"Oh I'm so sorry Mandy. I didn't see you there, I was off in a little dreamland" Adam said holding his hand out to help her to her feet.
"Thanks. But hey don't worry I wasn't paying much attention myself" Mandy said as she readjusted her sunglasses. Adam stood watching her closely and put his hand gently to her face and lifted the glasses up, revealing her black eye.
"What happened to your eye?"
"I ah hurt it last night. Stupid really I tripped over in the dark last night and knocked my eye." She said as she quickly replaced her glasses when she spotted her boyfriend in the lobby.
"Mandy" Adam started with a concerned tone to his voice.
"I'm fine. Don't worry Adam. I have to go. See you later," she said before rushing off.
***
Mandy was sitting quietly in Mark's locker room while he was showering. There was a knock on the door so Mandy cautiously got up and walked over to the door. She opened it slightly and saw Adam standing in front of her.
"Adam what are you doing here?"
"I just stopped by to check on you and your eye. You didn't give me a chance to ask after our match tonight"
"Oh I'm fine. And thanks for stopping by" she said shutting the door but he put his foot out to prevent it from shutting. "Adam what are you doing?"
"I just want to talk to you and make sure you are ok"
"But I already told you I was. Now if you'll excuse me I really have to go coz Mark will be out shortly"
"And?"
"And you know how he gets jealous easily. And he'll be tired from his match"
"Ok I'll go, but Mands just remember I'm always here if you ever need to talk"
"Yeah thanks Adam. See you tomorrow" she said hurriedly shutting the door and quietly returning to where she was previously sitting. She felt relieved that Mark didn't know about her visitor. However, what she didn't know was that he had, he'd seen and heard all.
***
When Mandy entered the hotel room she shared with Mark, she felt uneasy because he'd been unusually quiet since returning from the shower. As much as she wanted to ask him what the matter was, she was too scared. She didn't want to anger him in anyway because that's when things usually got bad. So instead she decided to call it an early night.
"Where do you think you're going?" Mark asked angrily
"I'm really tired so I thought." she started before Mark cut her off.
"You thought? Well you thought wrong," he said throwing her against the wall.
"Mark please don't" Mandy sobbed
"Don't what Mandy? Treat you like the worthless piece of trash you really are?" All Mandy could do was cry even more, which made Mark angrier.
"Shut up bitch," he said as he slapped her across the face. Mandy winced as his hand hit her and dropped to the ground. She hugged her knees typing to protect herself.
"What's the matter? You don't have Adam to help you"
"What?" Mandy asked confused at what Mark had just said.
"Oh don't play dumb Blondie. I know about you two. I saw you together"
"You've got it wrong. There's nothing going on between us. I would never cheat on you Mark. I love you too much to do a thing like that"
"Bullshit. You're just lying so I'll stop. But it won't work because I saw the way you looked at him when he came to visit you in my bloody locker room. Oh you didn't think I saw did you but I did. I know about it. You can get anything past me."
"He was worried - when he saw my eye"
"How the hell did he see your eye?"
"My glasses came off... But don't worry I told him I tripped"
"You just better hope he stays out of our business now" Mark said pinning Mandy roughly to the ground.
"Mark your hurting me"
***
When Mandy awoke the next morning, she felt stiff and extremely sore. She was so surprised that she was able to sleep after what Mark did to her that night. She felt so dirty and was in so much pain so she got up slowly off the floor and headed into the bathroom where she locked the door. She sat on the edge of the bathtub and looked at herself in the mirror. She starred at herself for quiet sometime before getting into a steaming hot shower.
She stayed in the shower until the hot water ran out. She got out and toweled herself down before returning to the main part of the hotel room so she could get changed. After putting on her underwear the door opened. Mark stood starring at her as he shut the door and walked towards her.
"Ouch!" Mandy exclaimed as Mark touched her body.
"Oh baby I'm sorry, but you know not to make me angry. See what happens when you do"
"I'm sorry Mark" Mandy said softly
"Just make sure you don't forget," he said picking up his sports bag and headed back towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Mandy asked cautiously
"Where the hell do you think I'm going?"
