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This chapter is named after 'Ignorance' by Paramore

Elizabeth Chapman's Point Of View

Since the rest of the week consisted of live shows and I wasn't needed due to being an interviewer, I'd managed to avoid Seth and The Shield for the entire week. I hadn't spoken to them, spoken about them or even laid eyes on them. I'd kept my distance and I'd done exactly as Randy had said.

I fucking hated it because I know they didn't deserve my ignorance and my rudeness. Of all the people in the world who didn't deserve my cruelty, it was those three lovely men. But Randy had been in far better spirits because of it and this kind of helped me believe all my actions were reasonable and rational. He hadn't shouted once, he was happier, he cuddled and kissed me again, acting like the old Randy I knew and loved. The red marks on my arms had faded and our relationship was getting back to normal.

It was just a total shame that it was at the expense of my friendship with The Shield.

So as I walked into the arena the following Monday, I knew I'd have to put in extra effort to avoid them. It had been easy since Smackdown since I was never in the vicinity of them, but now they could be around any corner, waiting to greet me. And I had to be prepared for that, and have a plan of action should any of them cross my path.

I hated myself for being so cruel to them, Seth especially with how sweet and lovely he'd been to me, but my relationship with Randy came first. He was precious to me and I had to put his wishes above everyone else's. And if it upset him for me to be friends with them, then I wouldn't be. For his sake, I wouldn't go anywhere near them. I'd act the bitch, I'd act cruel, I'd do what I had to in order to be with Randy.

I flashed the security guard my pass and was allowed into the building with no issues. I wheeled my case behind me, heading towards my locker room. I waved at some of the Divas I passed, grinning as The Bellas greeted me, smiling happily at Becky Lynch.

That was the thing I loved about this place – everyone was so welcoming and sweet. I avoided most of the men due to Randy's jealousy and unhappiness of me being around them. So it really boosted my spirits to know the divas liked me since they'd be the people I'd be socialising with the most.

"Hey, stranger," came a voice from behind me. "Haven't seen you all week."

Oh great…

Groaning, I turned around to see Seth walking towards me. He was in jeans and a t-shirt, a baseball cap on his head, looking as lovely as ever. He wheeled his case behind him. I hated how cold I was about to be towards him.

"Seth…" I said, acting surprised by his appearance. I swallowed, knowing I'd have to put Plan Act-Like-A-Total-Bitch into action.

"How are you?" he asked once he reached me, that usual warm smile on his lips. "You left a bit abruptly last time I saw you."

I needed distance and I needed it now. Last week in the canteen had been a clear example that Randy could be round any corner, ready to see me with one of these guys. And after his words and reaction last time there was no way in hell I was going to let him catch me again. I'd only been with Seth for two seconds, but Randy wouldn't see it that way. I had to go.

So I simply smiled, picked my case up and rushed off as quickly as I could.

"Ellie?" Seth called after me, but I didn't look back. I rushed as quickly as my feet would carry me, reached my locker room, entered and locked the door behind me.

Well now I certainly felt like shit!

I wasn't normally like that; it wasn't in my character. I was usually so warm, so welcoming, always happy to give anyone a chance. So to act the stranger and to act cold and distant was so odd to me.

And it was even harder considering the target of my coldness was Seth. Out of everyone here, he'd been the most kindest of all, starting all the way from the night we met in the restaurant. His sweetness then, his praise on my first night in WWE, the way he made me laugh and smile, the way he constantly looked out for me… It felt so wrong doing this to him, and I hated that we couldn't be friends.

It's what you have to do, Ellie. It's what you have to do…

But it's what Randy wanted, and the last thing I wanted to do was make him mad again.

So I stuck to my plan, tried my hardest to wipe the guilt from my mind, and changed ready for Raw.

xXx

Raw went considerably well. I once again did a pre-recorded interview with Neville for the app, and watched closely as Renee did a wonderful job as usual interviewing on the live show. I was starting to get to grip with things more now, learning how things worked, learning the ropes, and understanding more of my duties. I was even told I could probably do my first live interview on next week's Raw.

This news gave me a lot of excitement that put me in far better spirits than I had been at the start of the night, so as I walked back to my locker room after the show, I couldn't keep the smile from my face.

"Ellie?" came a voice.

Are you fucking kidding me…?

I closed my eyes, groaning internally as the sound of the Architect's voice. This wasn't what I needed. He couldn't be here. He was making all of this so fucking hard.

