Chapter 2: A New Place and New Friends

Six months had passed and now Adrianna was getting ready to move away from Florida. She had been offered a position at the company headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri and she took it. Shanna and John were at her old house as well as their parents, Richard and Michelle. Richard was going to drive with John in the U-haul while the ladies drove with Adrianna in her car.

"I still can't believe you are moving away." Shanna stated as they drove down the highway.

"Me too. But I need to get away from here. There are just too many bad memories in that house. Plus this is a great opportunity career wise." Adrianna responded.

"That it is. I just hope that you don't get too home sick in St. Louis." Michelle added.

"I don't think I will have time to be home sick. I will be working 40-60 hours a week and getting my new place set up. And plus everyone is just a phone call away. I promise I will call if I start feeling home sick." Adrianna responded.

Once they arrived in St. Louis they drove straight over to Adrianna's new house and started moving everything in. After all the major furniture was put together. Richard and Michelle headed to a hotel for the night, while Shanna and John stayed with Adrianna. They ordered pizza and relaxed before heading to bed.

The next afternoon, Adrianna drove her parents, sister and John to the airport as they had to head back to Florida to go back to work. John was getting ready to wrap up his movie and Richard and Michelle needed to get back to work as well. Once Adrianna was back home, she finished unpacking and got ready for her first day at her new office.

The next morning, Adrianna arrived at the office thirty minutes early as she was supposed to meet with her new boss before the day officially started. Adrianna was a little nervous as she never ran a whole sector before. She just hoped that she didn't screw up and loose her job.

"Hello. My name is Adrianna Erikson. I am supposed to be meeting with Mr. Reynolds." Adrianna told the receptionist.

"Have a seat. I will let him know that you are here. By the way, my name is Rhonda." she stated with a southern accent.

"Thank you, Rhonda." Adrianna responded.

Once Mr. Reynolds showed Adrianna her office and where everything was. He introduced her to a few of her new co-workers. She was happy to meet them and she hoped that she would make new friends soon.

After the tour Adrianna got settled into her new office and started on the pile of paperwork that was sitting on her desk. Adrianna was so consumed by her work, that she didn't even notice when it was lunch time. One of her co-workers saw her sitting in her office and decided to ask her to come to lunch with her.

"Ms. Erikson." the girl stated from the doorway.

"Yes. Please call me Adrianna." she responded.

"Ok. My name is Kristen. We met this morning. I was wondering if you would like to go get some lunch together." Kristen asked.

"Is it lunch time already? I have been so busy I didn't even notice." Adrianna answered. "I would like that."

Adrianna grabbed her purse and the two ladies headed to a little café across the street for lunch. The lady who ran the café was an older woman, about 50 years old. She reminded Adrianna of her grandmother when she was little.

"Kristen! It's so nice to see you again. How's Ted?" the woman asked.

"It's good to see you too, Nina. Ted is doing great. He's back on the road again. Nina, this is Adrianna. She just started her new position with us today." Kristen answered.

"It's nice to meet you, maam." Adrianna stated.

"Please call me Nina. And it's nice to meet you too." Nina responded. "So what will it be today ladies?"

"I think I will have your roasted turkey croissant." Kristen answered.

"I will have the chicken ceasar salad." Adrianna stated.

Once the girls ordered, paid and found a seat, they started talking. They both had a lot in common and when Kristen asked why she took this position, Adrianna simply answered that she just needed to get away from Florida and she wanted to further her career. Kristen and Adrianna hit it off really well and the two soon became the best of friends.

As the weeks passed, Kristen and Adrianna became practically inseparable. The only time they didn't see each other was when Kristen's boyfriend was home. One night while Adrianna was still at work, she checked her personal email and she had a few from her mom and from Shanna.

Addy, please let me know that you are ok. I haven't heard from you in a few days. Just worried about my lil sister. -Shan.

