He was growing tired of always constantly having to make dinner. His oldest Brittany would have to learn to cook; this was starting to take its toll on him. He knew what to expect however, as being a widowed father of three, he had learned to do more things than any man dare learn. Of course, he loved his children, but at some point in his life, he needed some time for himself. However, that wasn’t going to happen, at least not tonight. It’s Sierra’s birthday today. He was at home, preparing dinner while she and her brother and sister were with their grandfather getting ice cream. Donnie was supposed to be there with a cake soon, Nicky was growing more and more restless wondering if his brother wasn’t blowing this off to be with some random woman. Nicky really didn’t want to think about his brother’s promiscuous ways, he knew it would bring back terrible memories. Memories he would prefer to remain just that, and not have to relive the drama that comes from them. He looked down at the meal he was preparing, meatballs. He was using a recipe he figured out on his own while his mother was teaching him how to make meatballs. He usually added a couple spices and a little something special to give it a nice little kick. He was about to place the meatballs into a dish and put them in the oven when he heard a rumbling. He instantly knew it was his younger brother in his 1979 Camaro. He remembered the sound of that car the day his brother bought so long ago. It still sounded like it could rip up the pavement. He got a little worried for a moment; he would hope his brother wouldn’t tear it up down the road. He was in a suburban neighbourhood, this wouldn’t end well. He walked outside his door to meet his brother. He exited his car, going back into grab the cake. Nicky couldn’t help but notice some of his neighbours looking in their direction, some even shaking their heads. He looked back at Donnie and scowled. Donnie gave him a look that clearly asked what Nicky was scowling about. Nicky only shook his head as he headed towards his house again. His brother did make a couple fans in the children who loved the sound of powerful cars, along with the odd teenager who loved old cars.
As they entered the house, Donnie looked around. Nicky knew that Donnie was a little hesitant to come in the first place. This is where they had the party where Donnie tried having sex with Nicky’s wife. Nicky wasn’t so sure this would be a good idea anymore. He watched as his brother looked intently at the couch where he would softly caress Nicky’s wife’s body. Oh how he missed Kari. Nicky did his best to shake off all the hate that was beginning to boil up inside of him as he went back into the kitchen to get dinner ready. Donnie walked in and made a sound with his mouth, almost as if in disgust. Nicky looked up at his brother.
Nicky Trix: “What?â€
Donnie Trix: “Are you seriously making your famous meatballs?â€
Nicky was about to defend his meatballs, but Donnie raised a hand to stop him.
Donnie Trix: “Listen, I don’t think a thirteen year old-“
Nicky Trix: “She’s eight.â€
It had been an extremely long time since Donnie had seen the children. He was never around when the youngest was born. Nicky’s kids didn’t really know their uncle that much. Nicky felt bad for Donnie sometimes, the man meant well. At least he brought the cake!
Donnie Trix: “Oh, well then. I don’t think a kid that age wants meatballs, especially your famous ones. I would have gone with pizza. Kids love that shit.â€
Nicky started to think, placing the last meatball into the dish. He looked up at his brother, and smiled. Placing the meatballs in the fridge, he would have them for lunch or something tomorrow. Today was his little girl’s day, and Donnie was right, all she’d want would be pizza. He washed his hands before grabbing the phone, and calling the local pizza place close by. Ordering all he assumed he would need. He was glad that his pizza arrived before everybody else. His little girl had a huge smile on her face seeing all that pizza. Nicky had made the right choice in following his brother’s advice. Once dinner was eaten, and presents were opened, the men of the family headed to the garage where they had a couple alcoholic beverages while having a conversation of what was the most popular topic of conversation; wrestling. Toby of course was the first to start the conversation.
Toby Trix: “Can you trust this McHenry guy?â€
Nicky started to nod, as he was taking a long swig from his beer.
Nicky Trix: “I think so; he seems to not like Bronko, or Eric Snow. I feel as though he and I will be on the same page tomorrow night.â€
Donnie decided to chime in on this conversation.
Donnie Trix: “I think it’s dangerous to be in a tag match against the dude you’ll be facing for his title. I’m sure the dude will do anything in his power to hurt you before the big match. On top of that, McHenry will probably be looking for a shot at that title too, as he was the other guy in that match to decide the first International champion.â€
Nicky Trix: “Thank you Donnie! I didn’t know that! It’s not like I don’t work for the company or anything.â€
Donnie raised his hands in a defensive way and backed up a little bit. There was silence for a bit before Toby decided to get back to the discussion at hand.
Toby Trix: “Listen son, he’s right. You need to make sure you keep your eyes on that weasel. I think he’ll try something dirty tomorrow night. Maybe you should join that PWA movement to possibly stay safe? Or how about going for that management position that just opened up? You have experience.â€
Nicky shook his head as he downed the rest of his beer.
Nicky Trix: “Listen dad, I love wrestling, you know I do. That knee surgery took me out of the game for five years! I was manager of XWE for about three of those years, where I got hurt even more by that Inferno guy, and you know it! I’m happy where I’m at, and I know I can handle myself against anybody. These people from PWA don’t see that they are beating a dead horse. Sure, it was a great company, and if I wasn’t under contract for another company, I would have joined. I need to focus on winning this tag match, than that title match. I have an excellent opportunity to get my foot in the door here.â€
After that last comment, the entire area went quiet; each man drank from his beer bottle as it was obvious that the discussion would eventually turn into arguing. Nicky knew he would have to put little Scotty to bed, poor guy must be tired after all the excitement. The night ended rather late for him. Tomorrow would come too fast, and he knew that he needed to be able to do his thing in the ring. McHenry was counting on him; the fans were counting on him. Most importantly, his family was counting on, his biggest supporters of his entire career. He knew he would have to give Sierra a real nice birthday present; he’d have to win that title match. Knowing how much his children loved wrestling, he knew they’d love it. He suddenly got a chill down his spine, as he watched his father for a moment. Toby looked up at him, with a serious face, pulled out his cell phone and made a phone call, turning his back to Nicky. Nicky was very curious as to what his father was doing. Oh well, he knew it would have to have something to do with wrestling. He knew it would involve ACW, and he knew it would be bad for someone.
OOC: A little something I just whipped up in under an hour. Been super busy with work and other stuff. Next week may be the same, who knows.