I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Justin's Point of View-
I drove us home after picking up some food at Arby's, we got to the apartment complex playing 'musical hands' rearranging things to be able to carry everything in without dropping anything. We went inside where she let us in since she still had the apartment keys, we set our food and drinks off in the living room before we went into the two separate bedrooms dropping off our bags and met back in the living room where I clicked the television on as she brought her sandwich back with her as she pulled her feet up onto the couch with her as she folded them into Indian style.
"What about Heath? You were trying so hard to tell me about this conversation you two had." She said before she took a bite of her sandwich looking to me before she looked over at the television.
"Oh…we were talking about you…"
"Well that must have been some conversation if I came up." She said sarcastically.
"Not really…he was actually discussing your friendship with him."
"What about it?" She asked as she seemed kind of offensive about it
"He likes this whole 'less jabs at each other' thing and feels needed, like possibly one day you will go to him like you go to me." I said shrugging.
"He has felt left out of sorts?" She asked.
"I think so…I mean, he is kind of the third wheel to you…you got me who is your best friend and we are inseparable together because we hang out all the time, we share so many secrets and we turn to each other for advice then there is Wade, we both know your feelings for the man and then there is him who is nothing but the man that you tease, you can see how he feels kind of excited at the difference? I think he just wants to be like Wade and I, or more like me because I don't see you falling for the ginger." I said as I grasped my cup taking a sip of my drink before setting it back down on the coffee table.
"He's jealous of our relationship?" She asked smirking
"I think so…I guess he just wants you to know that he is there for you if you need him and that line of communication is always open…" I said.
"He told you all of this?"
"Not exactly…I read between the lines, that is what you got to do with us men, you got to decipher what we say…" I said shrugging.
"You can say that again." She said as she took a bite of her sandwich.
"So are you going to start treating him differently?"
"I'll give it a try but I won't be able to resist my jabs at him."
"Not saying you have to stop that, Lord knows I crack up laughing at some of the things you guys say to each other but at least talk to him more and include him in things, I think it hurts his feelings even if he doesn't want to admit it." I said honestly.
"I can see what you mean, I honestly didn't realize I was doing it…I feel bad now…"
"You didn't know…"
"I should have known though…correct me when you see me forgetting."
"I'll try…I think hell may freeze over when you two stop jabbing each other."
"I think it may too…" She said chuckling but yet smiled.
"Do you like Heath? Honestly…"
"Of course I like the little red head, he's like the one brother everyone loves to hate but won't trade him for anything even if they hated him...he's kind of like the male real life version of Meg." She explained uniquely.
"I could see what you mean by that…" I said smirking and chuckled at her reference to Family Guy. We continued eating our dinner and she looked absolutely wiped. "Why don't you head to bed? I'll clean up this mess, you look more tired than me." I said.
"Nah, I'll be fine...thanks though." She said as she got up taking care of her trash and headed back out from the kitchen, "But I am heading to bed…I'm sleeping in tomorrow." She said.
"You and I both, no waking me up to see if I want food even if I know I would say yes to it."
"I won't wake you for food then…" She said smiling as she leant against the door frame that led into her room.
"Good…but I'll probably wake up depending on how good it smells…night Brit…"
"Night J…" She said smiling before she slipped into her room shutting the door, I assumed for her to change into her pajamas before it had reopened few minutes later and her lights were off assuming she was now laying in her bed getting comfortable to go to sleep. I turned the television off getting up taking care of my mess before I headed into my own room trying to make as little noise as possible not to wake her as I got ready for bed plopping into my own bed that I had missed over the weekend, I've been trying to train myself to wear clothes to bed because before Brittney lived here I enjoyed sleeping without clothes but since she is here I can't be such an exhibitionist and venture without them. I plugged my phone into the charger that allowed my phone to rest on the stand next to my bed and I didn't bother to turn an alarm on because I just wanted to sleep for hours on end, I was tired from the past weekend and that match wore me out feeling the pain in my back from taking the one bump wrong but it should be fine by tomorrow from sleeping it off and the comfort of my own bed. I slept well until I was brought out of my sleep by the blaring of my ringtone that I grumpily slapped at my nightstand knowing it wasn't my alarm clock because I knew I didn't set it, my eyes were mere slits because I didn't want the brightness of the sun that was shining in through the blinds burn my sensitive tired eyes yet.
"What?" I asked grumpily as I answered the phone, I was not a morning person and everyone that knew me knew that, my fear was that it was someone that didn't know that like a upper WWE employee that could get me fired, that didn't cross my mind at that time.
"Oh, did I wake you?" Heath asked.
"No, I like getting up at…" I said sitting up some so I could look over my stand to see the clock that was above my door seeing that it was 8:30, "8:30 every morning…what do you want Heath?" I asked.
