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January 30, 2017
There was an excitement in the air at the Laredo Energy Center. Scottie watched the show from Colby's locker room. While he wasn't wrestling tonight. He was furthering his feud with Paul and creating the debut of Samoa Joe. When Paul started making his way to the ring. Colby stood up from the couch. He leaned down to kiss Scottie.
"Be careful."
"Always." He promised before leaving.
"He'll be fine." Joe said
"I've googled Samoa Joe. His finisher looks brutal."
"They take all the necessary precautions."
"I know."
She smiled watching Colby march down the ring with purpose. She cringed as he was taken out before reaching the ring. Watching Colby get beat from behind her fingers. Scottie moved closer to the monitor after Colby was taken down and put in the Coquina Clutch.
"Something's wrong."
"What?"
"He just said 'I hope so'. Something went wrong." Scottie was out of her seat and headed down the hallway. Paul was standing by the curtain watching the monitor.
"What happened?" Paul demanded when Joe came back from the ring.
"I don't know. Something with his leg."
"His knee." Scottie said. Colby was leaning heavily on the trainer as he limped back through the curtain.
"Hey baby doll." Colby said. He tried to smile but it came out more as a grimace. Scottie gave a small smile back.
"Let's get him to the training room." Paul instructed. Scottie followed behind as Colby was helped to the trainers. She was silent as the doctor put on his gloves.
"I'm going to have you remove your pants. Do you need help with that?"
"I got it." Colby said. Leaning against the table. He worked the tight material down his legs. He couldn't hid his pain as he sat on the table. "Why so gloomy babe? I'm ok."
"I'm just worried." Colby held his hand out. Scottie came and sat next to him on the table, intertwining her hand with his. The trainer rolled over to them.
"Ready?" He asked causing Colby to nod. The trainer manipulated Colby's legs. Scottie could tell he was in bad by the way he was gritting his teeth. "I think it's your MCL. I want to spend you to the hospital for an MRI to confirm."
"And if it is a torn MCL?" Scottie asked
"He'll be sent to Birmingham."
"How long?"
"Depends on the severity of the tear."
"How long? Could I miss WrestleMania?"
"Possibly." The doctor said. Colby signed and fell back against the exam table. "I want to get you to the hospital as soon as possible."
"I'll get your stuff and some sweats and then we can go." Scottie said. She walked over to Colby, tucking some hair behind his ear. "Everything is going to be ok." She whispered to him.
Within 30 minutes, they were on their way. Scottie headed out to the car while WWE filmed Colby coming out. Mark was with him, helping him into the car. She reached up and put a hand on his shoulder. After a few seconds, his hand covered hers. Luckily the hospital was relatively empty. He was leaned back against the gurney waiting for his MRI results. Scottie was typing furiously on her iPhone. The doctor entered the door after a quick knock. Colby sat up in bed.
"Good evening Mr. Lopez. I have the results of your MRI." The doctor opened his report. "You have a grade 2 MCL injury. Which means that you have a small tear in your MCL. The tear is small enough that it doesn't require surgery."
"That's good right?" Scottie questioned.
"Yes. No surgery means less recovery time. However, you will need to rest the leg while the swelling goes down and to allow time for the tear to heal. After that, you can begin physical therapy."
"When can I wrestle again?" Colby asked
"Healing can take about six to eight weeks. But that's never a guarantee."
"Thank you doctor."
"No problem. I'll get your release papers." The doctor left the room.
"Eight weeks puts you at the week before WrestleMania." Scottie said, "I booked us a flight to Alabama. It leaves tomorrow morning. I've spoken with Kevin at the center. He's going to review your MRI and come up with a plan."
"When did you do all this?"
"I wanted to be prepared. I called while you were having your MRI."
"You're amazing." Colby said, "You sure you want to come with me?"
"Who's going to carry your bag if I don't?" Scottie tried to joke but Colby just sighed. "Hey." She said causing Colby to look at her. "Everything is going to be ok."
"Rehab is going to be all consuming. I don't want to keep you from anything."
