CHAPTER 15: Dangerously in love 2
The next night at RAW, Sasha sat at a table in the cafeteria in silence. She was still completely at a loss for words for what Enzo had discussed with her the night before. The events kept replaying over and over again in her mind like some sort of really messed up broken record Sasha was so deeply entranced, that she didn't even notice that Bayley sat before her.
"Hey Mercedes" she said. "Are you alright? You've been quiet since last night." Sasha looked up at her friend, instantly snapping out of her thoughts. "I'm...I'm not sure anymore" she said. "Why what happened?" Bayley asked. "Too many things" said Sasha as put her head down onto the table. "I'm so confused."
"Girly I can't hear you when you're face planting yourself down onto the highly un-sanitized table" said Bayley." Sasha sighed as she looked up. "Is it Fergal?" Bayley asked. "No…not really?" Sasha hesitated.
"Is it Eric?" Bayley asked. "Huh!?" Sasha asked. "Yep…it's definitely Eric" said Bayley. "Come on Merc, I know you like him or at least he likes you…well hell you both like it each other."
"H-how-?"Sasha stammered. "You're my best friend" said Bayley. "Besides the way you were looking at each other at your birthday party and at the pool thing plus I've seen your photo shoot and commercial shoot you guys have so much chemistry together…I'm not stupid and not to mention, it's hella obvious."
"No…no it isn't" Sasha lied. "Mercedes?" Bayley said. "You can stop lying to yourself now."
"Okay…so I kinda like him..." said Sasha. "Kinda?" Bayley said. "Alright I like him" Sasha said. "So then what's the problem?" Bayley asked.
"Everything" said Sasha. "He's Alexis' ex, not to mention he's dating that nut job and oh yeah I'm building something with Fergal…at least I thought I could. I thought I could make myself feel the same way he does…but it turns out that I can't."
"Okay, first of all" said Bayley. "Don't worry about Lexie. If she's really your best friend, then she'll accept how you feel about any guy and that includes Eric. Next, if you're not happy with Fergal, then just keep it as a friendship if you want. No one's forcing you to do something, and neither should you."
"But Pamela it's…Eric Ardnt" said Sasha. "He's so…" "Cute?" Bayley asked. "I mean at least to you." "A bit more than that" said Sasha. "Don't ask me to explain it…I myself still can't. He's cute but he's just so damn weird…hell I seriously can't even define it."
"You don't have to" said Bayley. "Your heart wants what it wants. You owe no one an explanation of it." Sasha nodded. "You gotta tell him how you feel" said Bayley. "But isn't he dating Mandy?" Sasha.
"Obviously he's trying to end that train wreck to be with a blessing that's much bigger than him" said Bayley. "Look you tell him whenever you're ready to, okay. He really makes you happy. Yeah he's weird and yeah he broke Lexie's heart, but…life goes on." As Bayley continued talking, Sasha found herself having flashback of Enzo and Alexa's ill-fated relationship…
October 5th, 2015
Sasha and Bayley were both outside of an Arena somewhere in Boston watching Enzo and Alexa get into another argument.
"UGH I'M SO FUCKING TIRED OF ALL OF YOUR SHIT ERIC!" Alexa shouted. "HOW MANY MORE OF YOUR LIES DO YOU EXPECT ME TO TAKE!?" "Will you keep your MOUTH SHUT!?" Enzo shouted. "BEFORE NEITHER OF US GET CALLED UP TO THE MAIN ROSTER!" "IS THAT ALL YOU CARE ABOUT!?" Alexa shouted. "I happen to care about a lot of things Alexis" said Enzo. "Including you."
"Oh you're really trying me now Eric" said Alexa. "All you've ever cared about was lying to me and hurting me and embarrassing me and for what? Just to fuck Mandy on the side!?"
"I told ya it wasn't all that simple" said Enzo. "Come on you guys" said Bayley. "Let's go before someone catches wind of this and we all end up on TMZ or something?" "Stay out of it Pam!" Enzo hissed.
"Don't you ever talk to her like that!" Alexa yelled. "Oh whatever" Enzo said as he rolled his eyes. Alexa proceeded to give a hard slap across Enzo's face. "We are FOREVER DONE!" She walked away from him and threw herself into the backseat of Sasha's rental car.
Sasha looked up at Enzo as he was rubbing his throbbing cheek. "We can't just leave him out here like this can we?" she asked. "Mercedes I can seriously care less about him" said Alexa. "Now please…will you just drive?" Alexa began to break down and as she did, Sasha left her flashback...
"I know that you were hurt with Manuel and I know that Eric hurt Alexis, but I believe that people have it in them to change if they have a positive force behind them" said Bayley. "And I believe you're that positive force." "I don't think I'll forget the night that they broke up" said Sasha. "No one in that parking lot could" said Bayley. "But that was almost 2 years ago."
Sasha sighed. "I think I'm going to have to avoid him" she said. "At least until I can figure things out." "You can't hide from him forever" said Bayley. "We all see each other more than we see our own families." "Yeah well for now I am" said Sasha.
Meanwhile, Enzo had arrived to the arena and given that his spirits were still down after his previous encounter with Sasha, he had chosen to remain quiet for most of the day, causing his friends to be concerned about him.
"I'm really sorry about what happened" said Carmella. "But there's someone out there for everyone. Please believe that." "Thanks" Enzo unenthusiastically said as he pulled the hood to his jacket over his head. "Please don't cry" said Carmella. "I ain't cryin'" said Enzo.
"Bullshit!" Cass said. Enzo looked up at him and glared. "Sorry…." Cass said. "You'll be okay. I promise." As Enzo's friends comforted him, his sense of warmth and security suddenly became shattered when Mandy approached.
"May I have a word with my man?" she asked. "Mandy, now isn't the right time" said Carmella. "Step to the side Car-car" Mandy said. "What is it that you want?" Enzo asked. "Do you mind explaining this to me?" Mandy said as she showed Enzo her phone. There he noticed that it was playing the commercial he had did with Sasha 2 months earlier.
"What of it?" Enzo asked. "When did you even have the time to do this shit?" Mandy asked. "What am I in the interrogation room or somethin'?" Enzo said. Mandy folded her arms. "I wanted to let you know that I'll be home for three days this week…try not to be there unless I say it's okay."
"You should go" said Carmella. "Sure" said Mandy. "Anything for the Princess of S.I…." The group waited until Mandy was no longer within earshot before they continued their conversation. "I feel like I've asked you this a million times before, but…why in the fuck are you still living with her much less with her period dude?" Carmella said.
"Because D.V ain't no joke" said Cass. "Eric if she's dangerous" said Carmella. "Please, I'm begging you-we're all begging you to leave her before it's too late." But Enzo couldn't even respond much less defend himself like he would normally do against Mandy given his emotional state.
A/N: While writing that argument scene, I literally heard how loud it was. Hmm…guess it's an author thing lol and yeah Enzo, when are you going to leave her?...