Sasha's POV
Sasha woke up first for a change. Bayley was still out, and her breathing was slow. Sasha watched the gentle rise and fall of her chest. Bayley had a stray strand of hair on her face. Sasha carefully tucked the strand behind Bayley's ear. Sasha placed a light kiss on Bayley's cheek. Sasha covered Bayley up with a blanket before getting up. Sasha took a quick shower before heading to the living room. She saw Becky and Charlotte sitting on the couch sipping coffee together. Charlotte had TNA on and was watching an A.J. Styles and Bobby Roode match. Sasha grabbed herself a cup of coffee before walking into the living room. She looked up in time to see Charlotte and Becky share a kiss.
"Well that's new." Sasha commented before sitting on the couch.
They both snapped to her voice with a deer in headlights look. Once they realized it was Sasha they settled down.
"You know about us." Charlotte stated. There wasn't a hint of a question in her statement.
"Because I just walked in on you kissing?" Sasha questioned.
"Bayley told us. You heard us." Charlotte sighed looking at Becky. Becky quickly grasped Charlotte's hand giving it a squeeze.
"Well as your friend I feel like I can say this. You two are horrible at hiding it. Anyone with eyes and half a brain could connect the dots between you too." Sasha shrugged.
"Do you think the others know?" Becky asked.
"They probably suspect it. Mike and Todd aren't stupid, and their protégé is a lesbian. Besides you guys were flirting pretty heavily last night. Honestly, if they do know there's nothing to worry about. They don't care." Sasha explained.
"What's the plan for today?" Becky asked, eager to change the subject.
"I've got to prepare for my match against Emma." Charlotte explained.
"We should head to Xtreme then ride over to Full Sail then." Sasha shrugged.
"I'm not waking Bayley up." Charlotte quickly spat out.
"Me either!" Becky added.
"Why not?" Sasha raised an eyebrow at the pair.
"Have you ever tried to wake Bayley up?" Charlotte asked.
"No, she's normally up before me." Sasha commented.
"Good luck, Lass." Becky chuckled.
Sasha sighed before heading back to Bayley's room. Sasha saw that Bayley was still out cold snoozing away.
"Bayley it's 10 am. Get up. We have to go to Xtreme." Bayley gave no response.
"Come on Bayley." Sasha said a little louder.
She sighed before going over to the bed and giving Bayley a push. Bayley's nose crinkled, but that was it. Sasha shook Bayley even harder but got absolutely nothing.
"Bayley!" Sasha yelled.
"What?" Bayley mumbled into her pillow.
"It's 10 am! We have to go to Xtreme! Charlotte's tournament match is today." Sasha tried to remind her.
Bayley yawned and flipped over away from Sasha. Sasha climbed onto the bed and flipped Bayley back over.
"I'm sleepy!" Bayley complained before putting a pillow over her face.
"Oh not for long." Sasha chuckled darkly.
Sasha sat right on top of Bayley's center. She quickly began grinding on it. She watched Bayley throw the pillow off of her face, and Bayley grabbed Sasha's hips. She began bucking underneath her desperate for the contact. Sasha smiled evilly before jumping off of Bayley and hollering down the hallway.
"Hey Charlotte and Becky, she's up!" Sasha hollered joyously down the hallway.
Sasha turned around to see Bayley sitting up on the bed with her arms crossed and glaring at Sasha.
"We were not done. Get over here." Bayley commanded.
"Sorry Bayles. We could've earlier, but now we are going to be late for Xtreme." Sasha explained before reaching for her red bag. Next thing Sasha knew, she was up against a wall and lips were pressed against hers. Bayley hastily shoved her tongue into Sasha's mouth. Bayley lifted Sasha up so her legs were rapped around Bayley. Bayley quickly began grinding against Sasha.
"Guys are you serious right now?" Charlotte yelled as she banged on Bayley's door. Bayley broke the kiss to answer Charlotte.
"Charlotte go away!" Came Bayley's reply before she began nipping at Sasha's ear.
