Jaelyn

Marcel and I are still hanging out at my house after doing some ax throwing with our friends Kyle and Miley.

We are sitting on my couch, talking about tonight.. "Jaelyn, there's something I wanted to tell you for a long time but I don't know how you'll react," he said.

I heard my phone vibrating. I see a notification on twitter that's concerning. "Hold on a second," I said.

I open the DM and start reading the message. I scrolled, seeing pictures of Fergal in Mexico. I see some blonde chick with him, but it's not Veronica.

"¡Ese maldito bastardo!!" I yelled in Spanish. "What is it?" Marcel asked. I gave Marcel my phone as he read the message and pictures.

His eyes opened wide. "Oh Scheiße. Who is that woman?" he asked. "Apparently her name is Sierra Harrison. She's a lingerie model and Fergal's been secretly dating her," I said.

"Oh my god, Jaelyn. I am so sorry," he said. I went into Marcel's arms as I held him. I started tearing up.

He placed his chin on my head. I sniffled softly. I'm sorry you had to hear this news from a random person and not from Fergal," he said.

I sniffled, sighing. "It's not your fault. It's Fergal's fault. I can't wait until I'm fully divorced from that asshole," I said.

Marcel nodded, drying my tears. I looked up at him, sniffling. "So what did you want to tell me?" I asked.

"It can wait. I better head home before Fabian wonders where I am," he said. I nodded, sighing softly.

"Okay," I said, leading him to the door. "Well, thank you for hanging out with me again," Marcel said.

"You're welcome and thank you for inviting Miley and Kyle," I said. "You're welcome. Do you want to hang out again after NXT?" he asked.

"Sure," I said, smiling. " I'll see you Wednesday," he said, smiling. I nodded. "See you later," I said, smiling.

Marcel and I hugged each other. I closed my eyes as I felt safe with him. I felt him kissing my head.

We pulled away. "Goodnight, handsome," I said, smiling. "Goodnight, beautiful," Marcel said, smiling.

I opened the door. Marcel heads out as I shut the door, locking the door. I set my alarm, turning off my lights as I headed upstairs to my room.

NXT

I am at the Performance Center for NXT. I don't have a match but I am supporting my friends. I can't wait until I can get back and wrestle.

I am watching the tag match between Imperium and Killian and Drake Maverick. I'm enjoying Marcel beating up Drake Maverick.

I kind of wish he was beating the crap out of Fergal. "Hey, Jae," Miley said. "Hey," I said, hugging her.

"Watching Marcel's match?" she asked. "Yeah, I am. I kind of wish he was beating up Fergal instead but he told me that he'll pretend he's beating up Fergal for me," I said.

"I saw the post that Vic, Beth and Wade talked about. Beth notices that you're not in the picture. When I saw it, I was confused," she said.

"Well, he's been seeing this woman after my lawyer sent him a letter about me filing for divorce. I think she's the woman that he was secretly hanging out with while I was at home recovering from surgery on my nose and eye," I said.

"I'm sorry to hear that. I'm glad you're divorcing Fergal," she said. "Me too. After it's final, the only thing that Fergal and I have to do is co-parent the twins," I said.

"That's true. What are you doing after NXT?" she asked. "Marcel and I are gonna hang out tonight. Just me and him," I said.

"Oooh, why don't you say a date with Marcel?" she asked. "I am waiting until my divorce is final to go on dates. Plus, I want to focus on myself and build myself back up before I open my heart again," I said.

"Does Marcel know that?" she asked. "Not yet. I'm gonna tell him tonight when we hangout," I said.

Miley nodded. "That's a good idea," she said. I nodded as I heard the bell ring. Fabian pins Drake Maverick.

"Oh, I better get going, doing an interview about Fergal's Instagram post," I said. "Okay. Talk to you later," Miley said.

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I am on my phone, standing in the gym. "Jae Bella, how do you react to Finn Balor's recent Instagram post of him in Mexico with another woman?" an interviewer asked.

I sighed softly. "To be honest, Finn and I are divorcing. I really don't care anymore. He's treated me like dirty our whole marriage. Whoever this girl is, she can have him. If Finn wants to move on, then I am moving on as well," I said.

I see Imperium walking towards me. I see Marcel staring at me. "Hey, Jae," Marcel said. "Hey," I said, smiling.

"Are you and Marcel..." the interviewer paused as stopped him. "Marcel Barthel and I are just friends," I said.

"Do not ask her any more questions about Finn Balor. She's been through enough with her soon to be ex-husband. Please respect this beautiful lady's boundaries. This interview is over," Marcel said.

I looked up, smiling. "What he said," I said, walking away. We walked away from the interviewer.

"Thank you for saving me. I have been dealing with those questions about Fergal with another woman and I am sick of it," I said.

"You're welcome. Plus, they need to mind their own business and respect your boundaries. Thank you for saying that we're just friends," he said.

"You're welcome. By the way, great match out there," I said. "Thank you. I'm pretty frustrated with Alexander Wolfe," he said.

"I saw that. He wouldn't hit Killian with the chair. I think Walter would have a problem with that," I said.

