Divas Prison Ch21
"I have to do this."
"Becky please, don't leave me."
"I'm sorry Paige but I have to"
"Don't you care about what'll happen to me?"
"You'll be ok, I know you will."
"No I won't, I need you."
Becky gave her girlfriend a kiss on her forehead. Paige was locked around her arm tight, desperately trying to stay clamped on, grinning the whole time as she was enjoying being a pain. "Paige, I have to be at this meeting. The twins have said that they want a guarantee from us that we will keep our word. You do want to get Nattie back don't you?"
"Paige nodded, of course, I miss her too. But if I don't have you around, that means she'll get to me. She'll make me do it."
"There's nothing to be scared about babe, she's not going to hurt you, she's just going to get you to"
"Workout. I know what she wants to do. I get enough exercise thanks. I like to relax outside, you know that."
"Then just say no, Charlotte isn't a monster. She's able to do it alone."
"I can't, it means a lot to her. She loves working out with a partner, even when you kept getting it wrong she loved showing you. She's just too polite to ask us when we're hanging out together."
"Well now it's your turn to fall down and learn, and don't think I won't be keeping an eye on you so I can make fun of you like you did to me."
"Mean."
"Hey, what goes around comes around." Becky grinned but was just met with an unimpressed Paige sticking her tongue out at her. "Come on Paigey, you might even enjoy it, give her a chance. It's only exercise, you gotta keep looking your best for me you know, you let yourself go and I might really leave you." Paige gave her a slap on the arm.
"You better be joking, you know you couldn't do without this." Paige whispered the last part in Becky's ear and put her hand on Becky's thigh, high up, making the redhead flinch.
"Don't, I need to keep my concentration. I can't mess this up. It's for Nattie." Paige took her hands away and put her head down. The buzzer sounded to signal the start of yard time and Becky knew she had to go. She went to head out but before she could "Becky?" Paige sounded sad, not sad like she had to go workout, but simply sad. It wrenched Becky's heart to hear that tone. She went back next to Paige and crouched down, stroking her cheek with her thumb. "What's wrong sweetie?"
"I really do love you, you know that don't you." Becky felt the tug on her heart again. Paige sounded so low she wanted to stay but knew she couldn't.
"Of course I do, and I love you too." Becky looked to make sure they weren't being watched and gave Paige the most loving kiss she could. The smile it left on Paige's face was a relief. "You know it too right?"
Paige nodded. "Go get our girl back." Becky walked away and Paige watched. The kiss was amazing but it seemed to be as far as Becky wanted to go and that made Paige feel a little rejected sometimes. Paige wanted to show her how much she loved her but every time she did anything Becky would flinch, change the subject or anything else. 'Is she not attracted to me anymore?' Maybe I do need to workout.' Paige thought and immediately got up and went outside to find Charlotte.
"There you are Becky, didn't think you'd be late for this." Sasha said in a condescending tone. "I'm sorry, got held up taking care of something else."
"It's ok" said Sasha, suddenly a lot sweeter. "Now I better handle proper introductions. Becky Lynch, meet Nikki and Brie Bella. Girls, this is Becky."
"It's ok Sasha, I know who they are." Becky looked like she wanted to punch both of them in the face, and that's exactly what she wanted to do, but she kept her cool, one thrown fist and the whole thing would be over.
"Wow, what an attitude, are you sure we can even talk to her, let alone agree?" Nikki looked to Sasha.
"Becky, I told them you were the one to talk to. Nikki, just chill out please. She's the best person to give you what you want. If her cell mate was here, there probably have been an argument and even a fight by now, this is the one you want."
"Hey! I want to make this happen as much as anyone but if you talk about Paige like that again you'll regret it." Becky made it clear that it was Sasha she was talking to her to not give the twins reason to walk away. Sasha put her hands up and apologised but noticed how quick Becky was to defend Paige. "Hey, leave her alone too." Nikki had had enough of this already. "Can we get on with this already."
"Sure." Becky wanted it to be over just as badly. "I am grateful that you're willing to do this, after what happened last week. I can promise you that you won't have anything to worry about once you follow through and she's back her with no extra charges."
