“Kelly I've been blaming myself for this...”
“So have I. Leave. Please.”
{Adam lowers his head at Kelly's cold responses, he wants to argue them but he's beating himself up inside, he's ripping himself apart over what he did, over abandoning her.}
“Just let me say Kelly... that I have and I'll always love you.”
“No. No. No. If you did you wouldn't of left my side, you wouldn't of broken my heart, you wouldn't of responded like that when I told you we were going to have a child. I thought you were going to jump up in joy, I thought you were going to take me in your arms and tell me it was going to be alright.... instead... you freaked out. I. NEVER. WANT. TO. SEE. YOU. AGAIN.”
“Good bye Kelly.”
{Kelly doesn't say a word as Adam turns and begins to the door, just as he opens it up.}
“She was going to be a girl.”
{Adam closes his eyes, he fights back the tears and walks out the door, and Kelly saying this just hurts her more as she begins sobbing now, letting out a small grunt, trying to stop from screaming.}
[Roughly 3 Years ago]
“I don't care..”
“I don't believe that for a second.”
“get out of my house.”
{Boone shakes his head.}
“Whatever man... whenever you're ready, the offer is still on the table... but you should if nothing else make peace with her.”
“And join your little company?”
“Yeap, it'll be fun.”
“I couldn't handle seeing her everyday Dave, knowing that I couldn't hold her... that I couldn't touch her lips.”
“You can't torture yourself over this forever Adam. Later man...”
{Adam closes his eyes and shakes his head as Boone slowly walks out the door.}
[About 2 and a half Years ago]
“Kelly... I just didn't know what to do. I was so afraid.”
“Adam.. don't worry about. I'm sorry I reacted how I did back then. I was just so hurt, it wasn't your fault.”
“Yes it was Kelly... I can't believe how much I hurt you, I was just... My dad... I didn't want to bring a child into this world thinking I could turn out like him.”
{Kelly puts her hand on Adam's cheek to calm him down, to comfort him.}
“It's ok Adam. You'd never turn out like him. You're kind, and gentle, and caring. You just.... were human and made a stupid decision.”
“I'm so sorry... I never wanted to hurt you. I never want to hurt you again.”
“I forgive you Adam, I forgave you a long time ago. I just never had the chance to tell you, but every time I look at you.. I see “her”, I think about her. We can't be together... not right now. I'm sorry but it's painful. I look at you and I see all our good times together and I look at you and all I feel is pain over “her”. Maybe some day, but not right now... I need some time to think.”
“That's fine Kelly... I... I'll never give up on you, I'll never stop fighting for you. You know that.”
“I wouldn't expect anything less from my “knight””
{The two press their heads together and close their eyes as they share the moment together. Finally making peace over what happened so long ago.}
[PRESENT DAY]
{Adam sits in a chair with Ryleigh in his arms. He looks down at his daughter and smiles, Kelly stands behind the chair with her arms on his shoulders, gently rubbing them.}
“She looks like you.”
“Whatever... look at those eyes. Those are your eyes. We're going to have to beat the men off her, Like I had to do for you.”
{Kelly softly laughs, she leans around the chair and kisses Adam on the cheek.}
“I love you.”
“I love you more... I'm going to go make Ryles a bottle, be right back ok?”
“no problem, she looks sleepy anyway.”
{Adam looks down at Ryleigh and pets her face gently with the back of his fingers, it makes him smile as he stares at her. He begins to softly talk while Kelly's gone.}
“You're not going to win. You're going to say you are, I know you. You're going to make some cracks about me how Kelly doesn't love me as much as I think or something. Or maybe some cracks that Kelly is the one who did this, she's the one who made the match, whatever. I don't care about any of that. I just know that no matter what Steve. You're not going to win. I promise you Steve... I promise you that Kelly means more to me than a match, than NCW, than this world and you won't keep her from me. I won't die, I won't be defeated.... Kelly means too much to me, more than she means to you... I'll never stop fighting for her.”
{Adam takes Ryleigh and pulls her to resting on his shoulder. He stands up and turns to the kitchen where he sees Kelly working on the bottle. He smiles at her and begins walking to her. He stops, closes his eyes and holds up his index finger to say “one more thing”.}
“It's finally over Steve... thank you for saving her from Karn and Campbell. Thank you for being there for her when she needed some support, but it's really over. She'll never be yours, and you're powerless to keep her out of my arms. It's been fun, but now... you lose.”
{Adam opens his eyes and sees Kelly who turns around. She smiles at him, he smiles at her. The scene fades in perfect harmony.}