Chapter Six
Surprise Visit
Amy was awakened the next morning by the sound of Cindy making breakfast. Her muscles groaned in protest as she rolled over to look at the clock next to her bed, which read 9:56. Deciding that now was as good as time as any to get up, she threw back the covers and slid out of bed. By the time she got out of the shower, Cindy was sitting in front of the television with her half eaten breakfast in her lap.
"Morning sunshine." Cindy said smiling up at her. "Your up early." Amy remarked as she came to sit next to her, mindful of her still sore muscles. "Yeah well, your not the only one who has a hot date all day." Cindy replied. "Really?" Amy asked smiling. "No, Sam called me into work." Cindy replied with a look of lament. "Aww . . ." Amy said with a chuckle.
"Matt asked me to go with him and Jeff when they leave this Sunday." Amy blurted out, looking expectantly at Cindy. "Yeah? Are you going to?" she asked. "I don't know . . . I want to, but I wouldn't feel right if they had to paid for everything. I have a little saved up, but not much. All of what I had went into the Mexico trip last month." She explained. "They offered to pay for you?" Cindy asked surprised. "Yeah. For the hotel room and plane tickets." She replied. "Wow, sounds like they really want you to go." Cindy observed. "It's a great opportunity, to get into the business I mean. I would get to see how they work in the WWF and I'd be training and working out with Matt and Jeff every day. But . . . the money . . ." Amy trailed off.
"Well, I can understand that, but if they want to do it, I would. Amy this is your dream, this is what you want to do and if your best friends want to help you, let them. You can always pay them back later." Cindy said and Amy nodded with a small smile on her face. "That's what Matt said. But what if I don't get in? It would take me forever to pay them back." Amy said with an agitated look. "You WILL make it, you hear me? You good, the best." Cindy assured her. "I guess . . ." Amy replied. "No 'I guess', you are. Say it, say 'I'M THE BEST!'" Cindy instructed making Amy smile. "I'm the best." She said with confidence.
At that moment the phone rang, interrupting their conversation. Cindy ran to get it since it was hers, while Amy grabbed her gym bag and made her way back to her room. Tossing it on her bed, she opened it and removed her old gym clothes. Throwing them into the hamper, she rummaged through her closet and put a new pair in her bag. Glancing at the clock she saw that she still had a half hour before Matt was supposed to be at her apartment. Sighing, she decided to read while she waited so she picked up her copy of 'Lord of the Flies' and flopped down on her bed, making herself comfortable
At exactly 11:58 there was a knock on the door. Amy tossed her book on the bed and made her way out to the living room but Cindy was faster, already leading Matt into the apartment. "Hey." Amy said smiling. "Mornin." He replied with a grin as he kissed her softly on the cheek. "Awww." Cindy said with a dramatic sigh. Amy shot her a glare before gabbing Matt's hand and leading him to the door. "See you tonight." She said opening the door. "No you won't. I'm going to my mom's house tonight so you'll have the whole apartment to yourself . . . or yourselves." She added with a sly grin making both blush. "Good bye Cindy" Amy said sternly as she lead Matt out into the hallway.
"Does IHOP sound good?" Matt asked when they were in the car. "That's fine." Amy replied. "Pearl Jam?" Matt asked holding up the CD. "Yeah" she replied and he put it in. Matt started up the car and when they were on the main street he reached over and took her hand. Amy turned her gaze from the gray sky to look at him and smiled before leaning over and kissing his cheek. She then moved down to his neck, moving his shirt over to get better access. "Amy . . ." Matt said with a groan. "Yes Mattie?" she asked with a small smile as she breathed in his cologne. "Your not exactly making it easy to drive." He said fretfully. "I'm sorry, do you want me to stop?" she asked innocently.
"Well, no but . . . " he trailed off as his cell phone rang and Amy sat back in the seat so he could answer it. "Uh, M . . . Matt." He stuttered out, much to Amy's amusement. "What Jeff?" He asked a little irritably, childishly sticking his tongue out at Amy. "Who?" Matt asked interestedly as his previous hostility faded away. "No way, Really? That's awesome! When?" he asked excitedly as Amy gave him a quizzical look. "Great. Yeah hang on." He told Jeff. "Shane and Shannon are in town as a sort of surprise thing; they want us to meet them for breakfast, do you mind?" Matt asked hopefully, making eye contact as they stopped for a red light.
