Alexa sat in catering eating a half of a sandwich while Baron ran through his rehearsals for the night. She was getting more and more anxious as time went by, she hadn't spoken to Corey since she was at the hospital yesterday and she was beginning to miss him terribly.
"Oh my god," Alexa heard from behind her, smiling when she heard the familiar voice of one of her best friends. "They got you on the road!"
Alexa got up and turned around, embracing her friend in a hug, "It's just temporary and it was Baron, Corey doesn't know yet." Alexa and Alexa Bliss had become close during Baron and Corey's time at NXT. Bliss and Baron were in NXT together and got called up the same year while Corey was an announcer for NXTs live events. Since they lived in Orlando Alexa would often pop-up at the Performance Center and NXTs live events at Full Sail. The second she and Bliss had met each other they just clicked, they found they had much more in common than just their name; Bliss was also in the same type of relationship Alexa was in, but for her the men in her life were also together.
"Corey pulled up the same time I did so he's around here somewhere. How did you want to surprise him? Bump into him, find him?"
"I was hoping he'd kind of just see me here and be surprised," Alexa smiled.
"Bliss they need you out at the ring," a crew member said as he passed the two of them.
"I have to go run my match really quick, can we go out tonight?" she asked, smiling.
Alexa nodded her head, "Oh my gosh, I need a night out. I haven't had one in SO long."
"It's a date, I'll find you later tonight," she said as he began backing away from Alexa. "Good luck with your surprise," she said before turning around and heading to the ring.
Alexa turned back around and picked her empty plate up from the table, discarding it in a nearby trash can. She exited the catering area and made her way back to the locker room Baron was using for the night. She was startled at the sight of someone else in the room, rummaging through their gym bag shirtless. It only lasted a second though, because once she saw those familiar tattooed arms the butterflies in her stomach came back full force as she waited for him to turn around.
"Baron have you heard from Alexa, she didn't call me back and she's not answering my texts," Corey said, not bothering to turn around. When he got no answer, he turned to look at the door ready to repeat his question. Corey dropped his shirt at the sight of his girl standing in front of him.
"She didn't answer because she's been waiting for you to get here," Alexa smiled.
Corey quickly made his way over to her and pulled her into his arms, "You had me so worried."
"I wanted to surprise you," she smiled as Corey pulled away, placing his hands on both sides of her face.
He smiled, "This is the best surprise I've ever gotten." Corey leaned down and kissed Alexa, backing her up against the locker room door. The two broke their kiss at the sound of Corey's alarm on his phone going off in his pocket. He pulled it out and turned it off, "I've got a segment of Superstar Ink to do before the show starts, how long are you here for?"
"Until you guys go home," Corey slipped his shirt on. "This is a trial run to see if I can do this permanently."
"Do you want me to talk to Vince?" he asked as he buttoned up his shirt.
"I'm going to go hang out with Matt during the show tonight, see how things work and then I'll let you know," she said. "Where will you be while the show is on?" Corey was here to do the announcing for 205 Live after SmackDown.
"I usually hang out by one of the TVs, take notes or they have me filming something." Corey grabbed his phone and put it in his pocket, "I should be done in an hour, come find me after?"
Alexa nodded her head as he kissed her and made his way out of the locker room. Alexa made her way to the trainer's office, gently knocking on the door before getting the okay to open the door and enter.
"Hey girl," Matt smiled when Alexa walked in. "I see those boys got you on the road."
Alexa smiled back as the two hugged, Matt was another person Alexa had met while the boys were in NXT – he got called up to be trainer shortly after Baron made his main roster debut. "It's not permanent but I want to give it a try – mind if I hang with you and see how things go? I can help you with anything you need."
Matt nodded, "Of course, I'm just happy you're thinking about it, I could use the help around here. What changed your mind?"
"Baron calling and warning me about a video," she said.
"I checked him after that fall, he was absolutely fine. The video really makes it way worse than it is."
Alexa nodded, "I haven't seen it yet and I do believe he was okay but I hate not being around when something does happen. They aren't home much and when they are I'm working, at least if I made this move then we'd all be together most of the time."
Matt nodded, "I understand, long distance relationships are tough." Alexa smiled in return, "You ready to get started?" Alexa nodded again as Matt picked up a stack of files, "Here are the superstars who currently need to be taped or checked before the night begins. They should start coming in within the next twenty minutes. Do you have any experience with kinesio tape?"
Alexa shook her head, "A little bit, they gave us like one class on it at the hospital but being in the neonatal ward I didn't need more than that."
Matt nodded, "Only one person should need it tonight but there's way more on RAW – I'll show you how to apply it tonight and then you can try on someone tomorrow at RAWs house show."
Before Alexa could respond there was a knock at the door, Matt gave the person the okay to come in.
"Hey Matt," Alexa heard Baron say before she turned around from looking at the files. "And hey you, I was hoping to see you in here."
"Are you here for me or him?" she smiled as she stood on her tippy toes to kiss his cheek.
"He's here to see me but I'm going to let you take care of him," Matt interrupted. "He just needs a concussion check. Even though there was no sign of one last night we still want to check to make sure."
