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Chapter Three

"You were incredible tonight, baby," Adam grinned as he raised his champagne flute. "Cheers to that!"

"Aw you're so sweet," Ashley giggled. She raised her glass and clinked it to his in a toast. " But you know, you were incredible too, for taking me to this restaurant."

"Of course I am incredible, I am made of awesome!"

Ashley laughed as he made that sexy cocky smirk on his face. "Oh sure you are. No doubt about that!"

Adam grinned. "But anyway I'm glad you like this place too, since I wanted this night to be perfect."

"Believe me hun, it already is…when I'm with you."

Adam smiled contently as he was touched by her words. He took her hand and kissed it. Ashley giggled and her face turned rosy pink at the gesture.

"Ash, for the past three months since we've been together, I've been on one heck of a rollercoaster ride. You love has changed me in ways that I could never imagine. It makes me want to be better in everything I do. Now I know that due to the fact that we have such hectic schedules to follow…I am happy to know that our love is still going strong in spite of that."

"I am too, babe," said Ashley with a smile. Since he had kissed her hand, it had never his hand. "And it's going to stay that way."

"Yeah. . ."

"Hey what's wrong? You're not having doubts in this are you?"

Adam scoffed. "Are you kidding me? You think I'd be saying all this if I do?"

"Well you sounded a little doubtful. . ."

"I'm not alright?" It's just that well. . .you're on Raw and I'm on Smackdown…that makes us official rivals when you look at it."

"Oh yeah that is true," said Ashley. She chuckled. "But this so called 'rivalry' didn't interfere in our relationship, did it?"

"Nope." Adam chuckled. "And if anyone had a problem with us being together, then we'll tell them two simple words."

"Suck it?"

Adam stared at her in mere disbelief while Ashley mustered an innocent smile.

"Sorry, I think Maria and I hang out with Shawn and Hunter way too often." Then she laughed. "What were you going to say?"

"I was going to say 'Screw you'. But you Miss Massaro, you've just broke my heart."

"What?" She asked in a 'what's the big deal' tone. "I only said a catchphrase."

"Yeah from my old rivals if you have forgotten," Adam said with a playful roll of the eyes.

"No babe I haven't," said Ashley with a laugh.

"Good. So keep that in mind alright?"

"Sure whatever you say," Ashley replied with a roll of the eyes and made a giggle afterwards.

Adam chuckled. "Oh good, our food has arrived."

"Alright!" Ashley grinned as the waiter was heading toward their table with a silver tray of dishes in hand.

X x x x X

It was 1:10 a.m. when he checked the alarm clock on the bedside table. It was the third time that he was checking for the time.

Apparently he was having a hard time getting to sleep.

He kept tossing and turning, trying to find a comfortable position but that didn't do any good.

Deciding to give up at last John got up from the bed, muttering cursed words under his breath as he descended down the stairs to the living room.

"So much for getting a good night sleep," John said with sarcasm. He picked up the remote from the couch. "Let's see that the TV has on."

He flicked through the channels but none of them got his interest. So a minute later, the image disappeared from the screen.

"Stupid TV," John muttered as he pelted across the long couch. He breathed out a sigh before burying his face into his hands. Then he looked up as if to hope to find something to do in meanwhile. Somehow his blue eyes became interested in a particular item among all of the other things that were sitting on the bookshelf.

He went to the bookshelf and took out a photo album and went back to the couch again. He stared at the album for a few moments before opening it and it wasn't long before he flipped through the pages. That album held so many memories as he looked at each photo, each of them had a significant value of the past.

There was one photo that he stopped to look at. It made him smile when he looked at it. It was a photo of him and Ashley together. She had on that pink snowcap. He remembered it so well.

As he looked into that photo, he could recall that memory very distinctly. As if had happened only yesterday. . . .

X x x x X

It was wintertime when John and Ashley were dating. Ashley had suggested an activity for the evening which was something totally new to him.

"Are you absolutely sure about this?" John asked her for probably a thousandth time.

"Yes yes and yes," said Ashley with a giggle. "Don't worry, it's all about balance."

"I'm not too sure about that Ash…" said John as he looked at the metal blade underneath the ice skate shoe.

