Lita looked at the huge rock on her finger, sure she had never expected herself to be twenty four and engaged, but she certainly wasn't complaining about it. She was engaged to a good guy, he had a good job, came from a good family, and it didn't exactly hurt that he was loaded. The only problem really was that he hadn't met her family, it wasn't as if she was ashamed of them because she wasn't, it was more like she knew that they had a talent for embarrassing her, and if she went to Atlanta, she was probably going to run into him. That was one thing she really didn't want, because if she ran into him it would not be very pretty.
"Lita!"
Lita turned around to give her friend a hug, she had met Stacy at work -well where she used to work- after a new boss took over he had said that he didn't have anything personal against her, but since they had gone through budget cuts they had to let her go, which was mostly them saying, we have to chose between you and Stacy and since Stacy is taller, blonde, and gorgeous, she keeps her job, that wasn't a slam against her friend because truthfully she was better at it than Lita was, but it didn't matter she had gotten over that ages ago, "Stace! So how did the date go yesterday?"
Stacy felt herself huffing as she took a seat next to Lita, her love life had never been good, even going back to the days of high school where her boyfriend dumped her on prom night, "He wanted me to sleep with him on the first date, he was so so- what the hell is that on your finger!"
Lita played with her engagement ring, only halfway bragging, "Oh this, this is my engagement ring!"
"Shut the hell up!" Stacy screamed forgetting entirely about her men trouble, "Oh my god I can't believe John proposed, that is so cool, was it romantic, did he hire a stripper to do it!?"
"Um Stacy why would John hire a stripper to propose for him?" Lita asked, not getting her friends logic.
"Well truth be told, my dream is for a man to strip while proposing, it would be so cool, I mean him dancing half naked then pulling it all off and have 'will you marry me?' written on the butt cheeks." Stacy told her.
"Oh my god Stacy you are so weird." Lita laughed, "I can't believe that is your dream."
Stacy giggled, not minding that her friend was making fun of her, "What can I say, I'm a classy girl."
Lita rolled her eyes, tat may have been the most least classy thing she had ever heard, but decided to go along with it, "Yes my dreams were shattered when John proposed by getting my favorite candy and spelling out the words, the best part is that he put it on a huge thing of wax paper, and then we ate them together."
Stacy cringed, she never had liked John to begin with and he proposed to friend using candy, in her mind that wasn't sweet it was fattening, "Yes very romantic."
"Ugh Stacy don't ruin this, I know you hate him but can't you just make an exception, just tonight, we can go out and celebrate, just us, John, and whoever you can snag before six?" Lita asked.
Stacy sighed, not liking her best friend being engaged to John, "Fine, I guess I'll just have to call a guy, how about Dave?"
"Really, he's kind of a, to be blunt an ass clown." Lita voiced her opinion of the guy of Stacy's choice.
"Really you don't like him, the I have to call him!" Stacy exclaimed grabbing her phone, of course she agreed with Lita Dave was an ass clown as she had put it, but if she had to put up with John, it was only fair Lita had to put up with Dave.
Edge walked into the apartment he shared with his cousins Christian and Chris or as he liked to call them Chris one and Chris two, okay maybe he just called them that in his head, but that didn't really matter, he had just gotten back from twelve long hours of building a house, Christian was probably out somewhere with his girlfriend Dawn, while Chris was probably watching Die Hard, or something similar to that, Edge found himself falling back on his couch and turning on the television, but his eyes nearly popped out of his head when his half naked cousin walked into the room kissing a half naked, he wanted to say Candice, yes it was in fact a half naked Candice Michelle.
"Well it looks like I don't have to pay for porn tonight." Edge commented with a jokey nature.
Candice smirked over at Edge, before kissing Chris and slipping on her dress, "I think I'll be going, call me if you want some fun."
Chris joined Edge on the couch, they had lived together nearly all their lives do to neither of their families being all that wealthy, but together they were able to afford a nice home, "So Edge what's going on?"
"Well we almost got that house built today, I got to listen to Orton talk about sex, and then I watched him leave with Maria." Edge replied, not at all impressed with his day, "Let me tell you if there is one person who I'd expect to be a parent before he was even in a relationship it would be him."
"What can I say Edge, I got to teach a class full of kids how to play 'Mary Had A Little Lamb'." Chris said, following in his cousins pursuit of taking about their days, "When did I sell out again?"
