Chapter Fifty

Vince McMahon was watching a twenty-four-hour news station when he heard his phone ring. He looked at the display screen and his brows twisted in confusion and concern as he answered the phone.

"Hello, Linda." Vince greeted apprehensively. It was nearing eleven which, unless she was at a taping, was late for Linda to be awake.

"Where are you and the kids?" Linda asked refraining from pleasant greetings and small talk.

"Florida, I told you before I left." Vince replied gruffily.

"The housekeeper said that you four left earlier today in a rush." Linda replied in a disapproving tone.

"We're not in Boca Raton. Stephanie, Paul, and I are in Orlando." Vince paused then continued. "Did Stephanie not call you?"

"No, Stephanie did not call me." She retorted then asked. "What are you doing in Orlando and where is Shane?"

"Stephanie must have not gotten around to calling you." Vince replied as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Kathleen is in the hospital. Shane is in Tallahassee with the RAW Roster. Why do you want to know? Why haven't you called him?"

"Shane just called me. He was screaming nonsense. It's going straight to voice mail. Something is wrong with him. He was arguing with someone, but I couldn't hear who it was, whoever it is, accused him of rape and has him believing the utter nonsense that he raped Kathleen which is of course a lie."

Vince took a deep breath. "It's not a lie, Linda. He did."

"No, he did not." Linda quickly dismissed. "He was throwing up and crying. It sounded as if someone was torturing him. I would fly down and check on him, but I have meetings that in the morning that absolutely cannot be rescheduled."

"I"ll have someone check on him." Vince promised.

"Please, do. I"m worried about him. I have no inkling as to why someone would accuse him of something so horrid." Linda stated.

"Linda, when I get back home, we're going to have a talk and you're going to listen." Vince declared.

"Whatever about?" Linda asked.

"Shane, Marissa, and Kathleen." Vince paused then added. "Why haven't you asked why Kathleen is in the hospital?"

"I have no reason to. She's doing this for attention. She's divorcing Jason and she may think that this will make the judge feel sorry for her."

"Linda." Vince barked. "Listen to me, Kathleen is not doing this for attention. She's pregnant and on the verge of miscarrying."

"Is the baby Shane's?" Linda asked dryly.

Vince paused and debated whether on telling her that it was a possibility, but then decided that he would support Kathleen's wishes. Although he had not physically seen the affidavit, but he trusted Jay. "No, the baby is not Shane's."

"Then I do not care and neither should you." Linda replied. "Make sure that you have someone check on Shane and call me back with a status report."

Linda disconnected the call before Vince could reply. He stared at the phone for a few moments dumbfounded over Linda's comments about Kathleen.

Author's Note

Thank you all for your wonderful reviews. The next chapter will revert to an excessively long length which will feature a conversation between Monty-Kip-Billy and Kathleen, an ultrasound, a brief look in on the house show in Tallahassee, a lockdown, and much more.

On another note, who do you think Vince should send to check on Shane? Vince, Stephanie, and Paul are out of the pickings as they are in Orlando and Shane is in Tallahassee for the RAW House Show. Also, Linda and Marissa are out too, because they're in New England. I"m curious as to who you think it should be and why. Thanks again!