Forbidden By All

Kindest Of Gestures

"Bri? I'm gonna go to Nicks apartment..You gonna be okay without me?" Nikki mumbled as she was grabbing her purse, and her spiffy little jacket. Bri glanced over at her twin sister, rolling her eyes, "I'm not a toddler, Nicole. I'll be alright. Are you gonna stay over there for the night? Or am I free to have a maaaassive party without you." She giggled quietly and sat down in the recliner, propping her feet up on the ottoman. "If you do..I wont care, I'll be havin' my own fun, if you know what I mean." Nikki winked, then immediately let out a giggle.

"Ew..You are insanely disgusting..How am I related to you." Bri grabbed the remote and flipped the television on, she normally didnt like to waste time watching TV, but the fact that she was gonna have all night to herself, it seemed like a decent time to start getting into something. "Love you, Bitch." Nikki opened the front door and stepped out. "Love you too." Bri waved, "Bye Nikki, be sure to have protection." Both women giggled loudly at the comment, and with that sentence, Nikki left.

Bri was now all alone, alone with her thoughts, alone with her biggest fears. She grabbed her phone and went on Instagram, although this sometimes was a bad idea due to the comments that some inconsiderate people would leave her and her sister. Bri looked at the comments, and of course the first one was about Bryan, Bri's husband.

"Well. I'm pretty sure I didnt need this crap today." She thought to herself, immediately putting her phone down. But as she did, she saw her wallpaper was her beautiful baby boy, her only child, Blake. Bri couldnt peel her eyes away from her son's photo on her phone, Blake was with Bryan while Bri was on tour, after all, Bryan has been hurt and out of action for around seven-eight months.

She couldnt resist anymore, the tears were welling up immensely in her tiny brown eyes, grabbing her phone quickly, she went to her contacts and dialed the home number. Bri remembered that Blake had figured out how to read 'Mommy' in the caller ID, and he would answer if she called. These few dial tones felt like she was waiting an eternity, at this time the rain outside began to slam against the house, creating loud crashes with each rain drop that made contact with the roof.

"Hewwo?" A tiny voice finally was heard on the other end of the phone, there was a certain weight that was lifted off of Bri's shoulders. "Hey baby..you remember how to read the little letters?" Bri sniffled loudly and rubbed her nose, the tip of it now was as red as her top. "Yes mommy. I miss you." Everytime he spoke, Bri felt warmer inside, her baby didnt forget about her. That obviously is impossible, a child can never forget about a parent, it is physically impossible to do so. They brought you into this world, even at a young age, Blake knew the importance his mommy holds to him.

"Mommy misses you too, baby boy. I'll be home soon. I promise, okay? Are you practicing with your blocks I bought you still?" Bri remembered that before she left her home for the tour, she bought Blake a ton of things that would..hopefully be able to fill the learning void that she left upon her departure. "Yes! Me'b love the bwocks. I can spell mommy! And and daddy!" the tiny boy let out a fun filled, childish giggle as he spoke, it made Bri's heart flutter, she missed her little baby so very much.

Her eyes fluttered closed, avoiding crying again due to how much she just wanted to be with her son. "Thats..Amazing Blake, mommy's so happy..can..can I talk to daddy? I need to ask him something.." Bri exhaled slowly and got up, she felt the stress coming on and in order to alleviate the stress from what was coming. "Yes mwom. I love you!" Bri could hear little footsteps scamper throughout her home, and in the background she heard Blake tell Bryan that mommy was on the phone.

A deep exhale was heard before Bryan spoke, "Hello?" He clearly knew that Bri was on the phone, but honestly their marriage was so..on the rocks by this point, neither person was happy to have to interact with the other. "Hey. It's me..are you making sure Blake eats when the doctor told us he has to?" Bri was super concerned with how Bryan was paying attention to their child. Blake had an issue where if he didnt intake enough calories a day, he would get incredibly sick.

