Ashley
It's been three days since Joe proposed and today is my return to Friday Night Smackdown, I'm nervous but pretty thrilled to be getting back in the ring. There's a twenty woman battle royal for the number 1 contender for the championship, I'm competing and entering 20th. I hope people will be glad to see me back, I do want to reclaim my championship from Lacey Evans but if I lose tonight it won't be the end of the world. One thing time off has taught me is not to take everything so seriously, I'm a wrestler more importantly I'm a flair. I'll be back in the title conversation and on top before any one knows it, both Bayley and banks are also competing tonight so I'm on edge to see them again. Hopefully they'll both be eliminated by the time I get in the ring.

Joe
I'm happy for Ashley that's she's getting back in the ring but I am quite frightened that Bayley and Banks will take out all there frustration on Ash making her have to take more time off. We've been training a lot recently and it's been really fun, I've got try outs with WWE next week. I'm nervous of course I am but hopefully it'll be great, I've become friends with Colby as of late so I'll have him to help guide me through if I make it.

Becky
I haven't been to any of the live events or anything but tonight I'm sitting front row supporting Ash. I would have loved to go to every pay per view but my little one won't allow it, making me sick at every given opportunity. Colby isn't wrestling tonight so he's also front row with me, it's actually quite strange sitting in the crowd and hearing the chants and sitting through every match. The announcement rang through the Barclays centre that it was finally time for the women's battle royal. Women started to come out and it was actually so so fun.

Ashley
My boots are laced up and I've got my new ring gear on. I feel a buzz going through me, like electricity. I hear Nikki crosses music hit so I make my way to gorilla, I'm nervous and kinda frightened that I'll be booed out of the building hopefully that won't be case. I give Joe a proper kiss and I hear my music hit, I walk out and get met with cheers. I march down to the ring just like I did at hell in a cell, I rolled under the ropes and began fighting. Throwing punches, delivering super kicks. I successfully do a spear and I feel everything start to hurt, I think Nikki noticed because she rolled me out of the ring.

Joe
I notice she's injured but I know I can't go out there, I'm sitting on a crate trying to watch her every move. I hear through a radio.

"Charlotte Flair is injured, she needs to be taken back to gorilla."

I watched the screen and saw her heart break right before my eyes, as I thought she climbed back in the ring and tossed Bayley right over the ropes. Nikki did a headlock takedown and Ash stopped moving completely. Banks took advantage of my knocked out girlfriend and started to beat the holy hell out of her.

Becky
I jumped over the barricade and ran into the ring, Mickie James and Tamina covered me so I could roll Ashley out of the ring. The medical team came running down and took her away with a stretcher, I stared Banks down before I climbed back over the barrier and into my seat, Colby reassuringly put his hand on my arm and I tried to smile at him. The rest of the match went smoothly but I desperately wanted to be backstage, it was down to two women Naomi and Banks. Naomi threw Banks over the top rope like it was nothing and the whole arena erupted into cheers.

"Here is your winner Naomi!"

Joe
I walked to the trainers room and hammered on the door till Alexa let me in, Ashley was in a state crying so much. I don't know why she's so upset but I made my way over to her regardless.

"Joe...they-I'm not wrestling again."

"What?"

"I've got a concussion that made me lose feelings in my limbs and the wrestling is putting a strain on my brain. I'm not wrestling again, I'm done. It's over, they win."

I sat next to her and pulled her towards me, she winced a little so I loosened my grip on her.

"I love you regardless."

"What am I going to do now, wrestling is my whole life and the likelihood of me having kids is so so slim."

"We'll figure something out, but first let's just focus on getting you better."

"I just wanted to be champ one more time."

"I know you did, I'm so sorry that you won't be able too."

"I want to main event mania and go back into hell in a cell, compete at summerslam. Be a sole survivor at survivor series. Win the royal rumble..."

"I know how much wrestling means to you that's why it hurts me to see you not be able to do it. I'll drop out of the tryouts."

"You will not, if I can't wrestle then at least you can. I don't want you to be miserable, you've spent your entire life trying to get here so don't let it go because of me."

"I want to be able to look after you."

"And I want you to wrestle."

"Okay, okay. Will you still be able to train with me?"

"The trainer told me not to do anything, I need to be cleared for training before I start again."

"Maybe this'll start a new chapter in our lives."

"Yeah maybe it will."

After a few sets of papers were signed Ash and I could finally go home, Becky and Colby were waiting for us outside and I could see how worried they both were.

"Well how bad is it?"

"Never wrestle again bad."

She broke back down and hid her face in my chest, Becky just nodded and said a quick goodnight. We walked back to our car and got inside.

"Maybe one day you will return to the ring?"

"I don't know, please can we just stop talking about it."

"Yeah I'll be quiet."

We got home and Ash didn't speak a word she just made her way to our bedroom, it hurts seeing her this upset but I do need to give her some time. Maybe she'll come around and look for new horizons or she will fall into a dark pit of depression. I definitely prefer the first option.

Ashley
I'll be okay, if I look after myself maybe in two to three years I can compete in mixed match challenge with Joe or make an appearance in the rumble. I've still got Joe and Becky I just need to focus on them and plan my wedding. If I'm busy I won't have time to think about how much this will actually impact me, I can't think about that or I'll spiral. I normally never get any time to think and now is not going to be any different.