"Can you wait a few minutes for me to get ready?"
"I'm not waiting around for you. You should know by now to be ready on time"
"But how will I get to the arena?"
"Walk you stupid bitch," he said slapping her, "and don't you ever talk to me like that again" he then stormed out of the room leaving her to question what had just happened.
***
Once Mandy composed herself she continued dressing, putting on loose fitting track pants, a long sleeved top and sneakers. This was to cover up all the new bruises. She then grabbed her bag and headed out of the room and towards the lift. She waited a few minutes for it arrived before stepped in. She had so much on her mind that she didn't noticing Adam until he said, "Hey Mandy" this surprised and startled her causing her to spin around.
"Oh hey Adam. Sorry didn't see you there"
"Hey that's cool." He said with a smile, "so where's Mark this morning?" I would have thought he'd be with you"
"Oh ah no he's already left. I wasn't ready in time," she said trailing off.
"Do you need a lift to the arena?"
"No thanks I'm planning on walking."
"Don't be silly. You can get a lift with me."
"I don't want to be of any trouble"
"Oh your not. I mean there are four spare seats anyway."
"Thanks Adam. It's really sweet of you," she said with a smile. She wasn't use to people talking to her so nicely and not wanting anything in return.
***
When they arrived at the arena they walked down the corridor talking to one another.
"Thanks again for the lift" Mandy said as they neared Mark's locker room.
"Hey any time. You know I'm always more than happy to drive you."
"I'm just going to let Mark know I'm here, then I'll join you in our locker room"
"Ok but try not to be too long because we've got a lot of things to talk about before the show starts"
"Ok won't be too long," she said before rushing off. As she did so she thought about how nice a person Adam was; so caring and genuine - not at all like Mark. Adam reminded her of how Mark acted when they first started going out when Mandy first joined the WWF - before the abuse. They would talk for hours and enjoy each other's company. But that all changed. Some nights it was bad - so bad that she hadn't been able to leave the hotel or house because she was covered in bruises and swollen badly all over. She'd ring Adam and make up and excuse to why she couldn't train. He was always so wonderful. Never said a word about it, never asked questions. Well that was until the other day when he saw her eye. He was concerned and Mandy wished more than anything she could just tell him the truth - tell him what Mark did to her when they were alone and behind closed doors. But she couldn't. She didn't want Adam to worry about her and she knew that if she did tell him that Mark would attack him. And she didn't want anything bad to happen to Adam.
Mandy walked up to Mark's locker room and knocked on the door. She waited patiently for him answered it. While she waited she could hear noises coming from inside, but thought nothing of it. That was at least until he answered the door.
"Mandy, you're here already"
"Yeah weren't you expecting me or something?"
"Just thought it would have taken you longer to walk. Is that a bloody crime?"
"Well it depends" she said pushing the door open, "looks like your busy here" she looked straight at Trish who stood only in her underwear. Trish quickly dressed before running out of the room.
"Care to explain?" Mandy asked angrily looking at Mark.
"I don't have to explain jack to you"
"So you're just using me like your using that piece of trash."
This comment got Mark angry. He pushed her into the room and shut the door before yelling, "If anyone is trash around here it's you. Everyone knows how easy you are" he then pushed her to the floor and straddled her.
"Get off me" she demanded while tears rolled down her face.
"Why don't you try and make me bitch," he said slapping her face.
"Why are you doing this to me?"
"Why? Because you deserve it"
***
Mandy ran down the corridor with tears still streaming down her face. She couldn't understand why she let Mark treat and abuse her the way he did. When she reached the locker room she shared with Adam she tried to calm herself down before entering. She went inside to find the room empty. She put her bag down and opened her locker. She found a note from him saying he'd gone to talk to Jay but would be back shortly. Mandy decided to have a shower to clean up and get all evidence of Mark away. So she grabbed her towel and headed to the shower, which was at the back of the locker room.