Sasha ran her hands threw Bayley's hair trying to keep a moan from slipping out. Then Bayley bit right above Sasha's collarbone and she couldn't stop the moan.
"Don't make me come in there!" Charlotte threatened.
"You don't want to come in here!" Bayley growled.
Okay this is new. Sasha thought. Normally when Charlotte says to back off, Bayley does.
"Bayley." Sasha whispered.
Bayley either didn't hear her or ignored her as she continued her assault on Sasha's neck.
"Bayley." Sasha said louder this time.
She felt Bayley hesitate for just a second before Bayley sucked on Sasha's earlobe.
Sasha grabbed a fist full of Bayley's hear and pulled back.
"Bayley!" Sasha snapped.
For a second, they locked eyes. Sasha saw the lust in her eyes, but also something else… fear and hurt? Bayley shook her head for a second then backed away from Sasha. Bayley unwrapped Sasha from her as she did so. She grabbed her work out clothes and slammed the door to the bathroom. Sasha heard the unmistakable sound of the door being locked. Hoping she was wrong, Sasha twisted the door handle. It was indeed locked.
"Bayley open the door." Sasha ordered.
Bayley made no sound and obviously didn't listen.
"Bayley, I said open the door." Sasha said a little more forcefully.
Again, Bayley ignored the request. Sasha put her ear up to the door. She could hear sniffling and heavy breathing.
Why is she crying? Sasha ran to her bag and pulled out a couple of bobby pins. She kneeled down and began jimmying the lock. I can almost hear the ratchet chants… After a few seconds she heard the click of the lock and opened the door. She walked in to see Bayley leaning against the back wall with her legs pulled into her chest. She had her arms wrapped around them with her head buried on top. With the door open, Sasha could hear the sobs more clearly now. Sasha walked over to Bayley and put her arm around her. She felt Bayley's entire body tense up.
"Don't touch me." Bayley muttered.
"It's me Sasha." Sasha replied.
"I said don't touch me!" Bayley raised her voice along with her head and Sasha saw the pain in Bayley's eyes.
Sasha raised her right hand signaling surrender. She gently lifted her left arm off of Bayley. Sasha instead sat in front of Bayley.
"Bayley what's going on?" Sasha asked.
Bayley refused to look at her. She instead picked at the floor tiles. Sasha watched Bayley think something over. Bayley shrugged and pulled her legs even closer to her body.
"Bayley I can't help if I don't know what's going on." Sasha pleaded.
"I… I dreamt of Laura. I just felt so much pain, and the only way I knew how to numb it was…" Bayley trailed off. Tears were flowing down her face now.
"Oh baby…" Sasha whispered. She went to wipe the tears away but stopped herself. Sasha began to pull her hands back when Bayley came crashing into her. She wrapped Sasha into a tight embrace.
"I promise you Bayley, she will never hurt you again." Sasha whispered as she ran her hand through Bayley's hair.
"I've got you now. Why am I still dreaming of her?" Bayley muttered.
"Sometimes our subconscious can be an asshole. Don't let her get to you. Come on I know what will cheer you up." Sasha smirked.
Bayley lifted her head.
"What?" She asked.
"Seeing your two favorite goofballs. Now let's go!"
They dressed and headed out to Charlotte's car. The car ride was quiet except for some weird punk rock music Becky was playing on the radio. Sasha kept an eye on Bayley. Bayley reached over and took Sasha's hand. Sasha gave it a squeeze before running her thumb over Bayley's knuckles. They arrived at Xtreme to see Evan already there. His car sticking out like a sore thumb in Sasha's opinion. They made their way inside, and right on cue Bayley was tackled by Todd and Mike. Bayley instantly cheered up at the sight of them. Sasha may or may not have sent Mike a quick text explaining the situation.
"Bayley! My favorite girl in all the world besides my wife! How about we work on some high-flying stuff today!" Mike beamed at her.
"You mean it?" Bayley asked incredulously.
"Of course! You do happen to know the greatest high-flyer of all time!" Mike posed like Randy Orten for emphasis.
Bayley giggled before taking off with Mike to one of the rings.
