Chapter 3... sorry it's quite short, but the next chapter will be a LONG one.
Song - Where I stood
Artist - Missy Higgins
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3
'Where I stood'

Barbie began throwing the contents of her hotel wardrobe into her suitcase. Usually she was a very neat packer, but today she just didn't care.

It was the morning after the wedding of Charlotte and Brett, and after arriving back at her hotel at 3am and having to get up four hours later, she knew that the sooner she got on the plane, the sooner she could catch up on the sleep she so badly needed.

"Your clothes will be all creased if you throw them around like that." Mickie commented, watching her friend from the other side of their hotel room.

Barbie had been in a bad mood ever since she'd woken up – that is, if she ever got to sleep – and Mickie did not want to get on her friend's bad side.

"B?" Mickie said quietly, walking over to her friend. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, fine." Barbie turned to look at her friend. "I'm just tired. That's all."

"So this isn't about last night?" Mickie asked gently.

"What about last night?"

"All that stuff we heard in the bathroom, with Maryse and Rachel? About Ted?"

"If you're asking what I think about it, I think by proposing he's making a huge mistake." Barbie replied bluntly.

"Sure, but.." Mickie paused. "Wait, you're not still..."

"No, Mickie. I'm not 'still...'." Barbie sighed, knowing what Mickie was about to say. "Despite what happened, I still care about Ted and want him to be happy whoever he's with. I want him to find the right girl, and I don't think that's the right girl for him."

Mickie simply shrugged.

"That doesn't mean I like him in that way. Just because we're not together, doesn't mean I have to hate the guy."

- - -

"This place is adorable." Barbie looked around the Spanish restaurant that Cody had taken her to, as she sipped on her sangria. "How did you find it?"

"One of the guys at the hotel desk told me about it." Cody replied. "I love Spain."

"I went for the first time on one of the Raw tours." Barbie said. "It's so nice there."

"Speaking of holidays, are Brett and Charlotte doing a honeymoon?"

"They're going to Barbados next week." Barbie replied. "They're spending a couple of days back in Mississippi with Brett's family, then they're flying off."

"Cool." Cody dug into the paella. "Who's gonna be next to get married?"

"I'm not sure. I mean, I don't think any of the WWE couples are really there yet." Barbie said thoughtfully.

"Not even Rachel and Ted?"

"Why do you say that?" Barbie quickly retorted without thinking.

"I don't know, just throwing a name into the air." Cody raised an eyebrow at her. "Why the sudden reaction?"

"No sudden reaction." Barbie blushed.

"You know something, Blank." Cody leaned in and eyed her suspiciously. "And I want to know what it is."

- - -

"No I don't." She lied.

"Go on. Tell me."

"I can't." Barbie said apprehensively.

"I think you have to now. Go on, spit it out."

Barbie sighed deeply. "I was in the bathroom at the wedding, and I heard Rachel talking to Maryse."

"As in Ted's Rachel?"

"Yeah, and she said that she was going through Ted's stuff..."

"She goes through his stuff?"

"I know!" Barbie exclaimed. "...and she found a receipt for a jewellers."

"So she thinks he's going to propose to her?"

"Pretty much." Barbie concluded. "I don't know about you, but I think it's..."

"...too soon." Cody finished her sentence. "I couldn't agree more."

"Maybe you should say something to him." Barbie suggested. "I mean, you guys are best friends, and he's more likely to listen to you."

"I could try." Cody shrugged. "I don't know if he'll listen to me, but I guess it's worth trying."

"Thank you, baby." Barbie smiled. "Shall we get going?"