CHAPTER 10:
Over the next few days, people remained shocked at AJ's pursuing of Seth's storyline. The two became increasingly popular amongst their fans in the meantime. One morning, Tamina came over to visit AJ at her home in Florida. "Hey, how's it going?" she asked. "It's going great" said AJ. "I'm just making out a shopping list for Whole Foods, what about you?" "Girl what about me?" asked Tamina. "Have you seen social media lately?" "If this is your way of trying to get me to have an Instagram account, I am formally declining" said AJ. "No girl, I mean all over the social media world. People are totally shipping you two together" said Tamina.
"Shipping?" said AJ. "What is this term shipping?" "Girl, people are making you guys out as if you're a real couple, in fact many people are hoping that you guys become one" said Tamina as she laughed. "In case you've forgotten that my heart I am taken" said AJ as she closed her pen. "Honey, Joe doesn't know about your little crush on him" said Tamina. "You know what I mean" said AJ as she stood up to get her purse. "So I see that you're still rocking the nerd look". "Tamina, you know I always wear glasses, just not in the ring" said AJ. "And when you're at formal events" said Tamina. "Well of course" said AJ.
"Speaking of Joe, when are you going to tell him?" asked Tamina as she sat down on the couch. "I perfect to call him Leati and never" said AJ. "What!?" said Tamina. "What do you mean you're never telling him? Girl he has got to know!" "No actually he doesn't" said AJ. "Why not?" asked Tamina. "Because Tamina he's my coworker and things will just become messy and awkward" said AJ. "But girl you gotta tell him" said Tamina. "He deserves to know". "And what if he doesn't feel the same way?" said AJ. "Look it's like you said, it's just a little crush". "I know you April more than anyone and I know when you fall for someone, you fall hard" said Tamina.
AJ became silent. "April, are you ok?" asked Tamina. "Yeah" said AJ. "How are your kids doing?" She wanted to so desperately change the subject. "They are fine" said Tamina as she stood up. "Just remember if you don't get him first, then somebody else will" said Tamina. AJ gathered up her keys and the two women left the house to continue on with their day.
Meanwhile, Nikki was enjoying a nice day at the beach, despite it being March in the middle of California. "I just knew something was going on between them" said Nikki. "Nicole, can we for once just enjoy a day at the beach for once without you talking about AJ Lee?" said Brie. "Brie, I just knew that she was involved with Seth" said Nikki. Brie sat up. "Nicole, for the last time it is just a storyline!" she shouted. "Just like it was just a storyline with her kissing John last year, Kane, Punk, and even my boyfriend! You don't see me sitting here bitching about a few kisses and a storyline now do you!?"
Brie had officially snapped in a way. "Whoa now, you need to chill Brie" said Nikki. "No Nicole, you need to chill" said Brie. "Now I am trying to enjoy a relaxing day off with my twin sister and I can't even do that because you're so filled with hatred towards our coworker for April. Damn what I had to kiss John? Would you hate me then?"
Nikki became silent. "No" she finally said softly. "I wouldn't because you're my sister". Brie sighed as she shook her head. "Look Nicole, life is too short" she said. "And even if AJ and Seth had some sort of a secret thing really going on outside of the ring, is it even our business?" Nikki became silent again before telling her sister no. "Then alright then" said Brie. "I'm going to relax before I meet up with Bryan later on tonight. We're taking Rosie to go shopping for a new bed. She's outgrown the one she has".
Nikki sat back to try to enjoy the last few hours of her time together with her sister. Brie had a point about AJ, but that didn't stop Nikki from still disliking her. After all, you can't like everyone in the world, reason or no reason.