Wasted

Chapter 25

Disclaimer: This is fictional and did not really happen. I own Kate, as I made her up.

A/N: I appreciate the reviews. You guys are the best. Thank you to: IHeartDeanee, Claire Moxley (I don't know about any of the other stories, but I went with what I thought worked. Wasn't trying to be a part of any overkill with it. I promise.), xSamiliciousx, UntilNeverDawns (Oh no! I didn't want to make you cry, love!), HazelNutBrownies (lol I still feel bad for making you cry at work!), Cougar3371, Damnitambrose, DeeMarie426, and LilCountry24. I know I've been making it a bit dramatic...ask my boyfriend, he always says I'm overdramatic. I promise I'm not trying to beat a dead horse or make my readers cry! I love you guys, I promise. I also didn't realize that the whole Renee being the bitch who ruins things is overdone. I'm sorry about that. I haven't read any stories in a looong time...probably because I'm spending too much time writing these days. Hope you guys are still enjoying. I love you bunches and bunches! XoXoXo

Jon had flown back to Florida, figuring that was really the only place he could really go. He was just sad. He felt like an idiot. He knew that the situation he had created looked really bad. He didn't blame Kate for being upset with him. And she had every right to be…it looked like he was hiding something. It looked like he was disrespecting Kate. He knew that he was 100% wrong in this situation. Hindsight is 20/20. And even though he hadn't thought he was doing something wrong by trying to help Renee, he now realized that what he did was screwed up. They may not have been in an official relationship, but he had already told her that he loved her. She returned the sentiment. They were hours away from spilling the beans to Colby and Leighla. That really meant something. His actions were a complete betrayal to Kate. It hurt her. It killed him that he hurt her.

"Bro, you seem distracted. Are you okay?" Colby asked, as they were backstage at the evening's live event, the next day.

"Me? Nah. I'm good," he denied it.

Colby eyed him suspiciously. "Uh huh." He was clearly not convinced.

"I just have some things on my mind. I'm fine," Jon tried to explain to his best friend.

"Sure you are." Colby shook his head. "Between you and my sister, I don't know what I'm gonna do with either one of you."

"What's wrong with Kate?" he asked, trying not to sound too eager.

"She's been all quiet and emotional, too. Leighla said she wouldn't talk to her. She hasn't been responding to my texts or calls, either."

"Oh…" Jon felt really guilty for that. He knew that she was upset because of what he did to her and that was why she was acting the way that she was. While he knew that he didn't do anything with Renee, he should have not shown up to see Kate because he had her in his room. That was screwed up of him to do.

"I just…I don't understand what the hell is going on," Colby breathed.

"Well, there's nothing wrong with me. I'm fine. I'm just tired, you know?" Jon certainly didn't want his best friend worrying about him. "And I'm sure that Kate's fine, too. She's just probably exhausted. I know that coming to Orlando was supposed to be a vacation, but we all went out a lot and didn't have a lot of down time to just relax," he tried to assuage his friend's concern.

"Yeah, but I feel like something is up with the both of you," he said.

Jon shrugged. "All I can tell you is that there's nothing to worry about with me."

"Uh huh." Colby paused. "If I don't hear from her by Tuesday, I'm gonna fly back after Smackdown to see her."

"Oh…do you want me to come with you?" Jon offered, again trying not to sound too eager…though he was.

"I mean, you can. I don't know why you would want to…"

"Well, you're my best friend. I may not be Kate's biggest fan, but I wouldn't want anything to happen to her," he explained.

"Well, thanks, man. I appreciate that."

"Of course."

Colby knew something was up. And he knew exactly what it was. For whatever reason, neither Jon nor Kate ever felt like telling him about their…relationship. But he knew. He had always known. He had always been so close to his sister. He had been best friends with Jon for seven years. Like he had no idea that they had been sleeping together…that would be crazy to think. Even Leighla knew about them. The pair had only initially been suspicious. But all of the evidence that they had pointed to the same conclusion.

Colby and Leighla agreed that they would not say anything because Jon and Kate obviously didn't want to share the information. The night before Kate's wedding, Leighla actually caught Kate sneaking out of the bridal suite they were staying in. She followed her and saw her go to Jon's hotel room…which was particularly telling because Jon wasn't going to the wedding but was coincidentally staying in the same hotel where Kate was…in Iowa. She was quick to report the information to Colby. And ever since then, they had their proof.

Was Colby mad? Absolutely not. In fact, it was because of that secret relationship that he knew about that prevented him from being legitimately furious with Jon for the things that he said to Kate. He would never let anyone talk about his little sister that way. But, Colby knew that it was all for show…even if they didn't realize it.

Colby was suspicious that something happened between Kate and Jon, and that was the reason for the pair acting the way they were acting. He assumed that was why Leighla left early. He didn't care if they didn't want him to know. He's fake not knowing for as long as he had to. It wasn't about him. Colby just wanted them to be happy.

