Where are you? Mari texted Adam as it was nearly four in the morning and he still hadn't returned from going to the gym with Nick. She had fallen asleep around midnight and awoken by the need to drink some water later in the morning. She walked drowsily to the hotel room's kitchenette and grabbed a glass from the counter. Adam not contacting her was so strange and she wondered if something had happened. When five a.m. came around and she still had not received a message she began to worry.

She called Nick to hear his very tired voice. "'Lo?"

"Hi Nick, I am so sorry to bother you so early in the morning…"

"S'all good… what's up M?"

"Did Adam meet you last night?"

"Yeah, we ran into Mattie afterwards and they went for a beer." He explained referring to Zack Ryder's real name.

"Oh. He still hasn't come home…" She said.

"Maybe he crashed at his place… Matt was looking to get wasted since he broke up with his girlfriend."

"Oh, I see. Thanks Nick."

"No problem… see you tonight, Mari."

"See you, Nick."

Where was he? Why hadn't he called? Mari wasn't as worried any longer but she was starting to get pissed off. Adam never behaved like this, especially in the last four months they had been exclusive. It was just unlike him.

Maybe his phone died.

Since she couldn't return to sleep Mari prepared her bags and showered. She put a pot of coffee on and sat there fuming as it brewed. It was eight in the morning! The doorknob rattled and the door opened slowly revealing a disheveled Adam.

He looked surprised to see her up and dressed, and raised his eyebrows at her. "Morning."

"Where have you been?" She asked, confused.

"Oh, you know… here and there…"

Mari frowned. "What does that mean?"

"Whatever you want it to mean." He said and walked into the bathroom, closing the door on her face. When he came out minutes later his face was wet and his shirt was off.

"Did I do something to deserve that?" Mari asked.

"Why don't you ask your boyfriend Charles?" He asked, stepping away from her.

That shocked her. What did that even mean? "C-Charles?"

He turned to face her. "I know you saw him over your trip to head office."

"I…"

"He was in your office for quite a while; you guys must have had a lot to catch up on."

"How…"

"We're a big family in this company, and no one keeps secrets. Matt saw you when he was there for an review. He was going to stop and say hello but the secretary said you were occupied with a very personal matter. Matt recognized him right away."

"No it wasn't like that…"

"Don't bother lying. How long have you been seeing him behind my back?"

"I haven't! I swear! He dropped by unexpectedly!"

Adam laughed. "Right. Why didn't you tell me than?"

"I didn't think it was important…" she lied. Damnit! What else could she say?

"All I asked was that you stay away from that creep and instead you're meeting him behind my back?"

"No, God, no."

"Then why did you two meet?" He asked.

Mari struggled to think of something. "He wanted to return some old belongings of mine." Which was half true, at least that's what she had expected Charles to do.

"You're not a very good liar, Mari." He said softly. "Are you going to tell me the truth?"

And let you run to Vince and ruin your career? She couldn't. But she wouldn't lie anymore. "No. I can't."

"Then we're done." He said turning away. "I don't even know if you've lied about other things. Did you even love me? Don't bother answering."

"Please, Adam… just trust me…"

"Trust you? When you don't even trust me? Just leave, Mari."

"You want me to leave?"

He was silent for a moment. "Yes."

"You don't even want to tal-"

"For what reason?" He yelled. "You won't even be honest!"

"I've always been honest with you!" She said, angry at his stubbornness. "Why are you assuming the worst?"

"What else should I expect? I always thought Charles was a fucking idiot for losing you, but it turns out I'm the idiot. How ironic."

"You're not –"

Adam interrupted. "Just save it. I'm tired. I just spent the last couple of hours consoling my friend just to find out my own girlfriend doesn't trust me. I was wrong, you don't belong in the WWE, and you don't belong with me."

Tears sprang to her eyes. "Do you really believe that?"

"You're not even a fan… how could I possibly ever think that we could make it work?" He said angrily.

"I…" Her voice caught in her throat. "Okay."

She picked up her coat and put it on, careful not to start crying. She looked around for her scarf but tears blinded her vision. If she didn't leave now, she would start to cry in front of him, and she couldn't. Not after what he said.

She grasped the bar of her suitcase and rolled it to the door. Mari hesitated, hoping Adam would stop her; say something to her – anything… But he did not, so she mustered any pride she had left and walked out.

She didn't know where to go, so she just went to the airport. She stood in line mindlessly and waited for her turn to check in her bags. When the attendant finally called to her, Mari walked to the desk and showed her passport.

"Good morning." The woman said.

"Morning."

After an awkward five minutes, Mari had successfully checked in. She had no emotion; she could just walk blindly, not really seeing anything or anyone. She kept walking until she realized she was in a ladies' bathroom. She faced herself in the mirror but she did not recognize the look in her eye. She couldn't tell if her face was blank or crazed. She couldn't believe Adam broke up with her, not after everything with Charles, not after the last amazing months. She remembered the first time they had been alone: inside a Porter Airplane when they unluckily had been assigned seats next to one another. Even though they had hated each other, Adam has eased her discomfort by distracting her, and she had nearly fallen in love with him right there. Even if she had been stubborn for so long afterwards.

Her phone rang and she made a dash for it, scrambling to find it. She finally located it in her coat pocket and was disappointed it was not Adam. Sniffing, she picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Marilee, I have great news!"

"Kaden?" She whispered – her voice was threatening to break as emotion took over.

"He was bluffing." Kaden said. "Charles was fucking bluffing! He lost his job, his apartment… he was living in a motel. I found him coked up in a diner's bathroom and put the fear of God in him. The man never had any kind of tape; he just thought you would marry him since you could never see anything suffer for your mistakes. Apparently he used that logic due to the fact you turned yourself in at University when someone had cheated and the professor threatened to fail you all. Hilarious! Mari? You there?"

Silence.

"What?" Her voice cracked.

Kaden laughed. "Are you crying? I know! It's great news! You don't have to worry about anything. I think we should celebrate…"

Mari couldn't breathe. "Kaden, I've got to go, I'll call you later. Thank you!"

Then Mari wept. It had all been for nothing.