A/N: A special thanks goes to BreakTheWalls and Leasha Ambrose for the wonderful reviews. Another special thanks goes to ClassicPurpleRoses for becoming a follower to this story. On to number four, let me know what you think.

** The Lyrics in this belong to me, I wrote them.**

Chapter 4:

Explosion

Kenny

I awoke to the feeling of warm flesh against my back. Smiling, I rolled over to come face to face with my sleeping girlfriend. The sight of her asleep just made me smile that much harder. Unfortunately, I knew that I didn't have much time with her. I knew that she had a flight to New York City later on. SiriusXM Octane was interviewing Celestial as a band tomorrow morning, which I knew was an honor for her.

Karina opened her eyes slowly, moving her hands to her face almost instantly. She groaned out of annoyance. "Morning sunshine." I greeted her warmly, scooting a little closer and placed my lips on her cheek.

"Morning." She answered, fully alert now.

"How did you sleep?"

"Perfectly."

Smiling upon her answer, I kissed her lips once and then twice. Her skin was still so warm and so inviting. I was more than willing to have a repeat of what happened last night; but I knew we really didn't have the time. "I really don't want to get out of this bed." She grumbled.

"Neither do I; but you have that interview to go to. I know you don't want to miss that."

"No, I don't. I also don't want to be away from you either."

Wrapping my arms around her, I held her tightly. It was hard to believe that I met her at the end of May and here we were, October 3rd, in a relationship that neither one of us saw coming. She snuggled her head into my chest, shying away from sight. "So I need to tell you something." She said in a muffled voice.

"What's that?" I asked, sliding my body back a few centimeters so she had to lift her head back up to face me.

She rolled over to the edge of the bed and got up. Her naked body was entirely in my view. Mentally groaning at the control I was having to enforce upon myself. Unzipping her bag, she quickly got dressed before digging further into her bag for something. She pulled out a small white card that looked like something that would be attached to flowers.

Returning to the bed, she sat down on the edge and handed the card to me. She was no longer smiling, which meant this wasn't something good. I sat up immediately to read this with my full attention.

"October 2nd, the day karma will come around.

I'll take them out one by one, leaving you alone.

Just like you left me."

My good mood instantly went sour. I looked at her and all I could see was the tears forming in her eyes. "When did you get this?" I asked, trying to keep my voice as calm as I possibly could. She moved her hands across her face, catching the tears before they fell. "I got it the night I had my last performance. Shay and I came home to flowers on my kitchen island. This card was attached. Of course he didn't sign it; but I knew exactly who it was from."

"That was almost three weeks ago!" I shouted, without meaning to.

"I know, I'm sorry...I wanted to tell you...I just didn't know how to."

"Karina, this is serious...you should have fucking told me the instant you found it."

She quickly got up from the bed, the tears were no longer there. Instead, there was anger radiating from her. Her eyes were narrowed and bore straight through me. "This is exactly why I didn't tell you sooner. I wanted to avoid this kind of reaction from you." She yelled back, clenching her hands tightly at her sides.

"My reaction is justified. He abused you, Karina. This is a threat, even if it is meant to scare you...you should be taking it more seriously than you are."

"I know damn well what he did to me! I fucking lived it! This is the very reason why I stayed away from relationships after him...the arguments and right now, I can't deal with any of it...I'm sorry; but maybe this was a mistake."

"Karina…"

She lifted the handle of her bag and hoisted her shoulder bag up before walking out of the room entirely. The door slammed shut behind her and I was left alone in her hotel room. Running a hand through my tangled hair and then down my face, the harsh reality that I just drove her away had just set it. How was I going to explain this to everyone else? I had no doubt that Adrian would be loving it when the word got around that we broke up, if that was indeed what just happened.

Karina

I had stormed out of the room before I could even do anything with my hair, so I tucked into the lobby bathroom. The person reflecting back at me was truly pathetic. My eyes were bloodshot and there were puffy bags under them. Reaching down into my shoulder bag, I grabbed my make-up bag. There was no way I was going anywhere looking like this.

My phone vibrated against the granite countertop, indicating a message had come through. I simply ignored it, there were more pressing things at the moment. If it was important, then that person would have just called.

Applying make-up, it got me thinking that maybe I overreacted during that fight in my room. However, I also felt like he really didn't understand why I held off from telling him about the card. I also felt like he didn't understand me and the issues I go through on a daily basis. Closing my eyes, I leaned back for a moment. I could feel the anxiety deep inside me bubble to the surface. My chest started to tighten and pretty soon the room was starting to feel claustrophobic.

"Karina." A familiar voice called.

Britt's face came into view just before I collapsed to my knees. She slid across the floor to get me quicker, holding me in her arms. She didn't ask me what was wrong, all she did was comfort me until the attack passed. Once it did, I burst into tears. "It's okay, hunnie. Where is Kenny?" She asked.

"I don't know...we...had...a fight." I sobbed, choking on my own words.

"I assume the fight triggered this. I'm surprised how long you put up a fight during the attack. Perhaps, you will learn how to bring yourself out of them on your own someday."

