If you can't tell by the length of the chapter...this is the big one.
The Monday before Super ShowDown
"Hello Gorgeous!" Lily greeted Finn at the airport. Snuggling into his hard body when he engulfed her with a hug. After her mom kept her home for two weeks following Hell in a Cell under the guise of 'I miss you and until you have a storyline you can stay home with me', seeing his face was a welcome sight.
"Hello yourself. I'd kiss you but…" he trailed off looking around at the crowd of people walking paths around them. "...yeah."
"We'll have plenty of time for that later," she winked. "So Bayley is your Mixed Match Challenge partner. We would've been so much better considering I've stolen over half of your moveset anyway. I'm jealous."
"At least you admit when you're jealous instead of pouting about it," he chuckled referencing Cathy which reminded Lily…
"So…"
"So…?"
"What's your status with her?"
"We were off that weekend if that's what you want to know," he informed.
"Yeah, I figured that but are you going to break it off for good now that we…you know. For you two to go back and forth as much as you do tells that you leave the door open for reconciliation.."
"I'll talk to her when I get home Tuesday. How's Ma?" he laughed.
"Let's just say you aren't her favorite person right now and you probably never will be. She's demoted you from Fergal to Him..."
"So neither of your parents will be in attendance at our wedding. Yikes," he grimaced.
"Wedding? Finn, this is so sudden! Imagine that, the WWE Universe knowing me as Lily Devitt before Lily Michaels," she snorted. "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too," he replied tenderly. "Oh and I really appreciated those pictures you sent during our time apart but I think it'll be better for me to see you in person or on FaceTime. With all the hacking and leaks, I would hate for you to get caught up. I would also hate for it to be my phone that it's found on."
"Yeah, you're right. I definitely don't want to be known as Mrs. Devitt and the girl with the boobs before I'm known as a Michaels," she laughed.
Backstage at Raw, Della and Marina were the first faces Lily saw. "Hey, I thought you two were on Smackdown now."
"We are but we have a rematch with Sasha and Bayley at the Australia show so we're here to build on that," Della replied. "Where have you been? You weren't at Hell in a Cell, Raw the day after, any of the house shows or Raw last week."
"You had Devitt walking around looking lonely," Marina teased.
"Can I tell you something?" Lily whispered, looking around to make sure no one was in hearing range.
"Sure," Marina raised a brow.
"Hell in a Cell was in San Antonio where I'm from. My dad invited Finn to our house and he ended up spending the night. We did it and my mom found out and held me hostage at home. The only reason I'm here tonight is because my dad is scheduled to appear so she thinks it's safe," Lily revealed.
"Oh my god!" Della's jaw dropped as she shook her head. "Lily, what did I tell you?"
"About what?"
"About what you just told me!"
"That he's too old for me?"
"Well, yeah, that too but something else. It was more of a general thing…"
"I don't know," Lily shrugged.
"I'll refresh your memory," Marina cleared her throat. "Della said in Chapter 3 and I quote, 'I don't care how nice any of the girls seem, it takes a while to form trustworthy bonds. That means you can't go telling anyone your deep, dark secrets unless you want it all over the locker room within an hour. If you fall in love you're fucked."
"Nice 4th wall break," Della nodded.
"Thank you. I thought it was smooth," Marina replied. "Let's get back on track."
"Oh, right," Lily mumbled. "But I can trust you two."
"But what if you couldn't," Della shot back.
"But I can," Lily returned casually.
"But what if you couldn't," Della challenged.
"But I can and do you know why? Because you signed a gag order," Lily smirked.
"She's got a point," Marina was clearly amused.
"Back to Devitt!" Della said. "He should be ashamed of his old self! You're young enough to be his daughter if he had you at like 19."
"I'm guessing you initiated because I just can't see him being the one who makes the first move after he freaked out over that accidental crotch grab in the ring," Marina reminded.
"Shawn is going to kick his ass and I can't wait," Della rubbed her hands together.
"I doubt they'll be any of that," Lily brushed it off.
"Are you sure about that?" Della tilted her head. "What father wants to know his little princess lost her virginity to an almost 40 year old that he trusted under his own roof? Shawn is going to lose his smile…"
"...again," Marina finished. "So...how big is it?"
"Huge. I would've been traumatized if he hadn't respected that it was my first time," Lily shivered.
"How are you going to explain your absence to the locker room?" Marina inquired. "There have been discussions…"
"Like what?" Lily's brow knitted in question.
"You'll see," Marina replied, cracking the door that read Female Superstars.
"Look who's back," Della grabbed a cup off a table as she entered the locker room. "Time to pay up. The girl is still unmistakably a B."
Lily watched as Alexa and Sasha dropped money into Della's cup.
"I'm confused," Lily looked to Marina for answers.
"There were a lot of conspiracy theories going around about your unexplained absence so D made a betting pool," Marina explained. "Alexa and Sasha guessed you were out getting implants."
"What's next on the list," Della asked. "Oh, abortion?"
"What?" Lily scoffed. "No!"
All three members of the Riott Squad went to fill the cup.
"If you're here that means you didn't decide to quit, right?"
"No!" Lily confirmed which led to Ember and Dana relinquishing cash.
"Last but not least, your ankle injury was worse than the trainer originally thought?"
"No, my ankle was just fine," Lily replied which led to Della and Marina adding money. "I was just taking some personal time off."
"That means I win because I said vacation. That's close enough," Nattie stated.
"Close but no cigar," Della shook her head, passing the cup to Lily. "Use this as start up money to fund your future boob job, abortion and or your new career in case you get a serious injury."
"So the Rock's daughter apparently wants to wrestle and will be training soon," Bayley said, reading her phone. "It's over for all of us once she's able to run the ropes."
"Second generation kids just wake up one morning and decide they want to wrestle and boom, they walk right in and it happens," Sasha ranted. "It's not fair but hey, this company was built on nepotism."
Nattie cleared her throat. "Uhm, hi."
"Not you, Nattie," Sasha clarified. "We all know you have passion for this business and we know you aren't just riding on your last name."
"And what exactly determines whether a generational kid has passion?" Lily blurted before she knew it. "Yes, I can admit that having a famous last name can get them a position but they have to prove themselves once they get there. At the end of the day their fathers can't make the crowd genuinely like them, their fathers can't make the crowd cheer for them or buy their merch. You will never understand how hard it is to work hard, give it your all and still have it brushed off as 'she's only here because she's Sh...The Rock's daughter!'"
