Chapter 27

"Cina."

There was only one person who called her that and he was the LAST individual she wanted to see at the moment.

"What do you want, Ambrose?" She asked in a clipped tone, having just stepped out of her vehicle in the hotel parking lot. "Come to cause even more issues between me and Jon?"

Dean sighed, shoving a hand in his jean pocket while rubbing the back of his neck with the other awkwardly. "No…" Yes, he mentally corrected, fighting the urge not to smirk. "So there's…problems?"

This man was a piece of work! Jecina took several silent breaths to calm down and turned to face him, folding her arms in front of her chest. "Actually no, there's not. We talked and everything is fine." Flat lie. Everything was far from fine between her and Jon, but Dean didn't need to know that information. "Do yourself a favor and leave me alone, Ambrose. I have nothing to say to you."

"Look, please…"

"No!" Jecina backed away from him the second his hand outstretched to touch her, shaking her head. "There was NO reason for you to tell Jon what happened in Pensacola! I called you for help because you know Pensacola better than a lot of people, because of Roman! And you betrayed my trust by opening your mouth to your brother, making it SOUND like I needed you more than him! I don't know what I have to do or how much clearer I have to be with you, Ambrose! I. DON'T. LOVE. YOU. I never did! I had a crush on you, yes, but I never loved you! I. LOVE. YOUR. BROTHER. And NOTHING is going to change that, especially you! So you can try to drive all the wedges you want between us, it will only make us and our relationship stronger in the end!"

That stung a lot more than Dean would only admit to himself.

Her declaration of she didn't love him and she never did…it made something cold and dark develop inside of him. Jecina was lying to herself, he could see it clear as day on her face. She was lying to herself about how she felt for him! Because his twin brother, his EVIL twin, had completely corrupted her against him! Dean had to find a way to rectify this, but how? With the upcoming draft, anything was possible and there was a very strong possibility Dean wouldn't wind up on the same show as Jecina. Since A&M was being split up and destroyed, Dean had a feeling the company would be putting him and Moxley on separate shows for the draft.

"Look, Lilianna was yelling at Roman and you weren't trying to stop her and it sorta just slipped out…"

"Sorta just slipped out? Really? THAT'S what you're going with? That's your excuse for telling Jon you helped me and making it sound like I NEEDED you more than him?!" Jecina could not believe the audacity of this man and balled her fists up at her sides, tempted to blast him in the nose. "You meant to do it OR YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

Dean hated fighting with Jecina, it didn't feel very good and made something twinge in his chest. "I'm sorry…" It was such a lame apology, but he had no idea what else to say to appease her.

She didn't believe him, not for a second. "Sorry for what, Ambrose? For opening your mouth and telling MY boyfriend something he didn't need to know or sorry it didn't pan out the way you WANTED it to? What exactly are you sorry for?"

Emotions were boiling over as Dean felt a surge of anger flood through him, anger, guilt, regret…all the above. "I'm sorry I was an idiot. I'm sorry I didn't tell you how I felt about you sooner before that asshole came into the picture and destroyed my life. I'm sorry you can't see you're with the wrong twin, the wrong guy for you. I'm sorry for being a pussy and trying to be the nice guy I thought you wanted and needed in your life. I'm sorry I'm related to that asshole and I wish to Christ it wasn't true, that there was some way to sever the twin bond, the blood!" He stepped up to her, ignoring her protests to try to get away from him and grabbed her upper arms roughly in his hands.

"Dean…"

"You know what I'm NOT sorry for, Cina? I'm not sorry I met you and fell in love with you. I'm not sorry I STILL have feelings for you, even after shit with Liliya didn't pan out. I'm not sorry I still believe you belong with me and not Moxley." He practically spat his brother's name. "And I'm not sorry for stating the truth because, in my eyes, if you don't tell Moxley everything that happens with us, it means you're afraid he won't approve and that's not what a relationship should be based on…"

"I was going to…"

Dean snorted, rolling his eyes. "Sure. Keep telling yourself that. Meanwhile, I'll be over here living in reality and, here's a bit more reality for you to swallow, Jecina…" Now he was practically nose to nose with her, even though he had to lower his head a bit to touch the tips together. "When this draft happens, there's a 50/50 shot you won't be on the same show as him…you'll be stuck with me. And I think, deep down, if you're really honest with yourself, it's what you really want. You still want me. And I'm not going anywhere. I'll be right there waiting for you when you're ready to admit to yourself how you truly feel."

