At the arena that night Krys was backstage watching the monitors when John walked up behind her & the sat.
"Hey why you avoiding me?"
"You know why."
"How many time need I say I am sorry? I just don't like being ignored. I thought you liked having fun Krys, yet I seem to just be pushed into the background. What happened to us being a couple?"
"You know what John...I just don't know. I thought I did, but I guess I was wrong. Hearing the bell she looks sighing. "Great I wanted to see that..oh well, later." She got up beginning to walk away when he grabbed her by the arm.
"Wait? You trying to break up with me?" He stood up to face her.
"If that's how you see it I guess so."
"No...you're not breaking it off." John snapped at her still holding her arm in a tight grip.
"I didn't say if I was or not, you are now let me go."
"Not yet, I try to talk to you & you take off. Now you saying you want to break things off."
"Let me go John...now." She looked into his eyes her gaining a faint gold tint. He looked & knew he saw it this time.
"No...I don't know what is going on, but I want to...so I am not letting you go."
"Didn't the lady ask ya nicely?" Came a thick southern draw from behind Krys.
"Butt out Hardy. This is none of your business."
"Well ya have no right to treat a lady like she is property." Something in the young southern voice calmed the animal in Krys that was so threatening to lash out at John. Luckily at that point he did let her go focusing his attention on the younger of the two Hardy's. Walking past Krys to get closer to him.
"Fine you wish to make it your business why don't you make me?"
Krys shaking her head clearing it then realizing the situation in front of her. Why did she even act that way? Who knows.
"Ok both of you cut it out. I don't belong to no one but myself." She yelled at them both.
"Then he shouldn't of butted in to your business." answered John
"And you shouldn't treat women like some sort of Neanderthal." retorted Jeff.
"You both are fools...I'm staying else where tonight John...see you when ever." She turned walking off not even noticing the two men begin to bicker again.
Jade was resting back at the hotel when there was a knock at her door. Opening the door she moved to allow Krys in shutting the door behind her.
"Ok now?" Jade asked
"He's a jerk..."
"Honestly or just mood swings?"
"What!...Honestly, keeps trying to force his wishes on me instead of asking what it is I wish. I think we may be over, but I don't know for sure yet."
Well grab a chair prop your feet up & get some rest...unless to want to try to share a bed?"
"Um...I'll take the chair...no offence."
"None taking."
"Ok rest & maybe the morning will clear your head."
"Yea maybe...night."
"Night."
Krys woke up slowly stretching. She was the kind of person that could sleep anywhere. Looking over at the clock by the bed it read just after 4:30 am. Then glancing at the bed she saw Jade still sound asleep, well no point waking her. Grabbing her purse & taking Jade's room key she headed out for a walk. She was heading down the hall when she almost ran strait into Gayda.
"Morning Girl."
"Oh...Morning Jackie, what you doing up this early."
"Normal for me & you?"
"Can't sleep."
"Man woes?"
"Yea."
"Hey I know bout those...come on go for a walk with me?"
"Sure why not."
Both ladies started to take off. Reaching the parking lot they got into Gayda's car heading off. Pulling into a local dinner they head inside & get a table. Krys thought Jackie was going to order breakfast but instead ordered a very late dessert. She tried not to chuckle as she was also eyeing the dessert case when they walked in.
Both girls sat there eating their selections chatting & laughing when Jackie asked.
"K Girl what Jon Jon do now?"
"Hu?"
"What John do now? You said you had man trouble."
"Oh that...nothing...he is just...well...acting possessive."
"I hope not too much."
"Maybe...I don't know. It's just...well he tells me what he wants me to & does not ask. Get angry when I tell him I have plans with other people. He has already insulted one of my closest friends. Cause I tried to get some space, he accused me of leaving him. I actually told him if that is how he sees it, maybe I am. But I never actually told him we were over. He got into a fight at the arena tonight with Jeff Hardy. Only cause Jeff saw how John was trying to treat me & didn't like it." Krys without realizing it gets faintly starry eyed. "Now that a true southern gentleman."
"Hmmm seems you have a lil side crush."
"Wh...What?" Shakes her head "No I don't...What you mean."
"You have a crush on Jeff."
"No...No I don't only John..."
"You trying to convince yourself or say it enough so you can convince him?"
"It's the truth...I am with John, that's all there is. I just need to get him to see that & not always worry just cause I don't want to go out all the time."
"Ok girl fine...if that's what you want to believe. So you said something about insulting a friend? It wasn't me, was it?"
"No Jackie, not you...don't get me wrong. You are a good friend, but I mean Jade...um... Shadows 'manager'. He first insults her by basically calling her a nobody. Then implied she was lazy when I mentioned about us talking in the gym. He then got angry cause I told him I was going out shopping with her." She lowers her head with a sigh.
"Has he hit you yet?"
Krys' head shot up fast to look at Gayda. "WHAT...sorry...but no...of course not. Why would you say that?"
"Just a feeling girl...what you said so far...you body language, just be careful."
Krys faintly laughed finishing her cake. "You beginning to sound like Jade."
"Well two of us giving you the same advice...it might be telling you something."
"Yea maybe...I just don't know."
"Ok girl, just so ya know I am sure if you need it Charlie & me can find room for you if you ever need it." The waitress comes over giving them the bill.
"I'll keep that in mind." Both girls get out their money paying their part of the bill plus the tip & head back to the hotel.
(Thank you to all my wonderful readers.)