BAE: Beautiful and Evil – One More Breath
Sasha tries to save her marriage but as rumours of Bianca Belair's return start to increase, Sasha finds it hard to get Seth's full attention and lead BAE. Charlotte reminds Becky that she cares about Sasha and Alexa Bliss and Bayley try to maintain the peace as the Road to Wrestlemania gets Rocky for the God Girls.
Chapter One – Never in the Mood
The Rollins Household
The sound of Havana's mother Sasha's heels clicking against the marble steps echoed through the passageway by Havana's bedroom. As Sasha started to brush her teeth, Havana heard much heavier steps climbing the marble stairs and they belonged to her father Seth Rollins. As Havana pressed her head against her bedroom door, she could tell something was wrong. Her parents were in Aruba for some reason and now they were back, she wanted to leave her bedroom and hug them. But she was supposed to be asleep. It was 3am and they had just gotten home and they were the reason she was now awake.
Sasha spat out her toothpaste and put her toothbrush away as Seth pulled off his shoes and removed his jacket.
"I'm not letting you go Seth," she said and she pulled off her wig and put it away, then she removed her earrings and started to clean the makeup from off her face.
"Good because I'm not leaving you," Seth replied and he got up and kissed Sasha on her neck and shoulder before going into the bathroom and brushing his teeth.
Havana smiled, it was just wanted she needed to hear before she went to bed. She didn't hear the sound of her mother crying as Seth brushed his teeth.
"I'm not giving him up Bianca, so you better stay dead you undead b*!" Sasha spat under her breath as she tied a silk cloth around her head, wiped her tears and sat on her bed to check her messages. Seth's soft black curls pressed against her arm as he got into bed next to her. He pulled his hand under the soft pink strap covering Sasha's chest and he pulled it down so he could kiss her shoulder again. Sasha smiled as Seth started the early stages of love making, peppering her upper body with deep, rounded kisses that caused Sasha to glaze over the screen of her phone before it finally fell off the bed onto the floor with a loud thump.
The thump woke up Montez Ford who was staying over at the Rollins with his daughter Perfection. It wasn't as loud as the thump 'Tez was planning on giving Seth when he woke up in the morning. News that Seth Rollins was in love with Bianca Belair spread thick and fast throughout the wrestling world and 'Tez felt so embarrassed…because he already knew all about it. 'Tez knew that Bianca had chosen not to pursue a relationship with Seth Rollins even though he knew there was something there. He asked her about it and she said it was nothing for him to worry about. Now, years later, it was all 'Tez could worry about.
The idea of Seth Rollins being in love with his wife made him think murderous thoughts, however, the sound of lovemaking coming from the Rollins bedroom gave 'Tez hope that maybe what happened in Aruba, would stay in Aruba and the Truth about Seth and Bianca would never get out. He tried to unclench his fist and jaw, but he was prepared to fight Seth Rollins first thing in the morning and put the leader of the God Girls in his place once and for all.
It was 6am and Sasha was brushing her hair, its honey coloured tone shone in the morning light of the window. She was smiling, she was glowing and she was certain that things between her and Seth were going to be alright, which is exactly what she told Montez Ford before he left his bedroom to find Seth.
"Its going to be okay," she said to him quietly. "Seth and I worked everything out, he's not interested in Bianca, so just forget everything you heard. I'll straighten out everything when I go to WWE HQ later on today,"
"Are you sure?" 'Tez asked and Sasha nodded. "Because I will not be embarrassed by Seth Rollins, not with my main event match against Roman Reigns coming up at Wrestlemania. I don't need the WWE Universe thinking I'm a chump who can't hold his woman,"
"You're no chump Montez Ford, you're BAE and you are going to set the wrestling world on fire this year," Sasha said and she hugged 'Tez before going back to her bedroom. While she was leaving, Perfection Ford entered her father's room and walked up to her father who didn't know if Sasha was right about Seth's feelings about Bianca being false.
"Daddy, are you okay?" she asked 'Tez and Montez Ford put a smile on his face.
"Yes baby girl, Daddy is just fine," he said and he kissed her on the head. "Let's go back to New York. I think we've been in Los Angeles long enough,"
Rhea Ripley poked her head around 'Tez's bedroom door and smiled, "Did someone say New York?" she said eating a banana.
"Yeah, are you coming with me?" 'Tez asked and Rhea shook her head.
"I promised Bianca I wouldn't mess with you anymore. She'll be back soon and I want us to reunite when she gets here. You still love her don't you?" Rhea asked Tez who shook his head in confusion.
"What do you mean you talked to Bianca?" he asked puzzled.
"She told me she would see me soon. I don't know where she is but she won't be there for long, she might be back before your match at Wrestlemania," Rhea said and she knelt in front of Perfection. "Did you hear that Perfection? Your Mami's coming home soon,"
"Wow, I can't wait to meet her but where are you going to stay?" Perfection asked.
"I'm staying right here in Los Angeles," Rhea said and Tez shook his head gripping the bed with anxiety.
