Jade's return to wrestling five months after giving birth to
Mackenzie was huge in the wrestling industry. She wasn't cleared to
wrestle just yet, but wanted to get back into the scene as soon as possible
to avoid thinking any more about Shawn and Jenny's baby. She hadn't seen
Shawn since the wedding day and the minute she left their apartment, but
the image of him, pathetic and upset, never left her mind.
Only two hours before the show began, Jade found Jenny backstage,
looking truly pregnant. "I just wanted to congratulate you on your return
and wish you good luck tonight," Jenny said with a sweet smile. Jade
nodded, unable to say anything to the girl she had deemed one of her
closest friends only months ago.
"Thanks, Jenny. I have to go now. I have to talk to some people
before the show starts." Jade started to head out of the room.
"Okay, Jade. Is it alright if I stay here for a while? My back is
killing me."
Jade nodded absentmindedly. Jenny was the furthest thing from her
mind that night.
At the other side of the arena, Shawn sat with Hunter. "Just be
yourself, man, and she can't really stay mad," Hunter coached.
"Ha! You don't really know Jade, do you?" Shawn asked, a small smile
playing his lips. "Something tells me if I screw this up, she will stay
mad at me until the cows come home. She won't let anything sway her
opinion unless it's honest and true."
Hunter nodded. He knew that; Steph was the same way.
Moments before Shawn's music hit the stage, Jade was on her way back
into her dressing room. Before she could even open the door all the way,
she heard a voice. It was Jenny's.
"But Josh, you're the father of my baby! You have to pay me child
support! Well, yes, I did talk to a lawyer, and he said you have to face
up to your parental rights."
Wait a moment. Josh? Father of Jenny's baby? What was going on
here? Jade burst into the room with such force that she felt she was going
to rip the door off it's hinges.
"Jenny? What the hell is going on here?"
Jenny sat, her mouth agape in surprise. She recoiled in horror and
dropped the phone. Speechless, she made a dash for the door but years of
wrestling training allowed Jade to beat her there. She practically spit in
her face, "What the hell is going on?"
"Alright, it was bull!" Jenny cried. "Shawn is not the father, nor
did I sleep with him. I said that because I've hated you from day one.
You've always had it easy, Jade! The boys crawl over each other to get to
you, your family is rich, you're famous and you're pretty! I'm none of
those things. For once, I wanted to see you get the heartbreak instead of
me."
Jade stood by the doorway, unable to speak. Anger flashed before her
eyes as she heard Shawn being introduced on the television that hung in the
corner of the room. Her eyes drifted upwards and Jenny escaped out of the
room, taking all of her lies and deceit with her. But Jade didn't care.
She focused on the T.V., eager to hear what Shawn was going to say.
"I'm not out here tonight to wrestle," he began. "I'm out here to
tell someone whom I care about very much what the true story is.
"Jade, I know tonight is your return to the WWF and I don't want
anything to ruin this because its your night. But I feel you must know
this." He took a deep breath.
"I did not sleep with Jenny. Her baby is not mine. I don't know
whose it is, but it sure as hell doesn't belong to me. I've got my baby-
our baby-and I don't need anything else right now. Jade, I love you. Even
if you don't forgive me, I love you still. And I know, I pray, deep down
inside, you love me, too."
He turned around to face the stage and there she stood, as beautiful
as the day he first met her. The lights behind her lit her up, like an
angel as she ran down the ramp and into Shawn's waiting arms.
"I love you, too," she whispered to him. "I'm so sorry."
The crowds were going wild with cheers. If only they knew that this
wasn't part of the storyline, Jade thought to herself, holding Shawn closer
to her. If only they knew that life wasn't a game, a story for people to
play parts in. But that didn't matter now. Jade had her family back and
she couldn't be happier.