I was sitting in my seat for WWF RAW IS WAR. The pyrotechnic crew just got the pyro working and it shot off
     all over the place. Then, the lights went off and red
     strobe lights flashed all over. This meant only one thing. The Brood. The flames started up as Gangrel and Jeff and
     Matt Hardy rose from the center of the flames. They walked
     over the 1 inch high flames and stopped at the entryway. Candles were strategically placed in the entrance. The 3
     men made their descent to the ring. Gangrel performed the
     pre-match ritual of drinking the liquid from the vial and spitting it out over the fans. The 3 got into the ring as the
     red lights were replaced by blue. The lights went circling around the crowd, looking for where the Hardy Boys'
     opponents would come from this time. Finally, the strobe lights found them. Edge and Christian started walking
     through the fans towards the ring. The 2 blondes jump over the guardrail and slide into the ring, crawling towards
     the middle. Edge looked straight in my direction and flashed me that maniac grin that made me melt. And, sure
     enough, I melted right in my seat. Then, the 2 stood up and took off their sunglasses. Edge rid himself of his duster
     and Christian placed his sunglasses beside Edge's. The match started off as Christian and Matt Hardy. Gangrel
     stood right in front of me, watching his mideons face his former followers. I casually and unwittingly glanced down
     to Gangrel's butt and admired the tight pants which let me
     easily see it. .o0(Nice butt. Luna's a lucky girl)0o. Christian had just performed a head-scissors takeover on Matt
     Hardy. Christian tagged Edge in. He jumped in and nailed Matt. Jeff came in to get a cheap shot and Edge
     clotheslined him for his troubles. Edge tossed Jeff Hardy out of the ring towards Gangrel and smiled at me again. I
     started to blush a bit while Edge continued his attack on Matt Hardy. Suddenly, he speared Matt and got the
     1-2-3. Gangrel had a look of astonishment on his face as the referee raise Christian and Edge's hands. As Edge
     and Christian walked up the aisle, Edge dropped a slip of paper on my lap. I opened it and it said "This beautiful
     lady has my permission backstage. Signed, Adam Copeland". I almost screamed out loud. Instead, I withheld it
     and just sighed deeply and sank down in my seat. I happily watched Test beat Joey Abs for the umpthousandth
     time. I saw The Rock and Mankind face The Acolytes and win by disqualification when The Undertaker and The
     Big Show came down and hit them from
     behind. The rest of the matches paled in comparison to what Edge did. After the show, I grabbed my signs and
     put some lip gloss on, walked to the security guard and showed
     him the piece of paper.
     "Follow me, Ma'am." The guard said, ushering me to the back. I followed him down long hallways, through two
     or three doors and up a flight of stairs. Fianlly he stopped in front of a dressing room.

     "Here you are. Enjoy." he said, leaving me to return to where I met him. I stared at the door, reading the one
     word that adorned the door.

     "Edge" I whispered to myself.

     I regained my composure and knocked on the door. After a few seconds, the door opened. Seeing nobody in the
     doorway, I walked in cautiously. The room was completely dark except for candles scattered around the room,
     giving it a romantic glow. The door closed behind me and I spun around, seeing a dark figure.

     "I knew you would come. I was expecting you." the man said.

     He advanced towards me, the light now shining on him better. I noticed it was the man himself, the same man who
     dropped the note in my lap on his way back. It was Adam Copeland.

     "What is your name, Precious?" he asked me with a sensual grin plastered on his face.

     "Valerie Bishop" I answered.

     "Such a beautiful name for a beautiful person." he said as he took my hand and kissed it lightly. At this moment, I
     blushed furiously and it was very easy to see I was beet red.

     "So...why did you bring me here, Adam?" I asked after a long, awkward pause.

     "Jason dared me to pick the prettiest lady behind Gangrel tonight and give her the note. Then, I was to bring her
     here and date her the following night. And I never back down
     from a dare. That is, unless you don't want to date me." he said, moving behind me and taking my signs and
     jacket. He placed them on a bench nearby.

     "I never said I didn't want to date you." I said, smiling right back at him.

     "Well, that's good. So...what should I know about you? Is there anything that I would need to know?" Adam said,
     sitting down and patting the spot beside him. Catching his
     signals, I sat down beside him and looked him straight in the eyes.

     "Well...to start off, I'm 23 years old. I was born and still live in Kingston, Ontario, Canada." I started.

     "Wow! I was born in Orangeville. And you're not that much younger than me. I'm only 26." he told me.

     "Cool..."I started to relax after verifying he was born near me."...I'm down here for the show. I drove down
     yesterday and stayed in a hotel until tonight. Honestly, I drove for 4 hours the day before tickets went on sale to
     get my seat! I tailgated that night, and at 5:00 in the morning, woke up and ran to the front door until they let me
     in. I got in and waited at the booth for 3 hours before they opened up. I was squished into the booth window,
     there were so many people!" I explained and Adam started laughing.

     "You okay after that, Valerie?" he asked, looking concerned.

     "Yeah, I'm fine! Oh, and you can call me Val if you want." I calmly told him.

     "Okay, Val. So, after you got the tickets, what did you do?"

