Nikki looked over herself one more time in the mirror. It'd been a rollercoaster year for her. She'd come back from her neck injury, gone through a tough, but amicable break up with John, and was now helping run the women's division over on Smackdown. Speaking of which, she had a match tonight teaming with Becky Lynch against Alexa and Carmella. All of the women were great competitors and she really liked the way that her and Carmella's storyline was going. She liked working with all the women on Smackdown, but she loved when she got to team with Becky.
Ever since they worked together when her, Sasha, and Charlotte had come up last year, the Irish girl had captivated Nikki. They quickly became friends backstage and chatted with one another about anything and everything, and then the captivation became something of a slight crush that she just didn't give too much thought at the time. She was sad that she got hurt before she could truly work with Becky, but she hoped that would change soon. Becky was great in the ring and even better outside of the ring. So when Nikki stepped out into the hallway and saw Becky frowning and staring off into space, she knew something was up.
"Becky, you okay?"
She snapped her head to Nikki and smiled, but Nikki could tell it was forced. "Hey, Nikki. Ready to kick some lass tonight?"
Nikki paused for a second before deciding not to push, unless she saw something that caused her worry again. "Hell yeah I am. You okay with the finish that you and Alexa worked out?"
Becky nodded, "Eye rake and then into the DDT. She and I make it look really good, and we figure that could go for a big pop."
Nikki grinned, both of them beginning to walk. "Well, not too many of the ladies use it, so it should get something."
Becky hummed, not even looking at Nikki anymore. Usually Becky was jumping everywhere and impossible to contain before a match. Something was wrong.
"Okay, you aren't acting like normal Becky does. Are you okay?"
Becky looked at her and shrugged, "It's no big deal, don't worry about it."
Nikki rolled her eyes. Becky was always so self-sacrificing that she didn't want people to worry, instead she'd just worry about them. "Becky, you can tell me. I'm here for you."
She looked indecisive for a second before sighing. "People are just saying stuff online."
Nikki knew that story pretty well. People online could be huge douchenozzles. "Is it just the normal creeps or…?"
Her lip quivered a bit and she took a deep breath. "I know we signed up for sharing our lives with fans, but I thought I'd at least have something that could stay confidential. I thought if it wasn't ring related, then it'd still be just mine to disclose."
It took Nikki about thirty seconds to decipher what she meant. "You mean the hospital visit?"
Becky nodded. "People are saying hurtful things cause they think I got an abortion. I don't want to just say that it was just an appendectomy cause it's my business, but they feel entitled to know, and it's just getting to me a little."
Nikki felt her blood boil. If she could find these people saying those things she'd rip them to pieces. How dare they make this strong woman almost cry. "Hey, this stuff can happen. It happened when John and I broke up. They all speculated without knowing the full truth and sent hateful things for months. You know the truth, and those close to you know the truth and that's all you need."
She nodded, but didn't seem to get any better. She was still looking down at the floor and twiddling her thumbs. Nikki scratched the back of her head, trying to think of something to say. "And trust me Becky, you've got a lot more fans that love you, and people back here that love you than you have haters. Especially me."
That seemed to have an affect as she smiled, and finally looked at Nikki. She bounced up and landed a kiss on Nikki's cheek. "Thanks Nikki! You're the best! I don't know how I could be here without you! Now let's go!" She sprinted down the hallways towards the gorilla. She seemed much more like herself, but Nikki had no time to take that in, as she was still stunned from the kiss.
She felt a major blush creep up on her cheeks, and enough time to let her mind wander to the inevitable conclusion. She was so screwed.
