Chapter 9
7 minutes and some odd seconds.
That was all the time it took for Milla to pummel AJ into the mat and delivered the 'Moison', pinning the current Diva's champion for the victory. The fans erupted in cheers as the bell rang and Milla's entrance music blared through the speakers, not believing she did it. She was the new WWE Diva's champion. Everything she worked for, all those years on the road in the Indies, had finally paid off and Milla felt sheer relief overtake her along with jubilation. Raising the title in the air, Milla celebrated for a few minutes and looked directly into the camera, mouthing 'for you' to her brother. It didn't matter what people thought, she wanted to make sure Drake knew she'd been thinking of him the moment she won the title. Walking over, Milla gestured to be handed a microphone and paced in the ring, draping the Diva's championship over her shoulder while AJ stumbled up the ramp in a daze.
"Hey AJ?" She called out, the music cutting, standing on the middle rope to lean over the top with an evil gleam in her light brown eyes and held the title up with her free hand. "You've just been served a healthy dose of justice. Better luck next time, sweetheart." Milla dropped the microphone, hearing her scream and laughed while backing up, waving three fingers at her as her theme music started up again.
Her celebration was cut short by a familiar theme entrance flowing through the speakers.
Sierra, Hotel, India, Echo, Lima, Delta – SHIELD
"Oh man, what's this?" King groaned in his headset, knowing whenever the Shield came out nothing good ever happened. "What do those dogs want?"
"What is the Shield doing coming out here and ruining this woman's moment of glory?" Michael Cole demanded, truly worried for the newly crowned Diva's champion standing in the middle of the ring.
"Whatever they want too, boys!" John Bradshaw Layfield crowed, the only fan of the Shield's at the announcer's table and watched as the Hounds of Justice made their way down the arena steps.
Shane hadn't told Milla exactly what would happen or how she'd join the Shield, so the surprise on her face was real. She watched as the men trekked down the stairs as fast as they could, hopping over the barricades with ease and began circling the ring. Milla had no place to run and nowhere to hide, swallowing hard while holding the Diva's title close to her chest. Her eyes locked with Jon as he hopped up on the ring apron and immediately snapped them to Colby, finally Joe, all of them slowly getting in the ring. Milla slowly backed up from them, her legs trembling and could hear a hushed silence fall over the crowd because they had no idea what was coming next.
Jon was the one who approached her first, his blazing blue eyes scorching right through her and Milla froze, completely hypnotized by him. She didn't realize Joe had moved to her other side until they both squatted at the same time and lifted up with Milla's legs draped over each of their shoulders. Milla squealed out in surprise and heard the men chuckle, knowing this was the moment where she had to stop with the shock value and make the fans realize she was part of the Shield. Smirking, Milla held the Diva's championship above her head and the Shield's music began, smiling down at her boys while they nodded approvingly up at her, all of them holding their titles along with her.
"Michael – King, I think the Shield just grew even stronger." JBL commented, shaking his head in disbelief along with Michael Cole and Jerry 'The King' Lawler. "Wow…"
"I think you're right about that, JBL."
"Absolutely."
Lowering Milla back to her feet in the ring, Jon wrapped an arm around her shoulders and guided her over to the ropes, both Joe and Colby holding them open for her. Milla smiled, stepping through them and hopped down to the mat, the Shield instantly following her. She followed them over to the barricade to make their exit and felt Jon's strong hands grip her hips, lifting her over it with ease. She stepped back, watching him vault over it and turned to head up the stairs with them, arriving in the back moments later.
"That was one hell of an ass kicking." Jon complimented, his arm not leaving her shoulders because Milla was still trembling. "Are you straight?"
Milla nodded, staring down at the Diva's championship in disbelief and pressed her forehead to it, taking a few deep breaths. "Yeah, I'm fine." She assured him quietly, slowly looking up into his concerned blue eyes and draped the title over her shoulder. "Just trying to keep my cool and not become an emotional mess."
Jon understood that as they all made their way back to the Shield locker room and nobody was surprised to see Shane McMahon waiting for them. "Congratulations Milla, you're officially part of the Shield." Shane grinned, extending his hand and gave hers a firm shake, proud that his diamond had shined tonight. "Enjoyed the small promo afterwards too."
