Disclaimer I don't own Dean Ambrose or any other WWE characters in this story. I only own Vanessa, and the plot.
A/N: I've been working on this chapter in my mind for the past few days, but haven't had time to type it out until now. Enjoy!
"You, of all people, deserve a happy ending. Despite everything that happened to you, you aren't bitter. You aren't cold. You've just retreated a little and been shy, and that's okay." -Sylvain Reynard
Vanessa took a deep breath as her father looked up from the stack of papers that were laying in front of him. Neither one of them said a word, he simply nodded his head towards her before she slipped in between the door and the doorway. She could feel the nerves filling her bloodstream as she sat down. Another deep breath filled her lungs before anyone said a word.
"You can say it Vanessa." He replied, looking down at the papers for a second before putting his pen down and looking back up at her. "I already know."
"You know?" She questioned as he nodded his head.
"I've known for a while. The way the crowd reacts to it...I think it's needed." He replied. "I'll have the script brought up before the next show. I'll start with you first, then I'll move to the rest of the group."
"Wait...what?" She quickly questioned as her hair fell to the side of her shoulder.
"Your face turn, I assume that's what you came here to talk to me about." He stated, wearing a confused look on his face. "Am I wrong?"
She sifted her body in her seat before looking up at him. He wasn't exactly wrong, she had been wanting a face turn for both her and the guys before they officially broke the team up and went their own ways for a while, but that wasn't what she came her to talk to him about. She was suddenly relived to know that he didn't know about her and Liam or her and Dean.
"Actually...that's not what I came here to talk to you about." She replied. "I mean I do...I do want a face turn, but this isn't about my carrier, it's about my personal life."
"God, tell me you're not pregnant..." He started.
"No." She stated.
"Thank God. I'm sorry Bug, but you know how I feel about Liam." He said, sitting up in his chair. "It's bad enough that he's going to be apart of our family. Are you sure you want to marry him? 'Cause you can back out anytime."
"That's the thing..." She replied. "I'm not with Liam anymore."
She watched as a smile floated across her father's face for a few seconds before it disappeared. He didn't know the whole story, and didn't want to show how happy he was about the break up until he knew Vanessa was okay. She continued to tell him about how she needed a break from everything and that things with Liam just didn't seem right. She chose to leave the fact that she had moved in with Dean out until she saw how he reacted to hearing that she kind of sorta had a thing with Dean.
"Are you living with your sister then?" He questioned.
"No." She stated, not wanting to lie to him.
"On your own?" He questioned.
"Kinda." She replied.
He put the pen that he had picked up during her story back down on the desk before crossing his fingers and pushing his body closer to the desk so he could focus his whole attention on her, and what she was about to tell him.
"You're living with Dean aren't you." He stated with a smile.
"Did everyone know about this but me?!" She questioned.
"Ness...you'd have to be blind not to see how much that boy loves you." He said with a laugh. "You deserve someone like that though. You've been through a lot of unnecessary shit because of Liam."
"We're not official or anything though." She stated. "Were just not showing any kind of interest in wanting to be with other people."
"Still, that's better than someone who wants you to leave your job so they can spend every second with you because they are afraid of you falling for your...well." He replied, raising his eyebrows.
Anyone who knew Liam knew that he had been afraid of Vanessa falling for Dean's charm from day one. It was part of the reason why her family wasn't so wild about her marring him. Some, like her father, had been vocal about it, some, live her sister, hadn't. "You should be with that boy with the nice arms from tv." She could hear her Grandmother say in her head as she sat back in her seat. For the first time since she walked into the room, a soft smile came across her face.
"I haven't seen that in a while." She heard her father say. "But I do have one concern."
"Is it going to effect the way we work together." She replied.
"If things go wrong, I'd hate to have to break up my top male and female paring. You two work together so well, and the fans eat it up." He said.
"That's part of the reason why we're not together right now." She stated. "We want to figure it out first, then see what happens."
"Good, even though both you and your sister seem to ignore my need for you two not to end up with Superstars, I hope it goes well for you."He replied as she stood up.
"Maybe you shouldn't have signed two cute ones then." She joked, placing her hand on the door.
"Go...annoy Dean, and the rest of them with your lame jokes." He laughed before she closed the door behind her and started to make her way down the hall.
She only had to turn a few corners before she found Dean resting his body against the wall as he waited for her. He slowly slipped his fingers between her's as she told him that her father was okay with them doing whatever they were calling this thing, and they had a potential new story in the works for them and the rest of The Shield. She felt the soft buzz of her phone going off in her pocket against her stomach as they walked into the locker room they were sharing with Val, Seth, and Roman for the night. Without looking at it, she knew it was Liam. He would be the next person she would have to break the news of her and Dean to. She knew it would have to be done soon, but she didn't want to think about that right now. She only wanted to think about her, Dean, and what was going to happen next.
A/N: Is it okay to fall in love with your story? 'Cause I'm currently falling in love with this story. We shall see how things go for these two in the next few chapters. I think I might have her wait a few chapters before she talks to Liam, mostly because I've grown tired of his needy ways. (I feel you guys deserve a few chapters without him popping up and interrupting your love for Dean and Vanessa.) Let me know how you feel!
