One Last Try (New Fic)

[Lil Wolf]

It was nearly midnight and Sean hadn't come back. Scott was pacing, while Kevin looked out the window occasionally. Neither had any idea where Sean had gone, but they were both worried about him. And they had a good reason for it too.

Over the past several months, Sean Waltman had gotten himself into a heap of trouble. He and Joanie had been through hell together and Sean was paying for it while Joanie was enjoying her life. Little got to the woman and she literally drove Sean nuts. Kevin and Scott resented her for this. They had tried many times to get Sean away from her, but he always went back.

"You don't think he went to see her, do you?" Scott asked, stopping for a moment to look at his best friend.

"Doubt it." Kevin replied.

"Joanie is doing a live appearance tonight for an independent wrestling company." He added.

Scott continued pacing as he checked the clock every few seconds. He was getting irritated now. Sean had gone out, promising to return before eleven, but he was already over an hour late. Besides being arrested for domestic violence charges, Sean had been in jail for drugs as well but he was recovering now.

"You don't think..." Scott began.

Kevin cut his friend off. He knew Sean wouldn't do that, or at least he hoped.

"No, there's no way. He's been clean for almost three months." Kevin said.

Neither could be sure though. They both knew how easy it was to fall off the wagon. Sean had done it before. They couldn't rule that out just yet.

Waiting was making them both crazy. By one, Kevin had gone outside more than a few times to look for Sean, but he hadn't see him. Scott had tried his cell phone, but there was no answer each time he called.

Five minutes after two, Sean finally wandered in.

"Where were you?" Kevin asked.

"We've been waiting all night." Scott said.

Sean rolled his eyes upon hearing his friends.

"You sound like my parents." He grumbled.

Scott and Kevin noticed that he was sober. They were relieved by this. They had worried that he'd drink too much or worse, but he appeared to be fine.

"So, where were you?" Kevin asked, as Sean removed his coat.

"I was walking. I thought about going to see Joanie, but I knew she was doing that appearance and figured she'd be mad if I showed up there, so I just walked all night." Sean admitted.

"You could've come back to talk about it." Scott replied.

Sean shrugged. He'd talked about it enough. He didn't feel like talking anymore. It didin't make him feel better. He wanted things to be okay with Joanie, but he knew in his heart that they weren't. He loved her still and he thought she loved him, but he wasn't entirely sure. Most of the arguments were started by Joanie and usually she was the one to hurt him, but the police never believed that.

Sean sat down on the couch and closed his eyes. He wanted sleep now. He just wanted to sleep so he didn't have to think about anything. Kevin and Scott realized this, so they turned out the light and went upstairs to their rooms. The trio was currently sharing a house because it was cheaper and they were currently working together with TNA, so it was convenient too.

"Think he'll be okay?" Scott asked before going to his room.

"Maybe. We'll talk to him tomorrow. I think he's tired." Kevin replied.

The following morning, Kevin and Scott went downstairs to talk to Sean, but he was gone.

"Great, he took off." Kevin grumbled.

Scott checked Sean's room, but he wasn't there. When Sean walked in the door with Joanie by his side, the Outsiders scowled. Neither liked Joanie and they weren't too happy to see her with Sean.

"Hi boys." Joanie said, a knowing smile playing on her lips.

"What are you doing here?" Scott asked, without hesitation.

"Sean invited me back here. Hope you don't mind." Joanie replied.

Sean knew his friends were disappointed, but he didn't care. He wanted to talk to Joanie. Maybe they could work things out. It was a long shot, but he loved her enough to try.

Scott and Kevin were disgusted with Sean at the moment and left the house. They didn't want to be around Joanie. They decided to get some breakfast before going to visit with Jeff Jarrett, their friend and co-worker. Anything was better than being around Joanie Laurer.

"So, how was your night last night?" Sean asked Joanie.

"It was great. I had a lot of fun and the fans really had a good time too." Joanie admitted.

As usual, she avoided Sean's attempt to start a conversation about their relationship and where it was going. Instead, she started a make-out session with him that took away his will to keep a bit of distance.

"What's up, Jeff?" Scott asked when Jeff opened the door to his apartment.

"Come on in." Jeff said, holding the door open for his friends.

Scott and Kevin walked in and noticed a young woman sitting on the couch. They felt bad for interrupting their friend now.

"If this is a bad time, we'll go." Kevin offered.