"And you do understand?" Sasha asked, suspiciously. She could feel every pair of eyes in the room on her.
"No, no, I do not but I'm not a fan of downing someone before giving them a chance, easy ride or not," Lily attempted to clean it up as best as she could. She headed towards the door. "I have to go."
"Already? You just got back," Della commented innocently.
Lily sunk herself down into a quiet corner alone. On the other side of the room was her father carrying on a conversation with a producer but his attention seemed to be on her. She wondered how hard it must've been as a father to see your daughter upset and not be able to go to her. There was no time to ponder on it because a black, spandex covered crotch walked into her face, blocking her view.
"This is the part where you say 'hello gorgeous'," Finn said.
"Hello gorgeous," Lily responded dryly.
"Well that wasn't very convincing. I feel hideous," he replied, sinking down next to her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she told him, feeling her face burn red.
"Then why are you just sitting here alone?"
"I just didn't want to be in the locker room right now."
"Did anyone say anything to you in there?"
"No, not directly anyway…"
"The thought of Kane taking time off from his mayoral duties to go to Australia and participate in this is laughable. Imagine the next city council meeting. Choke slamming people on the taxpayer's dime," Finn said which garnered a laugh out of her.
"Bald HBK looks horrible!" Zack Ryder noted in front of the monitor.
"If you live long enough you'll be bald too but the difference is you'll be bald at home begging for shoot interviews and living off money from autograph signings because your legacy won't be great enough to be called back by WWE to appear!" Lily snapped.
"Oooh, we have a Shawn Michaels fangirl in the building," Ryder shot back.
"Worry about the far and few between Zack Ryder fangirls, asshole!" Lily countered.
"Lilith!" Finn hissed in shock when Ryder walked away.
"I'm sorry. I thought I'd be able to handle comments about my father and generational kids while I'm undercover but I'm triggered. My mouth almost got me in trouble back in the locker room," she sighed.
"Yeah, but you know what, this may be a good thing," he replied.
"How so?" she sat up.
"Because you're coming out of that nervous little girl shell you wore when you first arrived. That's the original reason I started looking out for you. Pretty soon you won't need me anymore," he made a show of wiping a fake tear.
"No, I'll always need you," she whispered.
"Then I'll always be here," he assured her. "After the last two weeks, I'm starting to realize that I need you too."
"So you know his presence means we can't see each other tonight," Lily sighed.
"I know but I'm not going anywhere and neither are you so as much as I want to spend time with you alone, it can wait. There's nothing wrong with building a little tension. That'll only make the next time more intense," he winked, his pink tongue tracing his bottom lip.
"We also won't be able to spend the night with each other in Australia, either."
"Actually, I'm not going. I'll be at New York Comic-Con since I'm not booked in a match."
"That's great!" Lily exclaimed. "I'm not booked in a match either so I'll skip the trip and we can be together!"
"Sounds like a plan. Two sweet me, kid," he replied, extending his fingers that she met.
"Now I have to run this by my dad," Lily glanced at the monitor and saw Shawn and Hunter laid out in the middle of the ring. "Gee, I hope he's okay. When I was home he did a lot of working out."
"I can tell by his arms. Why did he shave his head though?"
"I don't know but my mom hates it," Lily laughed, standing to her feet. "I'll see you again Friday...I hope."
Lily waited for her father outside of gorilla. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, my adrenaline was pumping so I didn't feel any of that," Shawn chuckled.
"You will in the morning," Hunter replied in passing.
Lily grabbed Shawn's arm and pulled him aside. "About Australia…"
"I can't wait. You're going to have such a great time. After tonight, the feeling has officially been restored," he gushed with excitement.
"Do I have to go?" She asked.
"Of course you do. Why wouldn't you go?" he asked in return.
"Because it's a waste of time if I'm not booked in a match," she asserted.
"Having the opportunity to visit a beautiful place that you've never been to before is a waste of time," it did sound ridiculous when he said it like that. "Why don't you want to go?"
"Because I, well…" Lily came up blank. She knew she wouldn't win this argument and she'd risk hurting his feelings if she skipped out on what could be the first stage of his comeback. "The flight is super long."
"If you really want this life long flights are just something you'll have to get use to. Come on, let's see if catering is still open. I'm starving," he draped an arm over her shoulder.
"Dad, I can't be seen with you yet," Lily whispered upon seeing a few backstage staff members staring at them curiously.
"Oh, yeah," he replied, dropping his arm. "I'll see you later."
Finn took a deep breath when he heard a knock on his door the next day. He knew who it was and what he had to do was going to be hard. He and Cathy had some great times and there was a time that he thought she was the one but it was time to move on. He didn't know if his future was with Lily but he knew as of right now there was no where he'd rather be than with her.
Cathy was all over him as soon as he swung the door open. She kissed him but he didn't respond. Her hand snaked down to grab his crotch. "I knew you'd call. It's been almost a month since we've seen each other."
"We need to talk," Finn took a step back, separating from her grasps.
"Uh oh. I only hear that or say that myself when we're on the outs but since we're already off, what could this possibly be?"
"Cathy, I loved you and together we've had some great times but as a couple we're not progressing anymore and we haven't in a while," he slowly spoke.
"Wait, how are you breaking up with me when we're already broken up?" Cathy looked perplexed.
"Yes but we break up and make up. I think we've run our course and it's time for both of us to move on," he replied.
She went quiet. "It seems that you've already moved on. It's because of her isn't it? Do you really think Shawn Michaels is going to let his daughter run off into the sunset with a pedophile!"
"Lily is an adult."
Cathy rolled her eyes. "Okay, fine, borderline pedophile. What the hell do you two have in common besides genitals?"
"That's all we had in common at first and we made it work...until it didn't," he pointed out. "We actually have more things in common than you think. Lily is sweet, she's beautiful, she makes me laugh, not to mention we've bonded over the business."
"Spare me," she bitterly interrupted him. "I guess I should gather some of the things I keep here now that I'm apparently leaving for good."
"You don't have to get anything now. You have a key and you can pick it up when I'm gone so things won't be awkward," he replied.
"No, I'm fine!" she said.
