Summary: When Amy Dumas' husband dies in an accident, she gets a second chance at a first love.

Rating: PG-13 (adult situations)

Disclaimer: I own no one... except for Evonne and Carrie.

Chapter Nine

After Evonne and Amy exchanged hugs and stories about this past week, Stephanie decided that her and Amy needed to talk before she and Evonne left.  "Um, Evonne sweetie, how about you go watch TV for a while," Stephanie said as she looked at Amy more.  She was very concerned about her state of mind.  "Your mama and I want catch up a little bit more."

Evonne dropped her things by the couch that the two divas sat on and ran to the den.  Her favorite TV show was coming on anyway and she wanted to watch it.

"What exactly happened?" Stephanie asked.  She sat down on her couch with her legs tucked under. 

Amy looked up at her and stood.  She paced the small living room.  "Um, don't want to talk about it now..."

The party was in full wing.  Strobe lights and loud dance music rang from the stereo speakers, causing all the noise in the room to be intensified to the tenth degree.  Liquor and other alcoholic beverages floated from one end of the room to another.   When David Smith invited Amy and Matt to London In The Morning's 500th episode party, they were special guests on the show... this was the last thing they were expecting.  It looked more like a rave of sorts than a celebratory party for London's most popular morning talk show.

Stumbling with every step, an intoxicated Amy makes her way across the room.  In her hand, he held a wine cooler... her fifth of the night, which she finished off in one swallow.  She needed some courage, or at least that's what she thought and wine/liquor always loosen her up... get her to come out with the truth. 

So, she decided it would be a good time to tell Matt her feelings about him.  How after spending the week with him, she was falling in love with him all over again.  That she has loved him for a long time, that they have a daughter together, that she loved him the night their daughter was conceived... that it should have been him that she married and not Shane.

She spotted Matt across the room, leaning against a wall with a beer in his hand... and talking to a blonde, thin woman.  Amy knew who the girl was, and she was jealous. 

When they were friends, Matt was very much in love with Carrie Thomas.  She was cross between Torrie Wilson and Trish Stratus with an English accent in her opinion.  Carrie's father moved to the United States over ten years ago after he divorced her mother, and Carrie lived with him awhile.  It was only recently, two years or so that she moved back to London with her mother who was having some sort of health crisis. 

Amy never understood his true attraction to her.  She was only really well liked, loved, by Matt.  Jeff and many other WWE employees that knew her didn't like her.  She had a stuck up attitude and very rude to everyone around her.

"Amy!" the man in front of her yelled.  He grabbed her by her arm and pulled her over to a small bar that was located between her and Matt.  They sat on some stools, and the man ordered Amy a margarita.

Looking at him, she smiled, "David!  Hello!"  She looked at Matt who was still leaning against the wall talking to Carrie.

David is the lead producer at London In The Morning, he had a slight crush on her and was determined to get into her good graces.  He wanted to have a relationship with her.  He flashed her a quick, sexy smile and hoped it would catch her waning attention.  "You look great!" he shouted over the music.  He leaned in closer to her and settled his hand on her arm.

She looked down at that move.  As discretely as possible, Amy moved his hand away.  She looked at Matt and Carrie again and her blood started to boil. 

Carrie, like David previously had done, had her hand caressing Matt's arm softly.  She giggled quietly flashing him her sparkling, white teeth.  Leaning over, Carrie's blonde hair covered the view as she appeared to be kissing him.

Amy rolled her eyes at that.

"I'm sorry," David said with a frown, "was it something I said?"

She nodded her head gently and smiled sweetly.  "No... it was just something I was thinking about."

David nodded in understanding.  "Well, maybe I can change that," he said.  He leaned closer to her, and caressed her cheek.  Holding her head from moving, his lips crashed upon hers.  Savagely, he massaged them open and stabbed his tongue into her mouth.

Kissing him back slightly, Amy suddenly sobered up and using all her strength, Amy pushed him away and slapped him across his face.  "Don't you ever come near me again," she growled.  She stood from her seat, and was about to make her way to where Matt was... before she realized that he left.

Leaning over, Stephanie's arm sat on the arm of the couch and sighed.  She had no idea what was wrong with Amy.  From the moment she walked in the house, Stephanie could tell something big happened in London between her and Matt.  Whatever it was, it was definitely bad.  She longed to help her friend and without her telling her the deal... she couldn't help.

"Fine," Amy said.  She stopped in her tracks and looked at Stephanie.  "Truthfully?"

Stephanie nodded.  "I hate seeing you like this Amy... let me help.  You know Molly, Jackie, and I are there for you in whatever you decide."

She chuckled at that.  "I know."

"What happened between you and Matt?" she asked again.

Amy's eyes started to swell with tears, though she held back from letting them fall.  "I'm not sure... but I think he hates me," she replied sorrowfully.