Genre: Romance/Life
Rating: T-M
Disclaimer: All famous names, characters; belong to either WWE or TNA.
Contains: Mildly Explicit Scenes, Mild Language, Professional Wrestling
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This time was different. It felt like a knife ran across her heart, tearing every feeling from her soul. The way he looked at her, was not like before. Before, his eyes showed love for the woman. But now, his eyes had shown love for more than one.

Randy Orton. He was turning into someone that she hated. He turned into a deceiver, a liar. She fell hard for him. How could he just throw it all away?

"You're nothing to me! It meant nothing, Maryse! Don't you understand?"

Those were the words he screamed at her the other night. When he slammed the door shut that night, in her mind, he slammed the door on their love, on their whole world. Maryse was strong; she never let a man get to her. She never cried for a man. But this time, this time was different. She could not eat. She could not sleep. Randy was on her mind. She hated herself for letting him inside her world. For him to do what? For him to tell her he loved her? Then he would just go on and cheat? Randy was not like that at first. Something changed. Maryse noticed it before anybody else did. He started talking differently; he started treating people like they were not important. She didn't understand what came over him. She just did not know. There was no doubt in her mind that she loved him. She couldn't live without him. At least, she felt like she couldn't. But someone had thought differently.

"Maryse, stop crying." Mike held her. "I'm here."

Maryse couldn't though. Her tears were falling uncontrollably, as if she did not have the strength to stop them.

"Mike," her voice cracked. "I can't. I love him so much. It hurts."

Mike didn't say anything. He just held her tighter. Mike loved her with all his heart. It broke his heart when he heard what Randy had done to her. He wanted to kill the bastard. Maryse and Mike have always been friends. Since 2006, he has been there for her. And at one point, he was going to tell her that he liked her more than being just friends, Randy ruined it. He took her away from Mike.

"Baby, listen to me. You don't need him." Mike reconciled.

Her tears did not stop though. "Mike, I can't. I do need him. He is everything to me."

"No, you don't!" He screamed. It startled Maryse. Mike got up, angry. "You didn't fucking need him before you met him. What the hell makes you think that you need him now? Maryse, just stop. He doesn't fucking deserve you and you know it. Please. I hate seeing you like this. I care too much about you. Way more than I fucking should!"

Maryse was at a loss of words. She had never heard Mike yell like that before. Never at her. What got over him?

"What's wrong with you?" Maryse's voice cracked once again as her wet eyes locked on his.

He walked back over to her where she was sitting on the couch. He got on his knees in front of her and said, "Nothing's wrong with me. I just hate seeing you like this. Heartbroken. You're not supposed to be heartbroken, babe. You're amazing." His hand gently held hers. "I love you."

Maryse's mouth dropped a little. Was he being serious?

"I'm serious."

Apparently yes, yes he was.

"The day I met you, I knew I wanted something special with you. I knew in my heart that you'd be mine. And you were about to be, until Randy took you away. I should not have let that happen. Please, I don't want to see you like this."

Mike's eyes became lighter than ever. The way he looked at Maryse was the way she wanted Randy to look at her. With love, affection. But that was gone with Randy. Randy was never going to be her Prince Perfection. He was never going to be her…one. Her only one. And even if he was, he had more than one. He had more than Maryse. And that broke her. It hurt her to no extent. To know that the person you love loves multiple is too much for any human to live with.

Maryse looked away from Mike. She could not look into his blue eyes. She couldn't see what she wanted with Randy in another man. Not ever. She just couldn't.

"Look at me," he whispered. "Please."

But she didn't. Mike gently grabbed her chin & Maryse pulled away, getting up to walk away. But he stopped her. Mike grabbed her by the arm & spun her around to face him. Their bodies were inches away from each other. His hands were around her arms, holding her in place as she looked away from him.

"Look at me." Mike repeated.

Without looking at him, Maryse said; "Let me go."

Instead of letting her go, Mike's hands slipped down to her hips & pulled her to him. His lips, close to her ear.

"I will never let you go. Not like Randy did." His whisper giving Maryse chills.

She finally looked at him. His eyes screamed love. She could feel the pain leaving her heart when Mike gently wrapped her in his arms. What was happening? Yes, she found comfort in Mike. But this feeling was much more than that. It was not the feeling of comfort. It was the feeling of…

"I love you," he whispered was almost unheard but Mike heard it perfectly. "I'm so sorry."

Mike looked at her. He could not stop himself from wanting to kiss her. To feel those lips that just said, "I love you". He wanted to taste those words on his lips. He wanted Maryse.

Maryse slowly moved closer to him. Her lips centimeters from his; her hands around his rather large biceps.

"Kiss me," she whispered, her voice almost breaking.

And he did. Their lips locked. Maryse's hand went around the back of Mike's neck. He pulled her even closer to him. Kissing her was like a dream to Mike. He never pictured to be in this moment with a woman like her. He always thought that she would be with someone else. With Randy.

They pulled away seconds later. Maryse looked back up at him. Her eyes looked weak. At least there weren't any more tears. This made Mike a bit happier.

"I'm sorry," she said again. "I shouldn't have done this to myself. You're right. I don't need him. I do not know why I wasted all those months on him. If only I knew, he would cheat on me. God, I was so stupid." Maryse continued, looking down at the floor; as if ashamed.

"You don't have to be sorry about anything. You did nothing wrong. Everyone goes through these things. But I'm here for you and I always will be. Remember that."

Maryse was beginning to get choked up again hearing those words from Mike. "Thank you." A tear ran down her cheek.

Mike wiped it away and whispered, "Shhhh. You don't need to thank me…for anything."

With that said, his lips slowly found hers and he kissed her once more. And it was at that moment when Maryse's whole heart, melted in Mikes arms. She trusted him. And she was not going to let go of the only thing keeping her on her feet. Never again.

TBC? xx