Disclaimer: I do not own Christian/Jay Reso (although I really wish I did) or any of the Superstars and the Divas mentioned in this story – WWE owns them and Vincent Kennedy McMahon owns the WWE. I only own this story and its original characters. I'll hit the switch on you if ever try to steal this story.
Jay didn't feel any rage or jealousy whatsoever after seeing another man make out with his woman on live television last week – they were in character anyway and he was good friends with Chris. He knew every guy in the locker room and got along well with the most of them, but recently he'd been feeling a little envious of the other Superstars and that's because Dawn was giving them so much attention. It wasn't like she wasn't showering him with any affection, but he felt like she wasn't giving him enough of it.
As he walked down the hallway, he heard a woman laughing heartily. The laugh made him smile from ear to ear, knowing that only Dawn could laugh like that. To him, her laugh sounded like the sweetest symphony ever made. But after discovering the reason why she was laughing so loud, Jay's grin disappeared and his lips formed a straight, thin line. Dawn had her back against the plain white wall while Cody was standing in front of her, tickling her sides. Jay wanted to turn around and walk away but he just stood there and watched the two. They weren't doing anything wrong, so he didn't have anything to worry about. They were just best friends spending some time together. But why did his heart felt heavy as he stared at them?
"Jay!"
Dawn called her boyfriend's name out. He smiled and walked towards her and Cody. Cody had finally stopped tickling her. Dawn swore she could've died from lack of oxygen because Cody was tickling her so hard. When Cody took his hands off Dawn, Jay felt relieved, but he didn't know why. Jay kissed her cheek and stood on her left side.
"Hey Dee," Jay told Dawn. He then turned his head to Cody and nodded at him. "Cody."
"Jay," Cody nodded back at Jay. "You ready to face me tonight?"
Jay smiled proudly. "Very ready."
"I'm sorry Codydoodles, but I'm betting on my love to win." Dawn told Cody and took Jay's hand. Jay squeezed her hand as his confidence meter went up.
Cody pouted. "You have no love for me."
Dawn pinched his cheek with her free hand. "I have lots of love for you when you're not in-character."
Cody chuckled. "I'm sure you'll have lots of love for me when I'm in-character when you move back to SmackDown. Anyway, I'm going to get ready now. See you later Dee, and see you in the ring, Jay."
Cody nodded at Jay and then walked away.
"Bye Codydoodles!" Dawn yelled at him and watched him walk down the hall.
Jay then stood in front of Dawn and took her other hand, locking it with his own. He kissed the top of her right hand and looked into her eyes.
"You alright, Jay? You seem a bit bothered." Dawn told him as she looked into his eyes.
Jay smirked and nodded. "Yeah. I feel alright once I'm with you."
Dawn grinned and kissed him on the lips. "If only I could be with you all the time."
Jay grinned as well and returned the kiss. Pulling back and looking into her eyes, he knew that she was telling the truth, even though her actions say otherwise. She never denied their relationship, nor try to hide it from everyone. She was comfortable with being affectionate to him in public, though he was a bit worried about her image. Her Diva persona was much more flirtatious than her real self and if the day comes when Jay has to choose between keeping Dawn or Scarlet, he'd choose Dawn without having any second thoughts or doubts.
Putting his forehead against hers, Jay smiled. He knew that every man wanted to trade lives with him just so they could be with Dawn.
"I love you, Dee." Jay told her, kissing her forehead.
Dawn giggled and bit her lower lip. "I love you too, Jay."
Suddenly the floor director yelled at Dawn, telling her to go get ready for her eight-Diva tag team match with Kelly Kelly, AJ and Kaitlyn, against the WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, Natalya, Eve Torres and Rosa Mendes. Dawn just nodded at him and then looked at Jay.
"Guess I have to let you get ready now." Jay said, a little disappointed since he wanted to be with her for a little longer. "Give them a good show out there, alright?"
Dawn smiled and nodded, kissing Jay on the lips. "Oh I will. I'll see you later, then?"
Jay nodded and kissed her back. "See you later."
And with that, Dawn gave Jay's hands a squeeze before letting him go and walking down the hallway. Jay watched her. Every little thing about her affected him some way and he liked it. The other guys in the locker room would tease him, saying that he was 'whipped', but he knew that he was just a man deeply in love with a wonderful woman who had the name Dawn Iris Ricard.
April 9, 2012 - Monday
Raw SuperShow
Live at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"The following is an eight-Diva tag team match set for one fall. Introducing first, the team of Rosa Mendes, Eve Torres, Natalya and the WWE Divas Champion, the Glamazon Beth Phoenix!"
The WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix's theme was playing as she walked down the ramp with Natalya, Eve Torres and Rosa Mendes. Beth Phoenix held the Divas title high above her head with pride. Team Beth received a mixed reaction from the crowd, but most of them were booing. When they got inside the ring, it was silent for a while. When Scarlet's entrance theme started playing, which was the instrumental version of t.a.T.u.'s song Dangerous And Moving, everyone - especially the guys - went wild. The Red-Hot Redhead came out, followed by Kelly Kelly, AJ and Kaitlyn.
"And their opponents: the team of Kaitlyn, AJ, Kelly Kelly and Scarlet!"
The men in attendance wolf-whistled a couple of times at the sight of them and the whole WWE Universe cheered them on. Team Scarlet made their way to the ring with smiles on their faces and touched the hands of some of the people near them. The eight Divas were in the ring now and each team had a little group meeting. When the bell rang, Scarlet and Beth decided to start things off. The two immediately locked up in the middle of the ring. Beth caught Scarlet in a headlock but the redhead managed to escape from it by taking Beth's wrists, using them to twirl out of of the headlock and then tossed Beth down on the ring. Scarlet then took Beth's arm and forced her to stand up. She twisted Beth's arm for two times and was just about to kick her when Chris Jericho came out. Scarlet kicked Beth in the midsection hard and pushed the Divas Champion away from her. She looked at Jericho, who was wearing his light brite jacket and was sporting a sinister smirk. He stared at Scarlet as he walked around the ring and Scarlet glared at him, while the other Divas asked each other what was Jericho doing out there. Scarlet was completely distracted by Jericho now, but her teammates managed to get her back into the match. She turned around and received a massive clothesline from Beth, sending her down on the mat.
"Look who's joining us out here on commentary tonight, what a surprise!" Michael Cole said as he stood up and shook Jericho's hand. "Great to have you out here on commentary, Jericho!"
Jericho shook Cole's hand and then put on the headset. He sat beside Cole. "Thanks Cole."
"What a surprise indeed!" Jerry 'The King' Lawler said. "What made you come out here and join us on commentary Jericho?"
"The Divas." Jericho replied coolly.
"Speaking of the Divas, last week during CM Punk's match against The Miz for the WWE title, you kissed Scarlet. Do you have anything to say about that?" Cole asked.
"Yeah, I kissed her and I loved every second of it. I should probably tell Punk how good she tastes." Jericho bragged, pride evident in his voice.
"Very well then. Going back to the match, our Divas Champion Beth Phoenix has tagged in Eve Torres, who is now dominating Scarlet," Cole said. "Who by the way, has a new ring attire. Do you love it, King?"
"Oh I love it alright," Lawler said enthusiastically. "I bet Jericho loves it too."
"You bet I do," Jericho answered with a wide grin. "She's on fire!"
As Lawler, Cole and Jericho continued to talk on commentary about Scarlet's new ring attire and her in general, Eve was now in the ring with Kelly Kelly. The two Divas went back and forth, until Eve managed to get the upper hand. A few minutes later, Eve tagged in Natalya. Natalya dominated Kelly Kelly and was so close to getting her in the Sharpshooter until Kelly Kelly managed to turn things around by kicking Natalya in the face, sending her to the upper left corner of the ring. Everyone knew what Kelly Kelly was going to do next. She ran over to the opposite side of the corner and then ran towards Natalya, shaking her booty all over her face. Kelly Kelly then returned to her corner and tagged in Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn and Natalya went at it and eventually Natalya tagged in Rosa Mendes. Natalya and Rosa double-teamed Kaitlyn and then Kaitlyn and Rosa tried to outmatch each other. A couple of minutes later, the two of them did a double clothesline, sending them both down on the mat. The two Divas crawled to their respective corners and managed to tag in one of their teammates. AJ went in, going face to face with Eve. Eve taunted AJ, until AJ slapped her hard in the face. AJ kicked Eve in the knee and punched her in the head. Eve quickly crawled to her corner, tagging Beth in. AJ tagged Scarlet in, who was itching to get back in on the action. When she touched AJ's hand, Scarlet quickly jumped over the top rope and landed on top of Beth. She threw punches at Beth, who was now lying in the middle of the ring. Scarlet was straddling Beth now and she has stopped punching her. Scarlet slowly got off Beth and then moved her so that her body was facing the announce table horizontally. Scarlet then grinned at Jericho, telling him that she'd like to do her next move on him one day. Running towards the ropes, she jumped on the second rope and landed on top of Beth, delivering a beautiful and perfectly executed Lionsault, one of Jericho's signature moves, to Beth.
