After raw was over lisa and Chaleen headed backstage to meet up with phil.
They only waited a few minutes when phil joined them still on his high from winning his match.
"Hey ladies. So who's up for some food."
"Me I'm starving."
"If it ok with you guys I think I'm gonna head back to the hotel I'm exhausted."
"Are you sure Cha." Phil asked.
"Yeah I'm sure beside we have all week to catch up you two go on have fun."
Cha hugged phil then lisa. Cha knew how lisa felt about Phil so maybe tonight lisa could build on that.
After they dropped cha off at the hotel Phil and lisa headed to a small Italian restaurant they were seating in a booth in the back.
"So tell me how's the knee."
"Um its ok. It's not a 100% but I gotta fight threw it."
"Your one tough bastard you know that."
"Yeah a little to tough so tough I'm taking time off after mania is over."
"What your leaving."
"Well not for long term just a month or two."
"Wow you really must be more hurt then your saying. It's not like you to just leave."
"I look at it this way I'm 34 years old I'm not getting any younger I've done everything I've set out to do I don't know maybe it's time to hang them up."
Lisa listened to what phil was saying. She thought how this was so uncharacteristic of him.
"So basically what your saying is Mania could be the last time you step in a ring."
"Maybe." Phil said putting his head down.
"Now is this Phil Brooks talking or CM Punk."
"Its all me. Look lisa I don't expect you understand what I'm going threw its just all the traveling from city to city the late nights the air planes the bus ride going from one hotel to the next start to weight on a person. I've missed birthdays, Christmases, family get together all because I'm on the road 24/7. I just feel like its time to end it before it ends me."
"Well if this is what you really want then I support your decision. Granted your sisters won't like it but I guess they'll have to get use to it."
"Thanks Lisa I knew you would support me in this." He said hugging lisa.
After the hug phil looked up smiling but he wasn't smiling at lisa when lisa turned her head she saw the reason phil was grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"Hey baby you made it." Phil said getting up kissing a very tall very thin brunette.
"Yeah my flight got here about 20 minutes ago I'm sorry I missed your match sweet cheeks."
Sweet cheeks lisa could feel the vomit leap up from her stomach into her mouth. She thought it was the worst pet name she ever heard.
"You must be lisa, it's nice to meet you I'm Jessica phil's girlfriend. He has told me so many wonderful things."
"Hello, it's nice to meet you." Lisa said shaking her hand.
About 45 minutes in lisa was about to be sick here she was sitting across from phil and his girlfriend making kissy face at each other. Another thing that was uncharacteristic of phil he was showing public displays of affection and he has never ever done that.
"So lisa tell me how long and you and my philly bear known each other."
"Well I've known Phil since we were little kids."
"Awe you knew my baby since he was a baby that's so cute. I bet you were the cutest little baby ever."
"I was a rather stunning baby. Right lisa."
"Right, stunning." Lisa said. She wanted to get the hell out of there so she looked at her watch and faked a yawn.
"Oh wow will you look at the time. I think I'm gonna catch a cab and let you two love birds have some alone time."
"Oh my god you must be exhausted lisa. Phil honey why don't we all go beside I would much rather spend some alone time with my hot sexy lover boy." Jess said kissing Phil's neck. Phil could see this was making lisa very uncomfortable.
"Yeah sounds good."
After phil, lisa and jess got to the hotel they shared an elevator up to the 21st floor and oh how lucky for lisa they were all staying on the same floor.
"Well this is me. Jess it was nice meeting you tonight."
"Oh it was lovely meeting you to, Hey maybe one day this week you and me can have a shopping day and you can tell me all about my baby when he was a kid." Jess said shaking lisa's hand.
"Yeah sure." Lisa said.
"Hey why don't you go to the room and I'll meet you there." Phil said.
"Ok snooky bear." Jess said kissing phil. "I love you."
"Yeah love you to." Phil watch jess walk away. "So that's jess what do you think."
Lisa wanted to smack phil but she sucked it up and lied threw her teeth.
"She seems nice very sweet. Where did you guys meet."
"She works at corporate in Stamford I was there for a conference call for the year end stuff back in January we just hit it off fast one thing lead to another."
Lisa put her hand up.
"Um the less I know about your sexual escapades the better. I'm happy for you phil you deserve someone in your life that can make you happy."
"Thanks babe. Well come on give me a hug."
Lisa moved to hug phil but when they hugged each other it was different. Lisa let the hug linger and so did phil neither one not wanting to let go but lisa did she pulled back first.
"Good night phil."
"Good night lisa, Sweet dreams." He said turning around to head to his room.
Lisa couldn't get into her room fast enough when she got in she saw cha sleeping in the other bed. She walked over to the unoccupied bed and flopped down on it causing cha to wake up.
"Hey how's dinner."
"It was ok nothing exciting just caught up like old times. I'm gonna get a shower. You go back to sleep."
"Lisa are you ok."
"Yeah I'm fine I'm just tired that's all you know how I get when I'm sleepy. But I promise I'm fine."
"Ok. Night."
"Night cha." Lisa said grabbing her PJ's and disappearing into the bathroom. She turned on the shower and let the water get warm she stripped off her clothes and climbed into the cascading shower.
She let the warm water fall on her body when it finally hit her. The tears falling down her already went face. She placed her back against the shower wall and slid down it crying.
She realized she was to late. Phil was in love with Jessica and secretly she wished Phil was the one telling Lisa that he loved her like she loved him.
