A/N – I'm still keeping the reviews open! Two more and I will either do permanent longer chapters, give spoilers or do a double chapter on Friday. I thought of this chapter today and had to put it to paper (figuratively speaking). I loved the Ric Flair segment on Raw this week! Ideas keep flowing and I can't wait to write it all up. Is anyone else finding Brie's acting unconvincing? From the Daniel vs. Randy feud to Raw this week there has been no improvement (acting wise) from Brie, although I loved when Brie told off Steph. Here's the chapter…
It was Saturday night before Payback and Haley and Jon were out at a bar with Joe, Colby, Layla and a few others. Haley walked over to Celeste who was sitting with Layla and Nattie at a table.
"Hey, Celeste can I talk to you for a sec?" Haley asked. The woman nodded and got up from her seat, following Haley outside.
"What's up?" she asked.
"Are you okay with tomorrow? Losing the rematch? I just want to make sure we're cool, especially after last time" Haley said. Celeste nodded with a smile.
"You're right, I'll get my opportunity again. We're cool but I'm gonna have a cry for the cameras" Celeste warned. Haley nodded and hugged her before the two walked back inside.
"Hey Hales, check out what's happening over there" Brie pointed out Jon and Phil nose-to-nose. Haley raced over to the two men and pried them apart.
"What the hell is going on?" Haley asked looking between the two men. Neither one looked away from the other so Haley looked to Phil. "Phil?" she asked. The man met her eyes and walked away, attempting to drag Haley with him but Jon took her other arm.
"Let go" Phil snapped. Both men tugged at her until Haley yelped in pain.
"Let go both of you, you're hurting me" Haley yelled. Everyone in the bar turned to watch the fight. "If you two are fighting I need to know why, so I'm going to talk to Phil then I'll be back" Haley said calmly before walking outside with her friend. "Now explain" Haley told him with her arms folded across her chest.
"I might've said something that could've pissed him off" Phil shrugged, folding his arms.
"Like what?" she asked, frustrated. She couldn't stand it if Jon and Phil couldn't get along, Phil was her closest friend, he was more of a brother really and Jon was the man that held her heart.
"This" Phil said then kissed her. Haley pulled away and stared at him in shock.
"Phil! You're dating April and you know I hate people who cheat" Haley yelled. Phil shook his head.
"April and I broke up a few days ago" he told her. Haley looked at him in confusion.
"What?" she asked.
"April and I broke up a few days ago" he repeated.
"But I'm with Jon. I love Jon. You and I, we will never happen" Haley told him and with that she walked back inside and grabbed her bags before leaving for the hotel with Brie and Layla following her back.
"What happened boo?" Layla asked as she walked into the Shield's hotel room with the key Colby gave her before she left.
"He kissed me, Phil kissed me" Haley said, shaking her head. Layla's eyes widened while Brie sat beside Haley on the floor and hugged her.
"What are you going to do?" Brie asked.
"I told him it will never happen, he's like my brother and yeah, I love him but not the way he wants me to" Haley told the girls. Layla walked over and joined the two women on the floor.
"Does Jon know he kissed you?" Layla asked and Haley shook her head.
"No, and if he finds out then Phil will be sleeping with one eye open. I don't want that, I want things to go back to the way they were about two hours ago when Phil was my brother from another mother and everything was great" Haley sighed.
"But things have changed now. You have to tell Jon about Phil or when he does find out, he'll wonder why you hid it from him" Brie told her. Haley nodded, the last time she'd hidden talking to another guy Jon was mad. So if he found out that there was a kiss, he'd be furious. Haley just stood up from beside the couch when the door opened to show Jon looking extremely angry and behind him was the vindictive redhead that had been flirting with him two months ago.
"You kissed Phil" Jon accused, walking inside the room. Brie and Layla stepped in front of Haley, protecting their friend.
"He kissed me, and I pushed him away" Haley told him. She could tell Jon was unsure about her explanation.
"No Jon, I saw her enjoying the kiss" Eva smiled and batted her eyelashes.
"Shut up bitch" Haley snapped then turned her attention back to Jon. "Why would I have any reason to cheat on you? I love you and you know how I feel about cheaters" Haley said, almost pleading with him to understand. He took in what she said and started to cool off a little.
"Phil kissed you?" he asked and Haley nodded. "And you pushed him away?" Haley nodded again. "I trust you" Jon told her and those three words were all Haley needed to hear. She walked past her two bodyguards and straight into Jon's arms.
"I love you, I'm sorry" Haley sobbed. "He's my friend, don't hurt him" she pleaded. Jon kissed her forehead and then looked her in the eye.
"He kissed my girl. I at least need to talk to him" Jon told her. The anger was still clear in his eyes but now it was aimed at Phil and Haley was worried.
