Chapter 18

Damian opened his eyes and looked at his lover deep asleep against him. Mina was naked curled up in a ball, her back all against his chest, her long black mane covering her breasts and a part of her hips. He couldn't help but smile at the sight of the woman he could mistake for a mermaid at the moment, everything was so perfectly settled that the scenery seemed almost fake. He widely smiled, remembering every moment of the night prior. "How lucky am I? Look at this beauty sleeping next to me." He leaned back and squeezed his torso against Mina's back, wrapped her in his powerful arms and kissed her neck. She slightly moaned at his touch and turned over to face him, struggling to open her eyes. Damian felt his heart melt when he saw her half-asleep emerald eyes and the wide smile she gave him.

- "Good morning handsome" she said before kissing him.

- "Good morning, Princess" he answered with a voice so soft it surprised him. "Did you sleep well?"

- "Amazingly" she answered before laying her head on his torso and closing her eyes again.

They spent more time to lazily cuddle in bed before they agreed to get a breakfast and then train together. Even in vacation, they still had to train regularly to maintain their physical strength. Luckily for Mina, Damian had arranged his garage as a gym, so he won't be bothered while going to a local gym club. They both headed to the kitchen where Damian immediately started preparing cookies and pancakes while getting the coffee started.

- "Do you need any help?" she asked

- "Nope Sweetheart, today I am spoiling you the way you deserve to be" he answered.

- "I don't deserve you, Love" she sighed while devouring him with her eyes. Thinking how lucky she was to have such a sexy man preparing breakfast for her wearing only boxers under an apron. Even with this ridiculous attire, he was handsome.

They ate their breakfast and got ready before heading to the garage to train. Damian turned on the radio and Metallica started to blast in the garage, another advantage of having his private gym at home, nobody ever complained about the music. They warmed up together, eyeing each other like if they were still flirting. Mina could admire how well built and powerful he was, this man was as strong as a rock but could also be the softest person on Earth and she was happy and honoured to be able to get to know both sides of him. Damian was proud of the improvements Mina had made over the past year, she was wearing a sports bra and leggings letting him all the leisure to admire her strong back, her cute tattoos, her abs, her plumped butt that made him want to eat her right away. He loved the Mina he met one year ago, and he loved the one he had in front of him even more.

The week went so fast the two lovers could have swear that it was just a couple days. They had spent quality time together, training, cooking, visiting places and discovering each other. Damian was surprised by how wild she could be in bed once she was feeling protected and safe. He wasn't expecting her to ask for more and more sex, sometimes dominating him, sometimes letting him play with her. He loved her more and more for this, she had all the qualities he could wish for; she was smart, soft, brave, beautiful, kind and a great lover, sending him over the edge again and again, as if she had known him forever. He was having a hard time retaining himself until she had had all the pleasure she deserved. She seemed to notice the effect she had on him and would often surprise him by waiting for him in revealing garments or lewd position, and he would fall for her each time.

They were back at the performance centre and happily reunited with their friends and teammates. Liv was watching all of them, not understanding why everybody was so obliging with the seamstress. She had been here longer, trained harder, made too many sacrifices to be able to work here and her place was stolen by a stupid beginner. What did they all find in her to be so willing to help her train? She was too old to start pro wrestling, she would never be strong or good enough for the WWE, so why? It would be so easy to make her leave the industry, just a good injury and she would be back in the shabby workshop she belonged to. The blond wrestler walked through the room and passed close enough to Finn to brush his hips with her hand without anyone noticing.

- "Did you make your decision?" She whispered.

- "I won't help you" he answered. "Now leave me alone, I don't want anything to do with you."

