Monday 11th July

Alexa laid in her hospital bed as she flipped through the channels on the TV. It had been five days since her operation and the doctor had told her that he had succeslfully removed one of her ovaries and the cancer hadn't spead. She had lied and told Abi that she was visiting her brother for a while. Only Vince knew where she really was and that's how she wanted it. Her eyes flickered to the TV and she saw John make his entrance. She turned up the volume and watched.

John Cena made his way down the ring to a huge pop. He entered the ring and grabbed the mic. ''Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!" The crowd went crazy as he grinned. ''Make some noise up in here, because the champ is here!'' He paused until the crowd had quietened down. '' It feels good to be out here but I'm having a bad day. Bischoff is up my ass. I've got Y2-Cheap, coming out here and saying how he kicked my ass on the Highlight Reel last week. Jericho seems to believe he can take my title from me anytime he wants, and there lies the problem.This is Chain Gang, and we solve problems.The solution is simple, if you want some…come get some!''

Cena threw down the title as Eric Bischoff's music hit and the General Manager of RAW made his way down to the ring. Bischoff got into the ring and grabbed a mic. ''It's like I was trying to get through your thick skull backstage. This is about that WWE Title, you don't defend it when you want to, you defend it when I want you to. You had an opportunity to get on my good side, but no, and now you're gonna see what happens when you throw your weight around.''

''It seems to me like you're physically threatening me.'' Cena retorted.

The music of Chris Jericho hit in the arena and he made his way down to the ring. ''Wiat there.'' Bischoff told Jericho, who paused in the aisle. ''I know you'd love to get into the ring right now, but why get your hands dirty on a thug like Cena.''

''Get in the ring.'' Cena demanded.

''There's no reason for it.'' Bischoff said. ''Jericho can get something better by waiting. You will be defending the WWE Title at SummerSlam, against Chris Jericho!''

Jericho thanked Bischoff for his decision. ''Last week I said I will take that title anytime I want. I'll do it because I have to. You're a disgrace Cena, you call me cheap, when you're cheapening the legacy of the championship just by having it. Bischoff is right, you're not championship material. You're nothing but a thug, a low down thug. You don't deserve to be champion. I'm the one who deserves the title, and when I beats you I'm going to go on to become a bigger superstar than ever. I'll sell more records, I'll be in the movies, the magazines, and be the biggest superstar in the WWE.''

Cena laughed. ''Get off your own nuts. This ain't about being a superstar; it's about real recognizing real. Let's settle it right now.'' John removed his shirt.

Jericho took off his jacket in the aisle. ''I could come in that ring, but I'm not going to. At SummerSlam, there will be a new WWE Champion, and his name is Chris Jericho!''

Bischoff laughed in the ring as Jericho left, and then Cena got on the mic again. ''I guess that since you and Jericho are in cahoots, then you're are a team, and since you're team mate ain't here, maybe I should take it out on you.'' Cena dropped the mic and hit Bischoff with the FU. ''Welcome to the new RAW, bitch!"

Alexa smiled, even though it had only been a few days she missed all of her friends. Most of all she missed Randy. She regretted not telling him the truth but she knew it was too late now. ''Miss. Torres?''

Alexa turned towards the door and smiled at the nurse. ''I've already told you, call me Lex.''

''There's a call for you, Lex, says his name's Mr. McMahon?'' She explained.

Alexa nodded and reached over to the side of the bed where the phone was. ''Hello?''

''Alexa, it's Vince, I just called to see how you were doing.''

She smiled. ''I'm doin' okay, Vince. They managed to removed all of the tumor and it hasn't spread.''

''That's good news Lex.'' He said happily.

''Yeah, he said I can be at Raw the week after next but I won't be able to wrestle for a few weeks.'' She told him.

''That's great. Well, call me when you're ready to come back and make sure you get enough rest.''

''Will do, boss. Thanks for calling.''

''Take care, Lex.''

Monday 25th July

Alexa walked into the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio for that nights Raw. She had arranged with the doctor at the hospital in Toronto that she would have her chemotherapy every Tuesday and Vince had arranged her schedule so it fitted around her appointments. ''LEX!"

She turned around to see Chris jogging towards her. She smiled. ''Hey Chris. Miss me?''

He nodded and pulled her into a hug. ''Of course I did. Did you have a good vacation?''

So that's what Vince told everyone. She thought. ''It was okay.''

''Good. Now, I hear that you and Randy split up. What happened?'' He inquired.

''I needed some space.''

''Space?'' He asked incredously. ''Lex, it's blatantly obvious that you two are crazy about each other.''

''Just drop it okay?''

''Fine.''

RAW

''Here's Sienna folks!" JR exclaimed as the diva made her way down the ramp.

She climbed into the ring and took a microphone from Lillian and stood in the centre of the ring. "Hellooooooooooooooooo Cleveland!" The crowd went wild, as Sienna's voice echoed around the arena. "It's time for the Battle of the Bands so lets get this party started."

With that the whole arena blacked out as the first people made their way out. Suddenly the lights burst on revealing John Cena, Tha Trademarc and Bumpy Knuckles at the top of the ramp, they then started their bumpin' performance of Bad Bad Man.

Once they had finished, the music of Chris Jericho then hit as he made his way out to the opposite side of the stage. He lifted the mic to his lips. ''I have to be honest with you, that just plain sucked.'' The crowd booed. ''It was rotten.''

''Well how 'bout you show me how it's done?'' Cena challanged.

''All of these people bought me into what I'm doing.'' The crowd cheered. ''You've actually fooled them, they're all a flock of sheep and that's unfair. I have one of the greatest Rock and Roll Bands waiting in the back, and they're already booing them because of him. If they were in any other arena the fans would be cheering. The fans have already made up their minds, and I am pulling Fozzy out of this contest.''

"Hold up, hold up," Sienna interrupted, "You're tellin' me that because the fans are gonna boo you, that means you ain't performin', that just sounds like your scared of a little competition."

"Listen up tuts, I'm not goin' to take any crap from you. That's right you probably wouldn't know good music if it hit you in the face, all you listen to is cheap crap." Jericho sneered.

"Well I listen to Fozzy" Sienna stated with a grin.

"Dayam, she just burned you good Y2Cheap, if you ain't gonna perform then leave the damn stage and let us show you how it's done properly." Cena said, flanked by Tha Trademarc and Bumpy Knuckles.

Giving dirty looks to all tree man and to Sienna, Jericho left the top of the ramp looking thoroughly ticked off. Looking around Sienna decided to state the obvious, "Well boys and girls here are your winners, Bumpy Knuckles, Tha Trademarc and the WWE champion John Cena!"

Smiling up at the three men Sienna climbed out of the ring and made her way up to the ramp, as The Time Is Now was performed, she was stopped however by Cena who took her hand and planted a kiss on it. Smiling, she nodded at Cena and made her way backstage.

Later

"Can you believe this bull?" John asked, angrily storming into his locker room after he jumped Jericho at the start of the show, "Bischoff's putting Y2Crap as the ref? How the hell can I win now?"

"You're gonna win," Sienna assured him.

"I'm sorry," John told her, "But did you hear the part about Jericho being the ref for the match against Carlito?"

"Yeah, I did," She replied, "But I know that you have a lot more heart than either one of them. Heart always wins over egos and backstage politics."

