Chapter 53

Fast forwarding to next Monday at the next Raw, Mickie still wasn't a happy camper after the confrontation with Jericho's wife, and after barely speaking to him for nearly a week, she finally confronted him in his locker room that night…

"Chris, we need to talk." she announced, slamming the door.

He looked up from polishing his belt. "Mickie! Hey, I've been trying to talk to you all week but you've been ignoring me." he replied, getting up and approaching her.

"Well I was just kind of getting over the shock of learning that your wife is actually still your wife." she replied. "I thought you told me that you and her were getting a divorce."

He sighed. "I did, but she apparently doesn't get it. I know that you guys ran into one another at the store last week and she said some pretty nasty things to you. She totally went too far and I'm sorry about it. I guess she just doesn't want to accept the fact that I want to be with you now." he replied.

She nodded slowly. "You don't have to apologize for her. So did she call you that day?"

"Yeah, she told me to stay away from you, but I told her that I didn't care what she thought, cause nobody can take me away from the woman that I've loved all along." Jericho replied, taking her hands.

Mickie smiled.

"Oh, babe…So, what about the kids?"

"Oh they're my heart, there's no doubt I'll still be in their lives because I love them to death. And I do love Jessica for being the mother of my children, but I'm IN love with you. So there's the difference." he replied.

"You are amazing. You know, she actually threatened to place a restraining order on me if I didn't stay away from you, but I don't give a damn what she thinks. I love you too, Chris, and nobody's going to change that."

"Not even Sabin?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

The Diva paused for a moment.

"Mickie…"

"I know, I know, I should get him out of my mind, but I can't."

"He broke your heart, Mickie, you need to move on like he did with Velvet."

"It's not that easy, Chris! He and I had something incredible, a love that I've never experienced before. I can't just forget about him, he's special to me."

"Even after what he did to you?"

"Please, can you stop bringing that up?" she demanded.

"No, Mickie, I'm going to keep bringing it up until you realize that he's no good for you! You deserve better, and you don't need him!" he argued.

She furiously shook her head and covered her ears. "No, I don't need to hear this, just stop!" she cried, storming out of the room, while Jericho narrowed his eyes and sighed at the fact that he was losing her to his enemy.


Also what happened that night, were the qualifying matches for this year's Money in the Bank PPV with the Superstars and the Divas. Well, the Divas were already pre-picked, and along with AJ, Mickie, Kaitlyn, Britani, Natalya, Layla, and Eve were all included into their first MITB ladder match as well. As for the guys, Dolph managed to cheat to win his spot in the match, along with Del Rio, Kane, CM Punk, and both Guns to finish it off.

AJ watched the Guns win their match and she smiled, cheering to herself. Once she was off to congratulate them on their win, she was stopped when Alberto Del Rio approached her first.

"Oh, no." she muttered, rolling her eyes.

"AJ! Mamacita! Were you impressed by me after winning my match? Don't deny it, because I know you were."

She crossed her arms. "No. I wasn't."

"Well, did you at least enjoy the new car that I brought you? Or the $750,000 I had wired into your bank account? I have even more cash coming your way, in fact."

"Look, Alberto, just stop, ok? Stop. You need to stop giving me all this stuff, because I don't need, nor want, any of it!" the Diva cried in protest.

"Surely you jest, April. You know that you love all of these extravagant things that I give you! Oh, and that reminds me. I have left you a present that you surely couldn't refuse – a fleet of brand new cars that I left for you in the parking lot."

She gasped. "No! I'm not accepting your gifts anymore! In fact, I don't even like you! So just leave me alone, all right?"

"You do not understand, woman. My money will buy everything and anything. Including you." he announced.

AJ shook her head before roughly slapping him across the face again. "You bastard. I'm not just some item that can be bought."

Before Del Rio could reply, Alex joined the two and stood behind AJ, while sending Del Rio a look. "What's going on here?" he asked.

"Well, nothing really. Just planning to steal your beautiful girlfriend soon enough and spoil her rotten." he smirked, before heading off.

"What?" Alex demanded, about to go after him. "Hey, you stay away from her, you hear me?"

"Alex, Alex, stop!" she exclaimed, holding him back. "Baby, just forget about him, ok?"

"Did he do or say anything to hurt you?"

