I'm back, enough said, onwards.

John had crept out of his room that morning as the sun rose. He walked a few blocks stumbling across a diner that had already opened. Going inside he ordered a coffee and ignored the look from the young man behind the counter. He had obviously recognised him, but John was not in the mood for idol conversation. He took his coffee and went to the rear of the shop, sitting in a booth facing the back wall.

He knew he was being a coward for running away, but he couldn't believe how much this hurt. If Beth had found someone else, anyone else, John would have been sad but he could only have blamed himself. But it was Randy, his best friend, someone who knew exactly how he felt about Beth. The thought made John angry but he contained it, pulling out his phone he saw that no one yet had tried to contact him.

Sipping on his coffee he wondered whether he had done the right thing texting Mickie, she was thousands of miles away, and realistically what could she do from there. It was at that point that John realised exactly why he had texted Mickie. Because misery loves company, he knew the only other person in the world this would effect as much as him was Mickie. No matter how far away she was and John felt selfish all of a sudden. Just as his thoughts turned to the diva his phone rang, he looked to see who the caller was, it was Beth. He wanted to talk to her, they were probably looking for him. His finger paused over the answer button, but he couldn't push it. Letting his voicemail pick up the call. Just as he placed the phone back on the table, it rang again. This time when he saw Mickie's caller ID he answered immediately.

"Mickie hi, I'm sorry for what I sent you, but I just needed someone to talk to."

"Is it true?" was her simple reply, she sounded tired and agitated, and the guilty feelings John had almost spilled out in him knocking over his coffee mug.

"I can't be sure I haven't spoken to either of them yet."

"Then I suggest that's what you do, John I know your hurt right now, and believe me if this turns out to be true I will be too. But you have to know for sure before you do something you might regret." Mickie heard John sigh at the other end of the phone. She knew he was hurting and probably very angry. She was actually glad he had contacted her. She might have been a long way away but she was still his friend.

"Ok I will talk to them, and I will let you know what happens. Thank you Mickie."

"That's ok, you know you can still call me John I haven't just vanished from your lives." Mickie said as she sat back in her chair and blew on her tea to cool it.

"I know and I miss you, is everything as good as you thought it would be?"

"Yes, it's wonderful here, the girls are difficult but have great potential, could do without the weather though." Mickie chuckled hearing the rain once again pounding her windows and grateful for being inside.

"Well that's good to here, look I better go they have found me and I guess they are going to want to know why I disappeared."

"Ok John you talk to them, and let's hope they have a explanation for what you saw. I really don't think either of them would do this you know." Mickie said and John sighed down the phone and bid her good bye. Mickie hung up and placed her phone next to her on the table. Checking her watch she saw that it was almost eleven. She couldn't call Martin now he was probably in bed. Plus they had a n early start in the morning. Picking up her tea Mickie walked into the bedroom and placed the steaming cup on the night stand. Sheading her clothes and donning her pyjamas Mickie climbed into bed. Picking up her phone she was torn between who she wanted to text. On the one hand she wanted to see what Beth had to say for herself, but she was frightened by the answer. Martin was a far safer bet. He would at least offer her some of his words of wisdom, but she didn't want to disturb him.

Thinking that both messages could wait until the morning, Mickie drained her tea and switched off the light. Snuggling down in the bed with the sound of the rain hitting the window Mickie closed her eyes and tried not to think about what John had told her. It was hard though, being so far away and not being able to do anything about it. She guessed though she had made her bed and now she was having to lie in it.

Natalya got the key, and they were in John's room a moment later, the bed was made and the room was empty. There was of course only one conclusion left. John had gone somewhere and not told anyone where he was going. Beth touched the table lightly with her hand as Randy paced the room with his hands clasped in front of him. Natalya looked completely baffled as Beth looked up and out of the window.

"You know I should get going I have a training session for my match at ten." Natalya said looking slightly uncomfortable and probably feeling like a third wheel. Although the Canadian Native was friends with Beth and Randy she had her own closer circle of friends and was out of the loop somewhat about what had been happening. Now stood in John's room Beth could tell the blonde just wanted to be anywhere but here.

"Yeah of course you go, we can handle it from here. And thanks Nat." Beth said as the blonde at the door nodded at her and turned and left them alone. Beth was silently grateful as she had come upon an idea that both scared and worried her.

"I think John might have seen something last night." She said as Randy stopped pacing and stood facing her. His eyes held shock, and Beth couldn't blame him.

"You think he heard me and Kelly?" he said looking guilty and Beth saw the sadness in his eyes almost immediately.

"Possibly, but the fact that he is not talking to me either suggest he saw you and me, not you and Kelly." Beth said thinking back to how that may have looked to someone who didn't know what was going on.

"But we didn't do anything?" Randy said confused for a moment, rubbing his face with his hands as Beth moved forward and got his attention.

"I know, but I did come out of your room last night, late, both of us half-dressed after quite a bit of noise. We need to find John now." Beth said leaving John's room, quickly followed by Randy and they locked the door behind them. Beth tucked the key into her purse and headed for the elevator. Pushing the button for the lobby she had no idea where to even start looking.

