CHAPTER 4

"How about sushi?"

"I could do sushi." Olivia almost absentmindedly responded to Robin's question as her attention was on her phone.

"Who are you texting so intently, Ms. Thompson?" Robin teased her friend knowing full well who she was texting.

"It's just Seth. The guys just got to Pittsburgh and they're going to grab something to eat." Olivia's eyes lit up every time she heard from Seth. Over the past few months they'd become so close that he texted her every day and made plans to see her whenever he had time off.

"Aww I think Dean just sent me a pic." Robin eagerly opened the message from Dean revealing a picture of him sticking his tongue out. A smile spread across her face that she tried to hide. They're whatevership had progressed over the past 4 months. They hadn't been texting every day like Seth and Olivia, but they spent a considerable amount of time teasing the hell out of each other. She knew he was on the road with Renee a majority of the time and even though he said nothing was happening between them, she knew Dean.

The women sat down at their favorite sushi restaurant for lunch. Shortly after they gave their waiter their drink orders, Olivia's phone rang.

"Hello?" She had a broad smile across her face after she saw Seth's name on the caller ID.

"Hey there, baby. I just wanted to hear your voice." Seth's voice sounded a little weird, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Aww, that's so sweet, Seth. Everything ok?" The concern in her voice caused Robin to raise her head from her menu to search Olivia's face for clues of what was wrong.

"Oh yeah everything is awesome. I'm just a little tired." There was a long, uncomfortable pause before Seth continued. "Um-I think I'm just gonna get some takeout and hit the sack for a bit before the house show tonight."

"Oh ok. Well it was nice hearing your voice, baby. Get some rest and we'll talk later."

"You got it, Liv. Have a nice lunch with Robin." He made a kissing sound into the phone the same way he ended most of their convos in the past.

"I will. Bye Seth." Olivia reluctantly hung up her phone and her women's intuition was buzzing. She felt something in the pit of her stomach that made her almost afraid to talk about it.

"Liv, what's up?" Robin asked as she sipped on her glass of wine the waiter just brought to the table.

"Huh? Oh, nothing. I don't think Seth is feeling well or something." She took a gulp of her wine in an attempt to quiet her intuition.

After lunch and a few more glasses of wine than she intended to have, Olivia opened up to Robin as they walked around to do some shopping. Robin browsed the shops, but Olivia couldn't shake the feeling she had.

"What the hell is going on with him, Robin?" Olivia ran her fingers through her hair as Robin pulled down her sunglasses to eye a man walking in their direction.

"What do you mean? You never told me what he said." Robin mumbled as she turned around to blow a kiss at the beautiful, brown skinned stranger with long dreadlocks as he returned her stare.

"Robin!"

"Sorry, sorry...I'm listening. What did Seth say?"

"It wasn't so much of what he said, but the way he said it. Something's going on with him." Olivia looked at her phone to see if she had any text messages from Seth.

"If you feel that strongly about it, why don't you call him and talk to him about it?" Robin's gaze was now focused on an incense burner on one of the street venders' tables.

"You think I should? I mean-I don't know. He said he was tired."

"Give him a few hours. Dean said they have the house show tonight at 7. Try to reach him around 4 or 5." Robin wasn't worried about Olivia's concern with Seth. She had seen the way they interact with each other. It was obvious he cared about her and if something was wrong, she felt confident that he would tell her.

The women eventually wound up at Robin's apartment watching old wrestling documentaries and PPV's on the WWE Network. It was about 4:30 and Olivia could barely keep her eyes off of the clock. She sat looking at the TV screen, nervously shaking her leg without really paying attention to what they were watching.

"Ok what's up, Liv? You just missed a perfectly good shot of Shawn Michaels' ass at Wrestlemania X without even one gasp!" Robin waved her hand in front of Olivia's face to break her daze.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I just can't shake this feeling." Olivia choked back some tears before glancing at her phone one more time. Robin grabbed her remote and turned the TV off. She sprung from the couch and ran her fingers through her newly straightened hair.

"That's it! If you're this worried about Seth, I say we take a road trip!"

"What?! That's crazy!"

"No it's not! Dean jokingly mentioned he would love to see me tonight. I'll tell him I'm coming alone so you don't have to worry about him spilling the beans to Seth."

"But-"

"No 'Buts'! I'll drive!" Once Robin had an idea, she wouldn't rest until it was complete. She knew the only thing that would put Liv's mind at rest would be to see that Seth is okay.

The women threw some clothes in a bag and hopped in the car headed for I-76 West. Olivia actually felt a little better knowing that she'd be able to see that Seth was ok for herself. After being on the road for a while, Olivia fell asleep just as Robin's phone rang and she could see that it was Dean calling.