"How can you promise that? Nobody tried and I doubt anyone could have stopped her last time. She's got a big problem with us, always has done and I doubt she'll let it go."
"Yeah, I know all about that and I understand how she must have felt seeing you again." Becky said, surprising the twins.
"What do you know?" Brie asked and Becky told them a shorter version of what Natalya had shared with them about her past and history with both of them. "Well that's only her side. Plus she never understood that is was just business. We never had any issue with her. That's part of why we agreed to this. We want to put it all behind us. The only way we can do that though is if she doesn't try and kill us every time she's around us, and that's going to be a lot."
"I know, but there's a few of us who will help make sure she doesn't. Eventually she will come around and maybe you can make peace, whether that takes weeks, months or years. We've got the time. All of us care about her and want her back. If you're willing to do that, then of course we are willing to keep our side of this."
"What's stopping you going back on this as soon as she comes back. How can we trust you? Any of you, but especially her?"
"If that happens, then yes, you two will get another beating. But it'll get broken up again, she'll get removed again and this time there won't be any way back for her. You won't drop it twice, right?" Both shook their heads. "Exactly. It doesn't make sense to do it again. You don't have anything to lose here."
The twins shared a long look with no speech, so long that it was making both Sasha and Becky give each other a 'what's going on?' look. Then at the same time they said "OK"
"OK? OK as in we have a deal?"
"We have an agreement." Brie said, with an air of authority. "One chance though, she even looks at me with aggression, I'll see to it you don't see her again."
"Yeah, I get it, so when will you go see the warden? I want this to happen right away." Becky said, trying to match the tone.
"Let them have their yard time Becky." Sasha said."Yes, we'll go after. And I'll tell the warden that she's gotta be watched, if he agrees to it at all."
"So is there anything else either of you want to talk about right now? Sasha asked? Nobody said anything but the looks still weren't the most friendly. "How about a handshake then, seal the deal?" The twins shrugged and extended hands. Becky didn't want to, shaking hands with them felt like a betrayal of the friend she was trying to help in the first place. She knew this wasn't the time though and shook both hands, ending each one as quick as they could.
"Right then, come on Nikki, we need to make a phone call anyway." Brie said and the twins left Sasha alone. Becky went and sat on a bench, taking a look at Paige and Charlotte. She was surprised, and a little annoyed that Paige was really going for it. She had hoped to see Paige mess up the same way she had when she first tried it.
"You not joining in?" Becky hadn't noticed Sasha sit next to her.
"Not today, I'm drained, why are you here anyway?"
"What? I thought we were going to be more friendly now?" Sasha said.
"I know, but only if this works out." Becky felt a little uncomfortable. "I think I'm going to walk, by myself, clear my head." Becky did just that until the hour was up.
Paige didn't have to take much time looking for Charlotte, she was almost always in the same place and today was no exception. "Becky ok?" Was the first question that she asked.
"Yeah, she seems it, she's focused on what she's got to do. If anyone can pull this off it's her." Paige took a glance over and saw the four already in conversation.
"So, it's just you and me. Is today the day I convince you?" Charlotte spoke, already unconvinced. "I'm in, I need to get in better shape and you can help me, can't you."
"Well of course I can, but you don't need to get in better shape, you're gorgeous. Why would you think you're out of shape?"
"It doesn't matter, we don't have a lot of time so can we get on with it?" Charlotte was happy to see Paige so enthusiastic but surprised as well.
"Of course we can, but first stretch, or you will regret it later." Paige followed the example of her 'trainer'. She already felt a little better from the stretching, like she was using muscles that she hadn't used in a long time. When they started the proper exercise routine however, Paige was so determined to make a difference so quickly, that she was going at a much faster pace than Charlotte was. "Slow your speed Paige, you're going to hurt yourself." Charlotte said between reps but her words either were not heard or were not heeded. When Charlotte gave the commands to stop and rest Paige would continue on for a few more reps before stopping. That was always a relief, because Charlotte did not want to have to step in and force her to stop, knowing how well that would have been taken. "Ok, that will do for today, you did well but you've got to pace yourself. If you pull a muscle or something from going too hard you won't be happy will you."
