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Adam couldn't stop grinning as he thought about the little segment they had planned for the SmackDown after WrestleMania. He didn't even mind that he would be dropping the World Championship to The Undertaker - it more than made up for the loss.
They were slowly going to tie Amy's character of the sultry Lita back into Edge's life. Since she was brand new to SmackDown since the roster splits occurred in 2002, she would be appearing as a face... or so everyone would think. She would begin her time there fighting other divas like Victoria and Maryse while progressing her way into the biggest storyline of the show. Adam figured plenty of fans would figure it out, but he still relished the way it would all go down. And since he and Amy had had zero interaction onscreen since she'd rejoined the WWE fold, he knew their eventual reunion would be a surprise to some of them. They would probably be even more hated than they'd been before, but then again, maybe not. After all, Vickie's character was so hated that the fans might actually embrace the second coming of The Rated R Couple. He couldn't help but chuckle at that.
"What's so funny?" a voice asked.
The blond man looked up to see Alvin poking his head in through the open door of his locker room. He waved a hand at him.
"Oh, nothing... I was just thinking about my storyline, that's all," he said.
"Hey, that's cool," Al replied with a smirk and a nod. "I was about to meet Phil at catering. Wanna come?"
"Sure," Adam said. He rose and followed his friend out.
"Hey," Phil said, waving them over from a table where he was sitting. He grinned as they approached. "So, you must be all excited over the newest developments." He directed this statement toward the blond man.
"Um... yeah," Adam said, though he wasn't exact sure what his friend meant. He had to assume he was talking about the twist in his current storyline.
"Yeah, I just bet," the straightedge superstar said with a smirk. "I got the straight dope directly from Melina."
Now, the Canadian was taken aback. He eyed Phil with confusion. He couldn't be referring to the storyline if he'd gotten word of something from his girlfriend.
"Huh? Wait, what are you talking about?" He barely reacted as Al got up to get some food.
"Amy... who else?"
"Oh." Maybe he was mistaken, and it was about the storyline after all.
"So, you mean you're not gonna do anything about it?"
The tall blond man shrugged and gave the other guy a strange look. He really felt like they were speaking two different languages, he was so confused.
"What exactly are you talking about?" he questioned.
"Man," Phil said with a chuckle, "I figured you'd just swoop right in. I guess you've got a lot more willpower than I do."
"Phil, will you just spit it out already?" Adam practically snapped. "I honestly have no clue of what you're talking about. What is it about Amy?"
"Oh," the dark-haired man said, blinking in surprise. He figured he would have known all about it by now. "Melina told me she's a single woman again... Apparently, she broke up with the guy in her band that she was dating."
Adam's face showed recognition.
"Oh, that... Yeah, I knew."
"What?"
"Yeah, Vickie said something about it when we met with Amy last week," the blond man stated.
"Wow, man," Phil said, another smirk crossing his lips. "You really do surprise me. I would've thought you'd jump on that fact. She's free!"
The tall Canadian grew slightly uncomfortable by the turn the conversation was taking.
"Well... I'm not sure of how she feels, but..." He paused, and then, "... I wouldn't want to just swoop in like that when she's just getting through the breakup, you know?"
The dark-haired man eyed his friend quietly for a beat. The truth was, even though he got what Adam was saying, he couldn't help but think the other man was a little naive. The truth was right there, in front of his face, and it was crystal-clear. Well, hopefully Adam would see it for himself before too long.
"Yeah... I guess I do know."