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Trish and Victoria made their way back to the hotel in silence, the raven-haired woman behind the wheel of the rental car.
The two divas were sharing a ride and a hotel room, as, unlike their personas on TV and in the ring, they were good friends. In fact, when Victoria had first joined the WWE as one of the Godfather's Hos, Trish had been the first diva to bid her a warm welcome. They'd become fast friends, and did almost everything together.
"That was certainly horrible..." the little blonde finally said as they were pulling into the hotel's parking lot. "Poor Stacy...to find out your boyfriend is a rotten, lying, cheating dog - and like that..." She shook her head in dismay.
"Yeah," Victoria agreed as she put the car in park in an empty spot. "However...Christian definitely seems pretty sweet on her." She grinned as she met the other woman's eyes.
"So I noticed...Lucky girl - I mean, yeah, she's hurting right now, but I'd love to have a guy as sweet and adorable as Christian fussing over me like that, you know?"
"Oh, I definitely know..." the dark-haired woman replied.
The two divas exited the vehicle, and Victoria went around the back to the trunk. After they retrieved their bags, the two made their way to the hotel.
"Hey, are you ladies all right?" a masculine voice asked from directly behind them, and while Trish remained perfectly calm, Victoria gave a slight start.
"Sorry..." Rhyno apologized as he met her blue eyes. "Didn't mean to startle ya..."
"Yeah, we're okay, Rhyno," the petite blonde replied, deciding to do the honors since the other diva seemed to be momentarily rendered speechless.
"I heard about Test putting his rotten hands on you ladies... You're not hurt, are you?"
For some reason, Trish noticed that the ManBeast's gaze seemed to be more drawn to Victoria than to her. Hmm... This might be interesting, she thought.
"No," she responded. "We're okay. Actually, Lita is the one to worry about - well, her and Stacy - Test may have hurt Stacy's wrist when he grabbed her...and he shoved Lita right into the wall!"
"That prick!" Rhyno exclaimed, his expression angry and menacing. Then, in a gesture Trish found almost comical, the man raised a hand to his lips, looking as though embarrassed. "Oops...pardon my French..."
Victoria cocked her head to one side as she regarded him. He seemed to be staring almost exclusively at her, which she found odd considering the fact that she was standing beside Trish Stratus... Trish was small, blonde and beautiful, with a body to die for - and the man was mostly focusing on her.
"If you ladies ever need anything," Rhyno said, "anything at all - just let me know, and I'm your backup... And it would be an honor and a pleasure to kick the living hell out of Test or anyone else if he ever hurts you..." His dark eyes still locked with Victoria's, the ManBeast smiled, and it was a gesture the dark-haired woman found to be warm and genuine.
The diva finally managed a smile of her own. "Thanks..."
Rhyno gave her a little nod before going on his way down the hall, probably back to his own room.
As the two women made their way to their room, then entered, Trish spoke up again.
"Well..." she began, unable to keep the grin off her face. "That was certainly interesting..."
Victoria left her bag in one corner of the room and then straightened up to face the blonde.
"What was?"
"That whole thing with Rhyno just now," Trish said, gesturing with one hand. "He is so obviously smitten with you!"
The raven-haired diva blushed. "Yeah, right... No he's not!"
The petite Canadian woman found this all very amusing. She couldn't believe tough, muscular Victoria was even capable of blushing. Laughing, she said, "Oh, come on, Vic! It was like I wasn't even there! And I must say, I have never felt more like a third wheel in my life!"
The larger woman bit her lip as she sat down on the edge of one of the beds. She looked thoughtful for a beat as she ran a hand through her ebony locks. Then, "You really think he likes me?"
Trish winked. "Oh, absolutely..."
Victoria arched an eyebrow, a tiny smile playing at her lips. Her friend was right - this was turning out to be very interesting...