I turned to look at him. "What?"

He walked towards me slowly and I could see the confusion on his face. He seemed a little lost. "What the hell happened at the start of the show? You just rushed off."

"Yeah… well… I had somewhere to be," I shrugged. "If you'll excuse me," I said, beginning to walk away.

He suddenly grabbed my arm softly in his hand. I stopped in my tracks, cautiously looking up at him, scared to even look him in the eye.

"Are you okay?" he asked. "You seem different."

I manoeuvred my arm out of his hand. "Yeah, I'm good. Nothing's wrong."

He raised an eyebrow. "It doesn't seem that way. You're distant all of a sudden, nothing like you were last week. What's going on?"

"Nothing!" I snapped, my voice a little aggressive than I intended. I immediately felt bad as I saw him flinch a little.

He sighed, looking down at the ground sadly. "Fine. I can clearly see you don't wanna talk so I guess I'll leave you to it."

Oh, Seth… Please don't… I don't mean it… I'm so sorry…

I watched him, feeling so unbelievably bad. He didn't deserve this, he really didn't. Even if I couldn't be his friend or talk to him, he didn't deserve such a cold shoulder. He deserved a reason. I owed him that much at least.

"Listen. I'm sorry for snapping," I said, causing him to look back up at me. "It's just… my boyfriend isn't exactly happy about me befriending so many men at work, and I agreed with him to keep my distance."

He looked taken aback, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion as he stared at me for a long time. "Y-You have a boyfriend?"

"Yes," I sighed. "And he isn't so keen on the amount of time I spend with the male wrestlers."

"He's jealous?" he asked.

"A little," I nodded. "We've been arguing about it and I agreed to keep my distance."

"But… that hardly seems fair, Ellie," Seth argued. "It's not like I'm going to try anything if you have a boyfriend. I just wanna be your friend, that's all."

"I know…" I said sadly, hating all of this. "But I don't want to betray his trust."

He took a step towards me, looking down at me. "Ellie… I just want to be friends. I just want to get to know you. We get on so well and you're such an awesome girl. I only want a friendship. Surely he can understand that."

I shook my head, taking a step back. "I can't, Seth, I made a promise. Please don't hate me."

"I could never hate you," he said. "But-"

"I'm so sorry but… just leave me alone from now on, okay?"

I didn't even wait for an answer. I simply turned on my heel and left him standing there for the second time tonight, hating myself beyond compare.

xXx

"You're going away for a movie?" I asked Randy that night in the hotel. To say I was astonished was an understatement.

"Yep," he said, packing his case. "It's a three week shoot."

I looked at him uncomfortably. "You never mentioned a movie before."

"It's work, baby," he said. "And I didn't think you'd mind. Besides, it's my business, not yours."

"I would have liked to have been told," I argued, feeling rather upset and left out. "When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning," he said, zipping his case up.

"Tomorrow morning?" I asked incredulously. "That soon?"

"Yes, Ellie," he said, kissing me on my cheek as he passed me to reach for his phone. "But I'll be back before you know it."

I just stared at him in shock. I couldn't believe he'd known he was leaving to film a WWE movie all this time and hadn't uttered one word to me about it until the night before. These were the kind of things you discussed as a couple. Hell, even a bit more of a heads up would have been nice! He'd had weeks to tell me, he'd had so many chances and opportunities to mention it in conversation.

But no, he'd said fuck all. I was only finding out now and he didn't seem to care.

"You could have mentioned something, Randy," I said as he lay on his bed, flicking through his phone.

"Baby, this is an amazing opportunity. You'd have said yes regardless of whether I mentioned it or not, right?"

"Well, yeah. But-"

"Then what's the issue?" he argued. "It's a three week shoot and I'll be back with you before you know it."

"Fine," I sighed, sitting on the bed beside him, annoyance running through my veins, spreading all over my body.

xXx

Randy left early the next morning, the hotel room feeling insanely empty without him there. Yes, I was pissed off with him, but there was still a huge void now he was gone. The bed seemed massive, the room feeling vast. It was unusual to be on my own like this, Randy usually wanting to spend most of his time with me. It was very rare that I was left alone and I knew it was because Randy always wanted to keep an eye on me.

I felt at a loss over what to do, so I was glad it was the Smackdown taping day and I could get myself lost in my work. So I remained in the hotel room for the remainder of the day, ordering room service and catching up on any missed TV shows until it was time to leave for work.

