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In 2005, I started this story right after the Lita, Edge, and Matt Hardy affair storyline. I never finished it. I ran across it on an info disc in 2008. Worked on it and never finished it. Been working on my books over the past few years, sorry. Then I ran across this story in December 2010 and decided this is it I'll finish it finally. So, here goes. Hope you guys enjoy it.
Brand New Day
Summerslam 2002
"You're the new girl on SmackDown right?" Trish Stratus asked the quiet five foot eight, one hundred and twenty five pound dirty blonde haired girl as she put her hair up in a ponytail. She turned and nodded slowly.
"Yes, I'm Katie Logan. Nice to meet you" she smiled widely accepting Trish's hand. They shook hands and watched as John Cena and Matt Hardy walked by rapping about Japanese food.
"They recently did an episode of Confidential together on sushi. It was hilarious" Trish chuckled.
"Oh I see. He's really hot," Katie said in a cheery tone as she stared intently at Matt and John holding a conversation with Shannon Moore down the hallway.
"You think he's hot? Every girl in the locker room wants Cena. He tries not to date on the job but you never know" Trish shrugged.
"I know who Cena is. We met a few times. I was referring to the sexy guy with the long dark hair," she said nodding towards Matt who just so happened to look up at them at that moment. They both quickly looked away and snickered.
"Oh my God! Did he hear you?" Trish laughed.
"I don't know. He's definitely looking over here" Katie whispered before turning her back to him.
"Oh sweetie. I hate to be the one to tell you this but…he'd never date you" Trish said seriously.
"Why not? I think I'm an attractive woman" Katie replied looking down at her body as Matt talked to Cena and Shannon but kept his eyes glued on her and Trish talking.
"Yea but, he's so taken. He's totally in love with Lita. Amy Dumas? Team Extreme cheerleader? Raw Diva? Ring a bell?" Trish asked sarcastically.
"Oh well, I guess there goes my courage to ask him out to dinner huh?" Katie said covering up the fact she knew exactly who Matt was. She was a huge Hardy Boyz fan for years.
"Umm, hell yea! If you want to make it in this business then I suggest you not date anyone on the job. It causes confusion. It affects the respect you receive from your co-workers backstage whether the relationship fails or not. I see I need to school you before you get into a heap of trouble" Trish sighed as Matt walked over to them smiling.
"Trish" Matt nodded to a smiling Trish. He turned to Katie and smiled widely. "New girl, right?" he grinned pointing at her.
"Katie" Katie answered trying not to stare at his bare chest.
"Matt this is Katie Logan. Katie, this is Matt Hardy" Trish cut in. Matt stuck his hand out but Katie paused. Trish elbowed her getting her attention.
"Oh, hi" Katie stammered out taking his hand. His grip was firm. Katie's palms were sweaty. Matt appeared to be enjoying her discomfort tremendously. He fiddled with her butterfly bracelet.
"Katie Lo-gan. I like that name" he said with a southern drawl that seemed to roll off the tip of his tongue. "Nice bracelet" Matt told her letting the bracelet go.
"Thanks, I collect just about anything with butterflies on it" Katie told him.
"Cool. I saw you looking at me from across the room and I just decided to break the ice to dissolve the awkwardness between us" Matt teased.
"Awkwardness?" Katie guffawed looking at Trish in disbelief. He had nerve.
"Umm, actually Matt we were looking at Cena" Trish said covering for Katie.
"Oh! Well, I'm just a little embarrassed" Matt chuckled looking over at Cena freestyling for Shannon, Eddie Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio.
"No reason to be. Honest mistake" Trish said patting him on the back.
"Yea, well…nice meeting you Logan" Matt said grabbing her hand and shaking it again.
"Yea" Katie squeaked out as Vince and Shane McMahon passed by eyeing them suspiciously. Katie slowly pulled her hand away. "Well, I'd better get going. I've got a match. Talk to you later Trish?"
"Yea, definitely" Trish assured her. "Get out of here while you still have your dignity" she whispered softly out of Matt's earshot.
"Am I that obvious?" Katie muttered.
"Not yet but get going!" Trish fussed before turning back to a beaming Matt.
"Nice looking girl" Cena said walking up to them.
"Yea, Matt here thought she was eyeing him when she was really eyeing you" Trish revealed.
"Oh damn! Forreal? I may have to ask her out or something," Cena thought out loud.
"Down boy! She's the new girl. Give her some slack huh?" Trish said before heading off to find Molly Holly.
"She's hot" John mumbled under his breath as Katie chatted with RVD.
"She's alright" Matt grumbled.
"And you thought she wanted you. Ha! Pick your face up off the ground because it is so cracked!" John teased.
"Whatever! I have a feeling Logan will be an asset to this company. I just recognized her a few seconds ago. I've seen her wrestle in a few Indy circuits under different names. She's good. You really going to ask her out?" Matt inquired.
"If not tonight, tomorrow's houseshow or SmackDown on Tuesday" Cena nodded.
"Cool, I want to see you get that girl to go somewhere alone with you because John my man, it ain't gonna happen" Matt challenged.
"You're on" Cena boasted. What Cena didn't know was that by the end of the night, Vince McMahon would be moving Katie Logan from the SmackDown lineup to the Raw roster.
Fall 2002
"So, you should come and hang out with us. We're going water-skiing. You know, just hanging out soaking up some sun," Amy Dumas said to Katie as she and Trish loaded boxes into the back of the moving van.
"Yea, it'll be fun," said Shane Helms as he bumped the side of the headboard he and Matt were carrying from Trish's house against the side of the moving van.
"Hey! Watch my headboard!" Trish screeched running past Matt to see if the oak headboard was scraped.
"Make way! Mattress coming through!" Adam shouted as he and Jay whizzed past Matt and Shane and pushed the mattress into the van.
"It's fine Trish" Matt assured her as he and Shane lifted the headboard into the van and closed the door and locked it.
"Everything's in order" Adam said throwing his arm around Katie.
"Yea, Matt and I did all of the work" Shane mumbled under his breath as he pushed Adam's arm from around Katie's shoulder causing Jay to stifle a laugh.
"Well, you ready to head to Raleigh, roomie?" Katie giggled as Trish stared at her house with a look of melancholy.
"Yea, I'll miss my house but I'm never here so renting it out was the right thing to do" Trish said in a sad tone.
"Atleast you two can hang out together and keep each other company" Matt smiled.
"Yea, and with us" Amy pointed to herself and Matt.
Matt's smile quickly faded but he turned and headed to his car. He'd made plans for he and Amy to hang out alone and here she was inviting everybody. She'd even volunteered him to help Trish move some of her things to Katie's townhouse in Raleigh. For some odd reason Katie seemed to have a problem with him lately. When he was around, she'd leave quickly. He couldn't figure out what it was but she was always there when he wanted quality time with Amy though, hanging out with them on the few days they were off. She tended to annoy the hell out of him sometimes too. Not that she tried to but he seemed to feel negativity every time she was around. Matt got in his car and sat back in the seat waiting on Amy and Shane. He frowned at the sight of Adam pretending to spear Katie and throwing her over his shoulder as she screamed for him to put her down. It appeared as if Adam had his libido set on snagging Katie. Maybe she was a nice girl, but she needed to get a life and stay out of he and his friends. Maybe with Trish moving in with her they'd form their own blonde bombshell clique. Damn, they were so friggin annoying he grimaced as Shane played around with Trish. Home, he wanted to get home and relax. "Come on you guys! Let's head out!" Matt shouted out the window before driving alongside of the van.
"Coming!" Shane said running to get in the backseat.
"Thanks you guys" Trish shouted.
"Yea, we appreciate it" Katie waved heading to the drivers side of the van as Jay headed to his car motioning for Adam to come on.
"You're welcome. Jay and Adam can put everything where Trish needs it" Amy waved back getting into the passenger's seat.
"I'm tired and ready to sleep" Shane sighed leaning back in the seat.
"Me too. Did you two see Adam flirting with Katie?" Amy chuckled.
