ATM: The Bonehead and the Brain – The Black Heart Diaries
After her movie with John Cena and the Rock becomes a Hollywood hit Sasha Banks pitches a web series called the Black Heart Diaries and offers Bayley the lead role based on her diary.
Chapter Seven – Bayley's Got Back
South Central LA, 9am
Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose were walking in downtown LA on Saturday morning waiting for Bayley to show up and join them so they could all take autographs and photos together. Bayley was running late and the Shield had to get moving before the crowds got too big.
"Now get your skateboard and let's roll," Roman said. "Dean make sure there's enough milk and baby food to last us the whole day. I gotta take my wife to Rodeo Drive and something tells me we're going to be there for awhile shopping,"
"Can I bring Renee?" Dean asked. "Vegas isn't far she should be here in any minute,"
"Yeah get Renee to come too, I think she'll get a kick out of Faith Star," Roman said.
"Do you think she'll like our plan to bring Bayley into the Shield?" Dean said.
"Hey it wasn't even our idea, if she doesn't like it we'll just blame it on the kid," Roman said and Dean laughed as they headed towards Beverly Hills hoping Bayley would be up for the trip to Los Angeles.
Pictures of the Shield's youngest member were flashing up all over social media. Faith Star was dressed in her baby Shield gear getting much interest from the general media which Faith Star didn't mind. She was born to have her picture taken. Dean and Roman had their bikes and they rolled downtown while Faith Star rode on her skateboard her curly blond curls blowing in the wind as she whizzed passed Roman and Dean.
"Faith Star slow down!" Roman cried out catching up to her as she zoomed ahead.
"Never!" Faith Star replied and Dean cut her off forcing her to come to a complete stop.
"Where are we?" Roman said looking around. "This ain't Rodeo Drive,"
"No, this is South Central LA. My dad has a Bible cell group around here. Why are you blocking me Uncle Ambrose?" Faith Star asked Dean Ambrose who noticed a group of teenage boys heading towards them.
"We gotta turnaround baby girl, things are about to get ugly," Dean replied and Faith Star frowned at him.
"How ugly? Like first thing in the morning ugly or how I look when I cry ugly?" Faith Star asked as Roman got a better look at the kids coming towards them.
"I think these are the kids that attacked Seth on Friday," Roman said an indeed the boys had rocks in their hands.
Faith Star looked at the children appalled, "Are those rocks in your hands?" she asked the children as they came towards them and Dean Ambrose picked her up off her skateboard and held her tightly to himself. "Let me go Uncle Dean I know these kids,"
One kid threw a rock at Roman Reigns and Roman caught it and crushed it in his hand.
"Try that again and it'll be your head," Roman said and the boys backed up impressed at Roman's strength.
"Hey you're those Shield guys," one of the teenagers said. "Your boy Seth Rollins was out here trying to hit on one of ours,"
"We had to defend our sister's honour with a rock right to the back of his head," another teenager said.
"Didn't she whoop you all the way back to your parents' house?" Roman said speaking of Bianca Belair.
"She was just confused she'd obviously been spending too much time with you white boys," one of the teenagers said.
"Sup baby girl," one of the teenagers said to Faith Star.
"Watch your mouth you're talking to a child of God, my mom would be so mad if you knew what you were doing out here now Marcus," Faith Star said to the teenager who talked to her.
"Hey I'm just defending my territory like Joshua, a lotta white boys wanna show up and take away our women. Tryin a rule the world with our women and that ain't gonna happen in our neighbourhood," the teenager replied.
"You can't even date your mom won't let you," Faith Star said.
"Yeah but when I can date I'd like it to be with a sister like Bianca or Sasha," the teenage boy said.
"Yeah what's Seth Rollins got that he's got all these hot sisters hanging around him all day and all night?" one of the teenagers asked.
"He even got some hot ** white ones too. Alexa Bliss be fine as Hell," a teenager added and Roman found himself agreeing with them and Ambrose nudged him.
"Ow!" Roman said holding his arm. "The kids aren't wrong, Seth shouldn't be hanging out with all these women I told him it would get him into trouble and look we're in the middle of Los Angeles getting hit by rocks,"
"I think its time ya'll went home," Dean Ambrose said and the teenagers laughed at him.
"Your hands are kind of full pretty boy, you ain't gotta do anything to us with that cute baby in your arms," one of the teenagers said to Ambrose.
