Here is chapter ten. We're going to start to Lana's point of view then move back to Ted's. This chapter will be quite long so pull up a chair, grab some popcorn and a drink and enjoy.

PS: The "Matt" I'm referring to is Evan Bourne.

Recap: Minnie sets up another date with Ted but this time she wants Cody and Lana to join them. Lana goes to her appointment at the jeweler to custom make a gift for Ted.

Truly Priceless

As I walked out of the jewelry store with Ted's fixed watch and gift tucked away neatly in my purse, I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Cody's cell phone. It rang for quite a while which meant one thing: his boyfriend was over. I was about to give up when I heard Cody answer the phone, his voice showing evidence of his activities.

"Hey, Lana. Guess what?"

"Matt is over?"

"You're good. What's up?"

"Please tell me you don't have plans for tonight. If you do, I promise I will make it up to you and Matt."

"Matt has to fly out tonight around 5 so I'm good for the evening. Ted have another date with the airhead?" His panting was getting louder so I suspected Matt was in the vicinity of the phone.

"Hi Matt. Yeah, she wants us to join her this time. Ted was talking about their last date and he said that she went to bathroom more than normal person."

"What are you thinking- Matt!" I laughed into the phone.

"Get after it, Matt. I'm thinking that maybe Minnie might be running late and no one else knows about it."

"That gold digging bitch! She better not try to say it's Ted's or I'll kill her. Fuck, do that again!" I laughed as I sat sideways in my driver's seat, listening to the noises that Matt was making Cody make over the phone. I will admit, the two of them are hot together and not just because Matt is one bendy boyfriend.

"I know, Codes. I'm going to see if I can't get something out of her. You know how women go to the bathroom in twos and tend to let things slip." There was no way Ted was going to get tricked into something by that obnoxious wretch of a woman.

"You better, Lana. But if you can't, I'll take one for the team and see what I can get out of her. Matt, this is serious, don't give me that look. Matt, don't. Please, come on, I'm on the PHONE! Oh, god. Hang on, Lana." I heard a thud followed by screams of pleasure from both Cody and Matt.

"Damn. Get after it, Matt." Matt must not like the fact that Cody may have to take one for the team so he took the opportunity to make sure that he was the only thing on Cody's mind. I heard Cody scream out Matt's name and shuffling as someone picked the phone up.

"Sorry. Matt wasn't too thrilled about that last part. Matt, they're my best friends and you know that. I'm going to protect them. I know, baby." I smiled at the thought of Cody comforting Matt; they are so adorable together. "What time tonight, Lana?"

"7 but I want to get there early to psych them out."

"You are so devious, Lana Flair."

"Woo. Well, I gotta get some stuff done. Have fun with Matt till he flies out. Tell him I said good luck."

"Done and done, Lana. See you later. Oh, where are we going?"

"I think Ted said Fabio's." I heard Matt groan in the background. I knew he loved Italian food, well not as much as Japanese but it was a close second. "I'll take you two there one day, Matt. Don't worry."

"He said thanks, Lana. See you later."

"Later, Codes." I hung up my phone and drove back to the hotel with a smile on my face. Tonight was going to be fun.

xTed's Point of Viewx

Seven o'clock came too fast for me and I didn't hear from Lana since she went to the jeweler's this morning. I got dressed in a black suit with a silver button down and black shoes. I felt extremely naked without my watch and all my other watches were safely at my house so I had to go without. I walked down to the lobby to wait for Minnie, checking my phone from any word from Lana. My phone rang and I hoped it was Lana but no such luck. "Hello, Minnie."

"Are you in the lobby?"

"Yes, I am. Are you heading down?"

"Yup. I'll see you in a few, Teddykins." She hung up and I groaned. My phone buzzed and I saw I had a new text message...from Lana. Thank God, I was starting to get worried. I opened the message and swallowed hard as I read the message
Cody and I are already at Fabio's. We saved you two a table because, well I'm good at persuading men. When you get into the restaurant, hand me your phone. I have to find something out for you. Just wait until after dinner, and you'll get one hell of a dessert. -Ariel.

"Teddykins!" I looked away from my screen to see Minnie running, or the equivalent of what running would be in her godawful heels, towards me. Her outfit tonight was ten times worse than last night. Orange did not look good on anyone, especially Minnie. She gave me a wet kiss and I had to swallow my pride and go along with it. "Are your friends meeting us there?"

"They said they saved us a table. Come on." I offered her my arm and had to think of something other than the second disaster date in two dates with this obnoxious, bouncing idiot of a girlfriend my father found for me.

