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It's been a couple of days since RAW's Netflix Premiere and all that people seem to be able to talk about is the Women's World Heavyweight Championship match, some upset that Liv Morgan lost the title, some frilled at seeing Rhea Ripley holding the belt again, others are just excited to see Logan dismantle the Judgement Day one member at a time, it's obvious that's what he's going to be doing, "The Alpha" holds a grudge and they cost him an entire year of his career, he's not just going to be taking that laying down, even with the rumours of the Judgment Day taking on the newly formed Wyatt Sicks.

Logan: You're going to be staying here for a while till I patch a few things up.

Logan's lucky to have lived in LA these past few years, well... outside LA in the suburbs to be more specific, he moved out here when he was first switched from NXT UK to NXT, they all came over, Logan, Livvy and her mother, well, they first lived in LA but then Logan made friends, the friends moved to LA and he wanted to move out there as well, Olivia was too young to really get a vote but her mother was happy to go where he wanted to go.

Olivia: You're not leaving are you?

Logan smiled to her a little as he sat beside her at the kitchen island at his friends place, they've been staying here with them for a little while, Logan doesn't like going back home, it hurts too much so he asked if they can crash with some friends, luckily they said it was cool, this is where Livvy and Luke are going to be staying till Logan get's back from where he's going.

Logan: No, of course not. I'll be back as soon as I can.

Olivia hasn't seen her mother in weeks now and it's starting to give her worries, she doesn't like it when Logan leaves anymore, not that she used to be thrilled about it before but back then she knew he was coming back, she thought the same for her mother but when she left, she never came home, Olivia is worried the same things going to happen with Logan but it's not, Logan's never going to leave her.

Olivia: Pinkie promise?

She looked to her father and held out her right pinkie finger, Logan smiled and easily made the pinkie promise, you can never break those, so once it was made, she happily went back to her drawing while Logan pulled her into a small hug with his right hand, kissing the top of her head, she has her mother's brunette hair, her darker blue eyes, she's becoming the spitting image of her, part of it hurts Logan to see it but another part of him is loving watching her grow into a beautiful woman.

Desmond: Ready to go?

The moment was broken by someone coming down the steps and taking a right into the kitchen where their both sitting, Logan's not sure where Luke is right now, he knows the boys somewhere in the house, Luke's too young to remember any of this though, which is why Olivia's been getting most of his attention, they can understand that, which is why their happy to help him...

... Logan and Desmond Crowe first met back in NXT, literally the first day, Logan was more experienced coming over from the UK, Desmond was taking part in a Try-out on the day, Logan offered a little bit of help to a struggling rookie, now he's the Intercontinental Champion going into a title defense against Bron Breakker this coming Monday on RAW.

Logan: As I'll ever be. Thanks for watching them, Courts.

Not far behind Desmond was his fairly new girlfriend, Courtney Stewart but most know her by her Ring Name, "Isla Dawn", Courtney might be the one who's know Logan the longest, her and Kayliegh, they both got to know him during the UK Indi days, the UK circuit isn't as bad as the American one so they were glad they jumped into the WWE when they opened the UK branch, so it was easy for Logan to trust her to look after his kids, mostly because Kayliegh is still a wild girl.

Courtney: It's fine but don't you think you should tell them, at least Livvy. I mean...

Logan and Desmond walked towards the front door of their place while Courtney carried Luke with her following them, Logan stopped and sighed, he's been getting this for weeks now, being told to talk to Olivia about her mother just up and disappearing but he can't, he can barely face the truth himself, so he cut her off, starting to get a little tired of people telling him how to parent.

Logan: I'll tell my kids when the time's right...

Desmond look to his friend and sighed a small amount, he put his hand on Logan's shoulder telling him to relax, outbursts like this hasn't actually been uncommon for him these past couple of weeks and they get it, they do but their only trying to help, Logan understands this and is trying to deal with it all but he can't, from his girlfriend, to the job, his kids and now his friends, it's all pilling on top of one another, even for an Alpha it's getting to much to carry.

Logan: ... Come on, let's get this over with.

Logan left the house after giving his son a little head rub, he's been trying to spare his free time between the two but it's a lot harder than you'd think, it sounds simple but it's not, maybe if they were both closer at age then they could distract themselves more than he needs to but one day, they'll be able to live happily together again and Logan can have all the time in the world for them both.

