Disclaimer: I only own Alex.

A/N: A HUGE thank you to everyone who read and reviewed, I love you all! This chapter takes place during Bragging Rights, so it'll be pretty packed. It's kind of a filler, but it does give a little more depth to things. Enough babbling, go and read. Enjoy & review!

Wade waited for her in an abandoned hallway of the arena. He had sent her a text earlier telling her where to go. Ever since he had conned her into doing things for him, he had been having a blast. The best thing was that she was trying to hide it from John. What he enjoyed the most out of the whole thing was giving her things to do that would nearly get her caught. But, she was too smart. For every task she had a believable excuse. Wade wondered how she could come up with things so fast.

"What did you need?" Alex huffed, when she turned the corner.

"No need to be hostile." Wade laughed, stepping towards her. "I need you for something."

Alex sighed, folding her arms across her chest, tapping her foot against the floor. "No shit sherlock. I'm here to see what you wanted. Care to tell me so that I can move on with my life?"

He rested his hands on her hips, pulling closer to him. His lips curled into a smile. He made sure to keep his eyes connected with hers, making sure to hold her gaze.

"You've really got to loosen up, Alex. I haven't had you do much. Besides, I could have you doing much much worse."

She didn't bother removing his hands from her hips. Even though a few days had passed, Alex grew use to having his hands on her. Besides, even if she did move, he would only reattach his hands to her, his hold even tighter than before.

"I've had to do your laundry and make sure to call you in the morning." She snapped. "No, it's not bad at all."

"See, even you know it."

"I was being sarcastic jackass." She replied, smacking his chest. "Everything that you're having me do is degrading. I'm here to wrestle and to try create a name for myself, not to make a mockery of myself or to become your slave."

"Doll, you already are a mockery. Look at the women's division, it's terrible. There isn't a shot in hell that any one of you women will be able to do anything to fix things. Face it, you're here to be our arm candy and call it a day."

She stepped away from him, shaking her head back and forth. "You're an asshole."

"Watch it." Wade smirked. "We wouldn't want lover boy to find out what was going on, now would we?"

Alex looked away from him. She bit down hard on her tongue to keep all of her thoughts from spilling out of her mouth. One false move around him and she would be ruined. Wade would no doubt ruin the reputation she worked so hard to build. Aside from John and a few other people, it was all she really had.

"I'll take your silence for what it is." Wade commented, stepping towards her. "You've been doing a good job these last few days. It seems that you talk less while being blackmailed and I like that. Now, this isn't something that'll be happening often, so I want you to be grateful for this. You can have the night off, I won't be needing your services."

"Thank God." She muttered.

"Let me finish, Alex." Wade smiled. "I won't be needing you at the arena. However, chances are I'll be needing you at the hotel. Do whatever it is that you normally do and then come to my room. Be there at midnight sharp. No sooner, no later."

"I'm not coming."

"Either you come or Cena finds out everything."

Silence fell between the two. Alex avoided his gaze, while his was burning into hers. She knew he was angry. He usually was whenever she refused to do something. Remaining strong had been something she had been trying to do since day one, but she found it becoming increasingly harder everyday. It didn't help that his demands were tedious. They were always things he could have done for himself. When she pointed that out, he would always threaten to tell John. Suddenly, she would feel horrible and finally succumb to his ridiculous requests.

"I'll be there."

"I'm glad you see it my way." He started walking away from her, but then turned back to face the brunette once more. "Remember, midnight sharp."

Alex watched as the most infuriating man in the world walked away from her. Day six and she was about ready to kill herself. Running her hand through her hair, Alex walked off in the opposite direction of the locker rooms. The whole way there, she dreaded what was in store for the rest of the night.

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"Otunga?" Alex asked when she reached Wade. "That is really random. Why the hell would you send that prick out there? He doesn't deserve anything. The only reason why he's here is because of who his girlfriend is. The company only thinks that he'll bring in some type of media frenzy by him being here."

"Shut it." He muttered, walking away from her.

Chewing on the inside of her cheek, Alex made the decision to go after him. When she finally caught up to him, she slowed her pace down, falling into step next to the tall Brit.

"Of all people for you to send in, him. You couldn't have sent in Justin? At least he knows what he's doing in the ring." Alex admitted, when they stopped in front of a monitor to watch the tag team bout. "This if fucking terrible."

"David is out there because I sent him out there. John wouldn't be foolish enough to mess with Otunga." Wade replied, his eyes glued to the screen. "Look at him, he's already taking advice from him. In no time, John will be exactly like us."

That's what Alex was afraid of. While, she knew that everything Wade had said was wrong, she could definitely see a slight transformation in her boyfriend. Like Wade had said, he was taking a little direction from David Hudson, as she called him. She was afraid of that. It was almost like she was losing him. First, they were fighting constantly and now all this bullshit.

"John shouldn't be in this match." Alex tucked her hands in her jean pockets. "He's way above the tag team titles."

He nearly laughed at the comment, but quickly swallowed it when he saw that John was taunting David. John was quickly turning into his old self. The fans were on their feet, cheering for him. However, Wade took comfort in the fact that there were the very smart few who were booing him.

