A/N: Thanks for the love on this story. Hope you all enjoy this chapter. On a random note; I was so stoked about Finn's Demon making a return at Summerslam. That made my night.

Disclaimer: I only own Selina and Danie owns Arabella. I don't own Seth, Finn, Jeff, or Corey.

DRAWN TO YOUR FLAME
Chapter XI:No Matter What I Do

Today was a special day for Bella. It was her twenty-eighth birthday, but this year wasn't going to be all that memorable for her. It was just going to be another day for her.

Looking back at it, Jeff was probably upset with her because he was taking her to Broadway as a birthday gift her. But, being here for Selina was more important to her. Selina's parents had been excited to see Bella tagged along with Selina for the trip. Selina's mom, Maria had greeted her with a hug and a kiss on the cheek and Selina's dad, James had hugged Bella to death. Daniella was even there with her two kids, Ella and Sadie.

All of the Mendes' family lived out in San Diego. Daniella's husband, Jason was in the Marine Core, so Daniella moved out here to be with her husband. James and Maria loved the scenery of San Diego whenever they visited Daniella and had decided to move out here too. It also gave them a chance to be closer to their granddaughters. So, Bella couldn't blame them in that case.

Selina drove Bella to Mission Beach; which wasn't too far from where they were staying. Selina wanted to make sure that Bella had a wonderful birthday and she knew dragging Bella out to the beach was a good start. Bella was wearing a blue bikini top with white polka dots and high waisted blue bikini bottoms. Selina was wearing a red skull printed string bikini top and red skull printed string bikini bottoms.

"I'm sorry you have to spend your birthday out here dealing with my family issues," Selina stated. "I know you would rather be spending your birthday with Jeff."

Bella looked at Selina flabbergasted. "It's alright. You know how much I adore you and your family. Your family took me under their roof whenever I was seventeen. I had the best year of school because of you and your family. You saved me from enduring anymore pain from being in the foster system and moving from house to house." Bella found it hard to believe that it was eleven years ago whenever the Mendes' took in Bella as their own.

"They knew you had a good head on your shoulders but you were just in a bad predicament."

"Thanks to them I was able to redeem myself," Bella smiled. "My grades got higher and I was able to go to cosmetology school like I wanted."

"I know I don't ever tell you this often because I am always wallowing in my own sorrows; I'm proud of you."

"I know," Bella concurred. "You don't have to tell me. I already know."

Selina smiled. "Has anybody from work tell you Happy Birthday yet?"

"Seth told me this morning whenever you were on the phone with him," Bella laughed. Selina laughed too. "Jeff texted me. Finn even texted me Happy Birthday." Selina's heart skipped a beat as she heard Finn's name. "Nattie posted a seflie of us on her instagram page and some people told me Happy Birthday then."

"A good group of people then. I'm glad Jeff messaged you."

Selina got out her phone and opened the camera. Bella leaned towards Selina and a huge smile was on their face. Selina clicked the button and their picture was taken. They looked at the photo and was happy with the result. Selina posted it to her instagram.

SelinaMendes: Happy birthday to my best friend, my soul sister. She has been the absolute best friend anyone could ever ask for. She's saw me at my best and my worst. Here's too many more, Bella! I love you.

Selina had something else planned for Bella's birthday. Bella mentioned wanting to go to Disneyworld or DisneyLand. With them living in North Carolina, there wasn't much of an opportunity for them to go to either place. So, thanks for the help of her parents; Selina was driving Bella to Anaheim to go to Disneyland.

"Bella!" Selina called from the living room. Selina and her parents were in the living room. Bella walked down the stairs with a smile on her face. "Have a sit on the couch." Bella sat down on the leather couch as Selina walked down into the dining room coming real quick. The Latina came back with a wrapped present and a small gift bag. "Happy birthday!" Selina, Maria, and James said in unison.

"Thank you. You guys didn't have to do this," Bella assured. The Mendes' waved off the issue. Bella opened the wrapped present first. Inside the box was a Minnie Mouse dot halter top with a short pink tulle skirt attached to it. "Oh my gosh, this is so cute!"

"I'm glad," Selina smiled. "Open your gift bag."

Bella did as she was instructed and her inner kid came out as she screamed as she pulled two Disneyland tickets from her gift bag. "No way! No freaking way!"

Selina, Maria, and James laughed at Bella's enthusiasm. "Sel told us about how much you wanted to go to Disneyland so Maria and I got those tickets for you and Selina. You deserve to have fun," James assured. "Now go get changed because you and Selina are leaving in an hour."

"You are the best!" Bella hugged Selina, Maria, and James grabbing her new dress so she could go get changed.

That left Selina alone with her parents. She made small talk with her parents the last couple of days to avoid the elephant in the room. "I'm glad Bella liked her gifts."

"Me too," Maria agreed. "Bella's a good girl. She deserved those gifts."

"So, Selina, are you going to talk to your mom about what's going on or are you just going to avoid the topic?" James wondered. "You haven't mentioned one thing since you've been here."

It never fails. When it came to her dad, Selina never felt like she couldn't do anything right by him. "I'm sorry, Dad. You know how I am around these situations."

"I know," James sighed. He did feel guilty for putting his daughter on the spot like that. "There's just a lot going on right now and it's hard to deal with it."

