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Here's the next chapter everyone! I would have updated a couple of hours sooner but the strong winds are affecting my wifi! So, getting this out now that I have a small window! :)
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A Wrestling God: Why am I not surprised at that remark? You and your obsessions Dan.
I doubt she'll want an answer from you Dan, she'll probably want it from someone else!
She's not exactly blaming her she's just annoyed in a way. Like she understands but she's not happy because she loves to wrestle. Imagine if someone told you, you couldn't write? You wouldn't really be happy about it would ya?
Yes the night out is coming up in this chapter.
Thanks for the review Dan! : )
Jade: Oh my gosh where the hell have you been? Moving and working, you could have at least let me know you're alive. Here I am thinking you're either dead or someone's stripped you off all electronic devices!
I know, a few of the others found it difficult too because of how great their friendship was in the last story. You hate spiders? Ha ha ha, I' neutral on that aspect. Except for tarantulas, no way are they getting anywhere near me. Yep, that's what I told one of the others. Ignore the other one. For now at least ; )
I'm not too fond of Summer either but I can't keep making her a villain so I thought why not? It isn't but people have their different way of doing things too.
Whoa there, I don't think I'd want you as a boss then. Maybe it would have, maybe it wouldn't have knocked sense into her, who knows. But when someone who doesn't normally act out does then you're put in a difficult position no?
Oh how I've missed your ranting Jade. Don't leave again alright?
Really? Autocorrect? I thought you were giving me a cute little nickname and it got all excited! Even though it is Lizard.
Since you're not posting from your account, I have to ask, are you still locked out? Because seriously dude you need to sort it out. It's been months!
Thanks for the long review! I'm so glad you're back that I'm doing a happy dance right now! : )
CHAPTER 9:
Dean's phone vibrates and Dean asks Roman to check who it is. Roman smiles at the text Ariana sent and quickly sends one back before Dean can stop him. No problem, it was nice having an extra person around. If you're not sharing with anyone, maybe you can start sharing our rooms with us. We've both lost a person so need replacements ;)
"Well who is it?" Dean asks Roman as he continues to dry his hair with the towel he has after having taken a shower.
"Just Ariana," answers Roman, the mention of Ariana perking up Dean's ears. "She was thanking us for last night so I just sent a text back letting her know it's fine," he says, putting Dean's phone to the side. Dean nods his head and starts packing up his stuff so they can get back to the hotel. I know you'll get mad when you find out what I've done but it's for the best bro, Roman thinks to himself. It was time Dean stopped pitying himself and actually moved on. The only girl Roman could see that happening with was Ariana so he is willing to do anything to make sure it does happen. Ariana is different from Iris in so many ways and he wants his best friend to get his head out of his ass and realize that.
Ariana rereads Dean's text ten times before she finally sits down on her bed in her hotel room. She was confused at his response, was he offering her a chance to stay with him and Roman? To share their hotel rooms and travel around with them? As great as that sounded it was weird. Since when would Dean text her such things? He looked annoyed enough at having to deal with her yesterday.
"Hi Mom," Ariana answers her phone, sitting in the middle of her bed as she was trying to figure out Dean Ambrose. "Everything ok?" she then goes on to ask.
"Yes. Everything's fine. I was just wanting to know how you were getting on," says Joanna, sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in her hand. She worried about Ariana a lot. She and George didn't have any other children so she probably spent more time worrying about Ariana than she should. But that's what happens when you're a parent.
"I'm good thanks, how are you and Dad?" Ariana asks with a smile on her face.
"We're good too," answers Joanna, a smile on her face too. "Is everything going alright with work?" she asks her and Ariana realizes what her Mom is getting at.
"Yes, surprisingly things aren't too bad," says Ariana, running a hand through her hair. "How are your baking classes? They still running alright?" she asks her own question.
"They're going good and I've had a few more students so things are quite busy in that aspect," says Joanna and Ariana feels pleased at being able to hear just how happy her Mother is. She did always hate having to be away from her Mom for so long at times.
"That's really good Mom, how's Dad doing?" Ariana then asks, relieved at finally having patched things up with him. It was like a weight had lifted off of her shoulders.
"He is busy as usual, but he misses you. We both do," admits Joanna, Ariana's heart warming at what her Mother just revealed to her.
"I miss you guys too," says Ariana with a sigh. "But, hopefully the next time I'm off I can come and see you both. Maybe we can go on a holiday, just the three of us," she suggests, that seeming like a good idea to Joanna.
"That sounds perfect honey," says Joanna, Ariana smiling. She would literally do anything to make her parents happy, especially her Mom. "I know you probably don't want me asking this but how are things going with Iris?" Joanna finally gets the courage to ask. Ariana doesn't say anything because she's respectful of her Mom. Bringing up Iris just annoys her but she knows it isn't her Mom's fault She knows her Mom is just worried for her.