***
"Mandy what happened to you?" Adam asked with concern when he saw Mandy return from the shower. Mandy tightened her grip on the towel as she quickly grabbed some clean clothes to change into. She tired to avoid Adam as she was worried what he might say or do to her. She started to head back to the showers to change when he blocked her passageway.
"Excuse me please," she said not looking at his face.
"Mandy I'm not moving until you answer my question."
"Adam please" she begged.
"Mandy I really want to help you, but I can't if you won't let me" he said taking a closer look at the bruises on her body.
"Can I at least put some clothes on first?"
"Yeah but do you promise to talk to me afterwards?" Mandy didn't answer as she was able to sneak past him while his guard was down.
"Mandy please I just want to help" Adam pleaded.
"Help with what?" a voice from behind him said. He turned around and came face to face with Mark.
"Help her decide what to wear on the show tonight" Adam said calmly.
"Right. Can you please excuse us because I need to talk to Mandy in private."
"I have to get ready and talk to Mandy about the match thought" Adam said as she returned.
"Mark what are you doing here?"
"We need to talk"
"About?"
"You know"
"No"
"Mandy" Mark started in an angry tone and went to hit her but Adam grabbed his arm before he could touch her.
"What the fuck? Stay out of it Blondie" Mark yelled.
"Not until you stop abusing Mandy and don't try and deny it because I've seen your handy work"
"You little bitch! Fucking Blondie huh?"
"You're the only cheater here Mark!" Mandy yelled back which stunned Adam. He had no idea that Mark was doing that behind Mandy's back. "I don't want anything to do with you. Not now, not ever"
"Mandy honey, it was a mistake. Really. She meant nothing. Please don't do this. I can't live without you"
"You should have thought about that before cheating on me. Now leave before I get security to through you out" Mark stood stunned not knowing what to say or do.
"You heard the lady, get out," Adam said opening the door for Mark.
"Fine but this isn't over"
"Yes it is" Mandy said sternly before slamming the door on his face. As soon as she heard the large bang she collapsed to the floor. Adam rushed to her side and held her in his arms.
They stayed sitting silently together for some time. It wasn't until there was a knock on the door that they moved. Adam got to his feet and answered the door. He was informed that they would be needed in 5 minutes. This gave them both enough time to straighten up and take a few deep breaths before heading out of the room.
***
After the match they returned to their locker room momentarily before heading back to the hotel.
"You're more than welcome to stay in my room tonight" Adam said almost shyly when they entered the hotel lobby.
"Are you sure you wouldn't mind?"
"Not at all. But we should go and pick up your stuff while Mark's still at the arena"
"I don't really have anything else. He wouldn't let me have too many things. Only the amount of stuff that fitted into this bag"
"Well then we'll have to take you shopping tomorrow, if you think you're up to it. Or else we can always see if one of the other girls will got with you if you don't want to go with me"
"No I'd really love to go with you tomorrow"
"Excellent, now lets see. Do you have anything to wear to bed?"
"Not really. Usually I just wear that days clothes or nothing" Adam searched through his suitcase and pulled out a t-shirt and pair of shorts and handed them to her.
"Here you can wear these for tonight, although they'll probably be too big for you"
"Thanks Adam I really appreciate this"
"Hey not a problem. You're more than welcome to change in the bathroom"
"I'll do that" she smiled and walked off. While she was gone Adam changed before sitting on the edge of the bed. He thought about everything that Mandy had been through. He was just so grateful that she'd decided to leave Mark. He'd always liked her - since day one - and he hated seeing her hurt.
When Mandy walked out of the bathroom she brought Adam out of his thoughts. He got to his feet and said, "Gee they look so much better on you then me"
"Oh I wouldn't go that far," Mandy laughed.
"Are you tired?"
"Yeah a little"
"Why don't you make yourself comfy on the bed?"
"OK but where are you sleeping tonight?"
