Interlocking Hearts

Kayla Carter entered the women's locker room with a sour look on her face and plopped down on the bench next to Trish Stratus. She grabbed her clothes, shower gel, and two towels and headed for the shower. Fifteen minutes later she came out looking a little calmer.

"Jericho kissed you again huh?" Trish giggled painting her toenails.

"How'd you guess? I absolutely hate doing this storyline with him!" Kayla frowned.

"Oh, don't be a sourpuss KC. He's sexy. I wouldn't mind kissing him. You two appear to have chemistry. You being his sidekick will be cute. I'm stuck with kissing Randy Orton. Then again, kissing Randy isn't bad at all" Trish smiled widely. "Besides, you have a match at Summer Slam this weekend against Gail Kim whereas I have to fight in a triple threat match against Lita and Victoria. You and Kim work well together with all of that lucha libre stuff" Trish commented raising her hand and pointing to the door. Kayla turned to see Jericho peeping through the door with his shirt still unbuttoned.

"Hey girly! You pretended a little too well that you hated that kiss I gave you out there. You're supposed to start enjoying these sexy lips" he pouted sticking his lips out and flipping his blonde mane back over his shoulders. "Can you start slipping me a little tongue action?" Jericho fussed stepping into the room and closing the door.

"I'm sorry. I know you have a girlfriend and I feel really uncomfortable kissing you. That's all it is to it. Trust me, it's nothing personal" Kayla answered tucking her shirt into her jeans.

"You want to hang out with us tonight? A bunch of the guys are hanging out and may grab a few beers and a meal. You both should come" he insisted.

"I'd love to..." Trish started to say before Kayla gave her a look of warning. "You know what Chris? We'll go out and hang with you boys the very next time you ask" Trish promised starting to touch up her fingernails with pink polish.

"Okay then that will be after Summerslam this weekend. Christian, Matt, John, Shannon and I plan on hanging out and playing a little pool. So, I guess I'll see you girls then" Chris smiled so wide you could see a hint of dimples forming on his cheeks.

"Okay then we'll see you this weekend" Trish promised as he walked out and closed the door.

"Trish! Why did you do that?" Kayla argued tapping her right foot on the floor angrily.

"KC, you need to get out more. You've been here over three months and you've never been out with any of the guys. You have to show you're a team player or they won't respect you" Trish warned as Lita entered the locker room.

"Hey" Lita mumbled sitting on the bench and pulling her red hair back over her shoulders. "What are you guys looking so intense about?"

"KC doesn't want to hang out with Chris and a few of the guys from Smackdown after Summerslam" Trish shouted in an annoyed tone.

"Well if she doesn't want to hang out she shouldn't" Lita shrugged.

"I don't really know those guys" KC whined shifting to the other foot and started tapping it against the floor.

"John Cena is cool," said Trish as Lita smiled and elbowed her.

"I know John from OVW" KC perked up. "I didn't know you were referring to that John" she grinned.

"Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore is pretty cool as well" Trish grinned looking at Lita who quickly looked away.

"Whoa, Matt Hardy? Brother of The Jeff Hardy?" KC blushed.

"Oh no!" Lita laughed. "You like Jeff? He's retired from wrestling for awhile" Lita told her as she pulled her sneakers off.

"I know but..." KC sighed thinking of how hot Jeff Hardy was when she saw him on TV a few years back. She twirled her finger through her hair staring off into space.

"Hello! KC?" Trish giggled waving her hand in front of her face.

"Earth to KC!" Lita chuckled.

"Oh! I'm sorry. I lost my train of thought there for a moment" KC nodded. "So, do you guys think you could get Matt to hook me up with Jeff?" KC asked nervously.

"Well, I can try but Lita knows him better but he may not because she asked" Trish replied.

"Umm, I can ask him Sunday but we barely speak since we broke up a few months ago. He may say no because it's me asking" Lita agreed with Trish.

"Damn! Jeff Hardy" KC gushed.

"Have you seen her so excited over any guy?" Trish asked.

"The three months I've known her? No!" Lita teased.

"Well, I'm heading out to the hotel. You guys need a ride?" KC offered.

"No, I have a ride. I'm hanging out with Christian and Jericho" Lita answered before heading to the shower.

Trish grabbed her bag and blew on her fingernails. "I'm ready. By the way, can you open the door for me because my nails are still wet" Trish purred in a baby voice.

KC looked at her in shock and realized this was Trish's personality. "Sure glamour girl, let's head out" said KC opening the door for Trish.

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"Hey babygirl, long time no see" John Cena called out as KC passed by his locker room door.

