CHAPTER 2

———"See!" Royce yelled and showed everyone her phone. "Your wife hates me."

"Let me see that," Joe snatched her phone and read the tweet. "I'll be back, uh I'm gonna call her."

"Why does she hate me so much?" Royce sighed. "What did I do? I knew Joe was seeing her when we first met. I never went there with him."

"Yeah why does she hate Roy? If I remember correctly, you were a sweetheart when you met her. You even complimented her." Nikki said.

"Ohhh I think I remember." Dean tapped his chin. "Remember when you met, you and Joe were in the mixed tag team match. Finn got hurt, right?"

Finn nodded, "I had a concussion and wasn't cleared to wrestle. So then they asked Joe if he wanted to take my place with Royce. He didn't have to say yes."

"Wait and then Joe was at work often and didn't go home for like three almost four weeks because of the tag matches." Brie remembered.

"It wasn't my fault!" Royce put her hands up. "Like Finn said, he didn't have to say yes. I could've partnered with Ricochet or someone else."

"Well you guys met at the Royal Rumble, I remember me and Royce walking, she won the rumble but was beat up pretty bad, and we walked by you guys," Nikki pointed to Seth and Dean. "You were with Roman and his wife and daughter."

"Then that's when we all came and said hi. Ahhh I remember now." Charlotte sighed.

"Joe could've gone home and he knows it. We had three days off after Raw, the tag team were on Friday's." Royce concluded. "I don't want to be apart of marriage issues!"

———"Hello?"

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Joe hissed over the phone.

"What are you talking about?" Galina asked.

"That tweet directed at Royce! What's your problem?"

"Ohhh. Nothing, she claims to respect us but I know she doesn't. She's been drooling over you since day one Joe." Galina said.

Joe sighed and rubbed his forehead. "No she hasn't. Plus she was in a relationship with Nick Cannon, she knew we had Jojo on the way. Galina you need to delete that tweet now."

"Whats the big deal?" Galina groaned. "She needs to know her place."

"She does know her place!" He argued.

"Whatever, call me later, I'm going to the beach." Galina hung up.

———

"You okay?" Seth looked at Joe as he walked in the kitchen.

"Fine." Joe grumbled.

"Roy, your phone is ringing." Brie motioned to Royce's buzzing phone.

Royce looked and seen it was her mom. "Hey mother."

"Royce!" Her mom yelled.

"What's wrong?"

"We need you to drive to Orlando, Toni is in the hospital!"

"W-why?! What happened?" She panicked and immediately grabbed her stuff.

"He's been in a car accident.. Please just get here." Her mom cried, referring to her twin brother, Toni.

"I'm on my way." Royce said before hanging up.

"What's wrong?" Charlotte asked.

"My brother has been in an car accident. P-please can one of you drive me to Orlando." She stuttered, beginning to cry.

"Yeah, I'll take you." Charlotte volunteered, and ran to grab her keys.

"We'll go." Brie and Nikki said.

"Us too." Joe, Seth, and Dean agreed.

"And us!" Sasha and Paige ran out with them.

"We'll look after the house!" Naomi yelled after them.

The boys crammed in the back while Nikki, Brie, and Sasha were in the second row with Royce. Leaving Paige and Charlotte in the front. Since Charlotte lived in Miami, the drive to Orlando was three hours. And all Royce could do was think about her brother. She stared at the picture of her and her brother. He sent it a day ago, once she landed in Florida. She prayed this wasn't the last time, she'd see him. Toni and Royce were twins. Only two minutes apart, of course he was the oldest. They had three younger siblings, two twin brothers and a sister. But the first set of twins were the closest. They did everything together, he was a model and would try his hardest to make it to her shows. She was his bestfriend. And so was he.

———

"Breath Royce." Sasha rubbed her back.

