From the outside looking in, Samantha had what seemed to be a wonderful life. She was living with her boyfriend who currently made enough money for both of them to live comfortably without her having to work. He always made sure she she had her nails done, her hair done, had nice clothes, and had everything she needed. The only thing that people didn't realize about the house was that it was his home and her prison.

Things has really changed a lot for Samantha in the last few years. She just happened to go to the nearby mall one day due to boredom and stumble upon an autograph signing. After asking a few questions, she realized it was one of her favorite wrestlers. She snuck herself into the tail end of the line to see him. Once she got up there, being at the end of the line and having time constraints a little more relaxed, they got to talk for an extra minute or two. He told her that after this he was going to grab something to eat and asked her if she would like to join him. He really liked that she was easy to talk to and not just throwing herself at him like so many other women do. Now she was standing in a hotel room in a sapphire blue evening gown, fixing her make-up in the mirror getting ready to go to the hall of fame ceremony with her boyfriend.

"You almost ready to go?" He asked checking on her as he entered the room. He was dressed in an all black suit, complete with black tie. His long hair pulled back into a bun.

"Almost. Just adding some finishing touches." She replied as she put on her lipstick.

"You look beautiful." He said with a smiling as he admired her.

Her dress was form fitting, but not revealing. She had dangling earrings that matched. She chose this one because he said it really brought out the blue in her eyes and made them sparkle. Her long light brown hair dangled in a sea of wavy curls.

She turned around towards him and smiled as well. "You don't look so bad yourself."ld

He held his hand out to her. "Shall we?"

She grabbed her clutch off of the dresser and walked over to took his hand.

Tonight would hopefully be a good night. It would be an exciting yet emotional ceremony. Followed by a big party. Then tomorrow night was their biggest show of the year. The rest of the week would have some of the most electric filled live events. Samantha was also excited to get to spend time with some of the friends she made through Seth that she mostly only got to see on T.V.

As they got to the event, they made their way through the sea of photographers and interviewers. She just stood by his side, smiling while looking up at him. He had gone public with their relationship last spring. Not extremely public, but enough that people knew he had a girlfriend. Every once in a while he would post a picture with her to his social media. She didn't really want to be in the spotlight. She just enjoyed that he was serious enough about her to let people know he was taken.

Once the ceremony was over, most of the wrestlers and their guests made their way to the venue that had been rented out for an after party. It was mostly just a cocktail party for everyone to spend time and unwind after the stoic ceremony. Get to talk to some of the older guys that aren't around often and blow off some steam before the show tomorrow.

Samantha was standing alone in the room holding a glass of wine when Finn Balor came over to her. Finn and Seth spent a lot of time on the road and in the gym together, so he was one of the guys that she knew pretty well.

"Hi Finn!" She greeted with a big smile giving him a hug.

"How ya been darlin?" He said as he hugged her back.

"I've been good. Can't complain. How about you? Who are you here with?"

"I brought my mom." He replied.

"Oh, is she here? I'd love to meet her!" Samantha asked as she looked around.

"No. She went back to the hotel to get some rest. The travel and time change are doing a number on her." He answered.

"Aw, that's a shame."

"Sammy!" A woman's voice yelled out before attacking her.

"Hi Renee." Samantha laughed. "I missed you too."

"I'm so glad you came!"

The two women had grown close. Renee's husband had worked with Seth during their time in NXT, and they were called up together for T.V teaming for quite some time. Now they were rivals. But behind the camera they were still the best of friends. Them spending time together caused their significant others to spend time together. Renee was very laid back and east to get along with. Renee also worked for the company as well, so she understood how long they were away from home and how little people actually got to see their families. She kind of took Samantha under her wing and was there for her to explain everything and help her get used to him not being there. Plus that meant whenever there was a show nearby, they could spend time together. And she knew that Renee would do her best to keep their boys in line while on the road.

"I'll leave you ladies alone to catch up. I'll see you tomorrow." Finn politely excused himself and left to go over to the bar.

"So did he tell you anything?" Renee asked as Finn left.

"About?" Samantha questioned.

