PART THIRTY-FIVE

One week later

"Sage you have to talk about it!" Hayley claimed.

"No, I don't!" Sage stated rather matter-o-factly.

"Aren't you the least bit curious?"

"No Hayley I'm not." Sage shouted frustrated before grabbing her bag and seeking refuge in Randy's locker room.

"Hey babe." Randy greeted as Sage walked into the room.

"Oh, hi." was all Sage mustered as she placed a fake smile on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." Sage smiled as she grabbed her script and started to go over it.

Randy sighed knowing Sage wouldn't give in until she was good and ready.

After reading over her script a few times Sage went off to go and find Chris.

"Chris!" Sage called as she saw the blonde walking down the hall.

"Sage, hey I was just looking for you."

"Well, you found me." Sage joked.

"Alrighty, my locker room is just down here." Chris said as he placed his hand on the small of Sage's back and led the way to his locker room.

"Well, lets get started."

Following script

..knock, knock..

"Come in." Chris hollered.

"Chris, hey." Sage smiled as she walked into the room.

"Oh, hi Sage." Chris smiled in return as he placed his feet on the large desk infront of him, "What can I do for ya?"

"Make to night's women's title match a triple threat?" Sage questioned, pursing her lips.

"Sorry Sage, I can't, I promised Lita it would stay one-on-one."

"Oh, okay." Sage said as a slight pout formed on her face. "If I come up with something better can I run it by you?"

"Yea, sure." Chris replied as Sage turned to leave, when her hand touched the handle she turned back towards Chris.

"I got it!" Sage smiled.

"Oh and that would be?"

"Make me ref tonight!" Sage smiled.

"Alrighty Sage, you got it."

"Thanks!" Sage smiled as she gave Chris a peck on the cheek and left.

end of script

"I think it's pretty good. I mean the script is a bit iffy but, hey it's what we gots." Sage said as she re-entered the room.

"Yea, I think we're good. We'll go over it before Raw on Monday and we'll be good." Chris smiled.

"Alrighty, well I'm gunna go." Sage said as she walked out.

"SAGE!" an out of breath voice called.

"Yea?" Sage questioned as she turned around. "Oh, hi." Sage replied when she realized that it was Hayley.

"I'm sorry Sage, I shouldn't have pushed." Hayley sighed, "I was just nervous that things were gunna go downhill again."

"It's okay Hayz, I kinda was too, that's why I like jumped down you're throat."

"Bestest buddies again?"

"Like totally." Sage laughed flipping her hair back as Hayley did the same.

"Come on let's go see what Addie's up to."

"Addie?" Sage questioned laughing.

"Meh, it was either that or Add." Hayley laughed.

"I would've called him Dumb!" Sage smiled, "A-dam, it's like a dumb. So yeah I'd call him Dumb." Sage laughed at her own dumb joke.

Hayley rolled her eyes as the two girls continued down the hall.

"That guy, Jim, said Adam was in 224." a male's voice sounded.

"Are you sure?" a female's voice questioned.

Sage froze in spot, she knew that voice anywhere. "Hay-Hay-Hayz it's her." Sage spoke as Hayley took Sage by the arm and they continued down the hall.

"Sage, honey!" Sage's mother Annabel called.

"Mom." Sage greeted.

"Don't honey her!" Hayley screeched.

"Wh-what? wh-why?" Annabel questioned suprised by Hayley's actions.

"Give up the sharade Annabel, you know that this is just some lameass loser plot."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Annabel replied still slightly shocked.

"You ruined mine and Sage's lives once before I won't let you do it again!" Hayley warned.

"How dare you talk to me that way, you have no idea what kind of relationship Sage and I have…and I'm pretty sure she has a tongue of her own and doesn't need you to talk for her like you did once before." Annabel bit back as Hayley glared at the older woman.

"Oh I know enough about your and Sage's relationship to know that you almost killed your daughter, you're a fake and a bitch…you forced Sage and I apart when you realised that you couldn't control me and that I was the only one that ever stood up to you…you haven't changed one bit." Hayley snapped stepping up to her.

"Now now theres no need for this, how about we all calm down" Uncle Andy jumped in trying to push the pair apart

"You're a whore and will always be a whore." Hayley glared at Annabel, "I cant believe that you are with this woman…obviously you don't know her past and how she treated her daughter like a slave for her whole child hood." Hayley told Andy. "I don't know what your doing here Annabel but don't think for once that you are going to play happy family here with Sage, she has a new family now and surprise surprise she doesn't need you nor want anything to do with you EVER AGAIN!!!" she yelled as two strong hands took hold of Hayley's arms before she could do anything else.

"What's going on here?" Adam asked looking between the four.

"Why don't you ask the slut standing in front of me?" Hayley replied shaking free of Adam's grip and walking over to Sage linking arms with her friend, "You come here again and I promise I wont be as nice as I was today…come on Sage lets get outta here I can't stand the stench anymore its making me want to barf." she commented.

Sage could only nod her head as the dear in the headlights look remained on her face.

Hayley glared at Annabel as she escorted her friend down the hall leaving Adam, his uncle and Annabel in the hall.