sorry, guess i kinda got distracted by my two big stories... ummm yeah, sooo sorry?

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If I could have killed those men and got away with it, I gladly would have done so. You don't do that to women, you just don't. Not even Teddy- I mean Theophania. She might be a pain in the ass but no one deserved that.

By the time I got the girls home, carried her inside and got her situated, Marley had gone out to get some crutches from somewhere and Ted-Theophania suggested I crash there in a guest room.

"Are you serious?" I asked in disbelief.

She shrugged. "I don't know how far you live but we have the room and it's really late. If you need your wrestling outfits washed, I can throw a load in."

I raised an eyebrow. "You know how to do the laundry?" my question didn't have my usual bite and I was genuinely curious.

She laughed and blushed a little. "I do now. Marley taught me. Are you hungry? I can get you something to eat?"

"You can cook?"

"Definitely not. But I do know how to dial for some takeout and there are 24 hour places that will deliver."

I contemplated her offer before finally shrugging. "Let me grab my gear bag then, and I need a shower."

She beamed at me. "Of course, grab your bag, I'll put the laundry on as soon as Marley gets back and I'll direct you to the guest room and shower. I'll order some Pizza too."

I left to get my stuff and returned as she was hanging up her phone. She then gave me directions on where to go and I went and took a shower. I didn't even stop to think that her and I were being more than civil to each other, instead I focused on finding Gabriel tomorrow and punching his face in. Repeatedly.

I don't know how long I was in the shower for but I got out and changed, leaving the room and noticing that the washer was running and the doorbell was ringing. I saw her hop by the hallway on her way to the door and I let out a snort of amusement. Even though I told her to stay off of it, she had found a way around it to still get everything done.

I quickly caught up to her and scooped her up, throwing her over my shoulder as I went to answer the door.

"Hey." She protested.

"You think hopping around like you are will do you any good?"

"The pizza's here."

"I know." I replied with a smirk as I opened the door.

"Holy shit." The delivery guy said, staring at me. "You're CM Punk."

"And you're the Pizza dude." I replied, turning around so Teddy could pay him and take the pizza.

"Thank you." She called as he walked away. "I feel ridiculous."

"I'm sure you look it too." I said, moving back into the living room and placing her back on the couch. "No hopping, just keep it elevated until Marley gets back."

"I'm back." She breathlessly said entering the living room and depositing the crutches by the couch. "Sorry, I had to find somewhere open so I could get them but yay, Pizza's here."

We all ate, our conversation minimal as my mind went back to all the ways I planned on hurting Gabriel at the show tomorrow. For manhandling her until she bruised and leaving her there where she had almost been mugged among other hideous plans they had.

When we were done, I adjusted the crutches for her and told them I would see them in the morning and went to my guest room. The adrenaline was now gone but I was still awake, revenge on my mind and surprise that I was here, in this house, willingly.

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The ride to the show the next day was quiet. We stopped for breakfast and while Teddy had gone to use the facilities, Marley had told me Teddy hadn't slept much, something about bad dreams waking her up often. When she came back, I noticed that there were bags under her eyes and she was void of makeup, making her appear even more tired and sick.

We continued on to the arena and as we went to park, Teddy looked out the window, pointing out her car parked there.

"At least he brought it." Marley said with a small shrug.

Teddy made a non-committal noise as I parked and we got out of the car, heading towards the arena. We had just entered the backstage area when we saw Gabriel, talking to some of his friends. I dropped my bag, ignoring Marley's and Teddy's protests as I pushed through the group, grabbing the collar of his shirt and throwing him up against the wall.

"You have some fucking nerve, pulling that shit last night."

"What the fuck are you on about Punk?" He asked, trying to unclench my fists from his shirt.

"Do you have any idea where you fucking left her last night?" I snarled.

He looked past me, noticing Marley and Teddy on her crutches. "Teddy? What happened? Did Punk-"

I pulled him away from the wall before slamming him back into it. "Don't you even dare try to pin this on me, dipshit. You left her in the worst part of Chicago to get mugged and almost raped you piece of shit."

"What? I had no clue, how was I supposed to know?"

"Open your fucking eyes and look around. What kind of asshole leaves their girlfriend to find her own way home in the shittiest part of town and steals her car."

"I didn't steal her car." He exclaimed.

"Actually, you kind of did." Teddy interjected into the conversation. "Punk let him go."

"Why should I?" I snapped. I felt a hand on my arm and I looked down at it in surprise before looking at her.

"Please?"

I released him and stepped back only slightly, ready in case I was needed again.

"Give me my keys." She said in a quiet voice, holding out a hand

"Can we talk?" Gabriel asked.

I moved to step forward but Teddy stilled me with a hand to my chest, the only sound was her crutches clattering to the ground as she got between us.

