The following days had been better than Dean expected. He assumed that a road trip with three women in their twenties was going to be a nightmare straight out of one of the chick flicks Renee forced him to watch. But, as surprising as it was, the three young women that formed the Riott Squad were actually decent company. Ruby's taste in music had kept him smiling and in good spirits while they were packed in the car together. Sarah's stories about hunting, fishing, and camping reeled Dean in with a sense of interest he usually didn't have when it came to other people's lives. But the biggest surprise of all was Liv's dirty sense of humor. She had been under Dean's skin for the first day, but she showed that she was becoming more comfortable around Ambrose out of the blue the morning of their second day when she told him an unbelievably inappropriate joke. The sleeping arrangements were awkward, Dean expected that the night Ruby told him they were supposed to share a room. Dean tried talking the receptionist at the hotel to give him a single room, but they were overbooked due to a concert going on the next day. Dean gave in to the trio's assurance that everything would be fine and nothing had to be weird unless they made it that way. The room had two queen sized beds. Liv volunteered to share with Sarah, giving Ruby a smirk and a wink when Dean wasn't looking. Instead of sharing with Ruby, Dean offered to sleep on the couch despite Ruby telling him it wasn't a big deal if they shared.

Come Thursday, the group went their separate ways. Dean went home to Vegas, while the three girls decided to spend the weekend at Liv's house in New Jersey. They agreed to meet at the airport in Houston so they could carpool to RAW for that week, then split the costs for a hotel afterwards.

Liv led her friends into her home. She quickly told them to make themselves cozy, then excused herself so she could take a nap in her bed that she "missed dearly." Ruby took Liv's invitation to heart by helping herself to Liv's snack stash in her kitchen and flipping through Netflix on the living room tv.

"First week with Dean wasn't too bad, huh?" Sarah asked Ruby, joining her on the couch.

Ruby shook her head. "No. It went a lot better than I expected. I was pretty she Liv was gonna try and leave him behind, but they get along ok."

"You two get along pretty good too," Sarah said. "I don't think you guys fought once the whole time.

Ruby shrugged her shoulders as casually as she could without making it seem like she was excited that someone else noticed their flawless bonding. "Yeah, he's a pretty cool guy. Likes Bon Jovi and Lynard Skynard, so I guess he can stay." Ruby felt like her voice was higher pitched than it normally was when she talked about Dean. She didn't think Sarah had noticed, but she needed to remember to keep cool when discussing him. One slip up, and there was no hearing the end of it.

"I can't believe he passed up wanting to share a bed with you..." Sarah said.

Ruby sighed. "It's probably for the best. If Renee found out he was sharing a bed with me, she'd freak out big time. She knows I used to have a thing for him, but I don't think she'd believe if I told her nothing happened between us. Plus, he sleeps in his underwear. That would've made things extra awkward."

Sarah cocked an eyebrow. "I meant because the beds were big enough for two and super soft. The couch was harder than a rock..."

Ruby felt her face heat up and unmistakenly tint pink. "Oh, right, that too. The bed's were really nice."

"Good thing you didn't sleep in the same bed. I wouldn't be able to fall asleep if you two were having sex across the room." Sarah joked.

Ruby sighed. That would be a dream come true, for sure, she thought with a frown. Liv's snoring had kept her awake most of the night. She tried going back to sleep but couldn't find a way. She noticed the vacant couch sometime after midnight, but Dean returned soon after from the bathroom. In the illumination of the tv, she could see that Dean was only in his underwear. Even in the faint glow, she could tell he had definitely been putting on more muscle while he was away during his injury. His midsection was well defined now, as well as his massive arms and stacked shoulders. Ruby remembered having to bite her tongue to keep from making a sound when Dean turned his back to her and removed his baggy briefs. The last thing she remembered before apparently falling back asleep was silently praying that he'd turn around and she'd get to see all of him. But, much to her disappointment, Dean slid on a pair of gym shorts and laid back down on the couch.

"I was just jokin', Ruby," Sarah spoke, taking Ruby out of her thoughts. "I know you have a crush on the guy, and he's married, but I wanna still make some jokes."

