After some dinner and a relaxing shower. I got ready for bed only for a rapid knock on the door. I answered it and found a nearly in tears Candice.
"Candice?!" I asked as she started crying and fell into my arms. I closed the door and held her close. "What's the matter? What happened?"
"Johnny and I had a fight. And he doesn't want me to continue with our training. And when I told him I wanted to." I slid my hands over her left forearm and she cringed. I rolled her pink long sleeve up and what I saw nearly sent me into a rage. A long bruise going from her wrist to her elbow. "He grabbed my arm. So I left and called Regal and asked for your address."
I slid my left arm under her legs and she wrapped her right arm around my neck, I then picked her up and took her to my room. "Wait here okay?" She nodded. I left her alone for a few minutes while I gathered up a few medical supplies and returned to her. She was asleep when I entered the room. I smiled as I I slowl approached the bed. And put down the bandages, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and aloe vera on the bedside table. Poured the hydrogen peroxide on a rag and dabbed it ever so gently on her left forearm. She seethed and squirmed in her sleep, once I was done with the hydrogen peroxide, I folded the rag in half and poured a little rubbing alcohol on it and gently dabbed it over the hydrogen peroxide and once I was done with that I put the rag on the bedside table and grabbed the aloe vera and squirted a little droplet or two of aloe on her forearm and put the bottle back on the table and same as I had with the hydrogen peroxide and the rubbing alcohol after it. I gently rubbed the aloe into her skin. When I was done with the creams and fluids. I wrapped her forearm in the bandage and some gauze. Once I finished. I kissed her forearm, got up and kissed her cheek. "Sleep well, Candice." I'll check out your injury in the morning. From now on. You'll be staying here." Nobody will harm you here. I promise." I kissed her forehead and left the room, turned off the lights and closed the door. I walked outside and called Regal. "Hey, William."
'Daniel. What can I do for you?' He asked.
"First of all, I want to thank you for giving Candice my address." I smiled.
'She found you did she?' He replied.
"Yes, she did. But that's beside the point. She showed up in tears and with a bruised left forearm." I told him.
'That so? Hmm. Well I'll report him to Hunter."
"No. I'll take care of him. At NXT Takeover: Tampa." I told him.
'Okay. What kind of match?' He asked.
"A Hell's Playground Brawl." I said.
'I'll make the arrangements.' Regal said.
"Okay. Talk to you later William."
'Same here, Daniel.' He yawned. I hung up and walked back inside, and headed to my room and laid next to Candice. On top of the blankets of course. I fell asleep soon after I rested my head on the pillow.

Close to two hours later, Candice woke up and saw the neatly bandaged and wrapped left forearm. Then looked to me.
She smiled as I slept but the moment she attempted to leave the bed I woke up and asked, "You okay?" She looked at me and smiled.
"I'm fine. I'm just gonna use the rest room. You can go back to sleep Dan. By the way, nice job on the bandage and wrapping."
I yawned before I said, "One is glad to be of service." Which made her smile. I closed my eyes and just fell asleep. Candice used the bathroom and came back to the bed and just slowly a d gently under the covers and cuddled close to me.
I wrapped my left arm around her and pulled her against me as she fell back asleep.

The next morning I woke up to see Candice smiling at me. "Morning, Candice."
"Morning, Dan." She replied. I sat up as did she.
"Okay, let's have a look at your forearm." She slid her left arm into my hand and I I examined the bandages I put on her forearm. She smiled as she watched me check for any sore spots on the forearm when I found none. I carefully took off the wrapping and the bandages. And the bruise was almost gone. "There we go. It's not completely gone but it's slowly disappearing."
"You are amazing, Dan." She smiled. "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Thank you." I grinned. "But I'm not going to let you out of my sight. You, will be staying here for now." She smiled. Which surprised me. "Your not even gonna protest?" She shook her head.
"No. You let me into your home. Bandaged and wrapped my forearm, and just overall took care of me."
"Okay. I have a gym in the basement that I use when I'm not feeling too well. Your welcome to use it Candice."
"Okay just let me get a shower in and we'll go down to your home gym together." I nodded as I stood up and stretched as Candice headed to the shower. I heard the shower start to run and smiled as I headed downstairs to get breakfast started.

