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A/N: Because you guys are the best, I'm adding yet another chapter. Thanks for reading and reviewing. As always enjoy & review!
Evie's segment with Alicia went off without a hitch. The set up for next week's match was a go. It also helped that the fans ate everything up. That was a good sign.
"Great job tonight." Maryse said complimenting Evie as she walked into the diva's locker room. "I'm looking forward to seeing your match next week."
"Same here. I'm excited to finally be getting into the ring." Evie said as she packed her things into her gym bag. "I was beginning to think I would never get into the ring."
"I know what you mean. When I first started they had me doing stupid vignettes telling people that they were watching Smackdown." She said as she thought back to her earlier days with the company.
"The things they have us do."
"Tell me about it." Maryse said in agreement. "How are things working out with Alicia?"
"Eh, I don't think she likes me much." Evie said with a shrug. "Oh well, I'll live."
Maryse laughed. "Yeah, she's a little closed off to the new talent. Eventually she'll warm up to you."
"Maybe. At least she's civil to work with."
"True."
She only nodded as she threw her hair up into a ponytail. "Like I said, I'm glad to be getting in the ring."
"It shows." Maryse said as she zipped up her bag. "Are you going out with us tonight?"
"Nope, I'm exhausted. I got like zero sleep last night." She said lying. It was better that she didn't mention anything about John.
"Since you're not going out with tonight, I suggest we get together to work out tomorrow." Marsye said.
"For sure. I need to work in the ring a little more before next week."
The two divas exchanged numbers and set up a time to have breakfast and then workout. Saying their goodbyes, Maryse went her way, while Evie went in search of John. She had to see if they were still on for later.
"Hey John." She happily greeted when she found him. Her smile disappeared when she saw the look on his face. "What's up?"
"I'm having some personal problems." He replied as he adjusted his hat. "I hate to do this, but can we get together another night?"
"Definitely." Evie said completely understanding. "Listen if you need anything, just give me a call."
"Thanks."
Saying their goodbyes, she went off in search of Gail. She knew that she hadn't left yet, so she could just bum a ride off of her. Evie would have left with John, like planned, but he still hadn't had his match. She didn't want to wait and she didn't want to make him leave now. It was only right that she bothered Gail.
While on her quest to find her fellow diva, Evie ran into someone she hadn't wanted to see.
"Evie!"
Stopping in her tracks, she turned around. Usually, she would be rude, but she was having a good day. Figuring she should be nice, she decided to hear him out.
"What can I do for you Ted?"
"Can we please talk?"
"Ted, I've told you time and time again, no we can't talk. You had your chance. The time for you to talk has come and gone."
"Look, I know what I did was pretty screwed up. I was young and immature then. I didn't realize that I had hurt you. Hell, it took me a few years to realize that I had hurt myself too. Evie, you have to understand, I didn't want to talk then because I thought that I didn't care." Ted reasoned. "But I've grown up and I realized the error of my ways. I've realized that you're hurt. All I want to do is to talk to you, to fix things. I just want you back in my life."
By the time he was done, she was avoiding his gaze. She knew he had her. Damn it to tell if he hadn't hurt her. For years, she built up a hate for him. Because of him, she had built up walls and because of that her relationships never lasted. Hence the reason for not being in a relationship in two years. For the life of her, she couldn't bring herself to talk to him.
Its obvious at this point that her earlier thoughts about putting Kristen's plan into action was shot to hell. To be honest, all thoughts of her cousin and her obsession were shoved out of sight and out of mind.
"I-I-I can't Ted." Evie replied with a slight stutter. "I'm not ready to forgive you or to talk to you. For us to talk about this, it would mean bringing up the past. I can't hang onto the past. All I want to do is let everything go."
"The only way you can let go is if you talk to me." Ted pointed out. "Please, all I want is for us to talk."
Evie let out a deep breath. She knew what was going to happen. Running a hand through her hair, she looked up at Ted. "Fine, we can talk. We'll talk after tomorrow night's house show."
"Thank you." He said in reply. "I'll talk to you then." He said as he began to walk off.
"Oh Ted." Evie called after him. When he stopped walking and turned around, she continued to talk. "Take the morning off, I'm working with Maryse tomorrow."
Nodding, Ted walked off to meet up with Cody and Randy, while Evie continued on with her search for Gail. Five minutes later, she ran into said diva. Soon enough the two were on their way back to the hotel.
"I almost forgot how exhausting working for the WWE could be." Gail said as they walked into the room.
"You know what you were getting into when you resigned with them."
Gail only waved off her comment. Plopping down onto the bed, she looked at the younger diva. "Are you going out tonight?"
Evie shook her head no. "I'm staying behind. Maybe next week."
"You suck."
"Whatever."
An hour later Evie was left alone in her hotel room. Only her thoughts were left with her. At first, she really didn't mind being alone. However, after a while she got frustrated. Her thoughts and the silence were driving her insane. Picking up her phone, she scrolled through her contacts until she found the person she was looking for. She figured it was best for her to get a second opinion.
"Hey Matt." She greeted once he answered the phone. "What's up?"
"I'm about ready to go to the Cracker Barrel with my brother and some friends. What's up with you?"
"I just needed to talk to you. You're busy, so I'll just talk to you later."
"Its not a problem. What hotel are you staying at? I'll come by and pick you up." Matt offered.
