Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso or WWE. I only own Dawn Ricard/Scarlet, and of course, the plot.
May 16, 2011, Monday - Raw live show in Providence, Rhode Island
Venue: Dunkin' Donuts Center
"I love you, Dawn." Mike said as he stood in front of Dawn. He was giving her his puppy dog eyes, because he knew how much she adored his cerulean blue eyes.
Dawn chuckled humorlessly as she tried to look away from Mike. She knew that he was aware about her weakness, and it was his eyes. After hearing those sweet three words come out of his mouth, she knew it would've made her feel so happy a few months ago, but right now, it didn't affect her. "Stop lying through your teeth, Mike. You don't love me."
Mike took a step towards her and he held her left hand. He caressed the top of her hand gently. "Babe, I'm not lying."
"Well then, prove it to me babe." Dawn replied, rolling her eyes.
Mike then let go of her hand and placed both of his hands on the wall, trapping Dawn between him and the wall. He looked into her ice blue eyes, and if he could, he would want to lose himself in them forever. "I broke up with Maryse, and that's because I love you."
Dawn gasped, while Mike just smirked at her expression. "You did that? Please tell me you didn't."
Mike nodded. "I hate to burst your bubble, but yes - I did. Isn't that enough proof of my love for you?"
Dawn swallowed. How exactly did he broke-up with Maryse? Did he just told her that they were over because he didn't love her anymore, just like what he told her when he called things off with her last year? However he did it, Dawn didn't want to know.
"You shouldn't have done that." Dawn told him and then sighed.
"I shouldn't have gotten with her in the first place. Breaking up with her is probably the smartest thing that I have ever done." Mike replied, exhaling. Dawn bit her lower lip after she felt his breath on her face.
With Mike's face menacingly close to hers and his lips adjacent to her own, Dawn couldn't think straight. The feelings she had for him started coming back to her and the walls she built between them are rapidly crumbling down. "And why is that?"
Mike smiled. "Because she's no you, Dawn."
Mike's tender lips crashed on Dawn's. He kissed her slowly, trying to take his time to savor the lips that he missed kissing. He brought his arms down and wrapped it around her tiny waist. Dawn wanted to push him away from her, but she couldn't find the strength to do so. So, she just kissed him back and allowed her hands to get tangled in his hair.
As Mike continued to kiss her, the excitement inside of him was getting unbearable. He took his slow kisses up a notch by nibbling on her lower lip a few times before brushing his tongue over it. Dawn refused to open her lips, and it frustrated Mike. So, he pushed her into the wall with just the right force. Dawn gasped, and Mike took this as an advantage to slip his tongue in her mouth. When his tongue met hers, it made Dawn's hair stand on its end and made her knees weak. Dawn pulled his hair, in which he responded by grinding on her.
Their tongues moved dangerously slow against one another and it brought them a sensation like no other. Mike eventually won the tongue wrestling and he started exploring her mouth immediately. She mentally smirked when she tasted Dentyne - obviously he prepared for this, unlike her. She had one of those cherry-flavored, heart-shaped lollipops a few minutes ago, and now she wondered what was going through his mind as he devoured her mouth. Mike wanted to take her right there, but he tried to contain himself. She tasted heavenly, and he loved how the cherry flavor mixed with the breath mint he ate earlier. Dawn let out a moan, but Mike's lips muted it. She pulled on his hair again, and he returned the gesture by releasing a groan of pleasure and by squeezing her hips.
They kissed for what seemed like fifteen minutes before Dawn finally pushed Mike away from her. Mike was confused, and when he tried leaning in to her to start kissing her again, Dawn placed her right index finger on top of his moist lips.
"Easy, tiger." Dawn said breathlessly as she removed her finger from his mouth.
Mike eyed her lips as he tried to catch his breath. "I just couldn't help myself."
"I hate to end this, but I think I have to. I have a match." Dawn replied as she licked her lips.
"Oh come on!" Mike scoffed and squeezed her hips. "Your match can wait."
"No," Dawn said sternly. "It's you who has to wait."
And with that, Dawn pushed him away from her, and walked down the hall. Mike's eyes widened, and he was left standing there with his mouth ajar, feeling frustrated, and with a boner.
"What the hell, Dawn? Don't leave me here like this!" Mike yelled at her as he ran a hand through his hair.
Dawn smirked and gave him the "talk to the hand" gesture. Mike punched the wall and yelled his exasperation out. He knew he had her there for fifteen minutes. He tried to figure out what went wrong; he knew her match wasn't going to start yet so he decided to make a move on her. He'll try and think about that later, because he had other things to think about - like his aching hard-on.