"Hey Cena" she smiled walking in and giving him a hug.

"Who is this ese?" Eddie Guerrero asked eyeing her up and down while rubbing his chin.

"This is Kayla Carter. She wrestled under the name Rain in OVW with me but we just call her KC" he explained as Shannon Moore walked in with an angry look on his face. "What's the matter wit you?" John asked looking at a frustrated Shannon.

"Matt's pissed off that I missed a spot at the end of the match. He'll get over it" Shannon fussed heading out with his bag.

"Those two fools always fighting man" Eddie laughed.

"So, I saw your match earlier. You still look sexy doing whatever you do" John flirted causing her to blush.

"Well, I try" she smiled pushing him on his arm.

"Wow, I saw you earlier in the second match. You look different with your hair up" Eddie said standing and touching her curly black hair. "You Mexican?" he asked feeling the texture of her hair.

"No, she's a mutt" John laughed as she punched him in the stomach.

"Black and Mexican" she answered still hitting John.

"Aah, pretty mix" Eddie whistled checking out her ass but quickly looked at her hair as she looked back at him. "Your hair is so shiny Mamacita" he smiled finally letting her hair loose.

"Thanks, I use Bio-Silk products. The scent is great too. Well, I'll see you later John since I've been forced to hang with you guys. Trish promised to get me out to meet men" KC cringed as John crossed his arms smiling.

"I'll help you weed out the bad apples" John nodded. "I'll put on my thuganomics radar" he laughed.

"And every guy will talk like you I suppose?" she teased.

"Of course! Is there any other way?" John shrieked.

"Oh boy!" KC groaned rolling her eyes upward. "You have any idea where I can find Matt Hardy? I'd like to see if he'd hook me up with his brother Jeff" she grinned nervously putting her left hand in her back pocket and twisting a tendril of her hair with her finger.

"Your nervous!" John pointed. "You like Jeff Hardy!" he announced to anybody within ten feet.

"Shh! You think he'll hook me up with him?" KC pried.

"Matt's cool as hell. Yea, he'll definitely do it" John laughed.

"Cool. I can't wait to ask him then," KC said as she whistled a tune she couldn't get out of her head. "Get low, get low. To the window, to the wall" she sang heading down the corridor and around the corner and was knocked flat on her ass by something that felt like a brick wall. "Ouch!" she screamed looking down at a pair of black and white wrestling boots. Her eyes scanned up and saw a pair of blue and black pants with a crazy design on them. She continued to look up and stopped to look at a very tanned chest that was smooth and then she scanned down to the flat stomach and back up to black hair hanging loose on a pair of wide shoulders. Finally, she looked up into a pair of honey brown eyes that were inside the head of Matt Hardy. "Oh my God! I'm so sorry" she stuttered trying to get up.

"You should be!" he huffed as a look of anger masked his face.

"I'm sorry. I didn't see you..."

"You should watch where you're going. What are you blind? Crazy bitch!" he seethed pushing past her.

"Excuse me? What did you just call me?" she asked calmly because she couldn't believe how big of an asshole he was being.

"You heard me!" he stomped over to her.

KC backed up a little to look up at his 6'2 frame, which was towering over her 5'6 frame. "You are a disrespectful asshole! How I ever thought you were a nice person I'll never know!" she shouted up at him.

"And you're a snooty little bitch who needs glasses!" he glared down at her.

"I'm far from snooty! You don't even know me!" she yelled.

"You don't know me either!" he argued back.

"Judging from your funky attitude I wouldn't want to know you!" she screamed back.

"Well, why don't... oh go to hell!" he shouted walking away from her.

"Oh yea? Well you go to hell with gasoline drawers on" she screamed as she headed off to the women's locker room as he headed to his locker room.

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"Hey Matt!" Lita shouted as he headed towards the exit.

"What?" he answered sounding pissed off.

"Ooh, who put you in a bad mood? Anyway, I was wondering if you could fix a friend of mine up with Jeff. She really has a huge crush on him. She's very outgoing and I know he'd love her" Lita begged.

"You're really hoping I'll do this huh?" Matt broke into a grin.

"Well, I've known her a few months and she appears to be a decent girl" Lita told him.

"What's her name?" Matt asked opening the door.

"KC" said Lita.

"Hmm, Casey is a pretty name. I'll talk to Jeff about it" he promised walking out the door.

"Thanks" Lita hollered after him as he waved his hand over his shoulder.

"What's up?" Matt asked walking to the parking lot and meeting up with Jericho, Christian, Shannon, and John.