"Mmm" Matt muttered.
"I don't think she even noticed" Shane replied.
"They'll be an odd couple," Matt said looking in the rearview mirror as Adam stood next to the van talking to Katie.
"Why do you say that?" Amy asked in shock.
"Adam's a ho. He'll never be faithful to anyone" Shane answered before Matt could.
"Need I say more?" Matt laughed.
"Maybe Katie will be good for Adam. Maybe they'll be good for each other," Amy said.
"Maybe" Matt shrugged. "I seriously doubt it though" he uttered under his breath.
Cameron - One Year Later (Fall 2003)
"So, yea we could definitely check into finding you a suitable motorcycle. I could suggest a few to you" Jeff grinned folding his arms as Katie narrowed her eyes at him.
"You'd better not show me a girly bike" she warned.
"I thought maybe you'd want one with butterflies all over it" he teased. "Trish told us about your bedroom having butterfly designs"
"Hey, that was last year. I've redesigned recently, thank you. I'm growing out of the butterfly thing" Katie chuckled. "I want a nice bike"
"Well, I mean you can't start out on the ones like I ride. You want to work your way up" he explained as Beth walked over to them with two beers in her hand.
"You want a beer?" she asked Katie and Jeff. Katie turned down the beer but thanked her as Jeff took a beer from her as Shane fumbled around at the grill. "So, you want a bike huh? Good to see a girl who can be feminine and have a tomboy side too. These guys think we're all so fragile. We give birth to them but we can't ride motorcycles" Beth teased.
"Stop making me seem like a male chauvinist" Jeff whined pulling her in for a kiss.
"I still love you though," Beth said in a baby voice as she squeezed his butt.
Katie took that as her cue to leave them alone. People were in the house dancing and talking. She was sure Matt and Amy were playing hosts to their guests. Katie laughed to herself as Shane struggled to get the meat off of the grill with Shannon. She turned and walked off towards the woods. It was a nice fall night. The wind was blowing making it sound as if someone was whistling from the sky. Katie walked for awhile in deep thought about things going on in her life and realized she'd walked too far. She decided to go back before she got lost. Then she saw a dark figure leaning against a tree. She slowly backed up and heard a twig snap under her feet. She squeezed her eyes shut hoping the person didn't hear her.
"Who's there?" asked an annoyed voice. Katie turned and headed back towards Matt's house. Before she could take a few steps a hand grabbed her shoulder and spun her around. "Logan?" a familiar voice asked.
"Matt?"
"Yea. What are you doing wandering around out here?" he asked.
"Just walking and thinking. Trying to clear my head" she shrugged as the sound of the trees waving in the breeze drowned out the voices coming from his house.
"You bored?"
"Oh no, just got a lot on my mind" she replied.
"Oh. What were you thinking about?" Matt asked not really caring to hear her problems.
"You don't want to hear my problems," she said walking past him.
Matt felt a little ashamed so he followed her. "Hey, seriously, I'm listening" he said standing in front of her with his arms folded not letting her go anywhere.
"Fine, I found out my mom had lung cancer a few weeks ago. It started out as ovarian cancer a year ago. She went into remission and there was talk of possibly removing her lung. Radiation was helping then they had to do chemotherapy. After the chemo she's in remission again but it's so hard to see her like that. She lost all of her hair. I've been taking care of her because my sister Melanie is so engrossed in her own life. I'm just worn out I guess. When I'm off from work I'm at my Mom's house or the hospital" Katie explained as she and Matt started walking.
Matt felt like such an asshole at that moment. He felt bad for her. "All you can do is be there for her. I'm sure she appreciates it. Never take the time you have with your Mom for granted" Matt wagged his finger at her before stopping and sitting under a tree.
"I won't. I'm just mentally drained" she sighed heavily.
"It'll be okay" Matt assured her patting the ground for her to sit down next to him.
"Thanks. You sure are being nice to me tonight," Katie said eyeing him distrustfully as she sat next to him.
"I'm always nice to you" Matt exclaimed.
"No" Katie shook her head.
"Yes" he challenged.
"You always seem annoyed when I'm around. Don't pretend like you don't tense up when I'm around you and Amy. I see it, Trish sees it too"
"Really? I don't mean to" he laughed.
"But you do. Why?"
"Sometimes I just want to be alone with my girl and she invites you guys along with us when I have plans that only include me and her" he admitted. "I'll admit I blamed you sometimes instead of Amy". Katie eyed him and twisted her mouth in a sarcastic way that caused him to laugh. "Okay, all of the time" he finally admitted.
"Hey, all you have to do is say something. I'd understand. I only hung out with you guys about nine or ten times over the past year" Katie pointed out.
"Nine or ten times too many" Matt said jokingly.
"You are so mean" she guffawed before punching him in the arm. "But I think you meant that. Atleast you're being honest"
"You hit like a girl" Matt teased.
"Umm that's because I am a girl" Katie reminded him.
"I think it's hard to miss that you're a girl" he snickered eyeing her 36 C breasts.
"I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or be offended because you're possibly making an obscene comment" Katie said raising her right eyebrow.
"It's a compliment," he said throwing his hands up in surrender.
"Okay"
"So, you going to date Adam?"
"Huh? You think he likes me too? Amy asked me the same thing! I mean he says sweet things to me but I never pay him any attention" Katie laughed.
"Okay, I'm just going to warn you. You play hard to get, he'll try harder"
"Oh wow" Katie frowned.
"Mmm hmm. If you like him be honest, if not then you need to let him know to stop making a fool out of himself" he chuckled. "He's my friend and he tends to fall quickly sometimes, so make sure you take it slow with Adam. Real slow" Matt stressed. "No sex straight out or he'll lose interest quick. Just warning you"
"Okay" Katie laughed.
"So, are you scared?" Matt said staring into her hazel eyes.
"Of what?" Katie asked.
"Of losing your Mom," Matt said in an aloof voice.
Katie's voice got caught in her throat. The tears threatened to spill from her eyes. She nodded her head. "All the time" Katie choked out.
"I'll pray for her health" Matt promised.
"Thanks. I never thought that the two of us would be sitting together holding a conversation like this" Katie told him as she wiped a tear from her right eye.
"Me either, but your actually okay. Why couldn't you be this totally uncool stuck up Pamela Anderson type?" he smiled.
"Gee I don't know, maybe because I'm so totally cool. So down to earth it's pitiful and as far as the Pamela Anderson type? Being blonde with a nice body doesn't make you a slutty dingbat" Katie shook her head.
"Point taken" Matt said leaning back against the tree and closing his eyes. "What's 12 times 9?" he asked after a few seconds.
"108, why?" Katie asked confused.
"Just wondered. What does PEMDAS stand for in math?" Matt challenged.
"Besides, Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally? Parentheses, Equation, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction" Katie chuckled as he nodded his approval.
"What's a noun?" Matt teased.
"Come on! You'd do better asking me what a hyperbole is or a participle" Katie broke into laughter as a look of confusion came over Matt's face. "You don't know!" she pointed at him.
"Damn! A blonde who knows something" he taunted.
"That's right! I know a lot!"
"I know something too" Matt leaned over towards her.
"What's that?" Katie asked trying not to blush.
"We are going to be the best of friends" Matt promised sticking out his hand to her.
"I think we will be too" Katie smiled while taking his hand and shaking it heartily.
Raw (Fall 2004)
Katie Logan slipped on her wrestling boots and headed out the ladies dressing room. She saw Trish Stratus and Victoria as they gossiped in the far corner of the hallway. Katie slowly made her way over to them as they straightened up and stopped talking.
"Okay…you two are so obvious" Katie smiled.
"We were just discussing what moves we wanted you and Amy to sell tonight. You're going to win with your 450 splash, right?" Victoria asked as Amy Dumas walked towards them.
"Yea" Katie nodded as Amy stopped next to Trish.
"You guys ready for tonight? I'm so amped" Amy laughed.
