I'm left alone for the first hour. The barman tops my glass up without me even asking now. Finally my phone lights up with a text. Jon. "I know you know" I read. "Please come back." "Go fuck yourself" I reply. "Better still, go find your stripper friend." "Problem?" the barman asks as I drop my phone back on the bar. "Could say that" I say. "Are there any hotels around here?" He nods, pointing right across the street. "Thought you'd be booked in with Ambrose though" he says, wiping the bar casually. "You know, being his wife and all." I shake my head. "Can't believe you didn't let on you recognised me" I say. He smiles. "Not my job" he says. "My job is to make you feel relaxed, and to serve you." I smile. "Job well done" I say, standing up. I throw a few notes on the bar to cover my bill and start to make my way across the street to the hotel.
An hour later, I'm checked in, bathed and wrapped up in the hotel robe watching tv on the bed. I've turned my phone off. Jon won't stop calling. I've got nothing to say to him, well, nothing I want to say after a good drink. I feel kinda guilty running out on Nikki and Lex though, so I turn my phone on to call them. "Hey!" Nikki says as she answers. "Where the hell are you? Jon is going nuts here." "Good" I say simply. "I just wanted to call and let you know I'm safe ok? Could you let Lex know? Nikki? Nikki?" "It's Finn" a voice finally says. "Jon guessed she was talking to you and tried to get the phone. You ok?" "No" I say, finally breaking down. "How could he, Finn?" "Fuck Lora" he groans. "Where are you? You can't be alone now. I won't let you be alone. We're gonna be working together Lor, please, let me help, let me be there for you." I blurt the name of the hotel before I even realise what I'm doing. "Gimme five minutes" he says before ending the call.
Five minutes my ass. He must have broken the land speed record. He's at the door in two minutes. "Quick" he says shutting the door behind him. "I can't say for sure that he didn't follow me. Damn Lora you're a mess girl. Come here." He pulls me into his arms and I sob into his chest. "How could he, Finn?" I sob. "He fed me all that bullshit about trusting him, well, now I know why, don't I? He had to have known this was gonna come out." He nods slowly, kissing my head and trying to stop me crying. "I think he was in denial" he says softly. "To be fair to him Lor, I think he's been set up." "Set up?" I yell pushing him away. "How the fuck does he get set up Finn? You don't put your head in strippers tits unless you mean to, and you certainly don't touch them up or let them do stuff to you unless you mean to either!" He frowns at me. "What?" he asks. I groan, sitting on the edge of the bed. "I set up a burner Instagram" I admit. "Questioned the girl, said she was paid to let him put his head in her tits. She came out with the rest, said it's obvious he ain't getting any at home. No wonder Renee was so smug." "Oh she ain't so smug anymore" Finn says, sitting next to me and holding my hand. "Lor, it was her friend in the club. Renee set this whole thing up. How do you think she found out so fast? Jon has gone absolutely mental on her in the bar in front of everyone. Told her in no uncertain terms what he thinks of her, how she's basically a dick warmer for whoever wants her. Naturally Hunter stood up for her. But everyone went off at Hunter for it. Vince heard and has decided Hunter works out of the office for the foreseeable future. He has nothing to do with Raw or Smackdown. Renee has been relegated to NXT, but only backstage interviews, no commentary. See Lor, it really wasn't his fault." I shake my head. "He didn't say no, Finn" I whisper. "It's every bit as much his fault as hers." He groans. "I can't really stick up for him for that" he admits. "Whatever you decide to do, I'm here for you, ok?" I nod. "Thank you" I whisper, stifling a yawn. He smiles. "Sleep, fair Lora" he whispers. "I'll be here when you wake." I nod and slide under the covers before taking the robe off. "Night Finn" I whisper. He nods and turns the lamp off, heading for the sofa.
I wake up with him soothing me and rubbing my hair. My pillow is soaking. "Hey" he whispers. "You were crying in your sleep. You ok?" I nod, cuddling into him. "Please don't leave me Finn" I beg. He shakes his head. "I'm going nowhere Lor" he says softly. "Friends, remember. Always here for you." I nod and soon I'm asleep again. The next time I wake, the room is light and Finn is snoring softly. I smile, not daring to move in case it wakes him. Somebody else isn't so considerate though. Loud banging on the door wakes Finn with a jump. "Balor!" Jon yells. "I know you're in there, and I know you're with my wife. One of you better open this door now!"