"You're not keeping me from anything. It's ok that physical therapy will be everything. That's how it should be. You gotta be in shape for WrestleMania."
"Thank you." Colby said giving her a quick kiss. "What did I ever do to deserve you?"
February 14, 2017
Scottie walked down the aisle of the local Target in Birmingham, Alabama. Colby has been at the rehab center since early that morning. She didn't think Colby realized that it was Valentine's Day today. Their very first Valentine's Day together. She was happy that they were renting a home instead of staying at the hotel. That allowed Scottie to cook dinner for them. She loaded her cart with all the ingredients to make Colby's favorite meal. After her shopping was done, she headed back to their rental. When she entered the house, she smiled at the blend of their things together. While they had only been together for a short while. It felt like they had known each other forever. Scottie was excited to cook Colby dinner. Once all the groceries were put away. Scottie went upstairs to take a shower. Dinner was on the stove when Scottie heard the door slam. She turned down the burner and went into the living room.
"Hey." Scottie said. Colby threw his crutches down before sitting on the couch. "You ok?"
"Fine." His tone caused her to raise an eyebrow.
"Dinner is almost ready."
"I'm not hungry."
"I made your favorite."
"I don't want to eat."
"You need to eat. All the calories you are burning at therapy."
"Would you just lay off." Colby yelled. "I said I'm not hungry." Scottie was taken back. She had never heard him raise his voice especially at her.
"Excuse me for caring."
Scottie turned to go back to the kitchen. She turned the burner off, suddenly not hungry herself. She was going to head up stairs. She noticed Colby reaching for the remote on the coffee table. With his leg in an immobilizer and propped, bending over was awkward. Scottie moved around him and grabbed the remote and handing it to him.
"I'm not an invalid. I could have gotten it."
"What is up your ass tonight?" Scottie questioned.
"Nothing." Colby replied focusing on the TV. Scottie huffed before going over to the door. She grabbed her purse while slipping on her shoes. "Where are you going?"
"Away from you. It might have escaped your notice but today is Valentine's Day. Our first one together and all I wanted was to make you dinner. Your being a jerk and I don't want to be around you right now."
Scottie left the house. She wrapped her sweater tighter around her as she walked down the street. She lost track of the amount of time she wondered around. The buzzing of her cell phone a constant in her pocket. When her feet began to hurt, she stepped inside a coffee shop. She pulled out her cell and noticed she had dozens of calls and text from Colby and Renee. Finding a seat, Scottie called Renee back.
"Are you ok? Where are you?"
"I'm at a coffee shop."
"Colby called, frantic, saying that you walked out and weren't answering his calls. What happened?"
"Shouldn't you be celebrating Valentine's Day with your boyfriend?"
"Don't change the subject. Tell me what happened."
"We had a fight."
"About what?"
"His attitude. The big jerk face. I get that rehab is hard and he's in pain. But that doesn't give him the right to use me as his verbal punching bag. He isn't going to yell at me and I think I'm going to take it."
"Absolutely." Renee agreed. "Can I give you some advice? From a girl who has dated a stubborn man for three years."
"Please."
"This is going to be the first of many fights."
"Great." Scottie huffed a laugh.
"The price you pay for dating a stubborn mule." Renee laughed.
"Did you just call me a mule?" Scottie heard Jon question in the background.
"Go back to your pizza." Renee yelled
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disrupt your plans."
"Stop. Your fine. I wanted to make sure you were ok. Colby sounded beside himself when he called us. Rightfully so, now that I know what he did."
"Can I ask you something?"
"Anything." Renee replied
"How have you and Jon lasted so long?"
"This is going to sound really lame but communication. We have fights, we always will because we are both opinionated people. But we never let anything fester between us. We talk to each other about everything. We learn and we grow."
"What you're saying is I should go back and face him."
"Yes. Scottie…Colby cares a lot about you. He was really worried when he couldn't get you on the phone. So yes…go back to house and talk to him. Work it out and you two will be better for it."
"Thank you."
"Welcome. And there is one of the best benefits of fighting."
