A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Melissa- Thank you so much for what you said. I have loved writing for as long as I can remember. I would love to read your stories when you post them! :)
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Amy choked on her coffee. "You're what?"
"I'm in love with her Amy. Don't act so surprised. Obviously you knew way before I figured it out."
She nodded. "Well, yeah. When did you figure it out?"
"About 10 minutes ago. I was looking at her and it just hit me. I can't sleep unless she's next to me. When we're not together, I just don't feel right. I can truly be myself around her, Amy."
Amy smiled. "You got it bad, Shane."
"Wrapped around her little finger, aren't I?" She giggled.
"That's it!"
Matt came out of the shower. "What's it?"
Amy scrambled to think of an answer, but Shane got to it first. "I just figured out that I'm in love with Sam, and Amy was agreeing with me that I'm wrapped around her little finger."
"Oh." Matt sat down and started rubbing his hair with a towel. Amy just stared. "What?"
"You aren't going to say anything?"
He shrugged. "What is there to say? I knew he would come to his senses eventually." Shane smiled.
"So that's why you said all that during the movie Saturday night."
"Of course."
"Thanks man. I'm going back to the room. I need to think of how to tell her." He left, and Amy turned to Matt.
"There is one small, well, actually a six foot four problem."
Matt looked confused. "Huh?"
Amy looked down. "Sam has a date with Randy on Saturday night."
"Oh, shit."
She snorted. "Yeah."
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Shane closed the door quietly behind him, and jumped when Sam spoke up. "Morning, handsome."
He walked over to the bed and kissed her forehead. "Good morning beautiful. I thought you would still be asleep."
She shook her head. "No. Even with you tossing and turning all night, I managed to get some sleep. I just got out of the shower." Shane didn't say anything, those words putting quite an image in his head. "Shane? You in there?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm here." he said, shaking his head. 'Wow, that came out of nowhere.' He cleared his throat. "So, when are you going shopping with Amy?"
"In a little bit."
He nodded. "Matt and I are going to drop you two off, then we've got some stuff to do."
She looked at him skeptically. "Like what?"
"Stuff. It won't take long."
"Whatever." Her cell phone started ringing. She saw that it was Amy, and answered. "Shane is acting weird."
"Male PMS."
"Ah. So, are you about ready?"
"Yeah. Matt said that he and Shane are dropping us off."
"Shane told me. See ya in 5?"
"Yep." Sam hung up and looked at Shane, who had just come out of the bathroom. "Ready?"
"Let's go."
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Matt stopped the car at the mall entrance. "We'll be back in a while." Sam and Amy climbed out, and Amy leaned in Matt's window for a kiss. He pulled back and smiled. "See ya."
They pulled away, and Sam and Amy walked into the mall. Sam pulled Amy into Bath & Body Works. "I need some lotion."
"Me too." Amy grabbed her favorite, Red Country Apple, and Sam grabbed the Warm Vanilla Sugar. They checked out, and continued into Walden's Bookstore. Sam laughed when she saw Shane staring back from the most recent issue of WWE Magazine
"Even at the mall we can't get away from them." Amy saw what she was looking at and laughed. They hit a few more stores while waiting for the guys.
Meanwhile...
Matt pulled into a parking spot near the front of the mall. He and Matt walked inside and stopped at the mall map. Shane turned to Matt.
"There are four jewelry stores here, Matt. I think we can find something."
"I don't want to just find something, Shane. I want to find the perfect ring. I know you know Sam's taste in them, and her's and Amy's are so similar, so I am going to need your help."
Shane clapped him on the shoulder. "You got it."
They walked into the first store and went up to the counter. The salesman asked, "Can I help you, sir?"
Matt smiled. "Yeah, actually. I'm looking for an engagement ring for my girlfriend."
"Alright. Id there a certain price range you're looking for?"
He shook his head. "No, cost isn't an issue. I'm thinking a diamond set in platinum."
"Well, we've got several that fit that description, so let me go pull some for you." He came back a few minutes later with a display.
Matt turned to Shane. "What do you think?"
Shane looked down at the many rings. "Well, I know Sam would love this one." He held up a nice sized diamond set in platinum. "Its big, but simple. And since Sam would love it, I know Amy would too."
Matt carefully inspected the ring before nodding. "I think I'll take it in a size 7 please." The man nodded and took the tray back.
