I slowly opened my eyes as the morning rays of the sun hits me. I turned my head to see the pink hair of my best friend I looked down and see Champ stretching and Harley yawned, the both of them looking at me as I carefully got out of bed, putting a finger up to my lip signaling them to be quiet. They both followed me down stairs as I opened the back door for them to use the bathroom. I began stretching as I heard little paws on the wood floor, I looked up to see Harley watching me with fascination as I got in push up position and she jumped on my lower back. I stretched again sliding down into a split I took a deep breath as I stretched on both sides ready to do a handstand. I held it for a couple of minutes before getting into a downward dog position I sunk my lower body slowly and closed my eyes as Champ sat on my lower back. I didn't notice Enzo until Champ jumped off and ran with Harley to him, I looked at him, "Good morning." I said closing the back door and walked into the kitchen cutting on the lights.

"Good Morning mama," he mumbled, sitting at the counter. I popped out some skillets and rinsed them off. "You want anything to drink while I cook," I asked as I got a water bottle out of the fridge to give to Harley and Champ. I grabbed bacon, eggs, orange juice, and fruit. I set them on the counter. "Zo?" he seemed lost in thought I laughed my dimples showing. He poked them with his fingers as I laughed more. "You are so beautiful." I blushed as he held my face scanning it. "Zo, I asked if you wanted juice." "Yeah, that would be great." he said letting go of my face. I nodded as I grabbed a glass filling it with orange juice. "So do you want a omelet?" I asked as I cracked a few eggs. "That sounds great. Thanks." I nodded as I started to make Zo's omelet.

"So tell me about yourself." Zo said staring at me. "What do you want to know?" I questioned back. "How about your hobbies?" I flipped the omelet over. "Cooking,singing, dancing, gymnastics, swimming, drawing, painting, I used to play guitar, and training dogs." "Used to?" I nodded, "When we moved to Boston I felt so depressed that eventually I broke my guitar out of anger. And I never bought another after." He nodded, "Favorite animal?" I thought for a moment as I put the omelet on the plate and started on the bacon. "I love all animals. And animals love me back. One time on summer vacation my family and I went to the zoo and I befriended a shark." Zo looked at me with wide eyes. "You and a shark?" I nodded, "It was weird the guy told me that he never seen anything like it. The shark would usually just ignore people but, when I walked up to the tank he nudged the glass and swam around happily." Zo laughed as I started making a omelet for Sasha and Cass.

"Wish I would've seen it." I put the bacon on a plate and handed it to him along with his omelet. "Well the next time I visit my grandparents you'll see it. They have a huge tank in the living room with two sharks that my grandfather saved." He nodded and ate his omelet. He let out a groan of satisfaction. "Cook like this forever and I might just have to kidnap and marry you." I chuckled as my best friend walked into the kitchen. "Geez, Zo already trying to marry my best friend at least take her on a date first." Zo rolled his eyes as I handed her a plate with bacon and freshly cut fruit and then a omelet. "Thanks, babe." She kissed my cheek and headed to sit next to Zo.

Cass walked in and I poured him a couple of juice,"Thank you. Good morning dimples. Morning guys." I laughed, "Good morning dimples." he chuckled. Enzo looked between the both of us "When did you two have nicknames for each other?" "Since I poked his dimples yesterday.""What's the matter? Jealous?" Cass teased. Enzo shook his head. "She can call you whatever she wants. Lani you can call me superman." he said winking at me. Sasha and I laughed, "I like Batman more." "Aww don't worry Zo. At least she likes Superman he's probably like #15 on her list." We laughed. "My heart belongs to the superhero in Gotham City." Cass butted in before Enzo had a chance to respond. "So what's the plan for today?" I ripped up pieces of bacon to give to Harley and Champ. "I was going to dye my hair." Sasha squealed, "What color?" I chuckled, "It's a surprise" She nodded, "I bet it would look so beautiful on you." "Anything looks beautiful on her Sash." Enzo said not really thinking. Cass and Sasha looked at me with knowing smile as I felt my face getting warm. "Geez Zo embarrass the girl would you." Cass chuckled. I sent him a playful glare, "Shut up." They laughed as Zo looked at my burning face. "I'll come with you to get your hair dyed I need to get a touch up on my beard." I nodded as I cleaned up the kitchen.

Sasha pulled me by my arm up to my bedroom, "Come on let's find a outfit." I rolled my eyes and followed her.

