I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
9 AM the Next Morning-Carol's Point of View-
"Carol, sweetie, it's time to wake up." John said shaking me lightly until I fluttered my eyes open. "Morning, I need to check out and I have a flight to catch." John said.
"Right, sorry, I'm getting up." I said getting up running my hands through my hair as I sat up.
"It's cool, you going to be okay going to Matt's house?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going to go get some Starbucks to wake up then I'll head over there while he heads to the airport, he's probably getting a ride with Kimo." I said.
"Shouldn't you be on the same flight as him?"
"I should be, but I'm looking at driving to Charlotte, it isn't that long of a drive."
"Are you sure you want to drive? I know you're tired, and you have another flight out tomorrow, what about your car?"
"John, I have it under control, I thought it out last night before I went to bed." I said putting my hands on his cheeks making him look into my eyes.
"Okay, I trust you, come on, unless if I'll be late." John said, we got up heading to the lobby and John had to wait in the check-out line.
"I'm heading out, I'll see you tonight?"
"Yeah, for sure, hug before you leave." John said, I hugged him extra tight.
"Thanks for everything John, I love you."
"I love you too." John said winking at me, we aren't IN love with each other but we just love each other, I walked out to my parked car driving to the only drive-thru Starbucks in this city getting something to wake me up for the dreadful drive later. I drove over to Matt's in hopes that he was already gone, his car is here, but a lot of times he has Kimo, Yuk or someone give him a ride to the airport and leave his car here. I pulled my car in and I started hooking the U-Haul up to my car the best I could do, the way I assume it's supposed to be like. I went inside quietly, so if he was home he wouldn't hear me, I tip toed to my room and quietly started packing my things into the boxes in my room and in my bags.
"Your home?" Matt asked.
"Not in the mood Matthew." I said not even turning around.
"Would you at least listen to me?"
"Your words mean nothing to me anymore." I said as I closed the one box.
"Why are you packing?"
"I found a new apartment building on the way home today."
"Your moving?"
"I told you that this is temporary."
"Where are you moving to?"
"In town, I told you." I said, even though that was a lie, I was moving far enough away from here where he wouldn't be able to find me but close enough where it would be just a short distance to drive to see Beth and Jeff.
"Please stay, I'm sorry for the things I've said and have done, I didn't mean any of it." Matt said as he walked into the room and tried to stop me from packing and I threw his hand off.
"I'm not staying here with a liar and a two faced man, and I'm not accepting your apology." I said as I picked up the box carrying it out to the U-Haul loading it up, then I went in grabbing the other boxes and bags I had in there, Matt sat there in my guest room so to speak watching me carry them in and out not stopping me, if he really wanted me to stay he would of stopped me by now and proved to me why I should stay, but obviously I'm not that important now am I? Once I was packed up, I came inside one last time to check the room and other places to make sure I had everything that belonged to me, and I picked Lucas up, he was licking my face. "Hey little buddy, I got to move okay? I love you little buddy." I said kissing the top of his head before I set him back down on the ground and went out to my car climbing in, I sat in my car for twenty minutes in hopes that he would try to come out and try to fight with me to stay, but he never did, pathetic. I started my car, I drove over to Beth and Jeff's place since I knew they must not have left yet either if Matt's still home, I rolled my window down since they were outside.
"Hey, why's your U-Haul attached to your car?" Jeff asked as he headed up to my car, I shut my car off and climbed out.
"I'm moving." I said.
"You're what?" Jeff and Beth asked now getting Beth's attention.
"I'm moving, not to Raleigh or Charlotte or anywhere in North Carolina." I said.
"Where are you going?" Jeff asked.
"I'm moving to Richmond, Virginia, far enough away from your brother where he can't find me nor bother me, but close enough where it's only a four hour drive to see each other, plus WWE does make stops there so we could also see each other then." I started explaining my madness.
"Why Richmond?" Beth asked walking over to where Jeff and I were standing, Jeff was more shocked than anything, and I think they didn't want me to move, who does want someone to move away from them if they are that important to you.