"No, no. It's fine. This is my cousin, Lacy." Jeff said.

Another young woman came from the hall and joined Lacy on the couch.

"And this is her friend, Caroline." Jeff said.

"Caroline is dating my cousin." Lacy commented, without waiting for Jeff to introduce his friends.

"Ladies, this is Kevin and this is Scott." Jeff said, introducing his friends.

"The famous Outsiders." Lacy remarked.

"What have you told her?" Kevin asked, a smirk crossing his lips at the familiar name.

"Everything." Jeff retorted.

Scott laughed and Kevin smiled openly. There was certainly a lot to tell. The Outsiders had a long history together, even if they didn't use the name professionally anymore. They still considered themselves as such.

"So, what brings you here?" Jeff asked.

Scott filled Jeff in on what was going on with Sean.

"I'm not surprised. You know, you oughta introduce him to your sister." Jeff suggested to Scott.

"No way. Jessie's too young for Sean and besides, he'd never go for that. He's too hung up on Joanie." Scott insisted.

"Well, what about Nikki?" Jeff asked Kevin.

"She's involved with a guy named Chad." Kevin replied.

"Too bad. Both women would be able to woo Sean. He's so vulnerable right now." Jeff commented.

"What about your sister?" Scott asked.

"Kelsey might be interested." Jeff remarked.

"Well, call her up or something. See if she can come around and meet Sean this weekend." Kevin suggested.

Jeff called his sister and arranged a meeting with Sean. Kelsey was eager to meet Jeff's friend. She'd heard a great deal about all of Jeff's friends and was especially curious about Sean.

"It's done. She'll come this Saturday and meet him. All you have to do is make sure that Sean is home." Jeff said.

"Excellent." Scott replied.

"Hang out for a few?" Jeff asked.

He had noticed Lacy eyeing Scott and wondered if he should set them up too, but he decided against it. If Lacy was interested, she could handle that herself.

"Nah, I wanna get home and make sure Joanie didn't kill Sean or worse." Scott joked.

"This is not a joking matter." Kevin remarked.

But he and Scott laughed along with Jeff. The Outsiders said goodbye and took their leave with Lacy staring after them. When they got home, they saw Sean and Joanie making out on the couch.

"Time to go." Kevin said, interrupting them.

"Jealous?" Joanie asked.

"Hardly." Kevin retorted.

"I don't see you with a woman." Joanie remarked.

"I'd prefer you don't see me at all." Kevin retorted.

Joanie smirked as she stood up. She could take a hint and decided it was best to go without causing trouble this time.

"Coming?" She asked Sean.

Sean shook his head, but he walked her out. When he came back in, Kevin and Scott lectured him about Joanie. Then they told him about Jeff's sister.

"Sure, I'll meet her." Sean said, happy to know that he had a fan out there.

Scott and Kevin hadn't exactly been honest with Sean about why Kelsey wanted to meet him, but that didn't matter. Jeff did say she was curious about Sean, so that was close enough to being a fan in their opinion. And it certainly put Sean in a better mood. He was smiling and he couldn't wait till Saturday to meet Jeff's sister. If she was anything like Jeff, he knew he'd like her from the start.

**tbc**

[Lil Wolf]

The weekend came before long and Sean was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Jeff and his sister Kelsey. Joanie had called twice already, but Sean had brushed her off. He knew that Joanie would be mad if she found out about his meeting Kelsey, but he wasn't going to mention it to her. Scott and Kevin had other ideas though.

Jeff and his sister showed up shortly after six. When Sean first saw her, he was taken with her beauty. She had long blond hair and bright blue eyes. Kelsey was short and slender, wearing shorts and a tank top that showed off most of her curves. His eyes wandered over her, taking in every inch. He had never seen anyone this breathtaking before. Kelsey was definitely someone to admire.

Kevin and Scott noticed the way Sean was looking at her and smirked. He was obviously surprised and definitely interested. Kelsey took the initiative and led Sean over to the couch where they sat together. She started off by telling him more about herself and finally got him to talk about himself.

"Should we leave the two lovebirds alone?" Jeff asked.

Kevin and Scott nodded and followed Jeff out to the yard.

"Did you see his face?" Scott asked.

"Yeah, his eyes were glued to her legs." Kevin said.

"Well, I tried to tell her not to wear something too revealing, but you know how Kelsey is. She wanted to get his attention." Jeff remarked.

