A/N: Thank you Cena's baby doll, dashinginconverse, Pixiella and xthefirestillburns for the lovely reviews. My muses convinced me to write a second chapter and here you have it. What was supposed to be an one-shot is a now a story. I apologize for the spelling and grammar mistakes. English isn't my first language.

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Just Give Me a Reason

The sound of the hot water running from the shower filled the almost empty locker-room. The steam clouded the space, obligating Kaitlyn to take off her pink sunglasses.

For a brief moment, the Hybrid Diva wondered the reason that she was even using the sunglasses. Kaitlyn sighed annoyed. Lately, she hadn't been herself and it was all because AJ got under her skin.

A week had spent since their strife. Ignoring AJ wasn't uncomplicated. Many times Kaitlyn turned around not to bump in the Geek Goddess backstage. She was afraid of her reaction if AJ pulled out a dazzling smile and pretended nothing happened between them.

- Weren't you going to join me? - The water wasn't running anymore. Thank God! She was getting tired of waiting. It appeared that her patience was decreasing each day that passed by. For love of God, what was AJ doing to her?

- I don't care if it was chocolate or not. That thing wasn't going to get near me. -Lying on the bench, Kaitlyn waited for Dolph. He was her ride back to the hotel. Now, if she knew where the car key was, she would be his ride back to the hotel.

Turning her head, the NXT winner found Dolph drying his head with a white towel. Her eyes travelled through his naked torso. Perhaps next morning she would join him in the shower. And, maybe that was a bad idea. They had an early flight to catch and it would be better if they didn't arrive at the airport late.

- Your friend didn't mind being covered with fake crap.

- My former friend didn't mind kissing my boyfriend because she felt like doing it. - Nowadays, there was a lot of stuff AJ didn't mind doing, as Kaitlyn learned recently. Nevertheless, it didn't signify that she had to do them as well to please anyone.

- You shouldn't be so hard on AJ. - He wasn't sure why he was still defending other Diva. She could have jeopardized his relationship with Kaitlyn. Dolph hadn't pronounced a word about his last encounter with AJ. He had no intentions of wounding even more the relation between the two friends - or, in Kaitlyn's words, former friends.

Kaitlyn got up from the bench. She didn't understand the reason he tried to defend AJ. Wasn't he seeing the same as she?

- Don't be so hard on AJ? Do you know this - she pointed to herself and Dolph, referring to their relationship - would be over if I hadn't listened to AJ after she kissed you?

If she had turned her back when AJ's lips touched Dolph's, their relationship would probably be over by now. She may have believed in him once, but after two kisses - one being backstage and the cameras weren't even on - Kaitlyn wasn't sure if she trusted Dolph anymore. Maybe if such had happened, Dolph wouldn't defend AJ so much.

As much as she wished, Kaitlyn couldn't pretend that she wasn't being affected by the short woman's behavior. It was crystal clear that she was. Perhaps the Houston native could act as it was everything okay between them. Her goofy side could help her doing that very easily. But when it seemed that she was the only person who was seeing right through AJ's mask, Kaitlyn couldn't let go the situation - especially, if even her own boyfriend who had all the evidence under his eyes told her not to be "so hard on AJ".

What more had AJ to do to convince Dolph that she was trying to ruin their relationship? The brunette woman didn't give a damn about helping his career to let a friend happy. Maybe if Dolph found the girl naked on his hotel room, maybe - just maybe - he would believe in her once for all. Nonetheless, if Kaitlyn saw AJ only with her birthday suit inside Dolph's room things would turn out ugly. A life in jail seemed a promising path.

- Haven't we already talked about it? - He ran his fingers through his wet hair. He had understood Kaitlyn's point of view. After AJ's action, he didn't think she was completely wrong or went nuts. However, there was no need to keep bring up the theme. Nothing could be done to change the past - even though the past was affecting the present time.

- We talked about the first kiss. We didn't discuss the one that happened last Tuesday. You know… you, AJ and the men's locker-room. - Her words caught him off guard. She had seen it? It seemed he had done more damage to their relation for hiding it. - How do you want me to give her a break if she kisses my boyfriend and then puts all the blame on him? Unless you are interested on her, are you, Dolph?

She needed to calm down her jealousy. The words were slipping from her mouth before she thought about them. If she kept following that path, she would hurt more her relationship with Dolph than AJ.

- Do you see why I didn't tell you? - He agreed that AJ's behavior was a bit off. He didn't buy the practice story. But Kaitlyn was overreacting. Tired of being attacked, he brought up a subject that had been bothering him. - Do you mind explaining to me the "Derrick situation"?

Why did it take him so long to mention it? She was expecting him to bring up the theme when they first met after AJ's lie. Of course, she didn't look friendly, so he may have decided not to speak about it until she didn't act as she could kill someone.

- There is no "Derrick situation". - The soon-to-be Diva's Champion bite her tongue not to scream. No one needed to listen to their conversation-discussion. - AJ made it up. She's a liar. When I asked her about you two prior taping our segment, she told me that you kissed her because you needed to practice. So, do you want to believe in her or in your girlfriend?

A speechless Dolph moved his lips to speak. However, he was bowled over. He didn't make the first move as AJ suggested to Kaitlyn. The Ohio native was returning to his locker-room when AJ interrupted his path. She wanted to discuss a few ideas for future shows. Then out of the blue the petite woman kissed him.

Before they could go further, the conversation between the two was abruptly interrupted. Someone knocked at the door. Unfortunately, it was the person who was creating friction between them.

