"The truth is,
She didn't need to be saved;
She just needed to feel loved
And know that someone out there
craved her attention "

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BROCK POV

I made my way up the back porch as I had been out on the property. I was at home for the weekend , but I didn't have much to do as the kids came on Thursday and went back home yesterday .

I frowned as I saw my truck wasn't parked outside like I left it before I went to train.

Brock's baby (truck ).as he stated during the Stone Cold Podcast is in the cover photo: )

I was ready to beat whoever decided to dare steal my shit, until I walked up the parking lot of the supermarket and saw her.

I briefly smiled a bit as stealing my truck was on a whole other level ..

I was going to wait outside for her until I saw her jaw clenching as she stared at the cashier .

So I went inside and as I approached I heard the fucker actually trying to get her .

"You know I get off at 9. I'm sure I can take a cali girl sightseeing.."

I heard her laugh but I knew that laugh.

I always hated hearing it when it was directed at me but now I was pretty damn happy as it meant she was in no mood for this kid.

"One. As I said before I am not interested . Two I have a boyfriend and Three you're what in your 20s? I don't have time for games"

"Oh that's right, 20s can't give you all that fancy shit. I thought you and that John guy broke up. Maybe you need to try something different"

Cocky son of a bitch.

"They did but she's with the Brock guy now so I think you should hurry up with that packing , Son" I glared at him before he thought this was some joking around.

I could see her tense as she heard my voice while her back was turned to me .

I wasn't sure why she seemed so surprised.

Hell I got the biggest fucking surprise when I called the tracking company and found out my track was here.

"Er here you go. Have a nice day!" He nodded with a nervous smile while she exited without bothering to look at me .

I sighed and followed her expecting to find her starting the truck but the keys were on the bonnet as well as the groceries.

I put the shit in the back and got in hoping she didn't fucking disappear so fast for...

I smiled as I saw her walking down the street and slowed down next to her.

"I'm not some young fragile girl who needs saving Brock!" She screamed out while looking up ahead.

"I know." Was all I said.

"You know I can handle myself but yet you come in at the mention of me being associated with John."

"No, you see this is what happened Barbie. I came back to my house. My truck was gone , so I ended up finding out it was here. I had to take a fucking cab which I fucking hate and then I walk in and see some kid trying to chat you up because you fucking dress like that!" I glared as this was the reason I hadn't let her come into town back when we were together .

I had stopped the truck and she leaned into the window of the passenger seat.

"Well unfortunately for you I am not with the Brock guy so the Brock guy doesn't get to tell me what to wear! Nobody tells me what to fucking wear! " She returned the glare and walked away from the truck .

I immediately got out of the truck and jumped in front of her and I heard her breath hitch.

"I wasn't telling you what to wear Nicole." I said slowly as she was looking for stupid reasons to be angry at me for.

"But you have a problem with it?" She raised her eyebrow.

"Yes" I quickly answered and I saw her folding her arms and getting ready to move past me.

"You better get in that fucking truck or I will throw you over my shoulder, and we know I have done it before.." I couldn't stop myself as I didn't want to watch her walk away from me yet again.

"Yeah we know that you humiliated me by treating me like a fucking rookie dragging me on your shoulders."

I ran my hand over my face as I knew she was more angry at the fact that Paul came out with his announcement .

As far as I was concerned Ambrose deserved what he got because she was fucking cosying up to John Cena and he had always said she was never happy with John so why the fuck would he let her go near him.

"No fucking rookie gets to be near me baby.." She showed signs of almost smiling but soon it was gone.

"Yeah only second generation women " She smiled but I sighed as I knew that smile as well, she then walked past me.

"Nicole!" She continued walking.

"NICOLE!" I ignored the looks I got on the street as I looked like a fucking idiot calling after this woman.

"NICOLE PLEASE!" She stopped.

She better have stopped cause I just fucking begged her on the street.

She turned and I walked over to her.

"My intention was never to tell you what to wear. I just hated how when I saw you now, all I wanted was to put my lips over here.." My voice was low.

I traced my fingers over her cleavage which was even more revealed due to her folded arms.

"And my teeth.." I smirked as I stared into her eyes as I could feel her holding her breath but I didn't have to finish for her to know what I was referring to.

"And of course that made me realize what that kid was thinking and back there he was disrespecting you by not taking no for an answer. I know you don't need rescuing. I was saving the idiot from getting punched"

I winked and even though she was glaring there was no use as I could feel the heat .

"I can't do this Brock." She whispered and looked down.

I placed my hands on my sides and stared out at the street and I knew that voice very well by now due to our many break ups and I wasn't going to let her walk as I knew she only had her card on her.

"Just come with me. Your groceries are there and I can drop you off at the hotel." Even though I didn't want her to fucking go I would rather drive her than let her walk.

"They aren't mine" she frowned as she looked up at me.