"Cole! Did you just see that? She just took a leaf out of Jericho's book!" Lawler said, obviously delighted and surprised from what he just saw.
"She apparently did, King." Cole replied indifferently.
"And now we know that she's been watching me like I've been watching her." Jericho stated.
Scarlet and her team were declared victorious, but they didn't have time to celebrate because Jericho was now entering the ring with a microphone in his hand. The other Divas went out of the ring, leaving Scarlet on her own since they didn't want to get into trouble with Jericho. They knew that Scarlet used one of his moves and they figured that maybe he was in the ring to tell her that she just stole one of his moves. Rolling her eyes, she faced Jericho who was now standing in front of her. He brought the microphone up to his lips and started talking.
"So you want to do the Lionsault to me, huh?" Jericho said, getting a mixed reaction from the crowd. Scarlet nodded. "Why not try a different move, if you know what I mean."
The crowd roared as Jericho looked at Scarlet with a sly grin on his face. Scarlet smirked as she nodded at him and bit her lower lip in a seductive manner. Closing the distance between her and Jericho, she took the collar of his light brite jacket and took his hand, bringing the microphone up to her glossy lips. "How about I try a move on you now?"
Jericho nodded with pleasure while the crowd made some more noise. Scarlet then took a few steps away from him. Jericho waited for her to do her move and then before he even knew it, Scarlet's foot hit the back of his head. As he fell down, Scarlet grinned and hurriedly got out of the ring. Jericho eventually recovered and he was seething at the sight of a smiling Scarlet, who was walking backwards on the ramp, watching Jericho. She blew a kiss to him as her entrance song played.
Dawn was standing in front of the flat screen television that was mounted on the wall and was watching the match that was currently taking place - Christian versus the Intercontinental Champion, Cody Rhodes. The match just started and Cody immediately got the upper hand. She flinched at every punch or kick that Cody would give to Christian and it was a bit uncomfortable for her to watch these two men beat each other up, even if they were in-character since they were both precious to her. Suddenly, she got the feeling that there was someone standing behind her. Instead of looking behind her to prove what she felt right, she ignored it and focused on the match.
"You were amazing out there tonight."
Dawn instantly turned around when she heard the voice. At first, she thought that maybe it was someone else, but only he had an accent like that. Her eyes widened at the sight of him. He was wearing his shirt and was carrying the light blue Money In The Bank briefcase. Dawn grinned and the feeling of bliss washed over her.
"Oh my God, Stu! Is this really you?"
Dawn said as she covered her mouth, completely shocked from seeing Stu Bennett standing in front of her, looking great as ever. He gained a little bit of weight but still looked fit nonetheless. Stu smiled at Dawn and was amused with her facial expression, which was a mix of surprise and happiness. He'd been out of action since January after legitimately dislocating his elbow at Royal Rumble. Because of the injury that was inflicted upon him by the Big Show, who threw him over the top rope, causing him to land awkwardly on the floor, he wasn't able to compete in the ring for weeks and the creative team's plan for him to cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase at WrestleMania XXVIII was cancelled.
Stu chuckled at what Dawn said but he nodded. "Yeah, this is me all right."
Dawn removed her hands from her mouth and smiled as she dropped them to her sides. "Really great to see you here, Stu! As if nothing happened. How's your elbow?"
Stu smiled back at Dawn and sighed. "It's healed, but the doctor says I should be careful."
Dawn nodded. "You really should be, it's hard having an injury in this business."
"It is very difficult." Stu agreed.
Stu and Dawn looked at each other, before Dawn quickly turned around to face the television. Cody was momentarily stunned by whatever move Christian did to him and when he turned around, Christian hit him in the jaw with a dropkick. Dawn squealed in delight. Christian made Cody stand and then slapped him hard. Christian slapped Cody once more and Cody fell down.
"You're happy." Stu commented.
Dawn took her eyes off the television screen and smiled at Stu. "Yes, I am. So are you."
Stu was happy knowing that Dawn was. He found it exhilarating to watch her watch Jay. Cody's upper body was on top of the middle rope now and Christian stepped on his back. Christian used the top ropes and pulled it back, adding more pressure on Cody's back. The referee told him to stop and Christian jumped over the top rope and landed outside. He then slapped Cody hard, sending him down on the middle of the ring. Christian then went back in and picked up Cody from behind, setting him up for the Killswitch. But Cody pushed Christian away from him harshly, sending Christian crashing into the bottom left turnbuckle. The two dominated one another, showing everyone their unique moves. A few minutes later, Christian finished off Cody with the Killswitch and the bell rang, declaring him victorious. Dawn clapped her hands for him and then she turned her head to look at Wade.
