Lovesick

Crushed

(Dean P.O.V)

I went to give Nikki our usual good luck kiss before her match tonight. I wasn't expecting to see Paige sitting right there next to her. I also wasn't expecting her to run off like that after the kiss. She hasn't talked to me in days, so I figured she wouldn't care if I kissed Nikki, who was now my girlfriend again. I guess you could say what I did was sort of an asshole move. I had literally just broken up with Paige about 3 days ago, and now I end up kissing another woman right in front of her face. I don't mean to hurt her, that wasn't my intentions at all. I kinda feel bad about it. She just ran off, in an instant. She was probably crushed. I couldn't let that happen, she's still my best friend and I still care about her. Even if we weren't talking to each other, I just had to take action. I hate to see her when she's sad, I gotta fix this.
I went around the whole backstage area looking for her, but she was nowhere to be found. I even checked some places twice, such as the Women's locker room, until the Divas kicked me out for the second time. I had no idea where she was, and I started to worry about her. 'This is all my fault', is all I could hear in my mind. I'm the worst best friend ever, and she probably hates me. I guess I had no other choice but to forget about her and focus on work. I walked down the hallway to the catering area to get my mind off things. I walked over to grab a water, that's when I seen Rosa. She was walking towards a table to sit down and eat, alone. So, I hurried over to her to see if she knew where Paige was. I know I was supposed to be forgetting about her right now, but I couldn't just shake her off like that. It was far from easy. "Rosa! Hey, Rosa. I gotta ask you something." I said as I finally made it to her table. She gave me a look of disgust and picked her food as she sighed. "What do you want, Dean?" She asked. I could tell that I was someone that she didn't wanna be bothered with. I would ask her what's with her attitude but that's none of my concern. My concern right now was on my best friend, who hates me. "Have you see Paige? I really need to talk to her. I've been looking around for her for about half an hour and she's nowhere to be found. I just really---" I said as she cut me off. "Paige requested for some time off." "W-What?" I stuttered as Rosa sighed. "She's taking time off from work...I don't blame her. Being on the road after you've had your heart crushed isn't something that should be taken lightly. And no offense to you, Dean, but you of all people should know how it feels." She said so clearly. She was right, I knew exactly how it felt. "How much? How much time will she be taking off?" I asked her. "I'm not sure about the details of how much time she's taking off. But I do know that she's already gone for the night. I mean, I would want time away from work too, if I saw someone who I still had feelings for kiss another girl, 3 days later." She said as she rolled her eyes. Damn I'm such an asshole. Like I said it was never my intentions to hurt her like this. And the way Rosa explained it, only made me feel like I was the one crushed. I still wanted to talk to Paige but I guess I just had to wait it out. That's probably the best thing to do anyway. "Thanks, Rosa.." I said softly then walked off. Now I could finally focus on work, which was still impossible.

(Paige P.O.V)

Time off was much needed. I'm so glad Mr. McMahon understood my request and granted me 3 weeks off. I mean, this was probably my second time ever asking for time off, I usually don't mind working. If I'm not mistaken, I'm probably the Diva who works the most matches and shows up for every show, day in-day out. I work pretty damn hard, so I deserved it. I deserve a lot of things but I never ask for too much. All I want is happiness. Real happiness. Everyone deserves that. So with my time off, I will find the things that make me happy the most. Right now, that would be a bucket of ice cream and a few episodes of Family Guy.
I had shut my phone off for a few hours and decided that I should check it by now. As soon as I powered it back on, it began to vibrate simultaneously. I had several text messages, missed calls, and voice mails. I unlocked my phone and started to read my missed calls:

Missed calls from:
Dean
Mom :O
Dean
Dean
Mom :O
Dean
Mom :O
Foxy
Dean
Dean
Dean
Rosa
Rosa
A.J.
Dean

This list went on and on. I knew my mom was probably worried but she would think I was working as well. I'll call her back. A majority of calls were from Dean, to my surprise, but he was the last person I wanted to even think about. Most of the text messages were from him too:

Text messages:

Dean: Where are you?

Dean: Paigey, please pick up the phone! 😣

Foxy: Boo, where are you?!

Dean: Please Paige we need to talk, I'm worried about you.

Rosa: I'm gonna tell Foxy what's going on as well. She's worried about you. I hope you're okay. We miss you! 😔❤

Dean: I know I'm an asshole but I'm still your best friend, please say something...

Foxy: I am gonna kill him! 😡 I hope you're alright, Paigey.

Dean: 😞 I heard you're taking time off. I'm not sure how long you'll be gone, but I miss you already. When you want to talk, I'm just one call away.

I got the sudden urge to call him but I just couldn't. He was still my best friend but I didn't want anything to do with him. He's the one who made me cry all these tears, the tears that I felt starting to form once again. He made me feel the way he felt, lovesick. I wiped my tears away. Crying wasn't going to help me move on. No more tears, hold your head up high, and always remember that happiness is what's most important.