Finn was beyond relieved to realize that she was taking this better than he expected. Surprisingly well actually. He didn't expect her to be rolled into a ball on the floor but he didn't think she'd be as nonchalant as she was now. He went to sit on his sofa, listening to her walking around his place.
Soon, the noise stopped. In fact the place was suspiciously silent. This made him get up to investigate. He didn't have to go far because when he made it to the kitchen he found her leaned over the counter with his phone. When she looked up and saw him she jumped.
"What are you doing with my phone?"
"Sorry, I was trying to transfer some photos I took with yours awhile ago to mine now that I won't have access to yours any longer," she nervously answered.
"Okay but you should've asked me. I know if you've been through my photos, you found some of Lily. I'm telling you right now if they show up on the web I'll know who the culprit is," he warned, taking that opportunity to delete them.
"Oh please, I'm not going to expose the daughter of Shawn Michaels...publicly," she scoffed. "Anyway, I have everything so I guess this is goodbye."
"Cathy, you know we can still be friends," he offered.
She turned around to walk away. "They say if two former lovers can remain friends, it's because they either never loved each other or they still do."
"You know you can ride in first class with me, right? No one will suspect we're together," Shawn said as he walked five steps behind Lily at the airport.
"I know, Daddy, but I prefer to be amongst my peers," she replied over her shoulder. "Plus, I'm new. I don't want to come across as arrogant riding up front like I'm a big deal or something."
"Do you even have peers beside Finn who isn't here?" he asked, those words made Lily stop dead in her tracks.
"What makes you say that?"
"Because he's the only peer I see you around," Shawn replied.
"It may seem that way but the keyword is see. I'm around many others but you don't get a chance to see it. 80% of life on the road takes place in a car. I ride with him so naturally I spend most of my time around him," she shrugged, trying to come across as cool as possible.
She heard him sigh behind her. "I guess you're right."
Lily's phone rang. She fell back a little watching her father get lost in the crowd before answering. "Hello gorgeous."
"So I talked to Cathy…" Finn began.
"And?" Lily anxiously prompted him to continue.
"Well…." he stalled, leaving her in more suspense.
"Oh God, if she's pregnant work it out because I'm too young to be a mother. I'm definitely too young to be a stepmother," Lily shook her head.
He laughed. "Neither of us has that to worry about. It's over."
"Oh. How did she take it?"
"Very well," he said. "I was shocked."
"Do you really believe that? She's either faking it or plotting…"
"Plotting? No, not Cathy," he sounded in disbelief.
"We'll see won't we? Hell has no fury…" Lily replied. "Hey, I'm getting ready to go through TSA. I'll call you back later when this flight lands in 525,600 minutes."
"You've seen Rent?"
"No, Glee coincidentally in tribute to the death of this character named Finn…"
Lily was stiff and worn out by the time their flight landed in Australia. And she thought the flight from China was long.
She had absolutely no energy when she made it to her room. She fell face first into her pillow and that's where she stayed until she heard a knock on the adjoining door in her room. She walked over and opened it, there stood Shawn. Now she realized that it was a good thing Finn wasn't there because there was no way she'd be able to sneak him in her room and she'd be too afraid to sneak out into his room.
"Tired?" Shawn asked, leaning in the door frame.
"Exhausted, weary, fatigued, drained and every synonym of the word," Lily groaned. "Does it get any easier?"
"No, baby, this is just the beginning," he informed. "That time off that you recently had? I hope you enjoyed it because once Michaels gets added to your name it's going to be a long time before you can kick your feet up again. You're going to be just like Ashley."
"That's the thing though, I don't want to be like Ashley. She's a 7 time champion in 3 years and has participated in every stipulation match there is. What's left for her to do? I don't want to get too much too soon. I'm already going to have my last name working against me, I don't want to get overexposed and really give the fans a reason to hate me."
"Yeah, I have to remember that this is a different audience. From what I see, this idea of yours is working out so I trust you to make the right decisions about the direction of your career," he replied.
"Dad?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you want to come in for a while?"
Lily nuzzled into his side like she did when she was a child. He was a great wrestler, better father. Some generational kids barely saw their fathers but Shawn made sure to spend time with her when he was home, no matter how short the time was.
"Hunter is going forward with the reveal at Evolution," Shawn said. "You're going to call Natty out the Monday leading up to it. The finish will be screwy of course, my theme hits, we walk away together leaving everyone in suspense. The next night at Raw, we come out as father and daughter in a joint promo."
"Cool! I think I'm ready. I just hope they don't have me saying anything tasteless to Nattie about her dead father like they had Paige do to Charlotte when she spoke about Reid's death without Ashley's knowledge."
"I already spoke to Hunter and they're going to do you justice," he replied. "I'm ready proud of you."
"For now…" Lily muttered.
"What do you mean for now?"
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you," Lily sniffled, feeling tears build in her eyes.
"Honey, you could never disappoint me," Shawn answered almost instantly, smoothing a lock of hair from in front of her face. "Ever."
"Are you sure about that?" Lily whispered softly.
"Lily, are we still talking about your wrestling career or something else?"
"We'll talk when the time comes," Lily yawned, her eyes closing.
Finn held his phone to his ear, listening to it ring. When the ringing stopped he spoke. "It's been 525,60...and 1 minutes."
"What?" Shawn said on the other end. If there was ever a time for a record scratch sound effect, it was now.
"Oh, I, uh, Lily complained about the length of the flight so it was a joke," Finn cleared his throat. This probably was the most painfully awkward moment of his life.
"Yeah, she actually didn't want to go because of the flight but I told her it was just apart of the business. Kid fell asleep soon after she made it to the room. I was on my way out when her phone vibrated. I saw it was you and went ahead and slid it," Shawn explained.
Finn decided to dismiss himself. "Okay, well, I'll try again later."
"Hey, you got a minute? There's something I want to talk to you about."
"Sure…" Finn replied cautiously.
"Give me a second to get back to my room," Shawn said. After a few minutes he spoke again. "I'm worried about my daughter."
"W-why?"
"I don't know. Something is off about her. She was home for two weeks and it wasn't because she missed us because she barely came out of her room. Then today she's crying on my shoulder about me being disappointed with her and it seemed personal. You're around her more than anyone else these days and I was hoping you'd be able to shed some light on what's been going on," Shawn's tone of voice was riddled with concern.