"Not great still," Ariana finally answers. She wasn't going to be smartass with her Mom. No way in hell. "But I made some new friends," she says, switching the topic instead.
"Really? That's good," says Joanna and Ariana knows her Mom's disappointed. Her Mom and Iris had gotten along really well, better than Wendy ever did. It didn't seem fair that all this was affecting her Mother too.
"I know you liked Iris Mom but…we just need to forget about her for the time-being, alright?" Ariana says in the nicest way possible. She doesn't know what else to do. She's not even sure if whether she and Iris can ever get back to being friends like they used to be.
"I know honey," says Joanna, not pushing it any further. She just hopes in time they can both patch things up. To her, they were like two peas in a pod. She started considering Iris her daughter too. "I'll talk to you later," she then says, hanging up. Ariana lets out a sigh. It was all her fault. If she hadn't gone around making friends in the first place then she wouldn't be involved in any of this shit. She wouldn't need to worry about hurting her Mother's feelings. She wouldn't need to worry about her own getting hurt. Ariana continues sitting on her bed, her mind going back to Dean's message once more.
As time pushes on though, she has to try and forget about the text because she needs to get ready for her night out with Summer and Layla. She has no idea what to expect as she gets ready in a pair of tight leggings with a red top and a black leather jacket. If they expected her to look all girly or to show up half naked then they had another thing coming. Ariana makes her way to the club and meets the girls outside, sure enough there they were dressed in dresses that were just long enough to cover their asses.
"Someone's dressed sluttish tonight," comments Ariana as she walks up to them both.
"Oh, you're going to pay for that one," says Summer, pointing her finger in Ariana's direction which just makes Ariana laugh.
"I see someone's not," says Layla, referring to the outfit Ariana had worn. "But still, that is sexy," she says, looking at Ariana longer than she should really.
"Ok, before you turn her into a lesbian lets get inside," says Summer, twisting Layla around as Ariana laughs and follows them in. She notices that near enough most people from work were here, which she didn't mind. She just hated the way they were staring at her judgingly because she was hanging out with Summer and Layla. Though she had to hand it to them for pulling off this charade as long as they had without anyone realizing anything. "And the first round of drinks are on you!" says Summer, making Ariana pay for her earlier remark.
"Gladly, name your poison," says Ariana, resting her elbows on the bar top as she looks at the girls. Summer and Layla look at each other and then both shout,
"Tequila shots!" Ariana orders them, knowing she'll be deaf by the end of the night if Summer and Layla continued to shout or squeal.
"Cheers!" says Ariana after they've all picked up their shots and clink them together, downing them in one go. "Whoa!" says Ariana, shaking her head. "Ok, so we've had a drink, what do you do next?" she asks eagerly, ready to get this night underway.
"We," starts Summer. "Do what they all think we do," she says and Ariana tilts her head to the side wondering how they could do that and still not be what they're pretending to be.
"How do you pretend to sleep with guys?" questions Ariana in confusion.
"Like this," says Layla, ordering another shot and drinking it before heading off to the dance floor. Ariana watches on as does Summer and they see Layla go over to Fandango. Layla presses herself up against Fandango and then dances provocatively with him before whispering something in his ear.
"Right now she's telling him that she's going to the bathroom and he's going to follow her," Summer tells Ariana, it making more sense with what's going on. Layla leaves Fandango and goes over to the bathroom, Fandango following not so soon after.
"So then she fakes an orgasm or what?" asks Ariana, making Summer laugh.
"Dude, stop brooding. I need a wingman not a scarecrow," Roman says to Dean as they enter the club and go over to the bar to get some drinks in.
"Sorry that I'm not wingman worthy (!)" comments Dean but Roman just rolls his eyes. He was trying to stop Dean from spending all his time in the hotel room, by using the excuse he needs a wingman he finally got Dean to get out of the room. Now he just needed to keep him out of there. They both order some drinks and have them.
"Is that Ariana with….Summer and Layla?" asks Roman, Dean's eyes immediately searching for Ariana. He looks over at the other end of the bar and sees Ariana laughing openly at something Summer must have said. "This can't be good," comments Roman.
"I agree," says Dean. "I wonder why she's hanging out with them," he wonders with curiosity. He knew Ariana wasn't the type to sleep around and she wasn't the type to hang out with those who did. He then starts thinking this may be due to Iris and everything she did. Dean still didn't understand what Iris could have said that pissed off Ariana so much that she won't even speak to her.
"What are you thinking?" asks Roman, looking over at his friend who seemed deep in thought.