"The better question is, what do you mean when WWE does make stops in Richmond we could see each other, your in WWE now too, so we are going to see each other constantly." Jeff said.
"I'm not signing the contract." I said.
"Why aren't you signing the contract? You worked SO hard to get here, you even told me it was your lifetime goal to get into WWE and now that you are, you are going to let this little thing ruin it." Beth said.
"I never said I wouldn't ever sign with WWE, I'm just going to ask them if I could think about it a little while longer to give me time to cope and really think about my life, where I'm going and what not." I said.
"Are you insane? You need to think about where you're going in your life? WWE is your life, I've seen you wrestle, and you are MEANT to be there." Jeff said.
"What you think and what I feel are two complete opposites Jeff, please be good friends about this and say you support me during this?" I asked.
"Okay, I guess the drive to Richmond isn't that far, we've driven further." Beth said.
"Thanks, Matt never finds out and he shall never hear or know where I'm at, if and when you see me, he doesn't find out, deal?" I asked.
"What if he asks how you are?" Jeff asked.
"If he asks how I am, tell him I'm fine, and if he asks any questions of how he can see me or find me, you say you know nothing, he gets to know absolutely nothing." I said.
"Aren't you blowing this out of proportion?" Beth asked.
"No." I said.
"You love him don't you?" Jeff asked.
"No." I said.
"John already called and told us, lying won't help you." Beth said.
"Ugh, I hate that man, I'm just saying hearing stuff like that coming from the person that you love even though they may not love you back hurts, I still am hurt, and I don't want to be surrounded by people that feel that way or could hurt me as bad as he did. I don't want to fall into another one of his traps, and just taking him out of the equation works for right now." I said.
"Alright, we tell him nothing." Jeff said.
"Have you talked to John about this?" Beth asked.
"Not yet, I'm going to talk to him at the show tonight."
"You're going to the show?" Jeff asked.
"I'm going to stop by on my drive up to Richmond; I have to talk to J.R. or Vince about the contract." I said.
"Well, if we don't see you at the arena when you are, we'll miss you and love you." Beth said pulling me into a big hug, and then Jeff pulled me into a big bear hug.
"I'll miss you and love you too, I'll call you everyday and we'll plan days to see each other or what not." I said.
"Okay, just drive safe." Beth said as I could tell she was getting emotional for no apparent reason. I climbed into my car, Jeff helped me back out with the U-Haul and I was on my way to Charlotte, I pulled into a store parking lot across the street and just walked over because there would be NO way for me to park a car with a U-Haul in either fan or star parking. I walked in through the back door, and found my way to J.R.'s office.
"Carol, was expecting you, do you have your contract?" He asked as I entered his office after knocking.
"That's why I'm here sir, I am still not quite sure it's something I want to do, I was wondering if I can take a few more weeks to think it through and get my mind on straight about this thing?"
"Isn't it something you want to do though?"
"Yeah, I want to do it, but some personal things came up and I just need some time to regain focus."
"Alright, why don't you take a couple of weeks off, keep contact with us, it's no big deal since the creative won't be able to work something for you for another few weeks anyway." J.R. said.
"Thanks, I'm sure you will still see me or hear from me since I'll be hanging with Jeff, Beth and John." I said.
"Are you going to stay for tonight's show?"
"Wasn't planning on it, am I needed?"
"Nah, your not needed." J.R. said.
"Thank you sir." I said shaking his hand before I headed back out of the arena walking to the front of the arena to get in my car, but I was getting stopped by fans being asked if I was the 2009 Diva search winner, and once I said yes more fans gathered around me to get photos and autographs. I finally was able to break away from the crowd and get to my car, I climbed in and headed out to Richmond, Virginia, I just got a hotel room for the night since I wouldn't be able to scope out a lot of apartment complexes at this time. I stayed the night in the hotel room thinking and hoping this was the right way to go about things.