Author's Note: Scarlett is just a container of unhappy. From the idiot ref's call to having to relive AJ making moves on her husband. Not to mention the steel pipe and the really big guy. Thanks to coolchic79260 and Dixiewinxwrites12 for reviewing. From this chapter on Scarlett's model changes and her hairstyle changes just a bit. Her new model is Casey LaBow.
Disclaimer: I only own my OCs if you recognize them then I don't own them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Monday September 24th, 2012 Albany, New York (Scarlett's POV)~~~~~~~~~~~
I sat on Punk's right in a steel chair. We were in the center of the ring. I had a Chase Authentics Denny Hamlin Women's Burnout Crest T-shirt, a Chase Authentics Denny Hamlin 2012 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Hat, and a Chase Authentics Denny Hamlin Twill Uniform Jacket. Paul was around us doing his little thing. My blonde hair was curled and pulled through a ponytail using the hat. The bottom of my hair had dark pink tips and the rest of my hair save for the top of my head and a few inches down was this bright neon pink. I'd bleached the remaining blonde in my hair so it was white blonde.
He introduced himself to the crowd. He put over Punk being the best in the world. He says the show is grinding to a halt right about now. RAW will not be presented tonight until Justice is served. We see the video of the match last week where Punk clearly had his foot on the ropes.
Heyman claimed it was an injustice to the reign of Punk. He calls out Brad Maddox who was the ref we all yelled at. I crossed my legs and took the time to adjust my Women's Bone Vintage Lizard Overlay Boot- C2116. I'd gone back to my old standby of my cowboy boots. It made me miss home that much more, but I knew I was comfy. Besides they shouldn't hurt my feet that much.
Brad came out. He apologized and said he made a mistake. It was his first main event match and he was nervous. He says he feels terribly. Paul berates him for making the mistake and demands he resign. Brad apologizes, but can't do that to himself.
I look at Punk as he leaps out of his chair. I stand and listen as Punk asks how he was even employed and how does he walk down here and pretend to be a man. Brad says that when RAW expended to three hours he received a call from AJ Lee because they needed more refs. I'm sure my unhappy face darkened when he said AJ Lee.
Paul was pissed and called Brad a scab. Paul pulled a sleep mask out that had both the WWE logo and the NFL logo. He says Brad can use it to go to sleep. Punk says that if AJ Lee was good at her job she would have fired him. He calls AJ an idiot.
AJ's music hits and she does her little skip prance thing around the ring. She dismisses Brad to the back. Paul welcomes her to her own show. He says that he is sure she is out here to correct her decision. AJ says she isn't going to let someone come out here and take her show hostage. She asks Paul who the hell he thinks he is.
Punk stepped in then. He said that as champion he knows who he is. He is the one bringing in the money that allows AJ to have a paycheck. Punk says that they both know what the real issue is. He plays a video that relived my worst nightmare.
We see AJ proposing to Punk on RAW. I'm sure I look unhappy about having to relive that entire segment again. Punk says that is the reason there is so much tension between the two of them. He claims she sent that ref out to screw him. Punk says there are hundreds of messages that aren't fit to air on the USA Network from her. I raise an eyebrow as he says that. Hm someone forgot to tell me that.
He says he's sorry for embarrassing her and then says that he was the best in the world intimately with her. My hands land on my hips and I'm ninety-nine percent sure I look pissed. Paul takes over. Paul asks her to marry him. He says if she marries him her wildest fantasies of power will be met beyond belief. They will even surpass Hunter and Stephanie. They'll be the most influential company in WWE history. I thought that was I and Phil, but I'll let Paul have his delusions of grandeur. They'll rule the universe together. He then makes a comment that he likes them young, dumb, and ambitious.
AJ's response was to slap him across the face. Heck I would have slapped him. JR called Paul a slimeball. A sleeze was another thought that came to mind. We left and I waited until we'd passed the curtain to get a little forceful with Phil. Never underestimate a pregnant woman. I pushed Phil up against a wall.
"You have some explaining to do." I said.
"What do I have to explain?" Phil asked.
"I want an explanation about the AJ thing. I want to know if the messages are real and if I need to worry about your last comment." I replied.
"Scarlett." Phil said. I put both hands on my hips.
"I wasn't intimate with her. You know that. You're the only one I'm like that with." Phil said as he put one hand on my cheek.
"And the messages?" I asked. Phil's deep intake of breath was enough to say volumes.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked quietly.
"You have enough to worry about on your plate. They eventually stopped on their own." Phil replied. I shook my head lightly.
"Do me a favor next time and tell me. That way if you say stuff like that out there I know what to expect. What to separate from fact and fiction." I say. Phil nodded his head before pulling me into a hug.
"One more thing." I said.
"What?" He asked.
"You are the best in the world intimately." I said my smile hidden by his t-shirt. His laugh rumbled through him. He took my hand and we walked back to the locker room. We walked in and I smiled at Allyson and Matthew as they left. I settled down and Kamden settled into a chair next to me. We watched the show.
"You and Daddy are okay right?" Kamden asked.