"Of course not. You can just drop me off at the next street, I have a friend that lives on it that I could see so you don't have to go all the way back to my house." Amy replied a little disappointedly. Matt gave her a quizzical look while he told Jeff he'd call him back in five minutes. "Why would I drop you off at home?" he asked, confused. "You just said you wanted to meet your friends for breakfast, right?" Amy asked in reply. "Well, I guess I could drop you off if you want, but don't you want to met them?" Matt asked. "Oh . . . Yeah, if you want me to." Amy replied.
"Why wouldn't I? Did I used to be insanely jealous and not remember? Never letting you met any of my friends?" Matt teased with a grin while Amy chuckled. "No, but . . . I don't know, never mind." Amy shrugged, smiling. "So who are these guys?" she asked changing the subject. "I keep forgetting you never met them, because we met them right after you left. They changed the boundaries for the school and they got transferred into ours. I had a couple classes with Greg so we became friends pretty quickly, the same for Jeff and Shannon." Matt explained as they made their way back to Matt and Jeff's hotel. Matt called Jeff back and told him they would be there soon.
Amy followed Matt into Jeff's hotel room where there were two guys around Matt and Jeff's age sitting in chairs and Jeff was no where to be seen. "Hey guys" Matt said as he walked in. "There he is." The blonde one said as Matt pulled him out of the chair and slapped his back in a manly hug. "What's up Matt?" asked the dark haired one as they also shared a hug. "You must be Amy." The blonde one commented with a smile, holding out his hand to her. "I'm Shannon." He added as Amy shook his hand. "And I'm Greg" The dark haired one said also shaking her hand. "Nice to meet you guys." Amy replied smiling back.
"Where's Jeff?" Matt asked as he and Amy took a seat on his bed. "Takin a shower." Shannon replied. "So what made you guys come here to visit?" Matt asked. Shannon and Greg exchanged looks before turning back to Matt. "What, can't we just come and visit two of our best friends?" Shannon asked with a grin. Matt gave them a skeptical look but before he could reply Jeff walked out, fully dressed.
"You guys ready?" he asked shuffling through his gym bag. "We were born ready." Greg said making the group chuckle at the corny joke. 'Must be a North Carolina thing' Amy thought to herself with a smile following the boys out to the parking lot. "We'll follow you." Shannon said simply as he and Greg walked over to their car and Matt, Jeff and Amy went to Matt and Jeff's car. Jeff threw his gym bag in the truck where Amy and Matt's already were and the trio took off followed by Greg and Shannon.
When they got to IHOP they got a big booth near the back, Matt and Jeff sitting on either side of Amy as Greg sat next to Jeff with Shannon on his right. After ordering their food, Jeff turned to Greg and Shannon. "So why'd you decide to visit us here? You know where ganna be back home on Tuesday right?" he asked. "They just want to visit their two best friends. "Matt said sarcastically. "Okay, okay so that's not the whole reason. We had a meeting with WCW." Greg replied. "Really? That's awesome! Did they give you a contract?" Jeff asked. "We don't know yet, they'll tell us by next week." Shannon said.
Just then the waitress walked up with their food and refilled their drinks. The group was silent for a few minutes, each digging right into their meals. "Hey, we're all going to the gym today to teach Amy some more moves, wanna come?" Jeff asked. "Sure, that sounds cool." Greg answered. "Yeah, fine with me." Shannon added. Amy was oblivious to the conversation; she was having one of her in her mind. 'Okay, Matt and Jeff, my two best friends want to train me and help break me into the business, that's a plus. I don't have any money to travel with them, that's a minus. They offer to buy my tickets and hotel room, Plus. I might not be able to pay them back for a long time unless I make it, minus. Damnit this isn't helping me.' Amy thought to herself. 'Lets see, I'll get to be with Matt, Plus. Neither of them have a problem with buying me the stuff, Plus. I'll feel uncomfortable with them having to buy me the stuff, minus.'
