I only own the original character. Sorry for the wait, but I've been working on a lot of stories. Got the Star Wars story about ready, as well as a Girl Meets World story. However, with everything going on in the world, I'm going to have plenty of time to work on these. Anyways, on to the story!
I stood over the frying pan, making some pancakes and eggs, while preparing to toast some bread. All without a shirt on, but that's due to me having to dress Lexi yesterday.
To explain it, I walked upstairs yesterday night to leave a note on her nightstand. But as I walked in, she was still in her underwear and wasn't under the covers. She muttered about being cold, so I went back downstairs and grabbed the extra pair of sweats I brought. Still clean, as I didn't wear them. Lexi was surprisingly working with me as they went on. She didn't protest my help when I put my shirt on her, noticing that it was comically large on her.
From there, I managed to get her under the covers and tucked her in. Later in the night, since sleep wasn't going to be possible, I placed some headache relief and a glass of water on her nightstand as well. Moving the note somewhere safer, I let out a low sigh in an effort to not wake her up.
As I started to plate the food, a pair of arms wrapped themselves around my waist, the blonde hair slipping into sight. A soft smile crept up on my face, letting my body relax in her hold.
"You make it hard for me to stay mad at you." She mumbled, hesitantly breaking the hug. We sat at the table and ate breakfast in silence. It was both awkward and peaceful. But there was a bit of fear in her eyes. Offering her a reassuring smile, I finished my plate and placed it in the sink.
"Matt" her voice was soft and brittle, like she was about to break down in tears. "I'm sorry for how I acted yesterday."
"Don't be." I allowed myself a deep breath, taking her empty plate to the sink. "You don't like people keeping secrets, and I did exactly that."
"It's more than that." Her voice went small as I raised an eyebrow. She pointed to the living room, which I agreed to. Picking her up bridal style, her eyes went wide while my cheeks warmed up.
"There. Now then, if you want to go first, you can." She gave me a pleading look, asking me to go first.
"You remember when you asked me if I wanted to treat you like a Princess?" She nodded, "well, an ex always asked me that. If I didn't agree, she'd burst into tears saying how I didn't love her. If I agreed, she would prey upon my fears to get what she wanted."
"She got me drunk one day and took advantage of it. She then said that it was my fault for not treating her correctly. When I tried arguing, she got violent." Lexi's hand rested on top of mine. "Her preferred weapon was a rolling pin. But our last fight, she used a bat." Lexi let out an audible gasp, her eyes full of anger and fear.
"Suffered a couple of broken ribs and my knee was dislocated, but that was it. It's the reason I'm living in a hotel right now and have had nightmares."
"Matt." Her voice was full of anguish as tears formed in her eyes. Clearly upset at how she acted yesterday. "I-I'm s-s-so so-sorry!" She buried her head into my chest, the tears streaking down her cheeks, as I rubbed her back soothingly. I knew that she didn't mean anything by it, yet my mind went there. It irked me to no end.
What I didn't expect was her to pull away, eyes still wet. She began telling her story, voice full of pain.
"Last year, there was a guy who I had been seeing. With the concussions, I was scared that my career was over, and he willfully preyed upon it. Talking about how every single guy just wanted to use me. How they viewed me as nothing more than a conquest for their appetite." She involuntarily shivered, which made me wrap my arms around her tighter. She accepted it before continuing, "he even went out of his way to flirt with every girl just to prove he settled for me." I felt myself become angry with the dumbass.
"He kept secrets from me, mainly that he had been cheating. Once I found out, he just laughed and said that all I'd be is nothing more than another notch on people's belts. Yesterday, you were so distant that I was scared. That's why I ended up being so weird."
"Lex," I started, my voice soft enough to have her look at me. It was hard to resist trying to kiss her, but that wouldn't help me. "You're more than that. To me, you're perfection personified." I felt my face burning, but continued. "And you deserve better than me, but I'm terrified of losing you." Her eyes widened in shock.
"Matty," she started, "you won't lose me. I lo-lo-lo-" I cut her off, a warm smile on my face.
"Can't bring yourself to say that word?" I 'asked' knowing full well that she couldn't. Once she confirmed it with a nod, she looked away from me. Gently placing my hand on her chin, she moved with it. "Don't worry about it. I think we can both agree to it being pretty quick, but it doesn't really need to be said right now."
Her face was burning up as she stared into my eyes. "This might be too soon, but you make my day brighter. If you want to go slow, we can."
"Then let us continue to be how we were before Angel." She bit her lip before repositioning herself on the couch.
"If you want, you could stay here. It'll be cheaper than a hotel, and it would cut down travel costs."
