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Amy could barely pay attention to the movie. She was too wrapped up in her thoughts, and she was conflicted. She kept shifting her gaze from the TV to the couples in the room.
Mickie and Chris... They looked so comfortable together as they snuggled on the hotel room bed on one side, leaning against the wall.
Then there was Melina and Phil. They were a bit of an odd couple, with not very much in common, but they were happy with their differences. Phil tended to be a 'whisperer,' as he was seemingly constantly talking in a hushed voice to his girlfriend throughout the movie. It amazed the redhead that no one seemed to be bothered by this, and Melina kept smiling at him - beaming, even. They were holding hands as they lay on their stomachs beside one another.
Next, there was Trish and Jeff, the newest couple around. They were seated on the floor in front of the bed. A bit earlier, Jeff had been laying down with his head in the little blonde's lap. Now, however, he was sitting up and the two of them were making out like crazy, just... sucking face.
Get a room! Amy thought humorously, rolling her eyes as she moved her gaze off of them. Then, in another easy chair near the window was Alvin. His arms were crossed over his chest, his head thrown back, and he was sound asleep. She smiled.
When she shifted her eyes again, her line of vision took in Adam, who was sitting by himself at the small table over in the corner nearest the windows. He had an elbow propped on the table, his head resting in a bored manner on the side of his fist. He yawned, looking most disinterested in movie night, which he never did.
The redhead stretched out on the easy chair on which she was sitting. She kept her gaze on her former boyfriend, and her mind began to wander. Why had they broken up a year earlier? She hadn't wondered about that before, not really. But now that she thought about it, it seemed she'd acted quite rashly - just as she always tended to do. She thought they had drifted apart thanks to her becoming more and more involved with her band after she had left the WWE. What a ridiculous reason she'd given him!
As Amy kept staring at Adam, a startling realization suddenly struck her... It had never even occurred to her before - at least not on a conscious level. She'd had a fear when it came to being in a relationship with the tall blond Canadian. He'd been married twice, divorced twice. She played off that she really wasn't a marriage-type of girl, and in fact had even told Adam that when they were dating. But in reality, that was far from the truth. She did want to get married someday, probably more than anything. She'd been scared - scared that after two failed marriages, he wouldn't want to go down that road again. And really, who could blame him?
She became startled all of a sudden as Adam suddenly turned his head in her direction. She nearly blushed as she realized he'd caught her staring at him. It was silly how she could feel so uncomfortable when it came to him... He'd seen her naked so many times in the two years they'd been together, been inside of her countless times. Hell, he'd even eaten whipped cream off of her once or twice! It wasn't as though she really had any secrets from him.
The redhead shook all those thoughts from her head as she noticed Adam was gesturing to her. With a slight tilt of his head, he raised a hand, waving toward her. He hooked a thumb in the direction of the door, and she instantly knew what he was silently asking.
Do you want to get out of here?
She arched an eyebrow and lightly nodded. What the hell... It wasn't like she was paying any attention to Night of the Living Dead, anyway. She pushed up from the cozy chair and started for the door, glancing behind her to see Adam following. The three couples with them didn't say anything. She noticed Chris and Mickie as well as Phil and Melina glancing curiously at them. Trish and Jeff, however, were still in the middle of a makeout session, one typical of a brand new couple...
Amy missed that. She could recall plenty of nights like that with Adam. Those had been great times... And she had to admit, they'd been great even when he'd been married and they had just started seeing each other.
The Canadian followed her out of the hotel room and into the hallway. Once there, he sighed.
"Thank God," he murmured. "I thought I was about to lose my mind."
"Why?" the redhead asked, curious. She looked up at him with her head cocked. "All those couples getting to you?"
"Well, yeah, that too," he said. "But between us, I was so bored! I know that movie's a classic in horror, but... Well, I couldn't take it anymore."
"Don't let Phil hear you say that!" She laughed.
The blond man snickered softly, shaking his head. When his laughter subsided, he eyed her evenly, his head cocked.
"You want to... get out of here for a bit? Go for a walk, maybe?"
Amy kept her gaze locked on his green eyes.
"Oh, God, yes!"
"Great," he said with a small smile, "it'll be good to get out of here and get some air!"
The two ignored the elevator, opting to take the stairs instead. Soon enough, they were in the lobby and out the double automatic doors. Adam made a big production of spreading his arms wide once they were outside, closing his eyes as he inhaled a deep breath, then let it out.
The redhead laughed. She had really missed spending time with him like this.
"Hey, you know what? I saw an ice cream place around the corner from here earlier," he said. "How about we go get some - my treat?"
Amy smiled at him, for some reason unable to do much else. She nodded.
"Okay... I haven't had an ice cream cone in like forever now," she said. "Sounds good to me."