"Hold Faith Star," Dean Ambrose said but Roman shook his head.
"No, I'm a take out all of them with one Superman punch," Roman said cocking his fist.
"That won't be necessary," came the familiar voice of Bayley and the Shield turned around to see Bayley wearing her own modified Shield outfit which consisted of a black velcro halter top and matching combat short shorts, see through black tights and DM boots. Her side ponytail was cut short and the left side of her head was shaved close like Rhea Ripley's.
"Aunt Bayley, is that you?" Faith Star said as she came towards Roman and Dean.
"Nice to see you again Faith Star, love the mini Shield gear," Bayley said and she looked over at Roman and Dean whose mouths were on the floor. "What do you think guys? Do I look like I belong in the Shield?"
"You belong on my bedroom wall," Dean Ambrose said and Roman nodded.
"You look good, so good," Roman Reigns said and Bayley nodded appreciatively before she turned her attention to the teenage boys.
"How about you guys, do you think I look good?" she asked them and the boys felt weak at the knees and started mumbling incoherently at the sight of Bayley in her new Shield gear.
"I can't wait to start dating," one of the teenagers said.
"Are you seeing anyone right now?" another teenager asked.
"You date black guys right?" another one asked.
"Sorry fellas I'm only interested in dating one guy and he ain't black, he's mixed with something. Something sexy," Bayley said thinking of Seth Rollins. "But you can dream can't you? I dream about him all the time,"
The teenage boys smiled and started to leave.
"We'll leave you alone, the Shield is cool now that you're a part of the group. You got lucky Roman I was about to knock you out," one of the teenagers said.
"The only one doing the knocking out is Bayley," Roman Reigns said as the boys walked away with dreamy looks in their eyes and Dean Ambrose slapped Roman's hand impressed. "See I told you this was a good idea,"
"This is a terrible idea!" came the panicked voice of Renee who rode up in a taxi with Roman's wife.
"Hey babe," Dean said embracing his wife who was looking at Bayley horrified.
"You can't let Bayley be part of the Shield!" Renee said and Roman shrugged.
"Why not?" he asked.
"Yeah she fits right in," Dean Ambrose said.
"Because she's after Seth Rollins, you know the third member whose marriage has been threatened by Bayley for the whole year," Renee said. "How could you possibly think this was a good idea?!"
"Look the more time Bayley spends with us the less of a threat she'll become and Seth will have no problem hanging out with us anymore," Roman said.
"Since when does Seth not want to hang out with you?" Roman's wife Galina asked. "I thought you were spending time with him this weekend?"
"Let's just say he's got other things on his mind and we're not hot enough to be around him anymore. But that's all gonna change now, isn't it Bayley?" Roman said and Bayley nodded slapping Renee on the arm.
"Ow!" Renee said.
"Relax sweetheart we're all family now and we're all in this together," Bayley said and she extended her fist to Roman and Dean. "Are you in?"
"No, I'm out," Renee said walking away. "You guys are out of your mind if you think this is a good idea,"
"I'm in!" Faith Star said and Roman, Dean and Faith Star shared a fist bump while Roman's wife ran after Renee who was seething with rage at Roman and Dean's decision to let Bayley into the Shield.
"Don't worry she'll come around," Bayley said and they strolled through South Central flocked by fans while Faith Star rode her skateboard in-between them.
"Bayley is the new black," Roman Reigns said and Ambrose nodded uploading a selfie of the new Shield to his Instagram.
"This is the best day ever!" Faith Star said hoping Roman and Dean and Bayley stayed in LA forever.
The Rock's House, Hollywood, CA, 10am
"Oh my God," Sasha Banks said as pictures of Bayley popped up on her social media accounts and she ran downstairs to show Seth only to be confronted by LC Michaels.
"I told you no cell-phones, I thought you said you were going to the bathroom?" LC asked her.
"I gotta show Seth this, Bayley's joined the Shield and she looks...amazing!" Sasha said and LC grabbed her cell-phone and pocketed it.
"No cell phones until lunch-time, will you get Bayley out of your head for one second?!" LC said and Sasha couldn't get a word in as LC took her back to the living room where Seth, Bianca and Cameron Michaels were waiting for her.
Sasha slammed down on Seth's lap with a pout.
"What's wrong?" Seth asked her.
"Nothing just forget it I'll tell you when these two get through boring us with all this marriage talk," Sasha said as Bianca continued to study her Bible in the other corner of the sofa.
