There was a sharp sting of nervousness in the air at the Verizon Center.
Tonight was the night Kelly had been waiting years for. Capitol Punishment. The pay-per-view that would go down in history, the starting of Kelly's first ever Divas Championship reign.
"I'm so excited for you, dear." Wade told her.
Kelly smiled up at him from her position on the floor. She was stretching in preparation for her match.
"Thanks, hon." She replied sweetly.
Wade held out his hand, and Kelly grabbed it tightly as he pulled her up.
"Celebrating should be... fun." He said with his trademark smirk.
That smirk. Kelly melted every time it was on his face. But she kept her composure, and answered him with a smirk of her own.
Picking up a water bottle, Kelly joined Wade on the bench outside the locker room.
She had wanted to ask Wade this all week, and there was still hesitation in her eyes when she looked up at him.
"Hey, Wade..."
"Yes?"
"Would you mind.. coming out to the ring with me? For support?" She asked in an overly-sweet voice, keeping a pleading look in her eyes.
Wade's eyes flickered down for moment, before returning to hers. A sly smile crossed his lips.
"Of course I will."
Kelly smiled as wide as she could.
"Thank you! Ah, thank you so much. It means the world to me." She squeaked and wrapped her arms around him.
"No problem sweetie. Anything for my girl." He replied.
Kelly was sure her heart had skipped a few beats at the words 'my girl'. She blushed and bat her eyelashes innocently.
The lovers sat silently, keeping their eyes locked, smiling back at the other.
Neither really knew how it happened, but Kelly's eyes fluttered shut as she leaned in slowly towards Wade until their lips met.
It was just as soft and sweet as their first kiss. And Kelly felt the same sparks as last time.
When they pulled away, she stared back into his eyes intently.
And there they sat. Searching each other's eyes for nothing in particular.
They probably would've sat like that for hours, had they not been interrupted by a crew member.
"Yo, Kellz. Your match is up in 3!" The man rushed.
The couple stood up, and made their way to the curtain.
Of course, the two got many looks as they walked through the halls. Most of them, complete and utter shock.
Kelly bounced in place as she waited for The Bella Twins to approach.
"Hey!" She heard a familiar voice call.
"Oh, hey Alex." Kelly smiled.
Alex smiled back and wrapped her in a tight hug.
"Good luck, Kellz." He whispered softly.
"Thanks." She replied politely.
"What's Wade doing here?" Alex asked, obvious annoyance in his voice.
"He's coming down to the ring with me." Kelly explained.
"Why would... why?"
"Because," Kelly started. "I want my boyfriend there to cheer me on."
Alex's eyes widened and he turned pale. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words would come out.
Loud snickers came up from behind them.
Kelly rolled her eyes as she turned to face the twins.
"Well well, look who actually showed up." Brie smirked.
"You ready to lose, Blondie?" Nikki taunted.
Wade put an arm around Kelly and she ignored the remarks. She'd get the last laugh.
As the twins' music started playing, they sent both sent Wade a look that Alex found strange. It seemed as if it was... a confirmation glance.
He wasn't sure what it meant, but he needed to act quick.
"Kelly, let me go with you instead." He blurted out.
"I'm good. Thanks for the offer though." She answered, not even looking in his direction.
"Kelly please-"
Alex was cut off by the sound of Kelly's music replacing The Bellas'.
Not another word was spoken as she and Wade stepped through the curtain.
...
"What the hell is Barrett doing out here, King?" Michael Cole pondered.
"I have no idea. He's on SmackDown, so, Booker...?"
"Isn't Kelly Kelly dating Wade?" Booker T questioned.
"I sure hope not." Lawler responded.
As they each began thinking about their relationship, the team went silent.
...
"Come on, Brie!" Nikki screamed from ringside.
Wade had been silent the entire match. Watching each girl closely.
Brie picked Kelly up off the ground, and nodded over to Nikki.
Nikki shot Wade a quick look, and he nodded softly back at her.
With that, Nikki jumped up onto the apron, grasping the attention of the referee.
Brie Irish whipped Kelly into the ropes, and when she touched them, Wade grabbed Kelly's boot, tripping her so she fell right on her face.
Brie took advantage and grabbed Kelly's hair, pulling her back up. She dragged the blonde to the middle of the ring, and planted Kelly into the mat with a facebuster.
She rolled Kelly's motionless body over, and Nikki stepped off of the apron.
The ref turned around, and quickly started to count the pin.
1, 2, 3.
As the twins' music blasted again, the entire arena was silent with shock.
Wade took the Divas Championship from Justin Roberts, and slid into the ring. He handed the belt to Brie, and held up the arms of both girls.
"What's going on here?" Jerry asked frantically.
Of course, no one knew that answer.
Wade smirked devilishly at Kelly as she started to regain her energy.
She looked up at him through her tangled blonde locks. Her eyes shining with confusion and hurt. She knew she wouldn't be able to stop the tears.
He just shook his head at her, and left the ring with The Bellas.
Kelly sat up, and pushed away the ref that was trying to help her.
The tight pain in her chest crushed her. It was getting hard to breathe.
She rolled out of the ring, and the ref followed.
"Kelly are you-"
"Leave me alone!" She yelled and walked in a rush to the back.
She needed answers.
...
After getting backstage, Kelly searched desperately for the trio.
She found them next to a cooler, drinking water and laughing like a group of hyenas.
Tears filled her eyes again as she walked up to them.
"Wade? What..?" She asked, her voice breaking.
"What's there to explain?" He asked sarcastically.
"How could you do this to me?"
"Kelly, did you really think that I would ever lower my standards to someone like you?"
His words stung. A wave of fresh tears made their way down Kelly's cheeks.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Kelly barked. She tried so hard to sound strong, but her voice gave her away.
"I mean, you're nothing but a mindless, blonde bimbo. I would never actually be with you. Besides, why would I want you, when I could have two of the most gorgeous women on the planet? I used you, Kelly. Toying with your emotions brought me joy. Get the picture?" He told her, wrapping his arms around Brie and Nikki in the process.
Kelly couldn't even speak. She hurt too much to even form a thought.
"Kelly? Kelly what's going on?" Alex questioned as he approached the small group.
Seeing Kelly crying, started a fire in Alex.
"What the hell did you do, Barrett?" He growled through gritted teeth.
"Ask the little trick yourself. She made it all too easy." Wade laughed. The Bellas did the same.
"Hurts huh, Kelly?" Nikki mocked.
Alex turned to the three of them, and jumped.
The twins took the hint, and left. An unwilling Wade followed behind them; taking one last look at Kelly's shivering body.
Once they were out of sight, Alex turned back to her.
"Kelly," he whispered.
He tried to embrace her, but she stepped away.
"I... I can't." She replied.
"What do you mean?" Alex furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
Kelly looked at him with pain-filled eyes.
She didn't say a word, only turned away and ran off to the Divas locker room.
"Kelly!" Alex yelled after her.
When she didn't turn around, Alex felt his heart begin to break.
Seeing Kelly like that, absolutely killed him.
He wanted to hug her and not let go until everything was okay.
He wanted to love her. Like he should've been doing this whole time.
Alex sighed in frustration and ran a hand through his hair.
Somehow, he would fix this.
It was figuring out how, that would be the hard part.
Kelly was his everything. He wouldn't rest until she was happy.
Even if it meant turning to the last person he ever wanted to go to.