Chapter 21: Hell of A Welcome Back Match Pt. 1

"You gonna be okay?" Serena asks, seeing the look of fear and desperation on my face after they told me about Edge being the new United States Champion.

"Okay? I'd be okay if you all hadn't just told me the current United States Champion was Edge. You do know that Vince told me that I could have my title shot as soon as I came back right?" I say, resting my head in my hands.

Phil puts a hand on my shoulder, "We'll help you, I promise. We could have you set up in a match against Luke or myself. It would be a warm-up for the title. We could set you up for a couple of matches if need be."

I look at him, "You two would do that?"

Luke shrugs, "Your one of us. Had this have been the case before you joined the Straight Edged Society I would have said no and beat the hell out of you."

I let out a sharp bark of a laugh, "Oh thanks Luke cuz that was certainly cheery." I stand up and cross over to the mirror, fixing my hair, "How does changing work if I'm sharing a room with you guys?"

Serena smiles and points to the bathroom, "There's what helps with the changing. I'll make sure Phil doesn't sneak a peek while you're changing."

I laugh, "And how does that showering hierarchy go? Phil then Luke then Serena then me?"

"Probably you then Phil than me then Serena," Luke laughs back.

I nod and go into the bathroom, changing into my improved ring gear. I'm wearing a black tank top with the Straight Edged Society emblem etched on it in white, black fingerless gloves that go up to my elbow, tight blue jeans, and black boots. I step out of the bathroom and smile a bit seductively at Phil, "Do I look good?"

Phil nods, gulping, "Oh yeah. Really, really good."

"Enough babbling love birds. We both have to get ready for our tag team match and Lillie probably wants to check out the list to see what her welcome back match is." Luke says.

We exit the room and walk to the gym, recieveing odd looks from several techies and other superstars. I guess they didn't suspect me to have joined the Straight Edged Society. We arrive at the gym to see a tech guy posting the match list. I look at it, hoping for a good match.

Lowcard

Kofi Kingston vs Tyson Kidd

Chavo Guerrero vs Dolph Ziggler

John Morrison vs Chris Masters

MidCard

United States Champion Edge vs Jack Swagger

Cody Rhodes vs R-Truth

Women's Champion Beth Pheonix vs Layla and Michelle McCool

Uppercard

Lillie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio vs Luke Gallows and C.M. Punk

World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker vs Kane

I look at Phil, "Well, um, looks liks we've got the same amount of time before our match. Still up for going easy on me?"

Phil nods, "I'll go easy on you but not on Rey. Rey doesn't have to get back in the groove of things, only you do."

I smile, "And I'll borrow a top from Chavo because it might look bad if I show up in a shirt like this to tag team against you guys." I hug Phil and kiss him on the cheek, the feeling of his scraggly beard against my face making me giggle. "See you guys later?"

Luke nods, "Yep."

I head off the find Chavo. I find him in his usual spot, hanging out in Mom's office. The only thing isn't in her office. "Hola Lillie! Welcome back!" Chavo smiles, standing and hugging me. "How was your break?"

"Good, good. I knew I'd find you here." I smile, "Shouldn't mom be in here with you?"

Chavo shook his head, "Are you kidding me? She's been all over Adam since he won the title. Sometimes I wonder if she's going to marry him."
I shake my head, "She better not! I would never accept him as my stepdad! I mean, c'mon he's not that much older than you is he?"

Chavo frowns and shrugs, "I don't know. She's been spending more time with him than with me or anyone else. I-" He stops mid-sentence and looks from my shirt to my face and then following once again, "Why in the world are you wearing a Straight Edged Society shirt?"

I laugh and sheepishly look away from him, "Well, um, that's what I kind of came to talk to you about in a way. I have a tag team match with Rey tonight against the Straight Edged Society and I was wondering if I could borrow a shirt."

"That doesn't answer the question why you're wearing a Straight Edged Society shirt. Does Dave know about this?"

I smile, "I'm not dating Dave anymore. I'm dating Phil."

Chavo laughs and then looks at me seriously, "You're not joking are you holmes? Your dating Phil Brooks?"

I nod, "He's not a bad guy. He's really sweet actually!"

"Does Rey know this? I mean, what if Phil wants you to betray Rey during the tag team match?" Chavo asks.