"Do you still remember your NXT days? You, Chris, Jay?" Dawn told Stu.
"Of course, those were one of the best days of my life." Stu replied. He smiled as he remembered his days as an NXT Rookie.
"And now you're Mr. Money In The Bank, Jay's held the World Heavyweight title and has been in good matches and Chris is in a feud with me and Phil." Dawn chuckled.
Stu chuckled. "Yeah."
Jay then walked into the backstage, exhausted and sweaty. Dawn ran towards and him held his hand. Stu wanted to look away, but he couldn't. Dawn asked one of the crew members for a clean towel. A man gave it to her and she wiped Jay's face with it. When Jay looked up, he nodded at Stu and Stu nodded back at him. Dawn looked up as well and she smiled at Stu. The floor director then told Stu that his promo was up next. And with that, Stu walked away, carrying the Money In The Bank briefcase in his left hand.
Mr. Money In The Bank Wade Barrett was standing in the ring now, telling people how his injury only made him stronger and that he's going to take the World Heavyweight title from Sheamus soon. Suddenly, Sheamus came out, the World Heavyweight title securely wrapped around his waist. He pounded the left side of his chest with his right fist and stretched out his arms, which the crowd positively responded to. He then brought up a microphone to his lips and started telling a tale, like he usually does.
Jay and Dawn were watching the show backstage. They were sitting on black monoblock chairs and their eyes were glued to the flat screen television that was mounted on the wall. Jay was now wearing a Christian shirt over his wrestling gear, while Dawn still hasn't changed into her casual clothes. Jay watched her from the corner of his right eye. She looked absolutely sexy in her new ring gear, which was created by her best friend Pearl Armstrong. It didn't showed much skin, but it showed enough to keep everyone staring at her. Her vest halter top and shorts were shiny and red as well as her stockings, which were covering her perfectly shaped legs. The stockings ended up at about the middle of her thighs and its matching garter was holding it up. Jay bit his lower lip; she was definitely ravishing.
When Dawn turned her head, she raised an eyebrow at Jay and a smirk formed on her lips.
"What?" Dawn asked.
Jay chuckled and shook his head. "You look beautiful, that's all."
Dawn was used to getting compliments from a lot of people everyday, but none of it could make her feel extraordinary like Jay's. She smiled at him as her cheeks burned. "Thank you."
Jay returned her smile. "You're welcome."
Dawn looked away and continued to watch the show. Jay was still staring at her though. When he gave her that compliment, her cheeks looked redder than before and her baby blue eyes were twinkling. What did she see in him? He wasn't as attractive as the rest of the guys in the locker room and he didn't earn that much money compared to the others. How did he get so lucky? He just didn't know.
The floor director then called Dawn, saying that she'll be having a backstage segment with CM Punk and Zack Ryder. Dawn then looked at Jay and kissed him on the cheek.
"Don't leave without me." Dawn told him.
Jay nodded. "I won't leave you, I promise."
And with that, Dawn lovingly stroked his cheek with a grin on her face before standing up from her chair and walking away, following the floor director to wherever he was taking her. Jay suddenly felt nervous; what was Scarlet going to do this time with Punk and Ryder?
"You did the Lionsault better than Jericho out there a while ago!"
The crowd roared at the sound of the WWE Champion CM Punk's voice. The camera panned out of his WWE title and zoomed in on him and Scarlet.
Scarlet bit her lower lip and tucked a strand of red hair behind her right ear. "Really?"
Punk nodded. "Yes."
Scarlet smiled. "Thank you."
Punk rubbed the back of his head and smirked. When he looked up, he found Scarlet staring at him, the gorgeous smile still on her face. Punk slowly leaned in. He was about to kiss Scarlet but Zack Ryder prevented him from doing so. Zack stood between the two of them, smiling from ear to ear. Punk rolled his eyes while Scarlet tried not to laugh.
"Hey Scarlet, do you want to be the Broski of the Week? You looked sexy while kicking Chris Jericho in the back of his head a while ago! You look really, really sexy tonight." Zack said, nodding his head with approval as he looked at Scarlet from head to toe.
Punk cleared his throat and put one of his tattooed arms around Zack's shoulder. "Uh, Zack?"
"Oh, hey Punk! Do you want to be the Broski of the Week too?" Zack asked ecstatically, patting Punk on the chest.
"Listen Zack, can we talk about this Broski of the Week thing later? Punk and I were in the middle of something." Scarlet said, then looked at Punk.
