I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDE'S THE OC'S.
Alex's Point Of View-
I slept as lightly as I could until I was woken up by a light kiss to the lips and I let out a slight moan before I slowly opened my eyes staring into the blue eyes of Addie's.
"Good morning…you seem better." I said smirking noticing she was a lot calmer, I reached out running my hand through the roots of her hair.
"I feel better…thanks for staying with me last night."
"I love staying with you, no need to thank me." I said smirking.
"Well, sorry about the nightmare mess last night…" She said sheepishly as she moved her head to look down.
"No problem…may I ask what your nightmare was about now?" I asked.
"I was more like reliving our car accident but oddly I was afraid of the outcome even though I know how it ends." She said as the corner of her lip lifted up for a small smirk but I could tell she was uncomfortable about talking about it and was sheepish.
"I'm sorry Addie…I didn't mean for this to happen…" I said feeling bad about it.
"No, it's fine….I'm remembering more vivid details about the crash that I couldn't remember earlier…it is slowly piecing together…like I remembered most of it but there are times where my memory is choppy and it is slowly clearing up those choppy spots and it is great to an extent." She explained.
"But still, you shouldn't be reliving it…if I hadn't crashed the-" I went to say but Addie pressed her lips to mine, the kiss broke and she was smirking before she rested her fingers against my lips lightly tracing my bottom lip.
"Alex, it's fine…you're here to protect me…I wouldn't change it for anything…" She said smiling as she made eye contact with me smiling. I grabbed her hand pressing my lips to the back of her hand when I heard a knock at the door, we both looked over seeing Mike leaning against the door frame with his arms now crossed.
"Morning…how are you feeling Addie?" Mike asked.
"Better…" She said as she sat up leaning back against her two hands as I rolled over to sit on the edge of the bed knowing I had to get up.
"That's good…I am making lunch…" Mike said.
"You have never cooked this much since ever…" Addie joked.
"Well, we have food in the house to be cooked…" Mike said as I stood up stretching, "I got the other bathroom ready if you want to shower Alex." Mike said.
"Thanks…I really should get out of these clothes…" I said looking down seeing some dried blood on the shirt since I didn't to change last night and I honestly didn't care.
"I will say so, I'll go with you to the car to grab your bag." Mike said as I moved Addie's crutches closer to the bed so if she wanted to get up she could. I followed Mike to the garage where I grabbed my bag from the trunk of his car and he locked his car back up before he followed me into the house and I went to their spare bathroom with my bag. I noticed the clean towels they just put in there along with bottles of shampoo and body wash. "You can use any of the towels needed, not sure if you have your own shampoo and stuff but it's in there…turn the knob all the way to the right if you want hot, I'm sure you can figure that out and if you want to turn the shower head out pull that plug thing out on the bath tub faucet." Mike said trying to teach me how to use the shower.
"Thanks Mike, I think I got it." I said.
"No problem." Mike said, it was quite odd that he was being nice but I guess he was just being a good hostess so I locked the bathroom door behind him as I begun shuffling through my bag pulling out a new outfit and other accessories I will need to complete my showering or grooming rituals. I begun to take my clothes off when the letter dropped out of the pocket of my jacket as I was taking it off, I knelt down picking it up standing back up holding it in between my fingers just looking at it before putting it in a safe spot on the sink for me to grab later still not wanting to open it. I showered up and begun putting everything back up when I almost forgot about the letter sliding it into my pocket for later before I emerged from the bathroom with the towel I just used in one hand and my bag in the other.
"Where can I put the dirty towel?" I asked as I got to the living room.
"There is a hamper in my closet, you can put it in there." Addie said as I nodded, "You can also drop your bag off in there too." She said smirking as I smiled too as I headed into her room putting my bag aside in a place where it won't interfere with her walking with her crutches and I found this hamper she was talking about putting the towel in there before I walked back out when Mike walked out carrying a couple of plates with sandwiches and chips on it.
"May I take mine outside? I got to call my parents." I said.
