"We're all in the same game;
Just different levels.
Dealing with the same hell;
just different devils.

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I giggled as I felt him nibble into my neck and slip his arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him.

"I need to get this work done." I smiled as while I had agreed to move in I had yet had the chance to reach the house in Vegas. But I was still shacking up with him for our day off, well his day off.

"You've been doing it since before I woke up, what the fuck is so important?" He groaned as he laid back and I set the laptop aside.

I slowly straddled him and leaned down and placed my forehead against his. He leaned up and tugged on my hair as he pulled me into a deep kiss. I easily returned it, feeling his hand tug on his t-shirt I had been snuggly wearing. His hand moved down my body, tightening on my thighs as he pulled me against him. My fingers pressed into his bare back as I pushed my chest against his, hearing a loud groan from him as a certain part of the wolf showed me some attention.

I briefly broke the kiss before placing my lips onto his once more, feeling his fingers grip my behind hard. I moaned as he grinded my body against him, he playfully slapped it causing me to briefly giggle into his lips but he roughly kissed me again with more aggression. He flipped me beneath him and slipped his hand into my underwear, I moaned into his lips as he pushed two fingers into me...

I heard my phone go off and sighed but he didn't stop, "Baron" I half moaned and heard my phone go silent seeing he had declined whoever it was and before I could protest, pushed hard into me.

"Definitely not a tamed wolf" I giggled which led to him smirking and glancing away as I felt him move in and out of me.

"Not when you need to be reminded who you belong to."

He groaned into my neck as I held onto the nape of his, pushing my body up against him. He slowly sucked onto the skin in my neck and I closed my eyes, feeling his fingers trail over my thighs as he wrapped them around him.

"I'm all yours.." I breath out as his movements picked up and his teeth sunk into my skin and his hands gripped mine and held them in his as he pressed them into the covers.

I trailed over his stomach as he had fallen asleep, I sighed not sure why people were so harsh in the world. I mean, I knew he could care less but I also knew it did affect him in a subtle way. The things they said about him, I didn't mind his imperfections, they weren't that to me. All of them made him Baron Corbin aka Thomas Pestock.

I stared up at his closed eyes and kissed his lips before getting to my feet and heading to shower...

"Yes I can hear you very well, Bryan" I shook my head as he was on loud speaker and I gripped the rainbow coloured rope firmly in my hands while Xander bit onto the other end.

I giggled as I let go and he stumbled back but then quickly took off into the backyard to make sure I couldn't hold it back from him. Silly dog...

"So maybe that line of questioning won't be so good. I'll probably end up reviewing it again and..Baron!" I snapped as I saw he switched the call off.

"I wanted to take you out." He said as he sat down beside me on the back porch, his wet hair letting me know while I had been busy he had been in the shower after waking up.

"And decided declining a meeting was the best way to go? That was very unprofessional!" I snapped as he had already declined Stephanie McMahon this morning before getting some out of me.

"Of you" He smirked and I sighed doing a mental count down.

"Baron, you know I would love to be taken out by you, but there's the Superstar Shake-up next week and I have no idea where I'll end up. I need to wrap up all loose ties I have with Smackdown before Monday in case so can you please bare with me?" I set my hand on his thigh as I searched his chocolate pools but they didn't seem to want to agree with me.

"And you're on Raw and I'm on Smackdown? Then you were busy tying all loose ends with all the power you have with all the jobs you do while I'm just sitting here alone. Alone like I'll be then. You're not single anymore, or making up for a shitty past you don't have to drown yourself in work, you have me." He firmly said, I smiled at his words as he leaned back in the chair and briefly kissed him. He didn't return it though as I felt him tense...

" I know I have you, wolf and I'm happy to have you. I like work though, Baron. I like being productive and I can't exactly just throw all these responsibilities away because I have a love life. I'll get these done today, I have a meeting in New York tomorrow but we can have breakfast before then and.."