"Aren't we always?" Trish said in a syrupy voice.
"This hardcore match will be fun" Amy giggled as Matt made his way over to them. "Hey Matty" she said before placing her arm around his waist.
"Hey baby. Is Kane going to attack Trish or Vicky tonight?" Matt inquired as Katie crossed her arms across her chest and looked away nervously.
"No, Katie will take a chokeslam after pinning me" Victoria answered. "You guys want to go over our moves again before the show starts?"
"Yea, that would be good," said Trish.
"I'll join up with you guys in about five minutes" Katie called out as she backed up and headed down the hallway to greet her boyfriend, Edge. "Hey Adam. I missed you these past three days"
"I missed you too baby" Adam grinned as he eyed Stacy Keibler as she walked by talking to Randy Orton. Katie frowned and grabbed him by his chin and turned his attention towards her.
"Hello, I'm here" she teased.
"I know! I was just looking honey" Adam swore before kissing her lovingly. "You coming home with me tonight?"
"Yea, I guess I will" Katie said as Matt walked over to them.
"You'd better hurry up Logan. You guys have about twenty minutes" Matt told Katie as Adam kissed her again.
"I'll see you later. I love you" Adam whispered as Matt smiled at them.
"Love you too" Katie replied as Adam walked to his dressing room leaving her alone with Matt.
"So…you hanging in there with old Adam huh?" Matt teased.
"Yea, we're trying to stay together and make it work. It's been six months" Katie shrugged. For the past few months she'd become pretty close to Matt. Even though she was comfortable being around him alone sometimes, he still made her blush every so often. Old crushes die-hard. Every time she had a match, he always had a nice comment about her performance in the ring. She found herself looking forward to the "Great match Logan's" or the "You're an amazing athlete. You keep getting better every time you get in the ring". She was even happy when he was honest with her the few times when she was slacking in the ring. He'd occasionally throw out a "Good work Logan, but let me show you how you could do that move to get more of an impact and reaction from the fans." Katie enjoyed hanging out with Matt but she also respected the fact that he was seriously involved with Amy Dumas. She hung out with them a few times while traveling on the road.
Almost a year ago Amy asked Katie if she noticed how Adam tended to linger when she was around. At first Katie laughed it off but then she started to realize that Adam always had something nice to say about her hair or clothes. She realized he was openly flirting with her and became uncomfortable when he was around. He suddenly eased up on the flirting for a few months and dated other women frequently. Then after hearing that she went out on a few dates with a famous football player, John Cena and Dave Batista he finally asked her out and that was the beginning of their relationship. They traveled on the road together, hung out together whenever they could even when they weren't traveling. Life was good, when he wasn't eyeing other women.
"I hear you. You're a great girl, and I hope you're happy with Adam. I really do" Matt said breaking into her thoughts. He then realized for the first time in the past few months that he rarely ever saw her look him in the eye. Logan was beautiful, talented, and had a heart of gold. He loved how she tried to be neutral when it came to any situation. She was fun and outgoing. He'd even joked with Jeff a few times that she was great sister-in-law material but Beth already had him hooked. Every relationship had its ups and downs. Hanging out with Adam and Katie was a breath of fresh air for he and Amy. After her neck injury things had become a little estranged between them. She seemed to get along famously with Logan inside and outside of the ring. Sometimes Matt would catch himself feeling a pang of jealousy when he'd see Logan and Adam showing PDA, or public displays of affection. He kept telling himself that he missed that with Amy. His thoughts trailed to the possibility that maybe Logan was afraid of being alone with him sometimes. He never came on to her or gave her any indication that he wanted to. Maybe he was giving off a vibe that he was attracted to her. Was he? Did he do something to make her uncomfortable? Oh God, he hoped not. She was now looking everywhere backstage but at him. He smiled to himself. Maybe she was just shy sometimes. He stood in deep thought staring into her hazel eyes, half wondering what she was thinking, half wondering if he was doing things to make her uncomfortable. "Logan, what color are my eyes?" Matt asked forcing her to look at him.
"What? Why?" she said in a shaky voice pretending to look into his eyes. He figured she was looking at his eyebrows, but why? "Brown. Well, I have to go" Katie said walking around him to make a hasty exit almost bumping into Vince McMahon.
"Sorry Mr. McMahon" she said.
"Wait, what are you and Adam doing later after the…" Matt fumbled out.
"See you" she said over her shoulder before rushing off before he could finish the question. Vince stood looking at Katie heading down the hall.
"She was in a hurry" Vince laughed looking towards Katie.
"Yea she was" Matt agreed.
"Well, see you Hardy. Keep up the good work" Vince said heading to his office leaving Matt to ponder over what was really going on with Katie Logan.
"Is it my breath?" he whispered to himself as he put a piece of gum into his mouth.
Xtreme Mattitude Board Chatroom
Sage: It's good to see you stopping by here to talk to us on the Xtreme Mattitude Board.
Matt Hardy: No problem. I love to see what you guys are thinking of my storylines.
BenjaminRules: We're hoping you stay on TV.
ToniaLuvsKatz: Yea, we're totally feeling the part where you're on TV every week.
WhisperinNMattsEar: We're thinking that we can't wait to see you when you come to Chicago. I look forward to seeing you in that black shirt that has the white stripes. You look hot in it!
Matt Hardy: Umm, thanks. The weird thing is I bought that shirt two days ago. How did you see it?
Sage: She's stalking you
ToniaLuvsKatz: Yea, how do you know about the shirt?
WhisperinNMattsEar: Hey, I'm a moderator on this board too. I have connections just like you two! LOL
Matt Hardy: Spooky. I look forward to meeting you Whisperin. It's been almost a year and we've yet to meet.
WhisperinNMattsEar: I know. I look forward to meeting you too.
MzJessicaHardy: I'll be there Matt.
SenseiOfMattitude: Me too. Hope to meet you too Sage, Whisperin, and Tonia.
Matt Hardy: Well, I'll see you guys in Chicago in a few weeks. Be there Whisperin.
WhisperinNMattsEar: With bells on Matty.
Sage : Well hell's bell's LOL You two are so crazy. Thanks for the pics Matt. They're awesome.
Matt Hardy: No problem. Just trying to keep my fans happy. Well, I'm signing off. I need to go close my curtains in case Whisperin is peeping through them to see what I'm wearing!
SenseiOfMattitude: IS HE NAKED?
WhisperinNMattsEar: Ha ha!
Jacob's Ladder F'N Broke : Kinky Whisperin.
SenseiOfMattitude: IS HE NAKED?
MzJessicaHardy: No! Lol Calm Down
Sage: Take a pic of him Whisperin.
WhisperinNMattsEar: No way! I wouldn't share private pics of Matt "I look hot in everything I wear" Hardy.
MzJessicaHardy: Aww that sucks!
BenjaminRules: She's trying to be a professional moderator you guys (Not!)
BeenThereDoneThat: She's keeping the pics to drool over him alone.
ToniaLuvsKatz: And what's wrong with that? (Agreeing to get a copy of the pics) ;-)
Sage: We moderators must get a dose of Mattitude atleast three times a week (hence his pic on my desktop)
SenseiOfMattitude: Umm yummy
BeenThereDoneThat: You know you guys need a F'N life right?
Jacob's Ladder F'N Broke: Calm down girls! Don't get BeenThereDoneThat started. You can use pics of me on your PC desktops ;-)
WhisperinNMattsEar: You guys are wild! LOL I bet he's actually closing his curtains!
Matt Hardy: Damn right he is!
Sage: Ha! He was still signed on you guys! His name just left from the bottom of the screen.
BeenThereDoneThat: I bet you guys feel like asses.
Jacob's Ladder F'N Broke : He's probably in fucking invisible mode.
WhisperinNMattsEar: How embarrassing!
Sage: For you…yea, pretty much!
"So, I was thinking that we'd go somewhere where there's snow" Katie shrugged as Adam sat out on his patio drinking a beer with his best friend, Jay, also known to WWE fans as Christian.