"Yes Bri. He is my son too, y'know.." Bryan was doing work on his computer, in his spare time after his physical therapy was finished. Writing personal memoirs on his laptop was all he could do since his time away from the ring. "Just, make sure he eats, alright Bryan??" These days Bri had little to no patience, especially with someone she almost couldnt stand anymore.

"Look, Bri, we need to talk..Is this gon-" Bryan was cut off by a now irritated Bri, her voice was firm and..somewhat irritated. "I have to go, Bryan. Alright? Just make sure Blake is okay. Goodbye." She hung up on him before he got the last words out. Bri tossed her phone to the sofa and curled her knees to her tiny frame.

The woman was broken, from head to toe, mentally and physically, she needed something to go her way. And in her life right now, nothing was. Tears began to flow out of Bri's eyes and splashed onto her forearms, the thought of feeling so trapped was all she could think and feel. Her job wasn't going exactly how she would have liked it to be right now. The fans all but resented her very existence on TV, and there was no end in sight except retirement.

Just as quickly as the tears started, her phone rang again. This time though, it was from someone she actually liked speaking to. It was her sister, Nikki. But, why would Nikki be calling her now..she was only gone for a little over a half hour. Clearing her throat, she answered the phone, "H-hello? What are you calling for..did you forget something..again.." Bri tried to make sure Nikki would have zero suspicion of her depression right now, but it wouldnt work on Nikki, she's seen too much and knows when her twin is sad.

"What happened..." Nikki quieted down the background noise, which consisted of Nick talking, and potentially a show blaring in the background. Her sister loved Bri to death, I mean they are identical twins. "Nothing Nikki, Just have the sniffles is all.." The lies pouring out of Bri's mouth were the most obvious thing in the world right now. Her hands were cold, colder than normal. Whenever Bri cried, her entire body reacted accordingly, her hands became cold, her eyes sunk in and everything about her just radiated sadness.

"I promise I'm alright. I'm just tired and have the sniffles. Alright? Now go have fun and I'll see you tomorrow..okay?" Nikki almost didnt know what to say, her sister did dismiss her when she was typically sad about life, and when Bri closed her heart, it would really never open back up for anybody. "Alright Brianna..but if something is on your mind, you seriously better tell me..I'll kick your ass, swear on me mum." Nick could be heard loudly giggling in the background now at Nikki's awful British accent.

"Tell Theo to shut his face.." Bri giggle a little bit to ensure that Nikki would be able to relax about the entire situation, and it probably worked. Bri had enjoyed calling Nick Theo, short for Theodore. He hated it, in turn Nick began to call Bri Momo. The two were incredibly close friends and that made Nikki's relationship with him work that much better

"I sure will Brianna. You do yourself a favor and relax now, yeah?" Nikki reached over and grabbed Nick's hand, silently telling him that indeed, Bri was not doing well alone. The bullshit that Bri tried to get away with telling the world how alright and happy she was never, ever worked on her sister and Nick. They always could see through her walls and the broken heart that Bri had during these past few months were awful to stand by and watch.

"Bye Nicole.." Bri hung the phone up and looked through her messages, her phone had vibrated as she was on the phone with Nikki, but..it wasn't from exactly who she expected it to be. Tilting her head to the side, Bri decided to entertain the idea. It was from a boy, a particular boy from work who was always incredibly sweet to Bri, even during these dark days. Dialing the number that kindly requested that Bri called immediately.

"I am alone right now..wait, you're in the area? No no, I dont think- But Nicole would-...Alright..alright alright. Can you be here in ten minutes?.. Alright, I'll be waiting.." Bri hung up the phone. Not knowing if this was a good idea, or a bad idea. Inviting another guy over to her sister's vacation home might not be the smartest of ideas. But at this point in life, Bri didnt exactly care what bridges she burned..or in most other cases, blew the hell up.

Even going so far as to putting on extra makeup, Bri headed downstairs once more some thirty minutes later. She sat back on the recliner and within seconds of her butt contacting the chair, a knock was heard on the front door. She sprang up, fixed her crop top and scampered to the door. She took one deep breath, and let it out. Opening the door, there was a bouquet of roses some inches from her face. "Thank you so much for coming.."