Chapter 27
The last Wednesday for the month of February has arrived and Emilia was in Full Sail University in Florida again for WWE NXT. She was pressing buttons on the control table as she waited for Dean to answer his phone. When he didn't answer for the third time, Emilia took the phone from her neck and shoulder and redialed his number. She tucked the phone on the same spot as she continued pressing buttons on the control table.
"Damn it!"
Emilia said, feeling frustrated.
"If you press the buttons any harder, you'll break the machine."
Emilia stopped what she was doing and turned around. There was Solomon Crowe, leaning against the blank wall with a rectangular gadget in his left hand - a tablet.
Before turning around to face him, Emilia ended the call she made to Dean and shoved her phone inside the right pocket of the Dean Ambrose jacket she was wearing, something she stole from Dean. She walked to where Solomon was and crossed her arms.
"Can you not cause trouble tonight? Dean's already ruined the entire week for me by stealing Bad News Barrett's Intercontinental title."
Emilia told Solomon with a stern look. The tone of her voice matched the emotion on her face.
"You've feisty. I can see why Dean is very fond of you," Solomon smirked. "I'll try not to get in your way."
"Don't try - do."
Emilia said before going back to the production area. Solomon looked at his tablet and turned it on before walking away, feeling a little guilty about what he's going to do tonight.
Dean didn't know why he's doing nothing, just sitting there on the queen size bed while watching Renee take off her clothes. He should be doing something instead of taking in every inch of her skin that she was exposing. She was just in her lingerie now and he felt a little hard for her. She walked towards the food service cart and poured red wine into two glasses. She put the bottle down in the silver ice bucket and took the glasses. She walked slowly towards Dean and offered one of the glasses to him.
"I'm not here to drink wine with you, Renee. I came here to talk to you."
Dean said harshly. Renee rolled her eyes.
"Fine, we'll talk. Over wine."
Dean took the glass of wine as Renee sat beside him on the bed. She took a sip from her glass while Dean just held his, not planning to drink from it.
"I want things between us to end," Dean said monotonously. "That means we won't be talking to each other unless it's about work. No more traveling together, and we'd have to stay away from each other."
Renee was quiet for a few minutes. Dean stared at her as she swirled the wine in her glass. She looked him in the eye.
"Is that what you really want?"
Dean didn't hesitate to answer. He nodded.
"Yeah. I'm in love with Emilia, and I'm trying to be the best man that I could be for the both of us."
Dean almost slipped and mentioned his son. He didn't know if everyone that Emilia knew in the WWE was aware of Levi's existence, but he wanted to protect their child so he's keeping him a secret.
"That's sweet," Renee replied, sounding a little too enthusiastic that Dean was able to pick up the sarcasm. "I only want what's best for you, so starting right now I'll forget about us."
Dean didn't expect Renee to surrender, but she did. He kissed her on the cheek and as he did, he took in her scent. She smelled nice, like she always did, but it didn't affect him anymore.
"Good talk."
"I agree. To happy endings and new beginnings."
Renee brought her glass up. Dean did the same and they clinked their glasses together. Dean drank a generous amount of wine from his glass. As he drank, he noticed how Renee wasn't drinking from hers and she had a malignant grin on her face. He stopped drinking when he realized what she had done.
Dean was feeling dizzy and when he stood, he could barely hold himself up. He was walking towards the door but he fell to his knees and dropped the glass of wine. The red liquid spilled on the carpet, the fabric quickly seeping it up. When Dean looked up, Renee was standing in front of him and behind her was Seth Rollins. He had his hands on her shoulders and they were laughing at him.
"Do you really think I'd let you have a happy ending with Emilia?"
Before falling face first on the floor, the last thing Dean saw was Seth kissing Renee on the lips as she jumped on him, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. He tried to keep his eyes open but he failed, succumbing to a deep drugged slumber.
A video of Solomon Crowe speaking appeared during a tag team match between the Lucha Dragons and Tye Dillinger and Jason Jordan. Emilia understood why Solomon interrupted the broadcast - he's making a name for himself.
Emilia and the rest of the production team didn't encounter any more technical difficulties after Solomon's clip. After Finn Bálor's victory over the returning The Brian Kendrick however, the new NXT Champion Kevin Owens attacked Alex Riley, one of the show's commentators and The Miz's former companion. He's a friend of hers and Mike's, so she decided go out in the venue and check on him.
