Author Note: Another wonderful outcome with the last chapter. I'm totally blown away by the positive response. There are sections of lyrics in this chapter. They do not belong to me for they belong to Shinedown and Bring Me The Horizon respectively. Well onto the next chapter, enjoy and let me know what you think. It's the longest one I've written for this story so far.

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Chapter 13: Reunion

Savannah

Groaning at the sound of my alarm waking me at 4:30 in the morning, I rolled to the opposite side to shut the annoying sound off. Rubbing my eyes clean of the sleepiness, I sat up forcing myself to get out. My flight would be leaving soon enough for me to finally be in Florida. The journey to a new me had finally begun.

Quickly changing to a simple outfit consisting of a pair light colored skinny jeans with my favorite set of flip flops and a silver babydoll top with a scoop neckline. Slipping my think overcoat on, I reached for my packed bag and made my way out of the room. My phone safely tucked in my front pocket, I made my way down to the lobby where a taxi was waiting to escort me to the airport.

Fully awake, my brain decided to run through all the events up to this point...including those that involved Seth. To be honest, he has been quite the rock through all of the mishaps that have befallen me. The Roman issue in particular. I had spent the last four years attached to that man only for him to cheat on me in the end. Paige was no better. She had known full well that he was involved with me; but it hadn't stopped her either. I wanted to be angry with her; however, I couldn't find it within myself to stay that way for long.

Somehow, I knew that things were falling apart long before the cheating happened. It frustrated me to no end that Roman just couldn't have come right out and told me what happened. I was a grown adult and not some childish woman that needed to be coddled.

Letting out a sigh, I paid the taxi driver what was owed before making my way inside the airport. My flight was already boarding by the time I got through security. Rushing through the throb of people to get to the gate, I showed the attendant the ticket and she waved me through without much trouble.

Finding my seat easily enough, it was almost time to reunite with the performance center. The nervous butterflies began to flutter on the inside of my stomach. It wasn't so much as the center itself that made me nervous so much as all the people I would be seeing again. Plugging in my earbuds, the music drowned out all the invading thoughts...at least for the time being.

"I'm on the front line

Don't worry I'll be fine

The story is just beginning

I say goodbye to my weakness

So long to the regret

And now I see the world through diamond eyes"

Shinedown's song blared through my ears, calming me almost instantly. The words were how I was going to act from now. No more dwelling on things that I regretted nor would I be weak over trivial things that didn't matter anymore. A smile tugged at my lips when I realized how close I was to Florida and the notion that Seth would be there waiting for me. That fact alone brought a smile to my face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will be arriving in Orlando within the next fifteen minutes. Please make sure your safety belts are fastened as we prepare for the landing." The Captain announced over the speaker.

Moving my hands around to fasten the belt around my waist, I prepared for the rocky ending of my flight. To this day, I still hated flying. Probably because, I loved scenery and you can't really see any if you're in the air. I'm such a nature girl at heart. The turbulence started and the descent was underway.

Closing my eyes, I soaked in everything around me. Every voice. Every sound made by another person. The music flowing into my right ear. The bounce as the plane landing on the strip jerked me forward a little. Within another ten minutes we came to a complete stop and the announcement came to exit the plane in an orderly fashion.

"Go ahead." A man said to me as I attempted to get out into the aisle.

"Thank you." I answered softly trying avoid eye contact.

"Hey aren't you Savannah Kelly? You work for the WWE right?" He asked gently touching the center of my back, issuing me to get in front of him.

"I am..."

I looked up to meet the gaze of a fairly tall man. He had the purest shade of blue eyes and blonde hair that was cut real short. Taking in his other features, I noticed his nose was slightly crocked at the top like it had been broken in the past. His smile was stunning, showing off his perfect teeth.

It was nice to know that some people haven't forgotten that I still worked for the company despite not being used on TV in ten months. His thick accent reminded me of someone from the United Kingdom, very similar to Paige's. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you on TV in a really long time." He asked again trying to make simple conversation.

"They just don't have anything for me right now. I'll be back soon though...hopefully."

He raised an eyebrow questioning at me as we stepped out of the plane to enter the building. I knew Seth would be waiting for me and the urgency to get to him increased dramatically. The throb of people started to make it cluttered and suffocating real quick. "I'm Adrian Devox. I'm a private investigator." He said handing me his business card.

"Thank you. It was nice to meet you, Adrian." I said tucking the card into the front pocket of my jeans.

"Take care."

I smiled before walking away towards the luggage hell. There were always such rude and ignorant people there picking their stuff up. Standing there waiting was annoying the hell out of me. Then I saw the lime green tag on the black luggage bag that was clearly mine. Reaching forward, I grabbed and dropped it to the floor next to me so I could pull up the handle.

