The next week Illyria sat in Terry Brunk's locker room looking at the engagement ring on her hand, it was nothing extravagant because she told Jim she just wanted something simple and that was exactly what he got her all except for the two carat diamond that sat alone on top of the gold band.
"Illyria Ann!" Terry called out, bringing her out of her trance and she looked up at him.
"Huh? Sorry Terry, did you say something?"
"I've been calling your name for the past five minutes...is something wrong?"
"No. It's just that this is all so sudden, you know? I mean just a week ago I was dating the man of my dreams and now we're engaged to be married and my birth control pills are flushed in a septic tank somewhere." Illyria stated, looking down at her ring briefly before looking back at Terry.
"Are you having seconds thoughts?" He asked, sitting down beside her on the couch and taking her hand in his causing her to smile because she knew he was trying to take her attention off her ring.
"Not at all. I guess I'm just wondering when something's going to come along and fuck it up because everything's going so perfectly right now." Terry was just about to say something else when Illyria's phone rang and she sighed. "Hello?"
"Lyria, it's Beulah...you need to come out in the hall, there's something you should see." Beulah said and with that she hung up.
"Okay, what the hell?" Illyria muttered, standing up and heading for the door.
"What is it?"
"That was Beulah. She told me to go out in the hall because there's something I need to see." Illyria explained, opening the door and walking out. What she saw made her knees buckle and had it not been for Terry she would've fell to the floor because there was Jim and Barbie Blank (Kelly Kelly) locked in what looked to her like a passionate kiss. "No...no, oh god Terry please tell me I'm not seeing that?"
"I'm afraid you are. Fullington!" Terry growled and Jim quickly pulled away from Barbie, his eyes widening in shock when he saw Illyria standing with Terry.
"Lyria, baby..."
"No! Fuck you Jim!" Illyria cried and ran into Terry's locker room, slamming the door behind her. She flung herself on the couch as tears flowed from her eyes and when the door slowly opened she didn't even bother to look up.
"Lyria, baby, please let me explain." Jim whispered, walking over and sitting next to her.
"There's nothing to explain Jim. I fucking saw you with my own two eyes kissing her so what could there possibly be to explain?"
"Baby she kissed me!" He exclaimed and she laughed bitterly.
"Oh that is such bullshit! That's the best excuse you could come up with? Jim you outweigh her and you're taller than her so you're telling me that you couldn't have possibly fought her off? You really don't expect me to believe that shit do you?" Illyria quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and took the ring off her hand. "Here, I won't be needing this anymore."
"Lyria don't do this...I love you."
"Me don't do this? I'm not the one who had my tongue down some slut's throat Jim! You don't love me and hell, you probably never even have so just get the hell out. I'll go out there with you like my job calls for but once we step behind that curtain keep the fuck away from me." Jim opened his mouth to say something but closed it immediately because he could tell by the look in her eyes that she was finished listening to anything he had to say.
"I'll go but just remember one fucking thing Illyria Ann Szatowski...I do love you." With that said he got up and walked out of the locker room leaving her in total silence other than the tears that she cried.
The door opened again and Terry walked in, moving silently to sit beside her as he took her in his arms. "Shhh sweetie, it'll be all right." He whispered, stroking her back.
"Why Terry? I love him so fucking much...why did he do this to me?"
"I don't know sweetie, I just don't know. I already called Levy and he said he'll be on the first flight out here." Terry informed her and she pulled away to look at him in confusion.
"You called Scotty? Why?"
"Because I know how much he means to you and I knew you'd probably want him here. You need all the support you can get right now and even with us and your brother..."
"Rob!" Illyria exclaimed, jumping up and racing out of the room only to collide with something solid and fall back into Terry who had followed her out of the room. "Fuck!" She groaned and looked at the person only to see her brother looking back at her and she could tell by the look on his face that he had already heard.
"I'll fucking murder him." Rob growled.
"Rob no, just stop it. This is not worth you getting suspended or fired over, this is my fight and I've got to do it on my own." She stated, looking at him with pleading eyes.
"He hurt you Lyria!"
