#combatzoned

CONTACT → Moxley 🤪

[text → sent]: hey, that's what friends do-- they check on each other! i've been trying to keep up with the feud but like claudio i'm neutral so don't even ask who i'm going for LOL. and yep, that's my sis. god i miss her SOOOOO much. i'm gonna text her next tbh! [text → sent]: i'm doing well, can't complain. still got history to make and hearts to break! 😉

💬: You’re still talking crazy, I see!

💬: Don’t get me wrong, you are attractive as hell, but….

for the past few weeks, nicole had been flirting with jon. whether it be over text messages or seeing him in person. nobody in her family knew this was going on because if they had, brie would never let her hear the end of it. but nikki wasn't about to let her sister come between her relationships, not again. that had been the whole reason why she had been a certain way towards her and why that fight had happened. they were still talking but nikki couldn't let her sister know what she was doing, who she was talking to and frankly it wasn't any of her business anyway. she was expecting jon for a valentine's day lunch and it would only be the two of them. nicole had made up something to keep brie away for the day especially on this day. sipping her red wine, she heard a knock at the door and she hoped it had been jon. anyone else she would directly send them away.

i   glanced    down   at   kenshin    as   he   trotted    beside    me      ,      his    ears   perked    up    and   his   fluffy   tail   wagging    like   he   had   absolutely    NO   WORRIES   in    the    world.       the   second   tatiana’s   voice   cut   through   the   air      ,       his   head   tilted      ,       already    curious   about    the    new    attention.

“      is    that   a    puppy   ?      ”       she   asked      ,      eyes    locked    onto    him   with    clear    amusement.

i   huffed   out   a   small   laugh      ,      crouching   down    to    ruffle   kenshin’s    soft   fur.      “      nah      ,       he    just   looks   like    one.      he’s    a    kooikerhondje      —      small      ,       but   full-grown.       still   acts    like    a    puppy      ,      though.      always    bouncing    around      ,       getting    into    things   he    shouldn’t.      i   swear      ,       i’ve   never   seen   a    dog   with    this    much    energy.      ”

kenshin      ,      almost   on   cue      ,       wagged    his    tail    even    harder      ,       looking   up    at    tatiana   like   he    was   waiting    for   an   invitation   to   say   hello.      i   already    knew   how   this   would   go.      he’d   charm    her   in    seconds      ,       just   like   he    did   with    everyone.      it   was    impossible   not    to   like    him      —      his    goofy   little    face      ,      the    way   he   always   seemed    to    be    grinning.

“      well    @combatzoned   ,       if   we    manage    to   pull    off   a    super   bowl   win      ,       i’m   definitely   going   to   be   excited      —      it’s   something    we’ve    all    worked   so   hard   for.      but   if    i’m    being    honest      ,       i’m    not    really   the   type   to   jump   right    into    the    spotlight    for    a    flashy    celebration.       it’s   not   that    i   don’t   appreciate    the    moment      ;       it’s    just   that    i    like   things    structured    and        .   .   .            calm.       i’d   probably    start    by    celebrating   with    my    team   in   the    locker    room      ,      you    know      ,      taking    a    minute    to   congratulate   each    other      ,       acknowledge    all    the   effort    we    put in.

after    that      ,       though      ,       i’d   probably    just    head   home   to   savor    it   all    in    peace.      i   know   a    lot    of    people    think    a    big    party    is   the   way    to   go   when    you win the super-bowl     ,       but    i’ve    never   been    huge   on    the    scene    unless    i’m   actually   out   on    the    field.      ”

There   is   not   much   of   a   relationship   to   begin   with   when   you   have   to   agree   on   things   like   that,   or   at   least   he   thinks   so.   Roman   thinks   a   lot   of   things,   but   rarely   ever   voices   the   thoughts   gnawing   at   the   back   of   his   mind.   Doesn't   know   why   it's   easier   to   be   silent   and   just   wrinkle   his   nose   and   raise   his   eyebrow   than   it   is   to   actually   open   his   mouth   and   speak.   ❝Yeah,   we   did,   didn't   we.❞   Still,   the   hand   he's   put   on   Jon's   leg   does   not   move.   ❝But   I'm   not   doing   anything,   am   I   ? ❞