Disclaimer: I absolutely positively own none of the characters used in this story. They belong to Vince McMahon, the WWE, or themselves. No profit is made from this story; it is strictly fictional and strictly for fun!
A/N: I just wanted to say that I'm sorry that I haven't posted on this in a while. The muses decided to take a break but they are back now. This chapter is a little short but I felt like it was a good place to stop. I hope you enjoy and if you would, please review;-)
"I'm so glad that you are finally here," Trish squealed as she opened the door to Chris and Stephanie. She pulled Stephanie into a hug and whispered in her ear, "We need to talk soon as in right now."
"I'm just glad to be off the plane," Stephanie said hugging her back. She pulled away and winked at Trish letting her know that she heard what she had whispered in her ear. "Where are the guys at?"
"We're right here," Jay said walking into the living room with Benoit right behind him. "I'm glad you guys made it, Trish was about to drive me crazy worrying about you two."
"Oh really?" Chris said his eyes immediately on Stephanie. There was something going on between the two of them and he would have bet money that he wasn't going to like it. "Why does that not surprise me?"
"Oh, stop it," Stephanie said pushing him slightly in the shoulder. She turned her attention back to Trish. "Where can I put our bags?"
"I'll show you," Trish said with a smile. "Chris, if you'll give me your bag, I'll carry it for you."
"Sure," Chris said knowing for sure that something was up. Trish never did anything like that for anybody unless she wanted something. He looked at Jay with a question in his eyes. Jay looked back with a 'you are so right' look. He handed Trish his bag and watched as Stephanie and Trish walked down the hallway.
"Ok, what in the hell is up with those two?" Chris asked Jay.
"Dude, I so don't know but whatever it is, I bet it is not going to be good," Jay said with a serious look on his face. He couldn't help but shudder just thinking about the kind of trouble that Trish and Steph could get into to.
Benoit stood there a little lost in the conversation. He knew they were talking about the girls but he didn't understand what they meant by something is up. With a perplexed look on his face, "Guys, you want to fill me in a little?"
"Hey Benoit," Chris said patting him on the shoulder. "Sorry about that, I think Stephanie is up to something. She's been scrunching her nose from the time we left the house."
"Oh really? Isn't that interesting?" Jay asked while rubbing his chin. "You know, Trish wanted me to wait until all of you got here before I went to the store for the cookout. It's really looking like they are up to something."
"So, what's wrong with that?" Benoit asked totally confused.
"Ok, you've not been around them before when they are scheming have you?" Chris asked with an amused look on his face. "Well, depending on what they are planning, it could be good or it could be really bad."
"I see, which do you think it is?" Benoit said thoroughly intrigued. He had only hung around the girls around Chris and Jay. He was very curious as to what they were talking about and it showed.
"I don't know but I would about bet it ain't good," Jay said with a shake of his head.
Trish practically pulled Stephanie up the hallway. Stephanie let her pull her because she didn't want to cause a scene. The minute the door shut, she jerked her arm out of Trish's hands. "What in the hell is wrong with you? Are you trying to pull my arm out of the socket?"
"Sorry, I just wanted to get in here before the guys came," Trish said with an apologetic look on her face. She then smiled excitedly. "You know, this is going to be so great."
"How are you going to pull this off?" Stephanie asked with an amused look on her face.
"Easy, I forgot she was coming," Trish said with a smirk. "Check this out, I've been practicing." She put on a totally innocent face and looked at Stephanie. "Oh my gosh," she said popping herself on the head. "I totally forgot that I invited Lillian to spend the weekend with us."
Stephanie busted out laughing. "If you think for one minute that our guys are going to believe that, then you are in big trouble."
"Shoosh, all I have to do is convince Jay. Who cares what the other two think?"
"Do you realize that Chris already thinks something is up? He hasn't said anything yet but he has that look of awareness in his eyes," Stephanie said nervously chewing on her bottom lip.
"Stop that," Trish said popping her on her hand. "You're going to ruin your lips that way. You just leave it to me, I know exactly what to do."
Dave paced the floor at his house like a caged animal. He knew what he had to do but he wasn't sure that it was the right thing to do. After all, Hunter did have Vince's approval but it didn't make the situation any easier.
He was supposed to kidnap Stephanie after the next Raw. After talking to Randy, the two of them had come up with a game plan of sorts but he wasn't sure that it would work. Sure, all the guys liked Randy now but not one of them had ever really talked to him before. He knew that if he were the one to tell Stephanie and Chris, they would never believe him.
The phone rang breaking his train of thoughts. He picked up the phone and grimaced. Hunter was calling and that couldn't be good. "Hey man, what's up?"
"Hey Dave, just wanted to make sure that everything is looking good your way," Hunter said with a smirk on his face.
"Everything will go as planned," Dave said closing his eyes and leaning against the wall for support. "Anything else?"
"No, just wanted to make sure," Hunter said with a triumphant tone to his voice. "Call me if you need anything."
