"Pride and Prejudice"
An Edge/Ashley fanfic

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Chapter 22: Airport Meetings

Ashley paid her ride and rushed outside the taxi, running toward the airport in front of her where probably her fellow wrestlers already were, waiting for the flight to their next house show.

She wasn't late, but just eager to meet again a certain someone who she hadn't had a chance to see in almost 5 days because of his, already settled, busy schedule. So the self proclaimed dirty diva stepped inside the building with a smile on her face and definitely in a happy mood and after a few minutes for the usual formalities, she joined the other soon-to-be passengers in the waiting room for the boarding.

She looked around hoping to find him among the crowd but unfortunately she caught no glimpse of the Rated R superstar. Slightly disappointed she checked her cell phone but there was no call or message, so she shrugged and decided to go and find a seat when someone touched her arm.

"Hey stranger!" Michelle happily smiled.

"Hey at ya," the punk princess smiled back to her friend who didn't waste time immediately linking arms with her.

"Well well," she grinned.

"You seem… excited?" Ashley guessed.

"Well you see hun, I have this friend, a gorgeous dirty-blonde punk, who was so depressed about this guy… we'll call him ledge; and so me being the genius that I am, I suggested her to try and make him jealous… how does it sound for now?"

"Very interesting." She playfully rolled her eyes.

"Yep, indeed. The only problem is that the day after I only got a message that said, and I quote, 'It worked!!! OMG!!! Talk to ya laterz! Xoxo'. Now is that fair to leave me in a limbo for the past 4 days? I want to know everything!"

Ashley couldn't help but let out a giggle, "We got together, I told you!"

"YES! But you only told me that! Do you think that it is laterz enough now for the rest? Cause I want to know all the details… every single, little, tiny detail! Horny ones included."

"Michelle, there are not horny details… yet," she rolled her eyes.

"Excuse me? And what stopped you to call me and tell me everything if you weren't busy in that way?" The All-American girl pointed out.

"He had to leave two days later," she explained with a roll of her eyes "he had a couple of signings and a photoshoot for the new issue of the WWE magazine already planned. I spent almost all my time text messaging with him."

"Already phone sex? Wow, dirty diva indeed." She grinned before bursting out with laughter when Ashley playfully smacked her arm, "Ok ok, just kidding. So you haven't seen him in 5 days?"

"Exactly." She pouted.

"Ow." She sympathetically commented.

"I know!" She groaned, "Next time I want to hook up with someone please remind me to check his schedule first. There's too much time between Smackdown and the next house shows."

"Ok, I'll keep that in mind then," she giggled "but don't worry, the wait is almost over now, right?"

"Yep." The punk princess hopefully smiled.

"Awesome, so in meanwhile… you can tell me exactly how it all happened!"

"As you wish." She giggled.

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"Are you looking for someone?"

"No, what makes you think so?" Adam put on his best indifferent face lying to Kenny.

"I don't know," the younger superstar shrugged, "it was an impression I guess."

"Okay, whatever." The Rated R superstar hid his impatience sitting at one of the small café's tables. There was no hope of go and find Ash when the ex spirit squad member was following him around like a little dog.

"So have you talked with Kelly then? What was that all about?"

"Girls, you know, drama queens." He blankly replied, not even slightly caring of the conversation.

"But I don't get it… you are not with her?"

"No, I'm not."

"But you told me that you spent the night with her, right?" Kenny asked with a puzzled look.

"Geez who are you, my mother? Go get you something to drink, c'mon." He rolled his eyes.

"Do you want something?"

"No, I'm perfectly fine… go, shoo shoo."

As the younger wrestler walked to the counter, Adam considered his possibilities of bail before he could notice it but it turned out to be unnecessary when a family moved away and he finally spotted the self proclaimed dirty diva in front of him, happily chatting with another diva… the long legged one.

He had to remind himself that he was in the middle of a crowded airport and that their brand new relationship was supposed to be a 'secret' to their colleagues, or probably he would have launched himself toward the punk princess in the very second he had seen her. 5 days without holding her in his arms were definitely too much for him. And that was enough to understand that the Rated R superstar was without doubts unconditionally in love.

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"So nobody knows it yet?"