Tears filled her eyes as Jecina mustered up as much strength in her little body as she possibly could, breaking his grip on her upper arms. No doubt she would have bruises because his grip had tightened with each word he spoke. The amount of passion, hurt and anger lacing his tone actually frightened her and Jecina hoped, prayed, she didn't wind up on the same show as him.

"I will NEVER love you, Ambrose. I will NEVER choose you, even if things don't work out between me and Jon." That was a very real possibility, especially once she confessed to him about her trust issues. "I. DON'T. WANT. YOU. EVER." The sooner he came to terms with that, the better off he'd be and hopefully he'd be able to move on. "I'm going inside now. Stay away from me, I no longer want anything to do with you." Dean made it clear how he still felt and there was no way they could be just friends, not with how strong his feelings were for her. "We're not friends, we're coworkers and nothing more. Don't come to me with any more problems or advice or anything. I'll do the same." Never again would she ask for his help.

Before Dean could say another word, Jecina took off away from him and ran inside the hotel, leaving him standing there just as it began to rain.

"We will see if your words hold true in time, Cina."

Jon wasn't back yet from his workout, which Jecina was grateful for because she didn't want to unleash her anger out on him because of Dean. His words struck her deep, much like hers had done the same thing with him. Scowling, Jecina peeled her clothes off and stepped into the shower, not caring if she'd already taken one that morning. She needed another one. It would give her the chance to cool her boiling blood, knowing going to the arena upset or angry would be noticed by several people.

Just as she stepped out of the shower, her cell phone rang and luckily, Jecina brought it into the bathroom with her. "Hello?"

"Hey precious, where you at?"

"I'm at the hotel. Why?" She bit back the urge to ask where he was at since he wasn't here.

"My workout went longer than I thought, so I'm at the arena already. I just wanted you to know…" Jon couldn't place the tone of her voice, trying to decide if she was annoyed by something or tired. Maybe it was a combination of both. "Everything okay?"

Jecina took a silent deep breath and walked out of the bathroom, a towel already wrapped around her body. "Yeah. I just got back from hanging out with the girls not long ago and now I'm getting ready to head out to the arena. I'll meet you there, if you have time." Considering he was a major part of the show, with Dean, Jecina doubted she wouldn't see him until later that night.

"Sounds good. You know my number if you need to get a hold of me. I gotta go…" Jon always hated hanging up with her, the sound of her voice oddly soothing. "I love you, Jina."

That got a small smile out of her. "I love you too, Moxley. I'll see you soon." Then she ended the call, knowing he wasn't able to and tossed her cell on the bed, scrubbing a hand down her face. "I have to tell him. Tonight. I have to come clean about how I feel because, if I don't and we move in together, everything will fall apart…"

Shutting her eyes briefly, Jecina finished getting around and decided on a black skort with a cream colored top. She always wore flats since they were the most comfortable to move in while cooking and put a clip on either side of her head to keep her hair back. Looking around, Jecina made sure she wasn't forgetting anything before grabbing her purse and exited the hotel room to head to the arena. Another night, another dollar and then later that night, a lot of heartbreak and heartache would happen…because of unforgiving truth.

"Hey man, can we talk for a sec?"

Jon turned, just after Jecina ended their phone call and raised a brow at AJ approaching him. The man didn't look happy…and he knew why, or assumed it anyway. "About Lilianna, yeah?"

"Man, she's bein' a…" AJ had to clamp his mouth shut and took a deep breath in, exhaling slowly. He was NEVER one to talk badly about anyone, especially a woman and wouldn't start now.

"Bitch? Cunt?"

AJ had gotten used to Jon's blunt nature and cleared his throat, shaking his head. "Look, I know she's goin' through a rough time right now. I sympathize with her too. I really do…"

"Buuuuut…" The word dragged on while Jon said it.

"But does she really have to take it out on us? We're not the ones who broke her heart and hurt her! She made it clear she just wants to be coworkers and that's fine by me, but…I'm just afraid she's gonna let her emotions override her since I'm beginnin' a feud with Roman Reigns." AJ had voiced his concerns to Luke and Karl, who both wanted Lilianna out of their group.

