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Saturday, June 14: WWE Live - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; First Ontario Centre
(1 hour before show time)
Paige's POV
Miz and I are standing in the middle of a hallway just past the make-up station. Already in our gear, we talk about the new summer storyline set to continue on Monday Night Raw in Cleveland, Ohio—his own hometown.
"Are you excited, babe? Raw in Cleveland is perfect," I ask.
"It'll be awesome. My whole family's gonna be in the front row too."
"Nice! I can't wait to see the crowd go crazy for you."
"You know, I've already told my mom about—well, about us."
"Really, when was this?"
"Back in LA. After Maryse stormed out of the house, the first person I called was Mom."
"What'd she say?"
"Well I told her that I fell in love with you and..." Every time he says 'fell in love', my heart skips a beat. He continues, "She told me she's okay with what I do as long as I'm happy." He leans against the wall, crossing his arms. I'm relieved at the answer. I thought I would have had to avoid Mrs. Mizanin in the long run.
"So begs the question... Are you happy Mike Mizanin?" Standing closer, I point my chin up towards his face. I'm on my tip-toes as well.
He flashes a smirk, "The happiest I've ever been, all thanks to you Saraya Bevis." Hearing my real name from him feels too sweet. He leans down and we meet lips, where it leaves a pleasant taste.
"Hey you two lovebirds!" I hear a sharp voice interrupt the moment then I turn to my right where it was thrown from.
"Hey what's up, Summer?" Miz says. I descend back to my heels and hold my lips in like I just applied chapstick, trying to keep the kiss on them.
She walks over to us, "I just wanted to say that I'm excited to watch your guys' matches later!"
"Thanks girl. It's gonna be fun, as always." I reply her overly enthusiastic statement.
"So Paige, Wade said he was looking for you. I told him I'd send him your way."
I do a facepalm in my mind. She doesn't know the real drama between Bad News and I, and the fact that he's the last person I want to see when I'm with my man. "Um okay, I'll be sure to talk to him soon."
"Alright, cool. And Miz, thanks again for the training time. We should do it again someday! Lord knows I could use all the help I can get." She laughs a laugh that seems forced. I control myself from doing a scrunched up scowl.
"Yeah for sure, whenever I have a chance to go to the Performance Center!" Miz says.
"Alright, well, I'll see you guys later. Take care!" She turns and waves off, strutting in each step to the end of the hall then disappears into the turn.
"Miz, you're not allowed to visit the center ever again."
"Aw babe, you're hot when you get jealous." He laughs and leaves a kiss on my temple.
"I guess I'll have to go find Barrett now..." I turn to walk, then he grabs me by the bicep. "Nope, I'm coming with you." His stance turns tense.
"A-ha! That's what I thought."
We begin down the same way Summer just left. Miz throws his arm over my shoulders, "He's not allowed to talk to you alone."
"And Summer's not allowed to touch you alone."
"Mmm yeah, I'll leave that up to you..." His nose dips down to my cheek. I wince at the tickling sensation, cheeks probably red now. "You're hot when you...I don't know, you're just hot," I say.
Miz plants his mouth against my cheek, "On fucking fire," he mumbles into my skin. The good kind of chills get sent up my spine and his power over me is as strong as ever. We continue into the open space, my legs near jello. Remembering why we left the secluded area in the first place, I scoff at seeing Bad News Barrett in front of us.
Miz's POV
Approaching the 'Bad News', I make sure I'm seen first before Paige.
"Barrett, heard you wanted to talk to Paige."
He turns to me like he's surprised, "Oh well, hello there Miz. As a matter of fact I do. Her—not her overprotective boyfriend."
"Whatever you can say to her, you can say to her overprotective boyfriend." I return to Paige's left side.
"Well, what do you want Barrett?" She asks.
"I just wanted to let you know that since we're going to be working together, we should come up with different things for our duo."
"That's noted. Can I go now?" Paige turns away then gets interrupted.
"One last thing... Creative came up to me earlier and told me that we're going to have to kiss on Raw."
The amount of rage that just shot through my veins boils my blood. Is he serious?
"No no no, NONE of that is gonna happen. NOPE." I'm trying to keep my cool as much as possible. Having the image of my girl get that near smug like Barrett doesn't sit well with me at all.
"I refuse! I thought it was just a tag team thing, not lovers!"
"Originally, yes, but they want to make the betrayal bigger so you and Miz have a greater reaction."
"This is bullshit." Paige adds.
"Why are you making this something so extravagant? We only have to kiss a few times before Money in the Bank anyways. It's not like you won't get to make out with your boyfriend over here."
"I hate sharing, Barrett."
"No I know. You get the girl and my title? You're just going to have to deal with it, Miz." He begins to leave in the other direction, "See you in Cleveland."
Once Barrett disappears, the red anger inside starts again like lactic acid. Really? I'm going to have to watch Paige with him? It could've been anybody else, even Ziggler (which I wouldn't mind at all), but it had to be him. Really?
"Miz, are you all right?"
My thoughts get broken, "...No, I'm not. The picture of you and Bad News even near each other makes me wanna punch a wall. Actually—I'd rather punch his face."
Paige grabs my arm and takes my hand, which is able to calm me for a moment, "I have it worse, you know. I'm angry too. I don't wanna do anything concerning him but it's for our careers. We win in the end, remember?" She squeezes our palms tighter.
Looking down at her, I collect some of the sense that's been masked, "You're right... But that's weeks away."
"You can handle it until then. Do it for me?"
"Of course. But you better not be thinking of me while you kiss Barrett, he can't compare."
"I'll only think about how not to breathe. He's not the Most Must-Kiss WWE Superstar unlike The Miz."
"Did you just make that up? Wow, not bad. I could kiss you right now, you know."
"I'm waiting." She bites the corner of her mouth then smiles. I lean down and give her one. These pair of lips are mine. No matter how much I'm against it, I know it'll be over within the next month. With wishful thinking, it'll be like Paige and Barrett kissing won't matter, and all of this will go by quickly.
Positive thoughts, Miz...
She's a tough girl and can handle this too. At the end of the night, she comes back to me—not anyone else.
Okay, this PMA stuff is working.
Paige and I part. For the remainder of the time before the live event, we discuss the rest of the storyline. I almost forgot that we have a few backstage segments together as well, those will be fun. Then soon, Paige and I are going to stand tall as champions. The entire WWE Universe will get to see us on top of the world, together. The Most Must-See Power Couple in WWE history.
Now that's AWESOME.
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