"Thank you, Shane." Milla wanted to cry, but wouldn't do it until later at the hotel when she was completely alone. "Excuse me, I have to go shower and change." She wasn't going out to the ring for the rest of the Shield's segments, not unless Shane wanted her to.
"Relax tonight, but starting tomorrow at Smackdown! you'll be accompanying the Shield to the ring every time they go out there." Shane informed her and walked away, knowing Jon had no more doubts about Milla joining the group, heading back to his office.
Milla pushed open the door and halted at the sight of a terrified Spencer standing in the middle of the room, raising a slow brow. "What are you doing here, girl?" She asked, the men standing behind her since she blocked the doorway. "Are you alright?"
Spencer shook her head and locked eyes with Colby as soon as he stepped past Milla, relief shining in her leaf green eyes. "Y-You said if I had a problem with him again to come to you. Well, I have a problem." If that wasn't obvious, Spencer added in thought, trying to get her hands to stop shaking.
Gently but firmly, Jon moved Milla out of the way so they all could get inside the locker room, but he stayed beside her, wondering what was going on. Milla was clueless and so was Joe, all eyes staring questioningly at Spencer. Colby knew what she meant and wanted to kill Robert for not leaving her alone, feeling his jaw tighten. He stepped forward, taking both of her hands in his, chocolate eyes full of understanding and warmth. The last thing Colby wanted to do was scare her more than she already was.
"What's going on, Colbs?" Jon demanded, not able to hold his silence any longer and wondered if Milla had an inclination to what it was.
Colby sighed heavily, silently asking Spencer's permission with his eyes to tell the guys and she nodded, wrapping a comforting arm around her shoulders. "RVD, the fucking idiot won't leave Spencer alone. I caught him last week cornering her in the hallway. She did something to provoke him because he was about to hit her and I stopped him. Then I…" He trailed off, not sure he should tell them the rest, but Spencer encouraged him by taking his free hand, gently squeezing it. "I kissed her."
"To make the scumbag go away." Spencer piped in, releasing Colby's hand and stepped away from him to gather her thoughts. Being that close to him made Spencer's mind cloud and she couldn't think clearly. "He came up to me tonight and demanded to know how long we've been seeing each other. I-I had no choice. I told him since you debuted." She could not meet Colby's eyes or anyone else's in the room, cheeks burning with embarrassment. "I didn't know what else to say to him…"
"Its fine, Spencer." Colby assured her, hating that she'd pushed away from him and knew she didn't feel the same way he did. It stung, but he'd get over it and suddenly a light bulb went off in his brain. "Though, it does give me an idea."
Joe didn't like the gleam that came over Colby's eyes and groaned, knowing this wouldn't be good. "Do I dare ask?" He rumbled, having kept silent up until this point and walked over to grab his tape to rewrap his wrists.
"What else happened with the asshole?" Colby kept his main focus on Spencer, folding his arms in front of his chest while stroking his trimmed beard thoughtfully.
"Nothing, he didn't touch me surprisingly and just stormed away after I gave him my answer. He cornered me in my office and tried convincing me to leave you for him with intimidation. Didn't work, obviously, which is why I'm here." Spencer recalled, finding it strange that Robert hadn't tried making a move like all the other times and rubbed the back of her neck.
"It's because Colbs is part of the Shield and nobody fucks with us." Jon stated knowingly, no doubt in his voice and finally moved away from Milla to go grab some water to redo his hair. "I can see the wheels turning in your head, man…"
Colby smirked and knew both of his comrades knew him better than most. "It's simple really. Since you told him we've been dating since I debuted on the main roster back in November, why not keep going with that story?" He suggested, chocolate eyes boring down at Spencer now.
Spencer swallowed hard and felt her leaf green orbs widen, eyebrows furrowing together. "I'm sorry, what?" She wanted to make sure she heard him absolutely right. "Y-You want us to…"
"Pretend we're together in front of him." Colby finished for her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders again and pressed her against him. "We could pull it off. We're friends after all, at least I think we are and this way he'll leave you alone since you're dating one of the Shield members. He won't fuck with you as long as you're with me."
