"I guess I'll always respect the things
with that much pride and independence
rolled into one.
Something that beautiful was never intended
to be saved by anyone."
-J Raymond

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He was so angry, so scarily angry but I couldn't stop myself from moaning into his lips as he continued pushing me up against the door. I had watched him destroy Colby in front of my eyes and heard him declare it to me. I followed even though I was confused, I knew who Randy Orton was but I had never seen him so angry.

Yes when he found out about the affair he was angry, betrayed but he was beaten down that night. I was sure if every member of The Authority had tried to take him down tonight they would have been no match for him.

"I want to hear you say my name!" He groaned into my lips before biting into my neck as his fingers tightened in my hair.

"RANDY! YES!" I managed to scream out, force out, as pleasure consumed me and his eyes stared into mine. He rested his forehead against mine as his movements slowed, "Say my name.."

"Nicole!" I jumped slightly and blinked back earning a frown from the Samoan standing behind me before he chuckled and reached for the bottle of water beside me and did his hair routine and I kept back the part wanting to remind him to clean up his mess.

"I don't know how you dealt with it honestly. I'm paranoid about getting thrown into the line of fire back here, especially when interviewing this guy and you're shoved into a match with three huge men." Renee shook her head before handing me my eyeliner.

"I'm still sorry about that spear" Joe shook his head apologetically when all I wanted was to track down Colby but of course he was absent this week after Randy's savage beating.

I had been confused, beyond confused, as I saw genuine surprise fill Colby's eyes as he demanded I call Randy back. Even before I had made the attempt I knew he wouldn't listen to me, raising up his fingers saying 'Fuck you'? How would he turn back from that, I saw the look in his eyes I hadn't seen in awhile.

All this time I had seen the loving look, determined look of a man who wanted nothing but to claim my heart and while I was sure that strong emotion still roamed deeply. The blue eyes I saw as his eyes met mine were cold, angry and hateful. I had always questioned what Randy saw when he looked at me and the way he looked at me when I walked through that door, genuinely afraid to enter? I was his calm before the storm. I was his fuel, yes he had his own vendetta against Colby and each member of the Authority but he also made it clear that part of that beating was for me.

Yes I did feel bad for my best friend but he did shove me head into a spear by Joe, which the effects weren't lost on. Now he was currently at home with AJ, not forced to do anything he didn't wish to. Maybe in pain, but Randy kind of did him a favour I guess. While I knew Randy had basically ensured that we would be on screen together with his little stunt and there was no way they could avoid it.

"Sure you are, you want to act all goody two shoes but just admit for once you wanted to feel how it was to spear a woman down." Jon shrugged.

"I have speared a woman down." He rolled his eyes as he flipped his hair back and I glared at him for causing some water to toss on me.

"Not forcing Galina to have sex with you, man!"

"Its part of his foreplay game, Jon!" I expressed so that they didn't point out my lack of contribution to the conversation for the past fifteen minutes since I arrived.

"Oh so Nikki was turned on." He winked and ended up with a brush to his head.

"Hey, the last thing we need is Orton hearing that" Joe shook his head before grabbing his towel as he was needed for a segment.

"I love how everyone is afraid of Randy." I rolled my eyes having heard the 'warnings' last week from my Brit and saw his big head poke through the door again.

"I ain't afraid, I just try to avoid conflict!"

"Yeah yeah" I giggled and raised my eyebrow at Carrano who appeared behind Joe in the doorway.

"You're needed in Vince's office" He said with a friendly smile which could go either way.

"Ooooooh!"

"Shut up, Jon!" Renee whacked his head while I shook mine.

I slowly followed not bothering to question Carrano because I knew what I was walking into and as I opened the door to see Randy seated in front of the desk it was confirmed.

"Miss Bella, please take a seat." He gestured towards the vacant seat beside Randy.

"Or please do make yourself comfortable on my lap" Randy smirked lazily at me as I seemed to be taking too long to make my decision which earned a chuckle from our boss. While he was at war with the man who would most likely inherit the company, with Shane's lack of interest, he was still quite friendly with Vince. So as Paige stated, he had pull backstage...

"Am I in trouble?" I smiled ignoring Randy as I took the seat instead of his offer. He had done enough with me last week...

"No, you have been a champ. The tension between my daughter and yourself has been quite interesting to watch. If I didn't know it were scripted I would honestly believe she hated you. And the new turn involving Randy has made things perk up even more, as you can see Seth has been thrown more into the championship scene than Randy and people have been complaining that they want a Randy separation for him to not be overshadowed. While I have never been one to listen to other people easily, I'm thinking that you two could work quite good together. The Fearless Queen and The Venomous Viper..."

