The One That Got Away

Chapter 4

Disclaimer: This is all a work of fiction. London is all mine.

A/N: I appreciate the response. You guys are awesome. A special thanks to alibob687, Sonib89, and maketimetotime. I hope you guys are really enjoying this. Love you guys! XoXoXo

London had changed in her hotel room. She put on her LUISAVIAROMA Crystal and Laminated Lycra Bandeau Bikini with her black LAUREN by Ralph Lauren crushed cotton camp shirt cover-up over it. She left her hair down. She had taken her makeup off. She put her gold Jimmy Choo Prova Mirrored-Leather wedge slingbacks. She grabbed her black Gucci Soho Textured Leather Shoulder Bag and left the hotel room.

While London was nervous that Wade could potentially show up to this litter get-together, she was really happy that she would have some time to hang out with her friends and let herself have some fun.

In the elevator, on the way down, London was joined by Brie and Nikki Bella. "Hey!" Nikki greeted her.

"Hi," London greeted with a smile.

"Lon, you look great," Brie said.

"Thanks. You two look great. Clearly being in love makes the both of you look even more beautiful than before."

The twins laughed. "Thank you," Brie spoke. "I can't believe you had to sit next to Wade and psycho Alicia tonight. That was so messed up."

London shrugged. "I guess I just have really bad luck."

Nikki shook her head. "But still. That's just…ugh." She perked up. "We'll have fun tonight, though. We'll forget about the bullshit."

"I would really love that."

The elevator doors opened, and the three women stepped out, heading towards the pool outside. "Maybe you'll find someone new," Brie suggested with a smirk.

"I don't know about that."

Nikki gave her a look. "Come on. Just try to have fun and see what happens."

"Alright," London agreed.

The women approached the gated-in pool. It was lit up. There was a table surrounded by a couple of coolers, along with some chips and pretzels.

"Thank God! The party is finally here!" Nattie called out, running over and hugging the Bellas and London.

"Well, London is the only one here who's allowed to be hungover," Brie said with a frown. She had a match. She couldn't risk a hangover for Wrestlemania.

"Good. That means you want a beer?" Nattie asked.

"Sure," she accepted.

"Bud Light okay?"

"Yeah."

Nattie excitedly ran over to the cooler and retrieved a Bud Light from one of the coolers. She brought it back over to her friend. "Here you go."

"Thanks."

"So, I guess everyone else is coming soon?" Nikki asked.

Nattie shrugged. "I just got here. So, I hope they do."

"Eh. Who cares? We're all here," Brie replied.

"True," London agreed.

"Oh my God. Did you see him?" Nattie asked.

"Oh God, I didn't tell you what happened!"

"No!"

"He was sitting next to me," London told the blonde.

"What?!" she yelled.

"Yup."

"Oh my God! I can't believe they would do that to you."

London nodded. "Fuck me, right?"

"So, how'd that go?"

"Eh. He tried to talk to me, but I kind of brushed him off," she told them.

"Good," Nattie encouraged.

"I just can't deal with that bullshit," London said.

"Who could blame you?" Nikki rhetorically asked.

"Forget him. Let's just have some fun," Brie said with a mischievous smile on her face.

As more people joined the gathering, London relaxed a bit. She had been paranoid that Wade would show up. But he hadn't. And neither had his girlfriend.

"Hey London," a familiar voice greeted, walking over to her.

The brunette turned around and saw Dolph Ziggler standing there. "Hey Dolph."

He smiled. "It's been a while. How've you been?" he asked.

"Good. Good. And you?"

"Good. You look incredible," he complimented her.

"Oh. Thanks," she said.

"So, you're hanging around for a few days?" he asked.

"Yeah."

"Cool. You know, we should really hang out or something while you're here," Dolph suggested with a flirtatious smile.

London smiled. "Maybe we—"

"Really, Ziggler? Moving in on my girl already? She's been here for what? A day?" Wade's voice spoke from behind her.

"Your girl? Mmm not so much. Never really was, either. Definitely never will be," she replied, not even turning around.

"Oh don't be sore. You know you wanted to see me," he argued.

"Not quite, but if that helps you sleep at night, then, sure," she said with a patronizing smile.

"Alright, then. London, I'll talk to you later. Good luck," Dolph said, and walked away, not wanting to be a part of the situation between the two.

London rolled her eyes and turned to face Wade, folding her arms around her chest. "What the hell was that for? Don't you have a girlfriend to keep you busy?" she shot.

"She's around," Wade replied.

"You should probably be with her. Not minding my business," London quipped.

"Why are you giving me such a nasty attitude?" he asked her, confused. "If memory serves me correct, and it does, you're the one who left me without as much as a word."

"Yes. To get away from you. And as soon as I show my face, here you are."

