It was February 3rd, 2003 and Gabriella had spent the past couple of months traveling with Randy, off and on. Slowly she found herself losing her identity. She was no longer the quiet, book worm who studied and stayed to herself. Now she was the girlfriend of the most up and coming wrestler and she wasn't sure how to deal.

She was hated by women who did not even know her name. She spent most of her days on the laptop, doing her homework in various arenas while Randy soaked up all the attention.

At night was the only time that Gaby could be herself. During the silence of the hotel room, that was when Randy allowed things to be all about Gaby and no one else. Those were the times that she craved and as long as she had those nights to comfort her, she justified everything else. She told herself that he did keep the promise to be there.

Gabriella was sitting in catering waiting for Randy to get out of another meeting with Vince. Apparently they wanted to take his character in yet another direction so Gaby was stuck waiting to see what the future held.

It was times like this that Gaby really missed Mickie. True to her word, Mickie signed a short term deal with TNA after spending some time with Ring of Honor. Mickie and John were still together in the traditional sense, but Gaby wondered how long that was going to last, especially with John featured prominently on television, chasing the title from Brock Lesnar.

Picking up her cell phone, she was pleasantly surprised to see that she actually had service. Dialing her best friend's number, she drummed her fingers on the table.

"Hello?"

"Hola chica. What are you doing?"

"Driving to Philadelphia for the next show. You?"

"Waiting for Randy to get done his meeting."

Mickie softly laughed on the other end. "Being the girlfriend of a wrestler not all it's cracked up to be?"

"Who are you telling? Is it wrong of me that sometimes I wish he was still in OVW?"

Mickie was quiet for a few minutes before finally speaking. "No, it's not wrong at all."

"Oh, Mickie."

"No, it's cool. I can't be mad at John that he was able to live his dream before I can. I'm fine. Listen, Gabs, I gotta go. Call me later."

Gabriella looked down at her phone before placing it back on her hip. She turned back to her computer and proceeded to try and get some work done.

"Gaby?" Gaby turned around to see Randy and three men approach her. Randy placed a soft kiss on her forehead before turning to the men.

"Guys, this is my girlfriend Gabriella. Gaby, this is Hunter, Ric and…"

"Dave." Gaby stood up and offered the Greek man a smile.

"Good to see you again, Gabriella." Dave offered her a smile.

"You two know each other?" Gaby could hear the jealousy start to creep up in Randy's voice.

"We met once. When you guys were still down in OVW. So you lost the fangs, huh?"

Dave's laughter sent an unfamiliar warmness in Gaby's stomach. "Yeah, I traded in the fangs for designer suits."

"That's right. You are looking at the hottest group to hit the scene since the Four Horseman." Gaby looked at the older man with a puzzled look.

"Don't try Ric. Gaby's not really a wrestling fan."

"Oh. Well, dear, you are pretty so I guess I can let that slide." Gaby let out a nervous giggle.

"What's going on?"

"You are looking at Evolution. The best in the business. The past, present and future of the company all wrapped up into one group." The man known as Hunter said.

"That's great. So you guys are going to be like a team?" They all seemed to laugh at her which made Gaby slightly uncomfortable. Why did she have a bad feeling about this?

Ten months later and Evolution was in full swing. There was a slight setback when Dave got injured but for the most part, they were establishing themselves as the most dominant stable in recent years. Gaby's fears were also starting to come true.

Evolution was living up to their hype in every area of their lives. While Paul seemed to be like the more responsible one out of the group, the rest of them were content drinking and partying it up like they didn't have wives and girlfriends at home.

Randy tried to reassure Gaby that it was just part of the act and that he was remaining completely faithful, but Gaby wasn't a fool. She decided that she needed to get back home and take care of some things, mainly herself.

Mickie and Gaby were currently sitting at home gearing up to watch Armageddon. Even though Randy claimed that he wanted her there, she didn't think that she could muster up yet another PPV or live show.

The two women sat on the couch, Gaby with a glass of wine and Mickie with a beer. The friends sat in total silence for a few minutes as Booker T fought Mark Henry.

"I'm breaking up with John." Gaby turned, wide-eyed at Mickie.

"What? Why?"

Mickie shook her head and placed a smile on her face. "It's okay, Gabs. It's not like it will be a big surprise or anything. He's happy, he's traveling. Vince is gearing him up to be the new, young, hot superstar."

"Do you think that he wants to break up with you?"

"I think that John is obsessed with being the good guy. I think that John would rather pretend that there is no flaws in our relationship, then actually have to deal with anything. Don't get me wrong, I love him. I love him more than I thought I could love another human being."

"So what's the problem then? If you love him, then you should work it out."

"I can't be like you. I can't plaster a smile on my face to make my man happy when I'm miserable."

Gaby set her feet down on the floor and fully turned to look at Mickie. "I'm not miserable…"

"Yeah you are. Do you even know who you are anymore? I mean, besides being Randy's good, little traveling lapdog?"

"Are you trying to piss me off?"

"No you are my best friend and I'm just worried that you trying to please Randy instead of doing what you should do for you."

Gaby cleared her throat as she glanced at the TV. Randy was wrestling Rob Van Dam for the Intercontinental Championship. Without responding, she just turned back and focused on the match, willing herself to blink back the tears that her best friend was unwilling causing.

3 hours later, and the show was finally over. It was a big night for Randy and Gaby knew that she should be thrilled. Every member of Evolution walked out of the arena with a title on their shoulder. However, she couldn't seem to get Mickie's words out of her head.

As she laid down in bed, she prayed that Randy would call her even if it was just to tell her that he loved her. But she knew better. She knew the phone call would never come.