Forced To Believe Chapter 55- Togetherness

Forced to Believe Chapter 55- Togetherness

Chapter Summary: Jon finds a way to spend his 1 year anniversary with Melanie. Rosa and Morgan's moms get involved in their storyline to bring more drama.

Words: 8,000+

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Melanie walked around the hallway until she reached Mimi's door. She knocked on it a couple of times and decided to open it with her key. Once she walked in, she yelped while Mimi screamed in surprise.

"For crying out loud! I wish you could have given me a warning!" Melanie quickly closed the door. "I did not want to see you naked like that! I'm scarred for life!"

"Sorry!" Mimi exclaimed as she quickly got ready. She opened the door in her underwear as she threw out a random guy in his boxers. "Here's your clothes!" She threw them at him as he scrambled away.

"Are you kidding me?"

"What? I needed some. There are some good looking guys in New Orleans."

"At least it's not one of my coworkers..."

"Hey, there are some hot guys on the roster. Like Colby and Joe but they already have their partners. I'd kill to be in your shoes, right now. Being on a team with hot guys like them, wow."

"Enough with the fantasies, you're creeping me out."

"Hey, shouldn't you be in bed with Jonny instead of listening to me talk about guys?" Mimi let her in and Melanie closed the door.

"I wish..." The Philly Diva mumbled.

"What's wrong?"

"We're not going to be able to see each other. Our schedule isn't looking so good. Whenever I'm free, he isn't. And when he's free, I'm not."

"Aw...bring it in." Mimi put her arms out.

"Not until you take a shower. You smell like sex. This place is a mess!" she sat down on the couch.

"You may not want to sit there; we did it there."

"Mimi!" Melanie shouted, looking at her in disbelief. Mimi laughed as she quickly got up from the couch. "This is ridiculous!"

Later that morning, Melanie and her family ate breakfast as they talked about WrestleMania.

"I cannot believe this is going to be your second WrestleMania! Are you nervous?" Jane asked.

"Not at the moment but I will be freaking out tomorrow and when my match is about to start," Melanie replied.

"You'll do great. You always do. Got an idea of what your Morgan Moment will be?" Aria asked.

"Yes. Two Morgan Moments. Or three. I don't want my boys to steal the show, sometimes the divas gotta do something that will keep the fans talking about it for a week or so." Melanie grinned.

"I cannot wait! And I can't for her to come too. I hope her flight comes on time." Mimi said.

"Yeah, hope things are fine with her,"

"Melanie, isn't today your Anniversary?" Diego asked.

"Oh, that's right! Oh Melly, I am so happy for you and Jon!" Jane squealed. "I love that you two work onscreen as Dean and Morgan. Wow, one year! I hope for more and I hope for lots of grandchildren in the future!"

"Mom!" Melanie exclaimed.

"I think you're getting too ahead of the game." Mimi mumbled.

"You don't seem so happy. It's your anniversary! One year!" Jane grinned.

"Yeah..." Melanie fake smiled.

"You seem down, what's wrong?" Diego asked with concern.

"Nothing."

"Not convinced..." Aria pointed out and took a sip of her alcoholic drink.

"Aria it is too early to be drinking, right now!" Jane shouted.

"Bite me..." Aria retorted and took a loud sip just to aggravate her.

"This is why I do not like bringing you along to Melanie's wrestling shows because you got to embarrass me."

"Embarrass you? Ha! You are the embarrassment. How do you think I feel? And Melanie decides if I can stay or go. Not you-"

"Enough! For fuck's sake!" Melanie snapped as everyone looked at her in shock. "I'm dealing with enough, right now. Stop the arguing. Can't you two just stop for a few minutes?"

"Melanie Nichole Laurer Rivera, what has gotten into you?" Jane asked with a frown.

"Nothing. I'm sorry. Let's just talk about something else."

"No, what is going on? You look really upset."

The Outspoken Diva sighed. "Jon and I are not going to be able to see each other today."

"What!? But it's your anniversary!"

