I was in my own little world as I prepared for my match against Natalya going through the motions of stretching as I thought about my current storyline. It was the typical 'Diva' storyline; exchange bitchy comments on social media, mess with each other's gear a little bit, put on sassy promos, and short and boring matches. Nothing new, and with the same person as usual. I didn't want to say I was unhappy with the situation because I love being part of the WWE, the fans and the staff are amazing, the other wrestlers are the closest family I have. It's an amazing life to live, I'm just not getting the recognition that I had gotten down in NXT and in the indies. The fans still cheered just as loud and proud but the quality of storylines and matches, the opportunities to do anything new were slim to none. "Hello lass, have ya seen Mr. Regal by any chance?" an accented voice spoke breaking me from my self-induced pity party to see the UK Champion Pete Dunne, I recognized him as one of the guys Hunter and William had brought over to do the United Kingdom tournament a few months ago "Have you tried catering? He's usually hanging out in there" I shrugged reaching down to touch my toes whimpering slightly as my back twitched uncomfortably. "You alright?" he asked holding out a hand to steady me as I swayed slightly on my feet "I'm alright, I'd love to help you find him but my match is up" I sighed as the beginning bars of my music played, my mask going over my mouth and my hood going over my head. "Good luck Frost" he smirked turning on his heel and walking away, my lips twitching with a smile beneath my mask before I turned serious and headed down to the ring.
"Hey!" I greeted, seeing Pete standing with two of the other UK guys, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven, when I returned to the back after my win over Natalya "Did you ever find Regal?" I asked grabbing a bottle of water from the stagehand with a smile and a quick thanks. "Yes, he was in catering watching the matches" he smirked making me almost choke on the water I had just swallowed, he was impossibly attractive. "Awesome, good luck tonight" I grinned as I passed wanting to get away from him before I did or said something stupid "Frost!" the voice of my boyfriend Simon yelled stopping me in my tracks "Hey" I greeted with a soft smile not expecting the look of anger on his face "What was that?" he asked barely lowering his voice from a shout, the three men down the hall easily being able to hear him as they sent me a questioning look. "He asked me where Regal was earlier" I started slowly "I was just checking if he found him and then I wished them good luck" I finished just as slowly an eyebrow arched at the usually calm man. "Well fine, just don't do it again." He sighed leaning forward to press a kiss to my forehead before gesturing for me to walk first down the hallway. With a slight shrug I continued to my locker room barely listening to him ramble about not being on the card again. "What do you say to dinner at the hotel and a movie, just us tonight?" he asked catching my attention "Sime, I already told you I was going out with the girls tonight since I've canceled the last four times" I laughed digging in my bag for my clothes for the evening "Oh right, I just forgot." He stated wrapping his arms around me from behind "Can you blame me for wanting you all to myself" he asked softly pointing towards the mirror in front of us "I suppose not" I sighed before giggling "I'll make you a deal, I'll go out with the girls tonight" I paused turning to face him to make sure he was listening "And I'll come spend next weekend in Orlando with you" I offered sending him a small smile as a huge grin lit up his face "Sacrificing one night to receive four in return" he thought out loud "What did I do to deserve you" he grinned leaning down to place a kiss on my lips before backing away "Have fun Frost" he called exiting my locker room so I could get ready before Carmella and Naomi showed up.
"So little birdie said you met the oh so serious Pete Dunne earlier" Naomi grinned as her and Carmella followed me out of my locker room and through the hallways. "He asked where Regal was, that was it" I shrugged waiting patiently for Naomi to unlock her vehicle before I climbed into the backseat. "What do ya think of him?" Carmella asked curiously turning her head to look at me "He seems nice, like I said he only asked where Regal was and then I had to head out to my match" I shrugged "Not what I mean Fletch." Carmella laughed rolling her eyes at me "Like, did ya think he's cute?" she prodded softly like it was a secret and no one else could hear even though it was just the three of us "Sure he is, but I don't see why that's so interesting" I laughed opening my door and climbing out once Naomi had parked it. "You just need to have fun girl. You're always to focused on work, you need a little excitement in your life" the technicolor dancer shouted happily making me laugh as we headed from the front door "Speak of the devil" Mella squealed turning my head towards the bar to reveal Pete standing there in jeans, a t-shirt and a backwards baseball cap. "Go talk to him" Naomi prodded receiving an eye roll "I have a boyfriend, if you two are so interested why don't you go talk to him" I returned crossing my arms over my chest "Husband" Naomi shrugged taking a sip of the fruity drink the bartender had slid in front of her "Celibacy" Carmella commented, both Naomi and I turning to stare as she threw back a shot "I'm serious, after everything with Cass I'm swearing off men for now" she cried throwing her hands up, my giggle being cut short as they both turned and looked at me seriously "Come on Fletcher. Live a little. You and Simon are like blah" Naomi prodded, I rolled my eyes at both women before turning on my heel and looking at the man sitting by himself.
