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Dear John

Chapter 3

Callie woke up the next morning…alone, as usual; John had bailed again last night after the two had sex. After getting dressed, she quickly packed up her belongings and went downstairs to check out and meet up with Melina. Melina and Callie always traveled together and it was now time to move on to the next city.

"Hey, why weren't you at the bar last night?" Callie asked Melina after they were on the road for a while.

Melina shrugged. "Well, I was but I didn't stay long."

Callie turned to her friend. "What? Why didn't you say hi? Actually, better question, why did you leave early? We usually have to drag your ass off the dance floor."

Mel laughed. "What can I say? I like dancing."

"Don't change the subject!" Cal yelled playfully. "Why'd you leave early?"

Mel let out a sigh. "I don't know. I was having fun but then I saw John dancing with Nikki." She paused, taking a deep breath. "I know we've been broken up for a long time," Callie nodded, remembering the pair broke up only a couple months after she debuted. "But I still feel weird watching him with other women, especially someone I work with."

Callie was visibly uncomfortable and she was lucky Mel was driving so her eyes were glued to the road and couldn't see her friends distress. She made a decision right then and there. She had to stop this thing with John for sure, she didn't want to hurt Melina. "Do you still have feelings for him?" She couldn't help but ask.

"No," Melina said firmly. "Definitely not, we're just friends."

"Well, is there a boy you have your eye on?" Cal asked with a smile.

"Not really, I'm just focusing on work right now. Being injured a couple months ago really makes me appreciate being in that ring. I don't want any unnecessary distractions." Mel said with a laugh.

"Boys aren't unnecessary distractions! What's wrong with you? They're fun!" Cal said excitedly.

"Yeah? Well what about you? Any boys?" Mel asked.

Cal shook her head. "Nope, no boys."

She glanced at her friend. "Oh come on, I saw you dancing with Cody last night!"

She looked at Mel in horror. "Rhodes? No, no, no! We are just friends." She said, gesturing with her hands to prove how disinterested she was in Cody.

"What about Mike?" Mel asked. It was common knowledge in the locker room that Mike had a huge crush on Callie.

"Oh, come on. You know how I feel about Mike, Mel." She hadn't told anyone that she was going out to dinner tonight with Mike. And she didn't plan on it. It was a one time thing, nothing to get everyone excited about.

"Oh Callie, give the guy a chance! He might surprise you." Mel reasoned with her friend.

"I'm not saying he isn't a great guy, because he is- I know that. He's just not my type." Cal explained.

"What is your type? You've never really dated anyone since you joined the company."

She shrugged. "I haven't really had time."

"So what's your type?" Mel asked curiously.

"Hmm…tall, dark hair, muscular, sexy, good in bed," She said with a flirtatious smile as she subtly described John as she mentally thought of him.

"That's pretty specific." Mel said, smiling.

Cal shrugged and laughed. "Well, I've had some time to think about it,"

"All I'm saying is it wouldn't hurt to give the guy a chance," She said seriously.

"I know, I know,"

After arriving in the next city, the girls headed to the arena after stopping by the hotel to drop off their things. Once at the arena, the girls split up, Melina heading to the gym and Callie heading to the ring. She was hoping she could run the ropes a little before the show started. As she walked down the ramp leading to the ring, she noticed it was occupied by Jack Swagger and Evan Bourne. They were running over the details of the match they had tonight.

They promised Callie they'd be done soon so she took a seat at the announcer's table and watched what was going on around her. There were tons of crew moving around, setting up the chairs that were ringside, checking all the cameras and making sure they hid all the wires so no one tripped. It wasn't long before Evan yelled her name and told her the ring was all hers. She slid into the ring and immediately jumped up and threw herself into the ropes before shooting herself to the other side of the ring. After running around the ring for a few minutes, she dropped onto the mat and did some push ups and crunches to get the blood flowing. She took a deep breath and stood up, going into a series of yoga poses to cool off.

"Hey," She heard from her left. She turned to see who it was. John.

"Hey," She said before turning back to face forward. She heard him climb the steps and she felt the ring shift slightly when he walked through the ropes to stand in front of her. She looked up into his eyes and raised an eyebrow. "Do you need the ring or something?"

He shook his head. "No, I want to talk to you."

"About what?" She asked as she stretched her arm over her head. He raised an eyebrow and she had a feeling he wanted to talk about them. She rolled her eyes. "Well, I'm busy,"

"Callie. I really think we need to talk," He said seriously.

"Not now," She said and looked around. There were still many crew members running around and Jack and Evan were standing at the top of the ramp, talking to Kofi Kingston. "Not here,"

"Callie," He said, giving her a look. What did he want to talk about? He'd already told her numerous times they could never sleep together again, what more did he need to say?

She let out a sigh, giving in. "Fine, but not here."

"We can find an empty locker room," John suggested and she nodded.

"Okay, you go first," She said, nodding her head up the ramp. He looked at her confused. "Let's be honest John, we aren't exactly best friends. It will look fishy if we're walking around together like close friends." John looked reluctant to agree but eventually he did and climbed out of the ring, walking up the ramp. Once he disappeared, she slid out of the ring and followed where John went. "Hey Kofi, rings yours," She yelled out, having a feeling that's why he was out there. He thanked her and went back to his conversation with Evan and Jack.

John eventually found an empty locker room towards the back of the arena and Callie followed a few seconds behind him. John was sitting on the bench and tapped the spot next to him. "Sit," He suggested.

She shook her head. "I'm fine. What did you want to talk about?" She was really curious, he had never pulled her aside at the arena.

He stood up to stand in front of her. "You're going out with Mike tonight?"

She raised an eyebrow. "How'd you know?" Though she did know; she hadn't told anyone so that meant it could only be one person.

"Mike. So what made you agree?" He asked, curiously, as he crossed his arms over his chest.

She shrugged. "Might as well give him a chance. I'm single, there's no reason I can't accept dates." She mimicked his posture.

He narrowed his eyes a little bit. "I thought you had no feelings for him?"

She rolled her eyes. "I don't,"

"So why go out with him?" He asked.

"Damn, why are you asking so many questions?" She asked, moving her hands to rest on her hips.

"Just looking out for my friend." He said.

She let out a laugh. "Oh please. You weren't looking out for your friend last night. Or the night before that. Or the night before that,"

John looked away, knowing she was right. "Look," He said, his eyes connecting with hers. "I'm trying. It's not going to happen again and I want to be the best friend I can."

Callie smiled weakly. "Yeah, that's what you always say. But you always crawl back in my bed."

John exhaled. "I know, but like I said, I'm gonna start trying harder."

"So you're saying it's really over? No more 'this can never happen again' and then showing up at my door that same night?" She asked, almost sad. She hated being treated like a whore, but she loved being with John.

He sighed and nodded. "Yeah, that's what I'm saying."

Callie swallowed, though she felt a lump in her throat, before nodding. "Ok."

"Ok?" He asked. He didn't know what to expect her reaction to be but he was almost hoping for some sign that she didn't want it end.

She looked at him and shot him a smile. "More than ok," She said before walking to the door and throwing it open. She needed to get to the bathroom before she broke down in tears right there in the hall.

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