"I know but orders are orders. It's okay, I just need to adjust to this."

"Where is he?"

"He's doing interviews."

"When are you two going to see each other?"

"When I'm free, he's not, and when I'm not free, he is. We'll see each other on WrestleMania day. We can't see each other during the Hall of Fame because Creative doesn't want us together like that. They want us to 'sell' the Morgan and Dean conflict, which I think is a load of bull!"

"I cannot believe this..."

"Nikki gets to be with John, Nattie gets to be with TJ, Trinity is with Jon Uso, and Brie is with Bryan. What is up with me and Jon? All because of some storyline? It sucks but I'm okay. I just need to calm down and grin and bear it. I can't keep whining about it. This is our job. We gotta work, and we need to respect our bosses' wishes."

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Melanie arrived at the Hall of Fame ceremony with her family and Leah. She had her hair curled and in a ponytail to the side as it rested on her shoulder. And she wore a purple dress just for her dad.

"This is sick!" Leah exclaimed. "Is that a red carpet? I feel so VIP."

"Melanie." A thick accent called out. She turned around to see Stu.

"Hey!" Melanie embraced him. "Guys, you remember Stu, right? Wade Barrett on TV?"

"How could I not?" Mimi grinned.

"He has a girlfriend." Melanie reminded.

"Darn it..." Mimi mumbled.

"Ah, Stu, so nice to see you, again." Diego shook his hand.

"Likewise," Stu replied

"So, are you gonna be delivering some bad news tonight?" Melanie asked.

"Well, it is a nice night, and it would be a bummer if someone delivered bad news. So I'll be on my best behavior tonight." he grinned.

"I find that hard to believe." She laughed with him.

She turned and saw Jon in his suit. She had butterflies in her stomach since she felt like it had been ages since she'd seen him. She started to make her way over to him but got stopped.

"Melanie." A stern voice called out and grabbed her hand. "Not right now."

Melanie sighed and turned to Stephanie McMahon. "But I was just-"

"I know how much you want to see him but you two are not supposed to be seen together, remember?"

"Fine." She gave up.

Renee Young stood with Morgan and her family for an interview.

"I am here with Morgan Lopez and her family," Renee announced with a smile. "How are you all enjoying WrestleMania week?"

"It's very amazing. The WWE is such a wonderful company and is very lucky to have my daughter working for them. She will not disappoint." Diego replied and kissed Morgan's cheek as she chuckled.

"I think this is amazing. Being here and up close with all the divas and superstars and meeting them, very awesome." Aria replied.

"So Jane, what do you think of Rosa and all she's done to your daughter?" Renee asked.

"She needs a spanking!" Jane replied as everyone laughed. "I am disgusted with what Rosa has done to her. But it's okay because my daughter is going to kick her butt and I can't wait to see her in action."

"Really? She's gonna kick my butt?" Rosa stepped up to Melanie's family with her mother.

"Yes, because you are a disrespectful young lady," Jane replied with a frown.

"Excuse me? I will not let you talk about my daughter that way. Your daughter is out of control. She's crazy." Rosa's mother pointed out.

"Thank you." Morgan grinned. "I get it from Dean."

"You and that eccentric man need to back away from my daughter."

"Um, your daughter came on to my man and that's how our relationship got ruined. Dean and I may not be together anymore, but we're still a team for The Shield. Everything was great until Rosa got involved and made him cheat on me. All thanks to this, arrogant, little..." The Philly Diva exhaled. "I cannot wait to get in the ring..."

All of a sudden, Rosa's mother slapped her in the face as everyone but Rosa looked on in shock.

"How dare you try and break my daughter's nose!? You crazed little girl! My daughter did not deserve everything you've done! Especially getting her head put in a dirty toilet!"

Morgan held her cheek and started to smirk. "Is that it? Is that the best you got? You can do better than that."

Rosa's mom was about to slap her again but Jane blocked it and managed to slap Rosa in the face.

"Ow!" Rosa yelled and held her cheek.