Ashley laughed. "You'll be fine. You have me remember?"

"Yeah for when I get broken in half on ice." John rolled his eyes after making that comment. He made a chuckle afterwards when he received a slap on the shoulder.

"C'monnn! Trust me on this."

"Alright. Alright. Fine." He took a deep breath. "Let's go do this."

"Yeah?"

He turned to look at her. Her eyes lit with the hope that he wouldn't change his mind. She looked adorable. He couldn't help but to smile at this.

"Yeah," he said.

Now her smile got wide at his answer and then pinched his left cheek. "Good boy." She handed him his other ice skate shoe. "Put them on."

John nodded before retrieving the item…and also examining the blade underneath the shoe. He caught a glance of her chuckling and shaking her head as she was putting on her ice skate shoes. John smiled at the thought of spending time with her tonight.

This should be fun.

"Gee that was the best lesson I ever had!" John said after the session was over.

"You seriously enjoyed it?" Ashley asked.

"Well…not the falling down part…"

Ashley giggled, looking down at John who had just fallen flat on his bottom on ice.

"You'll get the hang of it eventually."

"Of course."

They shared a laugh and soon a comfortable silence overtook them.

"Come here," said John, patting his hand on the ice, signaling her to sit next to him. And so she did.

"I really had a great time with you Ash."

"I had a great time with you too." Ashley giggled. "Sorry that I had to laugh at you so many times when you fell so many times. I couldn't help myself."

"That's alright," said John with a chuckle. "I do look silly, don't I?"

"I would say yeah." Soon their laughter filled the air and created echoes in the empty ice rink.

"But you do want to ice skate again right?"

John looked at her. "Who said I wouldn't?"

"I was just wondering that's all."

"Sure." John chuckled. "But I would like to ice skate again. . .as long as my favorite teacher will be there."

Ashley mocked a surprised look on her face and pressed her hand against her chest. "Oh so now I'm your favorite teacher? I'm flattered."

A smile was formed as his lips curled upward at her giggles. She finally stopped when she looked back at him.

"What?" she asked him at last.

"Nothing. It's just that. . ."

"Yeah?"

John smiled and brought his hand to stroke her cheek tenderly. His eyes were now piercing into hers.

"I just love the way you smile," he muttered. She giggled and said nothing. Now was the time to show her how he truly felt about her. . . .

The ice rink grew quiet as minutes past by. But the moment was never interrupted as a couple shared their first kiss.

X x x X

"Look at the sky. It's so beautiful isn't it?"

Adam chuckled. "Yeah it sure is."

The couple was looking at the night sky by the wharf. It was such an amazing sight.

Ashley sighed happily. While she was watching the view, he felt warmth on her back as he stood close behind her and wrapped his arms around her chest. Ashley's smile grew and placed her hands onto her arms.

They stood like this for a few moments. The night breeze blew past them creating a comforting atmosphere between them.

"I love you Ashley," he whispered in her ear.

She couldn't help but to smile at this. She turned to look deeply into his eyes.

"I love you too."

And then they kissed. It seemed like things were just simply wonderful for them and they couldn't be much happier about that.

X x x X

Looking at the photograph in his hand, it seemed as though he had just traveled back into the past with this. That was one of the memories that he would cherish forever. His smile faded from his face when he was now slapped with a reality check.

Get over it John. She's never going to come back to you.

He sighed as he looked at the photo again before placing it back into the photo album and closing it. He couldn't dare himself to look at more of them. The more he did, the more pain followed him.

He cupped his face into his hands and stayed like this for a few moments.

Then he cried.

A/N: Too short? I think so lol. Oh and the mystery diva WILL appear in the next chapter so this is your last chance to go visit the poll on my profile and vote who you think the mystery diva is :)

Oh, if you would like this story to be updated a little faster, I need a bit of motivation so…hmm maybe if I get more than 5 reviews, I'll get this updated again by next weekend. Or better yet on Thursday since it's a public holiday for me…Corpus Christi, hehe.

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Next chapter: It's the night of the Royal Rumble. How will John make his comeback and what will be Ashley's reaction of his return?