Chapter Six
The next morning, Sabrina woke up and saw Kofi in the other bed, sleeping. She took a quick shower and silently got dressed. After that, she got on the elevator and went down to the lobby, where Heath was waiting for her, by himself.
"Heath?" She asks, confused, looking around to find Drew and Jinder. Jinder was eating with the Great Khali, Hornswoggle, and Natalya. While Khali and Jinder hadn't gotten along on-screen, they were pretty good friends off-screen. Meanwhile, Drew was nowhere to be seen. "What are you doing? Why aren't you eating?"
"We're going out to eat," He says.
"Why?"
"We need to talk, and I thought it'd be easier if everyone else wasn't around," He explains.
He walked out of the hotel, and shortly after, she followed him. He was getting in his car when she finally reached him, so she got in the passenger seat. He started the car and got on the road, Brad Paisley playing softly on the radio.
"Where are we going?" She asks.
They reached a McDonald's, where Heath pulled in and drove up to the drive-thru.
He smiles. "We're here."
She rolls her eyes and tells him what she wants. When they reach the window, they get their food and Heath pulls into a parking spot.
"Now we can talk," He says.
"What do you want to talk about?" Sabrina asks, playing dumb.
"The bruise that was on your face last night," He says. "It's not there anymore."
"There's something called makeup," She says. "It works wonders."
"What happened, Autumn?" He asks, frowning.
"If Chris already told you, then you should already know," She says. "Drew hit me."
"Why did Chris promise not to tell?" He asks.
"I didn't want you to know," She says, looking down at her food.
"Why?"
"You wanted me to try and get along with your friends, so I tried," She explains. "When we were at the gym, Drew asked me out, so I decided to give it a shot for you. And you know how that turned out."
"Why didn't you want me to know?" He asks.
"I wanted it to seem like we were getting along so you wouldn't be mad at me," She says.
"Autumn, I know you can't be friends with everyone," He says. "I would've gotten over you hating my friends. I've done it before."
She manages a small smile. "Yeah..."
"Also..." Heath says, hesitating. "You should forgive Chris."
"No."
"Why?" He asks. "He only did what he did to protect you."
"He broke a promise," She says. "I don't appreciate people breaking promises."
"Do you know what he did when he found out?" Heath asks.
"Told you?" She guesses.
"He went straight after Drew the minute he saw him," He says. "They had gone outside, and when they came back in, Drew looked freaked out. Chris had to have done something."
"Or maybe he saw a spider," Sabrina suggests. "I think that's more likely. Let's go with that."
"You'll have to forgive him sooner or later, Autumn," He says.
"I choose never," She says.
Even though he tried not to, Heath smiles. "That wasn't a choice. You can't hate him forever. I know for a fact that he likes you, too."
"How do you know?" She asks, skeptically.
"He's been sticking around, even when you hated him," He says. "Who else has done that for you? No one. He's actually trying to be your friend, and no one does that."
Sabrina looks down at her food, sighing. She looks up at Heath and asks, "If I forgive Chris, do I have to forgive Drew?"
Heath simply looks at her, studies her. She frowns, but his gaze never wavers. Finally, he says, "You're beautiful."
Raising an eyebrow, she says, "Are you flirting with me? Is my own brother flirting with me? Just so you know, I'm not interested."
He laughs. "I don't know what Drew said to you, so I just wanted to make sure you knew you were beautiful."
"I already knew that, but thanks," She says, smirking.
Heath rolls his eyes and starts the car, pulling out of the parking lot and driving back to the hotel. When they reach the hotel, he parks the car and they both sit there, neither of them moving to get out of the car.
"You never answered my question," Sabrina says, turning her head to look at Heath. "If I forgive Chris, do I have to forgive Drew?"
"You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. I do want you to forgive Chris, though," He says.
She laughs. "You just said I don't have to do anything I don't want to do, but then you told me what to do."
"Well, do you want to forgive Chris?"
"I don't know...I guess," She says, shrugging.
"What do you mean, you guess?" He asks, laughing. "Go tell him you're sorry. Maybe you'll gain a friend from all this. God knows you need one."
Sticking her tongue out at him, she opens the car door and gets out.
After doing some snooping around, Sabrina finds out his room number, so she gets on the elevator and presses the floor number. The doors open and she gets off, walking down the hallway, until someone grabbed her arm and shoved her against the wall.
Drew.
"What the fuck are you doing?!" She asks, angrily.
"I told you not to tell Heath," He says, glaring at her.
"I didn't," She says.
"I did."
Drew turns around to find Chris glaring at him. He looks between Chris and Sabrina, looks like he wants to say something, but walks away.
