Chapter 22
"Baby, wait up." Joe said grabbing my wrist, I shrugged my hand out of his grip and faced him.
"You said you love me, huh? You know what? I don't even want to look at you right now." I said looking down, I heard him sigh and I walked away. I didn't feel like dealing with this bs right now, and this overthinking wasn't good for my health.
I went to a bar, a few blocks away and ordered a few drinks and shots because all I wanted to do at the moment was drown my sorrows. I downed my fifth shot when I felt a warm hand on the small of my back. I jumped as Jon sat next to me and observed the empty glasses in front of me, I asked the bartender for another set of shots but Jon shooed him away.
"So this is what he's doing to you." He said, taking the half filled cup from my hand. I rolled my eyes and faced the other way.
"You deserve better princess and that's what I can give to you." He said, capturing my attention. I stared into his warm blue eyes and I still felt something that I didn't want to.
"I don't deserve anything. I push people away too much, and eventually I will have no one. You should run while you can." I said, and he put a reassuring hand on my thigh. I shivered at the sudden contact and I saw him smirk, which made me blush.
"I'm not going anywhere." He said, and I hopped off the bar chair, and my coordination was completely off. He put my arm on his shoulder, and carried me out of the bar. I regret getting drunk already, and I'm not looking forward to tomorrow.
I opened my eyes and my clothes were different, I sat up too quickly and saw my dress on the floor. I nearly had a panic attack until I saw Jon return to the room.
"You changed my clothes..?" My words slurred as I looked at him, and he sat at the edge of the bed.
"That dress looked uncomfortable, plus I've seen it all before." He shrugged and I threw a pillow at him.
"Fuck you." I said, fluffing the pillows and getting underneath the sheets, he stood up and waved at me.
"Night princess." He said, and the door shut. Even in my drunk state, I couldn't sleep and a few hours later, I felt someone else in bed with me. I recognised his scent, but I wasn't that forgiving. Where has he been all this time? I unwrapped his arms from my waist and got up from the bed, my head was spinning and I felt something rise in my stomach. I ran to the bathroom to throw up the contents from tonight and washed my mouth out. I felt like waking someone up, and I knew exactly who I wanted to talk to.
"What the fuck.. Oh. Cat. What are you doing here?" Colby said, with his eyes half shut, his two toned hair was sticking out in all directions and I burst out laughing, but stopped when I realised it was 3am.
"I can't sleep.. and I just wanted to talk." I said, and he led me inside the room and wrapped his arms around me. I embraced his warmth, and we sat at the edge of the bed. He looked worn out, and I felt bad about waking him up.
"Um.. You look real tired, I'll leave you to sleep." I said, but he rolled his eyes and held my hand in support.
"No. Talk to me." He said and I sighed, I didn't want to get upset because I was probably overthinking everything.
"I think Joe is cheating.. like he told me he loves me but I don't know." I said, and my barriers broke down. This was how I felt when I was with Josh, used.
"Why would he do that? He's not stupid. He's wanted you for a long time, and he's finally got you. He's not gonna throw that away." Colby said and gave my hand a reassuring squeeze. I gave him a weak smile and sighed.
"Okay, thanks.. I'll talk to you in the morning or whenever. Sweet dreams." I said, kissing his cheek and hugging him. This kinda felt awkward.
I walked out of Colby's room and saw Jon in the hallway with some cheap looking bitch in a very revealing dress. I rolled my eyes and walked past them, opening the door to me and Joe's room. I still couldn't sleep, Jon's room was right next to ours and I heard everything. Moans, screams, grunts.. I was tempted to wake up Joe and show the bitch next door who can scream the loudest. But, whatever.
I put the TV on and turned up the volume, I was beyond pissed because they were being deliberately loud.
"Can you shut the fuck up?" I shouted and hit the wall about 10 times, I sighed as the sounds stopped. But, about 10 minutes later the noises were even louder. I wasn't even going to do anything because I know that Jon just wants to make me jealous. I don't even care.
Around 5am I fell asleep, just as the sun was rising and I regret it so much. I felt someone nudging me, and I opened my eyes. I could hardly see because I was so tired, plus I was still pissed at Joe and I didn't want to talk to him.
"Baby girl.. I can explain." He said as I sat up, I still felt sick and the fatigue was setting in from last night. I got up and rummaged through my suitcase to find something to wear today because I was going shopping with Eva, Natalya, and Nikki. I went to the bathroom to freshen up and change my clothes because I wasn't going to let Joe get any satisfaction out of this. I wore hot pants, with a crop top and converses. I put half of my hair up and left the rest down, and put on minimum makeup because I didn't care about impressing people.
"Where are you going?" Joe said as I slammed the door and took a deep breath, when I opened them I saw Jon at the end of the hallway walking towards me, I quickly averted my eyes and walked the opposite way. He wasn't wearing a shirt, and he looked really appealing. Then I remembered last night and rolled my eyes in disgust.
