Gaby realized very quickly after she left the apartment that she was limited on places to go. Of course after her, "I am woman, hear me roar" speech, she knew there was no way she could go back home, at least not yet.

She couldn't go to Mickie's because that would be the first place that Randy would look. Instead she found herself walking aimlessly around the quaint streets of Louisville until nightfall.

She knew that she loved him but Gabriella also understood that maybe she should reconsider being with him. She wanted to play the role of the supportive girlfriend but instead she found herself being a verbal punching bag for his enjoyment. Was it all worth it?

She never considered herself a weak woman, just a quiet one. She had inherited that trait from her mother who had learned over the years to keep her mouth shut and turn a blind eye to all the obvious affairs Gaby's Daddy was having.

Brushing a stubborn tear from her eyes, Gaby started the walk back to her apartment. Before entering, she took a deep breath in hopes of calming her nerves and avoiding any further drama, at least for the night.

She was pleasantly surprised to see her apartment was empty as well as untouched. Venturing into the living room, she saw a note placed on the coffee table.

"I thought I would give you some time to yourself. I'll be back in the morning so we can talk. Love, Randy."

Gabriella breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe a night apart would do them some good and hopefully in the morning they would be able to make some real, adult choices at what was going on between them.

The next morning Gabriella woke up with a new found energy. She was praying for the best, but expecting the worst. That was the way it always had to be with Randy. She never quite knew which side of him to expect.

Jumping out of the shower, she was applying lotion to her body when her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"So you kicked him out huh?"

"Morning Miss James. How are you?"

"Cut the shit. John told me that Randy called in a fit because you went all "she-crazy" on his stupid ass. Is it true?"

"I'm just tired Mick. I'm tired of being treated as if I don't even exist in my own home or have a say in my own relationship. I'm trying to be understanding but even the Virgin Mary would have her limits."

"Damn right. You should have told his lanky ass off a long time ago. I don't know what took you so long."

"Did you call to lecture me?"

Gaby heard rumbling in the background. "No actually I called to tell you he is on his way back to your place right now and for you to call me if you need me." With that, Mickie hung up without even saying goodbye.

Gaby put the phone down and continued to get dressed. Her heart was beating intensely as she had no idea what to expect when Randy came walking through the door. She was so busy in her train of thoughts that the sight of her boyfriend in the mirror caused her to scream out loud.

"Fuck, Randy. You scared the hell out of me."

"Sorry. I didn't mean to." Gaby looked up in surprise. She honestly believed that was the first time that she had ever heard Randy give an apology. She walked past him and head towards the living room as he followed.

Gaby made sure to move as far from him as possible in case he decided to start throwing things around. The silence in the room was filled with intensity and tension. Finally just as Gaby was about to just give up, Randy spoke.

"I'm a dick." Gaby couldn't help but to laugh at how true that statement actually was.

"I just don't know how to do this, baby girl. All I ever wanted to do was wrestle and now that I finally make, I get sidelined with some bullshit injury, right in the beginning of my career. I'm stuck home and I don't know how to deal."

Gaby looked down as she let his honesty wash over her. "That doesn't mean that the way I treated you was right, cause it damn sure wasn't. I just don't know what to do. I'm losing my fucking mind here, Gabs. But you are very important to me and I love you too much to let you just walk away."

"Randy I can't deal with the disrespect and the childish antics too much longer."

Randy shook his head. "I understand and I'm sorry. Just don't give up on me. I need you Gab, I need you so much."

Gaby's brown tear filled eyes met with Randy's sorrow filled blue ones and she found her walls breaking down quickly. She stood up and enveloped him in her arms as she inhaled the scent of his intoxicating cologne.

"We'll figure it out. We have to. If it makes you feel better, Vince called me this morning."

Gaby held her breath as she waited to see what he would say. "And?"

"And…even though I'm still not cleared to wrestle, Vince said he wants to bring me in to do some promos and shit. You know, in a way to try to get my face still on television."

Gaby sighed as she stood up and headed towards the bedroom, Randy quick on her trail.

"I thought you would be happy."

"Randy, you leaving doesn't accomplish anything. It doesn't change shit between us, it just puts it on the back burner until the next problem. We can't solve anything with you just jumping back on the road." Gaby sighed and plopped down on the bed, emotionally spent from everything.

"What do you want me to say? This is my dream, I have to go." Gaby nodded as the tears threatened to brim her chocolate orbs.

"I know. I just don't know if there will ever be room for me in your dream."

The both sat in silence, each engulfed with their own thoughts. Finally Randy jumped up and stood in front of a shocked Gabriella.

"Go on the road with me."

"What?"

"Come on the road with me. You have some time off from school. You can come out on the road, met the guys and we can work on us. Come on, baby, it will be great." Randy grabbed both of her hands and looked down at her with hope.

"Ok. We can give it a try." Randy quickly grabbed Gaby and hugged her, completely missing the look of hesitation on her face.