Title: All Grown Up

Chapter 11: Another Close Encounter

Summary: *Growing Up Sequel* Its been 8 years since the gang has seen each other. Are their relationships and friendships as strong as they once were? Or are they shattered and beyond repair? HHH, Steph McMahon, Jericho, Trish Stratus, Randy Orton, Stacy Keibler

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the characters you don't recognize.

XoxoxoxoX

Trish walked into the small diner that she hadn't been inside of for years. She looked at her watch and noticed that it was 1:30 in the afternoon. She knew she was fairly early, but she couldn't help it. The entire day she was nervous and was going insane. After eight years, he wanted to contact her and see her. She had told Stephanie about it, and Stephanie said to be careful and make sure that she didn't get hurt. Also, if things went well, she should bring him by Steph's house, since she hadn't seen her cousin in years. Trish walked over to an empty booth and sat down by the window. She waited impatiently as she tapped her fingers on the table. It had been about twenty minutes, when she felt a presence walk through the diner doors. Her eyes darted to the entrance as she knew immediately who it was. It was him, Chris Jericho. His short hair cut hadn't fooled her, as she had seen his recent hair cut on his profile picture online. She felt her heart start to race and beat like crazy. He still had that same effect on her. Whenever she saw him, she melted. Her eyes stayed glued to him. Her eyes traced his entire figure. He had the look of an angel sent from Heaven. He wore a white button up shirt, and left the top three buttons unbuttoned. Along with his shirt, he wore a pair of faded, blue, ripped jeans. A pair of sunglasses rested upon his head. The second Chris walked through the door, all of the feelings she had for him returned instantly. She noticed his eyes had met and locked with hers. He slowly made his way to the table and sat down in the booth across from her. They both stared at one another for a moment before Chris broke the silence.

"I was hoping you'd show up." Chris smiled at the blonde across from him.

"When would I pass up a chance to reunite with an old friend?" Trish said smoothly and not letting her nerves show.

"Well, I guess you should hang out with me more often then." Chris chuckled. "Since you don't pass up a chance to find your long lost friends."

"What do you mean?" Trish questioned fiddling with her fingers.

"You'd be surprised at how small Greenwich really is." Chris leaned back in the booth.

"Wait, what?" Trish began to think.

"The whole gang is here, with the exception of Steph." Chris spoke as he eyed her.

"No way!" Trish was filled with shock. "We're all in the same city and we're just finding out about it?"

"I know." Chris shook his head. "It's a shame we missed out on so much, and Steph is still missing."

"No, she's here." Trish replied. "I met up with her a couple of weeks ago."

"Oh really." Chris nodded. "I haven't seen my cousin in ages."

"I haven't seen the other three in ages either." Trish sighed. "We should plan a get together or something."

"Yeah, we should." Chris let out in barely a whisper.

The table became quiet again. Chris couldn't help but be happy that all of his friends were here in the same city limits. How could eight years have gone by, when they were so close, yet so far from one another? His eyes looked Trish up and down. He had to admit that she looked good and she was still amazingly beautiful. She still had that tiny hold over his heart. He wondered if she knew that she did or not. As he was sitting there staring at her, he felt something in his heart. He wasn't sure what it was, but he shrug it off. Chris remember the conversation he had with Lance a few weeks back. His eyes trailed down to her hands and noticed no ring. If she was taken, she would have said something by now. Right? He became lost in her for a few moments, before he remembered his fiancé.

"You look amazing." Chris broke the silence yet again.

"So do you." Trish gave a small smile.

"So, how have you been?" Chris nodded, trying to figure out a way to get to the real reason behind his meeting.

"I've been doing great." Trish answered. "Not the best, but I'm taking each day one at a time."

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that." Chris apologized.

"What makes you think you have to apologize?" Trish questioned as her eyes met his.

"Well, if things would have ended differently…" Chris fell short of his sentence.

"Or not at all…" Trish slipped up and looked down. "Sorry."

"It's ok." Chris gulped slightly.

"What happened to us?" Trish asked looking back up at him. "What's left of us?"

