The next few weeks went by without further incident. Ruby hadn't brought up the kiss to Dean or anyone else. He acted like nothing had happened between them, so Ruby never felt the need to bring it up. He thought she was normal so there was no reason to make her think otherwise.
Just like Triple H planned, Dean lost his Intercontinental Championship back to Dolph Ziggler at Super Show-Down. The night after Evolution, Dean would get his rematch, which he would also lose due to outside interference. Dean didn't mind too much that he held the title for a short period. But, again, that's what he told Ruby.
Tonight, after much anticipation, the Riott Squad would be competiting for the WWE Women's Championships. Liv and Sarah had the honors of teaming up to possibly take the titles to RAW. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, SmackDown Live's team, displayed their excitement with Ruby, Liv, and Sarah openly as they waited for their time.
Right now, The Riott Squad were the most popular women on RAW. During Dean's matches or segments, they'd flock to the ring and watch him perform. They didn't interfere, but it was very clear they were interested in Ambrose. The one time they didn't come to the ring was when Dean lost his title back to Dolph. Of course, that was made to keep the Riott Squad from looking useless while building Dean and Seth's feud more and more.
At this moment, The Riott Squad and The IIconics waited anxiously by Gorilla; Their match was up next.
"Looks like I made it just in time," Dean announced.
Ruby grinned. "Hey, shooter, what're you doing here?"
Dean shrugged. "Showin' support for the Mrs while she does her commentary thing. You guys find out who's going over?"
Ruby cocked her eyebrow. "And spoil the surprise? What good would that..."
"We are!" Liv exclaimed excitedly.
Ruby threw Liv a dirty look. "Dammit, Liv, I wanted it to be a surprise."
Liv stuck her blue tongue out at Ruby. "Don't be a jerk, Rube, we are literally about to make history."
No sooner than when Liv stopped talking, The Riott Squad's music began playing. Liv and Sarah eagerly rushed for the curtain.
Ruby smirked up at Dean. "Wish me luck?"
Dean gave her a wink. "Good luck, kid."
Ruby playfully gave Dean the finger as she walked after her teammates through the curtain.
Evolution October 28, 2018
"Liv Morgan in the driver's seat!" Paige exclaimed as the tiny aforementioned blonde hit a running sit-out powerbomb on Peyton Royce.
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"Kick out at two and a half," Renee Young said. "The Riott Squad are not letting the fire die tonight, but The IIconics are refusing to surrender here!"
"It's gonna take a lot more to stop these tough Aussies," Beth Phoenix chimed in.
Liv Morgan slapped the mat out of frustration. Sarah Logan screamed words of encouragement to her teammate. Ruby Riott, standing outside the ring, watched on as her allies seemed to close in on a victory.
Liv Morgan, while dragging Peyton by her hair, marched to her corner and tagged herself out. She kicked Peyton in the gut and ran against the ropes.
"Wonder what she's got in store," Renee said.
"205 Facebreaker!" Paige yelled as Liv brought Peyton's face into her knees.
Peyton staggered backwards into Sarah Logan, who immidiatly threw her backwards into a bridging German suplex.
"Into a German suplex for the win!" Renee hollered.
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Billie Kay just barely missed the breakup as the referee's hand hit the mat for the third time. Sarah stood up to celebrate, but Liv quickly tackled her back to the canvas and hugged her. Ruby Riott, ripping the new titles from the ref, joined her two teammates in a mini dog pile in the middle of the ring.
"The Riott Squad did it!" Beth Phoenix verified. "Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan are your first ever WWE Women's Tag Team Champions!"
The blonde and brunette members of the trio jumped to their feet with their respective championships in their hands. The new titles bore a white strap and silver main and side plates; It closely resembled the RAW and SmackDown tag titles. Ruby stood between her partners. She gripped their wrists and raised their arms above their heads. A graphic came onto the screen to once again solidify that the first Women's Tag Team Champions were in fact Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan.
As the five women emerged backstage, they were met with an ovation. Triple H handed a bouquet of flowers to Liv and Sarah. Each member of both teams was hugged and congratulated by just about everyone backstage. Liv, after finally getting through the crowd, lept into the arms of Sonya Deville. Ruby, from what she saw, could tell Liv was struggling not to kiss the MMA fighter. But, Ruby figured, it was probably best they didn't. Her jaw did drop when Liv threw her arms around Sonya's neck and did actually kiss her.
"Or maybe not," Ruby thought with a smile. "Good for her."
Sarah herself embraced her fiance, who must've shown up during the match. Ruby, standing in the hallway alone, holding Liv's flowers, sighed heavily as the crowd went back to their activities before they won.