"Give me my keys." She said again, her voice was still quiet but now I noticed the dangerous tone to it.

"Teddy-" Gabriel began

And finally what I had been waiting for finally happened, she lost her temper on someone other than me.

"Give me my fucking keys." She screamed. "I don't want to talk to you, I want nothing to do with you. You're so lucky I don't call the police on you and have you arrested or call Daddy and get you fired from your job. You left me in the middle of nowhere, with no phone, no money, nothing. I had to use a pay phone and I was attacked, and god knows what would have happened to me if Punk of all people wasn't there."

"A little convenient he was, don't you think?"

My jaw dropped in disbelief as I sidestepped around Teddy and punched Gabriel in the jaw. I grabbed him by the collar and Teddy put her hand out to halt us again.

"Did whoever attacked you do this to you?" Gabriel asked pointing to her bruises. "And put you on crutches?"

She snatched her hand back. "Punk came to pick me up because he was there when I called Marley and he knew the kind of place you left me at and still came to get me, even though he hates me, he still did that. Those assholes twisted my ankle and caused this bruise when they threw me down. This other bruise is from you. So do I want to talk? No, not in this lifetime. Now give me my keys."

"How am I supposed to get back?" He asked, reaching into his pocket and pulling out her keys which she snatched from him, before leaning down to pick up her crutches.

"Oh I don't know." She said sarcastically as she straightened up. "How about I drop you off in the shittiest part of town and let you find your own way out."

"How was I supposed to know?" He all but whined.

"It doesn't matter, you fucknut." I cut in. "You don't just fucking leave someone wherever you damn well please and take off in their car. Are you fucking mental?"

"As if you wouldn't have done that to her just because?"

I shrugged, he had a point. I would've done that to her as part of our little war but I never would have left her there in the middle of the night. "I wouldn't have left her there, I wouldn't have stolen her car and I wasn't the one dating her. I would never do that to my girlfriend."

"And now you're here defending her?"

I swear to fucking god, I wanted to beat his face in for being so casual about the whole thing, instead Teddy quietly asked me to give her some room and even though I thought she was crazy, I moved back to where Marley was, standing with the group of people Gabriel had been talking to.

"Did Justin really do that?" Heath Slater asked.

I nodded with a scowl, watching as Teddy moved closer to Gabriel, her face taut with anger as she began whispering to him, none of us able to hear.

"That's messed up." Slater mused.

"I don't care." Teddy snapped, her voice rising.

"I fucking do." Gabriel snapped back. "Maybe if you hadn't pulled that shit and lied to me, none of this would have happened."

"What did she lie about?" Drew McIntyre asked.

I silenced him with a glare before turning back to the conversation at hand.

"Don't you dare blame this on me. You stole my car. You left me in the worst possible part of town. Why? Because I didn't tell you that they were my parents? Right, there's a good reason."

"Who are her parents?" Slater asked.

"None of your business." I snapped.

"Listen, Teddy-"

"No, you listen." She cut him off. "Don't talk to me, don't call me, I will ship all your stuff to you. If you so much as even think about going to the paparazzi about dating me and where I have been, I will have your ass in jail for stealing my car and you will find yourself out of a job so fast-"

"You have no control over my job, Teddy." Gabriel cut her off this time.

"No, but I do." I said, butting into the conversation again. "Me? Top guy of the company, you, fucking mid card jobber, if that. Not to mention, when she has you arrested, the suits won't look too highly on having criminals on their roster."

He glared at me, before glaring at her and stepping past her, making sure to jostle her shoulder and throw her off balance. Seeing she was able to right herself, I grabbed Gabriel, throwing him back up against the wall again.

"Now, is that anyway to treat a lady?" I asked with a sneer. "Apologize."

"Why should I apologize?" He snapped. "She lied to me."

"Should we start listing all the shit you pulled? Now, if you want to keep your job, and your face intact, you will apologize."

Gabriel glared at me before glaring at her. "Fine. I'm sorry."

I let him go and he dusted his shirt off before stepping past us and muttering something about being thankful he didn't have to put up with her shit anymore. I moved towards him again, only stopping when Teddy placed her hand on my arm, giving a small shake of her head. I scowled but was soon smiling after her parting shot to him.

"I changed my mind Justin. I really do hope you find a way back tonight because all your crap, will be on the lawn. And if it's not picked up within the hour, you'll be able to pick it up from the exact same spot you left me yesterday."

"Bitch." we could hear him mutter as he walked away.

I moved as if to follow him but Teddy stopped me, shaking her head.

"He's not worth it." She whispered.

I thought otherwise but I'd let it go for now.

"So, did you want to stay and watch?" I asked looking everywhere but at them.

"Sure." She replied right away.

I looked at her, thinking she wouldn't say yes but she was blushing, also looking anywhere but at me.

I smiled. "Let's go to my room."

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