"How dare you? How dare the both of you! My daughter is way better than yours and she will prove that at WrestleMania." Jane snapped.

"First of all, do not put your hands on my daughter again." Rosa's mother said with a stern voice.

"I can say the same to you, missy."

"This is getting intense," Renee said as Diego nodded.

"Your daughter does not deserve a title shot at WrestleMania. It should be Morgan's." Jane added.

"Too bad. Your daughter is going to lose at WrestleMania and my daughter will be the next Diva's champion."

Suddenly Jane slapped Rosa's mother across the face as everyone gasped and Morgan started laughing.

"Mama!" Rosa shouted in shock. "You're not gonna let her get away with that are you?"

"No way." her mom replied and slapped Jane back.

Jane grabbed Rosa's mom and tried to bring her down as the two started fighting, causing a commotion.

"Whoa, whoa." Dolph Ziggler got into the situation and tried to break it up with Morgan and Rosa. "Ladies, calm down."

"Get your filthy hands off me, woman! I don't know where your hands have been! You and your daughter are a disgrace!" Jane yelled.

"Mom, mom, calm down," Morgan exclaimed as they got separated.

"Get off of me, I'm not done with her, yet!" Rosa's mother shouted.

"It's okay mama, I'll settle this at WrestleMania," Rosa reassured and gave Morgan and her family a scowl. Getting into Morgan's face, she smirked. "You know it's a pity...that you can't win against me at WrestleMania. I really hope you and Chyna have a wonderful life when you go to Japan to see her."

Morgan exhaled while watching Rosa and her mom walk away. "Just one...more...day..." the Outspoken Diva murmured.

"Is this the last of the mother wars?" Renee asked.

"No, it is just the beginning," Jane replied. "I'm going to teach that woman a lesson about respect. How dare she try and throw me down? Jane power is back!"

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Melanie went back to the hotel room with Leah and Celeste. Wanting to turn in for the night, Celeste and Leah convince her to hang with the Divas in their hotel room. When they arrived, the Bellas, Renee, Trinity, Ariane, Eva, Nattie, and Victoria (Alicia Fox) were in the room.

"Why am I here?" Melanie asked, truly wanting to be in her hotel room instead.

"Wow, don't wanna hang with us? Girl bye." Ariane teased.

"I didn't mean it like that!"

The divas laughed and Melanie saw Leah and Celeste heading for the door. "Wait, where are you two going?" she asked.

"I gotta see PJ and Leah has to come with me because she wants to meet him. We'll be back." Celeste grinned and left with Leah. After they closed the door, they high five each other.

"Think that'll work?" Leah asked.

"I'm sure she'll survive," Celeste says and they head back to the room.

They see Jon waiting for them at their door. He was in his casual wear with jeans and a T shirt, with a few bags in his hands.

"I owe you two." He said with appreciation.

"Darn right, you do!" Leah playfully glared at him.

"Is she mad at me?"

"Not at all. She is pretty disappointed but once she comes back to the room, her frown will totally turn upside down."

"I'm sure she'll forget about the disappointment after tonight."

"Look at you, being romantic. This is interesting." Celeste playfully punched him on the arm. "Text us when you're done decorating so we can tell the Divas to bring her back to the room. Leah and I will be staying with PJ. Have fun. Just not too much fun. And do not break the bed!" She ordered.

Jon gave her an amused look and headed into their hotel room while Celeste and Leah shut the door.

'To Melanie'

Melanie sighed and sat down on the couch. "So, why am I here?"

"We wanted some girl time after all the hectic scheduling." Nikki smiled.

"Well, I guess I'll stay. So, what did you think of the Hall of Fame?"

"Amazing!" Renee beamed. "Each year just gets better and better."

"You guys looked awesome in your dresses." Melanie praised.

"Aw, thanks. So did you. I saw that purple dress." Nikki said kindly.

"Haha. Thanks. Ready for WrestleMania?"

"Oh, you have no idea. It sucks you're not a part of the diva's match though." Brie replied.

