Affair Of The Heart (Damian Priest story)

Chapter 17: We Need To Talk

Kelsie's POV:

I was waiting for Seth to pick up Skyla so she could have a sleepover with Roux. In the meantime, I was getting Skyla's bag ready. While I was doing that, I got a text from Damian saying he still wanted to have dinner with me. He said, "We need to talk." I replied, "I'll let you know when Seth picks up Skyla and I'm ready." I wasn't sure what Damian wanted to talk about, but I felt it had something to do with our time in the storage closet earlier. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I kept an open mind.

Seth arrived and picked up Skyla, giving me a warm smile. "Have fun with Roux!" I said as he buckled Skyla into the car seat. He waved me off, I was feeling a mix of relief and nervousness. Damian arrived shortly after, looking a bit more serious than usual. "Ready?" he asked, offering his hand. I nodded and took it, feeling a spark of anticipation.

We went to a cozy little restaurant downtown, where the ambiance was perfect for a heart-to-heart conversation. Over dinner, Damian finally brought up the storage closet incident. "Kelsie, about earlier... I think we need to talk about what happened and what it means for us". I took a deep breath. "I agree. It was unexpected, but I think it brought up some feelings we've both been avoiding."

We talked for hours, slowly but surely working through our emotions and what we wanted for our future. Damian admitted he still had strong feelings for me and wanted to see if we could make things work. I, feeling a mix of hope and fear, agreed to give it a try. It got late, and Damian took me back to my hotel room. As we stood outside my door, I hesitated. "I don't want to be totally alone tonight," I admitted. "Rhea is out with her husband, Buddy". Damian smiled gently. "I can stay for a while, if you want. We can just talk or watch a movie". I nodded, feeling a sense of comfort. "I'd like that". We spent the rest of the night talking and watching movies, slowly rebuilding the connection we once had.

At some point, we must have fallen asleep on the couch, the TV still softly playing in the background. I woke up to the sound of the door opening. Rhea walked in, her eyes widening in surprise when she saw Damian and me asleep on the couch. "Well, well, what do we have here?" she said with a teasing grin. I blinked, trying to shake off the sleep. "Rhea, it's not what it looks like," I started, but she just laughed. "Relax, Kelsie. I'm just messing with you," she said, dropping her purse on the floor. "But seriously, what's going on?"

Damian stirred beside me, waking up and looking a bit disoriented. "Hey, Rhea," he said, rubbing his eyes. "We were just talking and must have dozed off". Rhea raised an eyebrow. "Talking, huh? Well, I'm glad you two are working things out. But next time, maybe use the bed. That couch doesn't look too comfortable".

I felt my cheeks flush. "Thanks for the advice," I said, trying to keep my tone light. "How was your night with Buddy?". Rhea's face softened. "It was great. We had a wonderful time. But I'm exhausted, so I'm going to crash. You two behave yourselves," she added with a wink before heading to her room.

I turned to Damian, feeling a mix of embarrassment and amusement. "Well, that was awkward". He chuckled. "A little, but it's okay. I'm glad we talked tonight, Kelsie. It feels like we're on the right path". I nodded, feeling a sense of relief. "Me too. Thanks for staying with me". Damian smiled and leaned in, giving me a gentle kiss. "Anytime," he said softly. Just then, his phone buzzed. He glanced at it and sighed. "Matt just texted. Apparently, Dominik had a bit too much to drink, and they need my help". I laughed lightly. "Sounds like you have your hands full. Go take care of him". "Goodnight, Kelsie," he said, giving me one last smile before heading out. "Goodnight, Damian," I replied, watching him leave before heading to my own bed, feeling hopeful about the future. As soon as the hotel room door closed, Rhea popped back out of her room. "Awww, so tell me the details! Are you two back together?". I sighed, smiling. "It's complicated, but we're working on it. We had a good talk tonight."

Rhea's POV:

I stood in the doorway of my room, watching Kelsie and Damian interact. A mix of amusement and genuine happiness washed over me for my friend. Kelsie had been through so much, and seeing her smile like that was such a relief. Damian seemed to really care about her, and I hoped they could make a go of it. After everything they'd been through, they deserved some happiness. As I heard the door closing, I went out of my room. "Awww, so tell me the details! Are you two back together?" I said. She sighed, smiling. "It's complicated, but we're working on it. We had a good talk tonight". I wish they make it work honestly they are the cutest couple ever. Kelsie and I ended up talking more and then finally went to bed because we had to leave to go back to Miami for Kelsie to train some more for her big debut on SummerSlam which was literally in a month tomorrow since it's the second of July right now and SummerSlam is August 3rd. Other wrestlers are going to help Kelsie to add some other moves in the mix.. since she still didn't want to use Damian's which I don't understand because she is the only one that has perfected and mastered it. Plus I know he loves it when she uses them, he's always in awe when she uses his move. 

Damian's POV:

As I left Kelsie's hotel room, my phone buzzed again. Matt was calling, sounding a bit frantic. "Damian, you need to get here. Dominik's a mess". I sighed, picking up the pace. When I arrived, I found Dominik dancing on a bar top, clearly he was having had too much to drink. Matt looked relieved to see me. "Thanks for coming, man. I didn't know who else to call" Matt said. "No problem," I said, helping Dominik off the bar top. "Let's get him back to his room." I said. As we walked to his room because it was the hotel bar they were at, I couldn't help but think about the night with Kelsie. It felt good to finally talk things out, and I hoped we could move forward together. But for now, I had to focus on getting Dominik back safely. One step at a time I said in my thoughts as I got rudely interrupted out of my thoughts by Dominik throwing up on my shoulder as I carried him, ew. "Oh my god I'm so sorry dawg" Dominik franticly crying and apologizing to me. We finally got into his room, Matt immediately got a towel for me to wipe off the throw up off me and turned on the shower for Dominik because he reeked badly. I wiped off the puke and went back to my room, which was the next room over. Matt helped Dominik shower and as they did that I decided to take one in my room but I can't help but keep thinking of Kelsie, I miss her so damn much. I ended up drying myself off and changing into my pajamas where I was taken aback to what I'm hearing in the next room to me (in Matt and Dominik's shared hotel room... 

As I approached the room, I heard Dominik's voice, loud and slurred. "MMMM harder pleasee," he screamed out. My heart sank. What the hell was going on? Dominik had a wife and so does Matt, and this was completely out of character for both of them. I knew he was drunk, but I never imagined he'd end up in a situation like this and with Matt just going for it. Like what?

I hesitated at the door, unsure of what to do. Should I intervene or give him privacy? My mind raced with confusion and concern. Dominik was clearly not in his right mind, and I needed to figure out how to handle this without making things worse.

Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door. "Dominik, it's Damian. Are you okay in there?"

There was a moment of silence, then a muffled response. "Damian? Yeah, I'm... I'm fine."

I then heard Matt grunting and said "Damian, we busy. Leave us alone".

I was convinced, but I decided to give them a moment. "Alright, I'm here if you need anything," I said, stepping back and waiting nearby. This was going to be a long night, and I needed to be ready for whatever came next. I'm just grabbing my headphones and blasting my music to sleep because I don't want to hear the screams of pleasure and moans like ew.