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The few days that Ted was home seemed to pass by slowly for Carly-maybe it was because she and Ted were still fighting. Since the afternoon they initally started fighting, they really hadn't spoken to each other. On early Thursday afternoon, when Carly walked into their bedroom with Alex, she saw that Ted was packing for his next road trip.

"Hey," he said with no emotion in his voice. To Ted, he didn't understand why Carly was mad at him.

"Hi," she replied. She then sat on her bed and positioned Alex so he wouldn't fall. "So...when do you leave?"

"In a couple of hours. Randy's actually going to pick me up."

"So, when will you be home?"

"Late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. I'm not going to be home for very long because Wrestlemania activities start in Phoenix on Friday morning. Are you coming for my match and the Hall of Fame ceremony?" he asked, glancing up at Carly.

Carly shrugged. "I didn't think you would want me there. Remember, you have to make sacrafices at home."

"Carls, that isn't what I meant at all," Ted said calmly. "Look, I don't want to fight with Alex in the room. I agreed to give up my title at Wrestlemania because I thought that is what you wanted. You wanted me home more, and that is what your going to get."

Carly sighed. "You don't get it," she exclaimed as she scooped up Alex in her arms. "I am extremely happy for your success, I really am. I am more than happy that you became WWE champion and you are experiencing the success you deserve. I just wish...I just wish you would leave the ego you have on tv at the arena when you come home, and spend a little more time at home with your wife and son. I don't think that's asking for much," she said as she walked out of the room.

Ted left within a couple of hours, and he and Randy arrived in Tampa around 8pm. "Hey I just got a text message from Cody saying that everyone is meeting at a club down the street from the hotel," Randy said after they checked in. "Do you want to go?"

"Nah, I'm not really in the mood," Ted replied as they both stepped into the elevator.

"What's the matter with you? Are things not rosey on the home front?"

Ted smirked. "Yes, Carly and I have been fighting all week. She thinks that I've let being champion go to my head, and then said I spend absolutely no time at home anymore. I personally think she's jealous she didn't get this far in her career."

"I hope you didn't tell her that," Randy said as they walked off the elevator and headed down the hall to find their room.

"Actually...I did."

"I hope she slapped you, because if she didn't I think I will."

"What? What did I say?" Ted asked they stepped inside their room.

"Your being an idiot DiBiase!" Randy exclaimed. "Why this sudden change? You never acted like this before you became champion. I have to admit that I agree with Carly. You have changed."

"Gee thanks Orton. I thought we were friends."

"We are friends Ted, but I think someone needs to tell you. Your ego has swelled. When I was champion, I always made a point to call Sam every night and be home as much as I can. The chance to become champion will come and go as your career goes on. To actually have a chance to be with a girl who you love more than anything and raise a family with her-that's a once in a lifetime chance. Will you think about what I just said?"

Ted nodded as he sat down on his bed and rubbed his hands over his face. "Yeah, I'll think about it."

"Good. Now, enough with this mushy bull shit, are you going to the club or not?"

"Yeah, maybe I will," Ted replied as he began to get changed.

Ted and Randy got to the club within the hour, and a couple hours after that, Ted was smashed. As Mickie walked up to the bar for a drink, she noticed Ted at the other end of the bar, and he looked like he was flirting with Maryse.

"Thanks for listening Maryse. I guess I've been a jerk lately, huh?"

"No not necessarily," she said as she began to run a hand up and down his arm. "I have an idea. How about we go up to my room, and I'll make you forget about your problems for the night."

Ted blinked a few times, comprehending what Maryse just asked him. "You know, I may be drunk right now, but I know you aren't my wife, and I couldn't hurt her like that. Thanks for listening, but I'm going to head up back to my room."

Mickie couldn't hear what Ted was just saying, but snapped a picture with her phone of Ted and Maryse talking. She then moved to a more quiet part of the club to call Carly.

Carly had just put Alex down for the night when she heard her cell phone. "Hey Mickie, what's up?" she asked.

"Hey I have a question. Are Ted and Maryse friends?"

Carly felt her stomach turn as Mickie asked that question. "No, not that I know of. Why?"

"It may be totally innocent, and if it is, I'm really sorry. I'm going to send you a picture. You'll see what I mean."

Carly heard Mickie hang up, and within minutes, she was looking at the picture Mickie had sent. Ted and Maryse did look awfully close, and looked like they were flirting.

Ted had just gotten off the elevator and fumbled with his wallet till he found his room key. After taking a quick shower, he grabbed his phone and saw the picture he set as his main wall paper-a picture of himself, Carly and Alex. He then went through his contacts, and was disappointed when Carly's phone went straight to voicemail. "Hey Carls, its me. Ummm...when you get a chance, will you give me a call back? I really need to talk to you. I love you, and I love Alex. Bye." Ted sighed as he ended the phone call. He then turned his phone on silent so he could get a good night's rest.

Once Carly exited out of her text messages and was back on her main wallpaper, she noticed she had a new voicemail. As she listened to Ted's message, she felt angry. "What does he have to talk to me about? How he slept with Maryse?" Carly asked herself.

Carly then tried to call Ted back, and got more angry as he didn't answer. "Hey Ted, I was just calling you back. Be sure to look at your text messages. I'm sending you something new. Bye," Carly said as she hung up the phone. She then pulled up that particular message, and fowarded it to Ted with the message: Is this what you had to talk to me about?

The next morning Ted got Carly's message and text message and knew she thought the worst happened. He immediately tried to call her, but she didn't answer. In fact, Carly wouldn't answer his phone calls the whole time he was gone. He tried to ask Mickie what was going on, but she was acting cold toward him.

When Ted got home late Monday night, he immediately ran inside the house, fearing something happened. "Carly? Carls, are you home?" he called. He then walked quietly in Alex's room and fear grew more when he didn't see Alex in his crib. He then walked in the bedroom and turned on the light. Sure enough the bed was empty. He saw some of Carly's clothes were gone from the closet, and then collapsed on the bed.

"I blew it. I fucking blew it!" he muttered to himself as he noticed an envelope with his name on it on the night stand. His eyes bugged out as he unfolded the papers...the annulment papers. He then noticed a note attached to the papers.

Ted,
You have not been acting like yourself lately and getting that picture of you and Maryse was the straw that broke the camel's back. I want you to sign these papers. I finally figured out what was the matter with you-you were cheating on me. I'm obviously not enough for you anymore. Please don't try and find me. I will call you soon and we can figure out a custody arrangement for Alex.

Carly

As Ted read the last of the note, tears spilled down his face. Meanwhile, Carly rolled over in the bed she was sleeping and heard her phone start to vibrate. It was Ted trying to call. She pressed the ignore button and rolled over and cried herself to sleep.