"I'm going over there," says Dean, chugging down the rest of his drink and leaving before Roman even gets a chance to say anything. Roman smiles as he watches Dean walk over to where Ariana is, he knows Dean likes Ariana, even if Dean doesn't know it. But he hoped that Dean would see that soon and just get together with her instead of sleeping around like he did after he found out about Iris and Seth.
"Ok, so tell me the secret," says Ariana, hating that Summer and Layla were making her guess how Fandango will think that he and Layla had sex but really they didn't. Summer and Layla shake their heads and Ariana sticks her tongue out at them both. "Um, you're a hypnotist?"
"Believe me I'd do a lot more if I could hypnotize people," says Layla, giggling as Ariana and Summer start laughing. Through the laughing none of them notice Dean has walked up to the group and is waiting for them to stop laughing like hyenas.
"Dean Ambrose, we meet again," says Summer and Ariana's head quickly turns to look at him. She saw he was wearing a leather jacket, jeans and a random top like always. He looked casual but never ceased to take her breath away. She can't even stop the thoughts that go through her mind upon seeing him, especially since he's single now. It made her wonder if maybe she's not upset about Iris because it means there's a chance she could have Dean.
"Summer Rae," says Dean with an odd look on his face. "Layla," he acknowledges her and Ariana's heart beats as fast as it can when he turns to her. "Can I talk to you for a sec?" he asks her and Ariana nods her head. She goes off with Dean wondering what he wanted to talk to her about. She knew him enough to know its not going to be anything stupid.
"So, what's up?" Ariana asks Dean, trying to keep her cool as Dean moves closer to her. He leans down till his lips are hovering over her ears and she wonders if he can hear her rapidly beating heart in her chest. It's at this point she's thankful for the loud music that's covering it up.
"Why…why are you hanging out with them two?" asks Dean with disdain and Ariana rolls her eyes, it was unbelievable to her that even if was stuck on this point. She was pretty sure this won't be the last time someone will question her about this, especially after tonight.
"You know, they're not as bad as everyone makes them out to be," says Ariana and Dean's eyebrows rise in surprise. He wonders how exactly Summer and Layla would look good to Ariana.
"Is there something you know?" asks Dean with a curious look. As Ariana looks at him she starts to wonder herself if Dean knows something that she doesn't.
"Maybe, is there something you know?" Ariana questions him herself with a raised eyebrow.
"Maybe," answers Dean with a smirk. But before the questions can continue, they're interrupted by Summer and Layla, Ariana glaring at them for doing so.
"So are you trying to have sex with Dean?" asks Summer shamelessly, making Ariana go red. Ariana shakes her head and gives Dean an apologetic look as Layla and Summer laugh.
"I'm sure Ariana has standards," comments Dean, getting the barkeeper to hand him a drink. His comment made Ariana think though. Does he think he's not good enough for her? Because that's what it sounded like. Or was it that he thinks a lot of her and knows she wouldn't go sleeping around?
"Ooh, and I don't," says Summer, resting her hand on Dean's shoulder and purposely batting her eyelashes continuously. "I'm hurt Dean," she comments with a pouty face.
"Just so you know," starts Layla, looking at Ariana. Ariana keeps her eyes on Layla, knowing she'll end up glaring at Summer because Summer's hands were all over Dean's shoulder and arm. "Some of the guys are in on it," she says, Ariana's eyebrows rising of their own accord.
"So that means…." trails off Ariana, wondering if what she was thinking was true.
"That means some of us know about the crap they're pulling on the girls," comments Dean, clarifying it for Ariana which gets Ariana wondering why Dean was worried about her hanging out with Summer and Layla. It then made her wonder why some guys knew and others didn't.
"Yeah, well we can't say we've slept with one of the guys and then he refutes it," says Summer, her arms being all over Dean still bothering Ariana. "So the guys nod their head in agreement and say yes just so they can say that they got laid last night to the guys that don't know. It also makes sure the girls think they've got game," she explains to her.
"Why would anyone think they've got game if they're in bed with two supposed sluts?" questions Ariana, making Summer and Layla laugh and Dean chuckle.
"Well, there's been times where we've pretended to do it in store rooms and screamed to the top of our lungs, makes the other girls interested in whoever we've just supposedly screwed," explains Layla which makes more sense to Ariana. They did all wonder at one point what it was about Kofi Kingston that had Layla screaming for a whole fifteen minutes.
"And Dean here is the one conquest that I've failed to engage with," says Summer, pinching his cheeks. This causes Dean to shove her off of him and let her know to keep her distance. "All I'm saying is that I would love to have 'Dean Ambrose' in my list of names," she comments.
"But I don't want yours on mine," Dean bites back, causing Ariana to burst out laughing.