"We just drifted apart I guess." Chris answered not knowing the real answer. "We were going down two totally different paths."

"Yet, they both brought us to the end of the road together?" Trish looked out the window.

"I'm sorry that I didn't try harder." Chris frowned.

"It's not all your fault." Trish placed her hand on his. "I could have tried harder as well."

Chris looked down at their hands. Her hand laid softly and gently on top of his. He felt his heart race at the touch of her skin on his. He bit his bottom lip as he looked back up at her. Their eyes met, and they both slowly pulled their hands away from one another. They both let out a nervous laugh as they still sat together in the booth. Chris couldn't help but realize just how hard this was for him.

"You want to get out of here?" Chris questioned. "Maybe go for a walk in the park?"

"That sounds great." Trish smiled at him as the both got up and left.

Since the park was across the street from the diner, they just walked from there. They both walked in silence for a while. Both unsure of what to say. Trish couldn't help but let her eyes scan across Chris more then she should have. It was safe to say, that Trish had never completely gotten over Chris. All her feelings for him were still there. She was beginning to believe that he felt the same about her. Carlito was the farthest from her mind, since she believed in the chance of being with her one true love. Little did she know, how wrong she was.

"I guess I should get to the real reason why I asked you here." Chris stated placing his hands in his pockets.

"Well, what is it?" Trish asked as they stopped walking and she looked up at him.

"Well, in the last eight years Trish, I've had failure in many of my relationships." Chris began slowly. "I always found myself thinking about you and comparing them to you. To me, it was a sign that I needed to talk to you and see you again before…"

"Before what?" Trish smiled up at him, her heart beating quickly.

"Before I walk down the aisle with my bride." Chris flinched slightly, as he was waiting for her to hit him.

Trish stood in silence and shock. She practically had to tear her gaze away from him. She swallowed a lump that had formed in her throat. She could feel her heart breaking all over again. Why was her heart breaking again? It's not like they were dating or anything. She didn't have the right to be upset about it. Did she? Trish felt that she did have a right. They casually just stopped talking and broke up and now he was telling her he was getting married. How could he do this to her?

"I'm sorry." Chris looked over at her with a weak smile.

"Sorry for what Chris? You're happy and you're getting 'married', you shouldn't be sorry" Trish explained as she flinched at the word married.

"I am sorry." Chris replied. "I know I've hurt you."

"You didn't hurt me." Trish looked away knowing she was lying.

"Trish, will you just accept my apology?" Chris pleaded with her.

"No, because there is nothing to be sorry for." Trish rolled her eyes. "You didn't hurt me, because I'm happily in a relationship myself."

"Ok…" Chris stopped begging, yet he felt betrayed by her last statement.

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Jake stood in front of his father on the couch waiting impatiently. His father was holding the phone in his hand along with the paper. Paul was teasing his son, by taking his sweet time in calling Sami's parents to see if it was ok for Jake to come over and play. He always liked getting his son riled up and it made him laugh.

"Dad, could you hurry up please?" Jake sighed. "You're wasting my play time."

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Paul chuckled as he dialed the number and waited for an answer.

"Hello?" Stephanie answered on the phone.

"Hi, this is Jake's father Pa…" Paul was cut off.

"Oh, hi." Stephanie spoke. "I'm assuming he wants to come over and play?"

"Yeah, he does." Paul said into the phone, unaware he was speaking with Stephanie.

"Well, that's perfectly fine." Stephanie retorted not knowing it was Paul she was talking to.

"Ok, well, I'll just bring him by in a few minutes." Paul stated.

"That's great, we'll be here." Stephanie smiled into the phone. "It was nice speaking with you."

"Same here." Paul hung up the phone oddly and shook his head. "Are you ready buddy?"

"Yeah!" Jake smiled with his jacket and shoes already on.

Paul laughed and shook his had at his son. He couldn't help but feel a bit strange about the phone call. Her voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember what it reminded him of. He shrugged it off as he looked at the address on the paper. Both guys got into the car and Paul drove the short distance to Sami's house. He eyed the rather large two story house in front of him. It wasn't a mansion or anything, but it was still fairly large. He was sure this was the house, as he noticed the toys in the yard. Jake was already out the car, before Paul could say anything. He shook his head again and stepped out of the car. They walked up to the front door and knocked. They waited patiently until the door opened.

