Chapter 3 – Trying Not To Love You
Shane McMahon was ready to spit nails. Two of the biggest names on his roster were throwing blows like they were suddenly in the fight club. His eyes suddenly went to the floor where his assistant was laying in AJ Styles arms. "Is she knocked out or by any chance did she just faint from the excitement?"
AJ shook his head. "I think she hit her head."
Shane sighed heavily. "Okay, get her to the trainers office." Shane spun around glaring at Dean and Randy. "You two...my office...NOW!" His growl almost matching the same sound his father would make when he was pissed.
AJ carefully scoped up Dominique and took her down to the trainers office. He gently laid her on an exam table as Doctor Sampson rushed over and started examining her.
"What the hell happened?" Dr. Sampson demanded. Dominique Ambrose was Shane's personal assistant. There should be no way she should ever be near the ring.
AJ swallowed hard. "She tried to talk some sense into Orton and her brother before they started exchanging blows in the hallway and her voice was never heard apparently because they both ended up smashing her into the wall. I think she hit the back of her head; her eyes rolled up into the back of her head and I caught her before she hit the ground. Shane told me to bring her down here while he dealt with Mike Tyson and George Foreman." AJ backed up so he wouldn't be in the way of the doctor.
Dr. Sampson gave Dominique a thorough exam. "Well she has a mild concussion. I'm sure Ambrose will be thrilled; considering he had a hand in it."
AJ nodded as he sat on the stool next to the exam table. He watched as Dr. Sampson wrapped an ice pack in a towel and carefully placed it on the back of her head. AJ's head snapped to the side as the door was shoved open and he watched as Jaleesa rushed in.
"What the hell happened?" Jaleesa demanded. "Someone said she got clocked by that maggot Orton."
AJ shook his head. "No no Orton and Dean got into a shoving match and then a fist fight and somehow she got smashed into a wall, she hit her head and Doc said she's got a mild concussion."
Jaleesa growled as she punched the metal paper towel holder on the wall. "I'm going to kill both of them! I swear to GOD!" She snarled from the back of her throat.
AJ's head snapped back to the exam table as a soft whimper started quietly and ended in a low moan. AJ stood as he grabbed Dominique's hand. "Dom, are you awake?" His worried voice asked.
Dominique could feel a band tuning up in her head; the drummer was just starting to beat out a melody as she slowly blinked her eyes open. The first face she saw was AJ as his questioned was processed in her brain. "Yes, I'm awake. I need drugs but I'm awake."
Dr. Sampson walked over as he watched AJ help Dominique sit up slowly. "Here have some pain killers and some water." He handed over two white pills and the water. "You've got a mild concussion, I already had my assistant go down and speak to Shane. I think he just might maim your brother and Orton."
A few minutes after the pills were swallowed the trainer's room door was shoved open again as Dean walked in and went to his sister immediately. "Dom, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for you to get trapped in the middle of that shit, but I'm tired of Orton fuckin with you. He needs to just leave you the hell alone." Dean growled.
Dominique covered her ears. "Dean if you don't whisper I'm going to pull your bottom lip up over your head."
"Sorry."
"YOU!" Jaleesa yelled.
"No yelling!" AJ growled next. "If you want to yell, scream or commit some kind of felony, please take it to the hallway."
Jaleesa grabbed Dean's t-shirt collar and yanked him out of the trainer's office as she closed the door and shoved him into the wall. "I'm going to kill you!"
Dean held his hands up in the air like he was dealing with a crazy person. "Hey It's not like I planned on getting my sister stuck between me and fuckin Orton, I just lost my shit when he grabbed her ass. He was just so smug and telling me 'do you know who I am?' Bullshit."
Jaleesa scowled. "He did what? What do you mean he grabbed her ass?" Her focus was momentarily off her best friends brother and on her best friends ex-asshole boyfriend. "Okay fine I'm going to maim him and beat you severely!"
Dean smirked. "Hey I might actually enjoy that. Look I'm tired of Orton pawing my sister. He got married to the other girl he was screwing while boinking my sister and it should end there but he keeps pushing my buttons and messing with her; tonight he went too far. I don't care if he's been in this company for 20 years or 2 seconds; my sister is done being his play toy."