"Where would I sleep?" She blushed a deep red before looking up shyly.
"I-I-In m-my b-be-bed." Her eyes widened before meekly adding in "IF YOU WANT TO!" I playfully tapped my chin before sighing.
"I mean, I guess you talked me into it." The look of pure elation on her face told the entire story. Her arms quickly wrapped around my chest, as she finally realized that I was shirtless.
"Where's your shirt?"
"You're wearing it." She looked up at me with a questioning look. "Yesterday, after you stripped," she looked away sadly, remembering her unnecessary outburst, "I couldn't sleep, so I wrote the apology note and asked if we could talk." I took a breath to calm myself.
"You weren't under the covers so I uhhhh….. Saw you without sleeping clothes on." Our faces were burning red with embarrassment. "You were shivering, so I had to dress you. Instead of rummaging through your clothes, I gave you the fresh sweats and the shirt And then I tucked you in."
"You're something else. You know that?" She stated, giving me a soft kiss on the lips. I was absolutely shocked by it, but she didn't seem to notice. "You didn't take advantage of me when after I was drinking, made sure to dress me when I was cold, tucked me in, and made breakfast for us." She batted her eyelashes at me, making my throat run dry.
"I-I di-didn't-" she cut me off with a soft smile. Her lips met mine for a second time, only this time I returned the kiss.
"You could've easily decided to not be so gentlemanly, and no one would've blamed you aside from me." She sighed before continuing. "I never want you to change. I'll always be here for you." She handed me the box she hid yesterday. Opening it, I was surprised to see an expensive gold Rolex watch, encased with diamonds. Flipping it over, I read the inscription out loud.
"I'm much more me when with you." I offered her a soft smile as I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her in as close as possible.
"Thank you. This is amazing." She returned the hug, only to let out a groan of disappointment as I slid her to the side and grabbed the necklace box from my bag. Her eyes could barely contain her emotions as she opened it.
"Matty." Her voice was soft, almost breaking with unshed tears as she pulled the necklace out. Two diamonds were on either side of the heart, the two hands holding in the middle. As she flipped it over and read the inscription, the tears slowly slipped down her cheeks. Brushing them away with my thumb, she grabbed my hand and held it. "Thank you."
She got up to change, sending me a soft smile over her shoulder. When she returned, my mouth hung open as she wore a light grey shirt that had the words 'Blissful Knight' encased in pink and light blue.
"This was given to me by Vince. He had asked about potential duo merch for us. Do you like it?" She asked while sitting down. I couldn't find the words to describe how much I liked it, so I did the second best thing. Kissed her forehead. "One kiss is a maybe. Perhaps another one would say yes." Giving her another kiss, she giggled before cuddling up to me.
"Ya know, I'm glad we were able to talk." She simply nodded in agreement. As we watched the Christmas movies, I felt her squirming into my side. Her face contorted into anger or disappointment. "What's up?"
"I'm just thinking. Do you mind laying down?" As I did, she smiled and laid in front of me. My arm snaked around her waist, almost as if it was her security blanket. A content sigh was all I needed to hear.
"Do you want to come with me to meet my parents? We've got the Cincinnati show on Thursday, so I figure it would be nice to get out there tomorrow and spend the day with them."
"Isn't that what couples usually do after a few months of dating?" She blushed at the question, looking off to the side.
"You don't have to go. I just figured it would be easier for us." Arching an eyebrow at her displeased voice, I had to ask one question.
"What made you think I didn't want to? I'm always game for spending more time with you."
"Then why did you ask about couples doing it?"
"Cause I thought it was usually just a couples moment." She groaned as she realized what I meant.
"Sorry."
"You have nothing to apologize for. It's an honest mistake, and besides," lowering to her ear, I whispered, "you look adorable when you get shy."
"Ha ha." She stated sarcastically, yet there was a smile on her face. "But yes. Usually couples end up meeting the parents. Friends do as well."
"Then I'd love to." With that, we settled into a peaceful day. She informed her parents, who seemed excited, and quickly got packed. I went and grabbed my stuff from the hotel and returned to Lexi's house. Still surprised that she offered me a place to stay. Of course, she did have one request. That I slept without a shirt.
Her reasoning? She didn't want her favorite pillow covered up.
We got backstage and were immediately greeted by Bruce and Nic. They wore smiles on their faces, as did Lex. She had been told that while she wasn't winning the Women's Rumble, she'd be cheated out of it by Nikola, who'd be helping Amanda.
"Matt! You've got an important match tonight!" Bruce greeted. "Claudio needs an opponent for the day, and specifically asked for you. As of right now, we don't know when it'll take place on the card due to Vince wanting to know how long you'd be going.