Finn felt guilty knowing that the cause of Lily's behavior change probably had to do with their newfound relationship. Shawn sounded like a worried, distressed father. Finn wondered if he came clean and had a man to man talk would Shawn understand. Who was he kidding? The lies were becoming to much for him but to protect himself and Lily, he had to keep it going. "She hasn't really been talking to me a lot, either. I'm guessing she's stressed being an 18 year old thrown into this lifestyle. Plus the added pressure of being a Michaels might be taking a toll on her as well."
"Yeah, I figured that much but it feels like there's something else going on in addition to that. Has she mentioned anything about one of the boys?"
"N-no sir. She hasn't," Finn felt hot knowing Shawn was getting warmer.
"Okay, have any of the boys mentioned anything about her?" Shawn questioned.
"They comment on her looks but that's about it. As far as I know there haven't been any interactions. Well besides-"
"Who?" Shawn cut in.
"Dolph but there's no need to worry. I nipped that in the bud and he hasn't spoken to her since."
"Dolph?" Shawn hissed. "How old is that bastard? A man is always going to chase a pretty woman but have the decency enough to make sure she's age appropriate."
"Ziggler is one year older than me. 38," Finn sighed, knowing now that his age alone would prevent Shawn from approving of their relationship.
"Shameful," Shawn said with disdain that Finn felt to his core. "Well, I guess I'll let you go."
"Alright, Shawn. I'm sure things will get better. Take care," Finn ended the call.
He didn't regret what's happened between them but after speaking with Shawn he did regret how they went about it. Her mom hated him and Shawn would no doubt hate him. There had to have been a better way. Maybe they should've remained friendly and a year from now he could've formally asked Shawn's permission to date her but it was too late.
Lily woke abruptly when the lights popped on. She didn't know what time it was but it wasn't nearly time to get up. She felt the covers being snatched off of her body. Squinting her eyes open, she saw Shawn standing over her. "Daddy, what are you doing? What time is it?"
"The only question that needs to be answer is what is this bullshit I'm reading?" he asked thrusting his phone in her face.
Lily sat up, rubbing her eyes before taking the phone from him. Her eyes widened at the title. 'Male and Female WWE Superstars dating?'
'Fans were left with many questions after NXT backstage and social media correspondent, Cathy Kelley unfollowed boyfriend Finn Balor and deleted all references to their relationship. We just received a tip that the driving force of their split was caused by new Female Superstar, Lily. Our source reportedly spotted them kissing backstage at Raw.
Lily knew for a fact that the kissing part was a lie. Neither of them were careless enough to engage in public displays of affection. But someone knew something.
"Well?" Shawn promoted.
"It's like you said, bs," she replied, tossing his phone to the side.
"Is it?" he sternly asked.
"Yes, it is. In 2018, the public can't accept a couple splitting amicably. There always has to be drama. When there isn't any, some is made up. You know how it is. If a male and female superstar are in the same room, they're dating. Thanks to fans in the parking lot taking pictures, it's a known fact that Finn and I travel together. They inserted me into this mess to make it juicy, I guess," Lily replied, surprised at how well she strung it together.
"What you said makes a lot of sense. However, I think you're spending too much time with Finn, baby. The reveal couldn't have come at a better time. You were only riding with him because I couldn't trust anyone else with your identity and watching over you. You can try to ride with those two indy girls," he suggested.
"Della and Marina are both older than me and have lives of their own," Lily argued.
"The same can be applied to Finn," Shawn pointed out. "I think you should try to venture out and make other friends. I don't know, I just don't like the thought of you and him traveling alone together. You're beautiful and he's a handsome guy. I just don't want either of you, mainly you, to get confused."
"There's nothing to be confused about. He has a girlfriend," she said. That was true but it wasn't Cathy. Although they haven't talked about official titles, she knew they were a couple. A guy isn't going to talk about marriage and weddings, even jokingly with someone he viewed as simply a fuckbuddy or friends with benefits.
"According to the article, they broke up…"
"Well obviously that article is filled with lies. They're off and on so even if they are off, they'll be back on tomorrow," Lily crossed her fingers behind her back, not wanting to speak a Finn, Cathy reunion into existence.
And if they were still together exactly what does that mean to a wrestler on the road 300 days a year?" Shawn chuckled, shaking his head. "You have a lot to learn about life on the road."
"Finn is not like that?" she stated.
"How would you know? Traveling with the guy for a couple of months makes you an expert? This is what I meant when I said confusion. If you keep traveling with him I'm afraid you'll develop googly eyes for him and I'll have to kill him if he reciprocated," Shawn declared with an eerily straight face. "But thankfully I don't have to worry about him crossing that line."
"Right," Lily's throat was dry as she swallowed.
"And why the hell didn't you tell me about Ziggler coming on to you?"
"Dad, it's…" she paused, clicking her phone. "...3:20 AM. I'm sure we can talk about this at an appropriate hour."
Monday before Evolution
"Don't take this the wrong way…" Nattie began. "I don't mind working with you at all but I'm failing to see the point of a rematch all these weeks later. The original rematch was to determine whether I could beat you or not I'm sure you winning would've landed you a spot on Raw. You already have a spot now."
"I don't know," Lily shrugged. "Maybe to give all of us something to do."
"I guess," Nattie relented before walking out with Ronda.
"Are you ready?" Hunter asked Lily from behind. "Up until this point the only time you've spoken was backstage in pretaped segments. You'll be cutting this promo live in front of the audience."
"...and I wasn't nervous until this very moment," Lily cringed.
"You'll be fine," Hunter handed her a mic. He pressed a button on his headset. "You can play Lily's theme now."
Lily received a decent crowd reaction when she walked out. She didn't go any further than the ramp. She pulled a piece of folded paper from her back pocket and cleared her throat into the mic.
"Ronda Rousey is an Olympian, has a black belt in Judo, had one of the most impressive streaks in history, she's a UFC Hall of Famer and she's now the Raw Women's Champion," Lily read before balling the paper up. "With a resume like that I'm sure the baddest woman on the planet doesn't need or require a bodyguard, a shadow, a tutor or a cheering squad with her every time she comes out to the ring. That'll free up you Nattie who I have unfinished business with. I challenge you to a match at Evolution."
Nattie and Ronda huddled in the ring for a discussion in which Ronda was clearly encouraging Nattie to take the match. Nattie grabbed a mic. "I accept."
