A/N – So sorry for the delay but work has been crazy! I am off for the next few days so a few more chapters will go up. Hopefully you aren't too mad at me for the wait!
Haley walked into the office of Mark and Jane and sat on a table behind Brie and Nikki, waiting to hear what the meeting was about.
"So Mark and Jane have called the Total Divas to their office to talk to us."
"Hello ladies, thankyou for coming" Mark greeted the women in the room. "As you know Tribute to the Troops is coming up in a few weeks but we don't know exactly who'll be going to Afghanistan just yet, two divas are going and we'll let you know when we know. We have our first five day TV run that we're all very excited about, hopefully we won't kill each other by the end of it" Mark said and a few of the divas chuckled and Mark turned his attention to Summer Rae, WWE's newest Diva. "Summer."
"Yes" the new blonde answered.
"You've been doing so great in your matches, hitting everything on the head that we want to put you with Eva here because she's been out there a little bit more. So we're gonna have the two of you travelling together and maybe put you both in a tag team. It's a great opportunity and it can only help. As a tag team you could take on the lovely Bella Twins or the Funkadactyls" Mark suggested.
"They'd have to have actual wrestling ability to do that" Nattie said over Nikki's shoulder and Brie, Nikki and Haley agreed.
"Watch out for Nattie she wants to be the only blonde" Mark warned Summer.
"If she was a real blonde then that would be a thing but…" Summer smiled.
"Whoa" everyone said.
"That's my tag team partner" Eva said giddily. Haley shook her head.
"I can already tell you that since I've been back, Eva and I are definitely not okay. Since WWE wants to put her on the main roster before she knows how to wrestle then maybe I can take advantage and smack her around a little bit." Everyone walked out of Mark's office and went back to getting ready for the show which for Haley, included looking for Jon, Colby and Joe for their segments and matches but on the way she was stopped by the Bellas, Nattie, Arianne and Trinity.
"Did you hear about Eva?" Nikki asked. Haley looked at her confused.
"What about Eva?"
"She got freaking married" Brie told her and Haley scoffed.
"You're kidding?" Haley asked in shock.
"I just hope Jonathan didn't pressure her" Brie said.
"Everyone is getting married" Arianne put in.
"Everyone but me" Nikki grumbled.
"Stop bitching, Jon hates me so my relationship is just as screwed up as yours" Haley told Nikki.
"Complicated relationship girls over here" Nikki said and put her hand out for Haley to slap.
"Damn straight" Haley agreed as she tagged Nikki's hand.
"Speaking of Jon…" Trinity looked over Haley's shoulder to see Haley's Jon glancing over at the girls, specifically Haley. Haley glanced over her shoulder and Jon was back to taping up his hands with Joe shaking his head at Jon and Colby was looking over at Haley.
"I'm gonna go get ready for the show" Haley told the girls and walked towards the women's locker room. She was so sick and tired of him ignoring her or treating her like shit. She deserved it but she was beating herself up enough about it, she didn't need him doing it too.
"I'll go with Haley" Nikki said then raced after the younger woman.
The show began and Haley watched from catering as different promos and matches were going on to prepare for Battleground, she was just waiting for Triple H to announce her for the Divas Championship match at the PPV. Haley eventually was called by a crew member to go to concession for her entrance with the Shield but was stopped in a hallway.
"Hey beautiful." Haley groaned as she turned.
"Randy" she said. "What do you want?"
"We're both single now, what do you think I want?" Randy smirked and Haley shook her head with a scoff.
"I'll die before I date you" she told him and he shoved her roughly against the wall then put his arms on either side of her head, trapping her. But she didn't back down.
"Are you sure about that?" he asked. Back in catering someone called out that there was an argument in the hallway and Jon, Joe and Colby who had just gotten up to head to concession walked over to find out what the argument was all about. When they got there Haley was standing over Randy who was hunched over in pain.
