CHAPTER 3: Love galore
A few days passed and it was now December 26th when Sasha was sitting at a table in the cafeteria when Alexa walked up to her. "There you are girly! The girls and I've been worried about you all week. I hope your Christmas was great. What happened to you?"
"It was just fine" said Sasha. "And I hope yours was good too." "It was" said Alexa. "But seriously what happened to you?" "I got stuck in an elevator for 6 hours with Eric" said Sasha. "My phone died but it still hasn't turned back on since hooking it back up." "Well hopefully you'll get it fixed soon" said Alexa. "How was it like?" "Interesting and terrifying at the same time" said Sasha.
"Ewww" Alexa said. "Stuck in a tiny elevator with Eric for 6 hours sounds like quite the nightmare…torture even." "Actually…" said Sasha. "It wasn't." "You don't have to make me laugh Mercedes" said Alexa. "We both know that that guy is no good news for anyone-especially women."
"If you say so" said Sasha. "Say so? I know so" said Alexa. "Remember you saw badly he fucked me up?" "Yes I know" said Sasha. "I'm just thankfully it was only mentally and emotionally" said Alexa. "I know that sounds even more fucked up but yeah I mean it."
"Sometimes people change" said Sasha. "Eric's not one of those who do" said Alexa. "Now I know that you've known him a lot longer than me and that you two had that little storyline earlier this year-but he isn't good news." Sasha nodded as she realized this wasn't the right time to bring up that the night she was with Enzo, she had begun to see something different in him.
As Alexa continued to talk, she noticed that Enzo and Mandy had also entered into the cafeteria to see what was on the catering menu. As she watched them, she instantly had a brief flashback to when she and Enzo kissed but as soon as she entered the flashback, Alexa slammed her hand onto the table to break her daydream.
"SASHA!" she said. "Hello Earth to Mercedes? Are you paying attention to me or what?" "Huh?" Sasha asked. Alexa laughed. "I said, aren't you going to the company's annual New Year's party or what? Jeez you seem hella distracted." "I'm not" Sasha lied. "Anyways, please don't tell me that they still throw those things?" "Yeah of course they do. Every year" said Alexa.
"Sure where is it again this year?" Sasha asked while taking a quick glance at Enzo. She noticed that his usually wild blond hair was now neatly tied up in a bun and he was wearing a muscle tee of his merch which provided Sasha a much better view of his toned body. "Oh shit…" she thought. "He actually cleans up nice."
"Anaheim" said Alexa. "Because the next day we're going live in Tampa." "Like that makes any sort of sense" said Sasha. "Well don't look at me. I'm not in charge of the bookings" Alexa. "But you're definitely going right?" "Affirmative" said Sasha. "Good because I sort of wanted to try to see if I could do like a ladies luncheon with the girls" said Alexa.
"All of the girls?" asked Sasha. "Well not all of them" said Alexa. "Mandy's not allowed." "Could guys come too?" asked Sasha. "Well no that's silly" said Alexa. "It's called a ladies luncheon for a reason and besides I'm going to do a sleepover at my place but just out of curiosity, who'd you have in mind?" Sasha quickly snatched away her glances from Enzo who was now laughing and enjoying his meal with his girlfriend Mandy.
"Ok Sash If you don't wanna tell me then you most certainly don't have to" said Alexa. "Thanks" said Sasha. As Alexa continued her conversation, she looked back up at Enzo who wrapped his arm around Mandy and at that moment, they locked eyes, causing him to smile in amusement. Sasha folded her lips and turned away her glances to focus on her friend's words again. "So then that settles it" said Alexa. "I'm having Nia, you, Pam, Trin and Victoria come along."
"You didn't invite Paige?" asked Sasha. "I did, but Saraya said she was busy so I left it alone" said Alexa. "Cool beans" said Sasha. As the girls continued to laugh, Sasha noticed that Mandy whispered something into Enzo's ear which obviously made him uncomfortable and her worried. Mandy got up from the table to sit next to Alexa, causing her demeanor to instantly change.
