INTRO: How things can change in just one week? In one event, Shawn Storm was out of the International Title Tournament, and his fiance Lilly was back in the tournament. Not only that, but Shawn Storm's original mentor returned to the SWF in his match. To say it's been a chaotic twenty-four hours is a understatement as the last time we saw Shawn, his relationship with Lilly was exploding right infront of him. Lilly's "friendship" with Lucas Knight has spurned some serious turmoil between what was the hottest couple in all of sports entertainment. The fight on the way home was as heated as any domestic violence situation, and as Lilly got out of Shawn's truck the two couldn't even look at each other. Lilly didn't even get the door closed before Shawn sped off into night. Which leaves more questions then answers...like where is their relationship at right now? The wedding has been put on delay, so will it ever happen? Will Lilly go see Lucas in the morning? Where exactly is Shawn going? What is going through his mind? All these questions and no answers. But maybe we will get a few as we catch up with Shawn shortly after leaving his driveway.

PART 1:

The scene opens on a high lookout over a beach and the ocean. It still very late at night, or early in the morning pending on how you look at it. A light fog is raising off the water as headlights in the distance cut the darkness of the night. A slight rumble can be heard as the vehicle gets closer and closer to the high overlook point. It is only a few moments before the vehicle gets close enough to identify....it's the custom 06' F-150 Supercrew belonging to Shawn Storm. The same truck that sped away from his fiance only hours earlier. But as the vehicle pulls up to a stop it looks as if two people are in the cab. The truck slowly rolls to a stop before the reverse lights kick on. The lifted F-150 backs up to the overlook and comes to a stop, a moment passes and the truck shuts off silencing the rumble of the exhaust. The door swings open on the driver side and Shawn steps out of the truck, closing the door behind him. He walks around the front of the truck and opens the passenger door. A famaliar face to the old Dynasty Wrestling community steps out of the truck, it's backstage reporter Stacy Wright. A close personal friend of Shawn's, and currently an aerobics instructer at one of the local Miami gyms. She steps out of the truck and Shawn shuts the door behind her. The two walk back to the rear of the truck and Shawn lets the tailgate down. He assists Stacy up onto the tailgate and then hops up on the tailgate as she did. The two sit there for a moment without saying anything looking out over the beach and into the seemingly endless ocean.

"You know, I'm glad you wasn't mad when I knocked on your door this late. I figured you would have flipped with someone trying to get in that late," Shawn says with a smile.

"No it's ok, I am always up this late. But if it had been anyone but you, there could have been trouble." she says laughing.

"I'm sorry, I just needed your opinion on a few things. I'm completely lost on my relationship, and you have always been there for me." Shawn says looking out over the ocean.

"Well I would ask you if everything was going ok, but obviously it isn't. So what's wrong?" she asks as she stares over at Shawn.

Shawn takes a deep breath and sighs. He looks over to Stacy and says, "Well Lilly and I was going to be married later today, but she put that off because she wanted to meet another guy to discuss her upcoming match. So I exploded on her tonight and demanded she stay away from him. When she wouldn't agree I left her standing in my driveway."

"You did what?" Stacy asks in a surprised voice.

"I left her standing in the driveway. I mean she wouldn't understand that I wanted to get married tomorrow. It's like her career was the only thing she was thinking about. Regardless of what was best for her and I both." Shawn explains.

"I understand the wedding deal, it's just short of insane to blow off a wedding over a meeting to further your career. I do agree with you on that. However, why would you leave her standing in the driveway? Do you think there is more going on then you know about?" Stacy asks.

"I don't know. She has been in some akward situations with this guy before though. Like a couple months ago she was trying to collect a bounty by taking back a championship title from this guy and he was naked when she talked with him. Then, this past week she mistakenly took a shower in his lockerroom. You know, a lot of little things, and nothing I can say for sure." he says looking back out into the night sky.

"If you are just going on your gut reaction, and don't really know for sure how can you explode on her like that?" Stacy asks with concern.

"I don't know, I just don't trust him. It's nothing against Lilly, I just don't trust a lying son of a bitch like Lucas Knight. As a matter of fact, if I didn't already have a match with Sully Sphinx, I would have challenged Knight to a match and whooped his ass like he stole something." Shawn says as his temper starts to work up again.

Stacy looks at Shawn as he starts to fill with rage. She tries to comfort him by saying, "Calm down Shawn, it sounds like you need to go home and have a long talk with her. But you can't get mad anytime you hear something you don't want to. You need to find out if anything has happened, and what she wants. But you have to keep your cool and don't lose your temper. Right now your temper is your own worst enemy, and you need to repair your relationship with Lilly. Just look at this past event...you lost because of your distractions. You need to keep your focuse and not lose another match. Don't think I don't watch the SWF, and don't think I know that you couldn't be undefeated right now and still be in the International Tournament."

