On the rare occasion that Seth and Bayley got some time at home, they liked to show their faces at the coffee shop they owned, named Bean and Gone. Although they employed a manager to run the shop for them from day to day, and she did so very effectively, the owners still liked to take a personal interest when they could.
Bean and Gone had been Seth and Bayley's second renovation project, after they had bought a house and taken it from a near-derelict ruin into their ideal home, doing most of the work themselves. It had been a lot of long, hard graft, but they had very much enjoyed the experience of building their dream together.
As Seth pulled their car into the driveway, the memories of the renovation project were on Bayley's mind. "Seth?" she asked slowly.
"What, angel?" he asked, turning to look at her after killing the engine.
"I'm just thinking about when we worked on the house, and then Bean and Gone. You really got me into DIY and taught me so much. I miss it. Do you think we could take on something else?"
"Hmmm," Seth said thoughtfully. "Why don't we talk about it inside? You know what's ironic? We've spent all afternoon working in a coffee shop and I didn't drink a single coffee. I'm dying for one."
"You know you're never going to catch me turning down coffee," Bayley replied with a smile as she got out of the car. She was a shameless addict.
"That's for sure," Seth agreed, also climbing out of the car. "But then, coffee is life."
Bayley giggled. "A motto anyone could live by."
They entered the house and walked through to the kitchen where Bayley got the coffee machine going. Seth walked up behind her, put two cups on the counter, then slipped his arms around her waist. It was something he often did, and they both liked it a lot.
"Mmm," Bayley purred contentedly, nestling against him.
"So, what kind of project were you thinking of?" Seth asked. "I'd definitely like to work on something else with you. It really made me happy the way you got into it all. You took to it like a natural, much more than I thought you would."
"Thank you, baby," she said sweetly. "Honestly, I loved working on this place so much, I'd love to do it all over again with another house."
"Another house?" Seth repeated with some surprise. "Surely you don't mean you want to sell this place? This is our home, Bay."
Bayley wriggled around to face him and looked earnestly into his eyes. "Of course I don't mean that. I'd never want to leave here, you know that. I'm talking about buying another house and restoring it. I remember you telling me people make good money buying places, fixing them up and selling them. We could get into that?"
"That's a very interesting idea," Seth said with smile. "Yes, there are people who do that for a living. They buy places on the cheap at auction, like we did, then they sell them for huge profits after renovation. It could be both a business venture and a hobby for us." His excitement at the prospect was obvious.
"That sounds great to me," Bayley said, giving him a little peck on the lips. "I'm imagining us now having a business doing this. It would be a really good retirement plan for us."
Seth laughed. "I'm not planning on retiring any time soon."
"I know you're not. Neither am I. But I'm serious, this could be a business for us after we're done wrestling. We really could start a company. It's something we both like doing, and we're good at it. Well, you are. But I'll get there."
"Definitely," he agreed, getting more serious about the idea. "It's something we should put some thought into. Ignore me laughing, I do think it's a very good idea."
"Yay!" Bayley squeaked in delight, melting Seth's heart as she so often did. "I love you, Seth."
"I love you too, angel." Seth gave her a kiss, then she turned around to get on with making the coffee.
While she worked on fixing the drinks, she posed a question. "What do you think we could call our company?"
"Now that's a tough one," Seth said. Taking a couple of steps back, he sat down at the kitchen island, still facing her. "I'm really not good with things like that. Creativity isn't my strong point. I'm just glad Bean and Gone was already named when we bought it. I would certainly never have thought of it."
Bayley took a moment to consider her own question as she finished making the coffees. "I think I have a good one," she announced as she handed Seth a cup.
"Thanks, babe. Go on."
"What about Bayllins Property Developers?" She had used the name that WWE's fans had given them once their relationship had gone public.
Seth laughed loudly. "Yes! That's really good! We should look into registering the trademark. Safe to say no one has it."
Bayley sipped her piping hot coffee. Her eyes widened in excitement as another idea came to her. "We could get a van with the name on the side!"
"And we could have a logo on the side as well. Maybe little Seth and Bayley cartoon figures holding drills or trowels or something."
"Oh my God, Seth," Bayley squealed. She put her cup down and walked over to him. When she got there, she embraced him. "Please can we make this a reality? I am totally serious about wanting to us to do this."
"Me too," he replied sincerely, looking up at her from his sitting position. "Tomorrow, I'll look into how you register a trademark and a company. The advantage we have is that we have enough money to buy a place at auction without needing a mortgage, which allows us to spend as long as we like on the renovation work without losing money on interest payments."
"That's a good point," she said, nodding thoughtfully. "I'm so glad you're knowledgeable about stuff like that. Could we maybe start looking for somewhere to bid on soon?"
"Yeah, I don't see why not," Seth said happily. "And while we're at it, we can look into buying a van and getting our branding put onto it."
"I'm so excited right now!" Bayley exclaimed, bouncing up and down for want of something else to do with her energy.
While Seth laughed adoringly at her reaction, her phone started to ring in her pocket.
