She was dating Reid Flair?!

I'd been trying to figure out how to tell my best friend I was in love with her for months, she goes away for one week and when she comes back she already has a date lined up with Reid Flair?

Paul couldn't quite get why I was so upset. "So they're going on a date, so what? That doesn't mean anything. It might not even be a good date." He saw the look on my face and he shut up, instead letting his wife deal with it.

"Honey, she hasn't ever mentioned Reid before, I honestly think this is the first time she's met him." Stephanie, who was yet to even see Marley - she had been wandering around the arena all night seemingly staying away from everyone - patted me on the back gently. "He asked her out, she said yes, and that's the end of it. If they have a good time, then they have a good time. You just have to be patient and wait for the right moment to tell her how you feel."

Over the past couple of months, I had come to a conclusion, I was in love with Marley McCallan. It wasn't even that hard to realise. I'd known it for a while. But now, finally, I wasn't afraid of that knowledge anymore. Now, I was finally able to pluck up the courage to maybe ask her to take things further than our friendship. And what happens? I get shot down. Shot down in exchange for Reid fucking Flair. I barely even knew the guy and already I despised him. He would steal my girl from me. I just knew it. He would take her out and charm her and she'd fall in love with him and she'd end up staying in America and move to Charlotte to be with him. Typical. Absolutely typical.

"Whatever." I shrugged and continued my pacing, trying to get psyched up for my match, the last thing I needed was having her and Reid's upcoming date on my mind. "I want her to be happy, I guess. Even if that's with Reid."

"That's a very mature way to look at it." Stephanie said solemnly. She glanced at her watch. The show was about to begin. "Now where the hell is that goddamn intern of mine. I haven't seen her since I got here almost three hours ago!! Yet everything I've wanted done, she's already done!"

"I was talking to Shawn earlier," Paul said, putting an arm round Steph's shoulders. "He said Marley went kinda weird on him and Dave. He said she's been running around crazy all day trying to do everything herself... something's up with her, but no-one really knows what."

That caught my attention. She had seemed fine earlier, maybe she was upset for some reason? That would give me a reason to call her up later after her date and see if she was okay.

"I'm gonna go meet Brian guys okay?" I said, walking towards the door. "I'll catch up with you both later."

As I was making my way through the corridors, I heard her laughter. That distinctive laugh that I loved to hear so much. I looked around and caught sight of her, she was standing talking to Jeff. In fact, Jeff was standing a bit too close for comfort if you asked me. I stared at them, just watching them interact. Marley had that flirtatious look on her face. The one she used twenty-four seven when around any of the guys she had labelled as "hotties" on the WWE roster. Jeff said something which made her giggle again. I noticed that it wasn't the fake laugh she used when trying to take the piss out of people. She was genuinely laughing. Whatever Jeff was saying, it must have been pretty funny. She laughed again and placed a hand on his chest, smiling coyly up at Jeff who was smirking back down at her. Seeing them together made me green with envy. Jeff had a girlfriend! What the hell was he playing at? And Marley too. She had a date later on with Reid Flair and she was standing flirting with a guy who was already taken? What the hell was up with her?

I suddenly realised what I was doing. I was standing spying on my best friend and trying to psycho analyse her and deduce why she was doing the things she did. I was starting to grow obsessive over her. I wanted Marley. I wanted her so badly. But I was going about it all wrong. I had to wait and bide my time. I had to do what Stephanie said and wait for the right moment to make my move. I had to keep her on side for as long as I possibly could. I'd given up a lot to get Marley. I hoped when I finally got her, she'd realise and appreciate that fact.

I was almost at the locker-room on my way to see Brian when I saw Reid Flair up ahead talking to Cody Rhodes. As I walked past, Reid shot me a smile. I didn't return it. Instead, I glared at him as I walked past.

No-one stole my girl. No-one.