"I think she got it." Scott replied.

Sean and Kelsey talked for two hours before the others joined them. They were just about to suggest going out for dinner when someone started pounding on the front door. Kevin and Scott knew who it was and wondered if this would take Sean's attention away from Kelsey now. He was obviously captivated with her.

Kevin opened the door and smirked at Joanie.

"To what do we owe the pleasure?" He asked.

"Cut the bull. Where's Sean?" Joanie demanded.

"He's here, but he's a little busy right now." Kevin replied.

He held the door open for Joanie to let her see what Sean was up to. Sean hadn't even noticed Joanie. He was busy talking with Kelsey at the moment. When Joanie saw Sean with his hand on Kelsey's thigh, she called his name.

Sean jumped at the sound of Joanie's voice and quickly moved his hand, but Jeff got in Joanie's face before she could start yelling at Sean.

"Don't even bother. He's not leaving with you. In fact, we were just about to go out to dinner and my sister happens to be quite taken with him, so he's off limits now." Jeff said.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Joanie demanded.

"I'm Jeff Jarrett, the King of the World. But what I'd really like to know, is who the hell are you?" Jeff countered.

Joanie's face was a mask of rage. She tried to shove Jeff out of her way, but he wouldn't budge.

"Look Miss Pissy, get lost. You're not wanted her." He said, shoving her towards the door.

Joanie shouted at Sean, but he just stared at her.

"Sean, do you want to leave with Joanie?" Scott asked.

"No." Sean replied.

He was surprised at how quickly he'd answered that question. Jeff shoved Joanie out the door and Scott slammed it in her face.

"Now, let's talk about dinner, shall we? I'm starving." Kevin remarked.

Everyone decided where to go and left several minutes later. Joanie was still outside and she was in a fighting mood, but Sean had his arm around Kelsey as he walked to the car, so Joanie couldn't get near her. Quickly, they got in the back of Kevin's car and shut the door. Kevin smirked as he got in the car. Joanie was none too pleased about this, but everyone else was enjoying the sight of her being left behind. As far as they were concerned, Joanie Laurer was getting exactly what she deserved and Sean didn't seem to mind at all.

[Lil Wolf]

At a small out of the way diner, Sean made himself comfortable with Kelsey and his friends. He handed her a menu and looked over his before ordering. After everyone had ordered, they made small talk. No one brought up Joanie or her behavior because they didn't want to ruin the mood.

Dinner was pleasant and afterwards, Sean offered to take Kelsey to see a late movie. No one objected, so Kevin lent him the car and the trio walked home while Sean and Kelsey went to see a late night movie. But, during the movie, Sean and Kelsey talked mostly, getting to know one another. Sean had already decided that this was better than being with Joanie, so when he and Kelsey returned to Kevin's house, Sean barely noticed Joanie as he opened the door for Kelsey.

Joanie started ranting and raving until Kevin came outside.

"Are you still here?" He asked.

"How was the movie, kids?" Kevin asked Sean and Kelsey.

"Great, Kev. We had a great time." Sean admitted.

"Wonderful. Come inside and tell me all about it." Kevin said.

Sean and Kelsey laughed at the way Kevin was acting. Joanie tried to get in front of Sean, but he gently shoved her out of the way and led Kelsey in the house. Joanie was livid by now and decided that she was going to have to end this thing with Kelsey before it got out of hand. And she was already thinking of a way to do that as she left for the night. No one was going to steal her man, especially not anyone related to Jeff "King of the World" Jarrett.

[Lil Wolf]

Joanie sat outside of Windham's Clothing Store, waiting patiently for Kelsey to finish work. She was going to have a word with the young woman about Sean. Checking her watch, she saw that it was half past four. She only had to wait another half hour for Kelsey.

Kelsey hung up the phone and started to clean the store. It was almost time to close and she was looking forward to leaving. She and Sean would be having dinner that night. Kelsey was having a lot of fun with Sean and she had her brother to thank for that. She'd never met anyone quite like Sean Waltman before.

At five minutes to five, Kelsey grabbed her keys and went to the front door. She turned off the lights and looked around quickly before leaving. After locking the front door securely, she started walking towards her car until she noticed Joanie coming towards her.

"What are you doing here?" Kelsey asked.

"We need to talk." Joanie replied.

Kelsey tried to pass Joanie, but she stepped in the young woman's way.

"Not so fast." Joanie said.

