Two weeks later Robbyn found herself free of a cast and on a plane heading
for Arizona with Zach. She still hadn't work up the courage to tell him how
she felt and had decided to give up. Gina had insisted on having long
conversations in work about how they where in a relationship and it didn't
matter if neither of them had said it.
"Red," Gina had said as Robbyn tried to complete forms for new members. "He saved your life, you bonded straight away whether you knew it or not, and anyway if he liked Stephanie he would of asked her out. But he hasn't, he's still with you."
Robbyn hated to admit to herself how much time she spent wondering about Stephanie and what her and Zach did before the show got taped. Holly had called her a couple of times, neither had apologised and they hadn't spoken in person yet, but Robbyn wasn't worrying about that. They had just both finished trying to eat their meal when a figure appeared at the side of their seats. Robbyn wasn't the least bit surprised when she saw it was Stephanie.
"Hi Zach." she greeted with a smile.
"Hey Stephanie, you remember Robbyn right?"
She glanced at Robbyn, her smile dropping. "Of course. Anyway, I need to talk to you about your match. Now."
She looked at Robbyn, more accurately she looked at her seat.
"Do you mind moving?" she asked with a cold tone to her voice. "We need to discuss business."
"Can't it wait until later?" Zach asked. "She doesn't know anyone else, she can't just wander around the plane."
"Forget it." Robbyn told him un doing her seat belt. "I need to stretch my legs anyway."
She slid past Zach and headed towards the bathroom, stopping to watch as Stephanie took her time getting to Robbyn's window seat.
"Bitch." she mumbled.
"Hey. You're Robbyn aren't you? You where at the show in Detroit."
She looked to her left and sitting in the end aisle seat was Torrie Willson who she remembered speaking to briefly last time.
"Yeah, that's me. Hi again."
"Hi. Sit down. Pete move up."
She elbowed a man next to her, who obediently move to the next empty seat along, leaving Torrie's seat now free for Robbyn.
"Aren't you Zach's girlfriend?" she asked.
"I wouldn't use the term girlfriend." Robbyn replied. "We go out."
"What are you doing walking up and down and talking to yourself?"
"Stephanie had to talk to him so I offered to move." Robbyn didn't want to tell Torrie how Stephanie made her move, she didn't know how close they where.
"Oh." she replied quietly. She then looked around, leaned towards Robbyn and lowered her voice. "It isn't really my place to say this, and it may not really bother you but Stephanie has been trying to get lose to Zach."
"How close?"
"Nothing's happened, as far as I know, but she flirts with him a lot. I'm not the only one whose noticed it, it's weird really, I thought Stephanie and Paul where in love."
"Paul?" Robbyn asked frowning.
"Her fiancee, Triple H. He wrestles on Raw, so they don't get to see that much of each other. She's been flirting with Zach ever since he arrived."
"Do you think he's interested in her?"
Torrie shrugged and then sat back. "I shouldn't of said anything and it might be nothing. I just thought you should know."
"Thanks, I'm glad you said something."
They sat in silence for several minutes, every now and then Robbyn would see if Stephanie had left her seat yet.
"If you are serious about Zach, make it clear To Stephanie." Torrie said suddenly. "Let her know that you aren't going to let her get her hands on him."
Robbyn nodded looking back at Zach and Stephanie who was now laughing. She might just do that.
It was late when they arrived at the hotel all the wrestlers where staying in that night. They had to wait in line to get a room. Robbyn could hear Stephanie behind them, talking loudly to someone. The receptionist smiled at them.
"Rooms for Gowen and Moore." Zach said leaning on the counter.
The receptionist typed quickly into the computer and then pushed a card key towards them. "Room 17 for Gowen and Moore."
"It was suppose to be two separate rooms." Zach told her.
She typed again and then looked up at him again with a smile. "That would be Ms. R Moore?"
"Yes."
"We lost her reservation and we where told to double book her with the Gowen reservation. Don't worry, the room has a double bed." She pushed the card key further towards them. "Enjoy your stay."
Zach took the key and turned to Robbyn as they headed for the elevator. "I'm sorry about this."
"Don't worry, we should of expected it, something always goes wrong on trips like this." Robbyn reassured him.
When they reached the room, both of them instantly looked at the double bed in front of them.
"I can sleep on the floor." Zach said firmly.
"No, I'll sleep on the floor."
"But they lost your room, you deserve the bed."
"But it was your room first so really it's your bed."
"We could share."
Robbyn hadn't expected it. She felt a blush creep into her cheeks, but then felt stupid.
"I promise I won't pounce on you." he promised.
She laughed. "Alright, we'll share."