     "First, I went to the doctor to check out my stomach! Nothing was wrong, then I drove home at about 120 clicks
     an hour, WWF The Music, Volume 3 blaring on my speakers,
     almost making me deaf. I got home, popped my eardrums so I could hear, and started making the signs." I
     grabbed the signs and showed him one that said
     "Edge 6:32, Double The Pleasure, Double The Fun". When he read it, I blushed badly. He grinned and let out a
     little laugh. I quickly changed the sign to
     "The Original Brood is my Cup of Life" and I smiled at myself, thankful I made it at the last minute. He smiled to
     himself. I switched to another sign that read
     "Big Boss Man : Charged for Dognapping and 1st Dogree Murder". We both broke out laughing and I switched
     the sign to one that said
     "Somebody should put Meat through the grinder!". We were laughing so hard, tears were coming out of our eyes.
 

     "Okay, I think we've had our full dose of laughter for today!" I said as I tosses the signs under the bench.

     "Yeah...." Edge sighs. "So...what do you wanna do now? We could go see a movie or you could go to your hotel
     or something. You choose."

     "Well, actually, I have no hotel room anymore. Last night was the only night I had it booked, so I was gonna be
     driving home, but then you gave me the note and that set
     everything to a turn for the better." I said and grinned at Adam with the same grin he flashed at me earlier that
     night.

     "Fine, Val. There's another bed in my hotel room, you can sleep there." he said.

     "YAY! Thank you, Adam! You will NOT regret this!" I told him as I hugged him tight.

     "You're welcome, Val." Adam said and hugged back.

     "Well, let's go then!" I announced, standing up.

     "Yes, let's." Adam said eagerly, blowing all the candles out, one by one. I grabbed my signs before complete
     darkness covered the room. Adam stealthly made his way to beside
     me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I smiled and walked out the door with him.

     After 2 minutes of walking and talking, we arrived at the parking lot. The only cars left were mine and his. I
     looked at my watch.

     "Adam, what time did the event end?" I asked.

     "11:30, why?"

     "It's 1:45 now!" I said, laughing a bit.

     "Oh my god, we spent over an hour up there, talking?" He said, amazed.

     "Yeah, I guess. Oh well, let's go. What hotel are you staying at?"

     "The Radisson, where were you?" He asked me.

     "I was at The Radisson!!! Oh god, how could we have missed each other?" I said.

     "I have no clue, you're pretty hard to miss." Adam said, kissing my cheek. When he pulled away, I cupped my
     hand right over where he kissed.

     "Okay, I am NEVER washing that cheek or letting somebody else kiss there!" I said and we both burst out
     laughing.
     "I'll meet you at the hotel cause I have all my bags in my Jeep and I'm NOT leaving it here."

     "Okay, Val. See ya there!" Adam yelled to me as he got in his Lincoln Town Car. I smiled and got into my Jeep
     and drove off.

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     It was literally a race to the hotel. We passed each other every 30 seconds, grinning at each other and laughing the
     whole way there. And, on the way to the hotel, I had Edge's theme alternating with The Brood's the whole time...

     I arrived at the hotel and parked where I usually parked. I then grabbed my bags, locked the car, and made a
     mad dash for the door to beat Adam. To my surprise, I
     stopped in the lobby and dropped my bags. I fell to my knees and raised my arms above my head.

     "YES! I BEAT HIM!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Suddenly, somebody dropped their bags beside mine
     from behind me.

     "Beat who, Val?" I looked back and saw Adam standing there with the biggest grin ever on his face.

     "DAMN YOU, ADAM!" I told him and stood up, embarrassed he saw my "celebration".

     "Let's go, Val." Adam said and pulled up a caddy beside me. I quickly put my bags on it and got up. I sneered at
     Adam and he laughed like there was no tomorrow. I started
     laughing too and we walked, side by side, to the elevator. We got in and went to his floor. I recognized it instantly.

     "OH MY GOD! This is the floor I stayed on!" I completely freaked out, kicking myself for not seeing him.

     "It's kind of as if we were drawn together, destined to meet." Adam calmly explained as he walked towards his
     room. I followed him, constantly jogging to keep up to him. He
     stopped beside a familiar number. 316.

     "Oh no, Adam! That's where I stayed! You...you were that weird guy that had the music blaring!" I said, hitting
     him on the arm playfully.

     "Oh yeah, sorry about that. I meant to get you an "I'm Sorry" bouquet." He explained as he unlocked and opened
     the door.

     "That's so sweet, Adam! You didn't hafta do that. You could've came over and apologized. That would've done
     just fine!" I told him. We walk in notice there's only 1 bed, since the other one is littered with something, or should
     I say someone. Adam slams the door shut.

     "CHRISTIAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Adam yelled and tossed a nearby pillow at him. Christian
     awoke with a startle.

     "Huh...what? ADAM! Oh! Hey, buddy! How are ya!" Christian stutters.

     "Why are you sleeping in MY hotel room when you have your own damn one?" Adam told him as I stood there
     laughing. The blond bombshells known as Adam and Jason look towards me.

"Who's she?" Christian asks him."

     "THAT..." Adam starts, "...is the girl that I picked. She was sitting behind Gangrel. The one you dared me to get."

     "OH! I'm being an inconsiderate person." He extends his hand towards me, "I'm Christian, but you can call me
     Jason."
     I shake his hand, adding "And I'm Val."

     "Hi, Val." Jason says. He then moves towards Adam and whispers, "Nice grab, man!" to him. Adam notices an
     empty COOL WHIP CONTAINER beside the bed.

