Tarnished Armor

Skull and Crossbones (Chapter Forty Two)

I saw a production manager that night and he told me not to worry about the cues. He'd get me marked and spotted for my promo segment. I had to look out into the crowd and that's when Colby came up to me, staring at my dress.

"Nice dress."

"Thanks."

"Skulls."

"Yes."

"I think it's sexy."

He kissed my neck. I didn't know what to say until the manager told me to go to Gorilla. I saw Colby watching me from behind the curtain. That's when they cued the music.

"Your mouth, so hot. Your web, I'm caught. Your skin, so wet. Black lace on sweat..."

Colby listened to the music awestruck. Nick came up to him.

"Damn, her entrance was hot, Man. You know that girl?"

"Yeah, I do. She's my wife."

Nick did a double take.

"That's Lindsay. That...hot..."

"Yeah, and you can put your eyes back into your head."

"Damn, man...what's it like waking up next to her?"

"She doesn't always look like that."

Nick looked at him.

"I'd.."

Colby shot him a look.

"You'd what?"

"Never mind."

Colby glared at Nick

"You better say never mind."

I stood out there talking.

"I love working for the Authority. It's been an honor and a privilege however in doing that I miss being able to actually wrestle..."

The crowd went crazy.

"I have the best fans ever. Thank you for supporting me..."

I heard Aksana's music hit.

"Stupid little American girl. Have you not learned that you are not wanted around here?"

I stood there listening to whatever Aksana had to say. She kept talking. Finally after having taken enough said nothing. I took off my shoes and without a word roundhouse kicked her. My leg extended and my foot caught her face.

"That's for calling me stupid."

I dropped to my knees and just started punching her hard. My frustrations coming out with every punch. It took two referees and JBL to pull me off of her.

"DON'T YOU EVER CALL ME STUPID AGAIN YOU COMMIE BITCH!!!"

I screamed and just pulled at the referees restraining me. I wanted to kick at her. I pulled at JBL.

"LET ME AT HER!!"

That's when I heard the Shield music and saw Colby run down the crowd and high jump the rail.

"Babe, stop."

"She called me stupid."

He held me in his arms.

"I know, Babe."

"I hate this."

He took me to the back as I cried. Michael Cole's comments didn't help much.

"Did you see her just snap like that? That's not like Chloe at all."

I felt the venom in me subside as I look at Colby.