Chapter 41

A few hours before Raw, Mercedes sat down to watch the completed version of her WWE 24. It made her cry a lot. But the WWE 24 had been something she had really wanted to do after Stephanie mentioned it to her a few months ago. Colby and a few others watched it with her, though, so she wasn't alone.

"First off, are you okay?" Paul asked Mercedes once it was over.

"I will be," Mercedes replied. "I will and I won't cry when it comes to the topic of my rape. It's an emotional rollercoaster. But I got my family/friends right here with me."

"Sisters forever, Mer," Pam commented.

Mercedes moved in her seat, hugging her best friend sitting next her. Ashley and Becky leaned forward in their seats behind the two, putting their hands on Mercedes's arm. Mercedes looked at both of them with a smile.

"Everyone here will always be there for you, Mercedes," Stephanie said. "And we all love Evie as much as you do."

"Thank you, everyone," Mercedes said.

"What did you think of the 24, though?"

"I loved it. I told my story once more and I loved what everyone had to say as well. What did you think, though, baby?"

"It was great," Colby replied. "I am proud of you."

Mercedes smiled. "When will it air on the Network?" She asked, looking at Stephanie.

"Next Monday," Stephanie replied.

"Good. Well, now that that is over. We have a new start with Raw tonight. But also, we have a wedding to finish planning, baby," Mercedes said, looking at Colby.

"Oh, yeah," Colby replied with a bright smile.

"And I have to try on wedding dresses. Plus, I need to pick out bride's maid's dresses for all my girls. Oh, a flower girl dress for Evie too."

"Yes, you do!" Pam exclaimed.

"Ashley and I can agree to that one too," Becky commented.

"Yep," Ashley said.

Mercedes laughed.

Mercedes and Colby began the talk for the plans for their wedding later that night. Mercedes looked into going to try on wedding dresses. But also pick out bride's maids' dresses and a flower girl dress. She planned on having all six of her bride's maids—Pam, Becky, Ashley, Angela, Vicky, and Emily—with her while she tried on wedding dresses. Plus, see some of them try on bride's maids' dresses themselves. But also, a flower girl dress for Evie. Evie was about ten months old. But she would be about fifteen months old when her mommy and daddy got married.

WWE 24: Sasha Banks – Taking Back My Life aired on the WWE Network the following Monday after Raw. People took to social media during or after watching. So many tweets and posts on Facebook. There was negative and positive, of course. Mercedes's favorites were those of people she touched personally: survivors, volunteers and professionals helping survivors, and many others. The usual. Mercedes actually went to Twitter and sent out a few important tweets.

I want to thank all my friends and family who took part in my #WWE24. Especially those from Boston. And thank you to every one of the WWE. You mean the world to me

I really want to thank StephMcMahon and TripleH for everything the last year and a half.

Thank you to my fellow four horsewomen itsBayleyWWE MsCharlotteWWE BeckyLynchWWE. You three mean the world to me.

A very special thank you to my mom and my future-in-laws. I love you all so much. Thank you.

But to my fiancé WWERollins, if it weren't for you, I couldn't have done this #WWE24. You saw me through it all and with that I am thank you. And I can't wait to marry you in October. Love you to the moon and back *heart, smooch face, heart, smooch face*

The tweet mentioning Colby received a lot of feedback. There were a lot of likes and retweets from fans. Plus, some that replied to the tweet were in awe of Mercedes and Colby as a couple.

But Colby sent out his own tweet:

My beautiful fiancée, my gorgeous girl SashaBanksWWE I am so proud of you for all you have overcome and done since last September. I will always be in your corner and there to back you up no matter what. As well as our baby girl, Evie. Love you both.