Trish had just come from a tiresome pre-match workout and was in her office at WGEF Headquarters in Manitoba, Canada. She made her way across the room over to her desk pulling her damp blonde hair away from the back of her neck as she pulled out her chair and took a seat behind her desk going over some last minute preparations for the coming week’s Raw card on her laptop. As she typed the final match onto the temporary card she leaned forward resting her elbows on the desk gazing at the screen for a few moments, trying to decide what she thought of it. With her mind focused on her upcoming match at Summer Slam her mind was far from into working on this card. Still it had to be done She let out an exasperated sigh as she scrolled her mouse up to the top of the screen and hit save. As the file saved to her laptop she heard a knock on her office door. Trish put her laptop in sleep mode before flipping the top down. Her gaze moved over towards the door as she called for whoever was out there to come in. The door gently swung open just wide enough for someone to step inside. Trish’s best friend Kaylee Adams makes her way inside walking across the room to Trish’s desk, taking a seat in one of the plush leather chairs positioned in front of the desk. The two women

Kaylee Adams: Am I hearing things right that you actually asked Sharmaine James of all people to be your partner against Kat and Courtney at Summer Slam?

Trish Stratus Jericho:  No you heard right.

Kaylee Adams: Why on earth would you lower yourself to team with her?

Trish Stratus Jericho: Why not? She despises both Kat and Courtney as much as I do and since Lita has decided to take a little vacation I needed someone to back me up.

Kaylee Adams: Didn’t you hear Lita’s back now?

Trish Stratus Jericho: Oh is she now? Well it’s too bad for her. The way she took off I can’t count on her to be there for me against them two.

Kaylee Adams: Alright I can see that but how are you sure Sharmaine will have your back? After all she’s been out to destroy you since day one.

Trish Stratus Jericho: How very true but considering she hates Kat more than she does me I highly doubt she’ll try anything on me.

Kaylee Adams: I hope you’re right Trishy. Considering it’s Sharmaine I wouldn’t trust her any further than I could spit.

Trish laughs.

Trish Stratus Jericho: Oh I’m definitely cautious; I’d be stupid not to be.

Trish pushes her chair backwards a short distance rising to her feet, she makes her way across the room to the couch, plopping her small frame onto the middle cushion. Kaylee gets up from her seat making her way over to the couch taking a seat next to Trish.

Kaylee Adams: You definitely got your work cut out for you that’s for sure. Besides watching Sharmaine you also have Kat and Courtney to contend with.

Trish lets out a heavy sigh as she leans against the back of the couch resting her head against the cushions.

Trish Stratus Jericho: Time will tell on that.

Kaylee Adams: What’s that supposed to mean?

Trish Stratus Jericho: Well Summer Slam Is less than a week away and neither one of them has yet to run their mouth. Not that I want them to mind you, but I just find it ungodly surprising that Kat has yet to run her mouth about how she’s beaten me three times already.

Kaylee clears her throat and she positions herself up against the arm of the couch.

Kaylee Adams: Right now she’s probably busy bitching about her loss to Hailee but I’d be willing to bet she’s sitting on her dead ass waiting on you to say something about her.

Trish scoffs rolling her eyes at the same time.

Trish Stratus Jericho: It’s a shame it isn’t going to happen. I have much better things to do with my time than to play a battle of insults with Kat. Besides�?

Trish pulls herself to the front of the cushion eventually puling herself to a standing position. She walks back across the room ducking behind her desk. She opens the small refrigerator she had put there, grabbing out two bottles of Dasani. Shutting the door behind her she makes her way back over to the couch, handing one to Kaylee before taking her seat back on the couch.

Trish Stratus Jericho: I’ve heard it all the last three times I’ve faced her. I mean, come on Kay, there’s only so many times she can say how she’s better than me and I’ll never beat her before it gets beyond old. I know she’s just dying for me to say even the slightest thing so she can contradict it then when I correct her she can pass it off as me repeating every thing she says.