She nodded and kept going, as she stretched, she was listening to Mina and Rhea talking about the exercises they were going to perform. Rhea then went to the leg press as she complained a lot about lacking explosivity in her legs. She had advised Mina to strengthen her arms with triceps dips and bench press. The bench press Liv was standing next to. It was well known that the bench press could be dangerous, especially for someone using it alone. So what if… She leaned one last time on her leg and discreetly loosened a screw from the machine before moving to another part of the room. Nobody would notice a loose screw. Mina finished her dips and went to the bench press, she adjusted the weight and laid down on the bench waiting for Randy to come to secure her. Damian was busy with his own training and they both agreed that being stuck together all the time was not the healthiest behaviour for their couple. Liv watched from afar as Mina started to push the barbell over and over before adding some weight. The situation went on for several minutes until Randy decided to test her to her maximum. He added more weight and let Mina push it until she was unable to do more. He grabbed the bar and put it on the cleats to let her catch her breath. He stood up and put his hand on the machine. Suddenly a loud noise echoed in the room, followed by a strangled scream from Mina. The barbell had fallen from the cleats and landed directly on Mina's throat, it would probably have killed her if Randy didn't had the reflex to grab it in time, avoiding the worse to happen. He got rid of the barbell and immediately examined Mina to be sure she didn't need emergency care before calling Damian to take care of her. Damian hurried to help her breathe, while JD was inspecting the machine, if something was wrong with it, he would need to tell the trainers so it would be replaced. The Irishman called Finn to show him a screw which had fallen on the ground, the screw that was holding the cleat to the machine. He searched for Liv and noticed she was grinning at him before leaving the room.

When they were all finished with their shower, Damian insisted to bring Mina to the medical office to be sure she was not seriously injured. She had told him countless times that Randy grabbed the bar in time and that she would probably just have a bruise on her throat, but he was still worried. He had thanked Randy and promised he would offer him a beer for what he had done but still wanted to be sure nothing happened to his beloved one. Finn had hurried out of the changing room to look for Liv. He found her in the closet they always used. He gabbed he by her collar and pushed her against the wall.

- "Why did you do that?! You could have killed her!" He yelled out of anger.

- "How can you tell it was me?" she asked teasingly, licking her lips.

- "I told you to let us alone"

- "No, darling, you told me to leave YOU alone. You could have helped me, and everything would have gone smooth and nice, you would have your tailor in your bed every night and fuck her good and hard as you always do, and I would be the lover Damian deserves. But YOU chose the hard way, YOU are responsible for what happened today."

Finn didn't answer, he was now measuring the amount of problem Liv would cause to everyone around him if he decided not to help her. He didn't want to, he would never be able to look at Mina in the eyes after being responsible of her breakup with Damian, but he would never forget himself if anything happened to her. Maybe if he helped Liv, he would be able to control the disaster, avoiding anyone to get hurt. That situation was beyond horrible to him. Liv was asking him to choose between the friend he considered as family and the woman he had feelings for.

- "Think wisely Finn, accidents happen all the time, especially during a match, and Hunter promised me a match against the Witch" Liv said, stroking his torso through his clothes. "I wonder what would happen if I messed up a backstabber"

- "Do not hurt her!" Finn almost begged.

- "So, help me" she whispered while petting his cheeks. "Seduce her and make her leave Damian. If it doesn't work, make sure Damian would leave her. Do whatever you want but tear them apart. If you don't, I'll make sure she would never be able to stand on her feet again." She kissed his cheek before leaving the closet.

Finn sat on the ground and let his tears run down his cheeks, what was he supposed to do now? Whatever he would do, somebody was going to get hurt, if he chose to not to help Liv, Mina would be in danger.

The next day Hunter had called Finn, Rhea, Damian, Liv and Mina is his office to discuss a match. Liv had been harassing him for weeks to have a real match against the Witch, not caring she was only a valet. At first Hunter had denied her demand, Mina was not a wrestler and there was no point in enrolling her in a match, but then, with the chair attack Liv had made things become very real for the fans who were now waiting for the feud between the two women. The crowd and events didn't let him the choice but to accept a fight.

- "Well, Mina, Liv, you are going to have a match next week on RAW" he was interrupted by Damian.

- "No way you let Mina fight against that bitch!" Damian yelled. "She is not a pro wrestler and Liv had proven to be a threat to her! I won't let that happen!"