"Amy, are you even listening?" Matt asked snapping her out of her thoughts. "What?" she asked as she blushed slightly, totally clueless that anyone was even talking to her. Matt turned to Jeff as the two shook their heads, grinning. "Shannon asked if you've ever done a suplex." Matt said. "Oh, sorry, no, not really." Amy answered with a shrug. "What were you thinking about?" Matt asked curiously. "Nothing." Amy lied. Matt held her gaze for a minute, then shrugged and went back to his food, knowing she would tell him only when and if she wanted.
"We should wait a bit before we work out or we'll get sick." Matt said. They group had finished breakfast and we're standing by the cars deciding what they should do next. "Why don't we see a movie? They're all about an hour or so long, that's long enough to wait." Jeff suggested. "Sure, that's a good idea." Matt replied looking to the others. "Fine with me." Shannon said. "Yeah me too." Greg added. "Me three." Amy said with a small grin. "Okay then, let's get a paper and see what's playing." Jeff said already walking over to the Newspaper machine.
"Okay, we got '10 things I Hate about you, 200 cigarettes, Madeline, and South Park the movie'." Jeff said reading off the list. "Anything's fine with me." Amy said. "Yeah, I don't really mind either, whatever you guy's want to see." Greg said. "How about South Park? I heard that was hilarious." Matt suggested. "Yeah, Adam and Jay say it last week and they loved it." Jeff added. "Okay let's see that" Shannon said and the group got into they're cars and drove off, Amy pointing out the way because she knew the area better than any of the boys.
Authors Notes: I know I say this almost every time but sorry it's been so long since I updated. Couple things, first off, thanks to OnThaEdge487 for telling me about the . . . things, you're a lifesaver. Second, this takes place in 99 and my memory sucks so I don't remember any movies that came out back then. I went online and looked it up but those where the only ones I could find. Third, thanks as always to everyone who reads and reviews my story.
Amy was awakened the next morning by the sound of Cindy making breakfast. Her muscles groaned in protest as she rolled over to look at the clock next to her bed, which read 9:56. Deciding that now was as good as time as any to get up, she threw back the covers and slid out of bed. By the time she got out of the shower, Cindy was sitting in front of the television with her half eaten breakfast in her lap.
"Morning sunshine." Cindy said smiling up at her. "Your up early." Amy remarked as she came to sit next to her, mindful of her still sore muscles. "Yeah well, your not the only one who has a hot date all day." Cindy replied. "Really?" Amy asked smiling. "No, Sam called me into work." Cindy replied with a look of lament. "Aww . . ." Amy said with a chuckle.
"Matt asked me to go with him and Jeff when they leave this Sunday." Amy blurted out, looking expectantly at Cindy. "Yeah? Are you going to?" she asked. "I don't know . . . I want to, but I wouldn't feel right if they had to paid for everything. I have a little saved up, but not much. All of what I had went into the Mexico trip last month." She explained. "They offered to pay for you?" Cindy asked surprised. "Yeah. For the hotel room and plane tickets." She replied. "Wow, sounds like they really want you to go." Cindy observed. "It's a great opportunity, to get into the business I mean. I would get to see how they work in the WWF and I'd be training and working out with Matt and Jeff every day. But . . . the money . . ." Amy trailed off.
"Well, I can understand that, but if they want to do it, I would. Amy this is your dream, this is what you want to do and if your best friends want to help you, let them. You can always pay them back later." Cindy said and Amy nodded with a small smile on her face. "That's what Matt said. But what if I don't get in? It would take me forever to pay them back." Amy said with an agitated look. "You WILL make it, you hear me? You good, the best." Cindy assured her. "I guess . . ." Amy replied. "No 'I guess', you are. Say it, say 'I'M THE BEST!'" Cindy instructed making Amy smile. "I'm the best." She said with confidence.
