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Missed Chances
Chapter 5
Smiling at Rob and Stacy, Stephanie nodded. "Yeah, I'm glad you know who she is Rob."
"Yeah." Rob agreed, his eyes fixated on Dawn.
Noticing how her boyfriend and Dawn had locked eyes, Stacy suddenly felt herself growing jealous. In an attempt to show Dawn that Rob was hers, Stacy cleared her throat, breaking them both from their daze, and wrapped her arms around Rob's neck. "Dawn." She began, "It's nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you."
Nodding, Dawn extended her hand to Stacy, all the while looking at Rob. "Nice to meet you too."
"Well," Stephanie began. "I'll let you guys get acquainted. I have to go look over some things for Smackdown tonight. See you later."
"Bye Steph." Stacy said, waving slowly at her friend. After the brunette was gone, Stacy turned back to Rob and Dawn who were again, staring at each other. Feeling angry, Stacy decided it was time to go. "Rob. can we go? I don't feel well."
"Umm..." Rob began, not wanting to leave. He understood that Stacy most likely felt uncomfortable; after all, she knew that Rob was in love with Dawn before he came to WWE. This had to be hard for her. But, Rob didn't want to leave Dawn. This was the first time in nearly two years that he'd seen her in person. He couldn't just let that go, not after Dawn had just reappeared in his life. So much could happen. But I'm with Stacy. Rob reminded himself, in awe of the fact that he'd almost forgotten about his girlfriend, the woman standing right beside him.
"Um.?" Stacy repeated. Was Rob actually considering staying with Dawn?
"Uh, yeah. Let's go." Rob quickly added, not wanting Stacy mad at him. "I'll see you later Dawn."
Nodding, Dawn faked a smile to hide her disappointment. "Yeah, later." As she watched Rob and Stacy leave, she had to resist her urge to break down and cry. When she'd heard that she was going to be hired by the WWE, she was ecstatic. She could finally get to see Rob again. She could finally tell him how much that kiss had meant to her. That kiss. It had meant so much to her, she couldn't believe that she could still feel Rob's warm lips on her own, as if it was just yesterday. But. it was two years ago. And Rob had Stacy now. She needed to move on. Then, why couldn't she?
"Dawn!"
Turning around, Dawn smiled as she recognized the man walking towards her. "Hey Devon!" She greeted, smiling at TV's D'Von Dudley, or Reverend D'Von as of late. Giving the older man a friendly hug, she couldn't help but smile, knowing that she had joined so many other former ECW stars and made it in the big time, the WWE. "How are you?" She questioned.
"I'm great, how are you sweetheart?"
Shrugging, Dawn faked a smile; a smile that she knew Devon could see right through. "I'm good."
Looking at her skeptically, Devon could tell she was lying. "Come on Dawn, tell me the truth. Is everything okay?"
"Yeah of course. I'm very happy. I'm in WWE, I'm healthy, why wouldn't I be happy?"
"I don't know." Devon replied with a shrug. "I just hate seeing such a pretty girl look so unhappy."
Shaking her head, Dawn couldn't help but grin. Devon had always been so nice to everyone; she'd always seen him as a big brother- type guy.
"Look. since tonight's your first night in WWE, why don't you go out with me and some of the other guys? We're just going to a local club, just for a few drinks. So.wanna come?"
Shrugging, Dawn knew Devon wouldn't give up til she had agreed. "Alright, I'm in. Who else is going?"
"Adam, Jay, Chris, Andrew, me, and a bunch of others."
Nodding, Dawn gave Devon a smile. "Sure, count me in."
*~*~*~*~*
"Hey Stace, do you wanna go out tonight?"
Glancing over at Rob, Stacy shrugged. "I dunno." She replied, unenthusiastically.
"Well, I need an answer, cuz if we wanna go out, we need to get ready."
Looking into Rob's pleading eyes, Stacy knew she couldn't say no. "I guess so." She answered with an exasperated sigh.
Grinning, Rob stood up and walked over to Stacy. "Thanks babe." He told her, placing a small kiss on her pouting lips. "I love you."
"Love you too." Stacy replied, taking the hand Rob offered her and standing up. "I'm gonna go get ready, I'll be out in like ten minutes."
Nodding, Rob watched as Stacy walked into the bathroom, then got up and went to get dressed himself.
*~*~*~*~*
"Hey Dawn, wanna dance?"
Turning around, Dawn smiled and nodded at Chris. "Sure Chris, let's dance."
Grinning, Chris took Dawn by the hand and led her out to the dance floor. As a fast paced rap song started, Dawn couldn't help but laugh as she watched Chris dance. Her laughing ceased as she looked up and spotted the couple walking into the club.
"Stace, wait up!" Rob called, pushing people out of his way to catch up with Stacy.