"I'm flying out for a live event tomorrow morning, Renee. And I like having a day with my girlfriend but it seems work is more important." He pushed my hand off his jeans and stood up.

"Bar..." I reached for his hand but he shrugged me off and went inside the house, the ordeal having caused Xander to stop sprinting up and down. He gave a brief bark and I realized why as the familiar sounds of the Harley was heard before he clearly drove off.

I groaned with a small pout as Xander flopped his large head in confusion while I pat the place his dad had sat  beforehand, "Oh come on and join me"

Xander dragged his large body beside me while I gripped my phone and intended to phone Bryan back but somehow landed up dialling my good old mama.

"Am I a workaholic?" I practically nagged as soon as I heard her pick up.

"Hello to you too, Renee" She giggled which led to me smiling.

"My boyfriend thinks I am one, stormed his ass out and now I'm sitting here with our dog, I mean his dog with my work in front of me. But am I one? I mean I love my job."

"Is this boyfriend, that tall one?"

I internally groaned realizing I hadn't even relayed that detail to anyone, let anyone to my mom.

"Well yes, it happens to be that tall stud. He wants some time with me and I'm busy, and well his fuse ain't exactly long."

She sighed, "you are one, which isn't a bad thing. But considering I don't know about it this relationship is quite knew and you wouldn't want him feeling less important. But you also wouldn't want to lessen your load simply because he feels like you should be at his beck and call"

I giggled, "its not like that. I get where his coming from, I was mostly looking for a way I can get a point across without it seeming like my work is more important than him. I mean I'm sorry for not telling you but he has become important to me and its basically 50/50 between my job and him. But I want him to know that he has me..."

"He is a man, whatever kind of man, he is one and he will feel inferior if you just deny him."

I sighed as I couldn't tell my mom he visited my horrid ex and I had no idea what they spoke about and I didn't want Baron distancing himself from me.

"I know, I just need to figure things out. Let me just finish this work, bye love you!"

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I heard the door and frowned having not heard the Harley but sighed as I had been into the movie so probably missed the loud sound.

"Blooooooooondie!" He slurred as I heard the front door shut and immediately shut the TV off.

Fuck.

I jumped up causing a sleeping Xander to be alerted as he soon stumbled into the lounge area, "Please don't tell me you dro..."

"He didn't." Corey smiled slightly appearing from behind him. "Care to explain?"

Oh just great...

I was about to speak but Baron quickly moved over to me and placed his finger on my lips before pulling me to his chest. "She's mine. You can't have her."

Oh this man when he is drunk.

"I'm not yours." I teased but that was a mistake as he let me go.

"Fuck what did I do now again?" He snapped and hit his head, I gripped his arm seeing the concern fill Corey's eyes.

"I'm kidding, I'm yours" I firmly said staring into his glazed over eyes and he searched mine, slightly squinting, before smiling and pulling me into his chest yet again.

"You're mean, Blondie." He groaned into my hair before leaning back on the couch and turning me away from him and held me from behind.

"Maybe I should stay" Corey glanced between us and I did not need him here to prove his point.

"I'll be fine." I rolled my eyes.

"You have a tattoo in your neck?" Baron questioned surprised behind me.

"You sure?" Corey questioned.

"She's fine with me and she's happy with me!" Baron snapped causing me to briefly jump due to the sudden anger in his voice towards Corey.

I raised my eyebrow and he sighed before turning on his heel and leaving.

I felt his head rest on top of mine, "Can I take you out now?"

"No, you have a flight in the morning. You need to sleep, the last thing we want is Bryan eyeing you for very visibly being hungover." I whispered into his arm wrapped over my chest as his hand held onto my shoulder.

"Fuck I'm going to embarrass you" He groaned and let me go.

I shook my head and held his hand, "You could never do that, come on!"

I took him to the bedroom and set him down on the edge of the bed which led to him falling back. I took off his boots and then moved to unbutton his pants and he chuckled, "Come on, take advantage of me baby"

I shook my head and he pulled me onto him. "I just want you so much. Need you so much but you don't need me, do you?"