"Trust me, I know," Selina agreed. "I had a nervous breakdown the other day." She started tearing up. "Seth had to work super hard to get me to calm down."

"So you and Seth, huh?" Maria questioned. "What's exactly going on with you two anyways?"

"Him and I are dating now."

"Huh, that's good for you," James inquired. "I really thought that you and Finn would be the ones together by now. Hell, I thought you two were going to get married once upon a time."

Selina sighed. So she did she.

Selina ran a hand through her hair as she looked at the name on her phone. While she was waiting on Bella to finish getting ready, she decided to make a phone call. She did a lot of thinking while she was outside getting some fresh air after the intense conversation with her parents. She hoped that the person she was getting ready to call would accept her calling them.

"Hello? An Irish voice answered.

"Finn, hey, is this a bad time?"

"Of course not. Is everything okay? How's California going?"

"Everything is going fine. I'm just glad to see my parents," Selina answered. "I'm waiting on Bella to finish getting ready. I'm taking her to DisneyLand for her birthday."

"That sounds like fun. Sounds like everything is going good. I'm happy to hear that."

"Thanks," Selina smiled. "So, I was thinking about the whole going back onscreen deal and I think we should do it."

"Really?" Finn had more enthusiasm in his voice than he should've.

"Yeah," Selina giggled. "I'm going to talk to Hunter later and ask him if that offer still stands. It still stands with you, right?"

"Listen, Selina, if it deals with you and I, the answer is always going to be yes."

Selina blushed and felt her heart skip a beat. "Good to know. I was going to see if I could join you at the Payback pay-per-view in a couple of weeks?"

"That sounds like a wonderful idea."

"I think this will work out well," Selina declared. "We were such a big hit in Japan whenever I managed you. I hope that we're a hit with WWE fans too."

"Of course it will work out," The Irishman promised. "I mean we're Finn and Selina. We're always too sweet."

"You're right."

"Someone knocked on my door. I'm supposed to have company tonight, so it's probably them."

Selina frowned. Even though she was in another relationship she couldn't help but wonder if Finn had a woman as his company. The thought made her blood boil and she wasn't sure why. "I'm sorry that I bothered you."

"Selina," Finn sighed. "I don't know why you think you're bothering me. You're never a bother to me."

"Thank you," Selina blushed and smiled.

"Well, Gallows, Anderson, and AJ are here. We're having a Club reunion tonight."

Selina smiled to herself knowing that Finn didn't have a woman visiting him. She didn't understand why she cared so much whenever she was dating Seth. Who are you kidding? You care about him too damn much. More than you should. "That sounds like fun. Tell them I said hey."

"Will do," The Balor club leader chuckled. "And, Selina?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't worry about talking to Hunter. I'll take care of that for you. You just enjoy the rest of your vacation."

"Alright, you sure?"

"I'm positive," Finn assured. "I'm going to go now. It was nice hearing your voice like always."

Once again, Selina felt her heart skip a beat. "Bye. Have fun with the boys." She ended the call and ran a hand through her hair.

Selina and Bella were on the way to DisneyLand. Bella was ecstatic beyond belief. She took note of how Selina was acting and was wondering if everything was alright with her best friend.

"Sel, are you okay?"

"I think I made a mistake."

"What are you talking about?" Bella wondered.

"Deciding to take a chance with Seth," Selina clarified. "I called Finn earlier and it just felt so natural talking to him."

"What's it about Finn that always attracts you to him?"

"He's my first love, he understands me like no one else, and he seems to have a knack for calming me down. And it doesn't help that he's the most goregous man I have ever met in my life," Selina dryly laughed. "It should be fucking illegal to look that good."

Bella chuckled. "Sounds like you have your mind made up then."

"What do you mean?" Selina questioned.

"You know where your heart lies. So follow your heart," Bella answered.

Selina and Bella finished their DisneyLand trip. Bella had the time of her life and Selina was happy to see her best friend so happy. "Stand right there," Selina ordered. She wanted to get a picture of Bella on her birthday at one of the places she always went to. Selina took the picture of Bella who was looking all cute with her outfit and smile. Another picture that would be posted to her instagram.

SelinaMendes: Disney Princess.

Selina and Bella walked out of the park and headed back to San Diego. When they got in the car, Bella's phone chimed. She was thinking it would be from Jeff, but was shocked whenever she saw it came from Corey.

Corey: Happy birthday old lady.

Bella: Well, if I'm old I guess that makes me a cougar then.

Corey: If that's the case, you are a hot cougar.

Bella's face flushed at his text message. Bella: Thanks? I guess.

Corey: No problem ;). I saw Selina's picture on instagram just now; you're the most beautiful Disney Princess I've ever seen.

Bella: You always say the nicest things.

Corey: Of course, I am a gentleman after all.

Bella: sends a rolling eyes emoji. Ssssuuuuurrrrreeeee.

Corey: We may have to put that theory to that test one day, Arabella.

Bella: As if.

Corey: LOL! I take that as a challenge. Anyways, I have to go. Baron and I are having a guys night tonight.

Bella: Don't get into too much trouble.

Corey: Can't promise anything.

Bella didn't even bother responding to the last message. Her breath managed to catch in her throat. Somehow, Corey had a way in invoking these reactions from her.

Not only was Selina in her own romantic dilemma, but so was she.

A/N: Hoped you all enjoyed it.