Later that night at the hotel, Lily groaned as she cracked the bathroom door open. She stuck her hand out. "Finn, can you hand me that box of tampons out of my bag?"
"Sure," he replied. She heard him rummaging through her things and finally he shoved the box in her hand.
She situated herself before swinging the door open. "The timing couldn't be any worse."
Finn looked up and smiled. "Holy shit."
"Thanks," she looked down at herself wearing his leather jacket on top of her naked breast. "I was supposed to have a leather thong on instead of period panties. I don't think the universe wants us to have sex again. The Monday after Australia my dad was there. The Monday after that you fell asleep before I got out of the shower. This Monday I get an unwelcome visit."
"The Universe or your Mom? Notice she makes you come home for the weekend house shows…"
"Omg, and she said it herself that she knows when it's my time of the month!" Lily gasped. "I've been playing checkers this whole time while she's been playing chest!"
"Never underestimate the power of a housewife," he shook his head. "So judging by that segment tonight, it's finally time. Are you ready?"
"I think so. I'm getting chills just thinking about it," she rubbed her arms. "I know I'm going to have a lot of explaining to do to the girls in the locker room but a lot of things will make sense to them now."
"Whatever happens, I'm going to be waiting for you behind the curtains when you return."
"Really? You're going to be there? An all women's pay per view is kind of like a free day for you men."
"Most of us are going to be backstage actually and even if they weren't. I was going to be there to support my girl," he leaned down to kiss her. "You're going to have to recycle this look in 3 to 5 days."
"Didn't expect to see you here Shawn," someone said in passing backstage at Evolution.
The night was finally here. Shawn was finally going to debut his daughter as a Michaels.
"Shawn, let's step into my office," Hunter looked panicked and Shawn immediately wondered what was wrong.
"What's going on?" Shawn asked.
"Just keep walking, Shawn," Hunter replied. Shawn followed him into the office. "I think you should sit down for this. I received this information earlier and wrestled with myself on whether or not I should tell you right away or wait until after the show is over."
"Hunter, what?!" Shawn was becoming frustrated with the dramatics.
Hunter's chest rose and fell with a sigh. "I got a visit from Cathy earlier."
"Who? Oh, Finn's sometimes girlfriend," Shawn acknowledged. "What about her."
"Not anymore apparently. She seemed very concerned and when she showed me the screenshots she took and sent to herself from Finn's phone, I saw why."
"Screenshots of what? Where are you going with this and what the hell does it have to do with me?"
"A lot to do with you since the screenshots were of conversations between Finn and Lily. There were some explicit photos as well but I decided to delete those," Hunter revealed, sliding his phone across the table to Shawn.
Shawn's hands were shaking as he scrolled through the screenshots. When they first began texting things were tame and over time they became flirty and soon they were full blown sexting.
One conversation stood out to him. The night of Hell in a Cell.
Finn: How are you feeling?
Lily: Still a little sore but only when I sit down. I still can't believe I'm not a virgin anymore.
Finn: What's up with your mom? Has she cooled down some?
Lily: Nah. She's going to make me stay home for awhile probably hoping that you move on and I forget about you. No chance. The important thing is she's not going to tell Dad.
Shawn slammed Hunter's phone down. Everything was so clear now. Finn spent the night in their home. The next morning Lily was washing bloody sheets. The reason Lily spent two weeks at home. He felt like such a fool.
Shawn's body was churning fire, ready to explode. His blood was boiling with rage, eyes flashing with anger as he stood. "I'm going to go find this motherfucker."
"No, Shawn," Hunter stood to stop him. "You're going to cause a scene."
"I don't give a fuck!" He shouted, irritated that Hunter would drop this kind of bombshell and expect him to remain calm.
"Please remember that this is a historic night. Women from the past, present and future are here. You can't ruin their night," Hunter tried to reason with him.
"You either get him in here and we handle it privately or I go out there and find him myself. The choice is yours," Shawn told him, obstinately.
Finn listened to the guys make their comments and predictions for the night.
"10 botches and 3 injuries."
"That actually sounds like best case scenario to me. More than 8 matches on the card, there's going to be at least 2 botches in each…"
Finn rolled his eyes. Even with all the changes the women have seen over the years, some of the guys were still as misogynistic as ever. They were just better at hiding it.
"What's going to be the match of the night?" Dolph inquired.
"Io vs Toni Storm or Becky vs Charlotte" someone said.
"Probably but Lily vs Nattie is going to steal the show I think," Finn added.
"A throwaway match is going to steal the show?" Dolph raised a brow.
"Maybe not the match but the story," Finn clarified. "I'm telling you. This is the match everyone is going to be talking about tomorrow, hell probably all next week."
"What story? The story was Lily, a local talent beating a veteran Nattie. This match will benefit neither. Lily wins, she's already on the roster so who cares. Nattie wins, she beat a rookie still who cares?" Dolph scoffed. "I know you have confidence in your little girlfriend but bring it down a notch."
Finn opened his mouth to answer but his phone dinged.
HHH: Step over to my office.
Finn: Omw.
When he arrived, he knocked but no one said anything which he felt was weird considering Triple H just texted him. He knocked again to the same result so he turned the knob to let himself in.
Shawn and Triple H were seated as the stared at him. He could read their expressions and they weren't happy to see him. The energy in the room felt tense. Only one reason came to mind for this meeting.
"Fergal Devitt, come take a seat," H motioned to the chair beside Shawn who was yet to speak.
"I'm okay standing here," he replied. "What's this about?"
"Why the rush? It's not like you're wrestling tonight," H said.
"Might not be able to wrestle tomorrow night either," Shawn mumbled. He cleared his throat and looked Finn straight in the face. "I want you to look me in my eyes and confirm what I already know."
"What do you know?" Finn knew the answer but he'd do anything to stall. There was probably nothing he could say or do that would placate Shawn. He'd just have to accept his fate.
"I want you to look me in my eyes and confirm that you've been messing around with my daughter this entire time right under my nose. Then confirm that you had sex with her right under my own goddamn roof," Shawn's voice was venomous.
"Shawn, let me explain…"
"There isn't a goddamn thing you can explain to me besides where I should strike first: your eyes, nose, mouth or dick," Shawn shot back.
