That Morning

"Well I guess we can't stay at hotels anymore." Randy stated early as he packed his suitcase.

"Can I just go home now? Please?" April asked as she watched him.

"I haven't heard from dad or your mom that it's okay to bring you back yet." He answered as he continued putting clothes into his bag.

"It is okay. It's my house Randy. And it's not like they asked you to take me away. It was your idea."

"I know it was my idea and I'm not ready to send you home yet."

"But I Have to get ready for college."

"You'll have plenty of time." Randy interrupted as he zipped up the suitcase.

"Randy, please…"

"You're staying with me until I say so and that's final. Now let's go."

April spend the day secluded more so than usual. She never opened the curtains. She didn't leave the bus at all for anything. She spent the day lying on the bed in the bedroom as far away from everyone as she could. Partially sulking, partially thinking about the night before. She was so relieved when she ran into Corey. She wanted so badly to tell him and Carmella everything that happened, but she just couldn't/ She was amazed that she got up the courage to leave the hotel room when Randy got into the shower. That was the biggest step she ever took. But then when Corey showed so much concern, she got scared. She was afraid that Carmella would be upset at that. And then what if she was mad and thought April was just making everything up to try and get in between them? She was already the reason why her dad left, not wanting to have to take care of a kid. Randy reminded her that several times. He also had said that she was probably the reason their parents were fighting. She was probably putting a strain on them. The last thing she wanted was to cause issues between the people who had been nice to her. She was going to just try and tough it out another week or two then hopefully then hopefully be back home. But that changed when she got a visit from Corey that night.

The sun had set and most of the fans had entered the arena. Most of the wrestlers were inside getting ready for the show. April thought nw would be a good time to step outside and get some air. She stood at the back of the tour bus, leaning against it while looking up at the sky. The stars had began poking through the dark sky.

"Hey." A voice said startling her causing her to jump. "I'm sorry. I thought you heard me coming. Man, that's probably the last thing you needed right now. I'm sorry."

April placed her hand on her chest and slightly calmed down when she saw it was Aleister. "What are you doing out here?" She asked.

"Probably the same thing you're doing." He answered. "I usually come out here and try to clear my head before a match to get in the zone. But when I saw you over here I thought I'd come over."

Though she was happy for a moment having him come over to her, her thoughts of a few days before flooded back to her and she hoped that he would leave soon. Before anyone saw them together, before she ended up saying something she shouldn't.

"My match is up in a little bit. Against your brother. You wanna come inside and watch it? Maybe get some coffee?"

"No. I think I'm just going to go to bed."

"April, are you alright? You haven't been inside all day." Alesiter asked with genuine concern in his voice.

"I'm fine." She said as convincing as she could.

"I know you're probably still shaken up." April looked at him shocked. "Corey told me about what happened.

April sighed and leaned her head against the bus. She felt embarrassed. She stupid. Why did Corey have to open his mouth?

"Hey, it's okay. It's nothing you should feel bad about. It happens to the best of us. Even me, but don't let that get around." He said causing a small smile to appear on April's face. "If you want, I '

"Black!" A voice from the entry called as April tried to position herself behind him so she wouldn't be seen. "Orton's looking for you."

"I'll be there in a few." He called back.

"He's waiting now."

"And he can wait another two minutes." Aleister stated over his shoulder before turning back to April. He placed his hand gently on her cheek. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask me, okay?"

"Black!" The person yelled again.

"You better get going before he comes to find you." April said to him.

Aleister didn't argue with her, he just smiled and went back into the arena. April took a breath of fresh air after he left. She almost melted at his gentle she had to make sure their conversation was as brief and emotionless as possible just in case anyone happened to see them talking. She didn't want word of that to get back to Randy, and him get mad, and have a match tonight. Dealing with herself was one thing, but she didn't want to be responsible for anyone else getting hurt. So she decided to try and do something about it. She went back onto Randy's bus and grabbing a sweatshirt, pulling it over her head before walking into the arena.