"Hello?"

"Hey sexy." Dean's raspy voice gave Robin goosebumps. "How far are you?"

"I still have about an hour and a half to go." Robin checked to make sure Olivia was still sleep and didn't wake up talking and blow the surprise.

"Great. I can't wait to taste you-I mean see you. I gave your name to the guard at the backstage door."

"You're so nasty! I'll see you soon, Dean."

"Ciao, baby." Robin hung up and looked around before pushing the gas pedal down a little harder. She wanted to see Dean as soon as possible.

Pushing the speed limit on 76 paid off because the women were just outside of Pittsburgh within an hour instead of the hour and a half Robin anticipated.

"Should we check into a hotel?" Olivia asked nervously as she checked her makeup and hair in the mirror.

"Nah, let's wait until we see the guys first. I planned to stay with Dean and it would seem odd if I told him I was getting a room of my own." Robin pulled into the parking lot of the Consol Energy Center and drove around to the back as Dean told her to and quickly pulled into a space. "You ready, Liv?" Olivia exhaled deeply to try and rid herself of the nervousness of surprising Seth.

"Yes…I think so. Let's go before I lose my nerve!" Olivia hopped out of the car and adjusted the cleavage baring shirt she borrowed from Robin.

"You look great, Liv! He'll be happy that you surprised him. Don't worry." The two women walked up to the guard at the backstage door and flashed their prettiest smiles.

"Good evening, ladies. Names please."

"Hi, I'm Robin Kendall and this is my guest Olivia Thompson." Robin knew it was a gamble to try and sneak Olivia in to see Seth without the guard having her name, but she tried to stay confident and positive.

"Okay, Ms. Kendall. I have you on my list, but I don't have your guest. I'm sorry I can't let her in." The very tall guard eyed Olivia as if he wanted to eat her. He licked his lips as his eyes fell on her cleavage. "Olivia is more than welcome to stay out here with me until you're done." Feeling disgusted, frustrated and nervous, Olivia was in no mood to be hit on by some fake ass cop with a clipboard.

"If you stare any longer, I'm gonna have to charge you admission!" Olivia barked at the guard before Robin pulled her away with a chuckle. The women noticed some lower pitched laughter coming from behind them, near the buses of some of the wrestlers.

"Is there a problem?" A strong voice with a British accent came out of nowhere.

"Only one of these ladies is on my list." The guard had his feelings hurt by Olivia and was a bit embarrassed at this point.

"Well, that must be a mistake. Olivia is my guest and I'm positive I put her name on the backstage list." As the women turned to see who had come to their rescue, they saw Wade Barrett step out of the shadows of the buses accompanied by Big Show. His knuckles were taped and he had on his boots as if he had just gotten done wrestling. He was a bit sweaty, but it looked great on him.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Barrett. There must've been a mistake." The guard got up off his stool to open the door for Wade, Olivia, Robin and Big Show.

"No problem. Come on ladies." Big Show chimed in as he walked through the door extending his arm for Robin to take as he escorted her into the building.

Once they were inside, Robin chatted with Big Show while Olivia spoke to Wade.

"Do you happen to know where I can find Dean?" Robin craned her neck to look around Big Show.

"His match just ended. I can show you where he is." Big Show extended his arm for Robin to take once again before leading her down the hall.

"Hey Liv, he's gonna take me to Dean. You want to come find Seth?" Robin tried to keep up with Big Show's giant strides.

"I can take you to him, if that's what you want." Wade flashed his boyish smile making Olivia blush.

"No, I think I better go. I'm trying to surprise him. Thanks for getting me in, Wade." Olivia shyly smiled at Wade before turning to walk away feeling Wade's stare on her.

"Anytime, love. Anytime at all."

Big Show led the women to an area where a few wrestlers were sitting after their matches. Dean was sitting down talking with Cesaro, Roman and a few of the divas including Renee Young. Renee's arm was around Dean's shoulders and Robin could feel the rage building inside. She tried to push it down because Dean wasn't hers. She technically had no right to be jealous. Dean popped up from his seat almost making Renee fall over.

"Hey there!" Dean approached Robin as her arm was still draped over Big Show's arm. "What's this about?" He gestured to their interlocked arms.

"Oh, Big Show was gracious enough to escort me to you." Robin fanned the tiny flame of jealousy she saw in Dean's eyes.

"Well, thanks Show, but I got it from here." Dean pulled Robin away from Big Show and wrapped his arm around her waist. Robin giggled at the audacity of Dean to be jealous of Big Show when she just caught him cuddling with Renee Young.

"Are those tiny flecks of green I see in those stunning blue eyes?" Robin teased Dean before planting a casual kiss on his cheek.