"Goodie. Fabio's, right?" I nodded and opened the car door for her. I took a deep breath and climbed into my car and drove off to Fabio's. The valets opened the doors for us and drove off with my car. "Teddykins, where is your watch?"

"You broke it last night, remember?" Okay, it sounded a little cold but that was my favorite watch. I had a right to be angry, dammit. We walked in and I was about to say something before the maitre'd stopped me.

"Your party is already here, Mr. DiBiase. Follow me." The maitre'd led us to the table where Lana and Cody were sitting and my jaw dropped for the second night in a row. Lana was in yet another body hugging dress that was a brilliant shade of blue that complimented her perfectly. Her hair was slightly curled and draped over her left shoulder. They turned and a brilliant smile broke out on Lana's face.

"Ted, my little billion dollar prince. We were starting to think the happy couple wouldn't show up." Damn, she was good. She walked up to me and gave me a kiss on the cheek as a distraction for me to hand her my phone. "You must be Daisy." I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing.

"It's Minnie. You must be Ariel, Teddykins' image consultant."

"If you're talking about Ted, then yes I am." Lana seriously did not like the idiotic nickname Minnie had for me and the anger in her voice sent chills down my spine. "Come on, sit down you two. This is my very dashing boyfriend, Cody." Cody nodded and smiled a very brilliant smile, one very similar to Lana's. I was by no means gay but my dear friend Cody was quite the looker, apparently to both genders seeing as he had himself a boyfriend. We sat down and the waiter came over to us rather quickly, telling me that Lana really was a master of persuasion when it came to the opposite sex.

"Wine, anyone?" Everyone nodded and the waiter filled our glasses with the red alcoholic beverage. "I'll be back to take your food orders in a moment." He bowed and left, leaving everyone at the table quiet as they searched for a dinner choice. Lana and Cody put their menus down first and proceeded to flirt with each other. I gripped my menu tighter and started to feel jealousy flood through me when I felt someone's heel against my leg. I cautiously looked up at Lana who raised an eyebrow with a smirk on her face. I swallowed hard and finally decided that I would order the risotto with lamb. I watched Minnie put her menu down and stare at Lana and Cody who were still flirting.

"So how did you two meet, Ariel?" Lana turned her head towards Minnie with an obviously fake smile plastered on her face.

"A photo shoot." She took a sip of wine and I had to do the same, my throat suddenly getting dry. "It was originally planned to be Ted's photo shoot but when I got there, the photographer they had found someone with more experience. I almost cursed the poor guy out when I saw who had replaced Ted." She took another sip of wine as Cody whispered something in her ear, making her almost choke on her drink. "I almost forgot, Ted." She dug around on the floor for her purse and pulled out a black box tied with a gold bow. "Cody told me something happened to your watch so I got you a little something. We can't have you being late for an appointment, now can we?" I took the box, my breath hitching as our fingers touched. I undid the box and opened the box, a smile forming on my lips as I saw what was in the box. It was my favorite watch, fixed and looking as it did the day I bought it.

"Thank you, both of you." I put my watch back on my wrist while looking at Lana. The waiter came back and took our orders and menus, walking away while looking Lana over like a piece of meat.

"How did you two meet, Daisy?"

"It's Minnie and Teddykins' father set us up in order to get him away from some horrible gold digger named Lana." Lana choked on her wine when her name came out of Minnie's mouth after the words 'gold digger'.

"Oh really? That's interesting." Cody put his hand over Lana's, letting her squeeze her anger out on his hand. He was a tough guy, he could take it.

"Leave it to my father to exaggerate. His sole purpose is to try and get me committed. Lana isn't as bad as my father says, Minnie." Lana's lips parted in shock. "She's actually a real sweetheart. Sure, she can be a little tough sometimes but she has to prove that even though she grew up privileged, she can look out for herself. She's actually going to follow in her father's footsteps. I have no doubt in my mind that she'll be on top of the Diva division in no time." For the first time tonight there was a genuine and beautiful smile on Lana's face. "Cody should know, he's her best friend."

"Sure am and you hit the nail on the head with that speech, Ted." Minnie grabbed my hand, attempting to mirror Cody's grip on Lana but failing miserably. "What do you do, Minnie?" Cody took a sip from his glass with his free hand and there was something behind his eyes that I couldn't quite identify.

"I don't really have a job. My father pays for everything for me. He calls me his bubble gum princess. He might even try to get me a singing career." Everyone else at the table was thinking the same thing: gold digging leech. The waiter came with our food and we started to eat in peace. Lana and Cody started to feed each other and I couldn't look up without feeling either jealousy or horny from watching Lana. Cody's fork went backwards to far and he launched sauce at Minnie.

