A/N: I don't own anything WWE related, I just own my OC characters. Enjoy!
Last night was extremely eventful, Eva and Jon are a couple, me and Joe kissed, Colby told me that he already knew that Joe liked me, apparently. In a weird way, I was looking forward to the days ahead. I reached for my phone at the bedside and checked the time, it's too early to be alive but we had to be at the airport at 6am. I threw the sheets off of my body and immediately felt my muscles cramp. After leaving the comfort of the hotel bed, I dragged myself to the bathroom and refreshed myself. I didn't have the time to make myself look pretty, and I really couldn't be bothered. If I had my way, I would walk around in Yoda's robe, but no, apparently I can't.
I ended up wearing my polka dot leggings and a fitted crop top with a jeans jacket, I put on my converses too. I may be a badass but, I like staying true to my height when going on an airplane. I don't even know why, I'm probably going to have to get Joe to reach for my bags again. I left my hair down, and I put on some mascara and lip gloss, I want to look alive even though I don't feel it. I grabbed my bags and took one last look at the room. I had one of those dramatic movie moments, the bed felt like I was sleeping on clouds. Oh how I miss the bed already.
Me and Alicia arrived at the airport together, and there were only a few superstars there. Why the fuck did I get up so early and leave my comfortable bed for this? We got through the customs and everything and we were currently waiting to board the plane.
"Cat, it's your bae." Alicia nudged me and I woke up, I had to nap. I looked up and saw Joe walking towards us, hopefully he can walk past us without seeing me even though that's impossible. Please can I fall through the floor, like right now. His eyes never left mine as he walked up to us, and yes he was looking mighty fine as always. I looked at Alicia and she put on her headphones and was currently absorbed in a magazine, a damn wedding magazine.
"Hey, have you seen Maria?" I felt my heart drop and I rolled my eyes to conceal my hurt.
"No, she's your girlfriend, why the fuck would I have seen her?" I said with a little more attitude than needed. I glared at him and he had a sexy smirk on his face.
"I was just asking, she's going back to Pensacola and I wanted to say bye." I felt relieved but bad at the same time, I need to learn how to control my attitude. I shrugged and he sat next to me, I felt his body heat but just being near him shot shivers down my spine. I hate feeling this way, sometimes I wish I was an emotionless cyborg.
"C'mon, Alicia." I said nudging her, even though I knew she was listening to our conversation. She took off her headphones and pretended to notice Joe for the first time, I laughed at her even though I wasn't in the best mood.
Now, this is the moment I've been dreading. Putting my damn hand luggage in the compartment. They really need to consider short people when they make these things. I tip toed and threw my hand luggage, unfortunately it fell and nearly hit a little kid.
"Need some help?" I turned around to face Joe, and he had a smug smirk on his face. I glared at him, and he safely put the luggage in the right place. These are the times I wish I was Alicia's height, she's so lucky.
"Thanks." I said as I tried to get past him but he placed his hand on my lower back, does he realise that we are in a public place? I looked up at him and his smile instantly put me in a better mood. I looked around for Alicia and when I saw her waving, I quickly walked past him and avoided the curious stares from Jon and Eva.
"He put his hand on your back, girl." Alicia put her hand up and gestured a high five, I high fived her and leaned back in my seat. I felt bad that I didn't tell her about the kiss, but I wanted to keep it between me and Joe.
"It's nothing, Alicia." I said and she held up a wedding magazine with a serious expression on her face.
"It better be something, I'm already half way through the wedding plans. For you, I'm thinking a strapless gown with a turquoise tiara.. And Joe's tie would have to match his eye colour." I zoned out on Alicia's wedding plans and fell asleep again. Thank god there wasn't an annoying kid behind me, I would've gone full on..crazy.
I woke up as the plane landed, and I felt worse than I did before. We were in Ohio for a few days, I really have to get used to travelling so often. Alicia had to put her arm around me and guide me out of the plane because I could hardly open my eyes.
"Is she ok?" I pretended not to notice his voice, and I remained close to Alicia. Then i felt like I was being lifted up, no no no. My face cradled into the person's neck and the familiar cologne hit me straight away. I froze and I heard a laugh above me, I was genuinely scared. I had to use all the power in my body to open my eyes, and when I did I wasn't surprised. Joe was looking down at me and I felt like a damn baby. I used the remaining energy to try to wriggle out of his arms but I failed miserably.
