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The song for this chapter is "Will You Be My Girlfriend" by Alanis Morissette
The next day the trio rode in the rig with their friends down to the arena for Tuesday night's Main Event. When they walked in they split up, Colby, Tasha and Kailynn going into his locker room, while Jon and Joe headed to the male locker room. They had all agreed that once their feud was over, which they weren't sure how long it would be until then, they'd go back to sharing a locker room.
Dean and Siren kicked off the show that night, Kailynn staying in the locker room with Seth. They walked out onto the stage to the roar of the crowd. Siren had changed up her look, now that The Shield was done she decided it was time to ditch the black leather. So she opted for something a little more comfortable and a little more her. A pair of skintight blue jeans tucked into a pair of knee-high black motorcycle boots and a custom crop fitted tank top with Dean's new design on it. The tank was cut to a v on top so that her cleavage was visible and it came to just under her boobs.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Siren and Dean Ambrose!"
Siren and Dean made their way down to the ring, the Lunatic was in a foul mood tonight and he had some things to get off of his chest. They climbed into the ring, each taking a mic from the tech as they waited for the music to end.
"I'm back. And I'm in a foul mood. Fresh off my little promotional tour last night, shaking hands and kissing babies has never been my strong suit, obviously. But it's an easy way for The Authority to keep me off of Monday Night RAW and away from their precious little darling Seth Rollins. Oh, but I'm here tonight. And I say let's cut the crap. I'll say this to Seth Rollins. Why don't you finally do what's best for business. Come out here right now and get your teeth knocked down your throat in this ring."
The crowd cheers, they really want to see this happen, but Siren shakes her head, raising her mic. "He won't do it, y'all know he won't."
"No, I'll bet my bottom dollar that you won't because you ain't got no guts." Dean goaded. "Let's find out if I'm right. Does Seth Rollins want to hang out back there and hide behind closed doors eating protein bars with Triple H or whatever it is you guys do? Or do you want to come out here and you want to get knocked out."
Dean tosses the mic down and rips off his jacket while the crowd cheers. He looks down at his imaginary watch, then over at Siren and she shrugs, "Are you surprised, cause I'm not."
He sits down on the canvas and picks up the mic he threw down, "Nothing. That's what I thought. You're just going to hang out and hide back there, hide behind Kane and hold Triple H's hand. Meanwhile, I'll be out here in this ring doing what I do. Going through every superstar, every thug, every goon, every tiny little bull, every demon The Authority puts in front of me until I get to you, Seth. And when I do, I'm gonna make you pay the price for selling out."
Dean drops the mic as Siren hops up on the turnbuckle and sits down, her right leg bent, foot resting on the ropes. Just then Del Rio's music starts playing and they both roll their eyes as he walks out on stage with a microphone.
"Oh God y'all, he's gonna talk." Siren said making the crowd laugh, she held up her hand, "Shh, shh, shh. If you guys don't be quiet, we'll never understand what he's saying." She laughed along with the crowd as Dean threw her a smirk.
"What exactly you are supposed to be?" He then curses in Spanish, the only way he can't get away with calling Dean names, but little does he know, both of them knew what he said. "You look like a bum. You look like you just came out of a dumpster. You need to stop worrying about Seth Rollins and start worrying about Alberto Del Rio. You think I'm afraid of you, Dean? I'm a former WWE Champion, a former World Heavyweight Champion. You want to know what fear is? Fear is being locked in my cross arm breaker and wondering if Alberto Del Rio is going to show you mercy or not."
He climbs up the steps and through the ropes into the ring, Dean meanwhile is shaking his left arm. "Dean, as you know, every good show starts with a kickoff. You want to start this right now? Cause I can see your shoulder is wrapped up like a present, a beautiful present just for me. I'm gonna to tell you what I'm going to do tonight. I'm gonna take your arm home tonight and put it on a shelf like a trophy."
He drops the mic and kicks Dean straight in the shoulder, then scurries out of the ring like a coward.
"Del Rio with a kick right to the injured shoulder of Dean Ambrose." The announcer says as Del Rio walks back up the ramp.
Siren and Dean walk backstage, finding Seth standing there with Kailynn waiting for them. Kailynn runs up to Dean and hugs his leg, "Are you okay, Uncle Jon?"
Dean smirks as he hugs her, "I'm fine kiddo. No worries."
While Dean heads to the locker room where Roman is, Siren and Kailynn head to Seth's where the two adults sit down on the couch while Kailynn colors on the floor.
"So, when do you have to go to Cali to film?" Seth asks as he holds Siren's hand.
"Right after Smackdown." She sighed. "I don't want to go. This is our last season, I'm not ready for SOA for end. I've had so much fun on this show, I'm not ready to say goodbye."
"I know, it sucks, I love the show. Mainly cause you're on it, but still, it's a good show." He chuckled causing her to smile which is what he was going for.
"Would you come with me, when we film our final episode later this year?" She asked hesitantly.
"Absolutely. I'd like that."
