Madison pulled up to the arena with Ken, usually she would be nervous, but this time it was more a sense of relief over her. They no longer had to hide their relationship, for once in her life she could be normal. Ken turned off the engine, both of them looking at the door, when Ken spoke "You ok?" reaching out, he intertwined his fingers with her. Madison gave him a small smile, before taking a deep breath "Yeah." Ken's smile grew wide as he leaned over the handrests, his free hand gently grasping Madison's chin, their eyes meeting when he spoke "It's gonna be fine." Madison smiled slightly, before Ken leaned forward, their lips meeting in a quick kiss. Ken opened his door, walking out of the car, coming around and opening the door for Madison . Madison smiled as she climbed out of the car, and waited for Ken to grab his bag from the back, before he slung his arm around Madison , pulling her body close to his, as they walked towards the door.
Once inside the door, Jeff Jarrett was the first person they ran into, Madison 's stomach immediately jumping into knots, when he gazed over to them. An awkward silence filling the space for a moment before Jeff spoke "You're sharing a locker room with Hardy tonight." He said, as Ken nodded when Jeff continued "We though it would be wise, considering." Jeff finished glancing over to Madison, a small smile on his lips. Ken spoke gruffly "Look Jeff, are we good?" Jeff's expression looked confused when Ken finished "I just know things got out of hand yesterday, and I know Kevin and you have been friends for a while.." Jeff held his hand up, causing Ken to stop talking. Jeff took a deep breath before speaking "Look, I've known Kevin for years, and I'll be honest there's times when he deserves everything that's coming to him. But, what happened yesterday was between you, him and this pretty little girl over here." Jeff spoke, pointing to Madison before continuing "That being said, I've known Madison for a while, and this is the happiest I've ever seen her." Madison couldn't help the relief that rushed over her, as she took a step, wrapping her arms around Jeff, giving him a tight hug. The hug broke when Jeff continued "And if you hurt her, I'll let Kevin kill you and I'll help hide the body…got it?" he finished before extending his hand to Ken. Ken chuckled lightly, before shaking Jeff's hand and saying "That sounds fair."
Madison and Ken made their way to Ken's locker room, opening the door, Beth was the first person they saw as she sat on the couch in the room. Walking in, Beth stood, immediately approaching Madison and wrapping her arms around the girl in a hug. The hug broke as Beth spoke "How are you doing Madison ?" she said concerned, before giving Ken a hug. Madison took a deep breath "I'm good." Beth grabbing Madison by the hand leading her across the room, as they both sat on the couch. Beth's eyes pouring into Madison 's when she spoke "Have you spoken with Kevin?" Madison ran her hand through her hair, when she spoke "I texted him last night. He said we'd talk today." Beth smiled wide "Well it sounds promising." Madison nodded as she glanced over to Ken, who was leaning against the doorway. Ken's smile wide on his lips when he spoke "Hopefully he's accepted the fact that me and his sister are together." Madison smiled wider when Beth spoke, turning to Ken "Maybe you shouldn't be the one talking to Kevin.." Ken laughed out loud before responding "What? You don't think he'd want to hear how I make his sister scream my name!" Madison 's blush attacking her face as she spoke "Oh my god Ken!" as she covered her face with her hands, Ken's evil smile on his lips as he walked across the room, sitting on the back of the couch, leaning his massive body down between Beth and Madison, his free arm pulling Madison's hands away from her face when he spoke "Hey…" Madison 's blue eyes looking up into his "I like when you scream my name." he spoke, giving her a wink, before lunging forward connecting their lips for a quick, yet passionate kiss.
The kiss broke as he stood from the couch, "Alright, I'm gonna go take a shower…" he spoke honestly, before walking towards the shower room area, only to hear Beth yell to him "Yeah, go cool down!" causing him to laugh out loud all the way into the shower area. Silence filled the room for a few moments, when Madison spoke nervously "Have you seen Kevin?" Beth leaned back against the couch "Not today…I guess he'd be in his locker room." Madison nodded her head, when Beth spoke honestly "Why don't you go see him?"
Madison ran her hand through her hair before knocking on the door of Kevin's locker room. A moment of silence before she heard the familiar voice of Kevin say "Come in." Madison took a deep breath, then opened the door slowly, walking into the room that seemed larger than usual, Kevin sat across the room. Madison walked into the room, making her way next to her brother, as she sat on the bench next to him, silence filling the room. It seemed awkward for a moment, before Kevin leaned his massive frame to the side, nudging Madison with his body, causing Madison to smile, looking over to her brother, who surprisingly had a smile on his face too. Madison spoke candidly "I love you, Bubba." Before reaching over, wrapping her arms around her brother, pulling him tight as he spoke "I love you too, May May…I love you too." The hug broke, as they continued to sit on the bench in silence, Madison not really sure what to say, as Kevin continued to fumble with his phone.