"Eh, it's okay. I've been through a lot and I would rather be wrestling with the guys at the moment,"

"Who are you rooting for?" Eva asked.

"Uh..." Melanie chuckled.

"Obviously me. I'm more athletic." Nikki bragged.

"Um, no, the bride to be is going to win. Brie mode!" Brie exclaimed.

"No sweetie, Nattie is going to be Diva's champion, again." Nattie grinned while Melanie laughed. "Speaking of bride to be, how are you feeling about the wedding? It's coming up very soon."

"I am on cloud nine, right now. I'm so happy Bryan and I are finally getting married. I'm so excited." Brie grinned.

"I'm so happy for you, two. I can't wait for the wedding."

"I should call John, I wanna see him before I go to bed." Nikki took out her phone.

"Oh boy, don't be inappropriate on the phone," Victoria groaned.

"Knowing her, she's probably going to." Renee giggled.

"She probably wants to do the nasty," Trinity added.

"Hey, I love being in his arms and him kissing me," Nikki replied while Melanie looked down and frowned. "I'm glad I got to see him today-"

"Nicole!" Brie nudged her.

"Ow! What was that for?" Nikki exclaimed but shut up after the divas gave her a look. She mouthed an 'Oh' after they noticed Melanie looking sad.

"Uh, on a positive note, you want some grapes?" Eva went to the kitchen.

Melanie's eyes lit up. "Grapes?!"

'Good save.' Brie thought as she smiled at the redhead.

Melanie stood up from the couch and headed to the kitchen.

"Nicole, you gotta stop running your mouth." Brie huffed.

"I'm sorry, jeesh. I got carried away. Is he almost done, decorating? And who knows when Melly is going to get suspicious about things." Nikki replied.

"I'm sure if we keep calm, we'll be okay," Trinity said.

"She is going to be one happy camper tonight," Nattie said happily.

"Who would have thought Jon would be so romantic?" Ariane smiled.

"It's so adorable that he's doing this for her," Renee pointed out.

"I know right? I think it's so cute." Victoria grinned.

Melanie and Eva head back into the living room. "Wait, where's the grapes?" Nikki asked.

"Uh, you see what had happened was..." Melanie began as the divas laughed. "Yeah, I kind of ate them all while I was in the kitchen and walking back in here."

"You should have seen her. She kept popping them in her mouth like it was candy." Eva giggled and mimicked Melanie's eating motions.

"Haha. I can imagine that." Victoria chuckled.

"Anyone play Candy Crush?" Brie asked.

"I do sometimes. I have it on my phone." Melanie said and took out her phone. She saw that the battery was on 13 percent. "Aw man, I need my phone charger. I'll be back." She stood up and went for the door while the divas looked at each other in panic.

"Melly, don't worry. I got an extra one. You can use my charger." Brie replied in a calm voice.

The Philly Diva stopped and turned around. "Really? Thanks." She smiled and headed to Brie's room with her.

Nikki sighed out of relief. "Thank goodness for Brie's calmness."

"I know. That was close." Nattie replied.

"Any word from Leah, Celeste, or Jon?" Danielle asked.

Nikki checked her phone. "Celeste says that Jon is a slow poke and he's still decorating."

'To Jon'

"You are so slow!" Celeste chuckled with Leah. They were in their hotel room, seeing Jon checking himself out in the mirror.

"Shut up. I'm trying to look good." he replied.

"You spent ten minutes checking yourself out and making sure you look presentable. Your hair looks fine. So what if it's messy? Melanie loves your messy hair, remember? And I believe wearing jeans, sneakers, a short sleeved black shirt and a leather jacket is okay. She isn't going to care what you wear. She's going to care about ripping your clothes off when she sees you. Now start the decorating."

"Fine. I'm just trying to be romantic. I'm not used to this stuff."

"I'm sure what you're about to do for her is enough. All that's going to matter to her is that you two are going to see each other. Who cares about dinner and all that jazz? We're not perfect. Work does get in the way but you'll always find some time with each other." Leah replied.