"Yeah… well except of Jeff and you obviously. Oh and Trish too but that's a long story."

"Ok, then I'll be careful to not squeal out loud anytime I see you two." The athletic diva giggled.

"Michelle?"

"Yes hun?"

"Do you think that this is a bad idea? I mean hiding our relationship… do you think it's wrong?"

"No, I don't think so Ash." She sincerely responded with a smile to reassure her friend, "I mean you two would definitely be the centre of the gossips of the entire roster… that's your right to live it privately. Besides, after your known past with Matt, who cares of telling the other? Just live your life as you want to."

"Okay, thanks." She lightly smiled, "Maybe I'm just worrying too much."

"And I think I know a cure for that."

"Really?"

"It's just in front of you, right now." And with a wink the all-American girl left her friend alone.

A confused Ashley lifted up her gaze looking in the direction that her friend had just pointed out to her and couldn't help but smile wider when she finally met her boyfriend's eyes again.

The punk princess had to control herself to immediately run in his arms remembering that they were in a public place, so instead she just casually walked toward the small cafè brushing past him, who wasn't paying attention at a word Kenny was saying, on her way to the counter.

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"You know what?" The Rated R superstar piped up interrupting the younger wrestler, "I think I'm going to get myself a coffee actually." And without giving him time to reply, he stood up and a few seconds later was leaning against the counter next to her.

"Morning punkie," he grinned.

"Hi," she softly giggled before looking around them and added in a lower voice "I missed you so much!"

"I know baby, you have no idea." He sweetly replied in the same low tone and making her almost jump when the waiter interrupted them asking what they wanted.

"A coffee, thanks." She smiled.

"The same for me." He added placing a bill on the counter to pay for both.

"Always the gentleman." She giggled 'casually' brushing his hand in the process of grabbing her cup.

"Of course." He grinned.

"Well that seems a little déjà vu, don't you think?" She laughed.

"I seem to remember that the last time we were in the same situation someone swore that she would never accept anything from me." He recollected with a roll of his eyes. (A/N chapter 7)

"Ooops, seems like I broke a promise then." She giggled.

"You nearly broke my heart, meanie dirty diva." He pouted giving her the puppy eyes treatment.

"C'mon, you were always an ass to me." She playfully rolled her eyes.

"Anyway… can you do a drop kick? A standing one would be even better." He asked after taking a sip from his cup.

"…I guess so, why?" She asked obviously confused.

"Cause if you just knock Kenny out for a few minutes I can finally kiss you." He chuckled.

"Oh, sounds interesting but I don't think that would work." She giggled.

"But I really need to…"

And then just as he was leaning in, someone interrupted them.

"Ash!" Paul called out approaching the dirty diva with a smile on his face.

"Hey!" She nervously smiled back wondering if he had seen what was going on, "what's up?"

"Brian and I were searching for you everywhere, we got big news!"

She hid a sigh of relief since he seemed unaware of anything and glanced sideways at her boyfriend, ignored by Paul, who had shifted back to his indifferent attitude, "Shoot!"

"I'm supposed to wait for Brian to tell you… but whatever, just make a surprised face when you'll hear it for the second time, okay?"

"Okay, I'll try my best." She couldn't help but laugh.

"Then… we have a title match this Sunday at the Rumble! Against Deuce and Domino… we can win the championships again!" He announced with a huge grin.

"Oh Paul but that's awesome!" She sincerely beamed.

"I know right! It's better that at Smackdown someone start to deserve the belt they have…" he commented obviously referring at Adam and making Ashley nervously looking back and forth between them.

"So… wanna go and find Bri?" The punk princess lightly smiled trying to calm the tension in the air and glad that her boyfriend had ignored the provocation.

"Sure, let's go… I don't like the company here." And with a last glare at the world heavyweight champion Paul secured an arm around his best friend and they left.

Edge had no choice but let out a small sigh and sat down again at his table.

"How long did it take for a coffee?" The younger superstar complained.

"Shut up Kenny, you need to find a girl. And soon." The Rated R superstar rolled his eyes, before turning his head and looking as the dirty diva walked away… just when she managed to turn again for a second and smiled at him, who gladly winked at his girlfriend.