Okay, first of all, I'm really, really sorry for not updating sooner. I went and got my internet subscription, but they weren't able to hook it up until this Wednesday. Not only that, but I was uploading from college, but I think someone caught on, and I wasn't able to do it. I think they fire walled me.bastards. Oh well, like I said I'm really sorry I couldn't update sooner, but thank you soooo much for your reviews and being patient!

Chapter Twelve: Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water

~Monday, 2 Feb. 2004~

Annie hurried down the hall and into the ladies' room. She had been feeling like crap all day. Her stomach had been flip flopping and turning, making her feel as though she had been riding the boat ride at Six Flags all day. She hadn't been of course. In fact, she hadn't been to said theme park in years. The reason would be the exact way she is feeling now, 'Stupid boat ride and all of its back and forth, up and down and-Oh SHIT!'

Annie kicked herself for thinking about it when she was already nauseous. She hurled herself into a stall and plopped down on the floor, readying herself for the release. 'What did I catch?' she wondered. 'It's probably all of this traveling I've been doing lately or-no it couldn't be that. The doctor said everything was fine.'

'Hmm.he did know that I came there to see if I was pregnant, didn't he? He wouldn't assume that if I was, I would know would he?' Annie's head shot up. She had only scheduled the appointment as a check up. She didn't even know the doctor she had seen. She took in a breath then shook her head. 'Don't jump to conclusions. Surely he would have said something.right? Oh my God, what if Randy was right? What if one week was just too soon to tell? Oh God,' she swallowed hard at her thoughts.

'No. No, it couldn't be. I need to calm down, it's probably just the flu. Maybe I should schedule another appointment just to be sure,' Annie encircled her arms tightly around her chest and brought her knees up. She leaned her back against the wall of the stall. 'Okay, I'll get another appointment if this doesn't subside in a couple of days. It's strange. I want to believe it's the flu, but I don't have any other flu-like symptoms,' Annie let out another sigh, big mistake she knew as she had to hurry up and get to a hovering position over the toilet. It was going to be a long night.

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Rose stumbled cautiously around the halls of the backstage area. She had come to her decision and tonight she would have to tell Rene. However, she would try her damnedest to delay that moment for as long as possible. Hell, she might even just wait the rest of her natural born life to tell him.

She knew he would be hurt that she still didn't want to get involved, but he had to understand that it could go no further than friendship. She just was not ready. 'He'll have to understand. We can't be together, not like that,' she repeated to herself. She had refused to think about the possibility that maybe Rene wasn't the only one she would be hurting by her decision, but herself as well.

She took a deep breath as she finally made it to her office. She quickly entered and closed the door behind her, "Sanctuary," she breathed out loud in relief as she pushed off the wall and headed toward her desk.

Rose let out a yawn a stretched toward the ceiling. She was tired and damn near ready to leave. 'I have to tell him,' she reminded herself. She huffed down into her chair whiningly. She knew what she had to do, but it was just so hard. Rose's head perked up at that thought, 'Why is it so hard. It isn't what I want!'

She let out a sigh. If it wasn't what she wanted, then why did she constantly fantasize about it. She had been drooling over him during his match, and she nearly came unglued with jealousy when she saw his reaction to Stacey, and she had been the one to suggest it in the first place!

Rose growled in frustration as she turned her chair around to face the wall, then stood up quickly, knocking it over, "ENOUGH! I'm going to tell him, and I'm going to tell him now!"

"Who's him and what are you going to tell him?" A voice from the doorway questioned.

Rose spun around to see Amy Dumas standing in her office with a smile on her face. She was shocked. She had only spoken to Amy once, and that was on her first day in the WWE. "Uh.Amy? What are you doing here?" she asked curiously, ignoring the question.

"I was just passing by and I heard a noise in here. I thought someone might be hurt or something," she smiled.

"Oh. No. I was just being a retard," Rose rolled her eyes at herself before picking her chair off the floor.

"O-kay. So, are you gonna tell me who this 'he' is and what you plan to tell him? I mean, unless it's too personal."

