"So let me get this straight, you were married to Paul, who is now dating Trish, and you have a five year old daughter? Wow, talk about hidden pasts Sam" AJ joked as he sat with Samaire in his dressing room.
"Well at least your taking it well, unlike Austin who literally disappeared and hasn't called me since" she replied, slightly depressed.
AJ bit his tongue; he still hadn't adjusted to the fact that the woman he was falling head over heels in love with was with another man.
"I'm sure he just needed some space - it would have been a lot to digest at once Sam" soothed AJ as he gave Samaire a gentle rub on the back. She smiled - AJ always seemed to know what to say to make her feel better. She leaned over and gave him a hug.
"If this career doesn't work out for you, I'll give you a hint - try psychology" she giggled.
AJ didn't want to let her go but the moment was broken when Traci came flying through the door,
"Have you seen...Sam! I have been looking for you everywhere! I was so worried" she cried before looking at AJ suspicously. He removed his arm from around Samaire.
"Come on Sam" she said, grabbing her hand "Austin's looking for you to prepare for tonight's X match"
Samaire smiled back at AJ "Thank you" she mouthed before letting Traci pull her out of the room.
Traci dragged Samaire into the vacant room across the hall "What are you doing?" Traci asked as they entered the room.
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about you flirting with AJ in there!"
Samaire looked at her in surprise "I wasn't flirting Traci! We were talking, AJ is a good friend to me, nothing more"
Traci studied Samaire's face before sighing "Alright, just be careful okay"
"What? Why?"
"AJ has a reputation for being a bit of a ladies man"
Samaire raised her eyebrow "Speaking from experience Traci?"
Traci blushed "Yes, briefly but it's history now. We need to get back to the guys, their still trying to decide a finish, got any ideas?" she asked as they walked out of the room.
Samaire grinned as they walked down the hall "Nice change of topic there, very smooth"
Traci scowled and playfully shoved her. They entered the dressing room as Michael, Austin and Chris were still arguing.
"Look this isn't going to work, if Traci and Trish are fighting on the entrance ramp and Austin and Me are fighting outside the ring, who is going to take Chris down from the wires?" Michael argued, before spotting Traci and Samaire entering the room.
Austin smiled "How good are you at the high flying stuff Sam?"
Samaire looked around "Why?" she answered cautiously.
"We need someone to climb the ropes and take Chris down, like a big move or something. Any ideas?" Michael replied.
Samaire thought for a moment "How about a hurracarrana?"
Chris mouth dropped "You can pull that off up there? You sure?"
Samaire nodded "Sure, you up for it?"
Trish smiled "That's my girl, show stealer"
"Well it's final then, after Sam takes Chris out and Austin takes me out, Sam can help Austin get the belt" Michael stated.
As the other four began discussing the other matches on the card, Austin pulled Samaire aside to one corner of the room.
"How have you been?"
Samaire looked at him. To her, his eyes showed a genuine concern.
"It's been a tough couple of day, I really could have used someone to talk to"
Austin wrapped his arms around her "I'm sorry Sammie, it was a big shock, one I really didn't expect and I didn't deal with it too well"
"So you're okay now though - with Brooke and everything"
Austin smiled down at her "Yeah, I think I am"
Samaire snuggled up to his chest and smiled. Her peace was inturrupted though by a knock on the door.
"Women's title match in 10 minutes" came the voice from the other side.
"Time to go win yourself a championship babe" Austin said as he released Samaire. She reached up and kissed him softly "Wish me luck"
"Winner, and first ever TNA Women's Champion, SAMAIRE DAVIS"
Samaire stood proud in the middle of the ring as the referee raised her arm and presented her with the belt. She couldn't stop the smile that was spreading across her face as she looked at the belt in front of her.
'Goodbye bra and panties matches, hello real wrestling' she thought as she looked out into the cheering crowd.
As she walked backstage she saw Austin in the distance, coming out of his dressing room. As she was about to yell out to him she saw Trinity walk out behind him, smiling and fixing her hair.
'What the hell...'
Before she had a chance to do anything, two familiar figures appeared in front of her.
"Well, well, well, look what the cat dug up" Adam snickered as he eyed up Samaire. He turned to Stacy "Here I thought TNA was a serious wrestling company, but yet they continue to hire strippers like this" he continued, pointing at Samaire. Stacy laughed.
"I really don't have time for your shit Adam, so get the hell out of my way" Samaire replied, as she tried to walk past him. However Stacy stepped into her path.
"What's the rush Sam, don't tell me Paul's ready to drop dead already. Yeah, we all heard about your dirty little past"
Samaire stopped short in her tracks and felt her face fire up.
"What the fuck did you just say" she growled as her eyes narrowed onto Stacy's.
Stacy laughed "Don't worry, I'm sure he's going to a better place, which I must say the WWE is now - without you"
Samaire took a deep breath "For the last time, get out of my way"
"Or what" laughed Stacy
"Or this" Samaire swung her fist, which collected Stacy square on the jaw.
Adam watched in surprise as Stacy fell to the floor. He turned back to Samaire who was starting to walk away. He walked over and shoved her as hard as he could into the concrete wall. Samaire felt her head smack hard into the wall. As she sat on the ground she felt the room began to spin. She managed to make out the voice of a male who had grabbed Adam. As they began to fight she recognised the voice.
"AJ..." she managed to get out before everything went black.
"Samaire, Sam you okay"
Samaire heard Austin's voice ring around her head as she opened her eyes. She was still on the floor, but a small crowd had gathered around. She couldn't see Stacy or Adam anywhere.
"What happened?" she questioned as she rubbed her eyes.
"You got in a fight with Adam Copeland and Stacy Keibler, you banged your head on the wall" replied Traci as she helped Samaire to her feet.
"Yeah, agter you smacked Stacy one good too. You'd think she would have learnt the last time you kicked her ass" Trish snickered.
"You were just lucky that AJ was nearby and found you" Traci continued "Adam won't be messin around here anymore, that's for sure, especially after that beating"
"You okay to still go out there? X is up soon" Chris asked.
"Yeah, I think it's just a bump" Samaire replied as she felt the back of her head.
"Okay, well were going to get ready, so we'll see you out there" Trish said as the group broke apart.
"Oh Austin, by the way what was Trinity doing in your locker room earlier?" Samaire questioned as she picked the belt up off the ground.
Austin looked at her in surprise 'Shit' he thought 'Gotta be more careful'
"Um, just...er...just going over some moves she wanted to learn" he lied as he wrapped her in a hug "Why"
Samaire smiled "Just wondering"
Austin smiled 'That was easy' he thought as they made their way to her dressing room.