Disclaimers: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I swear I don't, but I wish I could.

Chapter 10: Love's Irony

"So you saw your ex-boyfriend." Justin said softly

Penny nodded, "Well, yes. It was nothing."

"Nothing." He repeated, "Why didn't you tell me anything about him? Or any of your past boyfriends?"

"Well we never talked about our past relationships." She said, annoyed, "And besides, it's not the point! We don't really have to."

He nodded, "Okay. You're right. It doesn't really matter anymore."

They've been talking and arguing about this the whole night, and it's really obvious that Justin is jealous of it. They never really talked about their past relationships. They just don't want to, and now, here they are.

"Would you like to continue talking?" Justin asked apologetically

Penny held her breath, "Well, John Cena was there an-"

He cut her off, "Cena was there? What did he do?"

"He went towards us and pretended to be my boyfriend to scare Daniel off. It was no big deal, Paul." She just know that he's getting angrier by the second

"No big deal? It is a big deal!" He stood up, "He planned this! First, he took our titles, and now he's going to take you!"

She looked at him, irritated, "Paul, it was a bloody storyline! Can't you just get that?" Penny stood up and walked away

She was just as pissed as Justin. How could he think that I will fall for that? She thought. And John is a very nice person! He wouldn't do such thing!

She was walking down the hallway, still livid. Penny saw a silhouette at the end of it, John. As she walked closer to the man, she saw a worried look on his face. He placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Hey, what's wrong, Penny?" He whispered

"It's nothing. I'm fine, John." She mumbled

"Nothing? I don't believe you." John slowly shook his head, "Tell me."

"Paul wasn't pleased if what happened yesterday." She sobbed, "Now he's mad at me…and you."

He took her for a hug and said, "Don't worry. Everything is going to be fine."

"And he said that you're trying to steal me away from him." She whispered

He held her tighter, trying to say something to make her feel better, but nothing came out.

As they stay like that, a shadow was hiding near them. The mystery person took a picture of John and Penny hugging. After that, the person suddenly vanished.

A few hours later, Penny sat inside the Nexus locker room. It was another house show, and as usual, she's doing almost nothing. She went outside to take a walk when she saw John again. He smiled at her as he walked toward her.

"Feeling better?" John asked

"Well, yes. Sort of. We still hadn't talked to each other." Penny said softly

"Oh, c'mon, Penny. When would I do to make you feel better?" He said seriously and looked at her, "What? Shall I put my mask on and be Juan Cena for you?" He added

She smiled at last and shook her head, "No, I'm fine."

"She's right, Cena. You don't have to humiliate yourself" Wade appeared at the end of the hall

"Humiliate myself? What are you talking about? I just want to make her smile." John shrugged

"Well it's not really necessary. I'm fine. No worries." Penny smiled

John went closer to her and whispered, "I really hope you are. Because if you're not, I'm going to beat Wade up." He stood up properly and smiled, "I have to go now. I need to make a phone call. Bye, Penny." Then John took off

Wade and Penny walked to the Nexus locker room in silence. They both don't know what to say to each other. When they came back to the locker room, Wade faced Penny.

"So I heard that you and Paul are having a little fight." He said softly

"Yes. It's nothing. I really don't want to talk about it." Penny shrugged

"I hope you still remember what I said before." Wade whispered

Of course, Penny remembers it, especially when she had an argument with Justin. She's been thinking about it for quite some time now, but she can't make Wade hope so much. I can't say it, yet. It's too early. She thought.

"Yeah. I remember it. But it's not necessary, Stu." She looked at him

"Not yet." He corrected

"Look. This isn't helping me more. You're making it so hard for me. Why?" She bit her lip

"I told you before, being with him isn't right. I'm not making it hard for you." Wade squeezed Penny's shoulders

Will she ever choose Stu to be with her? Will she do the right thing? These are the questions lingering in her. It's making her more confused at the same time intrigued. Do I really have to make this choice? She thought.

Sorry if I didn't posted anything recently. Been busy with school stuffs. So yeah.

I'm not quite sure if I'll be able to post soon again. I'm leaving this Friday and will come back on Sunday. I'll make sure the next one will be epic! That's a promise! :D