"I know, but if I'm going to do this then I want to do it well and I want to get results, come on, one more set." Paige asked. Charlotte wasn't sure but agreed, they started off and Paige just went for broke. Charlotte stopped right away. Paige went until she sat down exhausted, and then felt something she didn't like. She let out a cry of pain. "Oh my god, that hurts."
"I told you so, bet you wish you listened don't you?" Paige just winced.
"I'll be ok, I think it's cramp, I'll just rest up for a while, sit with me?" Charlotte did so while Paige described her pain, which certainly sounded like a muscle cramp. Unfortunately it hadn't gone away by the time they were ordered inside so Charlotte helped her up and back inside. She looked like she'd been in a fight again from the way she walked. It took her time, but Paige did make it back to her cell, where Becky was waiting.
"There you are, I was...what happened to you?" Paige didn't answer and just collapsed onto her bunk, Becky heard the slam of her body against the metal, the mat they have to sleep on do little under the weight of a falling person. Paige groaned at the impact, but that could have been from the cramp pains rather than the fall. Becky knelt next to her and put her hand on her, but that made her groan too so she removed it. "What happened baby?"
"Cramp...exercise...ow...rest..." Was the only response she got. So she went to see Charlotte, hoping for better answers.
"Paige is in a lot of pain, when I looked she seemed to be going along really well, what gives?" She said upon finding her.
"Exactly that, Bex, she went too hard, I don't know what got into her but she just pushed and pushed and when she stopped, her muscles waved a white flag and cramped up."
"Why didn't you stop her, she's in so much pain!"
"I tried, she was possessed, her attitude to it all just changed it felt like, going too fast and too long. I thought I was going to have to physically stop her several times. I really did." Charlotte got a little defensive.
"It's ok Charlotte, I'm not mad at you, i just hate seeing her in pain."
"I know, you care about her. You two are lucky."
"Hey, there's someone out there for everyone, even in the most unexpected places." Charlotte didn't say anything to that. Making Becky wonder what she was thinking but was interrupted as they called to report for the count. Becky stood at the cell door but Paige didn't appear. She looked around the corner and Paige want moving from the bunk. She'd be in trouble if she didn't come out for the count so she risked it and went to help her. "Come on, I know you hurt, but you've got to move now, just for a few minutes honey, I promise. Paige made painful noises as Becky all but carried her to the door, just in time to be counted, but Paige fell to the floor pretty quickly, annoying the guard. "Up! Now!"
Guard Owens sir, she's got a bit of cramp, she needs to rest." Becky tried to stand up for her but just got a look that told her to be quiet so she was.
"I said up!" He picked Paige up and held her up by the neck with his baton. I don't care what's wrong, you stand when we tell you, understand?" Paige nodded. "I can't hear you?"
"Yes, sir." Paige just got out. Owens removed his baton and Paige slid down the wall.
"You remember who's in charge here, and you better get a shower before I see you next." He said as he continued the count.
Becky helped Paige back to her feet and back to her bunk. She held herself where the baton had put a lot of pressure on her and was breathing heavily. Becky was torn between concern for Paige and anger at the guards, not that she was surprised, they often liked to show their control over the prisoners and would always pick on a weakness to do it. 'One day' she thought.
"Becky?" She heard, snapping her attention back where it needed to be.
"It's ok baby, I'm here."
Paige coughed while talking, still a bit winded. "Nattie...what happened with Nattie." Becky couldn't help but smile, still concerned about Natalya despite what just happened.
"We're still waiting to find out. The twins went to see the warden a little while ago. I'll let you know when I do, but you just rest up from what they did to you, and what you did to yourself." Becky sat and helped Paige lay down properly, letting her rest her head on her leg. Becky stroked a finger over Paige's forehead, which helped to relax her a lot. Paige looked at Becky, glad she was there. She certainly couldn't doubt how much Becky cared about her. before she was feeling so much more relaxed she drifted to sleep. Becky laid Paige's head down flat and left to give her some space. Becky found Emma and Charlotte and gave them the full explanation of the meeting with the twins. None of them were any more into the deal than before but it was all in motion now. Charlotte tried apologising to Becky again but Becky told her not to. She was going to ask Paige about it first before jumping to the wrong conclusion. As the conversation moved on, Charlotte suddenly seemed in another world, not taking part anymore.