Jaleesa planted her hands on her hips. "You know I like your train of thought." She shook her head. "C'mon let's go check on your sister. I don't think we should leave her alone too long with Mr. Georgia in there. A concussion will really screw with her sense of judgment." She chuckled as she opened the door and couldn't help laughing harder as she heard Dean yell 'WHAT?' from the hallway.
Once everyone was done for the evening and showered and in clean clothes they were walking out to the rental. Dean opened the back hatch of the Chevy Tahoe. "So Dominique, I want you staying in my room tonight. I don't want anything going sideways with that concussion of yours."
Dominique smiled softly as she shook her head. "So over protective."
Jaleesa cleared her throat. "Ummm, apparently you've forgotten; we have to leave tonight after we drop AJ and Domi off - we still have a signing to do tomorrow morning before heading home."
Dean grumbled. "Damn it. I completely forgot about it."
"Don't worry about it big brother. I've got pain killers and ice packs. Doc made sure to stock me up." Dominique reminded Dean. "I'll be fine; you worry too much."
Dean turned and gently gripped his little sisters shoulders. "I don't want you staying alone the first night with a concussion I don't care if it's only mild. The first 12 hours are crucial, if you start throwing up or black out you won't be able to call for help." Dean's voice dropped, which meant his big brother concern was stirring.
"Dean's right Dominique." AJ stated as he walked over and stood next to the siblings and Jaleesa. "She can stay in my room. I don't want her staying alone either."
Jaleesa smirked at the sound of AJ's DEEPLY concerned voice.
Dean smiled as he patted AJ on the shoulder gratefully. "Thanks man, I really appreciate it. I just don't want her left alone; the what if's are too great and I don't want to worry about her the whole time I'm gone."
AJ nodded. "Anytime man. I have brothers and sisters believe me I get it. If it was my sister I wouldn't want to leave her alone either."
Dominique rolled her eyes. "Jeez are you guys going to get all bromancy and hug it out right?"
"Y'all just go ahead and take your private moment; Domi and I will be in the car." Jaleesa smarted off as the girls laughed while walking towards the front of the SUV.
"Oh yes were just going to tongue kiss back here and make you two jealous. Shut up and get in the damn vehicle." Dean exclaimed as AJ chuckled.
Once they were back at the hotel, Dean took Dominique's bags to AJ's room before they said their goodbyes and took off.
AJ was sitting on the queen size bed in his room watching ESPN and could hear the shower going in the bathroom. All he could seem to think about with her naked body covered in white fluffy suds from the body wash he watched her carry in with her.
Christ! What the hell was wrong with him?! He was supposed to be taking care of the poor girl. She had a concussion for Christ sake!
AJ scrubbed his hands up and down his face. The girl was 13 years younger than he was she was practically a child. Hell if he had started working on kids with his ex-wife earlier in their marriage she could very well be the same age as one of his kids.
He needed to start down a different path of thinking as he shook his head negatively and turned the TV up as a distraction.
Meanwhile, Dominique gently ran her fingers through her hair as she was standing under the sprays trying to get all the conditioner out of her hair. Her head was killing her but she was trying to avoid taking any more pain killers. They made her loopy and wrecked her emotionally.
She couldn't keep her mind off of AJ. The man was possibly the sweetest thing on two legs that she had met her entire life. She couldn't even deny that fact! He should've been relaxing for his flight home to Georgia the following morning but instead had volunteered to take care of her.
Jaleesa had really gotten inside her head about the way the two of them acted around each other.
Clearly he wasn't bad to look at. The jeans he wore hugged his ass in all the right spots. The t-shirts he wore looked absolutely amazing on his chest, arms and torso. Of course she was good with him being shirtless too. The scatter chest hair that went down the middle of his nicely defined six pack abs and over his cute belly button. She could honestly bury her face in that chest of his and never wake up. His beard and mustache were even more sexy and wouldn't mind having his face buried between her...
God damn what the fuck was wrong with her?
Dominique's eyes snapped open. She could not believe she was actually aroused at just the thoughts of AJ being half naked. And she knew that's exactly what he was right now. He was sitting on his bed watching TV with his shirt off.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph what the hell was she going to do?