"You can take it anywhere, I don't care where you go." Mike said sternly as I nodded as he handed me one of the plates heading out to the backyard they had, it was beautiful out and I slid the door close behind me where I put the plate onto the table that was out there sitting into a chair next to it calling my parents talking to them and their concerns about this 'storyline' Mike and I are doing and I knew they were going to be upset and worried about it since I was truly getting injured to an extent. I told them about the car accident and that made my mom the most upset to the point she hung up on me which she has never done. I felt horrible because I have never made my mom that upset or that disappointed in me before so it was hard to tell her knowing that it'll happen. I sat there leaning forward on my forearms that were resting on my thighs holding my phone between my hands that were placed between my knees letting what was being said on the phone sink in and how much I had screwed up lately but I realized that I can't please everyone, shit happens and I'm over 18 and I don't have to please my parents even if I wanted to. I put my phone in the pocket where I had put the letter pulling the letter out staring at it and I held it in the same spot I held my phone when I heard the door open turning to look to see Addie struggling to come outside and to walk considering she insisted on carrying her plate.
"Addie, let me help you." I said jumping up grabbing her plate carrying it for her over to another chair setting the plate down for her to eat from.
"You looked upset and lonely out here…" Addie said.
"I just talked to my parents and I told them about the accident and had to tell them more details about the storyline with Mike, they weren't too happy."
"It is always hard making your parents upset…I have done my fair share of them…you always feel like the worse child alive but yet you're not a child anymore…" Addie said as she ate a chip.
"It is truly that…you always fear that you have done the worse of the worse even though it may not be that bad at all…"
"Parents have that way of making you feel more horrible about anything, they have that special talent in making you feel worse off, convincing you into doing something you honestly didn't want to do and guilt, guilt is the big one…."
"When did they guilt you?" I asked curiously as I finally took a bite of my sandwich.
"I didn't want to go home for the holidays, I wanted to come to LA to spend it with Maryse and Mike which I did but they laid so much guilt on me that I had to spend the WHOLE summer with them and needless to say it was the most boring summer of my life." She said as she brought her good leg up onto the chair with her.
"Parents do that…I guess we should feel loved that they care that much about us…" I said.
"Is that the envelope Hunter gave you?" She asked nodding to the envelope I just set down on the table so I could use both my hands to eat the sandwich with.
"Yeah…I haven't gotten the guts to open it…"
"Why not?"
"Afraid of what it contains…what if it says I'm fired?" I asked
"You won't know unless if you open it…you can't sit here and fear of the what if's because honestly you won't know unless if you just do it." Addie said as she was right, sometimes I swear she is more confident than I was and she gave me so much support in this relationship. "I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere literally until you open that letter." She said as I let out a deep breath before I picked the envelope up giving it one last long stare before I begun opening it sliding out the letter that had the nice WWE letterhead. "So?" She asked.
"Hold on, I have to read it first." I said as I skimmed over it, it was the most standard form of letters that came from the business side of WWE addressing that I will have to attend a conference that has been determined and I am to bring a person to speak on my behalf in a none lawyer type, must work within the company and must not be someone that was witness to the situation at hand which knocked Addie out, I could bring two if I felt like I needed that many and I was to prepare an argument or statement that I must recite in front of those attending and to bring all my proper paperwork that states I am an employee with the company which I have with me constantly. My conference was set for Monday at 10 AM and they told me where it was to be held that day. "I have my conference on Monday at 10 AM, I got some things I need to do before hand." I said as I folded the letter back up trying to think who I could get to speak for me at the conference who is aware of the situation but will still give me a good word, I wasn't even going to dare ask Maryse or Mike because I knew how pissed they were at me.
"What do you need?" Addie asked.
"I need to write a statement or an argument of what happened, my apology, what I feel my punishment should be, blah blah blah, and I need to find someone that will speak on behalf that works for the company."
"That can be me." Addie said.
"You can't, they can't be a witness to the situation at hand, and you certainly did witness it." I said.
"What about Maryse or Mike?" Addie asked as she tried to look into the clear sliding glass door.
"Addie, honestly I don't see neither one of them wanting to speak on my behalf and if they did agree to it, I don't think it will help my case…I would like to keep my job…" I said letting out a chuckle.
"Well, what about Justin?"
"What about him?" I asked.
"Would he do it? Or what about Dolph, Zack, or John?" Addie said.
"Addie, I love the fact you want to help, but let me worry about it…I'll find someone…" I said smiling.
"Why don't you want me to help?"
"Because it's my problem, plus I think you have a doctor's appointment that day and don't want to add more stress to you." I said.
"This is my problem too Alex…"
"It's both our problems, but I can handle it…I want you to focus on getting your foot better."
"Fine…then let's talk about something else…" Addie said which was a good idea, we sat there discussing anything but what was truly happening in our lives when we heard the door slide open, I knew that Mike couldn't stay away for too long from seeing what we were doing and I knew he probably was on the inside watching us like a hawk.
