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Chapter 21: Her Man
Today was one of the days Maria was dreading, as much as she had dreaded the retirement of Victoria, but this was much worst. The person she loved may be in danger.
Jeff had told her a thousand time that everything was going to go as planed, but Maria still felt uneasy about the whole thing.
Today on SmackDown, Jeff was going to be the victim of another 'accident' to make the next Storyline more realistic.
"Mia I told you nothing is going to go wrong." Jeff said to a nervous Maria for the one thousand and one times.
"But what if it does?" Maria said worry definitely in her eyes.
Jeff smiled gently at her giving her a quick kiss on the forehead "It wont."
Maria smiled snuggling into him. They were in the locker room relaxing before Maria's match, their friends no where to be seen.
"Promise." she said in a small voice.
Jeff let out a deep chuckle "I promise."
Maria let out a sight of relief, hearing him say those word was such a relief.
"Okay but you better not break that promise or your rainbow ass will be kicked by the Divas Champion." Maria joked feeling slightly better of the situation.
This time Jeff plain out laughed at her joke. "You know you love me too much to kick my ass."
Maria grinned "Too true."
With that they fell into comfortable silence.
"I have to go get ready." Maria said after a few minutes of silence.
Jeff pouted tightening her hold on her. "Do you have to."
"Yes, come one let me go Jeffy." Maria said as Jeff pulled her into his lap.
Jeff rolled his eyes, letting out a dramatic sight "If I must."
Maria giggled getting off him and heading for the restroom. She only had to change her makeup and hair were already done.
A few minutes later Maria came out dressed in some black tights, a black and white zebra stripped bra, a sparkly vest over it and her grey wrestling boots. She slipped on the zebra stripped fingerless gloves with the letter M in hot pink stitched on the front that Eve had given her for Christmas. Her title around her waist. Her hair was down and straight, and her makeup was smoky with some gloss on her lips.
"Wow." Jeff said as she came out.
Maria giggled "You always say Wow, when you see me all dressed up."
Jeff blushed shrugging his shoulders "You always look Wow."
Maria blushed as well "Aww thanks."
Maria sat on his lap giving him a quick kiss not wanting to get lip-gloss on him.
"Ummm strawberry." Jeff said.
Maria laughed as she got up "Come on, you can walk me to gorilla position."
Jeff took her hand standing up as they both went out the door.
A few minutes later they found themselves at gorilla position. Maryse was already on her way down to the ring, so in a few minutes Maria's song would play.
"Good Luck." Jeff said pulling her into a tight hug.
"Thanks." Maria giving him a kiss.
Jeff pulled away "Go on and beat some French-Canadian ass."
Maria laughed, and is in cue Maria's theme song started playing.
"Bye." Maria said before walking out to meet the fans.
Maria did her usual round of roundhouse kisses. As she skipped down the ramp, she even stopped twice to kiss a little boy and a little girl's cheek. She entered the ring going up on the ring post throwing up her 'rock on' sings. Maria handed her title to the ref so they could put it aside.
Maria turned to Maryse before locking up. They fought for a few minutes before Maria took Maryse out with the Beautiful Bulldog. Maria climbed up onto the ring post throwing up her sing before jumping backward to pull of Seeing Stars (Moonsault)…
Too bad for Maria, Maryse rolled away causing Maria to crash and burn. Maria sat up gasping in pain. She stood up. Maryse pulled her into the French Kiss, and Maria knew no more.
Maria sat up just as Maryse was making her way up the ramp. Maria stood up holding her head, before going around the ring to get her title. Maria made her way up the ramp holding her title.
She made her way backstage, there were Matt, Shane, Maryse and Jeff waiting for her.
"Oh Ria, did I hurt you?" Maryse said going to hug her friend.
"It's fine, I'm fine." Maria said. She then hugged Shane and Matt.
"You ready?" Maria asked Jeff.
"Yea don't worry, nothing will go wrong." Jeff said giving her a hug.
Maria nodded leaning up to give him a kiss. Jeff broke away as his song started playing. Maria went to stand next to Maryse, who put her arm around her.
Maria watch as Jeff ran out onto the top of the ramp. Just as Jeff was going to start his dance the fireworks started.
Maria watched with tears in her eyes, she knew it was fake but something could go wrong at anytime.