"So, you want to go home to Raleigh basically?" Adam smiled showing his large white teeth.
"Well yea, we never go to my house. Why is that?" Katie questioned.
"I don't do it on purpose Katie" Adam fussed. "It's not comfortable with Trish being your roommate. I like my privacy"
"Hey you guys, no fighting" said Katie's friend, Jessica heading out to the patio. "I flew here to hang out with you guys and you're constantly arguing. Grow up you two!" she sighed as she sat at the table next to a silent Jay.
"Do we fight a lot?" Adam asked Jay who appeared to be a little uncomfortable being thrown into the conversation.
"Uhh, not really" Jay uttered before taking a sip of his soda as Jessica got up abruptly and headed back inside the house and got herself a beer.
"I'm going home next week. I'm tired of coming to Florida. You've been to my house maybe three times in the six months we've been together" Katie pointed out.
"I don't count the times like you do. I focus on the times we are together. That's what's important to me" Adam argued just as his cellphone rang. He looked at the caller ID and stood up. "I'll take this inside" he muttered walking back into the house bumping into Jessica as she headed back out with her beer.
"Am I that wrong?" Katie asked desperately.
"No" Jessica replied.
"You have some valid points" Jay agreed reluctantly. Katie gave a sigh of relief to know she wasn't overreacting to the situation like Adam always seemed to do. He came out and sat down brooding.
"I have to go to a signing this weekend because Shawn Michaels is still suffering from that concussion he got on Raw and next week I have to replace Cena. He had to cancel next weeks signing due to a family situation so I have to go" Adam explained.
"Well, I guess you have to do what you have to do" Katie grumbled.
"I'll see you on Monday night before the show" he promised heading into the house to pack.
"I have to head home tomorrow, so we should go out clubbing tonight" Jessica suggested.
"Sounds good to me" Jay said happily.
"I guess I could go" Katie sighed sadly.
"Hey, it will be fun besides we have no choice but to have fun without Adam being there" Jessica taunted.
"That was brutal" Jay frowned.
"I just like telling it like it is" Jessica whispered across the table to Jay as Katie wondered if Adam was hiding anything from her.
Sage pushed her hair behind her ear as she and Tonia finally made it up to the front of the line. They'd been in line for almost an hour to see Matt. Matt looked up and smiled widely.
"Well, well, well! Look who finally showed up" Matt teased as they approached the table with items for him to sign and an arm full of gifts.
"Hey, you're the one who's so damn popular! We've been pushed, shoved, and I can't even count the amount of times someone tried to skip me in line" Tonia complained.
"Yea, I think we deserve to be treated to lunch or something" Sage vexed playfully.
"That sounds fair. If you guys stick around I'll treat you all to lunch" he nodded towards the chairs in the far corner of the store.
They both sat down and realized there was an empty seat next to them. Sage looked at Tonia and her mouth fell open.
"You don't think he's expecting to see Whisperin today huh?" Sage asked nervously.
"Jesus, I hope not! She isn't here but I'm sure he won't notice. She never comes through at the meet and greets but the girl definitely gets the inside scoops" Tonia sighed.
"Yea, she does" Sage agreed as TheSenseiOfMattitude made her way over to introduce herself. They chatted until the last person in line left and Matt called for them to follow him. Twenty minutes later they all sat in a booth eating a late lunch. Matt finally broke the ice.
"Okay, where's Whisperin?" he questioned.
"She couldn't make it. Had to work" Sage said.
"So, you guys meet her yet?" Matt asked.
"No" Tonia and TheSenseiOfMattitude said in unison.
"Not yet. We have plans to meet for lunch in a few weeks" Sage answered.
"Let me know what she looks like. Everyone else has sent me pictures but her. Just curious to see who I've been talking to and who's possibly stalking me" Matt shrugged.
"I'm on it. I'll even get a copy of her license" Sage teased.
"Sage, you're a girl after my own heart" Matt chuckled.
"I'm going out with Jessica tonight. You want me to fix you anything before I leave?" Katie asked Adam as he rolled over in bed.
"No. I'm worn out. Is Trish going?" he grinned wickedly.
"She's meeting up with us later" Katie responded while brushing her hair in front of the mirror.
"I'd been meaning to talk to you about Jessica" Adam said sitting up on the bed.
"What is it?" she asked eyeing him through the mirror.
"I don't know if I like the idea of you hanging out with Jessica all the time. I mean, she's single and she appears to be the type to try and hook you up with other guys" Adam explained.
"What? No she's not! Besides, I'm a grown woman. I can make my own decisions. I don't have to do what other people tell me so you have nothing to worry about" Katie assured him.
"I just felt as if I needed to express my feelings about your friend. I don't trust her and neither should you" Adam cautioned her.
"Thank you for looking out for me sweetie, but Jessica is cool" Katie said sitting on the bed next to him.
"I love you" Adam mumbled pulling her in for a long kiss before Katie struggled to pull away.
"I have to go Adam" she whined as he kissed her neck hungrily.
"Stay with me. I'm here in Raleigh with you like you wanted. Trish is already gone. We have the place to ourselves and you want to leave me?" Adam said trying to make Katie feel guilty.
"I know but…"
"I know…you. You want to stay with me tonight. Call Jessica and cancel. Trish can keep her company. You've had a change of plans," Adam said sternly staring into her eyes.
"Okay" Katie said grabbing her cellphone off the nightstand. Adam knocked the phone onto the floor.
"You can call her later. I need you now" he panted into her ear as he pushed her back onto the bed.
"Hey girly, you going to let Fozzy play on your CD or what?" Jericho teased as Katie stood watching Triple H wrestle Chris Benoit on the monitor backstage during Raw.
"Sure, if Vince gives us the okay. I'd love to do a few rock songs" Katie nodded.
"How about, "I love Rock N Roll?" Jericho laughed.
"Hey, you're laughing but I'd do that song. You may think this sounds crazy but I've always wanted to do a remake of that song "What I Like About You" Katie said.
"No way" Jericho grinned. "I can't see it" he shook his head as Adam and Matt walked over to the monitor.
"We need to talk" Adam broke in pulling Katie into an empty dressing room.
"What's his problem?" Jericho scoffed.
"You're talking to his girl I guess" Matt answered through laughter.
"And? I talk to everybody"
"Maybe he doesn't trust you" Matt shrugged.
"You talk to Katie all the time!" Jericho argued.
"And I can be trusted with Logan" Matt smiled.
"What? Hey, so can I! Just because I'm single now doesn't mean that I'm on the prowl" Jericho disputed.
"Yea but Chris, you look like a rock star. You just…look guilty," Matt admitted.
"Oh that's bullshit! Katie and I are cool. Like brother and sister. I'm a one woman man" Jericho elaborated trying to get Matt to believe him.
"Well I was just trying to be honest" Matt grinned.
"Yea well, honestly I think the only person who should be worried is Katie. You know how Adam can be when he gets all jealous and shit. It means he's guilty of something" replied Jericho.
"You think so?" Matt asked.
"I know so," Jericho said walking towards the locker room door to eavesdrop on Adam and Katie.
"Can I use your laptop before I head out for my flight? Mine got a virus on it or something. I think someone's been tapping into my files. I have to do a radio show before the meet and greet with the fans" Trish complained as she picked up Katie's laptop off the foot of her bed.
"Sure, just don't be having cybersex on mine" Katie teased.
"I just need to answer a few e-mails" Trish laughed.
"Just remember to recharge it when you're through. I need to do some research later on for my mom"
"Okay. Hey Katie, what do you think about Jericho and I?" Trish asked leaning on the computer desk.
"I think the storyline between you two were hilarious awhile back. Too bad you two aren't really a couple. You two were so cute together" Katie chuckled shaking her head.
"Yea, we were huh?" Trish blushed.
Katie's mouth formed into an O, and she covered her mouth while pointing at Trish. "You like him!"
"Yea, kinda. Maybe, hell I don't know. Possibly?" she answered with a shrug.
