Chapter Twelve:
Brooklyn left her mom's office and started back to the locker room. She knew that she should tell him but something in her told her not to that it was to early. Probably because of the fact she told Randy she loved him about a month in and look what happened then.
She recalled her mom's words moments before she left.
"Love has no time limit B. It may take months, days, or years. It all depends on the connection you two share and you two share a special one."
Brooklyn sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She was just about to turn the corner when she heard her name being called.
"Brooklyn, wait!" Looking, she saw the Bella twins walking up to her. She smiled at them warmly.
"Hey girls, what's up?"
"We were wondering if you wanted to go to catering with us. We feel like we haven't hung out in a while." Brooklyn nodded. She wasn't sure if she wanted to be back in the locker room yet when she didn't have complete control of her thoughts at the moment.
"Sure." The smiled and all linked arms before walking the opposite way.
"So how has everything been Brook? How are you and Jon?" Brooklyn smiled as they all sat down at an empty table with their plates.
"Things are really good. I don't think I have ever had so much fun with someone before."
"Aw that's so cute." Brooklyn blushed while Nikki and Brie laughed.
"Can I ask you guys something?"
"Of course."
"When did you know you when you were in love with John and Bryan?" They both looked at her wide eyed before Nikki smiled.
"Are you in love with Jon?"
"Yea I think I am. Last night when he was drunk he told me he loved me but I don't know if I should tell him. I mean what if he didn't mean it?" Brooklyn dropped her eyes in sadness just thinking about it. What if he just said it because he was drunk?
"Aw Brooklyn." Brie and Nikki pulled her into a group hug.
"You never know unless your try Brook. For all you know, he could be in love with you too but he to is afraid of telling." Brooklyn nodded and wiped her eyes before any tears could fall.
"Yea you guys are right. I'll figure a way to tell him." They smiled and hugged again when Brooklyn caught something out of the corner of her eye. Randy had just walked into catering. He spotted her and gave her a warm smile and a wink Brooklyn rolled her eyes and turned to her two friends.
"I'm gonna go find him. See you guys later." She hugged each of them before walking out of catering. She heard someone running behind her and just assumed it was a tech running around. That is, until she was pulled in behind some equipment boxes.
"What the fuck."
"Relax its only me."
"Jesus Christ Randy get it through your fucking head. Leave me alone."
"Oh come on. I can't see how my girl is feeling."
"No you can't, for two reasons. One, its your fault I'm hurt in the first place. Two, I'm not your girl." Randy rolled his eyes and went to cup her face with his hand but Brooklyn slapped it away. She noticed where they were and a sudden flashback hit her.
Brooklyn was sitting in catering with Nattie when she saw Randy walk in. They had been secretly seeing each other for a few weeks now and Brooklyn was at her happiest. Randy looked at her and smiled before winking.
"Brooky you okay?" Brooklyn shook her head and looked back at her friend.
"Yea I'm fine. Just staring off into space." Nattie nodded and they continued talking about their upcoming plans for the weekend. Brooklyn's phone buzzed and she pulled it out to see a text from Randy, asking to see her in the hallway.
"Hey Nat, I gotta go. My parent's need to see me. See you later?"
"Yea, of course." She smiled and hugged her friend goodbye before leaving. She was walking down the hall when suddenly a hand wrapped around her arm and pulled her behind some equipment boxes.
She looked up and saw Randy's smirking face.
"Jesus Randy you almost scared me." Randy laughed quietly and leaned down to nuzzle her neck.
"Sorry baby" he said, as his lips ghosted over her skin, making her shiver.
"I love you Brooklyn" he said into her neck. Brooklyn's eyes widened and pushed him back away from her to look him in the eye.
"What?"
"I love you. I know it may be a little soon but these past few weeks have been amazing. I've never felt this way about anyone in my entire life." Brooklyn smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. She leaned up and gave him a sweet kiss as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I love you too Randy."
"Do you remember what happened here?" Randy's voice broke her out of her thoughts.
"Yea you lied to my face. Now if we are done going down memory lane, I need to go find Jon." She went to leave but Randy pulled her back.
"I never lied to you about loving you B. What I said that day was all true."
"Yea like I fucking believe that."
"Well you should. I love-."
"I don't care Randy. Because I don't love you. Not anymore. Go find someone else to harass."
"Oh and I supposed you love Jon." Brooklyn felt her anger rising.
"Yea as a matter of fact I do. He treats me a hell of a lot better then you ever did. He treats me as an equal, not some fucking toy that you can mess with to get what you want. Do you know how bad you hurt me Randy?" A look of shame crossed Randy's face before it quickly disappeared.
"I never meant to hurt you. We belong together B. We could be the new power couple of the company like your parents were and still are. We can have that."
"Well I don't want that. Not with you. I need to go." She ripped herself away from him and made her way back to the locker room. By the times she made it back, her anger had disappeared and her nerves had set in once again.
She opened the door and saw no one but Jon in there. He was doing push ups and Brooklyn bit her her lip. She didn't know how long she stood there until Jon looked up and smirked at her.
