Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso (although I really wish I did) or any of the Superstars and the Divas mentioned in this story – they own themselves and Vincent Kennedy McMahon owns the WWE. I only own this story and its original characters. I'll hit the switch on you if ever try to steal this story.

"Hey, isn't that your belt?"

Sam, Dawn's younger brother, said as he pointed at the television screen with his little right index finger. There was the new WWE Divas Champion Layla, making her way to the ring with the Divas title on top of her left shoulder.

"Sam, that's a championship title, not a belt." Dawn chuckled.

"Layla should give your belt back, you're better than her!" Sam pouted as he watched Layla and Beth Phoenix staring at each other in the ring. The young boy shoved his hand inside the bag of potato chips beside him and took out a handful of chips. He shoved them all into his small mouth.

Dawn smiled and ruffled Sam's hair. "Thanks, Sam. And I'll get it back for you soon, okay?"

"It's true," Sam shrugged. The little boy took his eyes off the television screen and looked at his sister with wide, hopeful eyes. He swallowed the chips in his mouth. "And you will?"

Dawn nodded with a sincere smile on her face. "Yes, I will."

Sam hugged Dawn and she wrapped her arm around his shoulders. As they watched the match, Dawn was starting to think that maybe her demand for a vacation wasn't such a great idea. If she didn't ask the company for a little time off, she would've still been the Divas Champion and she's defending her title against Beth Phoenix and Layla right now at No Way Out.

But what's happened between her and John and her fall out with Jay have affected her so much, it made it hard for her to pretend like everything's fine. Dawn didn't want it to affect her performance in the ring, so before it did, she decided to just get out of the ring for a while, go home, and spend some time with her family in Phoenix, Arizona.

After seeing how impressive Jay was during his match for the Intercontinental title against Cody made Dawn think that she was weak. He obviously keeps his emotions in check while she was a slave to hers.

When No Way Out was over, Dawn and Sam were delighted with how the pay-per-view ended. John Cena escaped the steel cage, Vince McMahon told John Laurinaitis that he was fired, then received the Attitude Adjustment and went through the Spanish announcer team's table. Dawn and Sam cleaned up the living room and when they were done, they went upstairs. Dawn followed her brother into his bedroom. When Sam was on his bed, Dawn took his blanket and put it over his body. She kissed him on his forehead.

"Good night, Sam."

Dawn was about to go out of Sam's bedroom when Sam called her.

"Dee?"

Dawn turned around. Her lips formed a soft smirk.

"Yes, Sam?"

"You look sad. Don't be, okay? I don't want to see you sad."

Dawn's eyes widened. She was silent for a few seconds, but then she smiled at her little brother and nodded.

"Okay. I'll try to smile for you."

And with that, Dawn got out of Sam's bedroom. When she closed the door of his bedroom, she leaned against the door and started crying. She sank to the cold floor with her hands over her mouth. She just told Sam that she'll try and smile for him, but she did the opposite. Before her parents saw her, Dawn ran to her room and locked the door. She wiped the tears off her face and walked towards her bed. When she was on her bed, she wrapped herself in her blanket and closed her eyes. An hour or two passed and she was still wide awake. When Dawn opened her eyes, she saw the ceiling. Tears started falling out of her eyes and onto her cheeks once more as memories of her and Jay played in her mind like a movie. She missed him so damn much. It's been weeks since they've last spoken to each other and she wanted to hear his voice.

Taking her phone from her nightstand, Dawn dialed Jay's number. As she waited for him to pick up, Dawn was trying to calm herself down by taking deep breaths. Her chest felt heavy and her heart was racing; she felt like it was going to pop out of her chest. She was very disappointed and a little relieved when his phone went to voice mail. Disappointed because she wouldn't be able to hear his voice and relieved because she really didn't know what to say to him if he picked up. After Jay's message, Dawn heard the beep.

"Hey, Jay. It's me, Dawn. How are you? I'm calling because I-uh... I just wanted to hear your voice."

