Author's Note: We're getting closer and closer to even more drama! Back with another chapter and I hope you guys are enjoying :)
It was a new day and they were all in a new city. Wade glanced over to his right. Elle was sound asleep in the reclined seat, her beautiful green eyes closed and covered behind a pair of black Ray Bans. He shut off the engine and began to wake Elle up. "Love, wake up. We're here," he said, shaking her gently. She shifted a bit, only to turn on her other side. He huffed heavily and got out the car. He opened the passenger side and bent down to her level. "Elle, we're here. I know you can hear me, so are you going to wake up or do you want me to carry you inside?" And that's when her arms opened wide. Wade chuckled as he picked her up. He could come back for their things once he was able to put her down.
"Aren't you a little too old to be carried like a kid?" Cody called out as they passed him.
"Shut up, Rhodes," Elle retorted as she gave him the finger. Cody just laughed. "And aren't you a little too girly to be called a Superstar?" His smile quickly disappeared and it was Elle's turn to laugh.
Wade laughed along with her. "Alright, alright. That's enough," he chuckled.
Elle blew a kiss at Cody as they disappeared around the corner. She asked Wade to finally put her down, so he did. She was wide awake now and didn't need to be carried anymore. "Did you already bring down our things or are they still in the car?" Elle asked him.
"In the car. I'll go get them," he said.
"Okay. I'll be in catering, eating. Like always."
Wade just laughed. "Alright. I'll see you in a few." He leaned down and gave her a quick kiss before disappearing to get their things. As he walked back out the arena, he came across Dolph. The two men said nothing to one another, as usual, but just glared angrily at each other.
Elle sat in catering, a chicken caesar salad in front of her and a bottle of orange soda. She was playing Temple Run as she munched on her salad when Dolph walked in with Cody. She greeted Cody when he acknowledged her before she gathered her food and started to head out. It was best for her to not even be in the same room as Dolph. When she got to Wade's room, he was already there. "Hey babe," she called out as she sat on the floor.
"Hey. I gave your things to Maryse so she could put it in the Divas' lockers," he let her know.
"Thanks," she said, her mouth full of salad again. She then lied down against the ground, her green eyes staring hard at the colorless ceiling. All she could picture in her mind was Dolph's face when he walked into catering with Cody. He looked so upset and angry and she knew it was because of her. He had to understand her point of view. She jolted when her phone started ringing. "Hi, Queen of England speaking."
"Well, good afternoon, Queen. This is the King of Bullshit," the voice at the other end of the line joked.
Elle giggled. "Watcha need, Philly?"
"I need help with something. Can you come over to my locker room?"
"Sure. I'm on my way." She sat up and let Wade know where she was going to be for a few minutes. He nodded his head in approval and gave her a kiss before she left.
Elle approached her brother's locker room and walked inside without knocking. "Phil?" she called out. She got no response, so she called him, but he never answered. She twisted around when she heard her name being called by a familiar voice. Her favorite bleach blonde walked out of the bathroom. "I-I-I have to go," she stammered, her hand reaching for the door.
"Elle, wait. Look, all I want is an explanation to why you're doing this and I want to know every reason possible," Dolph pleaded. "Please?"
She turned back around. He had the saddest look on his face. She's never seen him so down. "Okay," she said, sitting down on the floor. Her green eyes connected with Dolph's blue ones as he sat in front of her. "For the record, Wade didn't force me into this. I just agreed with his decision and I didn't do it because I hate you for ruining my marriage, because I could never hate you, but because it's the right decision. As I think about it every day, I really do want to start a family with Wade, but not until we lay everything out on the table, and I can't start that family if I'm having an affair. For now, I just can't have you in my life because when I'm around you, all I want to do is be with you. Just please accept this right now. I promise in no time we'll be friends again."
"So all we are is two people who work together?" Dolph questioned.
"Like I said, just for now. It's for the best," she assured him.
