Chapter 7
The new year was upon them and once again Mandy and the rest of Evolution were backstage at Monday Night Raw. Paul was giving his speech to the guys. "This is our year, this is Evolutions year. They thought last year was tough well they ain't seen nothing yet. Tonight, we celebrate and if I know Batista and Mandy, there will be a huge party in the bedroom too."
Mandy rolled her eyes, she was used to this behaviour from Paul and the guys. Randy however wasn't laughing. He looked at her and Batista with a stare that could melt steel.
Paul took a serious tone. "Seriously guys, when you step out into that ring, you show them what Evolution is made of. Randy, you pulverise Matt Hardy. Batista, Mandy you know what to do."
Mandy glanced at Randy again, no doubt he was going to take out his anger on Matt. "Well I better go get ready for our tag team match. Nidia and Maven are going down." Mandy kissed Dave and left the locker room. She sighed with relief as she stood in the hallway.
Chris saw her exit the Evolution locker room and ran up to her. He studied her face, knowing what was wrong. "Have you talked to him about it yet?"
Mandy walked with Chris back to her own locker room. "No I haven't told Dave yet. Or spoken to Randy. I just had to get out of there."
Chris grabbed her hand. "That's understood. Listen, what are you doing later tonight?" He wished that he hadn't asked her, as she was more than likely doing something.
Mandy laughed at the thought. "The usual. Party in the Paul's suite. Drinking champange and watching a couple of models and diva wannabes try and hit on my husband. How about you?"
"Probably watch TV and get some sleep. Early flight in the morning." Chris explained.
"How about we go out for an hour or so after the show. I mean, it's something to do. Besides, Dave can do his thing with the guys and I get to spend some time with one of my best friends." Mandy was glad for the excuse to get out of another Evolution Party in which Dave never let her leave his side.
Chris smiled, trying to contain just how happy he was that him and Mandy would be spending some time alone. "Sounds great. My match is last though. You don't mind hanging around that long do you?"
Mandy tied her hair back. "Of course not. I have a match now so I'll see you after the show okay."
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Mandy lied to Dave, telling him that she was going to see Danielle after the show. She felt a little weird lying as she seemed to be doing a lot of it lately, but as much as she hated lying to him, she knew that he would insist she come to the party because he still didn't trust Chris.
The show ended and she met up with Chris. They both went out for a drink, forgetting all their troubles as they talked. Afterwards they walked around for a little bit, eventually ending up at a park. Mandy went and sat on a bench under a big tree. "I hope you don't mind stopping here. I needed the fresh air. Winning takes so much out of me." She laughed, looking up at the moon.
Chris sat beside her, smiling. "Someone has a high opinion of themself." He admired everything about her.
She leaned on his shoulder. "Despite all this stuff happening, I just can't help but smile. I guess I have you to thank for part of that."
Chris looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "What did I do exactely?"
Mandy sat up and looked at him. "You're there for me, I can talk to you and you sit there and listen. Anytime of day or night. You don't see me as the wife of an Evolution member. You see me as a person. Besides, you're a true friend and those are hard to find."
"Thanks." Chris couldn't help feeling really good about what she had said. "Well I think anyone who doesn't get to know you, is missing out on something great. There are few people you can really talk to without realising the next day that you made a mistake."
Mandy smiled at him. "Thank you for coming out tonight. I really appreciate it."
"Anytime. Besides, you got me away from a night watching tv and counting down the hours until I can see my sons again" Chris wished he hadn't brought that up. He didn't want her to pity him when she was forgetting her own troubles.
Mandy didn't know what to say and could tell Chris didn't really want to talk about it, so she just linked her arm through his. "That's what I'm here for."
Chris couldn't help but notice how romantic the atmosphere was for two people who were just friends. He stood up. "We better get back to the car now I guess."
"Just a few more minutes. Please." Mandy wasn't ready to go back to the hotel. She enjoyed just sitting and talking with Chris.
"You're the boss." Chris sat down beside her, looking at her hand right next to his knee. He took it in his own, giving it a squeeze. He turned to Mandy and saw a smile appear on her face.
All of a sudden Chris was finding it a lot harder to fight the urge to kiss her. It was weird, as he had held her hand many times before, but never felt this way. He finally admitted it to himself that it was because his feelings had grown and he was in love with her.
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Back at the hotel, Mandy sat down on her bed. She kicked off her shoes and checked the time. Knowing what Evolution's celebrations were like, she decided that she may aswell go up and meet Dave. Quickly getting changed she rushed to the room.
The door was naturally unlocked, so Mandy walked straight in. Looking around the room she saw no sign of her husband. Her thoughts flickered to what Randy had told her on New Years Eve but she shook it off, figuring Dave was just in the bathroom.
Randy walked up to her. A girl followed after him, with a huge grin on her face and hopeful look in her eyes. He didn't seem to notice or care.
"If you're looking for Batista follow me." Randy said, tossing an empty bottle of champange aside.
The girl seemed really hurt and quickly went to get another beverage. Mandy was shocked at Randy's behaviour towards the girl. "Aren't you forgetting something?"
Randy opened the door. "You know for a fact no other girl means anything to me, right now. Which is really annoying in situations like this. So, are you coming or not?"
It was obvious to Mandy he was a little drunk and it made her nervous, though she wanted to see Dave so she followed Randy passed the elevators to the stairs. "What are we doing here? Where's Dave?"
Randy put a finger to her lips. "They'll hear you."
Mandy tried to push passed him to the stairs, but he blocked her. "Who's they? Is someone in there with him?"
Randy grabbed her shoulders, seeming to regret bringing her there. "I don't think you really want to see this-" Mandy shoved him off and opened the door. A loud gasp escaped her throat.
