Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso or WWE. I only own Dawn Ricard/Scarlet, and of course, the plot.
May 17, 2011; Tuesday. 6:13 AM.
Being a light sleeper, Kevin would be stirred out of his sleep if he hears any noise. When he heard Jay's phone ringing, his eyes immediately fluttered wide open. He was about to turn around to face him, but when he heard Jay greeting Dawn - the caller - a good morning, Kevin pretended to be asleep.
As Kevin eavesdropped on their phone conversation, he find out that Jay was getting ready to go to the gym. Jay didn't speak for a few seconds, but then he asked Dawn if they can go have breakfast together in the hotel's restaurant when he's done working out. He went quiet for a moment, but then he spoke again, telling her to meet him in the hotel's lobby and they'll go to the restaurant together. After a few seconds of silence, he told her that he'll see her later. Kevin then heard Jay opening the door. He got out, and then he closed the door gently, because he knew that Kevin was still sleeping - even though he was already wide awake.
Kevin rose up from his bed and stretched his arms out. He still haven't forgotten Jay and Dawn's similar tweets last week when they were in New York City, so Kevin decided to investigate their connection to each other.
After a few days of searching the internet, Kevin found WrestlingRumors dot com, a website where wrestling fans talked about what's happening in the daily lives of the Superstars and the Divas, the interaction of the wrestlers with each other outside of the ring and off-cam, and a whole lot of other stuff. There, he stumbled upon a forum thread for Dawn and Jay. He saw pictures of the two hanging out in a coffee shop weeks ago in Florida, sitting at a table beside the glass window. They appeared to be having a conversation while having coffee. The pictures didn't made Kevin think that they were a couple, but after he read the people's comments, he is convinced that there's a romance building up between the two.
The majority of the forum members are huge fans of Scarlet and Christian - together and separately. They were absolutely pleased with seeing Dawn and Jay hanging out in public and out of character. Some of them even said that they were a match made in heaven and their babies were going to be so adorable. A minority of the users were fans of Scarlet and Christian all right, but they didn't seem to approve of the idea of Dawn and Jay being a real-life couple, giving reasons like Jay was married, Dawn was still in love with Mike, they had a crazy age gap, etcetera. They even posted old, personal pictures of Dawn and Mike together just to compare which guy she looked better with. The anti-Dawn and Jay people stated that Dawn and Mike would always be more cute than any other couple. Of course, those who like Dawn and Jay together bashed them, saying that Dawn and Mike were so two years ago.
Aside from seeing the pictures of Dawn and Jay having coffee together, Kevin found another forum thread, and it was about Dawn's comeback on Raw. Most of them said that she was allowed to be on both shows because she is the reigning Divas champion. Others think that she was back on Raw because she didn't get that much hype on SmackDown. That idea was immediately ignored by the hardcore Scarlet fans, stating that her angle with Christian and The Corre is probably the best thing that's happened to SmackDown this year. One or two people stated that maybe she had been sent back by Vince to Raw because she had been photographed hanging out and looking cozy with Jay, who everyone knows is still married, so he asked the creative team to take Scarlet out of Christian and The Corre's storyline. Some people found it rather confusing since the Christian/Corre feud started with Scarlet after all - why move her back to Raw when the storyline is just starting to be talked about?
Kevin didn't know if he wanted to believe their assumptions or not, but he knew some of them might be true. He still haven't told Mike about what he knows, and he's afraid that he may not be able to because apparently, Mike has patched things up with Dawn with last night, and they're friends now. Remembering how elated Mike looked and sounded last night, Kevin found it hard to tell him about Jay and Dawn. He had planned to tell Mike about the two last night - that's why he asked Mike to meet him in Starbucks. But, he wasn't able to tell him because he didn't want to break the guy's spirit. After all, it's been months since he's actually seen a genuine smile on Mike's face. He knew he had to tell Mike about Jay and Dawn soon, because if he doesn't, he will surely get hurt. But, he thought about Dawn. He wasn't her to tell Mike about Jay, so he figured out that if Dawn had nothing to hide, she'd tell Mike about Jay.
