I was waiting backstage for Charlotte. She just won her title match against Carmella defending her Smackdown title. She walked backstage where I engulfed her in a big hug. "Congrats Char!" I said happily making her smile. "Thanks Brooke." Charlotte replied. "Happy Birthday." I pulled out a little wrapped box and handed it to her. "Awww! You remembered!" Charlotte said excitedly taking the gift. "As if I would ever forget your own birthday." I scoffed making her laugh. "Hey babe. Happy birthday." Andrade came up and kissed her cheek. "You'll get your gift later tonight." He smirked making Charlotte blush. I looked down adjusting my bracelet that Charlotte gave to me a few years ago. "So what are we doing?" Andrade asked. "Oh. I was going with Brooklyn since we always spend my birthday together." Charlotte said making me smile. "What? But I wanted to spend your special day together." Andrade looked down as Charlotte hugged him.

I could tell she was torn between choosing me and her boyfriend. I hated making her upset and she definitely looked upset. "You could spend the day with your man." I spoke. "Brooke. Are you sure?" Charlotte asked. Andrade looked at me with a glare. I plastered on a fake smile. "Of course! Go have fun with your man." I said as Andrade gave me a small smirk and grabbed Charlotte's hand. Charlotte could see the pain and sadness in my eyes. I couldn't hide anything from her no matter how hard I tried. "I'll see you later." I waved goodbye to her and Andrade before turning around. Once I turned the tears started to fall and I quickly made my way back to my dressing room. I packed up my stuff when there was a small knock on my door. Becky came in and saw me crying. "Brooke? Aren't you spending the day with Charlotte? It's her birthday." Becky said. "She's spending it with Andrade." I said. "What? Why?" Becky gasped. "Andrade wanted to spend the day with her as well. Charlotte was torn between the both of us so I said to go with her boyfriend." I said wiping away my tears. "Oh Brooke." Becky gave me a big hug. "Are you going to be ok?" Becky placed her hand on my shoulder. "I feel like I'm losing her Becks. Today was the first time I had seen her in weeks. We haven't talked or hung for a month." I sobbed as Becky rubbed my back comfortingly. I sat there for a few minutes with Becky before finally getting up and grabbing my bags. "I'd better get back home. It's getting late and I need to feed Hunter." I said giving Becky a hug before leaving.

I arrived at my home in LA since Raw and Smackdown was here this month. I unlocked the door where my German shepherd, Hunter, greeted me. "Hey buddy." I gave a small smile scratching behind his ears. I put my bags in the living room before feeding Hunter and doing my nightly routine. Charlotte would always spend the night since she doesn't like the hotels here in LA. I already knew she wouldn't be coming over and would go spend the night with Andrade. The thing about me is that I was abused when I was younger. My mom died and my dad completely lost it. He fell into a depression and would drink away his sorrows. He became drunk and would hit and abuse me saying that it was my fault that my mom died. It still haunts me to this day. Charlotte was always there to comfort me and it helped me forget. Now, I remember everything.

I climbed into bed with Hunter who laid at my feet. I fell asleep and had horrible nightmare. My one fear came true which was losing Charlotte. I awoke with a scream waking up Hunter. He whined and placed his head on my leg looking up at me with his big eyes. I wiped away the tears and rubbed his head. "Thanks boy. I just miss Charlotte." I said. Hunter seems to understand and licked my leg. I checked my phone to see it was 1am when I suddenly got a phone call from Charlotte. I picked it up and heard music. "Hey Brooke! Wait, why are you up? Did you have another nightmare?" She said worriedly. "Yeah don't worry about it. I hope you're having fun." I said softly. "Brooke. Are you ok?" Charlotte asked. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine on my own." My voice broke at the end. There was a moment of silence between us. "I'm on my way." Was all she said before hanging up. I should've know I could never fool Charlotte. She always knows when I'm not okay. I wiped away my tears and decided to get some sleep. Of course, I had another nightmare. This time it was about my dad. I quickly shot up and sobbed. Hunter perked up and walked over to me licking my face to calm me down. "Thanks boy." I rubbed his head again where there was a knock on the front door making me scream. Hunter ran to the front door and opened it with his mouth thanks to the trick I taught him.

"Thanks Hunter." Charlotte smiled. Hunter whined and looked down. "It's bad huh? Where is she?" Charlotte asked worriedly. Hunter pushed open my bedroom door with his head. Charlotte turned on the lights and saw me curled up into a ball. She wrapped her arms around me and pulled me close. "It's ok Brooke. I'm here." She whispered calmly stroking my hair. I buried my head into her chest as she kissed the top of my head. "Why didn't you call me?" She asked softly. "You were busy having fun. I didn't want to ruin your birthday with my problems." I cried. Charlotte wiped away my tears and planted a soft kiss to my lips catching me by surprise. "You're important to me too." She said giving me a big hug. "Why'd you let me go with Andrade?" She suddenly asked. "You love him. I didn't want to put you in a position where you have to choose between us. Besides, he's your boyfriend. He deserves your love and affection." I said quietly looking away. "I'm fine. You should go to Andrade. He's probably waiting for you." I said. "I'm not leaving if you're not ok!" Charlotte said. "Please. I don't want you to lose your relationship because of me." I pleaded as she looked at me sadly. "If you're sure." Charlotte spoke uneasily. "I am. Don't worry about me. I have Hunter." I gave her a smile which she returned. Charlotte gave me one last hug before leaving. I went back to sleep and slept peacefully.

The next day, I awoke and felt for Charlotte only to realize she didn't sleep over. I got up and did my morning routine before taking Hunter out on a jog. Once that was done I sat on my couch and watched Netflix. There was a party that I was invited to but I didn't feel like going. There was a knock on my door as Hunter went to open it. "Brooklyn." Andrade said. I paused the movie I was watching and looked at him. "Andrade? What are you doing here?" I asked. "I know Charlotte visited you last night." He said as I looked down. "If it's a problem I won't have her come over anymore." I quickly said feeling a bit uncomfortable. "Stay away from Charlotte. She's moving on to bigger and better things in her life and you're holding her back. You want her to succeed, don't you?" Andrade raised an eyebrow. "O-of course." I said. "Then stay away from her. Besides, she'd never fall in love with someone like you. I know you have feelings for her. You're pathetic." Andrade said as Hunter started growling. Tears once again started falling. Hunter chased Andrade out of the house and closed the door with his paw. Hunter climbed up onto the couch and rested his head on my lap.

I stayed on the couch for the rest of the day. I actually stayed in my house for the entire week. I called Stephanie and told her I was dealing with personal problems. She knew exactly what it was and gave me however long I need. I couldn't wrestle in this state and Stephanie knew that. About an entire week later, Becky arrived at my house. She knocked on my door which Hunter opened. Hunter sulkily walked back to the couch and laid down. "Hunter? What's wrong? You're usually so energetic." Becky questioned as she walked in and closed the door. Her eyes fell on me sitting on the couch wrapped in like 5 blankets with puffy, red eyes. "Brooke!" Becky rushed over. "What happened?" She asked. "I'm staying away from Charlotte." I spoke in monotone. "What? Why on earth would you do that?" Becky said. "I don't want to hold her back." I replied. "You're speaking nonsense. Charlotte loves you. She's been worried about you." Becky said peeling off my blankets. "Andrade said-" I was cut off. "Did you say Andrade?" Becky released my blankets. Hunter growled upon hearing Andrade's name. "He came over here?" Becky raised an eyebrow. I nodded.

"What. The. Hell. Did. He. Say. To. You."