"Put... Me ... Down." I said in between sleep and reality, he gave me a curious stare and I blushed.
"Ok, you don't have to. I'm just...tired." I said cradling my face on his neck and closing my eyes. He was holding me bridal style and I'm pretty sure it looked awkward to anyone who saw us.
I felt someone shake me, and I woke up, alert. I opened my eyes and Joe was laying next to me. I gasped and fell off the bed, I don't deserve to wake up next to his perfectness. I rubbed my hip and frowned at him, I can tell that he was holding back laughter.
"Ok, laugh it up." I said and stared at him until he burst out laughing and I couldn't help but smile. I got up and threw a pillow at him, he ducked and leaned over and grabbed my waist. He pulled me closer to him as he crushed his lips against mine. I felt those familiar electricity sparks run though my body as he tugged at my top; heat ran through my body as I felt his firm muscles underneath me. A few minutes later, things got a little heated and I ended up in my underwear. I felt his strong hands push me back slightly, and I looked at him in confusion. Then, I realised we were about 2 minutes away from having sex. I got off his lap and grabbed my clothes, he sat up and started putting his shoes on. I guess lust got the best of me,I haven't had sex in so long and my hormones were all over the place.
"I think you should go." I said and he nodded, I went into the bathroom and started up the shower. I felt so ashamed, and I would die of embarrassment if I ever had to face him again. The other thing, is that he nearly saw me naked. Let's take a moment to reflect on that.
Later on at the arena, I mapped out various hiding places just in case I run into anyone..unexpected.
"We're gonna have matching attires tonight!" Alicia said as we entered the locker room. She turned to face me and looked at me with curiosity, she lifted up a piece of my hair and gasped.
"Who gave you that love bite?!" I looked into the mirror and saw the purple bruise on my neck. I didn't even realise he gave me one, crap.
"Um." I rummaged around my bag to find some concealer but she grabbed my bag, and I knew I had to tell her something.
"Okay, we made out. It's not going to happen again." I said sternly, she nodded and helped me cover the bruise with concealer.
After we got changed, and got our hair and makeup done, we waited behind the curtains. I heard male voices behind me and I looked around and saw the guys walking along the hallway, as soon as Joe looked at me, I looked away even though my heart was thumping through my chest.
As soon as Alicia's music hit, we walked through the curtains and the crowds response was actually positive. I high fived a few fans while Alicia sauntered towards the ring. I rolled my eyes as I heard Eva Marie's theme song and caught sight of her fiery red hair. I have nothing against her, she just annoys me, point blank. Alicia wanted me to start off the match so I climbed through the ropes and faced Eva, she blew me a kiss and I lunged for her. I punched her in her face and she backed up against the turnbuckle, I kept throwing the punches until the referee told me to back off. Eva responded by slapping me and kneeing me in the stomach, the sudden impact made me fall to the floor, clutching my stomach. Alicia started clapping and jumping up and down, encouraging the crowd to give me momentum. As I heard the encouraging chants from the crowd, I kicked Eva in her knee and crawled over to Alicia, tagging her in the match. I watched as Alicia beat down Eva with a smug smile on my face, I didn't feel bad at all.
"1,2,3". The bell rang after Alicia pinned Eva and I couldn't hear anything over the cheers of the crowd. I climbed over the ropes and hugged Alicia, I haven't even known her that long but I feel like we're gonna be good friends. We skipped backstage, full of excitement after a great match. The Shield were filming a backstage promo in the hallway, so we went to get changed.
"So, when you were making out. How much did he see?" Alicia said as I put on my shoes. I blushed and started fidgeting with my hair, I put it half up and half down. I looked at her and burst out laughing, her serious expression was too much.
"My underwear, that's it. Why?" She gasped and grabbed my arm, making me sit next to her.
"Girl! You guys could've.. But, anyway, I was just asking...because he was staring at you like he wanted to do you right there." She winked at me, and I covered my face as I felt it heat up.
"Alicia, I love that you're brutally honest, but please keep your observations to yourself in the future." I said as I packed up my bag, she shoved my arm and grinned at me.
"You love it really." She linked her arm with mine and we headed to the catering area.
As soon as we walked in, someone grabbed my arm, as I looked up, I realised that person was Jon. I shook him off me as Eva walked towards us, I was about to lift my free hand to slap the smile off her face.
