"Don't waste your time on someone
who does not appreciate you
the way you should be appreciated.
Don't even settle for mediocrity,
for being just an option,
for being the one who is just fun to be with,
for being the one who is always there desperately waiting"
●-Aysayako, Tumblr●

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"It had to be done." She simply said as we watched the replay but I slowly shook my head as the blood dripped off of him and I wished it were a work or some thing but it wasn't.

"Why the fuck did it have to be done, Steph. You know he is family to me and I watched him get pulled out on a fucking stretcher." I turned to her and her eyes softened but I knew it wouldn't stop her from being blunt with me.

"And you are here because you know that it had to be done. He is too close to Nicole and therefore he will probably end up running in defense of her instead of standing by us" She slowly stroked my arm as I stared at the image on the screen before focusing on her again.

"I let you mess with Nicole out there but its going too far" I admitted.

I didn't like watching Nicole's matches where she was beaten down but if I were to speak up I knew that would only make it worse. Not only on my wife who would end up being hurt at any sign of me showing I actually cared about her but for Nicole who she would take that hurt out on.

"Well your one night of weakness left me vulnerable. If she tells Randy and then what? I already had to fire Brie, before she spilled to the world..."

I sighed and shook my head, "well he is no longer a problem with him being put off for the next few weeks Steph and with Brie and Nikki seeming on good terms she wouldn't do anything that would damage her sister's career."

"It sounds like I'm being heartless but I am hurting too.." She whispered and I took her hand in mine and pulled the woman who had stood by me for so many years into my arms.

"I know. I'm sorry I told you, it was only once and there's no excuse but I love you. This is real."

I knew I shouldn't have lied but knowing it was any longer would only end up hurting her when she had no reason to know it was more than me leaving Nicole's hotel room one night to find she had been on the same floor having a meeting with one of our advisors.

I sat on the edge of the bed and felt her kiss into my neck, "I wish you could sleep next to me, cuddle with me for a bit."

"I have before, Nicole" I leaned back and she slowly laid onto me.

"Yeah but its only like 9pm and you're ready to go. Just stay for a couple more hours until I fall asleep in your arms" She sighed slowly pouting and I briefly kissed her cheek before nodding.

"What are we doing here Hunter?" I heard her as I stared up at the ceiling, feeling her fingers slowly stroke over my chest.

"I honestly don't know Nicole. I'm addicted to you" I admitted and she giggled.

"That should be my words. I'm like a small kid getting candy when I open my door to see you" she mumbled into my neck causing me to smile.

"Its been over two years now. And I know you're getting impatient with everything but we both know this has no way of heading anywhere. But it doesn't mean it should end.."

She remained silent before whispering the words she never held back, "I love you.."

I slowly closed the door as she slept but as I did I heard Stephanie's voice as she greeted someone and froze.

"Hey I thought you were in the room, come looking for me?" She slowly moved towards me.

"I yeah I..."

It was too late as she wrapped her arms around me and with me staying in bed with Nicole for the past couple hours I knew her perfume was all over me.

"Who is in this room?" She whispered not revealing anything on her face but I knew she wasn't happy, why would she be?

"It doesn't matter. I'm sorry Stephanie I.."

"Who, Hunter." I closed my eyes and ran my hand over my face as I glanced away knowing if I didn't tell her she would eventually find out or storm into the room.

"Nikki Bella."

"I know but you have to understand, I can't let anyone know about this. My dad wouldn't be happy, yes he has been unfaithful a few times but I'm his little girl. I know you had your moment of weakness but we're past that and we're slowly becoming stronger. We're in line for all of this and I won't let anyone take away our legacy..." she smiled and I hugged her tightly in my arms.

"I'm going to merchandise to get some goodies for Aurora"

I nodded, watching her leave before making some calls.

"What the hell was that out there?" I heard Nicole as she pushed open the door and here was where I felt like I had two wives.

Fuck.

I slowly stood up, relieved the call with Vince had just ended.

"Nicole, you need to leave.."

I knew Stephanie didn't mind having us alone because she knew Nikki would be upset but she would expect to see Nikki angry when leaving and I didn't feel like being cold to her tonight when I indeed missed her.

"No, I'm done leaving, you don't want me but no one else can have me is that what's going on here?"