After thinking about everything, Kevin got out of his bed and headed to the bathroom. He took a shower, got dressed, and went out of the bathroom looking clean and fresh. He grabbed his cellphone and wallet from the nightstand, and went out of the hotel room he shared with Jay to go grab some breakfast - to clear his head and fill up his empty stomach - and possibly spy on Dawn and Jay while he's at it.
"How many times do I have to tell you Randy - Dawn is not my girlfriend!"
A furious Jay said as he ran on the treadmill. His conversation with Randy Orton was going well until Randy had to bring Dawn up. Randy started teasing him about Dawn, calling him his girlfriend. Actually, Randy had been teasing him about Dawn being his girlfriend for weeks now after he had confided to him that he liked her. Jay now wanted to take back what he said to Randy about his growing infatuation with Dawn. Randy may look serious, but he was actually quite the goofball outside the ring.
Randy chuckled as he ran on the treadmill next to Jay. "Why are you being so defensive then?"
Jay growled. "Because you just don't seem to believe me!"
Randy turned the treadmill off and went down from it. "Okay, alright, I believe you - if that makes you feel good."
Jay sighed and did the same thing Randy did. "Finally, thank you."
The two were silent for a moment. Randy got on the arm press while Jay took two dumbbells from the rack beside the bench, which was both across Randy. Jay took a seat on the bench and started lifiting the weights.
"What's up with you and Dawn anyway?" Randy asked Jay as he worked on the arm press.
"Nothing," Jay said, staring at his arms as he lifted the weights up and down. "We're just friends. What makes you think that we're together anyway?"
Randy smirked. "First, I noticed how you don't seem to be sporting your wedding band anymore. Second, you've been smiling a lot and you're always in a good mood. And third, you're blushing right now."
Jay stopped lifting the weights and put them down on the bench. He turned around to look at himself in the big wall mirror and he was indeed blushing. Randy teasingly smirked at him. Jay glared at Randy.
"I tend to forget to wear my wedding band because I'm always in a hurry," Jay said, looking at his ringless ring finger. The ring had left a discoloration in his finger, because he used to wear it all the time. "And hey! I'm always smiling and in a good mood! And I'm definitely not blushing right now!"
"Whatever you say, loverboy," Randy chuckled loudly. He stopped moving on the arm press and looked at Jay with a serious expression on his face. "You know, you don't have to pretend that you don't like her - just because you can't be with her right now, it doesn't mean you that could deny the feelings that you have for her and the way she makes you feel."
Jay was silent; he knew Randy was right. Jay chuckled mentally at what Randy just said because it was downright cheesy. Jay thought about it.
Legally speaking, he is still a married man, and the divorce is still going on. He can't be with Dawn anytime soon, because if he decides to get together with her with now, his reason of why he wants to get a divorce from Denise would be useless and everyone would think that he's just lying so he could be with another woman. He wanted Denise to be nothing but happy and free and finally find a man who would be there for her all the time, but Jay wasn't aware of the consequences - by going through this divorce, he would not be happy and free. He was feeling suffocated, and the only two people that's trying to take away the heavy weight on his shoulders is his best friend Adam Copeland, and Dawn. Jay was thankful for having Adam and Dawn in his life. He'd be an emotional wreck right now if it weren't for the two of them.
He wasn't denying what he felt about Dawn at all - he liked her, a lot. It wasn't like he was denying what he felt about her, he just didn't like to express it verbally. After all, Jay believed that actions speak louder than words, and if he couldn't tell Dawn how much he likes her, he could just let her know by the way he moves around her.
"Earth to Jay?" Randy said as he snapped his fingers in front of Jay's face.
Jay shook his head and blinked his eyes a few times. "Uhh... what just happened?"
Randy was standing in front of him, drinking from his water bottle. He took a long sip before answering Jay. Randy put the water bottle down on the bench and smirked at him. "You spacing out just happened."
Randy chuckled, and so did Jay. They continued working out after that conversation. They were going to tape SmackDown tonight, and Jay wanted to be fit - for himself, his Peeps, and Dawn - if she's watching. He suddenly wondered if she was going to be on the show. He sighed and realized that maybe she wasn't going to be. Speaking of Dawn, he had to finish his workout soon so he wouldn't be late for their meet up in the hotel lobby to catch breakfast together.