"Bianca can you tell me what she's upset about?" Seth asked Belair.
"No E S T, not now. Seth and Sasha need to focus on what we're saying this is more important than Bayley joining the Shield," LC said and Seth jumped up in shock.
"WHAT?!" he yelled and LC covered her mouth realising what she'd done.
"She looks so good in her Shield gear, if we could check our phones I could show you. She's in South Central with Dean, Roman, Galina, Renee and Faith Star!" Sasha said.
"I'M GONNA KILL THOSE TWO MORONS!" Seth said indignantly.
"Now Seth, you need to focus and not let Bayley's antics distract you," Cameron said.
"THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK ME IF SHE COULD JOIN!" Seth said enraged.
"Rollins take a seat and focus this is way more important than Bayley doing cosplay with your Shield buddies," LC said trying to calm Seth down but Seth was shaking with fury. The Shield colours meant everything to him, they were sacred and they couldn't be worn by just anyone, let alone Bayley.
"Baby calm down," Sasha said and she eased her husband back onto the sofa and waited for the floods of rage to subside from his usually calm face. He turned to his wife who was nowhere near as mad as he thought she should be.
"Why aren't you more upset about this? This is the latest in yet another attempt by Bayley to get closer to me and those morons let her do it. Why am I freaking out all by myself?!" Seth asked her.
Sasha shrugged, "She just looks so good in the Shield gear. You don't even want Roman and Dean around anymore, the Shield are becoming a part of who you used to be, not who you are now. I think its fitting that Bayley would look so good with them; they're all in your past," Sasha said and she put Seth's hand on her baby bump, "we're in your future. This is the only bump you need be around now beautiful, so what if Bayley's in the Shield? You're not anymore, are you?"
Seth looked at LC and Cameron, his wife had spoken with so much wisdom and clarity. "You're right, the Shield's in my past and you're in my future. I got nothing to be upset about, what they do shouldn't concern me anymore. You're right Sasha, I'm moving on!" Seth said and he touched his unborn child, "we're all moving on together,"
LC and Cameron sighed as Seth kissed Sasha's nose lovingly, "If only it was that easy," LC said and she leaned forward to the married couple. "Sasha, Seth can't stay here in LA with you, he has to go back to work on the East Coast. Shawn said he could only spend the weekend with you if Seth brought you back with him on Monday. I hate to break it to you Sasha but LA is not going to be the place Seth raises this family,"
"What?" Sasha said in shock and she looked at Seth for verification, "Is this true? Did you only agree to spend the weekend with me if I came back with you to the East Coast?"
"This isn't even your home," Cameron added.
"You two don't even have a place of your own yet," LC said.
"But I'm here on business I can't leave LA right now," Sasha argued just like Seth knew she would and she cupped his face with her hands, "you understand why I have to be here don't you baby?"
"Of course I do," Seth said and LC and Cameron cleared their throat to get Seth's attention. When he looked at them he knew things were about to get uncomfortable between him and his wife again. "but LC and Cameron are right, we can't stay here. I have to take you back with me on Monday,"
Sasha got to her feet and walked around the sofa, now she was the angry one but LC wasn't afraid of her feelings.
"I know this isn't what you want to hear Sasha but its the Truth. You can't have Seth run after you because you have a career outside of wrestling. That was a decision you made on your own, did you even ask him how he felt about you going to Hollywood with his ring around your finger and his baby in your belly? You can't think about yourself anymore Sasha, you have to do what's right for you and your family and what right is for you and Seth to build a life of your own outside of LA, where you can both grow as a family," LC said.
"I can't just be a part of your entourage Sasha, I'm your husband. There's no way we can live on separate coasts while you do your thing and I do mine and if I stay with you, I'm going to join the slew of people you already got waiting on you and our marriage will lose all meaning," Seth said.
"Don't do that Seth, don't ask me to choose between my career and our family. I told you I'm not gonna be that person that follows you around like..." Sasha said turning to Bianca. "Like Bianca and Alexa or that slut MacKenzie,"
"Hey no name calling," Cameron admonished Sasha.
"If the shoe fits," Sasha said. "What's wrong with being part of my entourage anyway? You were in the Shield from the beginning, did it do you any harm? You do good in groups and I look good with you around me so we both get what we want. If we go back to the East Coast, we go back to drama. At least in LA the drama's fake,"
"What's fake is me thinking I could be happy with you not getting what you want," Seth said and he sighed. "I'm going back to the East Coast but you can stay here if you want, I won't force you to do what you clearly don't want to do. I want you to be happy Sasha, happy wife happy life right?" Seth said to LC and Cameron.