"Even after all that though. It's not going to be the same. It won't matter if Wade trusts us to hang out together because while you're all for being friends, I can't be just that. You know that." "Then the ball is in your court, Dolph. It's your decision if you want to be friends still or not. I would love if you still wanted to be friends after my marriage is fixed because you weren't just another guy I fell in love with, but you're my best friend. I love you." She leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek before standing up. She waited for Dolph to say it back, because he always did, but he didn't say a word. So she left. She walked back toward Wade, her head hung low. Which is how she bumped into her brother. "So you set this up?" she straight up asked him.
"I'm sorry, Elle. He begged me. The poor kid looked so down that I had to help him," Phil admitted. "That was the only way you would talk to him. I'm sure if I just blatantly said, 'Oh, Dolph wants to talk to you,' you'd say no. All he really wanted was a real explanation."
"And he got one." She walked off and went back to go find her husband. There was a big night ahead of them. Well, at least for Wade. While she had no match tonight, Wade did have one. A battle royal to be number one contender for her brother's WWE Championship. Hopefully, if he won, he'd get his Wrestlemania moment and become the champion he always was.
Elle accompanied Wade to the gorilla so she could see him off before he went out for his match. She held his hand tightly, praying in her mind that he would win. He deserved to. As she leaned against his arm, she heard him hiss. She quickly backed away. He clutched his left arm. He had hurt his arm last night at the pay-per-view and although he says he's okay, Elle really knew he wasn't. She felt like it was dangerous for him to go out and compete, but injured or not, he had an opportunity tonight. "I want you to be careful out there tonight, Wade. Promise me you won't hurt yourself any more than you already have?" she said before letting him go.
Wade chuckled. "I can't give you any guarantees, but I'll try my best."
"Good enough for me. Good luck out there and I love you."
"Thanks. Love you, too." He leaned down when she puckered her lips and gave her a kiss. He glanced over at her one more time before disappearing out into the arena. He smiled at her, giving her a small salute.
Elle blew him a kiss before she turned on her heel and went to go hide in Wade's locker room to watch the match. Plus, she had food waiting for her in the room that a nice intern was able to get for her. When she got inside, she cuddled up on the coach, with her food in hand, and watched the match. It just started.
Wade was doing so well in the match that Elle definitely thought he would win it all. Then one by one, the wrestlers were getting eliminated. After more than halfway through the wrestlers, Wade did as well and that's when it happened. She could see from the bottom of her screen that he was in pain. A few seconds after being eliminated, Show got rid off Dolph by tossing him out of the ring and on top of Wade and Truth. That's when Wade landed awkwardly on his injured arm. The trainers were already by his side as Elle sprinted out the door. She could feel her eyes stinging as she tried to get to the gorilla as soon as possible. That moment just replayed in her mind and she was so worried about him.
She paced back and forth, waiting for Wade to be backstage with the trainers who were taking care of him out in the ring. The eliminated Superstars kept passing her, but no Wade just yet. She finally decided to sit down on a crate and wait for him. She looked up when she heard her name. It was the man who eliminated Dolph.
"Elle, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt Wade," Big Show said.
"It's fine. It's not your fault. Wade was trying to protect Dolph like he was supposed to, but he just ended up getting hurt on accident. Don't blame yourself," she explained to him.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. All I want is to just see him."
"I'm sure they're bring him back right now. See yah later, kid."
"See yah." Elle gave her colleague a weak wave. This was no one's fault. All it was was an accident. She wasn't going to blame anyone for this happening because this kind of thing always happened. Finally, Wade appeared through the curtains with a few trainers. "Wade!" she yelled worriedly. "Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine, love. They just need to check on my arm," he called out. Wade didn't want her to worry, even though he knew she was.
