"So did I," the redhead said softly, a smile playing on her lips.  She tucked a lock of hair behind one ear as she gazed steadily at him.

"Thanks for making my birthday a great one," he said, his green eyes still fixed on her as he swiftly stepped in front of Amy to get the door for her.

She smiled, glancing away as she thought, You ain't seen nothing yet!  She actually had to bite her lip to keep from giggling.  She didn't have much of a poker face, and she didn't want to give away the surprise just yet...

The redhead checked her watch.  "Hey, it's just about seven now...I'm a little hungry.  What do you say we get some dinner at the cafe?"  She pointed in the general direction of the hotel's restaurant.

"Sure," the blond man replied.  "I'm a bit hungry myself."

The diva reached for his hand, then, facing forward, unable to keep the grin off her face, she led the Canadian to the cafe.

They were met by a chorus of "surprise" as exclaimed by several SmackDown wrestlers in unison.

Adam was nearly in shock as he glanced around, seeing Rey Mysterio, Dawn Marie, Billy Kidman, Nidia and Jamie Noble, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Eddy and Chavo Guerrero, Rikishi, and finally, Stephanie McMahon.  The twelve of them were seated around a series of tables that had been pushed together.

"What...?  Who-"  The tall blond man turned to gaze at Amy beside him and grinned.  "I've said it before, but it needs to be said again - you are really something!"

The redhead laughed, and her heart was all aflutter as he enveloped her in his strong arms, hugging her tightly against him and even lifting her just off her feet in the process.

"This is so cool!" he said as he moved around the table to greet and thank all of his friends.  Dawn Marie, Stephanie and Nidia all stood up to each give Adam and hug and kiss on the cheek.

"Don't worry," the General Manager joked so softly to Amy that only she could hear.  "That man's only got eyes for you."  She winked at the redhead, who grinned at her, a soft giggle escaping her.

Amy went around the table to sit beside the guest of honor, and she was still smiling as she thought about all of this.  She had known who to invite for the party and was grateful toward Dawn Marie and Rey for helping her set it all up.

And as she thought of "setting up," she shared a conspiratorial smile with Nidia.  She and the little brunette, who was sitting sitting directly across from her, had discussed Dawn earlier in the day.  Amy had told her that she'd wanted to fix the other woman up with a nice guy.  After a little thinking, Nidia had suggested Mysterio, and the redhead had liked the idea.

Now that she thought about it, Dawn Marie and Rey would be perfect for each other.

She turned her head to her left as Adam suddenly placed his hand on her shoulder.  He was sharing his menu with her, as there was a shortage of them at their table.  She smiled at him as another thought hit her - that she knew without a shadow of a doubt that she and Adam were perfect for each other.

*

Amy rubbed at her neck gingerly as she moved her head back and forth a little.  Dawn Marie noticed immediately and put down her forkful of the chocolate fudge cake the redhead had asked her to get.

"Are you okay?"

Adam looked over at them at the question, glancing from Dawn to Amy.

"Yeah...still just a little stiff," came the reply.

"Amy?  Your neck is bothering you?" the blond man questioned.  His face looked more than a little bit concerned.

The diva made a so-so gesture with her right hand.  "A little - it's not too bad.  It must be because of that hurricanrana I did on Matt last night."

"Christ..."  Now Adam looked alarmed rather than just a bit concerned.  "Why didn't you tell me about this before?"

She shrugged lightly.  "I didn't think it was any big deal."

Now Dawn Marie added her worry to the Canadian's.  "Not any big deal?  Honey, you had a broken neck!  What if you aggravated the healing process?"  The brunette's face looked as concerned as the blond man's.

"Thanks, Mom...and thanks, Dad," Amy said as she looked from Dawn to Adam.  "I'm all right, really.  I promise...I wouldn't lie about something like that."

"Well," the Canadian man said, "just to be on the safe side, you should see a doctor and get an X-ray or something..."

"Hey - that's what I said," Dawn Marie stated.

Stephanie suddenly headed their way, as she'd been sort of listening in on the trio's conversation while talking with John Cena a few feet away.

"What's this I hear about an X-ray?"

The redhead groaned inwardly.  If the GM knew what they'd just been discussing, she would make her see a doctor for sure.

"It's nothing, Stephanie..."

"She hurt her neck last night doing the hurricanrana on that jerk Matt Hardy," Dawn Marie blurted.  Amy shot her a murderous look for opening her big mouth, but she knew it would do no good - the brunette had no fear of her doing her any bodily harm, and besides, it was already too late.  On top of that, she suspected that if Dawn hadn't said anything, Adam would have...

"Oh, no..." Stephanie said, shifting her blue gaze to the redhead.  "I hope you didn't injure yourself worse.  If your neck doesn't heal properly, it might never return to normal."

Amy nodded silently, glancing from the General Manager to the other brunette and then to the tall blond man.

"I think it would be a good idea for you to get it looked at, Amy - just as a precaution."

She glanced back at Stephanie, who gave her a reassuring look, followed by a short nod.

"Will you do that?" the tall brunette asked.

Amy ran one hand through her hair.  "All right," she said resignedly.  "I'll see about it as soon as...tomorrow."  She figured there had to be at least a half-dozen specialists that were in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area - where they would be for the special live Halloween SmackDown the next night.  One of them was bound to see her as immediately as that afternoon.

"Good," Stephanie said.  "But Amy - even if everything is in tip-top shape, maybe you shouldn't be doing anything too strenuous for the next few months."

The redheaded diva bit her lip.  She knew she had been overzealous the previous night.  She should have stuck to what she, Adam and Stephanie had all discussed when she'd joined the SmackDown roster - she was not supposed to be doing any wrestling maneuvers or taking any real bumps until at least the spring.

"Okay..."