A/N: Hey all, it's been a while since I've written something. Hope I'm not too rusty J. I own Halley and Lexy.
Her heart was broken. She had never felt pain like this before, and she really didn't know why she felt this way. It wasn't as if they had been in a relationship or even been on a date, but she was completely destroyed by the news. She thought they were done. He said he never wanted to see her again. What changed?
Halley didn't know what to do or what to think. The love of her life had just told her he was getting married. She had pretended to be happy for him, but in truth, she was dying inside. She felt like a fool. Only days before she had professed her love for him and telling him she understood if he wasn't ready yet, but she needed him to know. She thought, now that the ex was out of the picture, maybe they had a chance. Guess not.
He left to go tell their other friends, saying he wanted her to be the first to know since she was his best friend. She wanted to punch him right in the nose. "Best friend my ass," she said to herself. He just blurted it out with no problem, like she had never said a thing to him about her feelings. Did he think she was joking?
Suddenly the door to her locker room burst open and in ran Randy Orton and her best friend Lexy. Randy saw her first, sitting on the floor in the middle of the room where she had collapsed after she'd heard the news. He ran to her, scooped her up and just held her. She completely broke down the second Randy reached for her. She felt Lexy's hand rubbing her back soothingly. She felt like a child, being consoled by her parents. At that moment she didn't care. She just needed something to hold on to and someone to hold onto her. She cried for what seemed like forever. Randy's shirt was soaked with her tears, and his arms were probably tired from holding her, but he wouldn't say a thing. Randy was her rock, like a brother was to a sister. She needed him now and he wouldn't let go til she was ready. Lexy was the same only as a sister. She could read her like a book and protected Halley like a little sister, even though she was the younger of the two.
Halley started to calm down and lifted her head from the crook of Randy's neck. Looking at both of them, as Randy set her down, she wiped her eyes as she spoke, "I feel like an idiot."
"He's the idiot," Randy growled, "He may be my best friend, but I could kill him right now. What a dumb ass."
"I would have to agree with my husband," said Lexy, "He's the idiot.
"I wish I never said anything to him," said Halley still sniffling. She needed some air. She felt like the walls were closing in. "I need some air guys. I'm just gonna step outside."
"Do you want us to come with you?" Lexy asked as Halley made her way to the door.
No, thanks. You guys need to prepare for your matches and I need time alone to clear my head.," she said opening the door, "Time to clear it of all things John Cena."
It was a gloomy, miserable day outside, it matched her mood perfectly. Halley was sitting outside the arena, smoking a cigarette. A habit she had given up years before. She had detoured on her way outside, to Randy's locker room. He had quit smoking too, but still kept them on hand in case of "emergencies". He would understand why she took a couple. She needed release. That was one. The other would be getting in the ring later and beating the hell out of her opponent.
She felt a presence behind her, turning her head slightly she saw several figures standing behind her. Turning back, she sighed taking the last drag of her cigarette, before flicking it off into the parking lot. Standing up slowly, she dusted herself off, then turned slowly to face the group behind her. She looked at each one of them with a questioning look. The group standing before her consisted of Husky Harris, Michael McGuillicutty, Heath Slater, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, and of course the leader, Wade Barrett. Better know as The Nexus. Wade Barrett stepped forward with an unreadable look on his face.
"What can I do for you gentleman?" Halley asked slipping into her in ring persona. Not backing down from intimidation. She was by no means tiny or fragile. She was 5'8 and a body builder. Still a blonde bombshell, with electric blue eyes and slight tan to her skin. She could drive men crazy with lust by her appearance, but was able to beat the crap out of them as well. Which was something Halley took a lot of pride in.
"We were just wondering what a pretty lady like yourself was doing out here all by yourself?" Wade asked. He had noticed her blood shot and sad eyes. Wondering what would make this beautiful woman cry, Wade had the sudden urge to hold her. He was not really sure why he was having those feelings toward her. She was beautiful, yes. He lusted after her, yes, but actually being concerned about her unhappiness? That was something unexpected.
"Sometimes a lady likes time to herself to think," she said softly. Not in the mood to be smart with anyone. "No blonde comments please." She smirked actually making them all chuckle a little.
"Wouldn't dream of it. You look like you're upset. Anything we can do? Anyone you'd want beaten up?" Wade smiled, "Nexus is at your service, my lady."
"Oh?" she raised an eyebrow at him smirking. She and Nexus had never really interacted. She wasn't really a fan of their motives and actions, but she wasn't going to be a jerk when they had not done anything to her. Actually at this particular moment, she would consider them almost civil. "Why would Nexus want to do me any favors?"
"Well to be quite honest," Wade said stepping even closer to her, "We might have ulterior motives." He still smiled. He was confident and a little arrogant, she noticed, but it didn't bother her. As a matter of fact, she like it. It suited him.
"And those would be?" She asked genuinely curious. "What would Nexus want with me?"
"We have a proposition we'd like to discuss with you," Wade said almost nervously. He hadn't expected the conversation to go this smoothly. No matter how much confidence he displayed, "Would you join us for dinner tonight after the show to talk about it?"
She was shocked to say the least. Nexus wanted to have dinner with her? To talk about something? Now she was really curious. "I think I could arrange that. I'll meet you in the lobby of our hotel an hour after the show."
"Excellent! We look forward to it," Wade's smile returned.
"So do I. You have me very curious. Well… until then gentlemen," she smiled moving to walk past them, "Have a good show." A chorus of byes followed her as she walked back inside the building. She didn't know how or why it happened, but he conversation with Wade and the Nexus had improved her mood….. Greatly. She was genuinely looking forward to dinner with them.