Alexa nodded as Baron sat down on one of the exam tables. Alexa spent about ten minutes doing the concussion test before she turned to Matt and smiled, "He's all good."
Matt smiled and nodded, "So are you, I've never seen it done in that order but it makes a lot of sense."
"I'm used to doing it like that with pregnant women, it limits the amount of times they have to get up or move."
Matt smiled and the two turned their attention back to Baron, "Well then, our nurse here has cleared you for your match tonight."
"I will be sure to show her my gratitude later tonight," Baron smiled before kissing her cheek and leaving the room, heading to get to his match.
Alexa spent the next hour clearing and taping a few of the superstars, most of them happy to see her on the road. Her night was going smooth until the one person on the roster who despises her came in the door.
"Did you see that match?" Becky Lynch walked into the trainer's room holding the back of her head. "She dropped me on my..." Becky trailed off when she noticed it wasn't just she and Matt in the room. "What are you doing here?" It was no secret to anyone on either roster that Becky hated Alexa – she had beliefs about her relationship with two men that were completely opposite of Alexa's; add on the fact that she also has had a thing for Baron for close to two years and it was a recipe for disaster anytime the two of them were near each other.
"Don't start Becky – she's here to see if she would like to make the move to athletic trainer."
Becky rolled her eyes, "No, she's here so she can babysit Baron and Corey."
Alexa took a deep breath, she tried her best to avoid Becky whenever she could but there were times she got under her skin, "I'm going to go hang out with Corey for a little bit if that's okay with you," Alexa smiled as Matt nodded his head.
Just as she thought she would make it out the door without further issue from Becky she heard her voice one more time, "You being on the road won't stop what Baron and I have; you're just going to notice how often he's with me whenever he says he's busy with other things or at the gym. You have to know a man isn't going to want to share his girlfriend forever."
Alexa took another calm breath and pulled the door open, as it closed behind her she leaned her back against the wall across from the door and slid down to the floor, pulling her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around her legs and resting her head on her knees. The rumors about Baron and Becky had been on and off for about a year. Both of her boys swore she was lying and Alexa had no reason not to trust either one so she ignored them. Most of the time. But having it thrown in her face was something that just got under her skin. Alexa gave herself a few more seconds before standing up and heading in the direction of the Baron's locker room. She hated the relief she felt when she noticed Baron was nowhere in sight but he wasn't who she wanted to see right now.
One look at her face and Corey knew something had happened, "What's wrong? Everyone here was saying you were doing great in there. Did something happen?"
Alexa nodded her head, "Becky."
Corey put his arms around Alexa as she rested her head on his chest, letting a couple tears fall slowly down her cheeks, "You know she's lying."
Alexa nodded her head, "Still sucks to hear."
Corey kissed the top of Alexa's head and then put his hands on her cheeks, moving her head to look up at him, "Baron loves you, if he was unhappy with what the three of us have he would tell us and he would be out."
Alexa took a deep breath and nodded her head, "I know."
"Please don't let this ruin the possibility of you working with us. I'm sure we can find a way to get her to lay off."
"She's not going to stop me from anything. I'm actually going to talk to Shane and Steph while you do 205 tonight," she said.
"To officially take the job?" Corey smiled.
Alexa shrugged and took a deep breath, "What if I only did house shows? And I kept my Sunday to Tuesday hours at the hospital."
Corey knew Alexa wasn't going to let go of her hospital job that easy, especially not after one day of being on the road with them. "Honestly, I think traveling Wednesday to Saturday and then working two jobs – one of which requires you work doubles – isn't a good idea."
Alexa plopped down on the couch, her heart was in two different places right now and her mind was a complete mess. "I just need some time to figure this all out."
Corey took a seat next to her and placed his hand on her back, "You have two weeks to make a final decision, don't rush into right now."
Before Alexa could respond the door opened and Baron walked in. Alexa wasn't prepared for her head and her heart to start arguing over the sight of him. She quickly stood up, "I should get back to Matt. I'll see you guys later." Alexa rushed out of the locker room as quick as she could, cursing herself for the conversation she was going to have to have later tonight.
"What was that about?"
Corey took a second to look at Baron; really look at him. "There's seriously nothing between you and Becky?"
Baron threw his head back in frustration, "Not this again. No, I don't want her at all. Why is this being brought up again?"
"She said something to her while she was with Matt, she was upset. And ready to take this job on half time while maintaining full time hours at the hospital."
Baron took a deep breath and sat down on the couch, "This is fucking ridiculous. What have I ever done to make her not trust me or think I'm capable of something like that?"
Corey shrugged as he took a seat across from the man, "I don't think it's a matter of trust. I think that it's the fact that it keeps getting thrown in her face coupled with the fact that she's thinking about making this her new work. Alexa knows you wouldn't hurt her."
Baron took a deep breath, "Well do I go find her or let her come to me?"
"Take her to the hotel after the show is over, I'll meet you guys there after 205 and that will give you more than enough time to talk about it all. She has to go to the RAW show with Matt tomorrow so she and I will leave for Atlantic City in the morning," Corey said, he was always the level-headed one of the relationship.
Baron took a deep breath and looked down at his watch, only thirty more minutes until the show ended.