Sabrina looks at Chris. He gives her a small smile and walks away. She runs after him and hugs him.
"Thank you," She says, breaking the hug. "I came up here to talk to you, so you better stop walking and let me talk."
He laughs. "Okay, okay, I'll stop and listen."
"I know I told you to promise not to tell, but now that I've talked to Heath and I've calmed down, I realize that you did the right thing," She says. "Some promises were meant to be broken."
"I'm glad you see it that way," He says, smiling. "I don't know how long I could've gone without talking to you."
"Really? People don't usually care if I don't talk to them," She says. "In case you haven't noticed, I talk a lot."
"It's hard not to notice," He says, smirking, and she laughs. "But I like talking to you. You're cool."
"Thanks," She says, smiling. "You're pretty cool, too. Not many people stick around, but you did. It means a lot."
"Kiss, dammit!"
Sabrina looks behind Chris. "Phil? What are you doing?"
"I've been watching you guys," He says. "Which I know sounds bad, but it really isn't. But now I want you guys to kiss."
She laughs. "I'm not kissing Chris. We're just friends."
"Where did you come from?" Chris asks, confused.
"Oh, you know...Somewhere," He says, shrugging. "I'll just be leaving now."
"You better, Brooks," Sabrina says, rolling her eyes.
"I am, Autumn, I am."
"Hey, don't call me Autumn!" She protests.
Phil presses the button for the elevator, turns around to stick his tongue out at her, and gets on the elevator.
"Why did he call you Autumn?" Chris asks.
She looks at him curiously. "It's my name."
"Huh...?"
She rolls her eyes and sighs. "My name is Autumn Sabrina Miller. I just go by Sabrina. Heath is the only one who calls me Autumn."
"Actually, I think Punk just called you - "
Chris was interrupted by Sabrina's phone ringing. She takes out her phone to see who it is. She looks back up at him.
"It's Vince," She says. "I've got to take this."
"I'll talk to you later, then," He says.
She answers the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello, Sabrina," Vince says. "Are you busy right now?"
"No, sir," She says. "Do you need something?"
"Could you stop by my office before you head off to the next city?"
"Of course," She says. "I'll head there now."
"Thank you," He says and hangs up.
Sabrina heads to the elevator, wondering what Vince wants.
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The door to Vince McMahon's office opened and a petite blonde walked in, looking confused.
"Hello Sabrina. Please, have a seat," Vince says.
She was about to nod when she saw the man sitting across from her boss, looking a little beat up.
She slowly sat down. "What the hell happened to you?"
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about, Miss Miller," Vince says, choosing to not call her by Sabrina. "How much interaction have you had with Mister McIntyre?"
"Too much..." She mumbles.
"Did you two have a practice match in Atlanta?"
"In the gym?" She asks and he nods. "Yeah. I beat him, too, which isn't that surprising."
"Did you severely injure him?"
"No!" She exclaims. "I mean...I kicked him in the leg and I guess it hurt him, but it wasn't on purpose and it wasn't severe because he was walking around fine."
"Drew says you intentionally injured him," Vince says. "Now, I didn't want to automatically believe him, so I called you down here to hear your side of the story and sort everything out."
"She broke my arm!" Drew protests, pointing at his right arm, which had a cast.
"What?!" She asks, incredulously. "I didn't touch your arm! I kicked you in the leg; I never made contact with your arm!"
"Do you have anyone who can vouch for this?" Vince asks.
She suddenly smiles. "I have about four people who can vouch for this!"
A panicked look crosses Drew's face. "No she doesn't!"
"Shut up, Drew," Vince says. "Who are they? I'll call them."
"Cena, Jinder Mahal, Jericho, and my brother," She says, smiling.
A few phone calls later, Sabrina says, "So...?"
"Each of the men say that you did nothing to Drew," Vince says.
She looks over at Drew. "You're a sad man."
"Well, you can leave now, if you'd like," Vince says to her. "I need to talk to Drew for a bit longer."
Sabrina smiles and stands up, leaving the office. She closes the door behind her as she heads down the hallway, but stops when she sees Kelly heading her way.
"I need to talk to you," Kelly says.
"Uh, okay," Sabrina says, confused.
"I'm leaving," She says.
"Leaving?"
"My contract is up and I've chosen not to renew it," She explains. "And I know that you hang out with Chris all the time, so I was wondering if you'd tell him that I'm sorry for everything that's happened and that I...I love him. Please tell him that."
"Uh..."
"And he can call or text me any time he wants," She says. "I'll gladly answer."
Before Sabrina can respond, Kelly walks away.
Sabrina slowly walks away, heading back to the hotel.
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