Author's Note: Scarlett thinks with her heart not her head. This is why her dad sent Greg. To keep her safe. Scarlett keeps herself together for the sake of Kamden. Thanks to coolchic79260 and Dixiewinxwrites12 for reviewing.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~Monday December 3rd, 2012 Greensboro, North Carolina (Scarlett's POV)~~~~~~~~~~~
I was wearing my bright yellow CM Punk GTS shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. I also had a pair of Dan Post Women's Sidewinder Boots in Tan on. My hair was in its natural wavy state. I also had me favorite Brad Keselowski ThermoServ 2012 Sprint Cup Series Champion 16 oz. Slimline Travel Mug.
"So what tea is it this week?" Greg asked.
"Sweet Fruit Garden Herbal Tea." I answered. I looked over at Kamden who had my i-pod again and was wearing one of my NASCAR jackets. I looked over at Phil and had no idea who this night would change the rest of our year.
Phil and I had gone a twitter picture spree of Kamden and hadn't gotten bad reviews. Especially of him and the WWE belt while he slept.
I watched the tag match quietly occasionally drinking my tea. I wasn't surprised that Team Hell No won. I wasn't sure how to feel about the Shield attacking though.
Cena and Sheamus had a moment and I wasn't surprised. I looked up at Phoebe when she walked in during AJ and Tamina's match. Kamden waved at her.
"What are you listening to this week?" Phoebe asked.
"The same thing as last week." Kamden answered. I smiled at him and stood. Once the Divas match finished we walked out of the locker room. I turned once to look at Kamden again. I faced forward and drank from my mug as we walked. Not that it was a wise idea. Because Phil handed me his belt suddenly.
"Tea." I said as I barely avoided a mishap.
"Sorry honey." Phil said. I rolled my eyes at him as we walked out. Greg on one side. It was the first time I noticed Paul carrying a book. I said nothing else.
I stood in the ring and kept the belt on my shoulder as I kept drinking my tea. I listened to Paul and Punk talk. Punk had just said everyone could leave or change the channel if no one likes what he has to say when Miz's music hit.
He does his really bit before he starts talking to the fans. He says no one believes the things Punk is claiming. Punk asks who Miz is to pass judgment on him.
I listened as the two went back and forth. Paul wasn't impressed and Miz called him a walrus. The crowd started chanting it. I raised my mug and started drinking to hide my smile. Greg coughed and I knew he'd raised his hand in a fist to cover his own smile.
We were bad people. Miz wanted Punk to appear live on Miz TV and take a lie detector test. I looked over at Punk and started shaking my head because I had a bad feeling about this. Punk saw it, but he ignored me and says if Miz wants the truth he'll comply and Miz just might get a knee to the face afterwards.
We got to the back and I started walking backwards so I could look at Phil.
"Amata mia I have a bad feeling about that." I said. I couldn't see behind me so when Phil suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled me to him I ended up stepping on his foot.
"Ow." We said in unison. His ow from getting stepped on and mine because he hadn't pulled gently. I looked at him in confusion.
"You were about to run into someone." Phil said. I nodded my head and we stood there.
"Everything is going to be fine Scarlett. You're just paranoid." Phil said.
"I'm not paranoid. I'm your wife. Something is going to happen. Something that is going to change everything." I said.
"Come on Scarlett. You'll be right next to me like you always are." Phil said as he draped an arm around my shoulders and we resumed walking to the locker room. I couldn't shake the feeling of dread pooling in my stomach.
I smiled at Kamden and waved at Phoebe as she left again. The show went by with its usual mad chaos. Cena and Sheamus won a tag team match. Sandow tried to choose an apprentice, but that obviously didn't work. Santino came out and they had a short match which Sandow won.
Ziggler complained to Vickie about wanting Cena at TLC. Vickie sent him away without a kiss and found Brad Maddox in her office.
Brad tries to get a contract, but gets a match instead.
"You know I'm glad he hasn't thought to claim he's some distant cousin of mine. Considering Maddox and Braddock have similar sounds." I said. Everyone nodded their head in agreement and we watch Sin Cara and Alberto have a match.
Stranger things have happened in this life. So seeing two brothers fight wasn't that weird. I'd wager my salary that if Andy came back he'd go immediately after Phil. In the end Alberto picks up the victory. We also see Vince tell a production assistant to inform Vickie that he wants to have a conversation with her in the ring.
We watched as Dolph and John's match became a ladder match for Dolph's briefcase.
"And so it begins." I said. It was when Vince said there should be consequences for Punk tonight if he fails the Lie Detector test. Vickie decides that if Punk is found to be lying Paul will have to face Ryback next week on RAW. My jaw dropped.
"Thank heaven he didn't say me." Greg said.
"Or Mama." Kamden said.
"Vince wouldn't put your Mama in danger even if he doesn't agree with your Dad's way." Greg said. I nodded my head.
