A New Paige

Backstage

Paige:

I stand there for a bit, watching in disbelief before Randy comes up behind me and calls my attention. Jon and Renee instantly break apart and Jon looks at me, regret in his eyes.

"What's going on here?" Stephanie walks towards Jon and Renee, looking very, very pissed off.

"She was...i was...we were...it didn't." I walk past Stephanie and slap Jon.

"We are over." I manage to say between small hiccups. "And I want your shit out of my house by tonight." I take a deep breath in and walk back to Randy. He gives me a sincere look but leads me to my car.

"Do you want me to--?"

"I'm fine. I'll see you later." I say coldly as I slam the door closed and race home. I drop the keys on the table and let out an ear-piercing scream of frustration and hurt and anger and sadness. I let it all out.

"Saraya?" I look into the eyes of Colby and Leati, who were standing less than ten feet from me.

"Jonathan Good is a no-good-for-nothing cheating asshole!"

"What happened?" Colby slowly walks towards me but Leati just picks me up and bear hugs me. He sets me back down and we go to my couch.

"I caught him kissing my supposedly 'best friend'."

"And who might that be?"

"She's blonde. Canadian."

"Natalie?"

"No! Renee Young!" Colby and Leati look at each other and instantly begin texting someone. "guys, this isn't the time to be texting your fiancées."

"We're not."

"Then--?"

"I'm texting AJ, Tenille, and Danielle."

"I'm texting Victoria, Natalie, Brie, Nikki, and Trinity."

"How the hell do you have all the Diva's numbers but they never give me any?"

"Why do you even want them? Aren't you engaged to Leighla?"

"Oh, yeah. She's coming as well. She's making you hot. Randy's also coming."

"Along with Glenn, Nick, Zack, Mike, Tyler, and Sami."

"Sami?"

"Yes." I smile at their effort.

"Thanks guys, but I'm just pissed off. I'll get over it." Colby snorts and Leati rolls his eyes. "What? I'm not kidding."

"Did you hear her scream when she got into the house?" Leati turns to Colby.

"Yeah, actually. I did. It was pretty loud too." Colby and Leati turn on me and I roll my eyes and dramatically sigh.

"FIne, alright. I'm not ok." The doorbell rings just as Colby opens his mouth and I send a quick prayer of thank you before I jump up and answer the door.

"Where the fuck is he?" I smile and give Tenille and Leighla a hug. "No, but seriously. Where is he?"

"Jon? Probably out smooching Renee."

"Renee? As in one of your best friends?"

"Apparently not anymore." Tenille makes an angry face and whips out her phone and begins texting someone.

"Tenille?"

"I'm texting Renee."

"Why?"

"I'm telling her straight up that Jon is your boyfriend."

"Was."

"Was?"

"Yeah, I broke up with him after a slap across the face."

"You slapped Jon?"

"Yes." Leighla pulls me in for another hug and I hug her back.

"I'm glad my two girls get along."

"Two?"

"My best friend and my fiancée." Leighla smiles and I pull away.

"Saraya?" I look at Randy.

"Yeah?"

"Can we talk? In private?" I nod and he follows me out into the porch in the back. I sit down on the swinging seat and he sits beside me. He places an arm over my shoulder.

"How are you? Honestly."

"I'm broken. I'm hurt. I'm angry. I'm sad. I feel like crying. I feel like burning down everything in my path. I feel like ripping Jon apart. I feel like kissing him until I feel better. I feel like kicking his groin."

"Wow, that's descriptive." We laugh and I lean into Randy. "Saraya?"

"Yeah?"

"Anytime you want to talk, just call me up."

"Thanks, Randy. You're a good friend." He smiles and kisses my temple.