"This isn't like SMACKDOWN, baby," John said, "All the political bullshit is for a reason and that's to screw guys like me over."

Sighing heavily, Sienna took John's hand into hers, pulling him closer to her. "Not if you let them," She replied, "I know you, John. I know that you've overcome bigger things. Is it gonna be hard? Yes. Will you get hurt? That's part of the job. Giving up isn't an option though."

"I went through hell to get this," John said, looking to his title, "And bled buckets to keep it." Placing the title over his shoulder, John looked back to Sienna, who smiled up at him. "No way in HELL I'm giving it up without a fight," John smiled.

"That's right," Sienna told him, happily.

"Because - - - the champ - - - is - - - here."

''Damn right.'' She grinned.

After the break Sienna made her way down the hallways. She eventually found Bischoff's office and she walked in without knocking to find Bischoff, Jericho and Carlito formulating a plan for the match. "You know, it's rude to walk in without knocking." Eric stated irritably.

"Well I'm only rude to people I don't like so there you go." Sienna replied with a grin, "Anyway Cena asked me to tell you that you're gonna get what's comin' to you and to call you frostytops. So, frostytops, please tell me that you have me scheduled for a match tonight."

"Firstly you can tell Cena that he isn't in a position to be making threats, secondly, you will regret it if you insist on calling me frostytops and thirdly, no you don't have a match the Diva Search is ongoing and we have no space for any other diva action." Eric smirked before turning his back on her.

"Well that's a pile of bull, just because the Diva Search is going on doesn't mean that any other of the divas can't wrestle, I came here to wrestle and that's exactly what I'm gonna do. Oh and you," Sienna turned and stepped up to Jericho, "Cena also asked me to do this." With that Sienna delivered a straight right-hand to Jericho, the force knocking him into Carlito and sending them both flying to the floor. Letting out a loud laugh Sienna turned and sprinted out of the office and down the hall.

Hearing the totally P'd off voices of Carlito and Jericho, she ducked into the nearest locker room. She leant against the door, trying to catch her breath when she realised she was hiding in someone's locker room. Turning she came face to well stomach with that someone, looking up Sienna slowly backed away from the seven foot giant before smiling sheepishly and waiting for him to speak. "Can I help you?" The Big Show's voice boomed around the small room.

Sticking her chin out defiantly Sienna replied, "Actually, I just stepped in here so I could avoid getting' the crap kicked out of me so I'll be leaving now."

As she was about to slip out of the door Show placed a massive hand on her extremely small arm. "Who's gonna kick the crap outta you and why?" he asked.

"Well, Cena asked me to do him a favour so I did, but that favour involved my fist connecting very harshly with Jericho's face." She replied with a smile. The Big Show chuckled loudly before removing his hand from her arm. As she walked down the corridor she could still hear him chuckling quietly to himself.

Alexa walked into the Women's locker room after the show had finished and sighed when she saw it was empty. She sat down on the bench, wincing slightly as she jarred her wound from the operation. She reached into her bag and grabbed her pnone flipping it open, seeing that she had no messages and no missed calls. Her eyes fell upon her screensaver, a picture of Randy. What have I done? She wondered. For the first time in months, she was hit with an agonizing pang of loneliness. She was all alone. She had no one. And it was all her own doing. With a loud exhale, she rose from the bench. She closed her eyes for a moment, taking a deep, calming breath. When she opened them, she found herself eyeing her own reflection as she curiously gazed into the mirror hanging on the wall. "Oh my God..." she muttered under her breath, her eyes widening in horror. It felt like - despite the countless times she'd spent staring into a mirror - she was seeing her own face for the first time. It was a shocking realization... she looked awful. Her complexion was still flawless, her makeup still perfect, and there was not a hair out of place. That wasn't what seemed so horrible. It was her eyes. Alexa was always big on reading people through their eyes. Hers were empty... dark, cold, and sad. She had never seen such a pitiful gaze coming from her own eyes. The violet colored orbs sent her a profound message... she was truly unhappy. A tugging sensation pulled at her chest, and she released a shaky sigh. Her eyes began to burn... She blinked a few times, but the feeling persisted. The fact that she was actually crying upset her further, causing even more tears to well up in her ducts. She bit down hard on her lip, hoping to stop it from quivering. "Stop it," she urged herself, staring dead into the mirror again. "Ugh, stop it!"

"What did I tell you about talking to yourself?"

Alexa whipped around, placing her arms in front of her in a defensive nature. Her arms dropped to her sides, though, when she saw it was only Chris. "I'm not in the mood, Chris." She replied.

Chris frowned as she stepped into the room, a disheartened gaze taking over her features as she realized just how upset his friend was. She looked so defeated, and that was not the Alexa that he had come to know and love. ''What's wrong?'' Alexa could only shake her head, the tears spilling freely from her eyes as she slumped down to the floor. The tears that had threatend to spill, trickled slowly from her violet orbs, the brunette blinking rapidly but to no avail. And instead of wiping them away, she just let them fall. Chris' heart broke just by looking at her, she looked so... alone. He sighed and knelt down beside her and pulled her into a hug. After ten minutes her sobs had quietened down. ''C'mon, let's get you back to the hotel.''

Chris swiped the keycard and Alexa's door swung open. The pair stepped inside and Chris closed the door after him, placing the bags on the floor. He watched at Alexa silently removed a pair of boxers and a tank top from her case and she walked into the bathroom. Several minutes later she emerged and put the clothes she had been wearing on top of her bag as Chris watched her intently. Now all of the make-up had been removed from her face he could see how exausted and gaunt she looked. Her eyes seemed empty and she had obviously lost weight. His eyes went to the pair of black boxers which were practically hanging from her frame. His eyes narrowed slightly when he saw some gauze sticking out from under the boxers, on her lower abdomen. ''What's that?'' Alexa followed his gaze and looked down at the bandage that was covering her wound. She pretended not to hear him. Chris stood and walked over to her and grabbed her wrist lightly. He looked at him curiously as he examined her arms, seeing the needle marks in the crook of her elbow. He raised an eyebrow and looked her in the eyes. ''Is there something you're not telling us?'' He questioned softly. Alexa sighed and sat back on the bed, Chris taking the space beside her. She glanced at him for a second before returning her gaze to the floor, her eyes tearing up again. ''Lex, please, you're starting to scare me.'' He pleaded.

Alexa finally relented and told Chris everything. When she was finished explaining, Chris just sat there with a dumbfounded look on his face as he let it all sink in. ''But you're so young...'' He whispered in disbelief.

Alexa offered him a soft smile. ''Life's a bitch.''

He didn't laugh, just looked at her intently. ''Why didn't you tell anyone?''

''I thought I could get through it on my own and I didn't see the point in making everyone worry.'' She told him honestly. ''I don't want everyone looking at me like I'm already gone, I don't want the pity and I don't want to be treated differently. Yeah, it sucks, but shit happens.''

Chris shook his head. ''How can you be like that?''

''Like what?''

''So... facetious about this?''

She shrugged. ''It's my way of dealing with it, I guess. Unless you'd rather me moping around all the time.''

''No, I wouldn't want that at all.''

''Good.''

A thought suddenly sprung into his head. ''Is this why you broke up with Randy?'' She nodded. ''Why?''

