Chapter 8

Dwayne raised a brow, she had yet to say something, he rubbed her shoulder softly "Kayla, are you okay?"

Kayla let a small smile come upon her lips, and just as Dwayne was about to speak again, Kayla tugged at his shirt pulling him down to her and crashed her lips forcefully onto his. He was shocked at first, he was not expecting that at all, but that wasn't stopping him from reciprocating and sinking into her fierce kiss. He pulled her body even closer to his as their kiss deepened. His arms found their way around her waist and he rubbed gently as the small of her back as she allowed his tongue to enter her mouth and intertwine with his.

Her hands slowly made their way up to his neck and she left them there caressing his neck softly. She slowly pulled away from the kiss and leaned her forehead against his, the pair both out of breath "I think I'm going to be just fine." She whispered.

Kayla sat in her hotel room now, at 12:00am, the show had ended about an hour or so ago and she had yet to talk to Dwayne about what happened. Her finger grazed over her lips and she closed her eyes and took in a deep breath, it was as if she could still feel Dwayne's lips on her, she still couldn't believe she got up the nerve and kissed him, what was going through her veins when she did this?

She was extremely pissed at Randy for not seeing her the way she sees him and she was determined to forgot abut him once and for all, leaving him behind and starting over. A clean slate, to be happy. She still thinks this. She doesn't regret kissing Dwayne. But she still has her doubts, was it the best idea to bring him into her messed up situation right now?

She sighed and fell back on the hotel room bed with a huff. Maybe she just needed to talk to him and get everything cleared and out in the open, that kiss ended without her being able to speak to him after, about a minute after their kiss had ended a crew member came out of breath and seemingly in a hurry to tell them that their promo was up with Randy.

Three Hours Previous: 9:00PM

Kayla & Dwayne`s Promo

"Baby, I just want to make sure your ready, you know I don't want you getting hurt out there." Kayla was in acting mode, this was it, her and Dwayne`s promo and they had to be convincing, it had to be perfect.

Dwayne smiled down at her and rubbed her shoulders softly "Oh come on baby, its me, who can hurt me?" he winked and pulled her closer to him.

Kayla shook her head as if to show uncertainness "Uh, I don't know Dwayne, this is serio-" her words were soon cut off by Randy Orton, He was right on cue.

"Well, Dwayne "the rock" Johnson" Randy exclaimed walking up to the couple with an amused smirk "so you back, again or…" he paused and crossed his arms over his chest "Are you only here for your own benefits." He stated glancing over at Kayla.

"Good evening Miss. Brookes." He spoke softly with the smirk still spread on his face, he slowly reached out and grabbed her hand, raising it to his lips but before he could kiss it, she pulled it away forcefully.

Dwayne cleared his throat and cut in "Orton you may want to watch yourself…" he voice was low but threatening.

Randy smirked confidently and got face to face with the Rock, fearless and shameless at that "And you may want to keep an eye on the pretty little thing of yours…" he spoke above a whisper and with venom dripping on his words "Someone might take her from you."

Kayla knew the promo went perfectly, it went how it was supposed to and nothing got out of hand, after everything was said and done with the promo, Randy wouldn't stop staring at her, its as if he had unfinished business with her, like he had so many emotions running through him and he wanted to get them out and talk to her, but that could have just been Kayla's imagination. Right now she wanted to focus on Dwayne, he deserved her time and a very thought out explanation. There in lied the question…was she ready to give up Randy forever, forget everything about him? And start a relationship with Dwayne? 'Hold that thought'…

Yet again her brain had to stop all the thoughts that were running through it, she felt a surge of sickness rumble through her stomach and right away she knew what was coming. She quickly lifted from her place on the bed and ran quickly over to the bathroom, she lifted the toilet seat and yet again for the third time that night she vomited, it seemed it be getting worse and worse. She figured with the stomach flu it was supposed to get better but this was not better. She sat on the cold tiled floor and tired to calm her nauseated stomach, she felt dizzy and tired, in all honesty she felt like she needed to throw up again…and yes there it was, she leaned over the toilet and let herself vomit again.

She let her head fall back on the glass door of the shower, still seated in the same position by the toilet. She slowly got to her knees and rolled some toilet paper on to her hand and wiped her mouth. Lifting up from the spot she was in, she felt the queasiness in her stomach go down and for the moment she knew she was home free.

As soon as she leaned over the sink and began rinsing out her mouth, there was a knock at the door. Dwayne. She thought, she knew it was him, he said he would be passing by after the show so hey could talk and she was so glad he was coming by, she really needed to talk with him. She needed everything to be laid out on the table and to be honest she just needed a giant bear hug from him. It seemed like that in itself would make all her pain go away.

"Coming…" she answered softly, still not feeling the best after the last heave of vomit. She still felt like she could pass out any minute.