Ruby gave a tight lipped smile at her tag partner. "I know. But I don't have a crush on him anymore, we've been over this. Renee would be pissed, even if it was just sharing a bed."

"As long as you don't actually do anything, then there's no harm done. I had a thing for Baron Corbin until I found out he was married." Sarah admitted.

Ruby chuckled dryly. "Really? Baron Corbin?"

"Yeah. Tall, tattoos, loves guns and cars, how could you not like that? Well, appropriately someone beat me to the punch. I met his wife, she's really sweet, but the crush didn't go away until I met Raymond. Now I'm engaged to a viking and haven't thought about Baron in a long time." Sarah shrugged. "I guess what I'm saying is, it's ok to have a crush on a married guy, not saying you do, just don't put him in an awkward position. Plus, at least in my case, this means your guy is just around the corner."

Ruby smiled, this time fully with more emotion. "Thanks, Sarah. I forget how good you are with giving advice sometimes."

Sarah chuckled. "Yeah, well, it's one of my hidden talents."

Ruby continued scrolling through Liv's Netflix, thinking about Sarah's advice and deciding to keep it to heart.

August 27th Monday Night RAW

The show began with a video package recapping Dean's return, attack on Seth, and backstage interview after RAW. The crowd let their opinion known on Dean's heel turn by booing loudly while the video played. The camera panned over to the side of the stage to show the commentators bringing in the show.

Michael Cole stood smiling at the camera. "Good evening ladies and gentleman. This is Monday Night RAW. Joining me as always, my broadcast partner, Corey Graves," Cole gestured to the taller man to his left. "And joining us full time from now on, Renee Young." Cole gestured to the blonde woman to his right. "Renee, it's so great to have you here full time now."

"I know! I'm so excited to be a permanent member of the RAW commentary team. I can't wait to call the action that's in store for tonight!" Renee excitedly announced.

As Renee finished her sentence, Seth Rollins' entrance theme filled the arena to an eruption of cheers. The crowd screamed "burn it down" when the music called for it. Rollins marched onto the stage, clearly unhappy with whatever it was he needed to say.

"Kingslayer!" Cole announced in the cringe worthy way only he could. "Last week, Seth Rollins was attacked by his former tag team partner, Dean Ambrose. We have not gotten an explanation for Ambrose's actions for last week. Renee, he was very vague with his interview with you after RAW went off the air."

Renee replied. "You're right. Dean Ambrose simply said to ask Jason Jordan as to why he attacked Rollins, but we haven't seen Jordan in over eight months due to a neck injury suffered during the Royal Rumble pay-per-view."

"Oh, please, it's obvious why Ambrose did it!" Corey interrupted. "The man is a Lunatic, he clearly didn't want anything to do with Rollins anymore, so he made his intentions very clear last week."

As Rollins entered the ring and called for a microphone, Cole finished with: "Well, whatever the reason, we'll hear Rollins' take on the situation."

Seth stood in the center of the ring. Seth was about to speak, but stopped when the crowd began a "burn it down" chant. Rollins smirked and nodded his head, visibly pleased by the response he was getting. "Thank you," He finally said. "Thank you very much. I needed that today. Last week, I won a number one contender's match against Constable Baron Corbin," Seth paused again when the crowd erupted in boos. "I know, right? But that isn't why I'm out here. After the match... I was attacked by a man in a hooded sweatshirt. Much to my surprise, it was my best friend, Dean Ambrose," Seth took another moment when the crowd roared negatively again, this time against Ambrose. "No, I know. I don't know why it happened either. Before Dean was hurt, we were tag champs and best friends. Then he comes back and jumps me after my match... And his response was, ask Jason Jordan... Now I don't know what that's supposed to mean, as I'm sure all of you are thinking also, so I'm inviting Dean out here right now to further explain his actions because... Let's face it. I've done some questionable things before and Dean's forgiven me. The least I could do is do the same and work through whatever it is I did."

Seth gestured at the stage. After a few moments of silence, the familiar engine revving filled the arena. Dean Ambrose, clad in his usual leather jacket and tattered jeans, marched onto the stage and immediately made a beeline for the ring.

