a/n: It's been a loooooong time but I am back with a new chapter! Hopefully, I still have some of my readers here, ha. Life has been busy but I'll be trying very hard to finish this story soon. Thank you all for the follows, favorites and reviews!

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Rebuild.

March 29, 2016

In every relationship, it's always a little awkward to have a conversation with your significant other when you haven't been on good terms lately. Especially when you know you're the reason for it. To be honest, I'm not even sure if Dani and I were together anymore. Things were left unresolved and I just stopped coming around, figuring she needed space but that only made things worse.

After I closed the door, I turned to face her upon hearing the words that we needed to have our talk. It was way overdue and I owed her an explanation; I needed to hear her out as well and see what she was thinking.

"I think so too." I simply said as I put my hands in my pockets and looked her over. She definitely thinned out since I last saw her and she looked pale and tired; like she hasn't slept in a long time. This will sound cheesy but I still think she's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, even when she may not exactly be at her best.

"Why?" Dani asked.

"Why?" I asked again, not sure what she meant.

"Why did you leave me? I needed you Seth. I—I couldn't handle the miscarriage on my own." she said, clearing her throat; the subject still hard to talk about.

Upon hearing her words, I too cleared my throat, trying to hold back emotions that were coming up. "I didn't know what to do." I replied. "Dani, I was such an asshole to you over the past couple of months. It took you getting hurt for me to get out of that and realize that I treated you badly. I wanted to fix things and make things right; I was going to but then the news of the miscarriage came about and—I didn't know how to handle that myself. That certainly was not what I expected to hear." I said honestly. "And in fear of not knowing how to handle the situation or be there for you, I just thought giving you space would be best."

Dani looked down as she wiped a tear away from her cheek and then she let her fingers mess with the hem of her shirt. The next thing she said broke my heart. She said it so quietly that I almost didn't catch it. "I thought you hated me." She said. "That maybe you blamed me for it and I wouldn't have blamed you. I'm supposed to know what's going on with my body but I didn't know. I was so stupid, Seth. God…" she said, letting out a breath and then looked up at me. "You have to believe that I had no idea, Seth. I swear to you, I didn't know. I'm so sorry." Dani said, letting more tears fall out, finally releasing the emotions she had pent up.

I too, started to let a few tears of my own slip out. I wiped them away and walked over to her slowly, then wrapped my arms around her in a comforting hug. We stayed in that embrace for a while as she cried, we cried and I kissed the top of her head, rubbing her back with the arm I had around her. This was what we needed. We needed to deal with the loss we suffered together. Understandably, she went through more than I did but it was our child together. One we didn't even know about.

I wasn't sure how long we stood there for but after a while, her crying had come to a stop, as did mine. I pulled away slightly and brought a hand down to cup her face, so she could look at me. "There is nothing you have to be sorry for and I could never, ever hate you. I can imagine there was so much stress going on for you and your body was all out of whack because of it. What happened to us was unfortunate and sadly, it happened for no reason." I said as she nodded. "There is no one to blame for this and I don't want you to feel like it was your fault in any way, because it wasn't."

"I know but it is still so hard, Seth. I can't help but to think that way sometimes." Dani sniffled.

"Then I will be there for you to help you not think that way." I replied, holding her hand. "I fucked up royally with you but I am going to try my damndest to make up for it. I'm not going anywhere from here on out. You were there for me when I needed it most and now I am going to make sure I do the same for you."

She gave me a small smile and then leaned forward to hug me after I said those words. Once she did, I kissed the top of her head and wrapped my arms around her once more. I knew we were not where we used to be but this was a step in the right direction.

April 3, 2016

Danielle

After our talk a few days ago, things were slowly but surely getting better between me and Seth. Internally, I still had my own personal issues to work out but he was there for me, like he promised. I felt like this is what I needed to help myself start to move on with my life. I could not live my life being so depressed and down all the time. I knew that I would always have the miscarriage on my mind and I would think about the what-ifs but I needed to get back to my old self. Clearly, that would take time and not happen overnight but I was okay with that.

