A/N Don't expect the chapters to be this long! This is longer because when I started writing I didnt divide into chapters. And this is the only place that made sense to start and end with my original writing.
The next morning, Renee was awoken by her brother who was still holding her. She mumbled a good morning and buried her head in his shoulder again. She felt someone jump on the bed. And then Leati was tickling her endlessly. She squealed and tried to bury herself under the covers. Jon joined in by pulling the cover off her. Laughing, she finally gave in and got up. Leati wrapped his arms around her and threw her in the couch before letting her go get dressed. She could feel her face flush when she met his eyes. They were a vibrant green-grey. Or blue green? It was hard to tell.
After the tickling incident, they all hopped off the bus to check into the hotel.
"Man I'm going to go back to bed. I am beat," Leati complained. The four made their way up to the rooms. Two bedrooms with a living area between them. By mistake she was assigned the room with Leati instead of her brother. He promised to try and fix it to no avail. Leati assured him that she would be safe and he trusted his best friend. Renee laid down on one of the beds and looked out the window. She was going to be sharing a room with the man she had such a crush on.
"Beautiful view huh? You can almost see the arena from here." Leati smiled at her.
"Yeah. I cant believe I'm going to debut there tonight. I'm supposed to be on your side so at least I'll have you guys' support. I'm scared," she admitted.
"You'll be fine. And you will have all three of us. That does mean that you'll be a heel though. Can you handle that?" she nodded slowly, trying not to drown in his beauty. He made the brilliant skyline look like a child's coloring page. She sat back down on her bed and sighed. This was going to be rough.
She still had about five hours before they needed to leave so she laid on her bed and wrapped the made covers over her, cocooning her in them. She heard Leati laugh and remembered that he was still there.
"Usually you sleep under the blankets not on them." She flushed and somewhat sat up.
"This is gonna sound juvenile but when Colby wasn't around I'd sleep like this and pretend he was holding me like he always did when I had nightmares. I guess it's a habit that's hard to break. And now he's in the other room so i still dont have him if I need him." She teared up a bit, much to her embarrassment.
"Nah that's not childish. You two are really close and that's great. I wish my brothers and I were. And if you have a bad dream I'm in the next bed over. I promised Colby that I would take care of you since the hotel screwed up ," he walked over to her and sat down next to her. She could smell his cologne and instinctively moved a bit closer. He really was the total opposite of his in ring persona . Renee felt safe and began to doze. She didn't hear her brother come in to check on her with Jon but she did hear them talking about her.
"Thanks for watching over her. She's my baby sister and I think I'd die if something happened to her."
"Not a problem man. She is out right now. I think we'd best let her sleep. Then we can tickle her awake again. Thanks for the info by the way." Both men laughed.
"Yeah who knew she was that ticklish. It was fun seeing her laugh like that. Hell she's a little sister to me too." If Renee hadn't been asleep by then, she would have seen the expression on Leati's face that indicated that maybe he felt differently about her. Colby looked over at his sister and smiled at her serene sleeping face. She smiled softly in her sleep and rolled over, further enveloping herself in the duvet. And closer to Leati who was sitting watching her.
"She's something else. I hope Stephanie does right by her. Thanks for agreeing to watch over her. There's no one else I would trust more." Jon nodded, not seeming upset by Colby's remark. With a smile Colby and Jon left the room, agreeing to wake her in a few hours to get ready for Raw. Leati turned back to the young Diva and pulled her into his arms, pillowing her head on his broad chest.
"I know you're awake little one." She sighed and opened one deep brown eye, looking up at him before closing it again and cuddling closer. She felt his laughter.
"How'd you know?" he smiled and kissed her forehead.
"I have a younger sister. She'd do it all the time to evesdrop on us." She shrugged and smiled shyly. Suddenly she was nervous. She was cuddled in the arms of the man she liked.
"I'd actually nap if I were you," he saw a look of anxiety on her face, "Don't worry. I won't go anywhere if it'll make you feel better. You're safe."
So she closed her eyes and squirmed to get comfortable in her covers and against him. Her head found its way to the center of his chest and she settled there. She found herself listening to his heart beat, slow and even, and was soon truly out.
Renee awoke about and hour and a half later to the tv on. When she opened an eye she saw a tattooed arm around her. Leati hadn't left. But Jon and her brother and joined them and they were all watching tv. Renee just pretended to still be asleep as she laid against his warm body. She never felt safe in anyone's arms by her brother's until now. Colby told Leati that he and Jon were goung to get food and to wake her up in about forty five minutes. She snuggled closer, like she would if she was still asleep.
She stretched out and acted surprised when she bumped into his hard body. He smiled down at her. She smiled back shyly. Before she could talk or move, he rolled them both over so he was over her. He put his arms on both sides of her. She didnt feel scared because she knew he wasn't going to hurt her. Besides she was still cocooned in her blanket. She dared to look into his eyes. He was absolutely beautiful.
And he was focused on her. That made her a bit insecure. She never thought of herself as beautiful.
Before she could think another thought, his lips were on hers. She inhaled sharply, surprised. Too soon he broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers, keeping the majority of his weight off her.
She glanced away quickly and felt him chuckle. She realized that her brother and Jon knew she was awake and were taking their time with the food. Her face heated.
"You are so beautiful," Leati whispered against her hair, rolling them over again so that she was back on his chest. She traced her fingers along the tattoo on his arm, a tribute to his heritage. She sighed contently.
"Comfortable?"
"Mmm. Very. You make a very nice teddy bear." She could feel his laughter shake them both.
"Just don't tell anyone that. Im supposed to be badass and mean, remember?"
"I know. I wont. I guess I don't have to worry about not having my brother if I have a bad night," a realization hit her, " hey wait a minute! It was no accident that I ended up sharing a room with you was it?"
He smiled brilliantly at her before kissing her again. Well she had her answer. She dared to look into his grey eyes. She wiggled herself a little loose from the blanket and wrapped her now free arms around his neck. Her fingers stroked through his surprisingly soft hair. He kissed her again tenderly and sat up with her in his lap.
All too soon the other two returned, hoping thier plan had worked. They got their confirmation when they saw the young Diva curled around Leati.
"Comfy little sister?" Colby teased. She glared at her brother. He just laughed. Her face heated and she buried herself in the blanket.
"Nice Colby. Oh well. I guess we'll just have to tickle her out." Jon chuckled before taking his turn to pounce. She kicked at both and turned away. Colby stroked his sisters hair. He knew he'd upset her
"Sorry baby girl. I shouldn't have teased. You know I love you right?" The hair moved, indicating that she was nodded. He pulled her out of the blanket and kissed her forehead.
"I'm totally all for the mushy moment but I'm hungry!" Jon pouted. He and Leati handed out the food. They had gotten Wendy's which Colby knew was his sisters favorite.
