Author's Note: I love you all and I am sooooooo sorry it took me so long to get anything done! Jesus between summer school and work and everything else I think I'm just gonna pass out and die in the middle of doing something. This probably isn't a good as it could be considering how long it took me to get it out but hopefully the end will justify it. I can't promise that updates will be regular and all but I have written further, now it's just a test to have time to actually type the chapters up. Since starting summer school for English(I know ironic right) I've had much more time to write just no time at home to get it up. I'm going to try to update my profile more often leaving notes there so everyone knows my progress and when the chapters will be coming. Ok I think you've listened to my rambling long enough, please enjoy the chapter and feedback would be greatly appreciated so I know how far my writing has fallen off.

It's Nothing, It's So Normal

Trish was sitting in her rented car waiting for Jeff when her phone rang. She quickly fumbled through her purse and found it just before it sent the caller to her voicemail.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's Steph. Can you meet me in my office?"

"Actually I'm leaving, can this wait?"

"No, sorry. This will only take a minute I promise."

"Alright, I'll be there in a second." She said then quickly snapped her phone shut. She ran promptly to Stephanie's office, after all it was her birthday and she wanted to spend the night alone with Jeff.

"Alright," Trish said opening the door. "this better-"

"SURPRISE!!"

Trish literally fell back, on what would have been her ass had Jeff not been there to catch her, in shock. After a few verbal threats to Stephanie, Jeff, and a few choice others she began enjoying herself. Of course towards the end of the party she made the formal announcement that should this ever happen again she would be the only one to live to tell about it.

"You should have seen your face." Jeff said on the drive back to the hotel.

"One more word and you'll be sleeping on the floor." Trish warned lightheartedly.

"But if I can't talk then I can't tell you about your last present…." Jeff let the sentence trail off and grinned.

"Ok you can talk, but only about that."

"Nope, I think you'll just have to wait until we get there."

"You are so mean!" Trish pouted in the passenger seat.

"But you love me anyway."

Trish just tried to hide a smile. They reached the hotel a few minutes later and Trish rushed to the hotel room. Jeff took his time and slowly made his way to the door after her.

"Figures you'd have the keys tonight." She muttered.

"Someone seems a little impatient." Jeff teased.

Trish used the last card she had. "Are you trying to avoid getting laid tonight?"

Jeff gave a short laugh and unlocked the hotel door. In a flash the little black lab puppy jumped off the bed and made a b-line for the hotel door.

"What the- oh my god! He's soooooo cute!"

"He's yours."

"So cute, yes- wait what?!"

"Happy birthday!" Jeff said with a smile.

Trish looked at Jeff shocked then looked down at the puppy. His big brown eyes won her over and she didn't even ask Jeff how they were supposed to take care of him when they were on the road 300 days out of the year.

Maria walked nervously down the hall. She hadn't spoken more than three words to Ken in the past two months. It was hard for her to image not having someone she once loved, well still loved if she was being completely honest with herself, not in her life anymore. Though she had to admit that love had turned from romantic to platonic recently, much like their relationship and she only had herself to blame for that.

Her thoughts were racing so quickly that she didn't realize she'd reached his hotel room and knocked on the door until after she was standing, waiting for him to answer.

The door swung open swiftly and Maria was shocked to see Candace standing before her. Not that she hadn't known of their relationship but every time she planned this out in her head Ken had answered the door and Candace wasn't even a thought.

"Maria?" Candace asked almost in as much shock as the red haired diva.

"I-um-is Ken here?" Maria asked finally.

"He's in the gym."

After an awkward moment of silence Maria thanked Candace and left without another word.

"I'm going out with Michelle tonight." Phil Brooks said as he helped Ken finish his second set. Ken groaned in response to his comment. "What?"

"Nothing, just add another ten pounds I can bench way more than this."

"You're going to fuck up your arms."

"I didn't ask for your opinion. Just fucking do it."

Phil mumbled something about Ken needing to be laid but put the weight on anyway.

After another set Ken sat up from the press and grabbed a towel to wipe his face. Upon bringing it down he nearly had a heart attack. There standing in the doorway was Maria.

"Can I come in? I need to talk to you." She said meekly.

Ken motioned to Phil and the straight-edge wrestler left without another word. Maria followed Ken into the locker room.

"So what does the whore want now?" Ken asked as if Maria wasn't even in the room. He stopped and turned with a smirk on his face.

Maria felt the anger rise rapidly and boil over before she had a chance to control it. She marched over to him and slapped him with as much force as she could. She looked into his enraged eyes and raised her hand to hit him again but before she could he grabbed her arm and pinned it to the locker behind her. Without hesitation she raised her other hand and again he grabbed it and pinned it against the locker behind her.

Maria looked into Ken's eyes and saw his rage turn to lust. Then without another second to think his lips planted on hers. The kiss was not gentle or romantic but instead was violent and needy.

Hours seemingly passed before the two pulled apart. Ken released her from against the locker and she at once pulled something from her pocket. Before he could say anything she put the little black box in his hand.

"I thought you should have this back." She said then left him standing there shrouded in confusion.