As Paul navigated through downtown Tampa Bay traffic, Quinn sat beside him silently. She kept her hands on her legs, playing with the ring on her finger. He noticed throughout the night she played with it whenever she was anxious or uneasy. As he pulled up to a red light, he reached across the console, lightly tapping her leg to get her attention.

"Stop fidgeting. Everything will be fine." he said in a low voice.

She rolled her head in his direction, biting down on her lip. "I'm ok."

"What are you so worried about?" he asked

"I'm scared I won't be welcomed back."

"Don't be silly, Quinn. Everyone will be happy to have you back. Nikki and Brie are back and I remember how much you guys used to hang out. Randy misses you even if he won't admit it. Face it, kid. You're family." He patted her knee lightly as the light turned green and moved into the intersection.

"I missed my Bellas."

"You girls were the Brat Pack of the WWE. Leaving behind destruction and broken hearts wherever you want." he smirked.

"Oh God, we were horrible! Nikki was the worse. I don't know how many times I had to save her from furious girlfriends. " she laughed

"What?" he asked, laughing along with her. "What would she do?"

"She had a way of finding trouble. She always seemed to prowl on the guys who had girlfriends."

Pulling up to the condo complex, Paul put the car in park, angled his body toward hers. "I'll be in touch soon. No one but higher management and Jay knows you're coming back, so please keep it quiet. "

She nodded, dropping her gaze to her lap, trying to look anywhere but at him.

"Hey." he prompted. She lifted her eyes to his and quickly looked away. "Stop worrying. Focus on your training. I'll take care of the rest."

"I know. I need to stop overthinking it." She shook her head. "I'll be fine. I'm really excited to be coming back."

She leaned over the console and brushed her lips over his cheek. "Thank you for everything, Paul. It means a lot."

"You're welcome. Have a good night"

She pushed the door open and climbed out. She waved at him before heading towards the entrance doors.

Settle down with me. Cover me up. Cuddle me in. Lie down with me. And hold me in your arms.

The song blaring out of iPhone echoed through the hallway, startling her. Quinn reached into her purse trying to locate it, as she made her way to her condo.

And your heart's against my chest, your lips pressed to my neck. I'm falling for your eyes, but they don't know me yet. And with a feeling I'll forget, I'm in love now

"Fuck! Stupid phone." she cursed. She immediately pulled out the phone accepting the call without checking the caller ID.

"Hello?" she said into the receiver stepping into her condo.

"It's about time you answered the phone!" A thick Australian voice said on the other end. "Were you singing along to my ringtone again love?"

Quinn smiled so wide, it made her cheeks hurt. "Hi handsome."

August 14 2013

Quinn walked into the training building, dumping her bag next to the bench by the practice ring. She quickly shrugged off her pull over, climbing into the ring to start stretching. Today was her last day of training with Jay. She was to make her return in a week. Overall, she felt confident in the work she had put in. All those feelings from her meeting with Paul had quickly faded, now she was ready to fight.

Tomorrow, she was flying out to LA with Jay for Summer Slam. Although her return was a secret to everyone in the company, Paul had asked her to be at Summer Slam. She was under strict instructions not to be seen by the fans without the brown wig they had provided her.

The last time the WWE universe had seen her, she had dark brown hair. During her time away, she decided to go back to her natural hair color. Since the teaser was done with her blonde hair, they didn't want fans to figure out she was in fact the girl in the teaser video.

A sharp yelp escaped her mouth as music started blaring throughout the building.

Take it all, so I'm left with nothing at all.

"And making her way to the ring, from Greenwich Connecticut, Quinn Helmsley!"

"Fuck, Jay! Are you trying to kill me?" she screamed over the music.

He laughed climbing into the ring and sat next to her. "Me? Never."

"Asshole." Quinn punched his arm hard.

"That's no way of treating a friend." He smirked at her. "So, how excited are you for tomorrow?"

"I feel like I'm going burst from excitement." She smiled. "I can't wait to see everyone. It will be hard not to spill the beans."

"Don't worry about it. I don't think anyone will be questioning if you're coming back or not. They'll be happy to finally see you."

"I hope so. I feel like I still owe everyone an explanation as to why I left so suddenly. Other than you, Paul, Stephanie and management, no one knows. I don't want anyone to be upset with me once they find out the truth. I really could have fucked everything up for someone."

"But you didn't." he put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him. "I'm not saying what you did was right, but you were still smart enough not to push yourself. Now you're going back, stronger and better than you were before. And I can't wait to see you in action."

"I know." She responded faintly. "Thanks for everything. I really appreciate your help."

"Anytime kid. I'm the best and it's only fitting you train with the best."

"Wow, cocky much?" Quinn laughed pushing herself off the mat.

"Only stating the truth darling."

"Come on, get up. It's time for me to kick your ass."

Jay put his hands up in protest. "Oh who's being a cocky now? I'm happy Hollywood didn't get to your head."

During her absence from the WWE, Quinn had finished school and tested the waters in Hollywood by appearing in a few movies, most notably the Fast and the Furious franchise. When one of their stars was unable to return for her role, Quinn's name was thrown into the mix thanks to her fellow WWE star, Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and landed the role of Gisele. The experience was amazing and one she would never forget. She became part of the FF family and walked away with a deep friendship with all the stars. It gave her a taste of a world other than the WWE and a possible future after retirement.

Quinn laughed before running towards him and hitting him with a clothesline. "Me? Never." echoing his previous statement

August 15 2013

Stepping out into the terminal of the airport, Quinn adjusted the beanie she was wearing.

"I'm going to kill him." She mumbled, stuffing a strand of blonde hair underneath the hat.

"Stop." Jay ordered.

"You try wearing this thing. It's hot!"

"It looks fine. You should have worn the wig they gave you for the weekend."

"That would have been even worse." Quinn pouted. "I'm still going to kill him."

"I'm sure you will." Jay laughed guiding her through the crowd.

Quinn took a seat on a bench while Jay went to the pick up the keys for the rental car. Pulling out her phone, she started scrolling through the messages she received while on the flight.

She opened the text from Paul and scanned the message. "Let me know when you get in. Steph wants to do dinner."

"I just got in. I'll let you know once I'm at the hotel. Xo" She quickly typed and hit send.

She continued down the list and answering every messages. Pulling up Twitter, she scrolled through her timeline, noticing fans taking pictures of various superstars spotted around town. No one had spotted her thus far but it was only a matter time.

Suddenly, she felt a warm breath against her ear. "Hey sweetheart. You're being rude."

A/N Hi everyone. I'm sorry for the delay. I've been going back and forth with this chapter. I know it's all over the place, but I really needed to squeeze in a bit of information to move forward with the story. I promise things will move along from here. I've got various parts of the story mapped out or already written. I will be posting a link to a photo album related to the story. Thanks for your time and support. All the best :)