"I.. I just need to know he's okay." Royce croaked. "What if he isn't okay? What if he's dead or dying? I'm gonna have to leave WWE for years and go back to Orlando and stay with my parents. Oh god my parents... I'm gonna need to help them with, with everything. And Leila, Ethan, and Grayson. I'm gonna need to take them to school and help them and help with the house.. I.. I don't know what I'll do if he's gone, I can't do this-

"Roy, Roy! Calm down! We're here, okay?" Brie interrupted.

"I can't calm down!" Royce yelled back and buried her face in her hands.

Her phone buzzed and she immediately checked it.

Momma Bear♥️: He has some internal bleeding but they are taking care of it. Cuts and scrapes, even some knee trauma, he'll need crutches. Other than that, he is okay and alive thank god! How far are you?

Sasha peered over her shoulder and read the message. "He's okay Roy!"

Royce let out a huge sigh, finally catching her breath. She felt Joe pat her back. Seth and Dean cracked jokes, making her smile.

———

"Thank you, you don't need to wait with me. I'll be fine." Royce said as they dropped her off at the hospital.

"Well too bad we're staying with you." Charlotte hooked her arm and walked her inside.

"Hi," Royce greeted the nurse at the desk. "I'm looking for my brother, Toni Mahfud-Presley."

"He is in room 230, one floor up. Are you all family?" She kindly asked.

"Yes." Royce nodded without no hesitation.

"Our parents adopted the rest of us." Dean blurted out.

"Shut the hell up." Paige whispered and nudged him.

The nurse gave him a nod, despite the confused expression painted on her face. "The elevator is over there."

"Thank you." Nikki smiled, all making their way to the elevator.

Once they were in, everyone started attacking Dean.

"Our parents adopted us?! Really?!" Seth hit him.

"Cause it looks totally believable," Joe rolled his eyes.

"Incase you forgot, we're well known to the public!" Sasha cried.

"What if she knew us?" Charlotte pointed out.

"Okay okay! Calm down." Dean put up his hands in surrender. "I just thought we could be like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt."

"We can wait in the waiting room." Brie told Royce, approaching the room.

"No," she shook her head. "I need you all, and you're family too."

They all sent her a warning smile and walked in the room together.

"Royce." Her mom and dad gasped once they seen her presence. Immediately getting up to hug her.

"Hey guys," Royce greeted them.

"What are all you guys doing here?" Her mother, Malia wondered.

"We drove her down here from Miami." Charlotte was the first to reply.

"We didn't want her to be alone." Brie said.

"Well thank you guys so much. You're more than welcome to stay, you all are like my extra children." Malia empathized.

"Ha told you!" Dean stuck his tongue out at the others.

"Me and Malia appreciate you all and your loyalty to Royce. And I'm sure once Toni wakes up, he'll be excited to see you all." Her dad, Hunter smiled.

"Oh I think he's waking up." Paige pointed to the movement on the bed.

Royce ran over to his side and gently held his hand. "What happened?"

"Drunk driver, smashed his car on the side of the highway." Hunter shook his head.

"Where are Grayson, Ethan, and Leila?" She asked, not seeing them here.

"They're on their way back from LA." Malia replied.

"Is he gonna be okay?" Joe questioned.

"He will be on crutches for awhile but they took care of the internal bleeding. He just has to stay a few days to keep an eye on him." Malia sighed.

Toni groaned and began to wake up. It took him a few seconds for his eyes to adjust, but he finally opened them.

"R-Royce?" He croaked, his voice raspy and dry.

"Hey bro." Royce smiled. "How you doing?"

"You came?" He sat up a bit.

"Why wouldn't I?"

"I dunno," Toni smiled. "Ah, my head hurts."

She frowned. They were twins, when the other hurt, the opposite twin felt it. "You're gonna be okay, I promise."

———

Around three, Royce had fallen asleep, so did Toni. Hunter told the group they could spend the night at their house. All girls shared the luxurious room, while the boys shared the one next to them. Royce was asleep the whole car ride, Joe volunteering to carry her to her bedroom.

