Wow. I never expected to be sat here any time soon. I take a deep breath as I look around the room. It hasn't changed at all. No new pictures hanging. Ok, maybe a few new marks on the walls from wild parties, but nothing permanent. Seth watches me from the doorway, as if he expects me to disappear any second. I look at him and he smiles. A fake smile. It doesn't reach his eyes. His eyes. The chocolate pools I would have loved to drown in once upon a time, now cold and hard, waiting for me to hurt him again. I push that thought from my head and watch as he walks over to me with a bottle of water. He sits next to me, his body language screaming at me that he's in defence mode. He's not opening himself up again, and I can't blame him for that. I hurt him, well, them, because I was hurting, and that wasn't right. "I'm sorry" I whisper, before I can stop the words falling out of my mouth. He looks at me, his gaze softening. "So am I" he says holding out his arms. I groan and launch myself at him, smiling when he lies on the sofa and lays me down with him. "I love you" he whispers. "Never, ever forget that I love you Tor." "I love you too Colby" I say, smiling as his name rolls off my tongue as if it hadn't been months since the last time I'd said it. He holds me tight, wrapping his arms around my stomach. And then it happens. "Holy fucking shit!" he says. "Was that...?" "Junior" I say smiling. "Meet uncle Colby. Colby, that was junior saying hi." He drops his head to my stomach and kisses it through my top. "Hey junior" he says. I grin as he rubs my stomach, waiting for junior to kick again. But of course, the one trait junior gets from me is my stubborn streak, and Seth waits in vain. "That was so freaking cool" he says sitting up as Roman walks in. I sit up and Roman sits beside me. "Come on" he urges. "He will wake up soon." I nod and take a deep breath.
"Ok" I say. "So, you already know I live with Randy." "What?" Seth yells. I look at Roman and he shrugs. "Kinda didn't get that far" he says. "Ok" I say. "Well, now you know I live with Randy..." "Orton?" Seth asks. "Orton who has been walking around with a permanent smile on his face for the past few months. Orton, who always let's us know how much he's looking forward to going home because he's got a special someone waiting there for him..." "Yes!" I yell. "Orton! The very same Orton! Now that we're over that fact, what else is there?" "How about the fact that you can tell ass hat Orton where you are but not me?" Seth yells. I wince. His words hit me hard. I open my eyes and look at him. "Ok" I say. "I deserved that. And I'm sorry Colby, I really am. But I didn't need anything or anyone to do with Dean around me. It hurt too much. Fuck, it still fucking hurts. But I need to suck it up and move on. And I need my friends to be able to do that. I need you Colby, I need you all." Tears run down my face and he groans, pulling me towards him. "As much as I wanna hate you" he growls in my ear. "I fucking can't. You're impossible to hate, Torrie Good, you know that?" I smile, wiping the tears away. "Not true" I whisper. "You could always ask Renee, or my ex husband for some tips. I'm pretty sure he's big on hate right now." He shakes his head as he looks at me. "You'd like to think that" he says quietly. "And while I'm not on his side at all, the guy is in bits Tor..." "Seth" Roman warns, reminding me that he's in the room too. Seth nods and takes my hand. "Sorry" he says as his phone rings. We all glance at the coffee table, and we all groan when we see "Mox" flash across the screen. Seth picks it up and takes a deep breath before answering it. "Dean?" he says. "Where the fuck are you?" Dean spits at him. "My fucking doors are locked and I'm outta smokes." "I'll be there now" Seth sighs, ending the call and looking at me. "Go" I whisper. He shakes his head, obviously torn. "I don't want you to run again" he whispers, holding my hand. I smile. "I have to go" I say slowly, watching as the pain reveals itself in his eyes yet again. "Colby" I say, and his eyes flick up to mine. "I'm only at Randy's. I'm not in Wales, I'm here." He nods. "You know I'm not gonna