Complicated

December 2, 2020 - NXT

I scrolled through my phone while sitting on top of a vanity in the women's locker room. Rhea sat in the chair to the vanity with her feet kicked up beside me, scrolling through her own phone. She had just finished her makeup for the night, which was dark and looked so cool on her. It was a look that I could never pull off.

"Are you even listening to me?" Rhea asked.

I blinked hard and realized she was staring at me. "Nope, I was too busy thinking about how hot you are."

She rolled her eyes hard. "Careful. You might make Damian jealous."

I laughed, "Oh please, he thinks you're hot too."

She shrugged, smiling widely. "Well, you two have good taste." Her accent thickened and I knew she was embarrassed, but arrogance always won out with Rhea so she pointedly added, "anyway. I said Kyle wants us to get drinks with them tonight."

"Who is them?" I asked flatly.

"The UE."

I felt the blood drain from my face. I thought tonight would be easy in avoiding Bobby. The UE wasn't even in the arena. The UE had pre-filmed their promo for the night and had no reason to be here.

"I already said we would," Rhea said.

"Why would you do that?" I snapped at her.

"Whoa. Cool the attitude. I will punch you."

I glared at her but didn't speak again. My hands clenched into tight fists at my sides. War Games were only four days away so if I injured her then I would be in big trouble. Even if breaking her nose seemed like a really good idea. I gritted my teeth, "Well you can tell him that I can't go."

"Nope, you're coming."

"Rhea, no I'm not."

She ran a hand through her short hair, "Yes, you are for two reasons. One, we have all told you and Fish to work through whatever is going on with you two over and over. You won't do it and that's on the two of you. But you're not going to ruin our new friend group because you two can't handle your problems. And two, I told him they could come to our house."

I narrowed my eyes at her. "I tried working through this with Bobby so it's on him. Not me. It's not my fault he's impossible."

She raised one eyebrow at me, "whatever."

I knocked her feet off the vanity, "and what makes you think you can just invite anyone over to my house."

"Um, the fact that I live there too." She said as though it was obvious.

"Temporarily," I emphasized each syllable carefully.

Rhea rolled her eyes again, "Again, whatever. You've never minded and you wouldn't now if Fish wasn't coming over. So quit being a baby." She looked over at her shoulder at the monitor which displayed Shotzi getting the crap kicked out of her by Raquel. "Now, come on. We have a match to interfere in."

I was being named as the final member of Team Shotzi at War Games. The two teams were all about to square off during Shotzi and Raquel's ladder match. Whoever won this match got the advantage at War Games, so it was in my best interest for Shotzi to win.

I followed Rhea to the holding area. She ran down about as soon as we got to the room. All seven women involved in the War Games match were beating the hell out of each other outside the ring. I walked out to where no one could see me and stayed behind the screens, where the crowd would usually be, until I got to the time keeper's area.