When she came down stairs she had on my Lucha Underground t shirt that was made with a picture of me and Penta. It was a little big on her I'm not going to lie. She looked kinda cute with it on. I grinned as she approached the island. "Well. And here I thought I was the only one that pulled that shirt off."
"It is a little big on me. But it just feels so comfortable on my skin." She smiled teasingly.
"I gotta say, you do look cute and by all accounts hott as hell in that shirt." I told her.
"Thank you, Dan." She giggled.
"Well, I don't know what you wanted for breakfast so I decided to at least cook some bacon, eggs, sausage and hash browns."
"Oohhh, that's sweet." We loaded our plates and sat down with a couple glasses of orange juice and ate breakfast and talked about the plan for the day. When we were done with breakfast. We washed and dried the dishes and put them away, then we went and changed into our gym clothes, she changed into a spare set of mine that which had to be tightened at least in the pants like a whole lot and she wore hear bra under the shirt. Anyway, we then headed to my basement gym. And spent most of the morning in it.
Halfway through the workout, Hunter called me.
"Hello?" I asked.
'Daniel. Regal called me with your proposal of a Hell's Playground Brawl for NXT Takeover: Tampa on April 4.' He said.
"And?" I asked.
'I think it would be a great idea to close NXT Takeover: Tampa. He also told me that Candice showed up to your apartment in tears from a fight with Johnny Gargano last night. And he told me that you wanted to handle Gargano yourself '
"That's right." I told him.
'Well, I'm sure that you'll handle it and I'm sure you've already done this. But, she's under your protection. I will be expecting you two in Daytona Friday afternoon.' He said.
"Okay, thank you." I replied.
'Will you be needing help to get her clothes?'
"Probably."
'Okay. Just let me know either way.' Hunter said.
"Will do. Bye, Hunter." I hung up the phone and smiled as I looked back to the weights and treadmills and saw Candice finishing up one the one closest to me. Once she was done with her 'hike', she stopped the machine and got off and toweled herself down and approached me.
"So, who was on the phone, Dan?" She asked.
"Hunter." I answered. "He's agreed to let me have my match against Gargano at NXT Takeover: Tampa." I told her.
"What kind of match?" She asked.
"A HelIs Playground Brawl." I smiled.
"What's the prize?" She asked.
"Well, if all goes according to plan this Friday afternoon. I should be able to convince Gargano to put you up as the prize." I explained.
"Well it would be a nice change to be with you, than Johnny." She smiled as she hugged me.
"Okay, is there any way we can go and get some of your clothes from your home ?" I asked her.
"Yeah, Johnny goes to the Performance Center until3:3O -4 :3O every afternoon." She told me.
"Let's go then." I said as we went upstairs and changed into some casuals. want downstairs, I grabbed my keys and closed the door and got in my car and Candice guided me to her home.

Once we arrived at her home, I parked in the driveway and shut the engine off as she walked up to the garage door window and peered in and didn't see Gargano's car then signaled me to go in with her, so I got out of my car and headed inside her home, she had me help her pack her gym wear, sleep wear, and no not lingerie just a soft top and bottoms among other clothes she would need while she stayed with me. Once we were done, we packed her suitcases, boxes, (or at least what would fit) into the car and got in the front seat and headed back to my home.

Once back home, we unloaded all her stuff into my home after I unlocked and opened the front door. I even helped her get settled in. She smiled as she watched me put her clothes that were on a hanger in the closet. While she was putting her clothes that weren't into a couple of still vacant drawyers in my chest of drawyers. Once we were all done. I heard a knock on my door and told Candice, "Stay in here, and stay low." She nodded. I walked downstairs and answered the door and found Gargano, "What do you want, Gargano?"
"Where's Candice?" He growled.
"Candice? Candice? No, I don't recognize the name." I said making him mad.
"Don't fuck with me Boyce."
"Sorry, your not my type. Thanks though." I said jokily.
"I know about your request to Regal, about a match to be scheduled for NXT Takeover: Tampa. Which I accept by the way." He turned to leave.
"Just a moment. Gargano." He looked back at me. "You put Candice's contract, and Candice herself. That's the only way your gonna get me to even show up to the signing, and before you try all that 'your a coward' and all that bull. You may want to rethink that." I stared at him with a bone chilling stare. "Now, will you put Candice's contract and Candice herself on the line?"
"Your on!" He yelled.
"Oh, by the way, that means, if she files for divorce. You won't be able to contest it." I grinned. "Understand?"
"That's not fair, Boyce." He complained.
"Life isn't fair. Your lucky I don't lay your ass out for what you did to Candice last night. So it's either accept the just added stipulation. Or at NXT Takeover: Tampa, I promise you. You will be lucky to walk again. And I am not one you should take lightly when it comes to something like that. I'll do anything to protect her from you or anynone connected to you." I walked up to him and got in his face. "You are not worth the energy to break you in half right now. And you have 6 seconds to make up your mind before I abandon my quiet and peaceful demeanor and kick yor ass." He angrily sneered at me, "Six...Five...Four...Three...Two..."
"Okay. If you beat me at NXT Takeover: Tampa. You'll get Candice's contract, Candice her self," He sighed before saying, "And I will not contest a divorce if Candice asks for one."
"Good. Bye." I slammed the door in his face and he left as I went upstairs and found Candice in bed, hiding. "Hey, Candice. It's alright you can come out from under the blanket." I laughed.
"Did he leave?" She asked.
"Yes, he did. And as an added bonus, he agreed to put your contract up, and you by extension also agreed to not contest a possible divorce if you ask for one." I grinned.
"Wow, had did you manage that?" She asked.
"It's not what you ask, it's how you ask. Plus I told him if he didn't agree to the last stipulation, he'd be lucky to walk again after NXT Takeover: Tampa." Candice rocketed into my arms.
"Thank you, Daniel." She smiled.
"No problem." I grinned.
We eventually went downstairs and cooked supper for both of us and shared our food with each other, I made scalloped potatoes, Candice made home-made cheeseburgers. Which I enjoyed. And I'm sure she enjoyed my dish of choice.
Soon after dinner, along with washing the pots, pans, utensils and plates, drying them off and putting them away along with the cups. We headed up to bed.

Once we were changed from our casuals and into our sleep wear. I slid into bed with Candice not far behind. "You are a true friend, Daniel 'Daredevil' Boyce." She grinned.
"Thank you, my beatiful Candice LeRae." I kissed her forehead and she kissed my cheek then I turned off the light and we laid our heads on the pillows  and said, "Goodnight." To each other before falling fast asleep.