Another chapter of Let's Pretend.

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The duo had just arrived at the venue for the week's tapings. Cody was biding his time and waiting for the right moment to question Phoebe about the date in her diary. He wasn't going to tell her that he was snooping though, as that was sure to get back to Ted. After all, it was Ted's name that appeared on that date, so it must have something to do with him.

"I'm heading to the locker room." Cody told the brunette.

"Ok, I have to go and get ready now." She replied as she headed down the hallway.

Cody went in the opposite direction to his locker room to change into his ring gear. He was walking back down the hallway when he spotted someone up ahead, Dave. The Legacy member was still not convinced that the Animal had just been "talking" to Phoebe on the flight.

He quickened his pace until he was just metres away from Dave. As he was heading towards him, eyes focused, a voice called to him.

"Cody."

Cody turned in the direction of the sound to see that it was Phoebe.
She was looking incredible after getting made up for the taping. She was wearing white jeans with brown leather knee boots and a one shouldered gold top. Her hair was sleeked into a long ponytail down her back, while her brown eyes were brought out by a small amount of blue eyeliner. A faint sheen of peach could be seen on her lips and cheeks.

"Hey, you look…" he was lost for words.

"Thanks." She smiled.

"Are you ok?" Cody frowned, thinking maybe she had encountered some trouble backstage.

"No, I just came to say I was heading out there now." Phoebe replied.

"Good luck." He told her.

"You too." She grinned as she walked away.

The Legacy member headed to the screens backstage. He watched intrigued as Phoebe made her way down to the ring. The crowd cheered her and she looked as if she was comfortable with all the attention. She entered the ring and smiled as she was handed her microphone. It was time for her to announce the next match.

"Ladies and gentlemen. The following contest is scheduled for one fall."

A familiar ticking noise was heard as she announced the first superstar.

"First, from Miami, Florida. Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP!"

After Montel had entered the ring the song changed and the next superstar came out.

"The opponent, from Cleveland, Ohio. The Miz!" Phoebe spoke enthusiastically.

Now that her job was done for now, the brunette went back through the ropes and sat beside the announcers' tables. She looked on with interest as the two men locked up as the bell rang.
Once the match was over, with The Miz gaining the win, Phoebe announced the winner.

Cody was up next, so he waited at the curtain and heard his music start. He was a heel, so the booing started almost immediately.

"From Charlotte, North Carolina, Cody Rhodes!" Phoebe gave a small smirk in his direction.

The crowd were anticipating the arrival of Cody's opponent for this match.
After a short silence, the theme music of John Cena began to play.

"From West Newbury, Massachusetts. John Cena!" Phoebe called over the roaring crowd.

The match began with a ring of the bell. Cody had to focus on the match now. He was too focused on Cena to care what the brunette was doing.
As John hit him with the Attitude Adjustment, the Legacy member glanced across at Phoebe. She looked a little concerned, and was nervously tapping her nails on the desk next to her. He waited until he could get up again. Of course, Cena was booked to win that match.

"Did that hurt bad?" Phoebe asked later as she held an ice pack on Cody's bruised shoulder.

"I'm used to it." he replied and smirked a little.

"I was worried for a moment there." the brunette told him.

"Really?" Cody frowned.

"I was afraid that you might get injured like Ted did. Then I'd be alone." she replied.

"I'm not going anywhere." Cody told her.

"Thank you. It means a lot." she smiled and went back to tending his shoulder.

Later that evening, they had arrived back at their hotel room.
Cody was thinking about that date in her diary. He would have to play this very carefully.

"You like football?" he asked her.

"Did Ted tell you that?" she asked.

"No, I was just wondering." Cody replied.

"Why?" Phoebe looked over at him with curious eyes.

"I was thinking we could go to a game." he shrugged.

"When?" she asked, pulling out her diary.

"Um, we're off...August 12th or 13th." he said, looking at her to check her reaction.

"Not August 12th." Phoebe said sternly and shook her head.

"Ok. What about...are you ok?" he asked her, seeing her seem a little alarmed.

She bit her lip and looked down at the ground. Cody rushed over and put his arm around her shoulders.
He frowned with concern as the brunette wiped away a silent tear with her thumb and shook her head slowly.

"August 12th is a special date for me..." she almost whispered.

"Oh, sorry. Does Ted know?" asked Cody. He wanted to get to the bottom of why Ted's name was written on that date.
Of course, he couldn't reveal that he knew this, because he should never have been snooping around in the first place.

"Yes." she nodded.

"Can you tell me?" Cody asked her.

"Not right now, maybe soon." Phoebe replied.

"That's ok. I'm gonna look after you." Cody whispered as he hugged her and stroked her chestnut brown hair.

They stayed like that for a while. She didn't actually cry, but just let the odd silent tear roll down her cheek.
By the time the tear had run down her cheek, it was stopped at her jaw by Cody's thumb wiping it away.

A disturbing thought came into Cody's head. He realised that today, he had not felt any of his usual feelings towards the brunette.
It was almost as if he hadn't been pretending to like her. The more he thought about it, the more it made sense. Cody wasn't pretending to like Phoebe any more. He did like her. In fact, he thought he may like her more than he was prepared to admit.

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