"Yes. He never did anything with AJ." I answered. We watched the show in silence. Kofi and Dolph had a good match. I wouldn't expect anything less from them. Though in the end Dolph hit the Zig Zag and picked up the victory.
We watched Daniel and Kane from Smackdown. We also got to see Daniel and the Anger Management counselor in a diner with Kane taking the orders.
We watched Ryder and Santino with Alli take on Darren and Titus. In the end after some good times Darren and Titus picked up the victory.
I looked at Allyson and Matthew when they walked back in and settled into a chair. I wasn't sure why they were here. It was then that Mick's music hit. I listened to him as he talked. He mentioned Phil wanting change. He asked what kind of change he had actually brought about. Phil was out of his chair. I quickly sat Kamden down and followed after him. We walked out to his music. Even though I was next to him I'm pretty sure that I didn't look happy about it.
As I listened to them talk I felt something tug on my jeans. I glanced down and saw a familiar black kitten looking up at me. She was looking at me with a look that said "mommy why did you leave"; I quickly dropped down and scooped up the little kitten. I stood and felt her move so she draped herself around my neck.
Punk looked at me and I shrugged. Well not really. Widow was on my shoulders so shrugging was out. I listened and wanted it to be over already.
Foley was pushing for Punk to face Cena in Hell in the Cell. Eventually we were allowed to leave. So we got out of there. Phil reached over and scratched Widow's head.
"How did you get out missy?" Phil asked.
"We weren't fast enough?" I asked as we walked into the locker room. To find it in chaos. Allyson and Matthew were hurrying around the locker room while Kamden sat quietly in a chair petting Captain America.
"You missing someone?" I asked as I took Widow off my shoulders.
"Where did you find her?" Allyson asked.
"In the ring." I answered with a smile as I set her down.
"Uh so we'll be back if you need us again." Allyson said as she and Matthew left. I shook my head and settled down in a chair. I rubbed my forehead.
"You worried about what we can get into?" Phil asked.
"Just a little." I replied.
"I feel like something bad is going to happen." I said as I looked over at Phil.
"Everything will be fine." Phil said.
"No something is going to go wrong. I can feel it. Not soon, but something is going to happen." I said as I looked up at him. I don't know if it was me saying something could go wrong or the tone of my voice that had him dropping down so he could kneel in front of me. He used both hands to cradle my face.
"Everything is going to be okay. Trust me Scarlett." Phil said as he kissed me.
"Yeah Mommy. Daddy is right. Everything is going to be okay. It's official in two weeks." Kamden said with a smile as he leaned up against me. He was smiling the brightest smile I'd ever seen him give. I turned to look at him and smiled back at him.
"You're right. It is official even though you're our son no matter what." I said as I kissed his forehead. When I pulled back Kamden did something that was a little unexpected. He brushed a couple of tears that I didn't realize I'd shed off my face. Everything jumped to stunning clarity then.
Everything about Kamden. In the months since he started living with us and we became more serious about this adoption thing he'd changed. He allowed us to touch him, hug him, kiss him, and play with him without flinching anymore. He also initiated contact more easily. If it was something as simple as holding my hand in the store or tugging on my shirt if he wanted my attention. Doing this was another thing.
I pulled him into a hug.
"Kamden I love you so much." I whispered to him. He hugged me back.
"I love you too mommy." He said. I kissed his temple as I pulled back.
"Can you smile mommy?" Kamden asked. I smiled at the simple request from my youngest.
"There is my wife's beautiful smile." Phil said as he stood. I needed to not stress. If I did so it was bad for my current state as well. Kamden sat on my lap and I held him as we watched the show.
Ryback ended up beating the Miz. AJ tried to rally the refs, and it seemed to go okay. Alberto, Ricardo, Apolinaria carrying the girls, and David walked into the office. AJ said that three of them have been victims of the Brogue Kick and that they can get their revenge against Sheamus, Rey, and Sin Cara.
"Well that has to be awkward." I said.
"Why mommy?" Kamden asked.
"Because Esmerelda is Sin Cara's older sister." I answered. Kamden nodded his head. We watched as Tyson and Wade had a match.
"You want to know what Stu told me today?" I asked.
"What he tell you?" Phil asked.
"He wants to teach me how to bare knuckle brawl." I answered.
"Why?" Phil asked.
"He seems to think I'll need it. I told him to hold his horses and wait until December." I answered.
"Mommy what kind of styles do you know?" Kamden asked.
"Well Grandpa taught each of us how to defend ourselves. Grandpa knows a lot of styles so he taught them to each of us. So he taught us Muay Thai, Boxing, Taekwondo, Sambo, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Karate." I answered. Kamden whistled at the same time as Phil.
"Didn't know Zachariah knew those." Phil said.
"Wait Daddy does Muay Thai too doesn't he?" Kamden asked. I nodded my head. Kamden looked between the two of us.
"You guys are so cool." Kamden said.
"Just wait until we take you to the Quad B." I said with a wink as Wade finished his match with a victory. We had Cole recap Jerry's heart attack and then we had Jerry on satellite. Jerry discusses it and thanks the WWE Universe for their support.