She changed in the bathroom, too tired to unpack and when she headed back the room was dark and Zach was already in bed. Robbyn quickly climbed in with her back to him and after saying good night lay awake secretly wishing he would put his arms around her.
"Red," Gina had said as Robbyn tried to complete forms for new members. "He saved your life, you bonded straight away whether you knew it or not, and anyway if he liked Stephanie he would of asked her out. But he hasn't, he's still with you."
Robbyn hated to admit to herself how much time she spent wondering about Stephanie and what her and Zach did before the show got taped. Holly had called her a couple of times, neither had apologised and they hadn't spoken in person yet, but Robbyn wasn't worrying about that. They had just both finished trying to eat their meal when a figure appeared at the side of their seats. Robbyn wasn't the least bit surprised when she saw it was Stephanie.
"Hi Zach." she greeted with a smile.
"Hey Stephanie, you remember Robbyn right?"
She glanced at Robbyn, her smile dropping. "Of course. Anyway, I need to talk to you about your match. Now."
She looked at Robbyn, more accurately she looked at her seat.
"Do you mind moving?" she asked with a cold tone to her voice. "We need to discuss business."
"Can't it wait until later?" Zach asked. "She doesn't know anyone else, she can't just wander around the plane."
"Forget it." Robbyn told him un doing her seat belt. "I need to stretch my legs anyway."
She slid past Zach and headed towards the bathroom, stopping to watch as Stephanie took her time getting to Robbyn's window seat.
"Bitch." she mumbled.
"Hey. You're Robbyn aren't you? You where at the show in Detroit."
She looked to her left and sitting in the end aisle seat was Torrie Willson who she remembered speaking to briefly last time.
"Yeah, that's me. Hi again."
"Hi. Sit down. Pete move up."
She elbowed a man next to her, who obediently move to the next empty seat along, leaving Torrie's seat now free for Robbyn.
"Aren't you Zach's girlfriend?" she asked.
"I wouldn't use the term girlfriend." Robbyn replied. "We go out."
"What are you doing walking up and down and talking to yourself?"
"Stephanie had to talk to him so I offered to move." Robbyn didn't want to tell Torrie how Stephanie made her move, she didn't know how close they where.
"Oh." she replied quietly. She then looked around, leaned towards Robbyn and lowered her voice. "It isn't really my place to say this, and it may not really bother you but Stephanie has been trying to get lose to Zach."
"How close?"
"Nothing's happened, as far as I know, but she flirts with him a lot. I'm not the only one whose noticed it, it's weird really, I thought Stephanie and Paul where in love."
"Paul?" Robbyn asked frowning.
"Her fiancee, Triple H. He wrestles on Raw, so they don't get to see that much of each other. She's been flirting with Zach ever since he arrived."
"Do you think he's interested in her?"
Torrie shrugged and then sat back. "I shouldn't of said anything and it might be nothing. I just thought you should know."
"Thanks, I'm glad you said something."
They sat in silence for several minutes, every now and then Robbyn would see if Stephanie had left her seat yet.
"If you are serious about Zach, make it clear To Stephanie." Torrie said suddenly. "Let her know that you aren't going to let her get her hands on him."
Robbyn nodded looking back at Zach and Stephanie who was now laughing. She might just do that.
It was late when they arrived at the hotel all the wrestlers where staying in that night. They had to wait in line to get a room. Robbyn could hear Stephanie behind them, talking loudly to someone. The receptionist smiled at them.
"Rooms for Gowen and Moore." Zach said leaning on the counter.
The receptionist typed quickly into the computer and then pushed a card key towards them. "Room 17 for Gowen and Moore."
"It was suppose to be two separate rooms." Zach told her.
She typed again and then looked up at him again with a smile. "That would be Ms. R Moore?"
"Yes."
"We lost her reservation and we where told to double book her with the Gowen reservation. Don't worry, the room has a double bed." She pushed the card key further towards them. "Enjoy your stay."
Zach took the key and turned to Robbyn as they headed for the elevator. "I'm sorry about this."
"Don't worry, we should of expected it, something always goes wrong on trips like this." Robbyn reassured him.
When they reached the room, both of them instantly looked at the double bed in front of them.
"I can sleep on the floor." Zach said firmly.
"No, I'll sleep on the floor."
"But they lost your room, you deserve the bed."
"But it was your room first so really it's your bed."
"We could share."
Robbyn hadn't expected it. She felt a blush creep into her cheeks, but then felt stupid.
"I promise I won't pounce on you." he promised.
She laughed. "Alright, we'll share."
She changed in the bathroom, too tired to unpack and when she headed back the room was dark and Zach was already in bed. Robbyn quickly climbed in with her back to him and after saying good night lay awake secretly wishing he would put his arms around her.