"Yeah I know, this isn't the first time though and I made it through all the other times just like I'll make it through this one. I've still got to work with him so I don't need you starting any shit that's going to cause me grief with him out there all right?" Illyria spotted a familiar figure over Rob's shoulder and when Barbie came into clear view she saw red. Before Rob or Terry could stop her she took off down the hall and tackled Barbie to the floor. "You fucking bitch!" She yelled, grabbing her by the hair and banging her head against the hard concrete floor while Barbie screamed in pain. "Fucking no good slut!" Two strong arms wrapped around Illyria's waist and lifted her off Barbie as she struggled to get away. "Let me go dammit!"
"No Lyria, stop." Kevin Fertig's voice rang in her ear and she immediately relaxed against him, allowing him to carry her away while medics attended to Barbie.
"You should've let me hurt her Kevin." Illyria mumbled once they were back inside Terry's locker room.
"Why? For something Fullington had no control over?" Kevin asked and she looked up at him in shock and confusion.
"You're fucking taking his side over this shit?"
"I'm not taking anyone's side Lyria, I saw the whole thing...I know what really happened."
"What?" She questioned, suddenly curious as to what he knew.
"Hettinga (Mike Knox) and Martin went to him, told him if he didn't give Barbie what she wanted then they'd make sure you got severely injured out there tonight."
"You mean he...he didn't...motherfucker! Please go explain this to Rob while I go talk to Jim." Illyria jumped up and raced out of Terry's locker room, straight to Jim's and banged on the door which was opened a few minutes later by Tyler.
"Yeah?"
"Is...is your dad here Tyler?"
"Yeah, he's drinking though so you might want to watch out." Tyler said and Illyria sighed.
"Could you go to Terry's locker room so I can talk to him alone for a few minutes?"
"Sure."
She watched Tyler walk out of the room then she cautiously walked inside, spotting him sitting on the couch chugging a beer. "Jim?" Illyria whispered and he looked over at her. "Stop drinking for now, please? I want you to hear what I have to say."
"Come to tell me some more how much I don't love you?" Jim snapped and she winced.
"Okay, I deserved that but...no, that's not why I'm here."
"Why then?" He asked, tossing the can aside and picking up another.
Illyria groaned, walked over to him and plucked the can out of his hand. "I said stop it for a few minutes Jim. You're not going to make apologizing easy for me are you?" His head snapped up to look at her in shock. "Yes, I said apologize to you now are you going to let me do it or not?"
Instead of answering her he reached out and pulled her into his lap causing Illyria to giggle. "Start talking." He demanded and Illyria shivered involuntarily.
"Don't start ordering me around, you know what that does to me. I attacked Barbie in the hall while talking to Rob and Kevin pulled me off of her. He took me back in Terry's locker room and told me he saw everything that happened...I know why you kissed her now."
"I did what I had to do to fucking protect you, I couldn't stand the thought of you getting hurt because of me."
"Shhh Jim, I know that now and I'm sorry that I didn't let you explain that or listen to what you had to say but I was so hurt and I couldn't get the image of you holding her and kissing her the same way you do me out of my mind."
"You know you're turning me into a sap right?" Jim teased her and she playfully slapped his chest. "Hey, it's true! A year back I wouldn't have given a damn about explaining myself on this shit but I can't stand the thought of losing you...which I suppose I already did."
"You did...for a while anyway." She said, giggling. "But I can stand the thought of losing you about as much as you can stand the thought of losing me."
"Guess you'll be wanting this back then huh?" He asked, reaching into his pocket and pulling out her engagement ring.
"Yes, give me." Illyria held her hand out and he slipped the ring on her finger before kissing her.
"Would you fucking get off my foot!" Someone yelled from outside the locker room door and Illyria quickly pulled away from Jim, smirking evilly.
"Shhh." She whispered, getting off his lap and sneaking over to the door. Illyria quickly pulled it open and in fell Rob, Terry, Tom, Kevin, Tyler and Paul Heyman. "Hear everything you needed to hear boys?" Illyria laughed as Jim walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Get the hell off of me!" Terry groaned, pushing all the guys off of him.
Rob was the first one to get up and he smiled at his sister. "Get everything worked out?"
"Like you don't know. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go get ready so I can escort my fiancee down to the ring. My fiancee...damn, I like the sound of that." Illyria giggled, kissing Jim before she grabbed her bag and walked into the bathroom to get ready for his match.