     "Jason, what happened with the Cool Whip?" Adam asked, curious.

     "Oh, I got hungry. I had strawberries and whipped cream. So, I felt kinky! Yahoo!" Christian said simply. I
     started laughing a bit.

     "Christian, just go. NOW!" Adam tells him and Christian gets up, grabs his coat and runs out. He stops at the
     door and sticks his tongue out at Adam. Once he closes the door, we
     burst out laughing as hard as possible.

     "Oh god, you're nice to him!" I bickered.

     "I know! Well, we've known each other for a long time. We joke a lot." Adam retorted.

     "I can tell." I shot back.

     "So...I heard there's a good movie on the hotel TV at 2:00 am." Edge said, quickly changing the subject.

     "What movie?" I asked.

     "Lethal Weapon 4"

     "Ooh! I LOVE that movie! Can we watch it, Adam?" I begged.

     "Sure, I've wanted to see it, too." he replied, turning the TV on to the station.

     The movie started up. Val and Adam had their share of laughs, but they laughed together when Joe Pesci and
     Chris Rock had the fight over cell phones. At the end of the
     movie, they had both laughed so hard, there were tears in their eyes and they went through half a box of Kleenex.

     "Oh, Adam, that was great! You know, that could count for our date!!" I said and started laughing again.

     "No, it can't, Val. Our date has to be more than Chinese guys on a ship and cell phones." At that, we started
     laughing again. Suddenly, Adam stopped laughing and started cursing.

     "Adam, whoa, what's wrong?" I asked, with a look of concern on my face.

     "My shoulder! It's cramped up again." he said, showing where the pain was the most.

     I slowly took off his jacket and his shirt and lay him down on his stomach. I sat on the small of his back and
     slowly gave him a massage. All he could do was moan into
     the pillow.

     "Val, are you a masseuse?" Adam asked me.

     "Would you believe I'm a local wrestling event promoter?' I said, teasing him.

     "YOU ARE? Oh my god! That is so ironic, huh?" he exclaimed.

     "Yeah. So, what are you doing tomorrow night?" I asked him.

     "Oh, we have a house show." he replied, relaxing a bit more.

     "You gonna be in it?" I asked as I moved down lower. I was now sitting on his butt.

     "Yeah..me and Christian against X-Pac and Kane." He calmly explained.

     "Ow, I'm gonna hafta do more of this before and after the match." I said, laughing. Adam joined in the laughter.

     "I have an idea, Val. How about you come out with me and Christian tomorrow night?" Adam offered.

     "Wow! I never thought you'd ask. Sure." I quickly answered. .o0(WOW! I am gonna be taking the 2 HOTTEST
     guys in the WWF to the ring tomorrow night? Cool!)0o.

     "So...we'll need to get you an outfit. Tomorrow, we'll go shopping. I pay." Adam offered.

     "Shopping trip and I'm NOT paying? I'd never turn that down!" I told him.

     "Then, you better get to bed. We're gonna go pretty early tomorrow."

     "Okay, Mother!" I said, laughing. I grabbed my suitcase and turned my back to Adam. I quickly took my shirt
     and skirt off and put my nightgown on. I put my hair up and got
     into the bed Christian occupied earlier.

     "Good night, Val." Adam said, sitting beside me.

     "Good night, Adam." I replied, shutting my eyes and going to sleep.

     Adam got ready for bed and, before getting into bed, stood by my bed and kissed my forehead, whispering "Love
     you, Val."

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     I woke up with a startle. I slowly opened my eyes and noticed I was sitting naked in the bathtub full of bubbles
     with candles placed around the bathroom. A big fluffy towel was hanging, ready to be wrapped around a person.
     Adam walked in and noticed I was awake.

     "Good morning, sleepy head." he said as he put down a plate of eggs, bacon, sausage and a glass of orange juice.

     "Adam? You did this?" I asked, surprised at his kindness.

     "Yeah. I thought today could be special." he answered with a grin on his face. He kneeled beside the tub, adding
     "You better hurry. I have to have a shower and you need to eat
     breakfast."

     "You made me breakfast, too?" I said, noticing it on the counter.

     "I'm a good cook. You should try the eggs first, they're great." Adam told me.

     "Okay. I'll be right out." I answered. I was going to kiss him for his generosity, but he moved too soon. I cursed at
     myself for not getting to kiss him. I got out of the tub,
     wrapped the towel around me, tied it off and grabbed my breakfast. I walked to the little table and sat down.
     Following Adam's advice, I took a bite of the eggs.

     "ADAM! These eggs rock!" I called out to him. Adam walked into the room wearing just boxers.

     "Thanks." he answered as he followed my gaze to his boxers. At that, he ran into the bathroom and I burst out
     laughing. I finished eating my breakfast. I was halfway through my glass of orange juice when Adam walked back
     out, concealing his manhood from my view, walking into a little corner I couldn't see him at. I started at his butt the
     whole time.
     .o0(Damn! He has a cute ass!!! Just think, I was sitting on that and didn't realize how tight it was!)0o.

     I finished my orange juice and Adam returned, obviously relived to be dressed. He wore a pair of tight black
     jeans that looked like he was born in them they were so tight and a light denim shirt, sleeves rolled to his elbows.

