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The song for this chapter is "Angel of Mine" by Monica
The next morning the entire group loads up into Tasha's rig and starts the long drive to Houston, Texas for Monday Night RAW. While most of the roster was flying, the group opted to drive as it gave them more time to hang out, not having to hide their friendship.
When they arrived Tasha directed Daryl to where they would be staying for the weekend. No one but her knew that they wouldn't be staying in a hotel, but with a good friend. Tasha smiled as the rig came to a stop, standing up she opened the door motioning to them all. "Welcome to your weekend getaway. Come on."
She lead the way off of the rig, the others looking around curiously, never having been here before. Colby leaned down to her voicing everyone's question. "Where are we babe?"
Tasha smiled as a man came walking out of the house, waving to them eagerly and calling out in a Southern drawl. "Hey, there's my Angel."
"Shawn's house." She said with a smile before running over and hugging the famous Heartbreak Kid himself.
"Hey guys, come on in." Shawn says as he leads the way into the house.
The weekend slipped by too fast for all of them, they had barbequed, rode around on the ATV's getting muddy and swapping stories of on the road life.
Before they knew it, it was time for Monday Night RAW, the group bid Shawn goodbye as they loaded up into the rig and Daryl drove them to the arena.
Walking through the backstage area, all of the other Superstars and Divas waved to the group, mainly Tasha and Colby. Everyone was happy for them. In their business, relationships were hard to come by and even harder to keep, between their schedules and the bosses throwing their weight around. So when you were lucky enough to come by that special person that made you want to break all of the rules for, you held on tight no matter what the higher powers threw at you.
Being as she and John were up first, Tasha quickly got changed into Siren's gear before joining her ex-husband behind the curtain. John noticed her smile and glowing face, and he smiled. "You look happy, T."
"I am, J." Tasha said smiling.
"So… you and Colby, huh?"
"Yeah, me and Colby." She said, raising her eyebrow, "You think I'm making a mistake?"
He shook his quickly, "Nope. I think he's good guy and I think he cares about you a lot. Any guy who would tell the bosses to fire him, instead of breaking up with you, that's a good man in my book."
"How'd you know about that?"
"People talk backstage."
Tasha chuckled, "Yes, they do. You ready to have some fun?"
"Always."
John's music kicked on, the crowd went crazy as he and Siren ran out onto the ramp, the titles slung around John's neck. The two saluted the fans before they ran down the ramp and slid into the ring. The two of them are handed mics, Siren stands by listening to the fans as John takes off his hat. He scratches the top of his head, the look on his face saying he's thinking hard about something.
"A very lively bunch here in Houston. And normally, I would share in your enthusiasm. But that week it was revealed to myself, Siren and the world that plan C is what I hoped would never happen. It is Brock Lesnar. I am a marked man by The Authority. They want the WWE World Heavyweight Championship off of my neck so badly that they hired a mercenary. My opponent at Summerslam is the Brock Lesnar. And last week, it was announced, and there were cheers, and Paul Heyman spoke very eloquently to all members of the WWE Universe, those who get tucked in at night and those we don't. And there were cheers, because the WWE Universe, well, quite frankly, maybe wants to see Brock Lesnar beat the hell out of me."
Siren winces as the Universe starts chanting, "Yes!"
"I am certainly not deaf, and I know who my opponent is. Brock Lesnar is the most devastating force in the WWE. His destruction is seismic. With the precision of a surgeon, he destroys who he wants when he wants. I have seen that destruction first hand, and I'm still looking for vengeance for him putting my best friend in the hospital."
John looked over at Siren with a sad smile, that was a day that the two of them would not soon forget.
"Forty men have been able to say that they were champion. One beast has defeated the streak. I face that beast at Summerslam, and Paul Heyman was right, for once, he tells the truth. I am not ignorant. At Summerslam, I will get the beating of a lifetime. Oh, yes. Those that are happy about it, cheer it up, because at Summerslam… Oh, yeah. There is a beast in my windshield, and at Summerslam, I'm gonna get my ass kicked, I know that. But I will not lay down. I will fight. I am going to Summerslam to beat Brock Lesnar just like I did in 2012! For those who cheer, for those who boo, because I don't think The Authority realizes, and I don't think you realize what will happen to this if Brock Lesnar becomes champion."