She cut the water off as she stepped out of the shower and dried herself off. She could hear the sports rundown of the day and felt like she was rooming with her brother. She laughed softly as she pulled on black cotton shorts and a red form fitting t-shirt to sleep in. Normally sleeping naked was her preference, but for all obvious reasons she wouldn't be doing that tonight...unless she could persuade AJ to join her...
NO NO NO
What the hell was going on with her hormones tonight? Had it really been that long she she'd gotten laid?
Apparently.
AJ heard the water kick off and decided to do some deep breathing. He really had to get his body under control. The age difference was too much for him and made him uncomfortable. She was a nice girl and sweet as all hell as a friend; she would let him talk about whatever the hell he wanted and would give him the best feedback and advice. But as far as anything happening between them it was a resounding no. She was way too young.
His pale blues watched when she emerged from the bathroom and his nose could already pick up the peachy scent she had washed with. He licked his suddenly dry lips as he watched her make her way around the room putting her things away and plugging in her cell phone. He watched as she bent over and put her dirty clothes in a bag and pushed it down into her suitcase. When she stood back up she grabbed the edge of the desk to steady herself.
AJ was up on his feet and standing next to her within seconds. "Whoa, are you okay?" He asked as his hand went to the small of her back to help steady her.
"Yea, note to self when bending over with a concussion don't stand up too fast or you might end up on your ass." Dominique joked. She cringed when a pain zinged up the back of her skull.
"That's not a good sign, come sit down." AJ guided her over to the bed. "Where are the pain pills?"
Dominique shook her head slowly as to not irritate the headache that was forming quickly. "I don't want to take them. I don't like the way I feel when I'm drugged. I get loopy and talk too much." She admitted.
AJ squatted down in front of Dominique with her hands in his. "Sweetheart, you've got a concussion and I'd rather you talk my ears off all night than be in pain. I don't care if you take one or a half but you need to take something to take the edge of the pain off or you're going to wake up in the middle of the night in more pain than you bargained for."
Dominique could NOT say no to that face! She shook her head. "Okay - okay, they are in my backpack; front pocket." She watched as AJ nodded and stood before he walked over and unzipped the front pocket and grabbed one of the pills from the bottle and a bottle of water and handed them both to her.
AJ nodded in satisfaction when she took it. "Okay c'mon get into bed, you really should be resting. I'll be on the couch if you need me."
"Why the couch?" Dominique looked at AJ and could already tell what his argument was going to be. She shook her head negatively. "No, don't even think about it AJ. Get your ass on the other side of this bed or so help me God I will sleep on the floor."
AJ chuckled hard. "You know something your brother was right; you are stubborn." He laughed harder when she threw a fake glare at him. "Okay I know better than to argue with a woman." He threw his hands in the air before he turned and grabbed his pajama bottoms he wore around the house and hotel room as he walked into the bathroom and changed.
He walked back out into the room and it was quiet and dark, the moonlight showed off Dominique's curves under the blanket. He noticed she was facing his side of the bed as he gently got in; hoping she was already asleep. Once he laid down he was staring at Dominique and she was staring right back at him. "How's the pain?" He asked.
"Slowly ebbing away, just not fast enough for my liking." Dominique stated honestly as she licked her lips. "Thank you for tonight AJ. I know Dean and if I had stayed in my room he would've worried about me and text me all damn night. He trusts you and with him that's not an easy thing to get from him."
AJ smiled softly. "I earned his trust. I didn't just expect it when I met him. Dean is not a normal guy. He's got his ticks and his own personal way of taking you into his life. I've enjoyed my friendship with him. We have a mutual respect for each other when it comes to this business and our careers."
Dominique smiled as she felt her eyes getting heavier. "I have to confess something."
"Go ahead." AJ couldn't imagine what she had to tell him.
"I have enjoyed watching you wrestle...since you were in TNA."
AJ's eyes just about bugged out of his head as her voice dropped off as she fell asleep. There was something about her confession that just made him want her more now. But he couldn't possibly let it happen.
Could he?
No No definitely not. She was WAY too young for him.