Author's Note: Is this actually a timely update? Wow, a miracle! I think it's amusing how my senioritis is so bad that the only actual work I do is fan-fiction. Shows how much I love you guys, I guess. ; )

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Scott was waiting right backstage for Amy as soon as Heat was over. She could tell right away from his set expression that something was up.

"Scott, is something wrong?"

"Amy, I think you should leave."

"Excuse me?"

He nearly faltered under her intense gaze. Even with being about half a foot shorter, she could be pretty intimidating at times. "I just don't think you should be around when me and Tommy do what we have to do. I think it's better if-"

"Tommy? What about Tommy? Did you tell him something? Isn't this more of my business than of his?"

"I didn't tell Tommy anything," he tried to console her. "He figured it out. He said it was 'pretty obvious'." Now it was his turn to raise his voice. "God, Lita, how long has this been going on? Why wouldn't you ask anyone for help?"

"I thought I could take care of it myself," she stated weakly. "I was wrong, okay? I'm sorry."

Scott immediately softened, chiding himself for being such an idiot and getting mad at her. None of this was her fault. "Hey, Li, I'm sorry," he murmured, pulling her into a hug. "You don't have anything to apologize for. I'm not upset with you; I never could be. You know that right?" He paused for a moment to pull back a bit and look into her eyes. "I'm just so angry right now. I didn't mean to take it out on you. And..." He lowered his voice a little bit where only she could hear. "I guess I'm scared. I just don't want you to get hurt. And that's why I think it'd be better if you would go on ahead back to the hotel room and wait there. Plus, that way, you could deny you even knew what was going to happen and you won't get into any trouble."

Amy took a deep breath and backed a step or two away from him. "Yeah, you're right." She looked up and smiled at him apologetically. "Not that it matters or that I care, but you're right, I'll admit that. Though you should know I'm not going anywhere."

Scott sighed. "Yeah, I know."

"We're agreed then?"

"Agreed," he resigned.

"Good," she reached out and sarcastically shook his hand. At that moment, Tommy walked up.

"Resolving a lovers' quarrel?" he remarked to Scott.

Raven lightly smacked him in the head and Amy turned away blushing. Tommy looked at her very seriously.

"Hey Amy, I'm so sorry," he told her. "I didn't have any idea. If I'd known, you wouldn't have had to call Scottie-boy here. I could have been your knight in shining armor," he teased.

"Um, Tommy, I think knights carry swords, not singapore canes. Anyway," she shrugged, tossing her hair back over her shoulders. "You still have the opportunity to come to my rescue if you want to. Though I can't promise there will be much left of Hunter by the time I'm through with him. With you two guys as back-up, I'm not the least bit afraid of taking him on."

"You're going to be here?" Tommy addressed the question more to Raven, who nodded resignedly. "You know there's no arguing with the woman," he admitted. "That's what we were resolving when you came up."

Tommy shrugged in a gesture that very much said "oh well". "I guess that's decided, then. So are we just hanging around until after the show?"

Amy nodded. "But I think I have an idea on how we can make this work perfectly."