John holds up the edge of the belt, he and Siren know what Brock will do to that title if he wins it at Summerslam.
"Brock is a mercenary. He is a hired gun. He fights when he wants. He destroys what he wants. And I don't know who else can stop him. Nobody can control him, not you, not The Authority, and certainly not Paul Heyman."
"Ladies and gentlemen…"
Siren's heart drops to her stomach as she hears Paul's voice, she knows that just behind that curtain is the man that put her in the hospital, that nearly ended her career. She looks over at John, he can see the fear in her eyes, he nods letting her know that's it's okay, he would protect her.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman, and at Summerslam, my client, Brock Lesnar, will conquer John Cena and take away from him the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. I think it's very courageous, Mr. Cena, for you to realize the beating that is coming your way. But I don't think that you understand that those are mighty big words from a man that is about to be turned into a victim. Do you know what it's like to be victimized? Why don't you ask your ex-wife how it felt."
"Screw you, Heyman!" Siren snapped causing the crowd to roar.
Paul smirks, he loved getting under the woman's skin. "John, you've suffered from defeat and rose to the occasion. You've taken beatings before, and you've come back and exacted revenge. But you've never, never in your life, been victimized. Know what it's like to be victimized? Ask the Undertaker. I'm sorry. You can't ask the Undertaker. No one has seen the Undertaker. No one has heard from the Undertaker, not a phone call, not a text, not a sighting, nothing since Wrestlemania. You, sir, are on the defensive. You want to defend your title. You want to get vengeance for your ex-wife. You want to survive against my client.
But my client, Brock Lesnar, is looking to conquer you, sir. And that's the difference. My client is charging forward. My client is on the offensive, because Brock Lesnar's not just going to F5 John Cena. Brock Lesnar's not just going to pin John Cena. Brock Lesnar is going to victimize John Cena, ruthlessly, mercilessly. You're a man of great passion, John Cena. You love being the WWE Champion. You love representing those who say, "Let's go, Cena." You love even representing those who say, "Cena Sucks." You love being in that ring. You love being here in WWE. But the only thing that Brock Lesnar is passionate about is the sadistic pleasure he gets when he realizes that he is inflicting pain on his victim. Brock Lesnar is salivating at the that, when you wake up from the beating that he's gonna give you at Summerslam, you're gonna realize that you're no longer the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. All you're gonna be, John Cena, is beaten, victimized, conquered."
John has had enough of the greasy-haired ponytail talking shit, he takes the belts from around his neck and lays them in the ring.
"I'm sick if your crap, and I want to talk to you real for one second, one second. Somethin' you and I can relate upon, you said the word passion. The word passion is something even you, Mr. Heyman, can understand, because every once in a while, faint, off in the distance, it starts and becomes larger and larger. They chant, "ECW, ECW, ECW, ECW." And those that watched, and those that fought with you have the passion that you have. Every time even you hear that, it brings a smile to your face and a beat in that cold, black heart of yours. You and I, sir, we share passion. This is it for me. This is my friggin' life. And good, bad or indifferent, I show up to work on time. I work my ass off, because I love this place, and I love what it represents, and I have passion for it, and I have passion for this."
He picks up the titles, gripping them in the fingers of his right hand.
"That 300 pound gorilla you tote around whenever he wants to show up has no passion for anything but himself. He is big. He is strong. He is a super athlete. But what separates me from him, Jack, is heart. And when the chips are down, he may beat the hell out of me, but he's gonna have to beat every last breath out of this body. Because I'm headed to Summerslam champion, and I'm walking out with this son of a bitch!"
Suddenly Cesaro's music keys up and the man comes walking out on stage, giving Paul a hug which he returns awkwardly, as he has no idea what Cesaro is doing out there. "Hey, even though Paul Heyman and I have decided to go separate ways, I won't allow you to insult my friend like this. Look at you. You're not a wrestler. You're a big, muscled-up, walking billboard."
