Chapter 16

"So tell us how was last night with Colby?" Pam asked as she and Ashley sat with Mercedes backstage at the arena for Raw that night.

Mercedes grinned. She looked around as they were in catering. She looked back to her friends. "It was amazing," She said.

"Yay," Ashley said. "Were you nervous?"

"Very. He was too. We both were because it was the first time for me since I was raped. I was nervous and scared. Colby was nervous, because he didn't want me to have a sudden scare and flash back, you know?"

"Understandable," Pam commented.

"Yes, but we took moment by moment. Moving slowly. Colby made sure I was okay every so often. And I was. But once we got past the nerves and me being scared, it all worked out on its own. We were together and it was how I wanted."

"Yay!" Ashley said again.

Mercedes laughed. "There was also talking, laughing, and giggling. But it was amazing. All of the times, you know?"

"Oh, yeah, I know!" Ashley said.

Pam laughed. Mercedes blushed.

Colby smiled looking over at Mercedes as he himself sat with Kevin, Rami, and Fergal. Last night had been great with Mercedes.

Colby took things nice and slow with Mercedes. He was really nervous about being intimate with her. He knew her last sexual interaction had been when she was raped. He did not want to scare her or hurt her in any way. He wanted to make sure she was comfortable.

The two started off slowly kissing. The kissing was no problem. There was passion and heat in their kisses as it had since they shared their first kisses six months ago.

Colby pulled away from her lips and looked at her. "Tell me if I need to stop," He said.

Mercedes nodded her head with a smile. She leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips. She pulled away. She took the first move. She grabbed onto her shirt and took it off herself. Colby watched as she did. She smiled at him as she stood before him. She grabbed onto his shirt. Colby took the hint and took it off himself.

Mercedes smiled at him still. She kissed him again. She pulled away from him again. She lightly grabbed onto him and pulled him toward the bed with her.

Colby smirked. He had really taken it from there. He was in control. But he not was forceful or anything with her. He had never been a forceful man at all in his life when it came to sex with any woman.

"Hey Colby!" Kevin said. "Colby!"

"What?" Colby asked looking over at his friend.

"Are you still with us?" Kevin asked with a laugh.

"Well, I'm here physically. Maybe not mentally. And I'm talking about my mind being elsewhere."

"And where is your mind?" Rami asked.

"Mercedes," Fergal said.

"What?" Kevin asked looking at him.

"His mind is on Mercedes. He was looking over at her," Fergal said, pointing over to where the girls were sitting.

Rami and Kevin looked over. They nodded their heads.

"Well, I understand now," Kevin commented, looking back at his friends. "I understand your mind being on her. She's your fiancée. The woman you love."

"Yes," Rami added.

Colby smiled. "I'm not going to tell you guys this as a teenage boy or just a man in general scoring. But I'm going to tell you this, because it was a somewhat important thing for both me and Mercedes last night."

"Enlightened us," Rami said. He wanted his friend to actually say it, because he knew it make Colby happy to say it.

Colby laughed. "We made love!"

The guys all smiled.

"That's great," Kevin said.

"It is," Rami said.

"How was it for her last night?" Fergal asked.

"It was great in all honesty," Colby said. "I took things slow when it was where it was going. I told Mercedes to tell me if I needed to stop. She didn't. I wasn't sure how it was going to go. But it went great. The most fun I had with anyone!"

Kevin and Rami exchanged smiles. They were happy to hear that.

"I like that," Fergal commented. "The most fun you had with anyone."

"That's the honest truth, Fer!" Colby said.

"I believe it! My Lass Kicker is a whole lot of fun!"

Colby laughed. "I bet she is!"

"Oh, yeah!"

Colby chuckled.

"So what's next now?" Pam asked Mercedes.

"Next what?" Mercedes asked.

"What's next for Sesha Ballins?"

Mercedes laughed. "Planning our wedding. But first and foremost, getting ready for the birth of our baby girl," Mercedes replied with a huge smile.

Pam and Ashley smiled at each other. They loved the sound of "our baby girl" with Mercedes and Colby.

"Of course," Pam said, looking back at Mercedes with a smile still on her lips.

"She'll be here in about three months and there's so much to do," Mercedes said.

"Well, if you need any help with anything," Ashley said. "We're here for you."

"Yes," Pam said.

"Thank you. But right now it is more so of setting up the nursery," Mercedes said.

"At your apartment?"

"No. In Davenport."

Pam and Ashley nodded their heads.

"I've been planning to move out there for a little while now. And now I am for sure. I'm not going to and I never planned for Colby to move to Boston! He has Black and Brave. And in all honesty, I'd rather be in Davenport than in Boston. I love my home and my family is there. But I'd rather go live in Davenport with my future husband than be in Boston. That'll probably change, but right now it stands with being in Davenport with Colby."

"Mercedes, you do whatever you want," Ashley said. "It is your life. And you make an excellent point about Black and Brave."

"Yes," Pam added. "We just want you to be happy. And we know you will be happy in Davenport with Colby. You had lived on your own in Boston since you moved back there in 2015 after not needing to be in Orlando anymore since you came to the main roster. Then for the last five/six months you have been with Colby and not on your own. And you don't want to be on your own anymore since being with Colby."

"You're right," Mercedes said. "I am still a proud independent woman. But most independent women still want to share their life with someone and maybe have kids. That is me."

"Of course, Mercedes," Ashley said. "Of course, Mercedes. None of us doubt that. And screw the people of the WWE Universe or anywhere else that say you might be weak or whatever. You hit a difficult bump in the road when you were raped. A lot of survivors do. You have been doing great since you told us all you were pregnant and you had Colby always there for you. And you will get back to being that proud, strong independent woman.

"And I know when you become a mom, you will be an even more proud, strong independent woman. Your daughter will have the perfect role model!"

Mercedes smiled. "Thank you, Ashley."

"No need to thank me," Ashley said. "It's all true."

"Yeah," Pam said. "It's the criteria for being a Horsewoman."

"Oh, yeah!" Mercedes said.

"And also its MAP or PAM for life."

"MAP is better for our group."

"All right then. Mercedes, Ashley, Pam – Team MAP."

"MAP!" The three all said.