Shielded

Sometimes the truth hurts

Dean's POV

It bums me out to see Adalia so upset. She's trying not to show it but she's got a face that's pretty damn easy to read. Her Wrestlemania moment was stolen from her and that's not fair. Tamina may be pretty masculine but she's not man enough for me to beat the crap out of. Unfortunately.

"You know, it's okay to be upset. You don't have to hide it." I said bluntly as Adalia fidgetted with her fingers. She raised her eyes to look into mine. I hate it when she looks at me like that. I can see the defeat in her eyes. I just wanna' make it all better for her like she's done for me, but I don't know how to do that. "It just kinda' sucks. I really thought I had it. I was so damn excited." Her voice cracked and dropped her gaze back to her hands dropping her hair between us like a curtain.

She let out a sniffle. Oh god don't cry. She raised her hand to her face to wipe her tears. "Hey, hey don't cry." I wrapped my arm around her and pulled her close to me and surprisingly she didn't resist. It kind of feels right you know, having her in my arms. 

"We all have moments like that, you just gotta push through it. It already happened and beating yourself up over it isn't going to make it come back. You'll be divas champion, you'll have your Wrestlemania moment next year. Sometimes the truth hurts but it's reality and you have to face it." She glanced up at me with a weak smile and teary eyes. "Since when did you become a motivational speaker?" She laughed. Pfft. I've never done anything that could be considered motivational in my life.

She stared at me with a big smile, a real smile. Adalia is one of the very few girls that I will admit has a natural beauty. Most girls only look good with their face covered in makeup and their hair all done up. But Adalia can roll right out of bed and still manage to look flawless. She has a tear stained face right now and still looks beautiful. It doesn't make sense.

"You're creeping me out." She laughed as she pulled out of my grasp. I broke my stare. Oh shit. "Sorry, you just, you have a pretty smile." I blurted out. She gave me a weird look. I could feel my cheeks heat up with embaressment. That's never happened to me before, I've never been one to get stupid around girls.

Adalia decided to go back to the hotel room but I need to stay out here and figure things out. I've always liked Adalia because she's not your regular chick. She's helped me get through a lot that nobody else has really been able to do. She's been able to make me feel a lot of things I've never felt before. She knows all this shit about me that really nobody knows and it hasn't freaked her out. She's the one girl I haven't scared away, yet.

I just fixed things with the boys. I can't fuck this up again. I can't have feelings for Seth's girlfriend. I can't ruin things for them. I always fall for the wrong girls, man. I ran my hands over my face a few times roughly leaving a burning sensation on my skin. How the hell am I going to get myself out of this one?

After hanging outside for an hour I made my way back into the hotel room. Seth and Roman are still sleeping but Adalia isn't here. A sudden rush of worry filled me. What if something happened? This is another feeling that freaks me out; I  never worry about other people, hell I don't even worry about myself. Minutes later there was a knock on the door and sure enough it's her.

"Oh my gosh! I have a rematch against AJ tonight on RAW!" Adalia squeeled as she read her email. A huge smile filled her face. "Special stipulation will be placed for the match." She read. I gave her an 'I told you so' kind of look and she rolled her eyes. "Better make room in your bag for the belt." Seth smiled as he wrapped his arms around her. I could feel a nasty jealousy overcome me and no matter how hard I tried to ignore it, it wouldn't go away. 

"Wyatts want a rematch. No DQ." Roman read out loud. No DQ. That should be fun. I can get my revenge without a disqualification threat lingering over my head, sweeeet!