She didn't want to be here in the first place, no, this was definetely not something she had wished for.

But now here she was, walking down the long brightly lit halls, hand in hand with the love of her life, Alex. The forced pearly white smile remained plastered on her face as she didn't want to give any sign to her boyfriend of just how uncomfortable she currently felt.

There was nothing really wrong with being back to the company she had worked for half her life. The WWE had always been her safe haven despite the bruises it brought on her both physically and mentally. The memories it had given her were innumerable which completely outnumbered the physical and mental pain.

She had been the poster girl for as long as she could remember, stepping down from the golden pedestal a few times to give the torch to Sable or some other sexy diva. But it was well known that the Boise Belle was never fond of selling her body. She wanted people to appreciate her wrestling skills more than drool over her sex appeal.

Torrie was a down-to-earth person at heart, always kind, humble and modest. She always tried to bring happiness into others' lives while handling her own troubled one with turbulent relationships and other personal issues. Perhaps it was this cheery side of hers that brought on her face a certain charm.

And perhaps it was this very charm that caused a lot of pain to her heart.

"Hey Torrie! Wow you still looking gorgoeus!" This deep voice rang in her ears and she was suddenly brought back to reality from her train of thoughts. As she looked up at the owner of the voice, her smile widened. This time it was genuine.

Adam Copeland, or who was better known by his ring name "Edge" grinned widely at her. Beside him stood his long time best friend who was clearly gaping at the Idaho beauty "It's been so long Tor!" he finally said with a beaming smile on his face.

This was more than enough for Torrie to leave Alex's side and run over to her two old buddies to lock them both in a bug hug. "You guys" she softly said as both the men picked her up so she could be in level with their height. "I missed you all so much".

"Tell me what brings you here?" Adam asked curiously as they pulled away from her and he eyed her boyfriend who stood a göod distance away, chatting away to a couple of ladies.

"It was nothing. Alex just wanted to meet the superstars and divas backstage rather than at a house show so he brought me along too", the green -eyed replied whilst flashing her pearly whites.

"Oh, so does that mean if given the chance to you alone, you wouldn't come here huh Tor?" Christian said, pretending to be hurt.

"No it's nothing like that. It's just that..." Torrie let out a soft sigh, not wanting to continue. Sensing her discomfort, Adam motioned for Christian to shut up. Both friends were all too aware as to why she suddenly looked uneasy.

Much to their relief, a WWE employee suddenly came over and informed them that the boss was calling them to his cabin. Mumbling hurried goodbyes, Adam and Christian placed a light kiss on either side of her face and walked away.

Alex then came over and grabbed her hand "Shall we move baby? I still want a snap with the Legend Killer."

Torrie nodded her head and the couple began to move deeper down the halls, with the green-eyed beauty never expecting a surprise that lay in the near future for her.

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"What in the world?!"

"Whoa! Torrie?"

"Damn, is that really you Wilson?"

Loud cries rang out from every corner as the Boise Belle walked into the lounge area, with Alex keeping a protective arm around her waist. She looked around at the bewildered faces of old friends, silently dreading the moment her green eyes would lock with his blue orbs again.

However, there was no need to fear anything of that sort as in a blink of an eye, her friends surrounded her excitedly, happy to see the blond Idaho beauty after a course of 5 years.

Alex grinned widely at the warm welcome they had just received whilst Torrie flashed her beautiful smile around at the happy faces.

After almost 15 minutes of exchanging greetings and every possible tit bit of news until Torrie really felt like she had summarised the entire course of the part of her life without WWE, the excited chattering softened only to give way to more hugs and kisses.

It felt really good inside to be in the glow of her old friends' company despite the fact that most of them had long left the WWE to pursue other goals or to settle gracefully into their lives like her.

A part of her however couldn't stop wondering where one particular person was. Someone who to Torrie, felt like a bitter sweet memory of her past, someone who she couldn't get rid off despite the fact that they had long parted ways.

Someone who still retained a special place in her heart, despite the fact that they hadn't seen each other in years.

Just at that time, Randy perked up "John isn't here Tor. He's in the gym right now."

For a moment and a moment alone. Torrie's heart fell but she tried not to show the disappointment on her face.

Randy however could sense the sadness in her as her green eyes fell to the floor. But he decided to say nothing.

Much to her relief, her boyfriend decided now was a good time to start a conversation with the very man he had been looking forward to meet since they had walked in the doors of the WWE that night. Before Torrie knew it, the two men began to busily chat away to each other whilst she just stood there, staring in space.

A male voice broke into her reverie and her eyes snapped to the person standing in front of her who just happened to be one of her most favourite people of all time, somene who had been of one of her closest friends ever since she had helped him and her Canadian best friend Trish Stratus to fall in love and spend two blissful years together.

It was none other than the Lionheart himself, Chris Jericho

"Torrie?" he spoke real quietly while the other two men were engrossed in a heavy conversation about the perks of being a baseball player. Before she could manage to say anything, he quietly took her by the arm a little away from them and said,

"You know you should go meet him too. I know it might be tough but I think it's time you sort things out with him. If you remember before all that drama, he used to be your best friend right?"

Before she had ruined everything..

Torrie remained quiet for a long time. She closed her green eyes wearily and almost immediately, his deep ocean eyes flashed across her mind, how he used to stare at her like she was the most beautiful thing in the world.

Then they flashed to the last time she looked into them, of how they had been brimming with tears of pain before she left him for good. Her heart broke a thousand times again just to recall that memory.

"I don't know" she finally said in a soft voice. "I'm not sure if he will be happy to see me. Certainly not after what happened between us."

"Trust me Tor" he ran his long fingers through his spiked up blond hair and gave her a wry smile "You never know some things unless you decide to try 'em".

She let out a long sigh, clearly unable to come to a decision. For a seemingly long while, none of them said anything.

That is until Chris decided to take matters into his own hands.

"Hey Alex" his loud voice startled Torrie for a second. She followed his gaze as her boyfriend suddenly stopped talking to the Viper and looked at him with an expectant smile "Yeah?"

"Mind if I borrow your girlfriend for a minute?"

Torrie's eyebrows shot up at this.

Alex laughed and nodded readily "Oh sure, sure. no problemo. Just promise that she will be back in my safe hands."

Chris smiled back at him. "Of course, I ain't kidnapping her or anytbing"

And before the Boise Belle could realize what was happening, the Fozzie leader grabbed her gently by the arm and began to walk away from the lounge area, excusing himself from the rest of the roster.

"What in the blue hell are you doing Chris?" Torrie finally asked him in a clear voice when they were finally walking down a deserted passage, away from the lounge.

"I ain't letting you sleep tonight wihout meeting him" came the confident reply from the Fozzie leader as he walked straight on without looking back at her. " And that's a promise Torrie"

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