Zayden Parker is a man who's been and seen through a lot. Being a former military vet will definitely do that to you but when his lifelong friend Roderick Strong invites him to join WWE, he jumps at the chance. While there he meets a 5'2 Beauty know...
*Hopefully tonight's the night I can finally get Zay to open up a bit...* Ivy thinks as she gets the finishing touches done on her makeup when she hears the doorbell ring. *Ah he's here!*
*Ivy heads downstairs and opens the door*
"Zayden! You made it!"
"Of course I did! I wouldn't ghost you!"
Ivy shakes her head with a smile.
"Shall we?"
"I'd love to."
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*A short drive later they make it to Big Daddy's bar* (yes that is the same bar used on NXT TV. Fun Fact:Both Fallon Henley AND Gallus use the bar in their segments!)
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"After you."
*Ivy chuckles and heads inside*
"Gentleman."
*After heading inside they find a few seats and Zay orders himself a whiskey while Ivy orders a margarita.*
"So Zayden..."
"Yes Ivy?"
"What was life like before you joined WWE?"
"Well it was a simple childhood really. Born and Lived in Columbus Ohio my entire life, GO Ohio State (OOC:Big Michigan fan here so I HAAAAATED to type that lol!) only child to a wonderful mom and dad who raised me on many principles but the one I keep in mind mostly is be respectful to any lady I meet. Including you." *He winks at Ivy who blushes*
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"So you said you joined the Military before going to MMA?"
"Yep! Pretty successful career...well except for The Incident."
"Zayden it's okay. You don't have to tell me if you don't wan-"
"No Ivy. I think it's time I come clean."
*Zayden takes a looooooooong sip of his whiskey* "Here we go. So...it was around...2004-5 and I was deployed to Afghanistan. Fun time there and we put up a helluva fight."
"So..what went wrong?"
"So one day we got a report over the radio that a group of kids were trapped in an area that, according to reports, was under heavy threat. So we soldiered over there and looked for the kids and there they were. Trapped under some rubble. So we rush over and try our best to start freeing them when we hear "FIRE!" and we were just surrounded by a hailstorm of bullets.
*Ivy nods*
"Our first thought was of course:protect the kids so that's what I did while my squadron went on the attack and while I was talking to the kids...when we hear the telltale whistle of a bomb...and I tried to usher the kids out of there in time but...I...was only able to get two out of the eight out..."
"...Zayden I'm so sorry..."
"Watched those kids die right before my eyes has haunted and followed me the rest of my life. I still haven't gotten over it I'll be honest. Hell I wake up in the middle of the damn night and I'm forced to remember this over and over and over again and-" *He downs another shot of Whiskey*
"Maybe I can get you Therapy?"
"...I don't know Ives."
"Zayden you've got to get this guilt off of your chest somehow. Look at you! You look exhausted did you get any sleep last night!?"
*He shakes his head no*
*Ivy sighs* "It's the best option Zayden."
*He thinks about this before slowly nodding* "Maybe you're right Ivy. About being a little jackass sometimes."
*Ivy laughs* "That's the Zayden I know!" *She hugs him and Zayden...hugs back!*
"...Ivy?"
"Yes?"
"I know we've only known each other for like...a few weeks now but...Will you be my girlfriend?"
"I thought you'd never ask."
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