"Am I here to be questioned on my thoughts or be told that I am in a storyline with my biggest annoyance to date?"

"Oh you love me" He mused.

"Shut up!" I rolled my eyes, while I might have been pleasured. After it had all been said and done I didn't appreciate him thinking he could just take me against my will or just change everything that we had agreed on. So yes, I was upset and satisfied all at once...

Vince chuckled, "Now that's perfect. And well I am telling you that you're stuck with this charmer over here. But you can play it out however you wish for the next couple of weeks leading up to your union. "

"Can I punch him?" I smiled sweetly and he leaned forward with a small pout.

"This will be interesting and by the reactions we received when he came to your rescue. I'm sure we'll satisfy those people who claim I don't give the fans what they want"

"Oh you are loving this aren't you?" I rolled my eyes as we exited the office with a smirking Viper beside me.

"What happened to not being my savior and sticking to what Randy Orton is meant to do?" I whispered loudly as I sped walk but he kept up with his long fucking legs despite his calm strides.

"You got hurt." He shrugged.

"By Roman but he got to walk." I pointed out as while Colby deserved it, he was my friend and I believed I had a point.

"Colby fucking pushed you." He frowned.

"You were a bit dramatic." I huffed turning to him.

"You weren't saying that when you were screaming out my name." He stated confidently as he folded his arms and searched my face.

"When you forced me to"

"Like I forced you three years ago as well?"

"Fuck you!"

"Oh I did"

I rolled my eyes and tried to push past him but his arm snaked around my waist and pulled me in front of him again.

"Are you seriously pissed at me after he fucking didn't even tell you that he was the reason I knew. After he attacked you so many times out there..."

"Randy, you've been gone for months, while you were ignoring me who do you think was keeping me company? The women back here are just now becoming comfortable with me again. Before then, who do you think I had?"

"So he keeps you company while I'm away and he is back in your good graces again? After he turned his back on you, after EVERYONE turned their back on you!" He screamed out and I glanced around.

"Yes! Colby was there long before you realized I was more than one night of rough fucking sex years ago." I whispered not being as loud as he chose to be.

He chuckled angrily before snapping his eyes to me, "I can't fucking believe this, I fucking destroy him for you and you're here, pissed at me. There is no pleasing you is there or is the reason you're so fucking stubborn to return my love because you've made your lies true in my absence?"

I frowned and then shook my head as I realized what he was implying and felt genuine anger fill me, "Fuck you, Orton!"

"I'm sorry, Nicole please..." He sighed.

"You don't get to fucking claim me, Randy. I am not yours, I have made that clear to you. You don't get to control people's feelings about me, I don't need protection." I didn't like the fact that while I tried to be Fearless, everyone back here saw me as his because he said things when I wasn't there.

"I under..."

"You fucking don't. You're just like him wanting to own me when I don't belong to you." I snapped and saw his jaw clench and his eyes darken and I knew I shouldn't have brought Hunter up or referred to him.

"You're not going to put me in the same category as that son of a bitch! He doesn't love you, I do and that's why I do everything I do. Your name doesn't deserve to be tossed around in the locker room just cause you're fucking hot. You should be respected so I don't fucking hold my tongue, what you fail to realize is that I don't claim you. I just make sure no one else thinks they can and they assume things. You told me to stick with my allies but that got me with a fucking stitched up head and exiled, the last time. So yes I fucking destroyed your best buddy because he allowed you to be hurt, I don't care what arrogant piece of ass he is forced to be out there. The pain I fucking see in your eyes is real and I fucking love you so I'm not gonna stand by while you're laid down and he finds it amusing. You can hate me for it, refuse to love me, walk away from me. But you can't stop me from feeling what I do, I told you last week you are not responsible for my actions. I am, and I meant it."

He turned on his heel and I groaned and stormed off the other way.

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"He doesn't fucking get it. I am finally fucking fearless and he goes on to declare that I need saving to the world. And its not like I'm making it up, Vince basically pointed out being rescued. I try so hard to be seen as different but I'm just a doll. I thought having this title meant they saw something in me other than my looks. I mean yes, technically I stole it but when Vince expressed his happiness at me holding it? I believed that he believed I deserved it but they just want to use me to be a cheerleader" I snapped.

"I don't think he intended for you to feel inferior, Nicole." Johnny shrugged having been called due to Randy 'making a scene' and as soon as I turned the corner I bumped into him racing to the scene.

"And now Vince just puts me in this storyline with him. I am Diva's fucking Champion, when am I actually going to defend my title?" I breath as it seemed the only time I was faced with women was being beat down at Stephanie's orders or defending at a PPV.

"At Wrestlemania." I heard Hunter and sighed before turning around.

