Chapter 48
Raw emanated from Phoenix, Arizona, so the traveling had been a little crazy since everyone had to fly from Las Vegas to Phoenix that morning. Some Superstars had left right after the pay-per-view to get here and then slept. Lilianna was one of those people with Seth because he couldn't stand being in the same city as Dean Ambrose. Not that she blamed him. Lilianna and Jon had stayed behind since their flight was booked for the early morning. Same with Gabriella, who hadn't slept well and was looking forward to her 2 days off coming up.
Watching Dean saunter out to the ring with the WWE title on his shoulder, the title Seth won fair and square, sickened Jecina. She was currently watching it from her kitchen while cooking, knowing Lilianna would be in this segment with Seth. Dean didn't deserve that title. Dean should've been fired when he attacked Jon and sent him to the hospital for a second time. That had been brushed under the rug, like a lot of things in this company, which was a con to working for WWE.
What irritated her more was the fact the company hadn't added Jon to this segment at all. He had lost the ladder match, so they were planning on having him go after the current United States champion, Rusev. Jecina didn't like that because, to her, Rusev wasn't deserving of that title and it was a constellation prize for what Jon. He wanted the WWE World Heavyweight championship, not a second rate title that had been brought over from a company that had died. It was gold, but it wasn't THE main gold and Jon wanted to be at the top of the mountain more than anything.
Before long, Roman had come out through the crowd, like normal, and stepped into the ring before congratulating the man he called his brother. It was sickening. It made Jecina want to vomit in the batter she was currently mixing for the fried chicken. The crowd wasn't buying any of it, booing and suddenly erupted when Seth's music hit as he stalked to the ring, shouting repeatedly this wasn't happening. Roman needed to step off and get to the back of the line because Dean had stolen the title from him and he wanted his rematch. Honestly, the faces Dean was making made Jecina want Seth to punch him in his arrogant mug.
Shane McMahon's music hit and he came out to the stage, deciding to settle this once and for all. He made a match for the main event that night – Roman Reigns versus Seth Rollins for the #1 Contendership to Dean's WWE title. Seth growled, demanding to know if Shane had consulted with Stephanie on this while Lilianna glared daggers at Dean and Roman, keeping her mouth shut for the time being. Roman hadn't mouthed off to her and, as long as he kept to himself, she would do the same thing. Since Seth was still technically part of the Authority, he had to play the part of heel and he did it beautifully.
Later that night, Seth and Roman pushed each other to the limit, much like they had the previous night at Money in the Bank. Dean was on commentary and Jecina had to mute the television because she could not stand hearing his voice. It was nasally and somewhat high-pitched compared to Jon's lower, gritty, raspy tone. Granted, Dean still had the rasp to his voice, but it wasn't sexy the way Jon's was. Thankfully, they hadn't inherited the same traits and qualities – once again proving identical twins could be completely different in every other way.
In the end, the match was ruled a double count-out, a draw.
Shane once again came out and said the night would not end that way. Dean took charge, taking the microphone and claimed he would fight both Seth and Roman in the same night. It was the way he did things. Jecina gaped at the monitor, wondering if he'd truly lost his mind to actually put HIMSELF in a triple threat match for his first title defense. Either he was a bonafide genius or…no, she was going with he'd finally gone off the deep-end. Shane even looked taken aback by his demand, but wound up agreeing to it and settled the problem.
At Battleground, all three former Shield members would be in a triple threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight championship.
It was even worse when both Seth and Roman were left laying at the hands of Dean with two Dirty Deeds.
After that horrible Raw, a coffee date was in order for Jecina, Lilianna and Gabriella.
Between Lilianna on the verge of losing her mind over not being able to consummate her relationship with Seth and Gabriella verbally castrating Baron in the hallway at Money in the Bank, Jecina decided it was time for another powwow. She had to talk to them about this house situation and Jon, her stomach in knots the closer the draft came. After getting back to the hotel, she had called them in a three-way on the cell phone and informed the women they were all going out tomorrow before Smackdown!. It was needed and Jon could only laugh at his woman taking charge, waving three fingers at the girls over her shoulder. Seth had done the same thing, sticking his tongue out as well, with Lilianna while Gabriella just rolled her eyes at her friends.