Walking away from the terror that was luggage, I pulled my bag behind me to walk towards the exit. Seth stood by the doors with his arms crossed over his well formed chest. The image of him was breathtaking and all I could do was stop and stare.

Seth

The second Savannah came into sight, my heart started to race. She was absolutely beautiful. There was no denying that I wanted to be with her and those feelings continued to increase by the day. When she stopped walking to look at me, the only thing that came to mind was the kiss we had shared a week ago and how much I wanted to do it again.

"Savannah..." I said softly hoping she's close the distance between us on her own.

A smile curved her full lips upward in a smile just as she continued forward in my direction. I returned her smile and pushed open the exit doors for us to leave the airport. She remained quiet as we walked to my car before her voice spoke the first words directed at me. "So what's the plan while I'm down here?" She asked quietly buckling her seat belt.

"Regal wants to speak to you once you get to the center. Other than that, I have no idea." I answered turning the key in the ignition.

"Are we going straight there?"

I had thought about that; but the selfish part of me wanted to keep her to myself today. It was probably best if she made the decision for herself instead of me doing it for her. After all, it was her career not mine. "That's up to you. Do you want to go there right away or do you want to unpack first?" I replied keeping my eyes on the road, which was hard considering how much I wanted to look at her.

"I think maybe I should unpack first and then I'll head down there a little later on."

It sounded like a plan to me and one that gave me more time with her. Driving down the freeway with the windows down, the balmy wind blew through her hair waving the scent under my nose. This woman was going to be the death of me, because everything felt so natural with her being around. Her voice came to my ear as a soft humming before it went into lyrics from the current song playing on the radio. God I loved when she sang.

"You don't have to lie

I know exactly where you've been

Cause you're chewing off my ear while you're chewing on your chin

No we're not on the level

You're just off your face

It's not a state of mind though

Your head's just in a state

I may be on the outside but you're empty within

It's getting kind of old now

I think it's time to pack it in."

The song had nothing to do with anything current in our lives; but I knew how much she loved the band. I pretty much knew all her favorites in life, maybe that was because I paid attention when she spoke or when her eyes sparked when something she loved was present. Her voice faded off as I turned into the parking lot of the hotel I considered home for the time being. "So this is where you are staying?" She asked.

"Unfortunately, yes..."

"Hopefully they aren't full and I can stay here to."

That was the idea. I wanted to be as close to her as I possibly could. Once the car was in park, she opened her door to stand in the warm sunlight. The ocean air surrounded her in the breezy winds that flowed from the ocean lines. Her hazel eyes were more green than brown today and they drew me in closer.

Clearing her throat, she reached back for her luggage giving herself an excuse to keep her distance. I should have known that things were going to be a little awkward now that I had kissed her; but it didn't make the hurt any less there. She moved towards the building with me trailing behind. It gave me time to think about how to rectify the tension between us. This was not what I had in mind.

"Do you have a room available for about a month's time?" She asked the receptionist at the front desk.

"Let me see..."

The sound of fingers hitting the keys on the keyboard was kind of annoying. She checked several sections of the hotel; but as it turned out everything was full for at least a week. She even checked the competition hotels around the area and they seemed to be just as full. I could see the concern on Savannah's face take over the once carefree features that had been there minutes before. "I'm sorry everything is booked for at least a week. I can put your name in and we will call you the second a room becomes available."

"Yes do that. I'll figure something out in the meantime." She answered.

After giving her information, she turned to me looking an answer to her dilemma. I reached out to touch her arm. Her eyes searched mine, longing for something to be said. "You can ask one of the girls at the performance center if you can stay with them or...you can stay with me until a room becomes available..."

"You'd let me stay with you?"

"You know that I would. The room number is 657...just in case I'm not around."

She smile returned and my body relaxed almost instantly. I turned to walk towards the front doors again, intending on taking her to the performance center for the meeting with William Regal. Savannah was trailing behind, lost in thought and it made me curious as to what she was thinking about.

Once back at the car, she tossed her bag back into the backseat and opened the passenger side door. Her hesitation to get inside stopped me from getting into the car myself. I looked at her over the hood of the vehicle. "Something wrong?" I asked.

"It's nothing. Just thinking about what I'm going to do about the sleeping situation." She answered before getting inside.

"Don't dwell on it. I highly doubt any of the girls will say no to you."

Putting the car into reverse, I began the journey to the performance center where we had been reunited in the first place two week ago. It was amazing to think about all the conversations we've had since then and the memories of all the ones before plagued my mind every single night. Savannah remained silent the entire trip there.

