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The next morning Jon, Renee and Tasha headed back to the arena for Main Event, Dean and Siren had a match against Kane that night. Colby hung out at the hotel for a few hours, before he grew restless and decided to go to the gym down the street for a couple more hours. He got back in time to take a shower, then ordered some room service and turned on Main Event.
Tasha walked into the arena with Renee and Jon, all of them laughing at a joke Jon was telling them. Despite the McMahon's still running the show, Tasha felt no dread about her future with the company. Even though Stephanie had it out for her, Tasha knew that she would always have Vince and Paul on her side, and that was good enough for her.
Siren grinned as she led Dean down to the ring for his match, they were both looking forward to this battle. Inside the ring Kane stood smirking at the two of them, he was hoping to dole out some punishment and unleash his anger.
However it seemed to be Dean dealing out the punishment to Kane, going so far as to send the demon tumbling over the top rope to the floor. But Kane gets back into the match by nailing Dean in the face with a forearm as the lunatic tried to suicide dive through the ropes onto him. Kane then got back into the ring and took the fight to Ambrose, dealing out a brutal beating that had the lunatic reeling.
"Come on, Dean!" Siren shouted from the apron as she pounded her fists on the mat, spurring the crowd to start cheering Dean on as well.
And it served to get Dean back on the offense as he managed to nail Kane with a vicious clothesline and roll him up for the win.
"Yes!" Siren shouted as she hurried forward to catch Dean as he rolled out of the ring into her arms. She helped him to his feet and the two backed up the ramp together smirking.
Tasha got back to the hotel room to find Colby sitting on the couch, a Thanksgiving dinner on the table in front of him. She set her duffel bag down and joined him, "What's all this?"
"Our first Thanksgiving as a couple. Since we didn't get to go home to either of our families, I felt that we should at least celebrate with us."
"You are so sweet and thoughtful." Tasha smiled as she leaned over and kissed his lips.
The two ate dinner together while they chatted about their lives and the things they wanted to do together. After which they snuggled up to watch a movie and then headed to bed.
The two walked into the arena for Friday night Smackdown alongside Jon and Renee, attending their usual meeting before being dismissed to go get ready for the show. They sat in the dressing room watching the show as Daniel Bryan, who was running Smackdown for the night as he made some killer matches for the show. Including Luke Harper versus Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship, and a certain match that had Seth ticked off, which was him versus Ryback.
Siren walked with Seth up to the gorilla position to watch his match, wincing every time Ryback slams Seth around, which was pretty much the majority of the match. There were quite a few people in gorilla watching the match as well, no one could deny that Seth Rollins was a very gifted superstar in that ring. Seth pulled out the victory via disqualification when Kane entered the ring with a steel chair and attacked Ryback.
Siren waited for Seth to come backstage, smiling as she took his hand and walked them back to the locker room. Dean happened to be there waiting for them, apparently he had made himself comfortable on their couch, his leg draped over the armrest.
"Comfy?" Siren asked with a smirk as she sat down beside him.
"Very. How come your couch is so much better than ours?"
"Cause we're special." Seth smirked as he sat down on the other side of Siren.
"Yeah, you're special, bro." Dean said, laughing when Seth flipped him off.
After the tag match Siren got up, kissing Seth goodbye as she headed out to meet up with Dolph. She wasn't his manager, but they seemed to have a storyline going that creative wanted to run with.
Siren smiled as she took Dolph's hand and followed him to the ring, rolling under the ropes and waving to the fans. She stood in the corner rubbing Dolph's shoulders as Luke Harper made his way down to the ring, the IC title on his shoulder. She wished Dolph luck as the announcer introduced the opponents, then rolled out of the ring and stood by the apron.
Dolph fought hard against the big man, clearly being outweighed by Harper. But his agility and never give up attitude kept him fighting through the match. Dolph managed to win the match, but since it was by disqualification, Harper kept the title. But Dolph had the last laugh as Harper tried to hit him with the IC title, and Dolph ducked out of the way and nailed Harper with the "Zig Zag."
Siren climbed into the ring and held Dolph's hand up in victory as Smackdown went off the air.