Laughing, Stacy continued walking, not stopping until she made it to the dance floor. As Rob approached her, she grabbed him by the hands and started dancing. Backing up slowly, she walked to the center of the floor, ignoring the weird looks she was getting from Rob. She abruptly stopped when she bumped into someone.
Turning around, she couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips when she saw who she'd ran into. "Dawn."
"Uh yeah, sorry." Dawn apologized, lowering her head. Why did she always have to run into Rob when he was with Stacy?
"No, it's my fault. Sorry."
Standing silently, Rob looked back and forth from Stacy to Dawn. This had the opportunity to get ugly, he just hoped it didn't happen.
Noticing the worried, nervous look in Rob's eyes, Chris decided to help his friend out, even though he wasn't sure of what was going on. "Hey Dawn. wanna come with me to get a drink?"
Glancing over her shoulder at Chris, Dawn nodded. Taking one last look at Rob, she turned around and walked away.
Sighing, Rob turned back to Stacy, who now wore a solemn, almost angry expression on her face.
"Stace, uh you wanna dance?"
Rolling her eyes, Stacy tried her best not to get angry with Rob. After all, he hadn't done anything. yet. "No."
"You want a drink?"
"No."
Sighing again, Rob didn't know what was left to do. If only he hadn't seen Dawn, but it was probably inevitable. They were in the same company after all. They were bound to see each other occasionally. With Dawn and Stacy on the same show, Rob would be most likely seeing her once a week, maybe more.
"Look Rob, I'm not in much of a mood to hang out, I'm going back to the hotel. You coming?"
Rubbing his hands tiredly over his face, Rob nodded. "If you want me to."
Stacy could see in Rob's eyes that he didn't want to go. What kind of girlfriend would she be if she made him leave? "No. you stay here. I can get home by myself."
"Are you sure?"
Nodding, Stacy kissed Rob on the cheek. "Yeah, I'll just see you later."
Watching from the bar, Dawn couldn't help but smile as she saw Stacy leave. alone. As much as she didn't want to interfere in their relationship, she needed to talk to Rob.
"Rob?" She questioned as she approached where he was standing.
"Yeah." Rob replied, his eyes widening as he realized who'd called him.
"Can we talk?"
"Um." Rob started, knowing that this could be bad. "Yeah, about what?"
Smiling shyly, Dawn replied, "About us."
A/N: I just wanna say thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far. It means a lot to me that you like the story. Keep it coming! :)Nicole***
Missed Chances
Chapter 5
Smiling at Rob and Stacy, Stephanie nodded. "Yeah, I'm glad you know who she is Rob."
"Yeah." Rob agreed, his eyes fixated on Dawn.
Noticing how her boyfriend and Dawn had locked eyes, Stacy suddenly felt herself growing jealous. In an attempt to show Dawn that Rob was hers, Stacy cleared her throat, breaking them both from their daze, and wrapped her arms around Rob's neck. "Dawn." She began, "It's nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you."
Nodding, Dawn extended her hand to Stacy, all the while looking at Rob. "Nice to meet you too."
"Well," Stephanie began. "I'll let you guys get acquainted. I have to go look over some things for Smackdown tonight. See you later."
"Bye Steph." Stacy said, waving slowly at her friend. After the brunette was gone, Stacy turned back to Rob and Dawn who were again, staring at each other. Feeling angry, Stacy decided it was time to go. "Rob. can we go? I don't feel well."
"Umm..." Rob began, not wanting to leave. He understood that Stacy most likely felt uncomfortable; after all, she knew that Rob was in love with Dawn before he came to WWE. This had to be hard for her. But, Rob didn't want to leave Dawn. This was the first time in nearly two years that he'd seen her in person. He couldn't just let that go, not after Dawn had just reappeared in his life. So much could happen. But I'm with Stacy. Rob reminded himself, in awe of the fact that he'd almost forgotten about his girlfriend, the woman standing right beside him.
"Um.?" Stacy repeated. Was Rob actually considering staying with Dawn?
"Uh, yeah. Let's go." Rob quickly added, not wanting Stacy mad at him. "I'll see you later Dawn."
Nodding, Dawn faked a smile to hide her disappointment. "Yeah, later." As she watched Rob and Stacy leave, she had to resist her urge to break down and cry. When she'd heard that she was going to be hired by the WWE, she was ecstatic. She could finally get to see Rob again. She could finally tell him how much that kiss had meant to her. That kiss. It had meant so much to her, she couldn't believe that she could still feel Rob's warm lips on her own, as if it was just yesterday. But. it was two years ago. And Rob had Stacy now. She needed to move on. Then, why couldn't she?
"Dawn!"
Turning around, Dawn smiled as she recognized the man walking towards her. "Hey Devon!" She greeted, smiling at TV's D'Von Dudley, or Reverend D'Von as of late. Giving the older man a friendly hug, she couldn't help but smile, knowing that she had joined so many other former ECW stars and made it in the big time, the WWE. "How are you?" She questioned.