"She can't come back before Wrestlemania, she'll ruin everything," Tez said and he walked over to Rhea. "Tell my wife to stay where she is and you're coming to New York City with me,"
"Okay I'll come with you but we're done as a couple. Mami is officially back on the market," Rhea said and Perfection frowned at her father as Rhea took her down to the kitchen for breakfast.
"Why doesn't Daddy want to see Mommy?" Perfection asked Rhea and Seth accompanied them as they went downstairs. Rhea smiled at Seth as he held Perfection's hand.
"At least we're all happy Bianca's coming back, right Seth?" Rhea said as Seth picked Perfection up and hugged her to himself causing her to smile.
"Hush now Ripley," he said but the smile on his face was all Mami needed to see. There was no doubt in her mind that Seth loved Bianca, even though it was clear for the benefit of Sasha and Tez, he would have to keep that now well-known secret to himself. "Are you going back to New York with Tez?"
"Yeah, he might have a meltdown if I don't hold his hand on the Road to Wrestlemania. But we're not together anymore, Mami is single from now on," Rhea said and Havana ran over to Sasha who was in her bedroom as Tez got dressed and packed his suitcase. She tapped on Sasha's shoulder as she put her earrings in.
"Can I go to New York City with Perfection and Uncle Tez?" she asked her Mom.
"I've got a meeting in Connecticut so I guess we could swing by New York City afterwards," Sasha said and Havana noticed what a good mood her Mom was in.
"Wow Mom you look so amazing, you and Daddy should go to Aruba more often," Havana said and she kissed her Mom on the cheek before running down to join Perfection for breakfast.
"You know what, Havana's right. Seth and I should go to Aruba more often, matter of fact, we should go away together every month, just the three of us. Me and my two babies, who I love with no interference. That sounds like Heaven to me," Sasha said and she blotted her red lipstick, tossed her hair over her right shoulder and left to join her family for breakfast. On her mirror she has written 'Sasha Hates Bianca' in block letters with her red lipstick. It might as-well have been written in blood because she meant it from the bottom of her heart, which was just as evil as ever, though it was beautiful on the outside.
WWE HQ, Stamford, Connecticut
Seth Rollins stood by his wife's side as she stood in front of the wrestling media at WWE HQ in the conference room. Sasha looked great in her corporate white power suit and matching heels and Seth was wearing black in contrast to his wife's brilliantly well-tailored drip.
Havana looked around at all the people with phones and were earnestly taking down notes. It was the strangest thing she'd ever seen but at least she wasn't by herself; Perfection was sat next to her with Montez Ford, Rhea Ripley, Trinity Fatu and the Undertaker. Carmelo Hayes and Gigi Dolan were still in Aruba.
"Thank you everyone for coming, I hope you won't feel that your time has been wasted, as I just wanted to clear the air regarding a rumour that has been spread about the still MIA Bianca Belair. I want to make it perfectly clear that my husband Seth Rollins, is not, nor has he ever been, in love with Ms Belair. Though it is true that they once shared a mutual attraction to each other, that was a long time ago and way before we all got married. I implore you to please respect the fact that Bianca, though missing, is still married to Montez Ford, so any discussion as to her being in love with another married man, is completely inappropriate. We both have families that we care about deeply, so any further speculation as to whether the hashtag #SethLovesBianca is relevant, I assure you that it is absolutely meaningless. There are only two women that Seth Rollins loves and that's me and our daughter Havana,"
"Sasha, is there any truth to the rumour that Bianca Belair will soon be returning to the WWE?" a journalist asked and Sasha smiled.
"I like everyone else would love for that to be true, we all miss the EST, however I cannot confirm that is the case," Sasha said and a hand went up from a redhead with big black glasses that Sasha soon realised was Becky Lynch.
"Boss, it is True that your marriage is over and that you called this press conference in a desperate attempt to make up for all the time you wasted being a terrible wife and mother?" Becky said and the journalists turned around and saw Becky Lynch pretending to be a journalist.
"No further questions. Becky get out of here and stop being a nuisance!" Beth Hardy said ending the press conference and Sasha stared daggers at Becky Lynch, who was sitting with the rest of the God Girls enjoying humiliating Sasha as always.
"Well that was fun, I'm so glad we came down here for this. Should we grab Seth and catch up before Sasha gets back on her broom and flies away with the rest of BAE?" Becky said removing her black shades.
"Will you four get out of here? This was a very important press conference and you turned it into a farce. Having a rumour about your spouse being in love with someone else, someone who everyone loves, is very embarrassing and you just made it worse Rebecca. Please go home to your husband and leave Sasha and her family alone," Beth Hardy said turning on her heels and going over to Sasha and Seth while the wrestling media targeted Montez Ford.
"Are you mad about your wife being in love with another man after all this time?" a journalist asked him.
"Bianca was never in love with Seth Rollins. There's only one man Bianca loves and its me, its always been me and it always will be. Now if you don't mind, I have a meeting with the CEO," Montez Ford said and Rhea Ripley squeezed his hand to stop it from shaking.
"Relax 'Tez, this will all blow over soon. Just focus on your match against Roman Reigns, then you can put all this behind you," Rhea said and Tez was having a hard time putting anything behind him. He wanted to rip the head off of Seth Rollins' shoulders and stick it outside his New York apartment as a trophy.
