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Past time - September 2003
Amy and Jay returned to their house in the late evening. They had been over to visit Adam during his time of need.
The redhead was tired and full of inner turmoil. Although she was definitely glad their friend was undergoing a divorce, she knew he was hurting. She found herself sort of torn as to offering sympathy and doing a jig of joy... Okay, that was a slight exaggeration on the latter - but she was beyond happy that Torrie Wilson would soon be out of Adam's life.
"Hey," Jay's voice cut in, interrupting her thoughts.
Amy turned to catch him eyeing her with the softest expression on his face. "How are you doing?"
He was wondering about her state of mind regarding his best friend's situation with the divorce, which would soon be final - it was only a matter of weeks now. On top of that, he was also concerned about her welfare in general. Nearly a week earlier, she had returned to WWE television after being medically cleared after her neck injury. She hadn't done much, just clotheslined and powerbombed Nora Greenwald and Gail Kim, respectively... She had yet to return to actual matches. Still, Jay couldn't help but worry about her.
"I'm okay," she answered vaguely. It was actually true. She just felt she wouldn't be able to get Adam off her mind anytime soon.
"I'm glad," the blond man replied, offering her a warm, albeit small, smile. They sat on their couch together, closely side-by-side, and he grabbed gentle hold of her hand, stroking it. He faced forward and shook his head, sighing. "I wonder what happened to them."
Amy turned her head sharply toward him at that. She knew he was talking about Adam and Torrie's marriage, wondering exactly what it was that had caused the current status of it. His best friend hadn't offered them any specifics, just said that the marriage had been a mistake and that he and Torrie weren't meant to be. Being the naturally inquisitive person she was - especially where Adam was concerned - the redhead couldn't help but wonder what had actually happened. They'd seemed so happy once upon a time, and the Canadian had seemed to worship the platinum blonde, put her up on a pedestal. Life was strange.
"Yeah," she said softly, "me too." She gazed far ahead at nothing, just staring off in some peculiar distance. She didn't even notice that Jay was suddenly gazing at her with extreme intensity.
"Amy, I..."
The redhead's attention was suddenly drawn back to her boyfriend at his speech.
"... have something I need to ask you."
She felt the Canadian release her hand and didn't know what to make of the action until his next movement. And suddenly, Jay was on one knee before her, in front of the couch. Her mouth went dry and her heart began to pound as he again took hold of her hand.
The redhead was in shock as he gave a small speech about loving her more than he could ever imagine, and some other sweet, heartfelt stuff - she couldn't even repeat everything he said due to the extent of her shock. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring - platinum band with a generously-sized marquis-cut diamond with small diamond crust on either side. His blue eyes locked on her hazel orbs, which were by now wide with surprise.
"Amy, what I'm trying to say is... Will you marry me?"
It almost seemed as though time were standing still, or at least moving in slow motion. The young woman had at least a zillion thoughts zipping through her head at once, and mostly all of them had something to do with Adam. It seemed like an eternity for her to answer, although it was in reality only mere seconds.
"Jay, I... Yes."
The Canadian's face was suddenly beaming with a grin, so bright and ecstatic. He raised back up to the couch and enveloped her in a huge, tight hug, letting out exclamations of love as he searched her lips for a passionate kiss.
Amy kissed him back in spite of herself to ensure that she wasn't dreaming. The past few minutes all seemed like one big blur.
She loved Jay, she truly did. But at that moment, even as her arms wound around him, one single thought plagued her mind...
What have I done?!