I walked back into my locker room and grabbed my phone. I needed to call Joe before we went off and did something stupid. On the fifth ring he picked up. "Hello?" he asked.
"Joe, honey, where are you?" I asked.
"I'm sitting in the car." he said.
"I was gonna come after you but Kane said if I did I would lose my title match tonight." I said.
"It's okay. You just do the match. I'll be fine. I promise."
"I can't focus knowing you could get even more pissed and then go do something stupid."
"I'm not going to. I'm just sitting here in the car. I promise. Go do your thing and I'll be here after the show. I love you." he said.
"I love you too." I said.
We hung up and I just sat there thinking about things.
***
My match with AJ didn't last long. Actually, she beat me pretty quick. I couldn't keep my mind away from Joe and his outburst earlier tonight. I was worrying about him and I couldn't stop.
Once I got backstage, I just grabbed my bags and walked out. I didn't even bother changing.
"Katie." I heard from behind me.
I turned around and saw Jon and Seth. "What?" I asked.
"How's Joe?" Jon asked.
"He's pissed Jon." I said.
"Yeah. Listen, whatever you guys need, I'm here for. Okay? I promise." he hugged me and I lightly hugged back.
"Hi. I'm Seth Rollins." Seth said holding out his hand for me to shake.
"I know who you are. You're the guy that turned on my husband and my best friend." I said.
"Ouch." Seth said.
"Sorry. I'm just not really in the mood. I'll see you guys later." I said.
I walked out of the building and looked in the car. Joe wasn't there. I sighed putting my stuff in the front seat and then going to look for Joe.
"Joe!" I called.
I looked over by the dumpsters and found him sitting on the ground, head in his hands.
"Joe." I said grabbing his hand and pulling him upright. He pulled me into him and hugged me. "Joe, it's just a storyline. Honey, you can't let it get to you. You and I both know, Bray Wyatt isn't gonna hurt her. He just wants to mess with you. That's all."
He looked at me. "I just wish it was over already. I can't handle hearing her cry because of this no matter if it's a story line or not."
"I know. I know babe but you have to think of this way. Joelle is so proud of you. She looks up to you so much. I see it when you're together. I see it in your eyes and hers. She knows you won't let anything happen to her. Okay? You're the person she goes to when she's scared honey. You're her hero. Just pull through this story line and beat Bray Wyatt at Battleground. Okay? You want it to stop, you stop it at Battleground." I said.
"I know. You're right. I'm sorry." he paused. "How did you do in your match?"
"I lost Joe. I couldn't keep my head in. I couldn't focus. My mind was on you the whole time and she took advantage. I lost." I said.
"I'm sorry babe. I shouldn't have distracted you." he said.
"It wasn't your fault. You couldn't help it. Let's just get back to the hotel and get some rest."
"Speaking of the hotel, Jon and Seth wanna come over and have a movie night."
"Yeah. When did you become close with Seth again?" I asked.
"Just recently actually. A month ago. He apologized for everything and we forgave him." he said.
"Oh. Okay." I said.
We got in the car and drove to the hotel. When we got there, Joe took a shower first while I was on the phone with Joe's mom checking on the kids. They were doing okay. Sleeping and playing. Joelle doesn't get scared watching wrestling anymore because she knows what's going on which I was happy about.
There was a knock on the door and I went to get it. Jon and Seth were on the other side. "Hey." I said.
"Hey. How are you guys?" Jon asked.
"We're okay now. Thanks. Come on in." I said opening the door for them to walk in. I shut the door and then Joe walked out of the bathroom fully clothed. "I'm gonna go take a shower." I said. I kissed Joe and then walked in to the bathroom.
I did my business and then got out. I brushed out my hair, put lotion on and my face cream, and then walked out of the bathroom. I was only in my towel so I tried to do it as quietly and quickly as possible but Joe and the guys were in the kitchen so that didn't work out too well.
"Uh, hi." I said.
They all just stared. This was awkward.
"I'm just gonna go get dressed."
"I'll come with you." Joe said.
"Should we leave?" Seth asked.
"No. Joe you go pick a movie with the guys. I'll be out in a few." I said.
"Oh alright." he said. He kissed me and then and I walked into the bedroom. I picked out a pair of short blue pajama shorts and a black tank top. I put on some short black socks and then walked out to join the guys.
"So what are we watching?" I asked.
"Insidious Chapter 3." Jon said.
"What is with you and scary movies?"
"They're cool. I like it when they get killed." he said.
"You're messed up." Seth said.
"And we all thought AJ was crazy." I said.
"Hey, you learned from me so that just makes you as crazy as I am sweetheart." he said poking my nose.
"Jon, touch my nose again and you will lose a finger." I said.
We all laughed and then decided to just watch the movie. Seth and Jon were on the floor while Joe and I cuddled on the couch. It felt good to be with my husband and my friends.
During the movie I ended up falling asleep. After being with the kids for a while it felt good to be able to sleep.
