Chapter 9.
Seth and Dylan stood silently staring at each other. The silence was finally broken when Seth's phone rang. He blindly pressed a button, silencing the ringtone. A few seconds later, it began ringing again. Annoyed, Seth whipped it out to answer, not checking to see who it was.
"What?!...Oh… ok, sure." The phone call lasted barely a minute before his phone was back in his pocket.
"That was Roman… I… I gotta go" he said as he backed away from her, beginning to walk back into the arena. Dylan had dragged Seth out to the parking lot to talk.
"You're just leaving?" she asked, hurt and annoyed.
"What do you want me to say, Dylan?" He answered as he turned back to her. "You just dropped a bomb. A huge one. I need time to process everything."
"Like what?" Dylan's hands landed on her hips as she questioned him.
"How about the fact that you just told me you're almost 15 weeks pregnant. Is it mine? Dolph's? Are you still fucking taking pills? When the hell did you even find out?" By this point they were barely a foot apart. She bowed her head in shame.
"In Europe… when I was gone" she whispered, not meeting his eyes.
"So it is Dolph's...fucking great" he responded sarcastically as he lifted his head to the sky and exhaled.
"No!" she shouted."It's only been you… it's your baby" she said as her hand rested on her belly, almost beginning to poke out. He stared at her and then her belly for a moment before he leaned in and kissed her forehead.
"Why have you been pushing me away?" His arms slipped around her waist and he rested his forehead against hers.
"We've never actually gotten just a shot at 'us'. I didn't want you to want me just because of the baby" she admitted. He tilted her chin up and looked into her stormy blue eyes.
"I know this hasn't gone as traditionally as most relationships. But the way I feel about you… I'm gonna be honest Dyl, I know you're young… you're barely 20. But I wanna be with you… that's it. Will you… will you be my girlfriend?"
Dylan smiled before pulling Seth down to kiss him. He smiled against her lips as he kissed her sweetly.
"So one a scale of 10, how bad does your dad want to kill me?" he asked as they walked back into the arena, his arm slung over her shoulder.
She held both hands out and flashed them, imitating Tye Dillinger's "10!" gimmick.
"Well this might be the best date ever" Dylan said laying across the bed in her suite. Seth opened both pizza boxes revealing their favorites, a deep dish with extra pepperoni, and a meat lover's.
"I'll say… hey" Seth exclaimed as Dylan picked a piece of sausage off his slice and popped it in her mouth.
"What? I'm only trying to feed your kid" she joked, leaning over to kiss his cheek.
"So this is how it's gonna be for the next few months, huh?" he asked, watching her enjoy the pizza.
"Mmmm-hmm" she squeaked.
She was adorable as hell, and he was in love.
"Hell of a match" Seth rolled his eyes recognizing the voice. He grabbed the bag of ice from the trainer and kept it on his shoulder, cursing himself as the trainer left.
"What do you want Liz?" Seth asked, rotating his head slowly, stretching out his neck. All he wanted was a bubble bath with Dylan.
"Well since we haven't really gotten a chance to talk since I've been here, I just wanted to catch up." He eyed her wearily; Liz was rarely ever this nice, it almost seemed genuine.
"Everything's good… and you? How's your brother?" he asked.
"Looks like baby boy is gonna be the first Gonzales to graduate college" the raven haired beauty responded proudly.
After what seemed like forever, Seth broke the tension and awkward silence.
"Soooo… what's up?" he asked.
"Wow… you really don't remember, do you?" The smirk on her face should've been enough warning.
Dylan inwardly groaned. Her first face that day just had to be Liz's. She adjusted her brush apron over her belly and noticed Liz staring at her in the mirror.
"You're really pretty" she said, which surprised Dylan.
"Wow, thanks" she said adding some bronzer to the cheekbones. The two talked for a few minutes about Liz's career doing stunts and her transition into wrestling.
"I had been training for a while, then one crazy weekend my ex called and we ended up drunk, married, in Vegas. Not my finest night" she joked. "So I guess now I'm working with my husband…. As weird as that sounds."
Dylan stared at her in the mirror.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Roman asked in their locker room later that day. "How do you keep finding the most spectacular way to fuck things up?"
Seth shrugged as he stared blankly at the wall. Everything was finally working out. It was even better- the love of his life was pregnant with his baby and they were finally getting a chance to be together. What would Dylan say? What would she do? Seth's heart shattered at the thought of not having her or the baby in his life.
The knocking on the locker room door brought Seth back to reality and his heart tugged when Roman opened the door, allowing Dylan to come in. She quietly thanked Roman as she stood by the door, eyes glued to the floor. Roman excused himself and the two were left alone.
"How are you feeling?" he asked as he walked up to her and gently grabbed her hand. He tilted his head down when she wouldn't look up at him.
"Hey, what's wrong? Is something wrong with the baby… talk to me."
"I met your wife." She lifted her head and when their eyed finally met, Seth could see she had been crying.
Seth closed his eyes, hoping this had all been a nightmare. When he opened them, he only saw the pain in Dylan's face.
"Were you just never gonna tell me?" She walked past him to sit on a bench. He followed her and kneeled in front of her, resting his hands on her knees.
"It wasn't like that Dylan, I swear. I was completely wasted that night and I'm already working on getting it annulled. It was stupid, ok? She doesn't mean anything to me. You and the baby… you two are all that matter" he pleaded desperately. She had to believe him. He'd do anything to prove that she was all he needed.
He continued pleading his case when she didn't speak.
"It was that week were in Vegas. That asshole Sami told me you and Dolph were meeting up before and… something inside me just snapped. I thought you and he…"
"You thought I married him…" she finished his sentence when he trailed off shamefully.