As Dawn walked down the hall, she fixed her hair, adjusted the Divas title on her waist, and remove the smeared lipgloss from the edges of her lips. He kissed exactly the way he used to kiss her before and she was absolutely turned on by it. But, what they just did was so wrong - Mike had just gotten out of a relationship, and she wondered if a Superstar, a Diva, or someone from the crew had seen them making out. She prayed to God that no one did, because they were both going down once someone finds out. She might be single, but Dawn felt like she had cheated on Jay, which she found silly, because she wasn't even dating Jay or anyone right now. She knew that she was single and free to mingle, but it's like she had already reserved her heart for someone - and that someone is Jay.
"She's a fucking tease, man!" Mike growled as he paced in his dressing room back and forth.
"Mike, calm down! You have to understand her, she has a match." Kevin replied as he watched Mike walk back and forth with a frown on his face.
"Or maybe she was afraid she'd lose herself in the heat of the moment so that's why she suddenly pushed me away..." Mike said, cupping his chin. He removed his fingers from his chin, and growled again. "I almost had her, I know it for sure! The way she was pulling my hair and all that! She doesn't know that if she continues avoiding me, she's just adding fuel to the fire."
Kevin turned on the television as Mike continued telling him what just happened between him and Dawn. Kevin turned the volume of the television up and then put the remote control on top of the couch's right arm. Dawn, who was now Scarlet, was in the ring, being physically violated by Melina. Kevin looked at Mike, who was still talking while pacing back and forth.
"Uh, Mike?" Kevin said.
Mike stopped pacing and looked at Kevin. "What?"
"Dawn's match is on."
Mike sat beside Kevin and focused his attention on the television screen. Scarlet was going one-on-one against Melina. Melina was straddling Scarlet as she repeatedly slammed her head on the ring canvas. Mike wanted to be the one to do that to her because he was mad at her for teasing him, but at the same time, he didn't want to do something or anything that would hurt her - he'd already done too much damage to her before, and he didn't want to break her again.
Mike sighed dreamily as he stared at Scarlet. She now had Melina in an inverted figure four leg lock. Damn, Mike thought to himself. He imagined her sexy legs being wrapped around his waist. As Mike watched the match, Kevin stared at Mike. He rolled his eyes - judging by how Mike was biting on his lower lip, he knew Mike was having dirty thoughts about Dawn.
The match ended with Melina winning, but then Raw's anonymous general manager decided to chime in. Michael Cole got up from his chair, got on the podium, and opened the laptop. The Raw general manager declared that Scarlet will have to defend her title against Melina in a lumberjill match at Over The Limit this Sunday. The crowd roared. When Michael Cole was done reading the e-mail, Melina and Scarlet stood in front of one another, and looked in each other's eyes. Melina smirked arrogantly, while Scarlet slowly raised the Divas title, looking at it before looking at Melina.
"Now this I have to see." Mike grinned.
Kevin just sighed and fixed his necktie. Mike was seem to be forgetting that they were going to cut a promo with John Cena tonight for their "I Quit" match on Over The Limit this coming Sunday.
When Dawn made it backstage, someone from the crew had given her a bottle of water. She thanked the man and immediately opened it. When she was done drinking, she put the cap back on the plastic bottle.
As she walked down the hallway, some of the Superstars interacted with her. Matt Korklan or better known as Evan Bourne, made small talk with her and congratulated her on her last match on SmackDown. Next was Nick Nemeth, who is also known as Dolph Ziggler, winked at her, in which she just responded with a flirty smirk. And last but not the least, Matt Cardona Jr., or known to the WWE Universe as Zack Ryder, used a pick-up line on her, since he probably read her tweet about how she found creative pick-up lines cute. After that, she turned around the corner and walked down on another hallway.
She then found Eve Torres, one of her best friends, waiting for her beside her dressing room door. Eve waved at her and Dawn smiled.
"Hey Eve, what's up?" Dawn asked her as she stood in front of the brunette.
"Oh not much," Eve replied, smiling. "I just wanted to do a little gossiping; it's been quite dull here without you."
Dawn chuckled. "I see. Well, spill what you got girlfriend."
Eve giggled, and stood closer to her. "Did you hear that Mike and Maryse broke-up?"
Dawn's eyes widened, trying to look surprised just so Eve wouldn't notice her indifferent expression. "Really?"
Eve nodded. "Yeah. I'm feeling bad for Maryse; she totally loved Mike, but he dumped her claiming that he's gotten sick of her."
Dawn swallowed as she felt guilt creeping onto her. "Do you happen to know why they broke up?"
Eve shook her head. "Not really. Maryse is too depressed to even talk about what happened. Poor girl. Mike just made the biggest mistake of his life."
