Love Games

Repercussions

*Seth's P.O.V.*

"Seth and Dean, I need to speak to you both. Follow me." Stephanie said approaching us before RAW.

My heart dropped, but Dean easily followed her. I pulled him back a little just to say a few things.

"If we both get fired, we have to stick together."

"Okay ?" he said confused.

"If I get fired, I'll have sex with you. If you get fired, I'll show you my junk."

"I .... I thought me punching AJ would stop you from pushing that." he laughed.

Walking to her office door made my stomach turn. Stepping foot in the office, I felt like a junior high kid going to the principals office.

"So. I saw the video from the performance center. As you two know, there's a zero tolerance for violence between superstars outside the ring."

I looked at Dean as he looked ahead at Stephanie. I didn't understand how he could be completely calm.

"And Seth, we already talked before about your little "hobby". Had the same "hobby" been done at a different time and actually released to the public, you'd be fired."

"You wanted to see me ? Ugh." AJ said poking his head in and seeing us.

"Stand right there. I talked to a few people that were at the performance center Saturday during your little scuffle. From what I've been told, Dean attacked you for releasing Seth's private photos ?"

"I never-"

"Don't lie AJ. I still have your texts from that same day. I'd show them, but the videos-"

"Yeah, I don't need to see that." she said closing her eyes. "Seth, tell me what happened."

"Well it was AJ that leaked my private .... files. He still has them and he's been blackmailing me ever since. He even showed some people in the locker room."

"First off, I was messing with you. I didn't actually show anyone." AJ said.

"But you do have the pictures and videos and stuff ?" Stephanie asked.

"Yes." he sighed.

"I'm not firing your ass because you bring in ratings. But you're suspended from TV for a month."

"What !?" he yelled.

"You can still work the house shows, but you're not to be on tape, in background shots or even interviewed in live TV for a month. And if I hear about any private photos from Seth getting out, your ass is gone. Now get the hell out of my office."

AJ stared at us before finally leaving. My heart grew twice as big. I felt a huge weight taken off my shoulders.

"Seth, you technically didn't do anything wrong, so you're in a good place, but Dean."

"Ugh, lay it on my princess." Dean said adjusting himself.

"I'm sorry. I know you were helping Seth, but I can't let what you did go unpunished. It wouldn't be fair. I'm stripping you from your title opportunity in your feud with Roman. The storyline though is still going on. You'll have to start at the back of the line." she told him.

"Oh, okay. I can deal with that."

"I'm not finished yet." she said as we tried standing up. "In the video of your fight, I couldn't help but hear you call Seth your boyfriend ?"

"Yeah, we've been together since this whole AJ thing started." I told her.

What was the point in lying ? People at the performance center probably told her about us as well.

"That's great. I have nothing against that. We had plans for you two to have a tag team run again." she said as I got excited. "I'll tell you right now, us being a PG show, we can't have you two on screen together."

"What ? Why not ? It's not like we're gonna have sex in the ring." Dean said angrily.

"I know, but after a win, emotions start flowing and we just can't have you two together live. It's a family show and we do just what we can to get by. We already have Finn and his new shirt supporting the community, and Sonya's an advocate."

"Finn's not even gay." Dean stated.

"Really ? He's seems just a little." I said.

"We don't care about rainbows and unicorns, princess. Do you really think we'll go out there and be over the top ?"

"There's boundaries we have to follow as a family rated show and that's too edgy. If we changed the format, we'd have to adjust the entire ring presence and-"

"Wait, we already talked about this Dean." I interrupted her. "That's why we haven't posted any pictures online or told anyone. Not even Roman knows."

"And after the beating I gave AJ, I'm sure no one that was there even remembers me calling Seth my boyfriend. If they do, so what ? It's my word against theirs." Dean added.

"People would love us together as a tag team Steph. You gotta let us tag together !"

"Fine." she said after a long pause. "But if I see any sexual movements, any PDA, or both stripped of the titles."

We walked out feeling like we had just been stabbed in the stomach, but won a giant battle.

"None of that made sense." I said.

"It kinda does. I hate it just as much as you, but there's no more Torrie Wilson kissing girls or anymore gay jokes around here. Remember when Darren Young was suppose to be in that love storyline with Tamina ?"

"I don't even know who Darren is." he responded.

"Well he came out, it was cancelled and later they fired him. I think Steph was trying to protect us without saying how things really work around here."

"So you're saying we should expose the business ?"

"No ! We'll get fired. Let's just go along with it. We're getting the tag titles anyway." I said.

"So do you wanna be out with everyone at work ?" Dean asked.

"Might as well. I think AJ was gonna make that happen anyway if you wouldn't have stopped him."

"Yeah, and I kinda told him about us at the bar." he chuckled.

"He knew the day we got together." I said kissing him.

"First is all this AJ mess, then I get stripped of my title opportunity and now we have to be under the radar. What the fuck is next ?"