"Oh don't worry I'm sleeping on the couch"
"But we've got a Queen bed; you might as well sleep in it as there will be plenty of room"
"I don't want to make you uncomfortable at all"
"Well you will if you don't sleep in the bed"
"You sure?"
"Yeah very. We are both grown ups. Oh but you don't snore do you?"
"No thankfully I don't"
"Oh that's good coz otherwise you'd be sleeping in the bath" they both burst into laughter.
***
When Adam awoke the next morning he found Mandy asleep on his chest. He looked down at her and smiled. Not wanting to wake her, he lay in bed watching her sleep peacefully. He ran his fingers through her hair gently and swept some of the stray hairs of her face. As he did so Mandy started to stir. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Adam smiling down at her.
"Morning"
"Oh ah good morning" she said as she quickly moved away from Adam because she was scared of what he was thinking, "sorry about sleeping on you"
"Hey don't worry about it. To tell you the truth it didn't bother me at all. Actually it felt kinda good." After realizing what he said, he quickly changed the subject because he didn't want Mandy to feel uncomfortable at all, "I was thinking about ordering some breakfast, you up for it?"
"Yeah I'm starving"
"Excellent. Then after we eat we can go shopping. What do you say?"
"Sounds good to me, and thanks" she said hugging him softly
"What for?"
"For being such a sweet guy. I don't think I would ever have left Mark if it wasn't for you"
"Oh I'm just happy I could have been of some help"
***
Adam and Mandy didn't arrive back to the hotel until late into the afternoon. They'd spent all day shopping for clothes and accessories. When they entered the room they both put down the dozens of bags they had been carrying.
"I can't believe we bought all of this" Mandy said as she flopped onto the bed.
"Hey you better get use to it. You only deserve the best" Adam smiled as he sat down on the end of the bed.
Mandy rolled onto her back and looked up and him, "Thank you so much for today, I haven't had this much fun in a long time" Mandy said leaning up to kiss him softly on the cheek but Adam moved so instead she mistakenly kissed him on the lips. The kiss only lasted a few seconds but they both enjoyed it.
When they parted Adam said, "I'm sor" but she wouldn't let him finish what he was saying. She sat up and put a finger to his lips before moving closer and kissing him again. This time it was much deeper. Their tongues entwined as Adam ran his fingers through Mandy's hair while she ran her hands up and down his chest freely as they fell down onto the bed. As they continued to kiss Mandy started to undo the buttons on Adam's shirt.
"Are you sure about this?" Adam gasped when he pulled away momentarily
"Like you wouldn't believe" she grinned before moving her hands down to his belt buckle.
"Oh god" Adam gasped before kissing Mandy again. But just as Mandy pulled down Adam's pants there was a knock at the door. They parted again and looked at one another.
"Just leave it. They'll go away soon enough" Mandy smiled but the knocking continued
"I think I should check it out," Adam said as he got to his feet and pulled his pants back on, "just don't go anywhere" he smiled. Mandy sat up as he opened the door slightly and heard a familiar voice
"Mark what are you doing here?" Adam asked
"Where's Mandy?"
"She's not here" he replied but Mark pushed his way into the room. He searched high and low but couldn't find her anywhere.
"Where are you hiding her?" he demanded angrily as he got up into Adam's face.
"I don't know where she is." He said truthfully slightly confused as to where she got to, "now please leave before I get you thrown out" this angered Mark even more and he punched Adam in the eye before rushing out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
Meanwhile
Jay was relaxing in his room when he heard an argument-taking place in the next room. Not wanting to hear it he got up and headed over to the balcony to shut the sliding doors. As he was about to shut them he noticed a moving figure outside. He walked out and saw who it was, "Mandy what are you doing here?"
"I'm sorry Jay. I just had to get out of there. I hope you don't mind"
"No of course not. Why don't you come and wait inside" he said and held out his hand for her.
"Thank you"
They walked inside and sat down on the couch and talked. They were interrupted by the sound of a door slamming closed.
"I think we could say Mark's left now" Jay said looking over at her.