"He won't ask me to do that!" I laugh. "So, can I borrow a shirt or not?"

Chavo takes off the black muscle shirt he's currently wearing and and tosses it to me, "Wear it if you want. I don't have a match tonight."

I smile, "Thanks." I change clothes and smile as mom enters, my smile soon fading as soon as I see that Edge is right behind her. "Mom….Adam."

Edge smiles, "Should I go now?"

"Oh nonsense sweetie," mami smiles at him, "Chavo and Lillie don't mind you as long as you treat me right."

"Oh yeah you know it," I say through clenched teeth. "You know how much I like you Adam."

"Aw, I hope one day you can see how much I actually like you. Speaking of that, when's our match against each other?" Adam asked, his cold blue eyes glimmering maliciously and yet having a look on his face as if he were waiting to tell me some good news, like he had lost the will to date my mom and the passion to be in the WWE anymore.

"I don't know. I have to get back into the swing of things, don't want to be so weak that I can't win." I reply, my eyes radiating my hatred for him but my face saying that I was happy to be talk to such a loser. Actually, my face probably looks about how I feel about him. Hating and angry. He has no right to try to take over dad's place in mom' heart, especially when he's a no good lying jerk.

"Oh, I can't wait." Adam laughs. "Well, I see you later Vickie. Consider that match for next week, right snookums."

Mom kisses him and I about lose my lunch. "Alright honey buns," mom says as Adam leaves. "Isn't he the greatest?"

"Mom…"
"Yeah he's the greatest Aunt Vickie," Chavo says hugging her and shooting me a look that says I swear to god if you tell her I'll kill you. "Didn't you have to go talk to Rey, Lillie?"

I sigh and nod, "Yeah, I have to go talk to Rey." I hug Chavo and then hug my mom, "I'll see you all later." I leave the room and start walking to see Rey. On the way I spy Alex in the hall doing pushups. For some reason, he's wearing just a pair of black shorts. "Um, Al, you okay over there?"

Alex looks at me, "Training."

I laugh, "From what I hear you don't need to train! Good one on taking down the Miz by the way."

He grins sheepishly, "Thanks. But no, I do need to train. I'm actually in a match up sometime this weekend during the house shows."

"Wow, nice. What's your style?"

"I'm like a high flyer. John and Rey have both been teaching me. In fact, I just got done with a training session with Rey." Alex smiles, "I mean, I did do taekwondo for seven years but that's not enough to help you win a match."

"Impressive. You just saw Rey? Know where he went?"

"He didn't go anywhere, I did. I left him in the gym." Alex smiles. Did I mention to you that during this whole conversation Alex is still doing his push -ups? Didn't think so.

"I'm going to catch up with Rey. See you later." I smile. I run off to Rey's locker room and enter to see Rey standing there talking to…Dave?

"She's dating who?" Rey asks Dave, not seeing me there.

"She's dating Phil, Rey. I wouldn't be surprised if tonight is a set up."

"Excuse me?" I ask bringing my presence to light. They both turn to look at me, "I may be a lot of things but the one thing I'm not is a traitor. Ever stop to think that if you lose Rey, I'll lose. I don't plan on losing for a very, very long time. Are you really going to believe the guy I dumped? I mean, he's out for revenge!"

Rey looks at me, "Lillie I didn't hear you come in."

"Of course you didn't. What are you doing here Dave?" I ask, smiling at him.

"Well, I am still friends with a lot of people here and I was just giving Rey a heads up. I mean, you were mad at him for so long…"

"Were being the operative word here," I smile, "I'm perfectly okay with him now. I just came to see if you were wanting to do some training before the match tonight but then I heard you were training with Alex Nooks so I decided against it and just wanted to see you."

"Oh, well, I was just catching up with Dave. It was good to see you again Dave," smiles Rey.

Dave nods, hugs Rey, and shoots me a dirty look before leaving. I sit down and smile at Rey, "So, how have you been since I left?"

"Well, I've had a bit of a problem with Jack Swagger but other than that I've been good. Real good." Rey smiles, "You ready for our match up tonight? You ain't gonna betray me are you?"

I shake my head, "Of course not. And when am I not up for a good match?"

Rey nods, "Well, let's go work out for a bit okay?"

I nod and stand up, "Let's go do that."