"When you decided to get a double major in college," Edge replied, about to fall asleep, "Tomorrow I have to do this all over again."
"Come on Edge, how about you and I go to a club and start snatching up a few girls?" Chris asked, eager to get out, just not to go out alone.
"Man I have to get up at five in the morning, drive ten minutes to get to the construction property, clock in before six if I don't want Shane to yell at me, then I have to work all day in eighty degree weather." Edge complained.
"Edge you haven't been on three dates since Li-"
"If you say her name I will beat you to a crisp." Edge threatened him, he didn't want to hear anything about his ex girlfriend, even if that meant him going out to a club, "Let me get my coat."
"This is awesome man it'll be like the old times before Christian started dating Dawn! Only without him, but you got to remember the college days especially junior and senior year, this is going to be sick!" Chris exclaimed.
Edge rolled his eyes at his loser of a cousin, but well now he would shut up at least, maybe he could even sneak back home to get some sleep, nah, that wouldn't happen unless he stayed at least until eleven, so he was just going to have to be prepared to go to work with a couple five hour energies and he would be fine, if he also had some coffee, lots and lots of coffee.
"Edge hurry, the hot girls need some Chris!" Chris shouted really wanting to leave.
"I'm coming Chris, just stop being weird." Edge commanded as they walked out of their apartment, to the club they went.
Stacy raised up her glass, sure she may have had three drinks already but it wasn't as if she was a light weight, "I would like to propose a toast to the future Mister and Misses John Cena, John you are one lucky son of a bitch if I do say so myself, I mean if I was Lita I would have dumped you ages ago."
Lita kicked Stacy under the table, which in her world was a very nice way to say 'shut up or I will kill you' "Thank you Stacy the first part of your toast was great."
"Relax dear she was just jesting," John fixed his stupid looking bowtie -well in Stacy's mind- in Lita's it looked smartly challenged, "Isn't that right Stacy?"
Stacy fought the urge to roll her eyes, she hated John and his stupid richness, "That's right," Stacy leaned in Dave's ear, "I hate him."
"Your not the only one." Dave whispered back, only Stacy could tell that he just wanted to get lucky.
"So when is the wedding going to be?" Stacy asked, mostly because if her best friend was going to marry a fool, she may as well let her plan the wedding, it was only fair.
"Well I was thinking in January, you know maybe around New Years, you know new year new marriage." Lita told them, even though she wasn't really the type to plan weddings, she was going to hand that over to Stacy, she had always wanted to get married in winter."
"By that she means, June of next year, we will fly out to the Bahamas and make a trip." John 'corrected' her.
"Um yeah, that is what I meant." Lita agreed, marriage was supposed to be about giving an taking, she could easily give up her dreams for his.
Stacy lost the fight to roll her eyes, that was why she didn't like John, he controlled nearly everything Lita did, soon it would be everything, "Well either way I'm happy for you." Lying through her teeth, Stacy gave a big smile.
"So dear when are we going to Atlanta to tell your parents the good news?" John asked.
Lita cursed under her breath, she was hoping he would forget about that, well she knew he wouldn't but, she could hope, "Whenever you have the time."
"I want to come," Stacy invited herself, she had to watch over them, "I've never been, it should amazing."
"You really want to come Stace?" Lita asked not at all surprised, she knew why Stacy wanted to come, but she didn't really mind.
"Yes, you know I have always wanted to go to Nashville." Stacy said, not even paying attention to herself, "I can get a few weeks off, I mean I've never used up any of my vacation days, so they added up pretty nice."
"That's great Stacy, but it's Atlanta not Nashville." Lita told her, annoyed slightly at her friends misspeaking.
"Oh same difference." Stacy waved her hand, she would talk to Lita alone later, after she ditched her date who was looking at her like a piece of raw meat.
Edge looked around the club and to his surprise he saw his good friend and coworker, Randy Orton, sitting at a table with his 'friend' Maria, he didn't want to interrupt but he found himself going over anyway, "I thought you said you were going straight home to prepare for work tomorrow."
Randy snickered at his friend, he had made that comment when their boss was five feet away, there was no way he would ever get ready for work unless he had sex first, or at least sex the night before, "Edge you know me, I need a certain something or else I won't be able to go to work."
Edge smirked at his friend knowing what he meant, "You mind if I join you?"
