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Later on that night, most of the superstars decided to hang out at one of St. Louis's newest clubs. Everyone agreed to meet at the club, and back at the hotel, Mickie and Carly were putting the finishing touches to their outfits.
"Micks, how do I look?" Carly asked as she walked into the main part of the hotel room, in a short, black halter dress.
"You look HOT girl! I think my black heeled boots would look awesome if you want to borrow them."
"That's a great idea! Thanks," she said as she retreived the boots from her friend. As she pulled them on, another idea flashed in her head.
"Mickie, I have been doing some thinking, and I think its time I try and get over this crush I have on Ted. Obviously I will get nowhere with it considering he is engaged. I'm going to try and score myself a date with someone tonight," Carly said confidently.
"Good for you," Mickie said as she grabbed her purse and room key. "You guys will always be friends, but obviously it won't happen because he is engaged."
Carly only nodded as she and Mickie walked out into the hallway. Saying she was going to get over Ted was definietly easier said than done...especially when she caught a glimpse of Ted in the hotel lobby.
As she got off the elevator with Mickie, she could see Ted hanging out with Randy, John and Cody, and damn did Ted look good! He was wearing her favorite white button down shirt and dark wash jeans. Mickie turned toward Carly, and could see the small smile across her face. "Get those dirty thoughts out of your head Carly! I know what that look means," she said playfully.
"What? I'm just smiling," Carly exclaimed as the girls walked up to the guys and exchanged hellos. When Ted caught a glimpse of Carly and the way she looked in the dress, he couldn't help but let out a wow. Randy was standing to his left, and like Mickie, was one of few people who knew about his crush.
"Easy Dibiase," Randy said as he slapped his friend's shoulder. "Get those dirty thoughts out of your mind. Your practically a married man."
"Can I help it if she looks that good in that dress?" Ted asked as he left the company of his friend and stood in front of Carly.
"Hey Carls, you look beautiful!" Ted exclaimed.
"Thanks," Carly said blushing. "You don't look so bad yourself."
Everyone soon left the hotel, and made their way to the club, which was only a few miles away. While the guys secured a table and ordered some drinks, the girls immediately hit the dance floor. John soon came back with a pitcher of beer and some cups, and noticed Ted staring at the dance floor.
"Dude, what's so interesting over there?"
Ted was kind of startled by John's question, and casually just shook his head. "Nothing was interesting. I was just kind of staring off into space."
John chuckled as he looked toward the direction Ted was. "Uh huh you were staring off into space. I see a pretty blonde dancing with her friends. It wouldn't have anything to do with her does it?"
Ted just shrugged. "Ted, is there something you want to tell me? You know I'm not going to say anything." John said as he sat down.
Ted looked into the direction of John and sighed, running his hand over his face. "Carly is my best friend. When we were younger, I had the BIGGEST crush on her, and never got the balls to say anything. Those feelings grew when she came to me after her abusive relationship with a guy named Justin. She just got out of that relationship, and didn't figure she would want another one. Then I met Kristen, and I thought I could bury those feelings."
"Now your not so sure?" John asked.
Ted shrugged. "Kris and I have been fighting alot the last couple of weeks, even the night we got engaged. I don't know, when I'm with Carly...it just feels right."
"Well, maybe you should do something about your situation," John said as a slow song came on the loud speaker.
Ted instantly got up and walked toward the bar, where he saw Carly, Mickie, Eve and Maria ordering drinks. "Hello ladies," Ted exclaimed.
"Hey!" Maria said as Eve waved while she took a drink.
"Hey Ted, what's up?" Mickie asked.
"Nothing much," he replied as he glanced over at Carly. "Carly, would you like to dance?" he asked as he held out his hand.
Carly smiled as she put her hand into Ted's. "Sure. I would love to."
Ted led Carly to the dance floor, and instantly wrapped his arms around her waist. When Carly felt the courage to look into Ted's eyes, she couldn't help but smile. "So...how is Kristen?"
Ted shrugged. "Good I guess. We have been fighting so much lately. I just don't know how much more I can take."
"I see. Sorry to hear that," Carly replied. She said sorry on the outside, but on the inside, she was screaming with excitement. Maybe she could have the guy she wanted after all.
"Hey that's alright, but if you don't mind I really don't want to talk about it right now," Ted said softly as Carly nodded. "By the way, New Years Eve is in another couple of weeks, and I'm having a get together at my house. Your coming right?"
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world," Carly said as the song ended. Carly then wrapped her arms around Ted tightly. "Thanks for the dance."
"My pleasure," he said, the both of them still looking into each other's eyes. As they began to walk back toward the bar, Ted felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket. When he got it out and saw who was calling, he noticeably groaned.
"Is it Kristen?" Carly asked.
"Yeah. I'm going to step outside and take this," he said as he walked away.
When Carly took her seat back across from Mickie, she noticed Mickie give her an unusal smile. "So...what happened to getting over Ted?"
"Oh come on, it was just a dance."
"It looked like a pretty close dance," Mickie pointed out.
Carly giggled as she rolled her eyes. "Besides, he told me that he and Kristen have been fighting alot lately, so maybe I still can have my chance."
Mickie shrugged. "I wouldn't count on it hun. You know that fights can always be mended."
Meanwhile, Ted was standing outside the club, growing more aggravated as Kristen continued yelling a him. He could even pull the phone away from his ear, and still hear Kristen perfectly. "Kris, listen," Ted said as he finally was able to get a word in the conversation, "I don't want to talk to you while your yelling at me like this. I didn't even do anything wrong."
"You didn't do anything wrong? Your at a club, probably getting it on with some chick, or better yet, probably with Carly!" Kristen spat.
Even though she couldn't see it, Ted grew a disgusted look on his face. "Listen, Carly doesn't have anything to do with this conversation. I'm here with friends and co-workers. Nothing is happening. Your mad right now, and I want to end this conversation before we say something we both will regret. I will call you later. Go-"
Before he could even say good bye, Kristen ended the phone call. As he flipped his phone shut, he sighed and leaned his head against the building. Things had to change, and didn't want to act on the thought going through his head. That was quickly pushed aside as he began to think about the dance he shared earlier with Carly. It felt so right...