Title: One Love
Summary: Love is complicated. Especially when the one you're with isn't the one you really want.
Notes: I blame Audrey. :P I've slightly stolen her style too. One shot.
Pairings: Shawn/Hunter and some other lusty feelings for different people to boot. :) And who the hell are Steph and Rebecca? ;)

By all rights, he shouldn't be there.

It was WrestleMania 25, the biggest pro-wrestling date on the calender and no matter where you worked, if you were involved with wrestling, you watched the show. Working for WWE's closest rival, TNA, he shouldn't have been there. But there he was, watching from a distance as the other wrestlers waited for the two talented athlete's in the ring to come backstage.

His man came out first. He'd lost the match but it hadn't mattered and Kev felt himself swell with pride at the respect he got from the others backstage. Couldn't have been more different than it was all those years ago. Shawn graciously thanked them before mingling into the crowd and turning his attention to the curtains too, awaiting the other man to come through.
When he did, the applauses broke out again and there was a lot of chatter about how amazing the match was and how they all thought he'd broke his neck when he jumped over the top rope. And by that time, Shawn had truly lost himself in the crowd, sneaking through and heading towards Kevin.

When he reached him they didn't say a word. Shared a look, briefest smile before they headed away from the crowd.
He kept looking across to Shawn, felt a tension between them that shouldn't be there but always was. Didn't matter what they said or did, it never went away. Those feelings just never changed.
Once they got to the deserted locker room, door closed behind them he knew those blue eyes would be upon him, saying all those things that his mouth knew better then to say. They'd be full of pleading looks asking 'Why can't you love me?'. He knew what would happen if he spoke those words. They'd have the talk they'd had years before. Kevin would have to tell him that he loved him "but not like that".

They didn't get a chance to speak a word before the doors opened and Hunter walked in.

"Couldn't you wait for me?" He asked Shawn. The tone accused but his face remained neutral, gave nothing away. He wrapped Shawn in an embrace, locked eyes with Kevin as he did. The look told him 'he's mine'.

"Sorry." Shawn apologised, breaking them apart. "I just wanted to get back here." He sat on one of the many spare seats rubbing his hands across his face.

"It's okay." Hunter said, hand on Shawn's shoulder. 'It's not. You were with him again.' The internal war was being fought silently within.

"Well I'm treating you two to dinner later." Kevin said.

"You don't have to do that." Hunter replied. 'I don't want you to.'

"I want to. As a thank you and to congratulate you both on tonight. Someone has to look after you guys."

"We do okay." Hunter said. Threatened.

"I'm gonna get back out there and watch the rest of the show." Kevin said, taking the few steps to the door.

Shawn wouldn't look, Hunter couldn't stop. Their messages conflicted with one another.

"I best go get ready." Hunter said, directing it to Shawn, who looked past him to Kevin.

"Can't you stay?" He asked.

"I was gonna watch the other matches." Kevin said. Hunter eyes burnt into him before the gaze turned to Shawn.

Shawn looked to Hunter. Those eyes talking for him again. 'Make him stay'.

Hunter turned back to Kevin, caught his gaze this time. "Surely you can watch it in here. With Shawn." 'My Shawn.'

"I guess it wouldn't hurt." Kevin relented. Didn't want to be in there, just the two of them. Shawn knew it.

"It's fine. You go. I'll get my shower now." Made his way past them both, heading towards the shower rooms.

Once the door closed, Hunter took his eyes off the door where Shawn had departed and looked at Kevin. "Great." He said. 'It's your fault.'

"He'll be fine when he gets back." Kevin reassured.

"Why didn't you just stay, you know that's what he wanted."

"It's not what you wanted though, is it? It's not what I wanted either." Took a step closer, Hunter took one back.

"No, it's not what I wanted."Hunter said. 'You're not what I want.'
He retreated through the same door as Shawn.