"Fabian and I will speak to Walter about that. Well, are we still on for tonight?" he asked. "If you are," I said.

"Okay. I better shower, I'm a bit sweaty after that match," he said. "Okay. I'll meet you outside the Performance Center," I said.

"Okay. See you in a few," he said, smiling. I nodded as we both walked away from each other. I smiled softly.

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I am outside the Performance Center, looking at my phone. I looked at Fergal's Instagram, looking at a picture of him and his new girlfriend.

'finnbalor: Me and my new girlfriend @sierraharrison enjoying my time off in Mexico. I will be back soon'

I sighed softly. I clicked on Sierra's Instagram handle. I'm scrolling through her IG. She's been posting pictures of her and Fergal in Mexico.

I heard the door shutting. I looked over, seeing who it was. I hear Marcel, Fabian and Alexander talking to each other in German.

I have no idea what they're saying. Alexander walks away from them. "Well, have fun with Jaelyn. I hope you tell Jaelyn your big secret," Fabian said.

"I'll try to, even though she and Fergal are still waiting for their divorce finalized," Marcel said. I wonder what Marcel has to tell me.

Marcel walks over to me. "Hey, beautiful," Marcel said. "Hey, handsome," I said. We hugged each other.

"Well, I have my car with me. If that's okay?" I asked. "Yes, I left my car at home," he said. We went to my car.

"Fair warning, there might be toys and kids stuff everywhere," I said. "It's all good. You're a mummy," he said, smiling.

I opened my trunk, putting my stuff in there. He put his stuff in as well. I close my trunk. "What kind of car is this?" he asked.

"Lexus SUV. It's my dream car. I saved up paychecks from winning matches in NXT, Raw and Smackdown since 2013" I said.

"That's good," he said. We got in my car. He got in the passenger seat, I sat in the driver's seat. "What is this on your car window?" he asked.

"Oh, those were from when I was filming Total Divas," I said. "I saw that you were on Total Divas. I remember an episode where you looked sad," he said.

"Yeah. It was around when Fergal cheated on me the first time," I said. "Ohh, sorry for asking about that episode of Total Divas," he said.

"It's okay. I'm over it," I said. "That's good. So what do you want to do?" he asked. "Well, I'm hungry. Want to eat something?" I asked.

"Sure," he said. "How does Chinese sound?" I asked. "You like Chinese food?" he asked. "Yes, I usually get teriyaki chicken and lo Mein noodles," I said.

"Sweet. That sounds good," he said. I continued to drive to Panda Express.

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After we got our food, we stopped at a park nearby. We're sitting, eating and talking. "That was a good match out at NXT, even though you were frustrated," I said.

"Thank you. Hopefully, I have a better match soon," he said. I nodded. "By the way, your body is getting more chiseled," I said.

"Oh thank you. You noticed that I was at my heaviest when I came to NXT UK back in 2018?" he asked.

"Really? I never noticed. I thought your old body was all muscle," I said. "Yeah. It happens to our bodies when we get older. I looked like Chris Pratt when he was husky build. Now that I am almost 30 years old, I decided to change my body, getting slimmer and gaining muscle, changing my diet and eating habits," he said.

"That's good. I'm very impressed," I said, smiling. "Thank you. I'm almost at my goal," he said, smiling.

"You're welcome and that's good. I can't wait to see the full results," I said, smiling. Marcel smiled softly.

"When was your last relationship?" I asked. "Um.. I haven't dated much. It was more casual hook ups," he said.

"Ohh," I said. "Yeah. But I'm almost 30 years old. I feel like I am ready to start dating and settling down maybe," he said.

"That's good. Is there anyone you like in NXT?" I asked, eating my chicken. Marcel looked at me, taking a drink of his water.

"Well, there's someone I like but she told me that she wants to focus on herself and her kids," he said.

I looked at him, confused. "Are you talking about me or another girl that has kids?" I asked, looking at him.

Marcel looked at me, smiling. "Si," he said in Spanish. "Really?" I asked. Marcel nodded, sighing as he looked at me.

"Jaelyn, I have a crush on you. I've been crushing on you since I first saw you on Monday Night Raw when you joined your sisters on Team Bella in June 2015. When Miley and Kyle invited me on that blind double date and I saw that you were my blind date. I felt butterflies in my stomach and I still have butterflies every time I see you or I'm with you. I waited six years to tell you that I have a crush on you," he said.

I started smiling softly. "Do you still have a crush on me?" I asked. "I still have a crush on you," he said.

"You waited a long time to tell me that?" I asked. Marcel nodded. "Yes. I did. If I have to wait for your heart to heal to ask you on a date then I'll wait for you," he said, smiling.

I smiled softly, getting up. I walked over to him, hugging him from behind. "Once I am ready to start dating after my heart is fully healed, I will let you know," I said, smiling.

"Sounds good. I really want you to give me a chance," he said. I nodded, smiling softly. I went to sit back down across from him.

I still can't believe that Marcel confessed that he has had a crush on me for a long time. We continued to talk and enjoy our hangout. 

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