"This wasn't supposed to happen," Finn takes a hand roughly through his hair. "I never wanted to get involved with Lily and I hate that the line was crossed."
"Let me see those screenshots again," Shawn snatched the phone and cleared his throat to read. "When are you coming back on the road…I'm dying to taste you again. That sound like hate to you?"
"Nope," H shook his head.
"My daughter was virgin! I bet you bragged about that, huh? Did you display her panties like a trophy. The daughter of Shawn Michaels is probably the ultimate conquest," Shawn ranted.
Finn shook his head. "Nothing could be farther from the truth."
"What is the truth?"
"The truth is, I-"
Shawn didn't give him the opportunity to finish because he interrupted him with his fist. The pain was searing and Finn immediately grabbed his mouth. He pulled his palm away and saw blood. Seeing the blood only seemed to incite Shawn and be delivered a few more pounds to Finn's face.
Finn didn't attempt to fight back. Of course he could've easily warded off a 53 year old man but Finn felt he'd disrespected Shawn enough. This is probably what he deserved. Finn found himself on the floor trying to take cover which gave Shawn opportunity to kick his chest and abs.
"That's enough Shawn!" Triple H yelled.
Shawn paused momentarily. "Hopefully the day doesn't come for a long, long time but until you know the pain of finding out that some guy preyed on your daughter, you don't get to tell me when it's enough!"
"Let me get a good look at you," Ric said, holding Lily by the shoulders. "Yeah, you're Shawn's daughter alright. You're beautiful just like your mother. You'll have to fill out up top a little more to match her though."
"Dad!" Charlotte hissed, embarrassed. "I am so sorry, Lily. He's too old and set in his ways to care about harassment. Where's your dad? We can take a group photo."
"That's a good question," Lily replied. "We'll catch up with you guys after the show. I need to go search for him now."
Lily was so hype with excitement. Imagining the pop when her father's theme hit sent goosebumps across her body. She went on in two matches so she needed to go touch base with him. She knew exactly where to find him. Hunter's office.
When she made it to the door, she heard bumping and what sounded like grunts. Lily opened the door to find Shawn standing over Finn's body.
"What is this? Stop!" Lily got down on her knees and crawled over to him. He appeared to be knocked out cold and she moved his head into his lap. "Finn, are you okay? Dad, why did you do this?!"
"You know good and damn well why!" Shawn growled.
If Finn's battered body wasn't enough of a sign, Shawn's tone and expression confirmed it. He knew. "Dad, I know you're mad at both of us but you didn't need to resort to violence."
"Okay, sweetheart, what would be the appropriate reaction?" he asked. "Let's not even get started on you. You've been lying to me this entire time. I know now what those tears in Australia were about and hell yeah I'm disappointed in you. You've deceived me. I've given you everything you've ever wanted your entire life including a walk into WWE free card and you repay me by spreading your legs for him like a common whore in the house I raised you in!"
"Shawn!" Hunter exclaimed as Lily began crying.
Finn groaned, regaining consciousness. His swelling eyes blinked open. "Lilith."
"I'm so sorry. I knew there was always a chance he'd be mad but I didn't know he'd react this way," Lily apologized.
"Mad? React this way?" Shawn scoffed. "You better be lucky my rifles are almost 2,000 miles away!"
"He's still got it at least," Finn's smile spread across his face slower than usual. It resembled a grimace with blood stains ruining the gleam.
"This isn't funny. You should see what he did to you!"
"Trust me, I can feel it."
"What I did to him?" Shawn appeared to be in disbelief. "I respected him, I've praised him over the years and I thought highly of him. I trusted him more than anyone in that locker room with your safety only for him to betray me in my own home that I invited him into. I gave him my beers, my food, my hospitality but he had to take it a step further and take my daughter too! I confided in him about you while he was probably holding back laughter with that Joker smile. I bet this was his plan all along. He's already irrelevant because what does he do besides smile, do that stupid pose and occasionally play dress up with paint. He couldn't even get booked in Australia! When he's finally irrelevant enough to be released, his shoot interview and book will sell thousands of copies just to read in black and white the tale of how he seduced and bedded the daughter of Shawn Michaels."
"I have no intention on telling any story on Lily. If I did, everyone would've known her identity the minute she walked backstage," Finn defended himself.
"And he didn't seduce me! If anything, I seduced him!" Lily added.
"Lies! You don't have to protect him!" Shawn said.
"It's the truth! What happened in our house was all me. He was minding his own business in your narcissist room when I approached him. He just had a moment of weakness and couldn't say no."
"Even if that's true, it's no excuse. You are a child, he should've known better. He was quick to tell me about Ziggler but I bet not even Dolph would knowingly betray me like this. Do you want to know why Finn had a moment of weakness? This!" Shawn stomped Finn in the crotch area, causing him to cry out.
"Shit!" Hunter hissed as if he felt it. "Shawn, that's enough and I mean it this time. I'm not saying it as your friend, I'm saying it as the Executive Vice President of Talent, Creative and Live Events. No matter what he's done, he's one of my wrestlers therefore it's my job to make sure he's okay."
"Daddy, I know you're upset with me but please calm down before your segment! We go on soon," Lily pleaded.
"I don't have a segment tonight," Shawn shook his head.
"Yes you do to reveal that you're my father!"
"I don't know the girl I'm staring at right now. I refuse to claim you as a daughter of mine until I recognize you again," Shawn reached for the doorknob.
"Shawn, wait!" Hunter stepped from behind his desk.
"Daddy, please!" Lily begged.
Shawn shook his head, backing out of the room.
"Is he serious?" Lily's head turned to Hunter.
"What do you think?! Lily, how could you do this to him. Shawn was still popping pills and doing drugs until he found out that he was expecting a baby girl. You. Lily, you saved his life just to kill him all these years later. Maybe he was right to keep you away from this business if this was the first thing you'd accomplish. I don't understand why-" Hunter trailed off as a match ended on screen. "You have to get to gorilla!"
"I still have to go out there?"
"Yes, you do," he nodded. "It's like I told you before, the show always goes on."
"H, she's not experienced enough to suppress her emotions out there yet," Finn said.
"You stay out of it. You've caused enough trouble," Hunter scolded. "Lily is not experienced enough to do a lot of things yet she still did."
"But..." Lily couldn't see her face but she knew her eyes were puffy.