"Do we have to set it up in a certain way?" I asked, earning a soft shake from Bruce. "Then we could easily go for twenty to thirty minutes." Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Lexi biting her lip to prevent herself from saying anything.
"We'll pencil in twenty-five. Vince'll probably make it the main event, unless Joe or Thomas have a problem with it." Nic laughed it off before looking at me.
"Joe would probably punch Vince before having a problem with it. Thomas will probably be relieved. But, that's not the only good news. We're going to be dragging out our match till the Rumble." He announced, smirking at me.
"That's fine by me. Now then, may I ask exactly why we're going to be in the main event?"
"Joe. He had been watching some of your independent matches and felt like you should get a chance to prove yourself. Claudio overheard him and asked to be your opponent." I just nodded, which they took as a sign to leave.
"So….. Twenty to thirty minutes. Is that the longest you can go?" Lexi innocently asked, making me smirk.
"I've gone longer. Don't think Vince is willing to give us an hour or more however." She just nodded before pecking my cheek.
"Okay. Let's get ready for the show."
"Ladies and gentlemen, my guest; Matt Knight." I stepped into the camera shot while wearing a black shirt. "Matt, at TLC, you tried to help out Roman Reigns. Could you shed light on the reason for it?" Kayla asked.
"Simple Kayla. I'm not one who's going to sit on the sidelines while people get jumped. So, I did what I've done many times in the past."
"Well, what about Alexa Bliss?"
"What about her?"
"The rumor mill has been running rampant about you being together. So, what's the deal between you two?"
I laughed it off. "She's a perfect angel. She deserves someone who can give her the world." With that, I walked away and waited for Dolph to finish running his mouth about how Cesaro was going to beat me.
As Adrenaline blared through the arena, the fans gave me a respectable pop. Sliding under the bottom rope, I made my way to the corner and awaited my opponent for the night. Cesaro sauntered out as the rhythmic beat of his music reached it's crescendo. He was flanked by Nakamura and Sami Zayn. The Great Liberator as he called himself. As soon as Cesaro's music stopped, the ref called for the match to start.
We locked up in a collar and elbow tie up, which Cesaro turned into a side headlock. Backing us to the ropes, I managed to get enough leverage to launch him off. He came back with a shoulder block which sent me to the mat. He then ran to the left, off the ropes for a move. Quickly reacting, I rolled on to my stomach, forcing him to leap over.
As he came back, I leapfrogged over him and ran to the ropes and back. We met in the middle of the ring with the same thought; shoulder block. However, we remained standing. Taking the initiative, I ran to the west side of the ring, hitting their ropes and flying towards Cesaro. He smirked before leapfrogging me, letting my momentum hit the east facing ropes. Returning the favor from earlier by dropping to his stomach and forcing me to leap over. On the third go around, he leveled me with a clothesline.
He didn't let up, stomping down on my torso, before dropping three elbows into my chest. From there, he lifted me up and whipped me into the Southwest corner. A running clothesline sent me stumbling forward before he hit a bulldog. In a feat of strength, he lifted me up for a gutwrench suplex not once, not twice, not even thrice, but four times. The crowd gave him a loud cheer for the feat.
His mocking bows gave me time to get my bearings. As he went for another gutwrench, I quickly turned it into a hurricanrana. Wasting no time, I struck him with a shining wizard and a standing moonsault. As he rolled on his side, I grinned before hitting his back with a baseball slide. Once he was on his stomach, I walked to the northeast corner and climbed it, launching myself off it for a shooting star press.
It landed, but I felt a sharp pain surge through my ribs. Cesaro took the time to roll out of the ring and catch his breath. The ref came to check on me, but I shrugged it off. Realizing where he was, a sly grin formed as I ran towards the north ropes. Diving between the top and middle ropes, Cesaro caught me and lifted me in the air. Slamming me down on the thinly padded floor, Cesaro began laughing while he began dismantling the announce table. While I groaned in pain, I noticed Zayn celebrating the move. It irked me.
Cesaro lifted me up and slammed me down with a Ricola bomb through the table. Cesaro rolled in the ring to break the ten count and back out. He stomped down on my torso again, focusing on my ribs. After a few, he lifted me again and went to whip me into the stairs. I managed to counter it, and barely reached the ring before being counted out.
Much like Cesaro, I rolled back to the outside and lifted him up. Throwing him back into the ring, I climbed up to the apron. Zayn grabbed my ankle while the ref was distracted by Nakamura. Attempting to shack him off, I didn't realize Cesaro got to his feet and hit me with a shoulder to the gut. Nakamura climbed off the apron, allowing the ref to watch Cesaro attempt an apron suplex.