John slides out of the ring with the sole intention of beating the shit out of Cesaro.
Cesaro sees him coming up the ramp and tells him, "Where do you get… Stay right there. Stay right there. Where do you get those shoes at, huh? Kmart? You can't wrestle in sneakers."
John rolls his eyes, grabbing the mic he had thrown to the floor he slides back into the ring, standing beside Siren who is shaking her head in disbelief at Cesaro.
"Oh, that's right. You just can't wrestle." Cesaro continues, not realizing the grave he is digging for himself with Cena. "How about… Don't say anything. How about I prove that to you in a match right now?"
"Shut up, shut up Paul." John says as the man starts to speak. "Cesaro, it is gonna be my honor for this jacked-up walking billboard who can't wrestle to wrestle circles around you and beat you right here in the middle of this ring right now."
As they come back from commercial the match gets underway as Cesaro and John lock up in the middle of the ring. Just as John said he would do, he began to wrestle circles around the youngster, pulling out some veteran moves that the crowd hadn't seen since some of the legends. The match ends with John giving Cesaro an AA from the second rope, and covering him for the win.
Siren stood backstage chatting with Brie who had been allowed back into the building, as Stephanie wanted to make things right. Of course they all knew that really meant that Stephanie wanted another change to humiliate Brie. The two smiled at Paige and AJ who had come backstage from their promo in the ring where they ended up beating on one another.
"You two are crazy." Siren said laughing as they shoved and pushed one another, good natured though, they were actually friends off camera, like most of them backstage were.
Together the four watched the promo with Stephanie and Hunter, but before Brie could go out there, Jericho strolled out to make his presence known. They all laughed as Chris had the crowd singing the Cops theme song to Stephanie.
Siren looked over to see Seth heading for the curtain, she knew he was supposed to go out and shut Chris up. He gave her a wink, to which she shook her head and smiled as he walked out and slammed his briefcase into Jericho's back.
"You two are so cute together." Brie said seeing the exchange between Seth and Siren. "I'm really happy for you."
"Thanks Brie." Siren smiled. She felt Seth come up behind her and wrap his arms around her waist, kissing her cheek. "Be careful out there baby."
"Always." She said before he headed back to the locker room, and shortly after she was joined by Roman for their match. "See you ladies later." She waved as she followed Roman up to the corridor where they would enter from.
"Watch your back, Babygirl." Roman cautioned her. "You know Randy's not done with me yet."
Siren nodded, "I know. I'll be careful, you just focus on your match."
Kane entered the arena first, his fire burning across the top of the stage as he made his way down. He then climbed into the ring and raised his arms, bringing them down and exploding the tops of the turnbuckles.
The crowd then leapt to their feet, watching the staircase intently as Roman's music boomed through the arena. They cheered as Siren appeared first leading the big dog down the stairs, each of them fist bumping the fans along the way.
"And his opponent coming down the aisle, being lead by Siren, from Pensacola, Florida, weighing in at 265 pounds, Roman Reigns."
Just as they reached the barricade Roman was hit from behind, knocking him into Siren, sending her sprawling onto the floor. She rolled over to see Randy Orton and Roman brawling with one another. She slid out of the way as Roman threw Randy over the barricade, then holding out his hand to help her to her feet. She watched from the safety of the crowd as Roman hopped the barricade, then jumped off of the stairs nailing Kane with a Superman punch as he tried to attack Roman.
It become a two-on-one attack as Kane and Randy get Roman into the ring and attack him. Roman manages to take out Orton with a Superman punch, but he's grabbed by the throat and choke slammed by Kane.
Kane then gets out of the ring and leaves Roman at the mercy of the Viper. Randy starts beating away at Roman, at that point Siren leaps over the barricade to intercede the mauling. But a stern look from Roman tells her to stay out of the way, he doesn't want her getting hurt because of him. She backs up behind the announcer's table as Randy delivers a DDT to Roman off of the barricade. She's thinking about disobeying Roman's order when she sees Randy picking up Roman and slamming his head off of the steel ring steps.