"I won't tell him" Katie told her as she backed up and went back to her room. "Wow, another backstage romance is about to bloom" Katie grinned lying back on her bed.
1 week later
"Trish, what do you think is appropriate? The black or the pink outfit?" Katie asked staring at her reflection in the dressing room mirror as Trish sat on the floor doing yoga.
"Umm, the black one" Trish mumbled as Amy walked into the locker room.
"I so hate this Matt/Kane baby storyline but atleast we're on TV" Amy complained.
"Yea, you could be stuck wrestling one of the Diva Search contestants" Molly Holly frowned.
"True" Amy chuckled.
"How was you're signing with Cena last weekend?" Trish asked Molly.
"Fine, Cena and I had an awesome turnout. It's just good to be going home after the show tonight" Molly responded.
"Cena made it to the signing last week?" Katie asked in shock.
"Yea, why wouldn't he?" Molly said staring at Katie as if she'd lost her mind.
"I just thought that Adam said…" Katie started but thought better of it. "Never mind" Katie waved her hand nonchalantly. She headed out into the hallway and leaned against the wall. A sick feeling in the pit of her stomach warned her that she was about to be sick.
"Hey Logan, what are you doing lurking in the hallway?" Matt teased walking up to her.
Katie swallowed hard before turning to face him. "Umm, just thinking. Needed to concentrate you know?" she shrugged.
"Yea. You and Adam coming to Cameron tomorrow? You hadn't mentioned if you were or not"
"Oh, the get together for Amy at your house" she gasped.
"You forgot didn't you?" Matt accused.
"I'm sorry. I've been so busy. You know Vince wants me to record an album. I can't see myself dressing and dancing like Britney Spears but that's the image they want. I'll get to remake a few songs. Why is it that Cena gets to do his own type of music and I'm forced to do Pop or R&B? Not one rock song!" she sighed as Matt grinned widely. "What?" she huffed.
"You are so lucky. I haven't even heard you sing but you got a record deal. I guess your voice is recordable. I just had an idea. Amy, Trish, and Stacy recorded songs. Maybe you could do a duet with one of them or something" Matt suggested.
"Hmm, I may suggest that to Vince" Katie nodded. "Matt, what makes a man cheat?" Katie asked suddenly.
Matt stared at her for a few seconds and realized he was trapped into answering her question. "Whoa! Umm, I wouldn't know"
"Oh"
"Why? Someone cheating you know?" Matt asked.
"I think Adam is seeing someone. We haven't exactly been getting along lately. It's like I can barely get him to come to Raleigh. He sometimes uses the fact that Trish will be there and we wouldn't have any privacy but when I call him he never answers his home phone. Makes me wonder if he's home at all. I'm always in Florida with him and it's stressing me out. I never get my bills paid on time because I'm with him all of the time. My mom needs me sometimes. I think I'm going to give him some space for my own peace of mind. I'll be recording in a few weeks at a studio back home, so that will help. I just need to know if he's cheating on me and why?"
Matt groaned to himself. He knew Adam wasn't the type to be faithful but he thought he and Logan were perfect together. She was just what Adam needed to settle down and straighten himself out. "Logan, pull yourself together" Matt said grabbing her shoulders. "Talk to him. Find out if he's unhappy in the relationship. Why are you even suspicious?"
"He lied about replacing Cena at a signing with Molly. Cena was at the signing, so where was Adam?" she asked sadly.
"I don't know" Matt answered honestly.
"If he was cheating you would tell me wouldn't you, Matt?"
"Logan, I wouldn't get involved. It's not my place to get in you and Adam's relationship" Matt replied as Chris Jericho walked out of his dressing room.
"What's going on with you and Adam?" Jericho asked overhearing the last part of their conversation.
"Nothing Chris. Just a misunderstanding" Matt answered before she could.
"If that jackass hit you, let me know and I'll kick his ass" Jericho said pulling her in for a hug.
"Thanks Chris, but he hasn't hit me" Katie laughed as Jericho lifted her up off the floor in a playful bearhug.
"You know if he's cheating I'll tell it. I won't stay quiet like Hardy here" Jericho nodded towards Matt.
"Excuse me for respecting people's privacy!" Matt laughed.
"Hey, if you're being done wrong I'm going to be a friend and tell you" Jericho pointed at him as he backed up.
"Keep an eye on Adam" Katie whispered.
"I'm on it girlie!" Jericho said turning and heading to the vending machines.
"Don't do this Logan. Adam will be pissed if you start having people watch him" Matt pleaded.
"I need to know. I've never cheated on a boyfriend, so I expect the same respect" Katie shouted.
"Logan, you're a beautiful woman. Adam won't be hard to replace" Matt said finally getting her to crack a smile.
"Okay, now you're trying to make me blush" she giggled while wiping a tear from her eye. "Thanks for listening to me rant. I gotta go"
"Cool. Be strong," Matt said before leaving her to decide what she needed to do about Adam.
WhisperinNMattsEar: I know I didn't make it to the signing but something came up.
Matt Hardy: I'll let you slide this time but next time you'd better be there.
MzJessicaHardy: I'll be there Matt.
TheSenseiOfMattitude: We'll punish her if she doesn't.
Matt Hardy: You have a pic online Whisperin?
WhisperinNMattsEar: No, not yet but I can post one.
Sage : I'll get a pic when we meet next week. We'll take one together.
Matt Hardy: Cool
TheSenseiOfMattitude: Maybe you should look through her window.
WhisperinNMattsEar: Chicago's a long way
Jacob's Ladder F'N Broke : Like he can't afford to fly to Chi-town.
Matt Hardy: Frequent flyer miles baby!
MzJessicaHardy: LOL Show up on her doorstep Matt
BeenThereDoneThat: She'd shit bricks
WhisperinNMattsEar: No, I'd just kick back and talk with him and we'd check out old wrestling tapes. Then I'd jack him for that kick ass red, black, and white shirt he wore a few days ago.
BenjaminRules: What shirt?
Matt Hardy: Okay Whisperin you are really freakin me the hell out. I recently bought and wore that shirt. Do you come to the shows or do you have a mole working for you within the company?
WhisperinNMattsEar : (In the voice of the girl from the movie, "Don't Say A Word") I'll ne-ver te-ll ;-)
ToniaLuvsKatz: Whoa, who's The Mole? (I miss that show on ABC!) You can tell me. I'm your trusty fellow moderator.
Sage: We moderators have a mole inside the WWE office? I didn't know?
TheSenseiOfMattitude: Tsk tsk tsk
Jacob's Ladder F'N Broke: Bollocks! Look out Matt!
Matt Hardy: Whisperin, I'll be e-mailing you tonight. We need to talk.
WhisperinNMattsEar: No prob. Those pants you were rockin were pretty hot too
Matt Hardy: She's taunting me now. Talk to you guys later. I'm signing off to talk to Whisperin in private.
Chris Jericho rushed out of the arena and dropped one of his travel bags. He let out a few expletives before picking up his bag and heading to his rental car. He saw Adam talking on his cellphone.
"Yea, I can't wait to be with you too baby," Adam said in a deep voice. He looked up and saw Jericho and waved. "Okay baby, miss you too" he said before hanging up his cellphone. "Katie can't get enough of me" he bragged getting in his car.
"I hear you man" Jericho nodded as he threw his bags in the backseat and closed the door.
"She's hot. I had to get her. There was no way I was going to let Dave Batista get a fine piece of ass like Katie Logan over me" Adam said revving his engine.
"Man, you are a piece of work Copeland" Jericho laughed. "So, when are you going to move on?" Jericho asked getting in his car and rolling down his window.
"Why would you think that I'm getting rid of her?" Adam scoffed.
"Well, you said she was on the phone begging you for it right?"
"Yea, what about it?"
"You're such a liar Adam! You weren't talking to Katie"
"What? Yes I was!" Adam argued.
