Forgive & Forget
or
Relive & Regret?

AJ quickly ran up behind Alexis and put his arm around her.

"What's up?" He asked.

"I know what's up anymore!" Alexis yelled running her hands through her hair. "What do I do?"

"I can't tell you what you should do," AJ said hugging her. "You have to do what you want to do and you know that I'll support you through it."

"I wanna be five years old again," Alexis said wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Who doesn't?" AJ said hugging her tighter.

"Umm…you guys," Alex interrupted. "He's awake."

"So what's going on?" Alexis asked as she composed herself.

"He's got a level three concussion," Alex said. "He won't be able to wrestle again for a month or two."

"How's he doing?" Alexis asked.

"He's pretty dazed," Alex answered.

"Alright, we're going home," AJ said to Alex. "If anything happens you can phone."

"Sure thing," Alex said. "I got most of it on video too if you wanna watch it later."

AJ looked at him. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Believe me," Alex started, "lots of people are trying to figure that out."

"Oh I believe you," AJ said taking his jacket off and giving it to Alexis. "See ya on Saturday."

"You know it," Alex said going back into the waiting room.

AJ rolled his eyes as Alex left and then looked at Alexis.

"Hungry or anything?" He asked her.

"I just wanna go home and cuddle up with you," Alexis said.

"That's a good plan too," AJ said walking outside with her.

"How's your shoulder?" Alexis asked.

"It hurts so goddamn much," AJ said unlocking the car.

"Then I'm driving," Alexis said taking the keys.

"Yes dear," AJ said opening up the drivers door for her.

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"You are awake way too early," AJ said.

"And I would've gotten up but someone decided half way through the night that they wanted to sleep on my chest," Alexis said.

"Where's the bastard? I'll kill him," AJ said getting comfortable.

"Could you get off of me some time today?" Alexis asked. "I have to put things away yet today."

"I'll move the boxes later," AJ said hugging her waist.

"They have to be sorted," Alexis said.

"So hire someone."

"I don't want someone sorting through all of my things," Alexis said. "I can't stand it when you do it."

"Fine then," AJ said rolling off of her. "Don't call when you're cold at night."

"You wouldn't turn me down," Alexis said getting up and out of bed.

She walked downstairs and looked at the numerous piles of boxes.

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"Okay, I decided to wake up today," AJ said walking into the living room. "Tornado or Cyclops?"

"It's not that bad," Alexis said looking at the mess. "It had to be done eventually."

"What's that?" AJ asked.

"Pictures from Nashville yet," Alexis said laughing. "They were in those boxes that we never got around to in Seattle."

"So you're two years faster than the other move?" AJ asked sitting down beside her.

"Do you remember this one?" Alexis asked showing him a picture of the group of four.

"That would've been after we learnt that Petey and Laura had been together for two years and Petey had a party that night," AJ said.

"Good job," Alexis said flipping through pictures. "What about this one?"

"That one was…" AJ said slowing down. "I have no idea."

"That was at that restaurant at three o'clock in the morning," Alexis said flipping some more. "And this one?"

"That's my favorite picture of you," AJ said kissing her neck. "It was early November, before it snowed, but it was when you just started to come over. You were sitting on the counter talking to me."

"You remember it that clearly?" Alexis asked.

"Yep," he said taking the picture from her. "That's why its staying with me."

"I'll let you keep it then," Alexis said looking back at the pictures.

The one on top was of her and Laura laying in the leaves.

"That was taken two hours after," AJ said smiling at her.

"Do you miss those times at all?" Alexis asked.

"Miss them?" AJ asked thinking. "Yeah. I miss the excitement."

"So do I," Alexis said putting her head on his shoulder. "Do you think that that's why we fought so much when we moved to Seattle?"

"Why are you bringing that up?" AJ asked her.

"I'm just curious," Alexis said.

"I don't know what happened in Seattle," AJ said. "But it certainly wasn't because we got bored with each other."

Alexis nodded and dropped the subject. She looked at the picture.

"Why don't you go over there?" AJ asked.

"Because I don't feel like forgiving them," Alexis said.

"So you're gonna hold grudges for the rest of your life and be miserable?"

"Why not?" Alexis asked.

"Because it's extremely immature," AJ said.

"You used to call me immature all the time," Alexis replied.

"Only when you are," AJ said. "Go over there and talk to her. You know you miss her like crazy."

"When you miss someone like crazy you make brainless mistakes."

"And I'm not crazily missing someone so I'm the rational one telling you to go over there and make amends," AJ argued.

"Fine!" Alexis yelled getting up. "But I'm getting dressed first."

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It had been five hours and AJ had begun to wonder if Alexis had even gone over there or if she had why she still wasn't home.

So he got in his car and drove two blocks down. Alexis' car was sitting in the driveway as well as Petey's and Laura's. He was about to knock on the door when it opened and Petey was standing there.

"Hey," AJ said taking a step back.

"Hi," Petey said leaning against the door frame. "Wanna come in?"

"Yeah," AJ said.

Petey opened the door and they both walked into the house. It didn't take long for them to hear Alexis and Laura laughing.

"So they made up?" AJ asked.

"Yeah, it was a long conversation though, I couldn't tell you the specifics because I wasn't really listening," Petey said. "Want a beer?"

"Sure," AJ said.

"You haven't been here yet have you?" Petey said handing him the bottle. "Want a tour?"

"Might as well," AJ replied. "They're not gonna save the oxygen on this floor."

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"You put up a good fight though," AJ said. "My shoulder is still in pain."

"I believe it, you hit that rail hard," Petey said. "Did you see the tape yet?"

"No, I haven't had a chance to," AJ said. "Why? Is it amusing?"

"I think you defied gravity," Petey said.

AJ laughed. "How's the entire front side of your body?"

"Exceptionally sore," Petey said. "Did you have to give me Clash from the second rope?"

"I had to," AJ said. "You were like a cockroach, you just kept coming back."

Petey laughed. "It was a good match."

"What happened with the main event?" AJ asked.

"Complete chaos," Petey said. "You should've seen it. The whole thing was in the crowd or on the ramp. Someone even fell down all the stairs. But in the end Christian came out and started beating on Team 3D, which was good for me, but then he kicked the shit out Bobby Roode and Eric Young."

"Didn't see that coming," AJ said. "I thought that he would jump to the first crowd that asked him."

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