"I thought it was over for good, so… I kinda flew Liz out from Los Angeles. I was only trying to get you out of my head. You chose him... and I had to get over you. It's just like with Sasha… it was a stupid distraction."
"But marrying her?" Dylan pushed his hands away from her forcefully enough to knock him back on his ass. She stood up and began pacing the locker room. He sat back and hung his head in disgrace. He promised never to make her cry again, and because of his stupid mistakes, he'd broken that promise.
A few days later Dylan was in her hotel suite getting ready. It was the day before Clash of Champions and she only had a few sessions that morning. She sighed loudly yanking the t-shirt as far down as it go with no use. Her bump was starting to get huge. She settled on a white tank paired with a black loose button down.
"Guess it's time to start telling people about you Little Bean" Dylan said rubbing her belly, using the nickname she'd given the baby when she saw her first sonogram photo. Driving to the arena, she knew she'd have to talk to him, it wasn't like she could just ignore the father of her baby.
Seth.
She'd been trying for months to keep him at bay, but he eventually broke down her walls. She'd almost completely let him in before all this with his wife happened. Trying not to think about the fact that she would soon be glamorizing Mrs. Colby Lopez herself, Dylan parked in the back of the arena by the trailers and made her way inside.
"I can't believe it… you're gonna be a mom?!" Renee asked looking up at Dylan as she blended the concealer under Renee's eyes.
Dylan nodded silently, trying to keep from smiling.
"Wow… so Seth's gonna be a dad" Renee continued. She was genuinely happy for her friends. After hearing about Seth's visitor in Las Vegas, Renee felt for Dylan. She had no idea how this young woman was being so strong, given she'd have to deal with Liz at work all the time. "You know if you ever need anything… I'm here for you. And so is Dean."
"So Seth's gonna be a pappy" Dean smiled.
"Yeah… if Dylan decides to ever speak to me again." They had texted a few times throughout the week but it had been his initiation each time. He was trying to give her the space she needed, but everyday without her had slowly been eating away at him.
"When are you signing the papers?" Dean asked. Seth had met up with his lawyer so he could file the proper documents to annul the marriage.
"She's signing them today and my lawyer will send them out. This will all be over in a week."
"And Dylan?" Dean curiously asked.
"Baby steps…" Seth smiled.
Dylan watched the crowd counting as Seth had Kevin Owens pinned in the middle of the ring. She stood in the gorilla position watching as the crowd got to 10. The referee had been knocked out and Seth sat up frustrated. Dylan watched as Seth went on to lose against Owens, who had Chris Jericho in his corner, manipulating the match the entire time.
A few minutes later, Seth made his way up the ramp and was surprised to see Dylan standing there, waiting for him in the gorilla position.
"You almost had him" she smirked, tossing him a towel. He wiped his face as he thanked her. They walked back to his locker room in silence, and he was grateful Dean had already left.
Entering the empty locker room, Seth closed the door behind them before he beginning.
"Before you say anything, I just wanna let you know I've already faxed the papers to my lawyer. This will be over soon, ok? She doesn't even mean anything. I don't want her. I want you Dylan. There's nothing I've been more sure of… and if you let me, I'll show you.
A few days later, Dylan sat back and crossed her arms over her chest.
"When can I take this stupid thing off?" She asked, referring to the blindfold Seth made her put on as they left the West Bay Shore diner in New York. That had been nearly an hour ago.
"Hold on Princess… we're almost there" he responded looking over at her in the passenger seat. He glanced down at her tiny belly before reaching out and holding it with his free hand. He smiled when he felt her hand over his.
A few minutes later, he carefully helped her out of them car and walked a few feet away from it. She heard seagulls and knew they had to be a her grandparents' beach house. She felt his hands rest on her waist and his scruffy beard against her shoulder before he spoke.
"You can take it off now" he said lowly, kissing behind her ear.
When she took the blindfold off, she was surprised to be standing in front of a stunning beach house, one that didn't belong to Linda and Vince. She took a step forward and turned around to give Seth a confused look.
"Where are we? What's this?" she asked waving around at nothing in general.
"Well… we're on Fire Island..." Seth began as he gently grabbed her waist and turned her around again to face the contemporary beach house.
"And I just bought that. Come on… I have a surprise for you." Seth hands rested on the small of Dylan's back as he led her through the front door. She looked back at him curiously when she noticed the tiny pair of shoe prints leading into the house.
"Go ahead…" he encouraged as she followed the trail to a room upstairs. She opened it to reveal a nursery, with grey walls and a baby animal theme.
"We can change it if you want. After we find out at your doctor's appointment next week." Seth said nervously as she walked into the room, tracing her hand over the edge of the crib. She leaned in and grabbed the tiny stuffed lamb from the corner of the crib. She smiled, thinking about the day she'd be holding her baby instead.
"It's perfect…" she said turning around, instantly dropping the lamb.
Seth was kneeling in front of her, holding a box containing the most beautiful 11 carat cushion cut diamond ring she'd ever seen. Her heart began to race and she bit her lip.
"I think I've known since we met that you were different. You were this smart mouth, sometimes foul mouth kid that always kept me on my toes. Then one day you… I'm not exactly sure when it happened, but you were this gorgeous, amazing woman that I could never stop thinking about. I've made a lot of mistakes when it comes to you but I also know you are my person. You're what gets me through my day. Hell… I've made a new route in the arenas just to pass by the glam station to see you. You're my fucking world… and I want to spend everyday for the rest of my life showing you."