I countered it into a poisonrana, earning a 'holy shit' chant from the crowd. As we laid on the mat, a soft smile slowly grew on both of our faces. At the count of six, we had crawled to the ropes. By nine, we were both standing. The crowd let our a voracious roar of approval.
We began trading punches, yays for me, boos for Cesaro. Ducking underneath his sixth, I knees him in the gut. Following it up, I hit him with a running Yakuza boot. As he dropped to a knee, I hit a shining wizard for the second time and went for the pin.
1…..
2… He kicked out.
Measuring him, I hit him with a belly to back side slam. Going for another cover, the ref pointed to his foot. It was under the bottom rope, which meant a rope break. Groaning, I lifted him up and hit a pumphandle emerald flowsion, hooking the leg after hitting it.
However, Sami Zayn jumped on the apron and began distracting the ref. The crowd counted to ten before I realized what was happening. Going over to the pair, I grabbed the ref and asked what he was doing. While we argued, Zayn shook Cesaro and pointed at us.
He groggily got up, and hit me with an uppercut to the back. He paired it with an inverted suplex, and kept a hold of me. Lifting me in the air and quickly grabbing my wrist. He smirked before ripcording me into a Neutralizer hold. Fighting out of it, I crawled between his legs and hit him with a Pelé kick. While it knocked him silly, it also caused another shot of pain through my ribs. Slowly getting up, I grabbed his wrist and hit him with a ripcord elbow. As he fell, so did I, but my arm managed to end up draped over his chest.
1….
2….
3 RING THE BELL!
Slowly getting backstage, I was surprised at how many people were standing there. Joe was at the head with a bright smile.
"Damn kid. Didn't know you had that in you." He commented, making me laugh. Shrugging the pain off, I smiled back.
"Could've gone another hour or so." Amanda walked up, trailing her finger down my chest. A sultry grin adorned her face.
"Oh really? Perhaps you should prove it to me." Lexi glared at the back of her head while I chuckled.
"I'd rather get some rest. Claudio knows how to bring the best out of me." He let out a boisterous laugh as his trio came back. Rami and Nakamura looked impressed, while noticing Lexi and Amanda. Rami bit his lip to avoid saying anything.
"Matt, you've come a long way. No need to sell yourself short. Now go get changed!" With that said, I made my way back to the locker-room and quickly changed. However, I didn't realize that there was another soul in the room. One who's face matched the pink highlights of her hair.
"Y-You ready?" Her soft voice broke the comfortable silence. Noticing her face, it didn't take long for me to put two and two together.
"Yeah. Didn't realize you were in here, otherwise I would've changed in the bathroom." She just shook her head and motioned for me to follow her. As we got to her car, we agreed to leave our gear bags in the trunk for the night. Just to make sure the room didn't stink.
We reached the room, which was on the third floor of the hotel. It had a restaurant and club attached to it, but Lex had made it clear she didn't want to go to either until the morning. To be completely honest, I didn't even think about offering to go to them. She seemed out of it in the car. Hopping in the shower, I heard the door open. Poking my head out from the curtain, I saw Lex bringing in a pair of shorts and underwear for me.
"Matt. You forgot to grab clothes, so I brought some in." She turned and noticed me staring at her. A blush slowly crept up on her face.
"Thank you. For everything." She walked out, and I finished up. Drying myself, I let out a soft sigh before staring at my reflection.
Lex made me so much better than I ever thought possible. Her laugh, her smile, her hugs. All of them brightened my day. Whenever we kiss, whether it's a peck on the cheek or forehead, for TV, or just because we want to, my heart beats a little faster. One gaze into her gorgeous eyes ensnares me. Her shyness makes my heart skip a few beats.
I love her. She's my everything. Every waking moment I want to prove just how much she means to me. Every night before going to bed, I wonder how she could see anything in me.
As I finished getting dressed, my eyes landed on Lexi. Her light grey sleeping pants matched her shirt that hugged her chest. A look of possessiveness in her eyes. Locking me in a tight hug, I found every ache and pain disappear from my body.
"I'm the person who'll test your stamina." Her voice held a slight tone of fear hidden under the possessiveness. It made me chuckle.
"Angel, you're the person who I'd like to spend the rest of my life with." Realizing what I said, my face quickly went from lightly tanned to fire red in an instant. Her eyes widened and looked away shyly before kissing me on the lips. When we pulled apart, a soft smile remained on our faces.
"If you feel the same way in Houston, we'll become serious. Deal?"
"Deal."