Here we go, another chapter, but I think I'll post two now, maybe, depends how much time i have on the computer, because I'm going away tomorrow.
I'm going to see my friend Nichole in Hobart, Tasmania, and we're going to have a blast!!!
Samantha
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Ch 18.
"We're being interviewed by a guy named Alex Russell." Ric told them. "He's known for throwing questions out of left field, so be careful."
Lita, though she heard him, didn't bother to acknowledge his words, simply crossed her legs, and picked up her coffee.
"Hi guys." Alex said as he breezed into the room. "Sorry about the wait. It's nice to meet you all."
"Likewise." Hunter replied, reaching out to shake the man's hand.
"So here I am, sitting with the five members of Evolution." Alex sat down in a vacant chair, and set a portable recorder on the table. Lita simply leaned over to put her coffee cup on the table and settled comfortably in the chair she'd chosen.
"Lita, I might ask you the first question," Alex began, "What's it like to be the only female member of Evolution?"
In response Lita shrugged, then became more animated. "I love it, I love the atmosphere that you get belonging to a stable, it's not 'every man for himself', because you're working towards a common goal. Plus, these guys are a lot sweeter than they look."
"Is that so? What sorts of stuff do they get up to?"
"I don't know, they're just not what you'd expect if you knew them really well. Except Randy, he's still up himself."
At her words Hunter and Batista chuckled, while Ric rolled his eyes at Randy, who was struggling not to respond.
"What about you guys, what do you think of your new female member?"
"Well guys, that's my cue to leave." Lita stood up.
"You don't have to go." Hunter told her, "Alex can retract the question."
"You guys can answer it without me here, and I can go to the bathroom, and get another coffee." Lita told him. "I won't be long, so figure out your answers fast."
"She won't be long?" Randy asked.
"I think since she joined us we've all really gotten used to the 'bathroom breaks' and everything." Batista spoke up.
"But she's a great person too."
Hunter nodded. "She just gives and gives. She's a beautiful person once you get to know her, but she does like to shock us all."
"Like the time we walked in to our locker room and thought she was walking around in her underwear." Randy smiled, showing genuine brotherly affection for the raven haired diva.
"She laughed at us for almost walking back out." Batista shook his head.
"Seriously, though what's the 'real' Lita like?" Alex pressed them.
"Driven." Ric answered. "She's very driven. She chooses something she wants and works towards it until she achieves it. It's amazing to watch her train."
"Lita's a very giving person." Hunter added. "It wouldn't matter what you asked her, she'd find a way to help you.
Even after the crappiest of days when you've lost your match, gotten hurt, lost your carkeys, locked your key card in your hotel room and missed your flight home, she'd be the one standing there with two cups of coffee in her hands saying 'come sit down and tell me all about it.'" The other guys nodded at Hunter's words.
"She's not really one of the girls, you know what we mean?" Ric asked Alex. "She fits in so well with all of us that it's amazing she hasn't been with us all along."
"And she's not afraid to be different, or to play on the guys level." Batista added. "I don't think anyone who has met her could say anything bad about her."
"In one word, I'd probably describe her as 'resiliant'." Hunter told them. "She's the only diva to ever come back from a broken neck, and one of only a handful of superstars who have come back from the type of broken neck,
when vertebrae fusion surgery is performed. As far as we're concerned everything she does is amazing."
"What about Christian?" Alex asked.
"She's hurt by the bet he had with Chris Jericho, obviously." Ric answered, "But she's going to be okay."
"That's good to hear." Alex answered. "There's rumors going around the business that she's seeing someone new,
are there any truth to those?"
"If there was any truth to those rumors, the guys would know all about it." Lita said, finally making her presence known as she leaned against the door frame. "I'm not seeing anyone new. I don't think I will be for quite some time." Instead of walking over to her own chair she dropped down on the sofa next to Hunter, curling up against him. "The other great thing about being part of a stable is the closeness between the members. You all start out being friends or acquaintances. But instead of staying that way, you become family. It's the best kind, because being a member of Evolution, I get to take my family on the road with me. In this business, it's the best kind of support you can have."
