No One To Call My Own

Keira sat outside with Trish, waiting for John to pull the car around.

"How can you leave me alone?" Trish whined. "I'm gonna be all alone."

"Go to a club, have a one night stand, and you'll feel much better in the morning," Keira said standing up when she saw John.

"Meh," Trish said standing up beside Keira. "I'll see you in a few days then."

"Quit acting like a little baby," Keira said laughing. "See you in salt Lake."

"If I make it there," Trish said still pouting.

Keira rolled her eyes and laughed. Then she gave Trish a hug.

"Bye," she said.

"Au revoir," Trish said waving as they drove off.

"Think she'll be okay?" Keira asked John.

"She'll be fine," John said laughing. "She does it every time she doesn't want to be alone."

"If you say so," Keira said and started flipping through the radio stations.

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Trish stood outside for a few moments and then looked back at the hotel. There had to be something interesting to do in there. She lazily walked up the steps when she heard some one call her name. When she turned around there was a twelve year old girl standing behind her with a piece of paper.

"Are you Trish Stratus?" The girl asked.

"Yes I am," Trish replied.

"Oh my God, you're my idol," the girl said.

Trish laughed. "Well thank you."

"Can I have your autograph?"

"Of course," Trish answered and took the piece of paper. "What's your name?"

"Caprice," she responded. "C-A-P-R-I-C-E."

"Alright," Trish said signing the paper. "Here you go."

"Thank you so much," Caprice said as she stared at the paper in disbelief. "I wanna be just like you when I grow up."

"You'll probably be better," Trish said laughing. "But thanks for the admiring comment. You made my day better."

"Well I gotta go, my dad gave me five minutes because he said that it probably wasn't you," the girl explained. "Wanna meet him?"

"Oh, I don't know," Trish said looking around. "I have to do some things yet today."

"Please," Caprice begged. "He's a huge fan of yours."

"Really?" Trish asked taken aback. This day was getting better by the minute. "Sure, why not? I love meeting my fans."

"Okay, come with me," Caprice said and took Trish's hand.

She led Trish across the lobby to a man sitting in a chair and talking on his cell phone.

"Daddy," Caprice said trying to get his attention.

When the man looked up his jaw dropped.

"Jay? I'm going to have to phone you back," the man said. He finished his conversation and stood up. "Well hello."

"Hi," Trish said smiling.

This man wasn't bad at all. He was about six feet tall, short brown hair, nice brown eyes, with a smile that could charm an entire room of people all at the same time. Trish quickly looked down at his hand. No ring. Hmm…interesting. The man was also dressed to kill. Nice business suit and cleanly shaven.

"I'm Blaine Cortez," the man said. "I see that you've already met my daughter Caprice. She has got to be your biggest fan."

"It's always nice to meet fans," Trish said. "She tells me that you are one of my fans as well."

Blaine looked down and blushed.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Trish said laughing nervously. "I didn't mean to embarrass you."

"It's alright," Blaine said looking at her again. "Are you free tonight? I mean you're probably not but I thought if you maybe wanna have dinner. Just the three of us."

"Actually, tonight is the first time in a long time where I don't have anything scheduled," Trish said. "It would be a pleasure if I could join you for dinner."

"Awesome," Caprice said dancing around. "My friends are not going to believe this."

Trish smiled at the young girl. "Do you have a specific restaurant that you would like to go to?" Trish asked.

"As a matter of fact I do," Blaine said going through his wallet and pulling out a card and handing it to Trish. "It's called Gorgino's. They have the best itialian food. It's a great place. Very classy."

"Alright," Trish said smiling. "I'll meet you there around…"

"Nine should be fine," Blaine replied.

"Nine it is," Trish said. "I guess I'll see you later then."

"Yes, I do have a meeting to get to," Blaine said looking at his watch. "It was very nice meeting you Ms. Stratus."

"It was nice to meet you too," Trish said.

"Bye," Caprice said and opened up her arms for a hug.

Trish knelt down and gave the little girl a hug.

Caprice gave another small wave and then the man and his daughter were gone.

"Aww…wasn't that sweet?" Chris Jericho asked from behind Trish.

"Oh screw off," Trish said walking towards the elevator.

"No, I'm serious," Chris said getting into the elevator with her.

Trish rolled her eyes and watched the numbers on the elevator tick by.

"We're over Chris, get over it," Trish said. "Remember? I left you for Christian. Or did that slip your memory?"

Chris shuffled his feet uncomfortably. Suddenly he didn't want to be in the small space with this woman anymore.

"Why exactly did you go to him?" Chris asked.

"I guess I needed something that you couldn't offer," Trish said as she stepped off the elevator.

"What the hell could you possibly need a creepy little bastard for?" Chris yelled as the elevator doors were closing.

Trish just kept walking, nothing Chris said was going to bother her today, not after Blaine Cortez.

Trish slipped the card into the door, danced inside and fell down onto the bed. She looked up at the ceiling and felt a weird feeling in her stomach. She knew exactly what that feeling was, excitement, exhilaration and anticipation. That was the exact same feeling that she had right before she dated Chris. But this time it was gonna be a guy that treated her properly.

She rolled over and looked at the clock. It was five o'clock. She could start getting ready.

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When Trish was finally done getting ready she looked at the clock. Right on time, eight thirty. She had heard of the restaurant before and she knew that it was a fair distance away. Before she left she looked at herself in the mirror. She liked what she saw. She chose a long black dress with elegant black heels. Then to add to the package she also wore a diamond necklace with matching earrings and a bracelet. To add to the effect she opted to wear her hair up. When she was satisfied she went downstairs where a taxi was waiting.

