"Torrie, what's wrong?" John asked worriedly as he walked over to her and picked up Torrie's cellphone from the floor and looked at the name of the person who called just a moment ago. John raised an eyebrow when he saw that it was not registered on Torrie's phonebook.
"What's wrong?" John repeated his question as he placed the cellphone on a nearby table and held Torrie's hands securely to his chest. Torrie couldn't help but let her tears roll down freely. She felt so secure and safe with John. She looked into his eyes and battled with herself if she should tell John about what was stopping her from being with him.
"John? How much do you love me?" Torrie took all the courage she has in the world to ask John the question. John's eyes lit up when he heard the question and answered huskily and sincerely.
"More than anything in this damn world." John wiped Torrie's tears away with his hand and leaned closely to Torrie with his head inclined closely to Torrie's.
"No matter what you learn about me?" Torrie asked slowly.
"No matter what." John said, letting Torrie feel that his answer was final and unbreakable.
"I love you too John and I don't know if you'd still love me after this…" Torrie said and started to tell John about Billy's mistress and her supposed to be murder case. And Torrie confessed to John about Billy's conditions and his money demands. John was silent all throughout the talk. This made Torrie nervous, not knowing what John's reaction will be for he kept a very blank face.
"John?" Torrie called out his name, waiting for his response.
"Well, there's just one thing I have to say…" John decided to leave his sentence hanging for a while and then a smile broke into his face.
"Billy's crap!" he said and hugged Torrie tightly.
"Huh?" Torrie asked confusedly.
"Billy is full crap! He's too damn stupid to let you go! He's too damn a bastard to do this to you!" John said and stroked her hair.
"I wouldn't care if you did that to that girl… They deserved it! You're a great person Torrie and they're fools to not know it."
"I… I don't know what to say…" Torrie sobbed.
"I still love you… will that help you figure out what to say?" John said as he touched her chin.
"I love you too John." She finally said with tears still in her eyes.
"You still have one more thing to say…" John said. Torrie looked at him questioningly, John looked at the cellphone on the table and she quickly understood.
"It was Melina. She said we need to meet tonight because she knows that it was me who came to your aid earlier." Torrie explained.
"Tell you what, I'll come with you but I will not let them see me. Just in case they make a move that's stupid just like they are." John offered and Torrie hugged him tight.
"Thanks." Torrie said and kissed him on the lips. Torrie thought her move was stupid and backed away.
"I never thought I'd taste your lips ever again after that night on our first date." John said and smiled and this time it was he who started the kiss. It felt like it was eternity because they thought it would never end but the thought of Melina brought them back to reality.
"We have to go." Torrie said slowly after breaking the kiss.
"Yeah." John replied but managed to steal one more kiss from Torrie.
"I wonder where John is right now?" Stacy asked as she wondered out loud to Randy as they were getting inside Randy's car and ready to leave the arena.
"Did Melina gave you an address where you are going to meet?" John asked as they walked to the parking area.
"Yeah, she texted me where." Torrie answered nervously.
"Hey relax. You got me." John assured her one more time.
"I'm trying to put that in mind." Torrie answered.
"Come on." John said and guided Torrie inside his car. The short drive was very silent. And yet it was like one of those times that you can express a thousand emotions without even saying a single word. Like it was only their souls who were talking. Torrie turned her head to John and saw him looking at her. She smiled slowly and he quickly returned it along with a naughty wink.
"We're here." John finally said.
"Okay. We're here. Breathe." Torrie told her self and stepped out of the car. But before she could close the car door, John grabbed her arm and kissed it.
"Don't worry. I'm here." John assured her again. Torrie nodded and walked away. She slowly entered the spooky warehouse Melina had told her.
"Melina!" Torrie called out her archnemesis' name. Then from her left, Torrie heard clapping sounds. She quickly turned her head to see Melina clapping her hands as if she was watching something very entertaining.
"Bravo, Torrie! Bravo!" Melina said as her smirk grew wider with every step she takes going to Torrie.
"Cut the act Melina! What do you want?" Torrie asked firmly trying to hide her quavering tone.
"Ooh! Suddenly Torrie learns how to fight back!" Melina mocked her and Torrie just glared at the Latina.
"I'm not here for any of your crap Melina." She said coldly.
"Alright then, let's get down to business." Melina said and took a seat at the only chair in the empty warehouse.
"I want you to seduce John Cena and then dump him." Melina said a matter of factly.
"Seeing how he's so in to you, it wouldn't be hard I guess." Melina continued.
"And why do you think I would follow what you said." Torrie said in a challenging voice.
"Ooh, I wouldn't want the whole locker room or even the whole world to know about your attempted murder case." Melina said while checking her nails and stared at Torrie coldly.
"You bitch!" Torrie exclaimed and wanted to slap Melina's face off
"Nah uh Torrie." Melina said and with a snap of her fingers, Nitro and Mercury suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Torrie felt so much like a prey being watched by her predators.
"John." She whispered desperately.
"Don't worry Torrie. Nothing will happen to you if you just follow what I say." Melina said and touched Torrie's cheek.
"Date John Cena and dump him. That'll surely break him." Melina said. "Then I would do my thing and get on with Randy." She continued in a whisper but Torrie could still hear her words.
"Why are you doing this?" Torrie suddenly asked.
"It's actually none of your business but if you should know…" Melina started and continued. "They made us look like fools on their debut night on SmackDown. Nobody does that to MNM!"
"Yeah!" Nitro and Mercury agreed stupidly.
"So to get back at them, we formulated a plan. Break John Cena and we break their team." Melina continued further.
"It's like hitting two birds with one stone too. We break their team and I get the guy." Melina confessed and laughed evilly.
"So do as I say Wilson an my mouth will remain shut." Melina said and ordered Torrie to go.
Torrie got inside the car hurriedly and drove off.
When they finally got to a safe distance, John asked her what happened. Torrie looked at his face and remembered his promise to her earlier. Torrie stopped the car and faced John Cena.
"She wants me to date and dump you." She said and waited for his reply.
"So… you're dumping me?" John asked tentatively.
"Hell no! Why should I?" Torrie said.
"What else did she say?" John asked.
"Melina wants Randy for herself and she said that if I don't follow what she says, the whole world is gonna know about… about my secret." Torrie said sadly.
"Don't worry, we're gonna be two steps ahead of them. John said and took his cellphone and speed dialed a number and gave the phone to Torrie. Torrie looked at him confusedly and she quickly understood when she saw Stacy's name on the phone.
"Stace…" Torrie started and the other blonde listened carefully.
a/n: so sorry if you don't like it guys.. i've been in trouble lately. so sorry.. i'm open for criticisms/comments/suggestions though. lol. sorry for the delayed update too. i still hope you like it. r&r pls. thanks all! and by the way, the end is near for this fic so watch out! i may be taking abreak from writing fics after i'm done with my current fics, too. check my profile, i'll post my whereabouts there and other things...
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