"Randy, that's enough! He's down! Randy, stop!" She screams as Orton walks over and smirks at her, before he starts ripping everything off of the announcer's table.
Fearing for Roman's safety Siren puts herself between him and Orton, even when he tells her to move, she stands her ground. Orton puts his hands up as if he's retreating, but as she turns to check on Roman, Orton's boot connects with her stomach, hard. She tumbled backwards over Roman and landed on the floor, the air knocked out of her body with the kick.
She watches Orton drag Roman's lifeless body up onto the announcer's table, he then picks Roman up and delivers a devastating RKO onto the table. Surprisingly the table doesn't break, which sets Orton off, as he picks Roman up again and delivers another RKO, this one splitting the table into pieces.
As the show went to commercial as the trainers came down to help both Roman and Siren backstage.
Backstage Seth was pacing as he waited for Siren to be brought back to him. Once he saw her he rushed up taking her arm from the trainer and putting it around his neck. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Cole. Just knocked the wind out of me."
"What the hell is his problem?" Seth snapped as he helped her to his locker room, lying her down on the couch. "I thought he was your best friend."
"He is my friend. But you know that there are no friends on camera." She laid her hand on his face, "Please don't worry about me, focus on your match against Chris. I'll be okay."
"You stay right here until I get back." He said sternly pointing his finger at her. "Don't move from that couch."
"Yes, sir." Siren said giving him a mock salute as she smiled.
Seth shook his head with a laugh, this woman was gonna drive him insane. He leaned down placing a light kiss on her forehead, before he grabbed his briefcase and left the room.
Siren looked up at the monitor as Seth made his way down to the ring for his match. She smiled at his cocky swagger, he truly loved what he did, and he was one of the best when he got in the ring.
Seth strutted down the ramp, climbing up the turnbuckle and holding up his briefcase containing the championship contract. He eyed Jericho who stood across the ring from him, smirking as he pulled off his shirt.
Siren smiled as Seth took off his shirt, the girls in the crowd screaming, her only thought being, 'Look all you want ladies, but that is my man.' She couldn't wait for the day when she didn't have to hide her relationship from the world. She hated not being able to walk down the street with her man, to go to a restaurant without worrying of pictures surfacing and placing them in hot water with The Authority.
Seth and Chris locked up with Jericho quickly backing Rollins into the corner, leveling kicks to the stomach. Seth then rolled out of the ring trying to catch his breath, but Jericho followed him, hitting him in the back and sending Seth sprawling on the floor. The two traded chest chops around the announcers area before Seth rolled back into the ring. He then went for a suicide dive, but was cut short with a punch to the face by Jericho.
The two got back into the ring and grappled, both of them backing the other into the corners. Jericho ignored the ref's caution as he beat down on Seth, disregarding the rules. Seth was knocked to the outside again as Jericho leapt from the turnbuckle, taking him to the floor as the show went to commercial.
When they returned Seth had Jericho in the middle of the ring, a choke hold applied to Y2J. During the commercial Seth had sent Jericho out of the ring, then performed a suicide dive that slammed Jericho's back against the barricade. Jericho was now trying to get to his feet, releasing some of the pressure from Rollins' hold on him.
Jericho hit Seth with several elbows to his gut, Seth responded by whipping Jericho backwards and slamming his head off of the mat. Seth then tossed Jericho into the corner and giving a small somersault to change directions, he leapt onto Jericho in the corner. He then went for the cover, wrapping Jericho's arm, but Y2J still managed to kick out.
Seth stepped back a moment to catch his breath before he went back in for the kill. Or rather bite, as he literally sunk his teeth into Jericho's forehead as an added insult. Seth whipped Jericho into the opposite corner, but as he charged him, Jericho moved out of the way and Seth nailed the top turnbuckle.
Jericho was building speed, jumping off of the top turnbuckle and hitting Rollins with a forearm to the face. But Seth quickly countered with a swinging neck breaker to Jericho, covering him, but only getting a 2 count. He nailed Jericho with three head butts, getting back to his feet he taunted Jericho, slapping his head and shoving him with his boot. But Jericho quickly got to his feet answering the taunting with several chops to the chest.