"Sure! You have my number, right? Call me, or I'll call you!" Zack replied.
"Whatever floats your boat, I guess?" Scarlet chuckled.
"Sounds good to me! Woo woo woo! Call you later then!"
Zack winked at Scarlet as he pumped his fist. CM Punk looked a little bit annoyed as he watched Zack walk away, but Scarlet put her hands on his chest. Punk looked at her and sighed when she gently squeezed his pecs. The audience who were watching them on the titantron were going crazy. The whole arena exploded when Scarlet crashed her lips on Punk's. Putting her hands behind his head, Scarlet kissed him fiercely. Punk's hands were on her waist as he kissed her with much intensity. They pulled back from each other a few minutes later, panting. Punk subconsciously licked his bottom lip as Scarlet nibbled hers.
"It was about time for that to happen." Punk told her with a grin.
Scarlet nodded, letting out a small laugh. "I know right?"
The two then walked down the hall. Punk's arm was around Scarlet's waist as they talked to each other.
The awkward silence between them was unbearable and Dawn felt like she had lost her sense of hearing. Jay was sulking over the fact that she made out with another man again this week. How many guys does she have to kiss anyway? Dawn knew why he was upset and it was killing her.
"Jay, would you please talk to me?" Dawn begged him. Her tears were so close to falling out of her eyes. "It's not my idea to kiss anyone!"
But Jay didn't speak. He kept his eyes on the road and his knuckles were white from holding the steering wheel too tight. Dawn finally gave in to the urge to cry. She punched the window of the passenger side's door and buried her face in her hands. The sound that her fist produced when she punched the window and her sobbing plucked the strings in Jay's heart violently. His chest felt heavy and he found it hard to breathe. Both of them were clearly hurt and only them could make feel each other better.
When they got to the hotel, Dawn quickly got out of the car, not caring if she left her belongings behind. Jay sighed and took the keys out of the car's ignition. Taking his bag and Dawn's from the backseat, he got out of the vehicle and handed over the keys to the valet. Jay went inside the hotel and quickly stepped inside the elevator. Dawn was in the elevator with him and some other people, the keycard of their hotel room in her hands. Jay just looked down and bit on the cheek of his mouth. A few minutes later, Jay and Dawn made it to the floor where their hotel room was located. Dawn easily slid the keycard into the lock and got inside the room. As she crashed on the bed, she heard Jay closing the door. Dawn refused to look at him. All she wanted to do was cry until she couldn't do so anymore and fall asleep forever, if possible.
Just as she was about to drift off to sleep, she felt an arm being wrapped around her waist. Dawn tried to remove it but it wouldn't budge. She lifted her face from her tear-stained pillow and faced Jay.
"Jay, I'm sorry, I-"
Before she could say what she wanted to say, Jay's lips had shut her up. His lips were warm and moist and she sighed. Just the touch of his lips had made her forget all the hurt she had inside of her. Jay couldn't be mad at her forever and every second he had spent being angry at her was a complete waste of precious time. His lips moved gently against her, as if he was kissing her for the first time. A few minutes later he pulled back and looked into Dawn's baby blue eyes.
"Don't apologize, Dee. I overreacted and for that I am sorry. I should be more considerate." Jay sighed, wiping the tears off her cheeks with his thumb.
"I should've just said no to the storyline." Dawn bit her lower lip, looking down.
"Hey," Jay's fingers lifted her chin up slowly. "You're just doing your job. But I just wanted to let you know that I reacted the way I did because I'm just in love with you."
Dawn smirked. "I'm in love with you too, very much actually."
Jay leaned in for another kiss and Dawn gladly returned it. Jay pulled back. His hands were on Dawn's face, cupping both of her cheeks. Sadness no longer flooded her eyes and it was replaced by exuberance. Jay noticed how Dawn was trying her best not to close her eyes. Clearly she was exhausted and so was he - he just didn't look like he was. And the emotional warfare that they just went through was more tiring than anything else.
"How about we sleep now? Your eyes are drooping." Jay told her as he yawned.
Dawn yawned and then chuckled. "I think we should definitely sleep now."
Jay nodded and kissed her forehead. "Good night, love."
Dawn smirked. "Good night."
And finally, the two drifted off to sleep.
Author's note: Thoughts on this chapter? Do you like it or do you not? Anything you'd like to see in the following chapters? Let me know by leaving a review! :) Shoutout to everyone who's put this story in their favorites and story alerts! Thank you to those peeps who have added me to their favorite authors list and author alerts! All of you are awesome! :)
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