A/N: I only own Iris. Keep up the reviews and suggestions. Enjoy!
The holidays came really fast. I ended up spending them with Paul and Steph. I sent John his presents. I had already bought them and didn't want to return them. I spend New Years with Paul, Steph, Vince, Linda, and Dave. We had fun.
Stephanie was now 6 ½ months along. She found out she was having a boy. Paul was really excited. They had picked out the name Michael Kennedy. They were getting the baby's room ready and were really excited.
I had bought my very first house in Connecticut. I was 20 minutes away from Paul and Steph. I was an hour from my parents. The house was Christmas present to myself. My parents and I had made up. They began to get over how I was and wasn't going to be like Paul. I was enjoying being single. Randy had started dating Trish, John was dating Candice, Stacy was with Chris, and Dave had given up on dating. I had become really close friend with Randy, Dave, and Trish. Stacy was pregnant by Chris. He was excited.
We ended our break for the holidays and went back to work in the middle of January. I was going in being GM and I was excited. The first show was in Los Angeles, Ca. I flew in before the show and arrived at the arena two hours before the show. Paul was already there and I went to see him first.
I knocked on his locker room door. He opened it and gave me a hug.
"Hey, you made it!" he said.
"Yeah, how are ya?" I asked him. He laughed.
"I am good, but you act like it's been a while. I saw you last week." he told me. I laughed at him.
"Whatever, I can do that. We are siblings." I said.
"We are?" he asked me. I hit him.
"How's Steph taking you going back on the road for another two months?" I asked him.
"Hard, but Linda is staying with her, so she isn't alone." he told me. I was standing there when two large hands covered my eyes. I had no clue who it was.
"I give up?" I said to them. I turned and saw Randy. I gave him a hug.
"How's it going?" he asked me.
"Good, how are you?" I asked him.
"I am really good." he said.
"How's Trish?" I asked him.
"He is good, but we decided to break up." he told me.
"Sorry." I told him.
"It's ok. I just wanted to say hi and did you want to get together tonight?" he asked me.
"Yeah, we can. Find me after the show." I told him. He gave me another hug and left.
"You nervous?" he asked me.
"Yeah and I got to go. I am opening the show!" I told him. We told each other good luck and I left.
I rehearsed my script and walked out to the empty arena. I saw John and Show rehearsing their match. I sat in one of the seats a few rows back and was reading over my script.
"Excuse me, Iris?" a stage hand said.
"Yes?" I asked him.
"I was told to give you this." he told me.
"Alright, thanks." I told him and he left. I looked at what he had given me. I was holding a small, white envelop. I opened it and found a note.
Iris, go to hotel room 345 tonight around midnight. See ya then Secret Admirer.
I sighed and put it in my pocket. The last thing I wanted to deal with now was a secret admirer, but I knew I would go to satisfy my curiosity.
I opened the show and it went great. I had so much fun. I walked around backstage for most of it. I walked past the medic room and saw Dave sitting there.
"Hey, how'd the match go?" I asked him.
"Good, well, ok not so good. I won, though." he told me.
"Congrats. I just wanted to make sure you were ok." I told him. He kissed my cheek and I left.
I had a headache a little while later and went to get some Tylenol from the trainers. I walked in and John was laying on the bed talking to Candice. I walked back out, but I listened.
"Come on, John." she whined.
"Damn it. My head is busted open and I have a fucking headache. I am laying here until I get something done about it." he told her.
"But… John…" she was saying.
"Shut up and get the fuck away from me. I can't take it anymore. We are over!" he yelled at her.
"Fine. Go back to your slut." Candice said to him. I told the next staff person I saw that I was adding a match: Candice vs. Trish.
I walked in and saw Candice.
"Candice, you have a match, go." I told her.
"I do not!" she said.
"Yeah, ya do. Now, either go fight it or be fired." I told her. She walked out all pissed.
I walked over and pulled some gauze and things needed to patches his head. I was going to use the medical superglue to close it. I walked back over to him.
"Lay still." I told him. He just laid there. I began to clean him up and fix the cut. I finished a few minutes later.
"Here." I said and gave him Tylenol with water. He took them and smiled at me.
"Go back to the hotel. If I see or hear about you being out you won't fight for a week." I told him.
"Thanks." he said. I left and was walking back down the hallway.
"Iris!" I heard someone yell. I turned to see John running up to me.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked me.
"Yeah, can we do it tomorrow morning?" I asked him.
"I guess. What time?" he asked me.
"Um… lunch, so, around 12:30 in the lobby?" I asked him.
"See ya then." I told him.
The show ended and we all went to a club. I danced with everyone and drank a little bit. I was having fun. I looked at my watch it was 11:50. I told everyone bye and left. I was glad the club was across the street from the hotel.
I walked to the elevator and waited for it. I stepped in and pushed 3. I looked down at my outfit. I had on some dark jeans with a ¾ sleeved gray button up shirt.
I arrived at the floor and stepped off. I found the room. I waited a second and knocked. I waited for the door to open. The door opened and I saw who it was. I was a little surprised.