Thanks to everyone who is still reading this story. I hope that you are enjoying it. Here is the next chapter. Remember, I don't own anyone but the OC's.
A/N: All the bold print is text messages.
***After the Hall of Fame Ceremony***
As the group made their way out of the auditorium where the ceremony was taking place, they met outside to see what to do next.
"Who wants to go to a club?" asked Hunter.
"That sounds like a great idea." Said Shane as everyone agreed.
"Well, let's go." Said Shawn as they went to their cars and loaded in to go to the club.
Meanwhile Donna dialed Toshida's cell to see if she wanted to go. But she didn't receive an answer. "That's weird. She always answers her phone."
"Who does?" asked Lilian.
"Shida. When I tried to call her tonight to see if she wanted to come with us, I kept getting her voice mail." Said Donna.
"Yeah, I know." Said John. "When I tried to call Ted, I kept getting his voice mail as well."
"You don't think they are together right now, do you?" asked Michelle.
"Who knows? I think Ted was upset about something earlier today, but I don't know why." Said Dave.
"I think I know why." Said Beth as she looked at Maryse and Cody kissing. Everyone looked in that direction.
"I couldn't believe she would do that to him." Said Mickie.
"I know, and with his best friend too." Said Jericho. Everyone rolled their eyes at the couple as they kept kissing. When they finally rolled up to the club, everyone got out of the limo and went inside. Once inside, everyone was having a great time and before they knew it, it was time to go back to the hotel to get some rest. Wrestlemania starts in a few hours and they were pretty excited.
Later that morning, as Toshida woke up, she saw Ted looking down at her. She rubs his arms as she said, "You ok."
"Yeah, I am." He said as he held her closer to him. "Thanks for being here for me."
"It's no problem." She said. "I just don't want you to be upset over everything that has happened."
"I know." Ted said as he smiled at her. "You helped me get over it. I'm not upset about it."
"That's good." She said as she smiled back at him. "I'm glad to see that you're ok."
"Me too." He said as they looked at each other. Without thinking, Ted leaned down and started to kiss her. But as his lips were inches away from hers, there was a knock on the door. They sighed as she got up and opened the door. Standing on the other side was Randy.
"Hey Randy." Toshida said as she let him in. Ted hung his head as he thought, I was so close.
"Hey Shida." Randy said as he gave her a hug. "I'm just came to see if you were ok."
"I'm ok." She said as she smiled at him. "Thanks for checking up on me."
"No problem baby girl." Randy said as he smiled back at her. "I was wondering if you want to go to breakfast."
"Sure, but I need to get ready first. I haven't showered yet." Said Toshida as she blushed.
"You can go ahead and get ready, I can wait." Said Randy as he came closer to her.
"Thanks." She said. He leaned down and kissed her before she went to get ready. Before she went into the bathroom, she heard Randy ask, "Have you seen Ted?"
"Yeah, he's here. He came to check up on me this morning as well. He's in the living room right now if you want to talk to him." Said Toshida.
"Ok." Said Randy. As he walked in the living room, he saw Ted sitting down on the couch with his head in his hands. "Ted, what's wrong man?"
Ted looked up as soon as he heard his name. "Oh nothing much, just thinking." He said as Randy sat down beside him.
"About Maryse and Cody?" Randy said as Ted nodded. "Don't worry about it man. She lost out on a great guy. As for Cody, what he did was low, even for me."
"I know. Trust me, I'm over it. I just don't know where I went wrong."
"You didn't do anything wrong. We all know that. I guess it's just a way of telling you that Maryse wasn't the right girl for you."
"True. I figured as much. I just didn't want to accept it. Thanks man." He said as he smiled at Randy.
"No problem." Randy said as he patted Ted on the back. He then said, "How about you join Shida and me for breakfast?"
"Sure." Said Ted. "Just let me go to my room for a moment to get changed and I'll be ready."
"Ok." Said Randy as Ted got up and left.
As Ted closed the door, Toshida came out of the bathroom fully dressed. She looked over at Randy as she saw that he had a confused look on his face. She went over to him as she said, "Randy, what's wrong?"
"Did you and Ted do anything while he was here?" he said as he looked at her.
"No we didn't. Why?" Toshida said as she looked at him.
"Because I just invited him to breakfast with us and he said he had to go and change just like you did."
"We didn't do anything honestly. We just sat down and talked, that's all." Said Toshida as she looked at him. "I won't do that to you."
"I trust you." Said Randy. He then grabbed her hand and said, "Sorry that I jumped to conclusions."
"It's ok." She said as she gave him a hug. "I understand."
"Thanks." Said Randy. Just then his phone rang. "Its Sam, let me take this. I'll be back." He said as he went into the other room to talk to Sam.
Meanwhile Toshida heard her phone beeped meaning she had a text message. She grabbed her phone and looked at it to see she got a message from Ted.
