-1Erica walked down the ramp determined strutting naturally. She stepped half in half out of the ring pausing bending over just long enough to torture Jerry Lawler and sent a wink his way just to piss Steve off.
"Ok Miss Michelle." she said with disdain dripping from her voice "You obviously have no idea who I am so I am going to take minutes to educate you….I am the daughter of a legend you know the one the limousine riding jet flying and yada yada guy sorry Dad but you monologue is to long …anyways you know him as the nature boy. If you are raised by the dirtiest you are bound to pick a few things up along the way. Anyways as for me being a whore….if you look up the definition John says your picture would be next to it… so darlin' I Don't think he wants you! As for Steve you can have him because I'm done after all whores like you like sloppy seconds don'tcha."
Candice slapped Erica. Erica dropped the mic Knife edge chopping Candice cleanly across the chest. She smiled slightly knowing it was good enough make her father proud she used sweeping take down to get her opponent off her feet she startled her punching her in the face repeatedly She was a south paw and used it to her advantage. She took pity on this sad excuse for a women's champ and got up off of her and instead placed her foot in the girl's throat. "Something for you to remember Michelle I'm a bitch I'll beat your ass Make you bleed Make you regret the day you ever screwed with me." with that she turned to leave making up the ramp before she was pan caked with a steel folding chair .
Seeing her knocked clean out both John and Steve rushed to the entrance both still in street clothes. Steve did what came naturally to him picking her up gingerly and carrying her back John shot Candice a dirty look.
They awoke her with smelling salts and she saw her daughters staring and standing terrified in the door way obviously forgotten in the chaos "I'm okay girls." they looked skeptical "Seriously boo bear, peanut I'm fine." she tried to set up but fell back into john's lap just then realizing he was the there "Oh hi honey." "Hi babe welcome back to the land of the living." Erica looked to the guys in a silent plea to help make the girls feel better. "Come here peanut you can feel momma's boo boo." John said referring to Layla She inched forward placing her fingers gently on the knot on the back of Erica's head "that's a big ow wee mommy." she said around the thumb placed firmly in her mouth as a form of security. "You girls want to help me doctor momma up?" Steve inquired "Yeah what do we do?" Leigha replied. Well you can go next door and ask Grandpa for that frozen bag of peas and Layla what do I do with you?…" "I kind of need some Advil…." "I have some ibuprofen in my bag I'll get it for you." John stated "Mommy needs something to take the pills with." Layla said "There's vending machine outside my dressing room you can get the drink while I get the medicine deal?" "Deal" He sat Erica up gingerly and slid out from behind her. John took Layla's hand and led her from the room. The EMT's came just as they left.
The paramedics determined quickly it wasn't anything serious and left.
"You know I hate to admit it but John's good with the kids." Steve said.
"We've been together awhile so he's had some practice and the kids like him which is a plus."
"How long you been seeing him?"
"Bout eight months."
"That long and you didn't tell me why?"
"You know the answer to that as well as I do."
"Fair enough… I want you back."
"I have been warned…. Fair enough… I can't believe I let that bitch get me like that it was a rookie move turning my back on her."
"Your sixth sense is off you'll get back." Just then Leigha walked in with the peas.
"What took you so long boo?" Steve inquired "Grandpa and I got into a tickle fight." "Let me guess grandpa lost." Erica said taking the peas from her and using them on her head the cold pack the medics had given her had already gone warm.
"No I lost but only because Uncle Dave helped him by holding me down."
And then Layla and John returned "and what took you guys so long?" "Layla had to go potty." "Wait…" Erica laughed "you took her to the potty." "Yes and you shoulda seen the look on Amy's face when she saw me standing outside that stall." Erica and Steve where now both laughing. "What there was no way I was taking her to the men's room." he handed Erica the pills and Layla handed her the coke. "Its ok man I've done the same thing myself many times." Steve couldn't deny the connection between John and Erica and his children. John realized it would be stupid to deny the connection between Steve and Erica. Both men realized they'd have a fight on their hands to get or keep what they wanted and what they wanted was Erica and with that simple realization a silent challenge hung in the air.
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