The new year was upon them and once again Mandy and the rest of Evolution were backstage at Monday Night Raw. Paul was giving his speech to the guys. "This is our year, this is Evolutions year. They thought last year was tough well they ain't seen nothing yet. Tonight, we celebrate and if I know Batista and Mandy, there will be a huge party in the bedroom too."
Mandy rolled her eyes, she was used to this behaviour from Paul and the guys. Randy however wasn't laughing. He looked at her and Batista with a stare that could melt steel.
Paul took a serious tone. "Seriously guys, when you step out into that ring, you show them what Evolution is made of. Randy, you pulverise Matt Hardy. Batista, Mandy you know what to do."
Mandy glanced at Randy again, no doubt he was going to take out his anger on Matt. "Well I better go get ready for our tag team match. Nidia and Maven are going down." Mandy kissed Dave and left the locker room. She sighed with relief as she stood in the hallway.
Chris saw her exit the Evolution locker room and ran up to her. He studied her face, knowing what was wrong. "Have you talked to him about it yet?"
Mandy walked with Chris back to her own locker room. "No I haven't told Dave yet. Or spoken to Randy. I just had to get out of there."
Chris grabbed her hand. "That's understood. Listen, what are you doing later tonight?" He wished that he hadn't asked her, as she was more than likely doing something.
Mandy laughed at the thought. "The usual. Party in the Paul's suite. Drinking champange and watching a couple of models and diva wannabes try and hit on my husband. How about you?"
"Probably watch TV and get some sleep. Early flight in the morning." Chris explained.
"How about we go out for an hour or so after the show. I mean, it's something to do. Besides, Dave can do his thing with the guys and I get to spend some time with one of my best friends." Mandy was glad for the excuse to get out of another Evolution Party in which Dave never let her leave his side.
Chris smiled, trying to contain just how happy he was that him and Mandy would be spending some time alone. "Sounds great. My match is last though. You don't mind hanging around that long do you?"
Mandy tied her hair back. "Of course not. I have a match now so I'll see you after the show okay."
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Mandy lied to Dave, telling him that she was going to see Danielle after the show. She felt a little weird lying as she seemed to be doing a lot of it lately, but as much as she hated lying to him, she knew that he would insist she come to the party because he still didn't trust Chris.
The show ended and she met up with Chris. They both went out for a drink, forgetting all their troubles as they talked. Afterwards they walked around for a little bit, eventually ending up at a park. Mandy went and sat on a bench under a big tree. "I hope you don't mind stopping here. I needed the fresh air. Winning takes so much out of me." She laughed, looking up at the moon.
Chris sat beside her, smiling. "Someone has a high opinion of themself." He admired everything about her.
She leaned on his shoulder. "Despite all this stuff happening, I just can't help but smile. I guess I have you to thank for part of that."
Chris looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "What did I do exactely?"
Mandy sat up and looked at him. "You're there for me, I can talk to you and you sit there and listen. Anytime of day or night. You don't see me as the wife of an Evolution member. You see me as a person. Besides, you're a true friend and those are hard to find."
"Thanks." Chris couldn't help feeling really good about what she had said. "Well I think anyone who doesn't get to know you, is missing out on something great. There are few people you can really talk to without realising the next day that you made a mistake."
Mandy smiled at him. "Thank you for coming out tonight. I really appreciate it."
"Anytime. Besides, you got me away from a night watching tv and counting down the hours until I can see my sons again" Chris wished he hadn't brought that up. He didn't want her to pity him when she was forgetting her own troubles.
Mandy didn't know what to say and could tell Chris didn't really want to talk about it, so she just linked her arm through his. "That's what I'm here for."
Chris couldn't help but notice how romantic the atmosphere was for two people who were just friends. He stood up. "We better get back to the car now I guess."
"Just a few more minutes. Please." Mandy wasn't ready to go back to the hotel. She enjoyed just sitting and talking with Chris.
"You're the boss." Chris sat down beside her, looking at her hand right next to his knee. He took it in his own, giving it a squeeze. He turned to Mandy and saw a smile appear on her face.
All of a sudden Chris was finding it a lot harder to fight the urge to kiss her. It was weird, as he had held her hand many times before, but never felt this way. He finally admitted it to himself that it was because his feelings had grown and he was in love with her.
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Back at the hotel, Mandy sat down on her bed. She kicked off her shoes and checked the time. Knowing what Evolution's celebrations were like, she decided that she may aswell go up and meet Dave. Quickly getting changed she rushed to the room.
The door was naturally unlocked, so Mandy walked straight in. Looking around the room she saw no sign of her husband. Her thoughts flickered to what Randy had told her on New Years Eve but she shook it off, figuring Dave was just in the bathroom.
Randy walked up to her. A girl followed after him, with a huge grin on her face and hopeful look in her eyes. He didn't seem to notice or care.
"If you're looking for Batista follow me." Randy said, tossing an empty bottle of champange aside.
The girl seemed really hurt and quickly went to get another beverage. Mandy was shocked at Randy's behaviour towards the girl. "Aren't you forgetting something?"
Randy opened the door. "You know for a fact no other girl means anything to me, right now. Which is really annoying in situations like this. So, are you coming or not?"
It was obvious to Mandy he was a little drunk and it made her nervous, though she wanted to see Dave so she followed Randy passed the elevators to the stairs. "What are we doing here? Where's Dave?"
Randy put a finger to her lips. "They'll hear you."
Mandy tried to push passed him to the stairs, but he blocked her. "Who's they? Is someone in there with him?"
Randy grabbed her shoulders, seeming to regret bringing her there. "I don't think you really want to see this-" Mandy shoved him off and opened the door. A loud gasp escaped her throat.
