Chapter 20.
I've been trying to contact Jon for the past few days, and worry wasn't even the word to describe how distraught I was feeling. Jon means a lot to me, and I want him to know that.
"Jon isn't talking to me. I miss him." I said as Joe wiped away my tears, I wanted to fly out and see him as soon as possible.
"He gets like that sometimes, don't worry about it." He said, embracing me in a tight hug. I wanted to rant about missing Jon but his hugs rendered me speechless.
"I love you. It's ok." He said as more tears rolled down my face, if I didn't have Jon in my life, I wouldn't be able to function properly, he gets me in ways no one else does. I need him in my life.
I didn't give up on him and I rang him throughout the day, finally he answered my call and I sighed in relief until i heard the voice at the end of the line.
"Hello?" A monotone female voice said and in the background I heard a bed creak.
"Who the fuck are you? Put Jon on the phone." I said, and I sounded desperate but I was.
"Who's calling?" Jon said, and I thanked the heavens that he was ok.
"Catalina. Don't hang up, I want to make sure you're ok." I said, quickly, hoping that he wouldn't hang up.
"What do you want? Shouldn't you be fucking Joe or something.." He said in a venomous tone and my heart sank.
"I miss you, you haven't been answering my calls. I thought we were friends." I said, and my pulse slowed as I heard a sadistic laugh through the phone.
"You thought wrong." He said, and he ended the call. What else can I do?
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*flashback*
Joe
I grabbed my jacket as Maria started shouting, I really wasn't listening. I haven't been listening for years.
"They make too much noise, be a man and talk to him!" I rolled my eyes as she tried to push me out of the door. About two weeks ago, a couple moved in a few doors away from us but we can hear everything through these cheap, thin walls. I knocked on the door and everything became silent until a young man opened the door slightly. The apartment looked clean, but what really caught my eye was a young girl who was scrubbing at the floor. She wore clothes that were too big for her and her long black hair was tied in a knot at the top of her head. I couldn't see her face because she was so focused on cleaning the floor, even though it looked spotless.
"Slut! Get to your room now." The man growled as she jumped at the sound of his voice and ran to somewhere where I couldn't see her. He focused his attention on me again and smirked.
"Bitches are getting lazy these days. Can I help you?" He said putting his arm against the door,showing off his muscular physique. I didn't flinch.
"My girlfriend would appreciate it if you would keep the noise down, thanks," I said backing away, the strong smell of bleach was burning my nose but he didn't seem like he was affected at all.
" aight," he said and he shut the door in my face, I heard a female scream and items falling against the floor. I couldn't help her.
The next day, I went out for a morning run when I saw her in the hallway getting the mail. As usual, she had her head down and I couldn't see her face. I wanted to talk to her, but I decided not to.
As I lay in bed that night, I heard piercing screams coming from their room but I put on my headphones to block out the sound. I want to help her, I just need to make a plan.
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I started packing my clothes into a small suitcase and as I turned around to get some shoes, I was met with a look of horror on Joe's face.
"You're leaving me?" He said, walking towards me with a look of pure anger on his face, I shook my head as he grabbed my wrist.
"I just want to see Jon. He's my friend." I said as he closed the distance between us and cupped my face with his free hand.
"You're MY girl. Understand?" He said and suddenly his features contorted and Josh was staring back at me with his fiery hazel eyes. I broke free of his grip and crouched on the floor, my body convulsed as tears poured down my face. I felt sick.
"Please don't hurt me." I said in a whisper, my heart was beating at an unhealthy rate and the room started spinning.
"I'm so sorry. Fuck," Joe said as he touched my shoulder, but I flinched and he backed out of the room, looking as scared as I felt.
After a few hours of laying there, I used all my energy to get up and look around the loft. It was really quiet, and I looked in every room and there was no one here. Joe's stuff was gone too. I sighed and slammed the door, I went back into my room and continued packing my stuff. When I was done, I booked an emergency ticket to Vegas and left Candy a note.
I arrived in Vegas at 10pm and I'm sure that the show has finished by now, I found a hotel near the arena and booked a room for a few days. In the lobby, I saw Dolph, Cesaro and Sheamus. This is the right hotel. As I was about to leave, I stopped in my tracks when I saw Jon at the door. Even from a distance, I saw the dark circles under his eyes. As angry as I was, I still ran up to him and hugged him like my life depended on it. I breathed a sigh of relief as I felt him hug me back, I kissed his cheek and he pulled me back.
"Princess, I don't think we should be friends anymore." He said, and I felt tears budding at my eyes. I grabbed his hand and we left the hotel, I had to drag him into a nearby Starbucks so we could talk properly. The way he looked at me made me blush, but I shook thoughts from our night together away and focused on what we needed to talk about.
"It hurt me when you wouldn't talk to me. I want to know why." I said and he lowered his gaze to the coffee in his hands.
"You.. you love Joe. So there's no reason for me to be in your life anymore." He said, and I shook my head. I hated seeing him like this, and there was nothing I could do about it.
"I need you in my life, Jon. You're so important to me, you don't understand. I'm your princess." I said, and he laughed.
"But, you don't feel what I feel for you." He said and I lifted his chin so he could look me directly in my eyes.
"Jon.. don't say that, you don't have feelings for me. Why are you doing this?" I said, and I was internally panicking.
"Believe it or not, I fuck a lot of girls that don't mean anything to me. But you meant a lot to me before we.. Princess, why don't you feel the same way? I can change." He said, and he looked desperate like he was pleading with his eyes.
"Jon, I don't want you to change. I just-"
"I can make you love me." He said, and he was staring to look crazy like his character on TV. I flinched when his hand made contact with my leg, and I felt the fire build between my legs. I moved his hand away before I did something stupid.
"Jon, I love you. As a friend. I'm your princess, and I always will be. I promise you will find someone that will give you the love you deserve." I said, standing up. He got up too and embraced me in a hug.
"Cat?" I heard as me and Jon walked into the lobby, I looked around and saw Colby grinning at me. I walked up to him and he picked me up and hugged me, he cupped my face and kissed my cheek.
"What are you doing here?" He said as he ordered my drink, and completely ignored Jon's presence next to me.
"I actually came here to clear up things with Jon, but it's nice to see you too." I said, and his grin turned into a frown.
"Oh. Well it's good to see you too. I'm happy for you and Joe, I hope me and Paige get to that stage." He said and I smiled at him, he looked genuinely happy.
"I hope so too!" I said, and I felt a firm hand on my shoulder. I turned around and jumped as I saw Joe. I quickly hugged Colby, and Jon before going up to the hotel room with Joe.
"I'm sorry." He said as I shut the door and took my jacket off, I shook my head and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Don't be, it was a mistake. I know you're not like him." I said smiling up at him, and he pulled me close to him.
"I love you, Catalina." He said as he kissed my neck.
"I love you too." I said, and I was happy because I fixed everything with Jon and I was finally with the man I loved.
Poor Jon, at least Catalina sorted out the situation, but feelings don't go away that easily do they? What extent will Jon go to, to win over Catalina? And how will Joe react? Stay tuned! Xx
And Joe knew about Catalina's situation before they met? *gasp*