''Because I didn't want him to see me when things get bad.'' She sighed at Chris' concerned look. ''I'm not gonna sugar-coat things, my chemotherapy starts tomorrow and I'm going to feel like shit, look like shit, I'm going to snap at everyone and there's a slight chance my hair will fall out. I don't want any of you to see me like that, especially Randy. I don't want him to think I was guilt tripping him into staying with me.''

Chris shook his head. ''Randy would never think that and I really doubt that he cares about any of that stuff because he loves you and if he knew I know that he would want to be here for you.''

''Chris, promise me something.''

''What?''

''Promise you won't tell anyone anything about what I just told you.''

''I can't, Lex, I-''

''Please.'' She begged.

He sighed and looked her in the eyes for a second before nodding reluctantly. ''Fine. But, only if you promise me something?''

She raised an eyebrow. ''What?''

''That I can come with you when you have the chemo.''

''I can't ask you to do th-''

''I want to.'' He replied sincearly.

Tuesday 26th July

Alexa and Chris sat in the doctor's office as he explained the process of the chemotherapy. ''Chemotherapy involves using drugs to destroy cancer cells. Many of these drugs destroy cancer cells by preventing them from growing and dividing rapidly. During treatment, damage to these cells, for example, hair follicles, red and white blood cells, platelets may cause Anemia, nausea and possible temporary hair loss.'' Alexa smiled at Chris as he squeezed her hand. ''Now, the cycle we're going to use with you is the chemotherapy with cisplatin and paclitaxel. The drugs are given in an IV once every 21 days for 4-6 treatments, which is six months. But as you're on the road for the majority of the month, I suggest we do it every tuesday, it cuts down the time of the course.'' He finished and looked at Alexa. ''Do you have any questions?''

Alexa thought for a moment then shook her head. ''No, I think you covered everything.''

Three Hours Later

Alexa removed her jacket as she closed the door behind her. Chris had just dropped her off at home and she kept thinking about what he had said about Randy. She sighed and walked into the living room where she found John and Abi sitting on the sofa watching a movie. ''Hey guys.'' She greeted.

''Hey Lex, you okay?'' John asked.

''Yeah.'' She nodded, flopping down on the chair. ''What've you two been doing?''

Abi smirked. ''Oh, y'know, this and that.''

Alexa rolled her eyes. ''I don't wanna know.''

The ringing of the phone interrupted the comfortable silence and all three looked between each other to see who was going to get up. Abi sighed and pushed herself up, moving over to the other side of the room to pick up the phone. ''Hello?'' She answered. ''Yeah, hang on.'' She covered the earpiece with her hand and turned to look at Alexa. ''It's for you.'' She smiled.

Alexa groaned and stood up moving over to the phone. ''Who is it?'' She whispered.

Abi shrugged and handed her friend the phone. ''Hello?''

''Hey Lex.''

Her eyes widened slightly and she glared at Abi who smiled sweetly. ''Hey Randy.''

''I just thought I'd call and see how you're doing.''

She smiled, he was so sweet. ''I'm doin' alright, thanks. You?''

''I'm alright I guess, been keeping busy.'' He replied. Neither said anything for several moments before Randy broke the silence. ''I- I miss you Lex.''

She closed her eyes and sighed. ''I miss you too.''

''Do you think maybe we could meet up sometime and talk?'' He suggested hopefully.

''I don't know, Ran I-''

''Please, Lex. We can go for a coffee or something.'' He said. ''As friends.''

She sighed and nodded although he couldn't see her. ''Sure, that sounds good.''

''Great!"

Alexa chuckled, she could almost see his smile. ''Well, give me a call tomorrow or something and we can work something out.''

''Okay, I'll do that.'' He agreed. ''See you soon.''

''Bye.''

Wednesday 27th July

Alexa shot up in bed, wondering what the hell had woken her up. She looked around and glanced over at the alarm clock. 6.37. She read. She groaned and fell back into her pillow and closed her eyes. A few second later she heard a clunk against her window. After another few seconds she heard it again. Sighing, she whipped the cover off her body and made her way over to the window and opened the curtains. She unlocked and opened the window before peering her head out. Standing below her was Adrian, his arms poised to throw another stone. ''Adrian?''

''Lex!" He exclamined. ''Do you have any idea how long I've been standing here?''

She smirked. ''You should've told me you were coming.''

''You gonna let me in or what?''

''Hang on.'' She moved away from the window and pulled on her black silk gown before quietly making her way downstairs, so she wouldn't wake John or Abi. She unlocked the door and let Adrian in, before leading him into the kitchen. ''Coffee?'' She offered.

''Please.''

She started to make the coffee as she turned to look at him. ''So, what are you doing here?''

He placed a hand over his heart and pretended to look offended. ''What makes you think I didn't just drop by to see my beautiful sister.''

She cocked an eyebrow. ''This early, I think not.'' She turned back to the coffee. ''You had an argument with Susanne didn't you?''

''Why do you insist on calling her that? She's our mother.''

She snorted. ''Only by blood.''

He shook his head. ''Well, to answer your question, yes, I did have an argument with Mom.''

''About what?''

He shrugged. ''Things in general. She's upset with me because she thinks you're a bad influence on me. I'm moving down to San Antonio in a few months.''

''How come?'' She asked, handing him his coffee.

''Thanks.'' He took a sip. ''Well, there's this basketball team down there, The Ravens, they want me to be their new coach.'' He said excitedly.

Alexa smiled. Her brother had always been into all kinds of sport, but basketball had always been his one passion. He was hoping to make it as a pro, but a knee injury put and end to that, much to the delight of their mother. ''That's fantastic!" She hugged him. ''I'm proud of you 'Rian.''

He grinned. ''Thanks.''

''Let me guess, Mom wasn't so happy?''

He grimaced. ''That's the understatement of the year.''

''Don't worry about her. She tried to stop me from doing what I love and look where it got her, nowhere. Just follow your heart and don't worry about what anyone else says, it's your life.''

He smiled sadly. ''You're so much like dad.''

Monday 1st August

RAW

Chris rolled his eyes, stepping back. "Well, if it isn't the Cena Ho."

She leaned against the opposite wall from Chris. "And if it isn't the Undisputed Chump. Goody."

He looked down at her revealing outfit. She was dressed in a short denim mini skirt, black strappy sandels and a black fishned tank top over her bra. "And she still looks the same, as slutty as ever!"

"Screw you." She snapped.

"I know you'd like to," he replied. "But you're just not ready to be with a real man like this."

"What the hell are you talking about, Y2L?"

"My name isn't Y2L.'' He said with a frown.

"Y2 Loser... Yes, that sounds about right," She said sweetly as the fans cheered her.

"Just for my own curiosity, did you become a bitch before or after turning into the Cena Wench?"

She smirked. "I've been a bitch long before meeting John!"

"Wow...I'm sure surprised." the sarcasm was very evident in that statement alone.

"But Chris..."

"What?"

"When did you become a bitch? Before or after getting the championship?"

"I'll have you know I've always been a- HEY! Wait a second!"

Sienna laughed. "Don't worry Chris! I've always thought you were a bitch!"

He scowled at her. ''Do you think that little stunt you pulled last week was clever?'' He inched towards her. ''Well it wasn't. Why're you sticking by that 'thug' anyway?''

She scoffed. ''Because he's my friend. Which is more than I can say for you.'' She spat.