"I went home.. To the house, to get my things cause I have been off and looking at places and.."

"Why the hell would you do that shit?" I frowned as she was seriously planning on leaving me completely .

"I noticed you had only one pack of steaks left so I came here to buy you things."

I stopped myself from going off on her for wanting to leave as she still fucking cared.

"Just get into the truck. I'll take you back so you can pack your things or whatever shit you were planning."

I sighed and walked back, she hadn't followed but simply stared at me.

I drove until I was next to her again.

"Get in Nicole." She was fucking testing me and I was losing control.

"I don't want to go anywhere with you.."

"Can you stop being so stubborn for once in your fucking life?" She glared at me.

"Fine hike to the hotel, I don't fucking give a fuck. Call John to pick you up"

I did give a fuck and I only brought John up because I knew she would want to prove a point.

I doubt she even realized how well I knew her, I didn't smirk like I was inside when I heard her get in and close the door.

I just drove off to the house.

***

She hopped out of the truck as soon as I pulled up in the driveway and I soon followed. I saw her heading up to the room while I went to the kitchen to put the stuff away.

I soon saw her enter, wearing my blue merch tee with her leggings and I smirked as my eyes trailed over her.

"I'm only wearing it so you don't get distracted Beast" I nodded as I walked past her to go up to the room to shower .

I hadn't gone before because well my truck was missing.

As I entered I noticed her luggage and frowned .

"Nicole.." I walked into the kitchen and ignored the fact that her eyes took in my body as I was shirtless as saw her busy making dinner.

I hadn't been with her since the week after Mania..

"I just figured you were alone so you never had a good dinner?" I heard her questioning voice and realized why.

She still thought I was actually with Charlotte.

"Yes I was alone. Nicole look at me"

She set the steaks in the oven and turned to face me.

"You didn't find a place to stay did you?"

"Yes I did I.."

"Your bags are in the room, if you were planning on leaving with your things you wouldn't have brought them "

She glanced away and walked out of the kitchen onto the back porch .

"What the hell is going on Nicole?" She fucking almost gave me a heart attack thirty minutes ago with her wanting to move out shit.

"I was off for the week and Dean and Renee went home and I was going to go with them but I wanted to be ..."

"Home.." I stated as whether she tried to correct herself a million times this was her home and it was where she felt at home.

"I didn't realize you would be here , so I will go get my things after I'm done preparing you dinner."

"Do you want to get away from me so badly that you are willing to think of moving out when you are hardly here anyway?"

"The last thing you need is someone coming in here and finding your exes things.."

I realized why she thought I wouldn't be home.

"Rena's shit ain't here" I shrugged and she rolled her eyes .

"Roll your eyes all you want but I didn't agree to the break up shit so we aren't broken up" As far as I was concerned she was my girlfriend and she obviously still took me as her boyfriend by what she told the idiot at the market.

"I bet Charlotte loves that" If this were some other day I would have teased her for being jealous but it angered me that she thought I would go for the likes of Charlotte.

"I am not with Charlotte besides the storyline, I don't speak to her. I don't..."

"You just let her fly on your jet a week after you claimed she was lying about it."

I knew I would regret acting on impulse.

"I did it because I was fucking angry okay.." I shrugged as I leaned back against the wall.

"What?"

"She showed me a picture of you and John and I was pissed because you weren't answering my calls but yet you were with him."

"So what? Do you think I was trying to get back with him again? "

" No Nicole. I was angry that she showed it to me making me seem like a fucking fool. I .. hope that's not what happened "

I searched her eyes.

She frowned but then shook her head, "I ended things with him completely. The hand holding occurred at the beginning as he caught me off guard but I left him there because I don't want him. I was done with him the moment I kissed you but I made it clear to him then "

I didn't question her further about it because I believed her. If she said she ended things I believed her..

"This is your home Nicole. I'm not John. I'm not going to throw any shit in your face, because unlike him I fucking care. Even if you don't fucking want to be with me, this is still your home. If you don't want to fucking see me I will fucking sleep in the gym but I am not letting you stay in some fucking hotel when your home is with me "

I immediately walked in before she could argue .

***

"It was funny you have to admit" I gazed over at her as she sat in basically sweats and her hair was tied up, people didn't know this Nicole.

This was no high maintenance porcelain Barbie.

"It wasn't" she tried to hide her amusement as I brought up carrying her over my shoulder.

"It was... The same way you low blowing me was. " I shrugged even though it hurt like hell. Hurt because she did it straight after kissing me, making the Beast weak in front of the world.

And her words fucking hurt me but of course I knew she didn't mean it. She was trying to hurt me as I hurt her when I sided with Charlotte.

If I could explain to her I would have her back with me but I couldn't so I was expecting a few more low blows in the future.

"You didn't seem to think so, isn't that why you did that on Tuesday?"