"I have nothing to say to you." Kelsey remarked.

"Good. Shut up and listen. You stole my man. He loves me and I love him, so you need to back off. If you don't, you're going to wind up getting hurt." Joanie said.

"Are you threatening me?" Kelsey asked.

"Take it any way you like it. But stay away from Sean Waltman." Joanie replied.

Kelsey tried to pass Joanie again, but Joanie shoved her.

"Obviously, you're not getting what I'm saying." Joanie remarked.

"I'm not going to fight you." Kelsey stated.

"You couldn't anyway." Joanie retorted.

Once again, Kelsey tried to move. This time, Joanie hit her, knocking her to the ground. Then she hit her again. Kelsey tried to fight back, but Joanie was much too strong for her. She hit Kelsey a few times before backing off.

"Don't mess with Sean, or this could get even uglier." Joanie said as she backed away.

Kelsey got in her car and left after Joanie drove away. She went straight home and called Sean to tell him what happened, but she got Kevin on the phone instead. Sensing that she was upset, Kevin asked her what was wrong, so Kelsey filled him in.

"Are you okay?" Kevin asked.

"I'm bruised, but I'm okay." Kelsey admitted.

"I'm coming over. I'll bring Sean with me." Kevin told her.

He hung up and called Sean, who was currently out buying Kelsey a gift. When he told Sean what happened, Sean rushed home and the trio of friends went to Kelsey's house to check on her. Then Kevin called Jeff, even though Kelsey begged him not to. She didn't want her brother to get upset, but Jeff wasn't upset. He was mad. He rushed out of her house hellbent on killing Joanie with his bare hands. Kevin went after him while Scott and Sean stayed with Kelsey.

"I'm really sorry about this." Sean said.

"It's not your fault she's a nutcase." Kelsey remarked.

"You're not mad at me?" Sean asked.

"Of course not. Why should I be mad at you? She's put you through hell and now she's attacking me. That is not your fault." Kelsey remarked.

Sean smiled when he heard her. He was glad she wasn't angry, but he was. He was sick of putting up with Joanie and he knew that he had to find a way to get her to leave him alone. Sean decided to call his friend Paul. Paul would know what to do.

When Paul Levesque heard what his ex-girlfriend was doing, he decided to help Sean out. Stephanie wasn't thrilled about this, but she felt bad for Sean and decided to help her husband out too. They both went to see Joanie, but Jeff was involved in a yelling match with her at the moment, with Kevin holding him back. He wanted to hurt Joanie, but Kevin was making that very hard to do.

When Joanie saw Paul and Stephanie, she stopped arguing with Jeff and started yelling at Paul. He yelled in her face to shut her up. Joanie finally calmed down a little and listened to Paul give her all the reasons why she and Sean were no good for each other. Then he reminded her of their former relationship and how bad that was. Joanie wasn't happy about this at all, but she agreed that she and Sean had problems.

"Start over and leave the kid alone." Paul told her.

"We've been together for a long time." Joanie argued.

"So, get over it. He's not right for you. Besides, Sean's a wimp. You need a real man." Paul remarked.

Kevin was about to say something, but Stephanie shook her head. He realized that Paul didn't really mean that. He was just trying to coax Joanie to leave Sean alone.

"Sean's a real man." Joanie argued.

"No, Sean's a wimp. He can't fight. You've kicked his rear how many times?" Paul asked.

Joanie smirked at him when she heard that.

"Yeah, maybe you're right. I'm tired of fighting with him anyway." She agreed.

"So, we're cool then? You'll back off and leave the kid alone?" Paul asked.

"Yeah, I suppose. It's obvious that he likes this girl anyway. And I really don't feel like rearranging her face." Joanie admitted.

Paul smiled when he heard that. He knew that Joanie was fully capable of rearranging Kelsey's face. Jeff and Kevin watched Paul and Stephanie leave. They followed their friends outside and thanked Paul for helping.

"No problem." Paul said.

"Think she'll stick to her word?" Jeff asked.

"Time will tell." Paul replied.

They all left Joanie's hoping that she'd leave Sean alone, but none of them really knew if she would. Kelsey and Sean spent the night having dinner at home since Kelsey was bruised from her encounter with Joanie. For a few weeks, things seemed to quiet down, but one night when Sean decided to ask Kelsey to marry him, all hell broke loose. And Joanie Laurer was at the center of it all.