"I'm great, how are you sweetheart?"
Shrugging, Dawn faked a smile; a smile that she knew Devon could see right through. "I'm good."
Looking at her skeptically, Devon could tell she was lying. "Come on Dawn, tell me the truth. Is everything okay?"
"Yeah of course. I'm very happy. I'm in WWE, I'm healthy, why wouldn't I be happy?"
"I don't know." Devon replied with a shrug. "I just hate seeing such a pretty girl look so unhappy."
Shaking her head, Dawn couldn't help but grin. Devon had always been so nice to everyone; she'd always seen him as a big brother- type guy.
"Look. since tonight's your first night in WWE, why don't you go out with me and some of the other guys? We're just going to a local club, just for a few drinks. So.wanna come?"
Shrugging, Dawn knew Devon wouldn't give up til she had agreed. "Alright, I'm in. Who else is going?"
"Adam, Jay, Chris, Andrew, me, and a bunch of others."
Nodding, Dawn gave Devon a smile. "Sure, count me in."
*~*~*~*~*
"Hey Stace, do you wanna go out tonight?"
Glancing over at Rob, Stacy shrugged. "I dunno." She replied, unenthusiastically.
"Well, I need an answer, cuz if we wanna go out, we need to get ready."
Looking into Rob's pleading eyes, Stacy knew she couldn't say no. "I guess so." She answered with an exasperated sigh.
Grinning, Rob stood up and walked over to Stacy. "Thanks babe." He told her, placing a small kiss on her pouting lips. "I love you."
"Love you too." Stacy replied, taking the hand Rob offered her and standing up. "I'm gonna go get ready, I'll be out in like ten minutes."
Nodding, Rob watched as Stacy walked into the bathroom, then got up and went to get dressed himself.
*~*~*~*~*
"Hey Dawn, wanna dance?"
Turning around, Dawn smiled and nodded at Chris. "Sure Chris, let's dance."
Grinning, Chris took Dawn by the hand and led her out to the dance floor. As a fast paced rap song started, Dawn couldn't help but laugh as she watched Chris dance. Her laughing ceased as she looked up and spotted the couple walking into the club.
"Stace, wait up!" Rob called, pushing people out of his way to catch up with Stacy.
Laughing, Stacy continued walking, not stopping until she made it to the dance floor. As Rob approached her, she grabbed him by the hands and started dancing. Backing up slowly, she walked to the center of the floor, ignoring the weird looks she was getting from Rob. She abruptly stopped when she bumped into someone.
Turning around, she couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips when she saw who she'd ran into. "Dawn."
"Uh yeah, sorry." Dawn apologized, lowering her head. Why did she always have to run into Rob when he was with Stacy?
"No, it's my fault. Sorry."
Standing silently, Rob looked back and forth from Stacy to Dawn. This had the opportunity to get ugly, he just hoped it didn't happen.
Noticing the worried, nervous look in Rob's eyes, Chris decided to help his friend out, even though he wasn't sure of what was going on. "Hey Dawn. wanna come with me to get a drink?"
Glancing over her shoulder at Chris, Dawn nodded. Taking one last look at Rob, she turned around and walked away.
Sighing, Rob turned back to Stacy, who now wore a solemn, almost angry expression on her face.
"Stace, uh you wanna dance?"
Rolling her eyes, Stacy tried her best not to get angry with Rob. After all, he hadn't done anything. yet. "No."
"You want a drink?"
"No."
Sighing again, Rob didn't know what was left to do. If only he hadn't seen Dawn, but it was probably inevitable. They were in the same company after all. They were bound to see each other occasionally. With Dawn and Stacy on the same show, Rob would be most likely seeing her once a week, maybe more.
"Look Rob, I'm not in much of a mood to hang out, I'm going back to the hotel. You coming?"
Rubbing his hands tiredly over his face, Rob nodded. "If you want me to."
Stacy could see in Rob's eyes that he didn't want to go. What kind of girlfriend would she be if she made him leave? "No. you stay here. I can get home by myself."
"Are you sure?"
Nodding, Stacy kissed Rob on the cheek. "Yeah, I'll just see you later."
Watching from the bar, Dawn couldn't help but smile as she saw Stacy leave. alone. As much as she didn't want to interfere in their relationship, she needed to talk to Rob.
"Rob?" She questioned as she approached where he was standing.
"Yeah." Rob replied, his eyes widening as he realized who'd called him.
"Can we talk?"
"Um." Rob started, knowing that this could be bad. "Yeah, about what?"
Smiling shyly, Dawn replied, "About us."
A/N: I just wanna say thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far. It means a lot to me that you like the story. Keep it coming! :)Nicole***