"Wait Ria, don't go out there yet, calm down." Maryse said tightening her hold on the red head.
A few seconds passed ; Maria, Matt, and Shane ran out to help Jeff just as Jeff put his hands over his face.
Maria instantly knew something was wrong, the pain in Jeff's face was not fake.
Maria kneeled on Jeff said pulling Jeff's head onto her lap, tears and not fake ones were running down her face.
Matt and Shane were at his side as well, shouting for the EMT's.
Matt pulled Maria away from the Jeff as the EMT people came. They took him, Maria, Matt, and Shane not far behind them.
They all fallowed to the EMT's. Shane and Matt stayed outside, giving the couple some privacy.
"Oh My God, are you okay." Maria said as she went to sit by Jeff, who was sitting up on the bed they put him on.
Jeff nodded looking at Maria's worried expression.
"What happened, that was not all fake." Maria said reaching and slipping her hand in his.
Jeff sighted not wanting to get her worried, but Maria noticed how the arm bands he had on were brunt from some places.
Maria gasped slipping his hand out of his, she looked at his arms before she softly taking of the arm bands. As she took them of she saw that his arms were slightly pink, defiantly not normal, they had been burnt, not much and it was not serious but enough to worry Maria.
"Jeffy, oh god does it hurt." Maria asked, then rolled her eyes "Well stupid question."
Before Jeff could say anything Maria was up and about looking for something to put on Jeff's arms. A few seconds later she was back with some cream and bandages. She gently put the cream on Jeff's arms and wrapped the bandages around them as well.
Jeff looked up, green meeting green and spoke softly "Thanks."
Maria nodded with a smile, a smiled that turned into a frown, before Jeff could say anything else she turn and practically ran out of the EMT's.
"Mia where are you going." Jeff called after her.
"To see a certain Billion Dollar Princes." Maria said taking off in a run leaving a shocked Jeff behind.
Maria opened the door of the locker room making the door bang against the wall. Her eyes were glaring in the direction of Stephanie.
All her friends looked at her with a shocked expressions.
"I want to talk to Stephanie." Maria said in a shockingly calm voice.
They all nodded, Paul a bit redundantly, but nodded none the less. They had never seen the red head so angry, even her hair looked reader.
Maria locked the door to make sure no one entered.
"Ria how-" Stephanie was saying but got cut off by Maria.
"Don't you Ria me, I told you that the plan was too dangerous, but did you listen to me….no you did not." Maria said in a sarcastic voice.
"Mari-"
"No he got hurt Steph." Maria said her voice softer, but her lips still set in a tight line.
"Maria I'm sorry, it wasn't supposed to happen like that." Stephanie said as fast as he could, not wanting Maria to interrupt her. She took some steps closer to her friend, before standing right in front of her.
Maria looked into the older woman's eyes and let the tear in her eyes flow freely.
"I know Steph, but I was so scared, what if something worst had happen, and not only his arms…." Maria said cutting off. Stephanie took the crying red head in her arms and made her way to the couch. She sat hugging Maria close to her, as Maria sobbed.
"I'm sorry." Stephanie said as Maria's sobs quieted down.
Maria nodded whipping the tears of her face "I'm sorry fro blowing up on you."
"No its okay if that had happen to Paul someone would have been fired." she said trying to joke.
Maria let out a shaky giggle, but then stopped as she heard Jeff knocking on the door "Mia don't kill Steph."
They heard some people say 'Jeff '
"Okay no more jokes, Mia open the other." Jeff said.
Maria glanced at the door and then at Stephanie.
"Go get cleaned up in the restroom and then come out."
Maria nodded silently before waking into the bathroom.
A few minutes later she came out to see that all her friends were gone, and only Jeff was their to wait for her.
Maria walked silently over to Jeff and sat on his lap hiding her face in his neck. Jeff put his arms around her waist holding her tight.
"I'm fine." Jeff whispered to her.
"I know I was just scared." Maria said before falling back into his soothing embrace.
A/N- Thanks for reading. Hope you like this one. I wanted everyone to see a different side of Maria, you always see the hyper, bubbly, or sad Maria, I think this shows you the scared but protective Maria. Hope you liked it. Check out the POLL on my page.
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