By Sarah Weekes
Kane woke the next morning to be greeted with the blazing sunlight streaming
through the hotel window and the world's worst headache. Sean was trying to
move around the room quietly but without much success. "What the fuck
happened last night?" he mumbled as he turned over trying to hold back the
feeling he was about to throw up. "Awake. At last" he spun around an excited
look on his face. "You can't remember what happened?" He leaned forward to
help the bigger man to his feet when he began to stumble. Once upright the
nausea hit him again as he rushed to the bathroom to empty his stomach. Sean
stood at the door quietly laughing at his friend. "Welcome to your first
hangover. Let it be the first of many". "Not if I can help it" he mumbled
staggering back in to the bedroom and collapsing on the bed. "What did happen
last night?" he asked again. Sounding a little more worried now he knew he
was drunk. "All I know is that you brought a gorgeous woman up here last
night. I think you should tell ME what happened last night" Sean grinned
wickedly. "Shit. Eloise" he ran again to the bathroom suddenly feeling ill
again. "What will Kat say?". "What do you mean what will Kat say? It's not
like you're dating or anything. You're NOT dating, are you?" he groaned
"We're not but what will she think. I had sex with some woman I don't even
know". Looking directly into Kane's eyes Sean asked, "You really like her
don't you? You're worried this might ruin things with her?". Kane's eyes sank
to the floor as he nodded in agreement. "I like her a lot"
Later that day Sean and Kane arrived at the hospital to take Kat home. Sean
had managed to convince Kane to tell Kat the truth about the night before,
hoping it would turn out better than if she found out off someone else. Kat
sat on the edge of her bed waiting. Kane thought she looked more beautiful
than ever. Sean made an excuse to leave the room and let them have some
space. Kat could feel Kane had something to tell her so she sat patiently
waiting for him to speak. Eventually he turned to face her and spoke bearly
above a whisper "I went to WWF New York last night. "You did? I'm glad. Was
it fun?" Kane took a deep breath and started with his story. "I made a huge
mistake. I'm so sorry I didn't mean it" He sunk to his knees resting his head
in her lap and continued. "I was very drunk and..I'm sorry. You believe me
don't you? It was a mistake. I.. I slept with a woman. I'm so sorry." Kat sat
quietly stroking her friend's hair wondering why he was so upset. "Kane.
Don't worry. People do things they don't mean when they are drunk. Did you
enjoy yourself?". Kane raised his head a looked he directly in her eyes. "I
thought I did but..", "But what?" "Mark paid her to sleep with me. He will do
anything to get at me so he paid a whore to sleep with me. Is that the only
woman I will be able to get? Some woman I have to pay for. Please tell me it
won't be like that all the time?" with that Kane burst into uncontrollable
tears as Kat continued to stroke his hair, crying silently with him.