Title: Together We Cry
Disclaimer: The only thing of worth I own is my computer. Title inspired by Under the Bridge by RHCP
Rating: PG-13 at times for language, and at times for implied situations, later on maybe R for situations.
Spoilers: None that I know of and nothing that can't be found on WWE.com, follows along with current schedules (but extends the Monterrey trip, instead of Apr. 3, they are going from Apr. 1 to Apr. 4)
Pairings: Trish/Christian, Dawn/Lance, Stacy/Randy, Molly/?, Lita/?,
Summary: See the first chapter and any previous chapters for any explainations.
Notes: All previous notes apply and the following: I have the general framework, a good idea of what will happen..just a matter of working in all the nitty gritty details.

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Early-Afternoon. Tuesday, March 23,2004. Fairlane Towne Center, Dearborn, Michigan.

(from Amy's P.O.V till the dialogue)

Terry, Chris, Lance, Adam, Randy and Jay opted to hang out elsewhere. They just told us to meet them later. So, here we are; Stacy, Dawn and Trish had it in their right mind to drag me and Nora out to the mall. Now, normally I wouldn't mind all that much, but come on now people. It was a late night. We have plans to drive down to Missouri..later this week. Until then, who knows what's on the plate. Maybe a stop in Chicago, not sure yet. Anyway..back to the current dilemna. Stacy, is freaking out because Randy wants to introduce her to his parents after RAW and she's afraid of what they're going to think of her. So now, we're on a mission to find 'good girlfriend' dresses and outfits. Ugh. The entire car ride here and all through brunch, she kept going on and on about how she shouldn't have tried for Playboy..blah blah blah. Stacy has just got to realize, she's only human and there are tons of girls who would kill to be her. But no, this is the first parent meeting, so therefore she must make the perfect impression. I have enough sense to not make one of my smart ass comments..for now anyway. But I swear, they try this girly girl crap on me. I'm outta here.

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"So" Dawn looked to the others as they stood near one of the kiosks. "Where should we go?"

"Well.." Trish looked at the layout of the mall. "There's a great selection of stores here..how about we..start here" She pointed to a store on the map.

"Why don't we just comb this floor, then work our way up?" Amy put in. "Please..otherwise we'll be standing here forever."

"And since we don't have forever" Nora interjected. "We should think of something and now."

"We'll start on this floor." Stacy looked at the map. "Hey look..there's a store called Diva's!"

"Let's just start walking..alright?" Amy took a step in one direction

Thankfully, the girls did start walking. Turns out Diva's is a specialty store for handbags (at least according to their website). By the time they hit the second floor, all five had at least one shopping bag. On the way up to the second level, they picked up the conversation again.

"What are you all doing from here to Missouri?" Stacy addressed them all as they stepped off the escalator. "I mean, we don't have to be there until the 27th."

"No clue actually.." Nora shrugged. "Are we driving?"

Dawn frowned thoughtfully. "Well, I know that Pete, James, Devon or at least some of them are doing a house show in Tampa on the 28th." She started off for the nearest store. "We could drive there, then drive to Missouri on the 26th."

"Or the 25th." Trish shrugged. "Why don't we just do that then?"

"It would make more sense to fly or drive to Missouri first." Amy followed Trish and Dawn inside the store. "And if we go to Florida..then we go."

"Or fly to Tampa" Nora offered as she followed the others. "Then drive or fly to Missouri."

"Or skip Florida all together" Amy shrugged, heading towards a rack of shirts. "It's not like Missouri and Florida are right next door to each other."

"Then we'll fly to Tampa." Stacy shrugged, heading to an adjacent rack of skirts. "Then fly to Missouri."

"Since RAW is in St. Louis" Trish reasoned, sifting through a pile jeans. "We can fly to St. Louis from Tampa. I doubt the house show is far from St. Louis."

"Right" Nora and Dawn nodded.

"So, it's settled then, we'll fly to Tampa tomorrow, besides which Ames..you could always head over to Ft.Lauderdale if you don't want to go to Tampa. Spend some time with your mom and then meet us in St. Louis." Dawn grinned, joining Amy at the shirt rack. "But in the meantime, we have to get Stacy all set."

"Well count this store out." Stacy groaned, making her way out. "What if his parents hate me?"

Amy grimaced as she set the shirt back on the rack..damn Dawn; readily making an exit. "They won't hate you Stacy..you're a great person. You're smart, funny..outgoing."

"I show up almost weekly in scantily clad clothing, or in next to nothing." Stacy sighed. "I was on pay per view, in lingerie. I was trying to be in Playboy."

"So what?" Dawn raised a brow as she followed the two out. "There's no shame in being proud of what you have."

