Devotion

Leyna’s POV


I was pissed, no I was beyond pissed. I had wanted to beat the hell out of her for that little stunt but I couldn’t. Lucky for Nik or unlucky really, Paul got to her first and I was left to stew. When I finally had the chance to talk to her I decided I would wait and forced her to get a ride with my dad, mainly so that I could calm down Paul enough so that he wouldn’t end up killing someone in the near future, whether it would be Nik or some innocent person who got in his way. In all honesty, I was expecting my death from this little chat.

Currently I was leaning against Paul’s truck waiting for him to show up. Hopefully it would be soon because I really didn’t want to have him and Nik run into each other until both of them were a little calmer. I didn’t have to wait very long. I think I was out there for maybe 15 minutes when the arena door swung open and Paul stalked out into the parking lot, obviously still fuming. Inwardly I cringed, I really wasn’t excited for this drive really I wasn’t. I hated it when he was angry because honestly he was scary when mad.

He didn’t even talk to me; he just unlocked the truck and helped me in before going to the driver’s side and getting in. I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to say anything at this point. I could see myself getting my head bitten off. I looked out the window and I couldn’t help but feel the anger literally radiating off of him. I myself felt like crying, honestly it was normal for me. I hated it when people were angry and usually when someone was angry, whether it was directed at me or not it would make me cry.

I didn’t think that I had showed it but I guess I had because when we stopped at a stop sign he was looking at me funny. “You alright there Ley?” I seriously had to think about that for a minute. “I-I’m fine Paul, really I am.” I knew he didn’t believe me, he knew me well. I was sure he was going to say something else but before he could my cell phone vibrated, signalling that I had a text from Nik. "Palace of Wisdom rm# 327 if you wanna be my Monday Night Delight" What the hell? Oh jeez Nik, check your number next time! I sent her a quick text telling her to check the number next time.

“Who was that?” I tried not to smirk but I couldn’t help it. He was a very nosey person when he wanted to be. “Nik, she got the wrong number it was meant for Morrison.” I was not about to lie to this man. “You know, he’s probably the reason why she pulled that stunt tonight.” Paul frowned at this. “What makes you think that?” I didn’t even need to think about it. “Well, she loves him, or thinks that she does anyway and so she wants his attention and the only way for her to get it really is to do something to make him notice her.”

“So, you mean to tell me that she’s willing to kill herself in order to get that walking, talking fur ball’s attention?” Walking, talking fur ball? Oh wow that’s a good one; I’ll have to remember it. “I guess. So Paul, look at it this way, at least its not someone like ‘The Miz’ cause, he is awesome!” I couldn’t help but laugh at this. “HA, awesome my ass!” I knew Paul would find humour in that. We were about 5 minutes away from the hotel when he shocked me again. “Do you want to stop and get something to eat?” I think my jaw hit the floor, this was a first.

“Um, sure, why not I mean I haven’t eaten since lunch so I guess I should eat something,” That was the only thing I could come up with. We pulled into a diner, which was still; shockingly open at this time of night. I got out of the truck and found myself being led into the diner by Paul who had his hand on my lower back. It took all my power not to turn red as I felt my stomach doing flip-flops. Paul opened the door for me and led me to a table close to the window. We sat down across from each other and the young blond waitress took our orders and quickly returned with our drinks, a coke for me and coffee for him.

“So, you really think her doing that tonight was because of Morrison?” He asked. “Yeah, I mean she’s been trying to get his attention for a while I’m surprised you haven’t noticed yet. Paul sat there in thought for a moment and then shook his head. “He touches her, and he gets to meet Mr. Sledgehammer.” I couldn’t help but laugh; I can just picture Paul chasing John through the arena yelling at him for ‘defiling’ his daughter. Our dinner arrived; he was having a steak, while I was having a burger with fries. We ate in silence and we left soon after we finished. I couldn’t help the giddy feeling that I had. I kept thinking of this as a date, which unfortunately it wasn’t.

We arrived at the hotel and after we parked he walked me into the hotel and up to my room, again with his hand firmly on my lower back guiding me to my room. When we got there I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do at this moment. I knew it wasn’t a date and that Nik was probably back already so I wasn’t about to invite him in, besides he’d say no anyway. “Thanks for everything tonight Paul, I know it wasn’t easy on you, especially with what Nik did.” I was being completely honest here, not many people noticed that Paul was stressed out, but I could see it. I wasn’t sure why but I knew he was. “It wasn’t a problem Ley, don’t worry about it.” With that he pulled me into his arms and hugged me tight. Oh there’s that warm, safe feeling again! I hugged him back and then pulled away. “I’ll see you tomorrow Paul.”

He smiled at me and nodded. “Goodnight Leyna.” With that he was gone and I opened the door to find Nikki sitting on the couch and watching television. “What took you so long?” She asked, not looking at me. “Oh, we stopped to get dinner. Did you get a hold of John?” I said with a smirk. “Oh shut up, I didn’t mean to.” I laughed and sat on my bed. “Don’t you dare think I forgot about that little stunt missy, I am so mad at you!” And that’s when I began my rant about safety yet again. “You promised me Nik! Promised! No more stupid stunts you said!” I think I saw her actually cringe. “Look I’m sorry ok? I made a mistake.” Damn right you did. “Fine, but do it again and I will seriously kick your ass. And I’m not forgiving you so easily,” I said as I lay on my back and allowed myself to drift off to sleep.