"I told you to back off. The only man I want doesn't want me and that kills me" Haley cried out with tears in her eyes, she hadn't spotted her teammates yet. "You know, I used to believe anything you said but now I don't even trust myself. So how can I expect Jon to trust me? I'm the shell of the woman I was because I'm hurting, I've been beating myself up since I found out that Eva's just a scandalous young woman trying to work her way into the most dominant team in the WWE and using any way to get it including using my distrust against me" Haley said. She looked up when someone pushed their way to the front of the crowd.
"Haley." She had to calm down and soon, her segment was next so she had to pull herself together and talking to Jon wasn't going to make her act tough anytime soon. She turned and walked towards concession.
"I can't deal with Jon right now, if I do I know I'll have a breakdown."
After the Smackdown tapings Haley flew with Brie and Nikki to Austin, Texas for Brie and Nikki's 30th birthday and they got ready to party. While the girls were getting their make-up done Haley and Nikki began to discuss their failing relationships.
"So how are you and Cena going?" Haley asked and received a sigh in response.
"I'm kind of avoiding him, I just need time to clear my thoughts and being around him is just so confusing. There are times when I want to give up marriage and kids to be with him but every woman wants babies and a husband. Right?" Nikki replied. Haley nodded.
"Yeah, it's all I wanted until I was 17 and I'd had a baby and was forced to hand her off to strangers because we couldn't afford to keep her. Now that I have her back I still feel like she's a stranger to me, I know her and she is my baby girl but I missed everything; her first words, first steps, teaching her to ride a bike. I wasn't even the woman she called mum until she was four" Haley told her.
"That's pretty upsetting" Brie said sadly and Nikki agreed.
"What about you and Jon? Are you two starting to mend your relationship?" Nikki asked and Haley shook her head.
"He's completely avoiding me and when he isn't avoiding me he's usually yelling at me. That's why when he came over to me after my fight with Randy I avoided him. I can't take fighting with him anymore, I about to hit breaking point" Haley admitted and both Bellas gave her a comforting hug then they all walked inside to wait for the others; Nattie, Trinity, Arianne, their mother and a few of their non-WWE friends. While Nikki was getting her hair redone Brie's phone went off and she nudged both Haley and the Bella mother to get their attention.
"John just texted me" Brie told them.
"What does it say?" Haley asked.
"Hey Brie, Happy Birthday. Please tell Nikki to have a great evening and Happy Birthday sorry I couldn't be there" Brie read to her mother and Haley.
"Wow" Kathy said.
"Yeah" Haley agreed.
"I wonder why he texted me and not Nikki" Brie said.
"Maybe he did, probably not though" Kathy replied.
"You should tell Nikki or she might get upset" Haley told Brie who nodded then walked over to where Nikki was standing.
"Hey, I wanted to tell you John text me" Brie told her sister.
"Oh really? What did he say?" Nikki asked.
"He said to tell Nicole to have a Happy Birthday and he's sad he couldn't be here this evening" Brie replied. Haley stood back and let the twins talk, feeling it was the right thing to do and nudged Nattie to let the blonde know it was time to give the twins some space.
"Well I didn't get a text" Nikki said.
"I thought it was a little weird that he text me and not you" Brie admitted.
"Yeah" Nikki said and then the four women walked to the car that was waiting out front to take them to the club and dance the night away.
"So Brie, Nikki, Nattie, Arianne, Trinity and I are all going out to celebrate the beautiful Bella Twins' 30th birthday. I can't wait to get out there and have some fun, it's been forever since I've gone out with all the girls."
When they got to the club Haley and the girls instantly went into party mode but not two hours later Nattie was totally out of it and rubbing all over Arianne's man Vinnie. Haley watched from her seat as a drunk Nattie and cranky Arianne walked outside then attempted to stand up but fell back onto the couch, maybe drinking as much as she had was a bad idea.
"So I'm not exactly the world best woman at holding my liquor, by 11pm I was totally out of it and got to a point where Brie was calling someone to come pick me up which was extremely embarrassing but I'm thankful to have a friend like her to look out for me. Still, I feel super awful that she had to look after me on her birthday." Haley opened her eyes slowly but they felt heavy so she just let the strong arms she felt around her carry her away from the deafening music and she was slid into the backseat of a car. She knew she could trust whoever it was because Brie had been watching over her like a hawk and wouldn't let any guy near her when she was conscious. The car came to a stop and she was once again lifted and carried but this time to her hotel room, she blinked a few times when the light hit her eyes and then let her eyes close again.