"Sure thing," Dave said before hanging up the phone. He looked at the phone in his hands and shook his head. He could only hope that they believed Randy. If they didn't, then all hell was getting ready to break lose.
Chris, Benoit, and Jay were riding in Jay's car heading for the store. Jay was convinced that the girls were up to no good and Chris couldn't help but agree with him. Benoit sat in the back shaking his head at the two dumb asses in the front seat. Jay happened to look in the rear view mirror and catch him doing it.
"What are you shaking your head for?" Jay asked.
"You two are really something. You have been sitting around whining for the last two hours that the girls are up to something. So what if they are? Let them have their fun," Benoit said turning his head to look on the car window.
"Easy for you to say, you've never seen the carnage left after one of their 'brilliant schemes' and trust me, you don't want to," Chris said looking straight ahead. "Does he want to see one Jay?"
"Hell no," Jay said with a horrified look on his face. He looked back in the mirror to see Benoit with an amused look on his face. "Dude, you had better watch it cause I've got a funny feeling that what they are scheming is all about you."
Benoit busted out laughing. "What could those two possibly do to me?"
"Dude, you so don't want to know," Chris said with a shrug of his shoulders. "You see, we're used to them and you're not. You're easy pickings for those two."
"But what could they possible want that has to do with me?" Benoit said with a nonchalant look. "I'm not worried.
"Dude, you should be worried," Jay said pulling into the grocery store parking lot. He found a parking space and pulled into it. He then turned his car off and shrugged his shoulders at Chris. "Look, if he thinks he has nothing to worry about, let him be that way."
"Man, do I feel sorry for you," Chris muttered while getting out of the vehicle.
Benoit smirked at both of them but didn't say a word. He really didn't think he should be concerned about anything. Besides, what in the world could Trish and Stephanie possible do to him? He rolled his eyes and followed the two worrywarts into the store.
The doorbell rang and Trish flew to the door to answer it. She grinned from ear to ear seeing Lillian standing there. "I'm so glad that you could make it. Come on in," she said as she stood to the side to let her guest in.
"Thanks. I really appreciate you inviting me this weekend," Lillian said with a smile. "I would have been bored to tears at home."
"Well, we're never boring," Stephanie said walking into the living room. She plopped down on the couch with a shit-eating grin. "How are you doing Lillian?"
Lillian set down her bags and walked over to the couch. She sat down beside of Stephanie with a smile. "I'm doing good. You know, I never got a chance to tell you but the Highlight Reel the other night was excellent. I enjoyed every minute of my front row seat on that one."
Stephanie laughed. "Thanks, I have to say it felt very good telling my father that he couldn't touch me. Of course, having mom in my corner didn't hurt any either."
"No doubt," Trish said walking over in front of them. "Do you guys want something to drink?"
"I would love something, thanks," Lillian said with a smile.
"Me too, surprise me," Stephanie said with a wink.
Trish walked into the kitchen and smiled. Early in the day, the two girls had decided that in order to get Lillian to loosen up, they were going to have to get some form of alcohol in her. It was a little known fact that Lillian could get quite rowdy when she had a few drinks in her. They didn't want to get her drunk; they just wanted her to drink enough where they could get her to relax a little more.
Trish had mixed up some margaritas earlier and left them to chill in the fridge. She quickly fixed the salt around the glasses and then poured. She smiled as she grabbed a few umbrellas for decoration. She then grabbed a tray, loaded the drinks on it, and headed back into the living room.
"Ok girls, margarita time," Trish said walking in front of them. She held out the tray where Stephanie and Lillian could get their drinks. After taking their drinks off, Trish grabbed hers and set the tray down on the coffee table.
"Mmmm," Stephanie said taking a sip. "You make the best margaritas."
"I do, don't I?" Trish said with a cocky look on her face. "Oh well, at least I am good at something. I can't do a thing in the kitchen but when it comes to a bar, I'm the best bartender around."
Lillian took a sip of her drink licking a little of salt off of the glass first. She took a drink and smiled. "She's right, you know. This is good."
"Thanks hon," Trish said with a wink. "I am good at the things I do."
"Please don't say that in front of Jay," Stephanie said with a grimace. "I so don't want to know what you are good at with him."
"Like you don't already know," Trish said rolling her eyes. "So tell me Lillian, are you seeing anybody?"
Stephanie sent a warning look to Trish that she promptly ignored. The only way they were going to find out things for sure was to ask. She hadn't seen Lillian away from work in while and knew that Lillian wouldn't think anything of it.
"No, not really," Lillian said with a sad look on her face. "After that last relationship, I just don't think I'll be trusting men anytime soon."
"You can't base your opinion on 'men' based on 'one' man. Maybe you need to get out and date some," Trish said taking a sip of her drink.
Lillian laughed a little laugh before taking a big sip of drink. "Well, with the traveling, it's about impossible to maintain any kind of relationship."