"Wow...you look good." I managed to choke out after gawking silently for a minute.

     "Thanks, now you better get dressed, Val. You can't go out wearing a white towel." Adam said jokingly.

     I got up and walked into the same corner. I came out of the corner wearing a blood red spaghetti string top and a
     long black skirt.

     "Well? What do you think?" I asked, modeling the outfit for him.

     "You look better than me, Val." Adam told me, admiring my outfit.

     "Thanks, now let's go shopping! Adam, I hope you have a credit card!" I said, laughing.

     "Yeah, I do. Don't worry." he said with a grin. We walked out of the hotel room, linked arm in arm.

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     I walked out of the dressing room and modeled the dark grey dress to Adam. He had that look on his face where
     you can't tell if he likes it or not.

     "If they had it in a blue or red, it'd look better. But not grey. I don't mean to be rude, but grey isn't your colour."
     He stated.

     "Yeah." I walked over to where we got the dress and found a red in my size. I went back in the dressing room
     and tried it on. I walked out and Adam grinned.

     "Oh yeah, that looks better. That fits perfectly. You should wear that tonight." he told me.

     "Are you sure? I mean, I saw a great black dress and another darker red one." I calmly explained.

     "If they fit you, get them all." he said.

     "You're kidding! Oh man, Adam. You're a great guy." I said, giving him a huge hug. He hugged back.

     "Better go grab them, Val." Adam told me. I ran off to get them. While I was gone, Adam walked over to the
     purse section and got a red and a black purse. He also got something that he knew I would love. I came back
     over and I saw the purses. I smiled and looked inside the purses. Inside the red purse was a silver cross pendant
     on a gold chain. I pulled it out and looked at it.

     "Oh, Adam.....it's beautiful." I said, looking him in the eyes. "Thank you." I slowly moved towards him and gave
     him a kiss, which he responded to. I wrapped my arms around his
     neck and deepened the kiss. When he pulled away, I was almost out of breath.

     "What a first kiss......wow!" I said, looking up at Adam.

     "Yeah, it was pretty good. Open the other purse." he ordered.

     I pulled back and opened the other purse. Inside was a bracelet of little crosses, alternating with silver and gold. I
     gave his a kiss on the cheek and hugged him for a long time.

     "Adam, you're too nice to me. I don't know what to give you." I said.

     "You've given me enough, Val. You've given me your love and that's what matters most." Adam said.

     "Oh god....let's go out for lunch, okay? My treat." I offered.

     "Okay. Let's go." Adam went and paid for the dresses, purses, necklace and bracelet and we left, hand in hand.
     We walked the short distance to a fancy restaurant. We got in and sat on the porch.

     "This day has been great, Adam. Thank you so much." I told him over a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup.

     "Anything for you, Val. Anything at all." He said, finishing his ceaser salad. Just as we finished, our luches came.
     He had a filet mignon and I have roasted chicken and rice. We
     ate in silence, playing Footsies under the table. When we finished, we shared a piece of chocolate cake. I paid the
     bill, left a tip, and walked out with my gifts and Adam.

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     Standing in Edge and Christian's locker room, I adjusted the necklace around my neck and made sure I had all I
     needed in my purse. Lipstick, nail polish, powder to go in
     guys' eyes, and a brick. Edge and Christian walked out with their wrestling gear on. Adam had asked me to call
     them by their stage names in the arena and gym to keep them in character. I agreed, as long as they called me by
     my new stage name. Latrice. They were allowed to call me Lat, but the announcers had direct orders to call me
     by my full name, Latrice. I stared at them as they gave me a look-over.

     "Lat, you look excellent. I knew that dress would look great." Edge told me. I was wearing the knee-length blood
     red dress Adam bought me, the bracelet, necklace, and the black purse stuffed with my "goodies". I gave both of
     them a look-over.

     "Edge, Christian, you've outdone yourselves. You look perfect." I complimented.
     Christian just nodded.

     "Let's go. Now, we have a NEW Unholy Trio. We shall take on the WWF and we shall be victorious against
     X-Pac and Kane, even if it takes all 3 of us to beat them." Edge said,
     putting his fist in. Christian's fist joined his. I looked at their fists and there was enough room for mine to fit in. I
     grinned and added my fist as Edge and I said at the same time, "We are who we are. We are the Unholy Trio and
     they should all beware and take care..."Edge's voice faded and I said alone, "...because the freaks come out at
     night." He
     laughed maniacally as we left the dressing room, heading to our cue spot. We had a mutual agreement to perform
     a new entrance. Something to take the world by storm.

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     X-Pac and Kane were waiting for us to exit. We got our cue as Edge's music started. We stepped onto the
     platform and everybody cheered for us. Mainly for the guys,
     but I knew I'd get my share of the cheers. The platform rose. I stood between Edge and Christian. We appeared
     before the crowd, stunned at seeing me with the two brothers.
     They cheered louder than ever for the new Unholy Trio as we walked to the ring. Kane and X-Pac got out of the
     ring for our new entrance. I stood in the middle of the ring. Edge
     and Christian stood on the turnbuckles. I raised my arms and pyro went off behind me. We got a huge pop. The
     fans were loving this. I smiled at myself as Edge and Christian
     got off the turnbuckles. All 3 of us gathered in the center of the ring. Edge walked away from the group and
     grabbed a mic. He motioned for me to come closer. I walked beside
     him. He rose the mic to his mouth.