(more to come)

[Lil Wolf]

Sean had taken Kelsey to work with him. He was going to ask her to marry him in the ring, in front of the crowd. Kevin and Scott thought it was a great idea. Jeff loved the idea too and brought Lacy and Caroline along for the show since Lacy was their cousin.

Halfway through the show, Jerry Jarrett gave his approval and Sean went to the ring with Kelsey by his side. She had no idea what he was up to. What they didn't realize was that Jerry had arranged for Joanie to make several appearances and she happened to be present that night.

Kevin and Scott joined Sean and Kelsey in the ring. Jeff came out too, but he didn't bring Lacy or Caroline with him. Sean was speaking to the crowd casually, like he usually did. He passed the mic to Kevin and waited for him to do the same. Scott took his turn, followed by Jeff, before Sean got the mic back.

Then, as gracefully as he could, he got down on one knee in front of Kelsey and removed the ring from his pocket.

"Kelsey, I know this is kind of sudden and I know we haven't been together for very long, but you've made me the happiest man in this world. Will you...?"

His proposal was interrupted by a loud shriek.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Joanie shouted. She walked down to the ring with an angry expression on her face.

"You can't marry her." Joanie screamed. "You're in love with me."

Sean stood up and turned to face his ex. He was mad that she'd interrupted. Joanie got in the ring and immediately went after Kelsey, but Sean got in her way. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Kevin warned her. "Who's going to stop me?" Joanie demanded.

"What are you doing here, Miss Piggy?" Jeff asked. Joanie put her hand up to slap him, but he grabbed her wrist. "I don't think so." Jeff said. "Your father hired me." Joanie revealed. "Well, I'm firing you. Now get out of my ring." Jeff stated, but Joanie didn't move.

She and Sean started yelling at one another until Kelsey moved. Joanie saw her chance and attacked the younger woman. Sean was about to stop her until he heard someone else yelling.

Lacy Lynn had come out and was running down the ramp to the ring. Jeff was stunned. She wasn't a wrestler and she wasn't employed by TNA, but she'd come to help Kelsey. Lacy rolled into the ring and jumped Joanie. She knocked the taller woman to the mat and started hitting her repeatedly until Jeff picked her up. Kicking and fighting to get away, Jeff held her in mid-air, trying to calm her down.

Sean helped Kelsey up and knelt down again. "Will you marry me?" He asked. "Yes I will." Kelsey said and then she gave him a kiss that left him melting, while Joanie started to get herself up. Jeff saw her getting up and let go of his cousin, so Lacy went after her again. No one stopped her. Scott and Kevin watched, amused, as Lacy beat Joanie over and over again with her fists. Though she was much shorter than Joanie, Lacy proved that she was a fighter.

Jeff picked his cousin up again and waited while Kevin rolled Joanie out of the ring. Then he set Lacy down again and she went after Joanie a third time. This time, Kevin grabbed her arm. "That's enough." He said. "No it's not. She deserves more." Lacy argued. "I think you've made her understand." Scott assured Lacy. Kelsey thanked her cousin and left the ring with Sean, hand in hand. Jeff followed, while Kevin and Scott convinced Lacy to go with them.

Backstage, Jerry was yelling at his niece, while Jeff tried to explain that Lacy hadn't been at fault. "She does not work here, therefore, she should not be out there." Jerry shouted at his son. "She was helping Kelsey out. Why did you hire Joanie anyway? You know what she's like." Jeff said. Things finally calmed down and Jerry congratulated Sean and Kelsey on their engagement.

Later that night on the way out, Scott bumped into Lacy Lynn. "You're pretty tough for a little girl." He commented. "Who are you calling a little girl?" Lacy demanded. "Hey, I didn't mean anything by that. I'm a lot bigger than you are, that's all." Scott said. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Lacy remarked. "I can think of another saying, but I won't bother mentioning it now." Scott retorted. Lacy smirked as she stepped outside. She invited Scott to come to her brother's place, where everyone was meeting and he accepted, even though he'd have been going anyway.

"Ride with me?" Lacy asked. "Sure, Kev, I'll see you at Jeff's. I'm going with Lacy." Scott told his friend. Kevin and Jeff looked at one another and smiled as Scott walked away. "I sense the start of something beautiful." Jeff said. "More like the start of something dangerous." Kevin retorted. He and Jeff laughed as they walked to their cars. "See you in a few." Kevin said as he got in and drove away.