Based on kayfabe. Inspired by the pictures of Dixie and AJ shown on the May 10th episode of Impact.
"Baby he was just being nice," Dixie assured her boyfriend from where she sat in front of her laptop. Because of the time that she had to spend away from her boyfriend, and because she insisted that he stay at home and rest in Dallas she had set up Skype on his computer and taught him how to use it. That was the most interesting 3 hours she had spent with him.
"Dix, he was looking like he was in love with you," Steve argued. Dixie laughed sweetly.
"AJ is gay Steve, remember?" she teased. "He's not interested in me." Her boyfriend rolled his eyes and sighed, obviously not believing her.
"Whatever you say Princess," he growled. Dixie gave a soft sigh and lowered her head, letting her loose hair fall in front of her face.
"Steve, he isn't interested," she reiterated. "He was just being nice."
"Dix?" Steve asked softly, recognising her actions from when she was shutting down. She shook her head and smiled softly at him from behind her hair.
"AJ has Kaz, however volatile that might be these days," she explained gently. "I was just having a bad day, and AJ was there." Steve frowned.
"Bad day beautiful?" he asked with the warm smile that always made Dixie melt.
"Yeah," she sighed. "Long day with the board, then I had to deal with the knockouts." Steve sighed.
"What happened?" he asked rolling his eyes in exasperation. He was well versed in the problems that some of the knockouts liked to cause.
"Madison decided that she wanted to get her ass kicked by Tara," Dixie explained, a small smile making its way onto her lips. Steve snorted in amusement, his own lips twitching.
"That woman has a death wish," he laughed, his amusement fading once Dixie nodded and lowered her eyes again.
"She said things to you again huh?" he asked gently. Madison liked to say horrible things about people, even when she wasn't on camera and Dixie was one of her favourite targets. She always knew just where to stop so that she wouldn't get in trouble but Steve knew just how bad she could make Dixie feel.
"Yeah," the brunette woman whispered before she raised her head slightly and gave him a small smile. "I ran into AJ on my way to my office and he comforted me." Steve smiled wryly and nodded.
"He was being a good friend," he surmised. Dixie nodded.
"Exactly!" she announced. "He's not interested. And I'm only interested in one man." Steve smiled his warm smile at her again and she smiled shyly back at him.
"AJ!" The Georgia native turned around and almost flinched when he saw Sting stalking down the hallway towards him. The older man smirked as he saw the effect he had on AJ just by speaking his name. Reaching AJ he eyed the slightly shorter man before he reached out and clapped him on the shoulder.
"Thank you for taking care of my girl," he said sincerely, a slight smile forming on his lips. "Especially since I know what Madison's words do to her." AJ froze for a moment before he offered a tentative smile to the elder man.
"Did she tell you what Madison actually said to her?" he asked nervously. The taller man raised an eyebrow and shook his head slightly.
"Basically along the same lines as the usual stuff," AJ explained. "Added in a few lines about her weight, and her ability as a business owner. Oh, and she said something about how Dix didn't deserve to be with you." Steve crossed his arms.
"Seriously?" he asked in exasperation. "You know anything specific on the weight comments?" AJ shrugged.
"Basically that she needed to lose it," he said with a snort. "Just cause she doesn't look like a stick doesn't mean that she's overweight." Steve grinned at the younger man and slapped him on the back.
"Thanks AJ," he called over his shoulder as he walked away.
"Steve! What are you doing here?" Dixie asked in shock as her boyfriend walked around the corner. The man grinned at her and captured her wrist, tugging her into his arms before he stole a quick kiss.
"Can't a guy come see his beautiful girlfriend?" he asked innocently. Dixie flushed, but managed to turn her best glare on him anyway. Laughing, Steve slung an arm around her shoulders and directed her away from the main hallways, leading her down to a lesser used corridor. Dixie leant against the wall and Steve placed his hand on the wall on either side of her head.
"I just wanted to see you," he teased. "But I ran into AJ on my way to find you." Dixie sighed and lowered her eyes.
"He told you huh?" she asked softly. Steve nodded and moved his hand from the wall to gently stroke her hair off of her face.
"Yeah," he admitted. "And Dix, I don't care what that woman says. You're gorgeous." Dixie flushed and slapped his chest lightly, but Steve caught the slight shake of her head before she caught herself. He leant down to kiss her forehead lightly.
"I love you," he said softly. "And I don't care that you don't look like Madison or Angelina. You're perfect." Despite herself Dixie couldn't catch the smile that spread across her face.
"See?" Steve teased again. "There's that beautiful smile that I adore." Steve caught the soft smile that lit up his girlfriend's face before she slapped his chest again and wrapped her arms around him lightly. He hugged her back before he stole another kiss and lead her back to the main corridors. After all, that was his real job. To keep his girl happy and confident. And when she smiled at him, he knew that he had succeeded.