'To The Divas'

"So I heard you're going to be playing the guitar for your entrance at WrestleMania," Victoria said to Melanie.

"Guitar?" Trinity asked.

"Ooh, when was this?" Ariane asked eagerly.

"Victoria!" Melanie exclaimed.

"Sorry, I heard it around backstage. Rumors." Victoria put her hands up in defense.

"How come you didn't want anyone to know?" Brie asked.

"Well, the band who plays my theme song is getting back together just to perform my song. So I wanted to make it a little bit more awesome and asked Creative if I could play the guitar." Melanie replied.

"Can you sing?" Nikki asked.

"Chyna can sing but I can't, so I just play the guitar,"

"Why do you want to play the guitar?" Nattie asked.

"To bring out an old gimmick from the indies. I used to wear rockstar like clothes and play the guitar before breaking it. It's been a while since I showed off a rockstar version of myself." Melanie smiled at the memories.

"Go 'head girl! I can see you headbanging and rocking out." Trinity high fived her.

"Haha. Yeah. I remember I would headbanging with the guys back in the Indies. Loved every second of it. I miss going to concerts in Philly. Sometimes I go with Leah, sometimes with Jon or some friends from the Indies. I remember all the crowd surfing, I would do." Melanie sighed. "I was crazy back then. I miss doing it."

"What made you stop?" Danielle asked.

"Um." Melanie put her hair in a messy bun. "I guess it's because I kept moving forward in my wrestling career and didn't have the time, anymore. Ever since I went to FCW, I really haven't had the time to go back to that rockstar stage. They kind of made me change my gimmick,"

"You learn something new every day." Nattie grinned.

"Yeah, but I'm not a triple threat. I can't sing but I can dance and play the guitar. It's been a while since I played the guitar. So I hope I'm not rusty."

"I'm sure you'll rock it out," Eva said.

"Thanks." Melanie smiled and yawned.

She started to play on her phone while the divas started talking about WrestleMania.

"Who do you think is going to win? Undertaker or Brock?" Eva asked.

"Obviously Undertaker. Why wouldn't he?" Ariane wondered.

Melanie yawned again and it caught the attention of the divas. Five minutes later, she glanced up and saw all the divas looking at her.

"What? What did I do?" she asked.

"Are you sleepy?" Nikki asked.

"I just wanted to lay down on my bed."

"You can lay down on mine."

"Yeah, but I really want mine. I like my bed." she stood up. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."

"Melanie, wait, come on, just stay a little while longer. We still wanna chat with you." Ariane spoke up.

She sighed and sat back down. "All right, fine." She replied. Moments later, she looked at them all. "Why do I feel like you guys are watching me like a hawk?"

"Nothing girl. We're just chillin'."

"You sure? Did I do something wrong?"

"No."

"Then why do you guys keep stopping me when I want to leave? You guys are acting weird. I'm going back in my room, I gotta get up early."

"We can't let you do that," Victoria said while Melanie stood back up.

"Huh? And why not?" The Outspoken Diva questioned, raising a brow.

"Uh...um...there's rats in there. Celeste didn't want to worry you." Nattie blurted out.

Nikki and Renee glanced at each other before looking at Nattie in disapproval.

'Rats? Are you friggin' kidding me?' Nikki thought with annoyance as she shot Nattie an annoyed look.

'What?' Nattie mouthed to Nikki.

"Rats? I'm pretty sure this hotel is clean." Melanie chuckled.

"Okay, fine. I'll tell you the truth..." Trinity sighed. "Celeste and her man are doing the nasty."

"Yeah, that's right, girl. They're getting it in and they didn't want anyone interrupting their alone time." Ariane added.

"But PJ has his own room. Celeste would have gone to his room." Melanie countered. "Look. Whatever is in my room, I'll be able to handle it. I'm sure if there are rats, I'll survive." She headed for the door but the Bellas blocked it.

"Melanie. We're not letting you leave yet." Brie demanded.