"Come on Charlotte. You're with me today since you have a match tonight." Todd stated leading Charlotte away.
Becky and Sasha made their way to the weight room and began running on the treadmill.
"So, what happened this morning?" Becky asked breaking the silence.
"Which part?"
"You know what part I'm talking about Lass. After you hollered that you woke her up." Becky rolled her eyes.
"Well she was in the mood and I knew we needed to get to Xtreme Wrestling. I knew something was up when Charlotte told her to stop and she didn't. When I pulled her off of me she went to the bathroom and cried." Sasha explained.
"Did she dream about Laura?" Becky asked.
"How'd you know?" Sasha looked at Becky in shock.
"This isn't the first time this has happened. At least that's what Charlotte told me." Becky shrugged.
"Okay Bex spill the beans." Sasha commanded.
"Look they had a really bad break up. That you know. What you probably don't know is that Laura used Bayley for sex. They would only do it when Laura wanted it. When she knew that Bayley was in the mood she'd get Bayley riled up and stop her. Saying some shit like she wasn't worthy and all that. Unfortunately, when Bayley has those certain dreams about Laura she either drinks herself into oblivion or she finds someone to help numb the pain."
"Bayley is totally worthy! I just… we needed to get to Xtreme! I know how important this match is for Charlotte! I didn't mean to hurt Bayley in the process!" Sasha quickly explained.
"I know Lass. Just give her some space today. Yeah?" Sasha nodded her head towards Becky.
Sasha got off of the treadmill and headed back to the front of the gym. Sasha sipped water from her water bottle. She watched Bayley practice jumping from the top rope under Mike's watchful eye. She sighed before looking down.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
Sasha's head snapped up and looked at Evan. He smiled warmly down at her. He was wearing a dark grey sleeveless shirt and black basketball shorts.
"Me and Bayley kind of fought this morning, but not really. It seems there's a lot more skeletons in her closet than I realized." Sasha explained before sighing.
"Are you not able to deal with the skeletons?" Evan asked.
"No, no that's not it at all. I just didn't even know that those skeletons even existed. She's so happy go lucky all the time. Now I've upset her, and I'm not sure how I can fix it." Sasha said before pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Sash she probably needs time to process. I'm sure she knows that you didn't mean to hurt her."
"Yeah you're right. Thanks, Evan." Sasha smiled.
"So, Evan are you ready for Alexa's first match?" Sasha smirked.
"I'm not sure who's more nervous, me or her." He chuckled.
"She's going to do great Evan. Honestly, we all started at the Performance Center. She's got this."
"I know it's just that Alicia is a ten-year veteran and a former Women's Champion." Evan explained.
Before Sasha could counter, the rest of the group walked up to them. Bayley was drenched in sweat, but her smile was back. Bayley reached out for Sasha's water bottle, and Sasha handed it to her. Bayley gave her a thankful smile before downing the water. Evan lightly squeezed Sasha's shoulder giving her a reassuring smile.
"Alright guys, if we head to Full Sail now we will have plenty of time to get ready for my first match." Charlotte stated looking at her Apple Watch.
"You heard the lady! Load up!" Becky commanded.
She grabbed hers and Charlotte's work out bag before heading to Charlotte's car. Charlotte chuckled before following the straight fire woman.
"I'm going to go pick up Alexa at the Performance Center. I'll see you at Full Sail." Evan waved before heading to his car. Bayley grabbed Sasha's hand and led her to Charlotte's car. They piled into her car and headed to Full Sail. When they arrived, Charlotte quickly got dressed and the four of them headed to gorilla. Moments later Todd, Mike, and Evan arrived in gorilla.
"What are you guys doing here?" Charlotte asked in complete surprise.
"You are apart of Xtreme Wrestling, aren't you? We are here to support you." Mike stated giving Charlotte a thumbs up.
"Well in that case let's talk some more strategy before I throw up due to nerves." Charlotte chuckled nervously.
Bayley's POV
Bayley turned her attention to Becky. Becky was pacing back and forth behind her. Sasha and Evan were leaning against the wall with their arms crossed watching Becky.
