Cody bounded in his locker room with a huge smile on his face. He was excited, happy that his first match had gone so well. Even the fact that the crowd was booing him, it meant that he was able to pull off that smug little asshole persona that he was supposed to be selling to the crowd.

"Hey, Teddy, did you see me out there?" he said. "I was amazing! I can do this on.."

He stopped and his smile faded from his eyes. It hit him again that he was alone. No Randy to pat him on the back and tell him he was awesome out there. There was no John to high five him. Worst of all, there was no Teddy to wrap his arms around and kiss. He sighed and at down on the bench feeling depressed.

"I can do this on my own, but I would rather do it with you."

"Are you alright, Cody?" He looked up and smiled as he saw Glenn standing in the doorway with a sympathetic look in his eyes.

"I guess I'll be alright," Cody replied. "It's just weird now that I don't have Ted with me all of the time."

"I can see how that can be weird for you," Glenn nodded in understanding. He walked in an took a seat by the younger man."Ted will remain faithful to you, though." He gave a bitter snort. " I wish someone would stay with me for more than a month. Stupid Nick."

"Oh? What happened?" Cody hadn't realized that the two were having problems.

"He left me for one of the sound techs," The larger man growled. "He thought he could use me at first to get a push around here, but after that didn't work, he decided to go after someone who was "better looking than me, at least" as he put it. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised considering how he came to me in the first place. Poor John hadn't seen it coming." He stopped in complete disgust.

"Now John is going to be on Raw with Mike. That could be interesting." Cody mused.

"I wonder how that's going," Glenn agreed.

XXX

"This is going to suck." John Hennigan, otherwise known as Jon Morrison/Nitro muttered under his breath as the hotel clerk scrambled around trying to figure out what happened to his reservation. He wasn't quite sure how to feel about being on the same show as his now ex-lover, especially considering how his last liaison had ended. Why he didn't see that one coming was beyond him. He should have seen the gleam of ambition in Nick's eyes. He had wanted to get higher up in the company for quite some time now.

But now was not the time to worry about the past, and as much fun as it would have been to rub a good relationship in his ex's face, his concern for the moment was getting a place to stay for the night. Hopefully, he would be able to get Randy to let him room with him tonight. They had been good friends for ages, and he didn't have that much time to catch up with him in a while. He had heard some crazy ass rumors that he was sleeping with Mike, but come on! What would Randy possibly see in that drama queen? He was pulled from his revery when the young clerk came back.

"We are so sorry, Mr. Hennigan, but we seem to have lost your room. If you would like, I could give you the room numbers of the other wrestlers that are here."

"Oh, that won't be necessary. I can just give Orton a call. He owes me a favor, anyway," he laughed winking at the young lady." He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Randy's number.

"Hello?"Randy's voice said on the phone.

"Hey, Randy, what's up?" John greeted. "It's been a while, what's going on?"

"Oh, hey John," Randy said. Was it John's imagination, or did Randy sound annoyed that he was calling him?"Nothing much is going on here; how's it going with you?"

"I'm n the lobby right now, and I apparently do not have a room. Would you mind if I crashed with you just for tonight?" The question was met with a silence that lasted for almost a minute.

"I don't think that's a good idea. Mike is staying with me, and he's still kind of bitter about what happened between you two. Why don't you see if you can room with Ted for tonight? I'm sure he wouldn't mind."

"Yeah, I guess I could give him a call," John agreed. "I don't really feel like talking to Mike, either. Hey, are you two really dating?"

"Yeah, for a few months now," Randy confirmed.

"Oh, how is that working out for you?" John struggled to keep his tone light. "I mean, after the whole thing with Adam, I 'd figured-"

"This isn't the time to talk about this," Randy interjected cutting his friend off. John heard a door opening and Mike asking 'What's going on?' in the background. With a huff of annoyance, Randy continued. "Just call Ted, and see if you can stay with him. I'll see you later."

"Fine, I'll do that," John said, confused as to why his alleged friend was acting so pissed at him. After successfully calling Ted and getting his room number he picked up his bags and made his way to the room. So, Randy and Mike were dating now? How in the hell did that happen? He could have sworn Randy had better taste than that. Well, he had certainly fallen for the little brats innocent act, so he couldn't really blame anyone else for making the same mistake. Still, they were going to have to have a long chat. He did not want to see Randy go through the same shit he went through.

XXX

"Who was that?" Mike asked. He sat down on the bed taking his shoes off. Randy looked at the younger man for a moment debating on whether he should lie to him about who he was just talking to. In the end, he decided to be honest.

"John called me. He wanted to know if he could crash here for the night, because they had messed up his room reservation." He smirked slightly and sat down next to his lover. "I hope you don't mind that I said no."

"Karma's a bitch," Mike said with a smirk forming on his own face. "Who do you think will take him in?"

"I told him to call Teddy," Randy said. "I don't like the idea of him being alone right now. He's been so down lately, it would be nice to have someone with him."

"That's true," Mike said nodding. "It must be strange for the two of them not being around each other all the time. It would be kind of like me without you." He wrapped his arms around Randy's waist. Randy smiled and leaned into Mike's arms enjoying the quiet of the moment. He had a feeling that things weren't going to be this peaceful for long.

A/N: At long last, this chapter is up! I have finally overcome my crazy schedule, sleep patterns, writer's block, etc. Man, it feels good.

Miz muse: I couldn't agree more.

Randy muse: We were starting to get worried about you.

John C. muse: Am I going to be in this story?

Me: Eventually, we are going to have to talk later. For the time being, dear readers, please review. I need all the feedback I can get on this thing.