He smirked. ''You think I care? I've got new friends now, friends that bring more benefits that you ever did.''

She rolled her eyes. ''You really think that you can take that title from John at Summerslam?'' He nodded confidently. ''Well think again assclown, 'cause I'm gonna make sure you don't.'' She threatened before sauntering off down the hallway, Y2J staring after her with a knowing smirk on his lips.

Alexa made her way towards the locker room and as she turned the corner she spotted a familiar face. She grinned and ran towards him and covered his eyes. ''Guess who?''

He chuckled. ''Hey Lex.'' He turned around and pulled her into a hug.

''You looked good out there Matt.'' She smiled. ''So, you're back for good?''

''I tihnk so, you never know around here do you.''

''I guess. Lookin' forward to Summerslam?'' He nodded and Alexa saw the burning passion in his eyes. ''Well, I gotta jet, but welcome back and I hope you kick Adam's ass…''

Later

''The odds are against Cena tonight.''

''That they are.'' King agreed.

''Carlito's got his friend, Chris Jericho as the referee tonight and the General Manager at ringside.''

''And the only person Cena's got in his corner is Sienna.'' King pointed out. ''Which is something I wouldn't mind having.''

Sienna was cheering on the champion as he fought out of the wrist lock Carlito had him in and knocked him down. Carlito kicked Cena in the chest and nailed a neckbreaker. He went for the cover and Jericho did a fast count but Cena kicked out and Jericho nailed him.

''This is unfair on the champion.'' JR muttered.

''I think it's genius.'' King chuckled.

''You would.''

Carlito nailed a back elbow and Cena quickly kicked out of another fast count. ''C'mon!" Sienna called from the outside. Jericho just blew her a kiss as the crowd booed.

Carlito beat on Cena in the corner with right hands and elbows before picking Cena up and going for a vertical suplex. Cena blocked it and went for one of his own but Jericho pulled the legs of Carlito back down, allowing him to nail a DDT. Carlito went for the cover and Cena had his foot on the ropes but Jericho counted anyway. The Doctor of Thuganomics kicked out.

Sienna appeared to have had enough and jumped up on the apron and yelling at Carlito and Jericho. ''Hey, asshole!" Both men turned to look at her as she shouted. ''If you count and slower than that again I'm gonna-''

She was cut off as Eric Bischoff grabbed her around the waist and removed her from the apron. She yanked herself out of his grasp and spun around, angrily punching him in the face.

''Oh my God!" JR exclaimed.

Eric's hands flew to his face to cover his nose. Sienna had a smirk on her face as the blood dripped trough his fingers and onto his shirt.

''She just disrespected the General Manger!" King said in disbelief.

''Well she knows Jericho won't disqualify John if she gets involved, becasue he'll just retain the belt.'' JR pointed out.

The crowd cheered as Eric glared at Sienna one last time before he made his way up the ramp and backstage. Sienna watched him leave before returning her attention to the match just as Cena tackled Jericho. Carlito pounced on him and placed him in a side headlock. Jericho begged for him to quit but Cena refused. Cena worked his way to his feet and managed to drop Carlito over his back. John ran at him but Carlito nailed a falling face slam and he nearly got a three count.

The fight went to the outside where Carlito slammed Cena's head off the security rail after it was exposed by Jericho. Carlito rolled him back into the ring where he gets another near quick three count. Cena went punch for punch with Carlito and he gained control by taking Carlito down with a shoulder block followed by a back body drop and a spinning back suplex. Cena did the five knuckle shuffle but Jericho did not count. Cena choked Jericho but Carlito attacked him from behind. Cena fired on him though and threw a back elbow to Jericho. Cena went for the FU but Jericho kicked him in the gut. Cena then clotheslined Jericho over the top rope and nailed Carlito with the FU. Another referee ran down the ramp and into the ring before counting the three count.

Jericho re-entered the ring and kicked John right in the plums slamming the champion's head on the turnbuckle. Jericho took it outside where he gave Cena a suplex on the mat. He grabbed a camera and nailed Cena right in the face. The crowd booed as Cena didn't move.

''The champion's been busted open folks.''

''What's Sienna doing?'' JR asked.

Sienna had got a chair from ringside and was creeping up behind Chris as he held John in the Walls of Jericho. She raised the chair over her head and swung it towards Jericho's skull as hard as she could. A sickening thwack was heard before Y2J slumped over and landed on the ground beside Cena, both lying motionless as Raw ended.

''I'm soooooo sorry!" Alexa ran over to Eric who had an EMT tending to his nose. ''I didn't mean to hit you so hard and-''

He waved his hand. ''Don't worry about it, these things happen.''

''But still-''

''It's fine, really.'' He insisted.

John and Chris wandered up behind Alexa and Chris whistled at the blood spewing from Eric's nose. ''Nice shot, Lex.''

She turned to shoot him a look. ''It's not funny.''

Chris cleared his throat. ''Well, um, do you need a ride to the hotel?'' She nodded. ''Okay, I'll meet you in the parking lot, go get ready.''

''Okay.'' She turned back to Eric and smiled apologetically. ''Once again, very sorry.''

Wednesday 3rd August

Alexa flicked through the TV, finding nothing on there yet that had appealed to her. Her arm was sore from her dose of chemotherapy yesterday because the nurse had a hard time finding a vien to put the IV in. As a result, the underside of her elbow was a disguting purple and blue. John had taken Abi to meet his parents in Boston so she had the house to herself until they came back Saturday, leaving her alone with nothing to do. It was mid-day and here she was lounging on the sofa cuddled up in her duvet watching TV. She sipped her coffee and placed it back on the table with a content sigh.

KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.

She rolled her eyes. Typical. She thought as she unwrapped herself and dragged herself to answer the door. She unlocked it and swung it open, not expecting to see Randy standing there with some flowers. ''Hi.''

Randy grinned as he drank in her appearence. She was wearing a pair of his RKO boxers and a light blue tank top. Her hair was up in a sloppy bun and her face was devoid of any make up, showing her natural beauty. ''Hey.'' He greeted as he handed her the roses he had got her. ''John said you were feeling a bit under the weather so I bought you these to cheer you up.''

''Thank you, they're beautiful.'' She beamed as she sniffed them. ''You wanna come in?''

''Sure.''

He stepped inside and she closed the door behind him, following him into the kitchen. She reached into a cupboard and took out a vase before filling it with water.Alexa asked as she neatly put the roses into the vase. They moved into the living room and Randy sat in the chair as Alexa placed the vase on the coffee table before resuming her previous position with her duvet. He smirked. ''Comfy?''

''Very.'' She replied as she finished off her coffee.

''You want another?'' He offered.

''Sure.'' She replied, handing her empty cup to him.

Several minutes later he returned and handed her a fresh cup. She grinned and took a long swallow of the coffee. Mmm, light and sweet, just the way she liked it. "You know just how I take my coffee. God, you are just so perfect."

"Watch it, I might get a big head with all this flattery you keep tossing around at me."

"Ooh, you left yourself open for a supremely filthy comment about that, but I'm going to be a lady and restrain myself." She smirked.

"Oh, no, don't do that on my behalf, I rather like it when you're unrestrained."

