"So are you excited for the pay-per-view tomorrow?" Lex asked her best friend. Phil looked up from the fruit salad he was eating.

"Yea." he replied with a shrug. "Do you want to know if I win or not."

"No!" she shouted. Then she threw her hand over her mouth. She hadn't meant to shout. All eyes were on her now. Her face turned bright red and she ducked her head. When she picked her head back up she glared at Phil, he had since returned his attention to his fruit salad but she could see the corners of his lips begin to twitch.

"If you didn't want to know all you had to do was say so." he chuckled. "There was no need to shout."

"You are an asshole." Was her retort. This only made him laugh harder.

"You know I have heard that once or twice before." she rolled her eyes. It was times like these when she wondered why this man was her best friend. All he did was give her shit all the time. But then she thought about it and she realized that she loved their playful banter. It kept things interesting.

"You sure you don't wanna know who wins?" Phil asked once again.

"You know I to watch like everyone else." she stated.

"Spoil sport."

Lex looked at her watch. "Oh crap I promised I would meet Beth and Nattie at the gym. I have like five minutes to run three blocks." she stood up and gave him a wave before leaving.

He shook his head grinning. But his grin was short lived, because after tomorrow she would go home. She was going to go back to her life, school and her job. Things would go back to how they were, he would travel all over the world while she continued to live her life in Boston. Sure they would still talk on the phone all the time as they had for the three years they did not see each other, but was that enough. Did he really want to do that again?

He was so deep in thought he did not even notice that Randy had taken the seat Lex had vacated. The third generation star took in the conflicted look on his friend's face and it was easy to piece together what it was from.

"You know you will see her again." Randy's voice broke Phil out of his thoughts. The Chicago native blinked a few times in surprise. Randy was now sitting before him wearing a knowing smile. "She's not going to just disappear."

"I don't know what you are talking about." Phil scoffed. He didn't like that his thoughts were so transparent, even if it was only Randy who was seeing them.

Randy just patted his hand, something Phil found to be very condescending, he was not sure if that was what Randy was going for or not. "Yes you do. You were obviously thinking about Lex leaving. You forget Phil that I have been with you all this time." Then the younger man got suddenly serious. "I know how much you care. Maybe more than anyone else. Maybe you should finally stop fighting with yourself and do something about it."

"What are you talking about?"

"Seriously?" Randy gave Phil a hard look. "It's so obvious that you like Lex."

"Of course I like her she's one of my best friends. She's like family."

"No, I mean you like her. As in you have feelings for her. You don't want to admit it but I think she's your "the one" you know. The person who makes you think about settling down and having a family."

"Me? You think I want to have a family."

"With her, maybe." Randy insisted.

"I don't. And I don't like her like that. She's my friend, nothing more- nothing less." Phil stood up to leave. He threw a few bills onto the table. He started walking away.

"LIAR!" Randy yelled at him. Just like with Lex all eyes were now on Randy. Phil spun around to face the man, his green eyes had grown cold. But Randy was not about to back down.

"Admit it. You care about her more than just a friend. If you didn't you would not care that she was leaving tomorrow. Sure you would miss her but not enough to sit around moping about it like you just were. I am not saying that you are in love with her but I think you might be starting to be."

Phil stood there momentarily stunned. His mouth slightly ajar. He was not sure how to react, on the one hand Randy looked like he believed every word that was coming out of his mouth. So Phil knew he was not trying to be a douche bag, with that begin said he still did not appreciate what he was saying.

"Leave it alone Orton." Phil remarked in a low venomous tone.

Randy opened his mouth to say something else but then closed it again. He nodded and walked past Phil and out of the restaurant. All eyes were on Phil now.

"What the hell are all of you looking at?" he snapped. Soon enough people returned their gazes were back on their food.

–

"I am so sorry I am late." Lex apologized. She bent down to catch her breath. "I was at breakfast with Phil when I saw what time it was. I literally ran all the way here." She added when her breathing had returned to normal.

Beth laughed. "It's alright. You really didn't need to run here. I would have waited." Beth told her friend. "But way to show initiative."