"Stace, don't stress it." Trish linked arms with the fellow blonde. "You honestly have nothing to worry about. I mean, I'm sure his parents understand..look at Randy." She raised her free hand when Stacy shot her a look. "Aside from the fact that Randy is nothing like his in-ring persona..his dad was a wrestler."

"Stacy you really have nothing to worry about." Nora reassured. "Just be yourself. You're one of the nicest people I know."

"Besides..first meetings with parents are always easier than you think." Dawn shrugged. "I wouldn't be worried about it all."

"And it's not like it's the first set of parents..right?" Trish shrugged as they ducked into another store. "So, no biggie."

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As they perused this shop and many others in the mall, The conversation drifted between the perfect outfits, makeup, hair accessories and shoes. Well at least for Trish and Stacy. Nora, Dawn and Amy dropped back to hold their own conversation.

"Where did you all go skiing? I didn't get the chance to grill Lance about that." Dawn looked to either side of her. "I know Stacy went off to Poconos with Randy."

"We didn't do too much skiing, a lot of winter sports actually." Nora half shrugged. "We just went to Nothern Minnesota and Amy here tried ice fishing."

"Tried being the key word." Amy smirked. "It requires patience..that which I don't have."

"That's the truth" Dawn snickered. "But it sounds like fun."

Amy nodded, adjusting one of the bags looped over her wrist. "We went snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross country skiing..like Nora said." She grinned. "Winter sports vacation."

"And just why were you so grumpy this morning?" Dawn raised a brow at Amy. "It's not like you had a choice. It was almost check out time."

"Yeah well, I had a long night." Amy shrugged, following Trish and Stacy into the next store. "I didn't get to sleep until 5:00."

"What did you do?" Dawn and Nora followed.

"We talked..about everything." Amy took off for the bikinis on sale. "That's all."

Nora and Dawn followed. "About what?" Dawn pressed gently.

"About stuff" Amy looked through the racks.

"Hey Dawn" Trish called out from the skirts, holding up two. "Long skirt or short skirt?"

"Angled" Dawn reasoned as she looked over the skirts in question. "With some fringe trim on the bottom. 3/4 sleeve blouse"

Trish grinned. "Thanks" She turned back to Stacy as the two picked through the skirts in front of them.

"So.." Dawn looked back to Amy. "Any conclusions?"

"Nothing to conclude Dawn." Amy pressed her lips into a firm line, yanking three bikinis off the rack. "If you need me, I'll be in the dressing room." She arranged the bikinis in the crook of her arm, heading to the desired dressing room.

Dawn huffed, looking to Nora as they went for the on sale summer clothes. "So..since she won't talk to me about her love life." She sent Nora a sly look. "What's up with you and Chris?"

"Nothing really." Nora shrugged, setting aside a pair of shorts. "We're just friends..you know? I don't think he's really looking for any relationship other than that."

"True" Dawn sifted through the tank tops. "But that's not to say something won't happen."

"If it does, it does" Nora reasoned. "And if it doesn't than I won't have any regrets. He's a nice guy and a good friend."

"That's true too" Dawn piled a few tank tops over her arm. "You two look cute together."

"Not really" Nora shrugged. "Stacy and Randy have almost everyone beat for cutest pair."

"Matt and Amy were cute..when they weren't fighting.." Dawn smiled ruefully. "Or when you could actually engage them in conversation."

Nora giggled. "You should see some of the pictures from the trip..Amy and Chris made an igloo..or at least what they claimed to be an igloo."

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Meanwhile, over by the skirts.

"So..how was your mini-break after 'Mania?" Stacy glanced sideways to Trish as the two put together outfits.

"Relaxing actually..as I mentioned yesterday, Jay went off for some guy bonding time..whatever that means. So I had some nice time for myself." Trish grinned. "I've got a meet and greet coming up though. On the 25th, so Jay and I are going to head up North."

"Scott and I have one on the 3rd..I think." Stacy frowned slightly. "But it's in San Diego, so Randy and I will probably head down there after RAW on the 29th."

"Celebrate his birthday without us around?" Trish frowned, pouting playfully. "Now that's not fair."

"We can have a small party.." Stacy shrugged, then added with a wink. "But, it's also the first birthday of his, that he and I are spending together."

"True" Trish laughed, holding up a few outfits in her possession. "So, let's go get you dolled up."

"Okay" Stacy grinned, toting her outfits as the two walked to the dressing rooms.

As they walked in, Amy walked out, the three bikinis over her arm. "Well, I'm set." She looked to Nora and Dawn. "Just let those two know I'll be outside the store..I'm going to sit down."

