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Summary: "I liked you better before you were 'Dashing'." She stated. "Bailey Samuels, you were a better wrestler when you were on my team." Cody Rhodes smirked back. What happened to break them apart when they were inseparable to start with?

Big Girls Don't Cry

Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time

Bailey Samuels stood at the top of the ramp. Sure she was scripted to intervene in the match that was going on at that moment but she hesitated, pulling herself away from it, just watching as Melina slowly and surely lost speed against Layla. Bailey shook her head and brought herself back to reality, dashing down the ramp and grabbing Layla's ankle from ringside.

Bailey wasn't the typical Diva wrestler, she didn't care much for the championship, nor did she desire the belt in her possession. The only thing Bailey wanted out of her wrestling career was a decent track record, the crowd on her side and the good guys to come out victorious. The only thing that she didn't have yet was the good defeating evil thing, which was why she was out saving Melina from certain defeat.

Bailey ran a hand through her shoulder length, straight brown hair, pushing it out of her face. Layla originally landed on her face but she had made it to her feet once again and now glared down at Bailey who simply grinned back up at Layla easily spotting Melina gaining a boost of energy.

Layla crashed to the mats and was pinned just a second later by Melina, Bailey watching on happily. As soon as the match was over and Layla dragged her feet back to the locker room, Bailey climbed into the ring and joined Melina where the two of them worked the crowd.

It wasn't until the 'Dashing' Cody Rhodes video started to play that the two girls even thought of stopping. Bailey nudged Melina's arm and the two girls watched the giant video screen as the young wrestler talked about armpit sweat and how to fix it. Bailey rolled her eyes at his narcissism.

Melina was the first of the two girls to leave the ring; she stopped halfway up the ramp and motioned for Bailey to follow her. As soon as the two girls made it to the top of the ramp, the guy in the video appeared, his theme song playing behind him.

He smirked at Bailey as he stood at the top of the ramp. He glanced at the ring then back at Bailey, Melina had disappeared.

"You know, I liked you better before you were 'Dashing'." She stated, no one but him able to hear her over the loudness of the arena.

Bailey didn't even bother to watch him for a second longer as she quickly stepped behind the entryway, feeling a bit of relief wash over her. As much as she liked to be in front of a crowd, she preferred to have her privacy, even if it was just for a little while.

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Once upon a time Bailey Samuels and Cody Rhodes were friends, sure once upon a time wasn't all that long ago but maybe if Cody Rhodes hadn't done what he did to her, they'd still be friends.

No matter what though Bailey knew he wasn't the same person that she used to know and love to hang around with, no, new Cody, aka 'Dashing' Cody Rhodes was way too into himself for Bailey's liking. There was no way on earth a guy should take longer to get ready than Bailey, no way at all.

Bailey, upon losing her closest friend to the price of beauty, enlisted a new man friend, one that she knew wouldn't ditch her for shampoo and face cream, the one, John Cena. Sure at the time she knew it wasn't going to be that great but the more time she spent with him, the more she started to like him, at least until his own storyline took a turn and he was involved with the Nexus.

It didn't so much affect her relationship with John Cena, just the amount of time she could spend with him. With all the drama and big matches, many of which involved Cena taking on more than one man, it left him exhausted and sore. Bailey was left to entertain herself a lot more.

She stood now, in her black and silver short spandex wrestling shorts and her purple skintight tank top, as 'Dashing' Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre dominated their match against The Hart Dynasty. Maybe she didn't like 'Dashing' Cody Rhodes but she hated Drew McIntyre, he was an asshole extraordinaire.

She was so focused on the saddening loss by The Hart Dynasty that she didn't even notice John Cena walk up behind her and set his arm across her shoulders. She jumped a little bit but relaxed against his body after realizing it was just John Cena.

"What are you doing Bay?" John asked, he was the only person that she allowed to call her 'Bay', her nickname.

"Watching." She answered flatly, disappointed at The Hart Dynasty loss.

John knew that she wasn't a big fan of 'Dashing' Cody Rhodes, he never bothered to ask her why or what happened between them, everyone knew they used to be friends, now it was lucky if they could be civil to each other.

"You shouldn't watch him, it just let's him know that you care about what he does, which you've previously stated that you don't." John stated.

Bailey would never admit it out loud to anyone but she cared about his health. She didn't want him to get hurt and as much as she didn't like him, she'd always are a little about him.

"Yeah well I was cheering for The Hart Dynasty." Bailey stated with a smirk.

"Sure Bay."

Bailey shrugged her shoulders at him. Seconds later he stepped around her and made his way out towards the ring. Bailey shook her head at John's implications. She didn't care that much about him and she never would again, not after what he put her through.

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He found it easier to just argue with her than to try and figure out what the hell happened between the two of them. It used to be Cody Rhodes and Bailey Samuels, mixed tag team champs, but one day, all of a sudden there was no such tag team. She had informed him seconds before they were supposed to wrestle that she would no longer be a part of a team with him and went as far as to declare their friendship over.

She never told him what he did to her, Cody never even had a clue as to what it was but it was apparently pretty serious, what else could possibly end a friendship so quickly. She always stated to him that she liked him more before he took on the name 'Dashing' but he wasn't totally dumb, that was not the only reason she ended their friendship and mixed tag team.

He still cared about her; she used to be his best friend, bonds like that don't just die off. Any time she was down on the mat or being pinned, he worried for her, not wanting her to get hurt, not wanting her to be defeated. That was what he loved about her, she didn't care for the drama that followed many of the Divas, she was just there to wrestle and she didn't care who.

Cody sat on the bed in his hotel room and stared mindlessly at the television. He was watching the tape delay version of Raw that he was a part of just a few hours earlier. He didn't care for anything except Bailey's interference. He was too busy backstage waiting for his cue and discussing the contents of his match to pay any attention to her and he wanted to know what was going on with her storyline.

His eyes widened as Bailey grabbed Layla's ankle and pulled on it, Layla landing on her feet.

"Wow Bailey." He remarked, impressed at how easily Layla went down to the mats, Bailey made it seem almost effortless.

His roommate for the night was out looking for food, Cody didn't care, he missed his old roommate, Bailey, more than anything on the nights that he was left alone by Drew McIntyre. Bailey was way more fun to spend nights with, laughing and playing silly card games like snap. It didn't matter what they did, he just enjoyed her company.

The door to his hotel room opened and Drew McIntyre walked in carrying a brown takeout bag. He gave a little wave to Cody before sitting on the edge of his bed and opening the bag, slipping a couple fries into his mouth. Cody looked at him, waiting to catch his attention.

"Did you see Bailey tonight?" Cody asked, the show was now on commercial.

"She interfered Rhodes, not that impressive."

"Come on dude, she pulled her down with like no force!" Cody argued back, irritated at how easily his tag team partner put down his former best friend.

"She's not that impressive Rhodes."

"Fine, whatever." Cody reluctantly gave up arguing.

Instead of continuing to watch the taping, he flipped the television off and made his way into the bathroom. Cody shut the door behind him and started to get ready for bed, thinking only of how miserable his life was without Bailey in it.

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