A/N: And so the drama continues! This time with a twist so shocking at the end that I sat staring wide-eyed at my computer screen for about five minutes after it played out. "Miss Me Baby" has taken off in a whole new direction that I never intended it to all because of the arrival of Senshi in TNA! I'm really enjoying writing this though, it's something new to me that I've never tried my hand at before and I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I have writing it. Please review and tell me what you think as I'm really looking forward to hearing your reactions to the new twist!
As Nessa watched Brandon watching her, her fingers idly strummed a nervous tune on the side of her coffee mug. "Why now?" She whispered and he sighed.
"Because it was time for me to come home. I didn't know you were going to be working there, honestly. Daniels told me on Sunday then I saw you during the match and I couldn't believe it, you haven't changed at all."
"Physically, maybe not...mentally, yes I have. When I met Joe I felt as if I would never find love again but he showed me differently. I mean hell, after Monty and I got divorced then you and I split up what else could I think?"
"You know that I still love you, right?" He asked.
"Yeah I do and a part of me still loves you too...I always will but I'm not in love with you anymore. Any chance of that happening went out the door with you the day you left me for Japan. Do you have any possible idea how much that hurt me Brand?"
"Probably as much as it hurt me." Brandon responded and Nessa laughed bitterly.
"Oh yeah, it hurt you so bad you walked out that door without even looking back. My god Brandon you never even stopped for one minute to ask me how I felt about it! Now you're back and you expect me to act like everything's all right between us, I just can't do that."
"I don't expect that at all."
"Is that why in Chris' locker room tonight you acted as if nothing ever happened between us? You walked over to me and struck up a conversation like I should just forget everything that happened and treat you like I do any other person in my life. I can't do that either Brand...because I still do love you and I still carry the emotional scars of what went down." Nessa admitted.
Brandon slammed his fist down on the table causing Nessa to jump a little as he looked at her with a mixture of pain and anger in his eyes. "And you think I don't? You think it doesn't kill me to see you in the arms of another man? Especially a man who would accept a deal and set out to purposely hurt you." Brandon growled and Nessa looked at him in shock.
"How did you..."
"Daniels told me. Dammit Vanessa! Yes, what I did was wrong, I admit that but there's no way in hell I would ever do something like that to you."
"He apologized and I forgave him." Nessa tried to defend Joe. Damn that was weak.
"That doesn't make what he did any better...you know that as well as I do. He doesn't deserve you Vanessa."
"And you do?" She snapped and Brandon flinched.
"I do and you know it but whether it's me or not...you need to get the hell away from him."
"What makes you such an expert on relationships?"
"I'm not claiming to be! Let me ask you something though Vanessa...do you honestly think he would've proposed to you this soon under any other circumstances?" He questioned.
"What the hell are you talking about Brand?"
"Do you honestly think that he would've proposed this soon had this whole deal thing never happened? Have you ever stopped to think that maybe he just did it to keep from losing you?"
"You don't know what the hell you're talking about!" Dammit could he be right?
"Don't I? Let's take a walk." His abrupt change of subject had her utterly confused but she got up and followed him as he paid the bill and walked outside. They walked along the beach, just enjoying the night air until he suddenly stopped and turned to her.
"What are..." Her question was cut off by Brandon taking her into his arms and kissing her. Nessa tried to fight out of his grasp but he was too strong for her. After the kiss ended she drew her hand back and slapped him across the face. "Asshole! Don't ever fucking do that again!" Nessa hissed.
"Look me in the eye and tell me you didn't feel anything and I'll never touch you again." Brandon stated.
Nessa looked him in the eye for a few minutes then sighed and looked away. "I can't."
