Ayla 3 [A WWE Multiverse]

Chapter 20 - What did I miss?

Ayla sat in between Hunter and Darcy on the plane. They were on their way back to the States. It was hard to say goodbye to all of them back in Samoa. They have been amazing for the past 2 weeks she's been in Samoa. The love that they showed was nothing like she's ever felt before. Still, duty calls. They are needed to be in the States as soon as possible. All of their time off were over and they needed to be there for the WWE. It's been a couple of months since Ayla's stepped foot into the WWE, ever since the accident. 

Ayla is still not cleared to step into the ring yet, but she was needed for promotions and interviews. 

They would fly to the States in the same flight, stay in New York for a couple of days before, Ayla, Darcy, Caryll and Lachlan would board another flight to Iowa. It was Darcy's wish to spend her last moments in the town where she and Ben got married. The birthplace of Ayla as well. 

Ayla was thrilled to meet Stephanie and Aurora after over a month. She missed her mother and her little sister. As much as she can't wait to see her family in New York, she was sad about the news of Darcy. To know that she has so little time to spend with her newfound mother would always burn a hole in her heart. But she didn't want to waste any more time crying over it. She wanted to make the most of her time with Darcy and be by her side the entire time. 

Her phone pinging caught her attention. A small smile formed at the corner of her lips as she saw the notification from Julian. They had exchanged their phone numbers this morning before she boarded the plane. 

"Text me when you reach home safely, okay?" Ayla read his text from the notification bar.

"Ooh, looks like somebody has a knack for you" Darcy said, unintentionally saw her text. 

"No, no. It's not like you think it is" Ayla said, putting her phone away, not bothering to reply him yet. 

"Why not? He's a good kid" Darcy convinced. 

"Yeah, no, yeah. That's not the thing. Yeah, it's just that..." Ayla stammered. "I just... I already have a boyfriend" 

Darcy raised an eyebrow, not knowing this before. 

"Really?" Darcy asked, surprised. "Who is it?" 

"He works as a writer in NXT UK" Ayla said, not looking at Darcy, nor is she looking at anyone. She glued her eyes to the floor, shy to meet anybody's eyes. 

Hunter paused from his work, his eyebrows furrowed when he heard her say that. 

"I thought you guys broke up?" Hunter asked, curious. 

Ayla was taken aback by the question. "No, we aren't?" Ayla said, more of a question. 

"I thought..." Hunter trailed away, looking at Roman across the aisle who sent a warning look. "Never mind"

Weird, Ayla thought. But she quickly shrugged it off, focusing on Darcy as Hunter went back to his work.

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"Mommy!" Ayla hugged Stephanie as soon as she reached her Uncle Shane's mansion in New York. 

Stephanie held Ayla tight, planting quick kisses around her face, before pulling her into a tight hug again. Ayla couldn't help but chuckle at Stephanie's love attack. 

"Ayla! Mom! Ayla is here! Mom!" Kenyon yelled as he descended the stairs, rushing towards Ayla who broke her hug with Stephanie before welcoming him in his brutal bear hug.

"Careful, careful" Stephanie chuckled, enlightened by their banter but worried about Ayla's injured back and knee at the same time. Thank goodness her arm is nothing serious, only her back and knees are crushed.