"What?"
"The makeup sex."
"Renee!"
"Make sure you call me tomorrow."
"OK."
"And take an Uber back to the house. Don't walk."
"I will. Goodbye Renee."
Scottie hung up the phone and called an Uber. It took her 15 minutes to get back to the house. The living room lights were still on. When she entered the house, Colby met her as soon as she shut the door. Sweeping her into his arms and lifting her feet off the ground. Scottie wrapped her arms around his neck.
"You shouldn't be standing on your knee."
"I don't care."
"I do." Scottie pulled away. She took a seat on the couch. Colby took a seat next to her. "I'm sorry for walking out."
"I'm sorry I made you walk out."
"Walking out was on me. I should have stayed. Nothing gets solved from running." Scottie took a deep breath. "I came to Alabama because I wanted to help you. But I refuse to allow you to take your crappy mood out on me."
"I shouldn't have yelled at you. I had a crappy day and that's no excuse for yelling and ruining dinner and our Valentine's Day."
"It's ok that you had a bad day. I get them too and I know sometimes that you need a minute or an hour to yourself. And that is ok as well. But you just have to talk to me. Tell me that and I'll give you that space."
"I really do appreciate that you came to Alabama with me. I hope I didn't make you regret it."
"Never." Scottie leaned up to kiss him.
"I'm sorry about Valentine's Day."
"It's ok. We can try again next year." Scottie said causing Colby to grin. She was already making plans for next year.
February 27, 2017
Colby was excited as he entered the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Even though he was on a crutch and still unable to wrestle. His doctor had said as long her he continued to heal as he was, he would be cleared in time for WrestleMania. It had been a long month in Alabama at the rehabilitation center. Colby would forever be grateful for Scottie's support. She had been a constant for him. Even when he had been in pain and through his bad moods. She was never afraid to stand up to him and tell him he was being a jerk. Once they made it to Colby's designated locker room. He took a seat and stretched out his leg. The four hour flight to Green Bay had tightened the still healing muscles in his leg.
"You want some ice?"
"I'm good. I just got to stretch it out." Colby said rubbing his hand down his leg. Paul came in with Stephanie before the show started.
Paul sat next to Colby. "How's the leg?"
"Better every day." Colby said.
"Good. We're not going to do anything physical tonight. Just an interview, playing up the crowd that you won't be a WrestleMania. I'll come out with Joe. Sound good?"
"Sounds great."
"The crowd is going to go crazy." Stephanie said. She looked over at Scottie. "We need to set up a time to have a meeting."
"No problem." Scottie grabbed her phone. She pulled up her calendar. "I fly home on Wednesday. Did you want to meet up tomorrow?"
"That's great. Over lunch?"
"Works for me." Scottie put it in her calendar.
"We'll leave you guys alone." Paul got up and left with Stephanie.
"Everything ok?" Colby asked
"Everything's fine. Just…I've been giving the opportunity to write an episode for Law and Order: SVU."
"When did you find out?"
"Couple days ago."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Nothing is concrete yet. Plus you had enough on your mind with your knee and the rehab."
"I might have a lot on my mind but I still want to know if something is happening with you. This is exciting. I'm so happy for you." Scottie let out a smile.
"I'm excited. This is one of my favorite shows and getting this opportunity is wonderful."
"When will you know?"
"Few days. When I fly home on Wednesday, I have a meeting at WWE Headquarters and then I go to New York. The only bad thing is I might not be able to get back on the road with you until almost the end of March."
"That's ok. We've had longer times without seeing each other. That's why Apple invented FaceTime." Scottie put her head on his shoulder. Colby's hand came up to run through her hair. "You going to fall asleep on me again?"
"You're just too comfortable. I can't help it." Scottie said. Her phone beeped causing her to sit up to grab it. She grinned at the screen before beginning to type her reply.
"What has you grinning like a hyena?"
"Renee." Scottie said. She laughed when her phone beeped again.
"I made a terrible mistake introducing the two of you." Colby muttered to himself. The two girls had hit it off and talked almost every day. That only increased when Scottie met Galina.
