I Deserve It


Stephanie paced back and forth impatiently in front of the six individuals she'd caught in the buffet room, an angry expression on her face as she regarded each of them in turn.

"What the hell was that?!" the General Manager cried, glaring at each of the superstars in turn.  In truth, she was disappointed that four of them were here.  The other two were another story...

"Well?" she demanded as she crossed her arms over her chest.  "Would at least one of you care to explain?"  Then, to the brunette's surprise, Torrie Wilson spoke first.

"Okay - I will!  This bitch pushed me!" she exclaimed, blue eyes flashing dangerously as she poked a finger in Amy's direction.

The redhead narrowed her eyes as she glared at the blonde, seemingly ready to take a swing at her.

"She's lying, Stephanie!  She dumped food all over me!  And then, yes, I gave her a good hard shove afterward..."

Stephanie glanced from Torrie to Amy, then back again.  Both women were indeed covered with food, though Torrie's white dress was definitely worse off than the redhead's T-shirt and jeans.  The blonde diva even had some pieces of lettuce stuck in her hair - and if the circumstances were a little different, the GM supposed she would have laughed at Torrie's appearance.

"I'll tell you what really happened," Adam suddenly offered, and the brunette shifted her gaze his way.  "Matt Hardy is an instigator - that's how all of this started.  I'd bet my bottom dollar he put Torrie up to throwing food all over Amy!"

"Yeah?" Matt countered.  "What makes you such an expert on me, Adam?  Maybe if your girlfriend wasn't such an annoying, trampy-"

"That's enough!" Stephanie shrieked, moving toward him and putting a restraining hand on the dark-haired man's arm.  It took all her willpower not to slap him what with his brutal nastiness.  "That's enough from you," she warned, her eyes sharp as she glared at Matt.  "I know how you are, Matt - you're a troublemaker...and you and everyone else here knows that, too..."

The Hardy brother opened his mouth as though to protest, but the brunette didn't give him that chance.

"Shut it!!"  Then, after a beat, she turned toward Rey and Dawn Marie.  "Okay, you two...I know you're both good friends of these two..."  She gestured in Adam and Amy's direction.  "...but how in hell did you get involved in all this?"

Dawn and Rey exchanged glances, then both faced Stephanie again.  It was Mysterio who did the honors.

"Well, Dawnie and I..." he began, "We were heading to the buffet for a bite - and when we got there, we saw Amy and Torrie fighting on the floor.  And he-"  The diminutive man pointed at Matt.  "-looked about a second away from attacking Adam - he threw a chair at him.  That's why I went after him.  Helping out my buddy..."

Dawn Marie nodded.  "And I went to give Amy a hand with her..."  The brunette hooked a thumb in Torrie's direction, and the blonde looked shocked and enraged, her mouth dropping open.

"Yeah, you choked me, you bitch!"

"Shut up!" Stephanie yelled, her eyes wide with rage as she took a step closer to the diva, a finger pointing nearly in her face.  Torrie shrank back instinctively, her expression appearing cowed.

"No," Rey offered, "Dawn wasn't choking her - she was merely restraining her..."

"Okay...I believe that," the General Manager said with a nod.

"Stephanie, I...I have to speak up on Adam's behalf," the redhead said.  "He didn't really do anything...after Dawn came over to pull Torrie off me, I noticed Matt trying to start up with him - but he didn't do anything..."

The brunette in charge eyed the redhead and the Canadian silently, as though considering the story.  She knew the tall blond man had a bit of a temper, but somehow, she believed Amy.  Besides, the redhead was a good person - and very trustworthy.

"Okay..." she finally said.  "You can leave now..."

Adam and Amy, followed closely behind by Dawn Marie and Rey, made their way to the door to leave.

Matt and Torrie, the blonde clutching the dark-haired man's arm, began heading out as well.

"Not so fast, you two!"

The couple turned back to meet the GM's angry eyes.

"I meant the four of them could leave - you two aren't going anywhere..."








Part 36

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