Enzo's P.O.V

"Come on let's find a outfit." Sasha pulled Lani out of the kitchen and I turned to look at Cass who was smiling at me. "So, you and dimples?" I laughed and then I thought about Lani and it brought a smile to my face. "I just don't know what it is about her. But she's just different and that's what I like about her." Cass nodded, "So you like something about her?" "I might just like everything about her and that's what terrifies me. I don't want to mess up the friendship because of stupid feelings." Cass sighed. "Your feelings are not stupid Zo I see the way you look at her it's the same way I look at Mella." I sighed. "There's no way a girl like her is going to fall for a guy with a weird hairstyle." Cass shook his head. "You'll never know unless you talk to her." I nodded, "Eventually." I left to go to my room to get dressed.

Lani's P.O.V.

Sasha dragged me upstairs, "You have to look cute for your man." I laughed at her fowardness. "He is not my man, he's my friend. He doesn't even like me." She sighed. "Babes why can't you just see that he likes you. I know you like him too." I sighed. "You know why. I don't want him to carry my extra baggage I'm a damaged person he shouldn't have that in his life." She looked at me and sat down "Lani when are you going to see that you aren't damaged what happened in the past is something that horrible but it doesn't have to define you." I shook my head. "He still doesn't deserve that. We're just going to be friends and if he finds himself a woman who is gonna make him happy then so be it." "And what if that woman is you?" I shook my head."It's not." She looked at me and sighed knowing that I wasn't going to change my point. I got dressed as Sasha laughed "Aww you look cute in your tomboy style." I stuck my tongue out and looked down at my black shirt, black jeans, black sweater, and black Jordan's and nodded satisfied leaving the room. I pulled my phone out and went on Twitter to post it.

" WWELani: Outfit of the day. Last time with black hair . "

My phone buzzed. Sasha retweeted it.

" SashaBanksWWE: I wonder what color" WWELani: Outfit of the day. Last time with black hair . "

" WWEAaLLday21: I'm sure whatever it is she'll look beautiful as always. Lani love the outfit" SashaBanksWWE: I wonder what color." WWELani: Outfit of the day. Last time with black hair . " Sasha squealed in my ear I rolled my eyes.

"Zo you ready?" I yelled. "Yeah just needed to grab my phone." He looked at my outfit, "You look beautiful." I chuckled, "Right back at you handsome." His cheeks turned red as he cleared his throat. "Sasha, Dimples we're leaving see you in a while." I told them as I opened the door. "Love you!" Sasha yelled as I unlocked the car. "Love you more." I yelled back. Soon we drove off, and started talking.

"So Zo, tell me about yourself. I hardly know anything about you except that dimples is your best friend, you're from Jersey, you're obviously a sneaker head." He chuckled, "Well what else do you want to know there's not much to know about me." I glanced at him, "I find that hard to believe." "Really how so?" I stopped at the red light. "I've known you for like two days and know that you're a good person who deserves happiness but can't find it." Zo seemed to think about what I said.

"I have a goddaughter named Rueby, she's one of the sweetest little girls you'll ever meet, she's just shy around new people." He laughed thinking about her. I nodded with a smile, "See? Anyone with eyes can see that she brightens up your day." He chuckled, "What about you? Goddaughter? Godson? Niece? Nephew?" I could tell his eyes were on me. I cleared my throat, "Yeah, my sister has a dauhughter so I have a niece, she's about 12 months and uhh she is really shy about new people she liked Sasha because she came with me." He nodded, "So if I meet her how would she react?" I thought for a moment, "I'm not sure she hasn't been around any guys except my dad, brother and grandfather. He was one of her favorites." He heard the was and asked a question that hit hard, "What happened to her dad?" "He died in a car crash." Zo stopped and looked at me, "I'm sorry and your sister?" He said shakingly not wanting to upset me. "She's in the hospital, sh-she's sick" I said getting sad, I can tell he was looking at me as I parked. He held my hand and looked at me, "I'm here for you. That's if you want me around." He said moving his hand from mines to hold my face brushing away the tears that I didn't realize fell.

I nodded, "Thanks Zo." He nodded, "No problem, I never mind anything when it comes to you." I looked into his blue eyes, "Why are you so sweet, but yet single?" He chuckled. "Maybe because I am just waiting for the right woman to come." I nodded, "I hope you find her." He smiled as I got out the car. "Maybe I don't have to look far." He mumbled and got out the car.

