The yelling is loud enough to be heard from down the corridor. All of a sudden I don't want to go near that locker room. "You fucking idiot!" Joe yells. "Did you think this through, even just a tiny bit? This is gonna fucking kill Jon! What the fuck were you thinking?" "Fuck sake Joe!" Colby yells. "I didn't fucking do anything! What, you think cos I cheated on Leighla that I'd cheat with a married woman now? Get a fucking grip will you?" "I'll get a grip on your fucking throat in a second!" Joe yells back. "Now seems like a great time to get in there" Jon says, running down the corridor and kicking the door open.
"The fuck is going on in here?" he yells. "Jeez guys, we can hear you down the hall!" Joe and Colby fall silent, looking at each other then back at Jon. He holds the door open wider for me and I duck under his arm to get into the room. "My my my" Joe sneers. "If it isn't Jezebel." Jon laughs. "Nah Joe" he says. "She's just borrowing Nikki's ring gear for their match. I don't know what's going on, she won't tell me." "There's a lot she isn't telling you bro" Joe says. Jon doesn't have time to process what happens next. I fly at Joe, grabbing him by the throat and pushing him up against the lockers. "Enough Anoa'i!" I yell. "You wanna throw your wild accusations around, then fine, do that! But get some fucking evidence to back them up!" "Woah! Lora!" Jon yells, rushing over and trying to pull me off Joe. I give his neck one last squeeze before letting him go, smirking as he slumps to the floor holding his throat. Jon picks me up and takes me to the other side of the room. "Wanna let me in on what that's all about?" he asks quietly. I shake my head. "I..." I start. "She's fucking Colby!" Joe yells. Jon's eyes grow wide, his face pales and he starts breathing heavily. "Woah, what?" he stammers. "Your wife" Joe says slowly. "Is fucking. Your brother. Your team mate. Your work colleague. Do I need to spell it out any more?" "No" Jon says, pushing away from me. "I think you've said enough." He grabs his jacket, pulls the door open and runs out of the room.
"You fucking idiot Joe!" Colby yells before running over to me. "Lora" he says. "Hey Lora, focus on me. Hey, listen to me, ok." I frown, wondering why he's talking like that. Then I realise. He understood what was happening before I did. I slide slowly down the lockers, helped down gently by Colby. "You idiot Joe" he says, quieter this time. "There is nothing going on between us. Do you really think either of us would be that stupid?" Joe looks over, sneering at us. "I dunno Colby" he spits. "You ran to her pretty quick then." "She was gonna fucking collapse!" Colby yells. "You just caved her fucking world in, for no reason at all, and you seriously think I was just gonna let her fall? You need to get out. Like, now." "Get out and leave you to your sordid little affair right?' Joe yells. I shake my head, standing up and pushing Colby away as he tries to stop me. "You need to back off, Joe" I warn. "This ain't gonna end well. I gotta go. I've got a match." "You can't fight like that Lora!" Colby says. "You damn near passed out!" "My husband has just walked out on me Colby!" I yell. "I think I had good reason! Besides, I'm fine now. I'll just grab something from catering quickly on my way through." "I'll come..." he starts and I hold my hand up. "No offence Colbs" I say. "I just wanna be on my own." He nods and watches as I open the door and walk out.
"Lora?" Dolph asks as I walk into catering. I smile as I look at him. "Yeah" I say looking down. "Being unoriginal as always. What's up nick?" "I was hoping you could tell me" he says, pointing at the seat next to him. I grab a muffin and a bottle of water before sitting. "What's up Nemeth?" I ask, taking a huge bite of the muffin. Damn, it's sweet. He watches me for a few seconds before speaking. "Denise" he says simply. "Something's up. Plus now Jon is stomping the corridors like a bear with a sore head. The common factor in this is you. Wanna explain?" "Oh Nick" I whisper before tears start falling. "Joe has this stupid idea that I'm cheating on Jon with Colby. They're all fighting now because of it." "Wait" Dolph says, holding his hand up. "How the hell have you got time to do Colby? Jon is like, surgically attached to your hip. You're never without him. Well, you are now, but that's not the point." I shrug. "Denise knows it's not true" I say. "She was there last night when Colby kissed me but that was purely accidental. I went to kiss his cheek as he went to talk to me. But that's the only contact I've had with him. I wouldn't cheat, I couldn't..." Tears take over and before I know it Dolph is hugging me. "Hey" Denise says softly, walking up behind us. Dolph smiles at her as she kisses his head. "What's wrong?" she asks, sitting opposite us. I look up at her. "Joe told Jon I'm sleeping with Colby" I say quietly. "We're done, Denise. We're finished."