She accused me like Randy had many times when it came to her getting hurt and I didn't like it.

She shouldn't have been coming in to my office in defense of another man when I should have meant more.

"What happened out there had nothing to do with you, Nicole. Randy attacked me in front of all of those fucking people which he should have known not to do. I am the boss around here and I will be respected and if people don't know their place they are taught a lesson." I said simply trying to ignore that it was the woman I had shared two years with the same way I had pretended like it wasn't my brother they were beating down out there but a disloyal soldier.

She moved closer to me, "I know my place isn't anywhere near you anymore. Yet I'm still tortured by watching someone else wear the champion we both know I deserve. Yet I wasn't good enough to give an actual goodbye to, just completely ignored. I fell in love with the man with authority, who mentored me and showed me the love he had for this business and with each passing day I see him disappearing. You're becoming your father-in-law, I bet I'm not even the only one back here am I? "

I felt my jaw clench as she screamed at me, glaring at me while I knew she was hurting. We hadn't spoken in so long and each time we shared a few words it was in Stephanie's presence and I was forced to stand behind my wife and approve when I hardly ever did.

Especially when it came to Nicole, I wanted her to be champion and I would make it happen for her. But I didn't need to tell her that and let her get her hopes up for something that could be torn away from my plans yet again.

"You were the one who left my office saying you needed to go. The one who said she was done when she knew what she signed up for the moment we slept together in that fucking ring. You loved the risk, you loved knowing we could get caught, you say I changed? I changed because while you waltz in here screaming my head off not caring about the repercussions? I'm the one making sure that everything is taken care of. Keeping everyone in line, sacrificing my men making them despise me to protect you. Protect you from losing your job. You see yourself being put in the back of the line. I see the woman I care about, away from the spotlight where everyone is controlled and hurt. But while I have been protecting you, changing in favour of you, using my power to make sure we maintain what we have. You're the one who was sitting with Orton, spending fucking days with him after you told me he wasn't a threat. Told me you loved me!" I threw the monitor onto the ground as I felt my fists clenching.

"So you're jealous?" She raised her eyebrow but I knew I affected her with every word if I didn't she would have been biting my head off, proving me wrong but she saw it.

"Tell me, if you're only coming in here to let me know how much you hate what I did to Randy. Why even bother wasting time here if you care so much about him? You ask if I'm jealous? Because you are using him, using the person you pretend to care about to get my attention. Now see what happened because of you? To protect you! He was challenging me because he thinks Colby is fucking you and that I'm protecting him. Why does he think that Nicole? Why has he told me that you told him it was Colby? Because while I'm protecting you, you are protecting me. You can come in here trying to defend another man but you love me, that's why you are here and not going to help Orton!"

I stared blankly at her as everything flowed out, letting her know that Randy had shared everything with me but I didn't care because she was never innocent.

She was the strong woman who I trained so many years ago who possessed the ruthlessness in her to share a stage with my wife. But still was able to wrap you around her finger without even realizing it as she strutted to you.

"I hate you!" She spat as the tears fell from her eyes knowing I was pointing out the truth and I shook my head not liking the look on her face.

She hated weakness, just like I did.

She hated losing power.

So instead I lost my power to her each night we spent together but for once I held the power over her because she hadn't even realized what she had done.

I sighed and walked over to her and held her cheek as she glanced the other way, "No you fucking don't. You wish you did because of how I have been treating you, but things aren't simple and you're a grown woman who knows I have a family. Even if I wanted to be with you for 80% of the time I have to be reasonable, I have to keep my distance even when I see you are breaking because I'm not supposed to care about you Nicole."

She laughed a bit and pushed my hand away surprising me, "You're not supposed to and you don't. And I can't hate you but that's the only thing you're right about I want to hate you so much and you're making it so easy for me to but I refused to turn it. But what's the point of holding onto this when you're just pushing everything involving me away. You're not trying to protect me, you're trying to make sure that once you end it I will be buried so far down that no one will care what I have to say..."

"I'm pushing everything away? I finished him for you, is that what you wanted to hear? I'm a jealous man because he fucking touched you and you are supposed to be at convenience to me. So his blood is on your fucking hands, everything you did; blaming Colby, fucking Randy, it all led to him covered in blood because you fooled him just like you claim I fooled you. You love me because we are the same... "

I felt a sting across my cheek as she slapped me and I felt my jaw clench as I glared at her but she was already doing so.

