Amy turned her head in the direction of a familiar feminine voice - one she hadn't heard in several months other than over the phone once in awhile.  And then she saw the woman standing by the check-in desk.

"Oh, my God...Joanie?!"

The woman turned her head in her direction, and her face instantly lit up with all the pleasant surprise she felt.

"Amy!"

Joanie Laurer rushed to meet the redhead halfway, and the two women embraced and laughed.

Meanwhile, Adam stood there for a beat, his bag still in hand as he watched the girlish exchange.  He laughed and stepped forward to join them.

"You look great!" Amy cried as she took in her friend's appearance.  Joanie had let her hair go back to its natural shade of dark honey-blonde.

"Thank you...and so do you, Ames!"

"Well, well...as I live and breathe..."

Joanie looked up to see the tall, handsome Canadian man standing beside her.

"Adam!  How are you?"  The tall woman allowed him to pull her into a hug, and she hugged him back tightly.  Afterward, she looked up into his eyes, her smile bright and beaming.  "Well, you certainly have done well for yourself in the WWF...multi-time Intercontinental champion, multi-time Tag Team champion.  My, my, my..."

"Joanie," Amy said breathlessly, "it is so great to see you!  What are you doing here?  Coming back to the WWF?" she asked hopefully.

"No...I'm actually here to see my boyfriend," the Ninth Wonder of the World replied.

"Your boyfriend?  Is he with the WWF?"  She had no clue the other woman had been dating another superstar since Paul Levesque.

The blonde woman nodded.

"Well, who is he?" the redhead demanded playfully.  "Don't leave me in suspense here!"

"Sean Waltman."

"Sean...?  X-Pac?!"

"None other," Joanie replied with a grin.  "We've been dating since November."

Amy frowned for a beat, then repositioned her features so that they were neutral.  "Isn't he married?" she asked.

"He's getting a divorce...She just up and left him.  They were finished a long time ago anyway."

"Oh...well, I'm happy for you - and Sean," the redhead said genuinely, and, reaching for the other woman's hand, she enveloped Joanie in another hug.

Adam stood there watching them, and one thought went through his mind: Women! He found their exchange entertaining, cute.

"I was just going to surprise Sean," Joanie announced as the desk clerk finally handed her a keycard, and she bent over to pick up her bag and jacket, which had been resting atop.

"You mean he has no idea you're here?"

"Nope."

"Hey, I have an idea!  A group of us were going out to this club - why don't you guys come with us?" Amy suggested.

"Are you going to be there a long time?"

"Probably...why?"

"Well, we may want to just stay in for awhile," the taller woman explained with a mischievous gleam in her eye.  She nudged the redhead on the arm.  "If you get my drift - wink, wink."  She winked, then giggled.

"Oh...yeah, I get it," the tall blond man said in a mischievous tone of voice.

Joanie turned to give him a big grin and playfully slugged him in the arm.

Adam feigned great pain, clutching that arm, which caused both women to practically roar with laughter.

"Well," the honey-blonde said in sotto voce as she neared a room, "this is it..."  She pointed to the door of her boyfriend's hotel room.  "Hey, Amy - why don't you give me a call on my cell phone later on for directions to this club?"

The redheaded diva turned to look up into Adam's face.  "Well, he would probably have to give those to you, but...okay."

"Great...then see you guys later!" she said in a loud whisper.

Amy and the blond man both waved so as to be discreet, then ducked down the hall as Joanie swiped her keycard through the door.

They went to their own individual rooms to drop off their stuff, and Adam followed the redhead to hers.

He watched as she picked up a vase filled with fake flowers off the desk across the room, then she carried it to the bathroom.  When she emerged seconds later, she had the single rose in some water within.

The Canadian smiled.  He guessed she really didn't have any clue as to the identity of her secret admirer.

"That's really cool that Joanie is here," he said.

"Yeah!  I couldn't believe it when I saw her," Amy said.  "For a second, I thought I'd reverted back to the past - except for her blond hair, of course."

He chuckled.  "Well, you know what they say - we blonds have more fun."

The diva laughed.  "Hey, I have plenty of fun as a redhead!"

The tall blond winked at her.  "Come on, let's get out of here..."