"Yeah. I'm pretty sure Maryse will find someone better; I mean, she's the sexiest of sexy after all." Dawn said, chuckling.
"Yeah," Eve agreed. "Anyway, let's continue gossiping inside your dressing room before someone hears us."
Dawn nodded, and the two got inside her dressing room. Dawn sat on the couch and placed the Divas title and half-empty water bottle on the corner table. Eve took a seat beside her.
"So girlfriend, how's your love life?" Eve said, wiggling her eyebrows at Dawn. Dawn felt her cheeks warming up. "You've been single for like, a long time."
Obviously, Eve didn't know about her love affair with John Cena three years ago and her secret two-year relationship with Mike Mizanin. Dawn was never really the one to give a piece of herself to everybody she knew. Basically, she was a bit secretive and only the people she knew that she could trust know everything about her. It's not like she didn't trust Eve, but Dawn just didn't really get the chance to socialize that much since they're always busy.
"Yeah, I have been single for a while now," Dawn replied. "I think I'm going to grow old with a ton of cats."
Eve chuckled. "You're not going to grow old alone taking care of hundreds of cats, girlfriend. You are a total babe, no homo. There must be someone on the roster who gets you hot."
Dawn smirked as she thought about Jay. But, she couldn't tell Eve that she fancied Jay Reso, who's still a married man - even though he's in the process of getting a divorce from his current wife. Well, soon-to-be-ex-wife. "Nah, no one here gets me hot like Ian Somerhalder does."
Eve chuckled once again, but louder this time. "Yeah, Ian Somerhalder is pretty attractive."
She just nodded and grabbed the television's remote from the corner table. She turned on the television, and groaned when she saw The Miz with Alex Riley walking down the ramp. Both of them were wearing suits. The Miz was dressed in a baby blue shirt, which brought out the blue in his eyes. His necktie was in the color pink, and his suit was black and pinstriped. Alex Riley on the other hand, was wearing a dark blue suit, a white shirt under it, and a diamond-patterned blue and green necktie.
"The awesome Miz," Dawn scoffed, her words dripping with sarcasm.
"I guess you're not a fan of The Miz?" Eve replied, watching the show with her.
"Not a fan at all." Dawn said as she crossed her legs.
Eve just shrugged and the two of them watched as The Miz started talking. Dawn didn't like Mike's alter-ego, because sometimes, it gets the best of him. She liked the sweet and funny Mike Mizanin. In real life, Mike wasn't as arrogant and cocky as The Miz - he was quite a nice guy and always made people's day by cracking up a joke or two. Dawn didn't know what happened to Mike, but to her, it seemed like The Miz buried Mike. Being a wrestler meant that you have to stick with your in-ring persona, but Dawn thought that Mike was taking The Miz's role too seriously.
As Dawn continued to watch The Miz on the television, she realized how much he'd change ever since their break-up. He was more serious, and his ego was absolutely huge. He had gotten better with his microphone skills, too. Sure, The Miz might be the self-proclaimed 'Chick Magnet', but Dawn didn't fell for that side of him - she liked Mike for being Mike.
The show is now over and Dawn just finished taking pictures and signing autographs for some of her fans who were waiting for her outside of the venue. She had received a ton of random items from them, like hand-made bracelets, fan mail, and candy. Dawn thanked them all with a hug and a kiss on the cheek; well, for her male fans, she signed some of their body parts.
Since Hilton Providence was just a stone's throw from the Dunkin' Donuts Center, Dawn didn't bother hailing a cab. As she was walking down the sidewalk, she felt a hand on her right shoulder. She panicked, and kicked whoever just touched her shoulder. When she looked behind her, she gasped when she found Mike lying on the ground, holding his chest with his left hand as his other hand tried to reach out to her.
"Oh my God!" Dawn said, kneeling beside Mike. "I am so sorry! I didn't think it would be you!"
"I... can't... breathe..." Mike said.
Dawn slowly but carefully assisted him with getting up from the ground. After a few minutes, Mike was on his feet, but Dawn held him up just to make sure that he wouldn't fall back down.
For whatever reason Mike touched her shoulder, Dawn didn't know. She assumed that maybe he was going to make a move on her again but she could be wrong. Mike wanted to apologize for what he did to her earlier tonight. He also figured out that if he wanted her back in his life, he needed to stop thinking with his dick and start using his heart and mind. He was lonely now, and he haven't got laid since last week. But, his emotional needs were higher than his physical desires. With his sexual advances, he was sure that instead of bringing Dawn closer to him, it was actually making her stay from him.
"Can you breathe now?" Dawn asked him, looking really concerned.
Mike tried to smirk and nodded. He should've just popped in front of her instead of touching her shoulder. "A little."
"Just take slow, even breaths. Inhale, exhale." She advised him, and even demonstrated it for him.