"And with your experiences with the Hardy Boyz, and Team Xtreme I suppose you'd be one of the most educated people in the business of sports entertainment on the importance of stables." Alex said to her, trying to provoke some kind of a reaction.
"We don't argue as much as I did with Matt and Jeff in Team Xtreme." Lita smiled.
"There's no real competition between us." Hunter added, "We're all aimed in different directions, goal-wise, but career-wise, we all want to be the best in our fields."
"That sounds like a reasonable aim." Alex nodded, "Do you have many interests besides wrestling?"
Lita laughed. "Hunter and Randy are very into cars."
"And someone is obsessed with her pets." Randy shot back.
"At least I'm not obsessed with myself." Lita told him, scoring high-5's from Hunter and Batista.
"You just got rolled, dude." Batista told the youngest member of Evolution.
"What about your relationship with Kane, Lita? I saw that you came to Hunter's aid several weeks ago, and you hugged him, then he left the ring."
"No comment." She said calmly, her voice very relaxed.
"What did you say to him to make him leave?"
"No comment." She repeated.
"Could you speculate on why he did leave?"
"Are you married?" Her question threw him completely, making him forget what he'd asked her.
"Uh, no. Why do you ask?"
"No reason." She shrugged, and picked up her coffee cup, which was empty again, then set it back down and picked up Hunter's cup, taking several sips before setting back down on the table. "You still drink water." She told him, wrinkling up her nose.
He chuckled, "Not that argument again."
"I can't help it if you still have little kid's coffee." Lita teased, nudging him in the side.
"I'm still surprised your coffee is fluid and not sludge." He teased her back.
"Give me a double expresso any day over the water you drink." She laughed.
"You all seem to interact really well." Alex commented.
"Like Lita said before, we're close enough to be family." Ric told the interviewer.
"Do you think my photographer could get some pictures of the five of you?"
Lita shrugged, then stood up stretching, before she gestured to the couch. "Come on guys, sit."
Somehow the four guys managed to squeeze onto the three-seater couch, before Lita sat down on Hunter's lap,
resting her legs on Batista's knees.
They posed in several positions before they had individual pictures taken, starting with Lita.
"Stop making me laugh guys." She giggled as Randy and Batista pulled faces.
As the photographer was just about finished, Hunter picked her up and the pair had several photos taken together,
until Lita pulled away from him so that Hunter could have his individual photos taken.
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"It looks like someone had a bit too much excitement for one day." Alex said, looking at Lita, when she was curled up asleep in the chair.
"Or just a big night last night." Hunter smiled at her sleeping form.
"I think she's best when she's asleep." Randy told the others. "She's so much quieter."
"Don't be horrible." Batista warned the younger man. "Or we'll tell her and she'll give you hell when she wakes up."
"We'd better get going." Ric told Alex, "Get Lita back to the hotel."
"Thanks for the interview." He answered, watching as Hunter bent down in front of her.
"Lita, babe, it's time to go."Hunter said softly, reaching out to touch her face. "Do you want to wake up, or do you want me to carry you?"
Without answering Lita moved slightly, holding her arms out to him so that he could pick her up. Ric bent over to pick up her shoulder bag, Taita still sleeping inside.
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"What's going on?" Steve asked as he saw Hunter carrying Lita into the hotel.
"She's all right." Batista answered, "Just sound asleep."
"She fell asleep towards the end of our interview." Ric explained, passing Lita's bag to Hunter, while he moved towards the elevators.
In her room Hunter set Lita gently down on the bed, unlacing and removing her boots before he covered her over with a blanket, Taita curled up next to her on the bed.
"Hunter?" She said softly as he turned to leave the room. "Thank you for taking care of me."
He walked back over to her and kissed her forehead. "Don't worry about it."
She looked up at him, a gentle smile playing over her features as she reached up to kiss him gently on the mouth,
her lips warm and supple against his, before she broke the kiss, falling asleep again.