"Nothing, ready to unwind" Jericho said climbing into the Four Runner.

"I guess I'll drive" John said heading to the driver's side and getting in.

"Let's get out of here," Shannon shouted from the back as Matt got in the passenger seat and slammed the door hard.

"Man! What's your problem?" Christian asked.

"I ran into this bit... this girl earlier. She was totally disrespectful to me" Matt sighed leaning against the door as John headed out to the road.

"So Jericho, I bet you really like kissing Kayla huh? I saw her in our dressing room earlier. She's hot!" said Shannon.

"Yea but she hates kissing me because I have a girlfriend! A girl who actually has a conscious and I'm stuck working with her!" Jericho complained.

"Hey, you're talking about my babygirl! She's like a lil sis to me man," John shouted over his shoulder while driving.

"She's definitely hot! Don't you think so too Matt?" Christian asked.

"I've never seen her. I really don't watch Raw after Lita and I broke up a few months back" Matt answered staring ahead.

"Man, she's exotic looking. Coal black hair and she has these little pouty lips that you just want to kiss all night long. Plus she'll be hanging out with us tonight along with Trish and Nidia" Christian sighed leaning back in his seat.

"Jericho? You get to kiss a hot chick like that? Lucky son of a bitch!" Matt chuckled turning to look at Jericho.

"She freezes up everytime I kiss her man! That's not what I call lucky" Jericho argued.

"Kayla is hard to figure out. She doesn't open up to just anybody. I guess it will take a hell of a man to open those flood gates" John laughed turning into the gas station. "Be right back. I need some water," John said getting out and heading into the gas station.

"I say we make a little bet. Whoever can bed the Ice Queen first gets whatever's in the pot but we can't tell John because he'd kill us" Christian suggested. "I'll put up $500"

"No way! I don't have a chance. I work with her and can't get her ass to melt" Jericho said slumping down in his seat.

"I'm in! I think I can pull it" Shannon nodded full of confidence gathering $500 from his wallet.

"You guys are sick" Matt laughed.

"Hey, you should be in on this Hardy. You're a pretty boy. She may go for you" Jericho insinuated.

"No, I don't want to ruin the bet and take all of you jerks money" Matt bragged as John came out of the gas station with a bottle of water.

"Oh yea? Well put your money where your mouth is" Christian said pulling out $500.

"Fine!" Matt said pulling out $500 and handing it to Jericho along with Shannon and Christian.

"I'll hold it for the winner" Jericho beamed folding the money up as John got in the truck.

"What's going on?" John asked.

"Nothing. Just talking about women" Shannon said.

"Speaking of women, this mean little girl was so disrespectful to me today. I couldn't believe the shit she said to me!" Matt complained again.

"We heard you earlier" John laughed.

"No, I mean she told me to go to hell with gasoline drawers on" Matt complained as the guys burst out laughing in the back leaning over on one another. "What the hell is drawers?"

"Are you serious?" John laughed. "It's another name for underwear!"

"Oh. Damn that was mean!" Matt shouted finally realizing what she meant. " She called me an asshole! Me! Matt Hardy!" Matt fussed making a hissing sound with his mouth.

"Well, what did she look like?" Shannon asked.

"I don't remember! I was so mad at your ass I wasn't paying attention. She was wearing jeans though. She must have been a stagehand or something" Matt guessed.

"Well, you won't ever have to see her again I'm sure" Christian mumbled.

"Yea, if I see her again it will be too soon!" Matt fussed as John turned into the parking lot of the bar.

"Hey Matt, can I talk to you a minute" John asked as he parked the car and the guys climbed out of the back.

"Yea man, what's up?" he asked fixing his blue shirt.

"Look, my friend KC is hanging out with us tonight and I was wondering if you'd..."

"No! I'm not taking her out and showing her a good time. The last girl you had me do that with was a dog" Matt fussed.

"Naw dawg! That's not what I'm asking you" John laughed. "She's feelin your brother Jeff and she wanted to know if you'd hook her up?" John asked.

"Oh, well in that case sure. This girl has a lot of people behind her all of a sudden. Lita just asked me earlier to hook her up with Jeff too. She isn't a crazy fun huh? And umm, she is cute isn't she?" Matt asked getting out the truck.

"She's the sanest person I know. She's definitely easy on the eyes too" John laughed locking the door and heading to the bar entrance behind Matt.

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"Are you sure he was Matt?" Trish asked eating the olive from KC's martini.

"I'm positive! He was such a jerk!" KC groaned.

"Maybe he was having a bad day" Nidia suggested.

