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Amy found herself staring at the back of Adam's blond head as she sat between Matt and Jeff to hear about the draft picks. Trish sat at Adam's left side. A bunch of them had opted to stay close to each other while waiting to hear about which ten wrestlers each Vince McMahon and Ric Flair picked for their respective shows.
She held her breath, gently biting her lip as she listened to Mr. McMahon's first choice - The Rock... She didn't care which show she ended up on, as long as she could be with Adam... She couldn't help but wonder how her tall, blond Canadian best friend felt about this...
It felt like hours and was excrutiating to have to wait to find out where everyone would be - but the two 'co-owners' paused several times to allow for matches to take place.
Amy looked up sharply, her gaze following Adam as he rose for his match for the night - she briefly caught his gaze as he walked away and then out of the room.
The moment he was gone, she turned her head to her left at the feel of Matt's hand on hers. Her dark-haired friend eyed her with concern.
"Ames, you're shaking..."
The redhead glanced down, desperate to keep herself calm.
"Hey, I'm sure everything'll work out...Don't worry..."
She nodded but didn't believe his words. Somehow, she sensed they would all be split up. She knew Chris was already upset, as he and Stephanie were going to be losing their triple-threat Undisputed title match tonight - Paul Levesque would be winning via pinfall over the brunette - which, when you really got down to it, was no surprise.
She sat back in her chair and exhaled audibly. She was tired of all of this waiting and just wanted it all to be over already.
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As Adam's match came to an end, he'd come to realize that, backstage, he'd already been chosen in the draft. Vince had picked him to be on SmackDown.
He ran a hand through his long blond hair as he made his way past the curtain and into the gorilla position. He was worried about being separated from Amy... Somehow, a little voice deep inside his head was telling him that she would be picked for RAW by Flair...
He didn't want that to happen... He didn't know how he'd handle it if it did happen...
He had one more in-ring appearance to make a little later, and that was it. After attacking Kurt Angle during the Olympian's match, he was basically free for the night. He couldn't wait for it all to be over and done with...
Later, once he was through with his responsibilities, the blond Canadian returned to his locker room. He had the TV monitor on in there while he changed into his street clothes, not wanting to miss a second of the draft picks.
The two 'co-owners' were finally up to their tenth and final picks. And when Ric Flair made his final choice for RAW, Adam felt as though the bottom had fallen out of his stomach...
"I pick...Lita!"
The Canadian's mouth went ash-dry, all the blood draining from his head, and for a moment, he felt light-headed, as though he were about to faint...
He couldn't believe it... Despite the skepticism he'd felt about the two of them being chosen for the same show, Adam had grasped onto the hope that he and Amy would be together...
How very wrong he'd been - and it felt like he'd been punched in the stomach - hard...