Randy walked down the stairs and back into the living room and looked over at Alexa, who had apparantly fallen asleep when he'd gone to the toilet. She was curled up on the sofa, wrapped up in her cream duvet. Her head was resting on the arm of the sofa and a few strands of hair were covering her closed eyes. Smiling, he gently pushed them behind her ear as he watched her sleep. He'd missed her the past few weeks, it had been weird not waking up to her in the morning and going to sleep with her at night. Randy didn't know what had caused her to want to take a break from their relationship but he was going to find out.

Monday 8th August

Alexa whistled to herself as she strode into The Mellon Arena for Raw that night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She hadn't seen Randy since his visit last week but she'd had a good time while he was there. Smiling at a few backstage technicians she made her way to the Women's locker room to drop her stuff off. Walking inside she found Lillian, Stacy and Lisa-Marie. ''Hey people.'' She greeted.

''Hey.'' Lisa smiled at her.

''You gotta match tonight?'' Stacy asked her.

''Nope.'' She shook her head. She was medically cleared to wrestle for next week. ''You?''

''Me, Shane and Matt (Rosey) against Lisa, John (Romeo) and Tom (Antonio).'' She told her.

''Cool.'' Her cell phone started to vibrate in her pocket. She pulled it out and flipped it open, not bothering to look at the caller ID. ''Hello?''

''Hola, hermana. Hello, sister. ''

She waved to the girls before exiting the locker room and wandering down the hallway. ''Hola Eddie, cómo es la tía vickie? Hey Eddie, how's aunt vickie? ''

''Ella es buena, ella me dijo decir hola. She's good, she told me to say hello. ''

''Bueno. Y las muchachas? Good. And the girls? '' She inquired. She hadn't see Eddie's daughter's for over a year, they must have grown so much by now, she thought.

''El shawna y el cheryl son el hacer bueno, usted tendrá que venir verlos una cierta hora. Shawna and Cheryl are doing good, you'll have to come and see them some time.''

''Voluntad, yo falto cada uno. I will, I miss everyone. '' She told him with a small smile.

''Cuál es éste yo oiga hablar tan usted y romperse randy para arriba? So... what's this I hear about you and Randy breaking up? ''

A-ha! She thought triuphantly. And here's the point to the whole phone call. ''Es complicado. It's complicated. ''

He sighed on the other end, she obviously didn't want to talk about it but that was too bad. ''No cuido, qué soy él hecho este vez? I don't care, what's he done this time? ''

''Randy no hizo cualquier cosa eddie, necesidad de i apenas... un cierto espacio, que es todo. Randy didn't do anything Eddie, i just... need some space, that's all. ''

''Para qué? What for? '' When she didn't answer him, he sighed yet again and continued. ''Alexa, gente me tiene dicho que usted no haya estado actuando usted mismo últimamente. incluso no intente y mentir a mí, le conozco demasiado bien. ¿qué se está encendiendo? Lex, people have told me that you've not been acting yourself lately. Don't even try and lie to me, I know you too well. What's going on?'' He asked softly.

This time it was her that sighed. ''Le dije ya que, sea complicado. I already told you, it's complicated. ''

Neither said anything for a few moments until Eddie eventually broke the silence. ''Cuál es usted que hace miércoles? What are you doing Wednesday? ''

''Nada, por qué? Nothing, why? ''

''Voy a venir verle, bien? I'm going to come and see you, alright?''

''Eddie... no es necesario, esta cosa entera ha estado soplada fuera de la proporción, estoy muy bien, juro. Eddie... it's not neccesary, this whole thing has been blown out of proportion, i'm fine, I swear. ''

''No cuido. deseo ver para me, yo conseguiré bien un vuelo temprano así que estaré allí cerca de las doce. I don't care. I want to see for myself, alright. I'll get an early flight so i'll be there about twelve o'clock.''

''La multa I entonces le considerará. Fine. I'll see you then. ''

''Sí, ámele Lex. Yeah, love you Lex. ''

She smirked. ''Parte posteriora de la derecha en usted viejo hombre. Right back at you old man.''

He chuckled. ''Adiós. Bye. ''

She stuffed her cell back into her pocket and sighed, leaning back on the wall. There was no way Eddie was going to leave without an explanation, and she couldn't lie to him, she never could. ''You okay?''

She looked up and smiled at Jason. ''Yeah, I'm fine.''

He raised and eyebrow, obviously not believing her but not saying anything else. ''You wanna come to the cafeteria, get something to eat before the show?''

''Sure.''

RAW

''There's John Cena's locker room, King.'' JR pointed to the titon-tron. ''I bet he's feeling pretty beat up after last week.''

The crowd went crazy when Sienna and John appeared on the screen. Both were sat on the leather couch, John was flipping through a magazine and Sienna was studying her nails. She sighed and looked at John. ''I'm gonna go get a drink. Want anything?"

"Yeah, can you get me a water?''

Sienna opened the door. "What kind?"

He frowned. "Water comes in kinds now?"

"Ya gotta get with the times, man. Still, bubbles, mineral, vitamin. List goes on." She smirked.

"Just get me the closest thing to tap water. Better yet, get me a styrofoam cup and I'll just get some out of the tap."

Sienna laughed. "Styrofoam cup. Coming right up."

The camrea followed Sienna as she waltzed through the hallway, getting a shot of her ass.

''Whoa! Sienna's looking good tonight, I'm loving them jeans!" King chuckled.

"Well look who it is, Bischoff. My old pal Sienna."

She blatantly ignored them both and decided on a Gatorade. After slipping in the change the machine let out a loud cla-clunk-clunk before spitting out her drink. She was screwing off the cap when she was forcibly spun around by Bischoff. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there." She smiled and tipped his head courteously. "Mr. Biscoff. Mrs. Bischoff." Eric sneered. He looked at Jericho and nudged his head at Sienna. Y2J responded by pinning the woman against the vending machine. She just laughed. "You've taught puppy all kinds of tricks. What's he gonna do next, lick his own balls?"

Jericho loosened his grip slightly as Bischoff frowned in bewilderment. "That's so random. Why would he do that?"

"Because of this." Sienna raised her knee, delivering a tear jerking low blow to the Ayatolla who crumbled to the floor. Sienna got Cena's cup from a nearby catering table before turning back to Chris and Eric. "I'll see you two flower boy jackasses later."

LATER

As Raw came back from commercial break, Jericho and Bischoff were seen complaining about everything. Eric was seen rolling his eyes as Sienna pranced towards them. She gave them a smile and went to walk past when Chris grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. ''You think you're so damn clever, don't you?''

She cocked her head to the side. ''No... I know I'm clever, which is more than I can say for you.'' She yanked her arm and glared at him.

''Next week, Sienna, you're gonna learn a valuable lesson.'' Eric commented, leaning in to look her in the eyes.

''Oh yeah?'' She asked defiantly.

''You and John Cena,'' He spat. ''Against, Chris Jericho here and Carlito.'' He announced.

Jericho smirked and patted Eric on the back as Sienna rolled her eyes. ''That supposed to scare me or something?'' She retorted before heading back down the hallway.

Wednesday 10th August

Alexa jumped up off the couch and made her way to the door. Show time. Alexa thought to herself as she grabbed the handle and swung the door open. ''Hey.'' She greeted him. Eddie smiled and pulled her into a hug. ''Good flight?'' She asked.

''It was okay.''

''Good.'' She nodded and closed the door after him. ''You want a coffee?''

