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Now on with the next chapter of the Writer and the Wrestler...

Chapter 12- Fights and New Friends

Later on after a few hours of much-needed rest, Colby, Jon, and Harley were on their way to the arena. Joe was still pissed off at Jon and had agreed to them there so they could talk things out before the show. As they drove, Jon thought about what Colby had said earlier. He didn't like lying to Harley so early in their relationship and it hurt him to do it, but he knew that it was better than having Harley feel awkward backstage every night.

As they pulled up to the arena, Jon helped Harley out of the car and took her hand in his as they walked to the entrance. Looking around, Harley was amazed at how big the production was even for a non-televised event. There were huge trailers everywhere, people rushing around getting everything ready, and wrestlers were busy warming up for the show that was going to start in about two hours.

"So where do you guys get ready? Do you have to share a locker room with everyone else?" Harley asked them still looking around the fast paced backstage area.

"No, we have our own locker room thankfully. That's what happens when you are the top stable group around," Colby said and high fived Jon.

"Yeah and that gives you the opportunity to stay back during the show or you can go out in the crowd. It's all up to you. I want you to feel as comfortable as possible," Jon then told her softly not wanting her to feel overwhelmed on her first night.

Harley thought about it and said "I think I'll stay back here for now. I don't want to get lost or get in anyone's way," she replied and Jon just nodded and wrapped his arm around her as they continued to walk towards their locker room.

When they finally got there and opened the door they saw Joe pacing back and forth looking really upset. "Hey, man are you okay?" Jon asked him as he set his bag down on the bench that was there.

"No, I'm not fucking okay. I've been here for an hour waiting to see if you would show up. The least you could have done was send me a quick text saying that you were on your way!" Jon yelled at him.

"Wow man, what's with the attitude? Just take a second to breathe. I'm here now and that's all that matters," Jon said in confusion. They were all a little taken back by Joe's aggravation.

Joe not taking Jon's advice walked up to him and continued his tirade, "No I'm not going to calm down. You should have been here from the beginning instead of gallivanting across the country for some chick!"

"Hey stop it right there!" Jon yelled back starting to get really angry while Harley buried her head into Colby's chest. "I told you once and I am going to tell you again, Harley is not a chick and you will treat my girlfriend with respect! I get that taking off right before a show wasn't the ideal situation, but it happened and it's over and done with. So I guess you calm down and back the fuck up before things get very out of hand."

"Is that a threat?" Joe growled getting into Jon's face.

Sensing a big fight coming on, Colby lets go out Harley and walked up to the bigger men pushing them apart, "Alright guys, calm down the hell down. We don't need you two killing each other. If you do that, then management is going to come down on us hard."

"Yeah well he's the one that started it," Jon retorted. "I don't know what crawled up his ass and died." Hearing that, Joe lunged at towards him, but thankfully Colby was there to hold him back.

"Stop it for crying out loud!" he shouted at them again. "You guys are both right okay. Joe, you need to calm down, because everything has been said and done and it's over. We are all here and we need to band together for tonight's show. On the other hand Jon, you talking off like that, even though you had permission, wasn't a good idea. We are a team and whatever you do affects us as a whole. We need to be at the top of our game gentlemen and I would hate to see everything fall apart because you two can't get along. Now I suggest that you two think about what I just said while I go find Harley."

Jon's head quickly snapped up, "Wait, what do you mean find Harley?" He then looked around and saw that she wasn't in the room anymore.

Colby just sighed, "She ran out of here a few second ago. I think she feels guilty for starting a fight between you. I'm going to go see if I can find her."

However, Jon had other plans, "No let me do it. I'm here boyfriend and I need to let her know that everything that is going to be okay. You can help if you want Colbs and you Joe, you better come up with an apology for her by the time that we get back. This is all your fault."

The two men then went their separate ways in search of their friend. During his little spat with Joe, Jon forgot that Harley was there. Once again he let his anger get the best of him and caused him to freak her out again. He began to feel afraid that she would run off back to Albuquerque and never talk to him again. He just hoped that she was still in the arena and was willing to take him back and hear him out."

Unfortunately after searching everywhere, Harley was still missing and Jon was beginning to give up hope. He decided to do one last thing before admitting that she was truly gone for good. So pulling out his phone, he sent her a quick text hoping that she would reply.

