RAW

Baltimore MD

"Where is she Lita? She has a match in thirty minutes and no one has even heard from her." Eric was pacing in his office, worried more about Mel than he was about the match.

"I don't know Eric. She called me before I left Albany, saying she was going to fly here instead of driving. She said she had a lot on her mind." Lita and Mel sometimes rode together, and they always let each other know where they were going to be. It wasn't like Mel to be late for a show. Lita was starting to worry, especially since she hadn't talked to Mel since last night at the bar.

Eric picked up the phone and tried to call Mel for the millionth time. He got her voice mail and left a message. "Babe, we are worried about you. Call us!" He put the phone down and fell back into his chair. Running his hands through his silky, black hair, he closed his eyes and prayed that his girl was ok. Eric had yet to see Hunter, or Chris, and he was about to go look for either of them, when there was a knock on his door. "Come in!" He yelled.

"Hey man, I got word you wanted to see me." Hunter said, as he walked in and sat down.

"Where's Mel?" Eric stared a hole through Hunter.

"What do you mean? I haven't talked to her since Chris showed up at the bar."

"Well, she isn't here. Lita said Mel was flying in, but she hasn't talked to her since Albany." Eric looked at the clock. Besides Mel not being there, he was also missing Jericho and Orton. Where the hell was everyone? The card for Raw that night was screwed.

"Shit! Let me check my voice mail, maybe she has tried to call me." Hunter took out his phone and listened to his messages. There was one from Flex magazine, something about doing a spread on him. Another one from Shawn, wanting to get together for dinner. And finally, there it was, the message from Mel, containing words he never thought he would hear.

"Hey H! I really need to talk to you. I have a lot to get off my chest. I've decided to leave Chris and I want to give us a chance. Call me when you get this." He couldn't believe his ears. He played the message again, just to be sure. A huge smile spread across his face.

"What? What is it?" Eric asked, as he looked suspiciously at Hunter.

"She's leaving Chris! Man, she wants to be with me!" H shouted, as he gave Eric a hug.

Eric pushed Hunter back. "That's great, but where the hell is she?" He screamed. Eric wasn't sure if H realized that both Mel and Chris were missing. And as much as he hated to be the one to bring it to Hunter's attention, he had to. Mel leaving Chris made for a volatile situation.

"Hunter, have you by chance seen Chris today?"

"No man. Why?"

"Because, he had a match fifteen minutes ago but never showed. I had to replace him."

"What the hell are you saying Bischoff? Do you think that son of a bitch did something to her?"

Eric just looked at Hunter and said nothing. H stormed out of his office.