Spencer and John entered the locker room and Spencer was whisked into Shamus's arms. "Girl I owe you big for this. My first title belt."

Spencer laughed. "You deserve it. Someone should have that belt that has repect for it."

Shamus gave her a kiss on the cheek. "You will always have me in your corner through anything."

"Thanks Shay."

Randy opened a can of beer, and passed one to John. " So are you gonna tell us why we got to finally beat that asshole?"

Spencer looked at John then back at Randy before sighing. "Daniel use to hurt me a lot, and I realized that he was gonna keep it up and never let me go unless a statement was made, and I know a few of you knew he hit me that one time, but it was more than once, and it was just getting worse. He came to John's and I knew I had to let him know that he can't mess with me anymore, and plus side you guys got to finally go after him to since he's been pissing you all off with his usual cockiness."

Philip gave her a hug. "Girl you ever need anything I'm here."

"I know you all have been good friends to me, but this is my problem and hopefully now it's done."

John pulled her to him. "It's our problem."

Spencer just hugged him then headed back to Stephanie's office to get her paper's for the match's next week. She was walking down the hall when she was grabbed and slammed into the opposite wall.

"You think I'm gonna let you get away with making a fool out of me?"

"Dan, you need to quit! This was nothing. You forget I handle the match's and therefore I have your career in my hands."

Daniel punched the wall beside her head causing Spencer to clench her eye's shut, she was trying so hard to stay strong, she didn't want him to have anything over her anymore.

"I can crush your throat right now, you know that."

"John would have your head."

"It'd be worth it to see you squirm." He slammed her against the wall one more time causing the air to rush from her lungs as he did it again. "Not much to say now huh."

"Hey!"

Daniel saw Eve, and Kelly coming down the hall with Zack so he got out of there while Spencer tried to get her breath back. Eve got to her first.

"Are you ok?"

Spencer nodded her walked away without really saying anything, and went about her business. She was thinking now that maybe she just made things worse for herself.

Later that day Zack was in the ring sparing with Kofi when John and Randy joined the ones watching from outside the ring giving imput, and advice. Zack got the pin and then backed off.

"Hey John is Spence ok she didn't say much earlier when Ever, Kelly, and I caught her in the hall."

"Yea why wouldn't she be?"

"It looked like Bryan was hurting her he pushed her into the wall a couple times before we got his attention then he just walked away."

"Dam it!" John left to find Spencer, Randy, and Paul on his tail. Kofi, and Zack wanted to know what was up so they followed.

John looked everywhere before finally catching up with her in the trainer's room. She was sitting on the floor with papers scattered around her.

"What's up?" Spencer asked when everyone rushed in on her out of the blue.

John helped her up then lifted the back of her shirt.

"John?"

He saw the bruises and put her shirt back down. Everyone saw the healing welts, and the new bruises.

Spencer fixed her shirt. "What the hell?"

"Zack told me about Bryan pushing you against a wall. Why didn't you say anything, why didn't you come find me?"

"John it was fine."

"NO! It's not. Him laying hands on you is not ok. Please you have to let me know."

"I can't keep having you fight this for me. He's never gonna let up, he's gonna try to get at you now. Your career is everything I'm not gonna be the reason you get fired or something."

"You are everything. I love wrestling but not at the cost of you getting hurt. You are my everything now."

"What are the welts from?" Paul asked bringing attention that the other's were there also, and that they saw.

John looked down at Spencer who was looking down when he turned around to answer Paul's question. "He beat her with a belt. Just you guys don't need details of everything he's done to her. Just leave it as he put her through hell, and imagine the worst. It's no one's business to know everything he did just know it was bad ok."

Paul wanted to ring his neck. Spencer was alway the first one there for all the wrestlers when they were hurt, she always helped them through everything. When Paul was off for his knee injury, and his wife left she brought him dinners and helped him find someone to talk to. When Kofi was trying to become a name in the WWE she helped him with his high flying moves by telling him what she thought he needed to improve then went with him to a gymnastic's coach and never told anyone so he wouldn't be teased about it. She had the biggest heart anyone could ever see, and for someone to treat her like this wasn't going to happen. It wasn't right.

"Do you need anything Spencer?" Kofi asked. Spencer shook her head, and they all cleared out except for John.

He wrapped his arms around her. "So I guess this is our first test."

"I guess so. Do you feel like running yet?"

"Never. Do you wanna go back to the hotel and call it a day?"

"I would but I promised to have some of these schedules done by the end of the day."

"Alright well I'll be in the gym when your ready."

Spencer nodded.

"The guys will keep their mouths shut. They aren't gonna look any differently at you if your worried about that."

"Ok. I'll be down in a bit."

"ok. If you need anything you have my number."

"I know."

John left and headed back to the gym while Spencer went back to work.

Paul was heading to the locker area when he ran into Daniel and without even thinking he slammed him up against the wall knocking his breath out.

"Now you know how it felt for Spence. Stay away from her because now you don't just have John to worry about." Paul left without even getting an answer and went to get his stuff from his locker so he could leave for the day.

Spencer and John got back to the hotel late that evening, and after getting their rooms they turned in for the night.

Spencer took a long hot shower and then sat down on her bed thinking about everything John had said. If he was being honest Spencer didn't think she'd find anyoone close to how John was with her. He made her feel like she mattered. Just the worry in his eyes was filled with more love than any look Daniel ever gave her. Why didn't she see it before?

She laid back on the bed and looked at the clock before closing ehr eyes she didn't even realize she fell right to sleep.

/

John held her tight in his arms as they laid together on their bed.

"I never want this to end John, or go away."

"It wont. I love you so much I don't think it will ever go away. everyday it just gets better and better."

Spencer brought her head to where she could kiss him, and then the passion was enough to swallow them whole. The feel of his hands on her body, the touch of his lips as he kissed down her neck. They could have burnt the house down with the fire they held for each other.

/

Spencer awoke with a start and realization set in. She may have been blind before but there was no way to not know what she was feeling at that moment. She loved John. She could feel it, and it made her nervous, but excited all the same. He was willing to put everything on the line for her, for them so shouldn't she take the leap also for him. She pulled out her cell phone, and dialed his number.

"Yes baby girl."

"Were you sleeping?"

"Nah. I'm up why, are you ok?"

"I just need to talk to you. Something just came to me, and I really need to talk to you."

"Ok I'll be over."

She waited by the door for the knock and when he came in she kissed him before the door was even shut.

"What's that for?"

"I don't wanna push you away. I don't want this, us to slip through my finger's because I didn't pay attention to what I was feeling."

"OK?" John sat down on her bed beside her.

"John I think I love you. It makes me nervous, and worried, but at the same time excited, and happy. I feel your arms around me and I don't wanna be anywhere else."

John smiled and pulled her in for a kiss. "Bout time you see it. I love you to. I always have."

Spencer smiled. "As long as we have that it made me realize Daniel can try all he wants to get at us, but he'll never win if we really love each other because that is what keeps us together and strong together."

"Your right, and as long as we have each other he'll never win. I don't care about him all I care about is us."