"Oh right, I forgot. Ariana's trying to pull you here," says Summer, throwing Ariana a wink.
"You're such a bitch," comments Ariana, shaking her head and ordering a drink. "So if you know what's going on then why were you worried about me hanging out with these guys?" she asks Dean without thinking. Ariana doesn't notice but this makes Dean feel really uncomfortable.
"You said what?!" exclaims Layla with a horrified expression on her face.
"Oh fuck, I have to go. I'm Roman's wingman," says Dean and hauls his ass out of there, leaving Ariana's question hanging. Ariana watches Dean go and shakes her head. She had no idea what to do about him, finally she does have the chance to maybe make a move but she was starting to feel guilt. Only because he was with Iris before which annoys her because Iris was the one who did wrong. Ariana always made sure to do anything she could to make sure her thoughts about Dean didn't stray and the one time she is allowed to let them stray she starts to feel guilt all of a sudden? The same guilt Iris obviously didn't feel when she was fucking Seth.
"Oh my gosh you so like him!" exclaims Summer, snapping Ariana out of her thoughts who gives her a I-have-no-idea-what-you-mean look. "Don't give me that look girl, you totally like him! Oh my gosh, Iris was right. Considering she's an airhead," she says which Ariana feels guilty about. She starts to wonder if she's feeling alright? She's said much worse to Iris's face and here she was feeling guilty about something Summer said.
"I do not!" protests Ariana but both Summer and Layla scoff.
"Right, and I fucked Fandango," comments Layla, giving Summer a high five as they both laugh. "I cannot believe Iris was right, it's so obvious as well. Why didn't we notice it before?"
"Don't deny it Ariana, you like him," says Summer with conviction. "It's written all over your face, the way you were glaring at me when my hands were all over him," she goes on to say but Ariana just takes a sip of her drink, trying her very best to ignore them.
"You can deny it all you want but we know," says Layla with a smirk on her face. "Or shall we go and ask Dean?" she says which gets alarm bells ringing in Ariana's mind as she quickly grabs Layla's arm to stop her from going anywhere near Dean.
"Alright," says Ariana, not liking this one bit. "You guys are right," she says in the lowest tone possible causing Summer and Layla to start squealing and poke Ariana in the ribs.
"I knew it!" exclaims Summer. "So, when are you going to ask him out?" she questions Ariana.
"Uh, never," says Ariana. "He's just broken up with Iris, I'm not a puma that I'm going to pounce on top of him," she says. If she was in Dean's place the last thing she would want is someone trying to hit on her. Actually, Dean was doing much better than her. Ariana knows she'd be locked up in her room feeling nothing but depressed.
"So?" asks Layla. "He's better off without her and better with you," she tells Ariana.
"Guys, can we drop this?" asks Ariana. "I'm not going to do anything right now. He needs space and after everything that Iris did to him I doubt the first person he wants to go off with is me. Heck, I was her fricking best friend, all I'll ever do is remind him of Iris," she says, realizing how true those words are. She also then realizes that that must be why Dean has sometimes acted off with her; it's the only plausible explanation. Well, apart from the fact that he thought she hated him.
"Fine!" says Layla with a sigh as both she and Summer look defeated. They didn't want to push Ariana too much because then she might change her mind about hanging out with them. "Let's dance instead!" exclaims Layla, grabbing Ariana by the arm and dragging her to the dance floor.
"What is it with you guys and dragging people around?" asks Ariana but Summer and Layla just ignore her remark and start dancing. "Don't you think it's a bit childish, to pretend to sleep with the guys and have them go along with it?" Ariana questions them as they all move to the music.
"Don't you think it's childish that they were so presumptuous about us when we first arrived?" Summer retorts which Ariana can't exactly argue with.
"Honey, they started the game. We're just keeping it going," comments Layla and Ariana lets out a laugh. She doesn't know whether to class this as very smart on their part or very stupid. But she can't say she's not impressed. They've managed to keep it going without the girls ever knowing. That is pretty sneaky. But at the same time it hasn't helped them in any way for the others to understand who they really are. Then again, she is able to see the funny side on Summer and Layla's part. They drink more and dance more the rest of the night. For the first time in a while though, Ariana can gladly say she did have some fun. Summer and Layla were entertaining together and they did nothing all night but make her laugh.
By the time they got back to the hotel, they were all drunk out of their minds. It was a surprise to Ariana in the morning when she woke up in the right room and in the right bed. But as last night's events played through her mind, something else got her attention that shocked her to her very core! The Total Divas crew had filmed her argument with Iris and how Iris accused her of having feelings for Dean. She realized that everyone would see that segment in the space of four days on Sunday when it would be aired. Holy fuck I'm screwed, she thinks to herself.
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