Karl groaned as Cori's phone chiming woke him up from a nap. He turned over, trying to ignore it but it chimed again causing him to growl. "Cori! Your damn phone…" Karl started to call out but he stopped, shocked to see who it was after he picked it up. There staring back at him from the screen was a picture of Big Cass, the dumb fucker. "What the hell?" He checked to make sure Cori was still in the bathroom with the door closed and opened the text.
'Able to get away and come see me for a while babe?'
"Motherfucker! I'll kill him!" The knob of the bathroom door began to turn and he quickly deleted the text before laying the phone back where it was.
"Hey. You finally awake?" Cori asked as she stepped out of the bathroom, running a towel over her wet hair.
"Yeah. Gallows called and wants me to meet him in the gym so I'm gonna go back to my room and change then head down there." He lied, standing up and giving his sister a quick hug. "Thanks for letting me crash on your bed for a while." Karl told her before leaving the hotel room. He spotted Seth Rollins walking towards him and stepped in front of him.
"Whoa! What the hell Anderson?" Seth demanded to know, falling back a step when he saw the look of pure rage on Karl's face.
"What room do Cass and Enzo have?"
"Two floors up...513. Why?"
"None of your fucking business Rollins." Karl made his way to the stairs, not even bothering with the elevator. He took the stairs two at a time and threw the door open to the fifth floor once he reached the landing. The hallway was empty as he made his way to room 513 and he pounded on the door, quickly covering the peephole so no one could see out.
"Damn Cori, I didn't expect…shit!" Cass cried out, stumbling back into the room, his hand flying up to cover his nose. "Anderson what the hell?!"
"You sorry motherfucker!" Karl advanced on Cass but somebody grabbed him and pulled him back.
"Anderson stop! What the hell are you doing?!" Seth yelled, dragging Karl back and stepping in front of him. "What the hell are you thinking man?"
"Stay out of this Rollins, I'm warning you! Cass you stay the hell away from my sister or not even God Himself will be able to stop me from kicking your ass!" Karl vowed, storming out of the room as Seth turned to look at Cass in shock.
"Cori? Really Cass?"
"Shit." Cass muttered, sitting down on the edge of the bed and holding a towel to his bleeding nose.
Two days later Cori picked her cellphone up and glanced at it for what seemed like the hundredth time in the last hour. She couldn't understand it, she hadn't heard from Cass in two days...no phone call or text. Something was wrong, she knew that without a doubt but she wasn't sure what it was. Deciding to finally do something about it, she texted Rae who was in the gym with Luke. 'I need your help.'
'With what?'
'Something is wrong. Cass hasn't called or texted me in two days now.'
'What do you want me to do about it?'
Cori rolled her eyes and glared at her phone. "Do I have to spell it out for you? Damn." She mumbled. 'Find him for me? Talk to him and see what's going on?'
'Why can't you do it?'
'Because I'm asking you to do it. Please Rae?' Cori hated to beg her friend for anything but she was desperate at this point.
'Fine. I'll talk to him but you owe me.'
'Anytime. All you have to do is ask.'
Rae sighed as she stood in front of Cass' hotel room, wondering how the hell she had let herself get roped into this. Deciding to get it done and over with, she knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
Cass opened the door more cautiously than he had the last time and he was surprised to see Rae standing there. "Hey. What's up?"
"Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure, come on in." He stepped aside so she could walk in and he noticed she was giving him a funny look. "What?"
"Who did you get into a fight with?" Rae asked and he looked at her in confusion.
"You don't know?"
"No. Why would I?"
"Cori's brother came to my room a couple of days ago and attacked me." Cass told her and her eyes grew wide.
"Shit! So that's why."
"Why what?"
"I came here because Cori asked me to. She wanted me to find out if you were mad at her or something." Rae explained and Cass sighed.
"You mean she doesn't know about this?"
"No. I didn't know about it either...damn, she's gonna kill Karl."
"Shit. The only reason I haven't tried to talk to her is because I figured she knew. I was giving her some space until her brother calmed down." Cass said and Rae nodded.
"I understand and I'll tell her about it. Give me an hour or so before you contact her so I can tell her what's going on."
"No problem. Now that you're here though...there's something I been wanting to talk to you about."
"What is it?"
"Enzo." He responded and her eyes narrowed.
"With all due respect Cass...whatever is going on with him and me is none of your business."
"See, that's where you're wrong. Zo is my best friend and I don't like to see him get treated like shit...especially by a woman he's beginning to care a hell of a lot for."
"I understand that Cass but there's a lot about me you know nothing about."
"Whatever it is, it's no excuse for you to treat him the way you do."
Rae nodded sadly, a feeling of shame coming over her. "You're right and I know that. All I can tell you is that I'm trying to work through some issues and I feel bad about the way I've treated him. I tried to talk to him about it the other day after you guys came over but he wasn't willing to listen and even though it pissed me off then...I can understand why he didn't want to hear a word I had to say."
"Give him another chance. He was really hurt and confused that day...said he felt like he started to get close to you then you shut him out." Cass stated and Rae nodded.
"He's right, I did shut him out but that's on me. It had nothing to do with him. I'm gonna go talk to Cori now though so give me some time before you call her."
"Will do Rae. Thanks."
"No problem." She walked out of Cass' room and pulled out her cellphone. 'Meet me in the lobby. There's something you need to know.'
'He hates me doesn't he?' Came the immediate reply from Cori and Rae rolled her eyes.
'No. Just meet me in the lobby and I'll explain everything.'
'Be right there.'
Rae made her way down to the lobby and by the time she got there Cori was already there waiting on her.
Cori spotted her and jumped up, racing over to her. "What did he say? What's going on?"
"You're not going to be happy about what I have to tell you at all."
"Well, what is it?!"
"When I got to his room and he answered the door I noticed it looked like he'd been in a fight with someone." Rae said and Cori looked at her in shock.
"A fight? With who? Why?"
"According to Cass somebody showed up at his room the other day and attacked him."
"Who?"
"It was Karl."
Cori was silent for a moment then she growled. "I'm going to kill him!" She took off before Rae could stop her and she wondered if she should warn Karl but quickly decided against it.
There was a pounding on his hotel room door and Karl ran over to open it. "Cori! What the hell are...ahhh shit!" He yelled, covering his face as she slapped him over and over again. "Cori stop! What the fuck are you doing?!"
"You bastard! Why the hell did you attack him?!"
Instantly understanding the problem, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her inside. "Why the hell is he texting you in the first place?"
"Texting me? What are you talking about?"
"The other day when I crashed in your room and you were in the bathroom your phone kept going off. It was him! Why the hell does he have your number?" Karl demanded to know, ducking as she tried to hit him again. "Knock it off dammit!"
"He texted me and you didn't tell me?!"
"That's not the point! I want to know why the hell he's contacting you in the first place!"
"Not that it's any of your business but Cass and I are friends!" Cori informed him and he laughed. "What the hell is so funny?"
"You may have thought you were friends but that shit ends here and now Cori!"
"Fuck you Karl! I'm a grown woman and only I will decide who I'm friends with not you so stay the hell away from Cass and while you're at it until you realize that I'm old enough to make my own choices you can stay the hell away from me!"