Dawn ended the call and placed her phone back on the nightstand. She felt absolutely stupid for calling him; he wasn't going to call her back and he might not even listen to that voice mail. But she was hoping that he would.

June 25, 2012 - Monday
Raw SuperShow
Live at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.

"You've been tapping your leg non-stop for five minutes now. Would you please stop it?"

Chris Irvine told his best friend Jay. Jay sighed as he ran his left hand over his face. He placed his hand on top of his left leg, finally stopping it from moving.

"I'm sorry, okay? I'm just nervous man."

Chris scoffed. "Nervous about what? With Dawn returning?"

"Yes!"

Before Chris could reply, they heard the Divas squealing in delight. Both men turned their heads to the left and saw all the Divas hugging each other with Dawn in the middle. When the ladies were done hugging and talking, Dawn continued walking down the hall. She was still in her casual clothes but her hair and make-up was already done. Her eyes were rimmed with black eyeshadow and eyeliner and it made her baby blue eyes look so bright. Her fiery red hair was slicked back in a high ponytail. Chris nudged Jay in the ribs before standing up to approach Dawn.

"Hey Dee, welcome back!" Chris told Dawn with a friendly smile as he opened his arms.

Dawn walked into Chris' arms and gave him a short hug. "Thanks Chris, so good to see you!"

Chris hugged her back and then let her go. He turned around and waited for Jay to stand up. Jay rolled his eyes but he stood up anyway. Dawn was nibbling on her bottom lip and Jay knew that she was nervous - it was a habit of hers and just one of the things he loves about her. Jay faked a smile and waved at Dawn.

"Hello Dee, goodbye Dee."

Jay said before walking away, leaving Dawn and Chris there. Dawn's gaze followed Jay, her bright blue eyes narrowing. Chris looked at Dawn and he was ready to apologize for Jay's rudeness when Dawn put her hand up, stopping him.

"It's okay, Chris, don't apologize for Jay."

"But-"

Dawn covered Chris' mouth. "He has every right to be rude to me, I did cheat on him after all."

When Dawn dropped her hand, she wiped her palm on her jeans while Chris licked his dry lips. He noticed that some of the crew were staring at them and they were scrutinizing Dawn. Dawn definitely spoke a little too loud. Dawn felt eyes staring at her, waiting for her next move. Not only were they waiting for her next move, they were also waiting for the next words to come out of her mouth. She sighed. At least she's not in denial about what she's done.

"Don't you have a match to get ready for?" Chris told Dawn, trying to get rid of the silence.

Dawn smirked. "As a matter of fact, I do. And it's a tag team match."

"Well, have fun out there!"

"Will do."

And with that, Dawn walked away from Chris and continued walking down the hall.

"This is a Divas tag team bout set for one fall. Approaching the ring first from Miami, Florida, she is the Divas champion, Layla!"

Layla came out and did her signature entrance. She was holding the Divas title with her left hand, which was placed on top of her left shoulder. She waved to the crowd and walked to the ring with a wide, genuine smile on her face. She touched a few people's hands and before stepping inside the ring, she stopped and kissed a lucky little boy on the cheek.

The next Diva to come out was Kelly Kelly, who was Layla's tag team partner. Like Layla, Kelly Kelly also had a big, sweet smile on her pretty face. When Kelly Kelly was inside the ring, she got on the bottom right turnbuckle and pointed at the audience. After that, she got off the turnbuckle and hugged Layla.

"And their opponents. First, from Denver, Colorado, Eve Torres!"

When Eve came out, she received a negative response from the crowd. The crowd then started chanting 'hoeski' and shortly after it started, Kelly Kelly and Layla joined them. Eve glared at them and ignored it.

Suddenly, the lights went out. The chants stopped and it was silent for a while. A countdown appeared on the titantron's screen. When the countdown was over, the screen turned into static and the Sucker Punch remix of Army of Me by Björk started playing. When the lights went back on, there was smoke on top of the ramp and fireworks went off on the side of the ramp. A few seconds later, Scarlet walked through the smoke and the crowd went crazy. Her ring attire was blood red in color and made of latex. It consists of a vest halter top that had cut-out diamonds on the back, showing off her skin, a mini, light-brite hoodie, very short shorts, and thigh high lace-up leather boots.

