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CHAPTER 25: MESSED UP
Audrina walked quickly backstage to find Dean, after all of this, he was the only person she wanted to see. She couldn't get the image of Vince's heart attack out of her mind. It was disturbing to see her father that way. She thought about going to visit him once the show was over, but she didn't know what to do. All she could think about was the anger she kept inside for not telling her that he was her real father and abandoning her. She had so much to say to him, and she didn't want to say that to him when he just had a heart attack. She continued walking until she was stopped by John Cena who gave off a stern look.
"John I don't have time to talk right now." Audrina told him, but John didn't budge.
"You must be proud of yourself." He said.
Audrina folded her arms. "I am a little bit, yeah." She answered nonchalantly.
"Proud, that you gave your own father a heart attack?" John began to raise his voice. "I know you have a personal vendetta against him, and I don't blame you but-"
Audrina scoffed, "I didn't give Vince anything. Don't try that righteous holier than thou act on me, you would have done the same thing. I'm not the only one who hates Hunter and Steph."
Cena nodded, "You're right." He said, "You're absolutely right. I would have done the exact same thing, but I know, I know for a fact this is not the Audrina I remember. Don't forget, Trish and I trained you, you and I spent a lot of time together."
"We slept together once, I was in NXT, nobody even knew who I was, and we agreed never to bring that up again because you didn't want darling Nikki to find out."
Cena nodded again, "You're right again, and I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that, but you agreed we stay friends."
"I did, so what do you want?" Audrina asked rudely trying to get rid of him.
Cena felt a little sympathy for Audrina. He knew she was slowly starting to spiral out of control. He knew this person she is becoming isn't her at all. The Audrina he knew and trained, was a sweet person who always worked hard and never gave up on anything she put her heart into, she was a little goofy too. He knew she was going through a lot and it was changing her in the worst way. Maybe he could stop it before it was too late.
"Audrina, just let me be here for you, let me talk to you."
Audrina shook her head. She began to think that steamy night she had with John in his hotel room after their training session. He was having an argument with Nikki, and she was still grieving about losing her best friend. They both had a weak moment while trying to console each other and things got hot and heavy. When she found out he was still dating Nikki, she immediately regret it. She hated the fact that John cheated on Nikki with her. She felt like she was used, but she remained friends with him because he was a good trainer and, besides that night, he was a really good friend to her. They lost track when his career took off. She planned to avoid him when she moved to the WWE main roster, but it was no use, she had a feeling he was going to try and talk to her anyway.
Audrina missed him, and their friendship, but she moved on with Dean. She felt tears in her eyes, but she kept them in. All of this was too much.
"Just get ready for your match ok? Good luck. Hope you win." Audrina walked away. Cena seen her wiping tears from her face. He sighed, he this was the last thing he wanted for Audrina, but if she wasn't going to listen to him, there was nothing he could do except be there for her.
Audrina changed her route back to her office. She wanted to find Dean, but running into John made her upset. She walked fast, hoping that she wouldn't run into anyone else, but her hopes ran out when she saw Seth Rollins. Audrina let off a sigh of frustration, he was the last person she wanted to see.
"Rough night already?" He laughed.
"My knee may hurt, but my fists don't, so unless you want me to break your jaw I suggest-"
"You should be a little more appreciative to me. Considering the fact I got your little conversation with Mr. Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect, right here, on camera."
Audrina's eyes got bigger, "That was you!"
"Very observant." Rollins darted.
"Well if your wrestling career never works out then you could always work for TMZ." Audrina said rudely.
Rollins let out a condescending laugh, "My career has already taken off, I am the future of WWE!"
Audrina could not stand the arrogance of this man. If he says that one more time. She thought. She knew talking to him would be like talking to a brick wall, but he did send her the video so she had to talk to him about it. She aggressively grabbed Seth and immediately pulled him into her office and locked the door. She had to do this fast before anyone saw them together, especially Dean, he would flip.
"Geez, if you want to make out with me, just say so, I wont tell say anything. Seems that wrestlers are your thing."
Audrina scoffed, "Don't flatter yourself. What I wanna know is why you would sell out Hunter and Stephanie, then again, selling out is your thing."
"Shut up!" Seth raised his voice. Audrina smirked a bit, she knew she hit a nerve. Everyone knows he did not like to be reminded of The Shield. "You know, I am sick of everyone talking about The Shield this, and The Shield that! How they were so great, always comparing me to Roman and Dean! So that's why I did what I did, and now-"
He paused, and pushed his wet blonde and black hair out of his face, Audrina could tell he was getting angry.
"I'm the puppet of The Authority, The Golden Boy, while they give everything to Randy Orton, who lost the title and has done nothing worth to get it back! They give him everything when he doesn't deserve it! If I haven't won at Money in the Bank I would have nothing."
"So that's why you did it. Take Randy out of the competition so you can win, a disqualification but a win none the less. No wonder they called you The Architect."
"Is that a compliment Mrs. Unstable Ambrose?" Rollins smiled.
"No, I don't compliment sociopaths, especially ones that call me a skank."
"Think of that video as an apology." Rollins darted back.
"Well it was useful revenge for my evil sister and her husband exposing my naked ass to the world so apology accepted, now leave you have a match tonight."
"Um, match, Randy got disqualified." Rollins said.
Audrina folded her arms and let out a laugh, "Um, the tournament will go on, you'll be fighting Bray Wyatt tonight, the winner of the first round, thanks to you."