Please come back. I'm sorry for Joe and for losing my cool. You are not the cause of any other of or shit. Just come back to me, please. I miss you.

-Jon

After waiting for a few more minutes for a reply, Jon gave up hope and began to walk back towards the locker room sluggishly. He couldn't believe that all of this drama was already happening and it made him feel like he just wasn't meant to have a girlfriend. He let out a growl of frustration and decided to kick a crate that was in the hallway until he let everything out. He was in the middle of his fifth kick when he heard familiar laughter coming down the opposite side of the hallway. When he looked that way, he was Harley walking with his co-worker and backstage reporter Renee Paquette.

Quickly running to them, Jon pulled Harley into his arms and breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh thank god you're still here. I thought you left me. I tried to text you, but you didn't respond."

"Hey it's okay I'm still here," Harley replied as she held onto him tightly feeling his heart race. "I couldn't leave because I didn't know how to get back to the hotel and I sort of left my phone in the locker room. Don't get me wrong, I thought about it but then I remembered how you said that we needed to be strong. It's me and you till the end and we shouldn't let anyone stand in our way."

"She's right Jon," Renee added in. "I saw her outside smoking and she told me everything."

"Yeah Renee and I talked things through with me and I calmed me down enough to see that I shouldn't care what Joe thinks about me or our relationship. Not only that, but she told me about you guys," Harley smiled at him.

Jon then felt his stomach drop, "Oh yeah, about what?"

"About how I knocked some sense into you about flying out to see you," Renee chuckled. Jon then breathed a sigh of relief and thought back to that night.

After the bashing that he had received by Joe and Colby gave him in the gym, Jon had gone back to the hotel room to get cleaned up before he went to go get plastered at the hotel bar. After about three beers and a few shots, he was feeling a little bit better, but Harley still weighed heavily on his mind. He just didn't know what to do when it came to that woman. He needed some advice, so he called his good friend Renee to help out.

He and Renee had become friends the minute that she got hired. He liked her sassy attitude that easily matched his cocky one. At first, they were great friends who enjoyed spending time together, but eventually especially after a night of heavy drinking, they ended up in bed together. From that point on they became friends with benefits and it lasted for almost a year. Then things went south when Renee found another guy and ended up in a serious relationship thus breaking things off with Jon. They decided to remain friends though and not let their past ruin that.

As she walked into the bar and saw Jon drinking away his sorrows, she knew that it would be easy to get information out of her very private friend. Eventually, Renee had learned so much about Harley that she could see just how much Jon liked that woman. Truth be told, it also made her kind of jealous that he could fall hard for a woman that he barely even knew but never with her. It was always strictly a physical relationship and nothing more. No feelings ever came up between the two. Nevertheless, Renee wanted the best for her friend so she decided to help him out in getting his girl.

So the next hour consisted of Renee arguing with a very drunk Jon to go out and get Harley or at least try too. If she turned him down, then Jon would have no choice but to move on and forget about her. However if she gave into him, then Jon would get the girl of his dreams and they would live happily ever after.

Now seeing Jon standing there with Harley, Renee could see that she made the right choice in helping him out because she had never seen him this happy before.

"Yeah well I'm that you helped me, Renee. I owe you one big time," Jon smiled and gave her a side hug.

"No problem anytime," she said hugging him back.

"Anyways we better get going. Joe has something that he really needs to tell Harley otherwise he is going to be sporting a black eye," Jon said seriously.

"Okay that's fine I guess. Thanks again Renee and hopefully I'll see you around more," Harley told her as she gave her newfound friend a hug goodbye.

"Yeah for sure. You guys have a great rest of your night and I'll see soon," Renee replied back as she watched Jon take Harley's hand and walk her back to the locker room. She was glad that her friend had met someone that made him happy even though it wasn't her.

Well, it looks like Harley and Jon jumped their first hurdle of many when it comes to being in a relationship. I'm just glad that Renee was there to talk some sense into Harley and make her see that Joe was being a jerk. What was with him anyways? Thankfully Colby was there to stop a fight from happening. What do you guys think about everything that has been happening so far? Please let me know.

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MyLunaticFringe