"I love you babe." He said softly, watching her for several moments as she slept.
I'm going to see my friend Nichole in Hobart, Tasmania, and we're going to have a blast!!!
Samantha
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Ch 18.
"We're being interviewed by a guy named Alex Russell." Ric told them. "He's known for throwing questions out of left field, so be careful."
Lita, though she heard him, didn't bother to acknowledge his words, simply crossed her legs, and picked up her coffee.
"Hi guys." Alex said as he breezed into the room. "Sorry about the wait. It's nice to meet you all."
"Likewise." Hunter replied, reaching out to shake the man's hand.
"So here I am, sitting with the five members of Evolution." Alex sat down in a vacant chair, and set a portable recorder on the table. Lita simply leaned over to put her coffee cup on the table and settled comfortably in the chair she'd chosen.
"Lita, I might ask you the first question," Alex began, "What's it like to be the only female member of Evolution?"
In response Lita shrugged, then became more animated. "I love it, I love the atmosphere that you get belonging to a stable, it's not 'every man for himself', because you're working towards a common goal. Plus, these guys are a lot sweeter than they look."
"Is that so? What sorts of stuff do they get up to?"
"I don't know, they're just not what you'd expect if you knew them really well. Except Randy, he's still up himself."
At her words Hunter and Batista chuckled, while Ric rolled his eyes at Randy, who was struggling not to respond.
"What about you guys, what do you think of your new female member?"
"Well guys, that's my cue to leave." Lita stood up.
"You don't have to go." Hunter told her, "Alex can retract the question."
"You guys can answer it without me here, and I can go to the bathroom, and get another coffee." Lita told him. "I won't be long, so figure out your answers fast."
"She won't be long?" Randy asked.
"I think since she joined us we've all really gotten used to the 'bathroom breaks' and everything." Batista spoke up.
"But she's a great person too."
Hunter nodded. "She just gives and gives. She's a beautiful person once you get to know her, but she does like to shock us all."
"Like the time we walked in to our locker room and thought she was walking around in her underwear." Randy smiled, showing genuine brotherly affection for the raven haired diva.
"She laughed at us for almost walking back out." Batista shook his head.
"Seriously, though what's the 'real' Lita like?" Alex pressed them.
"Driven." Ric answered. "She's very driven. She chooses something she wants and works towards it until she achieves it. It's amazing to watch her train."
"Lita's a very giving person." Hunter added. "It wouldn't matter what you asked her, she'd find a way to help you.
Even after the crappiest of days when you've lost your match, gotten hurt, lost your carkeys, locked your key card in your hotel room and missed your flight home, she'd be the one standing there with two cups of coffee in her hands saying 'come sit down and tell me all about it.'" The other guys nodded at Hunter's words.
"She's not really one of the girls, you know what we mean?" Ric asked Alex. "She fits in so well with all of us that it's amazing she hasn't been with us all along."
"And she's not afraid to be different, or to play on the guys level." Batista added. "I don't think anyone who has met her could say anything bad about her."
"In one word, I'd probably describe her as 'resiliant'." Hunter told them. "She's the only diva to ever come back from a broken neck, and one of only a handful of superstars who have come back from the type of broken neck,
when vertebrae fusion surgery is performed. As far as we're concerned everything she does is amazing."
"What about Christian?" Alex asked.
"She's hurt by the bet he had with Chris Jericho, obviously." Ric answered, "But she's going to be okay."
"That's good to hear." Alex answered. "There's rumors going around the business that she's seeing someone new,
are there any truth to those?"
"If there was any truth to those rumors, the guys would know all about it." Lita said, finally making her presence known as she leaned against the door frame. "I'm not seeing anyone new. I don't think I will be for quite some time." Instead of walking over to her own chair she dropped down on the sofa next to Hunter, curling up against him. "The other great thing about being part of a stable is the closeness between the members. You all start out being friends or acquaintances. But instead of staying that way, you become family. It's the best kind, because being a member of Evolution, I get to take my family on the road with me. In this business, it's the best kind of support you can have."
