This chapter contains flash backs so I hope no one is thrown off, enjoy! :)
'Summer Rae outs Jimmy Uso', 'One half of Smackdown Tag Team Champions caught in scandal', 'Jimmy Uso spilts from Naomi…cheats with Summer!'
Reading the titles of the articles that kept surfacing online, Trinity sighed as she saw pictures of the messages. Before she could click on any of the articles, her phone was snatched out of her hand. "What-" She looked up to see Leah standing over her.
"Looking at these aren't doing anything but making you angry." Leah sat down next to her. Before she could disagree, Leah shook her head, "Don't say you're not because your face was scrunched up and your straw is chewed completely up." She sighed as Leah handed her phone back, "Fine."
Exiting out of Twitter, she locked her phone and sat it next to her. "Trin, you two are back together, move past it." Leah replied lowly as others made their way inside of the locker room. "I have moved past it," Trinity took the straw out of her mouth, placing it back in her cup, "It just bothers me still."
"Understandable," Leah nodded, "At least she's not here."
Looking over at her, Trinity scoffed, "I wouldn't know what I'd do if I saw her right now."
"You and probably the entire women's locker room." Leah admitted, followed by a chuckle from Trinity. She appreciated the support she received behind the rumor, from both the men and women. Once Leah and Lana had went to Hunter and Jonathan with the truth, it quickly reached the ears of everyone else.
'Mandatory meeting held before show at 3:30pm' Trinity sighed and placed her phone back into her bag as Tamina pulled into the parking lot of the arena. A knot formed in her stomach as she stepped out of the car and grabbed her bags from the trunk. "Ready?" Tamina asked softly as she closed the trunk.
"I guess." Trinity shrugged as they started for the arena, "Meetings gonna start soon, might as well head there."
After making their way inside and placing their bags in the locker room, the two women headed down to the ring. "Come on, it'll be fine." Tamina assured her as they walked towards the ring where others were gathering. Inhaling deeply, Trinity noticed Jonathan sitting on the barricade, talking to Josh, Kofi, and Randy, quickly looking away and going to the other side of the ring. She could feel eyes on her as she stood by Tamina, Sasha, Becky, and Nattie, trying her best to ignore the whispers and stares. As the entire roster stood around the ring, leaning against the ring apron, barricades, or standing, Vince, Hunter, and Stephanie stood inside the ring. The room quickly quieted down as Hunter started, "We'll make this quick as possible, to allow everyone to continue preparing for the show tonight. There's been a rumor going around, not only within the company, but online." Trinity rocked on the balls of her feet nervously, now knowing what the meeting was about. "Let us be the first to announce that Summer's allegations towards Jonathan Fatu was fabricated." Hunter stated sternly as Stephanie made eye contact with Trinity. She could hear people gasp and whisper among each other around the room as he spoke again, "We do not tolerate this kind of behavior, Summer will issue an apology publicly stating this matter..." "Are you okay?" Tamina whispered to her. Tears formed in her eyes as she stared at the floor, "No."
Sasha placed an arm around her, "I hate this." Trinity stated as the women looked at her, "I didn't believe him."
Tamina looked across the ring to see Jonathan sitting on the barricade, staring at the ground with the hood of his jacket over his head. His face was blank as he looked over at her as Josh stood next to him. "What about Summer? Where is she?" Kofi asked standing next to them. "Suspended, for how long?" Vince shrugged, "Not sure yet. But she won't return to Smackdown, that's for sure." Kofi nodded at his answer along with others, "Fair."
"Truth is out." Josh whispered to his brother, feeling the stares among their coworkers. Jon scoffed, "The truth was already there, no one wanted to believe it." Josh sighed and nodded as his brother glared over at Trinity, "Out of all people, she didn't believe me." Josh watched as his brother pushed through the crowd and started towards the entrance, heading backstage. He looked at Hunter as they watched him leave, nodding as Josh went after him. "We wanted to address this before it spread through the media and acknowledge that Mr. Fatu is completely cleared of the allegations. So, with that being said, meeting adjourned." Vince dismissed everyone before exiting the ring himself.
A part of her wanted to go after him as soon as he left, but she didn't know what to say. As she made her way backstage, her friends tried their best to assure her that she wasn't in the wrong. "Trin, you didn't know, don't beat yourself up over this." Tamina stated, "Pull yourself together." She inhaled deeply and sat down on the bench, "That's easier said than done."