''Sure.''

Alexa nodded and wandered into the kitchen as Eddie followed. He sat down at the table as Alexa leaned back against the counter and looked at him. ''So...'' Eddie raised an eyebrow as she sighed. ''You gonna give me the lecture now or later?''

''I'm not here to give you a lecture, Lex.'' He told her. ''I'm just worried about you.''

She chuckled half-heartedly. ''There's no reason to be worried about me, I'm perfectly fine.''

He rolled his eyes. ''C'mon Lex, this is me you're talking to, I've known you since you were a kid, you can't lie to me.''

She sighed exasperatedly. ''There's nothing wrong with me!"

''Yes, there is!" He stood up and moved towards her. ''The Lex I know wouldn't break up with the love of her life just because she wanted space, she wouldn't try and push away her friends...'' He reached towards her and wrapped his hand around her wrist, softly moving her arm up. His eyes landed on the nasty looking purple and blue bruises there along with the puncture wounds from the needles. He took a deep breath and looked down at her. Her skin was unusually pale and her usually vibrant violet orbs were bloodshot and full of guilt, sorrow and.. fear? ''Lex, you're not doing anything you shouldn't are you?'' He asked softly.

Alexa saw the frown etched on his face. His eyes weren't as bright, instead they were clouded with worry. ''You think I'm on drugs!" She exclaimed with a disbelieving look on her tired face.

''Are you?''

''I can't believe you'd think I'd actually do that Eddie, but, just for the record, no, I'm not doing drugs.'' She sighed. ''Not the kind you're thinking about anyway.'' She muttered under her breath, so quietly that she didn't think he would be able to hear her.

''What do you mean, not the kind you're thinking of?'' He demanded. Her eyes widened and she desperately tried to think of a cover-up. She looked down at the floor in silence, her eyes brimming with tears that she refused to let fall. Eddie cupped her chin and tilted her head up so she was looking directly into his eyes. ''Lex?'' He prodded.

"I'm sorry." She looked down hiding her tear-stained face from him. She sighed. "Its...God, I can't say it..." Alexa said and continued to cry.

Eddie pulled her into the living room and got her to sit down beside him on the couch. "Lex, you know you can tell me anything. I hate seeing girls, especially you, cry."

Alexa wiped at her eyes with a desperate groan, her shoulders ttrembling as she sobbed. Eddie reached forward and pulled her into his chest, his arms finding their way around her waist. Her sobs could no longer be held back and she rested her head against him, her eyes squeezed tight to avoid making contact with his. Several minutes later her sobs had slowly started to fade and she opened her eyes slowly. ''I-I'm sorry for not telling you when I first found out... I...'' She took a deep breath. ''I've got cancer, Eddie.''

Whatever Eddie thought she was going to tell him... it wasn't that. His eyes widened in shock as he let the piece of information sink in. His Lex, twenty year old Lex, had cancer? It seemed so hard to believe, like a nightmare that he was sure he was going to wake up from any second... but he didn't. It was real. ''When? How? Where?'' He mumbled.

''I started feeling sick a few months ago, nausea, vomiting... I had bruises everywhere for no reason... Lisa made me go and see the docter and I didn't think anything of it until he called me and asked me to come in for my test results as soon as I could... I went back, he told me that he'd found a cancerous tumor on my right ovary.'' She explained as he hugged her tighter. ''Vince gave me the time off while I had the operation and it was a success. I've gota few more weeks of chemotherapy left until he runs some more tests to see if I'm in the clear.''

''You- You had an operation?'' She nodded against his chest. ''And you didn't tell anybody?''

''No.''

''I can't believe you, you're just as strong-minded and as stubborn as your father.''

She smiled slightly. ''Afterwards I felt so alone... I knew I should have told somebody, but I thought it was too late so I just carried on by myself.''

''Lex, I'm not going to say I'm not disappointed that you didn't tell me sooner but I can't stay mad at you, you're like a little sister to me and I love you.''

''Te quiero también, hermano mayor. I love you too, big brother. '' She smiled.

''Does anyone else know?''

''Chris found out. He's been coming with me while I have the chemotherapy.'' She told him.

''At least you had someone there with you, that makes me feel a bit better.'' He admitted. ''Are you going to tell anyone else?''

She shrugged. ''I don't think I need to.''

''What about Abi, Adrian, your Mother and Randy?''

''I don't know Eddie. I know Abi's gonna be upset that I didn't tell her when it all started, and the same with 'Rian. My so-called Mother can go to hell and Randy... I don't know...''

''They deserve to know Lex.''

''I know but I don't want everyone looking at me like I'm already gone, I don't want the pity and I don't want to be treated differently. I broke thinkgs off with Randy because I didn't want him to see me if things get bad. With the chemotherapy the doc said there was a chance my hair will fall out. I'm tired all the time, I look like crap and I'm just miserable. I didn't want anyone to see me like that.'' She explained.

''So what if your hair does start to fall out and you look like crap? Randy won't care, Lex, all he'll want to do is be there for you and look after you. I know you love him and I know that he loves you. It's not worth it, mami. Randy's not gonna stop loving you and vice versa. All you're doing is making him miserable and yourself in the process. If you're not careful, you're gonna end up pushing him away.''

Monday 15th August

''Hey Stace.'' Alexa grinned as she entered the locker room. They were at The Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for Raw that night. Tonight was her first match since before she'd had her operation and she was excited, especially since she would be in front of her home crowd.

''Hey.'' Stacy opened her bag and dug out a present warpped in bright pink paper. She handed it to Alexa with a grin on her face. ''Happy Birthday!"

Alexa grinned. ''Thanks Stace.'' She hugged the older women before starting to open the gift. Once she spotted what was inside she chuckled. ''Stacy, I didn't know you had it in ya.'' Inside the box was several things, including an edible thong made out of candy, pink furry handcuffs and a hotpant and cami set with 'Angel By Day' writted on the cami and 'Devil By Night' written on the hotpants. There was also a red picture frame and inside was a photo of her, Stacy, Trish, Amy, Torrie, Dawn, Lisa-Marie, Nora, Charlene and Nidia from last year. She grinned at Stacy and pulled her in for another hug.

''I'm sure once you and Randy sort things out you'll make good use of the stuff.'' Stacy smirked.

Alexa opened her mouth to reply before the door burst open and Trish burst into the room and jumped on Alexa. ''Oh my God! I missed you so much, I've been so bored! Happy Birthday!'' She squealed.

Alexa laughed at her friend and looked over at Chris who was standing in the doorway. ''What're you doin' here Trish? You're supposed to be resting.''

''I thought I'd come wish you a happy birthday.'' She smiled. ''I'll give you your gift tonight.''

''What's tonight?'' Alexa asked.

Trish frowned. ''We're all going clubbing to celebrate, didn't Chris tell you?''

''Apparantly not.'' Alexa smirked at Chris.

RAW

Maria Kanellis appeared on the titontron with her mic in hand, grinning at the camera. ''I'm here with the WWE Women's Champion, Sienna.'' The camera panned out and showed Sienna standing beside Maria. ''Now, Sienna, up next you'll be teaming up

with the WWE Champion, John Cena-'' The crowd cheered. ''-against Chris Jericho and Carlito. What're your thoughts on the match?'' She held the microphone out to Sienna.

''Well, Mary-''

''It's Maria.'' The other woman corrected.