"And with your experiences with the Hardy Boyz, and Team Xtreme I suppose you'd be one of the most educated people in the business of sports entertainment on the importance of stables." Alex said to her, trying to provoke some kind of a reaction.
"We don't argue as much as I did with Matt and Jeff in Team Xtreme." Lita smiled.
"There's no real competition between us." Hunter added, "We're all aimed in different directions, goal-wise, but career-wise, we all want to be the best in our fields."
"That sounds like a reasonable aim." Alex nodded, "Do you have many interests besides wrestling?"
Lita laughed. "Hunter and Randy are very into cars."
"And someone is obsessed with her pets." Randy shot back.
"At least I'm not obsessed with myself." Lita told him, scoring high-5's from Hunter and Batista.
"You just got rolled, dude." Batista told the youngest member of Evolution.
"What about your relationship with Kane, Lita? I saw that you came to Hunter's aid several weeks ago, and you hugged him, then he left the ring."
"No comment." She said calmly, her voice very relaxed.
"What did you say to him to make him leave?"
"No comment." She repeated.
"Could you speculate on why he did leave?"
"Are you married?" Her question threw him completely, making him forget what he'd asked her.
"Uh, no. Why do you ask?"
"No reason." She shrugged, and picked up her coffee cup, which was empty again, then set it back down and picked up Hunter's cup, taking several sips before setting back down on the table. "You still drink water." She told him, wrinkling up her nose.
He chuckled, "Not that argument again."
"I can't help it if you still have little kid's coffee." Lita teased, nudging him in the side.
"I'm still surprised your coffee is fluid and not sludge." He teased her back.
"Give me a double expresso any day over the water you drink." She laughed.
"You all seem to interact really well." Alex commented.
"Like Lita said before, we're close enough to be family." Ric told the interviewer.
"Do you think my photographer could get some pictures of the five of you?"
Lita shrugged, then stood up stretching, before she gestured to the couch. "Come on guys, sit."
Somehow the four guys managed to squeeze onto the three-seater couch, before Lita sat down on Hunter's lap,
resting her legs on Batista's knees.
They posed in several positions before they had individual pictures taken, starting with Lita.
"Stop making me laugh guys." She giggled as Randy and Batista pulled faces.
As the photographer was just about finished, Hunter picked her up and the pair had several photos taken together,
until Lita pulled away from him so that Hunter could have his individual photos taken.
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"It looks like someone had a bit too much excitement for one day." Alex said, looking at Lita, when she was curled up asleep in the chair.
"Or just a big night last night." Hunter smiled at her sleeping form.
"I think she's best when she's asleep." Randy told the others. "She's so much quieter."
"Don't be horrible." Batista warned the younger man. "Or we'll tell her and she'll give you hell when she wakes up."
"We'd better get going." Ric told Alex, "Get Lita back to the hotel."
"Thanks for the interview." He answered, watching as Hunter bent down in front of her.
"Lita, babe, it's time to go."Hunter said softly, reaching out to touch her face. "Do you want to wake up, or do you want me to carry you?"
Without answering Lita moved slightly, holding her arms out to him so that he could pick her up. Ric bent over to pick up her shoulder bag, Taita still sleeping inside.
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"What's going on?" Steve asked as he saw Hunter carrying Lita into the hotel.
"She's all right." Batista answered, "Just sound asleep."
"She fell asleep towards the end of our interview." Ric explained, passing Lita's bag to Hunter, while he moved towards the elevators.
In her room Hunter set Lita gently down on the bed, unlacing and removing her boots before he covered her over with a blanket, Taita curled up next to her on the bed.
"Hunter?" She said softly as he turned to leave the room. "Thank you for taking care of me."
He walked back over to her and kissed her forehead. "Don't worry about it."
She looked up at him, a gentle smile playing over her features as she reached up to kiss him gently on the mouth,
her lips warm and supple against his, before she broke the kiss, falling asleep again.
"I love you babe." He said softly, watching her for several moments as she slept.