"Hmm I wonder what's so funny over here?" Mandy asked. "Please someone let me in on the joke. I wanna know." "We're sure as hell not laughing about you" said Alexa. "However it's such a shame that we're not."
Mandy rolled her eyes. "Hey Mercedes nice match you had last week. I meant to tell you that." "Jeez Amanda it's so sad how you're always hanging around us main roster talent" said Alexa. "You must be that desperate for a call-up." Mandy leaned in closer to Alexa. "Say what you wanna say Alexa but remember that I'm the one who ended up with Eric" said Mandy. "And you get to personally witness that 24/7."
"Mandy, that's hella mean" said Sasha. "Ooh like I care?" Mandy scoffed as she flipped her hair. "You should leave" said Sasha defiantly. "And who's gonna make me?" Mandy hissed. Sasha stood up and faced her. "If you think that anyone here is afraid of you then you're playing yourself big time" she said. Mandy folded her arms. "I don't play with anyone" she said. "Yeah except yourself" Alexa laughed. As she and Sasha laughed, Enzo walked over.
"Come on Mandy, it's time to help get your perfect champion ready for his match tonight" he said. "You know how I like to take an extra 2 hours to make sure that I'm stuntin' and everything."
As the couple walked away, Bayley walked over to them. "Hey are you guys alright?" she asked. "That looked pretty intense." "Yeah it was just Mandy being Mandy" said Sasha. "You're hella ballsy to stand up to her like that though" said Alexa. "She's not one to mess with." "Girls, no one in this world scares me" said Sasha. "Including her."
A few hours passed and as Sasha was getting her hair done, Enzo approached her. "Hey Sandra, can I borrow her for a few minutes?" he asked. The hairdresser nodded yes. "We need to talk" he continued. "Talk about what?" asked Sasha. "About how you need to get your girl in check before I do or about-" "I'm serious Mercedes" said Enzo. "Let's take a walk before she sees us." The two walked until they found a private area to continue their conversation.
"Look Eric I was just defending myself and if you don't like it then too bad" said Sasha. "I'm not about to let anyone talk to me like that and I mean it." "Mercedes it's not about that" said Enzo. "But yeah, I guess it does sort of…include it…" "What do you mean?" Sasha asked. "Look. Just be careful when it comes to my girlfriend" said Enzo. "She can get pretty nasty sometimes, especially if she thinks someone is challenging her."
"Like I said Eric, you need to get her in check before I do" said Sasha. "And I saw you looking at me again" said Enzo. "I didn't mean it" Sasha lied. "You were just there." "Okay Mercedes I was just there only this time we were in a big ass room full of other places to park your eyes at and yet you still chose to land them on me said Enzo. "You sound upset" said Sasha. "Damn it Mercedes I'm not upset. I'm just-"
"Just what?" Sasha asked. "Concerned for your well being" said Enzo. "That's all." "I'm fine" said Sasha. "And what happened between us last week in that elevator didn't mean anything." "Are you sure?" Enzo asked. "I mean because I am handsome and wealthy like the song. Man I gotta hashtag that in my next Gram post. Seriously remind me to use that."
"How about no" Sasha said as she rolled her eyes. "And yeah, it didn't mean anything." "Are you positive?" Enzo asked. "Because if ya are…ya outta get those eyes of yours checked out shorty because they're sure as hell are lyin' to ya." "Yeah I'm sure" Sasha said sharply. "And I'm not your shorty either so don't call me that and lastly my eyes work just fine. Without or without the glasses."
Enzo chuckled. "I mean like it's like I said. The ladies love me. All of them do and the men they envy me 'cause they ain't me and can never be me-ya feel me?" "Shut up" Sasha said. "I'm gonna need you to tell whoever gave you that idea to lay off the gas because they're gassing you up just a bit too much."
"I never run on gas sweet face" Enzo said. "I'm a straight up G all on my own. No gas needed. Now of course every compliment is welcomed to the Zo man." "You don't run on gas you say?" Sasha laughed. "Hmm its no wonder because your brain always seems to to be running on E then." "I ain't on any drugs either" said Enzo. "You know Eric" said Sasha as she folded her arms. "Cockiness doesn't equal confidence. I'm quite surprised that no one's ever told you that before."
