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Chapter 16 – When You're Gone
The WWE Champion knew what Nikki wanted without her even having to say. Without speaking a word, he stroked the side of her face and slowly moved in closer as their lips yet again brushed . . .
"DAMN IT!" Randy shouted as he walked over and punched the wall beside them, causing both Nikki and John to jump.
"What's wrong man?" John asked.
"It's Skye, that's what's wrong!" He replied angrily.
"What do you mean?" The other man asked confused.
"Does that girl ever think about anyone but herself? I mean for once in my life, I actually try to do the right thing but because it might be jeopardising for her, she goes off her rocker at me!" He shouted yet again.
Nikki let out a loud sigh as she took in Randy's words, she knew more than anyone that Skye could be a pain in the ass but she just couldn't see why she would have been like that to Randy.
"Do you want me to talk to her?" The brunette asked sympathically.
"You'd do that?" Randy asked, his voice finally lowering.
"Sure, if anyone can get answers out of her it's her best friend." She grinned.
"That's be great Nik, it really would." He replied with a small smile.
"Alright well, I'm gonna go find her now, the sooner the better." Nikki told the men as she stood up.
"You want me to come with you?" John asked quickly.
"No it's cool. I'll talk to you soon, okay?" The brunette asked with a small smile.
The WWE Champion already knew what Nikki was referring to when she mentioned 'talk'. It was obvious that they both had feelings for each other and they really did need to talk about their whole situation. Maybe if they hadn't been so rudely interrupted, then they wouldn't have to talk about it anymore.
"Okay, be careful." John replied with a small nod and a smile.
"Say bye to Jeff and Charlie for me." Nikki finished, bending down to give the Doctor of Thugonomics a hug.
The brunette walked over to the Legend Killer and gave him a sympathetic hug before making her way towards the exit of the club. Reaching the outside, she didn't expect to see her best friend stood waiting for a taxi.
"Skye?" She asked quietly, walking up behind her and placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
The blonde turned around and gave the brunette a small, shaky smile as she wiped away the tears from her cheeks.
"I'm sorry I ran out it's just . . . "
"You had an argument with Randy, I know. What happened?" Nikki asked, giving her friend a hug.
At that moment a taxi finally pulled up beside them and the blonde opened up the door.
"Can I tell you back at the hotel?" Skye asked, sniffling.
"Sure." Nikki replied with a small smile before following her friend into the taxi.
One Week Later.
Skye and Nikki arrived at the nearby arena for the nights taping of Raw. The blonde had informed the brunette that the reason her and Randy had argued was because of the whole Nikki/John situation. One small tiff had lead to a huge argument and Skye had stormed off. Randy and Skye had still not spoken to each other and as they had been trying their best to avoid the other, John and Nikki hadn't had the chance to talk or even barely look at each other before being dragged away.
"Damn it!" The blonde muttered so only her best friend could hear as they walked down the corridors.
The brunette did not have to ask why Skye was cursing as she already knew the reason. Randy and John had just appeared at the opposite side of the corridor and were walking towards them. Just as Nikki was about to try her luck at having a conversation with the WWE Champion, the blonde linked arms with her and pulled her past quickly. The brunette gave John a sympathetic smile as she watched him walk past her yet again, no words being spoken between any of the four.
"Look Skye, this is getting pathetic. Seriously, you just need to go after Randy and tell him that you're sorry!" Nikki told her friend as they reached their locker room.
"Why should I be the one to apologise, Nik? I don't see why I should make the effort to go over and talk to him when I see no signs of him even caring!" The blonde spat, dropping her bags down on the floor.
"You know what, Randy was right." The brunette replied with a sarcastic laugh as she shook her head.
"What do you mean?" The blonde asked confused.
"What I mean, Skye, is that you don't give a shit about anybody other than yourself. Do you have any idea how much it's been killing me over this past week when every time we see John, you drag me away? Of course not because you have no idea what happened between us at the club and from your actions over this past week, it's obvious that you don't care. Not once have you asked how I felt about this whole situation, you just expected me to go along with what you wanted." Nikki shouted, finally letting out what she had been dying to say.
"Why didn't you say something had happened . . . " The blonde asked, her voice low.
"Maybe because you didn't give me chance to, Skye. Oh and guess what, nothing did happen. It was about to until Randy interrupted us because of your argument." The brunette shouted, making her way over to the door.
"Wait . . . where are you going?" The blonde asked.
Nikki shook her head in disbelief that her best friend had completely ignored everything she had just let out and yet again, was only thinking about herself.
"I don't know, anywhere but here. I just can't do this anymore Skye, I can't keep walking past John every time we see him and pretend that there's nothing there. I can't keep sitting here watching you moping around and making my life just as miserable. So, when you're ready to think about other people rather than yourself, when you're ready to grow some balls and apologise to Randy, then I'll be there." The brunette sighed before leaving the locker room and slowly making her way down the corridor.
Letting her feet lead the way, Nikki finally made her way towards the canteen, noticing that the WWE Champion and The Legend Killer were already seated and although she had just had an argument with Skye about the fact that she hadn't been able to speak to John, she decided that right now may not have been the best time and took a seat at an empty table, her eyes focused on her ring as she fiddled with it. Shortly after, the last person on earth who she wanted to see walked into the room but, as Skye spotted both Randy and Nikki in the same room, she quickly turned on her heel and left.
The brunette gave a quick glance over to the men's table to see that Randy was leaving the room but, in the opposite direction. She let out a sigh as she realised that it was going to take a lot more than arguing to get the two talking again. At that moment her thought's where changed to a certain wrestler who was still sitting in the room as a familiar song began to play on the radio.
I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie
is made up on your side
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
Nikki finally plucked up the courage to look back over towards the WWE Champion as the lyrics played over and over again in her head. It seemed that John was also deep in thought about their relationship as he was looking straight back at the brunette, obviously also contemplating the lyrics.
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
All the words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you
Not wanting to hear anymore, Nikki quickly stood up and made her way out of the canteen. What was she doing? All she had to do was walk over to John and tell him how she felt, yet she just couldn't bring herself to do it. Although she had told her best friend not to wait for Randy to make the first move, that's exactly what she was doing. With a loud sigh she made her way back through the corridors and eventually found the locker room she wanted and knocked on the door. Hopefully the person she was looking for would be inside and hopefully, they'd have answers for her.