"Becky will you chill out?" Sasha rolled her eyes.
"This is a big opportunity! I will not just chill out, Lass. Say it again and I'll rip your arm off and beat you with it!" Becky snarled. Sasha held her hands up in mock surrender.
"Calm down there straight fire. I didn't mean to get you all riled up." Sasha apologized.
Emma walked up to gorilla and took note of everyone standing around waiting for the match to start. Emma stood next to Bayley waiting for her entrance. She leaned over to whisper in Bayley's ear.
"You're here to watch my back so they don't attack me after the match, right? You didn't join them." Emma asked.
"Sure, Emma. If they sneak attack you I'll help you out. No, I didn't join them. Honestly, I just wanted to watch the tournament. Good luck." Bayley smiled.
Emma's music turned on and she headed out behind the curtain. Bayley looked at Charlotte to see the hard determination in her eyes. Charlotte's gaze turned to Becky and Charlotte saw Becky pacing. Charlotte strutted over to Becky and grabbed her wrist. Becky turned with her fist raised but she dropped it once she realized it was Charlotte. Charlotte whispered something to Becky, and Becky nodded once. Charlotte turned her attention and nodded to Sasha. They stood behind the curtain waiting for her music to start. It didn't take long for the opening guitar riff to start. They both disappeared behind the curtain.
"Come on. We can't see the match from here." Mike stated.
They followed Mike to a side monitor to watch the match. Bayley's heart skipped a beat when she saw Sasha in her Boss attire. Sasha strutted to the ring and Bayley couldn't keep her eyes off her. I have Sasha now. Laura is nothing. Bayley thought. Well except your Ex-Fiancée, but that shouldn't matter… right?
"Bayley, your jaw is on the floor. Need me to pick it up for you?" Evan smirked.
Bayley's mouth quickly snapped shut. She glared at him before returning her attention to the match. Charlotte and Emma locked up. Charlotte pushed her into the corner before breaking the hold and stepping away from Emma. Emma nodded and came out of the corner to lock up with Charlotte again. Charlotte easily pushed Emma into another corner before leaning her onto the ropes. The ref got to a 3 count before Charlotte let go. They locked up again for Emma to drop to the ground and throw Charlotte off of her. Charlotte immediately got up and ran at Emma. Emma jumped out of the way and Charlotte hit the ropes. Emma dropped to all fours tripping Charlotte who then fell onto her back. Emma went for the pin but barely got a 1 count. Emma helped Charlotte to her feet before attempting an Irish whip into the corner. Charlotte countered and threw Emma into the corner instead. Charlotte ran at Emma. Emma tried to slip through the ropes to avoid the hit. Instead Charlotte pivoted and delivered a hard-right hand to Emma's face. Charlotte grabbed Emma's head and hit a stunner, causing Emma's neck to bounce off the ropes. Emma fell down to the mat below. Charlotte climbed out of the ring to throw Emma back inside. She went for the cover.
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Emma kicked out at 2. Charlotte went for it again but only got a 1 count. Charlotte grabbed Emma's head and wrapped her legs around her head in a Figure 4 Head Lock. Emma bridged getting Charlotte's shoulders on to the mat. The referee got to a 2 count, and Charlotte released the hold to avoid being pinned. Charlotte quickly got to her feet as did Emma. Charlotte ran full speed and hit a clothesline dropping Emma. She again attempted the pin.
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Charlotte immediately went into the Figure 4 Head lock as soon as Emma kicked out of the pin. Charlotte turned Emma around and rammed her face into the mat before applying full pressure of the head lock again. Emma began punching Charlotte's legs before slipping out of the hold. Charlotte immediately hit her with a nasty right hand. Charlotte brought Emma to her feet before throwing her into the corner. Charlotte sprinted at her but was clocked by Emma's boot. Charlotte tried to run at her again to gain some momentum. Instead she was hit by a shoulder tackle from Emma. Both girls were down and out of breath. The ref had to start the count.
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Emma got to her feet first. Emma started reaching for something in her boot.
"What the hell is that?" Todd asked the question everyone was thinking.