"Alright, when I get home I'll have a long talk with her. I'll try to keep my emotions in check as well, because I have to get past this. At SWF Come Out and Play I face Sully Sphinx, and that will be no easy challenge. He's just short of being considered a monster. Not that I haven't Switchbladed big, tall, lenky, motherfuckers before...but I can't be distracted going into this match. I need to have my head on straight, and get another win. Participating in the first hour is not someplace I like to be. The main event is where I belong."

"Of coarse you belong in the main event. But losing matches will not take you back there. You need to get your personal life in order, and then your career will fall into place. I have seen SUlly Sphinx in person, and his nickname fits. He really is a big dawg, and if you go in with your head other places you may end up with your shoulders on the mat. So settle your differences with Lilly, set a new wedding date for the next week or two and get on with your life. You both will benefit from it." Stacy explains.

Shawn looks over and smiles at Stacy, "You have been such a huge benefit to my career Stacy. I don't know if I would have came this far without some of your advice in the old Dynasty Wrestling. So I'll take your advice, I'll reconcile with my fiance, and then I'll go on to Come Out and Play to defeat the selfproclaimed Big Dawg. Hell, after I beat him I may go outside the ring and piss on his motorcycle. I know how important those are to him, and I think that would be the perfect ending to the perfect beating I put on him."

"Don't get too far ahead of yourself just yet. You still haven't went and talked to Lilly yet." Stacy says smiling at Shawn.

"I guess I should probaly take you home then, and get headed back home. I'm sorry for dragging you out here this late and all, I just needed some good advice and I couldn't think of anyone who gives better." Shawn says as he hops down off the tailgate.

"Well maybe the next time you could just call me." Stacy suggests as she slides down from the tailgate.

Shawn reachs up and slams the tailgate shut, "Maybe the next time I will." Shawn says as he leads Stacy to the passenger side. He opens the door for her and she climbs in, he shuts the door and starts around the truck.

"I sure hope you are home Lilly, and didn't go where I think you were going to go." Shawn mumbles as he goes around to the driver side. He opens the door and climbs in the truck. He shuts the door and the engine roars to life.

The scene closes as the truck begins rolling forward. The pipes grow louder as Shawn accelerates finally turning on his headlights. It's only a few moments before the lights are overtaken with darkness and the sounds of the exhaust come to a silence in the distance. The scene fades to black. Scene closed.

PART 2:

The scene once again opens in Shawn's driveway. His red F-150 pulls into the driveway and comes to a stop. He steps out of the truck and shuts the door behind him. He walks around the truck and up to the front of his home. Shawn quickly enters the home through the front door and shuts it behind him in one motion.

"Lilly!" Shawn yells as he enters his main living room. "Are you in here Lilly? Where are baby?"

Shawn looks around for a moment. He yells again, "Hey baby are you here!"

Just as he yells the front door behind comes to a close. Shawn quickly turns around as Lilly is seen standing infront of the door. "Yes, I'm here..." she answers.

"Are you just now getting home? Where was you?" Shawn asks.

Lilly looks at him then looks down to the floor trying not to look Shawn in the eyes.

"I told you I had to go see Lucas," she says pausing, "You said I couldn't go anywhere tomorrow, but you didn't say anything about tonight."

"And I thought I told you to stay away from Lucas Knight. Did I not make that clear last night?" Shawn says trying to keep his composure.

Lilly looks at Shawn and gives him a stare, then quickly looks down.

"I told you I had to do whatever it took to win," she says pausing, "look, I don't want to fight. I'm glad you're home."

Shawn takes a couple deep sighs and tries to keep his temper under control. "Why are you glad I'm home?" he asks staring at his fiance.

"Because I realize how upset you were," she says, "and I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you when you told me not to go see Lucas."

A look of guilt comes over her as she tries to look away. Shawn stares at her for a moment, as if trying to figure out what is bothering Lilly.

"Why can't you look at me?" Shawn asks as he keeps his eyes on Lilly. "What happened when you met Lucas? And it better be the truth and nothing but the truth."

Lilly sighed as she wipes away a tear.

"I'm sorry Shawn," she says, "I never intended on anything happening but him helping me. I went with the full intentions of getting the help and leaving. That's all I promise."

I knew I should have trusted my gut and not listened to Stacy." he banters.

"I didn't have sex with the man if that's what you think Shawn," Lilly says defensively, "it was only a kiss, but even the kiss made me realize how much I love you and don't want to lose you. I was kissing him on the cheek and he turned his head, Shawn. I'm sorry."

"This is why I told you to stay the hell away from him. It's bad enough the way he talks to you, and it's even worse the situations you two have been in at times. But when you defy what I say, and see him anyway only to come crawling back after something happens begging my forgiveness pushes the limits Lilly. Why couldn't you have just stayed away from him? Why?" he demands.

Lilly puts her head down.

