Disclaimer: I don't own (or come even close to owning) anyone at all, except Eva.

Summary: Eva, Raw's rookie diva, has four best friends: Trish, Stacy, Victoria, and Christy. She can count on them for anything, but what happens when she falls in love with someone who is absolutely, thoroughly, utterly, and completely off limits? Also includes Cena, Jericho, Batista, Orton, Christian, Benjamin, and more.

Sweetest Sin

Chapter 7

Houseshow, North Carolina

Eva was in the locker room, sliding on her elbow pads. When it came to her friends, she preferred to confront them head-on. But with some other people, namely Shelton, confrontation was the last thing on her mind. Their breakup had been recent, but everyone in the locker room knew about it. Shelton and Eva had never really flaunted their relationship, but news of their breakup had spread like wildfire. Surprisingly, the creative team hadn'theard about it and decided to use them as a tag team in a series of matches, hoping to develop a strong feud.

Eva stuffed the rest of her things into her bag and went out. She walked through the hall, trying to calm herself. She stopped in front of a door-she had reached her destination but was afraid of going in. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Shifting from one foot to another, she awaited a response from the other side. Maybe he's not here. I should go. She turned on one heel, ready to leave. How long am I going to avoid him, especially now that we have to work together? She turned to face the door once again.She gently twisted the doorknob and let herself in.

"Shelton?" she called out.

"Yeah," he appeared from the corner. The smile on his face left once he saw who it was.

"We need to talk."

"About what?" He paused. "We'll be in the ring together for a few minutes, working together and then once that bell rings, we'll be off on our separate ways and we don't have to see or deal with each other again until out next match. End of story."

"I don't see how you can dismiss this as some insignificant issue."

"The less I see and think about you, the less pain I have to deal with.

Shocked by his confession, she darted her eyes up to look at his. "You always put up these walls up around you, just like you're doing now. And I honestly never knew what you expected me to do. If I tried to leave you alone, you would say I was being selfish, never caring about your feelings. And if I tried talking to you, you'd tell me that I wasn't giving you enough space. What did you expect me to do? A relationship can only do well if both of us are willing to work at it."

"I can't believe you're blaming me," he scoffed.

"We're both to blame. That's why I came here to talk to you. "

"You only came here because we have to tag team partners."

"I admit it, if it weren't for us having to be partners, I wouldn't have realized that maybe we should actually try to work things out,so thateverything between us wouldn't be so uncomfortable or strained." She sighed. "I'm not saying we should become best friends, but I don't want us to despise each other either."

"Are you done with your little speech?" He sneered.

Eva was infuriated. "I was actually willing to admit I was wrong, but what's the point? Some people never change," she snapped, pulling the door open and walking out.

Local Pool Hall

John, Trish, Randy, and Eva were at a local pool hall, while the other couples Christian and Christy, Chris and Stacy, and Dave and Victoria, who were now officially a couple, had decided to go out clubbing.

John and Trish sat at a table, discussing the party, while Randy and Eva were wrapped up in a game of pool.

"Eva, do you have any ideas for the present?" Trish asked.

"Yes, I've decided that the four presents from us will be put together as one huge present. I still haven't bought anything, but I will as soon as I'm finished narrowing the list down," she replied as she made her shot.

"What about you Randy? How's your list coming?" John asked.

"I'm working on it," he lied, causing Eva to snort. He missed his shot and glared up at Eva. "Shut up, Eva," he gritted through his teeth.

"I didn't say anything," she claimed innocently, making another shot in.

"I'm exhausted," Trish yawned. "I'm going back to the hotel."

"I'll drop you off, and then I'm gunna go to the club," John said. They both stood up. "You guys coming?" He asked Randy and Eva.

They both nodded their heads and returned to their game, while Trish and John left.

"Let's play 21 questions," Eva grinned.

"Let's not." He knew what she was trying to do.

"Fine, how about 10?"

"No."

"You scared that I might actually find out the truth?"

"Yes," he was willing to avoid this at any cost.

"Come on. If we play, I'll help you with the list," she knew how to get to him.

"Fine, but I go first," he gave in. He thought for a second."I've always wondered about this. How did you and Shelton ever get together?"

Eva was about to hit the ball, but stopped short.

"This is why we shouldn't play," he said in an, I told you so voice.

"Three months ago, we were both at the trainer's…." she began, surprising Randy.

He thought that his question would've put an end to it, but Eva had learned that there was no good would come of her crying over the breakup and her earlier confrontation with Shelton, didn't really make her miss him.

"I was walking in and he was on his way out. We hit into each other and he helped me up. We spent the first few minutes apologizing to each other, and then we started talking and laughing about something. And the rest is history."

"That's a lame-ass story," Randy was disappointed.

"Shut up," Eva replied. "It's my turn now," she gleefully stated. "When was the last time you were in a serious relationship?

Randy had expected something else to be his question. "I don't remember," he answered.

"I need a real answer."

"You gave me shitty answer, so I gave you one back."

"I told you the truth."

He scowled. "When you first came to the WWE, did you have a crush on anyone?"

Eva smiled as she reminisced, "Shawn Michaels..."

"Really?"

"Matt Hardy…"

"Matt too? You have a whole list, don't you?"

"No, those were the only two." She was blushing. "What about you?"

He took his shot, trying to avoid Eva's eyes. "Stacy," he mumbled.

Eva squealed. "Are you serious? You guys had the whole storyline when you came to Smackdown and then the recent one before Wrestlemania. That is too cute."

"Eva, I get the point. So, who do you have a crush on anyone currently?"

"Maybe we should stop playing."

"Eva…"

"Fine, but if you tell anyone, I swear I will stab your ass." She sat down on the edge of the pool table.

"I won't tell." He walked over and sat next to her.

Eva took a deep breath. She looked into his eyes. "John," she admitted.

Randy couldn't believe what he had heard. "That can't be true." You're completely normal around him. If you did feel that way, you'd be blushing and squealing around him."

"That's the whole point. I don't act like a complete idiot when I'm around him because I don't want him to find out."

"Why?"

"Well, what if he doesn't feel the same way?" she softly said. "No one wants to have a broken heart."

"Exactly why I don't want anyone to know that I have feelings for a diva."

"I poured out my heart to you, and I get nothing in return?" She smiled. "Who is she?"

He looked into her eyes. I can't do this. How can I tell her? He saw her excitement and put his head down. He was staring at the floor, avoiding her eyes.

"Trish," he lied.