Author Note: I'm speechless, 7 reveiws for the last chapter. Thanks goes to Leasha Orton, tatyasdias, Slytherin Studios, DeeMarie426, THE Kid Hardy, LindaPipeBomb, and calwitch for the amazing reviews. I'm sorry that I left it with such a cliff hanger; but I felt it was necessary to build up suspense. I'm glad it made such a positive mark and I hope this chapter receives the same response. I'm sorry this has taken so long to come out; but my son fractured his elbow and I've been busy handling that.

"I think back how you overcame

All the times you could have slipped

The way you fought the winds of change

All the times your wings were clipped

You taught me how to reach the stars

You taught me how to heal my scars

And you were my

My hero through it all"

'You Always Believed' by: In This Moment

Chapter 28: Broken Mirrors of the Mind

Rydia's hair blew around her as she whipped her head in the direction of the grounded Aaron. She wanted to know who would have the courage to step into something they weren't a part of. John Cena stood up from Aaron's body and lifted him up by his shirt collar. Her eyes scanned the concrete ground for the discarded knife. Frustration was beginning to set in when she couldn't locate the dangerous item.

"Rydia! Get out of here now!" John yelled.

"No! I can't leave you guys alone." She replied on the verge of tears.

"Ry, please do as he says." Roman pleaded as he shoved Gage and Nick away for a brief moment.

The helplessness was overwhelming and the reality that they were doing all of this to protect her was just too much for her to accept. Her mind went completely blank and her heart took control of her actions. She ran towards the other member of Nick's group that had his back towards her. Her arm dove between his legs and jerked up to give a harsh low blow to his genitals.

The man stumbled back and came face to face with her. "You bitch!" He barked as he reached out to grab a handful of her hair. Her clenched fist struck his jaw and he immediately let go of the fistful of hair. Roman rolled onto his stomach and got to his feet. They exchanged a slight glance before turning their attention to Nick.

John shoved Aaron to the ground once again. The strength difference was extreme and Aaron began to back away from the stronger man. Nick took the distraction as the opportunity to strike Rydia down. She fell to her knees holding the side of her face. John and Roman instantly came to her side ready to defend her; but Nick snapped his fingers ending the confrontation without another strike or another word.

"You're a coward." Roman taunted hoping that he'd come back to end the fight once and for all.

"Trust me, this is far from over. I have plenty of plans for your precious girlfriend." Nick replied with a sly grin on his bloodied lips.

"Just leave her alone. She doesn't deserve this kind of treatment." John stated.

Nick only laughed at the comment. The foursome backed away and began to retreat in silence. Rydia didn't understand why everything around her was still exploding from within when all she did was work hard to keep it from falling apart. "Thank you for your help, John." Roman thanked.

"No problem. I'm just glad I got here when I did. Where is Seth and Dean?" John replied with his own question.

"Good question..." Rydia whispered.

Once the words were out of her mouth, Seth and Dean walked into the parking garage pulling their bags behind them. Rydia still hadn't pulled herself up to a standing position and Seth caught sight of the ugly red mark on her flawless features. "What the hell happened?" He asked increasing his pace.

"The nut job happened?" John answered.

"Where the hell were you guys?" Roman asked more harshly than he intended.

"The checkout was taking forever." Dean answered.

"I'm sorry, Rydia. We should have been there for you." Seth apologized.

Rydia looked up from staring at the never changing concrete floors. Seth held out his hand to her. She slipped her hand into his and he lifted her up to her feet. His comforting touch was warming; but it wasn't what she wanted. She turned from him and wrapped her arms around Roman's torso. Her soft sobs could be heard throughout the entire group. "Shh, it's alright. I'm fine. There is no need to worry about me." He soothed.

"What the hell is going on out here?" An angry woman's voice filled the air.

"Nikki..." John whispered.

Seth knew the tone of voice all too well. Skye had spoke to him in that way more times than he could count and they were mostly about Rydia. From what he could see, it was once again about Rydia's involvement. "Relax, I just helped them out." John replied brushing her jealousy aside as if it wasn't there at all.

"Helping with what exactly? It just looks like you were chit-chatting instead of meeting me when you were supposed to."

"Nikki, he saved my life. If he wouldn't have come down here, I'd be dead right now."

The jealous diva crossed her arms over her chest thinking about what was expressed to her. A part of her wanted to believe her and the other part of her wanted to call her out on a lie. Roman tightened his hold on Rydia and kissed her forehead lovingly. Nikki's dark eyes turned from her fellow diva and gazed at her boyfriend. There was no lie in his blue eyes; but there was a hidden fear behind them that frightened her. "Okay, I'm sorry for the outburst."

Rydia didn't say anything. She knew that Nikki's outburst had nothing to do with the incident; but the jealousy about John giving other people attention. It annoyed her that she had that much of a self-esteem problem that she'd resort to accusations to get the attention she wanted. "Can we go? I'd like to see my sister sometime soon." Rydia asked Roman.

"Yeah, let's get out of here."

Nikki watched as the couple got into the black SUV after gathering up the scattered parts of her belongings. She knew that Rydia was upset with her and that was why she had said nothing to her. Seth nudged Dean and they continued on towards their rental leaving Nikki and John alone in the parking garage. "Are you happy now?" He asked.

