Blazing Trails

Chapter 61

JOE'S POV

After the crowd booed me all the way back up the ramp I figured I would find Arianna and fix things. We've had our fair share of arguments but none like this, things happened so quickly this morning that I didn't have the time to comprehend it all before she left the room.

"Son, you did good." my father told me when I walked into the dressing room.

He decided to accompany me to Raw tonight since he was here for Mania and it's really good to have him here. The girls loved seeing him here too.

"The crowd hates me." I argued.

"Half of them do, the other half love you. This isn't the beginning son, people are gonna want to oppose. You've never let it get to you before, so don't let it get to you now." he said.

"My mind isn't really here to focus on it anyway. I need to talk to Ari."

"Have you seen her?"

"Not since she left this morning, it was bad dad. In not so many words I accused her of cheating." I admitted.

"So that's what she meant." Colby said, walking through the open door.

"What are you talking about?" I asked my brother in arms.

"I saw her earlier, caught a conversation that she was having with Balor." he said.

"What the hell did he want now?" I angrily asked.

"To tell her that she was the one that got away. There was some more that . . ."

I was ready to commit murder. Who the hell does this man think he is? Why the hell would he wait this long to try to make a move? I will hurt him.

"You need to calm down." My father said.

"He's going after my fiancé, I'm not going to calm down." I argued.

"She put him in his place which you would know if only you would let me finish." Colby argued.

"What are you talking about now?" I asked him.

"He said he lost out on his chance with her to you, yes. She told him there was no shot to shoot and that she couldn't believe that he would try to sabotage your relationship. He told her he didn't want to be just a friend and she told him that it was too bad. Her response was that she was engaged, gonna marry you and that she wouldn't let anyone mess that up." Seth said, making me feel relief and guilt in equal measures.

"I'm an idiot."

"That you are."

"She's pissed at me." I sighed.

"You accused her of cheating with Balor." Colby argued.

"I was mad, I walked in on them in the gym and he had his arm around her. They were standing a little too close for my comfort." I reasoned.

"She doesn't think you're ready for marriage."

"That's fucking insane." I sighed.

"She also thinks you don't trust her." He added.

"Son, do you actually believe she would cheat on you?" my father asked.

"No, no I don't. Not at all." I replied, feeling stupid on top of it all.

"You have to fix this." he said.

"I know, I don't know how though. She hasn't spoken to me all day and she's been avoiding my calls and messages."

"She'll be out in the ring after this match is over. Just give her some time to blow off some steam and you'll be fine." Colby said.

"I have to talk to her." I insisted.