"Great match, Cat." She said reaching out to hug me, I slightly hugged her back and Jon was just standing there staring at both of us.
"I wanted to talk to you, princess." He said looking directly at me, I looked at Eva and she was glaring at Jon.
"Princess?" She said, clearly annoyed. I wanted to laugh at the fact that Jon's face stayed exactly the same.
"Yeah, she's my princess. Anyway.." He said to Eva Marie, before she flipped her hair and left the room. His gaze settled on mine once again, then he reached out to touch a strand of my hair.
"Aren't you gonna go after your girlfriend?" I said, he rolled his eyes and let go of the strand of my hair.
"No. I'm not gonna chase her like a dog. I just wanted to say that I missed you, and you look great." He said and I gave him a curious stare, he obviously had more to say.
"Nope, what else do you have to say?" I said, and I saw the light blush take over his cheeks.
"That's all. I'll catch you around." I pouted and he wrapped his arms around me in a hug. When he pulled back, he ruffled my hair before leaving the room. I looked around the room and saw Joe and Colby looking in my direction, Joe cut his eye at me and Colby gestured me over. Ok, this is gonna be awkward.
"You did great tonight." Colby said as I sat opposite them, I looked at Joe but he was focused on his phone. I see how it is.
"Thanks, you guys have any plans for tonight?" I asked and Colby gave me a mischievous smile, I guess anything was better than discussing non existent wedding plans with Alicia.
"Video games and pizza, wanna join? I know you're a serious gamer like me." He said and I put my hand on my heart and nodded at him, he grinned and nudged Joe.
"What about you?" He said to Joe and he finally looked up from the screen.
"I'm tired." He said in a dull tone, then glanced at me as if he just noticed me.
"It's cool, I'll just hang out with Alicia." I shrugged and got up, Colby gave me a sorrowful look as he probably saw the budding tears in my eyes.
"You do that." Joe said as he glared into my eyes, I blinked the tears away and kept my composure.
"Fuck you." I said and walked out of catering, the lump in my throat was still evident and I wanted to cry a river.
After a few drinks at the hotel bar, I went to my room and headed straight to the shower. After that, I got changed into something comfortable which included my Star Wars socks, of course.
I put on the TV, but I couldn't concentrate and I kept zoning out. A sudden knock alerted me, and I hopped out of bed. I opened the door and on the other side, was Jon holding a crate of beer. Believe it or not, I laughed internally.
"Princess, what's wrong?" He said as he walked towards me and shut the door. I looked into his eyes and shook my head as tears blinded my vision.
"Stop being strong, let me in." He said and I shook my head, walking backwards away from him. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him, I looked away trying to blink away the tears.
"He hates me." As soon as the words left my mouth, tears poured down my cheeks and my body started convulsing as the cries left my body. He wrapped his bare arms around me, and I embraced the warmth. He stroked my back until I calmed down, I looked up at him as more tears streamed down my face and there was a small distance between his lips and mine.
"Who hates you?" He said quietly, I wiped away my tears and looked down.
"Joe. Everything's fucked up because of me, I went too far." I sobbed as he held me tight.
"Catalina, what did you do?" His voice was stern, and I really didn't know what to tell him.
"I kissed him, I'm sorry." I removed his arm from my shoulder and covered my eyes as the tears started to fall.
"Damn. You don't need to apologise to me, princess. I'll talk to Joe if you want me to." I sat up and gripped his arm, giving him my signature death stare.
"No. I'll just keep my distance. Jon, i think you should go, Eva will be waiting for you." I said standing up, facing him.
"I want to stay with you." He said, standing up to face me. He leaned closer until I felt his lips graze mine. I pushed him back and walked over to the door.
"Nope." I said and imitated his facial expression, he grinned as I opened the door.
"Bye, princess." He walked over to me, never breaking eye contact, then he leaned in to kiss my cheek.
I felt like taking a walk, so I grabbed my leather jacket and set off. I hurried past the hotel lobby just in case I saw someone I didn't want to, and left the building. It was really dark outside, so I walked until I heard the soft waves from the sea. The lights illuminated the golden sand, and the midnight blue sea. I sat down on the sand and focused on the sound of the waves on the shore. A million thoughts ran through my head as I stared at the ocean. This is my life now and I'm going to have to get used to it, it's a lot to take in.
"This is my favourite place." A voice said out of nowhere, i jumped back in shock and looked next to me, the only thing I could see was piercing grey eyes.
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