"Try not to think about it and you'll be fine," Finn weakly offered his support.
"I'd say you have about three minutes," Hunter looked at his watch.
"Where were you?" Nattie was pacing back and forth when Lily entered gorilla.
"I was with Triple H," she replied.
"Oh, did he reveal the payoff to this match yet because I'm still confused."
"No," Lily sniffled, trying to hold back tears.
"Tonight is overwhelming, I know," Nattie rubbed her back in a show of support.
"You don't know the half of it…" Lily sighed as her theme started. It felt like she was walking to her death. Every step felt like she was lifting a stone with her foot. Neither was a heel in this feud but the way Lily failed to smile or interact with the fans probably made her appear to be one.
Soon Nattie joined her in the ring. They locked up and Nattie got the upper hand, pushing Lily into the corner where she remained. Normally, Lily would've gotten up on her on but Nattie walked over and pulled her up, trying to engage her into action.
"Lily, what are you doing?" Nattie discreetly whispered out of the corner of her mouth.
"I can't do this," Lily shook her head. She rolled out of the ring and started running toward the back. She heard the crowd muttering in confusion wondering what was happening.
Hunter was waiting for her behind the curtain. "I'm sorry for sending you out there. Making you go through with the match was my way of punishing you but as soon as I saw you during your entrance I knew it was a mistake. Leave and go back to the hotel before people start asking questions."
"Are you going to fire him?"
"I should and I'm sure that's going to be Shawn's next request but looking at it from a business standpoint, I can't. Finn has a very large fanbase, he sells merch, image wise his Bálor Club for Everyone is a great campaign and we still haven't used the Bullet Club thing to it's full potential yet. He's just too big of an asset to lose with New Japan on the rise and trying to expand to the US," Hunter rationalized. "He's in no condition to wrestle so I've pulled him from Raw and the weekend houseshows."
Lily wanted to get in and out of the locker room as quickly as possible because she knew there were going to be questions that she unfortunately still couldn't answer.
"Was that part of the storyline or what?" Sasha asked.
"Yeah," Lily absentmindedly replied as she zipped her suitcase. She rolled the bag behind her, pausing in front of Della. "You were right about my dad's reaction."
"Oh shit. Are you okay? More importantly is Devitt still alive?"
"Neither of us are okay and yes, he's still alive for now," Lily shook her head.
Nattie was at the door when Lily opened it to leave. "Did Triple H change the match again without my knowledge?"
"This has nothing to do with Triple H. I'm sorry. One day I'll be able to explain this and everything else but not tonight," she said before breaking into tears.
The other women started crowding around her in a show of concern but while she appreciated them, it felt claustrophobic. "I-I-I-I have to go."
Lily kept her head down as she walked and didn't stop until she ran into a body. "Oh, Mr. McMahon."
"Why did you leave the ring? I read the notes from your match in advance and no where did it mention any of what I saw," he replied. "Where's Shawn?"
"Shawn has disowned me," Lily's voice came out as sad as her demeanor appeared.
"What?" Vince frowned. "Did he say that?"
"He said he didn't recognize me which is basically the same thing."
"What happened?"
"I'm sure Hunter will tell you later..."
"Balor?"
Lily's brows rose. "You know?"
"I know everything about everything that goes on in my company. I also know first hand how Shawn feels right now. Stephanie put me through it many times in her teen years. Do you think I was happy when I found out about Stephanie and H? Hell no but look at them now," he replied. "I eventually came around and so will Shawn."
Lily knocked on the hotel door and waited. Finn opened it. She could tell he was freshly showered because he had a towel around his waist and his wet hair was stuck to his forehead. His body was marked from Shawn's assault and the many bruises on his face were starting to darken.
"Hello Grotesque. Look at you," she reached up to touch his face and he grimaced in pain. "Sorry."
"Whatever was physically done to me by Shawn tonight will heal in a week's time. Can't say the same about what I did to Shawn mentally," he replied.
"Can I come in?" she asked.
"After what happened tonight, do you really want to?"
"I know I should stay away but I can't be alone right now," Lily sounded dejected so Finn stepped aside.
"Have you talked to Shawn since he left?"
"No, I haven't attempted to contact him. Honestly, I'm scared."
"I don't blame you but then again, I don't blame him for his reaction either."
"Hey, whose side are you on?" she lightly nudged him. "I'm sorry."
"No, I'm sorry," he said.
Lily chuckled. "I guess we're both sorry."
"I guess we are," he smile, his teeth back clean and white. "But I'm sorrier. It was me who offered you to ride knowing that I was attracted to you and it's me who owns the willy that penetrated you. I'm sure you would've eventually said yes to Marina's offer because you wouldn't have had any other options. If none of this happened, at this very moment you would be the talk of the wrestling world because the reveal would've gone on as planned."
"I'm probably still the talk of the wrestling world after my dramatic exit out there tonight. I suppose it can be written as intentional somehow tomorrow at Raw. Maybe a rookie chokes on the biggest night of her career story or something."
"I was going to be waiting for you behind the curtain just like I said I would but Triple H made me leave and I was in no shape to argue. Apparently they're going to write me off as having a concussion from the Saturday house show. Actually, there's a chance I legit have one."
"I appreciate you for not hitting my father back. He's still in decent shape for a 53 year old but his body is worn down from years of wrestling. I'm sure it wouldn't have taken you much effort to drop him if you really wanted to."
"Yeah, but I wasn't going to injure my father in law especially now that he's on his comeback tour. He'd never come to accept me then," Finn laughed. Hearing that made her feel good to know that he was thinking about a future with her still in it
"I told you Cathy was plotting," Lily took on a more serious tone. "I had my suspicions when that article came out about us dating but that could have easily been a fan passing off speculation as fact."
"I didn't believe it when you said it but for them to have screenshots of our messages, there's only one person who could have turned them over. After the break up I caught her with my phone but she gave a logical explanation. One thing that she said didn't stick out to me until now. She said 'I'm not going to expose the daughter of Shawn Michaels...publicly' and technically she didn't."
"Whether she exposed me publicly or privately, the next time I run into her we're going to have a talk," Lily declared.
"By all means, do what you have to do," he said, giving her his blessing.
"Now that that's settled, I'm going to shower off the tears and disappointment from my skin," she replied, disappearing into the bathroom.