He gently opened her door and lied her on her bed. Examining the room. Pictures all over the place. Ones of her and her family. The others of her and all the girls. Even Stephanie and Vince. WWE legends, like the UnderTaker, Stone Cold, and Foley. Her and Finn, and the boys. Joe chuckled at the one of her and Dean messing around with the ladders, training for Money In The Bank. He was about to leave once he seen a picture frame in the corner of her desk. He tiptoed and picked up the frame. Smiling to himself, it was a photograph of him and Royce at FCW, they were both babies. He only had 1/4 of his tribal sleeve, and his hair was short, not long like now. She didn't have any tattoos or piercings like she does today. But she still had her long jet black hair, with her wide grin. Her eyes sparkling. They both were happy, carefree, no worries. Jojo was on the way at this time, Galina was still in college, trying to get a job. Their relationship was amazing. But over the years, she'd given him a daughter and two sons. And no matter how hard he tried, nothing he did was good enough for her.

"Joe?" Royce sat up and yawned.

"H-hey," He sat down the picture. "Uh you fell asleep at the hospital, your parents said we could stay the night. I just carried you to your room."

"Sorry, you didn't have to. But thanks." She smiled. "You okay?" She noticed the sad look he had on.

"Y-yeah I'm good." Joe cleared his throat. "You're probably tired, um I should go."

"As you said to me earlier, "Cmon Joe, We've been friend for years. I know when you're lying."" Royce quotes his exact words he told her in the grocery store.

Joe bit the inside of his cheek, contemplating. After a few seconds he let out a breath and sat down next to her on her bed. "Okay... Well.."

She gave him an encouraging nod.

"Me and Galina are getting a divorce."

Royce's eyes widened. "What? You're serious?"

"Yup." Joe nodded.

"Why? And are you okay?" She shifted so she could face him better.

He just shrugged his shoulders, "It sucks... But all the fighting, texts, and calls that ended in us yelling, they made my love for her as a wife and soulmate, fade away. I mean, I'll always have some love for her because she is the mother to our children but that's about it." Joe looked down at her carpeted floor. "We haven't been the best married couple. She gets annoyed at my job real easily but when I try and get days off and come back, she tells me go and bring home a paycheck. She honestly only cared about the numbers... Anyways, uh we filed for divorce a few months ago, and it should be finalized this month."

Royce didn't know what to do or say. What could you do? She thought their marriage was great. And that they'd always be together forever, what do you say?

"I'm really sorry you're going through that... I wish I knew what to say.." Royce softly said. "Does anyone know about it?"

"Only Dwayne knows." Joe replied, referring to his cousin, Dwayne or The Rock, who's been there with him throughout this entire process. From marriage counseling to meetings with the lawyer.

Royce lifted her hand and gently rubbed his arm. "I'm sorry Joe.. You don't deserve to go through this.. Does Jojo know what's going on?"

"All she knows is mommy and daddy are fighting. But me and Galina were planning on telling her when we have our show in Tampa next week. I just hope she takes it well."

"All you need to do is make sure that little girl knows you love her forever. And her mom too, that you'll always be there for her, whether you and Galina are together or not."

He looked over at her and grinned. "Don't worry, I will." He then wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her into him. "Thanks Roy."

Royce chuckled. "Anytime big dog. You know I'm always here if you need a shoulder to cry on or even talk to."

"I know," Joe smirked. "Oh and I seen you had a picture of us back FCW."

Royce looked over to her desk, where it was placed. "Oh yeah. I framed that a long time ago. So you were snooping I see?"

"I was just... Looking." Joe said.

"Sure you were." Royce pushed his shoulder.

"Hey Roy?"

She turned to face him. "Yeah?"

"Thank you. Now that me and her are done, we can go shopping all we want together. I might have to put my arm around you this time." Joe joked.

She rolled her eyes, "Focus on your broken heart first and your children."

"Focusing on your will be the best distraction to my broken heart." He said.

"And focusing on getting out of my room so I can sleep will be the best remedy for my jet lag." She smirked. "Goodnight."

Joe stood up and walked to the door. "Night Roy."