"Not at all," the red headed girl spoke, "after all I have to go to the ladies room, now if you'll excuse me." Maria gave Randy a kiss before walking to the bathroom.
"Man I hate to see my dates leave, but I love to watch them go." Randy said not taking his eyes off the departing girl, truthfully the only thing he had ever felt for her was lust, so he really didn't care if she didn't come back he'd just find a different girl, "So Edge what brings you to my club?"
Edge snorted, Randy's club, that just made him want to barf, "What makes this your club?"
Randy looked around the room, slowly counting to himself, "Because I'd say I've slept with about half the women in here."
"Good going my friend," Edge laughed looking around the club, he wasn't really impressed at Randy's slutty ways in fact he never had been, but Randy was a cool guy, "sorry if I made your meal tonight leave."
"Do you really think she was my only option," Randy laughed, "Torrie's been making eyes at me all night long and let me tell you something, Torrie is just as fun if not more than Maria, just depends on rather or not I want a blond, red head, or brunette."
"If it is a brunette who do you go to?" Edge asked, curious about his friend's system.
"Mickie, she is slutty and she knows how to move, why do you need a hook up?" Randy asked, already willing to call out a favor.
"Not everything is about sex my friend." Edge told Randy, of course he had told him that many times before but, Randy never listed to that statement.
Randy shrugged, not even bothering to consider it, he had no reason to, his current lifestyle was just fine with him, "Edge you've got what works for you I've got what works for me."
"I know Randy but one day-"
"If you say that someone is going to tame the lady killer, you have another thing coming, nobody could ever tame me." Randy told him, as if he had said it a million other times, which he had.
"Whatever you say man." Edge stated, maybe Randy was right, but he had never thought like that until she came into his life all those years ago.
"You are such a chick." Randy said, he thought it was sad that Edge was like that.
Chris was walking on the other side of the club when a girl caught his eye, he walked towards her, "Hi I'm-"
"Chris Jericho," Trish interrupted him, remembering him from high school, "It's me Trish Stratus, you know your cousin used to date my best friend."
Chris recognized her only she had changed drastically before when he had known her, she was a dorky girl in the beginning of her junior year, she had glasses, braces, and well looked like your stereotype nerdy girl, but now her glasses were gone, her braces were no more, and she had grown some breast friends, "Trish?"
Trish laughed, knowing that he was in shock of her transformation, "I got laser surgery, my braces came off after high school, so I know I may look a bit different, but it is still the same me."
"So how are you?" Chris asked, he had been friendly with her before, so he saw no reason why he couldn't be again.
"I'm fine, I got a job at a preschool across town, I love little kids, a lot of people may find them annoying but, I love it, even when they're snotty nosed and wet." Trish told him, she loved her job, more than anything, but to sound like she didn't just care about herself she decided to add a question, "What about you?"
"I teach guitar at the performance school, I actually just taught a group of third graders some nursery rhymes." Chris said, not as ashamed as he had been talking with Edge.
Trish smiled, she had finally found someone to talk to who loved kids as much as she did, it was nice, for a change, "Really? Do you think you may be able to play some songs to my class, that is if you don't mind three year olds singing along?"
Chris didn't even have to think before responding, "That'd be cool, I'm sure they can sing better than Edge any day."
Trish laughed, she remembered how awful Edge was at singing, he cleared an entire room out once, sans for himself, Lita, Chris, and herself, "Edge, how is he, I haven't seen him since I graduated?"
Chris nodded, to signal he was good, "He works in construction."
"That's unexpected but alright, did you know Lita works in HR at a hospital in New York, well at least that's the last I've heard from her." Trish told him, not really wanting to talk about Lita.
"So when is a good day for me to play for your kids, we have an off day on Tuesday so if that's good for you?" Chris stopped knowing she would catch his drift.
"Yeah, that'd be great, I'll um see you then." Trish told him, now she couldn't wait for Tuesday.
"Yeah, Tuesday," Chris stopped causing an awkward silence, "but um I'd really like it for us to be friends again."
Trish smiled, "I'd love that, you know I've needed your smart ass comments for a while now."
Chris pulled her in for a hug, he really had missed the girl, "I missed you too."
"So Tuesday then?" Trish asked.
"Tuesday." Chris confirmed before slipping his number on a napkin and handing it to her, "Call me with the details."
A/N: Thoughts? Yay or nay? Should I continue, and if I should, tell me what you think :)