"Are you ready for the paper view"? "Hell yeah. I'm going to become intercontinental champion again tonight". "You will make a great champion". "Thanks babe. Listen are you sure. Now don't get mad at me and go off again. But are you sure you want to go tonight"? "Yeah of course. I want to support you even if it's just backstage. Plus Sara will be there. I haven't seen her since everything". "She was lucky. But only if you compare it to how you were then". "Dean come on". "Mandy I don't want it to happen again".
"Neither do I but what else can we do"? She wanted to know what Sara had to tell her. That and she was her friend. She wanted to see her and make sure she was okay. "You can stay behind here behind a locked door where you're safe. I don't have to go to the paper view. I will no show it if that helps you". "Dean you can't do that. Its fine and I want you to be there. I want you to go and win". She put her arms around his neck. "I want to be there for you. Besides Sara needs me". He sighed. "Mandy why can't you just agree with me some times"? "I agree with you sometimes just not about this. I want budge". "I've noticed".
"Are we just not going to talk to each other"? Seth looked at Sara for a reaction. "I want to talk to you. I do. But I don't want to talk about anything right now". "Are you going tonight? I wish you wouldn't". "I want to talk to Mandy. You know she's worried". "Yeah I'm sure she is". He sat down on the hotel couch beside her. "Sara when I thought something had happened to you I". "Nothing happened". "Sara when I thought something had happened to you. I was honestly scared out of my mind. I have never felt like that. I realized exactly how Dean felt. I never want to feel like that again. I don't want them to be able to get at you.
I wasn't there when you needed me". "Seth no don't do that" she said grabbing his face. "I don't blame you. It wasn't you it was the Wyatt's. There the ones doing this. You have done everything in your power to protect me from this. When you shouldn't even have too. This is insane it all is. But don't blame yourself for anything. It's all them". She kissed him and he kissed her back without hesitation. "Sara I will protect you no matter what I promise". "I know you will". She nodded again. "I know you will".
As they got to the arena Sara was quick to chat with Mandy. They observed them before Dean spoke. "She okay"? "She's still freaked out about it but she's doing okay. They didn't hurt her or anything. I can't believe they didn't. But I'm glad they didn't. I'm sorry I didn't mean that I was glad Mandy". "I know man I know. I'm glad it didn't happen to her either. I only wished it hadn't happened to Mandy. It won't again". "Dean we have to do something tonight just in case. The Wyatt's can be anywhere at any time. No one stop him that much has already been found out". "Someone has to watch them tonight.
When we have our matches there's a whole time period will both be away from them. Someone has to protect them. Someone we know would be able to protect them". "That would be great but who could we get to do that"? "I think I have an idea". "Wait. You think he would"? "Yeah sure he would. He doesn't like you but he likes me. Plus he has a wife. So he knows how it is. Plus I told him about all this". "About"? "How you've changed". "You did"? "I did and we can talk about that sometime. Right now we need to ask him". "Yeah you're right let's go".
"I think he meant what he said". Mandy pursed her lips. "Well then what are we going to do? They hurt me once and they could do it to both of us again. I don't want them to hurt Dean or Seth for that matter. I know what they did to me was bad. But I still think Bray held back. He held back in ways he wouldn't have if I was a man. We don't know for sure what they're capable of. I don't want to find out". "Mandy I don't think they're going to leave us alone". "What is so interesting about us anyway? Were still in training with a long way to go". "I wish I knew". "Hey we brought someone to hang out with you for a while".
They turned to see Seth followed by Roman and Dean. "Roman you're going to stay with us"? "Of course these guys asked me to help and I couldn't not help". "We appreciate it" Sara said grinning. "Of course no problem at all". They left to get ready for their matches as Roman was already dressed. By the time his match started they would both be back. Seth and Dean felt better knowing their girlfriends were safe under the watchful eyes of Roman. There was someone else who was far from pleased at this sudden development.
Bray had heard they would be here and wanted to speak with them. He didn't expect them to be guarded by Roman Reigns. Well it just kept getting more interesting. He wondered if that meant they were all buddy buddy again. No matter because they would come to him of their own will soon enough. If they thought Roman was enough to protect them they were wrong. You could only protect someone from the truth for so long. They thought he wasn't trying to help them. But they were wrong. All he had ever tried to do was help them. For his own purposes maybe but it did benefit them as well.
He called his brothers off tonight as they still weren't supposed to be here. Bray had his ways of getting to them no matter what. Apparently Dean and Seth didn't seem to know what he was capable of. Oh well, they would all find out soon enough. Bray would back off once again but only for a little bit. He was far from finished. The truth was, he had gotten in their heads. That wasn't going to be stopping for the foreseeable future. Even more exciting, he was beginning to get in Dean and Seth's heads. More was coming.
"Thanks man I owe you" Dean said patting Roman on the back. "No problem anytime you need me". He stopped and looked at Seth as he approached. "Roman thank you for this. She's umm real important to me". "I think I can tell that. No problem anytime you need me too I mean that". Seth nodded at him and he was very grateful. "Seth great match". Sara said smiling at him. "I wish I was out there with you". "Don't worry about it one day you will. Not just a valet but maybe as a women's competitor one day". That would be the day she thought. They hadn't even remembered Dean and Mandy were there too.
"You did good to you know" Mandy said smiling. "Thanks babe I have the same to say to you. One day you're going to be right there with me". Mandy loved it when Dean showed her he believed in her. She only wished she could believe in herself in that way. It was easy to do when he was with her. She felt safe and confident in his presence. It was without him when she felt vulnerable. Because of Bray and his cult of course. Furthermore just being alone in NXT was hard. She was proving herself among the other women. Her looks were a big part of that. It wasn't that she was hot stuff just because she modeled or even that other people thought so. It was the stereotype of women like her that scared her.
The fact she did model no matter how much fitness she did. They would say she only got there because of her looks. It didn't matter how much hard work she put in. She had fun being on total divas. But had it been a double edged sword to do the show? In the eyes of the internet it may confirm what they already thought about her. Maybe they thought the same thing they thought about Eva Marie. Was it a little unfair and cruel to Eva? Yes she thought so. Of course she would also be disturbed about it herself.
She knew she wasn't above anyone else. She did however, have feelings just like everyone else. Her feelings could be hurt easily. They said goodbye to Seth and Sara not long after. As they were leaving Mandy pretended to fall asleep in the car. She didn't feel like talking to Dean right now. It was nothing he did. Simply her own thoughts. Dean was the type of person who would offer her encouragement and support. And she loved him for it. But right now she just wanted to wallow in her own self-pity. Pathetic she knew but sometimes you just needed to do that. It was one thing she excelled at if nothing else.
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