Training the next day was tense. Aaron and I were not talking to each other and we seemed to be the talk in the locker room.
"Alright, guys, quiet down and focus." Jason commanded after we ran practice drills.
I managed to get through training without any incidents. However, I couldn't say the same for Jeremy.
"Get him off of me!" I heard Aaron shout as I enter the locker room after training.
Jason and Dad rushed in, pulling Jeremy off of Aaron. Dad had Jeremy in a full nelson, locking him in place. Aaron's nose and mouth was already bleeding, his eye beginning to swell.
"You tell her! You tell her what you said!" Jeremy yelled.
"What's going on?" I asked, stepping in between the two.
"Go on, Aaron. Tell her what you were bragging about just now." Jeremy confronted.
Aaron looked away from me, refusing to meet my eyes. I turn my attention towards Jeremy for an explanation.
"This asshole was bragging about that he was going to win a bet first."
"Bet?" I asked, looking over at Aaron.
When he still didn't say anything, Jeremy continued. "Apparently the guys were betting to see which one of them were going to how did you delicately put it? Fuck CM Punk's daughter into submission?"
Jason released Aaron, looking at him disgusted. "What's this?"
"I just heard it. He was bragging how he was going to win tonight."
Jason pulled me out of the way as Dad let Jeremy go, who instantly jumped on Aaron again. We let Jeremy wail on Aaron for a few more moments before Dad pulled him off again.
"You never cared about Sandy! You were just trying to win a bet." Jeremy kicked towards Aaron.
"Get your things and get out of my gym." Jeffery ordered.
I couldn't even look towards him as he limped out of the locker room. Dad held me tight, smoothing back my hair as my body shook from anger.
"I can't train here anymore. I'm so sorry." I told Jason.
"Aaron isn't going to be invited back, Sandy." Jason told me.
"You heard Jeremy. The locker room placed a bet on me. I can't work out with these guys anymore."
"I understand. I hate to lose you." Jason softly said.
"Maybe we can talk Uncle Ace into working with you." Dad said.
"I thought Uncle Ace wasn't willing to train me?" I looked at my father with hope filled eyes.
"I think he'll make the exception when I tell this story."
Later that evening, my family and Jeremy gather for dinner. He would be leaving in the morning to go back home. Jeremy was his old, charming self at dinner. It was great having my friend back. Even greater when we teamed up to tease my little brother.
After dinner, I went up in to my room for a few minutes. A small knock on the door followed moments later.
"Can I come in?" Jeremy asked, pushing open my door.
"What's up?" I asked.
"I've come to apologize."
"For being a jerk the last few weeks?" He nodded. "What was up with that?"
"It's a long story and I come off bad in it." He sheepishly said.
I raised my eyebrow at him, patting the spot next to me on the bed for him to sit. He sighed deeply as he sat down.
"My parents are a mess. You know this." He started. I nodded. "Mom and Dad can't be in the same room together anymore. My home isn't broken, it's shattered. And I come here and see your parents...I was jealous. And I acted out. There is no good reason for why I was a pain. And I'm sorry it ruined our time together."
"Jeremy." I laid my head on his shoulder. "You're such a pain, but you're my pain."
I completely understood where he was coming from. His mom had been cheating on his father. When she got pregnant, she wasn't sure who the father was. A paternity test proved that John was the father, but the damage was beyond repair. He had gotten remarried years later, to a woman that Mom used to wrestle named Nikki. But Jeremy's mother, Elizabeth, was a spiteful woman who seemed to go out of her way to make their lives miserable.
He slid an arm around my waist. "I hate that I have to leave you tomorrow."
"Me too. Now that you aren't being a jerk, we could have been having fun this entire time."
