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Eden POV
I had a ton of fun with Paul in London. He was a really nice guy and I realized that he was an exception to most other people. He had a real heart and soul; he also had feelings. I was sad when I flew home, but I knew that I would see him soon. I got back and knew what I had to do; I called Stephanie.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Hey, Stephanie, it's Eden." I said.
"Is everything alright with Stu?" she asked me and I felt the pain shoot through me.
"I don't know… I got there and found him with another girl in bed. I stayed in London a few days." I said.
"I'm sorry, Eden… I hope that everything works out alright." She said and I sighed.
"It will, but I called to tell you that I will be resigning from the WWE." I said and she laughed. I couldn't figure out why she was laughing.
"I can't accept that… you can't quit, but I will work with you on this. I completely understand wanting to be away from people. I took time off after my relationship with Andrew didn't work… I even tried to quit, but my father wouldn't listen. I won't let you quit, but I will give you a year to figure everything out. I will give you a year's sabbatical with pay, but I refuse to let you quit." She said and I was shocked.
"I can't ask for that." I said.
"That's fine… I'm not letting you; I'm giving it to you." she said and I sighed.
"Thank you." I said.
"All I need you to do is take one month to train your assistant and then you get a whole year to yourself." She said.
"Sounds fair, where is the next show?" I asked her.
"I am not sending them on the road like I did you… you can travel when you get back, but they will be in the office out of Connecticut. I will have you out there in a few days and everything will be set up for your place to say." She said.
"Thank you, Stephanie." I said.
"See you out here in a few days." She said and hung up.
I sighed as I sat down on my couch. I looked at my ring and I took it off. I knew that Stu wasn't the person for me. I sent a text to Randy for him to call me. I needed to tell him, John, Adam, Kelly, and Paul. They had become my closest friends and I wanted them to know what was going on. I didn't care if anyone else knew.
Randy POV
I was sitting with John in the ring after working on tonight's match when my phone went off. I knew that it was Eden that had texted me. She wanted me to call her, so I knew that something wasn't right.
"I need to call Ed." I said and slid out of the ring. I grabbed my stuff before heading to my locker room.
"Hello?" she answered and I could tell that I had waked her up.
"Hey, sorry, I didn't know you were sleeping." I said.
"It's ok, I needed to talk to you." she said.
"What's up?" I asked her.
"When are you coming back to St. Louis?" she asked me.
"A few days, why?" I asked her.
"Well, I will be in Connecticut training my assistant/replacement." She said and the word replacement didn't sit well with me.
"Ed, what's going on?" I asked her.
"I am taking a year off from the WWE to figure everything out." She said.
"Stu called me." I said and she sighed.
"So…" she said.
"I'm not going to kill him Ed, but I don't like the guy. I can't stand there and let you marry him." I told her.
"I'm not… I'm not going to marry him." She said and I wanted to jump up and down, but it wasn't the right time.
"Sorry, Ed, I just want you to be happy." I said.
"I know Randy, I want that for you too." She said and I smiled.
I talked to her for awhile and she told me that she was going to tell Adam, John, Kelly, and Paul. I knew that she needed some time away after everything that's happened. I was just glad that I still got to see her.
Paul POV
I was sitting in the room with Heath when my phone rang; it was Eden. I answered it and she told me about her taking some time off. I was really sad about this because we had just gotten so close, but she promised me that we would still talk. She also told me that when we were in St. Louis she was going to see me that whole day/night. I was glad that she was getting everything figured out, but I felt bad that she had to do it this way.
Eden POV
Nick was glad that I would be around again, but was sad about the news with Stu. He told me that he secretly thought he was gay and I loved Nick for being that king of friend. He always knew what to say and do. The month in Connecticut went by fast and I become good friends with Stephanie and Paul. They both were glad that I had taken the time off instead of quitting.
I was here for one more night when someone knocked on my door. I knew that only a few people knew which hotel I was staying in, but I was still surprised to find Paul at my door.
"Hey." He said.
"Hi." I said and let him in.
"I know that tonight is your last night with the WWE before you take your time off, but I wanted to see you. I wanted to tell you something." He said and I nodded.
"Let's get food and talk." He said and I nodded.
He drove us to a local restaurant and we grabbed a corner booth. I didn't know what he might say, but I knew that I didn't want to lose him as a friend. We ate and still hadn't said much.
"So, I wanted to talk to you about a few things." He said and I nodded.
"Eden, I had an amazing time with you in London and I wanted to show you that not all wrestlers are bad people. I hope that I did that and I hoped that you would understand that I want to be that way around you all the time." He said and I just looked at him. He took my hand and smiled at me.
"Eden, I want to be that guy who proves it all wrong… I want to be that guy that beat all the stereotypes." He said and I smiled.
"Paul…" I was saying and he put a finger over my mouth.
"I'm not asking right now… I know that you are taking a year off because of those other guys, but I want to be there in a year so see what can happen." He said.
"I can't ask for you to wait for me." I said.
"I know, but right now, I want to focus on wrestling and being a friend to you… in a year… we can figure out the rest." He said and I smiled.
"Sounds… good, but you already beat the stereotypes." I said and he smiled.
We finished eating and went back to my room.
"I have one more surprise." He said and I looked at him strange.
"Be right back." He said and walked out of the room. He came back a few minutes later and with something behind his back.
"I wanted you to have a friend while you were gone, so I got you this little guy." He said and pulled a small kitten from behind his back.
"Aww, thanks, Paul." I said and he smiled as I embraced the kitten in my arms.
"I saw him and thought of you… any idea of a name?" he asked me.
"Gabriel." I said and he laughed.
The kitten was a little black and white longhaired cat. Paul stayed a little longer and left with the promise that we would talk more than once a week. I hoped that he kept his promise.
I finally got back home with Gabriel. I loved my new kitten and was excited to see what the next year held for me without the WWE.
A/N: I will post the title of the sequel within the next few days. Thanks for reading this part of the story!