Lily returned to the bedroom, drying herself and brushing her hair when she noticed Finn's towel rising over his crotch. "I'm surprised it still works after that stomp…"
"You know what they say, you can't keep a good cock down," he flirted.
"Where are your jeans or wallet?" she asked looking around the room.
"In my bag," he directed her to the corner. "Why?"
She dug around in his belongings until she found what she was looking for. A condom that she tore open with her teeth. "This!"
"Wait!" he halted her. "I have two concerns. First, do you know how to put it on. This isn't a banana in sex-ed class. Second, do you think this is appropriate? It's the very thing that cause the drama tonight."
"I think the order of importance should be switched on those concerns but whatever. We're already in trouble whether we do it again or not," Lily said as she wrestled with the condom. "Why won't it slide down? Is this the right size?"
"Try pinching the tip," he instructed.
"Sorry, they didn't have sex-ed at my school so I never went through the banana thing. All my sexual knowledge is from 7th grade life science, porn and things my mom told me," she secured the condom down his shaft.
Lily moved to straddle him, lining him up to her entrance. She tried to slide down but couldn't get passed the tip. His size made the process more challenging than she expected. The stretching was a little uncomfortable but it didn't hurt nearly as bad as the first time. "I think I've gotten ahead of myself."
"Lift off for a second," he asked before probing her with his finger. When he pulled back it was glistening."Well, you're definitely wet enough."
"Are you too hurt to get on top of me?"
"Lilith, this is something you should do on your own. It's better this way because you can control the pace and how much you can take. If I have to do it I'll be afraid of hurting you and I'll stop again."
Finn gently cupped her breasts as she braced her hands on his chest and tried to lower herself once more. A relieved sigh escaped both of their lips as she finally began impailing herself on him.
"That's it. Slowly," he coached her.
As she lifted herself up and down, the pain was replaced by just a hint of pleasure. She smiled down at him, lowering her upper body down to kiss him as he firmly held her hips. She sat back up, riding him as fast and hard as she could. He was deep but she still couldn't get those last two stubborn inches inside of her but that was okay for now.
Finn groaned, muttering incoherent words of encouragement. She could feel sexual pressure building inside of her and knew she was on the edge of her first penetrative orgasm. She felt herself contracting around him and he sucked in a sharp breath. He sat up so that they were chest to chest as he bounced her in his lap. Lily assumed he meant to kiss her but he didn't get any further than panting into her mouth.
Finally she came, clamping down on Finn making it difficult for him to thrust. He didn't need too. With his face red and sweaty like he'd wrestled a 1 hour iron man match, his muscles tensed and he strained as he came.
He collapsed back down on a pillow, his eyes immediately closed as he drifted off into sleep.
When Lily woke the next morning, Finn and his bags were gone. Weird. Once she grabbed her phone she saw that she had a lot of notifications from Twitter and Instagram. She just assumed it was about her match, if it could be called a match, last night. She cleared them and went to her texts.
Finn: Sorry, had to leave earlier and didn't want to wake you. I'm going back to Ireland for a few days.
Now it was time to see what the fans were chatting about. She bypassed social media and Googled herself. The first linked that popped up stopped her heart.
Breaking: Female Superstar is WWE Legend's daughter.
The audience last night at Evolution was left confused when Lily abruptly exited the ring during the first minute of her match against Natalya. We don't have an explanation for that yet but we just found out where the angle is heading.
This morning we received a leaked video of an interview with Lily and her father, Shawn Michaels.
Lily recognized the video as the sit down interview she did with her father with Cathy. Cathy. This had to be her.
The interview played as it went until the abrupt end.
"Really, Dad?" Lily muttered. She looked at Cathy. "Are we live?"
"No, they're planning on doing a press release next week to announce your signing with the photoshoot and this interview," Cathy informed.
"Good," Lily sighed. "Can we take a break?"
They walked off camera but they were still mic'd so every word was picked up. Everything played but things that made her look bad stuck out the most.
"What's the matter with you?" Shawn asked, raising his voice as he pulled Lily to the side. "This is what you wanted, now you have it but once the camera starts rolling you act like an uncooperative brat?"
"I'm not the only one who changed once the camera came around," Lily shot back. "Your opening statement was perfect and then you went into me coming to you? Really? I remember things going a lot differently. You should've quit while you were ahead. I'm not okay with lying and I'm not okay sitting back listening to you lie."
"But why? How does it look on a night dedicated to empowering women to rehash a feud older than me with 2 decrepit old men standing in our corners."
"If we're going to do the Shawn Michaels' daughter thing and the Natalya feud, I want to do it my way."
Lily made the mistake of scrolling down to the comments:
It finally makes sense. I just assumed she sucked off someone in management to get her spot. But given the old rumors about Shawn, he probably did the sucking for her.
2 decrepit old men? God, who raised this disrespectful little cunt? Oh wait...
What an entitled brat! Yep, she's definitely a Michaels.
Great, Triple H is going to shoot his best friend's kid to the moon. She demanded this angle and he gave it to her.
Can't wait until her feud with Charlotte. Giant overpushed blonde with famous last name vs Mini overpushed blonde with famous last name. And the crowd goes mild.
I have to give it to WWE for keeping this under wraps. I'm pretty sure it wasn't supposed to go down like this so the reveal would've been epic. We had no idea.
NatbyNature: I'm just as shocked as everyone else. I had absolutely no knowledge of Lily's background or where our angle was headed.
Her mentions were in shambles so she decided to make a statement:
LilyWWE: The LEAKED video/audio you heard today is not a reflection of me as a person, a daughter or a wrestler. In context, I was frustrated with the cookie cutter 'legend's daughter' angle which caused my reaction. I have nothing but respect for my father, this business and Bret Hart.
Her statement only seemed to make things worse. She finally caved in, locking her Twitter account and turning off her comments on Instagram.
Someone already updated her Wikipedia profile. Her previously nondescript page was now filled. Lily Hickenbottom (born July 21, 2000) is an American wrestler currently signed to WWE where she performs on Raw under the ring name Lily. She is the daughter of Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels.
The first person she thought to call was her dad...straight to voicemail. She tried her mom...no answer. Hunter...no answer. She knew Finn was probably still on his flight home and didn't bother.
Lily had never felt so alone. She was helpless in the midst of this crisis. She knew what she had to do next which was book a flight to San Antonio.