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Stacy yanked open the door to the locker room, her vision blurred by tears as she stepped in and slammed the door behind her.
She could barely make out the forms of several other divas in the room as they apparently stared at her with shock.
"Oh, Stacy..." One woman in particular had decided to approach her first, and, through the tears, by the black hair, she realized it was Victoria. "I'm so sorry." She reached out and squeezed the other diva's hand gently. "But you know what? You're better off without him."
"Vic, that's not what she needs to hear right now," another - petite and blonde - said. Trish Stratus edged her way to Stacy. "You poor thing...come here..." She grabbed the other girl and hugged her.
"Actually," a third woman spoke, and, by now, Stacy's tears had cleared from her eyes so that she was able to see normally. "I think she needs a little bit of both." Lita came over to her, hugging her after Trish let go. "Vic's right - you can do so much better than that pig Test...but I know how badly you're hurting right now..."
The leggy blonde held tightly to the redhead, and her sobbing started up again, tears again forming in her eyes. God... It had only been the last ten or so minutes she'd been crying, and yet, her eyes felt raw already, as though she'd wept for an eternity. And she had a feeling that this was only the beginning. She knew she would do a lot more crying over Test - and for herself - for awhile.
"Damn it..." she muttered. "Men really suck..." She couldn't imagine finding someone new. Maybe she should just throw in the towel - give up.
"Shh... Not all of them do, Stace. You just have to be able to distinguish the gems from the dirt," Lita said softly as she stroked a hand down the younger diva's long blonde hair.
"Yeah, right...First I have Mr. McMahon harassing me when I was only his personal assistant, and then...Test!" She whimpered a little as she cried, then pulled back to gaze fearfully into the other woman's eyes with her teary brown ones. "What if I never have another boyfriend ever again? What if I never find someone else to love and to love me?"
The redhead managed the tiniest of smiles for her. Stacy looked and sounded extremely young and vulnerable right now - but in reality, she truly was both.
"Of course you'll find that someone, sweetie...He's out there. One of these days, you'll find him - or he'll find you...It'll happen when you least expect it."
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"That totally sucks..." Christian said as he stared in shock at the TV screen. He was in the locker room he was sharing with his brother, Edge, and the two had just witnessed poor Stacy Keibler's ultimate humiliation.
"Yeah, it does," Edge agreed, his green eyes fixed to the monitor. "Poor Stacy...She doesn't deserve that."
"Test has to be the biggest fool on the planet for pulling that shit," the shorter Canadian said. He shook his head. "I mean, he was with her, and she wasn't enough for him??"
His brother arched an eyebrow upon the words, taking note of the expression on Christian's face. That was when he began to suspect something...
"Come on, man! Stacy Keibler is the prettiest, sweetest diva in the entire company! Sure, she's got a great pair of legs, but she's also got a brain and a great heart, too...She adorable!"
Edge couldn't help the grin that suddenly came to his face.
"Sounds like someone's got a crush on her..."
Christian finally turned his head to meet his brother's eyes. His gaze unwavering, he spoke softly.
"She's a sweet and lovely girl...What's not to like?"
"Hey, you've got it real bad for her..." the taller blond said. "By the way, Christian - you're blushing."
Instead of responding to his brother's teasing remark, the shorter man clenched his hands into fists and shook his head again. "What a prick that Test is...Maybe I oughtta go teach him a good, hard lesson."
Edge's grin disappeared. "You're really serious about this..."
"Of course I am!" Christian cried, a look of anger on his face. "How can any guy treat a girl like that? Come on, Edge - what if some asshole had done that to Lita before you started dating her?
"I'd want to beat the holy hell out of him..." the tall Canadian said seriously.
"Good..." Christian said with a slight nod. "...because now you know exactly how I feel..."