"Okay. Cool." She said giving him a kiss before they steeled in to watch the show, until it was time for Siren to head out with Dean.
"Be careful." Seth told her.
"Don't throw me into anymore stairs." She winked drawing a laugh from him as she disappeared out of the door.
Siren followed Dean out to the ring for the his match, the last one of the night and it was proving to be a good one for the fans. As always the crowd cheered as they walked out, then voiced their displeasure of Del Rio as he came out.
As soon as the bell rang Dean went straight after Del Rio hammering him with fists. He then proceeded to whip Del Rio into the corners, both men trading blows back and forth.
Throughout the match Siren kept a close eye on the ramp and crowd, she knew Seth would be lurking somewhere trying to ambush Dean. She watched the match with rapt attention as Del Rio starting targeting Dean left arm and shoulder. He was favoring it and she knew he was hurting, "Come on, Dean!"
Dean managed to get a head of steam, hitting Del Rio with a vicious clothesline from the ropes. Siren hears the crowd shouting, she looks to her left and sees none other than Seth Rollins strutting down the ramp.
As soon as Dean sees him he rolls out of the ring and attacks Seth, the two men hammering away at one another. The ref signals for the bell giving the win to Dean by disqualification, but Dean could care less as he chases Seth around the ring past Siren and over by the announcer's table.
Seth manages to get Dean on the announcer's table, he jumps up onto him raining down punches. But when he drags Dean up and tries to slam him into the barricade, Dean counters it and sends Rollins back first into the barricade instead. He then throws Seth back into the ring, following him and clotheslining him over the ropes on the opposite side.
As Seth scurries back up the ramp, Dean turns his attention to Del Rio, hitting him with "Dirty Deeds" and planting him on the canvas. Dean and Siren sit on the second rope, waving for Rollins to come back in the ring and fight.
When they get backstage the three laugh at a job well done, Dean and Seth knocking fists before they all disperse to their locker rooms to get ready to go. Once they were all showered and changed they walked out to the rig, Renee meeting up with them along the way.
Luckily they didn't have to travel anywhere as Smackdown was being held at the same arena as Main Event. So they headed back to the hotel to relax, after dinner and watching movies with Kailynn.
The next day was a day off for the group, while Jon and Renee headed out to spend time together, Joe and Colby went to the gym and Tasha took Kailynn out to Shawn's house to ride horses.
While they were there Shawn took the opportunity to chat with Tasha about Colby. "So, are you happy baby?"
Tasha looked over at Shawn, he had become like a second father to her over the years she had been with the WWE. He had seen all of the heartaches that she had gone through, and he was the first person besides John that had shown up at the hospital the night Brock had attacked her. "I'm really happy, Shawn. He treats me good, he loves Kailynn. Hell, he was willing to lose his job just to be with me."
"Then what's bothering you?" He asked knowingly, he could see it written on her face.
Tasha sighed, "I'm worried about him, not Colby, but Seth. He's doing so much to be at the top of this company. I'm just wondering when all of this is gonna catch up with him. I'm afraid he's gonna get hurt. He's pushing himself so hard. I know his good luck is gonna run out, and I'm terrified."
Shawn nodded, he know what she meant, every superstar reached that point when they inevitably got hurt, and Seth had managed to avoid that for now. "You have a right to be worried, you care about him, there's nothing wrong with that. He's gonna get hurt, it happens in this business. All you can do is be there for him when it happens."
Tasha nodded as they headed the horses back to the house, Shawn could still see her worrying. "You really love him don't you?" He smiled.
"Yeah, I do."
"Have you told him yet?"
"No. It's too early, I don't wanna run him off."
Shawn shook his head, "Honey, I've seen the way he looks at you, even when you weren't with him. That boy loves you. He's not going anywhere."
Tasha and Kailynn headed back to the hotel after saying goodbye to Shawn. When they got there Joe was in the room, but Colby was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Cole?" Tasha asked as she set her purse down on the table.
Joe looked up from the TV, "He's taking you on a date tonight, but since you can't be seen together he left already. He said for you to take that bag on the bed and get dressed, and there's a car downstairs that will take you to the restaurant. Don't worry about Monkey, I'll watch her."
Tasha smiled, then picked up the bag on the bed and excused herself to the bathroom. Setting the bag on the counter she pulled out the items inside, a floor length black coat and a strapless LBD (little black dress). Stripping off her clothes she quickly hopped in the shower and rinsed off the dirt from riding, then she toweled off and tugged the dress on. It was a perfect fit, hugging her in all the right places, it made her smile to know that Colby knew her exact size.
After brushing her hair and applying light makeup to her eyes, she came out of the bathroom and slipped on a pair of black ankle boots. "So, how do I look?"
Joe and Kailynn both looked up from the TV, when they did she turned in a circle showing off the outfit.
"Mommy, you look pretty." Kailynn said running over to hug her mother.
Joe nodded, "She's right. You look beautiful, Babygirl."
