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He saw them leave the airport together. The muscles in his arms stretched as he clenched and unclenched his fists. Things between them were never going to get solved with John Cena in the middle. He was going to be the problem. At first, he thought Matt Hardy was going to be the problem. However, he was proven wrong.
"Hey Ted, are you ready to go? We have a meeting at the arena."
Ted continued to stare at Evie and John until they disappeared. Hearing somebody talking to him, he shook his head looked at Cody. "What did you say?"
"We have a meeting at the arena."
He nodded, signaling that they should leave. He would figure out what to about Evie later. It was just that he missed her so a lot. All he wanted to do was to fix things. He just wanted to have her in his life. However, he knew that with Cena around that would be a problem.
While jealous, Ted knew he had no say in her life. The only thing that he could do was work on getting her back in his life. All he had to do was work around Cena. It was actually quite simple.
"Relax Ted." Cody said when he saw the look of irritation on his friend's face. "It doesn't mean anything because she left with him. For all you know, you could be misreading the entire situation. Its nothing."
"What makes you think its about her?"
"Because she's all you've been talking about since she started working here."
"You're wrong, I'm just tired."
Cody rolled his eyes. Ted was so standoffish about her, while making his feelings for Evie obvious. All his friend needed was a good smack upside the head. If not that, then he really just needed to talk to someone or just move the fuck on.
"If you say so."
Now it was Ted who rolled his eyes. Sometimes he wanted to smack Cody upside the head for being right, or at least observant. Ted hadn't let Cody in on anything about his past with her. He still caught on. 'Well, maybe he wouldn't have caught on if you didn't talk about her so much.' Ted thought to himself.
Ignoring his thoughts, he just decided to focus on being friends with Evie. He would just have to take everything one step at a time.
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"The six of you are here today because we have your matches for next week set up." Vince said as he addressed the group in front of him. "Tonight John and Kofi are pitted in a triple threat match with Randy. The winner goes on to face Sheamus at the Royal Rumble. Randy is slated to win due to Legacy's interference."
"What does that have to do with next week?" Kofi questioned.
"For revenge, yourself and Cena will face off against Legacy next week in a tag team match up."
"That's all fine, but where do I and Alicia come in?"
"Tonight, Evie will confront Alicia about the attack unleashed on her at last night's house show. Then next week, the two will be set to have a match against each other. But due to a fight that breaks out between them before the match, Cena gets involved and makes the match a six man tag." He said as he outlined the match for next week.
All the participants just stared at each other. The layout seemed quite simple and fair. Nothing too hard to handle.
Once everyone added their own idea into the situation, the meeting ended. Allowing all the superstars to head on over to their hotels. All of them but Ted and Evie.
"Evie, your in ring ability is better than before. You've greatly improved in such a short amount of time. I feel that you are ready to slowly start working in the ring. However, your training with Ted will continue until further notice. While I'm on the subject on your training, John will be training you today, not Ted."
"Sir, I really have no problem training her." Ted said butting into the conversation.
"I know, but you and Cody have a tag match to prepare for with your opponents. So John will take over for you today."
"John has a match to get ready for too." Ted pointed out.
"They've been doing a run through of the match since last week." Vince said with confusion in his voice. He was confused why Ted wanted to be around Evie now. Especially after having to pull them aside on five different occasions.
Meanwhile, Evie, herself, was trying to figure out what was up with him. He never wanted to be with her this much, until now. What was with the sudden change of heart?
"That's great Vince." Evie said. "Since I'm going directly into the ring, then that means I won't have to manage anybody."
"Not quite. However, I will talk to you about that another day."
"Okay, not a problem. Thanks Vince."
"No problem. Now get lost." Vince said with a smile.
When they were a good distance away from their boss, Ted gently pushed her up against the wall. "Whats the deal with you and Cena?"
"Excuse you?" Evie questioned with a smirk. "That is none of your business."
"So there is something going on?" Ted asked suspiciously. He didn't like that they left the airport together. He didn't like that they were going to go back to the hotel together. He especially didn't like that John got to train her. He hated that. The thought that John was going to be touching her drove him crazy.
"Will you listen to yourself? You sound crazy." She said, pushing herself off the wall. "You know Ted, if you want this being friends thing to kick off, then I suggest you try a different approach."
Ted just sighed as he watched her walk away. Inwardly, he was cursing himself out. He knew not to be straightforward, but he couldn't help it. It was is in his nature to get jealous when he saw with other guys. He couldn't help it, it was hard for him to try and not to be jealous.
