"The more they took, the more I gave
and the more they gave, the less I took.
People are strange, they never want
what is given to them and
they always want what
they don't deserve."
-RM. Drake

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"You need to stop.." I giggled while he smirked as he sat across from me, looking handsome as always not causing doubt to fill me as to why I was with him.

"What? She loves me." He winked playfully before sitting back as my NaNa set some tea down on the coffee table before taking her seat next to me.

"You know whenever I peek through the hole and see his face I know that you will be right behind him" She smiled as she took my hand into her lap.

"Yes he brings me out here to torture me" I smiled sweetly while Hunter rolled his eyes on the other side of the room.

As I mentioned before, Hunter used to be my trainer and well we had used my NaNa's ranch as a sort of training ground many times.

My favorite manip I made for these two 😊😊😊

Now however it was simply a place we could be together without being concerned about people seeing anything. Or becoming suspicious of us simply talking or interacting more than we usually did backstage.

My NaNa never left the house while we were out on the property because she didn't want to disturb the working process. I didn't like that we used the place under false pretences but I hated sneaking around with Hunter. I just wanted one day or two out of a month to spend with him and perhaps feel like what we were doing wasn't wrong. To feel that he was completely mine and I his and not be on edge about another person figuring out our relationship. A person who wouldn't be as loyal as Seth and Brie were.

"Despite her tone she happens to love putting in the hard work" he winked and I shot him a look so he could stop with his tone not hiding any innuendos.

Since I cancelled our plans on Sunday so that I could be part of Alanna's birthday celebration, he managed to get some time off. I wasn't sure exactly what brought me to the decision, I was pissed at Brie for making it seem like I didn't have a care for Alanna. Because I did so I guess in the hopes of getting her off my back and not having to deal with glares for the next few weeks I went.

"Oh yes I know my granddaughter is determined, she takes what she wants and does whatever she needs to get it. Except a m.."

"Okay Nana we're going out back now. We'll be back here in a couple hours and we will whip up some dinner to thank you." I quickly cut her off before she took off to mentioning another guy she was taken with and deemed the perfect match for me.

As you can guess it was Mr Viper himself who had slithered his way into each and every member of my family's hearts acting like the perfect gentleman. While I didn't take Seth's warnings too seriously I didn't want to risk hurting Hunter if he did care about me sharing my time with someone other than him.

"Oh you know you don't have to dear" She shook her head and Hunter cut her off.

"I insist, you won't take the money I offered for using this place as a training ground so its the least I can do" He smiled making me smile at how sweet he was.

"You have helped her so much, that's enough payment. You're training in a suit?" She frowned eyeing him while I didn't say much as Hunter could talk himself out of anything while with my Nana I decided it was best not to talk much because she could see right through me.

"Oh no, gym clothes in the backpack" He lifted it to bring it into view.

"Okay remember there is a shower there too.."

"Yes!" We called back as we walked down the steps of the back porch.

"Why did you stop her?" He questioned due to me cutting her off before.

"Because she wants me to find a suitable man" I smiled and he chuckled as he glanced back at our distance from the house before clutching my hand in his and pulling me towards him.

"What is a suitable man for Nicole?"

I giggled and ran my hands up his suit jacket until I wrapped them around his neck.

"John Cena"

"John?" He frowned and I let my fingers pinch the ridge forming between his eyes.

"I told you not to do that. It gives you a permanent frown"

He rolled his eyes but gave me a quick kiss before walking on to the stables which didn't have horses anymore.

"So John you say?" He continued, I guess feeling a bit jealous of the choice when there was no reason to be.

I only had eyes for him and John was a bit too proper for me and my sister's husband might I add. Most of the time I felt like I was the kid with my sister and him being the responsible adults judging my life decisions.

Like it was my fault my relationship with Nick failed?

"Well yes.. My family loves my sister's husband so I need someone similar you know?" I shrugged wanting my family to approve of my choice.

While I had a habit of going against what they thought was best it would be nice for them not to be concerned about me. I had gone through a lot in my past relationships and unfortunately I found comfort in confiding in them throughout it but all that did was allow them to believe I was a pushover when I loved someone.

