White Flags
Chapter four; morning after

A/N: I do not own any of the characters mentioned besides Cora Worthington my OC. Thank you to those who are following this story. I originally posted this on my tumblr fanfic blog. If you'd like to see more of seth/cora just PM and i'll give you the link. Please feel free to leave feedback, it's always welcomed :)- xHWS

The morning alarm came too early for Cora's liking. Groaning she reached over Seth hitting the snooze button on the alarm. Her eyes slowly fluttered open as she forced herself awake. A yawn left her mouth as she rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes. She glanced over at Seth who was still asleep with his back facing her. She left a soft kiss on his back before carefully getting out of bed.

Stumbling a little in the dark, Cora finally reached the bathroom. Flipping the light switch she looked at her reflection in the mirror. She sighed as she pressed lightly under her eyes. The bags under her eyes gave way to the little sleep she had gotten the night before. I look like crap she muttered to herself as she threw her hair up in a ponytail. Turning on the sink, she let the water run over her hand she waited for it to warm up. Once it was finally warm enough she splashed her face with the water. Keeping her eyes close she patted her face dry. Although she felt like shit, she knew she had no other choice but to carry out with her day.

"Cora?" Seth's sleepy voice called from behind the bathroom door.
"Yes Seth?" She replied back as she opened the door coming face to face with the superstar. He was slumped up against the doorframe with his arms across on his chest.
"Why do I feel like your mad at me?" He asked biting his lip. Normally Cora would wake him when she got out of bed and if it was one thing Seth had figure out about Cora was the she distanced herself when she was mad at him.
"Morning" she faked a smile.
"Coraline"
"Why would I be mad?" Cora asked as she tilted her head to look at him.
"I don't know that's why I'm asking"
"Well let's see, oh yeah. We had planned a date last night" She replied more hostile than she intended. Seth's mouth made an O as her words sunk in.
"Coralline I'm so sorry" He replied as he cupped Cora's face in his hands. He watched as she looked up at him. "I'll make it up to you. I promise," he said leaning in and kissing Cora on her lips. Cora kissed him back as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I'm counting on it," She said as she pulled away from his lips. She rested her forehead against his for a moment. The ringing of a phone pulled the couple from their sweet moment.

"Don't answer it." She groaned as he pulled completely away from her and going to his phone. Looking down Seth was surprised to see the name of his former flame Zahara popping up on his screen. He knew he shouldn't answer it but he couldn't help himself.
"It's the boss, I have to take this" he replied lying as he accepted the call and stepping out onto the balcony.

Cora rolled her eyes; leave it to Hunter to ruin their moment. Taking a deep breath and letting it out, Cora decided on getting ready for the day. She grabbed her makeup bag and her outfit for the day and went into the bathroom to change.

"Zahara" he breathed out into the phone as he face the sliding glass door incase Cora were to walk out.
"Seth…. I miss you baby" Seth went quiet at the words that left Zahara's mouth. He knew taking to Zahara wasn't the brightest ideas. It ruined his last relationship with the girl he at one point thought he was going to marry.
"I miss you too" the words floating out of his mouth naturally.
"I want to see you" her voice laced with lust, "I'll see you backstage next Monday at RAW?".
"I'll be there" he replied. Closing his eyes he could almost see the smirk on her face. The sound of the sliding glass door opening jerked his eyes open. "Thank you for the call. I'll see you then, Hunter" Seth said as he quickly hung up his phone.

"Does this look okay?" Cora asked as she stepped out onto the balcony. She was dressed in a lose fitting grey t-shirt, a pair of destroy denim jeans along with a pair of white toms.
"You look beautiful baby" he smiled at the ginger as he leaned in and kissed her."Hey tonight, I promise to make it up for last night. I promise".
"I'd like that" Cora smiled as she stepped back into the hotel room, Seth right behind her. "By the way, It's already eight. We have a fight to Iowa to catch in a hour. So hurry love" She said as she packed what was left to be put into her bag.
"Yes ma'am" Seth smiled smacking Cora's behind as he went into the shower. She was happy to be getting to go back home for a day and take a break from their crazy life together.

The ride to the airport was filled with mostly silence. Seth drove with one hand on the steering wheel and the other on Cora's thigh. Humming along to the song on the radio he glanced over at Cora who was mindlessly staring out the window. He felt a little guilty about his meet up with Zahara that had planned a mere hour ago. He knew Cora with out a doubt was head over heels for him. But for Seth, he wasn't quite sure if he still felt the same away. The couple had been together since early 2012. They where going on three years, and his love had started to fade for the ginger.

Feeling his eyes on her Cora looked over making contact. A small smile tugged on her lips as she rested her hand on his. "I love you" she said quiet enough for him to hear.
"Love you too princess" he said giving her thigh a quick squeeze before looking back at the road. Her fingers intertwined with his as she looked out the window. Everything was starting to look up for the diva, or so she thought.