"Hey, Mason Hey Eric." I said walking into the salon to see my two close friends. They ran up to me and hugged me "MONKEY" They yelled I laughed. "Guys let go I'm kind of dying." They chuckled and looked at Enzo and smiled. "Mason, Eric I would like you to meet Enzo my friend." They shook hands, "Enzo this is Mason and Eric two of my closest friends who do absolutely amazing in everything." Zo laughed, "Nice to meet you." "Lani's never brought a guy in here before you must be special." Mason said. I rolled my eyes, "Shut up. Enzo's my friend, he came to get a touch up on his beard and I'm getting my hair dyed." They nodded as Eric told Enzo to follow him and I sat in the chair waiting for Mason. "So what's the color this time." I laughed, "Red." "What type of red?" "Surprise me." He nodded. I took my hat off and sat back, "Enzo's cute, when do you plan on dating him?" I sighed, "Please don't turn into Sasha, and I don't like Zo." He chuckled, "You know you can't lie to me. And what did Sasha say?" I sighed, "She said Zo liked me." He started doing my hair. "What if she's not lying. I see the way he looked at you when me and Eric hugged you." "I just don't think that him and I would be the best of things because I'm scared my past will drive him away. Im a damaged person. He stopped and looked me in the eyes. "Monkey look at me, you need to listen to me carefully as one of your gay best friends I have to tell you. You are not damaged just because you let your past block your future doesn't mean you can't be happy. What if Enzo makes you happy?" I sighed as he continued my hair " He does within the two days I've known him I haven't stopped smiling. And I haven't been happy in awhile." Mason nodded, "And you don't think that's telling you something? You look at him the way I look at Eric. Sasha just may be right." I sighed as I knew that they wasn't going to let this go.

Moments Later

I hugged Mason, "Thanks I love it." He chuckled, "I got to make sure my babe looks gorgeous." I laughed and looked in the mirror at my cherry red hair, I turned to Zo to see him already looking at me with wide eyes. " You look nice. Eric did a great job" I said as I touched his beard and he touched my hair. "You look beautiful as always." I nodded in thanks and turned to Eric and Mason with matching smirks on their faces and I rolled my eyes and pulled out my wallet ready to pay when Enzo's hand stopped me. I looked at him as he reached in his pocket, I shook my head, "No. I'm paying." He shook his head and didn't pay me no mind as he payed them. We said thanks and walked out, I put my cap back on and grabbed Enzo's wallet from his back pocket and put the same amount of money he put it in his wallet and put it back in his pocket giving his ass a double tap. He shook his head and laughed while his face was burning, "What was that for?"

"Because you have a nice ass." I said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. He laughed harder, "I meant you paying me back." I sighed as I got in the driver's seat, "Zo you didn't have to pay. I know you wanted to but, Zo I can pay for my own things." He nodded. "I know, it's just after two days of knowing you I can tell that you are a person who has a hard time with peoole paying for you." I chuckled, "How did you know about all of that." He looked at me. "Why do you say that." "I'll tell you one day." He nodded, "So how long have you known Eric and Mason?" "Pretty much since my childhood. They called me monkey back then, probably because all I did as a child was try to climb everything like a real monkey when I wasn't doing gymnastics." He nodded. "Have you ever dated one of them?" I laughed and shook my head no, he seemed confused,"Eric and Mason I've known them since I was a kid I mean I thought I liked Eric in like middle school, but I always knew that nothing would happen. They're gay." He seemed taken back, "They're gay?" I nodded, "If it wasn't obviously they're madly in love with each other." He shook his head, "I didn't even notice I was distracted." I thought for a second. "By what?" "Nothing." I nodded not thinking anything weird of it. We pulled up to my home, and as soon as I parked, Zo rushed out of the car to open my door. I chuckled, "Such a gentleman." He smiled, "Only for you."

I unlocked the door and my babies barked at me. I laughed, "My own babies don't recognize their mama." They sniffed my hand and started rubbing their heads on my legs. Sasha dragged me upstairs and pushed me on my bed. "How was it?" I looked at her, "I think I like him even more now." She smiled, "Is that really a bad thing?" I thought about it, "I don't know anymore."

Tuesday night Smackdown

I skipped around backstage not really paying attention to where I was going, and dumped into Dean Ambrose. "Woah, there Skippy where are you going?" He looked at my hair, "I like the hair very vibrant." He said making a explosion movement. I laughed, "Well Deano I was going to my locker room to get ready." He chuckled, "You know from one lunatic to another I hate that nickname." I laughed, "Well from one lunatic to another I hate the nickname Skippy but you call me that every time you see me." "Because everytime I see you you're always skipping, literally the first time I seen you, you were skipping around the table in catering." I laughed, "You met me yesterday. And the first thing you could come up with was Skippy." He nodded, "Well I'm still gonna call you Deano." He squinted his eyes at me, "You're really lucky I find you adorable." I smiled and his eyes darted to my dimples, "I know. Your lucky I find you cute otherwise I would kick your ass." I winked playfully skipping away from him to my locker room not knowing that Enzo heard the things said by Dean.