Over the next couple of months, once Jonathan had finally calmed down, he attempted to catch her in the hallway to talk to her, but she avoided him every chance she could. Stephanie agreed to place their storyline on hold, until they sorted everything out, "Do you need time off? I know this entire situation has been difficult." Stephanie sat across from Trinity in the office. "No," Trinity replied, "I just can't face him right now…I didn't believe him." She sighed in defeat as tears escaped her eyes, "I'm sorry." She quickly wiped them away, hating to cry in front of her boss. "Don't be." Stephanie replied, "You have every right to be upset, don't apologize for your feelings." She sighed and nodded as Stephanie smiled, "So, I'll put your storyline on hold, and we'll be more than happy to make a few changes. Sounds good?" Trinity nodded, "Yes. Thank you."
Trinity was sitting in front of a monitor, watching Jonathan and Joshua's entrance to the ring. "I'm guessing things are back on track?" She looked up to see Randy pulling a chair next to hers. Nodding, she smiled, "Yeah, they are." "About time." Randy chuckled, "I was growing tired of Jon looking pitiful in the locker room every week." She laughed along with him, but stopped once her guilt resurfaced within, "Well he wasn't the only one. I just hate that I didn't believe him from the start." "Hey," Randy started, "You didn't know, so do not beat yourself up over this. I know you feel bad for not believing him, but that's all said and done with, you can't go backwards…only forward Trinity."
She smiled at his response, "Thanks. I appreciate it."
"That's what I'm here for. Unlike other relationships that are happening around us, you two, I honestly love y'all together." Randy replied, "Besides the drama Rae caused, you two are meant for each other. Don't even know why she's still in the business, she can't even wrestle."
"Amen to that." Tamina walked up to them, sitting down on the others side of Trinity as they laughed.
Watching the end of the match, she paced the hotel floor, "Great job Jonny." She glared at the TV before checking his timelines on Instagram and Twitter. She stalked his pictures, retweets, posts, everything, "Aw how cute." She rolled her eyes at the picture of him and Trinity on his page. Reading the latest gossip about him and Summer Rae, she laughed loudly as her mind wondered how her newest enemy, Trinity, was handling it. As she continued stalking the internet about the alleged love triangle, she spit her drink out all over the hotel floor as she read loudly, 'Summer Rae issues public apology', 'Rae's alleged screenshots turns out fake'. Throwing her phone on the bed, she screamed, knowing that he and Trinity were most still together. "This is not over." Tanya huffed as she paced the floor once more, coming up with more potential plans on ruining the couple…
Jonathan finished showering and changing in the locker room before heading out of the door in search of Trinity. Walking through the halls, he couldn't help but remember how things were over 6 months ago…
"Please I just need to talk to her Tam." Jonathan stated once more as he stood outside of Tamina's condo.
"No!" Tamina huffed in the doorway, blocking his way inside, "She doesn't want to talk to you, go back home Jon. Don't make this harder for you both, please."
She could see the pain and hurt all over Jonathan's face as he stood in front of her, trying to look inside, trying to get a glimpse of her, but Tamina moved each time. He sighed and nodded before walking away, "Tell her I still love her." She nodded before he disappeared down the staircase and towards the parking lot. Closing the door behind her, she could hear muffled cries coming from the guest bedroom, knowing Trinity wasn't asleep like she had informed Jonathan. Lightly knocking on the door, Tamina leaned against the frame, "Trin…Sis, you okay?" "Yeah. Just packing." Trinity's voice came from the other side. She sighed and walked away, giving her space to get herself together. In each city, Trinity remained in the locker room when she thought he was roaming the halls, go to catering before he and Joshua arrived, or kept herself away from the monitors during his matches. The only time he didn't cloud her mind, was when she was in the ring, it took her mind off everything. Each time she had a match, Jonathan stood at the monitor near the gorilla, watching from start to finish. "You know you need to leave before she gets back here." Hunter moved over to him as he stared at the curtains. "I just want to talk to her." Jonathan replied lowly, "That's all." "I know but if she's not ready to see or talk to you Jon," Hunter started, "You can't force it."
"It's not true." Jon whispered to him, "But she doesn't believe me…I would never cheat or hurt her…I wouldn't."
Hunter inhaled deeply and nodded as Jonathan's voice cracked, "Not everyone believes that. Hell, I don't, and I want you to know that we're doing our hardest to get to the bottom of this shit." Hunter stated as patted Jon on the back. He turned to face Hunter, "Thank you, but it's probably too late."