"Hey man, why don't we work out tomorrow while the gals do their thing?" Seth had suggested in the phone to Jon, wanting to get to know him better since they had some history together.
"Sounds good to me." Jon shrugged, not minding hanging out with Seth and decided to invite both Baron and AJ. They would help him determine if Seth was a straight up guy or another douchebag.
"Aww look Lili, the boys are already getting along."
"I know, isn't it cute?"
Gabriella had ended the call on her end before Seth and Jon began making plans together.
The following morning, everyone was up and on the road for the almost 2 hour drive to Tucson, Arizona for Smackdown!. Luckily, it was a quick drive and Jon just told Jecina he'd drop her off at the coffee shop and she could catch a ride back with Lilianna or Gabriella. She agreed, knowing he needed the rental to go workout with the guys and kissed him soundly before watching him drive away. Lilianna pulled up just as she'd stepped out of the car, so they walked inside the coffee shop together, where Gabriella was already waiting for them.
"Wow, you don't look so good, Gabs."
"Thanks." Gabriella mumbled, needing a double shot of espresso and something to eat since she couldn't stomach food the previous night.
Her lover had tried contacting her, again, but she wanted no part of him, not after their last bout together. Along with Baron and Alexa, she had also been avoiding him like the plague and hoped he just gave up on pursuing her. After that fight with Baron last night, she just wanted to crawl in a hole and never come out again, thankful nobody else had been in that particular part of the arena at the time or else it would've been embarrassing.
Hell, it was embarrassing, period!
"What's going on with you, sweetie? I'm really worried about you, we both are." Jecina and Lilianna had spent sometime on the phone last night talking about her, voicing their concerns. "Talk to us."
"If you can't trust us, who can you trust?"
Gabriella heaved a sigh, needing to tell them to get it off her chest. It was eating her alive, what happened and what she'd witnessed Baron do. Then the rough, painful sex she endured by her lover, at her request. She tried to get her thoughts in order, still somewhat hazy even after driving almost 2 hours. So much had happened; she didn't even know where to start and decided to tell them about the hotel incident with Baron.
"Oh my god…"
"Eww seriously?" Lilianna did not blame Gabriella for being nauseous over witnessing the man she loved screwing with a ring rat. "He actually fucked a ring rat? You're not fucking with us, are you?"
Gabriella shook her head, the sadness on her face clear as the beautiful day outside. "I was so ready to tell him how I feel. And then I saw that and it took the wind out of my sails. And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't pull my eyes away from him sucking face with the rat. It just…doesn't seem like something Baron would do."
"Maybe she drugged him?"
"I doubt it."
Gabriella then told them about how she'd gotten the text from her lover and she'd gone to his room. No details were left out. She could still remember how rough and callous he was with her, even though she'd demanded him to make it hurt. All Lilianna and Jecina could do was gape at her with dropped jaws and wide, rapidly blinking eyes.
"So in a nutshell, you asked the man you're currently fucking to do it as hard as he fucking could because of what happened with Baron." Lilianna summarized, not sure how to feel about this and wondered what was going through Jecina's mind. "Gabs, that's…"
"Fucked up. That is FUCKED UP. Why would you demand him to make it hurt? You really wanted to feel that much pain? Do you realize he could've seriously hurt you to where you wouldn't be able to wrestle? He could've shredded your insides!" Jecina exclaimed, grabbing Gabriella's hand and had to take a few deep breaths to calm down, the worry swirling in her eyes. "Look, you know we love you and we're only looking out for you. You NEED to tell Baron now. You have to, there's no choice anymore and you can't wait until the draft." Not like her. "You already told him you went to his hotel room and sat him with the slut, but didn't tell him why. If you want to salvage any kind of relationship with him, being it friendly or otherwise, you've GOT to tell him the truth."
"She's right, Gabs. If I would've told Roman how I felt about his mother sooner, instead of thinking her attitude towards me would blow over and change, maybe I would be on the verge of being married right now." Then again, Lilianna wouldn't be with Seth either and he was who she really wanted all along, as horrible as that sounded. Seth was her IT, the one. "No, scratch that. I'm glad I'm not married to that overbearing, controlling dickhead. Everything that's happened has lead me to Seth and I don't regret a single second, not even the heartbreaks."