"He never hurt me, he's just so annoying. He thinks that he can just buy my love with all of these gifts that he keeps getting me, but he never will. Alex, that's why I've been saying that we couldn't accept anything that he gave us. Understand where I'm coming from now?" she asked.

He nodded and wrapped his arms around her in a hug. "I do. Besides, you're stuck with me anyway, so there's no room for him to barge in." the Detroit native smiled.

She giggled and gave him a kiss. "I love being stuck with you, Shells."


Meanwhile, an angry and confused Mickie sat by herself on the hallway floor, thinking about everything that Jericho had told her earlier. Despite what Sabin did, there was still no way that she could just erase him from her life. Her thoughts were interrupted when a familiar voice called, "Mickie?"

She looked up. "Sab!"

He kneeled down to reach her height and asked, "Hey, what are you doing here by yourself?"

"I…I don't want to talk about it."

His eyes looked into hers. "It's Jericho, isn't it?"

"No." she said quietly.

"Mickie, did he hurt you?" he asked, concerned.

"Well, not exactly, but…Oh Chris, I'm just so confused!" she sighed, hiding her head into her arms.

"Hey, hey, it's all right. Just tell me what happened." Sabin replied, gently roaming a hand up and down her back.

"The other day, I ran into Jericho's wife in the store and somehow she found out about us being together, so what does she do? She slaps me across the face and calls me a homewrecker." she revealed.

He sighed. "So he's basically still married and lied to you, then?"

"No, he's still going through with the divorce, but now he just wants me to forget about you."

The Detroit native gave her a surprised look.

"I mean, I love him, and he loves me, so I guess he was just mad at you for hurting me, and what he thought was best was for me to just forget about you so that I wouldn't be hurting anymore." she explained. "I know he means well, but the thing is…I can't just forget about you, Chris. You're a special part in my life, even though a lot's happened between us over the last few months." she said tearfully, instinctively burying herself into his arms.

He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. "Hey, you're a special part in my life, too. Don't you forget that. I know we're been almost like enemies lately, but that doesn't change the fact that I still love you."

She smiled.

"And whenever you need a shoulder to cry on, I'm your guy."

"I'd rather have my best friend back." the Country Diva giggled.

Chris returned the smile and hugged her. "You got it, BFF."

And little did either of them know, both Jericho and Velvet came from opposite sides of the hall to find the scene.

"Ahem." announced Velvet.

The two immediately broke away and stood up.

"Uh, Mickie, can I talk to you alone for a sec?" Jericho asked, taking her hand and leading her away.

"Yeah, you too, Chris." agreed Velvet, doing the same with him.

Jericho led Mickie into a locker room. "Mickie, babe, I told you that he was no good for you, you can't trust what he says or else he'll just break your heart again."

In the hall…

"Chris, why are you consoling her? Mickie's just playing this pity act just to get you to feel bad for her!" exclaimed Velvet.

In the locker room…

"I love you, and you love me, right?" asked Jericho.

"Of course I do!" the Diva exclaimed.

In the hall…

"You love me as much as I love you, don't you, Chris?" asked Velvet.

"You know that I do, babe!"

In the locker room…

"Then here's the deal. As long as we're together, Mickie, you can't see Sabin anymore." he announced.

In the hall…

"As long as you and I are a couple, babe, you can't be around Mickie anymore." Velvet clarified.

Both Chris and Mickie were shocked.

"Vel, you can't be serious right now!" he exclaimed. "She's my best friend!"

"Jericho, that's totally unfair!" Mickie argued. "Sab's one of my best friends!"

He kissed the Country Diva and replied, "I know it seems unfair, but trust me, I'm doing this to help you. C'mon, show's nearly over, and there's a new music club around here that I want to take you to."

"Ok."

In the hall…

"I know that this seems a little rough at first, but trust me, Chris. Not being around her anymore is a good thing for you. Now since the show's almost over, let's grab Alex and AJ and head out somewhere. Ok?" Velvet asked with a smile.

He nodded a little. "All right."

As both couples headed out, Chris waited until Velvet was out of sight as Mickie did the same with Jericho, and said at the same time, "Chris—Mickie…I'm sorry."

The Country Diva walked ahead first and grabbed Jericho's hand, turning back to look one last time at Chris, while he sent her a small smile before heading off with Velvet.