"Hi, you must be Jake's father." Miz responded, then looking at Jake. "You must be Jake."

"I sure am!" Jake nodded with a smirk. "Is Sami here?"

"Yeah, she is playing out in the backyard." Miz spoke. "You can come in."

"Can I dad?" Jake asked his father.

"Go ahead." Paul smiled at his son.

"Thanks." Jake replied as he was about to walk inside.

Before Jake could walk inside, Sami came running to the front door. Her hair was in two pig tails and she wore jean shorts and a purple t-shirt. Paul eyed the girl in front of him. He noticed her dazzling hazel eyes and her hazelnut brown hair. She was a bit taller then Jake and looked to be at least a year older then him. Paul didn't think much of that fact though. He couldn't help but noticed familiar traits in Sami's appearance. Yet again, he couldn't pull the pieces together. He sighed as he watched the two kids run off into the house.

"I'm Miz by the way." Miz extended his hand out to Paul.

"Paul." Paul replied with a smile. "What time should I pick him up?"

"We'll be here all day." Miz shrugged. "So whenever you'd like to pick him up."

"I guess I'll come by around four or five?" Paul offered up a time. "Unless he wants to come home early."

"That sounds good." Miz nodded his head. "My girlfriend has your number, so we'll just call you."

"Ok, it was nice meeting you." Paul said before leaving.

Paul walked away from the door in thought. Was Sami's parents not married? He also took notice that she didn't look much like Miz. Again he shrugged it off, thinking that Sami must have gotten all of her traits and looks from her mother. He got into his car and drove off and back to his own place. Miz watched as Paul drove away. He had a funny feeling about him. Miz felt like he had known him for some time or at least heard of him. He also shrugged off his thoughts as he shut the door. He turned around to see Stephanie coming down the stairs. He smiled at her and she smiled at him. Stephanie walked over to him and placed a kiss on his lips.

"Who was that?" Stephanie questioned as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Oh, it was Jake and his father." Miz smiled at her. "Sami and Jake are playing in the backyard."

"Funny, I've never met the man." Stephanie giggled. "I've only met his son."

"Well, he seems like an ok dad." Miz chuckled.

"He must be a great dad." Stephanie leaned her forehead against his. "Jake seems to be a great kid, and great kids come from great parents."

"That's true." Miz smirked. "No wonder Sami turned out so great."

Stephanie smiled at Miz and kissed him once more. She then made her way over to the sliding glass door. She watched as Sami and Jake ran around the yard chasing each other. The corners of her mouth turned upward more as her smile became bigger. Stephanie's eyes slowly fell on to Jake. He reminded her of someone still and she still couldn't put her finger on it. It was Jake's smile that would get to Stephanie. She had seen that smile before, but she just couldn't figure out where.

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Randy and Cody sat in the small booth waiting for their girlfriends at Olive Garden. Maria and Stacy had excused themselves to the restroom before they were even seated. Randy couldn't help but feel bad about the other day. He felt bad about what he had said to Stacy and he regretted saying it. He knew it upset her, hell she got sick because of what he said. They started this day off better and Randy steered clear of any thing to do with moving in with one another. Though, he really wanted to know why she wasn't ready. He believe that there was another reason behind her reasoning. Randy looked up at Cody who was looking in the menu.

"How are you and Maria?" Randy questioned starting conversation.

"We're great." Cody smiled. "I'm really excited about the little one coming."

"That's great." Randy replied. "I thought Maria didn't like this place?"

"She doesn't." Cody chuckled. "Ever since she got pregnant, she has been craving all these things she usually doesn't like."

"At least she isn't being picky then." Randy laughed.

"Yeah, that's true." Cody sighed happily. "What about you and Stace? Haven't seen you two in a while."

"We're doing fine." Randy gave a weak smile. "Just been spending time with our old friends we haven't seen in a while."