I hope I didn't make Randy mad at you.
She smiled as she knew he was concerned about her. She texted him back.
You didn't. He did get a little suspicious though, but I handled it.
You didn't tell him what we did, did you?
I didn't. I don't want to get you in trouble with him.
It's ok. I understand, but you didn't have to. Thanks for covering up for me.
It's no problem. I was doing it to protect you. We know how Randy is when he's pissed.
Yeah, I know.
Suddenly she heard Randy come back into the room. "Baby girl, I have to take a rain check on breakfast this morning. Sam wanted me to go with her to pick up Alanna."
"It's ok." She said as she stood up. "We have plenty of time to hang out." She said as she smiled.
"I know." He said as he kissed her. "I'll see you later today."
"Ok." She said as he opened the door. As soon as he left, Ted walked in.
"Where's he headed?"
"Going with Sam to pick up Alanna. She called him earlier to tell him." Toshida said as she looked at him. "So I guess it will be us going to breakfast this morning, that is if you're up for it."
"Yeah, I am." Said Ted as he looked at her. "So where do you feel like going this morning?"
"Want to go to the restaurant here at the hotel? I know you guys have to get ready for Wrestlemania later on today."
"Yeah, we do, but if you don't mind, let's not go there. Can we go somewhere else instead? I just want it to be us this morning."
"Sure. I don't mind." She said as she looked at him. "Just let me get my purse and keycard."
She went and got her purse and keycard and then they left. As they got outside, he turned to her and asked, "Do you mind if we go to that café not far from the hotel? I heard that it serves a good breakfast."
"Yeah, we can. I wanted to go there since we arrived here." She said as she looked at him.
"Ok, lets go." Said Ted as he grabbed her hand and they started walking down the street. As soon as they arrived at the café, they went in and went to the counter to place their order. As they got their food, they went over to a table and sat down. As they looked around, there weren't that many people there.
"I'm glad that we get a chance to hang out again." Said Toshida as she smiled.
"Me too. I just needed to get away from everything. I just wanted to thank you for being with me and helping me clear my head." Said Ted as he smiled at her.
"It's no problem. Anything to help." She said as she rubbed his hand. As they started to eat, she asked, "Ready for tonight?"
"Yeah, I'm excited and nervous at the same time. It's my first Wrestlemania and I don't want to mess up, you know?"
"Yeah, I do. But I know you'll do great. You're really talented."
"Don't say that." Said Ted as he blushed. "You're just saying that to make me feel better."
Toshida looked at him and said, "I'm serious. I mean, no disrespect to Randy or Vince for that matter, but I think that you will be better off having a singles career than doing all of Randy's dirty work. When you were in those matches with Dave and Randy, I instantly became a fan because they were that good. What I guess I'm saying is that I really believe in you and that you are going to make it to Randy's level before you know it, probably even surpass him."
Ted looked at her as she started playing with her hands. Here was this girl who really believed that he could truly make it. Not only was he happy that someone have that faith in him, but he knew deep down inside she really meant it. He went over and sat down beside her and pulled her closer to him. "Honey, I'm sorry for reacting that way. No one ever told me something like that since I started here. I'm grateful that someone believes in me that much. You don't know how much that means to me."
"It's ok. It's the truth and I think you need to hear it from someone." She said as she grinned at him.
"True." He said as he grinned back at her. "That's why I'm priceless!"
"Oh God, I believe your ego has just gotten bigger DiBiase." She said.
"What? I can't talk about myself?" said Ted as he grinned.
"Unless you want to be like Randy's onscreen character, I say you're almost there." She said as they laughed.
"I don't want to go that far. Randy talks about himself too much." He said as they calmed down. "But I'm glad that someone believes in me that much and it's you. I'm honored."
"Aww, don't be. You deserve it." Toshida said as they looked at each other. Before they knew it, Ted leaned in and kissed her passionately. While they kissed, Ted's cell rings. They broke up the kiss as he grabbed his phone and answered it. As he was talking to someone, Toshida meanwhile buried her head in her hands. What am I going to do? she thought to herself.
As if on cue, she heard Ted say, "You ok?"
"Yeah, well not really. I'm just confused, that's all." Said Toshida as she looked at him.
"About us?" asked Ted as he grabbed her hand.
"Yeah. I mean I know that we can't help the way we feel, but I would be lying to myself if I say that I didn't feel anything from that kiss we just had a few minutes ago. It makes me want you more than before, but at the same time, I don't want to hurt you or Randy."
"It's going to be ok. I know what you're going through. I feel the same way as well. My feelings for you have gotten stronger since we were together yesterday. I need you." Ted said as he looked her in the eyes.
"I need you too." She said as she looked back at him. As they were about to kiss again, they heard John and Dave's voices as they came through the door. They broke apart quickly.