After returning to the locker room Tasha changed out of her ring gear and into a pair of sweats and a tank top. She was tying her shoes when Colby came out of the bathroom, his hair was wet and he had no shirt on.
"Ready to go home, babe?" Colby asked as he tied his hair back in a bun.
Tasha stood up from the bench with a smile, "More than ready."
Since she was done filming for the Walking Dead until next season, Tasha was going back to Iowa with Colby for some rest and relaxation. After their red-eye flight, they'd only be there for two days, but that was more than enough for them.
Colby was excited to get a few days alone with Tasha, not having to hide or sneak around arenas and hotels. He smiled as she fell asleep on his shoulder after take-off, leaning over he placed a kiss on her head. Taking out his phone he text Nick who was helping him with a small surprise for Tasha when they arrived.
'Hey man, we're landing in about an hour.'
'Alright dude. Everything is set.'
'Thanks bro, I owe you one.'
'I'll add it to the long list J '
Colby chuckled as he set his phone back down, he owed Nick a lot throughout their lives together. He just hoped that when they got home, Tasha liked the surprise.
They landed at the airport and Colby gently nudged Tasha awake, smiling at her messy bun and glazed over eyes. They got off the plane both of them donning their ball caps and Colby putting his glasses on. After retrieving their luggage Colby hailed them a cab, helping Tasha in and directing them to their home.
When they arrived Colby paid the driver and grabbed their bags, he grinned as Tasha pulled out her house key to unlock the front door. It amazed him that something as small as a key to his house, meant so much to him for her to have. He walked in behind her and set their bags down by the couch, he saw her looking around for Kevin, the dog usually mauling them when they came through the door.
"Where's Kevin? Your mom have him?"
"No, uh, she said she put him in the carrier in the kitchen, something about him chewing stuff up." Colby answered, trying to hide his grin.
Tasha looked perplexed as she headed for the kitchen, "Your mom never puts him in the carrier, and since when is he chewing stuff up?"
"I don't know." He said still smiling as he followed her to the kitchen.
Tasha knelt down in front of the carrier, she could hear Kevin yipping from inside wanting to be let out. "Okay, hold on I'll let you out." She laughed as she unlocked the door and the small Yorkie came barreling out into her hands. She smiled letting the dog lick her face, before she set him down with a laugh, Kevin bounding straight over to Colby.
However it was then that another small object came bouncing out of the carrier causing Tasha to gasp. "Oh my gosh." She smiled bright as a tiny miniature Pomsky trotted out of the cage and into her arms. He was the same size as Kevin, with a fluffy white and grey coat and beautiful ice blue eyes. She held the puppy close to her as she turned to look up at Colby, who was leaning against the wall smiling. "Babe, did you do this?"
Colby nodded, the smile on her face swelling his heart and pride. "Yeah. I figured Kevin could use a friend. Happy early Christmas baby."
Tasha shook her head smiling as she set the puppy down and got to her feet, walking over she pulled Colby down for a long passionate kiss. "You are the most amazing man. Thank you, he's adorable."
"You're welcome, my soul." He said before kissing her once more.
The two sat down on the carpet in the living room, playing with the dogs as they watched some TV. The longer Colby looked at the smile on his girlfriend's face, the more he knew he'd do anything to make her smile every day.
"So, what are you gonna name him?"
Tasha sighed as she looked down at the puppy, "I don't know just yet." She thought about it as she watched the two dogs playing, the Pomsky clearly the more dominant of the two, but he was very protective of Kevin as well as Tasha already noticed. "What about Lyall?"
"Interesting. What does it mean?" Colby asked knowing she had a reason behind the name.
"It's Scottish, it means shield wolf." She smiled glancing over to him.
Colby smiled, he liked the name and being as it was The Shield that brought them together, it was a fitting name for their new family member. "I like it."
The small family turned in for bed shortly after that, the two puppies curled up on the bed in between Colby and Tasha.
The next day Tasha woke up and took the dogs outside to go to the bathroom, clearly Lyall had been around for a while as he was already housetrained, which was a blessing for Tasha. After bringing them back inside she cooked breakfast for her and Colby, while she watched the dogs playing around.