     "Yes...there is a new Unholy Trio. With the addition of Latrice, nothing can stop us. She is our guiding force, our
     will to win, our will to fight. With her, we shall conquer all. We are who we are..." at that, Christian joined us and
     put his fist in. "...we are the Unholy Trio..." Edge put his in."...so everybody should beware..." I put my fist in and
     joined in the talking."...take care..." Edge's voice died down again and I said alone, "...because the freaks come
     out at night!" The fans cheered so loud, it echoed off the walls. Edge tossed the mic outside and grinned at me. He
     mouthed "Good job, Val" towards me and I smiled. I stepped onto the floor near Jerry Lawler as Edge and
     Christian got ready for their match. The brothers put their sunglasses beside me and I put Christian's on. Christian
     started the match against X-Pac. Edge looked over and winked at me. I winked back and watch Christian and
     X-Pac. They fought for a few minutes, then X-Pac tagged in Kane. Kane beat on Christian. A worried look
     crossed my face. Christian got a small advantage, but not before Kane came back. Kane went for a cover, but
     Edge ran in and interrupted it. I started clapping rhythmically, and the fans joined in. They were
     completely being the new Unholy Trio. Christian crawled over to our corner. I grabbed Christian and dragged him
     the rest of the way so he could tag Edge. Edge got the tag and went in. He started beating on Kane. Kane did not
     look phased and he whipped Edge into the ropes and kicked him in the face. Edge went down hard. I felt more
     worried for Edge than ever before. Kane ran towards the ropes near me and I grabbed his foot and tripped him in
     an effort to save Edge from more pain. Kane got out of the ring and walked right towards me. Christian got up on
     the top turnbuckle and flew down onto Kane. Unfortunately, Kane caught him and tossed Christian into me. I fell
     down and Christian landed on top of me. My ribs felt like they were crushed. Christian got off of me and noticed I
     was in pain. He helped me up and sat me on the stairs. He stood on the apron, checking on me constantly. Edge
     tagged Christian in after a long attempt to get the the
     corner. Edge came out to check on me.

     "Are you okay, Val?" He whispered to me. I shook my head. He told me to just watch the match and not get
     involved. I agreed and he stood on the apron. Christian got caught in
     the corner. X-Pac went for the Bronco Buster but luckily the ref stepped in. Unfortunately, X-Pac hit the ref and
     he went down. I saw my chance. I got up slowly and walked around Edge. I stood in the middle of the apron,
     yelling at X-Pac. He came over to talk to me and I took my purse off my shoulder and swung it at him. It hit him
     in the head and he fell backwards, unconscious. I moved over and told Christian to cover him. I woke the ref up.
     Christian made the cover. I walked over to Kane and held his feet down while the ref made the 3 count. I let go
     of Kane's feet and walked over to Edge. I slowly climbed the steps and Edge held the ropes open for me. I
     slowly got into the center of the ring. I checked on X-Pac.

"Out like a light." I said to Edge, more to myself. He grinned and signaled Christian over. Suddenly, they lifted me
     onto their shoulder and I tried to keep a straight face. They grabbed the tag belts and passed them up to me. I put
     one over each shoulder. I raised my arms and the guys raised their free ones. The fans cheered so loud, even I
     was surprised. The guys let me down and they each hugged me and made sure my ribs were okay. We walked to
     the back happily and quietly. When I got into the dressing room, I started to
     cry. My ribs hurt a lot. Edge walked over to me without even changing. He picked me up.

     "Your ribs hurt like hell, huh?" He asked with no smile on his face.

     "Worse than that." I said, wincing.

     "Okay, I'm taking you to the hospital." He declared, taking his duster off.

     "No...I'll be fine, Adam. You don't have to." I told him.

     "Val, I love you and I'm taking you to the hospital!" He shouted.

     "You what? Oh god, Adam...." I said with tears in my eyes.

     "Come on, Val. We're going to the hospital." He said, carrying me out. Walking towards the parking lot, we saw
     X-Pac and Kane. They noticed me wincing in pain. X-Pac came
     right up to me and walked with Adam.

     "It hurt that much, Valerie?" He asked, worried.

     "Yeah...I almost passed out from the pain. Damn it, your masked partner is strong! He threw Christian right into
     my ribs." I said, holding my ribs.

     Kane grabbed his voice thingy and held it to his throat.
     "I'm......sorry....Val.....I.....did.....not....mean....to...hurt...you." He lowered it from his throat and hung his head
     low.

     "It's okay, Kane. I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." I said as Adam carried me past the two to his car.

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     The doctor in front of us is looking at an X-ray of my ribs. He puts his glasses on.

     "Yes, those ribs are cracked. Only 3, though. Wrap them up, you'll be fine in 2 weeks, Valerie." The doctor said,
     looking from me to Adam and back.

     "That's fine. Thank you, Dr. Mancini." I said after thinking for a few seconds and letting what was told to me sink
     in. Cracked ribs. No active things for 2 weeks. Kane must pay. I
     shook his hand and walked out with Adam. He looked at me.

     "It's not as bad as I thought, Val. Val? What's wrong?" He asked, seeing the emotionless look on my face.

