Ch.2

Joe looked down at his phone. The text was unsent, he was still unsure if he should. Ali would be mad, he knew that much, but she'd understand right?

*Ali…I have to leave. I wont be coming back unless to visit. I got signed to the nfl on the practice team. I love you and I hope you know that, without me even saying so ever. You understand me. You stuck with me all that time and didnt run, and for that I thank you.*

Joe deleted and rewrote the text multiple times, but never actually sent it. He could hear the overhead announcer calling for his flight. After he boarded the plane, he knew everything would change.

Ali looked on at Tamina, The Uso twins, even Dwayne. No Joe. She sighed as they hugged her and boarded their bus, off to the next show of RAW. Someday soon she could join them as her personal trainer, or one of them-but that was a long shot.

"Text me every day Snuka." Ali called after her best friend.

"You think I'd miss that? Besides look at who my travel companions are" Tamina started laughing once she got playful glares from the twins and the trademark eyebrow raise of The Rock.

"I'll miss my boys, maybe you too Tam" Ali finished her goodbyes as the bus doors closed. Heading back into the house to wait for Joe to come back from wherever the hell he ran off to.

Ali waited. Days, weeks and months. Finally she knew Joe wasn't coming back. She needed to move on; she still lived with the Uso brothers, hoping that he would return. She watched him in his interviews all the time. Joe Anoa'i, a Canadian defensive tackle for the Edmonton Eskimos. She knew where he was, but why did he never call; even send her a bloody text.

Yet Ali always stared at his still long curly hair, and those dark eyes that seemed like endless pools. She even had to see him all the time at work, but he never noticed.

She was the head personal trainer for the Eskimos, but changed her name from Ali to Aria. She expected him to notice her, but apparently a name change and a load of cockiness created a fog and he still doesn't know it's her. Every damn day it hurts. The fact that she sees him and every time they had sex, or did anything sexual-even just the good old times, run through her mind, he doesn't give her a second glance.

"Hey Aria, we have a possible knee injury. Can you check it out?" James, one of the workers in the arena; kind of like Arias assistant.

"Jeez, that's what these boys get for fucking chopping each other. Send him in" Ali then dismissed James to bring her the new injured boy.

"Joe! She's ready for you" Ali could hear James through the closed door.

"Just my damned luck" Ali muttered to herself and the Anoa'i boy hobbled in with the support of other trainers.

"Sit him on the table please, and try not to damage the knee even more" Ali got busy getting all of the things she would need, including pain killers and water.

She deepened her voice to her –don't bullshit me tone-" If you want this to go by quickly, please cooperate and no lying as to not have me clear you and get you injured more, I'd prefer to keep my record as is thank you sweet cheeks" Ali let her nickname for Joe when they were teens slip. Yet that was years ago, he wouldn't remember, right?

The eerie silence told her otherwise as Joe took in a breath of air. "Nobody has called me that in...well years."

Ali was feeling around Joes knee for swelling as she responded "Well she must have been special, seeing as you let her call you sweet cheeks and-"

A pained gasp from Joe cut her off and she started to look at the spot she was touching, his kneecap. "She was special, a good friend"

Ali didn't respond to his comment, "Your injury, is a bruised knee, I'll give you some ibuprofen-for the swelling"

Joe sighed "Thanks but I think I have Tylenol at home." He walked out the door with a laugh and within seconds poked his head back in through the door frame. "Do you ever, regret something but know it was best for everybody in the end Aria?"

Yea. Ali knew what it was like. "With some things, but we always have to deal with the things we did and the choices we make, suffer the consequences, you know?"

"I guess you're right. By the way, your phone has been going off." Joe laughed and left the room for the last time that day.

Ali scowled at herself, she never noticed her phone go off and well... Joe made a slight confession to his past, possibly about her. Yet does that mean he knows who she is or is his head still shoved far to up his ass.

Ali looked at the caller ID and smiled. "Hello twin two. What can I help you with my dear?"

Jay laughed into his phone, "Oh Ali we have just missed you, wanted to hear your voice. Or is it Aria now? I never know."

"Shut it Jay, I will always be Ali to you" Quickly she looked out of her trainer's room and down the halls to make sure no one could hear her, and shut the door before continuing. "What do you really want?"

"Well, the big man Vince wants a word with you. Seems his head trainer is retiring and they are promoting another guy to take his place, and of course need someone to fill the gap of a lost employee. McMahon wants to meet you, we have a show in Edmonton this upcoming Monday and he wants to see you, thanks to the recommendation by Tamina, Jimmy and myself. What do you say?"

"Well Jay, I say you didn't breathe through that entire speech. I will think about it." Ali started to twirl her hair, and sucked on her bottom lip.

"Stop that." Jay was trying the stifle his laugh as he imagined her face when he said that.

"Stop what Twin2" Ali froze and immediately dropped her hair.

"The whole hair twirl, lip sucking thing. Look, coming to the WWE will be good for you. You won't have to see Joe boy every day and you get to spend all your time with us, we know that's a hard bargain to pass up-hey owe what the fuck!"

Ali giggled as another voice boomed through the phone "Join us baby cakes. Cause the ROCK wants you back in his LIIIIIIIFE!"

"Dwayne, you're fucked in the mind…but I will give it serious thought. Love you all and good bye for now losers" Ali clicked her phone shut, a huge smile on her face. She really did miss her friends from Pensacola and working for the WWE would be a great pay raise and chances to travel- even are with the people she loved dearly.