I didn't want to be that and I liked to believe with Hunter I wasn't. I knew that Colby saw things all wrong...

"You're always competing with her" he smirked back at me before taking off his jacket and tossing it onto the hay. "Sometimes I wonder whether you love or simply despise eachother"

I frowned as he didn't seem to be teasing me with his words, " We love eachother, we happen to be your normal siblings. Maybe I do despise her a bit"

"Why?" He questioned as he briefly glanced at me before rolling up his shirtsleeves making it bunch up right before his elbows.

"Because she has the privilege of feuding with your wife. I was surprised when she was called in on Monday?"

I didn't like the fact that Hunter hadn't told me anything about it. I guess he would have told me if I spent time with him on Sunday...

"Well Stephanie felt like her character was getting stale so she wanted to add some fire." He shrugged not really seeing my point.

"And mine isn't? I have been going into random matches with no hope of going anywhere." I frowned as other than Hunter, the company meant a lot to me and work used to be the only distraction for when I wasn't with him and in the last couple weeks I hadn't even been used.

"So you want a push?" He sighed as he twirled my lock around his fingers before wrapping his arms around me.

"It would be nice to know that I wasn't being punished for being with the man I love" I mumbled as I allowed my hands to move up his strong arms that wrapped me up in comfort and traced my fingers over his stubble and he closed his eyes briefly at the touch.

"I just don't want to draw too much attention to you, Nicole." He simply said and nudged his nose over mine and while I wanted to kiss him, having not seen him in a few weeks and him meeting me at the house, I also wanted answers.

"So you are burying me because you're fucking me?" I snapped and he sighed and let go of me.

"What do you want me to do? Give you a title shot and have Stephanie asking questions?"

I tried not to glare at him as he raised his voice and narrowed his eyes at me.

"No, I just don't want to be forgotten. Its enough that I am second in your life, now Brie is taking over and I am lagging behind" I mumbled and he moved towards me and tipped my chin up.

"That's what I like about you. You're an ambitious woman but that isn't what we're doing here, you're not sleeping with me to get to the top?"

I realized he was questioning me when he should have known it was far from that.

"Its been two years Hunter. Have I held a championship? No. I'm with you because I love you"

He nodded and moved back again.

I sighed as I always loved that look on him, especially with the shirt buttoned down a bit. I moved over to him and he focused his eyes on me as I did with a small smile forming before I pulled his face down to me and kissed him.

I felt his tongue slowly slip past my lips before I hopped a bit and wrapped my legs around him.

I knew he was annoyed with me for questioning him on how he handled things but I would let it go for another time. I just needed him and knew I shouldn't have been wasting either of our time confessing my stupid emotions...

His hands held the small of my back and pushed me up against the wall. He gently broke the kiss before trailing kisses down my neck and removing my hair from over my shoulder. I moaned as he pushed his lower half against me, allowing me to feel just how much I was wanted by him and...

"What the hell is this?" I heard him and my eyes snapped open to find his brown-green eyes focused on me but they did not look happy yet again.

"What is what?" I breath as I was still in the moment of getting lost by him but he soon made it fade as he set me down and adjusted his pants to hide the fact that he wanted me.

Why? I wasn't exactly sure.

"That fucking mark on your shoulder and your neck. What the fuck is..."

I frowned as I slipped my phone out of my bag to check it.

Of fucking course...

"You did it on the flight Hunter, come on.." I moved towards him as I knew he was already upset about me questioning him about my status in the company.

"I have never done anything to leave a trace on you Nicole. So who the fuck have you been fucking besides me huh?"

"Where the fuck is my fucking top?" I groaned even though Brie had already left after her meeting with Vince and Stephanie.

I had a dark match in about fifteen minutes and I couldn't find my gear top anywhere. Of course I was cast to the shadows now...

"Why can't.. " I froze as I felt fingers moving my hair to the side but the gentle kiss made me weaken.

I knew Hunter was here tonight, I had seen him earlier where I simply received a nod which I didn't mind getting considering we would be spending tomorrow together.