Matt was pretty happy with himself since he found it so quickly, so he didn't notice that Shane had a weird look on his face. When the man came back to him, he said, "I'll take the same ring, but in a size 6 please." The man nodded again and went for it. Matt looked at him.
"What are you doing?"
"Sam is it for me Matt, I'm sure of it. So even if the ring doesn't come out of it's box for awhile, I know that I'll have it when we're ready."
"That's taking a lot for granted, Shane." The man came back and Shane handed him his credit card.
"I'm sure Matt." They signed their credit slips. "I do not even want to know what I just spent on that." Matt laughed as they grabbed their bags. He opened his phone to call Amy.
"Hello?"
"Hey sweetie. Where do you want to meet at?" He could hear her talking to Sam.
"Actually, we're finished, so if you want to just meet us at the entrance, that would be good."
"OK, see you in a few."
"Bye." She closed her phone and they walked to the mall entrance. Matt pulled up a few minutes later, and they got in.
Shane looked back at them. "Wow, you didn't clean out the mall." They had five bags between them. Sam answered.
"No, Shane, we just went shopping on Saturday." She turned to Amy. "Girls don't only shop." They giggled. Shane tried again.
"What's the plan for tonight?"
"Well, we have two free days in Los Angeles. I'm sure we can think of something."
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"Up next for the Reds, batting fourth, Sean Casey!" Sam and Amy cheered, and Shane rolled his eyes. Sam poked him in the side.
"He's cute, so shut up." He just laughed.
Matt looked over at Sam. "Why am I not surprised that you suggested this?"
"I don't know, why aren't you?"
"Funny. I know you love baseball, but the Dodgers and the Reds, Sam?"
"Better than sitting in the hotel."
"I guess."
When the game ended they decided to grab a bite to eat. Walking into the restauraunt, Sam was surprised to see the aforementioned Sean Casey sitting at the bar. "Amy!" she said in a loud whisper. Amy leaned down to hear her.
"What?" She looked where Sam was pointing. "Oh, wow. Should we go talk to him? He is alone."
"Yeah, 'till his wife shows up." They giggled. "Let's go." They walked over to him while Matt and Shane grabbed a table. Amy tapped Sean on his shoulder. "Excuse me, aren't you Sean Casey?"
"Yes, I-" His eyes widened. "Hey, you're Lita! Wow, can I have your autograph?" She laughed.
"As long as we can have yours."
"Of course." He looked over at Sam. "You're Sam Hardy, right?"
"Yes, I am. You actually have time to watch wrestling?"
He finished signing their papers and grinned. "I have my wife tape it most of the time, but I was home Monday night. It was nice to see someone talk back to Bischoff."
She laughed. "I enjoyed it. Thank you." she said, indicating the paper.
"Your welcome. Thanks for mine." They smiled and went over to the table where Shane and Matt were waiting. Shane laughed.
"Get a little starstruck, ladies?"
Amy smirked. "Around real celebrities, maybe."
"Ouch." The waitress brought water and took their orders. When she left, Sam turned to Amy.
"Do you wanna come to our room and get a movie tonight?" Her mouth full, Amy nodded.
"No chick flicks." Matt said.
"We'll see about that."
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Sam was just changing into her pajamas when she heard the knock on the door, and Shane answer it. She walked out to find Matt and Amy laying in the bed, with a huge bowl of popcorn between them.
"Gee, don't waste anytime."
Matt grinned. "Nope." Sam sat down on the couch and leaned her back against Shane's chest. She pulled up her blanket, and started the movie. This hotel had movies that were nearing the end of their theater runs, so they had a nice selection to choose from. They picked "How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days".
When it was over, Sam stood up and stretched. "That was good. We should have seen it when it first came out."
Amy nodded. "We should have." Matt looked at Shane, and cricked his head towrds the door. Shane got the hint.
"Matt, you wanna run down to the vending machines with me?"
"Sure." When they got out into the hall, Shane turned to him. "What's up?"
"I was going to make a huge deal out of it, but I think this is the right moment."
"For?"
"Duh! I'm gonna ask her!"
"Oh! Now?"
Matt smacked him upside his head. "You are so messed up Shane, I swear." They walked back in the room. Sam smirked.
"Nothing good at the vending machines?"
Shane looked confused. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Um..no, not really." Matt cleared his throat.
"Amy, could you come over here for a second?" She gave him a strange look, but climbed out of the bed and stood in front of him. He dropped down to his knee, and she gasped.