"We're here. You ready?"

I looked over at Seth, not realizing that I had zoned out for so long. We were in the car and apparently we just made it to the stadium where WrestleMania was going to be held in a few hours. Seth seemed to be doing okay but I know better. Deep down, this is killing him and I'm sure as time goes on, this will be more difficult.

Nodding, he stepped out of the car first and then took my hand, helping me out. I smiled and thanked him as I grabbed my bag and stood next to him. Making sure we had everything, he started to lead the way and we walked inside. There were still a few more hours to go before showtime but backstage was already so busy. People were rushing past us, carrying items, making sure gears were delivered and so on. I don't know how everybody is able to handle such chaos before a big event, I just know wouldn't be able to do it.

As we walked around, we passed a lot of Seth's friends and other co-workers. They were all happy to see Seth and vice versa. It was nice to catch up with the ones I did know as well. Seth decided he wanted to try to get some food in catering and I agreed to go with him. We were walking when I spotted Renee and I could tell that her eyes widened slightly, surprised to see me there with Seth. I'm sure I was going to be questioned but that would be later. Approaching us, she gave me a big hug, mindful of the rollers she had in her hair, before doing the same to Seth.

"It's so wonderful to see you both." Renee smiled. "I need sane people around me."

Seth let out a small laugh and shook his head in amusement. "I wouldn't say we are sane but I suppose we are better than the others here, huh?"

"Oh, ten times better." Renee nodded.

"How's it going, Renee? Do you have a lot going on?" I asked.

She nodded almost immediately. "I'm doing the pre-show but obviously I still have to get ready. My outfit is getting pressed, the makeup tables are all taken up and the ladies are behind with hair. Everybody is so busy." She shook her head before her eyes lit up. "Oh my gosh, maybe you could help! After all, you are a hair stylist. An extra set of hands would be helpful and I'm sure things would be better."

"Oh, I don't know." I shook my head. I was there to be by Seth's side, not go off and leave him behind.

"You should go." Seth said, looking at me. "I know the hair and makeup ladies always get so stressed during big pay per views like this and like Renee said, an extra set of hands would be helpful." He shrugged.

"…are you sure?" I asked him and he nodded.

"Positive. I'll grab some food, talk to people as they continue to arrive and by showtime, we can meet up again."

Looking at him to see if he was truly okay, I got the impression that he was and I nodded. "Okay, then I'll go help."

"Yes! You are going to be a lifesaver." Renee grinned. "Come with me and I'll introduce you to the girls."

I let out a smile and laughed a bit, telling her okay. Before I went with her, I leaned up to kiss Seth on the cheek and I rubbed my thumb against his hand, giving him a small smile. "I'll see you later."

Seth let out a smile of his own and nodded. "Good luck."

With that, I let go of his hand and followed Renee. I guess I would figure out how I would work under all the stress I mentioned earlier.

A few hours had passed by and before I knew it, WrestleMania was officially underway. I helped out as much as I could and halfway through the show, I was able to go and join Seth. He was relatively quiet as matches went on and I could tell that this was eating him up. It was a last year's WrestleMania that he cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase and walked out as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion but now, he was watching the show, recovering from an injury and not being able to have his own WrestleMania moment. I know he was happy for his friend, Roman, winning the title in the main event but I also knew that this was killing him at the same time. It could have been Seth having another WrestleMania moment but it wasn't. His eyes watched as the fireworks went off and WrestleMania was finishing up but my eyes watched Seth's face. I let out a small sigh and reached over, holding his hand in mine and this caused him to look over at me. I had no clue what to say to him but I needed to comfort him in some way.

"This time next year, that'll be you having your WrestleMania moment." I told him. "I believe in you, Seth."

I truly did. All this hard work that he had been going through was going to lead to him being back and better than ever. In that moment, looking at me and tugging me closer to kiss the top of my head, I think he knew it too.

a/n: Things seem to be going well for these two…right? One or two more chapters left. I did say it was a short story. Reviews? :)