"Shawn this is the most important match that I've had in my entire career, and probably the toughest yet to date. I was thinking on thing and one thing only. I didn't realize how much of an effect his man has on me. I don't know why, I can't explain it. You were right and I should have stayed away." she says as she hangs her head down, "I really do love you Shawn."

Shawn keeps turned away from Lilly, trying not to look back at her. "How or why can I believe that?" he asks. But before she can even answer he says, "You know something, I talked to Stacy Wright, from Dynasty Wrestling and she convinced me to not overreact. She told me that every girl has friends that are guys, and I actually thought everything was ok. But obviously my first judgement was correct, and now I don't know what to do, or believe."

Lilly walks over to Shawn.

"If you want me to stay away from him I will," Lilly tells him sincerely, "I realized tonight just how much I really love you and honestly, it could have gone much further than just a kiss Shawn, but it didn't. Why? Because the only man I want to spend the rest of my life with is standing right here. I am having a hard time dealing with what happened tonight, but Shawn I promise you this. You are the only man I want to be with. Please, I've never cheated on you."

Shawn keeps his back to Lilly, "How am I supposed to believe that? You postponed the wedding because you had to go see him. What do you think that makes me believe?" Lilly thinks for a moment but before she can speak Shawn interrupts her again. "If I am what you want, then I'm going to tell you how it's going to work Lilly. I love you with all of my heart, and if you feel the same then you'll stay the fuck away from Lucas Knight. No phone calls, no meetings, no nothing. This is about you and I, and not wrestling. Not our careers, but our lives. You have a decision to make, and your going to make it right now. You pick me, and you stay the hell away from Lucas Knight, and we reset the wedding date so that it happens before the end of the year. The second choice is your pick Lucas Knight, and you get your stuff and get the hell out, forgetting about me completely."

Lilly realizes he's serious and the only thing she wants to do is make him happy.

"The wedding will go on," she says, "as for Lucas, I promise not calls, no special meetings, however it's going to be hard to stay away from him completely Shawn...we work together."

Shawn turns and faces Lilly, "You can't stay completely away from him, but no more blonde moments leading you to his room. No bounty hunting, no nothing. If you cross paths in the hallway you look the other way and don't speak to him. I'm dead serious that I want you to stay away from him. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Lilly nods in agreement.

"Yes," she says in a low tone. "I'm sorry. Shawn I never wanted you to be this mad. It hurts me to think I've hurt you. Please, I promise you, that I'll prove to you that you're the man I want to be with. You don't have to worry about Lucas."

Shawn stares at Lilly but doesn't respond.

"And if you want me at ring side with you, I'll be there. Shawn, whatever you want." she says in a soft voice.

Lilly turns around as if she doesnt know what else to say or she's having second thoughts, its hard to say as her expression doesn't change.

Shawn pulls Lilly close to him, "You don't know how important you are to me. But you need to listen to me, I know whats best for you and what's best for us. We have to keep our personal lives, and our careers seperate. As long as you keep your promise, and you don't do anything to compromise our relationship I don't see why we can't stay together, and be married right after Christmas. What do you think?"

"Shawn, " she says pausing, "we can get married right after my match at Come Out and Play. I do love you, and I want to marry you."

Lilly lays her head on his chest and sobs.

"How about we wait till the Saturday before Christmas?" he asks. "I think that would be the perfect date since you'll be coming off a huge win with a new title, and I'll also be coming off a win at Come Out and Play. It would really be the perfect way to finish off what has been a up and down week. But don't ever think I don't want you to win Lilly. I just want to be the one helping you, and not some jackoff like Lucas Knight. I want us to both be successful, but I would give up my entire career to spend the rest of my life with you. Just always know that, and know that your everything to me. I trust you, and I'll deal with Razelon, Lucas Knight, and Sully Sphinx at Come Out and Play. I can guarentee that." Shawn says as he holds his fiance close to him, giving her a soft kiss on the forehead.

The scene fades to black and comes to a close as the only power couple in the SWF has seemingly reunited and reconciled their differences. Scene closed.

ENDING: After all the turmoil, and all the rumors Shawn and Lilly have seemingly settled their difference and reset the wedding date. They are both on the same page, and both seem to be what the other lives for. But will they get through Come Out and Play together, and will they make it through the event without another Lucas Knight issue? One also has to wonder about the comments made about Razelon. What could Shawn have in mind for him? But even with all the talk and all Shawn still has to be prepared for Sully Sphinx, also known as the "Big Dawg". After being knocked out of the International Tournament, Shawn has fallen on the card and must once again begin the climb to the top. But Sully is no small task, and with his size and frame it should be a tough task for Shawn to put the big man down once and for all. However he should have no problem getting motivated to kick some ass, and we'll have to wait until Come Out and Play to find out if Shawn is ready and capable of defeating a near giant in the SWF. So join the SWF for Come Out and Play, and find out how big of an impact the power couple makes.