Lex straightened up. She had asked Beth and the beginning of the week to show her some stuff she could do at the gym to improve her total work out. She wanted more muscle. Beth had been happy to oblige. It gave her more time to spend with her friend. She knew that both Phil and Randy were important to her but it seemed to the blonde Diva that Lex spent more time with those two than she did anyone else. She had no problems with either of the male wrestlers she just wished she got to spend a little more time with Lex.

"So are you going home right after the show tomorrow?" Beth asked.

"I have a flight at three am." Lex explained. "That gives me time to go home and grab a shower before heading straight to my job for an eight hour shift." Beth winced.

"When are you going to sleep?" Nattie asked.

Lex smirked. "Villains never sleep." Beth was taken aback, she had heard Phil say the same thing too many times. She shook her head, obviously the young woman had been spending too much time with Phil.

"Ugh you sound like Phil." Beth said. "You need to spend more time with us rather than with those two."

"What's wrong with Randy and Phil?" Lex asked getting a little defensive.

"Nothing." Beth said. "It's just I wish I got to spend a little more time with you before you left." Lex's featured softened.

"Oh Bethy. I am sorry, you are absolutely right." Lex went over and wrapped her arm around the tall blonde diva. "Why didn't you say something sooner. You are just as important to me as Randy and Phil and if you had said something I would have made more time for you. I feel like a horrible person now."

"You are no such thing." Beth placed a hand on her cheek. "I understand."

"Well then maybe you can help me with something." Lex grinned at her. She had a little something special planned for Phil. She leaned in and whispered to Beth what she was going to do. Beth's eyes lit up and she nodded.

–

Phil slammed into his hotel suite. Who the hell did Randy think he was, assuming he knew how he was supposed to feel. Phil had a seat on the couch. He ran his hands through his hair before placing his face in them. He let his mind wonder, did he care more about Lex than just friendship? If so then why wouldn't he just let himself admit it.

His cell phone began to ring. He lifted his head up to look at the piece of technology. Lex was calling him, sighing he answered the phone.

"Hello." he barked out in a gruff tone.

"Wow, you sound happy right now." was her reply.

"Did you need something?" he asked. He knew it wasn't fair to take out his frustration with Randy out on her but he could not help it.

"Come down to the lobby in about an hour." was all she would say before hanging up.

"Ok because that wasn't annoying at all." He threw his phone next to him. "Randy was totally wrong I do not like her at all." But he knew he wasn't fooling anyone, himself included. He kicked off his sneakers and put his feet up on the couch. He could at least watch a little television before he had to go meet his pain in the ass friend.

–

She was waiting for him in the lobby just like he figured she would be. She was bouncing on her heels a little which made him suspicious. She seemed in way too good of a mood.

"What's going on?" he asked when he approached her. She gave him a grin before stepping aside to reveal two of his biggest fans.

"Uncle Punk." Makenzie yelled before latching herself onto his leg.

"Hey guys." Phil's mood instantly brightened. He loved Lex's little cousins, he could not explain why but he really did. "What are you two rug rats doing here?"

"We came to see you kick Berto's butt." Nicholas replied. "And reclaim the title."

"Sounds good to me little dude." He threw Nick over his shoulder. "Hey Mak did you see where your brother went?"

Makenzie giggled. "Do that to me too Uncle Punk."

He put Nicholas down and grabbed his twin. "So what do you guys wanna do first?" Phil asked.

"They both agreed to take a nap because they are going to have two really long days ahead of them." Lex reminded them.

"Aw come on they just got here." Phil complained. "At least let them go swimming or something before sending them to bed."

"In about two seconds I am going to send you to bed too." she threatened him.

He gave her a wink. "That sounds sorta promising."

"How are you my best friend." she rolled her eyes.

"I'd like to think that my humor and charm have something to do with it." he replied. Then he looked around. "Where's your aunt?"

"She's already in her suite." Lex answered. "The kids are going to the room and taking a nap and then we will pick them up later."

"So what are we supposed to do until then?" he asked raising a brow.

"I believe I still owe you that massage I promised you the other day." she pointed out.

"Have a nice nap kids."

Lex let out a snort."You are such a dork."