"Impossible, considering the fact that I saw her go into a meeting with Vince and Stephanie McMahon not even five minutes ago. So, you can go peddle those bullshit ass lies to someone who'll believe it, assclown!" Jericho laughed before backing up and driving off.
"Shit!" Adam growled as he slammed the palm of his hands against the steering wheel. He was just busted by Jericho but not by Katie, yet.
"So, you and Adam doing okay?" Amy asked as she and Katie sat back relaxing on her sofa after they had a day of shopping at the mall.
"As well as we can be. I've been busy helping my mom out. She hasn't been feeling well lately so I've been staying with her a few days and then I meet up with Adam at the Friday house shows. I'm so lucky that Adam understands. I'm just not ready to pack up and move in with him yet. I can't be that far away from my mom" Katie said as Amy's dog Lucas nudged her hand with his head.
"He wants you to rub his head" Amy told her. Katie picked him up and caressed his head. "He's so spoiled. So, do you see yourself with Adam ten years from now?" Amy asked.
"I hope so. I'm not giving my all in this relationship just for us not to work out" Katie smiled. "Do you see yourself with Matt in ten years?"
"That would actually be a few years from now. We're just like an old married couple just without the ring" Amy shrugged.
"Why not get married?" Katie frowned.
"You'd have to ask Matt that. I don't think he's ready yet"
"Oh, well I can tell he loves you" Katie assured her.
"I know, I just don't want to end up hurting him in the end" Amy grumbled.
"Why would you do that?" Katie asked as Lucas curled up in her lap and started to doze off as she continued to rub his head.
"Love is a crazy thing. Eventually, one person in the relationship love starts to wane. You try to keep it going but then you meet another person who makes you feel like your alive again. Then what do you do?" Amy asked seriously.
"Be honest before you hurt the other person. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. Sure, you feel like you're alive with someone new but it's like an adrenaline rush while wrestling. It only lasts for so long. Then you realize that it's too late to get back what you've lost" Katie elucidated.
"You're thinking is old fashioned. That's the kind of thinking that will get you hurt. You need to wake up and realize that all relationships aren't perfect fairy tales"
"I never said they were but I do know that I'd never cheat on Adam because I love him. Why would I need to be with someone else when he's all I need?" Katie challenged.
"You are one of a kind Katie. Almost perfect in a way"
"No one is perfect Amy" Katie grinned.
"Actually, you're damn near close," Amy said with a look of disdain.
"Trust me, I'm far from it"
"From where I'm sitting, you still have a lot to learn about love and relationships" Amy told her.
"I think I'm pretty wise for twenty-four. Aren't I Lucas?" Katie said picking up Lucas and nuzzling his nose with hers as Amy shook her head sadly.
Oct 2004
"What are you doing on your laptop at six in the morning?" Amy mumbled as she turned over in bed to face Matt.
"Talking to one of the moderators on one of my sites, WhisperinNMattsEar. She's weird but cool" he shrugged.
"Does she have a man?" Amy asked becoming territorial.
"Yea, she does," he said kissing Amy on the lips. "Go back to sleep. I'll be off in a little while. She knows someone in the company who's feeding her info on the wrestlers backstage. This girl isn't giving anything up. She's blocking me from every angle" Matt scoffed as he typed like a madman.
"Matt? You've absolutely lost it" Amy laughed turning over and going back to sleep.
Matt grabbed his phone and dialed Shane's number. "Hey Shane, glad to catch you up man. Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, long as its legal" Shane chuckled.
"Well umm…you're still into computers right?"
"Uh oh" Shane moaned.
"I need you to find out who owns this isp number ," Matt said giving Shane the numbers. "I tried but got nothing. I want a name and address"
"Why?"
"Because I want to beat someone at their own game" Matt laughed signing off line and shutting down his laptop.
"O-kay. I'll check into it" Shane promised before hanging up the phone and doing a little investigating.
Sage sat at the Stop N Eat diner in Chicago, Illinois picking at a slice of cheesecake. WhisperinNMattsEar was over an hour late. The diner was packed and Sage had turned down three different guy's offers of taking her out to dinner. Sage looked at the time on her cellphone and sighed impatiently. "I'm out of here!" she fussed tossing her phone into her oversized purse as a petite brunette wearing shades sat in the booth across from her. "What the hell?" Sage questioned as the brunette looked around nervously.
"Shhh…I had to make sure you were alone and not setting me up" WhisperinNMattsEar said in a low voice.
"Set you up?" Sage asked.
"I figured Matt may have been lurking somewhere in the shadows. So, I waited to be sure you were by yourself"
"Whisperin, you're paranoid but it's good to finally meet you" Sage laughed out loud.
"Hey, Matt swears he's going to find out how I get my information" Whisperin explained. "Someone has been trying to tap into my computer files. I traced it back to Shane Helms' computer. Who else would have him trying to attach Trojan files to my computer?"
"Wow! I didn't know all of that was going on" Sage guffawed.
"Yea and I'm keeping my distance from Matt for awhile. It was fun teasing him in the beginning but now he's getting too close"
"Too close?" Sage said squinting her eyes at Whisperin.
"Too close to finding out who I really am" Whisperin sighed pressing her back against the red vinyl booth.
"Who are you?" Sage inquired trying not to laugh.
"You haven't figured it out yet?" Whisperin said leaning across the table.
"No! I don't recognize you" Sage hunched her shoulders.
Whisperin looked around the diner cautiously and then slowly removed her sunglasses and leaned closer across the table so Sage could get a better look at her face. "What about now?" Whisperin asked.
"Holy shit!" Sage blurted out a little too loud. A few patrons eyed them annoyingly.
"Now you see why I never posted a pic online?" Whisperin asked.
"Yea, because Matt knows you. Everyone does"
"And he'll be so pissed at me"
"If I take a pic of you I promise to blur your face. That will really get to him" Sage laughed taking out her camera.
"Really? Take one of us together and blur my face. Post that one so he'll know we really met" Whisperin suggested.
"You got a point. He'll never find out who you are from me. Matter of fact, this is starting to get interesting and hell-a fun" Sage smiled devilishly as Whisperin posed for her camera
After getting out of the cab, Katie used her key to get into Adam's house. She'd flown in from Raleigh a day early to clean up his house and set the mood for a little romance before he came back from a signing in New Jersey. As Katie made her way up the stairs the sound of voices caught her attention. She walked quietly up the stairs to Adam's room. She pushed the door open to see Adam having sex with a buxom redhead. Within seconds, Katie realized that it was her friend, Jessica. Good old Jessica was bouncing up and down on Adam like a madwoman. Anger. Pure anger was racing through Katie's veins. She actually saw herself pouncing onto the bed and snapping both of their necks. Calm down Katie. He's not worth serving jail time, and Jessica definitely wasn't worth her losing her freedom. She turned to leave but paused. She ran her hand along the wall and flipped the light switch on causing Adam and Jessica to jump apart and scramble for the covers.
"Katie, it's not what you think" Adam shouted as he pulled on a pair of boxers and ran after her. By the time he got outside she was backing out of the driveway in his car. "Katie wait! Where are you going? I can explain! She came on to me. Let's atleast talk about this" he pleaded as she sped down the street and headed back to the airport.
Hours later Trish called Adam to inform him that his car was in the airport parking lot. She and Katie sat up all night eating Chinese food and getting sloshed.
"I'll never be a fool for a man again. If I am, kick my ass" Katie slurred lying back on the loveseat.
"Adam wasn't the man for you. I'll hook you up with someone worthy of you. You deserved so much better than Adam Copeland. He slept with your friend, that's as low as it gets" Trish said angrily.
"Yea, maybe I should sleep with his friend" Katie pondered.
"He'd actually have to care Katie. Adam doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself" Trish reminded her.
"That's true"
"Besides, to get back at him you'd have to sleep with Jay, Matt or Jericho" Trish giggled.
"No! Jericho is way too cool with me and Jay is so…unfuckable? Brotherly like?" Katie said making it sound more like a question than a statement.