"Thanks Lee." Tasha said with a blush as Joe gave her a wink, she leaned down kissing her daughter then kissing Joe on the cheek. "Be good for Uncle Lee, honey. I'll see you later."
"Okay, bye mommy." Kailynn said as she sat back down next to Joe and continued watching her cartoons.
Tasha then grabbed her phone, placing it in her purse before leaving the room and taking the elevator down to the lobby. Walking to the front doors she was greeted by Daryl, he was dressed in a nice black suit.
"Evening Ms. T. I'll be your driver/fake date tonight, ready to go?"
Tasha chuckled taking his arm as he lead her over to the car, opening the passenger door and helping her inside. When they got to the restaurant Tasha noticed that it was pretty deserted, she took Daryl's hand as he helped her out of the car and lead her inside of the building. Anyone who saw them would assume that she and Daryl were going to dinner together.
However when they got inside Tasha found Colby standing by the doorway waiting for her. "Hey. You look stunning." He said holding out his hand to her.
"Thank you." She said with a smile as she took his hand.
He lead her through the restaurant to a secluded table in the back, so even if someone came in, they wouldn't see them. Pulling out her chair Colby smiled as she sat down, before he nudged her back towards the table, then took his own seat across from her.
"You look very handsome, Cole." Tasha said admiring his crisp black dress shirt, black slacks and black tie. Clearly black was a color they both loved as most of their wardrobes were black.
"Thank you, baby." Colby smiled as he reached over and took her hand in his. "I took the liberty of ordering you a drink. I hope you don't mind."
Tasha shook her head, "No, I don't mind, that's very sweet of you."
The waitress then walked up setting down two glasses of wine, Tasha picked up her glass and took a sip before smiling. "Arbor Mist Peach Moscato, my favorite wine. Thank you."
"You're welcome."
After a moment of looking over the menus the waitress returned to take their orders. "Can I get the stuffed mushroom appetizer, please. And I'll have the filet mignon medium well, with the fettuccini alfredo, please." Colby said handing his menu you to the waitress.
"And I'll have the seafood medley scampi with the white wine sauce, please." Tasha said handing the menu to the young girl.
"Okay, I'll get your appetizer right out."
"Thank you." They both said giving the young lady a smile.
Tasha looked down at Colby hand holding hers, looking up she found him looking at her. "What?"
Her voice seemed to shake him out of his stare, "I just didn't realize how incredibly amazing you would look in that dress."
Tasha ducked her head, hiding her blush with her hair, "Thank you."
The two spent the night talking about old times, reminiscing and laughing. When their dessert came out Tasha was overjoyed, Colby had ordered them strawberry cheesecake, her favorite.
After they finished the cheesecake, Colby took Tasha's hands in his, smiling at her from across the table. "So, I said I couldn't ask you out until we went on a date. Now that we've done that, will you be my girlfriend?"
Tasha smiled, bringing his hands up to her lips she kissed them. "I would be honored to be your girlfriend."
Colby let out a breath, he didn't think she'd tell him no, but a part of him was still worried. "In that case I got you something." He reached down into his pants pocket and pulled out a long slim case, sliding it across the table to her.
Shaking her head with a smile Tasha opened the case and gasped, one of her hands covering her mouth as she stared down at the object.
"Do you like it?" Colby asked hopefully.
"It's beautiful, I love it." Tasha said softly.
Colby stood up and rounded the table, picking up the necklace he had bought earlier that day with Joe. Placing it around her neck he waited for her to hold up her hair before he clasped it, placing a kiss on the back of her neck. He leaned down placing a sweet kiss on her lips before he went and sat back down.
"I had to claim you before you go back to Cali, don't need one of those bikers swooping in and stealing your heart away." Colby joked.
Tasha laughed, "That'll never happen, you've had my heart since Paris. No one could ever take it away."
As he waited for the check he watched Tasha as she fingered the diamond encrusted initials on the platinum chain. SR. Most people would assume it was for her name Siren Rose, but those who knew her closely would know they were for Seth Rollins.
After paying the check Colby kissed Tasha before he left the restaurant, heading back to the hotel. Tasha and Daryl left shortly after him, driving back to hotel.
When she got back to the hotel room Colby was sitting on the couch with Joe watching TV. She looked over already seeing her daughter in bed, giving them both a smile she grabbed her pajamas and slipped into the bathroom.
"Did she like it?" Joe asked quietly not wanting to wake Kailynn.
"She loved it, thanks for your help, man." Colby said knocking fists with Joe.
"That's what brother's are for." Joe smiled before he left and went back to his own room.
Colby quietly took off his outfit, slipping into a pair of shorts before he climbed into the bed. A few minutes later Tasha came out of the bathroom, lifting up the covers she slid into the bed beside him. Leaning over she placed a kiss onto his lips, pulling back with a sweet smile.
"Thank you, for tonight."
"You're welcome." He smiled back then kissed her again, before wrapping his arms around her and snuggling her body up against his.
They both drifted off to sleep with smiles, Colby's hands holding her tight, and her necklace clutched in her hand.