At that moment the phone rang, interrupting their conversation. Cindy ran to get it since it was hers, while Amy grabbed her gym bag and made her way back to her room. Tossing it on her bed, she opened it and removed her old gym clothes. Throwing them into the hamper, she rummaged through her closet and put a new pair in her bag. Glancing at the clock she saw that she still had a half hour before Matt was supposed to be at her apartment. Sighing, she decided to read while she waited so she picked up her copy of 'Lord of the Flies' and flopped down on her bed, making herself comfortable
At exactly 11:58 there was a knock on the door. Amy tossed her book on the bed and made her way out to the living room but Cindy was faster, already leading Matt into the apartment. "Hey." Amy said smiling. "Mornin." He replied with a grin as he kissed her softly on the cheek. "Awww." Cindy said with a dramatic sigh. Amy shot her a glare before gabbing Matt's hand and leading him to the door. "See you tonight." She said opening the door. "No you won't. I'm going to my mom's house tonight so you'll have the whole apartment to yourself . . . or yourselves." She added with a sly grin making both blush. "Good bye Cindy" Amy said sternly as she lead Matt out into the hallway.
"Does IHOP sound good?" Matt asked when they were in the car. "That's fine." Amy replied. "Pearl Jam?" Matt asked holding up the CD. "Yeah" she replied and he put it in. Matt started up the car and when they were on the main street he reached over and took her hand. Amy turned her gaze from the gray sky to look at him and smiled before leaning over and kissing his cheek. She then moved down to his neck, moving his shirt over to get better access. "Amy . . ." Matt said with a groan. "Yes Mattie?" she asked with a small smile as she breathed in his cologne. "Your not exactly making it easy to drive." He said fretfully. "I'm sorry, do you want me to stop?" she asked innocently.
"Well, no but . . . " he trailed off as his cell phone rang and Amy sat back in the seat so he could answer it. "Uh, M . . . Matt." He stuttered out, much to Amy's amusement. "What Jeff?" He asked a little irritably, childishly sticking his tongue out at Amy. "Who?" Matt asked interestedly as his previous hostility faded away. "No way, Really? That's awesome! When?" he asked excitedly as Amy gave him a quizzical look. "Great. Yeah hang on." He told Jeff. "Shane and Shannon are in town as a sort of surprise thing; they want us to meet them for breakfast, do you mind?" Matt asked hopefully, making eye contact as they stopped for a red light.
"Of course not. You can just drop me off at the next street, I have a friend that lives on it that I could see so you don't have to go all the way back to my house." Amy replied a little disappointedly. Matt gave her a quizzical look while he told Jeff he'd call him back in five minutes. "Why would I drop you off at home?" he asked, confused. "You just said you wanted to meet your friends for breakfast, right?" Amy asked in reply. "Well, I guess I could drop you off if you want, but don't you want to met them?" Matt asked. "Oh . . . Yeah, if you want me to." Amy replied.
"Why wouldn't I? Did I used to be insanely jealous and not remember? Never letting you met any of my friends?" Matt teased with a grin while Amy chuckled. "No, but . . . I don't know, never mind." Amy shrugged, smiling. "So who are these guys?" she asked changing the subject. "I keep forgetting you never met them, because we met them right after you left. They changed the boundaries for the school and they got transferred into ours. I had a couple classes with Greg so we became friends pretty quickly, the same for Jeff and Shannon." Matt explained as they made their way back to Matt and Jeff's hotel. Matt called Jeff back and told him they would be there soon.
Amy followed Matt into Jeff's hotel room where there were two guys around Matt and Jeff's age sitting in chairs and Jeff was no where to be seen. "Hey guys" Matt said as he walked in. "There he is." The blonde one said as Matt pulled him out of the chair and slapped his back in a manly hug. "What's up Matt?" asked the dark haired one as they also shared a hug. "You must be Amy." The blonde one commented with a smile, holding out his hand to her. "I'm Shannon." He added as Amy shook his hand. "And I'm Greg" The dark haired one said also shaking her hand. "Nice to meet you guys." Amy replied smiling back.