With a smile, she went off for the cash register to pay for her newest finds; then it was out to the benches to people watch.

"You better show me those pictures" Dawn watched as Amy took off. "There's something she's not telling me..and it hurts." She shook her head, then went to the dressing rooms tank tops and shorts in tow.

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The girls spent a good deal of the day at the mall. Either clothes shopping or music shopping. Later, it was off for dinner with Terry, Lance, Adam, Chris, Jay and Randy. Which is where we join them again.

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"So, did you make the sales people happy?" Jay looked to Trish. "Or did you spare them?"

"You saw the bags didn't you?" Amy raised a brow. "Between those two" She gestured to Trish and Stacy. "They have those stores set for the next month."

"Yeah yeah" Trish stuck out her tounge. "Just like you have the music store set for life."

"Shane gave me a list of stuff to get." Amy shrugged. "He needed some new D.V.D's..just be glad I didn't stop at any comic book related stuff."

"And why's that?" Dawn glanced behind Lance to Amy.

"The last time I went to the mall without Shane, but with a list of comic books to buy?" Amy grimaced. "I walked out of there with two bags full. The boy has enough as it is."

Adam shook his head. "You can never have enough."

"Ugh" Amy sipped her iced-water. "You spend a day at a comic book store with either Rob or Shane and see what it does to you. Put them together" She rolled her eyes. "Torture"

Chris raised a brow. "This coming from the woman, who has been reading comic books, instead of the usual magazine?"

"It happens when you travel with those two" Amy shrugged, sitting back in her seat between Adam and Terry.

"Anyway" Randy looked to them all, setting down his napkin. "Jay informed me that you two" He looked to Jay and Trish. "Are heading up North..so" He looked to the others. "What are we doing?"

"Tampa." Dawn confirmed, sitting back in her seat.

"Yeah" Stacy nodded, resting her hands on the table. "Catch a flight tomorrow..or something, then just head off to St. Louis on the 26th."

Randy nodded, taking one of her hands between his. "House show's at 7:30..last I checked anyway."

"And what's in Tampa?" Jay looked between them all.

"Well..Smackdown has a house show on the 28th.." Dawn sipped her water. "And since we have the free time until then, might as well soak up the sun instead of freeze our butts off."

"And Monterrey on the 2nd" Amy grinned, looking to Chris. "I can't wait"

"We could always head down there early." Chris looked to Trish, Jay and Randy. "Unless you all don't want to."

"I won't be heading down until the 2nd as planned" Randy looked to Stacy, addressing Chris. "Unless I can figure out how to get her on that trip.."

"Why don't you and Nora just join us?" Amy looked to Stacy.

Stacy shrugged. "I've got a meet and greet on the 3rd in San Diego with Scott."

"So, none of us are scheduled for anything..other than wrestling, so" Chris looked to the others again. "Why don't we fly out to San Diego on the 31st, we'll celebrate Randy's birthday in Monterrey. Then Stacy can just head back to San Diego, and we'll all be back on the road on the 5th."

"What about the house shows?" Nora glanced sideways to Chris. "I mean, what about me, Dawn, Lance, Adam and Terry."

"Call in sick" Jay shrugged.

"All of us?" Lance raised a brow. "I somehow doubt Mr.Bischoff would appreciate that."

"Then.." Chris frowned in thought. "I don't know..figure something out. But Stace..you and Nora should come with us, if only until the 2nd, then you can be on the road if you're needed at the house show on the 4th."

"That works" Adam reasoned. "I mean, it's not like we can't make a vacation sometime. We'll just check out the schedules later on. You two" He looked between Nora and Stacey. "Go have fun."

"Then we'll all celebrate Randy's birthday on the 5th." Jay looked between them all. "That sound like a plan?"

All sets of eyes looked between Stacy and Nora, and the two shrugged, then nodded.

"Well bring me back a souvenier" Terry grinned. "Just as long as it's not living, breathing or illegal."

Chris snapped his fingers. "Damnit, that rules out all of my choices."

Nora rolled her eyes. "You are a dork"

"No he's not" Adam shook his head. "He's a dorkimus maximus"

"Are you sure he's not a reekasaurus rex?" Lance grimaced, looking between Adam and Jay.

"All in the past" Jay waved a hand.

Amy rolled her eyes. "Anyway, so what did you all do today?" She looked between the guys.

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After they had finished dinner, it was off to the hotel..and the next day off to Tampa for most, and Canada for two.

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Author Speaking: I go borderline on reality and fantasy (no really?) Anyway, I know most of the stuff that happens isn't highly likely to happen, or even if it is..whatever. It sets up the stage for Tampa until Missouri. And yes, more Stacy/Randy stuff coming. Just be patient.