For the next few days, Amy had done her best to avoid Shane. The words Adam had spoken to her about being careful rang repeatedly in her head. The whole word thought she was a slut after her affair with Adam was revealed, the last thing she needed now was to have an affair with another married man. She cursed herself for not being able to let go of that one simple kiss she shared with the self proclaimed Boy Wonder in the owner's box a few days earlier. To describe it as intoxicating was putting it mildly. Amy knew she couldn't avoid Shane forever, but would try her damnedest. As much as she hated to admit it, she knew she was putty in Shane's hands.
As she arrived backstage at another Raw taping, she heard the cell phone in her purse ring.
"Hello?"
"Ms. Dumas, this is Dr. Aldridge's office, we have your test results back."
This was the call she had been waiting for. This would determine if she was ready to get back in the ring, or had to wait another 4 weeks to rehabilitate. She held her breath as the nurse gave her the news.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but the injury was worse than we thought. We found a small tear present in one of your ligaments. You'll have to start rehab tomorrow."
When Amy hung up the phone she was devastated. She couldn't believe she would have to sit back and watch on the sidelines for another 4 weeks. This was the worse news possible for someone who was already getting depressed by not being able to do what she does best.
As Amy walked toward the woman's locker room she picked up her speed. She was on the verge of tears and didn't want anyone to see her.
"Amy, wait." She heard someone call out, but refused to stop.
"Amy!" The person called again. Catching up to her, Adam grabbed her arm.
"Amy, babe, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Just forget about it Adam. I don't want to talk about it." She replied defensively.
"Amy, please, what's got you so upset?" He asked again, but Amy pulled her arm away from his grip and ran off. Adam watched her as she left, the usual charming smile now buried behind his concern.
When Amy made it to the locker room she looked to make sure the coast was clear. In a sense she had hoped that her closest friend Molly was there so she had someone to talk to, but when she looked up at the monitor, she saw her performing in the ring. This made everything worse. Amy knew that Dawn Marie was not supposed to be Molly's opponent. It was supposed to be her. Amy buried her face in her hands and hoped the tears would carry all the pain away.
After close to 10 minutes, Amy collected herself and prepared to meet with Vince to give him the news. As she walked out of the locker room, she was met immediately by Shane.
"Hey beautiful." He said smiling as he approached her.
Amy didn't respond. Instead she turned her head hoping that Shane wouldn't notice she had been crying. Shane knew better. He had a sister. He knew when a woman was upset and the redness in Amy's eyes was a dead giveaway as well.
"Amy, you've been crying. What's wrong?" He asked.
"Shane, I need to talk to Vince, you know where I can find him?"
"Yeah, he's in the production room. I can go get him for you, but first you need to tell me what's wrong." Shane demanded, always a master at getting what he wanted.
Amy knew that Shane would not let her leave until he got some answers. She decided it was better to just tell him instead of standing there fighting about it.
"The doctor said I have to wait another 4 weeks"
Shane could tell Amy was trying hard to hold back her tears. He wrapped his arms around her, consoling her the best he could.
"Oh hon, I'm sorry."
Amy gave up and buried her face in Shane's chest while she cried some more. She had to admit, being held in Shane's arms with her head resting on his chest felt pretty damn good. His cologne permeated through her whole body.
While the two stood there in a quiet embrace, Adam approached. He had to confess, he was a bit shocked to see Amy in the arms of Shane McMahon, and tried hard not to get jealous.
"Amy, you okay?"
Shane looked over at Adam, almost glaring at him with distaste.
"She'll be fine." Shane answered. "You need to worry about your match."
Before leaving Adam placed a hand on Amy's back. She looked up at him tears still streaming her face.
"I'll look for you after the show." He said and then tossed Shane a warning glare.
When Adam was gone, Amy looked up at Shane.
"You didn't have to be so mean to Adam, he was just concerned."
"I know, I'm sorry, I just need him to focus on the match. No sense in getting him all worried right?" Shane replied.
Although Amy still didn't appreciate the way Shane had treated Adam, she could see his point. Adam had a tendency to be a little over protective when it came to Amy, especially now with everything that had gone on between the both of them and Matt.
"Tell you what, I'll tell Vince what's going on with you tonight after the show, but for now, why don't I take you back to your hotel. No sense in being here right now when you're so upset."
"You don't have to take me, I've got my rental car here." Amy replied somewhat annoyed that Shane thought that she would just agree to something like that.
"I insist." Shane said as he took her hand and then led her away before Amy had a chance to retort.
A/N: Okay, who thinks they know where this is headed?