"No you can't back down, if you leave her in LA you'll just grow further and further apart. Seth she has to come with you!" LC said and Seth threw his head back on the sofa in silence.
"Guys I know you're trying to help but we're done here, she's not gonna change her mind and I'm starting to get a headache from fighting over the same thing over and over again. So just drop it please," Seth said and LC and Cameron gasped at how utterly defeated he sounded.
"What if I told you that I had a property of my own right here in LA, would you stay with me then?" Sasha asked Seth and Seth raised an eyebrow at her.
"You brought property here?" he asked her suspiciously.
"I didn't buy property I inherited it," Sasha said and now Seth was really suspicious.
"You inherited property in LA? Who from?" he asked.
"My cousin, Snoop Dogg. He said I could have it if I ever needed it, it could be our first home," Sasha said.
"Girl you are tripping," E S T said suddenly and everyone looked over at her. "You think Seth wants your firstborn son running up and down in someone else's property? He wants to buy you a house, are you listening to a word he's saying or is all that gold jewellery getting a little bit too heavy for you?"
"Fine then buy me a house here in LA, Seth please I can't go back to New York City!" Sasha said. "Too much stuff has happened to us there, I want us to create new memories that we can share without any of that Bayley stuff bleeding through and ruining it,"
"Sasha," Seth said slowly in a laboured tone, "I'm all for moving on but you cannot move on if you're constantly stuck in the past. What happened with Bayley happened, I'm not gonna move here because you can't get over the fact that I kissed your best friend in New York City,"
"I'm over it when I'm here," Sasha said.
"Why? Because you're the talk of the town?" Seth asked her.
"No because when I'm here I know I have a backup plan in-case I decide not to come back to wrestling. Then I won't have to rely on you to take care of me, I'll have my own brand and I'll be my own person and you can come and see me when you can, not out of some false sense of obligation," Sasha said.
Seth looked at his wife and then over a and then finally over at LC and Cameron, "This is exactly what I'm talking about, I can't win so let her stay here and I'll go back to work on Monday. This conversation is over," Seth said and LC and Cameron looked at Sasha.
"He's leaving on Monday, if I were you I'd get my things ready so you can go with him," Cameron said.
"This Boss bulls*** is not worth losing your husband," LC said and she kissed Seth on the head before turning to leave with her husband giving Sasha a stern glare of disapproval as she left.
Sasha's face crumbled and Cameron touched her gently on the shoulder.
"My wife may be harsh but she never met her father until she was 7 years old, LC was an orphan living in Bakersfield right here in California until she found out that Triple H was her biological father. He was on the East Coast with the McMahons the whole time she was on the West Coast with her adoptive family. That's why she's harsh; she knows what it means not to have both parents living together. Pray about it Sasha, this is undoubtedly the most important decision of your life, I suggest you don't try to make it on your own,"
When Cameron and LC left Sasha sat down next to her deflated husband who was emotionally exhausted by her stubbornness, even if he would still do what made her happy, she couldn't bear to see him look so unhappy. "Seth I don't want to give up my Boss status just so I can be your pretty little wife, just please think about staying here in LA with me. We could make it work just think about it please?" she asked him and she curled up under his arm and buried herself against his chest. "I don't want you to leave on Monday,"
E S T groaned, "This is gonna be a long weekend," she said turning her phone back on and scrolling through her social media pages. "Whoa, Bayley does look good in the Shield," she said getting up to go to upstairs, she looked at Seth before she hit the staircase, "its a good thing you won't be here when she comes by,"
Seth nodded, "No I won't be here," he said and Sasha looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "will you?" he asked her and she nodded tearfully. "Then I guess this is the weekend we say goodbye,"
E S T twirled her braid as she ascended the stairs; she was full of hope inspired by all the words she had read in the Bible. In her heart she felt that Seth and Sasha would ultimately do the right thing. Something told her that they wouldn't be saying goodbye to each other on Monday, she just didn't know what that something was that was going to keep them from making the biggest mistake of their young married lives. Whatever it was, she couldn't wait to find out so she could tell Seth and Sasha all about it and finally give the two stubborn lovebirds something to smile about. By the time Monday came around she was going to be the one needing something to smile about.