We watched David, Alberto, and Ricardo have a match against Sheamus, Sin Cara, and Rey. It was a pretty good six man tag, but in the end the face team came out with the victory. After the match David got demolished with a Brogue Kick.
We get another video of Daniel and Kane at the diner. It was then revealed that fans could vote via Twitter to determine the official tag team name for Bryan and Kane. In the end their tag team became Team Hell No. Cody and Damien appeared from behind and attacked both of them. Cody got on a mike and announced that their name is Team Rhodes Scholar and they are going to take the belts.
I liked it better when New Demolition held them. Then again change was always good.
We watched as Layla and Alicia came out followed by Beth and Eve. Eve and Alicia started off. Eve hit the neckbreaker and won.
Kaitlyn then came out on a crutch and said she saw the security footage from Night of Champions and the Diva who attacked her had blonde hair. Eve blames it on Beth. Eve then hits her with a neckbreaker.
"Mommy you didn't attack her did you?" Kamden asked.
"No. I was with Daddy and Paul all night." I answered. Changing my hair color would be suspicious, but I had wanted a change in my hair color. So they could bite me.
We watched Brodus and Tensai have a good match until Big Show's music hit and he walked down to the ring. He clobbered Tensai and got Clay with a punch as he got to his feet. I looked up when Allyson and Matthew walked back in.
"Try not to lose my pets this time." I said as Kamden slid off my lap. I stood and Phil and I left. We walked to gorilla just as John said he was going to walk into Hell in a Cell to fight. They hit our music. I was holding the belt instead of Paul who'd I'd argued with on our way to gorilla on who got to hold the belt.
My husband my belt. End of freaking story.
We got into the ring with Phil holding the ropes for me again. As I crossed through he gave my butt a light tap. I looked at him and rolled my eyes. He smirked at me before he focused on John. Punk calls John a politician with all of his lies. Punk says that his reign isn't going to end anytime soon. Not if I had anything to say about it. Punk says he isn't going to accept Cena's challenge because there are other stars who are more deserving of a shot. Punk tells him to stay away from this match because he only has one arm. Punk says he is going to turn his back and give Cena five seconds to run away. If he doesn't, Punk is going to hurt him bad. Punk will not have his integrity called into question, he demands respect.
We turned our backs to Cena and Punk started to count. Off of reflex I twitched my head to the left right before one. I saw the pipe, but I couldn't get Phil to stop because he'd turned and gotten nailed with it in the stomach.
We got out of the ring. We walked to the back. We walked past Foley. I watched as Punk kicked him in the gut and we started to walk away. Punk turned again and we saw Ryback standing next to Foley staring Punk down. I looked at Punk before I turned and walked away him following after me.
When we stopped to get the bags I found them gone. Allyson and Matthew must have taken them. We then headed toward the bus. We arrived to see Kamden bundled up in his coat holding the four leashes of the pets. We let him in and I stood outside to thank Allyson and Matthew before I went inside. I closed the door as I pulled my hat from my head. I shook my hair out letting my hair frame my face.
I could still hear Phil in our room doing something.
"Hey you still haven't answered with if you like my hair or not." I called as I moved to sit on our couch. Kamden sat next to me and put his hand in my curls.
"I like your hair Mommy. It's pretty." Kamden said with a smile. I smiled at him and kissed his nose. I then quickly started tickling him. Kamden started laughing. I heard something click as I knelt on the floor next to Kamden as I tickled him. I looked up and saw Phil with a camera.
"I like your hair Scarlett. I've dyed my hair. That SES stuff was crazy even for me." Phil said.
"Yeah just don't do that again. I will not walk with you if you look like that." I said with a smile as I sat on the floor. Phil laughed.
"Daddy can you tell me that story?" Kamden asked as he sat up. I stayed seated on the floor as Phil sat down next to Kamden. Kamden crawled in his lap.
"Once upon a time there was this man and woman. They loved each other very much. One day in March they had four children. One of them was a beautiful baby girl. As that girl grew up she had her dad wrapped around her little finger. The little girl grew up to be a beautiful young woman who was headstrong and devoted to her family. This woman had a son from a relationship where the man didn't love her. The young woman did anything to provide for her and her young son. One day she met this ruggedly handsome man. The two got along and eventually started dating. In the end they got married. The two decided to adopt a little boy. This little boy became a highlight of their lives. It was about the same time that they found out they were pregnant. The couple decided no matter what that their children would be the light of their lives. Nothing would hurt them." Phil said as he finished. I looked up at him. He was talking about us.
"This story was about you and Mommy right?" Kamden asked.
"Yes." Phil said. Kamden nodded his head and he was up a little bit longer before we tucked him into bed.
Once that was done we settled down in Phil's spot. He had one hand on my stomach. I was starting to doze off when I felt a certain cat jump up and settled on us. I looked down and saw Tigger laying on Phil's stomach. I closed my eyes. Time for a little nap. Phil would move me when it was actually time for bed.