"And making her return to Raw, from Phoenix, Arizona, Scarlet!"

Scarlet was a heel, but the audience was cheering her on instead of booing her. She walked to the ring with her head down and the hood covering her head. Her mini hoodie was shining so bright and it was just like Chris Jericho's jacket. When she got inside the ring, she stood on the bottom left turnbuckle and took the hood off her head, showing her beautiful but intimidating face to everyone. She just looked around the arena and got off the turnbuckle. Scarlet went to her corner and stood beside the post. When Eve and Kelly were both in the ring, the bell rang and the match started.

The 'hoeski' chants started again, led by Kelly Kelly. It stopped when Eve punched Kelly in the face, knocking her backwards. She then grabbed Kelly by the hair and slammed her head on the upper right turnbuckle. Eve kicked her in the stomach for three times and was about to kick her again but the referee stopped her from doing so. Eve taunted Layla, who was watching her from her corner. When Eve turned around, Kelly's boots hit her face, sending her down on the mat. Kelly climbed to the top of the turnbuckle and threw herself at Eve, landing on her body. She quickly went for the cover but Eve kicked out at two.

The match progressed. Eve and Kelly both showed their athletic abilities and both women refused to be pinned down by the other. After a devastating clothesline, Eve and Kelly were crawling back to their respective corners with their arms outstretched, trying to reach for their partners. Layla and Scarlet were in the ring now and Scarlet pounced on Layla. Her hands were in Layla's hair and was slamming her head on the mat over and over again. Scarlet got off Layla when the referee asked her to. Layla rolled out of the ring to recompose herself and Kelly went to her side, checking to see if she was okay. Suddenly, Scarlet climbed the upper left turnbuckle and dove both into Kelly and Layla. Scarlet stood up with a wicked grin on her face. When the camera showed Eve's face, she was surprised, just like everyone watching.

"Did you just see that King? Scarlet's on fire and Layla and Kelly Kelly just got burned!" Michael Cole said on commentary. Excitement was evident in his voice.

"Layla and Kelly Kelly could put Scarlet's fire out, Cole, don't worry." Jerry 'The King' Lawler said with nonchalance in reply.

The show went on a commercial break and went the show was back on, Scarlet was trapped in the body scissors submission maneuver. Scarlet refused to tap out, causing Layla to wrap her legs tighter around her. Just when everyone thought Scarlet was finally going to tap out, she slapped Layla hard, causing Layla to fall down on the mat. Scarlet quickly went for the cover but Layla kicked out at two.

The match went on for another five minutes. Eventually, Scarlet picked up the win for her team after delivering a devastating spinning savate kick to Layla - or better known as her finisher, The Whip of Fire. After the referee raised her and Eve's arms, Scarlet took the title from him before Layla could take it. Scarlet bent down and raised the title while screaming at Layla's face that the title belongs to hers.

"Welcome back to Monday Night Raw, live at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.. Before we move on with the show, let's take a look at what happened during the commercial break."

After Michael Cole said that, a footage of what happened during the commercial break played. Scarlet was seen yelling at Layla's face as she held the Divas title over her. Suddenly, the lights went out and Chris Jericho's theme started to play. When the lights were back on, Chris Jericho was standing on top of the ramp, wearing his light-brite jacket. He was staring at Scarlet with a sly smirk playing on his lips. Scarlet looked emotionless all of a sudden. Jericho raised his right arm and using his fingers, he motioned for Scarlet to come to him. Scarlet dropped the Divas title beside Layla and got out of the ring, slowly making her way to Jericho. When she was in front of him, Jericho smiled with pleasure as he brushed the left side of Scarlet's face with the back of his right hand. He then took her hand and dragged her with him backstage.

"What is wrong with Scarlet? What did Chris Jericho did to her? It's like she's a robot now." Lawler said when the video ended.