"Do you guys want anything to drink? It is quite hot out here." Mike said as he stood half in and half out of the door looking at us with squinted eyes.
"I can go for some water." Addie said.
"Me too…" I said looking back at him.
"Okay…" Mike said as he went back inside.
"You know why he's doing this right?" I asked looking to Addie.
"Yeah….we talked last night though, hoping that sooner than later that it will sink in."
"What'd you tell him?" I asked curiously.
"I told him the truth plus some." Addie said shrugging as she picked up one of the smaller crumb type chips that was still on her plate.
"Plus some? That doesn't sound good." I said leaning back in my seat.
"It doesn't matter, the point got across…" She said shrugging when the door slid back open allowing Mike to walk back out setting down two cups sliding one to sit in front of me and the other to sit in front of Addie. I picked my cup up taking a sip spitting it back out realizing that it wasn't water. "What?" Addie asked confused of why I just spat my drink back out.
"This isn't water." I said looking into the cup seeing that it was clear liquid like water then up to Mike.
"What is it then?" Addie asked.
"Yeah Alex, what is it?" Mike asked crossing his arms over his chest looking to me.
"It tasted like Vodka." I said honestly.
"Why did you pour him Vodka?" Addie asked in a slight pissed off tone.
"I figured that is like water to him." Mike said.
"Vodka is not water to him, Mike go get him a real glass of water or I will do it myself." Addie threatened.
"Fine, I'll go get him some real water…you guys want anything else?" Mike asked.
"Nah…" I said kind of scared that this will result in me getting injured yet again but hopefully not by another spatula because that hurt.
"Sorry about that…." Addie said.
"You didn't make him do that, it's Mike and it wouldn't be Mike unless if he jabbed at me…I can handle it….but is he doing this whole 'coming to see if we want anything' thing to check on us?" I asked as I looked back inside seeing Maryse on the couch with Flake watching television.
"Probably…" Addie said.
"Well, I didn't expect any less from him." I said smirking as I let out a chuckle when the door opened.
"What is so funny?" Mike asked seriously.
"Addie just told a joke…" I said.
"I want to hear it." Mike said.
"Um, okay…what is black and white but red all over?" Addie asked looking to me giving a slight shrug, I have heard this joke before and I figured so would have Mike but apparently not.
"Black and white but red all over? Hm….this is a riddle or a joke?" Mike asked.
"Both?" Addie asked looking to me unsure myself.
"Black and white but red all over? I give up." Mike said.
"An embarrassed zebra." Addie said as we both let out chuckles but Mike was stoned face.
"Ha ha." He said sarcastically before he headed back inside where I watched him go sit with Maryse but instead of watching the television he kept his eye line on us.
"He still watching us?" Addie asked.
"Yep…" I said as I sipped at the refreshing water kind of worried that it wasn't water yet again.
"It's water this time right?" Addie asked.
"Yeah, we're fine…" I said.
"I'm sorry about him…he will come around, trust me…he did before hand."
"But before hand I didn't fuck up."
"You made a mistake…"
"Yeah a mistake that could have killed you, did you not remember that?" I asked realizing what I said.
"If anyone can remember that most will be me, I lived it and thank you for saving my life, but honestly I was happy for what you did and I tried standing up for you because yeah you made a fucking mistake driving drunk and we both know I could have died but guess what? I didn't, obviously I am meant to live and I want to live with the man I love but I thought you were the guy that wanted to keep positive but your throwing the biggest pitty party. I'm going inside." Addie said as she got up grabbing her things trying to walk carrying her plate and cup.
"Let me help you." I said standing up to go help.
"I got it, just sit back down…" She said as she found a way to do it and she hobbled inside where I watched as Mike was first one up to her to help her and gave me the dirtiest look as I stood there watching it and I sat back down sticking my face into my hands then slowly slid my hands down my face cursing myself for always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. I sat there mentally yelling at myself and I knew I didn't mean it like that, I think I am just so stressed, confused, and trying to make everyone happy along with taking the shit Mike is dealing out adds to the pressure on me then the conference that is coming up I knew there was so much going through my mind it was bound to happen that I will piss someone off, at least it was her and not Mike. I begun calling other members of the roster that I had the numbers of that I felt may go and speak for me but they would not answer to let me leave a voicemail but it is hard to explain this via voicemail or they turned me down due to other circumstances or they felt like they wouldn't be a 'good' candidate.