"Enjoying the show darlin?" Brooklyn blushed and Jon laughed as he stood up and fixed his gear.
"Yup. Who knew my boyfriend was so hot." Jon laughed and pulled her to him, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Where have you been babe?"
"The Bella's and I went to catering to get some food and to talk."
"And what about the bus?"
"Mom said she would talk to dad and grandpa." Jon nodded and leaned down to give her a sweet kiss. He backed her up against the wall and kissed all the way down to her neck. Brooklyn let out soft moans as he nipped, sucked, and licked her neck. They heard the door open and Nick yell.
"You two are like horny dogs." Jon chuckled and placed on last kiss on her neck before pulling back. They looked at Nick to see a disgusting look on his face along with the note Brooklyn left for him in his hand.
"I see you found our note."
"Yea. You two are fucking disgusting. Do you know that after I found it, I had to put my bags on top of a table since I don't know where you did it. I fucking afraid to use my shower." Brooklyn and Jon were laughing. Brooklyn leaned on Jon as tears leaked out of her eyes.
"Good because that's where we did it" Jon said. Nick's eyes widened and he looked like he was going to be sick.
"I fucking hate you two" he said before he left the room. Jon laughed and wiped Brooklyn's tears away.
"Oh god that was great" she said as she caught her breath. Jon nodded and they found themselves staring at each other.
"What" Brooklyn asked, suddenly feeling shy.
"Nothing. You were staring at me earlier so I thought I would return the favor." Brooklyn blushed and Jon smirked. Brooklyn's thoughts were racing and she knew she had to tell him how she felt and what he said.
"Jon, have any of your memories come back from last night?"
"No why?" Brooklyn took a deep breath. She felt her hands start to shake and her heart start to race.
"Did you lie to me? Did I say something stupid?" Brooklyn smiled and shook her head.
"No, well it wasn't stupid to me. You uh, you told me you loved me." Jon looked at her wide eyed for a minute.
"I-I did?" Brooklyn nodded and bit her lip.
"I uh just thought I should tell you. I love you. I love you Jon and I don't know if what you said was just because you were drunk but I know that I have to tell you how I feel." Jon just looked at her, mouth hung slightly open. It was silent and Brooklyn felt tears in her eyes.
"Are you going to say anything Jon?" When he didn't, Brooklyn felt like curling up somewhere and crying.
"I um, I'm gonna go walk around for a bit. I'll see you later." She walked away and Jon just stood in his spot. He was in shock. He didn't know how long he stood there until Joe and Colby came back.
"Dude, you okay. We just saw Brooklyn and she looked like she was about to cry." That snapped Jon out of his haze and he turned to his brothers.
"She did?" They both nodded.
"What the hell happened?"
"She, she told me I told her I loved her last night when I was drunk. Then she told me she loved me." Both men got smirks on their faces.
"So what did you say to her back?"
"Nothing" he said, almost a whisper. Their smirks immediately fell.
"What?" Jon sighed and felt his anger rise at himself.
"I didn't say anything. I stood there like a fucking dear in headlights. I mean, isn't it a little early to be in love."
"No, its not. I knew I was in love with Gal after two weeks. Your telling us, you're not in love with that girl." Jon just looked at them and couldn't answer, knowing they were right. He was in love with Brooklyn.
"I need to go fix this." He went to go out the door, but Joe stopped him.
"Not now, we have a match. I would do it at the hotel. You know privacy." Jon nodded and started tapping his fingers against his collarbone, something he did when he was agitated.
"I'm so fucking stupid."
"No arguments here. Lets go." Jon glared at Colby who just laughed as they made their way the top of the stairs. Jon just wanted the show to be over so he could go find his girl and tell her how he really felt.
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Brooklyn was writing Jon a note as Nick kept look out. She decided that he probably wanted some space, if his reaction earlier was any indication, so she decided to catch a ride back to the hotel with Nick.
"B, I think you're over reacting. He was probably just in shock."
"Even if he was, I just want to give him some space. Let him think it through and all." Nick just rolled his eyes but knew Brooklyn's worries were deeper down. He knew that she has been hesitant to share her feelings with anyone since Randy and for Jon not to say or do anything, hurt her.
"Okay, I'm done. Can we go?" Nick nodded and grabbed his bags while Brooklyn grabbed hers and they left.
"I still think you should stay."
"No because things might be awkward and I already want to cry."
"You know B, not every guy is going to be like Randy. I don't think anyone can beat his level of stupidity." He got the reaction he was looking for when Brooklyn let out a little laugh.
"I know but since this is my first relationship since him, its kind of hard to just forget everything." Nick nodded and hugged his friend before starting the car and pulling away.
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The shield made it back to the locker room and as soon as they stepped in, Jon immediately noticed something was different.
"What the hell."
"What?"
"Brooklyn's bags are gone" he said, running a hand through his hair.
"Dude, you messed up big time."
"Yea I fucking know that Lopez" he said through gritted teeth while picking up the note that had Brooklyn's neat handwriting on it.
