Nobody's Perfect


After their match, Amy and Trish walked back to the locker room together, and the blonde woman hesitated for a moment.

"Let's go see the guys...I want to see Jay."

"Sure..."  The truth was, after what Matt had told them about a half-hour or so earlier, the redhead was anxious to see Adam.  She wondered if he already knew about the roster splits.

Trish raised her hand to knock, but before she could make contact with the door, it opened, startling her a bit.

"Ooh...Hey, Adam," she said genially.  "I was just about to knock."

"Hey, girls..."  The tall blond man's gaze fell on Amy.  "I was just about to go to you."

"What a coincidence...I wanted to talk to you," the redhead said.

"What about?"  He ducked back into the room, and the two divas followed suit.  Trish spotted Jay sitting across the room and made her way over to him.

Adam watched the petite blonde and his best friend as they spoke softly, then hugged.  He shifted his gaze back to the redhead, wondering if, perhaps, she was going to question him about the whole secret admirer thing.  He knew she would have qualms about keeping the locket he'd given her, but he sincerely hoped she would accept it.

However, she didn't breathe a word of any of that.  Instead, she asked him something completely removed.

"Did you hear about what's happening?  The roster split?"

"Yeah...That I did," he replied, raking a hand through his long hair.  "Glenn mentioned it to me a little while ago when we were going over our match strategy."  Edge and Kane would be teaming up to face Kurt Angle and Booker T in a tag team match later that night.

"It all sounds weird to me," the redhead said, shaking her head, a small frown marring her lovely features.

"You means it sounds stupid," Adam corrected her.  "Stupid is a better word for it.  I totally hate the idea."

"Me too," the high-flying diva admitted.  "Half of us are going to be exclusively on RAW, the other half on SmackDown?  It's preposterous!"

The tall blond man nodded.  "I know..."  He thought, No matter which show I end up on, as long as you're with me, I'll be fine... Aloud, he said, "Glenn said he heard there's going to be a drafting next week on RAW.  It ought to be interesting."

"'Interesting' isn't the word for it, Adam," Jay suddenly said, and the two of them glanced over at their friends, both of whom looked unhappy.  "How much do you want to bet I end up on one show and Trish is on the other?  C'mon now - any takers?"

"Jeez..." Adam muttered, glancing back at Amy.  "And this guy used to be so optimistic all the time.  I thought I was the pessimist between the two of us."

She swallowed hard, as feelings identical to Jay's ran through her mind as well.  She couldn't help the nagging, sinking suspicion that she and her friends were going to be separated - it would figure if Vince not only split up Team Xtreme for good, but the whole group of them.  The boss knew who was friends with whom.  After the punishment she and the Hardys had been dealt back in December, it wouldn't surprise her.

And the thing that made her the most nervous was that she could see herself and Adam being placed on separate shows.  It was so unfair.  Even if he really wasn't her secret admirer, as much as she wanted him to be, it still reeked.  And then, what would happen to their friendship?

Trish suddenly spoke, her voice gentle as she looked from their friends across the room back to her boyfriend.

"Listen...We're all going to still be able to see each other on our days off - no matter what happens," she said.  "Jay, we're still going to be together - we'll see each other - I promise."

"But if we end up on separate shows, it's not gonna be the same, Trish...It'll never be the same."

The blonde diva placed a gentle hand against his face.  "We have to stay strong - and positive."

The Canadian nodded, although his face still looked uncertain.  "You're right, baby...you're right."  He moved forward, pressing a kiss to Trish's lips, and the little blonde kissed him back eagerly.

Adam turned his head back to the redhead, whose gaze suddenly seemed riveted on the couple.  He couldn't help feeling the desire to kiss her the way Jay was kissing Trish.  But he didn't do it.

As Amy turned back to meet his intense gaze, the tall blond Canadian ran a hand through his hair.

"I've gotta get ready for my match," he said.  "Okay, Trish...I'm gonna have to kick you out now..."

The redhead cocked her head as she watched Adam, noticing that he hadn't said he had to kick her out as well.  It was still on her mind as Trish came over to her, and, after saying they'd see the guys later, they left.


















Part 28

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