"Stop." Scottie pushed at his shoulder. There was a brief knock before a stage crew peaked inside.
"Colby, you have 10 minutes."
"Thanks." Colby stood up with his crutch.
"Remember to look really sad when you tell them you might not be at WrestleMania."
"I will."
Scottie leaned up to kiss him. "Be safe."
"Always." Colby promised before leaving the room. Scottie was glad Colby got a huge pop when he announced he would be a WrestleMania. She was excited that he wouldn't have to miss it for the second year in a row. The match was going to be crazy.
March 13, 2017
Scottie rushed back to her hotel room after her meeting. Raw was about to start. She was worried when Colby told her the plan for tonight. She was still worried about his knee. Her stomach felt like it was doing flips. She had been texting Renee almost all week. She didn't know how to express all these feelings. Her phone beeped and she answered without looking at it.
"Hey girl." She said
"Hey. You doing ok?" Renee asked
"Not really. I'm worried about his leg. What if he tears something again?"
"You need to take a deep breath." Renee instructed. Scottie inhaled deeply. Holding the breath in for a moment before exhaling. "I know it's hard watching your man go out to the ring injured. You worry even when they are healthy."
"I don't know how you do it. My heart feels like it's in my stomach. And I can't tell him that. He's worked so hard to get back in the ring and to get to WrestleMania. He's already missed WrestleMania last year. If you can't tell, I'm a nervous wreck."
"I wish I could tell you it gets easier but it doesn't. You just have to trust him and his knowledge of his body."
"Thanks."
"No problem." Renee said.
They hung up when Renee had to do prep. Scottie worked on storylines as RAW played in the background. Scottie bit her lip when Colby walked down the ramp. Scottie felt her breath catch in her throat. Paul was twisted Colby's legs like a pretzel. The last image Scottie was of Colby writhing in the ring in pain. Scottie cleaned up before going to bed. Scottie sent a text to Colby while climbing into bed. Within a few moments, her phone rang.
"Hey." Scottie said, "You ok?"
"I'm fine."
"That looked really brutal."
"I promise I'm fine. I have some ice on it now."
"Sorry for being a nag."
"You're not a nag. Plus, my mom has already texted me ten times."
"She's worried about you. I am too."
"She would really like you. I'll have to take you to meet her."
"What?"
"Want to take a trip to Iowa with me?"
"When?"
"Sometime after WrestleMania."
"I'd love too."
"Once WrestleMania is over. We'll figure out a time when we're both off." Scottie grinned as she switched Colby to speaker phone. "Who are you texting?" Colby asked when he heard the little clicks of her typing on the screen.
"Renee."
"Our conversation not stimulating enough?"
"It's a girl talk kind of thing." She said distractedly. Colby heard silence for a few moments. "Babe, I gotta go." She said
"OK. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
Colby shook his head and hung up the phone with a laugh. A few hours later, his phone beeped with an in-coming message. Colby started to laugh when he saw it was from Jon. Renee and Scottie were still talking on the phone and it was interrupting his attempts to have sex with his girlfriend.
March 27, 2017
Scottie was giddy as she entered the state of Pennsylvania. She couldn't wait to see Colby. It had been a long week and she just wanted to wrap her arms around Colby. With only six days before WrestleMania, the excitement level was at an all-time high but so was the stress level. Luckily for Scottie, she was able to spend time on the road with Colby. She was almost at the arena when her phone rang. Colby's name popped up on the display.
"Hey. I was just thinking about you."
"I was think about you too. How far away are you?"
"Twenty minutes."
"There's a spot for you in the side lot by the buses. Just show your id to the guard." She heard a door open in the background. "Hey Joe." Scottie heard Colby said. They had a quick muffled conversation before Colby said. "I'm sorry babe. I gotta go."
"No problem. I'll see you when I get to the arena." Scottie said. When she arrived at the Wells Fargo Center she was directed to the empty spot. Scottie was reached for her bag when a hand reached passed her.
"Let me get that." She turned to see Will aka Big Cass behind her.