- Dolph are you there? - Are you serious? To Kaitlyn dismay, the voice belonged to AJ. What did she want now?

- Just a second. - A killer glance was sent in Dolph's direction. - What did you want me to do?

What about ignoring her? He didn't need to answer. When they met again, he could tell AJ that he didn't listen to her calling him. It seemed a brilliant idea.

- Don't tell her that I'm here. - Kaitlyn mumbled between her teeth. Her last wish was to speak with the younger Diva.

As stated before, she was doing her best to ignore and avoid AJ. If she saw the petite woman in the hall, she would turn her back; if she saw her entering in an elevator, she would catch the next - once Kaitlyn even went by the stairs (and when she reached her floor, the future Diva's Champion swore that she would never do it again).

Dolph wasn't fond of her antics. He even made fun of her when saw her condition after so many freaking stairs. Let's just say that that night the floor was his best-friend and the bed was hers.

The platinum blonde man put on a shirt and then went to answer the door.

Without making a sound, Kaitlyn paced till the door. She leaned her body against the wall, not wanting to lose a bit of the exchange of words between her boyfriend and her former best-friend. AJ couldn't catch a glimpse of her and Dolph didn't denounce her presence, even though he sent her an askance glance.

- Hi, AJ - Dolph said and waited for AJ to say whatever she wanted. There had to be reason for her appearance.

- I wanted to apologize for what happened between us a few days ago. - AJ kept switching her weight from a foot to another. - I don't know what is wrong with me. I guess since Trent broke up with me, I haven't been myself.

No wonder Trent broke up with her. Now, could she not be herself to another place? Couldn't she go to a place far away from her and Dolph? When she was once again her old-self, Kaitlyn wouldn't mind so much having her around. Okay, perhaps she would mind a bit. She couldn't forget AJ's actions.

- It's all okay- It wasn't everything fine, but he had to lie. Dolph couldn't tell her that Kaitlyn was massacring him because of her odd behavior.

- Is everything okay with Kat? She hasn't been answering my calls. - Kaitlyn rolled her eyes. Seriously? AJ should stop calling her. Her former best friend couldn't be expecting them to be on speaking terms after their altercation.

- She lost her phone. - Out of nowhere her lips draw a tender smile. Dolph could be the perfect boyfriend when he wanted to. Wasn't he sweet? He had just made up a lie to save her skin. Not that Kaitlyn believed she owned AJ's clarifications after her disloyalty.

- Okay. - The gloomy expression quickly faded from her features. AJ was once again smiling. - I was wondering if you would like to go out with me. Well, me and some other people.

If Kaitlyn was planning going out with some members of the roster, she wasn't thinking about it anymore. She wanted distance from AJ. She needed to be far away from AJ to put her thoughts back on track and to comprehend how to deal with her former best-friend. It was impossible to be nice with AJ after her betrayal.

Out of the blue, the Hybrid Diva moved from her place and revealed herself. This conversation was going to end and AJ would leave them alone: - I'm sorry AJ, but we already have plans. You know, couple stuff.

- Then we can all meet for breakfast tomorrow. - If she was caught off guard by Kaitlyn's presence, AJ didn't show it. - I and Dolph have a meeting after it.

The Hybrid Diva swerved her eyes and they connected with Dolph. The stern look was enough to scare a giant. A meeting? Tomorrow morning? Why haven't Dolph told her? He couldn't be planning to be in two places at same time. It was physically impossible.

- Well, I have to go. Have a good night doing couple stuff.

Kaitlyn only pronounced a word when AJ was far away from them. And, of course, she only spoke when the door was closed. This time the NXT winner wasn't as careful with her voice tone.

- Tomorrow? - She could be wrong, but the last time she checked their flight was booked to leave tomorrow morning - morning soon. It had been Dolph's idea to celebrate New Year's Eve in Las Vegas with his brother and some friends. She went with it and now would end up going to Las Vegas alone.

- It must have been a last hour thing. - Last hour meetings weren't unusual. But perhaps he should call to someone from the office just to be sure that there really was a meeting and it wasn't misunderstanding. He didn't need more reasons to have another discussion with Kaitlyn.

- Or AJ is making it up. - Why didn't the thought surprise her? Nothing that came out from AJ's twisted mind stunned anymore. She already was expecting everything from AJ. Who would believe that in just a few days two best friends would be in an unpronounced war? - Fine, I'll try to book another flight.

At that time of the year and at such late hour, it was almost certainly going to be an impossible mission to book a new flight.

A grumpy Kaitlyn grabbed her suitcase. She couldn't wait to return to the hotel bedroom and start an unfeasible task. Yep, she was being sarcastic. Unless she blackmailed someone, the amount of money to pay for the ticket would be incredible high. Oh well, or Dolph would pay for both tickets - called it a late Christmas gift - or she would leave earlier and then she would wait for his arrival in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, the idea of leaving Dolph with AJ didn't please her too much. She was becoming a possessive girlfriend and it didn't delight her not even a bit.

Nevertheless, what could she do? Maybe she could treat the WWE creative team - or whoever marked the meeting. But then she would be fired. There was nothing she could do.

- You are going to have so much fun babysitting her. - Kaitlyn glanced at him over her shoulder. She rolled the doorknob and opened the door to leave. - I'll be waiting for you outside. And, Dolph, don't forget to buy her a pacifier. Just to make sure she can keep her lips away from yours.