"Hello?" Emma tried to contact the distant planet Charlotte but it was no use. Becky grabbed her arm and she woke up.
"What's with you?" Charlotte just pointed over to the door to the block and they all saw that the twins had just arrived back, hopefully from getting an audience with the warden. Becky watched them all the way, hoping that they would look her way and give an answer. They didn't and continued to their cell. Becky jumped up and went after them, arriving at the same time as Sasha.
"So?" They said, practically in unison.
"That wasn't fun, the warden was so mad. Saying that if we dropped the issue, they had no case and she gets away with it."
"But you did drop it right, tell me it's good news." Becky said, getting worried. "Well it's good news..." Brie started.
"And bad news" Nikki finished. "He tried hard to stop us but it was our decision. He's going to be watching her, but the charges are dropped."
"So she's coming back right?" Becky just wanted the bottom line.
"Yes, but it will be a while, we asked for her return, but she's got to stay in, is it 'The Lock', for a month for fighting. It wasn't negotiable. Might have been his way of having the last word but we'd pushed things by then. That's the bad news." Brie explained.
"That's ok, sounds like they're on a power trip today." Becky said. "Thanks for keeping your word." She left them but Sasha caught up to her outside.
"You see, maybe I'm not as bad as you thought? Maybe we make a good team. We should try it again sometime." Becky stopped her.
"This doesn't undo everything you've done, to me, to Paige, to those people you killed. This isn't a done deal till I see Natalya. Then I might believe you've got a decent bone in your body, but that's just one."
"Still progress." Sasha said, smiling at Becky as she walked slowly turned away and left.
Things went on in the same way over the next few weeks. Paige kept pushing herself hard, but Becky was around this time to help Charlotte keep her in line by whatever means necessary. Often it meant wrapping her in a hug or pinning her to the floor, neither of which felt like a punishment to Paige, if anything it was reassuring, as Becky continued to be unnerved by any further contact. They all kept tabs on the twins, still not sure about them, and nobody trusting Sasha an inch yet. Until finally one day, a familiar face came through that door while the four of them played cards. Emma was the first to spot her. Running up to her despite the order not to.
"Nattie!" Emma called as she hugged her cellmate hard, almost knocking her down.
"Oh, it's good to see you Em, hey girls, how are you?" Paige was next up. "Never mind us, how are you doing?"
"I'm ok, it really is horrible in there, no people, no interaction, no things, no nothing. I'm so glad to be back here."
"We missed you, welcome back." Charlotte, taking her hug. "Thanks, I was worried I wouldn't be allowed back."
"Well that's what happens when you lose your head like that." Becky put an arm around Natalya and they walked over to a table.
"I know, I don't know what came over me, I never thought I'd see them again. Natalya looked around, making eye contact with both twins, who hadn't taken their eyes off her since she walked in. "But now, I can ruin them like they ruined me, just in a better way. What?" Natalya realised that every face she looked at had simultaneously changed to one of awkwardness, fear, or concern. "What?"
"Nattie, there's something we have to tell you. The only way we could get you back here..." Becky explained everything, in as much detail as she could.
YOU DID WHAT?!
A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you liked this chapter. I can picture Natalya's reaction at the end. She's not happy.
I'm glad Becky wasn't jobbed out to Sasha on Monday, keeps her in the picture. Maybe a triple threat at Fastlane instead? Hated that Paige was put in a throwaway match, but glad to see her back and she looked good.
I'm pleased that Nikki's surgery went well. Regardless of anyone's opinion of a character, it's awful when the end of anyone's career is forced upon them like that. Hope she makes it back eventually.
Please review/follow/favourite. I can't thank those who have enough. And no, I won't stop saying so!