"No, its okay, really. I'll talk to you about it later. You just spend time with your family."
"Its fine." Matt said reassuring her. It was best for him to talk to her now because he knew she wouldn't be so willing to talk later on. "Where are you, I'll come and get you."
"I have no way out of this, do I?"
"Not at all."
After telling him where she was staying, Matt told her to wait for him in the lobby. He mentioned that he'd be there in ten minutes.
"What's the problem?" Matt questioned when she got in the car.
Wasting no time, Evie found herself opening up to Matt. She figured it was best to talk to an outside party. She pretty much trusted Matt, he wouldn't say anything. She knew that he would be able to help her out.
Matt listened intently as his friend talked. He didn't dare interrupt her. Just by her demeanor alone, he knew that she didn't open herself up a lot. With every word she was saying, he was learning more about her. By the time she was done talking, Matt completely understood why she was the way she was.
"I'm going to be completely honest with you." Matt said as he stopped at the red light. "There's only so long you can hold a grudge. From what you told me, Ted does sound like he's sorry. Ted is right, in order
for you to let go of everything, you have to talk it out."
Evie continued to stare straight ahead. She watched as the darkness swallowed up the cars in front of them.
"Do you think I did the right thing by agreeing to talk to him?"
"Its not a matter of what I think, its all up to you and how you feel."
"I'm confused. Part of me wants to talk to him, while another part of me wants to tell him to fuck off."
"If I were you, I would talk to him. It would be awesome closure for you." Matt said as he turned into a parking spot. Cutting off the engine, he turned towards Evie. "Like I told you today, don't let anything hold you back, just go for it."
Considering his words, Evie realized that he was right. Talking to Ted would fix a lot of things. Leaning over, she quickly kissed Matt on the cheek. "Thank you Matt. I feel like I'm doing the right thing in talking to him."
"Its what friends are for." Matt said as he opened the door. "Now get out, we're here."
"Where's here?"
"The Cracker Barrel."
Smiling to herself, Evie hopped out of the car. After an intense conversation, it was finally time for her to have a little run. She had to get her mind off of things. It would be great and very much needed, especially with all the stress she felt like she was under.
A few hours later, Matt was driving her back to the hotel. The conversation the entire way back was fun and full of jokes, very lighthearted.
"Its late, I'll walk you up to your room." Matt said as he locked the door to his car.
The two were heading to the elevators, when they heard shouting coming from the bar. Recognizing one of the voice to be John's, Matt and Evie rushed inside.
"John!" Evie shouted as she rushed over to him. When she was close enough to him, the smell of alcohol hit her nostrils. "What's wrong?"
"Heyyyy, its Matt and Evie." He slurred. "The bartender won't give me anymore drinks."
"You take care of John, I'll talk to the bartender." Matt said.
Nodding, Evie turned her attention towards John."Lets get you upstairs."
"I'm not done yet."
"Yes, you are."
"No, I'm not." John whined. "My cup is half full."
Grabbing the cup from him, she chugged the drink down. Slamming the empty cup on the table, she looked over at John. "Now you're done."
At that moment, Matt walked over to John and Evie. "John owes the bar ninety five bucks. I got the bartender to allow John to pay the bill tomorrow."
"All right, lets get him upstairs." Evie said. "John are you straight to walk?"
"Yes, I am." He replied drunkenly as he got up.
However, he couldn't. With the support of Matt and Evie, they made it to the bank of elevators.
"What floor are you on Cena?"
"Seventh."
"Room?"
"708."
The rest of the way to the room it was silent. However, all that changed when they got to his hotel room door.
"Where's your key John?" Evie questioned as they leaned him up against the wall.
"In my..." , He allowed that statement to hang in the air as he searched his pockets, "room."
Sighing, Evie knocked on the door. Several knocks later, a disgruntled Randy Orton opened the door. "What?!?"
"We have a drunken roommate for you." Evie replied as she and Matt helped John into the room.
"Oh God." Randy said he shut the door. "This can't be good. He almost never does this."
"So I see." She said as she watched John drop onto his bed. He was incoherently talking about something.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't sleep in my clothes."
She looked towards Randy and Matt. Each instantly voicing their opinions. Shaking her head, she helped John get down to his boxers. She then helped him into bed. When she was done, she left him a bottle of water and some Advil on the night table.
John slowly ran his hand through Evie's hair. "I want you."
"I'll see you tomorrow John." She said, completely ignoring his previous statement. In this current situation, she didn't know what to make of his words.
"Do you know why he would do this?" Evie questioned as she walked over to Randy and Matt. She quite didn't understand why she cared. However, Matt and Randy knew better.
"He mentioned something about a fight with his fiance."
She just nodded. "Okay. Sorry for waking you up. Night Randy."
"No problem." He said waving if off. "I'll give him hell for it in the morning."
Evie laughed at his comment. Saying their goodbyes again, Matt and Evie departed Randy and John's room. The two friends silently walked to her room.
"Thanks for everything." She said as they stopped walking. "I really needed to talk to someone."
"It was really no problem." He replied. "Anything to help a friend. I'll see you next week. Night Evie."
"Night Matt."
Quietly, she walked into her room. Since Gail was back and asleep, she had to be super quiet. After a long shower, Evie was finally in bed. She drifted off to sleep as her last thoughts were about her talk with Ted.