Quitters
The status of one relationship will be questioned...
Monday Night RAW
Six Days Until WrestleMania 30
Los Angeles, California
"Second Coming" blasted throughout the arena as a storm of hate radiated all of the WWE Universe. Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins came out by himself—no Kane, Big Show or even his personal security J&J. He came out by himself, stringing along his briefcase. Instead of looking like his cocky and arrogant self, he looked serious, almost hurt or upset, but the reason was that his girlfriend Daphne Anne had gotten kicked out of The Authority by Stephanie McMahon due to their personal conflicts and Stephanie had even brought up that she was going to make him decide over The Authority or his own girlfriend.
"Look, people can look at me and say that I am heartless and that I don't give a damn about anyone, but myself. I can tell you that I do care and that I can be a loving person. If you don't believe me, you can ask my lovely girlfriend Daphne Anne, who has been through it all for me for the past nine months of our relationship. The two of us took over our respected Divisions and we have become one of the most successful couples in the WWE. We were on top of the world and then SummerSlam hit us and I saw her breakdown to pieces. Most of you wondered why I didn't go out to sooth and comfort my girlfriend." Seth paused as the WWE Universe booed at him.
"At that moment, I think many people saw that I might not have loved her at all. The thing is: at that particular moment, I realized that I never loved anyone like I loved her, when I saw her breakdown. It was at that day, where a piece of my own heart broke for her and I wanted to go and consult her, but Stephanie McMahon told me that I was not allowed to go out to even do the simplest of that." Seth confessed as the booing continued and then a "You Sold Out" chant broke out.
"With Daphne versus Stephanie at WrestleMania and Daphne not being allowed by my side or even with The Authority. I wondered, where I stood with her in the mist of all of that," Seth sighed as he looked at the ramp, "So Daphne, can you please come out here to talk."
Silence struck Seth for a moment, before "Sellouts" played throughout the arena as Daphne Anne, Eva Marie and Paige all came out. Eva and Paige were going to be there for emotional support in case Daphne needed it, but the two of them knew that Daphne was a strong person. Seth held the bottom rope, so that Daphne could enter the ring as he even got a microphone for her. The two exchanged a hug, before distancing themselves a couple inches.
"I'm here. Let's talk." Daphne told him.
"Daphne, where do I stand with you? You have avoided my phone calls, text messages and ignored me on social media. I just want to know, if you still have feelings for me?" Seth questioned as the WWE Universe chanted "No! No! No!" hoping that Daphne would pay attention to them.
"Seth," she let out a shy smile, "You have been my everything for the past nine months. You have been the one that has remained by my side. Let's ignore SummerSlam for a moment. To be honest, I wanted no one by myself anyway. I have always been a loner. It has always been difficult for me to trust people, but you gained my trust, just like you did with my heart. As of right now, I don't know where I stand with you."
Seth frowned, "Look, this whole thing is confusing for the two of us, but it's always been us versus the world. Everyone wanted to target us and knock us down, but we managed to overcome any obstacle that came our way."
"I agree, but I'm facing Stephanie McMahon. I feel like being in the ring with you has been a conflict of interest. If you choose The Authority over me, then we have no relationship. I'm sorry," even though Daphne was upset, the WWE Universe cheered for her, "It's obvious that your heart is set on chasing in that briefcase and becoming champion."
"That's not true." Seth argued with her.
"It is, Seth," Daphne yelled at him, "Honestly, I'll save you the heartbreak and you won't have to make a decision." she dropped the microphone and exited out the ring quickly. Eva and Paige exited the ring, going right behind her.
"Daph, come back here," Seth dropped his microphone and exited the ring to follow her. Seth made it up the ramp as Eva and Paige left her, so that she can deal with Seth by herself. Seth turned her shoulder over, so that she can look at him, "My heart is set on being with you as well." he told her. Daphne looked frozen and serious.
"Seth—"
Daphne fell face first on the ramp as Stephanie stood on top of her. Stephanie had hit the back of Daphne's head with the Divas Championship as the WWE Universe booed the action. Stephanie exchanged a look at Seth, who was divided about whether to go check on Daphne or to stand next to Stephanie as he watched her laugh at her actions.
"I knew that I could not hide from this conversation forever." Daphne Consuelos told herself as her mother poured her some ice cold pink lemonade into her glass. Jocelyn looked back at her daughter as she took a seat at the couch across from her in her home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
"I'm glad that you decided not to dodge it. I felt like before WrestleMania that we should talk about the issues that we've had," Jocelyn responded as Daphne took a sip out of her lemonade, "I know that your boyfriend is not keen on me talking with you and I figured that you were the same way. For the longest time, I resented you for not being that girly girl that I wanted. I resented Colby more for making you chase your dream of becoming a professional wrestler. In my mind, I was happy when I saw you breakdown at SummerSlam because I got a phone call from Phil Brooks and we were on the same page. We wanted to bring you home and hope that you would retire from wrestling."
"At that moment, it took a lot of strength for me not to go back to Toronto and run back to your arms. I preferred that I see Connie for the first time in like half a decade?" Daphne wondered if she got the time right, but did not care about it, "I never understood why because I even hated her for chasing her dreams and leaving me—"
"That was exactly how I felt with you; however, I did not understand that your dream was wrestling. You fully understood that Connie wanted to be a singer, but I never fully understood that you wanted to be a wrestler. I thought it was Colby just manipulating you to go with what he wants."
Daphne chuckled, "Colby doesn't manipulate me. He's not like Isaac."
"With what occurred with you and your cousin, it just concerns me, when the two of you meet boys. My mind always goes back to that time period." Jocelyn pointed out as Daphne nodded.
"I think that the two of us are too wrapped on the past and what occurred in the past and that has overshadowed us from the future. My psychiatrist thought by me talking to the people that have wronged me or who I have wronged that I might be able to get over it and move on with my life." Daphne explained.
"This is what I want to do. Look, I know that I have never been a factor in your life as I was always traveling because of work. Everything that I have done was to make sure that you were able to have a good life. We made sure that you got the best education, went to the best wrestling schools and had a roof over your head, but the one thing I forgot was to express how much I love you." the emotion finally kicked with Daphne as a couple tears finally keep streaming from her eyes. The words "I love you" were so impactful to Daphne, who barely heard her mother say it to her. She could not remember the last time that she said it.
"I love you too," Daphne whispered, "It means so much to me that you've been able to say that. I know that I have been such a massive bitch to handle, but I'm just so passionate about wrestling and I just want everything to be great with the WWE. I want to fight for the Superstars and Divas. I want people to be given the change that they deserve."
"Do they know you are fighting for them?" Jocelyn asked.
"Maybe, but I'm not the girl that anyone normally roots for. They think I'm a bitch that gets no consequences at all. I acted like such a prick to my friends. That is not someone that people would want to root for." Daphne looked down to her lap, knowing that she had not been the most popular Diva in the locker room with all the backstage drama.
"Just be yourself and keep fighting. It is one thing that you've always done best," Jocelyn advised her as Daphne looked up at her mother, "Do that and people will eventually root for you."
"Gee, I hope so."
Are Seth and Daphne Anne done for good? Has Seth already chosen The Authority without saying a word? What about Daphne and her conversation with her mother? Have they at least gotten an understanding of the other? Thank you for reading. Please favorite, follow and review! :)