"It's not, it's only been what? Two months." Hunter assured him. He looked past Jonathan as the curtain opened, "Um, why don't I catch up with you later? We can discuss this further." Jonathan knew she had come backstage as Hunter tried getting him to leave, "I can't." He turned around to see Trinity talking with Dana Brooke and Nattie, her back was to him as he walked over to them. Nattie noticed him first, "Um, we'll catch you later Trin." Confused as she turned see the two women walk off, her expression quickly changed as he stood in front of her. "Trin-" Shaking her head, she moved past him, "No." She replied in a whisper. Hunter followed them both down the hallway, "Jon. Don't." Ignoring him, Jonathan stopped her as she kept walking, "Trinity, please. Can we talk?"
"NO!" She glared up at him as tears streamed down her cheeks, "Just…no."
Hunter moved in between the two, "That's enough." He stated lowly as others walked through the halls, "Here is not the place for this." The two men watched as she headed down the hallway as he stopped Jonathan from going after her, "I don't want to, but do not make me force you to stay away from her." Jonathan watched as Hunter went after her before he headed for the locker room.
"Trinity, sit down." Hunter patted the empty space next to him on the trunk.
Sitting down she wiped her face, "I'm sorry." She replied softly. "Don't apologize. Talk to me, I'm all ears." Hunter stated as she stared at the ground. Inhaling deeply, she closed her eyes, refusing to cry again, "I don't know what to say…" She shrugged, "I don't know what to believe. The messages, the number…I…I don't know." Hunter placed an arm around her shoulders as she cried silently, "I know, and it's okay. You're hurt, and that's understandable, you have every right to be. Just take it one day at a time." He assured her as he hugged her, "I promise, it'll get better." She nodded, "Thank you."
Knocking on the women's locker room door, he waited until Nattie answered, "Jonathan, what's up?" She smiled. "Hey, is Trin in there?" He asked. "Yeah, one sec." She replied before closing the door. Minutes later, Trinity opened the door, "Hey babe." She smiled as he placed an arm around her waist. "Want to get out of here?" He whispered to her, "We could go back to the hotel." She blushed slightly, "Since the show is almost over, why not?" Placing a kiss on her forehead, he waited as she stepped back into the locker room to get her bags before they left. As he waited, he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, 'Seriously' he thought to himself as saw the comments under his pictures. People were still discussing the scandal with Summer online, not believing that she lied, he shook his head at the negativity, before turning off the comments. "Ready?" Trinity exited the locker room with her things, walking over to him as he placed his phone back in his pocket. "Uh, yeah. Let's go." He smiled at her as they started towards the exit, "You don't know how much I love you." He planted a kiss on her lips as they walked towards the car.
"I love you." Jonathan pulled her into him as they stood on the elevator, "So much." She smiled against his chest, "I love you too." Looking up into his brown eyes, he kissed her passionately, stopping short as the elevator stopped on their floor. Reaching the room, he placed their bags across from the bed as she sat down. Watching him, she smiled to herself as he stared at her, "What?" She asked.
Shrugging his shoulders, "Nothing, loving what I see."
"Really?" She blushed slightly as he pulled her off the bed and into his arms. "Definitely." He returned the smile before kissing her passionately…
Cedric furiously paced hotel room floor as Aiden, Alicia, and Summer watched him, "This is bullshit!" He kicked the trash can across the room, making the two women jump.
"Be happy that they didn't fire you." Aiden sighed, "You caused a lot of damage man."
Glaring over at him, he scoffed, "Shut up! You only got suspended for three months!"
"I didn't purposely hurt a female wrestler!" Aiden stood to his feet as Cedric started for him, "You did! Not me!"
"Boys! Chill." Alicia stood between the men, facing Cedric, "You'll be back on the main roster in no time. Just focus on yourself, okay?"
He rolled his eyes at her and sat on a chair across the room, "I doubt they'll have me come back to either show."
"Well," Summer spoke up, "Be glad they're just sending us to developmental instead."
Alicia nodded, "I hate that you two will be going back there, but just focus on yourselves."
"Speak for yourself." Summer glared at her, "You're off the road for a damn month!"
Alicia sighed, "I know, but-"
"But nothing!" Cedric yelled, "This is not over!"
Aiden ran a hand over his face, "What the hell are you talking about?"
"I have a plan." Cedric replied with a smirk, "And you'll see soon enough."
The group watched as he pulled out his cellphone and started out of the hotel room.
Portland, Oregon – Tuesday Night Smackdown
Walking down to the ring from backstage, Trinity looked around the now empty arena as people busied themselves before the show. She jumped at the sound of a slap from inside the ring that echoed through the building, "The fuck was that for?!" Jonathan's voice yelled out as she moved past the workers and further down to entrance ramp more quickly. She watched he shoved Apollo in the chest as he stood in front of him followed by a punch in return, "Hey!" Elias yelled sliding into the ring as the two men started arguing, "That's enough!" He placed a hand on Jon's arm, but he pushed him away.
