Training. Wrestling events. Collecting money and items for charity. Another busy week, one that sees the Texan weather get chillier than Ricardo's used to. He breathes in and out, chuffing his hands together as he buries himself further in the hoodie he's been basically living in the last week or so. Between his insomnia kicking in and general dislike of cold weather, he's been dressing in warmer clothes while Alicia keeps wearing fashionable dresses and shorts with thin tops, and... He envies her this until she runs over and snuggles up into him and presses her face into the shoulder of his hoodie, giggling. He sighs and gets an arm around her, drawing her around until they're eye to eye, when he then kisses her nose.

She beams and hugs him tight, kissing him on the mouth. "I'm so excited for Evolution!" The first ever all women's PPV, and after the disappointing tailbone injury that had caused her to miss the women's Royal Rumble, she's going to be part of the Battle Royal and he can tell she's thrilled, almost bouncing in his arms right now. "I wish this week would hurry up already!"

He laughs and squeezes her. "You just got home," he teases her. "That eager to get away from me, huh?"

She bats her eyes at him and smiles. "Never, silly." Settles in his lap and strokes his jaw. "I love being home with you and Harley. It's just... this is my way to make up, a little, for missing out last winter."

He runs his fingers through her hair, examining how the blonde strands look against his hand. "I know," he says softly. "I was just teasing." She kisses him and he chuckles, nuzzling into her, watching as she rests her head on his chest. "So one question."

"Mm hmm?"

"How exactly did you look so tall in comparison to all of the other women Monday?" he asks, laughing as she looks up, pursing her lips. "At this rate, one of them might need a slingshot to have a real chance against you." He brushes his thumb against her forehead and she smirks at him.

"A lady never tells her secrets," she teases him. When he opens his mouth like he's about to ask further about the oddness, she leans in and kisses him, taking advantage of his parted lips to get a proper taste of him, her sigh shifting into a moan when his hand sprawls over her lower back, their bodies fitting perfectly together. "Mmm," she groans, pressing her forehead to his, eyes shining as he stares at her. "I love you," she whispers.

"I love you too," he murmurs back, teeth flashing in a soft grin as she resumes kissing him.

-x

He's dozing on the couch on Thursday, Harley pressed up close to him, when Alicia lets out a squeal from down the hall, Ricardo blinking himself awake and sitting up as she dashes into the room and jumps onto the couch next to him. "I'm sorry I woke you up!" she gasps, pressing her phone into his hands. "Look at this!"

He wipes some of the matter out of his eyes and peers at it, blinking a few times as she gushes on. "Oh my God, I feel so bad for Alexa, but I'm going to wrestle with Mickie against Trish and Lita!" He rereads the headline a time or two before turning towards her, grinning. "I'm happy for you, Alicia." She buries herself in his arms again and he kisses the top of her head, feeling her tremble a little. "You deserve this." He runs his fingers through her hair tenderly before easing her back. "What happened to Alexa though?"

A cloud crosses Alicia's face, her happiness fading away and being replaced by a pensiveness that he usually doesn't see in her eyes. "Mickie said it's a concussion," she says softly. "Maybe a broken nose. It's such awful timing for her, I sympathize so much!" She pauses. "You must think I'm such an awful person, feeling so happy for myself while she's suffering something so similar to what I did last January..."

He shakes his head, cups her face and smiles at her. "Not at all," he says with a shrug. "Anyone would be excited at the prospect of wrestling alongside three legends like Mickie, Trish and Lita. I know you're not celebrating Alexa being hurt, and you'll do the best you can to wrestle in her steed at such short notice." She nods vehemently and he leans in, kissing her. "I know you're gonna do such a kickass job Sunday."

He smiles down at her and she tangles her fingers with his, kissing him back. "Thank you," she murmurs against his lips. "Thank you so much for always supporting me."

"You're welcome, but don't sound so surprised. I've always got your back, Alicia." He smiles down at her as she nods, leaning into him, warmth waking him up the rest of the way. "I guess we should really celebrate this now, huh?"

Her giggle sends a happy, warm sensation through him as he draws her in closer for another kiss.