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WrestleMania 24 weekend
Amy turned her head sharply in the direction of her cell phone as it started ringing. She was just getting off the plane and boarding the gate into the airport, so she couldn't exactly get to the device in a hurry.
Reaching into her purse, she snatched up the phone. A quick glance at its display told her Trish was calling. She flipped it open and said hello to her friend.
"Hi, Amy," the blonde greeted. She launched right into her reason for calling. "Are all these rumors about you true?"
The redhead arched a brow.
"What rumors?"
Trish gave a little impatient sigh.
"The rumors about you leaving RAW to move to SmackDown!"
"Oh... Yeah, Trish... They are."
The Canadian gasped on the other end of the line.
"Are you crazy? What about the Women's Championship?"
"No, I'm not crazy," Amy replied, "and yeah, I know I'll be sacrificing my chance of getting the title again, but I've been Women's Champion four times already. Besides, I don't need the gold to prove myself."
"I know, and I feel the same way about myself."
The redhead bit her lip at that statement, because she felt damn certain that wasn't completely accurate. She knew how competitive Trish was, and how very much the title meant to her. She was sure the blonde was only saying that.
"But Amy, what is there for you there? They don't have much of a women's division," Trish pointed out.
"There are a few who are good. There's Cherry, McCool and Lisa Marie," she countered. She couldn't help but roll her eyes. She was positive Trish just wanted her to stay on RAW so they would be on the same show. Before the blonde could say more, she went on. "Look, I'm trying to go through the airport now. It's a little difficult thanks to being on the phone."
"Oh. Sorry," Trish murmured.
Amy felt badly for being a bit curt with her friend.
"Trish... we'll talk more soon. I promise. Okay?" she said. "I'll be at the arena soon."
"Okay."
They ended the conversation with goodbyes, and the redhead hurried through the airport to leave. She felt a little overly anxious and couldn't help but wonder what would be in store for her when she made it to the arena.
*
"Hey, Adam."
The tall blond man cast a look over his shoulder at the voice. He smiled.
"Hi, Trish. So, you've got a title match with Beth, huh?"
"Yeah, that I do," the blonde said with a smile and a short nod. She clapped her hands together as though for emphasis. "Hey, you've heard the news about Amy, right?"
The tall Canadian faced her fully.
"You mean about SmackDown?" A smile crossed his face. He just couldn't help it. "Of course."
Trish arched a brow questioningly, as she wondered about his positive reaction. It hadn't quite been what she'd expected. Amy was her best friend, and she was concerned. Of course, she knew Adam cared deeply for her as well, so she decided to dive right in.
"I'm surprised at you, Adam."
"Huh?" He stared at Trish, perplexed. She was staring at him with dissatisfaction, hands on her hips. "I'm not sure I'm following you."
"You care about Amy, don't you?" she asked.
"Of course I do."
"Well then? How can you think it a good career move for her to leave RAW and go to SmackDown? She won't have much competition... There's no women's title there."
"Trish," the tall blond man cut in, "you don't know what she's going to be doing on SmackDown, do you?"
"I assumed wrestling."
"Well, I'm sure she will be," he said. "But the main purpose for it is that she's going to be in my storyline."
The petite blonde gave him a strange look.
"She is? With you and Vickie?"
"Yes, exactly... Lita is going to make a comeback - or have a reunion with Edge, if you will," he said.
Trish frowned but cocked her head as she eyed her friend.
"Really? You mean she's going to be the 'other woman' in that whole angle?" she asked.
"Yeah, apparently so," Adam answered. "Stephanie called her to a meeting in Stamford a couple of weeks back, and I only just found out about it recently."
The tiny blonde appeared to be thoughtfully absorbing all of this news. She wasn't exactly certain of what to say, but she had a few ideas in her head. She wondered why Amy hadn't said anything to her. It was a bit odd, though, even considering the past onscreen angle the two had done, while they'd been a couple of off-screen as well. There had to be some sort of agenda... She just wondered whose as she raised her eyes back to her fellow Canadian. But she knew from what he'd just said that it hadn't been his idea.
"Oh. Interesting," she said in a soft tone. She really didn't know what else to say, so she decided to make up some excuse to leave. "Well - good luck with that... Oh, and in your match tonight!" She knew Adam was set to face The Undertaker. "I've got to find Beth for some last-minute prepping. So, see you later."
"Sure thing," the blond man said with a smile.
As Trish quickened her steps to return to the women's locker roo, she made a mental note - she would take Amy up
on her word from their earlier phone conversation and talk more about it.