She felt a tap on her shoulder. Ruby turned to find Dean standing there with a smirk on his face.
"Good job, Riott," Dean held out his fist.
Ruby smiled, touching fists with her soon to be kayfabe new leader.
"Anything special for celebrating tonight?" Dean asked.
Ruby shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine. I can tell that Liv doesn't want to leave Sonya's side. And I know Sarah won't want to leave Rowe either. So I guess it's just you and me again."
"Actually, I gotta wait 'till Renee gets done 'cause I told her we'd... celebrate tonight." Dean said.
Ruby nodded her head with a knowing smile. "Ahh, someone getting lucky because of their wife's hard work?"
"Yeah, pretty much," Dean admitted. "Wouldn't be an evolution without the commentary team."
"True, in some way," Ruby said. "I guess we can just watch the rest of the show. I can't wait to hear the ear piercing scream when Nikki comes back here after winning the damn belt."
"She's winning?" Dean exclaimed.
"Do you expect Ronda to drop me the belt at the Rumble?" Ruby asked. "Fuck no." She said before Dean said the sarcastic comment she knew he had planned.
The duo watched a monitor for a moment; Becky Lynch was making her entrance. In that brief moment of silence, Ruby remembered the incident from a little over a month ago at Liv's house. She'd been meaning to discuss it with Dean. But she felt better pushing it off so she could avoid the conversation. It was going to be painfully awkward no matter how she brought it up. But it was the right thing to do.
"Hey," Ruby said, bringing Dean's attention again. "You mind if we talk somewhere private?"
"I'm married." Dean stated.
Ruby rolled her eyes. "Not that, you idiot. I just need to talk to you."
Dean shrugged. "Sure thing, Ruby."
Ruby led Dean to a spare locker room she was sure no one was using.
"Ok," Ruby said after Dean closed the door. "This is gonna feel hella weird."
"Just say what you need to say," Dean encouraged.
Ruby took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. "Ok. Remember a few weeks ago when we all played Truth or Dare at Liv's?"
Dean chuckled. "Ha, yep, I'm pretty sure I was drunk as fuck that night."
"We all were," Ruby continued. "Do you remember what happened after we stopped playing?"
Dean stared off in the distance for a moment then nodded his head. "Yeah, you and I picked up all the bottles. Cleaned up the garbage. Then I went to sleep."
Ruby sighed. "So you don't remember us kissing?"
Dean snickered. "What?"
Ruby looked away shamefully. Dean expected her to reveal she was only joking about kissing him. But she apparently wasn't going to do that.
"You're serious?" Dean said in a less joyful tone.
Ruby nodded her head but remained silent.
"Like... Make out or..."
"Like, two or three seconds," Ruby said. "I'm so sorry, Dean."
"Oh, well, that's not that big a deal," Dean said.
Ruby looked at him, half expecting to see him fighting back the urge to scream or laugh or maybe both. But he was very calm.
"Really?" Ruby asked.
Dean shrugged. "Yeah, it lasted two seconds. That's a kiss you give your mom. Shouldn't really matter. Renee would freak the fuck out no matter what, so I guess it matters to her."
Ruby sighed in relief. "So, you're not mad?"
"Just as long as you're not mad at this..."
Ruby wondered what he meant, but her thoughts left her mind when Dean once again placed his hands on her face and pressed his lips to hers. Now she knew it was happening for real and on purpose. Her lips parted slightly as she felt Dean's tongue slid past them and wrestle with hers. This was more exhilarating than the last. The last one was full of fire, but this one was a full fledged inferno.
Dean's hands slid from her cheeks to her hips. Ruby wrapped her arms around Dean's waist. The two young people held each other close as their kiss only intensified. Ruby felt Dean's fingertips on her stomach. The sensation tickled so she giggled into his lips. Her eyes had been closed tightly, but they shot open when Dean's fingers slid down the front of her tights.
"Dean..." She breathed.
Dean quietly hushed her with another kiss. Dean was so drunk on her kiss, and Ruby was too focused on Dean's fingers nearing her womanhood, that neither of them noticed a certain Canadian blonde make her way into the locker room.
"What the fuck?!"
Dean spun on his heels, nearly knocking Ruby over as he went. Much to their horror, Renee Young was the one that discovered them.
"What the fuck?" She repeated in a weaker, tearful tone of voice.
"Rey," Dean said, taking a step towards his wife.
Renee, tears stinging her eyes, turned around and fled from the locker room. Dean chased after her, calling her name and telling her to stop.
Ruby, unsure how to really feel about the events that just unfolded in front of her, sat on a nearby bench as her own eyes started filling with tears.