"I'm fine Rhea, you should be worried about how you're going to explain that hair to Beth Hardy," he said but Rhea shrugged his comments off.
"It doesn't matter what my hair looks like anymore, I'm a free woman," Rhea said and Tez looked at her like she was crazy.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked her confused.
"I'm leaving BAE," Rhea said and she leaned closer to Tez and gave him a serious look, "and so are you,"
Tez shook his head and ignored Rhea thinking she was having another one of her psychotic breaks but nothing could be further from the truth. She was leaving BAE and she was taking Tez and Sasha with her.
Beth Hardy looked at Rhea Ripley with disgust, "Rhea's hair is touching the floor, why didn't you cut it off like you said you would?!" she asked Sasha.
"Seth tried to cut it off but the God Girls whisked him away to Aruba before he could get the job done. But don't worry, when the time is right, Seth will try again, won't you baby?" Sasha asked Seth with a smile that was more of a command than a suggestion.
Seth fell silent knowing that he wasn't cutting Rhea's hair, in fact, there was a lot of things that Seth wouldn't be doing anymore. Ever since #SethLovesBianca started trending, Sasha had been bending over backwards to be a lot nicer to him. As far as Seth was concerned, he finally had the upper hand in their marriage and if Sasha didn't want to rock the boat, she was going to have to let Rhea's hair stay exactly as it was.
"I like it long, she reminds me of a younger Charlotte Flair," Stephanie McMahon Hardy said and Beth Hardy shuddered at her mother's appearance.
"Mom, what are you doing here? I cancelled your little NXT project since Seth Rollins is no longer going to NXT," Beth Hardy said.
"Didn't Shawn Michaels tell you? Seth's contract has been reinstated. Since the news of his alleged feelings towards Bianca Belair has come out, there's nothing for DX to worry about. Seth's going back to NXT and I'm still bank rolling it. The deal's back on, I thought you knew, oh well, it must have slipped Shawn's mind. There's been a lot going on this week," Stephanie said and Beth Hardy clenched her fists and looked at Sasha enraged.
"Your marriage is the talk of the town and now Seth's being treated like a star of a third rate brand that my mother is financially backing. If you want BAE to get off the ground before 'Mania, you have got to fix this," Beth Hardy said and Sasha nodded.
"Don't worry cousin, all will be well and BAE will be on top of the wrestling world sooner than later," Sasha said and she looked at Seth deviously. "If people want to think that my husband is a homewrecker, I say let them go on thinking that right here on the main roster,"
"So when he goes to NXT, they'll boo him out of the building. It'll be a disaster!" Beth Hardy said excitedly. "I love it Sasha!"
"I'm not going to do that," Seth said firmly. "I'm not going to disrespect Bianca and Tez like that. If I go to NXT, I'm going as myself, not some family destroying homewrecker,"
"But imagine the heat baby, it'll be great!" Sasha argued and Seth crossed his arms firmly over his chest.
"Sasha, I said no," Seth said and Beth Hardy looked at her cousin with disdain.
"I guess Becky was right, your marriage really is over, its clear that you're no longer the one calling the shots, which means you're no longer the Legit Boss. You got a lot on your plate cousin, maybe this won't work out for BAE after all," Beth Hardy said and she saw the God Girls waving at Seth. "I guess Seth would rather be with the God Girls than with you, how sad is that?"
"That's not true, Seth loves me he always has and he always will!" Sasha said defensively and Beth pointed at Seth who was now sitting with Becky, Charlotte, Alexa Bliss and Bayley.
"Maybe those rumours about Seth and Bianca weren't so false after all, its up to you to decide how you want your year to go, Seth is clearly on a different page. You can run BAE without him," Beth Hardy said.
"No, I won't let him go," Sasha said adamantly. "I'll fix those damn God Girls and I'll fix Rhea Ripley too,"
"Well you better or I'm taking BAE off the TV schedule," Beth Hardy said and she left Sasha alone to meet with Montez Ford and the last thing the Legit Boss wanted was to be left alone.
"I'm going for a bite to eat with Becky, Charlotte, Alexa and Bayley," Seth said and Sasha's face soured.
"But I told you not to hang out with them, we're going to New York City remember?" Sasha said.
"They're going to New York City too, we can go together if you want," Seth said and Sasha's eyes widened in horror.
"Have you forgotten our agreement Seth? You are not allowed to hang out with the God Girls anymore, you're BAE now," Sasha said and Seth grinned confidently.
"I can do what I want," he said and he kissed Sasha on the head, "we'll be downtown if you wanna hang out. It'll be like old times,"
"I hated the old times!" Sasha yelled and her hair started to electrify and a blue wave of electricity started to rise in the air. Rhea Ripley pulled Perfection and Havana close to her as Blue Thunder made it dreaded appearance.
"Hold onto me girls, things are about to get a little heated at WWE HQ," she said and Havana watched intrigued as her mother's hair turned blue proving that Seth Rollins was right about one thing: it really was like old times.