I was shadowing Renee again tonight, and I had to be honest, it was nice to have a friendly face nearby and a person to talk to. Having not seen Randy all day and having been rather taken aback by his abrupt exit due to sudden work commitments, I welcomed the company she offered me.

I saw Renee as a big sister figure, and even though I couldn't tell her about Randy, it was nice to just discuss other things with her instead. It distracted my mind and gave me other things to think about. I wanted a friend, I wanted company, and I didn't want to be alone. So I stuck closely to her.

She wrapped up an interview, switched the microphone off and began walking over to me. I noticed her smiling in my direction but quickly realised it wasn't me she was smiling at. I looked at her blankly then looked over my shoulder, noticing The Shield boys walking in our direction.

Great… Just what I need…

Why did this have to keep happening? Why did they have to keep finding me? This was already hard enough for me to do, but to keep throwing them in my face and teasing me with their presence was just torture. Especially with Seth. His face looked sympathetic as he walked over to us, his eyes knowing he shouldn't be here around me after everything I'd said and told him. I doubted he even wanted to speak to me again after how vile and cold I was to him. I wouldn't be surprised if he never wanted to talk to me again.

"Hey, sweetheart," Renee said as Dean kissed her. "Good match tonight?"

"Of course, we won, didn't we?" he laughed. "We all still going for a drink tonight? A lot of the other wrestlers are coming out too. It's going to be a bit of a group outing."

I was about to turn to leave when Renee asked me a question. "Of course. Ellie, you coming?"

I stopped and turned to look at her, totally torn over what to do.

I couldn't go… could I?

On one hand I'd made a promise, a promise that I did not want to break, especially with how angry Randy could get. I'd given my word and the last thing I wanted to do was break his trust and get in even more trouble with him. I'd already felt his wrath once, I wasn't so keen on feeling it again. But on the other hand, he wasn't here. He was gone, he'd vanished, he was nowhere in sight. If I went he would never know as he wasn't here to find out. And the idea of spending a night on my own in that lonely hotel room did not sound appealing in the slightest.

Four pairs of eager eyes looked at me, all wanting to know my answer.

The reasons for going seemed to out-weigh the reasons for not going. So I took the risk, I decided to take a gamble and I nodded my head in agreement, hoping I'd made the right decision.

"Sure," I smiled nervously. "Sounds fun."

"Great," grinned Renee. "Well we'll all get changed and meet you boys out front in twenty minutes!"

"Deal," said Dean as Seth quickly approached me.

"You sure about this?" he whispered quietly to me, loud enough so only I'd hear. "Won't that boyfriend of yours be a bit upset about you spending time with us?"

"He's away for work right now," I explained. "So what he doesn't know won't hurt him."

Seth grinned down at me, clearly liking my words. "As long as you're sure."

"I'm sure," I nodded. "It won't be a problem."

And I was sure. I was completely sure. Randy had hurt me by going away without a single ounce of consideration, so why couldn't I do something without his permission too? He wasn't here, he wouldn't see, and like I said to Seth, what he doesn't know wouldn't hurt him.

He couldn't expect me to be alone, waiting for him like a love-sick puppy for three weeks. I needed company, I needed a friend, and Renee, Seth and The Shield offered me just that.

So I walked back to my locker room excitedly, eager to let my hair down and have fun with my friends tonight.

A massive thanks to dutchangel1979, Tantoune, Lilygirl95, LatinaWWEFan, sebastianm101, BeckyLynch'sTheme and MsConCon for their lovely words about the last chapter.

Dutchangel1979 – Thank you. All the pieces will come together in Seth's mind soon enough.

Tantoune – All in good time, my dear. All in good time.

Lilygirl95 – He's a nasty piece of work. It's hard because I love Randy so much real life, but he's definitely the bad guy here.

LatinaWWEFan – Randy is a bit insane, yeah. And who doesn't love a bit of flirting, especially from Seth Rollins haha.

Sebastianm101 – Randy is an utter jerk here. I have much planned for Ellie and her relationship with Shield members.

BeckyLynch'sTheme – I hope you're enjoying the story so far. It's gonna get good!

MsConCon – Seth is a total darling in this, a total knight in shining armour. And I loved the idea of this massive strong powerhouse being freaked by something as sensitive as PDA. Twas a very amusing image in my head!