Chapter 9

Several Days Later in Iowa.

Shaylynn was in the kitchen making breakfast she had the radio on low as she was dancing around the kitchen. She was still thinking about the attack on Dean and what was going to happen next. She agreed to be General Manager but was it really worth it to see the ones she cared about getting attacked for no reason. There was a difference between story line attacks and the attacks that Seth and Dean have faced over the last several weeks. Seth woke up to an empty bed he looked around for a moment his yes adjusting to the light as he could smell fresh coffee. A smile came across his face as he got up and hobbled to the the kitchen and was staring at the woman wearing just his shirt in the kitchen dancing a little and making breakfast.

"You look beautiful." He said hobbling closer after a few moments and putting his arms around her.

"I look like a hot mess right now." She smiled.

"Well I am digging you wearing my shirt. It's sexy." He growled his arms still wrapped around her.

As she chuckled. "You know that's a country song right?"

"Why doesn't that surprise me." Seth laughed as Shay fed him a bite of eggs.

"mm good." He smiled.

As she made their plates and they sat down to eat.

"Glad you like it." She smiled.

"Not gonna lie it's nice having you here." He admitted.

"Because I cook for you?" Shay teased.

"Well that and it's nice having you hear to it's not lonely." He told her.

"I have to admit it's nice being here too. But you are doing great with rehab and resting like you should." Shay smiled.

"Yes hopefully I will be all good to go for a match at Mania." Seth said proud of himself.

"Seth listen I know you want to be in a Mania match and I know it sucked for you last year being there and not being a part of it. But promise me you wont go back until you are ready."

"Oh I am ready." He said with confidence. "Besides the Docs at WWE wont release me to go back until I pass all their tests."

"I know that and I am grateful for that but Seth I am talking about you. How you feel and how you think your knee is doing because I just I don't want to see anything happen to you where you wont be able to wrestler any more. I know that would break your heart." Shay told him.

"Aw Sweet heart. I am fine. The knee will be as good as new. I promise I wont go back until the docs and I think it's perfectly OK." Seth told her to her reassure her.

"OK. That's all I can ask for." She said looking down at her plate.

"Shay what's wrong?" He asked leaning over the table to give her a kiss.

"You are out of action because of me and Dean got sent through a pod because of me. It's all my fault so there is a part of me that thinks I shouldn't be here in WWE there is a part of me that thinks this is a mistake." Shay said.

"What's a mistake us?" Seth asked.

"No I don't regret us at all Seth know that being honest I haven't felt like this in a long time. I love being with you and I love talking to Dean and I feel more at home with WWE now than I ever have before. But with that said I can't help but think you would still be in the main event picture and Dean wouldn't have went through the pod if it wasn't for me."

"Why is Dean going through the pod and getting attacked by Baron your fault?" Seth asked.

"Who knows. Randy being jealous and my dad believing him. Hell you got Joe after you because we are sleeping together." She said.

"Well I can handle Joe and I am telling you now sweet heart I don't want you to leave. I want you to be around I want us to make this , us work. ShayLynn I am falling in love with you." Seth blurted out.

"What?" She said feeling her chest tighten a bit.

"I just I am falling in love with you ShayLynn. You are so smart and beautiful. You have the most sweet kind , caring heart of anyone I have ever known. I just wanted you to know. I am not much I am just me a guy from Davenport Iowa. But I am so into you." He told her kissing her softly.

"Seth I umm I really like you too a lot. But I just I am not ready to call it love please understand." She said almost in tears.

"Aw Shay don't cry. I just wanted you to know how I feel." He said putting his hand on her face. "I don't want you to say it if you don't mean it. We'll get there all I ask is that you give us a chance. Be my girlfriend and let's see how this goes."

"I ... I can do that." She said with a bit of hesitation in her voice as she kissed him again.

"Good." Seth smiled as he deepened the kiss.

A few more days Later.

ShayLynn flew to California for Smackdown Live.

She was going over the script for the show tonight because tonight she would be making her first appearance on SD Live to start the story line for her to become the new GM.

"Hey Shay." Randy said coming up to her.

"Randal." She stated.

"Aw I know that look. Your mad at me aren't you?" He asked.

"Well I heard a nasty little rumor that you were talking to my dad about Dean Ambrose." She said not looking up from the papers in her hand.

"He's Dean Ambrose why do you care?" He scoffed.

"I care because he's my friend and I know he's feuding with Corbin but I think the assault was a little much don't you?" She asked.

"Nah it's part of the business. Ambrose can handle it." Randy stated.

"Oh I know he can but the shouldn't have to go thru a pod just because he can handle it."

"Shay I know what you are doing." Randy said.

"What are you talking about?" She asked confused.

"With Dean?"

"Randy , Dean and I are just friends. I am with Seth now."

"Rollins? So it's like official?" Randy asked her.

"Yes. I am his girlfriend and look Dean is a great guy and I care about him and don't want to see him get hurt because of something stupid and petty."

"Yeah and what about me?" Randy asked.

"Randy you are fine besides we've been down that road when Hunter tossed you through a window." She chuckled.

"Oh man that was insane wasn't it. The good old days Legacy vs the Mcmahon family. I won the Rumble that year too and we .. well we were so in love and happy back then." Randy smiled.

"We were. That was a crazy story line wasn't it." She smiled.