I felt him push his body against me and I reached behind but nothing. But soon felt his arm snake around me and I could feel the fabric of his suit pants graze against my nylon stockings they made us wear to the ring. While the buckle of his belt left a cool feeling on my back.

"At work? It must be getting harder to stay away from me?" I pushed my behind up against him which led to him groaning and tightening his arm around me.

I frowned as that was not..

I stared down to see the tattooed arm peeking through the grey shirt and I immediately squealed and moved back. His laughter filled my locker room I shared with Brie..

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?" I glared at his smirk as his eyes trailed my body.

"What I do best.." He whispered and moved towards me.

"Which is?" I snapped, anger filling me that I sunk into his grasps.

"Make you moan" He shrugged as his fingertips made their way onto my waist.

"I was not moaning." I shook my head not being able to remember what I felt before I realized it wasn't Hunter.

"Your mouth sure was.."

" I didn't know it was you!" I narrowed my eyes at him and pushed him away and he stumbled back not seeming affected by my words.

"I figured as much so that means your mystery man is on the roster" He cocked his eyebrow with a small smile and I glanced away as I ran my hand through my hair.

Are you kidding me?

"No.." I simply said with not much confidence as I should have known he was still investigating...

"No?" He mused having clearly gotten what he wanted from my reaction.

I knew Randy wasn't dumb so I just wanted him to stop, the more I refused him the more he transferred his time onto figuring out who I belonged to. And my in love brain had clearly given the Predator another clue...

"Randy, just leave please.." I attempted to move past him but he held me and pushed me up against the now closed door.

"That's what you say but you don't want me to" he whispered before I felt his lips on my skin.

"You know how badly I want to kiss you Garcia but we know you just sat in make-up which I hardly care about but I know you do"

"What happened to Randy who swore to never touch me again?" I sighed recalling his words the day before while we had lunch at Alanna's party.

"We both know that wasn't true Garcia" He whispered into my skin before I felt him gently nibble onto it before sucking it.

Randy was getting worse and I didn't know what to do. I had tried avoiding him every chance I got but he always seemed to find me. I had told my sister but she had just thought I was being dramatic because he wasn't this intense when we were around them.

He was subtle at the party yesterday and now full force yet again. I was never prepared for him...

"You keep denying me when this is what you want isn't it?" He questioned as he bit into my skin and pressed his body against me.

"Please.."

"Please stop or please go on?" I heard the amusement in his voice reminding me of the sick game he was playing and pushed him away.

"Get out! I have a fucking match" I practically screamed out wishing he would realize that I didn't want him near me.

"Just going to leave me frustrated, love?"

Urgh.

"You have been single for what two years? I'm sure you're used to releasing yourself!" I rolled my eyes as I threw out my gym bag.

"Looking for this?"

I glared as he held my wrestling top and extended his arm with a shrug. I took it from his grasps and slipped it on feeling his gaze fixed on me.

I sighed, "You need to stop, Randy. I am not interested in this game, I honestly have enough to deal with and you are too much"

"Why?" He frowned not moving from where he stood and I guess I had to appreciate the distance.

"Why what?"

"Why am I too much, if I'm just annoying you why am I "too much" unless you're starting to like that I am at every turn"

Could he get any more delusional?

"Don't flatter yourself.." I scoffed.

"Your body did.. Does your nipples perk when your boyfriend is around or just at my touch?" He questioned without a hint of amusement as he searched my eyes.

"You're so annoying" I simply said not wanting to get into any conversation involving Hunter.

"I know but that's why you love me Garcia" he shrugged and left the room.

"No one. I can't lead a double life like you can, it must have been Josie, she gets crazy sometimes. I don't want you mad at me Hunter.." I rambled not sure what to say without implicating Randy.

I knew it would hurt Hunter knowing Randy was going after me and I didn't want that.

"Too late for that. I'm not going to share you.." He shook his head and slipped on his jacket and I was sure it was the last straw in me shifting his mood in the last half hour.

"But I am sharing you?" I questioned as he picked up his bag and left the stables.

"Goodbye Nicole."