"Where's Jeff?" Matt asked as he and Amy took a seat on his bed. "Takin a shower." Shannon replied. "So what made you guys come here to visit?" Matt asked. Shannon and Greg exchanged looks before turning back to Matt. "What, can't we just come and visit two of our best friends?" Shannon asked with a grin. Matt gave them a skeptical look but before he could reply Jeff walked out, fully dressed.
"You guys ready?" he asked shuffling through his gym bag. "We were born ready." Greg said making the group chuckle at the corny joke. 'Must be a North Carolina thing' Amy thought to herself with a smile following the boys out to the parking lot. "We'll follow you." Shannon said simply as he and Greg walked over to their car and Matt, Jeff and Amy went to Matt and Jeff's car. Jeff threw his gym bag in the truck where Amy and Matt's already were and the trio took off followed by Greg and Shannon.
When they got to IHOP they got a big booth near the back, Matt and Jeff sitting on either side of Amy as Greg sat next to Jeff with Shannon on his right. After ordering their food, Jeff turned to Greg and Shannon. "So why'd you decide to visit us here? You know where ganna be back home on Tuesday right?" he asked. "They just want to visit their two best friends. "Matt said sarcastically. "Okay, okay so that's not the whole reason. We had a meeting with WCW." Greg replied. "Really? That's awesome! Did they give you a contract?" Jeff asked. "We don't know yet, they'll tell us by next week." Shannon said.
Just then the waitress walked up with their food and refilled their drinks. The group was silent for a few minutes, each digging right into their meals. "Hey, we're all going to the gym today to teach Amy some more moves, wanna come?" Jeff asked. "Sure, that sounds cool." Greg answered. "Yeah, fine with me." Shannon added. Amy was oblivious to the conversation; she was having one of her in her mind. 'Okay, Matt and Jeff, my two best friends want to train me and help break me into the business, that's a plus. I don't have any money to travel with them, that's a minus. They offer to buy my tickets and hotel room, Plus. I might not be able to pay them back for a long time unless I make it, minus. Damnit this isn't helping me.' Amy thought to herself. 'Lets see, I'll get to be with Matt, Plus. Neither of them have a problem with buying me the stuff, Plus. I'll feel uncomfortable with them having to buy me the stuff, minus.'
"Amy, are you even listening?" Matt asked snapping her out of her thoughts. "What?" she asked as she blushed slightly, totally clueless that anyone was even talking to her. Matt turned to Jeff as the two shook their heads, grinning. "Shannon asked if you've ever done a suplex." Matt said. "Oh, sorry, no, not really." Amy answered with a shrug. "What were you thinking about?" Matt asked curiously. "Nothing." Amy lied. Matt held her gaze for a minute, then shrugged and went back to his food, knowing she would tell him only when and if she wanted.
"We should wait a bit before we work out or we'll get sick." Matt said. They group had finished breakfast and we're standing by the cars deciding what they should do next. "Why don't we see a movie? They're all about an hour or so long, that's long enough to wait." Jeff suggested. "Sure, that's a good idea." Matt replied looking to the others. "Fine with me." Shannon said. "Yeah me too." Greg added. "Me three." Amy said with a small grin. "Okay then, let's get a paper and see what's playing." Jeff said already walking over to the Newspaper machine.
"Okay, we got '10 things I Hate about you, 200 cigarettes, Madeline, and South Park the movie'." Jeff said reading off the list. "Anything's fine with me." Amy said. "Yeah, I don't really mind either, whatever you guy's want to see." Greg said. "How about South Park? I heard that was hilarious." Matt suggested. "Yeah, Adam and Jay say it last week and they loved it." Jeff added. "Okay let's see that" Shannon said and the group got into they're cars and drove off, Amy pointing out the way because she knew the area better than any of the boys.
Authors Notes: I know I say this almost every time but sorry it's been so long since I updated. Couple things, first off, thanks to OnThaEdge487 for telling me about the . . . things, you're a lifesaver. Second, this takes place in 99 and my memory sucks so I don't remember any movies that came out back then. I went online and looked it up but those where the only ones I could find. Third, thanks as always to everyone who reads and reviews my story.