- "Calm down!" Hunter snarled. "They will fight together wether you like it or not, but only in a tag team match. I won't let Mina fight alone."

- "If it's a tag team match, I agree, Boss." Mina said while getting closer to Rhea. "Damn it, at least she will be okay with Rhea."

Rhea put her hand on Mina's shoulder and giggled.

- "In The Witch versus The Bitch match, I stand with the witch" she said grinning at Liv.

- "I want a mixed tag team match" Liv said. "Me and Damian against the tailor and whoever wants her."

Finn widened his eyes, trying to process what the plan might be in Liv's twisted mind. Was she trying to tear them apart with a fight? That made no sense, Damian would automatically prevent Liv from hurting Mina. If she wanted them to argue about losing a fight she would not have paired with Damian. Or maybe she wanted Damian to be on her team so she would be closer to him? No, too simple. And what if she just paired with him to be sure nobody could protect Mina? Damian would not be able to do anything without breaking character in front of the crowd, which meant she would be free to do anything she wants and possibly, Mina would get mad at Damian for not helping her. Hitting two birds with one stone. This was twisted, it had to be her plan. Mina would need someone to protect her in the ring. Not paying attention to what was said around him, he raised his voice.

- "If it has to be that stipulation, I'll pair with Mina" he calmly said.

- "No way I pair with Liv!" Damian erupted. "I won't pair with the one that hurt my girl! Plus, how will you bring this in the storyline? It would announce the end of the Judgment Day."

- "Enough!" Hunter angrily said. "We can work the storyline this way so Mina can choose if she wants to keep wrestling or not, plus, we need to fix that chair story. Damian, Finn, you are on this." He said before showing them the exit of his office.

Mina went directly to her workshop, not wanting to have to face Liv one more time. She was wondering why the blond woman was so aggressive towards her. Even if she had a crush on Damian, it was not an excuse. She greeted her assistant and started working on a new gear, blasting Black Sabbath in her headphones.

The live event went going this evening. Mina had trained more and more to be sure to not to disappoint the crowd and had time to think about what she really wanted to do. She liked wrestling, but preferred to be just a valet, sewing was her true passion. As usual she was watching over her friends while working discreetly in her workshop. RAW was the next day, and she started to feel anxious.

Damian exited the ring after his victory to head to the changing rooms. He was looking forward to seeing Mina and to squeeze her tight in his arms. He went to shower thinking about the mixed tag team match, he was worried about his lover, worried to be unable to help her if Liv went crazy again. Having Finn with her reassured him a little bit, he knew he could trust his friend to protect Mina. Once dry and dressed he headed to the locker to gather his things and wait for his girlfriend to meet him and then go to the hotel together and have some rest before their match the next day. Sit on the couch, he heard the door open and closed his eyes waiting for the sweet kiss he had missed all evening. To his great surprise, he felt a weight on his laps and hands wandering shamelessly under his T-shirt. He opened his eyes and saw Liv. "What the fuck?!" He immediately pushed her away and got up.

- "What are you doing?!" he yelled.

- "Oh, come on baby, you enjoyed it" she teased.

- "Don't call me baby! I didn't enjoy anything you did" he pouted, showing her the door to make her leave the room.

- "I'll call you the way I want baby, tomorrow I will destroy your little seamstress. What should I break first?" She sadistically asked. "Her face again? Her arms? Her back? Her neck?"

- "Let her alone!" Damian shouted. "You psycho!"

- "So here is the deal baby, I'll let her alone if you accept to have a relationship with me. I promise you won't regret it" she said while stroking his crotch. Seeing his disgusted face, she seized his private parts and squeezed. "I'll be the one you deserve, let her be happy with Finn and be my man, or I'll make her life a living Hell, it won't only be a matter of loose screw."

- "You've got a screw loose!" he shouted, panicked; then he realized what she just had implied. "Wait, you are responsible for the barbell too?!"

- "Exactly baby. Now kiss me before I have to be really mean to her. It would be such a shame if a chair was damaged and accidentally stabbed her" she smirked.