"You don't think…" Mike pinched the bridge of his nose.
"You've got to be kidding." Bayley shook her head as they watched Emma pull out a pink cobra.
"That crazy Lass doesn't believe that's going to be enough to take out the Queen, right?" Becky scoffed.
Emma hit her arm like Santino does and yelled cobra. Bayley's eyes widen when she saw Sasha climb onto the apron. Sasha started tapping Charlotte trying to warn her about the cobra. Charlotte ducked out of the way, but Sasha was hit instead. Sasha came crashing down on to the mat. Charlotte was able to roll up Emma due to the distraction.
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Charlotte jumped and pushed Emma away from her. Emma looked up in shock at Charlotte. The monitor showed Sasha Banks, Natalya, and Charlotte heading to the Semi Finals. Charlotte helped Sasha to her feet who was holding on to her neck. They walked up the ramp towards gorilla together. As soon as they were back stage, Bayley came to Sasha's aid. She pulled Sasha's hand away, so she could see the damage that Emma caused.
"It's already bruising over." Bayley commented running her fingers over the bruise.
Bayley felt goosebumps raise on Sasha's skin.
"We need to get out of gorilla before Emma comes to the back." Charlotte commented leading the group to a private room.
Mike and Todd sat on the couch with a beer. Alexa was in her brand new blue ring gear. It reminded Bayley of a cheerleader. She was talking quietly with Evan. Charlotte was off to the side helping Becky into her Adam Rose Bud gear. Bayley sighed before grabbing an ice pack out of the cooler in the room. She gently tilted Sasha's head up with her right index finger. Bayley gently placed the ice pack on the bruise eliciting a hiss from Sasha.
"I don't like other girls putting bruises on you." Bayley commented flatly.
Sasha busted out laughing at Bayley's comment much to the confusion of the rest of the gang.
"I'm sorry guys. I'll try to keep it down." Sasha apologized in between the fits of laughter.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with you." Sasha rolled her eyes at the pouting hugger.
"I'm sorry about before." Bayley muttered. Bayley turned her head, so she wouldn't have to look at Sasha. Sasha turned Bayley's chin, so she could look Bayley into the eyes.
"No, Bayley. I shouldn't have done that. It's not fair to you. I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you." Sasha apologized.
"Thanks Sasha. Honestly, I didn't mean to over react. It's just…" Bayley trailed off.
"Hey, you can tell me when you're ready." Sasha smiled warmly at Bayley.
"Let's just say I have a few demons I need to get rid of." Bayley gave Sasha a small smile.
"Well I'm behind you 100 percent." Sasha smiled before kissing Bayley's cheek.
"Alexa your match is next." A stage hand said.
They all got up and quickly gathered in gorilla. Alicia Fox joined them shortly after. She raised an eyebrow at the gang but ignored everyone otherwise. Soon her music hit, and Alicia made her way to the ring. Alexa gulped and squeezed Evan's hand. Evan looked down to see that Alexa was extremely nervous.
"You got this!" Evan tried to pump her up.
"Yeah! Rip her arm off and beat her with it!" Becky fist pumped the air.
Bayley put her hand on Alexa's shoulder getting her attention.
"Hey, we were all nervous for our first match. Just do what you've been doing since day one. You have this in the bag. Just believe in yourself." Bayley smiled.
Alexa nodded her head towards Bayley. She looked into everyone's eyes who nodded towards her in unwavering support.
"But for good luck…" Alexa turned around and kissed Evan right when her music started. She bounded out the curtain on her way to the ring.
"Breathe Evan." Sasha shook her head.
"Breathing. Totally breathing. I think." Evan commented before they all shuffled to the TV monitor.
"She's got his." Evan told himself more than anyone else.
"Evan she'll be fine. She's been training with Matt Bloom. That guy knows what he's doing. Just relax." Mike said putting his hand on his shoulder.
"Shh. The match is about to start." Todd chastised before turning his attention back to the TV.