"Yeah I do miss those times." he admitted. "We were good together."

"At the time it seemed to fit." She said. "You know that I still care about you Randy and I want us to be able to work together."

"I want that too Shay I really do."

"Then try for me please. Try to understand that I am with Seth now and that Dean and I are just friends."

"OK." He stated.

"What?" ShayLynn said looking at him.

"OK."

"Randy I know that look." She said.

"If you say you are just friends then I believe you. But for the record neither one of them are good enough for you ShayLynn and I don't want the day to come where I told you I told you so."

"Well I hope that day never comes too because I like Dean is he is funny and he loves wrestling and you can see the passion in his eyes. Same with Seth he loves this business and he's a great guy too. Now tell me why you agreed to give up The Mania Main Event?"

"It's Bray's time to shine. I am a Wyatt after all and I've done the main event before and Bray deserves this." He smiled.

"Now see that is that Randy I knew was in here all along." Shay Said pointing to his heart. "There was a time when you would have fought that choice with everything in you. You've grown up." She smiled.

"Well it was bound to happen one day." He joked.

"ShayLynn?" AJ Styles said coming up to her.

"HI AJ. How are you?" She smiled.

"I am good. Looks like we have a small segment together tonight." He told her.

"Awesome." Shay smiled.

Smackdown had ended with Both Luke Harper and AJ Styles hitting the floor first after the Battle Royal. Dean and Corbin's feud was heading on the right track along with many other possible story lines heading into Mania. AJ was a guest on Talking Smack tonight.

"This is how you are handle things as GM?" AJ asked Daniel.

"Yes. It's the fairest way." He told him.

"Well it's crap. Why wait until next week we could have just started the match tonight." AJ explained.

"It's a two hour show we were running out of time."

"Right."

"Well he's doing the best he can." Renee said.

"No one asked you any way. What do you even have to say about Smackdown any way?" He asked her.

"I don't have a say in anything. But there is a clip of you talking to ShayLynn McMahon." Renee said.

As the clip started playing.

"ShayLynn tell me you saw that Harper hit the floor first." AJ said.

"Sorry AJ I really couldn't tell. But it appeared he did. But from the angel I wasn't sure." She said.

"Yeah well we need to do something about Daniel Bryan. He's doesn't know how to be a GM."

"Don't worry AJ. I have your back and I don't like how he's treating the Miz and how he hasn't seemed fit to punish Corbin for the attack on Dean Ambrose but yet rewards him by putting him in the Battle Royal tonight."

"So you understand something needs to be done." AJ said.

"AJ I am a McMahon. I've got this covered." She smiled walking away.

"So what was all that about?" Renee asked.

"Seriously? Did you not even watch it? She's going to get things right around here. You talk about this being the land of opportunity but that only applies if you are liked by the GM apparently. I will get my title back."

"Sometimes you have to be patient for those things."

"Are you still talking? You have nothing to say about any of this all you do is read off those papers and that's it." He said.

"I just try to make things less awkward." Renee said.

"I'll help you out of that and just leave." AJ said leaving the set.

As Talking Smack went off the air.

"That was great." Shaylynn said to AJ.

"Thanks. It was nice working with you glad we'll get to do more of that."

"It was nice working with you too. And I am sure we will be doing more of that." She smiled.

When Dean came up to them.

"Hey Styles getting your flirt on?" He joked.

"Nah I thought flirting was the Ambrose A game."

"Oh it is." ShayLynn teased.

"What can I say I am good at it." Dean said with that cocky grin.

"I don't remember saying you were good at it." She teased.

"OOO burn." AJ joked.

Dean chuckled as he pulled Shaylynn into his arms and started tickling her as she started laughing.

"It's like that huh?"

"Yes." She giggled. "What are you gonna do suplex me?"

"Nah I could never do that." He smiled putting her down.

"Never?" She winked.

"Well not in public." He joked.

Later that night

ShayLynn was having a late dinner with Shane.

"So like the direction this is going?" Shane asked.

"I really do and I think it can work. You know I never thought I would want to work at WWE. I mean after everything that went down the last time. But the people are great and I am having a great time." She admitted.

"Shane I know you needed time away I get that. Hell I did the same thing but it's good to be back and it will be great working with you again. This time on the same side." Shane joked.

"Oh Ha ha. You know Randy and I were just talking about that feud. He won the Rumble that year too but he's grown up a lot since then. Letting Bray have this moment that is big for him."

"I admit I was surprised when he came up with the idea."

"Wait this was Randy's idea?" Shaylynn questioned.

"Yeah he's been doing a lot for Bray's character development. Not that Bray needed help to get over or anything but it's nice to see Randy helping him out."

"It really is." She smiled.

"You seem really happy." Shane smiled watching his sister as received a text message and replied.

"I am. I am really happy."

"Good because you know that is all any of us want for you right?" He said.

"Yes I know that Shane. But sometimes dad takes things to far. The Joe thing with Seth and the Baron thing with Dean."

"Why do you care so much about Dean?" Shane asked her.

"Because Shane he is my friend and like I said I am all for furthering a feud but not at the expense of their careers." She said.

"You have a kind heart ShayLynn. Just be careful with it." He told her. "Are you flying home or to Iowa?"

"Iowa then I will be going to Raw with Seth next week."

"You love him?"

"I think I can learn to love him." She smiled as she replied to another text message.


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