"I did that for reasons of my own. As for Paul touching you.. I had no idea he was going to be out there."

I wasn't lying. I had been there at the arena to grant some wish and then I saw her sitting there ringside and figured why not.

I had no idea I was going to face Ambrose or that she was fighting Charlotte again.

"His your advocate." She stated as all amusement that might have been there before was gone as she finished off her food.

"And you are my girlfriend, I wouldn't let him fucking touch you. Luckily for him he was already punished by you"

I smirked but it was soon gone as she responded.

"Brock what are we doing here? Having dinner? You wanting this to be my home. We aren't together "

"You need to learn to separate the lives. You are Nicole that's Nikki. Nikki is in a feud with Charlotte and myself. But Nicole is here cooking us dinner and holding my hand."

She frowned as I guess she hadn't noticed she had done it and pulled away .

"I love you Nicole whether you want to be loved by the beast or not.. " I paused briefly as her words on that night flashed in my mind.

Those words were the worst she could say to me.

"Its fact, I love you and that ain't gonna change because we're not some 20 year olds trying to get with each other like that kid was trying to do. I'm almost 40 years old. I know what I want and I am staring right at her. I'm not a beast.. not completely, you know that. I know you do. So I don't know maybe you would like to be loved by Brock instead. " I shrugged as I focused on the napkin on the table as I couldn't look into her eyes as I confessed it all, cause it wasn't fucking me to do so.

She should have known..

"That's our jobs. We sign a contract .."

I sighed, "..and we have to stick to it whether we like it or not. But this here is our personal life baby.. And this house is our home. Here is no fucking John Cena or Charlotte just you and me. "

She set her fork down and gazed up at me and I saw her eyes were glistening.

"You hurt me. You chose her so I can't just ignore it because both things are important to me."

"But isn't that our thing? Because while I will own the fact that I caused all of this, you are not innocent. You hurt me just as much and that ain't easy to do but yes you did Nicole. So your game is working. I'm not sure why you are doing it because it's a fucking cycle. You hurt me. I hurt you. We hurt ourselves in the process by doing so.. "

I was pretty sure this was the most I had spoken to her especially about shit like this but I wasn't sure when I would have her back here again and at work I didn't exist to her unless it was out in the ring .

"Now why do you keep trying to hurt me better?" She croaked.

"Because that's who I am. I can't control it. I wish I could but I thrive on being the best. My reputation is important to me and if I just sat back and looked like an idiot would I be the beast you once loved? "

I raised my eyebrow, testing her in a way as well.

"Well we are in this story line because of you so me hurting you gets the ratings and that's what Team Flair wants for The Authority " She said with absolutely no emotion.

"So you are willing to choose a job over me?" I frowned as she hadn't said that she still loved me..

"Isn't that what you did?" I felt my jaw clenching as she stood up but I caught her hand and immediately stood up as well .

"Nicole. I.." I looked down at her and I hated how my Fearless girlfriend was anything but because of me ..

Just made me realize how hard she tried at work, to be just that..

Fearless.

"Can't explain? that's the problem. I let John go, because I don't want him but you can't let her go" I sighed as I pulled her into my arms and she surprisingly let me.

"And then what?" I whispered as my chin rested on her head.

"Join me.." She leaned back and looked up at me.

She was killing the Beast inside me.

"You are being unreasonable Nicole. I signed a contract I wished I hadn't but I did. I can't blame anyone my signature is on it and I can't speak about it unless I am fired and that would mean being away from the woman I love.." I admitted, hating how fucking weak I sounded.

She bit her lip as I saw the brief happiness in her eyes.

"I don't know what to do Brock. I want you, I love you but you don't trust me and I need to understand why. I can't enter back into a relationship where you are keeping things from me.When we get back together again I don't want there to be anything that could tear us a part again because each time we disconnect I get more weak and I hate it. So I can't not until.. "

I wish I could fucking tell her.

"Then just stay for the night" I shrugged as I gazed around the house.

"What?"

"I miss you. I don't care if I seem like a fucking sucker. I ran after you in the fucking street , I begged you to come with me"

"You said please" she rolled her eyes as I guess to her that wasn't begging and I shrugged.

"Baby.." I wiped her tears and kissed her forehead.

"Brocky" Just this once I would let her get away with that annoying name.

"Despite what you think. I trust you with everything in me. I just can't tell you why I'm so against John"

"You sign another contract?"

I shook my head as deep down she knew .

"Baby fuck just be with me for tonight. I don't fucking want that blonde bitch . You are my barbie, you..." She placed her finger on my lips and frowned as I was trying to let her know.

She stood on her toes and wrapped her arms around my neck , "one night.."

I smirked and kissed her , " You won't want to leave.. " I whispered against her skin.

Her next words surprised me.

"I know.. "

A/N:

Hope you like this :)

Hardly any Beastliness but he loves her so really hope you like it, ♡