"Haha, very funny. Now move out the way, please."

"Sorry, Melly," Nikki said, shaking her head with Brie.

"Okay. Fine. Have it your way." She sat back down and the Bellas walked away from the door.

"Thank you. Now instead of talking, let's watch a movie." Ariane suggested.

After they got situated, they started to watch a funny movie but Melanie blocked out the movie and started to ponder.

'Why don't they want me to leave? Did something bad happen? Are they hiding something from me? Did I miss something? Is the room okay?' Melanie thought as she eyeballed the door. 'I really could be in my bed right now. Maybe if I...'

Melanie jumped off the couch and sprinted towards the door but got tackled by April out of nowhere.

"Holy crap, April! That was good instinct!" Brie praised.

Renee laughed. "Always count on April!"

"Are you kidding me!?" Melanie shouted. "The hell did you come from!?"

April giggled. "I have my ways. Sorry, Melly, you can't go anywhere."

"Good save, April." Trinity complimented while April sat on Melanie's back.

"This is ridiculous!" Melanie yelled. April got off her and the divas pulled on her legs to drag her back to the living room. She started to scratch and claw on the carpet. "Get off of me! This is assault! Assault!"

"We can't let you leave, yet!" Ariane shouted.

"Why not!?" The Philly Diva cried.

All of them were acting so weird. Just let a woman go back to her hotel room to chill and go to bed.

"That's for us to know and for you to find out!" Nattie replied.

Melanie tried kicking her legs to try to get them off and it started to work.

"We tried to be nice. We need to tie her up so she won't escape." April said with a devilish grin.

"Oh hell no! Don't you dare! APRIL!" The Outspoken Diva yelled.

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Celeste checked the text message Nikki sent her. "Oh boy. Melanie is being stubborn."

Jon chuckled. "I wonder why."

"Nikki just said they're tying Melanie up so she won't escape. She tried to leave a couple of times."

He began laughing. "That is so like her."

He headed into the bathroom and shut the door. He checked out the big bathroom. It was clean and so was the tub. Melanie was one of the hardest workers in the WWE and she liked to take risks during her matches. Like getting thrown onto a table or wrestling superstars. Sometimes that can take a toll on her body. He knew she wanted to take a nice, long bubble bath without any worries or interruptions, and this time she'd get her wish.

He turned on the bath and filled the tub with warm water and vanilla scented bath bubbles. Taking a few candles from his bags he began setting them around the tub and bathroom. After that, he set up a tray with a bowl of grapes and two glasses with a bottle of champagne. Once the tub was nearly full, he stopped the water from running and began lighting the candles. After he was done, he turned the lights off.

"Sweet." He grinned, being proud of his efforts.

He headed out of the bathroom and saw Celeste and Leah rushing over to him to see the bathroom.

"Oh my gosh! That is so awesome!" Leah cheered.

"Really?" He asked with a smile.

"Totally," Celeste replied and her phone started to ring. She answered it and put it on speaker. "Nikki?"

"Are you guys done? Melanie is one stubborn chick, tonight." Nikki laughed.

Meanwhile, Jon replaced the bed sheets with dark red silk sheets and placed rose petals around the bed and floor.

'To The Divas'

"Are you out of your fucking damn minds!?" Melanie screamed as she had her arms and legs tied up with rope.

"Things would have been so much easier if you didn't wanna leave so early," April replied innocently.

"Are you drunk!?"

Nikki laughed. "No, we're not."

"I am so confused, right now. Why can't I leave? Why the heck am I tied up like this?" Melanie exclaimed as Nikki got another phone call.

She opened up the door to reveal Celeste and Leah. As soon as Celeste and Leah look at Melanie, they laugh.

"Oh screw you!" Melanie snapped. "You are going to pay for this!"

"Haha. She can come back now." Celeste said.

"Wait, I need permission to go back to my hotel room?" Melanie got untied and headed out the door. "Who are you, my mom? I don't think so. I do not like being tied up like that." She continued to ramble.