They locked up and Alicia hit Alexa with a nasty right elbow stunning Alexa. Alicia grabbed Alexa by the head and flung her across the ring. You could hear the thud as her face smacked the mat. Alexa laid in the corner trying to regroup. Alicia strutted to the corner. She reached out to grab Alexa, but instead got an elbow to the face. Alexa climbed the turnbuckle. Alicia turned around to receive a kick to the face. Alicia dove underneath Alexa to avoid the high-flying move. Alexa flipped and landed on her feet. She turned around and ran at Alicia hitting her with a drop kick. Alicia was laid out. Alexa did a backflip before driving her knees into the sternum of Alicia. Alexa went for the pin.
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Alicia kicked out. Alexa went for the pin again to receive just a 2 count. Alexa brought Alicia to her feet and went to lock up. Alicia drove her hip into Alexa's abdomen. Alicia threw Alexa at the ropes. Alexa rebounded and ran back at her. Alicia hit the tilt-a-whirl back breaker. She went for a pin but only got a 1 count. Alicia punched her in the face again before going for the pin. She again only received a 1 count. Alicia transitioned right into a headlock. Alexa fought to get to her feet. Alexa tried to hit her with an elbow, but Alicia caught it. She put Alexa's arm around her neck and hit her with a suplex. She seamlessly went into a bridge.
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Alexa again kicks out! Alicia got right up while Alexa struggled to get to her feet. Alicia threw Alexa face first into the turnbuckle. As soon as Alexa turned around she was met by sharp elbow to the face. Alicia flipped Alexa out of the corner and immediately applied a headlock. Alexa fought to get back to her feet. With the help of the WWE Universe, she shakily got to her feet. Alexa managed to deliver swift kicks and strikes causing Alicia to break the headlock. Alicia threw Alexa at the ropes and attempted the tilt-a-whirl back breaker once more. Alexa managed to flip over Alicia and captured her into a small package!
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Alexa did it! She beat Alicia Fox! Alexa quickly dashed out of the ring to get away from Alicia. Alicia stared in anger and disbelief at Alexa.
"Dude!" Evan fist pumped the air.
"I can't believe it! She beat Alicia!" Mike rubbed his eyes as Alexa was sprinting up the stage towards the back.
Sasha and Bayley hugged Evan. The look on his face was nothing but pride. He hugged them back. The smile on his face lit up the entire room. Becky and Charlotte stood to the side with Todd chuckling at how giddy Evan was. A man with long, red hair walked into gorilla. He was wearing jeans and an NXT shirt. What stood out was the bouquet of roses. He was shorter than Evan, about 4 inches or so. Todd leaned down to whisper to Charlotte and Becky.
"Who's that?" Todd whispered.
"That's Buddy Murphy. I've seen him training at the Performance Center." Becky explained.
"Is he dating Alicia Fox?" Charlotte asked.
"I've never seen him with Alicia. I have no idea." Becky replied.
Alicia came through the curtain and walked right past Murphy. All three of them looked at each in confusion.
"You don't think…" Todd trailed off.
Alexa came through the curtain to see everyone waiting for her. Evan went to take a step towards her, but Murphy pushed him out of the way to get to Alexa. He handed her the flowers and kissed her on her cheek. Evan's jaw hit the floor. Alexa had the deer in headlights look as she looked to Evan. He was clenching his hands. He flexed his muscles before taking a step forward. Mike grabbed a fist full of Evan's shirt and pulled him back. Evan glared down at Mike, but Mike held his ground. Evan looked up to see Alexa holding the flowers but took a step back from Murphy.
"Buddy, what are you doing here?" Alexa asked as calmly as possible.
"Tonight is your first match! How could I not be here for it?" Murphy smiled.
Todd walked behind Bayley and Sasha, so he could get to Mike and Evan. Todd wrapped one arm around Evan's chest. The other was locked firmly around his stomach to keep him in place.
"That was nice of you. But, uh…" Alexa trailed off looking at the group for some help.
Sasha strutted right up to Alexa and put her arm around her shoulder. Sasha gave him a dangerous smile and held out her hand for him to shake.
"I'm Sasha Banks. I didn't get your name." Bayley and Evan both heard the edge in her voice.
