Chapter 18
"Wake up!" A loud British voice sounded next to me, I jolted awake and two large hands wrapped themselves around my waist.
"Morning, princess." I opened my eyes and saw Jon grinning above me. I rolled my eyes and sat up, observing the room. I saw Candy in the kitchen cooking up breakfast, while Colby and Paige were making out on one of the couches.
"Whatever." I said, I really wasn't a morning person and everything irritated me. I tried to remove Jon's hands from my waist but he wouldn't budge.
"I'm glad things aren't awkward since we.." He made the gesture with his hands and I felt my face heat up, I slapped his arm and made sure no one saw that.
"That just made it awkward." I said and I stood up to see what Candy was cooking, but he still managed to wrap his arms around me.
"Aw, y'all would make -" Candy said and I glared at her, I knew what she was about to say and my irritable mood didn't want to hear it.
"This looks good." Jon said, pointing to the food Candy was serving out. At least that broke the awkward silence.
"We have to go to the gym before the show, you know how Colby gets when he doesn't get his daily fix of CrossFit." Jon said and I pouted at him, to be honest, I didn't want him to go, or Colby, or Paige. But, they had a schedule that they handled particularly well.
"Oh ok, bye." I said turning away, but he pulled my arm and hugged me tight. I inhaled his scent as I buried my head on his chest, and I knew I would miss it. He kissed my forehead and smoothed down my hair.
Colby awkwardly hugged me and Paige joined in too, which made it even more awkward. "Have a good day." I said as they pulled away.
"Come backstage later, we're leaving for Austin, Texas tomorrow morning." Jon said, and I nodded at him. I felt a hint of nervousness as that meant that I would have to see Joe and Layla again.
"It looks like Jon caught those feelings too." Candy said as we stopped the treadmills at the same time. I glared at her and shook my head.
"No, we're just friends. I'm happily single," I said, which was a damn lie. I was really craving affection and a relationship in general.
"Whatever you say." She said as I picked up a dumbbell and started my reps of squats.
"On that topic, why don't we find you a man?" I said and she rolled her eyes at me, I guess that's a sensitive topic for her,
"I just got out of a serious relationship, I'm not looking to date anyone right now." She said and I nodded at her, I understand.
"Why did Roman Reigns look at you like that, when he already has a girl?" Candy said as I put the dumbbell down and took a sip of water.
"We weren't together, but sometimes it felt like we were. I don't know what label to put on it." I shrugged and she nodded at me. I missed him, but I was trying to convince myself and everyone else that I don't care about him.
"I understand. It must be crappy seeing him with that other woman." I nodded, because I didn't know how to put what I felt into words.
"Let's get on the elliptical machines." I said, because I didn't want to talk about him anymore, but my stupid mind wouldn't stop thinking about him.
Later on, after the show, me and Candy went backstage and saw Jon talking to Joe. Well that was an improvement.
"I'm glad you made it." Jon said swaggering over to us and he had that adorable grin on his face, it's always nice to see him in a good mood. He embraced me in a tight hug, and I pulled away quicker than usual. His gaze locked with mine and I shook my head, I really wasn't in the mood and Joe being here just made it worse.
"I don't think I should be here." I said as Layla wrapped her arms around Joe, and he looked visibly uncomfortable.
"No, wait." Joe said and I glanced at him, he unwrapped Layla's arms and walked closer to me. I hitched my breath as his intense grey eyes locked with mine, and those annoying feelings came back to me.
"I want to talk to you." He said, and glanced behind us at the people watching us. "Alone." He guided me to the storage room.
"Why're you acting like we're strangers? Do you realise how that makes me feel?" He said as soon as he shut the door, and I stood at the corner of the room because I don't know what I would do if I got close to him. Either slap him, or kiss him.
"No, why don't you talk to your girlfriend about your feelings?" I said in a sarcastic tone, there were 3 main emotions running through me at the moment. Rage, hurt and jealousy. But, I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing that.
"Stop being like that. You know you mean a lot to me." He was a short distance away from me, and my eyes filled with tears as I remembered how supportive he was when I met my mama, but I don't need him, I can support myself.
"Yeah, you know what? Let's just-" I was too busy avoiding eye contact to realise that he was now in breathing distance.
"Just what?" He said, looking to my eyes. I felt like I could melt at any moment, and I missed that feeling.
"You're a man hoe, Joe. See, it even rh-" Before I could finish the sentence, his lips were on mine and my limbs felt powerless as he pushed my body against his. There was no space between us, so I couldn't push him away.
"Remember when I told you I had feelings for you, I meant it. Even though you push me away, those feelings haven't gone away." He said, and there was finally enough space for me to push him away.
"So why are you fucking Layla, someone who I thought was my friend?" I said, a little too loud.
"You fucked my best friend." He said, and rage surged through my veins even though he was right. He tried to close the distance between us, but I shook my head and tears threatened to leave my eyes.