She helped me to my feet and, once again, my make-up was ruined. Britt smiled and took control of the situation. My hands were still shaky at best and I was thankful that she had walked in when she did. "I don't know what I'd do without you today." I admitted, when she had finished up with what little make-up I wanted.

"You're welcome. I'm glad I showed up when I did."

She moved to wrap me into a hug. A hug that was much needed. I shoved the smaller bag back inside my shoulder bag and proceeded to walk out of the bathroom with Britt trailing right behind me. "I'll see you soon, okay. Keep your head up, I'm sure it was just a fight and you guys will make up in no time at all. You guys are just too damn cute not too."

I wanted to tell her that she was right; but there was a nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach that was telling me a completely different story. The uber I had called was parked right up front outside the hotel doors. Tossing my bags inside, I told the driver exactly where I needed to go.

Kenny

It had been twenty-four hours already and there was not a single word spoken between Karina and I. Opening the front door to my home in Winnipeg, I couldn't help but feel empty. Matt and Nick both assumed it was just an argument, that things would go back to normal once she's had time to cool down; but somehow I felt like that that wasn't the case with her this time. "I suppose I could listen to her interview." I told myself, walking into the living room to turn on the stereo system.

"It's time. I'm Kayla Riley and I have an exclusive interview with newcomer band Celestial for all of you listeners. Welcome guys."

"Thank you for inviting us." Jayson answered, while the others agreed quietly behind him.

"You want to introduce yourself."

"Landon Hale, Bass." Landon introduced first.

"Hayley Peirce, Drums."

"Jayson Riddick, Guitar."

"Karina Dawson, Vocals."

Upon hearing her speak, I sat down on the edge of the couch. Normally, I would play a video game the second I walked through the door; but this time was different, I really wanted to hear the interview and maybe even learn a few things about her that I didn't know. "You guys really just burst onto the scene with the single 'Alive'. I understand you've been a band for a couple years and did shows here and there; but nothing solid."

"Yeah, at first this was kind of an escape for me mentally. I had just gotten out of an abusive relationship and was released from the WWE. Jayson, Hayley and I had been childhood friends, so we decided to do this for real. I'm having a blast so far." Karina answered. There was a smile in her voice and I wished that I could see it for myself.

"Landon, how did you come to join?" Kayla asked.

"At first, I was a singer with Karina. I stepped away from a little while to decide if that was what I wanted to do, in the end I came back to fill in the void of lost bassiest. I wouldn't change a thing."

My phone chimed from inside the pocket of my jeans. I reached inside to retrieve the device. There was a message from Matt waiting for my viewership."Have you heard from Karina yet?"

"No." I quickly typed back and hit the send button.

"Who is your influence that sparked the music bug?" Kayla asked.

"I think each one of us would have a different answer." Karina replied.

She wasn't wrong. Each one of them had a different talent, so their influences would be different. Landon, Jayson and Hayley answered the question in that order. Karina was the last one to answer and to be honest, I was probably the most interested in this question out of the other ones Kayla had asked.

"Lita Ford was probably one of earlier influences. I simply loved the fact that she could be beautiful and still be this badass rocker chick. Later on, it became the voices of Amy Lee and Maria Brink, mixed with a newcomer herself Alecia 'Mixi' Demmer."

"I understand that you are also a wrestler for the new company AEW. Is there anything you can tell me about what made you decide to step back into the ring again?"

Swallowing hard, I knew this question was going to be a difficult one for her to answer. If I was honest, I didn't even know the real reason she decided to step back into the ring again. "I am, I signed a three year contract with them back in July. We were actually supposed to perform at one of their shows in June; but due to reasons out of my control we were unable to. I got to see what they were all about and the bug just returned. One of their Executive Vice Presidents, helped get back into ring shape and here I am."

"Last question. If you could have any artist do an entrance song for you, who would it be?"

"Right now, since my character is about to take a turn...In This Moment for sure. Maria would no doubt nail an eerie entrance song for my character."

"Alright, thank you for joining me. You can catch them on tour in the summer to celebrate the release of their debut album 'Concrete Rose' on August 21st. Here is a brand new track called 'Dead Again'."

Wait! A new song. She hadn't told me about that either, nor did she tell me about the release date of the album. Obviously, there were plenty of things she didn't tell me. I knew that I should be mad; but I just couldn't bring myself to feel the emotion when I could hear her beautiful voice playing through my speakers.

"One day, you will be here

One day, we will come face to face

Until then, I'll be dead again…

Dead

Dead

Dead

Will you find me in the chaos of hell

Or will you find me in the peace of heaven."

Leaning back against the back of the couch, I closed my eyes envisioning her actually singing those words. There was no doubt in my mind that this song was about her brother, Haden. I knew that it was quickly approaching his death anniversary, no wonder she made this song their second single.

I wanted to comfort her. I wanted to be there with her; but I knew that I couldn't that I had to let her come to me in her own time. If there was one thing I did know about Karina, it was that I couldn't push her to do something. She had to do it on her own. Hopefully, I don't have to wait forever.