"This bitch is crazy." Damian was startled by her behaviour, he didn't want to kiss or touch Liv, but he would never allow her to hurt Mina. So he did what seemed the best, he leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers. There was no love or softness in this kiss, he hated it. A gasp came to his ears, and he looked at the door, his eyes widened, and tears started to form. He saw Mina looking directly at him an empty look on her face, she turned away and started running away, Finn hurrying after her in shock. "I'm so sorry my Love…"

Down to the parking lot, Mina headed to her car, she had insisted to drive her car to come to this city of Florida, a couple hours away from where she lived, and now she was thanking herself. She would be able to avoid Damian for the night. She climbed in her old rusty Chevette, buckled her seatbelt and fired the engine which loudly coughed, almost as noisy as the sadness and anger that were in her mind. The scene was playing again and again in her head, Damian, her Damian kissing Liv. Finn rushed towards her and knocked on her window.

- "Can I require a ride, lass?" he asked with a small smile.

- "Get in" she said without showing any expression.

She turned on the radio and let Rob Zombie's Dragula blast in the car, she needed to clear her mind. Once Finn was ready, she pressed the gas pedal and got out of the parking lot, driving passed Rhea, Dom, JD and Damian. Damian lowered his head, looking at his feet, as if trying to be invisible to her. She saw in her rear mirror that Rhea was scolding him. She drove as far as she could before letting tears run down her cheeks and blur her vision. She stopped her car in an empty lot if front of some disused building and let her sadness overwhelm her. Finn hugged her tight to let her cry as much as she needed.

- "Finn, what the Hell happened?" she sobbed in his shoulder.

- "Liv always had a liking on him" he answered evasively. "It has never been reciprocal though."

- "So why? Did you know about them?" She was almost begging him for answers.

Finn felt his heart break, she had been through Hell with love and now the one that saved her and helped her finding happiness and trust in relationships had just betrayed her. He instantly regretted accepting to help Liv, despite knowing it would hurt Mina. Now that he was seeing her is such a state, he just wanted to throw himself against a wall.

- "I didn't know she would go that far" he confessed.

- "What do you mean?"

- "She wanted me to help her getting her flirt with Damian, I refused and then she came up with that twisted barbell thing at the gym. I'm sorry lass, I was scared she would try to hurt you again or worse, as she had threatened to do, that's why I agreed to tag team with you against her and Damian." He explained in one breath.

- "Did you push Damian in her arms?" she asked

- "No, lass, I swear, she asked me to, but I couldn't. She must have threatened him too" he said.

- "So is that it?" She angrily said. "She threatens everyone and get what she wants, and we all have to accept it?" She was beyond anger, wanting to punch everything she could. Hating Liv and Damian and even Finn for making decisions without her. She left the car, quickly followed by Finn.

- "No, lass, tomorrow we will beat her ass and you will have your revenge" he tried.

- "What revenge Finn? Even if she loses, she will still have Damian with her. In any case I lose. I should leave WWE and let you guys alone." She sadly said.

- "No, Mina, please, stay, we all need you here. Damian had loved you with his whole heart, from the first time he met you, that's the reason why I didn't tell anything." He strangled over his last words, knowing he had said too much.

- "Anything about what?"

- "I grew feelings for you too, lass. But I didn't try anything because it was obvious you and Damian were meant to each other" he bluntly confessed. "Now I want to help you both. Come on, let's go back to the hotel and find a way to whoop that bitch's ass." He said while getting back in the car and sitting behind the steering wheel. "Jeez, how can you fit in this?"

Mina was startled. She never imagined Finn would have feelings for her. She had hundreds of questions to ask him but understood that he just told to truth and wanted her to get over it. He tried to start the engine and drive the car but he was way too used to brand new ones that this old machinery refused to obey him.

- "Go back to the passenger seat, this old lady only responds to me" she chuckled. "Let's go to the hotel, we need some rest. We have a match tomorrow".