Jon chuckled remembering what his friend had been through to get to this point. "Let me get showered and changed, and we will go get drinks and catch up. Okay?" he questioned. "Sounds perfect" Kylee replied with a smile. She looked over her friend as he rummaged through his belongings. Leaving the WWE had been good for him. Not only was he happier, but he built up quite a bit of muscle as well. The new training regimen had given him a Herculean figure, and it was sexy. Kylee shook her head; don't think like that she told herself.

There has always been an odd sexual tension between Jon and Kylee, but neither ever acted on it. They teased each other about it. However, Jon was married so Kylee always knew her limits. But, sometimes she wondered if there was ever anything more between the two. She realized she was lost in her thoughts and looked around the room. Jon had already left for the showers. She changed out of her gear and put on a pair of leggings and one of her merch shirts.

She left the dressing room and was walking about the backstage part of the arena. "Lord have mercy. The devil has set foot in All Elite" the voice laughed as they approached. Kylee knew that voice well. She turned to find Kenny Omega. While they have never worked together, they had quite the respect for one another. "Hello to you too, Omega." He chuckled "Moxley, huh? And to think, I thought we were friends." She smiled as she remembered the hell of a Lights Out match Jon and Kenny had at Full Gear. She had actually planned on debuting that night, but the Rhodes family thought it best to save her debut for after WWE's Survivor Series. There had been rumors that NXT was competing this year and that had turned out to be true. Their participation boosted their numbers, and actually topped AEW. But, it was the Wednesday following Survivor Series. AEW was ready to strike with its biggest addition.

Nobody had seen Brianna St. Marie since December of 2017 when she relinquished her Impact! Women's Championship. She had decided that she was ready to move on, just weeks prior. But, she was going to stay until the end of the year. However, those plans changed when she received a call from Renee, Jon's wife. She explained that Jon had suffered a tricep injury and would be sidelined for some time before he could get back in the ring. She relinquished her title a few days later. She took time off to be there for Jon. He had sat by her side when she lost her mother so it was the least she could do. Things were going alright until the MRSA infection. Jon was teetering between life and death for a while. That's when she realized that neither Colby (Seth Rollins) or Joe (Roman Reigns) had come to visit Jon. She tried contacting them, but nothing. She asked Renee about them and she said they were both in the middle of big feuds and pushes. They must just be busy Renee reasoned. Kylee was not buying it. And, they never showed. Jon recovered, but nothing. When Jon got better, he decided that he was ready for a change. That is when the new training regimen kicked in. Jon went back to the WWE, but it did not last.

Kylee laughed, "I AM your friend. You and Jon may not get along, but I do care for you both. So, you will just have to live with it." Kenny chuckled "Whatever you say. There is only room for one of us on this ride sweetie." He tapped her shoulder and winked at her. He left just as Jon was exiting his dressing room. Kylee hadn't noticed, so Jon snuck up and grabbed her waist, hugging her tightly. She screamed from shock then sunk into the hug and smiled. "How about those drinks?" Jon questioned. Kylee shook her head and smiled. The two took off. They ended up at some random bar. They sat in a dark corner, so they could have some privacy. They found a booth and slid in. Jon slid in and sat right next to Kylee. She felt the warmth as he pressed his body against hers. Not again she thought.

"So, you bailed on wrestling two years ago. What brought you back? The last time we talked you said you weren't sure if you ever wanted to go back" Jon questioned as Kylee ordered a couple of beers. She chuckled, "Well, a couple of different things actually. I did not want to go back to Impact, so when All Elite was announced, it got my interest. Kenny signed over and then you did. I really did not have a reason to stay away." Their drinks arrived, and they continued to talk well into the night. Finally after a few rounds and some laughs, they left. In the morning, they took off towards the next Dynamite location.

When they arrived, Cody called them to his office. "So, we need to figure out what we want to do as far as your in-ring return" he started, "Tony, Dustin, and myself believe that putting the two of you in AEW's first mixed tag team match. The match would pit the two of you against Kenny Omega and our Women's World Champion Riho." He looked at them questioningly. "I'm game" Jon piped in. Kylee sat for a moment as she thought. Omega was a friend, but so was Jon. She had trained with Jon for years while Omega was always too timid to train with her. She sighed "Yeah, let's do it."

Kylee paced as she prepared herself for the match. Their match was the main event, and it was the first time she'd been in an actual match in two years. Jon approached "Nervous?" "A little. But, it will fade as soon as I hear the crowd as it always does" she shook her head as she spoke. Kenny and Riho had both already made their entrances, which left Jon and Kylee. She smiled as she heard Jon's new theme start up. " Time to rock this" he said as he disappeared into the curtain. She took a deep breath. Her music hit and the crowd went wild. She smiled, let's do this she thought.

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"Here are your winners by pin fall, the team of Brianna St. Marie and Jon Moxley" the announcer cried into the microphone. She rolled off of Riho. She had just made a successful return to competition and pinned the current champion. Like I never even left she thought and she rose to her knees and raised her hand. She stood and the referee grabbed her hand and raised it. As her hand fell, she felt Jon scoop her up in a hug. She laughed as she began celebrating with him. The crowd was electric; she couldn't hear anything Jon was trying to tell her. She felt alive again, hearing the crowd and feeling her heart pound. Damn, she thought, I missed this so much. She smiled as she exited the ring and made her way to the back. As she entered, she was met with a chorus of claps and cheers from her coworkers. She smiled and thanked them as she made her way back to her dressing room.