"That's what you think sweetheart." Wade said, looking at her from the corner of his eye. "He's right where he needs to be."

"No, he's not. He deserves to be in that main even tonight, not you." Alex seethed. "Say what you will about him, but he's busted his ass off and he deserves to be in the ring later on, not right now. Whereas you have done nothing but create chaos. When everything is set and done you won't be remembered for much Wade Barrett."

"Stop will the self righteous bullshit Alex. You're making me wanna take a gun to my head." He sarcastically commented, but then quickly turned serious. "He's really got you brainwashed."

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. He's got you brainwashed."

Alex rolled her eyes. "Of course you would think that. You can't stand the sight of him."

After that, they started to ignore each other and focus on the match before them. Before, they knew it, Cody had tapped out to the STF and John and Otunga were crowned the new Tag Team Champions.

Alex looked to Wade to see that he was relieved they had won. While, he was relieved, she was upset. Things weren't supposed to be going that way. The look of admiration on John's face frightened her. She was losing him. Just as quickly the thought entered her head, it quickly left when he delivered the AA to his tag team partner. Just for a quick moment, she felt like she had him back.

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"I hate this." She whispered, hugging herself to him. "This whole thing is flipping out of control."

"Relax, Alex." Randy replied. "He'll be fine."

"No, he won't. You didn't see the look on his face." She looked up at her friend worriedly. "I'm losing him. John as I know him is completely fading away. The man I see everyday now isn't the man I started going out with. I see him standing before me, but it's not the same. It hasn't been since his loss at Hell in a Cell."

The St. Louis native only shook his head, looking down at his friend worriedly. Her eyes were wide with worry and he could see the shadows of fear slowly creeping in again. She was looking tired and more frazzled by the second.

"Are you sleeping?"

She broke away from her friend and backed away from him. There was so much she wanted to tell him, but she couldn't. Truth was, Alex was afraid of what he would say. She knew he wouldn't tell John, he'd leave that task for her, but that still wouldn't stop him from verbally tearing her a new asshole.

"Good luck in your match tonight." Alex started towards the door. "I hope John doesn't do anything to screw it up or your friendship for that matter."

Randy shouted after her, but there was no use. She was already off, practically running down the hall. Something was bothering her and it was definitely not only John. Shaking his head, he started to put his elbow pads on, deciding it was best to start doing some investigative work right away. He was doing it for both John and Alex. But, mostly for Alex. He cared more than anyone thought.

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Everyone had been asking her if she was fine and she just kept ignoring everyone. If there was anything that bothered her it was being asked the same question repeatedly. After the two hundredth person asked her if she was fine, Alex went in search of secluded monitor. She wanted to watch Randy and Wade's match in peace. She didn't want any extra commentary. All she wanted was to be alone.

"If I win the title tonight, your service will no longer be needed."

Her ears perked up at the statement and her heart began to beat rapidly. For the first time in weeks, her full lips curved into a smile. If John was free of Nexus, then she would be free of Wade and all of his stupidity.

"Please, John, for the sake of us, let the bastard win." Alex whispered to herself.

The rest of the time she sat quietly, watching the match intently. Her eyes never left the screen. She had to admit, Randy and Wade were putting on a good match. The fans were into it and cheering wildly whenever Randy got in a good hit.

Every now and then, her eyes would land on John and she would watch as he looked on. His face showed no emotion. She knew he was trying to stay out of it and even got yelled at the Nexus leader for doing so earlier in the match. But, she knew John and he wouldn't do anything to put his friendship with Randy at risk. Even Nexus didn't have that much power.

Panic settled in when both John and the referee hit the floor. From what she could tell, they were both out. Then, what was left of Nexus came storming out and she lost hope of her John and finally getting back some peace and tranquility in their lives. Wade was sure going to win thanks to the help of his little friends. Sitting back in her seat, Alex sighed and continued to watch, counting down the seconds until Wade was crowned the new WWE champion.

Then, like a flash of lightening, a new hope was restored within her. Another smile crossed her face as she watched John fight off Nexus. A small laugh escaped from her lips when she saw him toss them out the ring. However, her smile quickly disappeared when Wade started yelling at John. Wade finally listened when John explained that if the ref saw everyone in the ring he was screwed.

"Idiot." Alex muttered.

The match continued to go on and finally came the moment that Alex didn't see coming. John interfered on Randy's behalf causing him to lose. Her heart was weighed down by sadness. Everything could have ended tonight. He could have gone back to his old self and maybe she wouldn't have had Wade on her case anymore. Everyone could have very well moved on had he won. While, she cared for Randy a lot, the selfish part of her wanted Wade to win.

"Damn it, John."

She knew what he had done. John didn't want to be away from them and back to himself. He was determined to take them down. According to him, doing it from the inside was the best. Despite that, she was still heartbroken. Wade's words from before the match ran through her mind right after the bell had rung and she knew what John had up his sleeve.

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"Talk to me, Alex." John pleaded, when they got inside their room. "The silent treatment is getting old."