"Thank you."
"No problem. Can't let a pretty girl struggle with her bags."
"Aww, Leah's taught you well. How is she?"
"Good. Excited about WrestleMania." They walked into the arena.
"Thank you for the help." She said reaching for her bag.
"No problem. Have a good night." Will said before heading off towards the locker rooms. Scottie headed towards where they had the offices set up. She texted Colby to let him know she arrived.
"Hey baby girl." Scottie looked up and smiled at Joe.
"Hey Joe." Scottie said, "How are you?"
"Great. Ready for WrestleMania."
"Fans are going crazy for your match. Everyone is hoping you lose."
"Thanks."
"You're still my favorite." She replied
"Hey!" They heard from behind them. Both turned around to see Colby standing there. Scottie dropped her bag, jumping into Colby's arms. Joe shook his head at the two of them. After a minute, the two were still locked together. Joe cleared his throat.
"Alright break it up." Joe said. Colby and Scottie broke apart.
"Sorry." She blushed. She unhooked her legs. Colby kept an arm around her waist.
"I'm not." Colby grinned. Scottie slapped his chest halfheartedly.
"I'll see you two later." Joe said before heading off. Colby led Scottie back to his locker room. She answered some emails while he got ready for his segment. Colby changed into a 'King Slayer' tee shirt. He fixed his knee brace over his jeans.
"Be careful." Scottie said
"Always." Colby leaned down to kiss her.
"Mmm…one more."
Scottie pulled his head back down for another kiss. Scottie turned on the monitor to watch Colby head to the ring. She nervously bit her lip as she watched Colby limp down the ramp. She cringed as the table was shoved into his knee. When Paul hit Colby with his crutch, Scottie felt her heart plummet to her stomach. Scottie knew the doctor cleared Colby but she was still worried about what his knee could withstand. The sounds of the crowd cheering caused her to smile. Colby limped back into the locker room.
"I'm fine."
"You sure?"
"Yes." He said leaning down to kiss her. "Promise. I'm going to take a shower and then we can go."
"OK." Scottie said watching Colby strip off his knee brace and then his shirt. "Need any help washing your back?" Colby came back and scooped her up. Scottie laughed as he carried her into the shower. After their shower, Colby got there bags and headed out to Scottie's rental car.
"What time are we flying out tomorrow?" Colby asked getting into the car.
"Flight is at 10am. Which puts us in Orlando around noon." Colby nodded.
He took off from the arena. Five minutes later, Colby looked over at Scottie. She was sound asleep, curled up in the passenger seat, buried in his hoodie. Colby still couldn't believe this woman was his. That she wanted to be in his crazy life. It was almost midnight when they reached the hotel. Colby brushed her hair back. Rubbing his hand down her arm gently to wake her. Scottie's eyes blinked slowly as she adjusted to the light in the parking lot.
"We're here?"
"Yeah. I'll get the bags out of the back."
"I'll go start checking in." Colby smiled as he watched her walk into the hotel.
"Which one is ours?" Colby asked when he joined her.
"18B." She replied with a yawn.
"Still tired?"
"All the flying back and forth has messed with my internal clock."
"Sorry."
"I'm not." She leaned into his side. Colby pressed a kiss to her forehead.
March 30, 2017
Scottie glanced over at Colby when let he out a harsh cough. They were getting ready for their day at the hotel in Orlando. Colby had different media and Scottie had several meetings that day.
"That doesn't sound good." Scottie said
"I'm fine." Colby cleared his throat. Scottie came over to feel his forehead. "What are you doing?"
"You're hot."
"Thanks babe. So are you."
"I don't mean that kind of hot you clown. I think you have a fever. I think you're sick."
"No I'm not." Colby denied.
"Colby, you've been coughing all morning."
"I'm fine." He insisted.
"Have you taken anything?"
"I'm not sick."
"Which means no." Scottie grabbed her phone.
"What are you doing?"
"Finding the nearest drug store. You need cold tablets and something to reduce your fever." Scottie said. Colby sighed knowing he wasn't going to win. "I'll get the medication and meet you at your signing."