"You okay?" Cody questioned when he found his friend.
"I'm fine. Let's go."
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"So you're my trainer for today?" Evie questioned John when she found him.
"Guilty." He replied, holding his hands up, a smile gracing his handsome face. "Lets get to the hotel, we need to check in. Then from there, we'll use the ring in the hotel gym."
"Yes, sir." She said with a mock salute.
Fifteen minutes later, the two were all checked in and ready to go. However, there was a problem. The hotel gym didn't have a ring. So instead of getting to work in the ring right away, they spent the next twenty five minutes in her room, on her lap top, searching for a local gym that held a wrestling ring.
"I'm sick of looking John." Evie whined, putting her head down on the table. "Lets just go back to the arena and we'll use the ring there."
"The arena is far away."
"Its fifteen minutes away. Now get off your ass, we're going. Besides, I'm driving." She said, grabbing the car keys from him.
Grabbing their things, the two headed out of the hotel. They had to head to the arena fast because of all the time they wasted looking for a gym. Also, to try to grab the ring before any of the other wrestlers got to it.
"You know we could have just called Hardy. He would have pointed us in the direction of a good gym in Raleigh."
"Leave the guy alone. He's with friends and family." Evie replied as she kept her eyes on the road. "The last thing he needs to do is to find us a gym."
"Somebody has a crush on Hardy."
Evie smiled inwardly. It was funny because Matt had said the thing to her about John earlier. Looking at him for a split second, Evie shook her head no. "He's not my type. Besides, I don't have a crush on anybody."
"So Matt is a no. What about Ted DiBiase?"
"Oh hell no!" Evie exclaimed. "The guy grates on my last nerve."
"Are you sure about that?"
Evie nodded vigorously. "Yes, I am."
John only nodded. He decided to drop the subject all together. It obviously made her uneasy for reasons unknown to him. Like any other person, he decided to change the subject.
"The Breakfast Club?" John questioned incredulously. "You expect me to sit here and say that The Breakfast Club is the best movie of the 80s?"
"I disagree with Top Gun."
"Beverly Hills Cop, hands down." John said as he and Evie grabbed their things from the trunk of the car.
"That's just as bad as Top Gun." She said, a look of disgust gracing her face. "Scarface."
"Scarface? It sure beats The Breakfast Club." John remarked as they walked through the halls of the arena.
They began to bounce movie titles and opinions off of each other. Then Evie realized that there was one movie they were forgetting. Once the thought hit her, she lightly smacked John on the chest. It amazed her that neither one of them had thought of it earlier.
"There's one we're forgetting. It beats all the movies we've thought of."
"Which one?"
"Coming to America."
A big smile came across his face. He definitely hadn't thought of that one. That was good movie. A funny one too. He knew there was a reason why he liked her.
"Good one."
After settling the most useless of arguments, the two began their training session. After an hour and a half long session, the two were finally done and heading back to the hotel. Normally, they would have stayed at the arena, but there was no point since the show didn't start for another five hours.
"You're good Evie." John said he walked her to her room. "You should have started in the ring right away."
"I'm not complaining anymore. The way I see it, I'm enhancing my wrestling skills, adding more onto my arsenal, if you will."
"Hurry up and finish, you deserve to be in the ring. Not backstage with likes of Josh Matthews.
"I'm getting there." She replied as she stopped in front of her door. "According to Vince, I'll be getting in the ring a lot more now."
"That's great."
Silence fell between the two. While Evie felt like the conversation was over, she sensed that John wanted to ask her something. Judging by his body language, he was a bit hesitant. Almost afraid of what she might do if he said anything else to her.
"Are you okay John?"
"I'm fine. I was just wondering, if you weren't busy after the show, if you wanted to get together?"
She was flattered. Really she was. However, she really wasn't ready to start dating yet. Before she started in the company, she had decided against dating men within the company. Not only that, she wanted to avoid relationships and dating all together. Naturally, she was a bit hesitant.
John noticed her hesitance. He didn't want her to think that he was coming onto her. "As friends?"
She was about to say no. Then Matt's words took a stroll through her head. Next, common sense came and kicked her very hard in the ass, why would she say no to him. Smiling, she nodded. "Sure thing John."
"I'll see you after the show then."
Evie nodded as she watched John walk off. Sighing, she head into her room. Maybe, just maybe things would start to go right for her. For the first time in a while, Ted was temporarily the last thing on her mind.