"Something's up..." she said softly.

Her brother strained his ears as he edged closer to the door beside her.  It was fairly quiet within, but he could just make out the faint sound of a woman crying.  His heart nearly skipped a beat.

"Torrie...?"

In a hurry, Stephanie slid her keycard through the door, and both of them were thinking the worst when they shoved it open.

"Stephanie...Shane!" the blonde exclaimed, her eyes wide with what appeared to be a mixture of surprise and joy.  She rushed over to them, and instead of stopping to hug her brunette friend, she practically threw herself into Shane's arms.

The dark-haired man gazed down into the woman's face.

"Torrie...thank goodness!  I thought you were crying...I thought-"

"That was Amy," she explained, her expression turning sad.

Stephanie eyed her before exchanging glances with her brother.

"Amy?  Where is she?  And where's Kurt?"

Before the blonde diva could answer, the Olympian appeared in the doorway of the bathroom.

"Torrie?  I could've sworn I just heard...Steph!"  A smile spread across his face as he made his way toward her.  Likewise, Stephanie felt elated as she met him halfway.  They hugged, and Kurt planted a hearty kiss on the brunette's lips and then cheek.

Suddenly, Amy appeared in the bathroom doorway, her head bowed slightly.  She looked miserable.

"Oh, God..." Stephanie said, her expression transforming into a frown.  Moving away from Angle, she neared the other woman.  "Amy, what's wrong?  What happened?"  She swallowed hard as she feared the worst.  She couldn't help thinking of that monster Paul Levesque...

As Stephanie reached out for the redhead, who took hold of her arm as though for support, she glanced quickly over the faces of Kurt and Torrie - both looking bleak.

"Adam...he..."  Amy shook her head, tragedy written on her face as she tried to comprehend the incomprehensible.

"What, Amy?" the brunette asked almost fearfully.  Her heart began to pound uncomfortably in her chest as she wondered what on earth the tall blond man had done to upset the redhead so badly.

"He broke up with me!" came the response in a choked cry.  Amy collapsed against Stephanie, and the shocked brunette hugged her, a not-so-old but familiar feeling overtaking her.

"Oh, Amy...I am so sorry..."  The young woman glanced from the upset diva to everyone else in the room.  "Would you three...?"  She gestured with a turn of her head toward the door.

Shane instantly got the message.  "Um...Torrie, Kurt - why don't the three of us go downstairs to the cafe for some tea or coffee or something?"

"Yeah," Angle said as the trio began making their way to the door, "sounds good, Shane...We'll be back later, ladies..."

Stephanie waved at him as they left.  Then, turning back to her sorrow-filled friend, "When did this happen?"

"Oh, God...probably about an hour ago..." the redhead said wearily.  She swiped at the tears on her cheeks, thinking that, although it was still so fresh and she loved Adam so much, all this crying wasn't worth it.

Stephanie's face was concerned as she eyed the other woman.  "I'm really sorry, Amy..."  After a beat, she spoke again.  "I know it's not going to make you feel any better, but...Well, I know exactly what you're going through..."

The redhead nodded as she decided she was going to stop crying right then and there.  She had to be strong, no matter what.  And she was a strong person...

"I just...I don't understand it..." she said as she faced the brunette, meeting her kind blue eyes.  "It was so unexpected, you know?"

"Yes, I know..."

"And especially because he told me that I was a big part of the reason he broke it off with-"  Amy abruptly cut herself off, her hazel eyes widening at what she'd just revealed.  Stephanie was the last person who should hear this.

Instead of questioning her on it, the brunette thought of her former boyfriend in silence.  And then, she decided that she and Adam needed to have words...