What If? V

"Don't let it happen again son."

"...and the problem with that is?"

"Go to bed." he snorted.

"I don't want to talk to him." she shook her head. "I don't want to give him any sort of indication that I want to be friends with him. Because I don't."

"You should know that I don't sleep."

"Whatever you say, Lace." she told her.

"Well go hang upside down or whatever it is you do at night."

"Oh, and what wise words of wisdom do you have to impart on me now, Ellie?" she quirked her mouth.

"And I'll drink your blood." He joked.

"Uh...none." She said. "I'm dropping the subject because there's no use in talking about it..if all it does is make you upset." She shrugged.

"I'm gonna put you upstairs and bring Ellie down so I'm safe, you creep." he smirked.

"Whatever." She shrugged. "I'm gonna check my account and see if I can pull together enough money for a ticket back to Chicago tomorrow." she said. "I know Scott's not going to do anything questionable and I just want to get out of here."

"I'm sure you would just love that." He snorted.

"Aw no, come on Lacy. It's only like two more days."

"You would too, you'd get to share a room with the love of your life." he teased.

"For you, that's like a week to me." she snorted. "Stay here with Scott and enjoy yourself, I will be fine."

"Who spoke to me a little while you guys were gone."

"Lacy." She pouted. "Stay."

"Oh really? Do tell."

She shook her head. "You'll be okay."

"She just vented to me about something and I told her about Karla." he shrugged.

"Not." she said.

"What she vented to you was so bad that you had to bring up Karla?" he chuckled. "You hate Karla."

"I'm sure you will be." she said. "It's only a six hour train ride."

"Just some problems she has going on with her ex." he shrugged.

"You're not going on a six hour train ride alone. I'll go with you." she nodded.

"oh, so you made progress." he chuckled. "Right?"

"No, you're going to stay here with Scott and have a good time." she said.

"She ended up getting upset again and I just told her I'd leave her alone and if she needed to vent, then I'd be here." he shrugged.

"It's fine." she shook her head.

"Why'd she get mad? All you were doing was talking."

"Ellie, stay here." she said. "This weekend wasn't even for me, it was for you. Quit being hard headed."

"I was trying to convince her not to give up on love or whatever and she took it as if I were talking about myself."

"I want you here." She said and then clinged herself to Lacy, lol.

"You were telling her not to give up on love so she could love you?" he snorted.

Lacy snorted and patted Ellie's back. "I'm not gonna do anything but spoil your time, 'cause I don't want to be here."

"Well secretly I would like that." he snorted. "But no. She'll just never know what she'll miss out on." he shrugged.

"And that's okay.'" she nodded.

"And that's you she's missing out on, right?" he chuckled.

She shook her head. "I'll be out of your hair in the morning."

"Possibly."

"And then I'm gonna be miserable during the rest of the trip."

"You're full of it, Punk." he snorted.

"You're not, you're going to go to the wrestling show and have a good time and then spend some more time with Scott."

"Leave me alone." he chuckled.

"Mhm, we'll see."

"All butt hurt?" he smirked.

"You will." she nodded as she put on a pair of pants and headed downstairs. "Scott, can you take me to the train station in the morning?"

Scott rose a brow. "For what?"

"I'm gonna head back to Chicago."

"Well... I can't really say no, can I?"

"No." Lacy shook her head.

"I guess I can take you." he said.

"Thanks." she said as she went back upstairs to the room. "Scott's going to drop me off at the station in the morning." she told Ellie.

"...well, that's great." Punk said after Lacy left. "Am I that repulsive to be around?"

"You suck." she snorted. "Well then, I suppose I'll tell you now that he kissed me." she nodded.