I met the girls in the lobby and we took a private car to the boutique strip, there were cameras following us so I guess I was making an appearance on Total Divas.
Joe. *flashback*
"Man, are they always that loud?" Jon said, taking a sip of beer. I shrugged, even though internally I was raging. I overheard her boyfriend talking about taking her to a bar which was a few blocks away, and that was when my plan was going to commence. I felt the need to help her, even though I have no idea who she is.
"Sometimes." I lied, and he looked at me like he knew something that I didn't. I averted my gaze and focused on the TV. I don't need my best friend making me feel even more guilty than I already feel, it will all be over as soon as possible.
As I walked Jon to the door, I heard noises outside and I literally pushed Jon down the hallway until he was out of sight.
"Ask him bitch." I looked up and saw her boyfriend pushing her towards me, once again I couldn't see her face and she was looking down.
"Do.. Do you have any spare.. azucar?" She asked, and her voice was the equivalent to a shy little girl. I walked into the apartment, and I saw her hesitating by the door. I handed her the sugar, and she looked at the man who I desperately wanted to kill.
"Gracias." She said, before he smirked at me and pushed her back into their room. I clenched my fist in anger. I felt so sorry for the hopeless girl, I need to conduct my plan right away.
Later on that night, I took Maria to the bar and half an hour later I saw my neighbours walk in. I watched her movement as she sat across the bar from me. I knew it was her. She was beautiful. She had long, black wavy hair that fell to her waist and her brown skin glistened, maybe it was makeup to cover the bruises. But, she was beautiful regardless. My heart rate sped up as her eyes locked with mine, I felt something for this girl that I've never felt about Maria. She captivated me without saying a word. I sighed when she broke our gaze, and let go of Maria's hand when I saw her boyfriend grab onto her wrist. When he let go, he left abruptly and I felt as relieved as her, it was time for my plan to commence. I was about to approach her when I saw her take off her jacket and cover her face with her hands. I saw the bruises, and they looked awful. Maria went to the rest room and I took my chance, I felt so nervous as I approached her. My nerves took over me, and instead of asking her if she was ok, I picked up her jacket. My heart lifted when she looked the other way for her jacket.
"Looking for this?" I said, and my voice was shaky. My palms got moist when she looked at the jacket, and then into my eyes. I saw the pain in her gaze and I wanted to free her from that bastard that treats her like shit. She took the jacket from my hands, and I felt a spark when our hands touched. She was shorter than me, and had a tiny frame, so I put my arm in the way so she couldn't get past. I needed to talk to her.
"Excuse me." She said and her voice was shaky, but I still recognised it. I couldn't stop staring at the bruises on her arms, I wanted to make them go away. I watched as she put her jacket on and walked the other way. I followed her and gripped her wrist, because there was no other way to get her attention.
"Are you okay?" I said, and my heart caught in my chest as she faced me. It pained me that she was so beautiful.
"I'm fine, I need to go home. My boyfriend is waiting for me." She said, crossing her arms across her chest, but I saw through her strong exterior.
"You deserve better than that piece of shit that beats you." I said, and her eyes widened as my tone became more aggressive.
"You don't know anything.." She said, and she averted her gaze to the floor. I just wanted to see her face.
"Baby girl, let me help you." I said, and she looked up at me as if she thought I was joking. She looked so vulnerable and helpless, I really hope her 'boyfriend' rots in hell.
"Your girlfriend is waiting on you." She said out of nowhere, she was looking to the left of me and then she walked away. I turned around and Maria was glaring at me.
"Is desert ok?" I asked Nikki, putting down the menu. After hours of shopping, we settled into a restaurant ready to demolish anything.
"Hell yeah, girl. I love my deserts.. and wine!" She said, flicking her hair behind her shoulders and I laughed. I was amazed by how confident she was, if I had cameras filming my every move, I would be so self conscious.
"So you and Joe.." Natalya said, and my eyes widened. This show was supposed to be about them, not me.
"Yeah, we're together now. I'm not good with relationships though." I said, and Nikki poured me some more wine.
"Y'all are cute together." Eva said, winking at me. We held up our wine glasses, and promised to have more girly days out. I enjoyed it, and it took my mind off of Joe.
As I was walking backstage to collect my script, there were rapid footsteps behind me which scared me half to death.
"Nice day?" Jon said pointing to the shopping bags, I rolled my eyes and stopped walking.
"Yeah. Don't you have something better to do, what about that girl from last night?" I said, walking away from him, he grabbed onto my wrist and made me face him. His eyes travelled from my eyes to my lips and I felt helpless.
"Get your ass away from my girl." A voice boomed, and I jumped. Jon's grip on my wrist loosened, and I looked between Joe and Jon. This isn't going to end well.
Superman to the rescue.. I guess? And the flashbacks.. Wow. What do you guys think Cat will do, when she finds out about Joe's plan?