''Whatever.'' Sienna dismissed. ''Anyways, about the match tonight I-'' She was cut off when Edge and Lita barged past her, knocking her into Maria. ''Watch where you're goin'!" She shouted.

The arena filled with boo's when Edge got in her face. ''I think you need to keep outta my way.'' He hissed.

She raised an eyebrow and looked him in the eyes defiantly, ''Yeah? Well I think that at Summerslam, you're gonna get the ass-kickin' you deserve.'' She retorted, much to the crowd's delight. Sienna smiled at Maria. ''Sorry, looks like this interview's been cut short.''

Alexa had just finished changing in the locker room when John came in and greeted her with a tight hug. She chuckled. ''What is it, hug Lex day?''

''Well, it is your birthday...'' Lex eyed him curiously and noticed for the first time that his hands were behind his back, obviously hiding something. ''...which is why I got you this.''

He handed her a small box and she slowly opened it. Inside was what looked like a John Cena Spinner Pendant but upon closer inspection she found it wasn't. Instead of the American flag on it, there was half the Canadian flag and half the Mexican Flag. Over the flag there was silver writing which said 'Lex, Thugette 4 Life.'

''You like it?''

She nodded. ''I love it.''

Later

Eric Bischoff, Chris Jericho and Carlito made their way down to the ring first, the General Manager waving a Canadian flag. They entered the ring and waited for the opponents to arrive.

La-la-la-la-la… Sienna … Warm it up

Sienna's music hit and she recieved a roaring ovation from the crowd.

''Sienna's the home-town girl tonight, King.'' JR pointed out.

Sienna stood at the top of the ramp with a grin on her face as she sauted the fans. She was dressed in a pair of white cargo pants and a white tank top with the Canadian flag on the front.

Your time is up, my time is now
You can't see me, my time is now
It's the franchise, boy I'm shinin now
You can't see me, my time is now!

John Cena appeared next to Sienna at the top of the ramp and they bumped fists before making their way down the ramp and into the ring. As they slid in, the other three slid out and they posed with their belts in the middle of the ring. They handed their belts to the referee and he signalled for the bell as Sienna and Carlito stood on the ring apron in their respective corners. Cena and Jericho started to circle each other before Jericho quickly tagged in Carlito.

''Pussy!" Sienna called with a grin.

Carlito and John tied up in the middle of the ring and Cena locked in a side-headlock. He whipped Carlito into the ropes and hit him with a shoulderblock as he came back. He picked Cool up and threw him into the corner before stomping away at him. Jericho went for Cena, but Carlito took him down from behind and started stomping away at him. Cena came back with a flying forearm and then a back body drop. Carlito managed to tag in Jericho and the two went at it before Cena clotheslined him to the outside and tossed Carlito out too.

Jericho re-entered the ring and fought it out with John before getting the upper-hand. He kicked Cena in the ribs before sending him into the corner. Jericho goaded Sienna who attempted to get into the ring, the referee restraining her. This gave Carlito the chance to choke Cena in the corner. Sienna finally stepped back onto the apron and the ref turned back to the match as Jericho gave Cena a scoop slam followed by a quick elbow drop. He mounted Cena and punched him before slamming his head into the canvas. He stood up and tagged in Carlito who started to beat down the Champion. Cena manageg to score a suplex on Carlito but Jericho quickly stopped his offence. Cena fought back against Jericho but Y2J got a thumb to the eye. He tagged Carlito back in and they both assaulted Cena.

Sienna ran into the ring and broke the double-team up, dropkicking Jericho in the back, sending him flying out of the ring. Carlito dropp Cena with a neckbreaker as Sienna returned to the apron. Carlito mounted Cena and punched him a few times before going for the cover

1-2-

Cena kicked out. Carlito then placed him in a rear head lock. John got his feet but Carlito planted him with a spinebuster. 1...2…

Another kickout by Cena. Carlito dragged John to his feet but the Champion scored a DDT out of nowhere and both men were down. Sienna leaned over the top rope for the tag as Jericho did the same in the other corner. ''C'mon John!"

Both men eventually made the tag to their partners and Sienna and Jericho entered the ring. Jericho sprinted towards the Women's Champ but she was expecting it and hit him with a drop toehold, sending him face first into the canvas. She looked over at Bischoff in the audience as he waved a Canadian flag, she rolled her eyes and shot him the bird. Jericho got to his feet and Sienna hit him with a forearm before whipping him into the ropes. Chris reversed and Sienna bounced off the ropes and ran towards him, taking him down with a Rey Mysterio-style hurracanrana.

''Nice counter by Sienna.''

''I wouldn't mind her legs wrapped around me.'' King chuckled.

She went for the pin but Carlito came in and broke it up. Jericho and Carlito attacked her as Cena was kept in the corner by the referee. Carlito left the ring and Cena stepped back onto the apron as he clapped encouragment to his partner. Sienna slowly got to her feet and Jericho spun her around to face him. He went to punch her in the face but she ducked and aimed a kick at his mid-section. Jericho caught her foot in midair and she hopped on her other foot for a second before hitting him with an enziguri. Sienna left him lying in the ring as she tagged in Cena. He and Y2J fought and the Canadian gained the upper hand. Cena tried and tried but Jericho nailed him with a dropkick. He went for the Walls of Jericho but Cena kicked him off and Jericho slammed into Carlito. The referee called it a legal tag. Jericho and John exchanged blows in the ring and Cena knocked the other man down with a blow before clotheslining Carlito. He did his 'you can't see me' and came off the ropes but Jericho threw a blow. Cena ducked and locked Jericho in the FU. Carlito threw Jericho's legs to avoid it and Jericho landed on the apron. Carlito ran at Cena, Cena ducked, Carlito used the ropes to elevate himself but Cena caught him in an FU. Jericho wanted nothing to do with it and left the apron. Cena planted Carlito and got the three count.

''Here are your winners, Sienna and John Cena!''

Sienna and John celebrated in the ring as Carlito and Eric glared from the ouside. Jericho walked around to the timekeeper and shoved him off his chair before picking it up. He folded it and slid into the ring. He swung it at Cena's head, making the champion drop to the canvas. Sienna heard the bang and turned around only to find Jericho swinging the chair towards her with all his strength and it connected with an almightly 'crack' before she too crumpled to the floor.

''Oh my God!" JR cried as blood started to seep from the cut on Sienna's forehead. ''This is sick!"

Jericho smirked before rolling out of the ring and heading up the ramp with Bischoff and Carlito as Raw cut to commercial.

''If you feelin like a pimp nigga, go and brush your shoulders off.'' Alexa sang along to the Jay Z song that was currently blaring out of her C.D. player. She looked into the mirror as she carefully applied her eyeliner. Once she had finished she placed the liner back in the case and stood back, survaying her image. She was dressed in a pair of tight denim jeans which were slung low on her hips and an extremely low cut white top. She wore the necklace John had given her which would draw even more attention to her cleavege. Her make-up was done to perfection, her eyes were dark and smoky and her lips were coated with a faint red lipstick and her hair had been curled in tight ringlets which reached the middle of her back and bounced if she moved. She grinned and grabbed her white leather purse and bounded down the stairs.

Abi emered from the living room and handed her a couple of envelopes. ''These came for you earlier.''