Once the building came into sight, her hands started to fumble with each other. She was nervous. Adorably nervous that is. Her mouth never opened to speak another word to me, not even when we walked inside with her bag rolling behind her.

"Welcome Savannah, I've been waiting for you." William greeted warmly.

"It's been too long." She replied with a smile.

"Shall we go have that talk?"

"Lead the way."

She looked back at me once. I smiled urging her that it was indeed okay to go alone. The moment she was gone from my sight, I supposed it was a good idea to get in a workout of my own today. Bayley came into the gym seconds later with a smile on her face. "Is she here?" She asked cheerfully.

"Yes, she's in a meeting with Regal now." I answered continuing on with my workout.

Savannah

William led me to his office, where he offered me a seat. I sat down without saying a word. Fumbling with my hands, the nervous emotion were taking over in an unwelcomed state. He sat down in the chair across the desk from me. There was a stack of papers in front of him that looked important and were mostly likely about me.

"It seems Hunter wants to change you up a bit." He commented.

"Yes..."

"Physical changes will be made as well as your in ring set. It looks like he wants a different hair color and you have freedom to get tattoos if you so wish to. The in ring stuff will happen gradually with the help of Bayley, Seth, and all of our trainers down here."

"So basically, Hunter wants me to transform into some badass."

He chuckled lightly at the comment. "I suppose that it one way of looking at it." He stated handing me the order for my hair to be done by some high end hairstylist in Orlando. My eyes widened at the sight of what color they had in mind. Never in a million years would I think of purple as my new hair color; but that was what my boss wanted and that was what he was going to get.

"When do you want me to come start on the in ring stuff?" I asked changing the subject.

"How does Monday sound?"

"Sounds great."

Monday was actually a good day to start. I had the whole weekend to get my physical appearance to change and time to adjust to my new surroundings, which reminded me of the current dilemma I had with a place to stay. Did I ask someone I didn't know to stay with them or did I just stay with Seth since he offered?

William stood up and extended his hand outward. I accepted the handshake and took the paper with me. Stepping out of the office, I made my way back to the gym part of the center. Seth was shirtless, pulling his body up and down on a bar. The dreadful chin-ups. The sight of him made me swallow hard and my heart race with desire.

"You must be Savannah." A cheerful female voice snapped me out of my trance.

I turned my head from Seth's perfect body to meet the warm smile of a woman with tanned skin and dark brown hair that was pulled up to the side. I immediately recognized her as Bayley the current NXT Women's Champion. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Seth talks a lot about you." She commented.

"Oh... really?"

"Nothing bad, of course. He's quite...shall I say...attached to you."

Her words made me think back to everything that's happened between us over the last two weeks. I had to believe that our reunion was more than a chance meeting, like it had been fated to be that way. Bayley looked confused as to why I hadn't responded to her words. The truth was that I had no idea what to say to that. "So it seems I'll be working with you starting on Monday." I finally said changing the subject.

"Awesome, can't wait. Oh! A couple of us are going to a karaoke competition tonight. The winner gets a thousand dollars donated to the favorite charity. Would you be interested in that?"

"Oh absolutely!"

"Great! Just meet me here at 8:30."

Not to brag or anything; but I was a good candidate to win the thing. Bayley smiled as my attention got distracted once again by Seth's shirtless body. I wondered just how much he told her about our history as friends. "You care for him that much is obvious." She observed. Well she wasn't wrong about that at all.

"He talked to me a little about what happened; but he kept most of it to himself; but from what he's told me, there is a lot of unanswered emotions between the both of you. Maybe that should be addressed before it's too late."

Looking from her back to Seth, I realized that maybe she was right. We really hadn't talked about that kiss or what it would mean for us. My feelings for him never left that much was certain and it was obvious that his were there as well. Maybe it was time to find out what all of this could mean for us in the long run.

Bayley placed a hand on my shoulder before walking away. Seth opened a bottle of water and took a sip out of it before dumping some of it over his head. The water rolled down his bare chest tucking beneath the waistline of his shorts. "Everything okay?" He asked when I approached him cautiously.

"Yeah, I've got some changes to make to my physical appearance tomorrow but other than that...everything is fine."

"What kind of changes?"

"My hair mostly."

He reached for a towel to wipe his face clean of sweat and then dabbed at his chest. His discarded shirt was picked up and put back on. It indicated that he had gotten done what he needed to. Stuffing the towel back into his bag, he hauled it up onto this shoulder. I followed seconds later debating on taking Bayley's advice or not. "So did you find someone to stay with tonight?" He asked to second we got back to his car.

"No..." Answering even though I never bothered to ask anyone else.

"It's perfectly fine to stay with me until you get comfortable with all the new people."