"Don't worry, you'll thank us tomorrow." Nikki winked and shut the door.

"Come on, let's go." Leah and Celeste grabbed her and took her back to the hotel room.

"Do you know what I've been through in there? They're nuts! Friggin' nuts!" The Outspoken Diva exclaimed while Celeste and Leah giggled. "It's not funny!"

"Yes, it is," Leah replied as they stood by the door. "I'm sure everything will be okay once you get back to the room."

"See you tomorrow." Celeste waved.

"Wait, you guys aren't coming in?" Melanie asked.

"Have fun~" Leah grinned and walked away with Celeste.

Melanie watched them with a confused expression and took out her key to open the door. "Okay then...What a crazy night. I need to take a bath or something." she said after walking in.

All of a sudden, she felt strong arms snaking around her waist as she gasped.

"Funny...I need to take one, too. Mind if I join you?" Jon whispered in her ear.

She grinned and turned around. "Jon!" She giggled and embraced him. "You're here!"

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist as she put her arms around his neck.

"You know I'm always going to find a way to make you feel special on a day like this." He smiled.

Melanie couldn't stop grinning and pulled him in for a passionate kiss. They couldn't stop thinking about each other all night and to be together now made the whole day worth the work and drama.

"Come on." He grabbed her hand and led her to the bathroom.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked, letting him take the lead. As soon as he led her to the bathroom, she gasped and looked around in awe. "You really know how to make me smile. What's all this?"

"I thought we could both use a nice, relaxing, bath."

"This is amazing!"

"Just like you. You're the best, you know that?"

"So are you!"

"I'm sorry we couldn't spend the whole day, together."

"It's okay. What matters now is that I'm with you. Even for the night, I'm still happy I got to see you."

She ran a hand through his messy hair before pulling him in for another kiss.

In the morning, Melanie woke up but frowned once she didn't feel any warmth.

'I guess it was a dream...' she sadly thought.

But then she heard a soft groan and felt a strong arm wrap around her waist, pulling her back into a hard chest.

"You okay?" Jon rasped in a sleepy tone.

She smiled and turned around to face him. "Thought I was dreaming."

"Why dream when you can have the real thing?" he asked as she smiled.

After they got dressed and ready for WrestleMania Day, Melanie was in the kitchen checking out her Twitter before Colby began knocking on the door.

"Lovebirds! Hurry up! We got an interview to go to!" Colby shouted.

Melanie chuckled and opened the door to reveal Joe and Colby.

"What's up, guys?" She gave them hugs, walking out of the room with Jon.

"I feel content. Ready for Mania?" he grinned.

"You bet. I'll probably get nervous as the time comes but I just can't wait for our match. We're gonna kick some ass."

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'WWE Network Interview'

"Last year's WrestleMania, our first WrestleMania, how many times as a kid, have you dreamed of being in WrestleMania?" Dean asked.

"That's all I wanted to do," Seth said. "To say we were the underdogs in that match was quite the understatement."

"It was our first WrestleMania and you only get one chance. It could be your last WrestleMania."

"To capture a huge win like that, in front of so many people..." Roman spoke up.

"It's friggin' awesome." Morgan grinned. "It's what we work for."

"Last year we were like the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, a bunch of nobodies. Going in, sticking together, teamwork, trying to win the gold, and that's what we did." Dean added. "But this year, jeez, we're like the Yankees, Lakers, we're The Shield."

"We got ambushed, that's something that doesn't happen to The Shield very often," Seth said. "Kane had some tricks up his sleeve, and we paid the price for not being any wiser. But at the end of the day, he didn't get the job done. Cause we're still sitting here, and we're talking about it. And WrestleMania's coming up and we're still walking so...Rosa and those boys are in trouble."

"I'm a fan of the New Age Outlaws. Morgan knows them well since her cousin was with them, and we both liked them as a kid. But it's gonna be great to set them out."

"I don't know how many times I gotta say this, but you made a big mistake ambushing us and you're gonna get it. I'll let my actions speak for me. I just can't wait to see them beneath our feet." Morgan mentioned.