"I'm suppose to let him hit me like that and not retaliate?!" Jon yelled as Josh climbed into the ring and quickly stood next to him, glaring at both men. Apollo smirked, "Just defending myself, that's all." Elias shook his head, "Stop."
"What?" Apollo threw his hands up as Kofi and Big E entered the ring, holding Jon back as he continued, "He's a hothead, he likes to beat innocent men up in hotel rooms. Isn't that right Jonathan? Or should I go ask Trinity?"
Her skin crawled at the way he mentioned her name. Glaring at him as she stood back from the ring so they wouldn't see her, she watched as Jon held his brother back and tried moving past the others.
"THIS AIN'T A HOTEL ROOM, SO LETS GET IT!" Jon seethed with anger, as the men held him and his brother back against the ropes.
Once Josh was able to calm down completely, he turned his attention to his brother.
"Jon, chill out. Not the place for this, at all!" Josh stood in front of his brother, blocking the view of a smiling Apollo, "He wants you this angry, you know that."
He watched as Jon took a few deep breaths before calming down, as Kofi stood in the middle of the ring, "Apollo you need to leave, now."
Glaring at him, Apollo pushed past Elias and Xavier, stomping his way towards Jonathan, "I be damned if either one of you sons of bitches run me out of here like Ced-" Trinity covered her mouth as Jonathan knocked him out with a hard right, "SAY SOMETHING ELSE! I WANT HIM TOO!" Jon yelled as Josh and Big E held him back. "Get him out of here." Kofi stated sternly at Elias, who simply nodded. As Kofi turned to face Jonathan, he noticed Trinity standing against a barricade watching on nervously.
"Uce, Trin's here." Kofi whispered to both men as they watched Elias helped Apollo out the ring.
Jonathan quickly turned around to see her standing there with her arms folded, "Shit." He mumbled to himself before exiting the ring. Walking over to her, he knew she didn't like seeing him angry, it only made her afraid of him or worry about him. "Hey babe." Jon spoke softly as he stood in front of her. She stared at the floor as he inhaled deeply, gently grabbing her chin and making her look at him, "I'm okay." He whispered as she softly pulled away from him, "You saw it all huh?"
She nodded, "Are you sure you're okay? I heard…what he said." She replied lowly.
He sighed and nodded, "Yeah I'm fine." He assured her before placing a kiss on her cheek. She ran her hand over his cheek gently, noticing the bruise that was beginning to form, "Let's get some ice on this." Jon nodded as she placed an arm around his waist, "I'll be alright, want to practice some moves before the show?"
Not waiting for an answer, he grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the ring, "Come on."
She sighed and slid into the ring as he followed her, knowing he was taking his mind off what just took place with Apollo. Deciding not to start a potential argument, she started practicing with Jon as the rest watched on giving her suggestions.
"Why the hell did you start with him?" Elias asked as the medic left the room.
"It's a part of his plan, taking him off his game," Apollo smirked, holding the ice pack over his left eye, "Just a few mind games."
"Who's plan?" Elias questioned as Apollo chuckled.
"Cedric," Apollo replied, "Don't tell me you thought we forgot about what he did."
"No." Elias replied, "But he's not even here anymore, and that isn't your fight."
Glaring at him, Apollo huffed, "Who side are you on? I suggest you get out of my face before you say the wrong thing."
"Gladly, but before I do, I'll just go ahead and say I told you so." Elias stated and walked out.
Leaving out of the medic's office, Elias started back in the direction of the gorilla and towards the ring. He walked towards the ring to see Trinity, Tamina, and Becky now practicing as Jon and the others watched on from the outside of the ring. "That was great." Jon coached, "Just put a little more energy behind your kicks."
"Have you named that move yet?" Josh asked standing next to his brother.
She nodded, "Yeah, afterglow combo." She smiled until Xavier and Big E let out a loud laugh. "What?" She frowned as they chuckled.
"Afterglow?" Xavier laughed, "You could've come up with something better that that childish name." Jon elbowed him in the side, quickly glaring at him.
"Oh yeah?" Trinity nostrils flared as Xavier and Big E continued their jokes. She backed up away from the ropes, and quickly flew over the ropes landing on top of both men as Jon and Josh laughed and clapped.
"That was awesome!" Becky cheered from inside the ring as she stood up and re-entered the ring. She blushed as a few workers clapped briefly, along with Jon, before returning to their jobs.
"How was that?" She smirked as Xavier sat on the ground holding his head, "Too childish?"