Mike nodded and did it. It took him about a few minutes before he was finally able to breathe properly.
"Powerful kick." Mike told her as they started to walk.
Dawn smirked. "Thanks. Taekwondo, remember?"
Mike nodded. "Yeah."
They walked down the sidewalk in silence, until Mike stopped walking. Dawn noticed, so she stood in front of him.
"Did you bump your head when you fell down a while ago?" Dawn asked him. She wasn't an unfeeling bitch; she wanted to hurt Mike physically and emotionally, just so he had an idea what she used to feel like. But now that she'd hurt him, she felt guilty.
Mike shook his head. "No."
Dawn raised an eyebrow as she looked at him. She could definitely tell that he was in pain, since his facial expression gave away how he was feeling. "Then what's wrong?"
Mike sighed and looked down. "Everything."
And with that, he hugged Dawn. Dawn was shocked. She would have immediately pushed him away, but his hug right now was so full of emotion. Dawn just hugged him back.
"Mike," Dawn said as Mike buried his head in the crook of her neck. "I don't know what I could say to make you feel better-"
Mike raised his head and looked at her, their eyes instantly connecting. "Tell me that you love me."
Dawn took a deep breath. "Mike, I don't think-"
"Dawn, please!"
Mike let go of her and turned his back on her when he felt tears forming in his eyes. Dawn sighed and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Mike, I can't tell you that I love you because you asked me to. If I told you that right now, I'd be lying. But, don't think that I don't love you." Dawn said to him as she stroked his shoulder.
Mike faced her and she brought her hands down. "So you still love me?"
Dawn looked down. Frankly, she didn't know how to answer that question. With things between her and Jay going great, what did she actually feel about Mike? She tried to think of what she could say to him without hurting his feelings.
"I don't know," Dawn said, biting her lower lip. "But I will always like you, Mike - for being you."
Mike nodded, but then he looked at her, completely surprised. "After all the things that I've done to you and the hell I've forced you to go through? Why?"
Dawn nodded and smirked. "Because I know Mike wouldn't have been able to do those horrible things to me - it was all done by The Miz."
Mike took her left hand and squeezed it. "Dawn, you're a great girl. I, Mike, and The Miz, are genuinely sorry for everything. I've been an asshole. I know sorry doesn't change anything but, hopefully it could serve as a new start for us - as friends?"
Dawn smiled and squeezed his hand. She saw how his eyes looked, and his apology is definitely sincere. "Apology accepted."
Mike smiled and hugged Dawn. Dawn chuckled and hugged him back. They stood there on the sidewalk for a couple of minutes before they started walking to the hotel.
Mike felt relieved - he had Dawn back in his life again and being friends with her was better than nothing. Dawn was delighted now that she and Mike were finally on good terms.
As they walked, they catched up with what's happening in their lives. After that, they started talking about random things. It just took them a few minutes to get to the hotel. When they got inside of Hilton Providence, they walked to the front desk. The kind, middle-aged woman told them what floor their rooms were located, what number their rooms were, and gave them their keycards. When they were done with that, they decided to part ways, since Kevin just called Mike, and asked him to meet him at Starbucks. So Dawn said goodbye to Mike, and he gave her a hug. She hugged him back, and watched him walk away.
Dawn approached the elevator and waited for the doors to open. When the elevator made it on the ground floor, she stepped inside, along with a few other people staying at the hotel. She then started thinking about Mike and their newfound friendship - it made her feel good.
As she waited for the elevator to reach the floor where her room was located, Dawn remembered a sarcastic love quote Pearl told her: If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, set them on fire. Dawn didn't know what that meant - it was either "set them on fire with your love" or literally burn them. It seemed relevant to what's happening right now.
Maybe Dawn just added fuel to the fire - a shit load of fuel, to be exact.
Author's note: Mike and Dawn are friends, yay! :D But how exactly would Mike react if Kevin finally tells him about Dawn's friendship with Jay? :o Just to remind you guys, there will be so much drama coming your way in the following chapters. :x Anyway, thanks for all of your kind reviews - I really appreciate them! :') So please, don't stop sending feedback because I love hearing what you have to say!
Songs I listened to while writing this chapter:
Gossip - You Me At Six
The Way We Talk - The Maine
Lying Through Your Teeth - Head Automatica
Easy Tiger - Kids In Glass Houses
Telenovella - Kids in Glass Houses
Rescue Me - You Me At Six
Sweet White Lies - Keepsake
Say Goodbye - Dave Matthews Band
Some Devil - Dave Matthews
Always Be - Jimmy Eat World
All About Us - Tatu
The Last Goodbye - The Blackout
I Belong To You - Muse