Lurking Underneath

Chapter 9: Forgive and Forget

Bayley POV: I looked at my hands as they were shaking as i was trying to process what I had done to my girlfriend. I didn't mean to put my hands on her i was just angry that a person was snapping pictures of us that i wanted to protect my girlfriend anyway possible. I decided to shower to cool off before talking to my girlfriend so i was thinking of ways to tell her what i saw and why i acted the way that i acted. As i turned off the water i swear i heard a knock on the window in the living room "Babe?" I shouted but after a while i heard nothing and proceeded to get out of the bathroom. I had walked to our room to see if Mercedes was ready to talk when i didn't see her but i heard a few sniffles coming from the closet, so i took a deep breath and lightly knocked on the door "Baby. Can you come out please? I want to talk to you. If your comfortable?" I said in a gentle tone. "Y-Y-You won't...Hurt me?" She said through the closet in a croaked voice. "No. I Promise." I said as i sat on the bed waiting for her to come out. After a while she opened the closet door and saw she was shaking in fear as i just held my arms out and she walked fast into them and i just held her as we both started crying "I am so sorry Babe." She said into me. "No Mercedes. You have nothing to be sorry for okay. I am sorry for putting my hands on you. It's just there was a person taking a picture of us and i wanted to protect you in that moment that i guess my anger got the best of me. I am just so-" *BARK* *BARK* *BARK* We both got startled by Buster Barking and we both ran to the living room and i gasped. 

There was a man standing in our front door as he stuck a note to the door window and took off running. I ran to the door and seen that he had left a note that said "TOMORROW WILL BE THE DAY I RUIN YOUR LIVES- SHR" written in dark red ink. We both stared at the note i had taken down now holding it in the hands but all i could do was stare at the note "Babe? Why don't we call Patrick tomorrow morning?" I heard Mercedes say as she took the note from me snapping me back into reality "Sure Babe. Sure." I said still trying to process everything while trying to piece together everything that has happened so far lately. "Why don't you watch some TV while i shower okay. Then i'll make some steaks for us." Mercedes said. "Okay." i said still a little uneasy just watching the window.  I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV with buster sleeping by my feet as i heard Mercedes showering i took this opportunity to put the note in the drawer in our bedroom where i've been keeping all the other things that we've been receiving these past few weeks. After i did that i decided to grab a book that i haven't read yet, then returned to the couch and started reading but after a while Mercedes had gotten out of the shower and i felt her sitting next to me "What are you reading babe?" "Just a book i forgot about" I said as i looked up at her. 

She started making the steaks and i poured some wine for us as i felt we deserved some time for us as well as it's our final day of vacation and we had to be in Oklahoma for Monday Night Raw tomorrow. "What are making to drink babe?" "Well i figured since we didn't get to enjoy our vacation like we wanted to-" I was saying as i grabbed the glasses of wine "Enjoy our final day with some Stella Rose." I said as i placed them on the table then i went to the laundry room to fix buster his bowl for dinner. As i got the bowl of food and walked back i saw Mercedes just sitting down on the couch waiting for me, so i put busters food in his place in the corner of the living room and sat with my girlfriend just watching TV and eating our dinner. After a while I made small talk with her and then i put my arms around her as i started apologizing "Babe I am so sorry i put my hands on you. It's just i saw a guy taking pictures of us in the pool and buster was going crazy trying to go after him but i grabbed his collar and started yanking him back as i started shouting to leave us alone or i'll call the cops as he started running away from our house. But after you had came out I was so full of rage that i shoved you back inside because i was afraid that that's the guy that could be stalking both of us. But am really sorry for put my hands around your throat when you tried to comfort me." I said as i started crying because i felt really guilty for what happened today. I felt her wipe my tears and held me "babe. it's okay i know you were just trying to protect me so i forgive you." She said as she kissed me a little passionately. 

I was so happy that we made up so i grabbed the glasses and began drinking as we started watching a series on Netflix well into the night. I had looked at the clock which read 9PM and we had to be at the airport at about 8AM because we had to be at Las Vegas arena for a raw then we had Tuesday and Wednesday off and then our next day off would be Sunday but we have to drop off buster at the daycare about 7:30AM and they open at 7AM. "You ready to go to bed Babe?" I asked her "Yes babe." She said as she got off the couch as i did too. We both showered together then gave Buster a bath to make sure he was cleaned before taking him back to the daycare tomorrow morning, after getting our stuff that we would need ready and packed Mercedes was putting the bags in the living room. While she was distracted in the living room i took this opportunity to get the ring that i had been hiding in my side of the drawers where she hasn't seen it at all which is good because tomorrow is her birthday and i want this to be a surprise. "Hey babe. Everything is in the living room you ready for bed?" She finished saying as she had walked into the room which caused me to shut the drawer immediately. "What happened? Everything okay?" She asked noticing my quick turnaround "Yeah i'm fine babe. I just Dropped something that's all" I said lying to her. "Okay well i'm ready for bed." She said yawning. "Sure babe. I just need to put something in my bag really quick." I said while walking behind her with the box in my hand completely out of view from her and walked to my backpack to put the ring in the small pocket before heading back to bed. I made sure everything was locked one more time before i turned the night light on and hopped into bed where Mercedes snuggled with me as she put her head on my chest "Goodnight Baby. I love you." She said sleeply "I love you too baby." I said as i kissed her head and went to sleep very nervous for tomorrow as i'm hoping she'll say yes.