Renee sighed. "I know he's close to you and Seth so I was hoping he'd say something about Becky."

"Whoa, what about Becky?" Samantha asked surprised. "Are they together?"

"No. Well, at least they won't admit it if they are. We all swear that they have it bad for each other. We don't know if they don't see it or just won't admit it. But they've been a lot closer lately, so we thought maybe. I was hoping he'd say something to you."

"No he didn't. But I really didn't talk to him for that long before you came over." Samantha stated. "What makes you think something's going on?"

"Girl, let's go get a drink and we can talk."

"What do you think they're talking about?" Seth asked Dean as he watched them from across the room.

"Man, I don't know and I don't want to know." Dean laughed taking a sip of his beer.

A few hours had passed. Samantha spend most of her time with Renee, and Renee introduced her to the girls that she spends most of her time with while on the road. It was a little after two in the morning when she finally excused herself to go and find Seth.

"Babe it's getting late. We should get going." She whispered to him.

"I'm not ready yet." He slurred.

"You told me to make sure you didn't have too much and to get you back early so you weren't a mess for tomorrow." She tried to explain.

"I said I'm not ready. Now leave me alone." He said then knocked into her as he tried to push passed her.

"Seth, please." Her response was met with him turning around and shooting her a cold stare. "Fine. Drink yourself into a shit show tomorrow. I tried."

Frustrated, Samantha left the party to go back to the hotel. She didn't really have much money in her purse, so a cab was out of the question. Luckily the hotel was only a few blocks away so she was able to walk. It actually wouldn't have been that bad of a walk had it not been in the middle of the night and she was in a floor length dress with heels. When she got to the hotel, she couldn't wait to run upstairs and get changed into something more comfortable. She had put on her sweatpants and a t-shirt, and was in the bathroom washing her face when she heard the hotel room door open. She saw from the bathroom Seth drunkenly stumble into the room. He looked around and didn't see her until she walked out of the bathroom and over to the bed.

"What the hell is your problem?" He slurred again.

"What are you talking about? You're the one who's angry." Samantha replied as she pulled back the covers.

"You left the party without telling anyone. I had to leave and catch a ride back here with someone to come find you." He said aggravated as he walked over to her.

"You're the one who told me to leave you alone!" Samantha fired back. "Then again, you also asked me to make sure you didn't drink too much and you see how well that worked out."

His eyes narrowed at her as he stood in front of her. Instead or arguing back with her, he reached up and back handed her hard across the face causing her to actually fall down onto the bed,. She held her cheek and looked at him in surprise. He turned away from her and disappeared into the bathroom without another word. She sat up on the edge of the bed, still cradling her cheek in her hand.

'So much for it being a good night.' She thought.

The sun was shining through the window early the next morning. Their alarm blared loudly waking them up. Seth flung his arm over to turn it off. He rubbed his forehead and groaned. Samantha was awake, but she laid still facing away from him.

"You were right." He grumbled. "I should have come home earlier."

"Mmhmm." Was all she replied with, still facing away.

"I'm sorry." He started as he rolled over towards her, leaning himself up on his elbow. "I was an asshole. That's why I really don't drink often. I don't handle it well. But one with this guy and one with that guy turned into, well...a lot. And I feel like crap because of it, just like you said I would. And I wasn't myself last night."

She rolled onto her back and looked up at him. A reddish mark was sprayed across her face. He reached down and gently placed his hand on her cheek.

"I'm sorry."

"I was just trying to do what was best for you." She said.

"I know. Was a jerk." He replied.

"Yes." She agreed.

"How about you go get a shower and I'll run out and grab us some breakfast. Whatever you want." Seth offered with a smile.

"No, you go shower. I'll go get food. You have a big day ahead of you today" Samantha said, trying to be understanding. She didn't want to make a big deal about it today of all days.

"Are you sure?" Seth asked.

"I'm sure. And I'll make sure to get plenty of coffee." She said while trying to smile.

He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek, then rolled out of bed and went into the bathroom. She got out of bed herself and found a sweatshirt and a pair of sunglasses to throw on before going off to find them something to eat.