"Buddy Murphy. I'm a friend of Alexa's." He smiled back before shaking her hand.
"Murphy, listen. Do you see that man behind you? The one that has Team Hardcore holding on to him with a death grip?" Sasha pointed at Evan.
"I'm going to spell this out for you, so you can understand the situation you're in right now. A random guy waltzed into gorilla, gave flowers, and kissed his girlfriend's cheek. If it wouldn't be for the 7'4" man and former military members holding on to said man, you'd be on the ground by now."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Murphy rolled his eyes.
"You idiot, that's Alexa's boyfriend and he's about to open a can of whoop ass on you!" Becky shouted from the side.
Murphy turned and backed up towards Alexa in a protective stance. Mike and Todd immediately let go of Evan and took a step back. Evan yanked his shirt off and handed it to Bayley. Murphy grabbed Alexa's hand and took a step forward to make her step with him.
"Get. Off. My. Girlfriend." Evan growled.
He looked down at Murphy with barely contained fury. Alexa finally seemed to snap out of the daze she was in and side-stepped Murphy. She went to Evan's side and hugged on to him. Her hand landed on his chest. She reached up and gently cupped his cheek. She guided his face down so she could look him in the eyes. The rage died down a little bit, but she could see the hurt.
"Buddy, I appreciate you coming to see me tonight for my first match. As you can see you have upset my boyfriend when you pushed him out of the way. I suggest you head out and I'll see you at the Performance Center." Alexa stated without any hint of emotion.
"Just because he's taller than me, doesn't make me scared of him. I'll take you down any time anywhere." Buddy seethed as he stalked away.
"Tomorrow, at Xtreme Wrestling. Bring a first aid kit. You're going to need it." Evan hollered back.
Murphy turned around and marched up to Evan. It was hard to take Murphy seriously when standing next to Evan. Bayley had to try her best to suppress a laugh.
"No, I'm not letting you have the advantage. If you're so tough, then come to the Performance Center. You face me on neutral ground." Murphy growled.
"You got it."
Murphy turned and walked down the hallway. As soon as he was out of site, Mike put a hand on Evan's shoulder. Evan's attention turned to Mike.
"Are you sure you want to fight at the Performance Center? I can call Hunter and we could have it Xtreme."
"I'm sure. I'm not backing down." Evan crossed his arms and looked down the hallway Murphy disappeared down.
"Babe, please don't hurt him too bad." Alexa pleaded. Evan jumped away from Alexa. His eyes narrowed at her. He chuckled and shook his head before walking away from her.
"Evan! Evan, wait!" Alexa started to run after him, but Sasha grabbed her arm.
"Give him a five-minute head start."
"But—"
"Trust me. He's hurting right now, and he needs a second to clear his head." Sasha said calmly.
"Has it been five minutes yet?" Alexa chuckled sadly.
"Go get him." Bayley nodded towards the hallway. Alexa darted down the hallway after him.
"Well that could've gone better." Todd commented.
"Ow!" Todd yelled from being punched in the arm by Mike.
"Regardless, Charlotte and Sasha you are both in the next round. We will have to increase your training, so you are ready. Especially you Sasha. You are facing Natalya. She's a trainer at our gym for a reason." Mike stated looking between Sasha and Charlotte.
Bayley looked into Sasha's and Charlotte's eyes. She could see nothing but determination. They were on the same path towards the same goal, the Women's NXT Championship. The path I started on. The path that was taken from me by Sasha. It should've been me facing Natalya at the Semi-Finals, but I just wasn't good enough. Just like always. I trained hard for this. I had Mike and Todd in my corner, and I let them down. She didn't even cheat. She was just better than me, and at the end of the day I gave up. I tapped out. Bayley felt eyes on her and she looked up to see Becky staring right at her. Becky walked over to Bayley and put her arm around Bayley's shoulder.
"Let's go take a stroll while they finish up the pep talk, yeah?" Becky asked before pulling Bayley away from the group.
"I saw that defeated look on your face, Lass. It's been along time since I've seen it." Becky said breaking the silence.