"Ambrose does not seem to be wasting anytime to get to the bottom of this issue." Renee called.

Ambrose rolled into the ring, stormed up to Seth, and shockingly kicked him in the gut and dropped him with his signature DDT.

"Dirty Deeds!" Cole exclaimed. "Ambrose just hit Dirty Deeds!"

Just as quickly as he entered, Ambrose rolled back out of the ring and marched back up the ramp to a mass array of boos and his entrance theme.

"No talking from the Lunatic tonight!" Graves said. "Only action, I like this new Dean Ambrose."

"But why?" Renee responded. "Why would Dean just attack his old partner? And what does Jason Jordan have to do with any of this?"

Later in the night, the first round of the WWE Women's Tag Team championship tournament began. The show came back from commercial, showing Dana Brooke and Alicia Fox waiting in the ring. The Riott Squad's music began playing. Ruby, Sarah, Liv and her blue tongue stepped onto the stage in brand new matching t-shirts.

"The first round of the WWE Tag Team championship tournament begins with a Riott," Corey stated. "I personally believe The Riott Squad have all the right tools to go all the way and beat whatever team the "B-Show" has to offer."

Renee responded. "If Riott Squad do manage to beat everyone in the tournament, then they will face the winners of the SmackDown tournament at WWE's first women's exclusive pay-per-view, Evolution."

"They definitely are a promising young team," Cole said in an oddly creepy way. "Perhaps they do go all the way."

Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan entered the ring, leaving Sarah Logan on the outside. Dana Brooke started of the match for her team, while Ruby started for hers. Right out of the gate, Dana charged Riott. Ruby jumped out of the way, sending Dana right into a harsh forearm from Liv. Ruby spun Dana around and hit her signature pele kick.

"Riott Kick, right out of the gate!" Cole announced as Ruby went for the cover.

1!

2!

3!

"An undeniable victory for the Riott Squad!" Renee called.

"Riott knocked Dana Brooke out cold with that Riott Kick," Graves continued. "Look, Dana hasn't moved since she was hit."

The shot changed to show Kurt Angle and Constable Baron Corbin watching the action unfold on a tv monitor.

"Wow, amazing," Kurt commented, turning to face Corbin. "Ruby Riott may just have what it takes to bring the WWE Women's Tag championship to Monday nights."

Baron shrugged, visibly unpleased. "Riott Squad could do it. Guess we'll find out."

"Kurt," The shot widened. Seth Rollins walked into the room, being met with a loud cheer from the crowd. "Look, I don't know what Dean's problem is. He won't return my calls, respond to my texts. He attacked me out there at the start of the show. I've been in the trainer's room all night. We gotta do something about him. Not counseling, for God's sake, but we need to set something up."

"Actually, I have done something," Kurt said in an un-normally morbid tone. "Dean was in here earlier and demanded a match with you at Hell in a Cell. I thought..." He shot Corbin a sideways look then continued. "Well, Stephanie McMahon thought it would be a good idea to add Ambrose to the Intercontinental championship match. So that's what I did. At Hell in a Cell, it will be you, Dean Ambrose, and Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match for the Intercontinental championship.

Rollins shook his head and left the shot.

Corbin chuckled sarcastically. "I think you did great there, Kurt."

Kurt threw Corbin a dirty look and shook his head.

After the show went off the air, WWE released a video on their Facebook and Twitter.

Dean Ambrose was shown walking backstage. "Dean," Cathy Kelly stood next to Ambrose, causing him to stop his walk and roll his eyes. "RAW general manager, Kurt Angle added you to the Intercontinental championship match at Hell in a Cell. What's your response to that?"

Dean chuckled. "As long as a get my hands on Rollins, I don't care what kind of match it is."

Dean walked passed Cathy and continued down the corridor. Like the previous week, the Riott Squad were waiting for him at the end of the hall. Dean paused and gave the trio a once over. Instead of saying anything, Ruby simply smirked before walking away with her partners. Ambrose was left standing there with a confused look on his face.