The Day Before

April spent most of her time on Randy's private bus. She didn't know anyone that he worked with. There were a few people that she had talked to a few times when she was with Randy in catering having a meal, but other than those few she kept to herself. And whenever she was backstage, she tried to blend into her wasn't trying to be rude to anyone, she just didn't want to be there. She wanted to be home. Not that it was all that pleasant there right now, but that probably wouldn't be lasting that much longer. But Randy thought it would be good for her to have a break from the constant fighting of their parents. It would also give their parents some time alone and a chance to work through whatever issues they were having. They thought it was such a great idea that they didn't bother to ask April what she thought.

'Only two more weeks.' April thought to herself as she walked through the backstage corridors with her coffee.

"Hey Randy. What;s up with your sister?" Fellow longtime wrestler Drew McIntyre asked as he saw her.

"What do you mean?" Randy asked.

"He means she's supposed to be out here spending time with you, but she's never in here with you. And whenever anyone does see her, she always looks like she's sulking.." Baron Corbin chimed in as he walked over to the duo.

"There's just a lot going on at home right now. And she doesn't handle stress very well, so I thought I'd bring her along with me for a little bit to try and give her a break. But things are still weighing on her mind." Randy explained to his co-workers. "And trust me, we spend a lot of time together."

"Look who finally decided to come inside the building."

"Huh?" April said as she looked up coming out of her thoughts. She saw Aleister Black standing in front of her. His hair was pulled back and he was wearing a black jacket covering his tattooed frame. He didn't look dressed to compete.

"We were starting to think Orton didn't let you off his bus."

"Oh. I needed some coffee." April answered.

"He doesn't have any on his bus already?" Aleister asked with an amused smile. "I thought he'd have everything on there."

"He has snacks and waters and stuff, but no coffee. So I have to come inside for that."

Aleister stood there, seemingly having no intention of moving on. To some he probably looked intimidating or unsettling, but his presence didn't seem to bother April. He spoke strongly, as if he always knew what he was talking about. Not many people would ever question him. His close friends knew how he really was, but most were afraid of him. Not April.

"I can't believe Orton doesn't have a bunch of fancy foreign coffee's on his bus." Aleister commented crossing his arms.

"That would require him to have to make the fancy coffee's himself. Orton prefers things done for him by a butler or something. But I guess I took the butler's spot on the bus so we;ll have to suffer through regular arena coffee for the next few weeks." April retorted as she took a sip from her cup.

Aleister wasn't able to stifle his laughter. He wasn't expecting that kind of answer. He thought that April would defend her brother, not make fun of him.

"Well if you ever get tired of arena coffee and want to go out for some real coffee, let me know."

"So you want me to start taking up room in your vehicle now?" She jokingly asked.

"Looks like someone was able to bring her out of her shell a bit." Drew commented, interrupting Baron and Randy who were still talking.

They stopped talking and looked towards the direction of April and the man she was talking with.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, my dear."Aleister replied with a smile.

"Randy put you up to this didn't he? He just wants his butler back." She joked along with him.

April may have been a reserved person, but that didn't mean she was a mute. If she found someone she enjoyed talking with, she would. If she found someone she thought she could trust, she would open up. Something about talking with Aleister, as scary as he may appear, made her feel at ease.

"Aleister, are you scaring the poor girl?" Carmella asked as she walked over to them along with her boyfriend, Corey Graves.

Carmella is someone that April had talked with several times while in catering and became the only person she would really call a friend while she was with Randy.

"Probably not, she's still standing here." Aleister answered.

"With you blocking her way." Corey added.

"No, he's behaving." April told them. "At least I think he is. He could be being an ass. I'm not sure."

"Actually, I was being nice and inviting her out for coffee." Aleister informed them as April sipped on the one she had.

"Oh, is that so" Carmella asked with a smile as she crossed her arms.

"He felt bad I Had to live on catering coffee." April added.

Corey made a noise of disgust. "Yeah, if you get to that stuff after eleven a.m. it's just better off to not."

"Exactly. So I was being nice. I told her if she wanted a real cup of coffee to let me know."

Corey chuckled. "Could you imagine her getting fed up and trying to drive that big ass bus through a starbucks drive thru?"

"I'd have to be pretty desperate to attempt to drive that thing." April laughed.

"What about tonight? Since we're staying in town for the show tomorrow, we were gonna go out after the show and get something to eat and some drinks. You should come along." Carmella suggested. "Aleister could buy you a nice coffee there. We were gonna talk him into coming with us too."

"Hey! I never said I Was buying. I just said I'd take her."

"Well you're buying. So April what do you say?"

April lowered her head slightly as she began to stir her coffee. "I'm not sure. It might not be a good idea."

"Why not?"

"Well, if it was just me and you maybe. But Randy, well he doesn't really like Corey too much. I think he'll give me a problem."

"Ah he's just jealous he has some tattoo competition." Corey said trying put the conversation as ease.

"Better not tell him I'm invited then." Aleister added with a laugh.

"Look, I know he doesn't like me. It's not really a big secret. And I'm sure he's just trying to protect you, but he knows I'm not a dangerous guy." Corey stated.

"Yeah, and I'll be there too." Carmella added.

"Or we could all go get tattoos?" Corey suggested.

"Oh I like that idea!" Aleister perked up.

"Definitely not." Carmella stated.

"I'm with her on this one. I'll stick with the coffee." April agreed.

"Come on, just a little one." Corey said as he put his arm around his girlfriend.

"What if it was a tattoo of coffee?" Aleister asked.

"I do not like coffee that much." April stated as the group laughed.

As they were laughing, they didn't notice that Randy had walked over to them. April could tell that he was annoyed but he was clearly trying to hide it.

"Hey Randy." She greeted.

"Hi Carmella added on while Aleister nodded. Corey stayed silent.

Randy nodded at everyone. "April, I have to get some stuff off of the bus. Would you mind coming with me?"

"Yeah, sure. I'll see you guys around." She said to the group as she walked away with her step brother.

She still hadn't solidified any plans with them for later. She would still have to think about whether or not she was going to try and go with them. Part of her really wanted to go. Carmella was really nice to her, she liked talking with her and Corey. They were a cute couple And part of her really wanted to spend some more time with Aleister. Randy wasn't saying anything to her as they walked through the hallways,so she was trying to think of a way to bring this up to him in a way that he wouldn't get upset. He wouldn't want her to go out without him, but it would be nice to.