"What?"

"You'd be finding out soon enough but since you're throwing tantrums backstage. You're defending your title in a Triple Threat match against AJ and Paige."

"Bu..." He left before I could protest and I wanted to scream at him but he was my boss, nothing else, and here we just nodded along as we were thrown with curve balls.

"I think you should refrain from confronting people at work, Nicole" Johnny pat my shoulder and I simply shook my head as my name blasted throughout the arena.

"Last week I was forced into a ring with three men going at it and I got hurt. And I am okay with that, because I am not called Fearless Nikki for nothing and..."

I rolled my eyes as I heard his music, it was like all of them wanted to piss me off in one fucking night. Hunter deciding I deserved to be treated like a fucking piece of shit and the man who said I was Fearless but just degraded me in front of the world.

"Are you sure you're okay there, Nikki? You weren't exactly capable of even getting to your feet last week despite being your fearless self" He seemed shocked and I knew he was still pissed about what happened in the last hour.

"Well when I'm speared down by a man almost three times my weight I'm sorry if that seems a bit hard for me to do."

"I suppose you are correct. I am still waiting for my 'thank you' though." He calmly spoke as he walked back and forth on the stage.

"For what? Taking revenge on the man who put you out for nearly four months? Why should I be thankful for that?"

Even though he was all the way on the stage I saw the anger in his eyes as his face showed on screen. He pointed out why he saved me, because he loved me, and I knew it. I knew I made him reckless but instead of listening to me he continued. So I would push him until he broke and we could break ties on screen, despite Vince's high hopes. I had enough confusion with him behind closed doors the last thing I needed was out jobs causing even more.

"Because while Seth deserved that beating because of what he foolishly did to me as you pointed out, four months ago. I had no intention of harming him, not right now anyway, you see Nicole I was going to follow the oldest saying 'keep your friends close and your enemies even closer'. I was going to be patient and buy my time and like the Viper that I am strike out of nowhere. But then he pissed me off, I am a lot of things but I do not condone violence against women. So when I see injustice happening I come to the rescue and it just so happens our champion is the one who is targeted by these grown men. Personally I think they're all just annoyed because you won't give them the time of day. Except Hunter of course, he has the Billionaire Princess by his side so why would he have any need for you?"

Low fucking blow.

Weird thing was? I wasn't angered despite him trying to rile me up, believing mentioning Hunter would hurt me. I guess since he still thought I was with Hunter, mentioning him would affect me but I wasn't and while maybe I should have let him know that fact? Now I wouldn't...

"So what, you want to be the one who gets me by his side? Is that it, Orton? Has all these months of striking out of nowhere to save me been to court me? Because if it was, I'm sorry to tell you this but I made myself perfectly clear to Stephanie two weeks ago when I stated that being alone at the top was something that never bothered me."

He chuckled and nodded briefly, agreeing with my words before trailing off. "Yes and she made sure you paid for those words didn't she? You challenged her, showing your independence and lack of companions because you are Fearless and can stand on your own. So she goes a step further and gets Rollins by her side, a man to take you down. While its still in question whether he truly is one, she has him by her side. So the way I see it, I suppose we need to even things out here. I mean Stephanie demanded him to finish me last year and well as I said I do not condone violence against women and well, you're outnumbered."

"I don't need you, Orton. Especially the snake who shakes hands agreeing to loyalty to one and then destroying him less than a hour later. You can't be trusted, your intentions can't be trusted. So tell me why on earth should I choose to ally myself with you?" I paced as well, adding to effect as it was like a game. The game that had been played by him and I before things took a serious turn and we fell hard. Only this wasn't love, this was us doing what we were paid to do.

"Because I was at your aid before you even believed you needed saving. You never realized that the great Fearless Nikki needed saving and I was there, defying Authority. So why wouldn't I be just as useful to the Fearless Queen when I am by her side?" He slowly spoke and I glanced away because I saw the look in his eyes, letting me know his words had more meaning.

"Okay Orton, prove it to me."

"Prove it?" He frowned.

"Next week, you defend my honour like you did last week, only this time against the man who bruised my ribs. Roman Reigns, if you can beat him? You've proven yourself worthy.." I smiled hoping Vince wouldn't mind the idea too much and I guess I was taking advantage of the fact that he was here instead of Stephanie.

"I doubt this needs saying because what I did to Rollins last week speaks for itself but if not?"

"Then maybe a Samoan Superman would be a better ally." I shrugged and saw his jaw clench while I knew Joe and Jon were probably amused backstage.

He chuckled but then blew me a kiss, "Until next week then. I expect one in return while you're ringside watching so I can throw his body at your feet."

"Next week, Viper."

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