Tasha smiled as Colby came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing the side of her neck. "Smells great, babe."
"Thank you." She said dishing up two plates and carrying them out to the couch.
"Game on?" Colby asked motioning to his PlayStation.
"Sure. But you know I suck at the PS4." Tasha said laughing.
"That's why I like it, you can't beat me."
Tasha shook her head as she laughed with him, "Fine, but I'm bringing my Xbox on the road soon and then you're gonna get your ass kicked."
"Mmm, sounds like fun." He snickered giving her a wink.
"Get your mind out of the gutter." She laughed shoving his shoulder.
The two played a game of Madden, which Colby was incredibly good at, he was currently the Madden Champion of the WWE. Their good friend Xavier Woods had them on his YouTube channel multiple times to play games and both of them were the top of the superstars. While they played they both treated the dogs to little bites of food from their breakfast.
"Cole, stop giving him coffee." Tasha admonished her boyfriend as he let Kevin lick out of his coffee cup.
"What? He likes it." Colby laughed defending his actions.
"He's gonna be bouncing off the walls and your mom is gonna kill you."
"Na, she loves me."
"Whatever. Your funeral." Tasha laughed knowing his mom really would kill him if she had to deal with a hyper dog.
When they had finished their breakfast and Colby had stopped gloating about beating her in Madden once again, the two of them got ready to head down to the gym. They dropped the dogs off with his mom and headed over to the gym, Nick was already there. "You guys ready to work out?"
"Yep let's do it." Colby said as they started stretching out.
An hour later they were on lying on the floor laughing, their muscles burning from their CrossFit workout, but they felt ten times better.
While Colby messed around in the ring Tasha pulled Nick to the side. "Can you do me a favor, Nick?"
"Sure anything." He considered Tasha like family and would do anything to help her out.
"Can you take him out tonight, just for a couple hours? I need him away from the house."
Nick smirked, "I got you. Just tell me when."
"Thank you, you're the best." She said kissing his cheek.
The group headed over to Colby's parent's house after that, Kevin and Lyall running up to greet them as they came through the door. They sat out on the back deck chatting together, despite it being November it was still really nice outside. After a nice dinner Nick and Brandon talked Colby into going out for a few beers, the two guys giving Tasha a wink as they drug Colby out of the house.
Holly let Tasha borrow her car as she didn't have one here, so Tasha headed into town to get some stuff from the store. When she had everything she wanted for the night, she went back to the house and started to set up. She had just finished setting things up when Nick text her and said they were heading home. Quickly taping a note to the front door she hurried back into the bedroom to get ready.
Twenty minutes later Colby got out of the car, bidding his brother and best friend goodbye before he walked up to the front door. His brows furrowed as he saw the note taped to the wood, he pulled it off and read it.
'Patience is a virtue, and yours has paid off. Come inside and check the kitchen counter.'
Colby smirked as he finally caught on to why Nick and his brother had taken him out for the night. Opening the door he entered the house, shutting and locking it behind him. The house was dark save for a few flameless candles in the living room and kitchen. He walked over to the counter and saw another note sitting in front of three things.
'Pick your poison and join me in our bedroom.'
He smirked as he eyed the objects she had laid out, knowing she wanted him to pick one. A bowl full of chocolate covered strawberries, a pair of handcuffs and a bottle of whipped cream. Grinning as possibilities ran through his head he grabbed all three items and headed towards the hallway. He smiled at her thoughtfulness as she had lined the hallway with more candles and rose petals.
He carefully walked down the hallway and opened the door to their bedroom, his mouth going dry as he saw her lying on the bed. Any thoughts he had in his mind were gone when he saw her wearing nothing but one of his black dress shirts. Her dark hair splayed across the pillows and her long bare legs looking very appetizing.
"You gonna stand there staring, or you gonna come take what's yours?" She said rolling on her side, giving him a sultry smile.
Colby snapped out of his daze as he saw the fire burning in her blue eyes, staring at him through dark lashes. Smirking he kicked the door closed and made his way to the bed, setting the items down on the nightstand and immediately locking her in a passionate kiss.