"Oh, so just ditch us." Cody smirked joking around.

"Ditch you and Maria?" Randy laughed. "We couldn't ditch you if we tried."

"Agreeable and understandable." Cody grinned.

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Stacy fixed her hair in the mirror of the bathroom. Maria had to use the restroom, so Stacy went along with her. The happenings of yesterday was still on her mind, though she tried to forget about it. That day, they ended up hanging out with Chris and Maryse. Stacy didn't care much for Maryse, but she was polite. She couldn't help but feel a bit depressed. Her she was, hanging out with her old best friends. She should have been happy right? Well, she wasn't happy. Yeah, she had her best friends, but she was missing two of them. The two that would make a huge difference in her part. It was her girls that she was missing. She had Maria, but it would be nice to see Steph and Trish again in her mind. Stacy watched as Maria came out of the stall. She smiled at Maria as she washed her hands.

"You ok Stace?" Maria asked washing her hands. "You seem a bit upset."

"I'm fine." Stacy gave her friend a reassuring smile.

"I heard about yesterday." Maria eyed her blonde friend. "Randy told Cody about it."

"I wish not to be reminded of that." Stacy replied running her hands through her hair.

"Stace, what's the real reason?" Maria began to investigate for herself.

"Real reason?" Stacy stated in question. "What do you mean?"

"Why you wont move in with Randy?" Maria gave her friend a sympathetic smile. "You can tell me and I wont say a word."

"I don't know Maria." Stacy closed her eyes with a small sigh. "I guess I'm just scared."

"Scared of what?" Maria asked drying her hands. "Randy loves you."

"I know Randy loves me." Stacy said as she turned to Maria. "I love him too."

"Then what is it that is scaring you?" Maria put her hand on Stacy's shoulder.

"I'm scared he'll leave me." Stacy bit her bottom lip. "Like everyone else."

"Everyone else?" Maria became confused.

"Everyone in my life leaves me at some point or another." Stacy looked at Maria holding back tears. "All my friends left me and we never spoke again."

"Aw, Stace!" Maria hugged her. "Randy isn't going to just up and leave you."

The two girls hugged for a while longer. After their hug, Stacy pulled away to fix her eye make up that was ruined due to her tears. Once she was satisfied with her face she fixed her hair once last time. Maria gave Stacy another smile as the two girls walked out of the bathroom together. They looked around for a second, before finding their table. They walked over to their respectful men and sat in the booth by them. Randy immediately took notice of Stacy. He knew she had been crying, because her eyes were a bit swollen and red. He put his arm around her shoulder and just stared at her. He was waiting for her to look at him, but she continued to look through the menu she picked up. Orton leaned his head in closer to Stacy's head, so that his lips were by her ear.

"Is everything ok?" Randy whispered into her ear with compassion.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Stacy turned and gave him a small kiss and a smile.

"You're sure?" Randy wasn't believing her. "We can go talk if you want."

"It's ok." Stacy gave him the same reassuring smile she gave Maria. "I promise."

"If you say so." Randy kissed her forehead.

"Hi, I'm Jade and I'll be your waitress tonight." Jade smiled walking up to the table. "Do you all know what you'd like?"

"I'll have the tour of Italy." Maria smiled up at the waitress. "With a water and salad."

"I'll have the same thing." Cody stated next as he closed his menu.

"You know what you want Stace?" Randy looked down at Stacy.

"Go ahead, I'll order after you." Stacy continued to scan the menu.

"Ok, I'll have the five cheese ravioli with sausage." Randy replied to the waitress.

"For you?" Jade eyed Stacy.

"I'll have the salad with the spaghetti and meatballs." Stacy nodded. "I'll have a side of minestrone soup as well."

"Ok, I'll be back with your drinks." Jade took their menus and left.

"Hungry much?" Randy said softly to where Stacy could only hear.

"I guess." Stacy smiled up at him. "I'll need the calories for energy to be able to keep up with you tonight."

"Mmm…" Randy smirked eyeing his girlfriend. "I like the sound of that."

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That's it for this chapter. I hope you all liked it. Please let me know what you think.

Citcat