A New Judgment

Chapter 19: Of Bombshells and Betting Boards

*This chapter contains some tame WLW smut

Thursday, May 4th 2023

Finn, Rhea, and Dominik return to the hotel room from the beach having been driven back by Seamus. Rhea is mildly annoyed at not understanding a lick of what was said between them in the car because when those two get together their accents thicken and talk in phrases and words that make no sense but are somehow still English. Finn squeezes Rhea's hand as a form of apology, guilt pulling at his stomach. He knows she doesn't like not knowing, that it makes her anxious. Rhea squeezes it back and Finn knows they are ok. Dominik is oblivious to the interaction and comes up behind them throwing his arms around both their shoulders as they walk down the hallway.

"So what do we think, did they fuck or just nap?" Dominik asks, kissing both of their cheeks. Both Rhea and Finn let out a sigh, the tension between them broken by the puppy-like happiness of their young partner.

"Oh, they definitely fucked." Finn giggles, and Rhea tugs on his hand, rolling her eyes. Still feeling a little on edge from earlier, but lets him gossip about just how rough Damian was with her this time, Dom jokingly argues back,

"Oh no, it was totally vanilla. She was entirely too tired. I vote she showered and they went to lay down to nap and it was just super cute and sweet." Dom sighs wistfully and Rhea makes a mental note to be gentler with him sometimes, clearly

"Dom Dom, do you wish you joined them because if so same," Rhea asks for clarification.

"Always, though they deserve some alone time. They like you just clicked from the beginning

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Friday, May 5, 2023,
Press Conference

Finn is standing behind the stage with Damian and Nessa, watching Rhea and Dom have their face-off with Zelina and Rey. Nessa is leaning back on Damian's chest, his arms draped around her waist, gently swaying them back and forth, occasionally bumping into Finn. By the fifth bump, Nessa grabs Finn's hand and pulls him close, keeping a tight grip on his hand, her other hand resting on top of Damians. Nessa glances to see Cody, hovering close by with the bloodline just out of earshot discussing something and glances over towards Nessa. A knot forms in her stomach and she feels her heart in her throat, clearly, they are talking about her. They notice she is looking at them and wave, making their way over to the trio.

"Hey Baby Girl," Roman greets them as they get closer. Damian clears his throat and glares at Roman who ignores it. Jey steps forward, grabs Nessa's hand, and pulls her away from Damian and Finn and into his arms. She squirms, uncomfortable with the contact.

"You have exactly one second to let her go and to never touch her without consent again before I beat your ass." Damian threatens, the protective urge taking over, Finn parrots his agreement, cracking his knuckles. Jey immediately releases Nessa who steps into Finn's arms, still facing the members of the Bloodline and Cody. Damian Crosses his and shifts his weight partially standing in front of them, blocking Nessa's view.

"Hey man we mean no disrespect or harm to lil sis" Jimmy tries to diffuse the building situation.

"No, I know don't worry about it. I am very uh... particular when it comes to physical touch and they get overprotective of me" Nessa accepts the unspoken apology, tapping Finn's hand to have him let go and steps out from behind Damian who uncrosses his arms to be ready in case Nessa grabs his hand again.

"So what were you guys talking about and looking over at me" Nessa asks, her voice strong, more confident than she feels. Her hands shaking down at her side. Finn and Damian silently grab them.