But just as he rallied, Seth slammed Jericho into the corner second rope, driving the wind out of his chest. Seth climbed to the top rope looking to put Jericho down for good, but Jericho quickly got up and started leveling punches to Seth's head. Jericho then climbed up to the second rope, grabbing Seth and looking for a suplex. But Seth countered with shots to Jericho's ribs and then another head butt for good measure.
He then looked like he was going for a Sunset Flip, but Jericho countered sending Seth flying to the mat with a Back Body Drop. Jericho climbed up onto the top turnbuckle, delivering a cross-body lateral press to Rollins. He covered him as the ref counted, but Seth kicked out at 2 1/2. The two Superstars were both clearly drained of energy as they laid on the mat, the ref starting the 10 count. Jericho got to his feet first stopping the count, followed by Rollins, the two then started pummeling each other with right hands.
The two tried several moves, but were denied by each other, with Seth finally picking Jericho up and slamming him back first into the turnbuckle. Seth then ran towards Jericho looking for the curb stomp, but Jericho moved out of the way, trying to roll up Rollins for the win, but Seth kicked out at 2 once more. Jericho grabbed a hold of Rollins feet, knocking him to his back and looking for the Walls of Jericho, but instead he flipped Rollins trying to slam his back into the mat. But Seth landed on his feet and nailed Jericho with an enziguri kick to the head.
Seth climbed to the top rope to deliver a knee to Jericho's face, but Y2J turned in into a Codebreaker planting Rollins on the mat. But before he could cover him, the lights went out in the arena, when they came back up Jericho was surrounded by the Wyatt family.
Rollins rolls out of the ring as the three start a three-on-one mugging of Jericho. Bray finished him off with Sister Abigail, before he and his family posed for the fans.
Seth stumbled back to the locker room, he was pleased to see Siren still lying on the couch as he had asked her too. However she did sit up and make room for him when she saw him holding his stomach.
"You okay?" She asked as she gently touched his stomach with her fingers.
"I'm okay, Chris is a tough man." Seth chuckled as he laid his head back on the couch.
Siren laid her head onto his shoulder as they relaxed watching the promo taking place between Stephanie and Brie Bella. The promo ended with Brie getting her job back and a match against Stephanie at Summerslam. Then without warning Stephanie slapped Brie, knocking her off of the ring apron. Siren winced, she'd been on the receiving end of one of Stephanie's slaps, they hurt like a bitch. Brie then climbed back into the ring the two women brawling with one another, until Triple H and his security guys broke the two apart.
"Summerslam is gonna be interesting this year." Siren commented as RAW went off the air.
After Colby had taken a shower and changed, he walked Tasha back to the Diva's locker room so that she could change out of her ring gear. Once done they walked outside hand-in-hand, meeting up with the others as they waited outside of the rig.
As they drove to the next town for Main Event, Tasha laid on the back bed with Colby watching a movie, her daughter snuggled in between the two of them. Just before they reached the hotel Kailynn looked up at the man, "Cole, are you my mama's boyfriend?"
Colby was taken aback, sometimes he forgot just how smart the 3 year old was. He smiled down at her, "Not yet, sweetie."
"Well when?" She asked curiously making her mother smile as they both looked at Colby.
He suddenly felt very small under their gazes as he stuttered out, "Uh, uh, soon."
"Okay." Kailynn said going back to the movie, satisfied with his answer.
Colby looked over at Tasha who was laughing behind her hand, it was amusing to her to see a grown man stumped by a 3 year old child. He shot her a glare, but the sides of his mouth were turning into a smile.
The trio after making sure there were no fans around to see them together, made their way up to the hotel room with their friends. They bid goodnight to the others as they entered their suite, Tasha collapsing onto the bed with a groan.
"Oh my God, I feel like hell." She said throwing an arm over her eyes.
Colby chuckled as he took her hand and pulled her up from the bed, which she allowed under protest. "Why don't you go take a bath and I'll watch Monkey."
"Okay. Thank you."
Colby shook his head as he held her hands. "Don't thank me, you and her are a package deal, I want Kailynn in my life just as much as you."
