It's been a while. I'm sorry. But here's chapter 3. Explanation at the end.

Sunday morning, shortly after Torrie had finished up her workout DVD, AJ returned home.

Torrie had just finished showering and getting dressed and was still feeling a bit annoyed. Sundays weren't her favorite day of the week - at all. Sundays, to most people were for eating breakfast in bed and reading the papers or taking walks in the park. Sundays to Torrie meant that the next day was Monday and more importantly, her gym was closed that day. Years ago, Torrie spent her Sundays in church, but she'd quit going years ago.

Her life had changed so much in the last few years, perhaps not for the better at times.

She had just slid her pink T-shirt over her shoulders as she heard the key in the door. That was when she headed out to the front room of the apartment to greet her friend.

The first thing that Torrie noticed was that, unusually, AJ was wearing a new outfit than the one she'd worn the day before.

"Learn to pack a bag, eh?" Torrie asked, chuckling.

AJ didn't even blink an eye. "Yes, I did. I got tired of not having a toothbrush."

Torrie noticed the familiar happy glint in AJ's eye and felt a wave of happiness wash over her. She really loved how happy Phil made AJ.

AJ waltzed over to the refrigerator and began pawing through it. With her head still stuck in the fridge, she asked, "how did you spend Saturday?"

Torrie shrugged. "Once I got my hair and nails done, I went shopping. Then, I came home and watched movies."

AJ narrowed her eyes, glancing over the food. "That it?"

Torrie nodded, but then stopped. "No, I finished the book I was reading, too."

The small brunette shut the refrigerator. "Huh. A quiet night at home. Sounds nice." Then, she walked over to one of the cupboards, opening it.

"Did you not have fun with Phil?" Torrie asked, concerned.

"Yes," AJ replied, shutting the cupboard, having found the granola bar she'd been searching for. "It's just that sometimes I like to be alone, you know? Without a man nagging me about something."

Torrie bit her lip. AJ really didn't realize how lucky she really was. But she forced herself to giggle and nod. "One of the perks of being single."

AJ smiled back at her before biting into the granola.

If she'd been alone, Torrie would have breathed a sigh of relief. AJ didn't notice, thankfully.

A loud, screeching sound ended their conversation abruptly. AJ sprinted over to the window. "Torrie, Torrie! Come look!"

A real smile lighting up her face at AJ's enthusiasm, Torrie darted over to where her friend stood.

Looking out the window, Torrie saw a U-Haul and a shiny new black truck. "Looks like someone finally rented out the apartment beside ours."

"Let's go introduce ourselves!" AJ said, hopping toward the front door.

Instinctively, Torrie panicked and grabbed her friend's arm. "April, wait!"

AJ frowned. She didn't exactly love being called April. "What?"

"I...We don't even know who they are. Plus, they're just now moving in and I don't wanna get in the way-"

AJ cut her off. "Fine, we'll bring them something." She skipped back to the refrigerator and yanked out the turtle pie she'd bought a few days ago. "I was saving this for a bad day, but hey, I'm nosy."

Torrie sighed. "Isn't it customary to bring a new neighbor a plant? Or a homemade pie?"

AJ raised an eyebrow. "Am I customary?"

Unable to argue with that, Torrie reluctantly followed her shorter friend out the door.

AJ maneuvered her way around the trucks with Torrie trailing behind her. Much to their confusion, there was only one mover there. The tenant, on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen.

Spotting the mover coming out of the house, AJ said, "excuse me!"

He stopped. "Yes?"

"Who is moving in here?" she asked, sweetly.

The man pointed to the apartment. "He just went inside. He should be out in a minute or so."

AJ smiled, thanking the man and turning to Torrie. "It's a guy, Tor. I hope he's hot!"

Torrie chuckled. "You do remember that you're in a relationship, right?"

AJ shrugged. "A relationship does not stop one from looking or...," she trailed off, sucking in a breath, "or looking, for that matter. Jesus fucking Christ."

Torrie turned around to see what her friend was talking about and as she did so, her breath hitched in her throat.

Coming out of the house was a tall, tan, and muscular man with tattoos running down one of his arms. His hair was long and jet black, pulled into a ponytail. His dusting of facial hair was also jet black. He was clad in a black T-shirt and blue jeans. Simply put, this man was hot.

AJ, being AJ, skipped right on over and introduced herself. "Hi! I'm AJ Lee and I live in the apartment next to yours." She then proceeded to hand over the pie.

The man looked confused but took the pie. "Thanks. I'm Roman Reigns." He then glanced up, locking eyes with Torrie. "Who's that?"

AJ turned to see Torrie sheepishly sauntering over to them. "Oh, that's Torrie Wilson, my roommate."

Torrie joined AJ's side and smiled shyly. "Hi, I'm Torrie. I'd be the roommate she just mentioned."

He chuckled and Torrie noticed that he had a very nice smile. "Hi, Torrie. I'm Roman Reigns."

There was a bit of an awkward silence after that, the three all unsure of what to say next. AJ, of course, was the one to break it.

"Do you need any help bringing things in, Roman?" she asked.

He shook his head. "I couldn't ask you to-"

"We don't mind!" AJ blurted out, "right, Torrie?"

Torrie nodded. "We don't have anything else going on today."

Roman thought for a moment before shrugging. "If you really want to, I guess-"

"Great!" AJ exclaimed, "the three of us are gonna be great friends!"

So, for the rest of the day, AJ and Torrie worked themselves to the bone for their new neighbor.

And Torrie never once thought of John.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE, I KNOW! LOL, sorry about that. But uh...I've kinda gotten behind in school, so I haven't had much time. Hopefully, I'm back in the spirit for writing this. I'm sorry this was a filler chapter, but it was necessary for me to move into the plot. So, three down and seven to go. WOOT!

NEW CHARACTER! I happen to LOVE Roman Reigns and I know my sis, Kelly does, too, lol. So here he is. And it seems like Miss Torrie likes him...hmm. What do you guys think?

The song of the chapter is "Have Faith in Me" by A Day to Remember. I love them so much. And that song is just...ahhhh. I have no words.

Thanks for reading, you guys. -Kalina :)