Hello, Old Lover Hello, Old Friend Chapter 1, a wrestling fanfic

Kaitlyn had been lucky enough to have called Stephanie on a good night and was granted as much time off as she needed.

She had spent the first half of her time off laying in her twin sized bed of her mother's house, sulking and being completely detached from the world. She didn't want to answer the questions, or hear the rumors. She definitely, of all things, did not want to hear of the name Dean Ambrose. She often had nightmares of that night that had her laying awake in her cold dark adolescent room. Nothing that ever made sense, of course, just random dreams of her standing on one side of something screaming his name, and Dean, on the other side, saying, 'I just can't do it, Kaitlyn'. She would analyze these dreams for hours of the day, before her mother would come in and check to see if she was all right. The most her mother would get out of her were a few nods and an eye roll here and there, ending all interactions for the rest of the day.

However, mid way through her time off something snapped in her. She got off her pity pot and started heading to the gym again. She would spend a ridiculous amount hours in there, losing herself in the pain and music that blasted through her ears. That was the only time that her mind wasn't running a million miles a second.

But, today at the gym was different.

Everything reminded her of him. The music that played, her form as she watched herself in the mirror. She could hear his voice clearly in her mind over the music blasting through her headphones "keep your form, Kait"

Today was the day, after a month of being off the road, that she had to return. The show was in Austin, Texas, only an hour away from where she lived and Stephanie made sure to let her know a week earlier. She asked her in such a way that Kaitlyn couldn't dare say no.

The ride to the arena was lonely and the radio was almost in tune with her emotions. Every sap song possible had played making her want to pull her hair out, but when Kaitlyn and Dean's song, Smother Me by The Used, came on the radio she couldn't seem to turn it off. Her eyes watered as she sang along with the song :

Let me be the one who calls you baby
All the time
Surely you can take some comfort
Knowing that you're mine
Just hold me tight, lay by my side
and let me be the one who calls you
Baby all the time

The memories of the first night he had dedicated that song to her replayed in her mind.

Decemeber 18, 2012

They had been invited to the annual WWE Christmas party and Dean of course was nowhere near excited to be attending the party, but of course, he did it for Kaitlyn. He loved seeing her huge smile and watching how goofy she was when she was with her friends. He loved even more, how excited she was when the karaoke machine was brought out and it was open to anyone who wanted to volunteer.

" Come on, babe!" Kaitlyn exclaimed, pulling on Dean's arm, attempting to get him up from his chair. "We'll do a duet together!" she laughed.

"Kait, you know this shit is just not my thing" he said with a small smile. He kept his eyes down at his beer, for fear of looking up into her disappointed face, he despised disappointing her. "You go up and I'll be right here cheering for you, beautiful"

She pouted at him and looked at his friends at the table for any volunteers. "Roman? Seth?" she asked in an adorable voice.

The two held their hands up, stopping her before she finished her question.

"Karaoke was never my thing" Roman answered, "sorry, Kaitlyn"

Kaitlyn had put on her best puppy dog eyes for Seth, "Please?" she begged.

Seth looked at her and threw his head back, " How could anyone possibly say no to you?" he asked as he watched her face change expression. "Hurry up, go pick a song and I'll be up there with you" he said shaking his head at his own defeat of staying under the radar.

Kaitlyn clapped excitedly, "you're the best!" she exclaimed, practically jumping out of her seat and running over to see what song she would choose for them.

"I can't believe I'm going to karaoke with YOUR girlfriend, dude" Seth said with a small laugh. "you're supposed to be doing this"

" She's lucky I even came here" Dean chuckled, taking a swig of his beer. " I hate these huge gatherings, you know this. Never was it even a thought that I was getting up there"

The two men chuckled at Dean. It boggled their minds at how they were even doing so well together. They were very different, from family life to personalities.

Kaitlyn came rushing back over to Seth, "I'm like really sorry but the girls drafted me for the Spice Girls song coming up .. So, I'm sorry but I'm dropping you and joining them. But you didn't really want to go up there anyway right?"

"KAITLYN, COME ON!" on of the girls shouted as they climbed on the small makeshift stage.

"Coming!" Kaitlyn called back, flashing a sympathetic smile at Seth " alright, bye!" she said excitedly running back.

"I just got dropped from a freaking duet" Seth laughed. "one I was practically begged to be in, all the preparations and calming my nerves for nothing"

"It's better off this way, trust" Dean said finishing off his beer. He watched as Kaitlyn and the other diva's strutted their stuff all over the stage. He laughed at how she was so into the song and over did it with her dance moves. One, of the many things he loved about Kaitlyn, was how she was almost never embarrassed, if it made someone laugh, she did it. He listened to the cheers come from their peers when they finished. He shook his head at her as she planted herself back on his lap. "You're so fucking adorable" he told her as he pulled her down and kissed her temple.

Kaitlyn smiled and placed a kiss on his lips "I love you" she winked. She didn't expect a response, they had been together a year and never had she got a response nor she wasn't expecting one now. His responses to her 'I love you' were either a kiss or tight hug, but never did he say it back. "I'm going to get another drink at the bar, want anything?" she asked him as she stood up.

"Uhh, just another beer" he said staring up at her. "I'm gonna head to the bathroom, real quick"

"Alright" she said heading off to the bar.

She was going through her purse looking for cash to pay for the drinks when she heard a slow song begin to play in the background. "these crazy saps" she said aloud to herself with a smile.

'And this song is for a very, very special woman in my life, my Kaitlyn' she heard as she grabbed the drinks and turned around to head back to the table. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Dean on stage.

"Yeah, Ambrose!" Roman cheered, causing Dean to laugh as he brought the microphone to his lips to read the monitor.

I found my place in the world
Could stare at your face for the rest of
my days
Now I can breathe, turn my insides out
and Smother me
Warm and alive I'm all over you
would you smother me?

Let me be the one who never leaves
You all alone
I hold my breath and lose the feeling
That I'm on my own
Hold me too tight stay by my side
and let me be the one who calls you
Baby all the time

When I'm alone time goes so slow
I need you here with me
and how my mistakes have made
Your heart break
Still I need you here with me
Baby I'm here

Kaitlyn stood in awe hearing him sing those words. He wasn't great by any means at all, but that wasn't the point. He had gotten up on stage to serenade her, as horrible as he sounded, she was moved by his small way of showing he cared. It was Dean's own way of showing her, he had a soft side.

"And that ladies and gentlemen" Dean said as he finished the song " will never ever happen again, in any one of our lifetimes. So take it all in now" he chuckled, stepping down from the stage and walking to her.

"You were absolutely horrible" Kaitlyn laughed, hugging him. "But I loved every single minute of it"

"And only for you would I ever do that" he whispered in her ear, pulling her to look at him and kissing her passionately.

Kaitlyn pulled into the arena's parking lot and rested her head on the steering wheel. She closed her eyes for a moment to calm herself, the thought of them being in the same vicinity brought her anxiety to an all time high. There was no turning back now and Kaitlyn knew whether she was prepared or not , she had to see him.

Slowly she excited her car and made her way to the trunk getting out her suitcase. She took a deep breath as she began walking towards the entertainers entrance. There was no turning back, not if she wanted to keep her job, that is.

"Here goes nothing" she said aloud to herself, as she entered through the doors. "or , everything"

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