Post Snap... No I'm not kicking Reynolds again

[Rotten]

The whole world... Or at least the majority of the locker room backstage seem to be in agreement about one thing. Jay O'Brien can't be beat... At least not by Johnny Rotten. They speculated at Cold Snap, but this time it was with conviction. Johnny Rotten can't win.

"When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time.' "

~ Author Unknown

February 7th, 2007
Vancouver, BC

[Fade into a shot of Johnny loading up the Station Wagon for the long drive back to Edmonton.]

I was sore and I was tired. Fighting Jay O'Brien was like being a tackling dummy for a pro football club. It hurt... And I was exhausted. As soon as the match was over, I got to say that I was pretty upset with the outcome. [Pause for the "but"] But afterwords, I remembered something my old trainer used to say. The lessons you learn from a win are usually enough to fill a page, but the lessons learnt from a loss are often enough to fill a book. A lot of good things happened tonight. I got over with the fans. I got over with NAPW brass, and I learnt lessons...

Enough to fill a book.

[Jeff Fox waddles into the shot as Johnny wrestles with a large piece of luggage, probably belonging to Jeff.]

Fox: So you ready to hit the road.

Johnny: [Stifling a yawn] Yeah

Fox: [Opening up the passenger door.] Good... You take first shift... I'm beat.

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

Johnny: [Rolling down the window] Dude... You were just standing outside the car... What the hell... Did you save that till you closed the door.

[Seven hours, Three Red Bulls, and One scared feeling in your gut. The kind you get when you realize you just fell asleep at the wheel. Johnny pulls over the car.]

Fox: [Springing awake] Are we home.

Johnny: I can't go on... [Hesitant about even asking] Your gonna have to take a turn.

Fox: [Quick to agree] Sure kid... Slide on over and grab some sleep.

[45 minutes, Two pee breaks, and one speeding ticket later.]

Fox: Your up kid...

[Fast forward to Edmonton. An exhausted Johnny Rotten pulls into the parking lot of their Mill Wood's apartment. Johnny parks the car and starts unloading. Jeff on the other hand makes a run for the bathroom. Halfway to the apartment, he stops running, and even in the dark Johnny can spot the dark wet-like stain growing around his crotch area. The words "Damn you tiny bladder" can be heard as he disappears through the door.]

Now if I was paying attention, I might have noticed the light on in our apartment window as we drove in. I didn't and Jeff stuck me with luggage duty as he tended to his urinary problems.

[Cut to the inside of the apartment. Lilly Fox, Jeff's sister stops him just a step inside the door.]

Lilly: What the hell Jeff... We had a plan.

Fox: I know... [Hushed voice] Don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing.

Lilly: He wasn't just suppose to lose Jeff... He was supposed to take a beating. His career was going to crumble Jeff, and we were going to be there to pick up the pieces. He got over Jeff... That's the opposite of the plan. [Pause, Sniff] What's that smell..?

Fox: I needed a diversion. Look the kid is gonna be up here in a couple of seconds... You gotta disappear.

[Told ya he was sneaky.]

Lilly: [Sneer] I don't think so Jeff... Little Sister is coming for a visit.

[Jeff tries to stammer a rebuttal, but Lilly leaves him hanging in wet pants and then as he follows her to his room, she slams the door leaving him locked out.]

Fox: Lilly... LILLY... You let me handle this. [Stammering again.] You better not sleep with him.

[Johnny enters the apartment ignorant to everything that had just happened.]

Johnny: Sleep with who..?

[Well maybe not everything.]

Fox: [Ignorance] What..?

Johnny: You said better not sleep with him.

Fox: Your tired kid... Get some sleep.

[Johnny sets the luggage down and turns to close the door. As he does, Jeff's door opens and a pair of clean pants fly out landing on Jeff's head. The door simultaneously closes with the front door and once again, Johnny is none the wiser.]

Johnny: Yeah [Sarcasm] Weird, even with that 45 minutes of sleep, I'm still tired. [Pause] Must have been the sirens.

[Cut to the next morning.]

[Johnny lies half on and half off of the couch. A Grey comforter covers most of his upper torso.]

I'm not sure why I opened my eyes at that exact second, but I thanked God that I did.

[Long Blond hair, a White sports top that hugged every curve, and matching White panties that barely contained a very feminine bottom that might best be described as heart shaped.]

I wasn't sure whether I should say something or continue faking sleep. I chose to continue faking as I watched her reach for a cup. Filling it from the tap she retraced her steps back to Jeff's bedroom and closed the door behind her.

Johnny: [Out loud but more to himself.] How does a guy like Jeff get a girl like that..?

Fox: [From the other side of the couch] He doesn't... [Groans] That's my sister.

Johnny: [Looking over the couch and to the floor.] What..?

Fox: [Dry] Different fathers.

Johnny: She staying long..?

Fox: Nope..!

[Fox stands up letting his blanket fall. He stretches and farts all in one motion and then jams his hands down the front for a morning itch. Marching into his room and slamming the door behind him, an argument instantly breaks out. Although it is mostly muffled, a few words can be heard. "Slut" "Don't sleep with him" "Whore" "Your going to sleep with him I know it."]

So I make the biggest mistake of my life... [Thinks about hiring Jeff as his manager.] The second biggest mistake of my life and stand up so I can eavesdrop on their conversation. A second later, Lilly flies out of the room crying, her hands covering her face. She is fully dressed at this point and she barrels right into me, clamping her arms around my waist as she begins sobbing.

[Cut to the back side of Rotten to see a dry faced Lilly. Fox walks out of the room, yells "I knew it" and then slams the door.]

Lilly: [Sniffling] Do you... [Pretends to wipe her eyes.] Do you want to get a coffee or something..?

[Johnny doesn't answer. If you thought he was an invert dealing with guys, you should see him around members of the opposite sex.]

Lilly: I just got to get out of here... C'mon.

[Lilly pulls Johnny to the door and he follows like a puppy on a leash.]

[Skip ahead.]

[60 minutes, and three cups of coffee later. Johnny and Lilly sit in a small cafe as a stereotypical waitress tops them up.]

Lilly: So Jeff says your wrestling next week heh.

Johnny: [Deep Breath] Yeah.

Lilly: [Pouty lips] Jay O'Brien and Jeff James... I hear they're real good.

Johnny: [Another big breath] Yeah.

Lilly: [Tilts her head] What's the matter..?

Johnny: Nothin... Something... It's just that O'Brien just beat me, and James is a NAPW veteran. It's a Rock and a Hard Place type situation, and I'm in the middle, Y'know what I mean.

[His statement never gets answered. The waitress returns holding a basket of what looks like two day old roses that haven't seen water in a while.]

Waitress: Valentine rose for the lady Sir..?

Lilly: [Answering before Johnny can even open his mouth.] Yesss...

[She reaches across the table and grabs Johnny's hands.]

Yeah I respond, smiling from ear to ear, and just like that we were talking about everything not wrestling related. Should I be focusing on Jay O'Brien... Yes..! Should I be training... Yes..! Is this some kind of disrespect towards a veteran like Jeff James... Probably..! At this exact second, did I care...

[Wink]

[Smile]

Not a bit..!

[Static]