"Nothing's wrong with her, King! I think Jericho has made her a better Diva." Cole replied.

They continued discussing about Scarlet and Chris Jericho, but they stopped when Brodus Clay came out with the Funkadactyls.

Dawn was at catering now, still dressed in her ring attire, but she wasn't wearing her light-brite mini-hoodie anymore. She was standing in front of the water dispenser, waiting for her plastic cup to be filled with cold water. Suddenly, she felt hands on her waist and a kiss on the back of her neck. She quickly turned around and frowned when she saw who it was that did that to her.

"What the hell, John?" Dawn said, taking a step back from John.

"Just wanted to say hello." John replied nonchalantly. He was teasingly smiling at her and his dimples were showing.

"Well you could've just said the word instead of doing what you just did." Dawn rolled her eyes as she turned her back on John. She grabbed her cup of water and turned the water dispenser off.

John moved to her left side and the smile on his face disappeared. "I'm sorry Dee, I just missed you. I've been having a hard time lately."

"So am I. And that's no thanks to you." Dawn told him as she took a sip from her cup of water.

John sighed. "I'm really sorry, Dee."

"Sorry doesn't change anything."

Dawn told John coldly before walking away from him and heading to the Divas locker room. On her way there, she bumped into someone and she ended up spilling her water all over her. When she looked up, she saw that the person she bumped into was the man she hated so much - Nick.

"Fuck! Could things get any worse?"

Dawn said a little bit too loud, startling everyone near her - especially Nick. He hadn't seen her that mad before. Just when Nick was about to apologize to her, she was gone.

When Dawn made it to the Divas locker room, she slammed the door shut and the other Divas went silent. They stared at her. Some started whispering, while others just looked at her with concern. Dawn went to her vanity table and grabbed a clean white towel. She rubbed the water off her face and body, smudging her make-up. When she was dry, she tossed the wet towel back on the vanity table. She sat on the stool and grabbed a cotton pad. She poured some make-up remover on it and started wiping her make-up off. When she was done, she threw the cotton pad in the garbage can under the table and grabbed her duffle bag. She went to the showers and after a few minutes, she was clean and was wearing her casual clothes again. Dawn went back to her vanity table and took a seat on the stool. She wanted to go, but she couldn't leave yet; she promised Phil that she would wait for him, since they were roommates. Dawn took her phone out, checking if she had any messages or voice mails. When she felt a finger tapping on her right shoulder, she looked behind her and saw Eve. Eve grinned widely at her. She was grinning so wide that Dawn almost wanted to look away, because her perfect teeth were so white, it was blinding her a bit.

"Hey Eve, what's up?" Dawn said with a smirk.

"Nothing. The ladies and I just wanted to know if you're okay. Are you, Dee?" Eve asked Dawn. Dawn saw the concern on Eve's face. But she just smiled.

"I'm okay, Eve. You and the others don't have to worry about me."

Eve raised a perfectly arched eyebrow at Dawn and put her hand on Dawn's shoulders. "Are you sure?"

Dawn nodded. "Very sure."

And with that, Eve smiled at her and squeezed her shoulder before walking away. Dawn looked over her shoulder and saw all of the Divas looking at her. Dawn looked down at her phone, to look busy. She felt so vulnerable knowing that there were many pairs of eyes staring at her. Dawn became a little paranoid after what happened. Whenever she would hear two people whispering, she would think that they're talking about her. Does everyone know about what she and John did at his birthday party?

It was almost midnight. Most of the Superstars and Divas were already at the hotel or somewhere else, but Jay just got out of the arena with a few other Superstars. There was a post-Raw dark match and he was in it. When he made it to the parking lot, he saw Dawn and Phil talking in front of his rental car. Jay ignored them and tried to search for his own rental car. When he found the red Toyota Prius, he took its key out of the left pocket of his jacket. Jay was about to slid the key in the lock, but someone grabbed his arm, stopping him from doing so. Jay dropped the keys on the asphalt and looked to his side.

"What the... Dee."