The brunette glared at him, not wanting to speak a word to him. She was so upset about everything, that when Randy apologized from RKOing John, she told him not be. In her eyes, he deserved it for being so stupid. So close and he fucked up everything for his own selfishness.

"Alex." John whispered, gently lacing his hands with hers. "Please, just hear me out. I know that everything could have ended tonight, but it just didn't feel right. There was no way I could let him get what he wanted. Don't you see, they'll only become stronger if he wins. We can't have that happening."

"Quite frankly John, I don't give a damn." Alex decided to break her silent treatment. "All I've been hearing about these last few weeks is Nexus. I'm so fucking tired of hearing about them. You're going to take them down, that's great, but leave me out of it! I don't want to hear it anymore."

"What the hell do you want then?"

"I want you!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, then quickly calmed down. "I want us to work things out and go back to normal."

"We're doing that."

"No, we're not." Alex muttered, picking up her bag again. "We're at the same place we were two weeks ago."

"Where are you going?"

"To stay with Randy. I can't look at you right now."

John did nothing as she walked out of the room. When he heard the door close, he fell to the bed, his head falling in his hands. Things were never this bad between them. How could they have gotten so bad? He didn't know if it was him because of the whole thing with Nexus or if it was her. Her attitude had changed in the last week and her behavior was becoming suspicious.

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"I'm here. What did you need?" She entered the room, placing her bag on the floor.

"You're not staying here tonight."

Alex smirked and shrugged her shoulders. She found it quite entertaining that he would even think she would stay the night with him. Well, sober at least. "The thought never crossed my mind. I'm going to stay somewhere else tonight. What did you need?"

He temporarily forgot about his anger towards her and John and quickly became curious. If she had her things with her, then chances were she had a fight with him. Normally, he would insert some kind of wise crack, but he didn't. The sadness really shined in her eyes and for some stupid reason he felt bad for her.

"Did you want to talk about it?"

"No." She mistook is sincerity for sarcasm. "It's not like you care. Besides, I don't want you to know. It's none of your business."

Just like that, whatever sympathy he had for her was gone. His sincerity was replaced by his usual tough demeanor. Quietly, he stepped towards her and pushed a strand of her behind her ear.

"Forget I fucking asked."

"Don't worry, I will. What did you need?" She questioned impatiently. "There's somewhere I need to be."

"They can wait. For now and until I get tired of you, you're mine." He whispered. "I think I made all of this quite clear last week."

"You did."

"Then spare me the sarcastic comments." He muttered, starting to undress.

Alex said nothing as she watched him undress. Something about that night made her not want to snap at him for doing such a thing. In fact, she rather enjoyed watching him remove his clothing. Without all the lights and the baby oil, she saw what he really looked liked and she did find him attractive. She would never admit that to him out loud though.

"My night ended horribly and I'm tense." Wade said, laying down on his stomach. "I want a massage."

"Excuse me?"

"Are you deaf? I want you to give me a massage. My night ended horribly thanks to your little boyfriend. Now, do as I say or he'll find out everything. He'll even find out how you came directly to my room tonight instead of going wherever you told him you were going to be. You could have gone over there and not shown up at all."

"You'd be all over me if I didn't show up tonight."

"Actually, I wouldn't have. You, also, had a bad night. I would have given you that freebie." Wade commented, looking at Alex from the corner of his eye. "But, you came because you wanted to. Face it Alex, you can't stand not being around me."

"You're so full of yourself." Alex snapped, sliding her shoes off. "I came her because I care about my relationship with John."

"If you cared about him or your relationship, then you'd tell him about your mistake and call it a day." He pointed out. "You decided to hide this from him and put yourself through hell. Well, you're getting what you want."

Alex said nothing as she walked over to the bed and stared down at the nearly naked British man before her. She was going to lean over, but realized she couldn't because of the bruises on her back. Her and Maryse really put on a match at their house show the other night.

Trying not to vomit, she carefully straddled him and allowed her hands to run across his bare back. She bit her lip when she felt him shiver under her touch. Ignoring everything, she continued to do what he wanted. When her hands reached the top of his back once more, she heard him groan. Curious, she leaned down so that her chest was pressing into his back. She brought her lips down to his ears to whisper something.

"Did you want me to stop?"

"Get up."

Biting down on her lower lip, she got up and waited until he got up. The look in his eyes both scared and excited her. When he started advancing towards her, she stepped back. This continued until her back was against the wall. Before she could move, Wade placed his hands on either side of her, blocking whatever exit she had.

He was trying to control himself. His breathing was hard and he knew without a doubt that his eyes were clouded over with lust. A whole new wave of excitement rushed through his entire body while she was massaging him earlier and he could hardly contain himself. They were both standing now and he had a hard time trying to hold himself back.

Meanwhile, Alex looked up at the man before her. She could see he was excited by everything. But, what she wondered was if he knew she was excited by everything too. Very much like him, her breathing was hard and a feeling of excitement was washing over her. She felt like her face was on fire. With a deep breath, she closed her eyes. A few seconds later, she opened her eyes to see that Wade's lips were inches from hers.

A/N: This is where I leave you. :)