Rose pursed her lips, "It is kind of personal, but I need to tell someone I think, and I haven't seen Annie all night," she let out a huff as she made her way across the room. She didn't know how to explain it, but she felt like she could trust Amy. There was just something about her that screamed "honest! Friendly! Trustworthy!" Rose followed her instincts and began to explain the situation to someone who seemed like they were willing to listen.

~~~

Randy entered Annie's office with a huge smile on his face. His eyes scanned the room, but his smile disappeared when he realized she wasn't there. He let out a disappointed 'humph.'

"What's the matter, cutie?" he heard a slightly familiar voice from behind him.

Randy turned around to come face to face with one of the divas that he found slightly more grotesque that the others, "Oh. Hi, Jackie."

"What's the matter? Not happy to see me?" Jackie couldn't help but tease him. Who could? He was Randy Orton. Arguably the most attractive male superstar in the back. Lord, how she wanted him.

"Actually, I would be a whole lot happier if I could find Annie. You know, my fiancé?" he said, making his point.

"I see," Jackie acknowledged, but came toward him anyway.

Randy turned away from her and headed over toward the desk in the corner, "Listen, Jackie. I don't know what you came to see Annie for, but she isn't here right now, so why don't you try back later?"

Jackie followed him, halting only when he was still and in front of the desk. He was facing away from her, and she lost control as she stood, staring at that perfect ass. She reached out, and before she knew what she was doing, she was coping a feel.

"What the HELL are you doing?!?!" Randy protested as he whirled around and grabbed both of her wrists. "Don't you ever touch me-"

He was cut off as Jackie crashed her lips to his, catching him off guard. She took advantage of it and pushed him against the desk, causing him to fall backward onto it and in return, landing her on top of him in a most questionable position.

He pulled his head away in disgust, "Get the Hell off of me you twisted freak!"

"Aw, c'mon, Randy, baby. You mean to tell me you don't want any of this?" she questioned, shaking her breasts as she lowered them to his face.

Just then the door swung open. Randy turned his face and froze when he saw a pale-faced Annie standing there, looking on. He nearly forgot where he was until he heard a mirthful laugh come from Jackie. She sat on top of him, smirking evilly at the woman he loved.

Annie stood there dumbfounded for a moment. She felt instant tears coming to her eyes. She opened her mouth to speak, to yell. She wanted to do something. She wanted to kill Jackie Gayda, demand an explanation, but she couldn't.

All she could do was stand there and stare at Randy, being straddled by that hussy! She snapped back to reality and shook her head. She suddenly had the urge to throw up again. Annie turned around and bolted out of the room, unable to believe what she had just seen. She felt her heart pounding in her chest as she ran.

Randy snapped back to reality, and no longer cared that it was a woman on top of him. He pushed her to the floor violently, just like he would any man. "You bitch! Do you even know what you've done?"

Jackie narrowed her eyes at him, "Of course I know what I've done. I've just single handedly managed to make the sexiest man I know available again," she smiled widely, "Now come here and let me reap the benefits."

Randy had to stop himself from beating the living Hell out of this bitch. She may have just caused him to lose everything he had ever wanted. Annie would never believe him. Why should she? He used to be a womanizer before he met her, and he was sure she knew that. "Get this through your head, Jackie. The only woman I want, and will ever want, is Annie. So rest assure, that even if things don't work out between us because of this, I will NEVER want ANY PART of YOU!"

Jackie's smile faded, but she didn't have time to respond, as Randy was already out the door and chasing after Annie. Jackie let out a huff of disappointment, "Oh well. His loss. Or should I say losses?" she said lightly, not caring about anything that she had just done.

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Annie ran out of the building and into the parking lot. She saw Luke, the camera guy, getting into his rental, "Luke!!"

Luke turned his head, "Annie? Is that you? What's up?" he noticed her tear streaked face as she finally made it over to where he stood. "Have you been crying? What's the matter, Annie?"

She sniffled, "I can't explain right now, I have to go. Could you take me to my hotel?"

"Sure."

With that Annie climbed into the passenger side and pulled out her cell phone. She called for a cab as they made their way to her and Randy's hotel, then turned it off as soon as she was done. Once there, Annie thanked Luke before going inside and packing her things. By the time she was done, her cab was outside and waiting. She knew Randy wouldn't be able to stop her because of his busy night.

She didn't know what was going on, but she was too confused for a confrontation. She needed time to think and make sense of what she had just seen. She couldn't fathom it. Why was this happening? What was going on? She knew she needed to let Randy try to explain, but the night had already been too much for her.

~~~

"Randy!" Ric yelled across the parking lot at the young superstar, "Come back in! She's probably gone by now, we'll catch up to her in Portland. Hell, we'll tie her down when we find her and make her listen."

Randy bit the inside of his cheeks, fighting back the tears of loss that were threatening to fall. They had been through so much already. Why did all these bad things have to keep on happening to them? They loved each other so much, but he was beginning to believe that there was some other force working against them. "DAMN IT!" he yelled to release all the frustration that had built up inside of him. He took some deep breaths before collecting himself and heading back into the building.

Ric sighed at the sight. Randy's shoulders were slumped, his head hung. He shook his head, "Randy, you need to focus. Slip into character, you hear me? You're working, remember? I know how you feel, but believe me, things will work out. Now, let's go."

Randy nodded and blocked out all of his emotions. He took a deep breath before heading down the hall. Only thirty minutes left, then he could go after her. He could set things right.if he could catch up to her, that is.

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Okay, sorry it's only five pages, but I figured that was a good place to quit. The next chapter will be mainly Rose and Rene. So be asking yourself questions like: Did Rose ever tell Rene?? And what about Randy and Annie??? What's going to happen??? Did the doctor make a mistake??? Will Annie believe Randy's explanation?? Will I be able to come up with one more question???? Does this count??? Lol.

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Pammi