"What can I say? I obviously don't know how to take a hint," he said, returning the patronizing smile.

"Clearly," she replied. "So, what is it that you want from me?" London asked him.

"Well, you left without saying goodbye. So…I guess a hello. But I found you ready to sleep with Dolph. I guess you became a whole new person while you were away."

London rolled her eyes. "I wasn't going to sleep with anyone. But even if I did, it would still be none of your business. Besides, again, I'm pretty sure you have a girlfriend that you can go bother," London snapped.

Wade smirked. "What? You don't want to talk to me?"

"If I did, I would have contacted you. But I didn't. I only came back because of my grandfather. It had nothing to do with wanting to talk to you or see you or having anything to do with you," she retorted.

He rolled his eyes. "You're fooling yourself."

"Oh am I?"

Wade sighed and brought his hands onto his hips. "To be completely honest, I've thought about you…a lot. And it's really great to see you again," he admitted, looking down.

"Well, you came off as your usual pompous ass self," she replied.

He looked at her. "Why'd you leave? We could have worked things out. I wanted to help you and make things right. I wanted to take care of you."

"We can't be discussing this," London said. "Wade, it was really nice to see you again. You look great, and I had hoped you were doing alright. But…I really can't have this conversation with you."

"You mean here?"

"No. I mean at all. I don't think Alicia would appreciate it very much."

"So, you won't talk to me because I have a girlfriend?"

"That's one of the few reasons. Have a good night. Good luck with things. I really hope they work out for you," she said with a smile, before turning to walk away. Wade's hand grasped her arm, and he pulled her back to him. "What that hell are you doing?" London demanded through gritted teeth.

"You left me for three years without any type of explanation. Not even a bloody goodbye. You owe me more than just blowing me off and walking away. You broke my heart when you left. You have no idea how much you hurt me," he told her, being honest with her.

"And I'm really sorry that you were hurt. I was dealing with a lot at the time. I needed to leave. I had to take care of myself. I couldn't do that if I stayed here and stayed…whatever we were with you," she explained.

"But you could have said something…told me you were leaving. Not just go off and disappear for three years."

"Well, I can't change the past. We're better off apart anyway. My life has been pretty good since I left," London told him. "And yours has been, too."

"So, you didn't think about me? Not even once?" Wade questioned her.

"I'm not saying that, Wade. I thought about you plenty. I loved you very much. Of course I thought about you. But this isn't the time or the place or the situation where we need to be talking about this," London insisted yet again. "Now, I'm going to walk away and try to enjoy myself. Go be a boyfriend to Alicia."

With that, London turned around and walked away. Nikki stopped her. "You okay?" she asked.

She forced a smile. "I'll be fine."

Nikki could see she was lying. "Let's go hang out with the girls," she said, giving her boyfriend's best friend a genuine smile.

London nodded. "Thanks."

"I don't know why he felt it was necessary to talk to you here. I doubt Alicia would be happy to see that. Hell, I'm sure she saw it. If John did that to someone he had that kind of relationship with, I would be furious," Nikki spoke.

"I know. I kept telling him that we couldn't have the conversation he was trying to have."

Nikki rolled her eyes. "Sometimes guys are such morons."

"Yeah. Especially him. He never learns. He never thinks."

London bit her bottom lip. "Are you okay?" Nikki asked, facing her friend.

She nodded. "It's just hard to see him, you know? I always try to act like I don't care…"

"But you do. Who could blame you? But it just didn't work out. He needs to just deal with it."

"When I left, he was trying to fix things between us."

"But he'd already ruined them."

London nodded. "He ended out…pseudo-relationship. He ignored me. I was pregnant. And he had no idea because he was too busy ignoring me."

"What?!" Nikki yelled. She lowered her voice. "You were pregnant?"

"I had a miscarriage."

"Is that why you passed out that night at Raw?"

"You remember that?"

"Of course. Everyone was so worried about you, and you practically disappeared after that."

"I had to."

"Did Wade ever know?"

"He showed up at my house. I told him."

"Oh my God. Was he upset?"

"Yeah. But…it was like the damage had already been done. You know?"

Nikki nodded. "Yeah. I can understand that. That must have been really difficult to deal with."

"It was. That's why I left. I quit and just…left. I didn't tell Wade I was leaving. I just disappeared. I couldn't see him. It was too hard for me. I came home and went back to having a normal life. I went to therapy, and I'm okay now."

"Well, that's good. I just feel awful that you went through so much."

London shrugged. "It sucked, but I mean…it's okay."

Nikki pulled her new friend in for a hug. At least this trip also helped London form a better relationship with Nikki. That meant a lot to London. She wanted to be friends with John's girlfriend.

When they pulled apart, they went over to the other Divas. London kept ignoring Wade's eyes on her. She didn't know how she was going to manage, if he insisted on keeping this up.