Kate refused to speak to anyone. She went to work, only speaking when it related her job. She wanted nothing to do with anyone. Her heart was broken, and she was completely miserable. Kate had some difficultly with it but still ignored the countless text messages, phone calls, and e-mails from Jon. And it was just killing her. She wanted to stay in bed and cry all day. She felt like a complete wreck. Kate thought it was stupid of her to be so torn up over a guy who wasn't even her boyfriend. But she threw herself into work 100%, in order to try and forget about him.

Sitting at her desk, Kate ran some reports on her computer, just trying to pass the time and be as productive as she could. There was a knock on her door.

"Come in," she called out.

The door opened, and Tom walked in. She held back the urge to roll her eyes and opted to send a fake smile in his direction. He quickly noticed that there was something wrong with her and shut the door behind himself. "What's wrong?" he asked, sitting in the chair facing her desk.

"Nothing," she flatly replied.

"I was married to you for two years. I know when something's wrong…and when you're trying to lie to me about it. Try again."

Kate rolled her eyes. "It's nothing. Really," she insisted.

"Honestly, please, just tell me what's wrong. You've been moping around ever since you came back from your vacation. I see it. Even when you pretend that everything is fine…other people might buy it…but I don't. I know you a lot better than that," he pushed her.

"I'm just having some issues. That's all," she brushed him off.

"With Jon?" he asked.

"Yes with Jon," Kate snapped at him.

Tom gave her a look, not letting her attitude get to him. He knew when she was hurting and needed help. "Can you elaborate?"

"Why?"

"Because I'm trying to help you here. Can you please tell me what's going on?"

"I'm in love with him," she admitted.

"Oh jeeze. What a surprise, Kate. You caught me off guard there," he spoke, his voice monotone and sarcastic, as this wasn't a surprise to him. "Are you gonna admit that he's in love with you, too?"

"He is."

"Thank you! So, what's the issue? The star-crossed lovers finally realize that they're in love with each other."

"It's really weird talking to my ex-husband about this."

"Well, I came here to tell you that Chloe and I got engaged this weekend," he told her.

"Good for you two. Congrats."

"Thanks. Now, that we made it a little weirder, I want to know what's going on with you and Jon. Obviously you're not going to talk to anyone else about it. It bothers me to see you like this. So, just come on…out with it."

Kate took a deep breath. "We've been together…behind everyone's backs. And the morning before we were finally gonna tell Colby and Leighla, I went to his hotel room because he didn't show up the night before like he said he would. The girl that he was seeing a couple of months ago opened the door…and had stayed the night with him," she finally gave in and explained.

"Ouch. So what'd he say?"

"Well, I didn't talk to him then. I flew home."

"And that's it?"

"Well, he flew here. It was upset. He told me she had shown up at his door, right before he was coming to see me. And he said she was drunk and crying and whatever. They fell asleep, while he was trying to help her."

Tom rolled his eyes. "Even if that is the truth, it's still pretty messed up."

Kate felt her lip quiver. "I just…I don't know what I'm supposed to do," she said, her voice cracking. She felt a couple of tears escape her eyes and run down her cheeks.

Tom got up from the seat he had been sitting in and walked around to the other side of the desk. Tom pulled her up into a hug. "You have to talk to him, Kate. You don't need to be sad. You should be happy. I'm not a big fan of his, for obvious reasons, but if you love him, you shouldn't be suffering like this. You shouldn't be ignoring him either. It won't help anything. Just…take some time to think about the situation. Then, talk to him," he told her.

"I know. I just…I don't want him to hurt me," Kate admitted.

"I know. But I also am pretty sure that he would never do anything to intentionally hurt you. He's just…he's a guy. We fuck up a lot. Just…just don't write him off, if you love him and want to be with him," Tom tried to give her some advice.

They pulled back from their hug. She gave him a smile. Tom used his thumbs to wipe the tears off of her cheeks. "Thank you, Tom."

"No need to thank me. Take a couple of days off to just relax and think, okay? Come back once you've figured things out."

"Thanks, Tom. And I really am happy that you and Chloe are engaged."

He gave her a smile. "Thanks. Now get your stuff, go home, mope around with some ice cream, watch Dirty Dancing, and think about things. Nothing sucks more than seeing you upset, when I know you should be happy."

"You've been really great, Tom."

"I try. I know I'm the evil ex-husband who cheated, but you're very important to me. I'll always love you and care about you. But you're involved with Jon. He's the one you belong with. I just want it to work out for you two. I'd rather have lost you to the man that you want to be with and will spend the rest of your life with."

"I don't think you're evil. After all, you only did what you did because of what I did behind your back with Jon."

He shrugged. "I'm gonna go back to my office. You have my number. If you need anything, please just let me know."

"Thank you."

He pulled her in for another quick hug, before Tom left her alone in her office.

Kate sat back in her chair. She felt really lucky to have such a great ex-husband, who truly did care about her. She gathered her things and left the office. Kate headed home, knowing that she needed to get her head together and figure out what she was going to do about Jon.

Kate knew that she didn't want to end things, but she was just really hurt by what he did. And he deserved to sweat it out a little bit, while she spent some time thinking about what she was going to do.