Samaire looked at Petey in disbelief.
"Australia! Why?"
"Jerry called him around lunch time and asked him if he wanted to do some promo work since your angle had to be scraped due to Trinity. AJ decided to do some Australian indy shows while he was over there - something about needing space to clear his head, now I know what it was about"
Samaire looked at the wrestling ring.
"This is fate telling me I don't deserve him; that I'm not good enough".
Petey looked at Samaire and shook his head.
"Are you nuts? So being so dramatic and talking bullshit. AJ is my best friend and if I know him well enough, which I damn well do, this is his way of giving you space to work out everything. I say stop being an idiot and use it to work out what you really want. Now while your here, do you think you can pull it together long enough to help me out with this class?"
Samaire looked up at Petey, who was now standing in front of her, surprised by his comments.
"Well?" he pressed.
"Uh, sure I guess. What do you want me to do?"
Petey opened the ropes to let Samaire into the ring.
"Those guys are pretty advanced in their training, we warmed up before doing basic bumps and drills. What I want to do now is teach them how to take the high flying moves. I thought, since your the nutty one for high risk, that you could fly and I'll work from down here on any problems"
Samaire raised an eyebrow "Dramatic, an idiot, nutty? Nice ta know what you think of me darling" she joked.
Petey grinned at her "I call em as I see em". She smacked him on the arm "Watch it or I'll fly onto you"
Petey laughed "Please?" Samaire poked her tongue out.
Samaire and Petey spent the next hour teaching the students how to take top rope crossbody's, moonsaults and her pet finisher - the shooting star press. When the class was over, she was in the ring trying to streach her back, which had become stiff with some of the rough landings, when one of the female students approached her.
"Um, excuse my Samaire?"
Samaire looked up, the girl had deep red hair and soft brown eyes. She was probably only around eighteen years old.
"Yes, Kameron isn't it?"
"Yes, I just wanted to thank you for all your tips and help today, they were very much appreciated"
Samaire was a little surprised. "Well thank you, but I'm sure it wasn't anything that Trinity hasn't told you".
Kameron laughed a little. "Actually, to be honest all Trinity did was tell us we were either too fat or in need of a lot of work".
Samaire looked at her "Well, let me tell you that is not the case. You are all very talented. I'll definitly be sure to keep you in mind next time Ring of Honor needs new blood".
Kameron surprised Samaire by giving her a hug. She looked over Kameron's shoulder at Petey who smiled at her before turning his attention back to one of the other students.
"Oh sorry. Um, thanks Samaire" Kameron said as she let Samaire go. Samaire laughed.
"It's fine, see you next time"
Petey walked over "Everything okay Sam" he asked as he watched Kameron grab her bag and walk out of the building.
"Yeah. Thank you Petey" she said as she gave him a hug. Petey looked at her in surprise.
"For what" he questioned as she pulled away.
"For bringing me back to reality, for giving me something to take my mind off everything. Do you mind if I do this again next time?"
Petey smiled.
"I'd love for you to come back"
"Can I get you another drink sir?"
AJ looked up at the stewardess and shook his head. He was three hours into his flight to Australia but was already regretting his decision to leave.
"Jesus, AJ, lighten up. This trip is suppose to be fun" Jackie Gayda said as she thumped him on the arm.
AJ just looked down at the unopened bag of peanuts in front of him.
"How do you deal with it Jackie?" he asked, his focus still on the peanuts.
"Well, personally honey I just rip it open" she said, taking the bag of peanuts and tearing them open.
AJ looked at her "No, not the nuts, how do you deal with leaving Charlie for a month?"
Jackie smiled at him "I know what your talking about, and well, I just remember the old saying - Distance makes the heart grow fonder. Why do you ask" she said, stealing one of the peanuts from AJ's tray.
AJ squirmed in his seat.
"Well, I kinda have fallen for this girl, and we sorta got together last night, but this morning she said it was a mistake, so I decided to come on this trip, but now I'm not so sure it was a good idea to leave it like it was".
Jackie looked at him sympathetically.
"I'm sure she'll realise she was wrong, I'm sure she's a smart girl"
AJ scoffed "Sam's smart as long as Austin doesn't get in her ear again".
Jackie's mouth dropped.
"Samaire! You slept with Sam! Oh god AJ, she's on the rebound for god's sake! You sure about this?"
AJ looked back down at the peanuts.
"I love her Jackie - so much. I have ever since I met her, but now I've messed everything up".
Jackie squeezed his hand.
"I say you come to Australia, you have a great time, kick some ass and when you get back Sam will be waiting for you with open arms. Just you wait and see"
AJ gave Jackie a small smile before looking back out the aeroplane window.
"I hope your right" he murmured.
Austin paced back and forth in the lounge room, waiting for Samaire to return home. He still had a key to the house she had given him when he had moved in. 'Where the hell is she' he thought, slightly concerned. He had been such a fool to think that he didn't love her. He just couldn't believe that it had taken Samaire busting him and dumping him for him to realise it. While he still wasn't comfortable with the idea of Samaire being a mom, he also couldn't take the idea of him losing her forever either.
Finally, after what seemed like eternity he heard the front door open.
"Hurry mommy, the pizza is burning me" he heard Brooke yell as she raced to the dining room.
"Remember Brooke, I want your stuff in your room before the pizza..."
Austin saw Samaire stop mid sentence.
"What the hell are you doing here" she growled.
"Babe, please, I just need to talk to you".
Samaire walked over and slapped him hard across the face.
"There is nothing you can say that I would want to hear" she snapped. Austin's face stung from her slap.
"I deserved that, but please just here me out" he begged to her. He watched as her tough stance weakened.
"Fine, but when you are done I want to get your stuff and get out of my house, understood!" she said firmly.
Austin took a deep breath. "I want you to know that what I did to you was one fo the lowest acts one person could do to another. Ever since last night I have felt completly disgusted with myself and deeply ashamed" he said.
"Good, because you should feel ashamed. You completly humilated me in front of everyone" Samaire stated, tears forming in her eyes. She did her best to bat them away. Austin took a step towards her but she backed away.
"Sam, I just want to tell you that I am eternally sorry for what I have done to you. I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I do hope that you can find it in your big beautiful heart to give me another chance someday to prove just how much I love you and how much you and Brooke mean to me".
Samaire looked at him, her heart torn in two. She knew Austin had broken her heart badly, but she still felt something for him. She sat down and looked up into his eyes. He seemed truely sorry, but she had been fooled before. She also knew that right now, her heart didn't belong to him, but to someone who was by now half a world away.
"I'm sorry Austin but I can't forgive you for what you have done to me, nor do I believe I could ever take you back. You had your chance and you made your decisions. It is not my fault you chose to throw away what we had".
Austin dropped his head.
"I understand"
Samaire stood up and took his hand in hers.
"I also know that I do still care for you, which is why I would like us to maybe try to still be friends. You do mean alot to me Austin, but I am warning you. Do anything to cross me and you will be sorry. You can stay here for now, but I would like you to move out before AJ returns in a month"
Austin looked into her eyes.
"You do love him, don't you"
"That's not your concern anymore"
Austin gave her a hug "Thank you Sam"