Alexa smiled. ''Thanks.'' She moved into the living room and plopped herself down beside John as she tore the first one open. This one had bright flowers all over the front and she smiled before opening it.

Dear Lex,

Sorry I can't be there for your birthday, I'm really busy with this new job but I'll make it up to you the next time I come to visit, I promise. Anyways, I hope you have a great day and don't get too drunk!

Love you Loads

Adrian x

Alexa placed it on the table and read the next two. One was from her younger cousin Andrea who she hadn't seen for years and the other was from Nidia wishing her a happy birthday. She got to the last one which was in a bright blue envelope and quickly tore it open. On the front of a card 'Happy 20th Birthday' was written in big multi-coloured letters. She opened the card and her smile fell when she saw the familiar hand writing.

Lexie,

You changed my world with a blink of an eye
That is something that I can not deny
You put my soul from worst to best
That is why I treasure you my dearest

You just don't know what you have done for me
You even pushed me to the best that I can be
You really are an angel sent from above
To take care of me and shower with love

When I'm with you I will not cry even a single a tear
And your touch have chased away all of my fear
You have given me a life that I could live worthwhile
It is even better everytime you smile

It so magical those things you've made
To bring back my faith that almost fade
Now my life is a dream come true
It all began when I was loved by you

Now I have found what I am looking for
It's you and your love and nothing more
Co'z you have given me this feeling of contentment
In my life something I've never felt

I wish I could talk 'til the end of day
But now I'm running out of things to say
So I'll end by the line you already know
"I LOVE YOU" more than what I could show

I know there's stuff going on that you feel you can't tell me and to be honest, it hurts that you don't trust me enough to confide in me.

I do trust you, Randy... Alexa thought to herself before reading the rest.

I love you Lex, more that you know, and I'll always be here for you, no matter what.

Randy

Alexa closed her eyes and forced herself not to cry. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes before turning to Abi. ''Can we go?''

Alexa grinned as they entered the 'Lava Lounge' and the beat of the music vibrated in her ears. ''What do you want to drink?'' John asked.

''Surprise me.'' She grinned.

John rolled his eyes and asked Abi. ''Sex on the Beach.'' She replied.

John smirked. ''I'm sure we can arrange that.''

Abi laughed and kissed him on the cheek before he headed over to the bar. Alexa grabbed her hand and they made their way over to the far corner of the large room where everyone was sat. ''Hey, I'm here now, let's start the par-tay!" Alexa made her presence known.

A few of them chuckled and greeted the two women as they sat down. Alexa sat down next to Trish and Abi sat next to her. ''Happy Birthday Lex.'' Jason said as he greeted her with a friendly hug.

''Thanks blondie.'' She smiled as he released her.

''Want a drink?'' He gestured to the bar.

She shook her head. ''No thanks, my personal slave's already got that covered.'' She smirked at John who had just arrived and placed their drinks on the table.

''Y'know, if it wasn't your birthday, you'd be in some serious trouble right now.'' He warned playfully.

She just raised an eyebrow and sipped her drink. ''Hey Trish, where's Chris?''

''Over at the bar.''

''I'm gonna go say hi.'' She told her before making her way over to where Chris was sat talking with the bartender. She grinned mischeviously before creeping up behind him and pinching his ass.

''What the fu-'' He shot up out of his seat and turned to look at her.

She laughed and leaned against the bar. ''Hey Chris, how's it hangin'?''

He rolled his eyes at her. ''It's hanging just fine, not that it's got anything to do with you. So, you havin' a good day?''

''It's been okay.'' She replied as she took another sip of her drink.

Chris frowned. ''Are you allowed to be drinking, what with the chemo and all?''

She shrugged. ''The doctor never said not to.''

''Just be careful, okay.''

''I will, don't worry.'' She shot him a ressuring smile as she glanced over at the table. She quickly turned away. ''Crap.''

''What?'' Chris asked, following her gaze. He sighed. ''Lex, you gotta talk to him eventually, you know that.''

''I guess. But I think I need another drink first.''

Alexa sat at the bar as she waited for the bartender to get her drink. ''Hey, havin' fun?''

She smiled at Abi. ''Yeah.''

''Don't sound too enthusiastic.''

''Sorry.'' Alexa replied sheepishly. ''I am havin' fun, it's been a while since we went out like this.''

''I know.'' Abi turned around and her eyes met John's who blew her a kiss from the table. Abi smiled and blew one back before turning back to her friend.

Alexa smiled, witnessing the exchange. ''So, you and John, huh?''

Abi grinned happily. ''Yeah, he's great.''

''Is is serious between you two?''

Abi sighed. ''Yeah.'' Alexa raised her eyebrow. ''Look, I know I don't have the best record for relationships...''

''This is the longest relationship you've had!"

''I know. John's different, Lex, I've never felt like this before about anyone!"

Alexa saw how her friend's eyes lit up when she spoke about John. ''You love him.'' She stated knowingly.

Abi's eyes widened. ''I-I don't know. I like him, a lot, I just don't know if it's love.'' She admitted.

''Look, it's blatantly obvious... to me, anyway.'' She explained. ''How does he make you feel?''

''Wanted.''

Alexa nodded. ''And you can't stand it when you're apart.''

''And when he kisses me it feels like I'm gonna explode.''

''All you think about is him.''

''Every second.'' Abi nodded before it finally dawned on her. ''Oh my God, you're right, I do love him!"

Alexa smirked. ''I'm always right.''

''I can't tell him! What if he doesn't feel the same way?'' She panicked.

''Don't be stupid, of course he loves you.'' Alexa glanced over to the table when John was sat. His intense blue eyes were foucused on Abi, shining with adoration. ''He's looking at you right now.''

Abi took a look for herself at smiled at her boyfriend. ''Someone else is lookin' over this way too.''

''Who?''

''Randy.'' Alexa sighed. ''What's with you two anyway? You were so happy then all of a sudden you decide you want some space? What the hell's that about?''

''It's complicated.''

''Well, I suggest you uncomplicate it, 'cause lover boy's heading your way.'' She smirked. ''See ya.''

Alexa scowled as Abi left her and Randy took the now vacant stool beside her. ''Hey.''

''Hey.'' She replied.

They sat in silence for a while before she heard Randy sigh. ''I meant what I said in the card, Lex.''

''I know you did.''

''Then talk to me.'' He pleaded.

Looking over Randy's shoulder she spotted Chris who was looking at her expectantly. She cocked her eyebrow at him and Chris rolled his eyes before walking over to her. ''I'm sorry Randall, can I borrow Lex for two seconds?'' Randy nodded mutely and Chris dragged her to the other end of the bar.

''What're you doing?'' She questioned.

''Making sure you do the right thing.''

''What?''

''Now's the perfect oppertunity to talk to him.''

''About what?''

He groaned. ''Don't play dumb, Lex, it doesn't suit you. I've had enough of all the secrets, if you don't tell him tonight then I'm going to do it myself.'' He told her.

Her eye's widened. ''No! Chris you can't, he'll hate me and-''

''Randy won't hate you.''

''You don't know that!"

''But he's right.'' They both turned to find Randy standing behind them. Chris left and Alexa looked up at him. ''I could never hate you, even if I wanted to.''

''You say that now.''

''Well, you won't know until you talk to me will you?''

Alexa closed her eyes and sighed. ''Not here.''