She made her way over to the door and softly opened it reveling a very casual Dwayne, dressed in track pants and a white wife beater. 'So simple, yet so sexy' she smiled at her thoughts and greeted him "Heyy…" she stepped aside "Come in."

As he stepped inside she closed the door behind him and looked up only to be met with his soft eyes. He smiled down at her and ran his fingers softly through her hair "Hey…"

She bit her lower lip, she couldn't help but think how attractive she found this man standing in front of her, what was wrong with her, why couldn't she just focus on him and stop focusing on Randy. She shook the thoughts from her head; she just wanted to have her full attention on Dwayne right now "Can I talk to you about what happened tonight?"

He continued to have that sexy smile spread across his face and gently grabbed her hand taking her over to the edge of the bed, having a seat with her "Not by any means am I complaining because it was amazing…" he laughed softly "But I do want to know what brought that on?"

Kayla sighed and nodded her head, not knowing where to start, she smiled softly and began "Remember the night we went out to dinner to catch up? You told me you wanted to be in a relationship with me and you wanted to be the one to make me get over that 'guy'"? She asked looking up into his eyes.

His eyes danced with hers, he wasn't sure if she was implying what he thought she was "Yeah…"

"Well tonight…" she paused and bit her lower lip "I realized I want you to be that guy…if you still want to." She added in at the last second.

Dwayne smiled at her shyness and lifted her chin for her eyes to meet his again "Why don't you tell me, what you think my answer is…" and before she could say another word he slowly leaned down and pressed his lips against hers. She felt her breath get caught in her throat at the softness of the kiss, she immediately fell into it and allowed him to deepen the kiss, his tongue meeting and tangling with hers.

She moaned softly into the kiss and seconds later softly pulled away, her forehead falling against his. She was speechless, she couldn't breathe at the moment let alone talk. Wow. 'Well the was definitely different than Randy.' In an amazing way, she thought.

She finally regained her composure after a few seconds and licked her lips softly, her eyes now watching his "That felt like a yes to me but…" she paused with a smile "I'm not totally sure."

He laughed softly, causing her to follow in on his laugh "You need more reassurance?"

She gently rubbed the back of his neck with her hand "I might…" she trailed off in a whisper.

With the boyish smile on his face, he slowly leaned down and pressed his lips against her, yet again for the third time that night, it was more passionate, more demanding this time, he let his hands fall against her waist and softly pull her even closer to him.

She sighed contently against his lips and again pulled away "As much as I would love to continue sitting here and kissing you, I really want us to talk…"

Dwayne nodded his head in agreement "Of course beautiful…" he removed strands on hair from her face and shifted his seat on the bed "Talk to me…"

"Dwayne you're so amazing, so caring, so charming, sexy, anything I can imagine and more…" she began.

"Why am I sensing a but now?"

She laughed softly and lowered her head to the sheets on the bed, as if the were more interesting, she was worried of how to say this, she needed him to know but she didn't want him to run for the hills. Dwayne saw her nervousness and her anxiety start to build, her reached over and lifted her chin to met his gaze and gave her a reassuring smile "Just say it."

She sighed and bit her lip nervously, she had been biting it so much; she swore she felt the taste of blood in her mouth. "But…this other guy, you need to be in full disclosure that I cant get rid of him easily, I still love him and as much as I try my damn hardest to get him out of my head I cant…" she closed her eyes, afraid tears may threaten to fall.

Dwayne sighed knowingly and in all reality was disappointed but he was there for her, he truly had feelings for this girl and he wasn't going to let her slip away, he was going to have her be truly in love with him. "Kayla, look at me baby." He egged on.

Kayla slowly opened her eyes, watered with tears threatening to fall; he leaned over kissing her forehead gently "I'm not going anywhere." He whispered

That's it; that did it, the tears were falling down her cheeks freely, he was such an amazing guy and she really wanted to love him, she hoped that she would one day. "Dwayne that's the point" she lifted off from the bed and began pacing the hotel room floor "I don't want you to have to fight for my heart, I feel guilty that I'm only giving you 50% of me while your giving me your all!" she cried and screamed out.

He got off the bed and followed her to her position "Kayla your not listening to me…" he grabbed her arm and pulled her close to him "I want to do this, I want to be there for you, I'm not letting you slip away like that jerkoff you are in love with!"

"But-" she tried to rebuttal

"No!" he exclaimed trying to talk sense into her "Kayla Brookes your heart will be mine, I know it will, that love for me is somewhere inside of you…" he paused and pulled her closer, flush against his body. Kayla was now breathing heavily, her tears gone, Randy Orton nowhere to be found in her mind, and her desire for this man in front of her shone through her eyes.

"I can feel it..." he whispered against her lips, kissing them softly then planting kisses along to jawline and towards her ear stopping there and whispering softly to her "the only thing you need to do is not stop it."

