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Cody's Point of View-

After Lindsey's match, she stormed past me not wanting to talk and how it wasn't the time much less was it time to say what I said before her match. I was just happy I had got it off my chest, but I kind of hoped that we could talk about it or something without her being the way she is about it. I just seemed so proud of her holding the new gold on her shoulder and being crowned the WWE's Diva's champion, she is the best of the best in the division right now, and has been and it was nice seeing that they finally recognized it. I tried not to think about her and I right now, I can deal with it after my match with Ted and it wouldn't be good if my mind was somewhere else. Fortunately I was able to do so and just long enough to finish the match, I hurried to the back and didn't even wait for Ted to walk back together.I got to the back, my first thing was going to find Lindsey and everyone had seemed to say that they haven't seen her or that she already left and it was funny that I couldn't find Evan either. The last person I had talked to said they saw her heading to creative, figured might as well give that a try and it was worth a shot as well, worse case scenario she wouldn't be there. I went into creative's office not seeing her there, I let out a sigh as I saw the head of creative walk in.

"Hey Cody, what's going on?" He asked.

"Have you seen Lindsey?" I asked curiously.

"She just left, she was pretty upset..."

"Upset? Why would you say that?"

"She had tears rolling out of her eyes, I totally understood when she said why..."

"Why?" I asked as he slid into a seat.

"That I can't say, I promised her that I wouldn't tell anyone and that I will do. If you pardon me, I got some work to do." He said as I headed out of the office running a hand through my hair, I knew that me saying 'I love you' was a big deal but I didn't know that it would make her that upset, but I knew if anyone knew what was going it would be Dustin. I began my search for him, only to find him talking with Mercury further down the hall.

"Hey guys, could I talk to Dustin alone?" I asked as Mercury nodded leaving us two alone as I took the spot Mercury was in so I could stare into my brother's eye.

"What happened to Lindsey?" I asked sternly as he looked at me confused.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play this game with me Dustin, she tells you everything and I know she had to have told you that I finally gained the balls to tell her that I loved her and to tell you why the hell she left here crying her eyes out. I would like to think me saying I love you wasn't enough to make her cry." I said.

"I was told to not tell you because for some odd reason she doesn't want to tell you, but you saying 'I love you' really shook her up and hate your guts, but I feel that you need to know this. Her mother died Cody. This isn't a time to be like 'what about me Lindsey? I love you Lindsey, do you love me?' This time is when you need to show support to you, put your selfish tendencies aside and really show her that you care, with that she will truly see what you feel about her." Dustin said as I was kind of was taking aback from what he said, that she would do this for her mom.

"Why her mom though?"

"That is something you shouldn't question, she can do what she wants and it is something important to her. Give her the space right now and when the time is right, you will know." Dustin said.

"Obviously she didn't want me to know about this...promise me that you will take me with you, don't leave me hanging." I said as Dustin smirked.

"Have I ever?" Dustin asked with a chuckle as I gave him a dead serious look as he chuckled a couple more times. "Trust me Cody, you'll be my plus one to the funeral." Dustin said as I nodded as I walked away. I guess I never knew what Lindsey would do but I'm not her, I don't understand why she would leave and do what she did to go plan her mom's funeral, her mom was a horrible person from what I was told but it was her mom. I'm not in her shoes so I won't know what I would do if I was in her position. I went into the locker room sitting on one of the benches running my hands over my face staring at the grey lockers across from me before I let out a sigh knowing that there wasn't much I can do until Dustin tells me anything, or until Lindsey calls Dustin because I know I won't be hearing anything from her. We did Raw and SmackDown, Dustin didn't tell me anything and Lindsey had been dodging my calls and texts. I hate that she is ignoring me, I don't know why she is so mad at me that she can't even talk to me in her time of need. I wasn't used to this, we were always there for the other in times like this. I sat on the crate with my bags next to me staring at my phone between my knees waiting for anything, just for it to light up saying I got a text or a call was coming in and that it was from her this time and not from Ted or anyone else. "Hey...no need to be waiting anymore..." Dustin said as I looked up seeing him approach me to stand beside my leg that was dangling off the crate.

"What?" I asked jumping off coming awkwardly close to my brother but we are brothers and used to it.

"The funeral is Thursday morning, we won't make it to the wake tomorrow night. We land in the morning, go home grab our suits and we are going on a road trip. If I were you, I would prepare for the worst and hope fot the best and have something written or in your noggin what to say to her." Dustin said as I nodded as I smiled as I grabbed my things and followed behind Dustin when he stopped turning to look at me causing to me bump into him a little. "And you need to apologize to Evan too, this is unfair to him as well." He said as I nodded.

"I promise." I said as Dustin turned back around and I walked with him, I was slightly excited, nervous or unsure of how things were going to be. I didn't know how she was holding up, how she was going to react to me showing up to her mother's funeral. The night went by fast, I spent most of hte night writing things down or rolling around, I didn't get much sleep at all before my alarm went off to fly home for a few minutes. I couldn't even remember the last time I had went to a funeral, much less had I been to one of someone I didn't know. "If we don't like this lady, why should we go to this funeral?" I asked as we sat in the car heading down to Florida.

"1. I thought you loved Lindsey, if you love her you need to be there for her in her time of need which right now would be one of them. And 2, pay our respects. Regardless of her being a bad mother and parent, she was still a human. You may not like someones choices but it was their choices, not ours and it is her grave to lay in, it doesn't make it anymore sad that someone is dead." Dustin said. I simply nodded my head as I let out a sigh, I only hoped that Lindsey would come to me rather than Evan now and that she would put past her anger, whatever reason why she was angry at him for stating his feelings for her, and let him be there for her. The drive down to Florida seemed to take forever, they got there at least by midnight and checked into a hotel for the night. We headed into our room, I put my bag aside jumping onto the bed and placed my hands under my head as I was happy to be able to stretch out opposed to being cramped in that car. I laid there for like five minutes before I finally got up to change into my pajama pants and plugged my phone in. "Please tell me you brought a suit for tomorrow." Dustin said as he sat on the opposing bed.

"Yes, what else would someone wear to a funeral?" I asked with a sarcastic tone and a smile.

"Cody, I'm being honest."

"Me too. I have one, trust me." I said as Dustin let out a sigh.

"Night Cody, don't forget your alarm." Dustin said as I nodded, I didn't get why I had to set mine when he was just going to set his as well. Cody finally got comfortable and found himself slowly falling asleep after he had set his alarm anyway.