It was now eight-eleven in the morning and Jay just texted Dawn that he was on his way to the hotel's lobby. He was now feeling rejuvenated from his workout, and fresh from the shower he just took. He brought his bag with him, because he haven't been able to stop by his hotel room to leave it there. After a few minutes, the elevator opened and he stepped on to ground floor. He smiled when he saw a redhead standing beside the front desk, but then he felt annoyed to see that she was talking to someone - a guy to be exact. He wasn't able to see the guy properly because the sunlight coming from the entrance made his face a little dark. So, Jay just sighed and walked towards Dawn and the mystery guy that she was talking to.
When he was finally beside Dawn, he discovered that the mystery guy she was having a conversation with was Matt Korklan, better known as Evan Bourne. He remembered Dawn telling him in one of their phone calls last week that Matt was like her long lost twin brother, since they were so close and they seem to think alike all the time. Dawn told him that she first met Matt in the independent circuit at around 2003, and they've been friends ever since. Jay envied the closeness that Matt had with Dawn, but since she treats him like her twin brother, he was sure that she didn't have any romantic feelings for him. But, Jay was still insanely jealous of Matt.
"Hey Dawn," Jay said, smiling as he looked at Dawn. He then looked at Matt and nodded at him. "Hey to you too Matt."
"Oh hey Jay, glad you're here. We can go grab breakfast now!" Dawn replied excitedly as she looked up and smiled back at him. "I hope you don't mind if Matt joins us?"
Jay thought that he was going to be with Dawn alone, but no, Matt had to be here and ruin everything for him. Trying not to look and sound disappointed, Jay shook his head and smirked.
"Oh no, not at all. Let's have breakfast now, shall we?" Jay told the two, even though he was just looking at Dawn.
And with that, Jay got in the restaurant, followed by Matt and Dawn who were talking about video games. Dawn was begging Matt to lend her his copy of Half-Life and Half-Life 2 and when Matt told her that he wouldn't lend it to her, she repeatedly slapped his shoulder hard, in which Matt responded with a chuckle. Their conversation secretly amused Jay - they were definitely brother and sister.
They took the table beside Cody Runnels, Nick Nemeth, and Drew Galloway, which was located at the back of the restaurant. Jay nodded at his fellow Superstars, in which Cody responded with a nod while Drew waved at him. Nick didn't seem to pay attention to Jay though, because he was too busy eyeing Dawn, who taking a seat on the chair across Jay and beside Matt. Jay just rolled his eyes and sat on his chair. He looked at Nick again, and he was staring fiercely at Dawn, in which she replied with a cold glare before she smirked at Jay.
"Is Nick bothering you?" Jay asked her, feeling irritated with Nick trying to flirt with Dawn.
Dawn shook her head. "Not at all."
"He better not be." Jay replied, glaring at Nick who gave up on trying to catch Dawn's eye.
"Or Jay and I will have to deal with him, right?" Matt chimed in, chuckling.
Jay wanted to be Dawn's sole protector, but he nodded. He knew he wasn't the only one who felt protective of Dawn. "Right."
"Oh shut up Matt, you're not dealing with anyone." Dawn said as she laughed, rolling her eyes. "And guys flirt with me all the time, Jay, I'm used to it. They try to get my attention with a wink or an arrogant smirk, and I'm sure their fangirls might die if they give them that, but it takes a lot more than a silly wink and a stupid smirk to make me notice them."
"And this is just one of the reasons why I love my twin. Love you Dawn!" Matt said, pinching her cheek.
Dawn laughed and pinched Matt's cheek as well. "Love you more Matt."
Awkward, Jay thought to himself. Suddenly, he felt like he was the third wheel in their group. He was about to speak, but the waiter came and asked for their orders. Jay, Dawn, and Matt told them what they wanted and then the waiter walked away from them with their order. Dawn then excused herself to the ladies' room, leaving Jay and Matt alone at their table. Jay looked down, since he didn't want to have a staredown with Matt.