"Yeah, I guess it has. It just hurts you know? I'm torn inside. I want to be happy for Sasha. She has a shot at winning the NXT Women's Championship! But… A part of me can't help feeling like it should be me. At the same time, she made me tap in the middle of the ring. I gave up my opportunity. She just happened to be the one I gave up my opportunity to." Bayley quickly wiped the tears from her eyes.
"It's okay to be upset about it Bayley. The Championship is a big deal. I know I would be feeling the same way you are if it came down to Charlotte and I. But Lass, what was the number one rule Mike and Todd taught you?" Becky asked.
"Rule number one is as follows. Once you walk through that arena, you are no longer friends, lovers, or enemies. You are co-workers, and your responsibility is to put on amazing performance for the fans. Your goal is to hold the Championship by any means necessary." Bayley recited.
"I know you don't want to hear this, but there will be other opportunities. You just got to fight a little harder. Then when the time comes you'll be ready." Becky smiled.
"You're right. Thanks, Bex." Bayley gave Becky a small smile.
"Hey, we got our stuff already. Why don't we head to the car? I snatched Charlotte's keys when she wasn't looking." Becky said cheekily while holding up Charlotte's car keys for Bayley to see.
"Sounds good to me." Bayley shrugged.
They made their way into the parking garage. On their way to the car they could see Evan and Alexa talking by Evan's car. He was a lot less angry than before, but you could tell he was still upset. Alexa said something, and Evan turned away from her.
"Do you think we should go play damage control?" Bayley asked.
"I think they need a Dr. Phil more than anything." Becky shrugged before veering off towards Evan and Alexa.
"Evan please. I seriously didn't know he was going to show up. I know how good you are in the ring. He's still my friend and I have to see him everyday at the Center. Please, please don't beat his face in!" Alexa pleaded.
"He pushed me out of the way and kissed you! I'm supposed to just overlook that?" Evan growled.
"Sasha kisses you on the cheek all the time and I don't get jealous!" Alexa fired back.
"That's cause Sasha's my sister! Not once have you called Murphy your brother!" Evan seethed.
"Alright, time out." Becky shouted making the time out symbol with her hands.
"Dr. Becky and her lovely assistant Dr. Bayley is here to help." Becky continued once she had their attention.
"Seriously Becky? We are kind of in the middle of something." Alexa rolled her eyes.
"I know and you two aren't getting anywhere. Time for The Lass Kicker Marriage Counseling 101!" Becky beamed.
Evan pinched the bridge of his nose as Alexa groaned.
"Alright let's start from the beginning angry lovebirds! Alexa, picture this! Evan gets done fixing up a car. Alicia Fox sees Evan's hard work and out of nowhere pushes you out of the way to kiss him!"
"Like hell she would lay a finger on him! I beat her tonight and I'd do it again!" Alexa fired back.
"Now Alexa think of the situation that just occurred tonight. How do you think Evan feels?" Becky asked.
Alexa looked down at her feet instead of answering the question.
"Evan, this is Alexa's friend. Sure, he was out of line I'll give you that. That doesn't mean you can just beat up your girlfriend's friends just because you don't like them. She's allowed to have her own friends just like you are allowed to have yours. It doesn't mean you have to like them, but you got to at least be civil. Beating him into a bloody pulp tomorrow does not scream civil to me." Becky pointed out.
Evan looked down at his feet before looking at Alexa.
"I'm sorry for getting jealous. I won't beat him to a bloody pulp tomorrow." Evan apologized.
"I'm sorry for putting you in that situation to begin with. I promise to have a talk with him after your match tomorrow. Just remember I only said don't beat him into a bloody mess. I still want you to win." Alexa smiled at him.
"Forgive me?" Evan asked.
Alexa stood on her tip toes to kiss his cheek.
"Forgiven." Alexa replied.
"Great! Now that Dr. Becky's services are no longer needed let's go home! I'm exhausted and you have a match to get ready for!" Becky started strutting towards Charlotte's car.
"She is something else." Evan chuckled watching Becky strut away.
"Oh, you have no idea." Bayley replied.