...And Beyond... | To Infinity... Book Two [ON HOLD]

Chapter 19: Summer is Coming

Monday September 27, 2021 - Los Angeles, California

Desi POV

10:58 PM

Sitting backstage watching RAW, Joe has just retained both of his titles in a No DQ Triple Threat Elimination match against Brock and the Miz; guess who got eliminated first. Joe won via some helpful inference from Seth and Dean in the form of kendo sticks, steel steps, and a couple of their infamous Triple Powerbomb and they were all currently parading around to the heel response they were getting. So, Roman as a heel type has always been and always will be a beautiful thing and I'm so glad it's a legitimate thing that's happening. After the breakup, I️ went back and binged a bunch of Roman related stuff all the way from his FCW career to interviews and random YouTube videos...though I admit all that probably didn't help my battle with heartbreak and depression. None of that matters now because we're back together, we're happy, and Summer Rae is walking down to the ring...

What the—

"Aye, Des, what's Summer doin' out there?" Lenni asks nudging me.
"Girl, I️ know as much as you do."
"Don't you know his scripts?"
"Yeah, but there wasn't shit in 'em 'bout Summer."

She finally makes it in the ring and walks to stand between Joe and Dean, raising Joe's arm up in the air as he holds a title in each hand. He looks confused for a moment before just shaking it off and going back to gloating. Returning backstage, Roman walks right up to me where I️ stand outside of the Gorilla and gives me a soft kiss on the lips.

"That was good shit out there, Big Dog." I️ compliment him.
"Thank you Queenie, means a lot coming from you."
"Ew, never call me Queenie again."
"Why?"
"Because Biscuit needs a sister and I️ plan on callin' her Queenie."
"Wow, just...okay. If that's what you want and what'll make you happy, we'll go shopping for a new dog soon."
"Yay! Are we gonna get her from the same place you got Biscuit?"
"If you want to, yeah; I️ don't see why not."

I️ smile widely at him and tip toe to kiss him.

"Heya there, lovebirds. Mind if I️ break up your little moment?"

I️ moan in protest but pull away from Joe anyway so he can talk to Carrano, who has just randomly appeared out of no where.

"It's all good, Mark. Wussup?" Joe asks wrapping his arm around me and dabbing sweat off his face with a towel he has draped over his shoulders.
"Um, you mind if we talk alone?" Carrano asks trying to discreetly motion his eyes at me.
"Baby, do me a favor and go wait in the locker room for me? I️ won't be long, I️ promise." He asks me sweetly and I️ oblige with a slightly pouty head nod.
"Good girl. Daddy'll make it up to you later." He whispers in my ear as he leans down to kiss my cheek. I️ blush a little, but quickly turn around and find myself in the Shield's locker room with Seth, Dean, and Lenni, Lenni "washing Seth's back" in the shower. Yeah, you don't moan like that when someone washes your back, buncha liars.

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11:52 PM

Joe's sitting up in the bed doing some late night FaceTiming with Jojo, the twins having already been put to sleep from a long time ago considering it's like, two in the morning in Florida; Joe tells me that his darling daughter has made it a habit to set her alarm to get up and FaceTime him after the show ends whenever he's in a different time zone in the country and she keeps her phone on throughout the night for him to call when he's overseas. I'm deliberately staying away, sitting in the office chair and out the way because I️ personally feel that it's too soon for Joelle to know about me and her father being together considering that she still doesn't know the whole story about us, and I'm assuming her mother hasn't said anything about it either; it all happened almost three years ago, Jojo would've been about ten - hardly the "right" age to tell her about the affairs her parents were having.