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IRL!

(Monday, August 8th, 2022)

MONDAY NIGHT RAW!

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Rhea's and I's flight to Cleveland is only about two and half hours, which will give me the perfect opportunity to catch up on some sleep while she listens to music and relaxes, preparing for tonight's show.

If I'm being honest, I always am, of course wrestling is the most amazing part of this, but I think one of the coolest parts of working for WWE is getting to go to the shows even if you are not on them. Thought I'm still gonna look good and shows out, of course.

I take some calming breaths as I lower my seat back and Rhea puts on her headphones... and I'm out, like a light.

"Hey. Hey." I hear a muffled voice, sounding off in the distance. "C. Crimson!" My shoulder's being gripped on as I'm shaken awake and I force my eyes open, jolting up straight.

I feel a sheen of sweat on my back, and forehead, as I find Rhea staring at me, brows twisted in worry.

I swallow. "Hmm? Are we there?" Water. I need water.

"Almost, are you alright?" She asks, stilling looking at me cautiously. God, I hate those looks.

I chuckle lightly. "Yeah, yeah, why?"

She nods. "Okay. You, uh, were starting to thrash in your sleep." She lifts my arm slightly before letting it slip back down. "And you were having a go at your arm." Her eyes point to fingernail markings.

Ohhh.

"Oh, yeah, just one of those falling dreams." I wave it off, lying through my teeth.

She tilts her eyes down, giving me a pointed look. "Crim."

"Rhe." I match her seriousness.

It's not that I'm lying to Rhea, I would never, ever. I'm lying to myself.

"Just looking out for ya." She says, dropping it, for now. Knowing her, it won't be dropped for long.

"I know, you big softy." I nudge her, grinning.

"Yeah, yeah." She wags her black-painted finger nail at me. "Only for you."

I blow her a kiss, my body, and mind, finally easing back up as the flight attendant's voice comes over the intercom... we're almost there!!

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I enter the arena with the biggest smile on my face. I'm bouncing on the tip of my toes with anticipation.

"Carmesí!" A voice calls out and in a split second I'm gone from Rhea's side and I'm sprinting down the hall. "There's SmackDown's champ right there." Damian beams and I jump into his arms.

"Day-Day!" I laugh as he spins me around, actually squeezing the life out of me. "God, I missed you."

"I missed you." He sets me down gently and if he wasn't holding me still- I may have fallen over.

"Oi! Where was that kind of reaction for me?" Rhea saunters over to us, throwing her hands up.

"Hey, you got to sleep in the same bed as me and got a kiss on the cheek!" I point at her as she smiles wickedly.

"See, and I only got a hug." Damian retorts, his hand covering his heart.

I roll my eyes, pushing him back and he laughs before swinging his arm over my shoulder.

"You have been killing it this week."

"Awh, stop." I beam, leaning my head against him. "But keep going."

Rhea shakes her head at us. "I'm never gonna get her back now, am I?"

"Mhmm, no." Damian shakes his head firmly. "You had her all weekend. CK's mine now." He argues.

"Fine." Rhea huffs. "I have to go to makeup anyways. When's Denni getting here?"

"Mmm, about thirty minutes to an hour." I answer happily, ready to be reunited only after a few days.

"I'll text her to come to me first." Rhea spins on her heel, flipping us off over her shoulder.

"No she won't! We're getting cheese fries!" I shout causing Damian to chuckle. "Do you want some?"

"Of course I do!" Rhea holler back before Damian lead's us to the Judgement Day's Clubhouse.

I was very fortunate that two sides of my life blended together so well and after Denni started working for WWE after I debuted and I introduced her to Damian and Rhea she just fit right in with them, and I wouldn't have it any other way, I couldn't see it any other way. They are the most important people in my life, with Uncle Jack, and they all saved my life in one way or another. And Denni's just as crazy as I am, so Day and Rhea took her well.

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Damian lays on the couch as I do my makeup, enjoying the peace it brings me. I love getting my makeup done, buttt it's nice to do it myself too, get to have fun that way.

"Blush brush." I say, drawing out my first wing. Damian's been lazily handing me all my products and brushes, and the pro he is now he no longer gets anything wrong.