When Emilia got there, Alex was lying on the floor, looking disoriented. Cory Graves and Tom Phillips were at his side, keeping him down. She approached him and knelt at his side.
"Alex, hey. It's Emilia. You okay?"
Alex looked dazed, but there wasn't any visible damage on his face and body. It took Alex a few minutes to answer Emilia. He smirked when he recognized her.
"Hey Emilia! I'm fine."
He answered. Emilia bit her lower lip, feeling worried. Before she could respond, the paramedics arrived to tend to Alex and they took him backstage. Emilia followed them, keeping her distance so she wouldn't be asked to leave. As she watched the paramedics do their job, Emilia stood against the wall beside the door of the men's locker room. She jumped a bit when the door opened and banged against the wall. She looked to her left and found Mike Mizanin entering the room.
"Mike? What are you doing here?"
Mike took his dark oversized designer sunglasses off and smiled at Emilia, his ex-girlfriend.
"Emilia! I could ask you the same thing."
"Awww! Are you two back together?"
Alex said before one of the paramedics asked him to open his mouth.
Mike and Emilia laughed at what Alex said. Mike grabbed Emilia's left arm and together they left the men's locker room.
"I'm here for Alex. My trusted sources called me and told me what happened. What about you?"
Mike told Emilia, letting her arm go.
"I see. I work here every last Wednesday of the month."
Mike nodded. "Oh, okay."
Not knowing what to say next, Emilia stood silently in front of Mike. She could feel his eyes on her, but she kept on staring at him. He looked stylish in his all-black casual ensemble. If she hadn't seen what he looked like before, years ago when they were still dating, she would think that he's a different person, someone she didn't know.
Mike allowed Emilia to stare at him, just like he did with other people. He felt her taking his form in. He didn't know why but he felt the need to look at himself in the mirror and he didn't feel that way when it came to other people.
Before one of them could speak, the door of the men's locker room opened. Alex looked at Mike then Emilia first, then his eyes stayed on the latter.
"I told you I was fine."
Alex told Emilia in an in-your-face manner. Emilia smiled.
"We know that for a fact now, thanks to the paramedics."
"Let's go to the hotel so all of us can rest. I'm driving."
Mike produced a key from the front pocket of his blazer.
"Dibs on the passenger seat!"
Emilia said and stuck her tongue out at Alex playfully. He pouted.
"I was about to say that!"
Mike, Alex, and Emilia talked to each other as they walked out of the building. Despite playing a villain on screen, Mike was still the kind, fun, and talkative guy she fell for when she was younger. Even if he and Alex are no longer seen together on television, they were still the best of friends.
When they got inside Mike's car, which looked too expensive to be one anyone could rent, Alex got in the backseat while Emilia sat in the passenger seat. Mike drove out of the venue's parking lot and got on the road.
"You have a new movie coming out soon. Congratulations," Emilia said with a grin. "You have everything."
Mike hit the brakes when the traffic lights turned red. He turned his head to the right and smirked. Despite the smirk, his entire face looked somber.
"Thanks. But you're wrong, Emilia - I don't have you."
Emilia looked away and stared at the view in front of her. Mike did the same and the entire car ride became awkward. If Alex hadn't fallen asleep in the backseat, he would've made things worse.
Author's note: I don't know if you know but Renee Young has confirmed her relationship with Dean Ambrose - they're in love and they don't care who knows. I knew they were going to happen and I was just waiting for her to confirm or deny their relationship. I think they're cute together and I'm happy for them. I'm not gonna lie, I had a bad day when my guy best friend told me all about it, hahaha. Just because Renee's a villain in this story doesn't mean I hate her, all right? I don't want drama so if you have nothing nice to say, don't leave a review. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews, follows, and favorites! Here's the songs I listened to while writing this chapter:
Submotion Orchestra - Trust / Lust
James Arthur - Certain Things
The Appleseed Cast - Hanging Marionette
Zara Larsson - Uncover
Lauren Aquilina - Sinners
Sleeping at Last - Turning Page
And oh, if you wanna see anything in the next chapters, let me know via PM or a review!
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