Elle sat outside the room, waiting for the team of medics to be done with her husband. Her back leaned against the brick wall, her legs hugged tightly to her chest. "Please be okay, please be okay," she whispered to herself, repeating it a few times. Most people would think she could be crazy for worrying over Wade's arm like he was going under the knife, but that's how she was. She was such a worry wart when it came to things like that. The door then opened and she looked up. Wade stood above her. "Hi!" she exclaimed, standing up. She looked at him and saw his arm was in a splint. "How are you feeling? What'd they say?"
"Well, stop your worrying because I'm fine. They gave me a shot of morphine and I need to have an MRI in a few days. They said I'll be out for about six to eight weeks," he explained.
"I'm sorry, baby," she said, wrapping her arms around him.
"It's okay. Don't worry. Let's just get out of here."
It's been a few days since Wade got injured. He had been sent home, seeing that he couldn't compete at all, leaving his wife in the hands of her brother. He was worried leaving her all alone, for obvious reasons, but he had to trust her. He was sure she wouldn't go back to Dolph while he was out of action. Last night, when she came for a quick visit, since they were a few hours away for a house show, they laid everything out on the table. They talked about everything that happened and why Elle was forced to cheat on him like that. He was pissed the majority of the time, but he remained calm for Elle. He was the one who asked for her to be brutally honest and she was. No detail was sparred. After spending hours talking about their problems, the two of them felt like a weight was lifted off their shoulders. Now they pretty much had a new start with their relationship.
"I'm really sorry that I can't be with you for your birthday tomorrow," Wade sighed heavily into the phone. He had been talking to Elle the last twenty minutes or so and talking to her made him miss her more. It's only been a couple days, but still. He just couldn't help but miss her.
"It's okay, Wade. I'll be home the day after so we can spend it together then," she bargained.
"Sounds great, love," he smiled, getting his assurance that she would be home on Saturday.
Elle still had a smile on her face when she hung up the phone with Wade. She felt a lot better about her relationship with him and Dolph was soon becoming a memory in the back of her head. There were times when she did miss him, since they were always a few feet away from each other, but she was able to control herself. She hopped off her bed, lunging for her things. It was time to head to the arena for tonight's house show. As she headed toward the elevator, she ran into her brother and Dolph. Talk about feeling a little awkward. Phil was allowed to be friends with whoever he wanted to, of course, but she wished it wasn't Dolph.
"Hey sis!" Phil brightly greeted her.
"Hi Philly," she replied, more meekly though.
"You wanna ride with us to the arena?"
"Um, I think I'll pass."
"It's just a car ride, Ellie," Phil whispered in her ear. "It's not going to hurt anyone. Plus, you did ride with me and I'm your only ride at the moment."
She hated when he was right. "Fine," she huffed heavily.
The car ride to the arena was short, yet awkward. At least to Dolph and Elle. There was also a lot of tension between them. Phil tried to lighten up the mood and get them to talk, but the two of them stayed quiet. When they finally got to the arena, Elle was the first one out, leaving her brother with Dolph. All she really wanted to do was get this day over with, go through her birthday tomorrow, and get home to Wade on Saturday. She ran into Jack as she was finding her way to the Divas' locker room.
"Whoa! Slow your roll, cupcake!" Jack shouted laughingly.
"Oh, sorry Jack," Elle apologized.
"You alright?" he asked, walking with her. He noticed she wasn't looking too hot.
"I'm fine," she lied. "I just miss Wade."
"Ah...how's he doing, by the way?"
"He's doing fine. He has to get surgery on his arm though."
"Wow," Jack sighed. "Does that mean you're leaving us for the time being?"
"Mhmm. If Vince let's me." They came to a stop when they got to the Divas' locker room. "Thanks for walking with me, Jack. I'll see you later." The tall blonde gave her a tight hug before leaving her. When Elle walked into the locker room, Maryse was the only one inside. She greeted her best friend with a hug and a small smile. She felt like it was time to let Maryse in and tell her everything that has happened. "Mars, can we talk?"
Author's Note: Seems like Wade and Elle are kind of happy again and what do you think Elle's going to talk about with Maryse?