1999, WCW
'Green Oriental-patterned shirt, black pleather pants, platform go-go boots.
A little dab of makeup to go with the green eyes and the dark
auburn hair. And finished!' she thought to herself.
As Maire O'Finnigan-Gruner
was looking in the mirror, her husband of two years, Pete (also known as
Billy Kidman.) came up behind her.
"I hope you aren't going to
the ring wearing that skin-tight shirt and those pants." he said
to her.
"And what if I am? I
don't see this as being any business of yours what I do." Maire said to
him.
"It IS my business.
You are my wife, and the mother of my daughter, not some street walker.
Wear mommy clothes for crying out loud!" Pete said, rather angered that
his wife would dare to stick up for herself.
"And just what do you mean
by that? Just because I am a wife and mother doesn't mean I can't
still be sexy." Maire replied.
"Not as long as you are my
wife, you can't be sexy! What if someone tries to..... I am only
thinking of your safety." he said.
Maire sighed. "I don't have
time for this discussion. It's time for Ciara to make her appearance.
After all, Bret has a match coming up against Chris Benoit. And I
have to be there to screw Benoit out of his victory. Ciao." she said
as she walked into the back to find her managee, Bret "Hitman" Hart.
"Ah, Maire, there you are."
Bret said, smiling. Maire was like a little sister to him. "Hey,
why so down, sweetie?"
"Pete's being a control freak
again." she said.
"Oh." Bret said. That's all
she needed to say. Bret knew how much of a control freak Peter could
be. It seemed to get worse after Maire had their daughter, Cayli.
"Well, nevermind that right
now, because our entrance is coming up." she said, as they walked down
the hallway, going over what is to happen in the match.
Post-Match, Backstage.
"Good job, Maire.
See you in the next town." Bret said.
"I hope to, but I have to
call my mom in Boston to see how the little one is doing." Maire said to
Bret.
"Okay. Tell her Uncle
Bret says hello." Bret said, as he went off to his locker room.
Maire smiled and walked to
her locker room. She picked up her cellphone and dialed her mother
in Boston.
"Hello, Mum. How's Cayli
doing?" Maire said.
"She's fine, little one.
But you don't sound so fine. Is everything all right?" her mom asked.
"Pete's just being a control
freak again. Sometimes I wonder, Mom. Is he scared of something
or is he just doing it to be a jerk." Maire said to her mom.
"I don't know, love.
But if you feel like it isn't working out, don't be afraid to take Cayli
and leave. You could stay here for a while." Mum said.
"I don't know if I want to
do that. It may scar Cayli." she said.
"It will scar her more if
things continue to get tense." her mom said.
Suddenly, there was a knock
at the dressing room door.
"I have to go, Mom.
Someone's at the door. Give Cayli kisses for me, and tell her that
Uncle Bret says hi." Maire said.
"Will do, Goodnight, hon."
her mom said, as she hung up.