It seemed like forever when Madison spoke "Ken's a really good guy…" Kevin exhaled deeply, when Madison continued "I'm serious…he's a great guy…I'd wish you'd just give him a chance.." Kevin simply stared at his sister as she walked across the room, opening the door before she spoke "Don't make me choose between you." Before closing the door to the locker room. Madison stood outside her brother's locker room, her bravery surprising even herself. She's never said something like that to her brother before and quite honestly it surprised her. Madison made her way back to Jeff and Ken's locker room, plopping on the couch, telling Beth all about her run in with her brother.
An hour or so later, a knock on the door startled Madison as she laid across the couch, the production assistant popping his head in saying "Kennedy is needed in Gorilla." Before leaving the room as quickly as he entered. Madison smiled watching Ken doing a few quick squats across the room, before putting on one of his merchandise shirts, with no sleeves and his trademark ballcap. Ken smiled as he held out his hand to her, Madison smiled, standing to her feet walking over to her boyfriend, intertwining her fingers with his as he began to walk out of the room. Beth spoke "Are you sure that's a good idea?" nudging to the idea of Madison walking Ken to Gorilla position. Ken looked back to Beth and spoke "He'll get used to it." Before leading Madison out of the locker room, when Jeff Hardy spoke up "Either that, or he'll kill Ken."
Madison's stomach was in knots as they got closer to Gorilla, she couldn't help the smile that was on her face as she watched Ken greet everyone that walked by them, but on the inside she was terrifed. She knew Ken and Kevin had a tag team match tonight, and she knew that Kevin would be there. Getting closer to Gorilla position, Madison took a deep breath as she walked with Ken into Gorilla position. Sure enough, leaning against some of the production trunks was Kevin, stretching his long legs as Ken and Madison walked into the area. Madison stayed back, leaning against the wall as Ken let go of her hand for a moment, walking over to Kevin, extending his hand to his tag team partner. Kevin glanced down to Ken's hand, before glancing over to his sister, releasing a deep breath before timidly shaking Ken's hand. Madison's insides jumped for joy, this was the first step, and maybe just maybe Kevin was gonna change.
Madison pushed herself off the wall, crossing the small area wrapping her arms around her brother as she spoke "Good Luck Kevin." Kevin smiled, laying a gentle kiss on her forehead, as the hug broke. Madison pushed her weight onto the production trunks, as she sat on top of them, her feet hanging freely. Ken walked over, standing between her legs, his hands resting on the trunk on either side of Madison. Ken spoke "Watch this for me alright?" he said smiling, before taking off his ballcap and placing it backwards on Madison's head, before he lunged forward his lips just meeting Madison's when Kevin cleared his throat loudly, causing the show of emotion to stop. Ken and Madison looking to the larger man beside them, as Kevin took a few steps, grasping Ken by the shoulders, practically pulling him away from Madison as he spoke gruffly "Let's go lover boy" before leading him down the ramp.
The match went quickly, and before Madison knew it Ken and Kevin were making their way back up the ramp, the titles still around their waists. Madison jumped off the trunks, placing the ballcap back on Ken's head as he made his way through the curtain, hearing the familiar voice of her boyfriend as he spoke "Thanks babe!" as he leaned over, their lips meeting briefly. Kevin walked through the curtain, and of course the moment he saw his sister and Ken's current position, he spoke gruffly "Come on Madison, we need to get ready to go" practically pulling his sister down the hallway.
Madison sat in the locker room, waiting for Kevin to get ready to go. She couldn't believe her brother was acting like this, she thought things were finally gonna get better, things were finally gonna be normal, and now here her brother was acting like a child everytime her and Ken showed any type of emotion. Kevin walked out into the main room, as he sat on the bench. Madison swallowed her nerves as she stood and made her way to the bench standing before her brother. Kevin looked up to his sister, and he knew she wasn't happy, when Madison spoke "I thought you were gonna give Ken a chance?" Kevin spoke calmly "I did. And We won." Madison rolled her eyes as she continued "You know what I mean." Kevin ran his hand through his hair, as he took a deep breath when Madison continued "Look, you don't have to like him…but I do…and like it or not, he's my boyfriend." Kevin grumbled under his breath when he spoke "Do we have to do this now?" Madison growled out of frustration when she spoke "Yes we do! He's my boyfriend, so either you need to get used to him being around, or…" Kevin's eyes looking into his sister's when she continued "Or don't expect me to be around."
It was like a quick flashback for Kevin, he remember everything Gary had told him, the panic flew through his body once again, the fear that one day he would lose her. The sweats appearing on his forehead when he thought about the horrible feeling, and the horrible things they could do to his sister if they ever found her. He wouldn't let it happen, he would make sure she was always protected. It was at that moment that he realized one thing, if he was gonna make sure she was always protected he was gonna need Ken's help.