"A." said Enzo. "I'm a 1000% confident. My self-esteem is A1". "You use way too much slang" said Sasha. "Even more than me and if you're gonna use it, make sure that it's in the proper context." "B.-" "Quiet?" Sasha laughed. "Oh so you've got jokes do ya huh?" Enzo teased. "I wouldn't call telling the truth joking…" Sasha teased. "Like I said. B. I'm surprised that ya keep sayin' to me that what happened didn't mean anything to ya" Enzo said.
"Oh my God Eric how many times do I have to tell you that it didn't" Sasha said as she angrily unfolded her arms. "Ya seem a little frustrated there Sash" said Enzo. "Are ya sure there ain't-" "Eric I'm in the middle of getting ready for a show tonight" said Sasha. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be getting back to my post now. You're wasting my time." As she proceeded to walk away, Enzo gently grabbed her arm to stop her.
"What is it!?" she harshly whispered. "I mean because we did almost…we almost…" Enzo trailed off as Sasha placed her index finger over his lips. He looked down at her in amusement as he smirked. "I know, I know" she softly said. "It-it didn't mean anything. I don't know how else I can prove it to you." Enzo gently placed his hand over her finger to remove it. "Damn she feels so soft" he thought. "We could…?"
"Could what?" Sasha asked harshly. "What?" Enzo said as he put his hands up in defense. "I was just gonna say was that maybe we should do it again." "No way" said Sasha. "There's no way I'm ever gonna do that shit again." "You wanna prove it to me don't ya?" Enzo said. "You know what to do. Kiss me."
"You're an ass" said Sasha. "A taken one at that." Enzo folded his arms. "No I'm not" he said. "And you know I'm not. Taken yes, but an ass no. I think that's already been established. What hasn't been is that if what happened between us didn't really matt-" he was suddenly cut off from a kiss from Sasha and as she did, the two suddenly felt the passionate electricity that brewed between them once before.
Enzo unfolded his arms and without much thought, draped them over Sasha as placed her hands on his chest. The way that their lips had connected was something quite unlike what either have ever experienced before with another person. Enzo grabbed a fistful of her long wavy purple hair and lifted it up over her neck to give him easier access to her face.
The two were too busy enjoying what was occurring between them to remember that even though they were in a secluded area, they were still backstage where anyone walking by could see them. Sasha turned her head as their kissing deepened. Enzo stepped closer to press himself into her and as soon as he did, she pulled away from him, leaving him in awe. The two looked at each other in silence all while millions of thoughts raced between the two. "I can't believe I just did that. That we just did that" Sasha thought. "Again at that. No matter what…I can't let it happen again. I gotta stop sending him mixed signals…no matter how good that felt. He's taken and I'm steadily losing my mind."
"Uh…" Enzo trailed off. "It didn't mean anything to me" said Sasha as she took Enzo's arms off of her. "Just because things happen between two people Eric, doesn't mean that there's something there." "Um…" Enzo trailed off in a daze. "Are we good now Eric?" Sasha asked.
"Alright then…um yeah… we're good" Enzo stuttered. "Of course we are Eric" said Sasha. "Why wouldn't we be?" "I was just asking" said Enzo. "Did you feel anything?" Sasha asked. But unfortunately for Enzo, he was much too stunned to give any answer even though he wanted to.
Sasha nodded as she walked away, leaving Enzo alone in his thoughts. He desperately wanted to express to her that he knew that there was just no way that she didn't possibly feel anything but he knew that as much as he wanted to that he couldn't challenge what she said and for good reason. Mandy.
"Fuck." He thought. "Women are so confusing…and I'm so screwed."
A/N: By the way, most chapters are named after some of my favorite songs (the ones I listened to while writing this story and since it's a long playlist, this will be quite a long story. Also, please keep providing feedback)
~Emerald loves Sapphire~