Woman: "Hello?"
(The man hangs up and simply talks across the room)
Man: "Krissie, you should really be more careful. You left your front door unlocked"
(Krissie turns around in the sofa and see's the beaming face of Nathan Creed. She smiles back and walks around the sofa to stand in front of him. She smiles again then rears back and slaps him across the face. Nathan stand in shock)
Krissie: "After all that you have put me through, and after what you did to Sallie and Orlando. What did you expect? A hugand kiss and for me to forget all about the past few week's?"
(Nathan rubs his hand againts his aching jaw. He looks at Krissie and simply utters two words)
Nathan: "I'm sorry"
(Krissie just stands in shock. She looks Nathan up and down)
Krissie: "Is that all you can say? Your sorry? You assaulted Orlando repeatedly, you kidnapped Sallie and have stressed her out to no ends. Plus you have played havok with me. I have been worried sick about what you might do next. I hid for weeks from you, just in case you decided to bring me in on all this. They are still my friends Nathan. I still talk to them. You realise that Sallie and Orlando have barely talked in the past fortnight. I don't know what to think anymore and all you can say is sorry? Why should I let you stay?"
(Nathan look straight into Krissie's eye's)
Nathan: "Because I love you"
Krissie: "Nathan, I love you too, but that isn't a reason"
Nathan: "What do you want me to say Krissie? That I am sorry for what I did? That I never meant any of it? I did what I thought was right at the time, and I won't take it back. Now however I have this week to look at. I have an old enemy rearing his ugly face again. I have to deal with Sean Johnsoin, now calling himself the Griffin. He tried to make a fool out of me at War of the Worlds, at the point when I was trying to end this damn war between me and Orlando. Now he has this chain match all booked up and raring to go. Even better is that Orlando is involved as the guest ref. So why should I stay? I want to stay because now more than ever I need you by my side. I am not asking you to stop being friends with Orlando and Sallie, but I am asking you to be by my side if I need you"
Krissie: "What if I say no?"
Nathan: "Then I don't know what to do. I need you with me Krissie. I almost lost you over this thing with Orlando, and I don't want it to happen again. I need you with me. I need to concentrate on beating Sean Johnson"
Krissie: "Fine, but if even for a moment I have doubts then I am gone ok?"
Nathan: "Fine"
(Krissie sits back down and turns the TV off. Nathan walks over and sits down next to Krissie, a slight tension in the air still)
Krissie: "So what are you going to do about Johnson? I mean you have been in a leather strap match, but a chain match? You just went through three brutal matches. You look a wreck, and they still want you to fight Friday?"
Nathan: "It's because Johnson is sucking up to Seagreen. I mean he has been made the number one contender for the World Title for what reason? He won a match, a brutal match admittedly, but still a single damn match. I am the former champion, I won an equally brutal match. Actually tell a lie, I won two equally brutal matches in the same night. Then I found out I have to face the S.O.B. I heard what he had to say, and its mademe laugh. He said tht he has held the most wins over me in all our previous encouters. Now I sat myself dwona after hearing that and I though back to all the matches we had, including the Annihilation battle royal, and at my recal it was 3 - 1 to me, with that epic draw in the middle. Even in that draw I had the advantage at the end. So if he had his brains that scrambled as to forget who had the most wins then what hope does he have of remembering how I fight? He has threatened to remind me of how badly he beat me. The first time he beat me was in a tag match with Hunter. Even then it was Hunter that got the pinfall on Phantom, not him on me. Next time we met was that fatefull draw, then the battle royal. The battle royal where I threw him over the top rope, not the other way around. Next was the tag match with Orlando against him and Celestra. In that it was me and Cruze being declared winners. Finally we met for the World Heavyweight Championship. The match in which he did good, but again I beat him for the biggest prize in the business. Then what happened? He turned tail and fled into the night. He was chickenshit"
Krissie: "But can you beat him now? I mean he must have come back for a reason, and from the looks of it you are the reason. If he came back to put you out of action then he has the means, friends, anpower to do it. You can't afford to lose, but you can't risk a win. You need to take care of him before he take's care of you"
(Nathan glances at Krisie, a real look of concern in her eye's)
Nathan: "I will take care of him, but I don't know whether I can trust Orlando to let me. He still has his vendetta against me, and well I know it ain't over yet between us. It is something that is going to be playing on my mind. All I know is that I have had a hellacious week, and Sean Johnson is simply an obstacle. I don't care what he did to Jerry Walters. Unlike Jerry I will fight back, and I will fight back hard. This thing between me and Orlando isn't over, but this thing between me and Sean is just starting. I guess round four is going to be the longest round yet. I hope Sean remembers me well"
(Nathan looks over at Krissie, who lets a small smile cross her face. She gently takes Nathans hand in her's, a smile crossing Nathan's as well. The scene fades out)