"I don't know but he's not as nice as I've heard you guys say he was" KC said standing.

"Where are you going?" Trish asked.

"To get a stronger drink" KC fussed heading to the bar.

"Hey girls" Jericho smiled having a seat next to Nidia a few seconds later.

"What's up Chris? You ready to get your butt kicked?" Trish taunted getting up and heading over to a pool table where Shannon and Christian were looking at poolsticks.

"Good luck Chris" Nidia laughed.

"Thanks. Hey, is Kayla here tonight?" Jericho asked looking around.

"Yea, at the bar" Nidia pointed to KC who was bent over the bar trying to get the bartender's attention.

"Damn! She's fine as hell!" Jericho said blowing his breath out slowly as John and Matt walked into the bar. He waved Matt and John over to the table.

"Hey Nidia" John said shaking her hand and placing a kiss on her cheek.

"What up?" Nidia answered.

"Ah just living. Hey Matt, come with me" John said pulling him over to the bar towards KC. "That's KC in the black jeans and black and yellow bell sleeve shirt" John pointed to KC who was pushing a piece of curly hair behind her left ear as she leaned on the bar.

"Hmm, and she's interested in Jeff?" Matt laughed eyeing her curvy hips and glanced down to her jean clad sexy legs. "Are you sure she's seen Jeff?" Matt joked walking up behind her as the bartender handed her a drink. "Excuse me, but I heard you were interested in dating a Hardy?" Matt smiled as she went stiff and turned around in shock. Matt looked into her face and stumbled back against John. "You!" Matt shouted.

"No, you!" she spat back at him.

"Matt this is KC" John grinned staring at the two of them as they stared daggers at one another. "Well, umm I'm heading over to shoot a little pool. You guys work it out" John laughed heading over to the pool table area.

"What makes you think I'd hook a person as rude as you up with Jeff?" Matt asked placing his hands on his hips.

"I wasn't rude. You were! You called me a bitch for no reason!" she shouted over the country music playing in the background.

"I call them like I see them!" he shouted back at her just as she threw her drink in his face. "What the hell!" he shouted wiping his face.

"Forget fixing me up with your brother. More than likely, he's just as mean and evil as you are!" she shouted as she shoved the glass into Matt's hand and headed over to the table where Nidia was sitting. "Tell Trish I got an upset stomach. I'm heading on to the hotel," KC said grabbing her purse off the back of the chair and leaving.

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"Where's this Kayla chick you guys were bragging about?" Matt asked Jericho as he wiped his face.

"She was here earlier. Man, what happened to your shirt?" Jericho laughed pointing at the wet stain on Matt's shirt.

"That bitch I bumped into earlier was in here! Man, if she wasn't a girl I'd have punched her lights out!" Matt swore.

"Man, take it easy! I guess you got a good look at her this time" Jericho grinned.

"Yea. She was actually a friend of John's. He wanted me to hook her up with Jeff" Matt said looking at poolsticks.

"You say she's a friend of Cena's? What's her name?" Jericho asked about to burst out laughing.

"KC, I think" Matt said.

"Oh shit!" Jericho laughed.

"What?" Matt asked suspiciously.

"Oh nothing" Jericho grinned devilishly. "I've got an idea. Why don't you go on and get the upperhand on Christian and Shannon by meeting up with Kayla tonight and winning the bet" Jericho suggested.

"Yea I guess. She can't be half as bad as KC!" Matt fumed.

"Trish! What's Kayla's room number?" Jericho whispered.

"604. Why?" Trish asked looking at him and Matt.

"Just wanted to know" Jericho said patting Matt on the back. "Go to it bro" he whispered.

"I need the keys" Matt reminded Jericho who headed over to John and got the keys.

"We're riding back with Trish and Nidia" Jericho said. "Got condoms?" Jericho asked reaching for his wallet.

"Hey, I'm always prepared" Matt smiled patting his back pocket as he headed out the bar.

"Where's he going?" Shannon asked suspiciously.

"To take a nap" Jericho fibbed.

"Oh. Where is Kayla?" Shannon asked.

"Oh she left earlier" Jericho smiled rubbing his beard.

"Damn! I was going to put the moves on her tonight" Shannon groaned.

"Hey Shan! Your shot" John shouted from across the pool table.

"Okay" Shannon answered heading over to the table.

"Dude, why are you smiling so damn much?" Christian asked sipping on his beer.

"I've got a feeling that you and Shannon have a better chance at melting the Ice Queen than Matt will ever have" Jericho chuckled as he grabbed Christian's beer and took a gulp trying to hide the huge smile that was breaking across his face.