Chapter 21- The Confrontation

The cabin door swung open and in stormed an angry red-head. Her eyes fell on the forlorn figure lying face-first on the bed. And immediately, she called out to her in a stern voice,

"Katie Norman, what was that you just did?! And what is the meaning of it?!"

Katie didn't bother to sit up and look right in her eye. She just gave a very stiff and muffled reply,

"You know I didn't mean to do it Lita. Don't keep reminding me about it."

"Reminding you?" she said in complete disbelief. "Do you seriously think people are gonna forget the girl who kissed the Champ? It's a good thing they don't actually know the real story behind you two."

Katie felt tears start to form in her eyes in anger at what she had just done.

"You could have kissed me Katie" Lita said, rather fiercely. "At least it would have been better than kissing CENA!"

Katie began to boil. She now shot up on the bed and glared at the Extreme diva.

"You think it's so easy for me to just kiss another girl?!" she said, her voice trembling with anger. "I ain't like that Lita. I CAN'T do it. Never. Never in a million years."

"But now, John is just one step closer in seducing you, you do realize that right?"

Katie sighed at this. Then she buried her face in her hands "I know things are gonna be worse between us. And yes, I've realized that by this one gesture of his, he has the upper hand."

Lita let out a sigh too and slowly walked over to the bed and sat next to the very depressed diva. She placed a hand on her shoulder,

"Katie?" she said, her voice now quiet and normal.

The brunette glanced at her.

"Things can only go back to where they were if you try to confront him."

Katie looked a little taken aback by this comment. She stared hard at the red-head.

"Yeah, you might think it's out of the question but you have to Katie. Confront him and tell him on his face that you just aren't going to be another one night stand. Tell him that all his attempts to break your walls are just downright useless 'cause you know what he really wants. Do it Katie, and I swear he won't torture you like this anymore.

The green-eyed diva contemplated her friend's words for a while. Lita then added,

"Once you spit these words out on his face, he won't bother to mingle with you anymore. Trust me, I know him real good."

The new diva thought hard about what the red-head said. She was really sick and tired of John trying to pull all sorts of tactics on her and she was dying for it to stop. And after what happened today, she knew she just had to snap right on his face and show him he was never gonna have a soft corner in her heart.

The familiar surge of anger she always had ever since she was a kid began to sweep over her body as images of all the encounters she had with her enemy flashed in her head. Especially the brutal red mark he had given her. But today, surpassed everything.

How dare he kiss her?! What the hell did he really think of his bloody self? And that too daring her like that in front of so many people just because he was aware of the fact that she never backed down from anything? Katie seriously thought of going out and punching him so hard, his face got disfigured.

However, the green-eyed diva would never, ever admit to anyone, his kiss had left her breathless.

It had managed to send electric tingles all the way down to her toes.

It had managed to make butterflies fly around in her stomach.

And deep down, a part of her, she didn't even know, had actually enjoyed it.

Katie was definitely caught in the web of the Chain Gang soldier's charm. And she didn't even realize it.

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The RAW roster partied all night in the front lawns of the pools and were enjoying themselves. The divas though were a little subdued. The incident which had just happened really shocked them beyond words. And when Katie had got up and ran away to the cabin, they were even more bewildered at the expression they caught sight of on the Champ's face.

He didn't smirk around at the others like he would normally do in such situations. Rather, he looked grim and a serious glimmer seemed to sparkle in his aquamarine eyes. He stared after his enemy with such an unreadable face as she ran away, the divas were sure, something was wrong with him.

They played for a little while longer until Hunter announced that he was getting bored. And strangely enough, Cena readily agreed with him though everyone knew 'Spin the bottle' was one of his favorites. Nevertheless, they stopped the game at once and that is when the music hit the resort.

All were on their feet almost instantly and began to dance around wildly to the beat of the hardcore music. And they danced away the entire night.

But Katie never came out of the cabin. Lita did a few minutes after the music hit the resort. And she made sure to lead all the divas to one unnoticeable corner and relate to them the conversation that took place between her and Katie.

The divas listened with sober expressions but they never realized, a pair of blue eyes was watching them from the dancing crowd.

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Right about after midnight, people began to pack up their stuff. Finally it was time to leave the resort. There were exhausted faces everywhere as they busily got about their things and stuffed them in their own respective trailers. And soon, nothing was left except garbage lying around a few corners.

The divas got into their own trailers and Katie was the last to get in. Before she could step inside and close the door, she glanced around herself in hopes of catching a glimpse of another West Newbury native. Maybe if he's alone, I'll go tell him that we need to talk.

The Champ was walking over to his trailer with a bag under his arm, his sneakers crunching on the wet grass of the lawn. Luckily, there was no sight of the "hoe" around. And once Katie caught sight of his lone moving figure, she immediately got down mid-step and walked over to him.