"No, not necessarily," Stephanie said with a wink. "You could always date somebody within the company."
"I don't think so," Lillian said taking another sip. "I wouldn't want to mess up any of the good friendships that I've made with some of the guys."
Stephanie and Trish looked at each other with a gleam in their eyes. They didn't come this far to have everything fall apart now. Trish turned her glass up effectively finishing her drink while Stephanie did the same. Lillian noticed and quickly followed suit.
"I'm going to go get us some more drinks," Trish said. She grabbed their glasses and set them on the tray. "I'll be right back."
Lillian turned to Stephanie with a smile. "So are the rumors true? Are you really dating Chris Jericho?"
"Yes, I am," Stephanie said proudly. "You know, I never would have thought that we would date but you know, it makes sense."
"Why do you say that?"
Stephanie got a soft smile on her face. "Well, between you and I, I have always had a crush on him. He's a very sexy guy and I'm just one of the many Jericholics out in the world. I just got lucky that he felt the same way about me."
"I wish I could find that," Lillian said with a sad smile. She had been on her own with no man in her life for well over a year. While at first, she was totally fine with it. She could do what she wanted when she wanted which was fine by her at the time. Now, the loneliness of being by herself was starting to get to her. It was the whole reason she came when Trish had invited her over for the weekend. She didn't want to be alone any more.
"Well, here's round two," Trish said with a smile and a wink. She noticed Lillian had a sad look on her. "Honey, what's wrong?"
"What?" Lillian said startled out of her thoughts. "Nothing, I'm just glad that I'm here with my friends."
"I suggested to her that she should go out with somebody in the company," Stephanie said looking at Trish. "She didn't think it was a good idea."
"Oh sweetie, I think it just might be what you need," Trish said with a small smile. "You've been by yourself for over a year. It's time to get back into the dating scene."
"I don't know," Lillian said the doubt in her voice evident. "I just don't want to lose any of my good friends over something silly."
"You won't," Trish said wrapping her arm around her shoulder. "Let me ask you something, what do you think about Chris Benoit?"
"He's a sweetheart," Lillian said with a slight blush. "He's always been a real gentleman around me."
"I think she just might have a crush on him," Stephanie said with an amused look on her face. When Lillian's blush started creeping down her neck, it was more than obvious to the two of them that Lillian had a crush.
"Look, Benoit's never been anything but a friend to me. I doubt very seriously that he looks at me that way," Lillian said with a sad look on her face.
"You know what, I think you are totally wrong about that," Trish said with a knowing look on her face. "I can't tell you how many times I've caught him staring at you when he thought nobody was looking."
"Quit joking around," Lillian said with a tad bit of hope in her eyes. Looking at Trish, she could see that Trish wasn't joking. She was dead serious. "Are you sure?"
"I'm positive," Trish said with a smug look on her face. "Look, you know that Jay and Benoit are tight. I'm around him all the time and I've caught him staring at you more than one time."
"Besides, he's really cute, isn't he?" Stephanie asked playing right into Trish's head. She noticed Lillian nodding her head yes. "Well, if he's available and interested and you're available and interested…."
"I don't know guys," Lillian said with a sad look on her face. "I don't want to throw myself at him without knowing for sure that he does like me."
"Ok, let's do this. I'm pretty sure that Jay invited Benoit over for the weekend," Trish said crossing her fingers over her little white lie. "Why don't we just see how things go this weekend?"
Lillian looked at the hopeful expectant faces on Stephanie and Trish's faces and smiled. Maybe they were right; maybe Benoit would be the one for her. "Ok, let's just see how it goes this weekend."
Benoit stood there shaking his head at the antics of Chris and Jay. From the moment that the two of them walking into the grocery store, it had been total chaos. He still couldn't believe that he was friends with the two of them, especially now.
First came the argument of who was pushing the buggy. They had stood there for at least ten minutes arguing over it when Benoit pushed Chris out of the way. He grabbed another cart and gave it to him hoping that would appease them.
He should have known from the light in their eyes that it was a mistake. The next thing he knew, Frick and Frack were racing in the isles. When Jay knocked down the cereal display, he thought they would have calmed down. If anything else, it only fueled them more.
"Guys, don't you think you've tortured the people in the store enough?" Benoit asked with a bored look on his face. Normally, their antics were funny at the hotel, and while hotels were not private, the grocery store was full of people who didn't find Chris and Jay amusing.
Chris and Jay looked at each other and grinned. They then turned to Benoit with goofy smiles on their faces. They both shook their heads and took off racing again.
"Great, I came for some relaxation and fun. All I'm getting is babysitting duty," Benoit said with a grim look on his face. He shook his head as he walked towards them. They were grown men and if they wanted to act like children, then he was going to let them. Besides, it sure made for an interesting beginning to his weekend. "Never a dull moment with those two," he muttered as he walked off to find them.