Just then, all of their cell phones went off at the same time and it was a message from WWE headquarters. All of their phones were linked to the company through social media, internet, anything regarding technology. Their jaws hit the table as the words in bold print read back at them and Lilianna suddenly roared in laughter.
STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE has suspended Roman Reigns for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company's talent wellness policy.
"Oh my god, that's fantastic!" Lilianna's side was killing her from laughing so hard, but she couldn't help it while Jecina and Gabriella just gawked at their screens. "That mother fucker FINALLY got what he deserved! Karma is a BITCH!"
How the hell had Roman Reigns violated the wellness policy though? What had he been doing and putting into his body? Jecina didn't blame Lilianna's elation over the news, but she was in too much shock to laugh or really respond to it. Gabriella was the same way, finally setting her phone down and shook her head sadly. They finished their coffee date by talking about Jecina and Jon's new house in Colorado, which was being worked on while they were on the road. Jon had already bought it, refusing to let his woman put a dime into the home and Jecina agreed with the stipulation she paid for any of the repairs or vicissitudes done to it.
Pulling into the hotel parking lot 2 hours later, Jecina blew out a breath at the sight of none other than Roman Reigns, Mr. Druggie himself, walking out of the hotel with his bags in hand. She tried to stop Lilianna from going over to him, not wanting her friend to provoke another spear out of the big man. He did not look happy from the way his bags hit the pavement at his feet. Lilianna could not help herself, sauntering over to him and shook her head in disappointment, wondering what happened to the man she had fallen in love with.
He was dead.
"So, how does it feel to finally reach the same level as Randy Orton?" Lilianna goaded, folding her arms in front of her chest and heard him snort. "You know that's who you've turned into, don't you? You're another cocksucker like him. I don't know what you've done with the man I used to love and fell for, but this new you is NOT working out, Roman. Look at what you've done to your career!"
"Lilianna, I don't need a goddamn lecture from the likes of YOU right now." Roman growled, not in the mood for her smart mouth and tossed his bags in the back of the Lincoln Navigator, slamming the hatch shut. "What I do with my life is MY business. You gave up that right when you decided to leave me for AJ Styles…or no wait, is it Seth? Maybe it's both. I'm losing track of how many guys you're fucking currently." He would NEVER admit it, but being compared to Randy Orton left a very bitter and sour taste in his mouth. "And I'm NOTHING like that asshole…"
Her fists clenched at her sides at his accusations of her screwing multiple men. "No, I didn't give up that right at all! You're the one who chose your mother over us, over our wedding! I NEVER gave up on you, on us, you did when you decided she was an angel and could do no wrong!" Lilianna snapped, refusing to take blame for what happened between them. "You need to open your eyes, Roman. You need to stop your bullshit and get back who you used to be, find THAT guy. Because this guy right now is nothing more than Randy Orton 2.0 and it makes me sick to think I ever loved another version of him. Get your life together before you end up fucking everything up and losing your career!"
"STOP FUCKING LECTURING ME!" Roman exploded, shoving her down to where her backside met the pavement and glared down at her through dark slits, his nostrils flared. "I KNOW I FUCKED UP, BUT THAT DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO GO AROUND FUCKING EVERY GODDAMN GUY THAT GAVE YOU ATTENTION! YOU COULD'VE STUCK IT OUT WITH ME AND YOU DIDN'T! YOU-"
"ENOUGH, Roman!" Jecina had rushed over to Lilianna as soon as she hit the pavement, hovered over her while she clutched her side, tears rushing down her face. "Get the hell out of here NOW!"
The tone of Jecina's voice made him swallow hard as Roman backed away and hopped in the Lincoln Navigator, peeling out of there.
"Shit, Lili, are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah…it just jostled me a little, but the pain is already subsiding." It was nothing an 800 couldn't fix. "Fucking asshole."
Jecina had warned her not to provoke the man, but didn't say that aloud and helped her friend up, guiding her inside the hotel to rest.