"Mmm." He searches the bag.

I gasp playfully. "Is he about to get one wrong."

"Oye, un segundo." He grumbles before the brush touches my shoulder. "You doubted me?"

I click my tongue. "No, no. I had faith."

"Mmhmm." He sits back, crossing his arms.

"You doing anything this week, you big baby?" I ask, chuckling as I focus on the second wing, needing it to match. I fucking hate eyeliner... but it looks so good.

"Uh, no. Just a meeting with Hunter later in the week, why?"

I grin ear to ear, turning to face him. "Wanna come home with me this week?" I think some time with Damian is long overdue, just as it was with Rhe.

"Of course." He nods. "Hell yeah."

"Good." I hum, turning back to my makeup. "Like you had a choice."

Before he can say anything else my phone starts going off that I'm getting a FaceTime call. I shake my head when I see the breakfast emoji.

"Who is it?" Damian stands when I nod him over.

"Who do you think?" I look up him answering the call.

Denni and Rhea's face appear on my phone.

"Hey bitches!!" Denni rings out, bringing her lips up close to the camera she gives us a kiss.

"Wha- Denni!" I scoff, looking up at Damian as he covers his mouth trying not to laugh. I elbow him in the ribs and he lets out a small groan. "Don't laugh, I've been betrayed!" I scold him before quickly turning back to the phone.

Rhea waves her fingers at me. "Hey, Crimson."

I narrow my eyes at her. "Don't 'hey, Crimson' meee!" I exclaim, throwing my hand over my heart as Damian did earlier.

"Look what we got." Rhea smirks and Denni cackles, flipping the camera around to show Rhea sitting in a makeup chair holding up cheese fries.

"Woahhh, hey now!" Damian leans down, hovering over me.

"Mmmm, so good." Rhea takes a big bite. "And they came with bacon, jalapeno's." She rakes her tongue across her lips.

Denni flips the camera back. "Gonna go stuff our faces now, byeee." She sings, ending the call.

"My cheese fries." I whine as the screen goes dark.

"I thought we were gonna share." Damian looks at me.

I glance at him. "Yes, our cheese fries." I correct.

"Well, let's go get the back." He waves his hand up.

"Yes." I bounce to my feet. "Let's. Those two are dead to me. You're the only one left." I sniffle, pretending to wipe some tears.

Damian shakes his at my antics and we hurry off to hair and makeup, sneaking up behind the two thieves as Denni's snapping their picture.

We nod to each other.

"Hey!" We both shout and Denni screams, jumping five feet in the air as her fork goes flying.

Rhea laughs her ass off, mouth full of fries.

"WHAT the hell?!" Denni clutches her chest, trying to catch her breath before spinning around and whacks me on the arm. I burst out laughing, grabbing the wall as I lean over, tears forming in my eyes.

I need to ask somebody in this building for the footage of that...

"That's for stealing our food." Damian points at her.

Denni's eyes widen. "It was her idea!" She points to Rhea. "She told me when I got here to come straight to her and said to keep an eye out for a DoorDash and to tell them I was you!" She rushes out, holding her hands up.

Damian and I turn to Rhea.

"Hey, you had no complaints." She stabs her fork in Denni's direction.

"Well, screw you two, we're are taking our fries, bitchesss." I point at both of them before hurriedly tapping Damien's arm. "Quick, go, go, go, go!" He grabs our food as I lunge forward, grabbing both drinks out of Rhea and Denni's hand's and Damian and I take off, sprinting down the hallway.

Rhea can't even get out any words before she's out of her chair, after us.

"I do not run." I hear Denni say as I can't breathe from laughing, dodging backstage crew left and right.

I pull out my phone, recording Damian in front of me before flipping the camera and hold it up high to capture Rhea.

Damian ducks into the Judgement Day Clubhouse first. Hot on his heels, I fling the door shut and flip the lock just before Rhea reaches us.

"We did it!" I exhale excitedly. Being chased if different than running on the treadmill, I swear.

"Traitors!" Rhea hollers on the other side.

Damian chuckles. "Bien hecho." We meet in a high five, squeezing hands before we plop down on the couch.

"Yeah, yeah, told you CK was mine!" Damien avoids back, holding out his fork to mine.