"Let me come with you. To make sure you just talk" Haley said. Jon hesitated before nodding. He needed to talk to Phil but it could wait until morning when the alcohol had worn off.
"You can go now" Haley smirked at Eva in the doorway then slammed the door in her face.
"I think we'll wait until she's gone before we leave or your dramatic door-slam will have been for nothing" Brie smiled. Haley shrugged and walked with Jon to their room.
Payback PPV (Backstage, Offscreen)
Haley sat down on her own in catering, waiting for Jon to get into his Shield gear for the PPV, she had already gotten dressed and done her hair but she knew that the guys would chat while they were getting organised.
"Heard you kissed Phil." Haley turned in her chair.
"Fuck off" Haley snapped. "And not that it's any of your business Randy, but he kissed me and I told him it would never happen. Kind of like what I should've done with you" she continued before turning her attention back to her phone.
"I guess we all make mistakes, I wonder when your precious little Jonathan will realise his any choose a woman who has more talent in bed" Randy smirked and kissed Haley's cheek which earned him a slap as Haley jumped from her seat. Randy turned and chuckled. "My little spitfire, oh how I missed this side of you. You're amazingly hot when you're angry" Randy said.
"Well get ready because I'm about to be gorgeous" Haley warned and kneed him in the family jewels. "Pretty enough for you?" Haley chuckled then turned to leave but bumped into Jon.
"Nice work Hales, but you only left scraps and I don't worry much about scraps" Jon smirked and walked with Haley to concession where they would walk down to the ring for Haley's title defence against Kaitlyn.
Payback (Kaitlyn vs. Faye DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP)
Sierra, Hotel, India, Echo, Lima, Delta, The Shield
Haley would never get used to the crowd's roar in her ears as she walked through them to get to the ring. Dean was following her for the match and was going to be on commentary.
"Hey, we have Dean Ambrose joining us at commentary" Michael Cole smiled and handed over a headset. Dean took it and put it on as Faye went through the ropes to enter the ring.
"So rumours have been circling saying you and Faye are dating? Is that true?" Jerry asked, everyone backstage knew but not many people outside the crew and superstars and divas knew for sure.
"Very true" Dean smiled. Faye waited in the corner closest to the announce table for Kaitlyn. When she entered the ring the match started and the two women locked up. Kaitlyn got the upper hand and Faye tumbled backwards but got straight back up and did a springboard back-elbow which landed flush. Kaitlyn was only off her feet for mere seconds though and Faye locked in a boston crab submission. Kaitlyn barely made it to the ropes but Faye held on till the four count before letting go.
"Come on Faye" Dean encouraged from commentary. Faye sighed and waited for Kaitlyn to get to her feet before landing a spear then her brother's signature spinebuster.
"Come on" Faye yelled trying to get the audience to get involved, it worked. The crowd began cheering for Faye to do the Batista bomb, that wasn't her plan though. Kaitlyn got to her feet and as Faye went for the Fake-Out, Kaitlyn kicked her in the gut and landed her finishing spear. The ref got down for the three count but Dean stood up from commentary just before Kaitlyn hooked her leg and gave Faye enough time to shimmy closer to the ropes. 1…2…Nope. Faye grabbed the bottom rope and when Kaitlyn stood up she pulled herself out of the ring and onto the apron. Kaitlyn ran at her and dropkicked her off the apron.
"That's my title you thief" Kaitlyn snapped and rammed Faye's face into the concrete floor a few times before throwing her back into the ring and blowing a kiss at her face and going for the pin but she only scored the 2 count. Kaitlyn pulled at her hair in frustration. Faye got to her feet behind Kaitlyn and waited for her to get up before pointing to Dean then performing his finisher and getting the win.
"That's my girl" Dean said on commentary then got into the ring to celebrate with Faye which included a kiss before heading backstage. The TV showed Kaitlyn crying on the ramp and Haley watched as Layla walked down the ramp to hug Kaitlyn then walked her backstage for their little segment.
(Offscreen)
Haley walked over to Celeste after she finished her segment with Layla, Alicia Fox and Natalya and hugged her.
"You okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, it was just for show" Celeste smiled. Haley quickly grabbed her phone from the pocket of her Shield hoodie and answered the phone.
"Hello?" she asked in confusion, she'd never seen the number before.
"Haley Bautista?" a female voice asked.
"Yes it is" Haley replied.
"I'm sorry to inform you but Grayson Clark has filed for full-custody of Jessica Raye Bautista." Haley dropped the phone about the same time she covered her mouth and tears began to flow. She slid to the floor as people started to surround her but she couldn't hear any of them, they seemed like blurs to her…
NEXT CHAPTER – After Haley's breakdown at Payback she is forced to fight in court to keep her daughter and someone unexpected shows up on Haley's behalf.