We watched Randy and Brad. It wasn't even a fight. Randy was just screwing with the kid. Randy ended up winning. The Shield attacked Randy after the match and got him with the triple team powerbomb.
I shook my head. Vickie and Dolph had a moment of unhappiness. Paul showed up and joined in on that, but Vickie cut him off before he said a word and said Punk better be telling the truth for his sake.
Paul leaves and John shows up all happy and chipper until there were some bows from inside AJ's room when she cleaned it out. John sort of insulated them.
Teddy was shown on the entrance ramp where a tag match was getting underway with Kofi, R-Truth, Cesaro, and Wade. Teddy said it will be a Fatal Four Way Championship match. The universe gets to decide if it's for the Intercontinental or US title.
It ended up being for the US title. Phoebe walked back in at this point. I smiled at her as we watched. I left my mug with Kamden as we started getting ready. Kamden would finish my tea for me. I shouldered Phil's belt and tensed just a little when Greg put his hands on my shoulders.
"Everything is going to be just fine." He said before he kissed my temple. I knew better than to argue. No one would believe me anyway. We watched with Cesaro winning the whole thing and retaining.
I gave Kamden a wave as we left. Something was going to be wrong. I didn't know what it was, but something didn't feel right. We reached gorilla just as Miz called us down. We walked down. I raised my chin and tried to keep my expression neutral. We got into the ring. I rolled my eyes at Miz's joke about Punk's mom.
I listened to the questions and shook my head. Miz had just asked about what kind of relationship Punk might have with the Shield or Brad Maddox when the Shield hits the ring. Punk, Greg, Paul, and I bailed out.
I look worried and Greg has stepped up to shield me in case things got messy.
Team Hell No hit the ring, but gets beaten back. The Feed Me More chants start and out comes Ryback. I watched as the Shield gets beaten back into the crowd. I moved to stand close to Punk on the outside after he pushed Miz out of the ring. I watched him celebrate. I looked briefly and saw Ryback hit the ring.
"Punk don't get down. Don't do it." I called and it fell on deaf ears. I moved to stand by Greg who was by the announce table. We watched as Ryback went to town with a chair, a ladder, and it was when he went out to grab a table that I started to move toward the ring.
Greg grabbed me and wrapped me up in his arms.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Greg's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scarlett knew how to get me to let go. She was just fighting and kicking to get to Punk. This is why Zach had sent me. I held her as Ryback powerbombed Punk through the table. I heard her scream at Ryback.
I held onto her even as she kicked my shins.
"Greg let me go." She cried.
"No Princess." I said. Holding a fighting Scarlett wasn't easy.
"I need you to calm down. I need you to pull it together for Kam." I said. Scarlett stilled. I looked at her and she turned in my arms. She wrapped her arms around my chest and I did something Clint had done. I comforted her as she cried.
Once she was finished I let her go. She lifted her chin and I saw something blaze in those blue depths. I saw hatred and revenge blaze. I knew better than to comment. I helped her get Phil to the back. We walked him to the locker room. I'd just set him in a chair when he winched.
"Phil?" Scarlett asked.
"My knee hurts." He answered. I saw the look Scarlett got the moment he said something hurt.
"We're going to Florida. I'm not risking this. I go talk to Kofi and call Andrews." Scarlett said as she turned to Paul, me, and Kamden.
"Pack up. Make sure Kam, Phil, and I have clothes for a couple of days." Scarlett said as she walked out.
"Guess I should have trusted her when she said she had a bad feeling." Phil said.
"It's something you learn. Zach had to learn to trust her instincts to. It happened when she was ten and broke her first horse." I said.
"They're always right aren't they?" Phil asked.
"Her instincts? Usually." I answered.
"How the hell does she do it?" Paul asked.
"She's tough. She's always taken care of family. Come on Kam help me back." I said as the three of us set about packing up the locker room and checking to make sure there were clothes. Scarlett walked back into the locker room ten minutes later.
"So." I said.
"We're going to Florida. Booked tickets and everything. Kofi has the pets for the time being." Scarlett said.
"You better have booked me a ticket to Scarlett." I said. She looked over at me and smiled.
"Course I did." Scarlett said. I helped her get everything finished and we were off to the airport and from there Florida. Scarlett kept herself together even after Kamden had fallen asleep.
I was watching across the aisle because Phil, Scarlett, and Kamden sat together. Every time I looked at her she looked to be fighting back tears. She and Phil were holding hands, but they weren't saying much. They didn't have to.
"Greg." Scarlett said quietly. I could still hear her though. I looked over at her.
"Sorry about all the kicking and fighting I did." Scarlett said. I smiled at her.
"Don't worry about it. You were just trying to do what your instincts wanted you to do. Protect what was yours." I said. Scarlett nodded her head and I watched as she started brushing her fingers through Kamden's hair.