"You finished him because your wife asked you to! Not because of me, you were right you can't control everything. Because you have to be a fucking pussy to get the throne isn't it?"

"No I have to be weak to protect you! You were the one who said he was annoying and all you wanted to do was get rid of him, isn't that you said?" I threw her words back at her and saw how the glare slowly turned to confusion.

"I gave you what you wanted hun. And I protected him from you, because he actually believes you care..."

In all my time with her, I had never gotten so aggressive with her but she wouldn't listen to me. Believe me and I couldn't control the words that I knew would hurt her as much as it hurt me listening to Randy confess about their times together or calling him and finding him with her.

"You are not blaming me for this. I didn't mean that, Randy has been the only one who even showed an ounce of caring for me when everyone turned their back on me because I did your dirty work. Including you" She croaked and I closed my eyes.

"That's not what I wanted...You fucking care about him?" I questioned, searching her eyes.

"He's my friend! Of course I do"

Friend? After she slept with him for who knows how many times...

"Your friend? he is my brother! And I destroyed him for you because I fucking love you!" I breath but she didn't look at me.

"You don't love me..." She sobbed.

"I fucking do!" I said firmly. "You're roaming around towns with him, how am I suppose to know you are pining away with loss of contact with me when everywhere I go I see you two."

"You're with Stephanie. You have no right to get mad at me for being with someone else, I'm not your property Hunter.."

"I was with her before us"

"I was with Randy before us..." She stared blankly at me causing me to frown.

"And now? How many times have you fucked him while you say you love me? You question my love for you when you're sharing a bed with someone new, someone that is so close to me that you knew would hurt me. But I'm right, you're not annoyed with him. You're fucking him while missing me."

"So you're just loving it up with Stephanie for the cameras then?"

"Nicole. You don't know what you want but let me tell you this, you love me I can see it in your eyes whether you want to continue fighting it. Turning it into hate or whatever but you love me and I don't see any love in there for anyone else. We both know you're using Randy because he is there, giving the attention I have been lacking on. So just stay away from him before he actually starts believing there is a future for the two of you."

"You're right.."

"I know" I shrugged and ran my hand over the back of my head but she shook her head as she wiped her fallen tears.

"No you don't. I should stay away because I need to realize there is no future between the two of us. I'm done Hunter, I'm done being the one meeting your needs, being concerned about you having my thoughts be consumed by you. I'm done. I can't stop the love I have for you because I have been in love with you for the last two years but I can stop this. Stop everything before I don't recognize myself anymore, before I turn into a washed up version of myself who lost the woman she was when she returned to this place with so many goals. The man I loved..."

She was right, I was losing the parts that made me, me. And that's what I loved about my time with her she would remind me who I was, the man I was.

"You're making a mistake Nicole, you'll come crawling back" I moved towards her and kissed her forehead seeing her tears fall again while she tried so hard to fight it.

"You hurt me so much though."

"I know baby I'm sorry" I whispered as I hugged her. "I'm sorry for everything I said"

"I can't do this anymore. I can't remember the last time we were actually happy together."

I nodded and pulled away. "Even if you don't believe me I do care about you, so if you want to take a break from this. Then let's do that"

"I just don't know what to do anymore. I love you so much and its not healthy."

I sighed as I held her to my chest and texted Stephanie to meet me at the limo.

"You're right. I am impulsive when it comes to my love for you and I forget what's wrong and right. Its not healthy... " She repeated.

"Its not, I know. I'm sorry Nicole.."

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Thoughts? Its a bit of a mess but I like to believe Hunter + Nicole are both confused.
We'll see Randy soon, don't worry😘😘

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I'm excited to see HHH's entrance as well as the others tonight:)

CANT CHOOSE. THE GAME LOST LAST YEAR CANT SEE HIM LOSING TWICE AND SETH HAS YET TO GET AN HONEST WIN AT MANIA.
May the best man win 😄😄😄😄

I love The Viper but my other baby Bray needs his chance to shine on the grandest stage of them all. So hoping he retains!!!

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