Trish laughed until she cried. "Katie, you don't sound right cursing. But I did notice that you didn't turn down the idea of being with Matt"
"Because I would never consider sleeping with him"
"Why not? You were salivating over him a few years ago"
"Yea, but it was just a childish crush. I'm so totally over him now. Yea, he still makes me nervous sometimes when he looks at me a certain way but I'd never go there with him. I'm twenty-four, I need a man who's actually available and interested in me" Katie murmured into the bottle of champagne.
"I'd so do Matt. You two always end up alone together too. Amy can be such a bitch sometimes that I'm surprised that he hasn't cut her loose. She threatened me when I first broke into the business. Told me, among other Divas to stay away from Matt. Poor Matt just lets her talk crazy to others, probably because he's afraid of her. She's my girl but she can be crazy sometimes"
"She never said anything like that to me" Katie frowned.
"That's because you were with Adam. Wait awhile, she'll get around to it. Matt is just friendly to everyone. He never means any harm"
"This is some MFBS" Katie fumed.
"MFBS?" Trish asked arching an eyebrow.
"Mother Fucking Bull Shit! I hate Adam Copeland!" Katie shouted as Trish broke into laughter again spraying Katie in the face with her spit.
"Oh Katie! Stop it! You're killing me with the cursing!" Trish giggled trying to catch her breath.
"It's not funny! I so hate Adam right now," Katie said angrily.
"Okay! I'm sorry," Trish said straightening up on the sofa as the phone rang. Trish looked at the Caller ID and eyed Katie. "It's him"
"Don't answer" Katie demanded as Trish picked up the phone anyway.
"Adam, I have no idea where she is. She's not here. If she calls I'll give her the message to call you" Trish said as she pretended to stick her finger down her throat and making gag faces as Adam begged her to get his messages to Katie. Trish hung up and shook her head. "He's sorry alright. Sorry he got caught"
"And as far as I'm concerned he never existed. I'm moving on," Katie said pouring more champagne into their glasses.
"I'll drink to that" Trish smiled tapping her glass against Katie's.
"You're ass will drink to anything" Katie said before draining the glass of its content.
"Camping in October? I don't camp!" Katie said to Shane Helms as they stood along ringside watching Jay and HBK have a practice match before Raw.
"Come on, it won't be too cool. It will be so much fun! Matt has been pretty lonely since his knee surgery. It will be Matt, Amy, Shannon, Jeff, Beth and I. Bring Trish along too. You girls can talk while we hunt for grub" Shane said enthusiastically.
"Hunt? No way, I'm bringing my own food. I'm not eating Bambi or Peter Rabbit" Katie whined.
"You are so silly. We'll eat hot dogs and burgers. I figured that you needed to get out of the house and stop moping around thinking about Adam. He's just not worth your thoughts" Shane tried getting through to her.
"It just hurts Shane. I really loved him" Katie replied right before Adam walked down to the ring with Rey Mysterio. "I'll go to get in touch with nature" Katie smiled as Adam walked over to her.
"Excuse me Helms, but I need to talk to Katie a minute" Adam said while grabbing Katie by the arm and pulling her up the ramp, backstage into an empty dressing room.
"Let go of me Adam" Katie hissed while jerking her arm away from him.
"We need to get this out in the open. I'm sorry, I fucked up and it won't happen again. I promise," he said with such feeling that he got choked up.
"You fucked my friend Adam!" she shouted.
"Shh! I know and I'm so sorry sweetie" Adam cried walking towards her.
"You're sorry you got caught you bastard! Is that why you were begging me to stop hanging out with Jessica? She wasn't the type of girl you wanted me hanging around? Were you already fucking her?"
"It wasn't like that!" Adam shouted.
"What was it like?" Katie asked folding her arms across her chest.
"She came on to me" Adam exclaimed.
"Umm hmm, and I guess you just slipped and fell into her cunt?" Katie sneered.
"I was weak and I'm sorry"
"I bet you are" she said shaking her head.
"Baby, she meant nothing to me. Nothing! I only want you. Hey I know, let's move in together and we can make things right" Adam suggested.
"Move to Florida away from my Mom? I don't think so. You'll be lucky if I even speak to you again Copeland" Katie said turning to walk out of the room. Adam walked up behind her and hugged her tightly. His lean muscular body pressing against her always caused a weakness in her. She tried to fight it as he pressed his hardness against her.
"Please don't leave me" he sobbed against her shoulder. "Give me another chance and I promise to make you the happiest woman in the entire world" he promised.
"I'll think about it" Katie said turning to look into his eyes.
"That's all I ask" he whispered leaning towards her and placing a soft delicate kiss on her lips. Katie pulled away and headed to her dressing room. She definitely needed a cold shower.
"I heard you took Adam back, Logan" Matt said handing Katie the hot dog relish as they all sat around the campfire eating.
"No, I told him I'd consider taking him back" Katie corrected him quickly.
"You should have told him to fuck off," Trish added before squirting mustard on her hot dog. Matt cringed at the sight of the yellow condiment and declined when she tried to hand it to him. She shrugged and passed it to Amy.
"I think you should give up on Adam doing right by you," Shannon said through a mouth full of food.
"I agree" Amy nodded.
"I'm not going to take him back so soon. He has to earn my trust again" Katie explained.
"I understand that. You have to see if he's seriously sorry before trusting him fully" Beth nodded.
"He cheated on her honey" Jeff pointed out.
"Yea but if they love each other they have to forgive to rebuild their trust" Beth retorted.
"Why give him another chance if he's going to cheat? I mean Copeland is a dog? Right Matt?" Shane asked as Matt stared into the fire.
"Whatever they decide is between them. Let's talk about something exciting like Logan's single I heard playing backstage," Matt said trying to change the subject.
"Yea it was awesome," Amy added.
"Wait until you guys hear the other songs. She sings them around the house all the time. I swear by the time that damn CD comes out I'll hate those songs already" Trish teased.
"Ha-ha! You sing a few with me on the road" Katie reminded her.
"Let's sing some songs around the fire," Jeff said grabbing his guitar.
"I'm in!" Katie said pulling her knees up to her chest and smiling widely.
"You can sing to me anytime" Shane flirted with Katie.
"Oh boy, hit it Jeff" Beth said pushing Shane over on his blanket.
"What are you doing?" Adam asked as Katie sat in a chair typing away on her laptop. She'd broken down and let Adam stay the night, which turned into three nights. Now they were back together for a few weeks and Adam was already back to trying to down her with rude little comments.
"Looking up foods that help fight cancer for my mom. What are you doing?"
"I'm going for a run. You wanna come?" he asked putting on his sneakers.
"No, you go ahead"
"You sure? I mean you look as if you're getting a little …thick around the hips" Adam nodded smugly.
"What? Are you calling me fat?" Katie shrieked.
"No, but if you keep eating cheese fries you will be" he snickered.
"Adam, you can be such an ass at times. Everyone can't be naturally skinny like you" Katie said hitting him where it hurt. He quickly took offense.
"I'm not skinny! I'm lean" he demanded.
"I'm just saying that to someone as lean as you, I can see how you'd think I was getting…thick as you call it" Katie stressed carefully. "I've never been called fat a day in my life but you know what? It's your opinion. As we know an opinion is like an asshole, everyone has one. I have you" Katie said murmuring the last sentence to herself while turning her attention back to her laptop.
"You have a big mouth. One of these days I'm going to shut it for you" Adam said standing over her.
"Is that a threat?" Katie asked looking up at him showing no fear.
He smiled and grabbed the chair and pulled it close as he leaned towards her face. "No, but there are a million women who'd kill to be with me. You remember that" he hissed in her ear before shoving her chair away.
As he turned to leave the room Katie called out to him. "Adam, just so you know…you could just as easily be replaced as well" Katie said in a pensive voice before he stomped out of the room and slammed the door causing the painting on the wall to fall to the floor.
WhisperinNMattsEar: Give it up Hardy. We've been talking for four hours. I'm going to bed. It's 6 a.m!
