*!You Push Me Off So Far!*

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Trish cradled the phone in her hand, and waited for Jim to speak again. He had called to tell her that there was a drastic change taking place and thus far he hadn't even bothered to tell her what it was, he was making nice with her and it seemed to her like butter up.

"After you get done with your interview on Mike Bullard, we need to fly out to Titan Towers immediately. There is some changes being made and we want to keep you informed of them." Jim said in the tone that wasn't friendly anymore, it was all business.

"Why can't you just tell me over the phone? It would save me the miles and you the trouble of meeting with a bunch of us."

"It is better left said by Vince when you get here. I just wanted to call to let you know what was going on in your absence, and that I wanted to wish you luck on Bullard tonight. He is a tough guy to charm for the guys."

"Well Mike is an old friend, so it should be fine. I can't wait to work with him tonight. Thank you for the good luck wishes Jim, and I guess I will see you tomorrow sometime for this meeting."

"You will. Take care Trish." Jim said hanging up the phone. What he didn't want to tell her was they planned to take her away from the Women's Title hunt on Raw and put her on Smack down so they could develop more talent in the division over there. Although there was no plan to bring in another women's belt, with Trish heading over there to make everyone work harder, he knew it would only be a matter of time before there was. He just hoped that she liked the idea and didn't want to walk out like her friend had a few months before.

Trish sat rolling the phone cord in her hand even though she had hung up the phone. She had no idea what could be so important that she had to fly to the tower to see Vince and Jim. She had only been there twice since she had come into the WWE and she found it to be an utter waste of time. They didn't tell her anything she didn't already know, except for the time she was hired. That was the only time that it mattered at all. She just hoped she wasn't getting fired. That would really throw a kink into her plans that she hadn't worked around.

Picking up her purse off the table she went to jump into her Ford Taurus downstairs in the hotel lobby. She had to get to Mike Bullard before they started the show without her. She would worry about this mess with the WWE after it was all said and done, and she was on the flight back to the United States.

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Trish was utterly surprised when she entered the Mike Bullard show and she was entering to her own theme music in the WWE. It seemed they had got the rights to play Lil Kim's song as she entered. She figured Vince had pulled in a huge favor to make her feel more comfortable. As she walked out she saw the fan reaction. It had been awhile since she had actually been home to Toronto where the show was filmed and she was glad that the fan reaction was this good for her. The people were on their feet for her. As she walked out she shook Mike's hand and took a seat.

"Thank you for agreeing to this interview Trish." Mike said all business in his voice.

"Well I love coming home and seeing that the people still support me. It's a really great feeling."

"Well they do rally behind one of their own don't they?" he said motioning to the crowd and the guys in the front row bellowing her name.

"It's what keeps me doing this, that's for sure Mike. Thanks for having me on the show. It's been awhile since I was here. It's good to be back."

"So you've been a pretty busy lady of late it seems. What with the cover of Flare magazine, and then your non stop Raw schedule. How do you handle it all?"

"With unbelievable calm and restraint Mike. It's not easy doing this job everyday and never being home to take a real rest, but after all the time spent here, I couldn't picture my life without it. The Flare shoot was something that was added as an incentive, and it being a Canadian magazine, well it just hit home you know?"

"So let's talk about your story line as it stands right now. You were recently with Jeff Hardy were you not? What is the real story behind Jeff leaving?"

"To be honest Mike, it's not something that I know anything about. Jeff had been losing interest in the business for a while now, and it just got to the point where he needed to do his own thing. It was mutual from what I gather, and I couldn't be happier for him, he's doing what he loves right now."

"So it had nothing to do with drugs? There was a rumor that he failed the drug tests that he was given."

Trish knew that he was going to ask this of course. Every interview she ever did always got around to the real reason Jeff Hardy had left the WWE, but her answer was always the same. She didn't have any idea, because it was the truth of the matter. She and Jeff were very close at one point, but they never really confided in each other over the reason he left. She just knew it had nothing to do with drugs.

"It had nothing to do with drugs. You all look at Jeff and see the man with the painted arms and the weird hair and painted nails and drugs seem like the logical choice, but the fact of the matter is, to know Jeff, you would know he wasn't a drug addict. He didn't have that kind of personality. It wasn't in him to be like that."

"How close did the two of you get before he left?" Mike asked with a slight smile. He had heard rumors of them actually dating off camera and he wanted to know if that was true.

"You heard we dated did you?"

"That was something that had come up along the line yes, so is there any truth to it?"

"Yes there is actually. That was the one thing that was true about my time in the WWE. When they first wanted to put me with him a few years ago, I got to really know Jeff, and we were both alright with it. They scrapped it eventually to put him with Lita, and cause a rift with his brother Matt, and we dealt with it the only way we could. It eventually led to us dating, and when the time came for us to be placed together for real and not have it scrapped, we were dating completely. It was a shame he had to leave; because I think people really enjoyed us together, but you work with the hand you're dealt."

"Where do you two stand now?"

"We don't speak actually, but in the long run I think that's alright with me, because of our history. It's better for both of us this way. He can do his thing and be Jeff Hardy, and I can be Trish Stratus and fight for the women's title belt."

"You've had that belt three times have you not?"

"Yes, and to actually have the belt around your waste, well it's like winning the super bowl, or even winning the Undisputed Championship belt for the guys. It's a mind blowing experience. It's also one that I wouldn't change for the world. I've come a long way in the last few years."

"Well you are the pride and joy of Canada, and for sure here in Toronto that is for sure. Do you have time to stick around to see Good Charlotte play, or do you have a flight to catch?"

"My flight leaves later, so I'm here for the duration Mike." She stood up to shake his hand and he met her halfway. The audience went crazy as she waved to them and she sat back down. She was glad it was over, because she hated bringing up Jeff and her wherever she went, but she liked being home in Toronto. The longer she was here, the more she didn't have to worry about what was going to happen when she met with Jim and Vince.

Mike sent the show to commercial and Trish had her coffee cup refilled. It was definitely going to be a long night.

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"How did the show go dear?"

"Fine mom, but I've got to go, my flight leaves any minute. I'll call you when I get there and tell you how it went, so you won't be shocked when it airs."

"Okay dear, keep your chin up for this meeting; you are going to do fine."

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