Blue Nova

Chapter 10

"Lita!" Christian's voice sounds down the backstage hallway and I turn to look at him and sigh at the distressed look on his face. So much for that coffee break I was hoping for. Dear Lord, I love my friends, but coffee is the high point of my existence. Christian (much to my disdain) catches up with me. "I need to talk with you." Didn't give me much choice there, did ya? "What's going on with you?"

I frown. If Christian is noticing something different about me I must have a neon sign on top of my head telling him it. Well…apparently that or having a baby in my stomach. "What do you mean?" I stall.

"You're-" Christian freezes, suddenly looking embarrassed.

"Jay…" I say slowly.

"It's just…well…" he scratches the back of his head with his arm. Yup, I'm probably not gonna like it. "…you see…"

"Christ, Jay, just spit it out," I demand sourly. I'm suffering from caffeine deprivation, okay? Cut me some slack. And doesn't that pregnant thing count for a few extra points too?

"You're pregnant!" Christian all but shouts. Jesus Christ! I glare at him and purposefully stomp on his foot while I look around. Several stagehands are staring at us (looking terrified, but you know they're going to go up to the next person and squeal). Noticing my gaze, Christian winces. "Sorry, babe," he says sheepishly.

I roll my eyes. "Babe is a pig, kind of like you," I snap. Okay, he didn't deserve it.

Jay frowns, looking awfully like a scorned puppy. "I'm real sorry Amy. I didn't mean to shout it out."

I sigh. The stagehands already scurried off to tell the nearest wrestler. Goody; just what I need! Oh well… I suppose it was bound to happen sometime. It just came sooner. "It's okay, Christian," I relent.

"So it's true," he says slowly, like he's afraid I'm going to stomp on his foot again. Hmm… It's a good idea, come to think of it. I nod in reply. Really, what am I supposed to say in answer?

"How'd you figure out, anyway?" Maybe I should reserve the stomp for Chris. If he told Christian…ooh am I going to get him!

"I, uh…read your note to Matt…" Jay says (sheepishly).

"You what?" I shout. Okay, so maybe I can deal with him knowing. But he read my note! The one specifically addressed to Matt!

"I'm sorry!"

He sounds like the words are a shield or something. I sigh. "Forget it, Jay."

"What are you going to do?" he asks tentatively a moment later.

I frown. "I don't know," I said honestly, "I don't know." Another sigh escapes my lips. "I'm going to go and try damage control," I tell him and turn around.

"Ames…" I turn my head back to him. "What am I supposed to say if someone asks me about it?"

I bite my lip. It'd be so easy to just tell him to deny it. Say he was mistaken. But no… "Tell them the truth."

I'm done hiding secrets, especially this one. I move my feet one by one, going toward Adam's locker room. Jeff will understand, Stacy will understand…but Adam won't. He'll hate me. I know how he is about trust and I think if he hears it from some stagehand before he hears it from me then it's going to ruin his trust for me, and that's something that I don't want happening.

But…I don't want to think about what might happen if I don't get to him first.

I just need to concentrate on getting there…and how on Earth I'm going to tell my sort-of-boyfriend that I'm pregnant by my ex.

I really should call CBS about that soap opera deal.

Author's Note: Hey! I'm back! I hope you guys liked this chapter; I'm sorry it's short and that it's been so long since I updated last! (But hey I got in another chapter!) I'm technically not supposed to be on the computer; I have to unpack my things from my ski trip and some other stuff, but hey! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Have a happy new year everyone and please review!