"Thanks for letting me stay here"
"Hey don't worry about it. Anytime you feel like jumping over the balcony," Jay laughed
"I'm sorry about that. Next time I promise to use the door coz I wouldn't want to interrupt anything"
"I think we can safely say that isn't going to happen anytime soon, but thanks anyway" he smiled and gave her a hug, "now what are you waiting for? I think there's someone who's wondering where you got to"
"Thanks again and see you tomorrow" she smiled as she headed for the balcony again.
"Definitely ... Just please try not to make too much noise tonight, some people would like to get some sleep"
"Jay!" Mandy exclaimed
"What? You can tell me that you and Adam... well you know. These walls are extremely thin. Just remember that ok coz I could hear it all"
"Oh my gosh" Mandy said as she went a deep shade of red
"Hey don't worry sweetie you two deserve each other. Go, have some fun and ignore me" he smiled as he opened the door for her, "Want any help over?" he said pointing to the divider between the two balconies.
"No thanks I'll be fine." She smiled before quickly jumping over it and heading back inside Adam's hotel room but not before waving to Jay.
***
When she slid into the room quietly she saw Adam sitting on the bed so she crept up from behind wrapping her arms around his waist which caused him to jump.
"Oh Mandy, I got so worried. Where did you go?"
"Hey don't worry about me I found a great place to hide," she said with a smile, which vanished, when she saw his black eye. She gently moved her hand to his face and said, "What happened?"
"Oh it's nothing, really"
"It sure doesn't look like nothing. It looks really painful! Mark did this to you didn't he"
"Mandy its ok don't worry. I'm just so glad your ok." He smiled and kissed her softly
"What was that for?"
"I missed you while you were gone, and I thought we could pick up where we left off" he grinned
"Oh you are a bad boy aren't you?"
"Well what can I say?" he said kissing her again but this time with a lot more passion. When they parted Mandy looked at Adam and remembered what Jay told her and started to chuckle to herself.
"What's so funny?" he asked
"Oh just something someone told me about the walls in this place"
"Oh what about them?"
"Well they are really thin and you can hear all" she laughed
"The person that told you this wouldn't have been Jay would it?" he asked
"How?" she started before Adam cut her off and smiled, "Just something he'd say. And besides he's in the next room. That's where you went isn't it?"
"Yeah I did. You really are on the ball tonight aren't you?"
"You could say that, but what I'd really like is this" he said as kissed her again but this time he started to unbutton her shirt, "What about Jay?" Mandy gasped
"Let's make this one night none of us will forget," he laughed before continuing. This turned Mandy on and she started to follow Adam's lead and unbuttoned his shirt before pushing him backwards onto to the bed. She looked down at him before straddling him and planting hot little kisses down his chest. As she moved down his body she could feel the bulge in his pants so as she reached his belt buckle, she unbuckled it before unzipping his pants and pulling them off him. Within seconds they were both naked. Adam rolled Mandy on the bed so he was now looking down at her. He bent down and kissed her again before whispering, "Are you definitely sure about this?"
"You can't stop now," she said almost begging for his to continue.
"Alright then" he growled before continuing.
***
Some hours later Mandy lay resting her head on Adam's chest smiling up at him.
"Someone looks happy"
"That's because I am, you've just made me the happiest person in the world. I never thought I could feel like this"
"Oh Mandy come here" Adam said kissing her forehead softly and tightening their hug, "I've longed for this moment for so long"
"You have?"
"Oh I sure have." He replied with a smile, "Who do you think came up with our current storyline"
"Oh my gosh, I never thought about that, the storyline that is, not you, oh I mean ah"
"It's ok Mandy really. All that matters now is that we are together"
"I'm so glad because this feels so right"
"It sure does, and we sure made enough noise to keep Jay awake" he laughed
"Oh no I forgot about that" she giggled before going red again, "I'm not going to be able to look at him tomorrow. How embarrassing"
"Oh don't worry I'll be there with you, and if he says anything I'll kick his ass" he said before leaning down and kissing her again.