"Cheers." I smirk, meeting his fork with mine  and then shoving my mouth full before heaving myself on the couch and going over to the door.

I swing it open to Rhea's arms crossed, and her boot tapping. "May we help you?" I lean forward innocently while Damien laughing his ass off, propping his feet up.

"You're lucky I love you." Rhea smirks, shaking her head as she enters.

My head falls back as I turn to Damian. "You hear that? She loves me."

She throws her arm around my neck. "If it was anybody else, I'd riptide ya through the table."

"Promise?" I grin at her and she winks before glaring at Damian.

"You-" She points at him, "On the other hand."

"Wha-" He starts before she throws a pillow at him and begins whacking him with the other.

"CK, help me." Damian whines, throwing his arms up.

"I don't know." I sing, rocking back and forth on my feet, grabbing my fries. "You two seem to be having so much fun." I giggle evilly with my mouth full as I move to one of the chairs, trying not to choke as I laugh while enjoying the show of Rhea taking him down.

"Ow, ow." He complains.

"I'll cheer extra loud for you tonight, swear." I Damien as Rhea 'dusts her hands off' while he looks at me.

"You better." He huffs, trying to hide a smile as Rhea finally collapses onto the couch.

"Feel better?" I muse, handing her one of the to-go containers.

"Yes, yes I do." She holds her head high as she opens her container just as a knock sounds on the door.

"Uh, hello?" Denni waltz's in, cleaning one of her camera lenses.

"Hey." Damian waves nonchalantly and snort, tea flying into my nose.

"Ugh." Denni huffs. "Well, somebody feed me a fry before I have to go out there and take some practice shots." She stomps her foot, pouting.

Damian and I exchange a look, crossing our arms in sync.

"Huh-uh, you betrayed us." I tell her.

She scoffs. "Oh, whatever, like you could say no to her." She fans her hand in Rhea's direction causing her to smile widely.

"Here." Rhea breaks, holding up her fork.

"Yay!" Denni cheers, rushing over and Rhea feeds her. "Mmm, thank youuu." She chimes before spinning around to me.

"Don't look at me like that." I roll my eyes, shrinking down in my chair as she gives me a mad-mother type of stare.

"Alright." She nods, swiveling her head over to Damian. "Damian." She starts.

"Yes ma'am?" He grins up at her.

"She was mine first, pendejo." Denni pops off and he actually proud as I watch this play out in amusement. "And don't you forget it." She flips her hair over her shoulder before heading to the door. "Everyone looks hot by the way-"

"Oh, we know." Damian adds before earning a death glare for interrupting and I cough a chuckle earning one myself.

"Anddd I'll make you look even hotter." She waves the camera in her hand confidently. "Good luck!!" She sings, and with that she's gone.

Rhea and Damian look at me.

I hold my hands up. "I don't claim her." I shake my head fast. "Swear."

Damian throws the pillow he got beaten down with at me, hitting my leg.

"Hey!" I complain.

"She called me pendejo." He pouts as Rhea and I glance at each other before bursting out laughing.

Thank goodness I came here today.

I needed this.

And wouldn't trade it for the world.

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𝟶ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʙɪsᴄᴜɪᴛ𝟽 sᴘᴇᴀᴋs!

Hey lovelies!! Welcome backkk to Crimson Ustulation!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAMIAN PRIEST!!! 💜⛓️🖤 One of my TOP 5 fav wrestlerssss, ugh, ugh, ugh loved him since his NXT days!!

Soooo... what more perfect of a day than a chap where Crim & Day reuniteee!! Their hug was everythingggg, was so excited to write it!! Hope y'all are ready for this crazy duo, cause y'all are getting so much more of them <333

ANDDDD get ready for the next chap of Monday Night Raw bc I got some stuff up my sleeves for y'all... hehe, so stay tuned ;)

Hope y'all enjoyed this chap!! Can't wait to hear y'all's thoughtssss, this chap was so cute, fun, & wholesome to writee, I love Crimson with all of them so much!!

Until next time, mwah!! (So excited for SmackDown tomorrowwww!!! UMMMM, ALSOOOOO... JEY WON??!!)