"Is she okay?" Haley recognised the voice as Joe.
"Drunk." Haley would recognise that voice anywhere, that meant Jon was carrying her.
"That's why you two need to sort your shit out, she's punished herself enough for the both of you." That voice belonged to Colby.
"I'll get her to bed" Layla said but Haley felt Jon's grip on her tighten ever so lightly.
"I've got her" Jon insisted.
"My head hurts" Haley mumbled, Jon barely heard her as he shut the door with his foot.
"Shh" he said softy as he laid her on a bed and brusher her hair from her face. Haley went quiet for a few minutes and Jon deemed this as she was asleep. "Damn it Haley, how do you have so much control over me?" Jon asked quietly. "One call from Brie and I was there." Jon sighed and ran his hands through his hair before looking down at Haley who was still barely conscious. "I love you" he whispered then kissed her forehead and left the room. Once the door shut Haley opened her tired eyes and looked to the door.
"I love you too" she whispered then fell back to sleep.
The next morning when Haley woke up she looked around her room as she remembered how she got home. Jon had brought her home, laid her in her bed and then told her he loved her. She sat up and walked to the main room and saw the three men watching TV, flights home were meant to be today but the five-day TV run was this week and so they would be continuing to the next town after lunch. When she walked into the room Joe and Colby greeted her with a friendly smile but Jon ignored her and kept his attention on The Walking Dead on TV.
"Hey sleeping beauty, we have aspirin on the counter" Colby smiled and Haley went straight for the counter to try and counteract the hangover she was feeling.
"I'm going for a shower" Haley said then headed for the bathroom. Jon had told her he loved her last night and now he was ignoring her again? Right now she just needed to have a warm shower and relax, try to get rid of the hangover. She turned on the water and stripped out of her dress before standing under the water, letting it run over her. She slid to the bottom of the shower and put her head on her knees.
Half an hour later Colby mentioned that Haley had been in the shower for a while.
"I hope she's okay" Colby said and Jon got up and knocked on the door but got no response.
"Haley?" Jon asked as he knocked again. It was silent other than the sound of running water. "Haley open the door" Jon told her as he knocked again. He tried to doorknob but the door was locked. "Get me a bobby pin" Jon said to his two best friends. Colby turned and grabbed the little purple bag Haley had on top of her suitcase that was half open to show hair ties and clips. He looked through until he found a bobby pins and handed it to Jon who then picked the lock. When the door opened he saw Haley sitting on the shower floor with her head on her knees. He reached across and turned off the water before grabbing Haley's towel and wrapping it around her and helping her to her feet, shuffling her until she was sitting on the edge of the bathtub and he knelt in front of her. Haley was looking at the floor.
"I hit breaking point and was just ready to cry. I wasn't expecting Jon to come into the bathroom, in fact I wasn't expecting anyone to notice how long I was in the shower."
"Haley" Jon said as he gently lifted her chin to look her in the eyes. "Don't you ever scare me like that again" he told her. He could see from her puffy red eyes that she's been crying and he was on the verge of tears as well. She'd scared him.
"I'm sorry" she whispered.
"I love you" he said and pulled her to him. Haley let the tear flow freely as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I'm sorry for being so unfair to you but I was hurting and I wanted to make you feel the way I felt. I was angry and hurt and I took that out on you" Jon said as a few tears slid down his cheeks. He'd never cried in front of anyone, he was made of steel and now three people had witnessed him cry in the space of two months.
"I love you too" she said as she cried into is shoulder.
So what did you think? Jon and Haley are back together, I couldn't keep them apart :)
NEXT CHAPTER – The Braniel Bus. Haley joins the Total Divas on Bryan and Brie's tour bus with Jon and the two finally talk to an upset Eva who's just heard about her scandalous photos. When tensions rise on the tour bus Haley has to choose between Arianne with who she hasn't forgotten about Arianne and Randy or Eva who ruined her relationship with Jon.