Alicia is cuddled up in bed, laying on her side, a sleepy glint to her eyes as she lazily trails one hand over her stomach, the other holding onto her phone as she watches some videos. "Hey, what do you think Mike's going to do?" she asks, thumbing lazily at the screen as AJ bustles around the bedroom, anxious to the point of biting her fingernail to the quick.
"I'm not sure," she says. "I'm a little... I don't know what I am, honestly. The fact that Mike's told Ciampa the truth about us, and now Ciampa's been missing for who knows how many weeks by now, and Gargano's conveniently back. I don't know. I hope it's not that, I hope Ciampa's not going to betray us, but we know how this business is sometimes."
"Yeah," Alicia admits. "We do. Hey, AJ." She pats the bed. "Sit down, huh? You're making me and the babies nervous."
AJ sighs, turning to join her. "Sorry," she says. "I'm just nervous. A lot rides on tonight, and what Mike says or does and how people respond to it."
Alicia reaches out, claims AJ's fluttering hand, and rests it gently on her stomach, smoothing her fingers lazily over AJ's knuckles. "I understand," she says. "Trust me, I do. But staying worked up this long won't do you any good. Mike and your family's going to need you, depending on how this all shakes out. You'll need to be strong, and the backbone for whatever might come. Because if this all goes sideways, Maryse and Heath, Mike and you, your kids, and everything that's come so easily the last few years will be at risk."
AJ listens to her, watching her carefully. "You've dealt with that, huh? Ricardo and his addictions. You and your own addictions."
"Yeah," Alicia admits. "It's a very hard line to walk, you never know when physics will twist and send you falling into the darkness. You have to be prepared for everything. But also, while you're doing this, you have to understand you're not alone." Alicia smiles at her, lifting her hand and lightly kissing her knuckles. "You have me, and Ricardo, and Sofia, Tamina and John, Taya. So many other people."
AJ nods, tears filling her eyes. "I'll remember. Thank you."
They smile at each other and AJ's hands gently rest once more on Alicia's stomach, feeling her babies flutter and kick deep within while they wait quietly for Raw to begin and some of their questions to finally be answered.