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"Did you have fun with Stephanie and Hunter?" Seth asked as we walked, his voice a bit louder than normal. I suspect he wanted me to actually hear him because he couldn`t look straight at me.
"Yes. They wouldn`t tell me anything though," I replied with a frown.
"Don`t worry about it right now. I`m sure you`ll be able to see everyone after the show," Roman said as he placed his hand on my shoulder, his voice louder than Iv`e ever heard it.
We fell into silence as we rounded the corner. We were only a few feet away from The Shield`s locker room when someone spotted us. And not just anyone. But Tamina and AJ Lee of all people. Thankfully it was only those two.
"Is that you, Belle? What are you doing here, sweetie?" Tamina asked as she walked up to us, signing her last question.
"Steph brought me," I replied as I hugged the slightly older and taller woman. We may of grown apart a bit but that didn`t mean I didn`t miss her or her hugs.
"She never told anyone you were coming," AJ said with a frown, doing a surprisingly good job of signing her words.
"As far as we can tell she didn`t want anyone to know," Seth stated, his voice so low I had to read his lips.
"Seems odd to me." Tamina murmured in my ear.
I nodded at her words, knowing they were only meant for me for a reason. It was nice to know I wasn`t the only one that thought me being kept a secret was weird. And that not only made me more curious but suspicious as well. My sister and her husband were up to something. I just hope it wasn`t bad.
"Well, I`m sure they have a good reason," AJ reasoned with an unconvincing smile.
"You guys coming in or not?"
My head snapped to the left and I did my best to keep my jaw from dropping. Dean stood there in the locker room door way, soaking wet in nothing but a towel with a cigarette dangling from his lips. I silently congratulated myself on not following the water droplets moving down his chest with my eyes or staring at the cigarette between his lips.
Seth laughed and shook his head. "We`re coming. Get dressed, would ya?"
"No one wants to see that," Roman added.
"We`re going to get going. You still have my number, right Belle?" Tamina asked.
I nodded. "I think so."
"Good. I`ll text you later, okay?"
Again I nodded and watched Tamina all but drag AJ away from us and down the hall, waving as she went. Tamina was definitely one of the few people I really wanted to catch up with. She used to be like a big sister to me. And hopefully we can be like that again.
When we walked back into the locker room everything was the same as it was when I left. The tv was still loud enough for me to hear and captions was still on as well. The chairs and benches were in the same spots and so were the bags. The only difference was Dean standing in the middle of the room in only blue jeans with that cigarette still in his mouth while pulling on a black shirt. I sat back down in front of the tv with Seth, Roman, and Dean. Each of us sitting in the exact same spot as before.
"That apple`s still here is you want it," Dean said around the cigarette, thankfully signing his words.
"Where?" I asked, not completely wanting to admit that I was getting hungry.
Dean smirked and got up out of his chair. He went over to one of the benches and came back seconds later, handing me the apple before sitting back down. I inspected it for a minute before deciding it was indeed okay and started eating.
"Who won your match?" I asked, finally remembering that I didn`t get to see all of it.
"We did of course," Seth answered with a grin before frowning. "Didn`t you watch?"
"I didn`t get to see all of it," I quickly explained.
"I didn`t know you knew Tamina," Roman said suddenly.
"Yeah. We kind of grew up together."
"Why were you gone for so damn long?" Dean asked, completely catching me off guard.
"You can`t just ask her that!" Seth exclaimed before smacking Dean on the back of the head.
"It`s okay, Seth. I`m actually surprised it took you guys this long to ask," I said as I twisted in my seat so I was facing them so I didn`t have to keep glancing at them. "I was in a car accident that resulted in my disability. My parents thought it best that I stay away while I recovered. They didn`t think I would be very safe."
Seth titled his head to the side and frowned before pursing his lips. "Then why did you come back?"
"Did you have a bad break up or something?" Dean added.
"Yes, actually I did have a bad break up. I found my boyfriend in bed with my best friend. He was the only person at school that bothered talking to me after what happened. He was my first boyfriend too," I confessed.
"He was an idiot," Roman stated.
"I agree with Roman. He was definitely an idiot," Seth said with a nod and a smile.
I laughed and shook my head at their words. "I always figured that I was the idiot."
Dean opened his mouth to say something but a knock on the door made him shut his mouth. He got up and walked over to the door, swinging it open to reveal Stephanie and Hunter. And for some reason they looked less than pleased.
"Are you ready to go, Sabela?" Hunter asked in his booming voice.
"Raw`s over already?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. Had we really been talking for that long? It didn`t seem like it. But a nod from my sister and her husband confirmed we had indeed been talking that long.
"We`ll see you again?" Seth asked as he stood up.
"I think so," I answered as I stood up as well. As soon as I was on my feet Seth pulled me into a very unexpected hug. I slowly hugged back and was released after being squeezed. Roman and Dean looked highly amused while Stephanie and Hunter looked anything but.
"We need to go now," Stephanie said as she grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the three, all but dragging me into the hall.
"Did you have fun?" Hunter asked, sounding unenthusiastic.
"Yes," I replied, wondering what was going on.
"Sabela?!"
I spun around to see CM Punk running up to us. I grinned and ran up to him. And I may or may not of jumped into his arms and held on as tight as I could. Okay, that`s exactly what I did. But can you blame me? I haven`t been able to hug him in a year.
I had planned on making this chapter long but I wanted to be able to post it tonight so I decided to split it. We`ll definitely be seeing more of CM Punk in the next chapter. Anyway, I would like to thank everyone that has reviewed, faved, and followed. It really means a lot that you guys are liking this story. Please keep it up. I would love to hear what you all think of this chapter. Thank you!