"Fine, I'll beat him anyway like I beat everyone else on this roster, but I want you to help me get the title."
Audrina scowled," Ok, a few things, One, I thought you were the future of WWE. If you are so good as you think you are you wouldn't need any help getting that title, not even that briefcase. Two, I still dont like you so why would I do that? Three, That would be a conflict of interest, I-"
"Yeah, I know you're screwing Dean." Rollins interrupted. "I know him, he's gonna interrupt my match and ruin my chances like I did his, and I want him out of my way."
"What's in it for me?" Audrina asked.
"You help me get my title, your little secret, stays a secret." Rollins answered with a smirk. "I don't think you would want the fans, and the other superstars saying that you became an overnight success so quickly because your father is the C.E.O and you have slept with two of the top superstars in the WWE."
Audrina sighed, "Wow, Mr. Money in the Bank, you are quite the manipulator."
Rollins chuckled, "It takes one to know one."
Audrina sighed once again, she hate to admit it, but Rollins was right. She was definitely between a rock and hard place, she knew that Dean revenge against Seth has been long overdue. She would never want to betray Dean, and she really wanted to see Rollins get what her deserved, but she didn't want the world knowing about her hookup with Cena. That was one thing she really would rather take to the grave with her. It was bad enough the world now knows she was an exotic dancer.
"I guess I have to get ready for my match now, so I'll leave you to your thoughts." He unlocked the door and opened it, and turned to Audrina one last time. "You do look nice tonight by the way."
Audrina rolled her eyes as she watched Rollins leave the office. She was in complete disbelief. She had to betray the one person she loves, or have everyone know that she slept with Cena, including the one person she loves. There was nothing good coming out of any of this. Rollins really did know what he was doing.
She quickly went inside the mini bar and grabbed her favorite medicine, Jack Daniels. She took out a glass and filled it quickly. She took three shots back to back. That was one of the few things that can ease her pain, but it quickly went away when she seen Dean bursting through the door in anger.
"What the hell was that scumbag doing in here!" He yelled so loud that he echoed.
Audrina was scared, an angry Dean was never a good thing. So much for Dean not seeing us. She thought.
"Nothing happened I swear! He was giving me shit like he always does, honest!" She knew she lied, but she had to keep things a secret, she didn't want him to find out that she slept with Cena. He would be angrier than he was now. Even though it happened before she met Dean. She knew he didn't like Cena at all, in fact he hated him. It would be the end if he ever found that out.
"I'm gonna knock his teeth down his throat!" Dean yelled.
"Dean stop you're going a little overboard!" Audrina yelled back.
"Overboard? I'm going overboard?!" Dean continued to yell. "The asshole who stabbed me in the back is all over you and I'm going overboard?" His voice was getting louder and louder. He was angrier than ever. The thought of Rollins and Audrina together in any way enraged him. He slowly began to exit the office as he looked around "Where is that scumbag?" He yelled.
Audrina began to panic, There was no doubt Dean was going to interfere in Seth's match tonight. Audrina punched the wall in frustration. "Shit!" She expressed out loud as she began to feel pain in her hand. She started as her knuckles, they were extremely red and bleeding a little. She grabbed a small paper towel and cleaned up the blood. She was really at a loss. JBL was right, all of this chaos is because of egos and greed. Everyone wanted control of this company, and would stoop to the lowest of the lows to get there. She poured herself another drink. She swallowed it faster than she did with the other two shots.
Audrina's phone rang. She immediately grabbed it. It was a Trish calling. She didnt want to talk to Trish, but she was curious to see how Vince was doing.
"Hello." She answered.
"Hey are you okay?" She asked.
Audrina sighed. Really Trish? She thought, You were there idiot! You know what happened! "No, I'm not okay, but, are you okay? How's Vince?"
"Things are getting better. The doctor says he needs to take it easy for awhile. He might have to stay here for a few days." She paused, Audrina knew she was working up the courage to ask the dreaded question. "I know you're still mad at me and that's fine, but Vince is asking for you, he really wants to see you. Stephanie is here, but I dont know where Hunter is."
Audrina could hear in Trish's voice that she wasn't happy about Stephanie being there.
"I don't know." Audrina answered, "Me and Steph being in the same room is probably not the best idea right now."
"Audrina, please dont be so stubborn! Look, I get that you're mad! I really do, but Vince is your family, and he needs you." Trish pleaded.
"Oh my God! You sound like John." Audrina said in disgust.
"You saw him tonight didn't you?" Trish asked with a disappointment in her voice.
"Not by choice." Audrina answered back.
"That was going to happen anyway." Trish said. "You work together, you weren't going to be able to avoid him forever."
Audrina rolled her eyes, she wasn't in the mood for another lecture from her future step mother. Trish was the only one Audrina told about the hookup with Cena. She endured a tedious lecture from her saying how she should focus on her career, as if her regretting it wasn't enough.
"I gotta go." She said. "I might come, I don't know. Just keep me posted."
Audrina hung up the phone. She wasn't sure about anything anymore. There was a small part of her that wanted to visit Vince. She began to think about why Vince told her the truth, maybe he knew about his health issues and may not have long to live. He wanted to make things right before he passed. As much as she was upset, the last thing she wanted was to have hatred for her ailing father, even if he wasn't there her whole life, he was trying to be around her now and maybe that is all that should matter. She grabbed her coat and exited her office and out of the arena.