"Lora" Hunter says, walking up to us as we sit watching the monitor in catering. I look at him quickly. "Hunter" I say, standing up. "I just wanted..." "Don't" he says, holding his hand up. "Don't thank me for doing the right thing. I've had our media guys go over her stuff from the past year. She's caused nothing but trouble for you, herself, and this company. Anyway, it's done now. The reason I wanted to talk to you, this, uh, storyline with Balor." I groan and Hunter nods. "I thought as much" he says. "It seems as if the fans think there's something more than just colleagues between you two." I nod slowly. "From NXT" I say. "Since we rode together, and trained together, they've just been convinced I've been cheating on Jon." Hunter nods. "The storyline is cancelled" he says suddenly. "Creative are rewriting it now." "No" Jon says, shocking me. "Lora needs this. We all need this. Let it go ahead. I trust my wife." Hunter looks at me. "Lora?" he asks. I look at Jon. He nods. "It's fine Lora" he says. "It's gonna be a good storyline, too good to cancel on the night." I look back at Hunter. "You heard the man" I say, finally. "We're doing this." Hunter shakes Jon's hand. "See you out there" he says. "Main event. You've earned it." We both watch as he walks back to his office.
"Are you sure about this?" I ask, looking at Jon. "I mean, we both know how you feel about Finn." "Trust, Lora" he says simply. I nod, looking past him as Finn walks towards us. "I hear our storyline is off" he says, standing next to Jon. Jon turns and looks at him, shaking his head. "No" he says. "It's going ahead. We're main eventing tonight. Be ready." "Lora!" a runner calls. "You're wanted at interview with Eden." I nod and stand up. "Be right back" I say, kissing Jon. He grins. "Be kind to me" he says. I grin. "Always" I whisper, waving before walking off.
"Hi Lora" Eden says as I walk in to the room. "Don't worry, this will be relatively painless." I smile, she's making me feel at ease already. "No Jon?" she asks, looking around. I shake my head. "I left him with Finn" I say as the makeup girl touches up my feeble attempt at makeup. "Going through their match." Eden nods. "I guess it's gonna be hard for you" she says. "I mean, not travelling with him." I nod, glancing at the door as Cody walks in. "Hi Lora" he says smiling and walking to Eden. "Play nice with my wife, ok?" "As long as she plays nice with me" I laugh. He grins. "You've got nothing to be nervous about" he says. "We've all seen the NXT stuff, and the promos you cut on Charlotte. You'll be fine. Good luck. See you later." He kisses Eden and rushes out of the room. "He's such a sweetheart" I say. She nods. "Indeed he is" she agrees. "Anyway. Husbands aside. Time to work."
"Ladies and gentlemen" she says. "Please welcome my guest at this time, Lora Ambrose. Lora, tonight Dean goes one on one with Finn Balor, in a battle where the winner, well, gets you. What exactly are your feelings on this match?" I sigh. "Eden" I say. "Finn and I, when we worked together at NXT, it was great. But being called up here to the main roster, and working with my husband and friends, that's what it has always been about. This match tonight, it's just wrong. There is no way that pairing me with Finn again should even be an option. But, it's not really gonna happen. I mean, I love Dean, and I trust Dean. He's gonna fight like he's never fought before to keep me. And he's gonna win. I'm going nowhere." She nods. "I like your confidence" she says. "But we've all seen what Finn Balor is capable of..." "Exactly my point" I butt in. "Everyone has seen everything Balor has to offer. The stuff you've seen from Dean, that's just the start of it. You ain't seen nothing yet." I nod and walk off, leaving her to look after me. I wait while the footage is checked over. "All good" the director says. I smile and wave to Eden before running down the corridor back to Jon.
"How was it?" he asks as I sit on his lap. "Torture" I groan. "Being without you was hell." He laughs. "And really?" he asks. "Easy" I giggle. "Nothing to it." He nods, nuzzling my neck. "Well" he says. "I missed you anyway." "I missed you too" I whisper. "Oh pass the sick bucket you two" Nikki groans as she walks past. "Get a room!" We both laugh. "Just making the most of our time Nicole" I say, watching as she grabs a bottle of water and sits with us. She nods. "It's gonna be so weird for you both" she says. "I mean, the first time I travelled without John, was like I was missing my right arm." I laugh. "I'm serious Lora" she says. "I guess it's going to be harder for you guys though, I mean, Lora hasn't really been apart from you except for NXT, and that was based in one place. This is travelling the country." I look at Jon quickly. He shakes his head. "Not an issue doll" he whispers. "I promise." "Lora, Jon!" Colby calls. "Five minutes!" Jon sticks his thumb up to let him know we heard. "Show time doll face" he says, waiting for me to stand. "Let's go steal the show."