Tasha felt tears spring to her eyes, hearing that from Colby meant the world to her. Her daughter was everything to her, since her biological father wanted nothing to do with her, Tasha had hoped that she would find a man who would become a father to her. And secretly, she wanted that man to be, Colby.
She nodded as Colby kissed her forehead and then turned her around and pushed her into the bathroom with a tap to her butt. She laughed as she opened the door, but her laugh turned into a gasp when she saw the inside. There were candles lit all around the Jacuzzi tub, which was filled with bubbles and rose petals. She heard Colby behind her and she looked over her shoulder at him. "Did you do this?"
"I didn't but I called the hotel ahead of time and they took care of it."
She turned around to face him, "You are amazing." Stepping up to him she pushed up onto her tiptoes and placed a sweet kiss to his lips. "Thank you."
"You deserve it." He said before kissing her forehead and leaving her to relax. After getting the TV set up with a movie for Kailynn, he sat down on the couch and smiled. That was only the second kiss he and Tasha had ever shared, but he was already addicted and was looking forward to the next one. Having an idea form in the back of his mind, he took out his phone and text his best friend Nick Morrill, aka Marek Brave.
'Hey man. How's it going?' He received almost an immediate reply from his friend.
'Hey bro. Doing good. Things are coming along nicely. How are you?'
'Good. I got her back.'
'Congrats man. I'm proud of you. '
'Thanks, I feel a weight lifted from my shoulders and I'm happier than I have been in months.'
'Good, you deserve to be happy. Have you asked her about joining us yet?'
'Not yet. That's why I was texting, to ask you if you still wanted her to be a part of it.'
'Of course I do. She'd be an asset to us and the business, and it'd show her that you care about her and want her to stay around for life.'
'Alright man. She's leaving soon to go back to Cali to film the last season of SOA, so I think I'll bring her up there when we have time and show it to her. Then we'll both ask her.'
'Sounds good to me dude. Can't wait to see you guys again.'
'Same here man. Give your boys a hug for me. I'll see you soon.'
'Aight man. See you.'
Colby smiled as he set his phone down, he felt good knowing that Marek was okay with this still, even though it had been his idea in the first place. He heard a knock at the door, opening it up room service wheeled in a cart containing their dinner and a bottle of wine. Colby tipped the man, then gave Kailynn her food, chuckling as she was so engrossed in the movie she barely noticed. He picked up a glass off of the table and poured some wine into it, then knocked on the bathroom door.
"Come in."
Colby opened the door, stepping inside he was grateful that the jets and bubbles were blocking his view of her body. "I got you some wine." He said handing her the glass, which she took with a grateful smile.
"Thank you, Cole."
"You're welcome." He smiled as she took a drink, her body relaxing into the water, as he sat down on the steps beside her. "So, I was thinking about what Monkey said earlier, and I can't ask you to be my girlfriend yet."
"Why's that?" Tasha asked, looking at him curiously, she didn't feel any dread, she knew he wanted to be with her.
"I haven't taken you out on a proper date yet."
Tasha smiled, "I'd like that."
Colby nodded, he was really looking forward to taking her out, he just wasn't sure how to do it without them being seen. "Okay, good. Well, I'd like to do it before you go back to Cali for filming."
"Alright. Just let me know and I'll be ready."
He nodded again, leaning over he kissed her forehead before leaving her to relax.
Colby had just gotten Kailynn into bed, read her a story and had her asleep, when Tasha came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. He smiled at her, placing a finger over his lips so she knew Kailynn was asleep. She nodded as she grabbed some pajamas out of her bag and went back into the bathroom to change.
A few minutes later she came back out, brushing her long hair, but it was her pajamas that had Colby's attention, and it made him chuckle. She had on a pair of black shorts and one of his Architect T-shirts, never had his logo looked so good before.
The two ate dinner together in silence, just enjoying one another's company. After they had eaten and brushed their teeth, they climbed into bed, Colby wrapping his arms around Tasha's waist. For the first night in a long time Colby fell fast asleep, a smile on his face as he held the woman that had invaded his dreams for months in his arms.