7AM The Next Morning

Kayla jumped up from her sweet slumber startled at the loud ringtone coming from her purse. She groaned softly and looked over on the other side of her, the man she had fallen asleep next to last night was no longer there, she wondered where he could have gone to but before thinking of that she quickly got up from the bed and ran to her purse, fishing out her phone.

She smiled at the caller I.D, of course, just as she suspected at 7 in the morning, probably because she missed the AM workout with her. She shook her head with a small laugh and answered.

"Yes Nikki"

Nikki huffed on the other end "Oh so she does live?!" She exclaimed overdramatically

Kayla laughed softly yet again as she walked over to the right side of the bed where Dwayne slept last night. There was a note on the bedside table.

"Its not funny Kay! You were supposed to meet me at 5AM for our morning workout before we both have to leave for our flights this afternoon!" Nikki yelped through the phone.

Kayla softly grabbed the note from the nightstand and fell on the bed with a smile, before opening it, she answered Nikki "I had a long night last night…" she stated simply

Nikki stayed quiet and sighed "So?! Me and John had a long night too but you don't see us complaining."

Kayla then heard John in the background "Actually…" then Nikki followed right after his voice "Shut-Up John!"

Kayla just laughed at both her friends "Look, I was just really tired and probably didn't hear my alarm go off, I'm sorry Nik."

Nikki huffed in defeat and decided to shrug off her friend's forgetfulness or tiredness "What the hell do you mean by a long night last night anyway? You went to your hotel as soon as the Royal Rumble ended."

Kayla opened the letter and read it while her friend went and rambled on and on, on the other end of the phone.

Good Morning Beautiful,

Went to the gym for 5AM cardio, then 6AM weight training, should be back to see you in your hotel room at 8.

Is it appropriate to call you my girlfriend now? You can answer that when I get back.

Dwayne-

"KAYLA!" Nikki yelled on the other line

Kayla shook her head from her readings and smirked at Nikki`s state right now "Sorry and to answer your earlier question…well" she paused and bit her lip "Dwayne came by for us to talk last night."

Nikki just stayed quiet and Kayla swore she could fell her smirk on the phone, she could see Nikki`s facial expression changing right at this moment "Your shitting me."

Kayla laughed and fell back on the bed with a smile "Serious as a heart attack." She began "After the abrupt kiss I gave him last night…"

"Mhmm the I'm over Randy and I want you Dwayne kiss" Nikki cut her off mid sentence

Kayla rolled her eyes "Yes that one…after that kiss, we didn't really get a chance to talk about it, so he came by after the show around mid-night."

Nikki laughed, "Look at you, you're actually happy!"

Kayla blushed and sat up again on the bed "Nikki would you stop!"

"You are!" she exclaimed "Oh Dwayne is definitely your medication to stop the vipers venom…if you get me."

Kayla smirked and rolled her eyes "Why am I friends with you?"

"Oh baby, because your life would be sad and boring without me."

Kayla laughed and slowly got off the bed walking to the bathroom "Yeah see I knew there was a reason."

"Oh shut up." She heard Nikki shuffling around the locker room at the gym on the other line "Listen do you want to go get some breakfast?"

Kayla opened her mouth to answer but suddenly felt dizzy, as if the room were spinning and very nauseous, sick to her stomach. "Uh-" she groaned

"Kay? Are you okay?" Nikki`s voice suddenly changed to worried.

Kayla rubbed her stomach with one hand and held herself on the sink with the other, she felt as if she would pass out if she didn't "Yeah…Yeah I just-" she paused unable to continue.

"Just what?" Nikki sighed worried "What is it Kay?!" She exclaimed

Kayla suddenly felt the urge to vomit, she took the phone away from her ear and lifted the toilet seat, and dropping to the floor she vomited right in the toilet. Nikki`s voice was still heard screaming on the other line. As soon as Kayla felt her stomach was relived of the bile she wiped her mouth with toilet paper and pressed the phone to her ear again "Nik…"

"Kayla what the hell happened ?!" Nikki exclaimed

Kayla sighed and let her head fall back on the glass shower door "I was getting very nauseous and dizzy and before I knew t I needed to throw up…" she paused then with a sigh spoke again "This stomach flu is kicking my ass."

Nikki sighed and paused for a few seconds "Kayla…the stomach flu lasts for a couple days, three at the most, not two weeks."

Kayla bit her lip in thought "Well then I don't know maybe it's a virus or something, what else could it be?"

"Kayla…baby…" Nikki spoke almost with hesitation "When was your last period?"

Kayla`s heart stopped, her body froze in place, she couldn't speak, she could move, then she very suddenly felt the urge to vomit again from fear, anxiety, change, you name it, it couldn't of been one of many things.