     "Smackdown. You and Kane fight. I'll be suspended in a cage above the ring so I can't interfere. Christian will be
     in the cage with me. Anybody interferes in the match,
     suspended for 3 months with half their pay. He will suffer revenge. He will know what it's like to be taken to the
     Edge." I said with no change in my voice throughout.

     "Yes...the Unholy Trio will get retribution. He will feel your pain. He'll be hurt so bad, he'll be the one in the
     doctor's office. Yes, my precious, we will get payback. Don't worry, Val. Don't worry at all." He said, kissing my
     neck lightly.

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     The 2 days until Smackdown! passed by quickly. I laid in bed for a day with Adam and Jason switching posts
     beside me. On the second day, they took me to the drive-in theater. We actually watched the movie. I sat in the
     back with Adam and we cuddled, that's all that happened because of my ribs. Halfway through the second movie,
     I fell asleep in Adam's arms.

     When I woke up, breakfast was laying beside me with a note. "Valerie, Jason and I went to the gym. I'll bring
     home a surprise for you at 11:30. Love you lots. Love :
     Adam" I smiled to myself, folded the note into a little heart shape and put it on the nightstand. I grabbed my
     breakfast. Adam's famous eggs, hash browns, pancakes and a
     glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. I ate the hash brown first, since I LOVE hash browns. After finishing off
     the pancakes, I ate the eggs. I started on the orange juice. At
     the bottom of the glass, something was tinkling. I finished the orange juice and grabbed what was at the bottom. I
     walked into the bathroom and washed it off. In my hands was a ruby ring with rhinestones around it. I started
     crying. I sat back in bed and slipped the ring on. It fit perfectly. I looked at the clock. 11:00. I turned on the TV
     and was surprised to see The Price Is Right was on. I watched it silently, going through the rest of the box of
     Kleenex. 11:30 came quickly and Adam walked in at 11:35.

     "I'm sorry I was late, Val." he apologized.

     "God, you're only 5 minutes late. Don't apologize." I said, then I burst out crying again happily. He walked over
     and sat beside me. I gave him a huge hug.

     "Thank you so much, Adam. It's beautiful." I told him.

     "What is?" he asked.

     "Why, the ring of course. What do you think I meant?"

     "What ring?" Now he was worried. I showed him the ruby ring. "That's not from me, Val."

     "Then who, Adam?" I was worried, too.

     "That's from Jason." he said, smiling.

     "Oh my god! But...why did he buy me this?" I asked.

     "He felt sorry for cracking your ribs, I guess." he told me.

     "Oh wow, where is Jason?" Just as I asked, Jason walked in. I got out of bed and ran over to him. I gave him a
     huge hug.

     "I guess you got my apology present." he told me.

     "Yes, I did! Now, tonight, Adam is gonna kick Kane's ass for doing that to me." I explained to Jason all the
     details about him being locked in a cage with me.

     "That's cool, Val. You have a creative imagination." Jason said.

     "Thanks." I turned to Adam. "Adam, you said in the note you had a surprise for me when you got home. What is
     it?"

     "Oh yeah, get dressed, Val!" Adam told me. He tossed me my black dress which reached my ankles, then flared
     out. I went into the bathroom and changed. I put my hair up in a ponytail and walked out, wearing blood red nail
     polish and lipstick.

     "Better, Adam?" Both Adam and Jason did a catcall. I blushed, the colour of my cheeks matching my lips.

     "Stop blushing and let's go!" Adam said. I put my black sandals on and walked out with them, wearing the red
     ruby ring Jason gave me, the necklace and bracelet Adam gave me,
     and my god-given smile.

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     We walked down the hallway to another hotel room. It was dark inside. I walked in, followed by Adam and
     Jason. Adam flicked the lights on and about 50 wrestlers screamed "SURPRISE!" I screamed. It was a get well
     party for me. I hugged Jason and hugged Adam, accompanying Adam's hug with a french kiss. He happily
     responded to the kiss. I turned around and saw all the guys I knew there. Gangrel, Test, X-Pac, Kane, The
     Hardy Boys, The Mean Street Posse, the whole McMahon family, everybody. The people that stood out were
     The Big Show, The Undertaker, Test, Kane and Stephanie McMahon. Just when I thought it couldn't get any
     better, Shane stepped forward.

     "Val, we heard about your ribs and we made this party for you. But, there are 5 men who took time out of their
     very busy lives to come see you. Special Surprise #1, come on out!" At that, The Rock walked out with two of
     his $500 shirts. He handed one to me and kissed me on the cheek. He then gave me The People's Eyebrow. I
     grinned and laughed. I
     was so happy.

     "Special Surprise #2, come on down!" HHH walked out and picked me up. He spun me around a lot and put me
     down. Then, he kissed me full on the lips. I kissed back. HHH left and stood beside Shane. This time, HHH
     spoke.

     "Special Surprise #3, come on!" At that, Mr. Ass, Billy Gunn came out with his mesh shorts on. I was so happy I
     screamed. I almost cried. Then, Billy did one of the most remarkable things. He mooned me and kissed me on
     both cheeks. I was so happy, I was crying. Billy stood beside HHH. The Rock decided to bring this surprise out.

     "Special Surprise #4 needs no introduction, so COME ON OUT!" Stone Cold walked out, bald head vest and
     all. I just smiled and laughed. He gave me a case of Steveweisers and a free pass to drive his monster truck.