Dawn took her hands off Jay's arm. "Hey Jay."

Jay sighed as he picked up his keys from the ground and put it back in the pocket of his jacket. "What do you want? I'm tired and I just want to go to the hotel."

Dawn winced and started nibbling her bottom lip. Jay tried to take his eyes off her face by looking around the almost empty parking lot, but he couldn't stop looking at her.

"I just want to talk to you."

Jay frowned. "I don't want an explanation or whatever for what you did."

"Jay, please. Just... hear me out?" Dawn replied, trying to fight back the tears that wanted to come out of her eyes.

Jay gave in and leaned his back against the car door. "I'm listening."

Dawn did the same. Their bodies were close to each other and both of them felt a little uneasy. But neither Jay nor Dawn moved away. Dawn took a deep breath and started talking. "I love you, Jay. I love you so much and I've never loved anyone else as much as I love you. What I did was the biggest mistake I've made in my entire life and I'm really sorry. I can't lose you and I don't want to lose you."

Dawn stopped, because she could no longer stop her tears from falling out of her eyes. She buried her face in her hands, while Jay just looked at her. He wanted to say he loved her too and she was the only woman that ever made him feel so glad to be alive. But after what she did, he started to doubt his feelings for her. Does he really love her, or was it just an infatuation?

"You've caused me so much pain, Dee. I can forgive you, just not right now. And oh, you've already lost me."

When Jay said that, he took the keys out of his jacket's pocket and unlocked the car's door. Dawn took her hands off her face and looked at Jay with wide, bloodshot eyes. Jay had to look away, because he didn't want to see the agony and tears on her face.

"A-a-are you breaking up with me?"

Dawn asked him, even though she didn't want to. Jay was biting his tongue. Was he?

"Yes, I am. Good night and goodbye, Dee."

Jay got inside his car and brought its engine to life. He honked at her, because she was frozen in her spot. The honk startled Dawn, causing her to step aside. She watched Jay drive out of the parking lot. Jay left her there breathless and alone. She felt like her heart had been forcefully ripped out of her body and she felt like she was going to pass out.

Dawn felt herself sinking, but before her body could hit the hard asphalt, someone caught her. She looked up and saw Phil.

"Dee! Can you hear me?" Phil asked. "What happened?"

Dawn started crying again. "We're over."

"Oh, no. I know I shouldn't have asked you to go and talk to him." Phil replied and picked her up, bridal-style. "Let's get you out of here. I'll buy you some chocolate ice cream on the way to the hotel."

Dawn didn't speak, though she heard what Phil said. She would've fallen on the ground and stayed there until she could no longer cry if Phil didn't wait for her.

"Phil, wait up!"

Dawn stopped crying when she heard that. It was John.

Phil stopped and Dawn wanted to ask him to just keep on walking to his car and drive her to the hotel. She was tired - physically and emotionally.

"Hey John, what's the matter?" Phil asked John.

"Is Dee okay? What did Jay do to her? Did he hurt her?" John asked. Dawn felt his hand on top of her head. His fingers then brushed through her damp red hair.

"Physically, no. Emotionally, yes. I think it's my fault," Phil sighed. "Look man, we gotta go. Do you need a ride or something?"

"Yeah, the guys left me."

"That sucks. Get in the car. Seat in the passenger side, I think Dee would like to lie down."

Dawn whimpered and buried her face in the crook on Phil's neck. Phil started walking again and before she even knew it, they were on the road. Her eyes were closed and she could hear Phil and John talking. But instead of listening to their conversation, she listened to Usher singing Climax on the radio. She wasn't able to finish the song though, because she had already fallen asleep. She was curled up into a ball and she was clutching her aching chest.

Author's note: It's been a month since I've last updated this! I'm really sorry to have kept you guys waiting for that long. I kinda lost my momentum for this story, but after reading your kind reviews, I got my momentum back and I just want to continue writing this. Don't forget to leave reviews! I'm open to suggestions, so don't be afraid to tell me what you'd like to see in the following chapters. :) xx