"Oh my god, I am so sorry. Let me get that out." Cody went to help her but she threw her hands up.

"No! I mean, Ariel can help me in the bathroom. Right?" Lana nodded, slipping my phone in her hand before leading Minnie to the bathroom. I sighed and put my head in my hands.

"Hang in there a little while longer, Ted. Besides, Lana has a plan to get rid of Minnie."

"What do you mean?"

"That whole overactive bladder crap, the sudden ill feeling in your car. Ted, come on, you're a smart guy." I gave him a long that pretty much told him that I wasn't following him. "Lana thinks Minnie might be pregnant and try to pass it off as yours." I covered my face with my hands and just sat there in shock. First, she blackmails me into dating her and now she's going to try to get me to play daddy to some kid that isn't even mine. I had to tell my father; I wasn't standing for this any longer.

xLana's Point of Viewx

"I really appreciate this, Ariel." I faked yet another smile at Minnie. I headed into the stall to turn on Ted's recording app on his phone, just to make sure I had evidence.

"Anytime, Minnie. You feeling okay? Ted told me you weren't feeling well last night."

"I'm alright, I guess." She went over to the door and locked it. "Don't tell anyone, especially Ted, but I haven't gotten my period in like two weeks." She dug around in her purse and pulled out a pregnancy test. Why in the hell is this bitch carrying it around with her? As a memento? "It's positive, Ariel."

"Oh my goodness. Do you know who the father is?" I feigned shock and caring because frankly, I was neither right now. She smirked and let out a horrible laugh.

"Like it's going to matter. Once I start to show, I'll just tell everyone it's Ted's and he'll have to pay for it or else."

"Or else what?"

"Don't play dumb, Ariel. I'll claim he raped me and sue him for it. He'll pay me so much money I will never have to lift a finger again." She winked at me and fixed her make-up and hair in the mirror.

"I see."

"And since you're his image consultant, you can help cover it up. It's brilliant." She squealed and walked out of the bathroom. I glanced at Ted's phone, smirking when I saw it was still recording. I stopped the recording and fixed my own hair and make up.

"Damn straight, it's brilliant. I get to tell Ted all about it and then Ted will tell his father. Your days as Ted's girlfriend are over." I walked out of the bathroom with Ted's phone in my hand and smirked when I saw Minnie sitting next to Ted with a horrible looking smile on her face. I sat down next to Cody and whispered something in his ear and he laughed, making it seem as if I said something funny or dirty.

xTed's Point of Viewx

I watched Lana sit down next to Cody with my phone in her hand. "What's funny, Ariel?"

"I was just telling Cody that an old boyfriend called me before I came out here. He was wasted, poor thing." I watched her slip my phone into her purse, smirking as she caught me staring. The rest of dinner went rather uneventful and soon the waiter came back with the bill. I reached for it but Lana stopped me. "My treat, my million dollar prince."

"You're so lucky you have Ariel, Ted. None of my old image consultants paid for my meals."

"Yeah, I am pretty lucky. Thanks, Ariel." She smiled and stuck a gold card in the envelope, handing it back to the waiter as he came back.

"Teddykins," I watched as Lana threw Minnie yet another death glare for using that ridiculous nickname again. "What do you say we go back to my room tonight?"

"I wish I could, Minnie, but I have to fly out early tomorrow. I have another venue I'm working at. It's the price I pay for following in my father's footsteps and becoming a wrestler."

"Oh no, that's too bad." The waiter had come back and Lana signed the receipt, giving us the go ahead to leave. "Call me when you land, okay?"

"Definitely, Minnie. I'll drive you back tonight, though." She nodded and walked out ahead of the rest of us. Lana grabbed her purse and jacket, looping her arm in Cody's with a smirk on her face. I nodded and followed Minnie to my car that had just been pulled up by the valet. I watched as Lana stood there with Cody on her arm, silently wishing that was me next to her. Soon enough, Ted. Soon enough. I drove back to the hotel and wished Minnie a good night as we walked back through the lobby. I hung back in the lobby, patiently waiting for Lana. I didn't have my phone so I decided to wait for her in the lobby. I watched her walk into the lobby with purpose, without Cody behind her. I was about to say something but she put a hand up to stop me.

"We have to talk." I nodded and followed her into the elevator. This was about to get serious.

-FIN-

Stay tuned for the next chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it, but it actually isn't over yet. Next part will be up very shortly.