Desmond needed to get moving as well, who knows what Logan would do if he got there first and alone, so with a small kiss with Courtney and his own little head pat for Luke, Desmond joined Logan out in the car, ready to get going but something in his friends eyes told him this isn't going to be as straightforward as Logan seems to think...

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... It wasn't an awkward drive but it was quite, they mostly just talked about what's going on at the coming RAW show, it's going to be a lot of fun these next few episode's, there's even talks of Logan finally getting his own stable, the Alpha's finally getting a Pack, but that's literally just gossip, mumbo jumbo but it would still be call to see, might even give some names in NXT a chance to taste what it's like to be on the Main Roster with an experienced name taking them under his wing, right now though, Logan's not looking to mentor anyone.

Desmond: Here we are. Ready?

Logan nodded with a sigh, he didn't even look up at the house, Desmond parked on the curb, he isn't sure whether this was better or parking on the drive but when they both stepped out the car, Desmond first, he watched while Logan continued to look at the grass below his feet, it's sad he can't even look at his home anymore...

... They called this house "Home" for a long time, they made memories together, spent Christmas' by the fireplace in the living room, tucked their kids in at night in the rooms upstairs but because of one moment, one obviously heartbreaking and hard to cope with moment, it's all be ruined for him, so Desmond patted his back starting them both walking towards the house, that was until Logan could barely take more then 5 steps before stopping again.

Desmond: What's the matter? Everything okay?

Logan shook his head "No" several times while leaning forward, hunched over, his hands on his knees while taking fast breaths, this is another thing that's become normal these past few weeks, they think their panic attacks but Logan doesn't agree, he just waves them off like it was nothing but their not and it worries them all, well, the people who know about them.

Logan: No, I can't... I can't go in there.

Logan stood back upright and pointed to the house, he still didn't look at it though, he just looked at everything else, except the house, Desmond sighed with his hands in his pockets, it's kind of cold out but Logan needs to face these things, if he doesn't then he's going to be caught in this web for a really, really long time.

Desmond: Hey, it's going to be fine. We just need to pack a few...

Desmond's here to help Logan get his girlfriends stuff out the house but Logan can't do it, everything in that place is in the same place it was when she walked out the house, Logan's never been through anything like this before in his life so they are trying to be as patient with him as they can but there has to be some points where they put their feet down with him, this isn't one of those times.

Logan: ... I know! I just can't right now... I'm sorry, but I can't...

Logan walked away from the house, not that he was that close to begin with but maybe this is just a little too soon for him and he does need some more time, it has to be done though so while Desmond watched his best friend have a semi breakdown, he tried to figure out what to do right now, part of him wants to help his friend but another part knows that he has to be the one to do this, it can't be done for him.

Desmond: It's cool. Just relax, take a deep breath and call Linda...

Logan nodded frequently while fumbling for him phone, Desmond held his hand out towards him while trying to tell him to keep calm, Linda's Logan's therapist the one forced onto him by the WWE Higher ups, he knows that she feeds the info back to them but she has to, they need to be kept in the loop with his progress and what not, all Logan needs to do is tell her as much as he can and try not to loose it too often.

Desmond: ... I'm going to call some others to see if they can help.

Logan wasn't really paying much attention to Desmond right now, not to be a dick or anything but he was really having a panic attack, Desmond understood that so he left Logan outside while he went into the house, you can tell this place hasn't been lived in for weeks, there's a thin layer of dust on everything he can see, even the family pictures hanging on the wall.

Desmond: Simpler times...

Desmond chuckled while looking at a picture of him, Logan, Luiz, Demi, Gionna and Dom, it was a bad look with them hanging out with the Judgment Day back when this was taken so they just kept it to themselves, it was just after Logan found out his girlfriend was pregnant with Luke, he was so happy, not that their relationship was perfect because they weren't, Desmond knows a little bit more than what's behind the smiles but they patched things up.

He put the picture down on the kitchen island, Logan's house layout is different then his, with Logan's house you walk in the living rooms on the left and the dinning room's on the right, straight ahead there's the kitchen and then little rooms and cupboards dotted around the place, looking around it, Desmond never could have predicted all this would happen a few weeks ago, everything seemed perfect to the outside, other then a few dark spots a few years ago but that was different, it has nothing to do with Logan being stranded as a single father, what happened, happened, it's sad and fucked up but Logan will bounce back, it's just going to take some time... a lot of time...

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{To Be Continued!}