[Nic Totopoulous' girlfriend Miranda is seen sitting on the couch watching some television.  She is dressed in her pajamas with he slipper covered feet up on the couch.  Someone can be heard walking up the steps to the front porch.  Keys enter the lock, the doorknob turns and the door opens.  Nic Totopoulous walks through the door.  He is carrying his gym bag with his clothes in.  He drops the bag next to the door.   He sits down on the stairs leading upstairs in the front hallway to take off his shoes.  He walks into the room and Miranda gets up and looks up at him.  She walks over and gives him a tight hug, with her head buried in is chest.  He responds and squeezes just as tight as she does.  They let go of each other and they sit down side by side on the couch where Miranda was just sitting.  She leans against him and rests her head on his muscular chest.  He puts his arm around her and holds her close.]

Miranda - You know I don't like you going back into that world don't you?

Totopoulous - Yes, of course I do hunny.  It's too late to go back now though.

Are you sure it's too late?   There isn't some way you can just...  I don't know...  Talk to Marcel or something to let you out of the contract?

Marcel would be stupid to let me out without any financial gain.  I don't mean to tute my own horn, but I was and still am a big deal in TNT Wrestling.  I'm a former two time champion there.   Marcel would be a fool to just let me leave.

Are you sure you couldn't convince him or something that your back is still injured?  That the walking is great, but that you're still risking permanent paralysis by getting back into the ring?

I'm sorry sweetheart, I would need documentation from the doctor saying that's teh case.

Then we'll go talk to the doctor.

He isn't going to write up a fake note for me.  He would risk losing his job, and he probably wouldn't be able to practice medicine anymore if anyone from TNT were to find out.  He would face a major lawsuit.  You know that.

I know.  I just want there to be some way out, any way possible.

I know you do.  This is what I was born to do though.  I was born to be a professional wrestler.  I always hoped I could be a professional hockey player when I was kid.  I used to play street hockey everyday after school and emulate my favourite hockey players.  When I found out that I wasn't going to be good enough to play hockey, I turned my attention to wrestling.  As soon as I started, I knew I was destined for greatness.  I knew I could be someone, and I could be a person that people would look up at and say, "That guy is the best."  I knew I could do that, I just needed to be given a chance.   This is what I want to do, and nothing else.

I know that.  It's just so hard to see you go back into that world that gave you so much trouble in the past.   I mean you had all that drug trouble.

That was my fault Miranda.   We've been over this before.  It was my choice to do all of the things I did back then.  It wasn't the world I lived in, it was the person I was.  Ever since I've cleaned up though, I've been able to see things clearly, and I know what's important in my life.  What's important are you and my wrestling.  There wasn't a day that went by when I wasn't able to wrestle that I wanted to get out there and tell the world that I can walk, and that I can wrestle.  There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't wish I could get back into the ring and do what I was born to do, and that is wrestle professionally.  This is my life Miranda, and I want you to be part of it.

I want to be part of it.   I know how much this means to you, and I don't want to be the one to hold you back from your dream.

Then please don't.   Please understand.

I do, but that doesn't mean I like it.  You'll be spending so much time away from me, and I don't know if I can live like that.  I love you too much to let you be gone almost all of the time.

Marcel and I have agreed to a more limited schedule.  I won't be gone all of the time.  I'll be home more than I'll be away, I can promise you that.

Well, I suppose I can live with that.  I don't like the things that man Lyricz is saying though.

I don't want you to worry about who I'm wrestling.  I've wrestled a thousand times, I know what the score is.   I know what Lyricz is capable of, I've seen him in the ring before.  It'll be a tough match, but I know I can beat him.  I've beaten better men than him before.   I know what I'm up against.

That's what you thought with that guy Gravedigger too, and didn't he hurt you?

No, I hurt myself.  It wasn't his fault.  I made a mistake, and I suffered.  It's my risk to take.

I don't want to risk it though.  I don't want to take the chance though Nic.  This is both of us you need to think about.

I am.  I'm thinking about working with TNT Wrestling, making lots of money, I can retire at 40, we'll be set for life financially.  Our kids won't have to worry about a thing, and we won't have to worry about a thing.

I know.  I'm just worried about you.  Lyricz said some pretty angry things Nic.  He made a lot of threats, I'm just worried about you.

I know Lyricz talks a lot.   Everyone does.  It makes for good TV.  Not only that, but it's mind games.  He's trying to throw me off my game.  It won't happen though.  I've been around too long to let a few words throw me off.  I know what he's capable of, and the things he says aren't wrong.  He's calling me a liar, a coward, and whatever else he wants.  It really doesn't bother me.  The reasons I did what I did are my own and my own only.  He says I'm a glory hog?  Fine.  Maybe I am.   Maybe I do like the glory, or I like to hear the fans cheer for me, or I like to hear my fans chant my name.  Maybe I do like it.  You know as well as I do though that, that isn't the reason I didn't come back as soon as I could.  I did it for you.  Now I have to go do this for me.  I can't keep letting Lyricz toss me around without defending myself the way I know I can.  I know I can get the better of him, and it was killing me to let him toss me around like that.  I couldn't take it anymore.  I had to defend myself.  I'm still very sorry you don't like me wrestling, but it's something I just have to do.

I know, I know.  I just don't like it.

I know you don't.  I wish I could change things, but I can't.  Don't worry though.  I know what I'm doing.  I've been doing this for quite a while now.

I just don't want you to get hurt.

I won't.  I promise.

[Miranda snuggles her head even more into Totopoulous' chest.  He wraps her arms around him.   He holds her even tighter now as the scene fades to black.]