leave you alone now don't you?" he smiles. I smile, glad things between us are slowly improving. "I was counting on that" I whisper. He kisses me and stands up. "Ah!" he says suddenly. "When was the last time you went out?" I shrug. "What's out?" I ask. "I hang out at Layla's sometimes, and I go to the doctors. That's my life now. I don't go out in case people spot me and tell Dean I'm here." He nods. "Hall of Fame" he says, looking at Roman. "Be my date?" I shake my head slowly, unable to believe this is happening. "Be mine?" Roman asks, walking over and holding my hand. I shake my head again. "You're not going?" Roman asks, sitting down in Seth's recently vacated seat. "I've been asked" I admit. "But I don't think going is a good idea. I'm not a wrestler any more." "Think again Tor" Seth says smiling at me. "Hunter is counting down until your come back. It's gonna be huge." I smile. "I'm not sure it's practical" I say as Roman pulls me into his arms. "So?" he asks. "Come with me?" "I can't" I whisper. "Like I said, I've already been asked..." "Layla doesn't count" Seth says smiling at me. "Wow Colby" I say, slapping a hand across my heart. "Is that what you really think? That the only person who would want me as a date is my female best friend?" Seth winces, shaking his head. "Not at all" he says. "I just figured..." "Randy has asked me" I say quickly. Two pairs of eyes fix onto me. "Orton again?" Seth growls. "Go with all of us" Roman suddenly proposes. I look at him as Seth nods. "Perfect solution" he says, looking at me again. "Orton needs to get used to sharing you now, he's had you to himself for nearly four months." I smile and stand up to hug him. "Ok" I whisper. "For you guys, I'll go. But please, tell nobody." They nod. "It will be our little red carpet surprise" Roman grins. I smile as Seth's phone rings again. "I should go" he whispers. I nod. "I'll call you later" he warns, kissing my head. "And you better answer." I smile, watching him as he leaves.
"You ok?" Roman asks as the door closes. I nod as I slowly sit back down. "That was hard" I admit, picking up the bottle of water. Roman takes it from me as I peel the label from around the wet bottle. "He's gonna be fine Tor" he says looking at me. "He needed to see you. Now he can start to get over it." I smile. My phone rings, bringing us back to reality. "Hey baby" I say answering it. Roman winces. "Hey gorgeous" Randy drawls. "Where are you?" "At Ro's" I say, looking at the man I hurt so much sitting next to me. Randy's sharp intake of breath is clearly audible down the phoneline. "It's ok" I say. "Colby is with Dean. He doesn't know I'm here." "Need me to come get you?" Randy asks. I look at Roman. "No" I say quickly. "I'm good here. I'll get a cab back." Roman shakes his head. "I'll take you back" he says. I smile. "Roman will bring me back" I say. Randy breathes out slowly. "Ok" he finally says. "I miss you." "Miss you too" I say ending the call. Roman is watching me as I put my phone on the table. "So, you and Orton..." he starts. I shake my head. "I know what you think you saw" I say. "And it's completely wrong. Randy and I have a routine. His alarm goes off, I switch it off, then the next hour is cuddle time. Those marks, they weren't from me. Randy dates. Randy dates, a lot. Roman, I'm pregnant with another mans child. Nobody is gonna want me now. Dating for me isn't even an option." "Are you crazy?" Roman asks, grabbing his phone and pulling up his twitter. "This was yesterday." He shows me his twitter feed. "Wish Torrie would come back to WWE, it misses her, I miss her" I read. "My twitter feed is full of this" he says looking at me. "Seth and I aren't the only ones missing you. Your fans miss you." I take a deep breath and pick up my phone. Roman watches me intently as I reinstate my twitter account. He smiles as I tweet him. "I need to thank Roman for his words of advice, I love you big man" I tweet. He smiles and favourites it straight away. "She's back guys" he tweets as he retweets what I sent him. Roman's phone rings. It's Seth. "Yo" he says, answering quickly. "Get Tor out of there" Seth whispers. "Dean is on his way."