Chapter 11

"What are you two doing here? I thought you wanted to spend some time together before tomorrow's Ceremony?" I looked at them.

"I wanted to see you, Delly." Wendy said. "You really are beautiful tonight."

I walked up to the older woman and hugged her. "Thanks, Wendy. I've missed you. How are the kids?" I asked.

"They're good. Want to come with me to get some drinks?"

I looked towards the railing. "Down there in that mess?"

"Yeah come on." She took my hands and pulled me towards the stairs.

Wendy held my hand as we weaved through the throng of people. Naomi was with a gaggle of divas from SmackDown live and Raw, standing and dancing next to a table close to the bar but away from the dancefloor.

Cesaro and Sheamus headed up a drinking game at the bar when we got there. They were hanging out with some friends as Wendy and I got there.

"I thought you were wholesome." I had to yell at her.

"AJ knows that Roman wants his permission to date you. I'm giving them space to talk. How do you get the bartender to notice you?"

I whistled and raised my hand when one of the bartenders looked over at us. So did Cesaro.

"Hallo, ladies." He had to yell. "How are you?"

"Hi, Cesaro. I'm okay." I answered.

"Heard you traveled with Roman and The Club. How was that?"

"We hit a storm that delayed us but it wasn't overly eventful."

He nodded. But it was a nod over my shoulder. It was something that told me to turn around. Sheamus stood away from the bar as I turned around to look at the person.

Baron was leaning on the bar behind me, his hard set eyes looking back into mine. I stepped back into Wendy, placing her behind me.

"There you are!" Sami Zayn yelled out. "Del, have you been hiding from me?"

The redhead Syrian descent Canadian moved his way in between Corbin and I. He waved and gave a corny grin to Wendy. I couldn't help the small smile that spread out on my face briefly.

"Please tell me that you are going to drive my plastered ass back to the hotel tonight, Lovely. Because that's usually Kevin's job." Sami said.

"If you want me to then sure." I answered.

"So you can sleep with that locker slut?" Corbin didn't have to yell that, the music had stopped. Heads turned to look at us. He smiled.

"What did you say about my Delaney?" Roman's booming voice asked from nearby.

I looked over at Roman, who was framed by AJ and Finn, Luke could be seen looming over Roman's shoulder. None wore happy faces.

"You heard me. She's a locker slut. She looks better in the pussy than in the face." That slow smirk morphed into a sneer as his eyes swept over me.

I pressed my hand into Wendy, moving her back behind me. She made a sound and I didn't move. Naomi moved forward, grabbed Wendy's arm and guided her away. Sami kept himself between Corbin and I, his arm was in front of me to keep me slightly behind him. It was like a stand off in the middle of the club. The Bouncers were making their way to the bar because of a more than worried bartender had alerted them somehow.

"So, here we are." Corbin laughed. The music started up again. "We all know how you like to sleep around a locker room, Delaney. I just want my turn."

I felt the acid in the back of my throat. I knew that statement from somewhere but I didn't know where. I glanced at Roman, the Club and I saw them all rooted in place.

"And you!" Corbin laughed at Roman. "How can you look at her face and not wince? God, you must be desperate to want her."

"And yet here you are." Roman said. "I know you just want a hot piece of ass but you're not getting Delaney away from me."

"I'd die for her." My brother took a step.

"She's not even your full sister." Corbin's words dripped effectively.

"Doesn't mean she's not one of our either." Finn added, shoulders and head squared back.

I grabbed Sami's hand and pulled him in front of me. It wasn't that hard for me to disappear into the dance floor, it wasn't like anyone knew I had left, except Cesaro followed. He shadowed me until I found Wendy and Naomi with Charlotte next to the VIP stairs.

"I'm out." I announced. "I am going back to the hotel."

"Mood killer?" Charlotte nodded toward the bar. "Was it something Corbin did?"

"Yeah something like that."

"I'll let them know for you." Cesaro said with a nod of his head.

"You'd be a real Superman if you did that for me." I smiled at him.

"Do you want me to go with you?" Wendy asked.

"No. You need to spend time with my Bubba. You don't get it enough." I gripped her hand. "So take the drunks back for me."

She nodded and smiled.

"Thanks for watching the closest thing to a sister that I have, Nay." I said to the dark beauty.

"Hey, we married women have to watch each other's backs here."

I left Wendy in the care of my friends and left the club, leaving behind the headache inducing music and a Rollins who had been oblivious to everything. I also left he security of a group of guys that were pushing the limits for me.

Back at my hotel, in the quietness of my room, I changed out of the clothes that I was forced to wear. I changed into some soft cotton pajama bottoms and one of Finn's old tank tops. Even a shower couldn't get me to cease the thoughts of what happened. I tried not to think about what Corbin had basically told everyone who could hear him. No, I was not some kind of ring rat as Corbin made me out to be. I came with morals and high standards but how could he say stuff as if he knew me. How?

It was the words he used. The words that sounded familiar but were foreign at the same time. I knew I heard them before but most of what Corbin said had been only directed at me.

The sound of heavy knocks broke me out of my thoughts. I went to answer the door.

"Thank God you're here." Roman said, his hands coming up to touch my face.

I turned out of his touch, pushing them away with the back of my hand.

"What? Delaney, what's up?" He asked.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"What?"

"What do you want, Roman? Why are you here?"

"I came to check up on you. I got worried after you left."

"Right now I want to be alone." I started to close the door.

His hand planted in the middle of the door and forced it open. I only let it open so far, pressing my shoulder into it so that he couldn't barge his way into the room.

"Babygirl, what's wrong?"

"I want to be left alone, Roman."

"Corbin was only trying to get under all our skins. We all know he's wrong."

"I belong to no one." There I said it.

"Of course you don't, Babygirl. Why would you say that?"

"You said something that I didn't like. You know what, even if you did ask AJ if you could date me I'm not going to accept it. I'm not going to let someone else decide who I am with again." I waved my free hand in the air.

His eyes went wider than before, his mouth opened.

Then I closed the door in his face.

"Delaney, please talk to me." Roman said through the door.

"I'll talk when I'm damn good and ready, Roman."

No sound came from him after that. I ended up crying until I fell asleep. The pain wasn't physical, but it sure as hell hurt to know that I still had no say in life.

Well, at least Delaney is setting the rules now with Roman. Hope you enjoyed it. I'll be back when I can. Let me know what you think.