"I know..."

"Then what's the problem?"

He waited for me to answer; but the words wouldn't come out. The butterflies were purposely flying into my stomach, making me feel uneasy about everything. Even during the drive back to the hotel, I remained quiet. Seth never pushed me to talk about what my problem was, which was a relief because I honestly didn't know where to begin.

We stood outside of the door that would lead us inside the room he called home. The key-card clicked and the door opened. Stepping inside, the room was simple enough. A single bed rest in the middle of the room. An oversized chair was placed near the TV center. A mini fridge stood near the chair, which Seth made a b-line for the second the door shut behind us.

"Beer?" He asked.

"Sure..."

He handed me the chilled bottle. I sat down on the edge of the chair, twisting the top off the bottle. The bitter tasting liquid was just what I needed in that moment. My lips tingled at the thought of his on mine once again. That thought had come to mind over a thousand times since it happened the first time.

My phone vibrated against my thigh, jerking me out of my thoughts for a moment. "Did you make it to Florida okay? We miss you." Becky's message read. I smiled in reading it. I missed them to and I told them such in my response.

"So this is what you do? Work out a little, come back here and drink a beer and then what? It's only two-thirty in the afternoon." I asked.

"Usually I stay longer at the center and help the new recruits out a little; but today...I was a little distracted."

That was clearly a shot at me. He was making this so much more complicated and harder to resist. I took a long swig of the beer in my hand. "Are you going to tell what's got you all distant with me?" He asked sitting down on the edge of the bed looking at me directly in the eyes.

"I am not...distant with you..."

"Oh don't give me that line. You've been weird ever since I picked you up from the airport."

"I guess it's because...we never really talked about...that kiss..."

Seth

I blinked several times before allowing a soft laugh to escape my mouth. She was so beautiful sitting there looking like she had no idea what to do. It was going to be the last time I would see her gorgeous light brown hair, so I knew that I was going to have to soak it all in now. "What do you want me to tell you? I told you before that I kissed you because I wanted to, not to stop you for quitting. I think you know that I've had feelings for you for a long time now."

"No...no I didn't. Why didn't you ever tell me?"

"For the same reason you never told me about yours. Fear."

She was dumbfounded by my admitting that I knew of her feelings for me. The ones she constantly tried to hide from me. Sitting my beer on the nightstand, I moved across the room to sit down next to her on the chair. Those hazel eyes searched mine, looking for any truth to what I spoke of. Her scent was intoxicating, driving insane with a need to be closer to her. "There isn't anything we can do about the past. It happened the way it happened for a reason."

"What reason would that be, princess?" I asked growing even more curious by the second.

The mentioning of my nickname for her brought on the smile I loved so much. Then I remembered our phone conversation from last night. How she had been waiting for me to call her that. The skin on her cheeks were tinted a pinkish-red betraying her blush to me. "I don't know what reason; but I have to believe it happened for a reason or I'd be brokenhearted for the rest of my life."

I reached over to take her hand with my own. The feeling of her skin was just what I needed. It had been too long since I touched her. She shifted her hand to lace her fingers through mine. Leaning forward, she placed the beer bottle on the floor and returned to meet my gaze. "I don't know what this is or what it could be someday; but I can't lie about feeling something for you anymore, Savannah."

"I know...I can't either..."

"What do we do about that?" I asked.

The words barely got out of my mouth before hers crashed down upon mine. I held her arms, pulling her closer to me. She wrapped her arms around my neck in a desperate need to be even closer than she already was. Desire reared its head deep within me and it took everything I had to suppress it down and not ruin the moment. She was opening up to me without my coaxing and it was a step in the right direction.

Savannah broke away; but remained close. Close enough that I could feel her warm breath against my cheek. Her actions took the words right out of me; but the emotions were completely addicting. "Seth..." She whispered my name softly.

I silenced her by placing my mouth back on hers. Sliding my hand up her shoulder to tangle my fingers through the hair behind her head. She opened up to me further, allowing me to taste her tongue that only fueled my desire for her even more. I had to stop now! Breaking the connection, her quiet breathing was soothing to calm the turbulence inside me. "I'm sorry." I apologized.

"What are you apologizing for?"

"I took it a little far..."

It was her turn to laugh at the comment. Reaching down for the beer she had placed earlier, her smile brightened and it was wonderful to know that I had caused that to happen. "Everything is fine, Seth. It was perfect. So let me ask you something..."

"What?" I asked.

"Bayley invited me to a karaoke competition tonight. It's for charity and I accepted...so would you accompany me there?"

"And miss a chance to see you sing again...not a chance in hell. I'll will most certainly accompany you."