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Amazingly, Adam was released from the hospital in only a few days after his ordeal.

The group had rejoined the WWF on their road trip, although the blond man and Amy had been ordered to go home to recouperate. Such a thing was possible now, thanks to Paul Levesque's arrest.

Nora shuddered as she thought of her former boyfriend. Word around the company was that the burly man would be held at a bail of close to one million dollars cash.

The little blonde couldn't help the feeling of terror that consumed her over the thought of that. Paul had more than enough money at his disposal to get himself out of jail - even in cash! However, she, Torrie and Stephanie were not going to let him get away without a fight. They were each going to file separate suits against the maniac. While Stephanie had not actually been raped by Levesque as Nora and Torrie had, she had been assaulted by the man.

"Nora...Sweetheart, what is it?" Jay wrapped an arm around her securely, holding the young woman close against his side.

The little blonde nestled up against her boyfriend in the hotel room bed, worry coursing through her as she let out a sigh.

"I...I'm worried..." she admitted. "Actually, I'm scared..."

The Canadian turned his head a bit more to press a tender kiss to her forehead.

"It's okay to be scared, baby...But I'm here for you - and I'm not going anywhere."

Nora looked up into his beautiful blue eyes and managed a smile for him. God, she loved this man so very much.

"I know," she said softly. She snuggled up against him, feeling eternally grateful for whatever forces had brought them together. "I can always count on you, right, Jay?"

"Absolutely..." the blond man said, a small smile touching his lips.

Nora thought about Adam and Amy, and how stubborn they'd both been when Linda McMahon had ordered them to go home. It had been shortly after Adam had been released by the hospital. When the six of them had traveled to San Diego, the WWF's current stop, the McMahon matriarch and backbone had taken over in her incarcerated husband's absence. Because she knew everything that had been going on thanks to her daughter, she had insisted the two headstrong wrestlers leave - pointing out that what they now needed, more than anything, was some much needed rest and relaxation.

Nora smiled as she thought about how stubborn her two friends were. Although both had been shot and could have easily lost their lives, they'd adamantly protested and wanted to stay.

Some people just didn't know when to quit while they were ahead...

The cell phone on the nightstand beside them suddenly started ringing, startling both of them in the process. Jay propped himself up just enough to reach his phone, noting the number on the display.

"Hello?" The blond Canadian couldn't help smiling, as he was thrilled to be hearing from his best friend. The two hadn't spoken in a couple of days.

Nora lay there and eyed him curiously, but a smile spread across her pretty face as she quickly realized with whom her boyfriend was speaking. And because he even began to laugh not too far into the conversation, she knew that things had to be good for Adam right now.

She was glad. Both he and Amy deserved nothing but good things and happiness. The only aspect that saddened her, aside from the fact that they'd been wounded so badly, was that they had ended their relationship over it all.

"Oh, well that's great, Adam! I hope everything ends up working out." Jay smiled as he shifted his blue eyes to Nora. The little blonde smiled back, thinking this had to be a positive sign about something having to do with Adam and Amy.

A few short minutes later, the blond man said goodbye and ended the call. As he reached over to place his cell phone back on the nightstand, the diva looked up at him questioningly.

"Well?" she asked impatiently, when a few minutes later, he said nothing. He still wore that smile, though, and shook his head a little.

"Well..." Jay finally said, meeting her blue gaze. "Adam's doing okay. He's coming along fine."

"That's very good to know...and what about...?"

"And he says his doctor's gonna let him get back in the ring as early as a month from now."

"That's great!" Nora snapped, though she wasn't really angry at him. "Now, what about the juicy stuff?!"

"Oh, that..." Jay said, a mischievous gleam in his eyes. "Looks like Adam and Ames very well might be getting back together. He says they've been talking on the phone and online a lot since they've been back home - and that she's coming to stay with him this weekend.

The blond diva swung her gaze momentarily off her boyfriend, a big grin spreading across her face.

"What?" the blond man teased. "The other things I told you are great, but this isn't?" He stuck his tongue out at her.

Nora laughed and playfully took a swing at him.

"No, it's not great..." she said, eliciting an odd look from him. "It's fantastic!"