"Hey, I want to ask you something." Matt said, making Jay look up at him.
"What's that?" Jay asked him.
Matt leaned in and asked Jay to do the same.
"Is Dawn your girlfriend? Because you seemed to look and sound like a jealous boyfriend when you saw Nick staring at her."
Jay straightened up and Matt did too. Jay got the point of why Matt chose to lean in and whisper to him his question - because Cody, Nick, and Drew might hear them. Matt has been the second person to think and say that Dawn was his girlfriend and it annoyed him. But, it's wasn't like he didn't want Dawn to be his girlfriend, since it's actually what he wants; he just didn't want rumors of them being together to spread right now because Vince would absolutely be mad and probably fire him and Dawn, and it wouldn't help with his divorce at all.
"Dawn is not my girlfriend, Matt." Jay said, trying to smirk to hide the fact that he was feeling really awkward and uncomfortable.
Matt nodded. "Oh, I see. Not yet anyway I guess?"
Jay's eyes widened, but Matt just chuckled. "Well-"
"You don't have to answer that question," Matt told him, smirking. "Don't worry, if you ever decide to date Dawn, you have my approval. You're nice and I can tell that you're a cool guy - I can now see why she likes you so much."
"She likes me?" Jay asked, his eyes still wide.
Matt nodded. "Yeah, pretty much. She'd probably kill me if she finds out that I told you, so just keep it to yourself."
Since he was speechless and shocked with what Matt had told him, Jay just nodded and swallowed. Matt nodded back at him. A few minutes later, Dawn came back and their breakfast arrived. The three of them made small talk while having their breakfast. When they were halfway through their meal, Cody, Drew, and Nick got up from their table. Nick looked behind him a few times as he walked with Cody and Drew, just to get a glimpse of Dawn. When Nick was gone, Jay felt relieved. He was fine with sharing Dawn with Matt, but with any other guy? He wouldn't be - especially guys like Nick.
Evening finally came and it was show time. Jay was warming up before he comes out to interrupt Stu's match against Bryan Danielson, also known as Daniel Bryan. He was in his dressing room doing sit-ups. A few minutes later, his phone started ringing. He got up from the floor and grabbed his phone from the steel chair beside him. He looked at the screen, and smiled when he saw Dawn's name and their picture together.
"Good evening." Jay greeted her with a smile on his face.
"Good evening to you too," Dawn said, sounding really ecstatic. "I just wanted to say good luck, even though you don't have a match scheduled for tonight's taping... or do you?"
"Thanks, and oh... you have to watch the show on Friday night to find out." Jay replied, chuckling.
"Oh, I am so going to watch this week's episode of SmackDown. Right Barbie?" Dawn chuckled. Jay heard Barbie Blank, better known as Kelly Kelly, in the background saying 'right'. He then laughed when he heard Barbie said hi to him.
"Cool. So... yeah. I have to go now. Thanks again. Don't forget to say hi to Barbie for me."
"No problem Jay, and will do. Christian for the win!"
And with that, Jay hang up on Dawn and continued doing his warm-up routine. He was feeling all confident and proud of himself right now, thanks to Dawn.
"It looks like Daniel Bryan will not be the new Intercontinental Champion tonight," Josh Matthews commented. "What do you think Booker?"
"Now Josh, let's not make any conclusions here just yet. Sure, Wade Barrett may have gotten the upper hand throughout the match, but let's wait and see if Daniel Bryan can turn things around." Booker T replied.
Since Michael Cole isn't on commentary with them tonight for some reason, no one is antagonizing Booker T and Josh Matthews, which made them feel relieved. They watched Wade Barrett assaulting Daniel Bryan inside the ring. All of a sudden, Christian's entrance song started playing and Christian came out. Wade stopped beating up Daniel to look at Christian, who was standing behind the titantron with a smirk on his face as he watched Wade look at him. Wade narrowed his eyes at Christian while trying to figure out why was he out here. Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel ran towards Christian, laying their hands on him, but Christian managed to fight the two back and about a minute or two, Slater and Gabriel were both down on the ramp. Christian walked passed them and stood a few inches away from the ring, looking up at Wade. Wade asked him what the hell he was doing there and before Christian could even reply, Daniel rolled Wade up from behind. Wade tried to kick out but the referee made it to three, and Wade heard the bell ringing. Because of Christian's arrival, Wade got distracted and with that, he lost the match and the Intercontinental title - his title - to Daniel Brian. Wade got up from the canvas and yelled at Christian for ruining his match, while Christian just chuckled and clapped.