     "WHOO! I've always wanted to run over a Lincoln, too!" I said and laughed. Everybody else laughed, too. Stone
     Cold walked over to the CD player.

     "Now, Special Surprise #5 comes out on his own terms. So, I'll just play his damn music." Steve pressed a button
     on the CD player and "Oh, Oh, Oh, Shawn!" played out and I
     screamed as loud as possible, no matter how hard it hurt my ribs. Then I saw him. He walked through the crowd
     and stopped in front of me. It is The Icon, The Showstopper, The Main Event, The Heartbreak Kid SHAWN
     MICHAELS! He started taking his shirt off and I melted backwards, right into Adam. Shawn handed me his shirt
     and posed a bit. I started panting out loud.

     "Is it hot in here or is it just me? Whoo, I feel light-headed. I'm gonna go nightnight now. Nightnight..." At that, I
     fainted right into Shawn's arms, my head landing on his hairy bare chest.

All of a sudden, water was splashed on my face. I sat up with a startle. I looked around and saw all the wrestlers.
     I realized the party wasn't a dream. I had fainted into Shawn's awaiting arms and was put down on the ground.
     .o0(Everybody must think I'm a fool for fainting when Shawn came out! But, he was so hot! Oh, man, thank god
     for the water splashed on me!)0o. I slowly stood up, minding my ribs, and walked over to Adam, still dazed.

     "How long have I been out for?" I asked.

     "About 30 minutes." he said.

     "Oh god, I'm so embarrassed! How could I let this happen?" I asked myself.

     "Val, nobody laughed.....for that long, anyway." Adam offered, smiling and shrugging his shoulders a bit.

     "Oh no....I must look like a fool! Well, at leasy nobody left." I said. Everybody started laughing. The Rock and
     Shawn were missing, though. .o0(Damn, two of the hottest guys left! That sucks!)0o.

     Just then, The Rock and Shawn pulled out five boxes all wrapped up. I smiled and looked at the boxes.

     "What are these?" I asked, curiously.

     "Open them, Val. They're for you." The Rock said, moving a box towards me. I took that box and opened it. It
     was an inflatable sofa! I started laughing and smiled. I grabbed
     another box and opened it. Sure enough, an inflatable coffee table. Trying to not burst out laughing, I grabbed
     another box and opened it. An inflatable chair. I burst out laughing. This was so cool. I opened a smaller box,
     hoping it's not inflatable. My luck, an inflatable ottoman that matched the chair. I grabbed the last box. This one
     was flatter and longer.

     "This one CAN'T be anything inflatable!" I said, hoping it wasn't. I opened it quickly and laughed so hard, I cried.
     6 inflatable cups and 6 inflatable plates. These guys knew I
     loved inflatable stuff.

     "Oh my god, why all the inflatable stuff? Couldn't you have given me stuff OTHER than blow-up furniture?" I said,
     laughing to myself.

     "Well, you can inflate it wherever you are and use it and when you gotta move, you can deflate it. And the
     inflatable cutlery stuff was Shawn's idea. In case you need a drink or
     see some food you want, you can inflate it and put your meal and drinks in it. They're leakproof, too! Everything is
     water-proof and leak-proof and air-resistant. Unless, of
     course, you fill them up with water, which would kick butt!" Rocky said with a huge grin on his face. I got up and
     gave Rock and Shawn a huge hug.

     "Also," Shawn added, "they'll be good for your ribs! They're really comfy. I tried one on display at the store. They
     rock!" He said, laughing.

     "You guys have overdone me! I don't know how to thank you enough!" I said, grabbing all the wrapping off the
     floor. I grabbed my gifts and a couple of the guys cleaned up.

     "I'm gonna go put this stuff in our room, okay Adam?" I told him.

     "I'll go with you, Val. Remember, you don't have a key yet. Unfortunately, I gave Christian a key. Stupid move."
     Adam said.

     We walked down the hallway, me with all my boxes of inflatable stuff in my arms, Adam only carryingv the keys.
     He opened the door and I walked into the room, dropping the boxes on the floor beside my bed.

     "GOD, even though they're deflated, they weigh a lot when you include the cardboard!" I said, sitting down to
     rest.

     "You okay after that? I mean, you look really tired." Adam told me, taking his jacket off.

     "I'm fine. Just fine, Adam." I said, looking over at him.

     "Good." He answered quickly before kissing me full on the lips. I a-bit-too-eagerly responded to the kiss.

     "Val....." Adam started.

     "Yes?" I asked.

     "Even though we haven't gone a REAL date, would you wanna........you know!" He said, motioning to the bed.

     "Why, Adam, I thought you'd never ask!" I said, kissing him again. We made love twice that afternoon. After, I
     feel asleep, my head on his chest.
Adam woke up first. He moved my head off him chest and got up. He looked at the time. 5:15 PM.

     "Crap! I'm supposed to meet Vince at 5:30!" Adam said, rushing to put him clothes on. Adam ran over, kissed
     me on the forehead and woke me up.

     "Huh....what's wrong?" I asked, groggy.

     "Meeting with Vince! 5:30! It's 5:15!" He screamed, pulling his shirt on.

     "Oh no!" I ran out of bed and grabbed my black dress and all my clothes on the ground. I got dressed, brushed
     my hair down, and put my shoes on. Adam did the same, making sure he didn't look like he just woke up. We ran
     out of the room and to his car. We barely made it there in time. We got into Vince's office just in time.