Matt Hardy: I'm a night owl. So, when's your birthday?
WhisperinNMattsEar: May
Matt Hardy: The?
WhisperinNMattsEar: a date
Matt Hardy: Year?
WhisperinNMattsEar: You're getting too personal
Matt Hardy: You know mine. I'm very open about myself to my fans
WhisperinNMattsEar: Who says I'm a fan?
Matt Hardy: You're a moderator to one of my fansites and you think I look hot so you must like me sometimes
WhisperinNMattsEar: I guess. You never sleep do you?
Matt Hardy: You've caught my interest. I want to get more info about you
WhisperinNMattsEar: So you can try to figure out who I am?
Matt Hardy: Send me a pic. I may know you from a signing or something
WhisperinNMattsEar: I've never met you at a signing
Matt Hardy: Oh. Wait? Have we met somewhere else? A club? Store?
WhisperinNMattsEar: Tell you what. I'm sleepy. I'll let you ponder that over until we talk again
Matt Hardy: Wait, where have I met you?
WhisperinNMattsEar: You hug pretty good and smell nice too. Sleep tight Matt
Matt Hardy: Wait, don't sign off yet!
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November 2004
"He called you fat?" Jericho laughed a few weeks later as he, Katie, Shane, and a visiting Matt sat eating dinner in a restaurant before Raw.
"Yea, so I called him skinny" Katie chuckled eating a tomato from her salad.
"Is that why you're eating like a bird?" Shane teased.
"Yes and no. I want him to know that I can lose a few pounds and replace his ass at the same time" Katie bragged.
"Go Katie!" Jericho praised slapping hands with her.
"I leave a few months and you guys go crazy" Matt laughed.
"That's your buddy Adam, walking around here all smug because he's about to get a title run. He's so damn cocky, that it's sickening" Jericho said turning up his nose.
"Chris…" Katie said giving him a look of warning.
"Is that jealousy I hear?" Matt taunted placing his hand to his ear.
"Hell no! I've gotten my time. Undisputed Champ, remember? You and Shane have been overlooked constantly. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you, Jeff, Jay, Bubba, and D-Von put just as much into those TLC matches as Adam? Where are Bubba and D-Von?" Jericho challenged.
"Okay guys…keep it clean" Shane admonished.
"Yea, guys let's change the subject" Katie said eyeing Jericho nervously.
Matt sat there quietly pondering over what Jericho had just brought to his attention. "Okay, you're right but I'm paying my dues and I'll be rewarded in the end" Matt responded.
"Hardy, you see the good in every damn thing! That's why Vince overlooks you. You don't stand up for yourself! You think you're in control of every damn situation when in reality you're not. You're my friend but you need a wake up call. One day, I just may be the one to give it to you" Jericho implicated.
"You got something you want to tell me?" Matt asked standing up from the table.
"Maybe I do" Jericho nodded smugly.
"Hey, you two calm down! We're in a restaurant and people are starting to look over here" Shane said making them both sit down in their seats.
"I'm sorry I even mentioned Adam. So much for keeping a low profile" Katie murmured putting her head down in her hands.
"So you're thinking about marriage?" Matt chuckled as he and Adam worked out together.
"Yea, I mean I want Katie to know that I'm serious about us being together" Adam breathed heavily as he pumped the weights over his head.
"Yea, I think its time for Amy and I to make it official too. I've been looking at rings for over a month. I just want things to be perfect when I ask her"
"Good for you Hardy. You two are soul mates. Amy is hot. You'd better snag her before someone comes along and scoops her up" Adam teased.
"Naw, I trust her with my life. She trusts me with hers. You're the one who better get Logan down the aisle before she sees the real Adam Copeland" Matt teased back.
"Katie isn't going anywhere. She trusts me and I trust her to be faithful. Besides, the sex is so hot! Between us, I fuck with her about her weight just to insure she never gets fat. She's way too hot to let herself go. God man, she walks around the house naked sometimes and I'm on primal mode. Dude, she cooks for me in the nude sometimes" Adam squealed.
"Logan does that?" Matt exclaimed.
"Oh yea, and then some. You know I like variety. I just wish Katie was into girls. Then she'd be the perfect wife" Adam nodded.
"Copeland, you have some issues! Your ass is not ready for marriage!" Matt laughed as he continued working out.
One Month Later
Katie had been off of Raw for two weeks due to a concussion during a Hell in a Cell match with Trish at the December Pay Per View. The dizziness had worn off a week before and she was raring to get back in the ring and wrestle again. The only good thing that came out of her time off was that she was able to spend time with her mom who'd been diagnosed with throat cancer in early December. She was going through chemotherapy once again. Katie had been right by her side while her sister Melanie, a doctor barely visited. When it was time to head back to work Katie decided to ride into the next show with Adam, who'd given her an engagement ring on Christmas Day, but Katie told him that for now it would be a promise ring. There were so many promises that were attached to the ring she wore on the fourth finger of her right hand. It was a whole New Year and The Royal Rumble was just around the corner. Katie caught the next flight out early Friday after Melanie showed up to stay a few days with their mother. Katie arrived at Adam's to find the house empty. Maybe she should have called him first. She ended up catching Jay and Jericho at the last minute and rode with them joking the whole way. She met up with Adam at the houseshow and everything was okay. A few days later after Raw, Adam decided to ride home alone persuading Katie to spend more time with her mom. Katie agreed and kept in close contact with him over the phone. They spent their days off together but there was definitely a wall building between them that Katie was starting to grow more and more suspicious of whenever he took his phone calls in another room. That was a sign of trouble on the horizon. The Royal Rumble came and went with Dave Batista being the number one contender for the WWE Heavyweight title. Katie was happy for his push. He deserved it.
"Hey Katie, can I talk to you for a minute?" Dave whispered in her ear while she and Christy Hemme chatted backstage during Raw the next night.
"Sure, what's up Dave?" Katie said guiding him over to a far corner.
"You still dating Adam?" he asked in a serious tone. Katie was taken aback. She'd gone out on a few dates with Dave a year ago and sometimes she asked herself what the hell was she thinking choosing Adam over Dave?
"Yes we're still dating, why?"
"I was just wondering. I don't like sticking my nose in other people's personal business…" Dave started.
"What's going on? Tell me, I won't get mad, I promise" Katie told him calmly.
"Well, I saw a certain Diva going into Adam's hotel room a few times. A month ago when I saw her go into his room I thought nothing of it but now…" he trailed off.
"Now…what?"
"Well, I saw them kissing" Dave said reluctantly. "I just thought you needed to know. They are both lying to your face"
"Who is it?" Katie demanded.
"Well…someone you'd least expect" Dave sighed.
"Trish? Oh my God! We live together! Of all the low down, sneaky…" Katie sputtered out vehemently.
"No, not Trish" Dave said trying to calm her down as Amy, Victoria, and Stacy walked past them and waved. Dave gave Katie a look and she knew it was one of the Diva's who'd just passed by them.
"Stacy seems so sweet. I mean I knew Adam checked her out constantly but I just never thought she'd stoop so low," Katie said obviously disappointed in Stacy.
"Katie, it's not Stacy. This woman has a lot to lose if she's found out," Dave said giving her a hint.
"But Vicki dates outside the business and…noooo! Amy?"
"Yea, I think she and Adam are getting it on" Dave confessed.
"Are you sure? She's in love with Matt"
"But yet she's been hanging around in Adam's hotel room until close to check out time. She's never missed going to his room when you weren't staying with him. It's like clockwork. They get a room separately and she's going into his room within an hour. They're barely hiding it anymore," Dave said sadly looking at the hurt on Katie's face. "Katie, you're a good person. People warned you about Adam's lack of restraint when it came to the opposite sex. You should have listened," he said placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, well I'll check into it Dave. Thanks for the heads up. I appreciate your concern for me," she said wiping a tear from her eye. So, if any of what Dave said was true who else knew Adam and Amy was playing her for a fool? Did Matt even have a clue? Should she ask him? What should her next move be?