"What?" I frowned as his voice cracked.

"You're fucking independent and its hot. But I fucking want to be more important than work and I never will be. So baby I think this is where I leave you" He dramatically said standing up but I tugged on his arm pulling him back.

"Because I'm a workaholic?" I giggled shaking my head.

"Yeah." He shrugged staring up instead of looking at me.

"Bar.." I began seeing his face change and the alcohol mixed with all the things filling his head, things he hadn't let me know.

"And you'll just end up hurting me. Is what Amy said, maybe she's right. He broke your heart now you're pushing me away because you're scared. She says I don't need that. And he said well fuck what he said.."

"What do you think?"

"I told you I need you but you don't need me. So tomorrow you'll be gone okay?"

"Baron don't be silly, you're scaring me." I whispered and he ran his hand over his face. "You fucking leave me and head over to Corey's leaving me worried. You get pissed drunk and now you want me to leave you when a few days ago we declared that I can't go on with you."

"You can. You see you're fine, you're perfect, you're loved. I'm just a add on to your perfect world, an unnecessary one. You don't need me, I'm just there to worship the ground you work on." He chuckled and stood up pacing the room.

"Isn't that why you picked me huh? The fucking guy who people love taking shots at? The balding freak who can't even get his abs straight. I wonder what they'll come up with when they realize I'm the guy that got the amazing Renee Young. They'd believe it for a storyline then, it makes sense. You shouldn't be with me, so maybe that's it? You're with me because I'm easy, because you know someone like you shouldn't be with some like me?"

"Baron, stop saying stupid things like that. You're drunk and you're thinking up all these shitty reasons when I fucking want you because of the big bad wolf that you are. I'm not fucking perfect and I'm not what the world believes I am and you're the only one who so bluntly pointed that out. You are anything but easy and I am here, with you."

"Because nobody else fucking wants you!" He spat.

"What?"

"Being with you is too much pressure, you're so fucking intimidating and perfect. No one wants to be with you because you're fucking perfect Renee and they know they're not good enough but I'm fucking here like an idiot thinking I could be what you need. I'm just a fucking wrestler! A guy who enjoys fucking people up, I'm not some workaholic I just enjoy hurting people." I ignored the slight hurt filling me because while he was usually a giddy drunk, there were things bothering him.

"You're not. You're mine."

"For how long? Until some guy comes around who isn't a 7 foot freak."

"Baron, fucking stop okay? I don't care what some old pieces of shit on Twitter have to say about you. I like everything about you, except the fact that you are an angry drunk right now and scaring Xander!" I snapped as Xander stared between us.

"Don't worry, buddy. I won't be smashing shit or hurting Renee. " He bent down to him, "you see she means the world to me, I'd never hurt her. And she knows it, so she's going to make sure she hurts me. They all said it, so it must be true."

"Who?"

"It doesn't matter. Come on agree with me, gone." He chuckled moving towards me. "We're done. I'm leaving you so you can't hurt me, Blondie. I'm not going to be sucked into your fucking world, you only love this job that's all that matters to you. I'd give it all up for you though."

He crawled onto the bed and Xander moved next to him while I stared down at them.

"I'd do the same for you though" I mumbled and he turned onto his side and held onto Xander closing his eyes as I sat on the edge of the bed since Xander pretty much took up my side.

"You're lying." He shook his head.

"I'm not."

He sighed holding onto Xander, "I'm going to miss spooning with you"

"You're not spooning with me, Baron" I held back a laugh as he sounded serious yet he was drunk and I didn't like all the thoughts he seemed to be burdened with when he was so quiet about them while being sober.

"I know, doesn't mean I won't miss it"

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HAPPY 33RD BIRTHDAY TO THE STUD OF A WOLF WHO STOLE MY HEART LAST YEAR😍😍😍