"But that would mean…"
"I know." Colby cut her off, understanding what he was proposing and figured it would give him more time to muster up the courage to tell Spencer how he really felt about her. "I'm sorry, but you'll have to put up with kissing me whenever that puke is around."
Milla remained quiet and honestly didn't see any other way around it, finally understanding why Spencer had been skittish earlier that night when they first ran into each other. She kissed Colby, or rather he kissed her, and she'd been avoiding Colby like the plague more than likely. If Spencer agreed to this, she would be hanging out with the Shield a lot more, which Milla had no problem with. But she had to wonder what the woman felt for Colby and if it was more than just friendship. Sometimes Milla could pinpoint what people were thinking and other times she couldn't see the truth even if it bit her in the backside. It depended on the person and currently she studied Spencer, trying to read the woman.
"That means she'll have to start traveling with us, Colby." Joe pointed out when nobody else spoke up, sitting in a metal folding chair with his elbows resting on his knees, ripping the tape off once his wrists were finished being wrapped. "Just like Milla will."
Milla nodded, knowing she would have to start sharing a room with them tonight since she was now part of the Shield and on everyone's radar. "I'll check out of my room when we get back to the hotel tonight." She informed Joe, light brown eyes turning to stare at an overwhelmed Spencer. "And he's right. If you do this, you're gonna have to go the extra mile because you never know when you'll run into that asshole."
No matter how much Spencer wanted to deny it, she simply couldn't and rolled her lips together thoughtfully, slowly looking up at Colby. "You really don't mind doing this for me?" She felt guilty for putting him in this predicament, but honestly Spencer wouldn't have wanted it to be anyone else.
"If I did, I wouldn't have offered or brought up the idea." Colby retorted softly, reaching out to stroke her cheek with his black gloved hand, his hair already parted and pulled back in a tight bun at the nape of his neck. "We'll make sure to get a suite with as many rooms as possible. I'm sure you could bunk with Milla, if she doesn't mind."
"Not at all." Milla smiled with assurance, grabbing her bag from the floor to head into the bathroom. "I'm gonna go shower now. Let me know what you all decide. By the way, I'm going out to a bar to celebrate tonight. I know its Canadian beer, but I'm sure there's also hard liquor somewhere in this city. You're all welcome to come if you want."
"Wait." Jon stopped her before she could go into the bathroom, his hand reaching out to wrap around her wrist and became lost in those light brown orbs again.
"What?" She blinked when he lowered his face down to her neck again, his nose brushing against her pulse point and inhaled. "What the hell are you doing?"
Jon didn't move, not believing even through the sweat and grunge he could still smell her scent of plum and sakura blossoms from her body wash. "Unbelievable…" He muttered, releasing her at once and abruptly left to go outside for a much needed nicotine fix.
Milla was completely baffled, staring at both Joe and Colby, wondering what the hell was up with Jon Moxley. "Seriously?" They both shook their heads at her, not having a clue what was going on either since it'd been the first time they saw Jon interact with Milla. "What a fucking creep."
Spencer couldn't help laughing, watching Milla storm into the bathroom and shook her head. "He likes her." She said once the sound of the shower cutting on echoed back into the room.
"What?" Colby raised a brow while Joe went after Jon to make sure he made it back in time for their segments that night.
"Isn't it obvious? He was smelling her and apparently got so turned on he had to leave to get some air." She made it sound logical and simple, sighing when Colby took both of her hands in his. "Do I have time to think about this?"
"I'd say yes, but given the asshole's determination, he could strike at any second." Colby wasn't underestimating Robert, not by a long shot and gently ran his thumbs across the top of her hands. "We're all going out with Milla tonight, right? How about we talk more about it then?"
Spencer nodded, reaching up to brush her lips against his cheek and tapped his nose gently with her finger. "Sounds good."
"I'm gonna go after Jon. Lock the door and only answer it if you hear any of our voices." He kissed her forehead softly and jetted out the door, noticing the time.
Obeying his command, Spencer flipped the lock on the door and walked over to sit on the bench, knowing she had almost zero time to make this decision regarding being Colby's pretend girlfriend.