Kaylee Adams: Be prepared she’s probably waiting right outside this very door listening to every word we say, waiting for something to use.

Trish snickers shaking her head.

Trish Stratus Jericho: Let her. She probably needs the help anyway with Courtney not being anywhere around. That’s got to be irritating the hell out of her more than Hailee’s mind games are. Course she’ll play it cool but you know as well as I do that Courtney not being around is really pissing her off.

Kaylee Adams: I know that you know what you’re doing here Trishy but I wouldn’t count out Courtney just yet. I know she hasn’t been around the arena in weeks but she knows she’s getting her shot at you she’ll show.

Trish Stratus Jericho: You really think so? I don’t know Kay. Courtney hasn’t been seen in a WGEF arena since the day she went out to the ring rambling on about how she wanted to beat me. That was almost two months ago. I think it’s pretty safe to say she isn’t going to show her face. This close to the pay per view part of me wonders if Kat even will.

Kaylee Adams: (laughs) Now you’re dreaming there. After losing to Hailee like she did you know Kat will be definitely be there ready to take all her frustrations out on you.

Trish couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She knew Kaylee was right but that didn’t mean she had to like it. Kat would somehow find a way to blame her rare loss on Trish. Hey if that’s what it took for Kat to feel good about herself again then so be it. The irritated look in her eyes slowly started to vanish replaced by slight amusement as she let put a small giggle.

Trish Stratus Jericho: Oh yes, it’s my fault that Hailee had her number and actually showed her that’s not as great as she thinks she is. Yes, I have that power.

Kaylee Adams: She’ll act as if you did though. Kat will never bring herself to admit that there’s someone better.

Trish Stratus Jericho: Not even with her dying breath would she admit such a thing.

Kaylee Adams: (laughs) You got that right.

Trish twists the cap off her bottle and takes a sip of water, letting the ice cold liquid trickle down her throat before placing the cap back on. She places her bottle on the coffee table as she walks around to the other side. She walks from end of the small table to the other a few times before eventually coming to a stop directly in front if where Kaylee was seated.

Trish Stratus Jericho: You know this could very well work to my and Sharmaine’s advantage very nicely.

Kaylee Adams: How do you figure?

Trish Stratus Jericho: Look I know more than likely Kat will be gunning for me as a way to get retribution but there’s also the possibility that her mind will be more on that loss than on me and Sharmaine.

Kaylee Adams: I doubt it Trishy. What you need is some sort of plan.

Trish Stratus Jericho: (sighs) I know. Just don’t sit there and ask me who’s going first between Sharmaine and I and I’ll be fine.

Kaylee Adams: Come again?

Trish Stratus Jericho: I didn’t tell you about that did I? (Kaylee shakes her head) Sharmaine stopped by my office the other day wanting to go over our so called strategy for how we’re going to go about this. She went as far as to ask who was going to get into the ring first, can you believe that?

Kaylee laughs

Kaylee Adams: That’s Sharmaine for you.

Trish Stratus Jericho: I really don’t give a flying rat’s ass if she goes in first or I do just as long as I have a chance to get in there and get my hands on little Miss Sanders I’ll be happy. 

Kaylee Adams: You don’t ask for much do you?

Trish Stratus Jericho: Never. That bitch has acted like I was beneath her for far too long and it’s time for me to get a little well deserved payback. I just want the chance to show her that she is far from the best thing to lace up a pair of wrestling boots. Once I do that I’ll be happy.

Trish eyes gaze up at the clock on the wall seeing that it was nearing 8 o’clock at night. Karen would soon be bringing Crystal back after picking her up from Trish’s parents. She made her way over to her desk grabbing her purse just as her office door opened and Karen stepped through holding Crystal in her arms. As Karen reached Trish, Crystal reached out for her mother. Trish took her in her arms straddling her on her hip as she turned towards Kaylee.

Trish Stratus Jericho: Well girl I’m gonna be heading out for the night so I can put Crystal to bed.

Kaylee nodded as she rose from her seat on the couch following them out as the scene fades to black.