Jon was not good with feelings and had no advise to give, trying to figure out his own relationship. Deep down, he knew and could feel something was going on with Jecina she wasn't telling him. It bothered him she hadn't come to him already with whatever was on her mind. That was probably why he had gotten a tad emotional during their lovemaking last night, telling her how much he loved her at every turn, with every movement. Even through it all, he could still feel something wasn't quite right between them, but couldn't put his finger on what it was. He eyed AJ, tilting his head and studied the man for a few moments, stroking his clean shaven chin thoughtfully.

"You like her."

"What?"

A smirk curved Jon's lips and he was grateful for the temporary reprieve AJ provided. "Lilianna. You like her." He reiterated, arching a brow when AJ immediately lowered his head to look away from Jon. "I'll be damned…"

"I don't know her; how can I like her?"

"Simple, man. She's fucking beautiful, mouthy and has an attitude on her." Jon chuckled, shrugging. "You'd be dumb as fuck if you didn't think so either."

Plopping down on the nearby trunk in the hallway, AJ sat down and let his feet dangle. He hadn't really considered the possibility of liking Lilianna. Jon wasn't lying, she was incredibly beautiful and smart, and he'd watched almost all of her matches since coming to WWE. AJ also knew what it was like to have a failed marriage. Granted, he'd never been left at the altar or had to cancel a wedding, which he'd only had one in his entire life, but a failed marriage was just as bad, in his opinion. At least with both men she'd been with, Lilianna had dodged bullets and hadn't married them. Things were much more messy with divorce than simply separating or leaving the person.

"And if you think for a second she's gonna give ME the time of day, after what happened with Randy Orton and Roman Reigns, you're dumber than I thought, Jon." Hell, AJ wouldn't have blamed Lilianna if she swore all men off for the rest of her life. "Her and Roman were together a while, yeah?"

"Two years, give or take. With Orton, I don't know." Jon didn't get into other people's business and the ONLY reason he knew how long she'd been with Roman was because of Jecina. "Never know until you try, bro. She might surprise you." Highly doubtful, however.

"No, she verbally castrated me and my boys, so I doubt she'll even CONSIDER goin' on a date with me." AJ mumbled, feeling dejected and leaned his head back against the cinderblock wall. "How long you been with Jecina?"

"A little over two years."

"So you and she got together around the same time as Lilianna and Reigns…"

That was a very complicated subject because of what Jon did to Jecina prior to them getting together. Screwing another woman before the weird threesome happened…hell, it wasn't a threesome, not in Jon's eyes. A threesome would be he would've gotten physical with his brother and THAT wasn't happening. Not a lot of people knew what really transpired between him, Dean and Jecina and all three individuals wanted to keep it that way. However, there was always wonder on why Dean had attacked Jon the night brother walked in on him screwing Jecina's brains out…in Jon's locker room. That was a delicious memory, even though he'd nearly gotten beaten to death for dipping his dick in her while she was technically still with Ambrose.

"Something like that, yeah."

AJ had a feeling there was more to that story and subject, but Jon was steadfast in talking about it. He had heard through the grapevine Dean had beaten the hell out of his brother, but nobody knew why. Only that Jon had wound up in the hospital and was gone for several months, after just starting in the company. During his time off, somehow, that's when him and Jecina had gotten together. Definitely more to that story, but it wasn't AJ's business and he wouldn't pry in other people's personal lives.

"I think, for now, I'm gonna leave her alone and just do the coworker thing. Maybe she'll come around, maybe she won't. Just gotta wait it out and see what happens."

"Good luck with the man-hater because that's exactly what she's gonna be for the next several months."

"Great." NOT, AJ amended in his head, and headed off to go gear up for the show that night.

Luke and Karl would be facing the USO's in a Tag Team match with AJ at ringside, who hoped to provoke Roman Reigns. Lilianna would be ringside with him as well, which would be very interesting. Her vow to be professional was about to be put to the ultimate test. A&M had the opportunity to face the Vaudevillian's, a new tag team from NXT brought up to the main roster, for a shot at the Tag Team titles at the upcoming pay-per-view Extreme Rules.

Only to fail.