"Who's that?" she asked in mild annoyance at the interruption in their conversation. She took the phone out of her pocket and looked at the name on the screen. "It's Alexa," she reported, finding it strange. While the two women were friends, it wasn't to the extent where they would call each other on days off.
"I'll leave you to it," Seth said, taking his coffee cup and heading for the living room.
Meanwhile, Bayley sat down at the island in the seat he had vacated and answered the call. "Hey, Lexi. How are you?"
"I'm great, Bay. How about you?" came the cheerful response.
"Yeah, very good. Seth and I had a nice afternoon working at our coffee shop. We just got home."
"That's awesome," Alexa said warmly. "Hey, the reason I called is I have some news. I can't say how I found out, but I know some of the teams that are going to be in the new tag team division."
That got Bayley's attention. Alexa was referring the division on the new Women's Evolution brand that was now only a few days away from getting started. Summerslam was on the coming Sunday, where Bayley would be going over Sasha Banks in a singles match. On the following Monday, the first episode of Women's Evolution was going to air before Raw. All of the women were very much looking forward to their fresh start. While she was extremely interested in who the new teams were going to be, she wasn't quite sure why Alexa had chosen to call her about it. "Hype!" she exclaimed. "Tell me more!"
"Well, the team you're going to be most interesting in is Alexa Bliss and Bayley!"
"Wait, really?" Bayley squealed. "We're teaming?" Then the reality of it dawned on her, making her feel confused. "Hang on, why am I on a team? That's not really what my character is supposed to be about."
"I don't know. I guess Hunter will explain to you. But I heard that we're going to be one of the teams in contention for the belts. I'm up for it! I think we'll be a very good team. They've put the two heel characters from Raw who had heat together. If I had to guess, maybe the angle will be that we've formed an alliance over the fact that we both hate everyone else."
"I suppose they could work with that," Bayley said. "Sorry if I didn't sound enthusiastic. I am looking forward to teaming with you, it just seems a bit odd given what Hunter told me about my character. But hey, if we're going to be in the picture for the belts, that's plenty good enough for me. I wonder if we're going to have a name, or if we'll just be Alexa Bliss and Bayley?"
"I have no idea," Alexa admitted. "All I know is some of the pairings."
"Alright, tell me some more teams!" Bayley said excitedly.
"Sonya and Mandy was one," Alexa began, sounding like she was counting on her fingers. "Sasha and Ember. Charlotte and Becky. I'm sure no one will be surprised by that one. Nikki Cross and Ruby Riott."
"Oh my, I love that," Bayley interrupted.
"Yeah, that's a good one. Sarah and Liv, obviously. I think the only other one was Naomi and Nia."
"Nothing for Ronda or Carmella?" Bayley asked. "I guess that means they're going for the new Women's title."
"Asuka will be in there too," Alexa agreed. "Anyway, that's what I know. I had to call you as soon as I found out we're going to be a team. But remember, I'm not supposed to know yet, so don't say anything to anyone, and act surprised when you get told."
"Got it," Bayley confirmed. "Thanks for calling, Lexi. See you Sunday."
"Yeah, see you."
After ending the call, Bayley looked blankly at the phone for a second. "Didn't see that coming," she muttered to herself.
With that, she pocketed her phone and, forgetting about her cup of coffee, walked out of the kitchen and through to the living room. She found Seth relaxing on their usual couch (the other one at a right angle to it was only used by visitors) catching up on the sports news on TV.
"Everything okay?" he asked without turning around to look at her.
"Fine," Bayley replied sweetly. "Lexi found out some of the teams for the new women's tag team division." She leaned over the back of the couch and loosely wrapped her arms around his neck affectionately. "Surprisingly, I'm on one of them, with Lexi."
"That is a surprise," Seth said, half turning to look back at her. "I thought you'd be competing as a singles... Ow!" he moaned as Bayley nibbled at the delicate skin on the side of neck. "No biting!"
"Don't pretend you don't like it," she breathed into his ear, before pressing the lobe softly between her teeth, wanting him to feel it, but not to hurt him.
Making her squeal in delight and surprise, Seth leaned back, grabbed hold of her and roughly pulled her over the back of the couch. She ended up sitting in front of him. Before she could say anything, he covered her mouth with his hand. It was a fetish of hers – both for him to do it to her and for her to do it to him. "Now, that's what you get," he told her sternly.
"I'll be a good girl," she muffled into his palm, the words just about understandable.
"I know you will. I'm going to make sure of it."
A/N: Special thanks to everyone who left suggestions for the women's tag teams last time. I hope you like the ones we're going with?
This time, I'm looking for a two person commentary team, and you guys are going to pick them. Any female wrestler who has appeared in WWE and isn't currently active is eligible, and I'll also make Renee Young eligible. Leave your votes in a review, and the two women with the most votes will get the spots at the commentary table for Women's Evolution.
Additionally, if you have a suggestion for a team name for Bayley and Alexa, leave that in your review also. Thanks, guys!