"Amy, from the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew you were it for me. When I knew I wanted to ask you this, I had dreamed up an elaborate proposal. But then, we were sitting here, and it hit me. This was right, not some fancy dinner in uncomfortable clothing with people staring at us. So I'm asking you here, now, in front of our best friends, which means you can't say no and embarass me," he chuckled, and she smiled and wiped the tears from her face, "Amy Christine Dumas, will you marry me?" He popped open the ring box and her eyes grew huge.
"Oh, Matt, of course I'll marry you!" He slipped the ring on her finger, and he swept her up in a hug. He kissed her and let her go, and she was immediately grabbed by Sam, who was crying herself.
"I am so happy for you sweetie!" Sam pulled back. "Let's see it." Amy held out her hand and Sam gasped. "That is beautiful." She looked at Matt. "I know you didn't pick that out."
He grinned ruefully. "So Shane helped. Sue me." Sam smiled and turned back to Amy.
"When I find the guy, you show him that ring and say 'Sam would love this'." They both laughed. Matt and Shane exchanged a secretive smile. Shane then went over to hug Amy, and Sam went to Matt. She punched him on the shoulder before hugging him. "I can't believe you never said a word to me about this!"
He looked down at her. "You would have told her Sam."
"Nu huh."
"Uh huh."
"Whatever." Amy came back over to stand next to Matt.
"I think we should go, Matt." She had a gleam in her eyes.
"Uh, yeah, I mean, I'm pretty...tired."
She nodded. "Me too. Bye guys, see ya in the morning."
Shane laughed. "Have fun...sleeping!" He closed the door behind them and turned to Sam. "Sleeping my ass."
She giggled. "Really." She paused. "Hey, Shane, I got somethin' to tell you."
He took a deep breath. "I've got something to tell you too Sam, but ladies first." 'I think I can do this,' he thought.
"I have a date with Randy Saturday night," Sam said, and the smile fell from Shane's face.
"What?"
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A/N: Ok, I realize that it seems a bit sudden, the way Shane fell for Sam. I tried to show it by how he got jealous before and everything, but it should be better explained soon....and Ronnie is going to be a huge....um...badname in a few chapters :) lol
Lisa
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Amy choked on her coffee. "You're what?"
"I'm in love with her Amy. Don't act so surprised. Obviously you knew way before I figured it out."
She nodded. "Well, yeah. When did you figure it out?"
"About 10 minutes ago. I was looking at her and it just hit me. I can't sleep unless she's next to me. When we're not together, I just don't feel right. I can truly be myself around her, Amy."
Amy smiled. "You got it bad, Shane."
"Wrapped around her little finger, aren't I?" She giggled.
"That's it!"
Matt came out of the shower. "What's it?"
Amy scrambled to think of an answer, but Shane got to it first. "I just figured out that I'm in love with Sam, and Amy was agreeing with me that I'm wrapped around her little finger."
"Oh." Matt sat down and started rubbing his hair with a towel. Amy just stared. "What?"
"You aren't going to say anything?"
He shrugged. "What is there to say? I knew he would come to his senses eventually." Shane smiled.
"So that's why you said all that during the movie Saturday night."
"Of course."
"Thanks man. I'm going back to the room. I need to think of how to tell her." He left, and Amy turned to Matt.
"There is one small, well, actually a six foot four problem."
Matt looked confused. "Huh?"
Amy looked down. "Sam has a date with Randy on Saturday night."
"Oh, shit."
She snorted. "Yeah."
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Shane closed the door quietly behind him, and jumped when Sam spoke up. "Morning, handsome."
He walked over to the bed and kissed her forehead. "Good morning beautiful. I thought you would still be asleep."
She shook her head. "No. Even with you tossing and turning all night, I managed to get some sleep. I just got out of the shower." Shane didn't say anything, those words putting quite an image in his head. "Shane? You in there?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm here." he said, shaking his head. 'Wow, that came out of nowhere.' He cleared his throat. "So, when are you going shopping with Amy?"
"In a little bit."
He nodded. "Matt and I are going to drop you two off, then we've got some stuff to do."
She looked at him skeptically. "Like what?"
"Stuff. It won't take long."
"Whatever." Her cell phone started ringing. She saw that it was Amy, and answered. "Shane is acting weird."
"Male PMS."
