Chapter 25: Bad News
We've long since left Chicago to continue on to the city where our next show is: Columbus, Ohio. We've got a house show there and it's the final show before I face Edge for the title so it's the last match I get before I face Edge for the title. I'm ready for it. Phil and I are in the gym at the Nationwide Arena, an hour before the show. Other than a few of the rookies who want to step up their game like Vance Archer and Caylen Croft, and a few techies, no one else is there. Phil is currently shadow boxing an imaginary foe to get his steps to normal and I'm currently lifting weights in a seperate part of the room. I catch Phil looking at me out of the corner of my eye and smile, "What are you looking at baby?"
"You. I can't help but find you attractive, even when your shimmering with sweat." Phil laughs as I drop a set of weights and go for a bigger set. He walks over to me and sits next to me, "He'd be proud of you."
Even though I'm certain I know who he's talking about, I act like I dn't. "Who'd be prou-"
"Don't act like that," Phil says, taking my face in one of his strong hands. "Your father would be so proud to have a beautiful, brave, and independant daughter like you."
"I'm not independant. I don't know what I would do if I ever lost you," I reply kissing him gently.
"Well if that isn't enough to make someone puke I don't know what is," comes a familiar voice from not to far away in the room. I close my eyes, hoping not to see who the voice belongs to.
"What are you doing here Dave?" Phil asks standing up.
"Adam invited me to come here. I miss the WWE. The only thing I don't miss are the sluts who play with your heart and making you think that you love them." Dave smirks, looking at me like I'm the worst thing to ever happen to him. I admit I may have broken his heart but there is no need for him to treat me like that.
"Well, then I guess you miss Lillie because she's the best thing to ever happen to the WWE," Phil snarls. I can see hatred and anger in his eyes. Obviously he doesn't appreciate what Dave just said about me.
"I'm sorry but Lillie's the main slut here. She'll play with your heart and get you to put everything on the line and once she knows that you are so head over heels in love with her that you'd do anything to protect you, she'll leave you." Dave smirks. He's standing up close to Phil and Dave towers over him.
"Look Dave, you can say what you want but I'm in love with Phil. He's not going to take advantage of me when I get drunk or anything like that so I would kindly appreciate it if you just go talk to Adam. I mean, the two of you would be perfect for each other because your both lying, cheating douchebags."
Dave turns his attention from Phil to me, "Oh really? Well, I wasn't the one cheating. You do realize that you were with me and Philly boy at the same time right? That constitutes as cheating."
I frown, knowing he's right. I go to say something but instead Phil instersects and says, "You know what? I don't care if it was considered cheating. You would have kept leading her down a road of getting drunk and taking advantage of her. She came to me to get better and I really did help her get better."
"Yeah, dumbass I figured that out when I was at her place for dinner and she wasn't drinking a glass of wine. Lillie, if you really think that people are going to think the same of you now that you don't drink your wrong. Alex, Johnny boy, and Rey are going to start thinking your pathetic."
"Excuse me but I will never think she's pathetic," interjects yet another familiar voice. I turn to see Alex standing with John. He's wearing black pants that remind me of Ryu from Street Fighter, yes folks I'm a big fan of the Street Fighter games, and no shirt or shoes. It takes me a minute to realize that's his training gear. John's standing next to him in his regular big fur coat, no shirt, and tight blue jeans with a nice belt.
"Alex, John, you might want to rethink that. The Straight Edged Society is going to change her and you know it. She's going to become crude, rude and mean just like they are. She's going to start cheating and-"
"Good." John interrupts and I turn to look at him, "Maybe if she learns that not everyone is her friend she'll start being stronger. And as for the cheating, she's a Guerrero duh. Why don't you just run out of here?"
Dave looks at me, then Phil and then back at me, "This isn't over Lillie. Mark my words, it's not over by a long shot." He walks away in a fury and I roll my eyes.
"Thanks guys, all of you. He's wrong about everything." I reply.
Alex laughs, "Like, we know he's lying about, like, everything. That's why we, like, stood up for you."
I nod, "So, what's going on? Why are you in your training gear Al?"
"Well, that's the thing...like, Teddy thought I did such a righteous job the first time I should have another match."
"Congratulations!" I smile, patting him on the back.
"You might want to hear him out," John nervously laughs. Uh-oh, this might not be a good thing.
"Well, like, my match tonight is against you Lillie." Alex replies with a nervous smile on his face.
I nod, "Right..." So that's not a good thing. I've heard a lot of good things about Alex's fighting skills from what he did to The Miz. In fact what he did to the Miz caused him to go out of action and relinquish the title. I turn to Alex, "Let's get one thing straight, you don't have to go as hard on me as you did Mike."
Alex laughs and shakes his head, "Of course not. Like, you're a girl first of all-"
Phil and John both try to contain their laughter as I give Alex a death glare, "What do you mean I'm a girl first of all. Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean that I'm not as strong as you are. In fact, I bet I beat you tonight. I mean, I've heard your good but I'm better."
Alex looks at me and raises an eyebrow, "Really? How much are you willing to bet that you beat me tonight?"
"I've got twenty dollars on it. What about you?" I ask, crossing my arms and giving him a small smirk.
"I'll bet twenty. Johnny, Phil you want in on this?" Alex says, looking at the other two.
Phil speaks up, "I'm willing to bet an even twenty on Lillie winning tonight. I have to support my girl."
"Alright, and you baby boy?" Alex asks John.
"I'll bet twenty on you baby," he smiles. He looks at us and mouths, because he's standing behind Alex, "Twenty on Lillie for real though."
I have to contain my laughter and smile, "Alright then. We still have a while before our match so I'm going to run a few miles. Do what you need to do to make yourself ready for tonight. I'm not going to lose."
"Neither am I." Alex says extending a hand for me to shake. I do and we smile at each other. This is how you can tell two people are good friends. When they can be getting ready to fight each other in a match and not be angry so that they want to hurt each other. I kind of like having that sort of friendship between each other.
Phil and I leave and I smile, "I'm going to do a few stairs. You coming with me or not?"
"Nah," Phil nods, "You get running. You need to be ready for tonight and that means not worrying about me."
I nod and turn on my heels. I go towards the darker parts of the arena, running up the stairs until I get to the very top and then running down them again. I remember one of the times that I went on the road with dad. He brought me along with him and was running stairs. He told me that they were good for not only building muscles but for cardio and your heart. I can't help but be bitter. Maybe if he had done more stairs then he would still be with us today. I shake my head and for the next fifteen minutes, keep running stairs. I stop and hear Chavo yelling my name.
I turn on my heels and look back at him, "What do you want?"
"I have something to tell you and you're not going to like it," frowns Chavo as I lean against the railing of the stairs. I look at him, giving him a go ahead to tell me what he has to tell me. "I was going to talk to Aunt Vickie like I always do, right? I walked into her room and she was on the phone with someone, telling them about the rock that she was sporting on her right hand. Now, I don't know if you have yet to see this rock she's wearing, but it's huge. Lillie...Aunt Vickie's getting married...and I think it's to Adam."