*!Man Overboard!*

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"So judging from the smile on your face right now, I would say you had a good time last night?" Amanda asked as she scooped another bowl of cereal into her mouth.

"Do you have to talk with your mouth crammed full? Are we cavewomen now?" Hayley laughed and sat down with her journal and her herbal tea. There was no way she could start any day without this herbal concoction.

"No we aren't cavewomen, I'm just hungry man. What would you rather me do?"

"Wait until you're done eating and then ask how my night was, is that such a hard thing to grasp?"

Amanda laughed and put down her spoon. Finishing with the food in her mouth she turned her face serious and gave Hayley the look of death.

"So did you have a good night with our resident superhero?"

"No, he wasn't available for a date, but there was his better half. The date with Shane was wonderful, one of the best I think I've ever been on. I can't wait to do it again."

"So did you tell him about.?"

"No I didn't tell him anything Amanda. It's to soon right now to tell him anything, and at this point its just going to add an element of stress and worry that I don't want there."

"You need to tell him babe, otherwise he's going to get hurt, and then you're going to hurt."

"Okay can we change the subject here? I will tell him about it when the time is right. The time isn't right at this moment, so lets just leave it be."

"Okay whatever you say girl. I just think you should be up front with him. I mean you do want this to go somewhere right?"

"At the moment, I don't know where any of this is going to go. So let's just enjoy the ride alright?"

"Sure Hayley, you know what you're doing. So tell me about the date girl!"

Hayley sat back in the chair and sighed. Amanda was right about one thing. She had to tell Shane eventually. This wasn't something that was better hidden. But right now she was enjoying the time she had with Shane and didn't want anything to ruin it. Their date had been the sweetest time of her life, and if she told Shane now, it would ruin things for sure.

"He took me to the shoreline, and we just walked and talked."

"That's it? You went to the shoreline and watched the sun go down and you're telling me that all you did was talk to the guy? Has it been that long since you've been on a date girl?"

"No it hasn't, and we kissed too. Twice if you want to know how much we did do. It was just wonderful. There was no stress to be something we aren't and it was like the club, but without the noise."

"Did you feel sparks?"

"Yes I did, and heat and the whole bit. I kind of figured I would though, after everything I felt at the club and the whole thinking about him day in and day out. It was natural. I haven't had that with anyone before. Although he thought I was going to go after Jeff or Jay."

"He didn't??"

"He did. He was concerned about me doing that because his last girlfriend did it, and I had to spend most of my time explaining to him that I didn't want Jeff or Jay and that I wanted him. It was pretty heavy."

"Seems like it. So are you going out again today?"

"He said we might, but he also said he'd call me and we would do something different this time around."

At that moment the phone started ringing off the wall where it was hung. Hayley and Amanda both jumped out of their chairs at the exact same moment, but Amanda hit the phone first.

"Yeah Shane, she's right here, give me a second."

Passing the phone to her friend Amanda winked and went back to her cereal. Now she could eat in peace without Hayley making a big scene out of it.

"Hey Shane what's up?"

"I've got some bad news babe."

"Oh what's wrong?"

"There's something happening in New York tonight, a house show, and I'm now booked on it as a replacement, so I wont be able to be with you tonight. I'm really sorry Hayley."

"That's alright; you'll be on Raw tomorrow night right?"

"Yes of course I will. You're there too still right?"

"Yeah, so we'll just make up for it on Monday night alright? Don't worry about me babe. I've got all the time in the world to see you."

Amanda coughed on her cereal and went back to reading the paper. She knew Hayley had to tell him what was going on, before something serious happened and she couldn't. She just wished her friend would realize it.

"What was that in the background?"

"Just my silly roommate, ignore her, she's losing her mind."

"Just call Mike to come over, he should help her right?"

Hayley laughed and looked over at Amanda. She knew Mike wouldn't help this because Amanda losing her mind right at that moment was all about her, and not about Mike.

"He should be able too. So I'll see you tomorrow night?"

"Yes you will, but right now, if it's possible and if you're dressed, could you open your front door? I'm totally freezing my ass off out here."

"You're outside my door?"

"Yes, and its way to early to be doing this."

Running over to her front door she opened it and saw Shane standing there in shorts and a t-shirt. She didn't want to admit it but he looked like he had just gotten out of bed. She had to admit the thought appealed to her too.

"Come in here this minute Shane Helms! Why would you stand outside and call me?"

Shane smirked a little and stepped into her house. He'd been here the night before but hadn't gotten a chance to look around and see everything. Her house looked like it had her type of touch on everything. It looked homey.

"I wanted to surprise you with these, but the whole effect is lost now, I mean it's like cold out there."

Shane pulled the flowers from behind his back and passed them gently to her. Hayley looked and saw the tulips and the roses and smiled. Taking one small smell, she pulled Shane with her into the kitchen and searched for a vase.

"Amanda, meet Shane, and Shane meet Amanda, my oddball roommate."

"Nice to meet you Amanda." Shane said shaking her hand.

"Same here man, I've been hearing so much about you, and I wondered when you would show up."

Hayley rolled her eyes as she put the flowers in the vase. It was nice having Shane here with her in the house, and even better having Amanda be so cool with him. Even when she was borderline embarrassing.

"So you like the flowers?"

"I love them Shane, thank you. You didn't have to do it though."

"Well I wanted to make sure you didn't forget about me while I'm off wrestling tonight. You know I would rather be here with you."

Amanda almost choked on her cereal again and smiled. Putting down the spoon, she picked up the newspaper and headed out of the kitchen. She wanted to leave these two alone. It was getting to mushy in here. Now she knew what Hayley felt like when Mike was over.

"I'd rather you be here too to be perfectly honest but it's your job. Not to mention we will see each other on Raw tomorrow night."

"We will. I just wanted to say goodbye before I go home and finish packing for the flight. I'll miss you, but you know me, I'll call you a hundred times over the night."

"I'll miss you too Shane. You'd better call me."

"I will. So I better get going. I just wanted to make sure you got the flowers."

"Well thank you."

Shane pulled her close to him and kissed her gently. He'd been thinking about that all night long. He didn't have that much sleep because of it. He didn't know what it was about this girl, but she just made him want to get as close as he could to her. He could really see himself falling in love with her.

'Well there goes the not getting serious rules I set down' he thought to himself. Pulling away from the kiss, he gently took her hand in his and kissed it. He better get going before he totally forgot about the flight and the show.

"I'll call you okay?"

"I'll be here."

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