"Your right, Wade is a giant asshole…"
"Why?" I asked curiously as I sat up swinging my legs over the edge of my bed rubbing at my eyes with my free hand trying to wake my eyes up to go with rest of my body.
"I talked to Skip this morning, we ran into each other at a meeting to sign some papers for WWE that we had forgotten to sign in our contract and apparently Wade went with him to the baseball game last night….guess what time the game started?"
"When?" I asked.
"10 minutes after her match started…there was no way he was stuck in traffic when he texted her but yet made it to the baseball field in time to catch the game and he carpooled with Skip to add to it…" Heath added, I could tell he was mad but not as much as me and I don't know why I'm mad. I think I was mad because I knew Wade was caught in a lie but he wasn't caught in a lie, what was to happen if I called him out on it? I had no proof that he was there besides my word against his or Skip comes with me to call him out on it, but is it worth fighting with him because there is no reason to make a big scene about him lying, what was said and done was done. I am just mad because it is affecting that of a girl that I don't want to see get hurt and I couldn't tell her that he wasn't in traffic, much less would she believe me and I would rather her continue trusting and believing Wade even if I knew that it would hurt her if and when she found out they have been all lies, but right now it's just innocent lying but if it gets any worse I will step in.
"Thanks Heath…"
"That's it, J?" Heath asked.
"What else can we do man? We can't call him out on it and there is no point in doing that, because it will cause a big fight amongst us three, two against one and it's just not worth the headache…at least we know the truth…."
"What about Brit?"
"Don't worry about Brit, she thinks Wade was stuck in traffic and that is what she is going to continue to believe. It's not our job to out Wade and ruin the perfect image she has of him, she will learn about this side of him by herself and when she does we can just be there to support her." I said scratching at the back of my head hoping that was the right thing to do.
"Alright man, thought you would want to know…sorry that I woke you."
"No problem Heath, wake me up for things like this."
"Okay…see you later man."
"Same." I said hanging up as I held the phone between my legs looking at it then back up at the clock, I have never been up this early in so long besides when on the road but I slept in the car during the drive to the next town. I got up walking out of my room to make some coffee looking across the apartment at Brittney's room not seeing her laying in her bed wondering where she was, I looked out the patio door seeing her sitting in the one chair with her feet up in the chair with her and a coffee cup resting on her knees looking out into the parking lot, 'What is she doing up?' I thought to myself as I walked towards the door sliding it open getting her attention before I slid out to stand on the deck and shut the door behind me before any mosquitoes could get into our apartment. "Morning, what are you doing up so early?"
"I could ask the same thing about you." She said smirking.
"Heath called, that's why I'm up." I said as I sat on the opposing chair from her, I haven't relaxed out here in so long.
"What does he want this early?"
"Oh, it was just business…what about you?" I asked curiously looking over at her.
"Just been thinking a lot and it's been fucking up my sleep schedule." She said as she looked down blankly at the table between our seats.
"What's on your mind?" I asked.
"About moving in…"
"You want to move in?" I asked somewhat excited at the possibility.
"If your okay with it, I have put a lot of thought into it and I would love to live here with you…" She said dreading off.
"There's a but isn't there?"
"But, I feel like I will be lonely living her by myself but then I'm like I'll be just as lonely up in my apartment." She said as she looked up at me making eye contact with me.
"You won't be lonely in the least bit, well you may feel lonely because you will be the only one here for a few days but I'm here for the other days…move in please?" I asked doing the puppy dog look.
"Don't do that…" She said teasingly pushing my face lightly to look the other way laughing.
"So, should we start moving the bags?" I asked smiling at the fact I now have a roommate and it's my best friend, I knew she would love living here with me and I certainly have loved her living her with me, there has yet to be an issue between us and I could understand how she can feel lonely being here alone for a few days but there was nothing I can do due to my obligations.
"I'll pack up my things this weekend and we can move things down when you get home next week…I texted Wade the dates of the upcoming mixed tag matches so he can mark them down in his calendar to be there for the matches so you don't have to worry about it…I am truly thankful that you jumped in."
"Don't think about it…I couldn't leave you hanging…I can't believe I'm awake…" I said.
"Me neither…I put some coffee on if you want some…" She said smirking.
"I may need some of that…" I said standing up going back inside making myself a cup of coffee looking out at the girl that was smiling as she looked at her phone, she probably got another text from Wade and at least Wade knows the dates, but the question is if he is going to change his mind again. I didn't want to see her get upset or hurt from the lies that he is going to tell to her but I can't jump in and call him a liar because she is going to get mad at me and take his side so it was better to let her dream of the perfect reality that he will be there and Wade can prove me wrong.