"What about your meetings?"
"I'm the VP, I can push the meeting back."
"Go to your meeting."
"I don't think so buddy. Cause if I don't get the meds myself, then you won't."
"It hurts that you don't trust me." Colby said with a fake pout.
"Two minutes ago you were denying you're sick. Now you want me to trust you to pick up cold meds." Colby just grinned at her. "That grin does not work on me."
"It did last night." Scottie shook her head at him.
"I'm not going to dignify that with a comment." Scottie said.
She gave him a kiss on the cheek before leaving the room. She found a drug store close by and ran in to stock up on supplies. Luckily the Orange County Convention Center was close as well. Pulling into the parking lot, she was happy to see the place was already filling with fans. Scottie took her credentials out of her bag as well as her ID. She showed both to the security guard and taken backstage. Colby, Joe and Jon were backstage getting ready for their signing. Colby smiled at Scottie till he saw the bag.
"I told you I'm fine." Colby said.
"Mmhm." Scottie hummed as she opened the package. "Here take these." Scottie said handing him cold tablets and a bottle of orange juice. Colby took the medication and then Scottie stuck a thermometer in his mouth.
"Really?"
"Yes. Now close your mouth." Colby turned to glare at Joe and Jon when they laughed. Scottie took the thermometer when it beeped. "It's 102.3"
"Is that high?"
"If you weren't sick I would hit you." Scottie handed him the rest of the medicine. "I will count the pills when I see you later. Take these every 4 hours and drink all the orange juice." She turned and looked at Joe and Jon. "I'm counting on you two knuckleheads to make sure that he takes the medication."
"Yes ma'am." They both said. Scottie gave Colby a kiss on his forehead.
"I'll see you guys later." She said before leaving.
"Yes ma'am." Colby mimicked mockingly.
"Hey. She can be scary." Joe said
"You're facing the Undertaker and you're scared of a woman who's about 105 soaking wet."
"You have no room to talk. You'll be taking the medication because you're just as scared of her." Joe said with a smile. Colby grumbled because he knew what they said was true.
Later that night, Scottie handed Colby more medication. "I hate this stuff."
"If your fever gets any worse. You are going to the hospital."
"I feel better."
"Your temperature is 102 degrees."
"That's better from this morning."
"Not by much." Scottie shook her head. "You need rest."
"You could lay down with me."
"And catch whatever you have. No thank you." Colby gave her a pout. She handed him a Gatorade to wash the medication down. "Drink this." Scottie's phone beeped. "I have another meeting to go too. I'll be back later. Get some sleep." Colby eyes were getting heavy and the medication was making him sleepier. Scottie ran her hand through his hair till Colby's breathing even out. Scottie left the hotel room and headed for the conference room. Paul was already there with three cups of coffee. "I hope one of those are for me."
"Yes." Paul handed Scottie the cup. Scottie inhaled the scent of the coffee. "You are so nice."
"Thanks. You look tired."
"Colby has the flu. I've been taking care of him all day."
"He ok?"
"He will be. His fever is coming down little by little."
"Will he be ready by Sunday?"
"Even if he has to crawl to the ring." She answered, "I've got him taking cold medicine every four hours, and he's resting, and drinking lots of fluids."
"I don't doubt that for a minute." Paul laughed.
Scottie let herself back into the hotel room after her meeting. Colby was laying on the bed, his head thrown back and mouth open. Carefully, she reached over to feel his forehead. Colby hummed in his sleep, turning towards her hand. He was still too warm. Scottie glanced at the clock, checking when he would be due for the next dose of medication. Luckily the only thing Colby was scheduled for tomorrow was the Hall of Fame Ceremony.
This chapter was actually much longer but I decided to cut it off here. Please take a moment to review. I love hearing what everyone thinks about this story. The next chapter will be all about WrestleMania. One of my favorite matches of the night was of course Seth Rollins vs HHH. Next chapter is partially written, I hope to have it up in the few days. Have a great night and enjoy Raw tonight :)
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