Chapter Twelve: Future Plans
The two arrived home shortly after eleven that evening. Alex had already retired for the night, leaving the two all alone. Chris wanted to sit down with Adrienne and have a relaxing discussion, much like what they had earlier. But he and Alex were scheduled for a house show the next night, thus meaning that Chris had to get some shut eye.
Chris led Adrienne upstairs to her room. After she opened her door, she turned back towards him and smiled.
"I had a great time tonight."
"So did I," Chris responded. "We should do it again sometime."
"I would love that."
Chris leaned in and kissed Adrienne softly on the lips. Pulling back, he smirked.
"Night, Adrienne."
"Night, Chris."
Adrienne turned around and closed the door softly behind her before leaning against it. Sighing in ecstasy, she smiled to herself, pleased that their date turned out better than she had ever expected.
A week passed. The Guns were busy brawling with Consequences Creed on TNA Impact, as well as the house shows. At Lockdown, the Chris and Alex won, thus winning back Adrienne and reuniting the trio.
Adrienne was even busier than the Guns. In between her gym sessions, in-ring training, and the Impact taping, she had little time to relax. And when she did relax, that time was spent with Chris. Alex didn't seem to mind one bit that the two were spending time together. At times, he even found himself jealous of their relationship, and only wished that he was as close to his girlfriend as Chris was to Adrienne.
Adrienne found herself in Dixie Carter's office the following Monday after taping Impact. She was just about to leave the Impact zone before Jeff Jarrett stopped her and told her that she was to see Dixie.
And now, here she was, wondering what in the world Dixie wanted.
After about two minutes, Dixie finally walked in and greeted her. Taking a seat behind her desk, the boss spoke.
"First off, I want to congratulate you on the wonderful job you are doing here in TNA. You have quickly become a fan favorite."
"Thank you, Dixie," Adrienne smiled.
"Well, anyway, I've been talking with your trainers, and they have praised you for the work you've been doing both in-ring and in the gym. They believe that you are ready to go on your own now. So, with that said, you are an official Knockout as of today."
Adrienne beamed at the word 'Knockout'. She had been waiting for this day to come, the day that she would finally become a part of the Knockouts Division.
"Thank you so much, Dixie. You don't know who good it feels to hear you say that."
However, her happiness suddenly turned to sadness. Dixie took note of the look on her face and spoke.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," Adrienne responded. "It's just that I've had a blast working with the Guns. And I just don't want it to end."
"I understand," Dixie nodded. "To be honest, the fans don't want it to end either. Neither do Vince Russo nor myself. So what we're going to do is keep make you a permanent member of The Motorcity Machine Guns."
"Are you serious?" Adrienne was shocked by what she heard.
"Yes," Dixie smiled. "You deserve to be part of that team, and I wouldn't have it any other way. But, there's more."
Adrienne listened closely as Dixie continued.
"Rumors have it that you are in some sort of relationship with Chris Sabin. I've heard rumblings from several people that you two are dating. Is that true?"
Adrienne blushed. She didn't know that people were talking about she and Chris behind their backs. Of course, she had a feeling that Shelley and Lethal were behind all the gossip, but whatever. Dixie had apparently found out, and Adrienne immediately began to worry. Maybe Dixie found it wrong to date co-workers and wanted to tell her to stop seeing him. Sheepishly, she answered.
"Yes."
"That's what I figured. I talked to Vince Russo about it, and both he and I think it would be a great idea if we turned your relationship into a storyline."
Adrienne breathed a sigh of relief. For a second, she thought she was going to be reprimanded.
"We talked to Chris about it, and he says it's okay with him," Dixie continued. "All we need now is your blessing, and the storyline is on."
"Yeah. That sounds like a great idea."
"Great," Dixie smiled. "I'll let Vince know, and you'll have your storyline next week."
Adrienne got out of her seat and thanked Dixie for her time. Afterward, she immediately left the room and went to find Chris. She finally found him in the hallway, talking to Christopher Daniels. Sabin excused himself from the conversation and smiled at Adrienne.
"Hey, where were you? I was waiting for you."
"I had to see Dixie."
"Oh, so she told you about the storyline, huh?"
"Yep, but that's not all," Adrienne added. "Did she tell you that I'm an official Machine Gun now?"
"No," Chris smiled as he embraced her. "That's wonderful!"
"Yeah, she said that the fans love seeing me with you guys, and that she didn't want to break us up. So, I'm still going to be your manager, as well as a Knockout."
"You're a Knockout now?"
"Yeah," Adrienne responded. "She said my trainers had high remarks regarding my work, and because of that I am an official Knockout now as well."
"Sounds like you're on the highway to fast fame," Chris grinned.
"I guess so. So, where's Alex at?"
"He decided to head back to Detroit early, which sucks because I was supposed to go back with him."
"Well, I can probably see if I can get you a ticket to go along with me."
"I'd love to go to St. Louis with you, Adrienne, but I really need to get back to Detroit," Chris frowned. "I'm due in the studio tomorrow to work on some new tracks for the High Crusade."
"Who said anything about St. Louis?" Adrienne chuckled. "No, I was thinking about coming to Detroit with you guys. After all, I think I'm due for a little tour of your hometown."
"Our hometown, or my home?" Chris joked. He snickered softly as Adrienne gave him an annoyed look. Embracing her, he continued.
"I'm just joking. I would love for you to come to Detroit with me, and I'm sure Alex will love it as well."
"So I can come?"
"Absolutely," Chris answered. "I'm actually glad you're wanting to come to Detroit. Besides, it will give us a chance to have some alone time, since we don't get much time while we're on the road. I have an extra bedroom at my house that you can stay in if you'd like."
"That sounds great," Adrienne smiled as she leaned in closer to Chris. "That way, nobody can disturb our alone time."
She kissed Chris softly on the lips and grabbed her bags.
"Let's go."