"I don't do jealous, baby!" Dean winked before acknowledging Olivia. "Hey Liv, is Seth expecting you?" Olivia's stomach was already in knots and that didn't' help.

"Um-no he isn't. Do you know where he is?" Olivia was regretting ever agreeing to that road trip.

"Uh-yeah I think he's in the locker room. I'll take you back there." Dean gave Robin a puzzling look that she couldn't decipher. It was like he wanted her to read his expression, but she couldn't grasp what he was trying to say.

The three of them walked into the locker room to see Seth sitting on a bench while a brunette with a flirtatious laugh straddled him. Olivia's jaw dropped and the feeling in the pit of her stomach was finally confirmed.

"Seth?" Olivia managed to say his name even though she was breathless. Seth's face turned red as he shot up from the bench.

"Liv! What are you doing here?" He tried to run up to her and push her out of the room.

"Who was that, Seth?" Olivia felt tears streaming down her cheeks.

"She's a friend I link up with whenever I come to Pittsburgh. It's nothing!" Seth tried desperately to wrap his arms around Olivia, but she kept pushing him away.

"Seth? Is everything ok?" The brunette appeared in the doorway and Dean pulled Robin away from the situation knowing she wasn't above slapping a bitch.

"Everything's fine, Brittany. I'll be back in a second." Seth tried to diffuse the situation without drawing the attention of the other wrestlers. He didn't want to get a reputation for backstage drama.

"No, you can go back to Brittany right now. I don't have anything to say to you!" Olivia started walking away just as Seth grabbed her arm.

"Liv, I'm sorry. I didn't want to hurt you! I really care about you."

"Oh now you care about me, but you were about to fuck Brittany five minutes ago until I showed up." Olivia slapped Seth as hard as she could before finally walking away. Robin ran after her as she headed for the door.

"Liv! Wait!" Robin caught up with her just as she was about to head out to the arena parking lot.

"I'm good, Robin. I just need some air."

"I'm coming with you!" Robin reached in her purse for her car keys.

"No, I need to be alone. Go back to Dean. I'll be outside when you're ready." Olivia left before Robin could respond. Robin looked back at Dean who was standing at the end of the hall and shrugged her shoulders. Dean walked towards her and hugged her as he could see tears falling from her eyes.

"How the hell could he do this to her? I thought he was different from the other wrestlers!" Robin sobbed into Dean's shoulder. He knew he was in no position to say anything about the somewhat promiscuous nature of the pro wrestler. So, he just held her for the moment.

Outside of the arena, Olivia paced the parking lot not knowing what to do or where to go. She wasn't in the mood to face the stupid security guard so she wandered behind the buses near some town cars. She was so mad at herself for believing Seth would be different from any other wrestler.

"Maybe I should have just fucked him and left it at that." Olivia said to herself while leaning against one of the town cars. She rested her face in her hands and tried to make some sense of why she was so upset over a guy who wasn't technically her boyfriend. The closing of a car door broke her out of her daze. She heard voices coming towards her, but she couldn't make them out. There were more car doors closing and one of the voices was startlingly close to her.

"Olivia?" The man's voice made her jump off of the car and grab her chest.

"Oh my Gosh! You scared the shit outta me!" Olivia raised her head to see Wade standing there once again flashing his boyish smile.

"Sorry, Love. Are you okay?" He walked over to her and swept her hair back to see her tear stained face.

"I'm fine. I'm just having a rough night." Olivia fiddled with her fingers trying not to stare into Wade's striking green eyes.

"That's no good. Anything I can do to help?" Wade placed his hand on her back to comfort her.

"No, I'm just waiting for my friend Robin to come out."

"Well, how about I wait with you?" Wade moved in front of her and took her chin in his hand.

"You don't have to do that." A smile came across her face because Wade's sweetness was exactly what she needed at that moment.

"It's a bit nippy out here. How about we go for a ride in my car?" Olivia wanted to get away from the arena and Seth as quickly as possible, but she wasn't so sure she should go with Wade. "I promise to be the perfect gentleman. It's just a ride, love." Wade bent down so he could look Olivia directly in the eye. How could she resist that?

"Okay…" Wade opened the door to the backseat of his town car for Olivia and closed it behind her before walking to the other side and hopping into the car himself. He scooted over and put his arm around her.

"Let's cheer you up a bit!" Nestling into his long arms, it felt natural to Olivia. His cologne made her want to get closer. She rested her head on his chest and he placed his chin on the top of her head bringing her in closer. She had made her decision at that moment not to fight the comfort Wade was offering. As the driver left the arena parking lot, she knew this could be exactly what she needed.