"Pete" I called over the music, waving when he finally looked up and over towards us "Hello Frost" he called back "I'll be back" I stated to Naomi and Carmella waving away their giggles before worming my way through the crowd until I was right by his side further down the bar. "You did great tonight" I smiled sliding onto the stool beside him "I know" he smirked making me roll my eyes "Okay, it was a compliment, don't get cocky" I laughed accepting a drink with a smile "I'm not getting cocky, I've been cocky" he shrugged sitting down now that I had sat. "Honesty" I smirked "I like that" I laughed "So tell me about your boyfriend, don't see him here?" he brought up making me shrug "Doesn't like going out but I promised the girls I'd come" I informed darting my eyes to see them on the dancefloor "I am going to dance" I grinned waving to them before he could ask any more questions about Simon "Don't get lonely" I warned finishing the drink I had before dancing over to the girls joining right into their dancing. "You're flirting" Naomi shouted to be heard over the music "I am not, I have a boyfriend" I returned seriously knowing that they had been pushing for me to find someone else for months "Honey, I know you and you have the hots for Mister Dunne" she laughed loudly Carmella voicing her agreements "Doesn't matter I'm with Simon and besides Pete is only around for a couple weeks" I shrugged not sure if I was trying to convince myself or them that I wasn't interested. "He looks lonely, you should go keep him company" Naomi murmured pointing out the man sitting by himself scrolling through his phone as he took a drink from the cup in front of him. "Go on he needs a friend" Carmella prodded pushing me lightly towards the bar receiving a middle finger before I squirmed through the crowd and plopped on the stool right beside him. "Thought I said don't get lonely" I murmured waving a hand to call over the bartender to order another drink. "No point finding a friend when I'm only around a couple weeks" he shrugged repeating the excuse I had just told the girls, I was just about to open my wallet to pay for my drink when he was slapping money down on the bar before with a smirk. "Seriously?" I asked arching an eyebrow at the man "I'm a gentleman to a pretty lady" he retorted making me smile softly "Gentleman, maybe. Pretty lady, definitely not" I shrugged taking a large drink before I sat my glass down again about to comment on him calling himself a gentleman when my phone began to buzz.
"Simon, I've only been at the bar for an hour" I answered the phone with after reading the screen "I know, I just wanted to give you a heads up that you can't stay with me next weekend" he stated before there was what sounded like a female giggle in the background making me frown "Is everything all right?" I asked curiously wondering why he hadn't said anything about it before "Yeah, just some family" he coughed suddenly "Just some family stuff came up" he finally stated, my fears only growing with how odd he was being. Things had been weird between us lately, he was much quicker to become angry regardless of what had happened and it seemed like he didn't want me but he also didn't want anyone else to have me. "Oh well, maybe next time" I suggested softly "Of course" he answered before the phone went silent not even a goodbye from him. "Bye then" I muttered sliding my phone back into my wallet before returning my attention to Pete who was chatting with a pretty brunette on his other side. With a small and somewhat bitter smile I slipped a ten dollar bill into his jacket pocket before quietly getting to my feet and walking away. After looking around for Naomi and Carmella and not seeing them I left the bar and checked the parking lot not seeing the car we had arrived in anymore either. Checking my phone I had a text from Carmella telling me to enjoy my time with Pete and to explore the possibility. With a heavy sigh I started the walk back towards our hotel my mind going 100 miles a minute over everything that had happened recently, especially with Simon. He had been really odd the last few months, we would make plans and all the sudden something would come up and he would cancel. We would be on the phone and there would be voices in the background, usually what sounded like females, the one time I asked him about it he told me I was jumping to conclusions. "What are ya doin walkin alone" Pete's voice questioned making me jump in fright and let loose a small scream, my hand going to my chest once I realized who it was "Jesus" I gasped stumbling slightly before I came to a complete stop to try and catch my breath after the fear passed "Just Pete is fine" he shrugged pressing a hand to my lower back to make me start walking again. "What are you doing here?" I asked softly not expecting him to have followed after me "You left without sayin goodbye, didn't see yer friends figured ya had started walking" he stated wrapping his arm around my waist as we crossed the street "Not safe to be walkin alone especially with how bad ya were spaced out" he added before we went quiet. "Why didn't you stay with that brunette?" I asked as we neared the hotel pausing outside the door to wait for his answer. "Not much a fan of brunettes" he shrugged reaching over to tug on a platinum blonde curl with a wink before he headed inside the hotel and out of my sight. Something inside me was telling me that this was about to be the start of a new adventure and a beautiful friendship.