     "Sit down, you two. You'll need to be sitting down when I tell you this." Vince told us. Following his suggestion,
     we both sat down.

     "Now, you have included Valerie's character, Latrice, in your angle, Adam. Unfortunately, Valerie does not have
     a contract with us." Vince explained.

     "Oh...so does that mean she'll have to leave?" Adam asked, holding my hand.

     "I was thinking of asking Valerie this is private. But, since you're both here, I'll let you hear it, Adam. Valerie, how
     would you like a contract with the World Wrestling
     Federation?" Vince asked me. I was so happy. Adam and I just smiled at each other and I almost cried.

     "How long of a contract?" I asked, hoping it'll be for a while.

     "I was thinking 2 years, but if you want longer, then we can arrange that." Vince said, smiling.

     "How about 3 years for 500 thousand a year?" I asked, trying to get the best deal. I continued. "I was gonna say
     a million a year, but I thought that way asking for a bit too
     much."

     "Val, how about 750 thousand a year? It's meeting in the middle of our offers. 3 years for 750 grand a year,
     sound good?" Vince asked.

     "Sounds perfect, Mr. McMahon. Where do I sign?" I asked, smiling. He filled out some little spaces like my pay a
     year and the length of my contract. He then handed me it and
     showed me where to sign. Adam put his hand on my knee as I signed the contract.

     "I'm gonna have to quit my job with the EWF back home." I said calmly.

     "Oh, you work for another federation?" Vince asked.

     "It's a local federation in my hometown. I was an event promoter for it." I explained, leaning back.

     "Well, I'm sure you'll feel right at home here in the World Wrestling Federation. Good luck to you, Valerie." Vince
     said, shaking my hand across the desk.

     "Thank you, Mr. McMahon." I answered, standing up and walking out of Vince's office, hand in hand with Adam.

     We went for dinner at the same restaurant we ate lunch at the other day. Surprisingly, we had the same thing and
     held hands all through the meal. After dinner, we went to the hotel and got our wrestling gear. We left for the
     arena in my Jeep.

     In the Unholy Trio's dressing room, all was silent. We got dressed quietly, we waited quietly. I finally broke the
     silence.

     "Hey Jason! I just signed a 3 year contract for 750 thousand a year!" I told him happily.

     "Good job, Val. Really milked it out of Vince, didn't you?" he said, laughing.

     "Well, I asked for a million a year, he said 500 thousand a year, we met in the middle." I explained.

     "So, Val will be with us for a long time." Adam said, wrapping his arm around my waist.

     I grabbed my purse and put a STICK OF GUM in my mouth. I split it in half and kissed Adam, slipping the other
     half into his mouth.

     "There. Now you'll have fresh breath for your fight. Before you show up on the platform, pass it over so you don't
     choke while wrestling."

     "Okay, Mother." Adam said. All 3 of us laughed. We stopped laughing and got out "3 minutes left to get your ass
     out here" cue. We did our pre-match ritual. Walking to our
     starting point, we never talked. We were getting in character.

     Kane was already in the ring as we came out. Before Edge's head appeared, he kissed me, passing his gum over.
     He was ready. We walked out and performed our regular entrance. I had the tag belts swung over my shoulders.
     The cage was lowered from over the ring. Christian and I got in. Our hands were cuffed and the cuff chains were
     tied together with A PIECE OF THICK ROPE. The cage door was shut and locked. The cage was risen to hang
     above the ring. The ref put the key with the timekeeper. The bell was rung and the match started.

     Kane came out strong in the beginning, almost finishing Edge off many times, but Edge fought back. He got Kane
     with a spear! But Edge only got the 2 count. Kane tried to give Edge the tombstone, but he got out of it. Edge
     nailed Kane with the Downward Spiral and got the 3 count. I heard his music and the cage was lowered. The
     rope was
     untied, the cuffs were taken off, the cage door was opened and I ran over to Edge and hugged him. He got
     retribution for me.

     That night, to celebrate, Adam and I went to the bowling alley. We had a lot of fun, kissing and hugging a lot. He
     got 231, I got 211. We then went to the drive-in. We
     actually watched the movie. We cuddled and groped, but no real sex. But, I'd get some another time. Sure
     enough, when we got to the hotel room, we made love three times.

     *****************************1 YEAR LATER*******************************

     Adam and I have been happily married for 3 months. My contract still stands with the WWF. I have been
     accepted by every wrestler, especially Kane and X-Pac. All of the
     wrestlers were generous. My best friends were Jason, Shane, Andrew Martin, Mark Calloway, Matt and Jeff
     Hardy, Chaz Warrington, and all the ladies. Life was good. I moved from my little apartment in Kingston to
     Adam's house in Orangeville. We took a weekend off to do that. Of course, we spent more time in the bed than
     on our feet, moving. Oh well, we got it done. In this time, Edge and Christian had won the tag team titles 3 times.
     Edge had won the Intercontinental belt twice and the European belt once.
     Christian had also won the European belt twice and the Cruiserweight belt once, still having it. I have won the
     Women's three times and currently hold it. I have one 2
     Slammys. One for "Dressed To Kill" and the other for "Fire and Ice : Best Couple" with me and Edge. That was
     all it took. Just one little note and a dare was all it took for love.