It was a peaceful ride to the restaurant. The lights of the city were glowing, something she always found to be absolutely astonishing.

As soon as they pulled up to the restaurant Trish saw Blaine standing by the entrance. He looked magnificent. Trish walked up to him and he pulled a single rose out from behind him.

"This is for you," he said and handed it to her.

"Aww…" Trish said smelling the rose. "Thank you." Then she looked around. "Where's Caprice?"

"She got sick about an hour ago, but I wouldn't think of standing you up," Blaine said. "Plus, Caprice wanted me to come."

"Well alright," Trish said. "I'm sure we'll have a nice evening."

"I guarantee it," Blaine said and motioned her inside.

Blaine walked straight past the sign that read 'Reservations are essential, please wait to be seated'.

"Umm…Blaine, I don't think you're supposed to just walk in," Trish said apprehensively.

"Oh, don't worry about it, they know me here," Blaine said linking his arm through hers. "We already have a table set up on the balcony."

Trish raised her eyebrows. She loved when a man was prepared. The restaurant was beautiful inside. It was two floors with the first floor being mostly for casual dining and the second floor was dimly lit for romantic evenings. Both floors also had outdoor dining.

Blaine led Trish to a secluded area of the restaurant, outside, on the balcony.

"We're all alone?" Trish asked.

"Yes," Blaine said pulling her chair out for her. "I thought that we could get to know each other better if we didn't have to worry about anyone else."

"So you set this in an hour?" Trish asked in awe. "Wow."

"I have my connections," he said smiling. "May I interest you in some wine?"

"Of course," Trish replied as Blaine poured the wine. "So what is it that you do for a living?"

"This," Blaine said motioning to the restaurant. "I own restaurants all over America and Canada."

"Really?" Trish asked. "Well, if I may say, this restaurant is amazing."

"Thank you very much," Blaine said sitting back down. "But you haven't even tried the best part. Our meals will be here shortly."

"You are good," Trish said taking a sip of her wine. When Trish put her glass down she noticed that Blaine was staring at her. "What?"

"You look gorgeous," he replied.

Trish looked down self-conscious. "Thank you."

The couple talked through out dinner and then through dessert. Trish was amazing at how well they got along. They shared all the same interests and dislikes.

"Would you like to go out for a walk?" Blaine asked after dinner.

"Sure," Trish replied as they walked out of the restaurant.

"Great, I know this stunning park. It's actually just down the street. Would you like me to show you?"

"Oh yes, please," Trish replied as they began walking. "So what happened to Caprice's mother?"

"She died of lung cancer, right after Caprice was born," Blaine explained. "It was a horrible tragedy."

"I'm so sorry," Trish said putting her hand on her chest.

"It's alright," Blaine said and linked his arm through hers for a second time. "After she passed away I vowed to give Caprice the best life that she could have."

"That's so sweet," Trish said and put her head on his shoulder. When they entered the park Trish stopped in shock. "This is breathtaking." She looked around at the dark green leaves on the trees mixed with the plush green grass and the thick tree trunks. There were hand crafted benches spaced out perfectly.

Blaine motioned her to one of the benches. "So tell me, how's life on the road?"

"Lonely," Trish said putting her head back on Blaine's shoulder. "Especially when you see a lot of other people with someone to hold and you have to constantly watch your exes with other people."

"I can imagine how that might feel," Blaine said rubbing her back.

Trish started to rub her hands on her arms to keep herself warm.

"Oh darling, here, have my jacket," Blaine said offering his jacket to her.

She quickly slipped it on over her shoulders and felt instantly warmer.

"We should go back if you're chilly."

"Alright," Trish said standing up.

When the two returned to the restaurant there was a limo waiting. Blaine held the door open while Trish got in and then he entered. They told the limo driver which hotel she was staying at and the driver started on his way.

"Tonight was lovely," Trish said.

"Well I'm glad that you had a good time," Blaine replied. "Perhaps we can do something tomorrow night?"

"I think that I could arrange something," Trish said smiling. "What would you like to do?"

"Nothing special," Blaine replied. "Something relaxing. How about I just come over to your hotel room and we watch some movies?"

"Sounds good," Trish said.

They sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes until the limo stopped. Blaine opened the door, got out and then helped Trish out. They linked arms and then got into the elevator. Trish pushed the button and they began to make their ascent to the fourteenth floor. When they got out Trish stopped at the first door and looked Blaine.

"I truly had a lovely time tonight," Trish said.

"I did too," Blaine said.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow night then," she said looking at the card in her hand.

"I guess so," Blaine said slowly.

Then Blaine moved in for the kiss and Trish didn't hesitate. The kiss was pretty passionate for it being their first. When Trish pulled away she smiled.

"Bye," she said and slipped the card into the door.

"Bye," he said and got into the elevator.

As soon as Trish got into the room she did a little dance. That went so much better than what she had planned. And he was going to come over tomorrow.

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"Yum…you have got to try this," Keira said putting the burger in front of John so he could take a bite.

"That's good," he agreed.

She put the burger down and looked at him.

"Tell me something that I don't know about you," she said curling up on the seat.

"Like what?" He asked.

"Like what? Like anything man," Keira said laughing. "There's gotta be something that I don't know about you. I know, how many siblings do you have?"

"Four brothers, Stephen, Dan, Matt and Sean," he replied.

"Interesting," Keira said. "Are any of them hotter than you?"

John looked at her. "How many more stupid questions?"

"I don't know," Keira said. "How much longer until we stop?"

"About an hour," John replied.

"Sweet," she said putting her feet up on the dash. "Are you glad that we're away from everyone?"

"Oh yeah," John said. "Particularly Vince."

Keira laughed. "He is going to be so pissed when he realizes that we're not there."

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