Wade was ready to jump on Christian, but before he could, SmackDown's general manager, Theodore Long, came out with a microphone in his hand. Christian and Wade looked at him as he stood on the titantron.
"Christian, I'm quite disappointed in you for interrupting Wade's match tonight," Teddy Long started. Christian's Peeps started booing him, while most of them just kept their mouths shut. "To make things fair between you two playas, Christian - you are going to face Wade Barrett this Sunday at Over The Limit for the World Heavyweight Championship."
Christian couldn't believe it. Wade smirked with satisfaction. Teddy Long walked out and the crowd roared. Christian then looked up at Wade, who was telling him that he'll win their match on Sunday. Christian raised the World Heavyweight title from his shoulders, and Christian then told Wade that he won't and he'll make sure of it. The two men had a heated staredown while the crowd applauded and cheered them on.
The show is now over and Jay was getting ready to go back to the hotel. Since he didn't want to walk or take a cab and he wasn't able to get a rental car, Jay had asked Randy earlier tonight if he could take a ride with him. Randy agreed, and Jay told him to go to his dressing room when the show's over. When he was done packing his things up, Jay heard a knock on the door. He opened it, and Randy was standing in front of him. And with that, Jay got out of his dressing room and walked out of the building with Randy.
When they got to the parking lot, Jay heard his phone ringing. So, he opened his bag and took his phone out. Dawn's name appeared on his screen, along with their picture.
"Hey Dawn." Jay said, which made Randy look behind him with a smirk on his face. Jay looked up at Randy, and he just rolled his eyes at the man.
"The taping's over now, right?" Dawn asked.
Jay nodded. "Yeah. Randy and I are on our way back to the hotel. What are you doing?"
"Talking to you while tweeting back some fans." Dawn replied. Jay could hear the sound of her laptop's keyboard clacking in the background.
"Interesting." Jay said as he walked on over to the passenger side of Randy's rental car. He opened the door and got inside.
"I've got awesome and entertaining fans." Dawn said, chuckling. "Their tweets are so creative!"
"My fans are the same." Jay chuckled as he remembered the things his Peeps tweet him.
As the two continued to talk over the phone, Randy drove out of the parking lot and got on the road. Randy's smirk didn't went away because Jay's phone conversation with Dawn amused him. He was absolutely convinced that Dawn really is Jay's girlfriend, even though Jay already told him that Dawn wasn't his girlfriend.
After ten minutes, Jay hung up on Dawn and shoved his phone inside his bag. The red light was on, and Randy's car wasn't moving along with the other cars on the street. Randy looked at Jay with the smirk still on his face. Jay looked at Randy.
"What are you looking at? And why are you smirking like that?" Jay asked Randy, narrowing his eyes at him.
"Dude, she is totally your girlfriend." Randy said, chuckling.
Jay felt his cheeks warming up, and his eyes widened. "She is not my girlfriend, okay?"
The green light came on, and Randy started driving again. Randy just laughed, irritating Jay. Jay just sighed and rolled his eyes as he stared at the car's window. Oh how he wished Dawn really was his girlfriend.
Author's note: Psh, we all know that he's mentally dating Dawn. :P Oh My God, I am sooo falling behind! A lot of things has happened already and it's the first day of June. Well, I'm not following the actual and real-life storyline anyway, and I want to take my time in writing every chapter to make it awesome for you Peeps! :) Thank you for all of the positive feedback! Please don't stop sending in your reviews; I love you all for it!
And oh, I just want to let you all know that I go back to school on June 14, so I probably wouldn't be able to update this as often after school starts for me. :| Don't worry though, I'll make sure to continue writing this story because I just love it so much. :) Seriously - all of your are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Thanks for all of the support! :D