Randy was in too minds about how much to tell Beth, she must be wondering why John would react so badly to seeing her coming out of his room. But he had promised his friend a long time ago that he would never say anything. Now though as he glanced down at the blonde he could see her chewing on her lower lip.

"Where do we start looking?" Beth said as they exited the elevator and headed for the doors. Opening them the wind hit and Beth's hair flew about her face. Clutching at it and fumbling for a hair band in her purse Randy looked both ways down the street.

"I guess he probably walked out of here looking for a quiet place. Probably in a café or a diner." Randy said remembering there was one a few blocks from here that was open.

"I think I know where he could have gone." He said as Beth stood upright once more hair out of the way as Randy lead her down the street. The wind had a chill to it that suggested rain, and Beth thought the weather was highly appropriate for her mood. Coming to the diner it was not hard to spot John as there were only two other people in the place. His figure stood out at the back of the shop as he hung up the phone and Beth knew for certain, that he had been ignoring her on purpose. Pushing open the doors Randy walked in first and made a bee line for John. He had obviously seen them and he watched as they walked over to him and sat down in the chair opposite.

Nothing was said for a moment while both parties contemplated their first move, it was in the end Randy who spoke up with the truth.

"Beth stopped me from sleeping with Kelly last night. She knew I was going to make a huge mistake and so she came over and kicked her out." Beth was shocked that Randy had just come right out and said it. She thought he was going to tell John so lie about having another argument about Mickie. For a moment she paused before looking to see John's reaction. Preying that he would believe Randy, because the truth was all they really had.

"You were what, and you. Oh no." John said placing his head in his hands realising what a fool he had been. All the shouting, the half-dressed people. The date with a friend. Beth watched as John's face went to suspicious and then to upset before he buried his face in his hands and she turned to Randy. He gave her a quick look of confusion before John spoke though his fingers.

"I think I did something really bad, and now you're going to hate me." He said not looking at either of them as he continued to speak into his hands and regret ever having woken up last night. How could he have been so stupid to think Beth and Randy were having an affair.

"John, please tell us what you have done, we won't hate you you're our friend." Beth said reaching out and placing her hand on John's arm. He removed his hands from his face and placed them on the table. They were synched so tightly together he was turning his knuckles white. Randy was starting to get worried, what had John done that was so bad he was now acting like this?

"I told Mickie what I saw last night, about you coming out of Randy's room half dressed. I know I shouldn't have done it, but I was upset and didn't know who else to turn to." John's voice dropped off as Beth let go of her contact on his arm. She hadn't been expecting this, she didn't know what she expected exactly but not once had the thought of Mickie crossed her mind. Now they had an entirely new problem to deal with, it would be easy to convince Mickie that she and Randy were not having an affair, but Beth was now going to have to lie about why she was really there.

"Then I guess now she will have to know why Beth was there. There is no way I am letting her think I was having it off with her best friend." Randy said moving to get up as Beth grabbed his shoulders and forcibly sat him back down.

"Oh no you are not copping out of this one that easy. Nothing happened, ok nothing much happened and Mickie does not need to know all the details." Beth said looking from Randy to John, one of whom nodded the other just looked exasperated. Randy let out a rush of air, he was still unsure as to what he was supposed to do about Mickie, somehow it just seemed easier to tell her the truth. Let her move on with her life the way he thought she wanted to. But something inside him kept nagging at him that he would at least having the option of going to see her, looking into her big brown eyes once more and seeing if that spark was still there.

"Ok what do you suggest?" He said finally as Beth quirked her lips slightly at him and pointed to John.

"It all starts with you."

"Come on Mickie week end tomorrow I have to show you the sights some time." Martin said as Mickie packed up her kit and switched the lights off to the arena. She hadn't had the best of days, mainly because she got hardly any sleep last night thinking about what John had told her. Receiving at text an hour ago from him telling her he had got things wrong and would explain soon hadn't put her much at ease. Yes it was great to know that Beth and Randy hadn't betrayed her. It was actually a latter thought, something no one had prompted her on that scared her the most. She found that although hurt she was not devastated by the thought of Randy finding someone new. Now stood with the offer of a good night out with a highly attractive man Mickie actually felt guilty. Perhaps it was her doing the betraying, not Randy.

"What did you have in mind." She said finally not wanting to appear rude and honestly tempted by the offer.

"Drinking dancing the usual things that one does when one is in the company of a beautiful lady." Martin replied with a cheeky grin and Mickie found all thoughts of Randy and betrayal fly from her mind as she took hold of Martin's arm.

"Ok give me an hour." Mickie said as Martin led her out of the arena and towards his car. For once it wasn't raining and Mickie was going to take full advantage and where her strapless red dress. Climbing into the car she remembered she had brought the dress for her six month anniversary dinner with Randy. He had cancelled on her because he had to stay late and train, the thought dispelled any pretence she had about betraying him and going out with Martin. It wasn't like they had actually done anything or for that matter planned on doing anything. With a small smile at the thought of a fun evening a head Mickie watched the world go passed her window in a smattering of light until they arrived at her flat.

Ok so the truth came out, but has the damage already been done, and does it matter now what Randy does. Answers on a post card please lol. Thank you for reading XxX