"Ah. So, are you about ready?"
"Yeah. Matt said that he and Shane are dropping us off."
"Shane told me. See ya in 5?"
"Yep." Sam hung up and looked at Shane, who had just come out of the bathroom. "Ready?"
"Let's go."
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Matt stopped the car at the mall entrance. "We'll be back in a while." Sam and Amy climbed out, and Amy leaned in Matt's window for a kiss. He pulled back and smiled. "See ya."
They pulled away, and Sam and Amy walked into the mall. Sam pulled Amy into Bath & Body Works. "I need some lotion."
"Me too." Amy grabbed her favorite, Red Country Apple, and Sam grabbed the Warm Vanilla Sugar. They checked out, and continued into Walden's Bookstore. Sam laughed when she saw Shane staring back from the most recent issue of WWE Magazine
"Even at the mall we can't get away from them." Amy saw what she was looking at and laughed. They hit a few more stores while waiting for the guys.
Meanwhile...
Matt pulled into a parking spot near the front of the mall. He and Matt walked inside and stopped at the mall map. Shane turned to Matt.
"There are four jewelry stores here, Matt. I think we can find something."
"I don't want to just find something, Shane. I want to find the perfect ring. I know you know Sam's taste in them, and her's and Amy's are so similar, so I am going to need your help."
Shane clapped him on the shoulder. "You got it."
They walked into the first store and went up to the counter. The salesman asked, "Can I help you, sir?"
Matt smiled. "Yeah, actually. I'm looking for an engagement ring for my girlfriend."
"Alright. Id there a certain price range you're looking for?"
He shook his head. "No, cost isn't an issue. I'm thinking a diamond set in platinum."
"Well, we've got several that fit that description, so let me go pull some for you." He came back a few minutes later with a display.
Matt turned to Shane. "What do you think?"
Shane looked down at the many rings. "Well, I know Sam would love this one." He held up a nice sized diamond set in platinum. "Its big, but simple. And since Sam would love it, I know Amy would too."
Matt carefully inspected the ring before nodding. "I think I'll take it in a size 7 please." The man nodded and took the tray back.
Matt was pretty happy with himself since he found it so quickly, so he didn't notice that Shane had a weird look on his face. When the man came back to him, he said, "I'll take the same ring, but in a size 6 please." The man nodded again and went for it. Matt looked at him.
"What are you doing?"
"Sam is it for me Matt, I'm sure of it. So even if the ring doesn't come out of it's box for awhile, I know that I'll have it when we're ready."
"That's taking a lot for granted, Shane." The man came back and Shane handed him his credit card.
"I'm sure Matt." They signed their credit slips. "I do not even want to know what I just spent on that." Matt laughed as they grabbed their bags. He opened his phone to call Amy.
"Hello?"
"Hey sweetie. Where do you want to meet at?" He could hear her talking to Sam.
"Actually, we're finished, so if you want to just meet us at the entrance, that would be good."
"OK, see you in a few."
"Bye." She closed her phone and they walked to the mall entrance. Matt pulled up a few minutes later, and they got in.
Shane looked back at them. "Wow, you didn't clean out the mall." They had five bags between them. Sam answered.
"No, Shane, we just went shopping on Saturday." She turned to Amy. "Girls don't only shop." They giggled. Shane tried again.
"What's the plan for tonight?"
"Well, we have two free days in Los Angeles. I'm sure we can think of something."
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"Up next for the Reds, batting fourth, Sean Casey!" Sam and Amy cheered, and Shane rolled his eyes. Sam poked him in the side.
"He's cute, so shut up." He just laughed.
Matt looked over at Sam. "Why am I not surprised that you suggested this?"
"I don't know, why aren't you?"
"Funny. I know you love baseball, but the Dodgers and the Reds, Sam?"
"Better than sitting in the hotel."
"I guess."
When the game ended they decided to grab a bite to eat. Walking into the restauraunt, Sam was surprised to see the aforementioned Sean Casey sitting at the bar. "Amy!" she said in a loud whisper. Amy leaned down to hear her.
"What?" She looked where Sam was pointing. "Oh, wow. Should we go talk to him? He is alone."
"Yeah, 'till his wife shows up." They giggled. "Let's go." They walked over to him while Matt and Shane grabbed a table. Amy tapped Sean on his shoulder. "Excuse me, aren't you Sean Casey?"