Tamina patted her on the back and nodded, "I bet you two regret joking now huh?"
Big E stood and gave her a nod, "That was great, you got a name for that?"
She shrugged, "Just a diving springboard crossbody." Jon smiled as she looked over at him, "Learned that from the best." She smiled at him and Josh as Big E nodded.
"Won't talk about your moves ever again." Xavier stated, "Just don't catch me off guard like that anymore…please."
She laughed, "Sure."
Elias stood back and continued watching everyone practice and have fun until Josh noticed him, "What's up?" Josh asked sternly as he approached him. "Not here for any trouble man, just wanted to apologize."
"Why are you apologizing? You didn't do anything." Josh replied, "If anyone, it should be Apollo. Whatever crawled up his ass almost made him get put in a hospital tonight."
Elias nodded, "True, but I just wanted to tell you and Jon something."
"Hold that thought." Josh stated before heading towards the ring.
Minutes later, he returned with Jonathan as Trinity continued practicing with Tamina and Becky. "What's up?" Jon narrowed his eyes at Elias as he stood in front of him. "I just wanted to inform you two that Apollo is doing Cedric's dirty work. Whatever those two have planned," He shrugged, "I have no idea, don't want any parts of it, but I just had to come and tell you two. Just be on guard."
Jon and Josh exchanged looks and nodded, "Thanks for telling us." Jon extended his hand as Elias smiled slightly.
"No problem," Elias replied, "I know we had words in the locker room but no hard feelings?"
Jon nodded, "No hard feelings man. Thanks again."
'This match is scheduled for one-fall! Introducing first, accompanied by Rusev, from Moscow, Russia…LANA!'
Trinity inhaled deeply as she awaited her cue at the gorilla, "You got this. Just remember your moves babe." Jonathan whispered as she did a final stretch. She nodded and started through the curtain as her music hit. Lana's eyes focused on the glow in the dark silhouette as the crowd cheered along with her music. She smiled to herself as Trinity danced then slid down the ramp as the lights cut on, quickly wiping the smile off her face, "Come on!" She motioned for Trinity to enter the ring. Trinity placed a hand on her hip, shaking a finger at Lana, "Not yet." She pointed behind her as Jon and Josh's music played. She turned around slightly as the two men stood at the entrance, feeding off the energy of the crowd. Josh nodded at her, "You got this!" Before heading backstage as Jonathan started towards her. Jon quickly placed a kiss on her lips before she entered the ring, making her blush slightly as she warmed up. The ref signaled for the bell as Lana charged for her, screaming loudly. Trinity side stepped and pushed her into the corner turnbuckle before delivering a chop to the woman's chest, that sounded off throughout the arena. After the third chop, she started to whip her across the ring into the corner, but Lana switched and sent her into the corner instead. Catching herself, she timed it perfectly as Lana came up behind her, placing her feet on her opponent's shoulders, sticking then shaking her rear in Lana's face as she screamed. After her inverted head scissors stinkface, she kicked Lana down to the mat as the crowd continued cheering.
"Shut up!" Lana screamed at the crowd as she delivered a running knee to Trinity in the corner turnbuckle.
Holding her head, Trinity groaned in pain as she stood to her feet. Grabbing her by the hair, Lana screamed at her as she slapped her. Jonathan watched as Trinity pushed her away, delivering a swift kick to the side of the face, sending Lana to the floor instantly. Pulling her towards the corner, Trinity delivered her spilt legged moon sault and pinned her. Rusev yelled at the ref as he raised Trinity's hand at the end, standing on the ring apron. Jon slid into the ring, gently pulling Trinity back as Rusev screamed at her in Russian, glaring at him for a moment before delivering a super kick to his chin.
'That'll teach him and anyone else not to mess with Naomi' Renee's voice spoke over the TV as the camera zoomed in on Naomi and Jimmy's embrace. Rolling her eyes, Tanya glared at the couple as the two exited the ring and started up the ramp, heading backstage. "Bastard." She scoffed as the show went to commercial, "I'll end you both." Guzzling down the rest of her beer, Tanya grabbed her keys and started out of her hotel room. Pulling out her phone, she smiled at the name and answered.
"Did you get the address?" Tanya asked.
"Yeah," Cedric replied, "Not too hard to find at all. Sending it to you now."
"Good." She smiled, "If you're right about this address, I may spare her life for you baby brother."
"Hmph," Cedric stated, "Sounds good to me sis."
She hung up and put the address he sent her into her GPS as she exited the hotel and towards her car, "Can't wait to see our lovely home Jonny." She smiled at a picture of him that she took at the last house show she attended…