"I'm sorry, I-" He said as I tried to open the door, but it was stuck, or there was someone on the other side trying to keep us in here.
"Leave me alone!" I cried out as I tried to hit him, but his large hands encircled my wrists to stop me. I writhed in pain as he let me go, and hugged me. After a few minutes, I felt disgusted with myself so I pulled away. I took a deep breath and wiped my sore eyes, before using all my strength to open the door.
"What the fuck happened? Did he hurt you?" Jon said taking in the sight of my ruined makeup, and my tear streaked face.
"I'm just going home, I'll see you the next time you're here." I said, shaking my hand out of his grasp.
"No. Princess, calm down." Jon said as he placed his hands on my shoulders, and levelled his eyes with mine. I turned around to face Joe, and saw Layla hugging his arm which put me off, but my actions were wrong.
"I'm sorry for screaming at you." I said, and he nodded, I saw the longing in his eyes and he probably saw the same in mine. I wanted to hug him again, but it's probably a bad decision. I wanted so much from him, but..
"I deserve it. I'm sorry too." He said, and I nodded as tears filled my eyes. This would be the last time I saw him until they come back to Florida. That's a lot to take in considering I used to spend hours with them everyday.
"Well, it's the last night in Florida, who wants to party?" Layla said, breaking the uncomfortable and awkward silence.
"You guys go ahead, I'm really tired so I'm just gonna head back to the loft." I said and Jon gave me one of those 'oh hell no' looks.
"It's our last night, c'mon. I'm not leaving you behind." Jon said taking my hand, and we left the arena together. To be honest, I was an emotional wreck right now, but I wasn't about to let anyone know that.
"Lighten up, Cat. I know you'll miss me and all, but, I'll be back before you know it." Jon said with a smirk on his face, I gave him a fake smile and took a sip of my drink. He got up to get some more drinks, and it was awkward because it was only me and Joe at the table. I saw Layla and Candy at the bar, and I was about to get up to go over to them.
"I hate when you're mad at me." Joe said, breaking the silence. But, I didn't even want to look at him before I did something stupid.
"I'm not mad, there's no point. We're not together, and I shouldn't care that you are in a relationship with Layla." I said, avoiding eye contact. When I smelt his scent from across the table, thirsty thoughts intruded my mind.
"At least look me in the eye." He said, I looked at him and rolled my eyes. I hate how he knows my weaknesses so well.
"I need to go, travel safe." I said, standing up, heading over to Candy and Layla.
"Do you have any spare bobby pins?" I shouted at the top of my lungs, because Candy was practicing a routine. Thank god we didn't have neighbours.
"Check the middle draw!" She shouted back, and the music seemed to go away but I went back to doing my hair. I bent down to pick up some more bobby pins from the draw, and when I got up, I had a mini heart attack. Joe was standing at the door, looking like a sexy serial killer. How the hell did he know where I was living.
"I'm not leaving without a hug." He said as I crossed my arms over my chest and mentally rolled my eyes. I was angry at him, yes. But, I couldn't control my feelings around him, and he always looked so damn good.
"Okay," I said, taking a hesitant step towards him, his eyes pierced into mine and I just felt weak. When I was close enough, he pulled me into his arms and I wrapped my arms around his torso. We just stayed like that for a moment until he let go of me.
"My flight is early.. I just wanted to see you before we went, because I miss you." He said, and I tried to blink away my tears. I hated how he made me feel.
"I'll miss you." I said, and I hugged him again, and this time I didn't want to let go. He pulled me back and wiped the tears from my face, and I got the hiccups like I was a little girl again.
"Don't worry, I'm always one call away. I miss seeing your face everyday though. Even waking up next to you.. Next time I'm here, I don't wanna see you with some pretty boy from the streets, ok?" He said, and I nodded. I didn't know what to say.
"Alright. You can go now." I shrugged, and turned back to the mirror. He grabbed my waist and pulled me close to him, the first thing I saw when I looked up was his beautiful lips. I stood on my tip toes and cupped his face as I kissed his lips, but he deepened the kiss and it turned into a full make out session. He lifted me up and I pushed the products out of the way as he sat me on the counter, I wrapped my legs around his waist and kissed his sweet tasting lips again.
"Condoms are in the top draw, y'all!" I heard Candy's southern accent through the door, and I laughed through the kiss.
"I'll call you." I said, pushing him away and hopping off the counter, he hugged me once again and winked at me before leaving. I smiled to myself as I finished my hair and noticed how swollen my lips were, I also saw the territorial mark he left on my neck.
OHH Catalina playing hard to get, or maybe she just is? What do you think of her and Jon's friendship? What will happen with Joe in the future? Reviews would be appreciated, also constructive criticism because I know I'm not the best writer, but I have a vivid imagination and I try my best. Xxx