"Yes, I-" His eyes widened. "Hey, you're Lita! Wow, can I have your autograph?" She laughed.
"As long as we can have yours."
"Of course." He looked over at Sam. "You're Sam Hardy, right?"
"Yes, I am. You actually have time to watch wrestling?"
He finished signing their papers and grinned. "I have my wife tape it most of the time, but I was home Monday night. It was nice to see someone talk back to Bischoff."
She laughed. "I enjoyed it. Thank you." she said, indicating the paper.
"Your welcome. Thanks for mine." They smiled and went over to the table where Shane and Matt were waiting. Shane laughed.
"Get a little starstruck, ladies?"
Amy smirked. "Around real celebrities, maybe."
"Ouch." The waitress brought water and took their orders. When she left, Sam turned to Amy.
"Do you wanna come to our room and get a movie tonight?" Her mouth full, Amy nodded.
"No chick flicks." Matt said.
"We'll see about that."
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Sam was just changing into her pajamas when she heard the knock on the door, and Shane answer it. She walked out to find Matt and Amy laying in the bed, with a huge bowl of popcorn between them.
"Gee, don't waste anytime."
Matt grinned. "Nope." Sam sat down on the couch and leaned her back against Shane's chest. She pulled up her blanket, and started the movie. This hotel had movies that were nearing the end of their theater runs, so they had a nice selection to choose from. They picked "How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days".
When it was over, Sam stood up and stretched. "That was good. We should have seen it when it first came out."
Amy nodded. "We should have." Matt looked at Shane, and cricked his head towrds the door. Shane got the hint.
"Matt, you wanna run down to the vending machines with me?"
"Sure." When they got out into the hall, Shane turned to him. "What's up?"
"I was going to make a huge deal out of it, but I think this is the right moment."
"For?"
"Duh! I'm gonna ask her!"
"Oh! Now?"
Matt smacked him upside his head. "You are so messed up Shane, I swear." They walked back in the room. Sam smirked.
"Nothing good at the vending machines?"
Shane looked confused. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Um..no, not really." Matt cleared his throat.
"Amy, could you come over here for a second?" She gave him a strange look, but climbed out of the bed and stood in front of him. He dropped down to his knee, and she gasped.
"Amy, from the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew you were it for me. When I knew I wanted to ask you this, I had dreamed up an elaborate proposal. But then, we were sitting here, and it hit me. This was right, not some fancy dinner in uncomfortable clothing with people staring at us. So I'm asking you here, now, in front of our best friends, which means you can't say no and embarass me," he chuckled, and she smiled and wiped the tears from her face, "Amy Christine Dumas, will you marry me?" He popped open the ring box and her eyes grew huge.
"Oh, Matt, of course I'll marry you!" He slipped the ring on her finger, and he swept her up in a hug. He kissed her and let her go, and she was immediately grabbed by Sam, who was crying herself.
"I am so happy for you sweetie!" Sam pulled back. "Let's see it." Amy held out her hand and Sam gasped. "That is beautiful." She looked at Matt. "I know you didn't pick that out."
He grinned ruefully. "So Shane helped. Sue me." Sam smiled and turned back to Amy.
"When I find the guy, you show him that ring and say 'Sam would love this'." They both laughed. Matt and Shane exchanged a secretive smile. Shane then went over to hug Amy, and Sam went to Matt. She punched him on the shoulder before hugging him. "I can't believe you never said a word to me about this!"
He looked down at her. "You would have told her Sam."
"Nu huh."
"Uh huh."
"Whatever." Amy came back over to stand next to Matt.
"I think we should go, Matt." She had a gleam in her eyes.
"Uh, yeah, I mean, I'm pretty...tired."
She nodded. "Me too. Bye guys, see ya in the morning."
Shane laughed. "Have fun...sleeping!" He closed the door behind them and turned to Sam. "Sleeping my ass."
She giggled. "Really." She paused. "Hey, Shane, I got somethin' to tell you."
He took a deep breath. "I've got something to tell you too Sam, but ladies first." 'I think I can do this,' he thought.
"I have a date with Randy Saturday night," Sam said, and the smile fell from Shane's face.
"What?"
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A/N: Ok, I realize that it seems a bit sudden, the way Shane fell for Sam. I tried to show it by how he got jealous before and everything, but it should be better explained soon....and Ronnie is going to be a huge....um...badname in a few chapters :) lol
Lisa