Jon, I rode back with Nick to the hotel since he had the night off. I wanted to give you some space. I'll see you later, Brooklyn.
He crumpled the note and threw it across the room before grabbing his change of clothes and going into shower. He showered in record time and walked back out in a pair of basketball shorts and plain black t-shirt.
"Do you guys mind if I take the rental?"
"No, we can catch a ride with Ceasaro."
"Yea, go tell the little pain in your ass how you feel." Jon glared at Colby, who received a slap to the back of the head from Joe. Jon grabbed the keys and his bags before running out to the car. He was thankful the hotel was only two blocks away. When he made it, he ran up to their room and opened the door before running to his and Brooklyn's room.
Nothing.
Her bags were there but she wasn't. He checked the bathroom and the other bedrooms. Still nothing. He tried calling her phone but it went straight to voice mail. Punching the wall, he walked out and ran down to Nick's room.
"What?"
"Hey uh, have you seen Brooklyn?" Nick nodded and stepped forward.
"Yea, I brought her back and she went to your room. I haven't seen her since. For the record, I told her to stay at the arena. I understand what must have been going through your head, but after what she went through, Brooklyn doesn't quite understand. All she had was Randy and we all know what happened there."
"I know so thats why I need to find her so I can fix everything. Have any idea where she might be?"
"Sometimes when she can't sleep, she'll go down to the pool and just sit there. I would try there."
"Thank you Nick, I owe you one."
"Well that one can be to never have sex in my locker room again." Jon laughed and nodded. He ran off to the elevator and hit for the ground floor. As soon as the doors opened, he followed the signs to the pool. When he walked in, he looked around. No one was there until he found who he was looking for.
Brooklyn was sitting on the side of the pool with her feet in, staring out the window. She heard someone come in and walk over to her. When that person sat down with, she instantly knew who it was by the smell.
"I'm assuming Nick told you where I was?" Jon sighed and slipped his shoes and socks off before putting his feet in by Brooklyn's.
"Yea he did. You could have stayed babe."
"I know, just didn't want things to be awkward."
"Things are only awkward because I'm an idiot. I'll admit, you caught me off guard. I never knew that feelings like that could come so fast. But what I do know, is that I feel the same way." Brooklyn turned her head to look at him, seeing he was staring right at her.
"Really?" Jon nodded and interlocked their hands together.
"Yea really. Baby, you gotta understand, I will never do what Randy did. Me saying I love you right now, is me meaning it with all my heart." Jon reached a hand up and wiped Brooklyn's tears away that she didn't even know fell.
"I'm sorry I left. I just thought you would want some space to think."
"I don't want to think Brooklyn. I don't need space, I need you baby. Only you." Brooklyn gave him a water smile and leaned over, pressing their lips together in a passionate kiss. Jon cupped her face as his tongue mangled with hers when she opened her mouth.
"Lets try this again. I love you Brooklyn."
"I love you too Jon." Jon smiled and kissed her again before standing up.
"Jon do you have your phone on you?" HE patted his shorts pockets.
"No I must have left it in the room why?" He wasn't fast enough and he suddenly felt cold water surround him. He resurfaced and saw Brooklyn laughing hysterically.
"What the hell babe?" Brooklyn just shrugged, a smirk on her face. Jon got a smirk of his own as he got out of the pool and advanced towards her.
"Jon, don't I have my phone."
"Nice try darlin, but your phone is right there." She looked over and saw her phone on the table by the pool where she had put it when she first got down there. She looked back to Jon and took off. Jon unfortunately was faster and caught her, picking her up bridal style.
"Please Jon, I'm sorry" she said, a laugh escaping her lips.
"I'm sorry to babe" he said as he dropped her in the pool. Brooklyn resurfaced and gasped before coughing.
"I hate you" she said, making Jon laugh before he jumped in on his own, splashing her. He came back up and wrapped his arms around her waist. They played around until a manager came in and told them they had to leave. When they got into the room, they saw Joe and Colby playing Call of Duty. When they noticed them, they started laughing.
"What the hell happened to you two?"
"Jon pushed me in the pool."
"No, not happening darlin. She pushed me in the pool so I threw her in as payback." They just laughed and Jon led them back to their room. They showered together and changed into their pajamas, climbing into bed.
"I love you" Brooklyn said, covering her mouth as a yawn escaped her.
"I love you too." Brooklyn smiled and they kissed passionately before Jon pulled her to lay her head on his chest. His heartbeat lulled her to sleep and Jon layed there, running his finger threw her hair.
He never knew he could care someone and feel this way with anyone. But here he was, completely in love with the girl laying with him. Being in love was new for both of them. Jon because he usually just had one night stands, and Brooklyn because the love she thought she had with someone else, turned out to be false.
Jon sighed and moved them so he was laying flat on his back with a sleeping Brooklyn on his chest.
"Whatever your doing to me, keep doing it darlin. I love you Brooklyn." He kissed her head before closing his eyes, and falling into a peaceful sleep.