I got into a simple outfit ready for my promo. I was dressed in a white strapless crop top with a leather jacket, burgundy ripped jeans, my Adidas sneakers with my hair in a curly ponytail.

I'm gonna love you, until you hate me. And I'm going to show you what's really crazy.

"Well hello Brooklyn." I yelled into the mic as the crowd cheered. "Well on Monday some could say I made my debut, Some can say I kicked ass but someone who might not say that is Charlotte." They crowd booed hearing her name. "Since Charlotte thinks she the best, I say she should fight the best. But that could be anyone it could be me, Sasha or maybe even Becky." I shook my head and felt my anger coming out, "Charlotte says she doesn't know who I am, well next week I am gonna SHOW Charlotte just who I am, I don't care if I have to go through male superstars or the Divas I will get Charlotte whether it's next week or the week after that, because I am just that damn great." I dropped the mic and rolled out of the ring as the crowd cheered.

I went to my locker room to hear my phone, I unlocked it to see my mom calling, "Hey mommy, how's everything." She sighed. "Lani, honey where are you?" I started to panic so quickly that I didn't notice Enzo walk into the room. "I'm in Brooklyn, mommy what's wrong?" She sounded like she was gonna cry, "You should get to Mount Sinai." "Mommy? You need to tell me what's wrong." She started sobbing, "Baby you need to get here." Tears flooded my vision as I told her I'll be there. I turned and seen Enzo. "Zo I have to go to the hospital can you tell Sasha to take my bags." He nodded, "I'll drive you, Cass can drive Sasha." I shook my head, "It's fine. I'll take a cab." Zo looked me in the eyes, "I wasn't asking. Just let me do this for you." I nodded as soon as he seen my response he grabbed my hand and we headed off to the hospital. I texted Sasha to tell her that I was going to the hospital and that I'll explain everything later.

I was shaking nervously not knowing what to expect. We pulled up to the hospital, I ran to the front desk, "Hi, I'm here to see Emilia Rodriguez." She looked it up, "room 232a. Take a right past the elevators and it's the 3rd door on the left." I nodded and grabbed Zo's hand following the lady's instructions. I walked into the room seeing my sister laying in the hospital bed with a weak smile. "Lani, you're here." I let out a watery chuckle "I couldn't pass the opportunity to see my favorite sister." She smiled. I turned my head to see my mom and dad looking at Enzo. "Mami, Papa, Emilia, I would like you to meet Enzo. Enzo this is my mom Gabriella,my dad Emanuel, and my sister Emilia. Guys this is my friend Enzo Amore." They exchanged hellos. I looked around, "Where's Makayla?" "She's with Nick at the vending machine." I nodded. "How are you feeling?" She looked at me, "Having leukemia sucks, I just want the pain to stop." I started to get teary-eyed "Please don't say that. I don't know what I'm going to do without my little sister." She started to tear up, "You know you're only older by two days." We laughed. "Enzo's cute." She whispered. I looked at him as he was talking to my parents," I know." She was gonna say something when my brother Nick walked in with Makayla in his arms.

"Hey Nick" He hugged me, "Hey Lan. Who's this?" He asked handing me Makayla who had her arms reached out for me. "This is my friend Enzo. Enzo this is my older brother Nick." They shook hands. I looked at Makayla, who had been watching me since she came in the room with Nick, "Hey Babycakes. I missed you did you miss me?" She nodded, and kissed my cheek. I felt eyes on me and looked up to see Enzo looking at me with a smile. He wanted to meet Makayla but, I could tell he was actually nervous because he knows she's shy. I nodded silently telling him that he can come foward. He started walking towards me and Makayla with a smile on his face, she looked at him observing his face and touched his nose, laughing. She looked at me and Enzo and smiled, "Makayla, this Enzo. Enzo this is Makayla." He looked at her and smiled softly, "Hi Princess." She looked at him and waved. She looked at him once again and held her hands out for Enzo damn near shocking everyone in the room. Enzo looked at me for confirmation as I handed her over and looked at my family who were confused yet smiling.

Emilia called me over. Dad stood up not being able to take it anymore,"We'll give you a moment." Everyone walked out of the room. "I see the way he looks at you. I think you should let that go. If I don't make it through the night you should know that I made you the legal guardian of Makayla. I may be her real mom but in her eyes you'll be her mom." I shook my head ignoring the things she said about Enzo. "Milly listen to me, I need you to stop thinking like that. Makayla will grow up with a mom. She'll grow up to know you as her mom. Milly, you can't leave me, who am I supposed to call at random moments to make jokes that only we understand and annoy Nick on purpose." We laughed. "I love you Milly." I said crying. "I love you more Lan." I kissed her head and walked out of the room. That was the last time I saw my sister.

I cried writing this.