Chapter 4
Kane woke the next morning to be greeted with the blazing sunlight streaming
through the hotel window and the world's worst headache. X-Pac was trying to
move around the room quietly but he was failing miserably. "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 round with
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 and he rushed to the bathroom to empty his
stomach. X-Pac 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" Kane 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" X-Pac grinned wickedly. "Shit! Eloise!" he
ran again to the bathroom suddenly feeling ill again. "What will Kat
say?". Suddenly X-Pac was confused, "What do you mean what will Kat
say? It's not like you're dating or anything. You're *not* dating, are
you?". Kane 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 X-Pac
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 X-Pac and Kane arrived at the hospital to take Kat home. X-Pac
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 for them to arrive and Kane thought she looked
more beautiful than ever. X-Pac 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 after a couple of deep breaths
and fakse starts 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 another 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, sweetheart! Don't worry! People do things they don't mean
when they are drunk. Did you enjoy yourself?". Kane raised his head and
looked a little shocked at the question. Answering honestly he replied,
"I thought I did but..", "But what?" "Taker 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.
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