Chapter 20

Jamie smiled as she walked through the back hallways of RAW. The doctor had agreed to let her go back three months early only to sit in the back and watch. She was not allowed to wrestle in the ring or in the back. She glanced to her right and saw Hunter going over his script and frowning as new details popped up that he wasn't expecting.

"Can I read it?" Jamie asked already knowing he wouldn't let her.

"Why?" Hunter asked surprising her.

"Because you keep frowning and looking like you want to kill someone. Besides I am your benched wife and I need to live through you for a while." She joked a little to see if she could get him to smile.

"When I'm finished." Hunter said shrugging his shoulders and turning his attention back to the script.

AJ glanced up when she heard Jamie's voice and her eyes went wide. "Jamie." She squealed as she ran over and gently hugged her friend. "I thought you were out for a few more months."

"I am, doctor said I could come back and watch matches not wrestle them." Jamie said with a shrug.

"Well tonight we are taking on the team that put in that condition." AJ said with a sigh. "I wish you were coming with us."

"I wish so to." Jamie said feeling angry at the mere mention of the people who put her out of commission for so long.

"Yeah and wish all you want but you step foot outside that dressing room without me by your side and I will tan your hide." Hunter whispered an empty threat.

"You wouldn't lay a mean hand on my body." Jamie said with a smirk. "But I promised you I wouldn't and I plan to keep my promise. I do want to get healthy Hunter."

"All right." Hunter nodded believing her.

Tyler walked into the dressing room where she had heard her friend was sitting in. She smirked as she realized she was pouting on the couch, probably trying to persuade Hunter to let her escort him down to the ring. Even Tyler knew that would be a losing battle that her friend wouldn't even come close to winning. She rolled her eyes as she took a seat next to her friend and patted her gently on the back.

"I have come to keep you company and out of trouble while your hubby wrestles." Tyler joked as she turned on the monitor. "We can make fun of every blow he takes and call him all sorts of names."

"True. That could be fun but not as fun as being ringside." She said desperately trying one more time.

"Not going to happen." Hunter said as he leaned over and kissed his wife gently on the lips. "Keep my girl safe, Ty." Hunter said winking at her.

"No problem. I brought some rope with me in case I need to hogtie her." Tyler said with a small laugh.

"Not a bad idea." Hunter said thinking it over. "It might make my job easier tonight when you all are wrestling those creeps she wants to take out so badly."

Jamie watched as Hunter left the room and then grinned as she turned and faced her long time friend. "I didn't think he would buy it."

"Why are you playing games with that man's mind?" Tyler said with a laugh.

"Because it's so fun to see the look on his face when he thinks I am gonna do something I shouldn't." Jamie said shrugging her shoulders. "I knew I was never going to be allowed ringside but it was fun to pretend I wanted to be there badly."

"So tell me what it is that so important that you had to talk to me immediately." Tyler said with a cocked eyebrow.

"I overheard someone talking in the hallway about a plan that Vince has for tonight. Something completely unheard of in the wrestling industry. From what I could gather while I was waiting for Hunter, Vince plans to make sure none of you walk away from the ring tonight and it's possible that he means to make sure that none of you walk again." Jamie said letting her worry finally voice itself. "Tyler I think that you need to find a way to get tonight's match postponed until we can find out exactly what he is up to."

Tyler walked away from the dressing area in a daze. Jamie had promised to stay put and lock the door so that Tyler could process all of the information she had just received. If what Jamie said was true than wrestling at all tonight could put them all on the injured list indefinitely. She turned quickly as she heard someone walking up to her and gave a half smile to Stephanie as she made her way towards her.

"So what's on your mind?" Stephanie asked as she stopped next to the young wrestler.

"Tonight's match needs to be postponed." Tyler said making an on the spot decision. "Something isn't right Stephanie and until we know what it is no one can step into that ring tonight."

AJ looked at the group as they listened to Tyler explain why she had their match canceled. None of them were sure how they were feeling about this development but they trusted their friend's judgment.

Hunter looked over at his wife who was fast asleep on the couch in their dressing room. He could tell that today had completely drained her, all the visitors and worrying about him out there by himself. He smiled as he remembered the smile on her face when he returned to the dressing room in one piece. He looked at the small frown that was marring her angelic face and knew something was troubling her that not even sleep could erase from her mind, maybe Tyler knew what it was.

Vince slammed his fist down on the table and looked at everyone who was around him. It angered him that he had been foiled at his plan and for once he was ready to take the revenge out on anyone who crossed his path. He would make this group of wrestlers pay for interfering in his plans and he would make them all pay once and for all.