"I didn't mean anything by it."

"You need to stop accusing me of infidelity. I'm not cheating on you for christ sakes. Rydia is a friend and a woman I'm impressed with because of her talent as a wrestler and her talent as a singer. That's all it is. You need to get that through your head."

John walked away from Nikki. It wasn't the first time he had been accused of cheating; but it was coming tiring to hear daily for the woman he treated like a queen.

Greenbay, Wisconsin

Mia stood in front of a large mirror in Randy Orton's locker-room. The second she had found out that there was another life growing inside her, the fear for its safety was becoming more and more overwhelming. There was always a chance that Nick would find out about it early before she started to show. Her heart screamed at her to run and hide; but there was no way she could just abandon everyone that meant the world to her.

"Mia...are you alright? You've been starring at yourself for twenty minutes." Randy asked coming out of the bathroom.

"I'm still not used to the idea of me being pregnant. I'm not going to be able to wrestle for a long while." She replied slightly lying about what she was thinking about.

Randy understood her concern; but she was talented enough that the company wouldn't replace her. They would wait for her if needed and he was sure of that; if not, then he'd have a talk to Hunter and Stephanie about it. He hated to think about never working with her again. They had spent so much time together over the years and he didn't want to give that up just yet.

"When are you going to tell him?"

"When he gets back from the tour. He needs to hear it face to face, not in some phone call."

"You're right. They come back tomorrow morning right?"

"Yeah, so do you mind if I hang with you tonight?"

He was taken aback by her abrupt question. Earlier, he had offered to keep her safe under Dean came back; but now she was asking him to do just that. His arm reached out to her unconsciously. She eyed him cautiously; but accepting his comforting touch on her cheek. "Sure, you can stay with me tonight." He replied with a smile and a kiss to her forehead.

Mia followed Randy out of the locker-room with their bags trailing behind them. Her stomach was turning into knots and it almost felt like she could vomit at any moment. She made a b-line straight for the restroom and expelled the contents of her stomach or what little contents there was. "Damnit..." She cursed hating throwing up.

"You alright in there?" Randy asked from outside the door.

"I'll be out in a minute."

She emerged from the room with small red splotches at the corners of her eyes. He knew that she had thrown up. Taking hold of a bottle of water from the side pocket of his bag, he handed it to her. "Drink." He suggested with a single word. She reached out to take the bottle slightly brushing her fingertips against his hand.

"Thank you, the taste in my mouth is horrible."

"I figured."

They continued on towards the exit. He didn't know how much longer he could keep his feelings for her in check. He would have thought that knowing that she was pregnant would have changed his attraction to her; but it only seemed to increase it.

Hospital

Skye stood up for the first time in days. Her physical strength had returned; but her mental strength was taking a lot longer to recover. The pain in her ribs was still there; but the dual pain was tolerable as long as she didn't breathe. She stretched her legs out and walked several steps before sitting back down on the bed.

"Great job! That's longer on your feet this time around." Her nurse encouraged.

"It's not enough. I don't want to be here anymore. I want to get back to my life and to my family."

Knowing that her blood family was no longer around, she considered Rydia and Mia family. She missed Seth with every fiber of her being and couldn't wait to hear from him again. Thinking of him made her heart swell and her blood pump faster throughout her veins. "Patience, young one. Take time to heal properly and things will go back to normal."

"Thank you..."

The nurse exited the room with a smile and sense of accomplishment. Skye held her phone close to her heart hoping to hear from Seth. She knew that he was probably on a plane back to the states; but she hoped that he'd at least send her an email that she could read in all her free time of recovery.

Hours and minutes continued to pass by and there was still no word from him, so she decided it was time to allow sleep to take over. A single tear rolled down her cheek while her eyes closed for the remainder of the night. The sound of a low beeping alerted her to activity on her phone. Not caring that it would hurt her ribs, she swiftly took hold of the device from the stand next to the bed.

"Seth..." She whispered with a smile upon her face.

Her fingers worked quickly to get into her e-mail application on her Samsung Galaxy S4. The name Seth Rollins was highlighted as unread. The tip of her finger touched down on the message and in a split second it was displayed for her viewing.

"Skye,

The tour was amazing. I wish you could have gone with me. There were so many things I know you would have liked to see. I took a lot of pictures to show you when I get back. Unfortunately, Nick followed us here with his groups of crazed idiots.

Don't worry! Rydia is fine. A little banged up; but fine nonetheless. Dean and I didn't get there until after it all went down; but from what I was told, if it hadn't been for John Cena... Rydia would be dead right now. We all owe him big time.

I miss you like crazy, babe! I can't wait to get back there and talk to you in person, kiss those lips, and hold onto you for as long as you let me. It won't be long. I think we still have three more hours of travel time before we land in Greenbay and the second we land, I'm going straight out to see you.

See you soon

Seth"

Her heart went out for Rydia and understood exactly what he meant by owing John Cena; but now that he has stepped in, John would be a target now. Knowing that she was just a day away from seeing Seth again warmed her enough to relax and fall asleep. She was grateful to him for telling her the truth and not hide it from her, no matter how painful it would be to know that Nick was still active.