Blue eyes had already met her sight as she strode towards him. And when he realized she was actually heading for him, he stopped. The green-eyed diva stepped over to him and John could see a strange glimmer in her eyes which was definitely not a friendly one.

Her voice was low and quiet as she stated "I need to talk to you."

There was a slight awkwardness in the air that hung between the two. The Champ nodded before replying grimly "Come over to my room then later tonight. I can't talk to you here."

Katie was about to protest that it was already late but then her inner voice told her that she would never be able to sleep tonight unless she cleared things with him. So she just nodded and the two enemies parted ways without another single word.

Katie began to mentally prepare the speech she was gonna give to John the moment she sat down in her trailer.

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It was about 1 am when the trailers pulled into the WWE drive. Katie held back a groan because she really didn't want to stay up more but then she just had to talk to John. Or else she would be staying up, tossing and turning on her bed till 6 am in the morning. Just do it quick and head back to your room Katie. Don't argue with him if he starts one.

The entire roster trudged into their hotel, carrying their respective bags with them. The two West Newbury natives entered the hotel at about the same time but refused to acknowledge each others' presence. They just went about their tedious task of carrying the heavy bags to their own rooms like all the others.

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Finally, Torrie, Trish and Katie reached their room and dropped the bags the moment they stepped in. The two blondes instantly crashed on their beds, exhausted from all the day's fun. However, only the brunette stood, knowing she had to finish an appointment with a certain Doctor of Thugnomics. She told the other two about her impending meeting and they gave her a few tips before she finally left the room.

John's room wasn't a mile away, it was right next hers. She sighed a little, staring at the wooden frame of the door and finally, raised a hand to knock loudly on it. Please don't let Sable be there, please don't let Sable be there, she mentally prayed to herself.

She stood there for a min, thinking John hadn't reached his room yet. But when she heard the door being unlatched, she rolled her eyes and changed her opinion. The door swung open and there stood her worst enemy. He didn't bother to smile at her. He just turned back and headed inside, telling her to come in as he did so. Katie breathed in and slowly stepped inside.

"Close the door" he said, his back turned towards her as he bent down over his bag. Katie promptly closed it. And once again, an awkward silence hung between the two.

"Is Sable here?" she finally asked after a long standing silence.

He shook his brown head. "No" he replied. His back was still turned towards her.

"You do know why I am here, right John?"

"Why wouldn't I Katie?"

Katie took a deep breath. She wasn't going to beat around the bush. She was going to head straight to the point like she intended to. And so, keeping her voice on a normal note, she asked.

"Why did you kiss me John?"

Even after such a question, the blue-eyed Massachusetts didn't bother to turn around and face her. Instead he just walked into his bedroom without as much as a glance at her.

Katie got a tad bit annoyed with this act. 'I am asking you something John" she said, her voice becoming a little fierce as she watched him head to his bedroom.

Even then, there was no reply.

Now getting boiled, Katie stalked into his bedroom only to find him fiddling around with his stuff that was kept on a side table. Once again, he had his back towards her.

"John?" she called.

Again no reply.

"What the hell's wrong with you? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Infuriatingly enough, there was no reply again.

Instantly getting boiled all over, she stormed up behind him. "I need a fucking answer John!" she said, her voice now on a loud and angry note.

And that is when, things happened.

Her enemy quickly spun around and grabbed her by her shoulders. And then before she could protest, his lips came crashing down on hers.

Katie was so surprised by the sudden turn of events; she didn't even know what to do and how to react. Push him hard and punch him in the face or just allow him to kiss her? However, John's kiss began to work on her mind like magic and automatically, she began to swoon in the kiss. That eliminated the former choice.

Her mind was completely dazed as she allowed him to take control of the kiss, her green eyes closed. Once again, he slid his tongue out and wandered it over her lips and Katie instantly opened her mouth, allowing him access. John wrapped his arms around her as he slipped his tongue inside and massaged it all over her own tongue. Katie then moved her tongue against his and soon, they were involved in a hot tongue battle.

Katie was so caught up with the power of his kiss, she once again forgot everything and just dedicated her entire being to feeing the electric tingles running down her body. She didn't even push him away when she felt him gently pick her up and place her on the bed.

Her arms snaked up around his neck as the two enemies continuously sucked each others' tongues, their eyes closed in blissful passion. The green-eyed diva moaned a little when he brushed his one large hand against her thigh. And then much to her disappointment, John suddenly pulled away from the kiss.

She looked up at him, his hard frame pressed against hers on the bed and her forest green eyes glazed visibly. John stared back at her with his deep intense blue eyes and then finally said softly,

"Now I am going to ask you something and I need an answer to that too."

Katie just stared at him blankly.

He smiled a little, the first time he ever did that night or maybe he had smiled and she couldn't see it since he had his back towards her. Then he asked,

"Why did you kiss me back Katie?" his voice having a small hint of mischief.

Katie just stared back at him, speechless.

The confrontation she had planned in her head had definitely gone down the drain…..