Shan, I am doing just fine. Been really busy at work. Making new friends as well. I will call you this weekend. ~Addy

Adrianna, please call us. Your dad and I are worried about you. ~ Mom

Mom, I am doing just fine. Been working a lot and trying to make new friends as well. St. Louis is treating me good. No signs of Adam either. Which is good. I don't want to have anything to do with him ever again. Love you both. ~Adrianna

Once Adrianna was done sending emails, she decided to check out the latest on . She still loved wrestling, just not watching Adam. Since he was on Smackdown, she would watch everything but his segments and matches. As she was scrolling through the news, she saw that RAW was going to be in St. Louis in two weeks. Just as she was making plans to take off that Monday, Kristen knocked on her door.

"You're here late." Kristen stated.

"Yeah. Just finishing up some stuff and returning emails. I have a question for you. Do you like wrestling at all?" Adrianna asked.

"Like it? I love it. Why?" Kristen answered.

"How would you like to go see RAW in two weeks? My treat." Adrianna asked.

"I would love to. But I have an idea. I know someone who works for the WWE and I think I can pull a few strings and get some backstage passes." Kristen answered.

"Sounds good." Adrianna responded as she made sure to schedule both her and Kristen off for those days.

Over the next two weeks, both Kristen and Adrianna put in extra hours at the office so that Adrianna would be all caught up on the paperwork. It was the Friday before they were scheduled to go see RAW and Adrianna and Kristen were hanging out at Adrianna's house when the doorbell rang.

"Shanna! What are you doing here?" Adrianna shouted.

"Visiting you and traveling with you know who." Shanna answered.

"Shanna, this is my friend Kristen. Kristen, this is my older sister Shanna." Adrianna introduced them.

"It's nice to meet you." Shanna stated.

"Same here." Kristen responded.

"I hope I am not interrupting anything." Shanna stated as she set her stuff down.

"Of course not. We were just getting ready to watch Smackdown." Adrianna answered.

"Oh ok. Are you sure you want to do that? You know Adam is going to be on tonight." Shanna asked quietly.

"I'm sure. It's been nearly 8 months. I can handle watching him for one night." Adrianna answered.

After watching Smackdown and hanging out until nearly midnight, Kristen headed home, leaving Shanna and Adrianna to visit. Both sisters were tired and headed to bed. The next day, Adrianna spent hanging out with Shanna and doing some much needed retail therapy. Adrianna told Shanna that her and Kristen would be attending RAW on Monday and that a friend of Kristen's was able to get them backstage passes.

"You know John could have done the same thing for you." Shanna stated.

"I know. But I didn't want to use John like that. Plus I just want to have fun and relax." Adrianna responded.

"Ok. Just don't go falling in love with any other jerks ok?" Shanna asked with a smile.

"I'll try not to." Adrianna answered with a laugh.

The weekend seemed to pass rather quickly and soon it was Monday. Kristen and Adrianna agreed to meet up early so that they could get to the arena and possibly get some autographs. What Adrianna didn't know was that she was going to meet Kristen's boyfriend and his friends that night. Up til now, Kristen had remained quiet as to who she was dating. All Adrianna knew was that his name was Ted and he traveled a lot.

After arriving at the arena around noon, Adrianna and Kristen were one of the first ones in line for the show. Adrianna had gotten them the best seats in the house and couldn't wait to see Shanna and John again. She also could wait to meet some of the other stars as well. She hadn't been able to meet anyone other than John while she was with Adam as he didn't like her hanging around with all the stars since he was not a well liked man on and off screen.

"I wonder who we will get to see today." Adrianna stated.

"Who knows. Most of the stars make time for the fans, while others don't." Kristen answered.

"Yeah. I just hope we get to meet some of the nicer ones today." Adrianna responded.

As the stars started to arrive, Kristen and Adrianna were able to get pictures with John Cena, Ted DiBiase Jr, Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy, Kofi Kingston, and a few others. Adrianna was also able to get their autographs for her wall. Once they were inside, Adrianna and Kristen found their seats and Adrianna pulled out her camera. Adrianna had a blast at the show and couldn't wait to go backstage.