"We came in here, with one goal in mind, knock down doors, kick everybody out of the way. And run the show." Seth announced.

"Rosa. Pack your stuff, you got to go. You're done."

"They want to stand in our way? I don't care who they are, I don't care what kind of legacy they got. Just like Morgan said, they gotta go. Kane, Rosa, New Age Outlaws..."

"You're done," Roman said as Morgan nodded in agreement. "They just made the biggest mistake. You can't break us. We'll bend but we're never break."

'Preshow'

The Shield and Morgan were backstage. Morgan had on jeans and a Shield shirt with her hair in a ponytail.

"I don't even care anymore, what's happened up to this point. I don't care anymore, what brought us here. Because all I care about is that Kane, Rosa, and the New Age Outlaws bring their absolute best, tonight, at WrestleMania. We want you guys to bring everything you have. So you can feel pain, knowing that your best isn't good enough when you're up against The Shield." Dean said and showed his fist. "When you're up against this. The new symbol of excellence."

Morgan chewed her mint gum and blew a bubble before popping it. "Do you see this? Do you see this fist?" She put out her fist. "This is the fist that's going to break your faces. I know each and every one of you well. I know your weaknesses, your strengths, and what it'll take to bring you down. Our game plan tonight is to make a statement, and that's what we're gonna do."

"Morgan and I have been planning our game plan carefully for tonight," Seth said as she nodded. "New Age Outlaws, six time WWE Tag Team Champions. And Kane, doesn't matter what title you have, Mister Director of Operations. We see the demon in your eyes. And we all know, what the 4 of you are capable of, we understand your history at WrestleMania. But after tonight, when the old dies out, and the new rises up, we're gonna make you, a part of our history."

"That's right, history. You're history because we're the future." Roman growled and put out his fist. "Take a good look at that." The Shield put their fists together. "Believe in The Shield."

After their interview, Melanie headed to the diva's locker room all dressed and ready for the show.

"Damn girl, you are ready to rock. Can't wait to see you play." Ariane smiled while Melanie thanked her.

"It's starting!" Eva grinned as the preshow ended.

The butterflies in Melanie's stomach started to get worse as she popped another grape in her mouth.

"Nervous?" Milena smiled at her. "I am too. I'm shaking. See?" She put out her hand and they saw it shaking.

The Philly Diva grabbed it as they both tried to calm each other down.

"But don't worry. We are going to have one heck of a match." Milena added.

"Totally. I just don't know why I am so nervous. I wasn't like this last year." The Outspoken Diva mentioned.

"This WrestleMania has more meaning for you. More to Chyna and your family. I'm nervous just like you, Melly. But this is our time to shine and show the crowd that we're here for a reason."

Melanie nodded as they heard the loud crowd cheering.

"I am so excited!" Eva cheered as she hugged some of the divas.

"It's showtime girls." Milena winked and walked out of the Diva's locker room.

Melanie went to put the final touches on her makeup and turned to see April handing her the guitar.

"You're going to do great. Don't be nervous." April encouraged.

Melanie grabbed her guitar and looked at it. She exhaled slowly and nodded at her. "Thank you. Okay, I think I'm ready."

Later backstage, Melanie was pacing around with her nerves getting to her.

"Man, you're freaking out." Randy chuckled as he watched her.

"That bad, huh?" she asked with a nervous smile.

"I never seen you so nervous. Relax. Everything will be fine." He put his hands on her shoulders.

"Easy for you to say."

"I remember my second WrestleMania. WrestleMania 21. Me and The Undertaker."

"I remember that. Were you nervous?"

"With a Pay Per View like WrestleMania, yeah, I was nervous. But Mel, you're going to do great out there. I never see you have a bad match. You put so much effort into your wrestling that it makes me admire your passion for wrestling. I knew you were going to do great in the WWE ever since your debut match. The butterflies will go away as soon as you're on that stage. All eyes are on you. Show them how great of a wrestler you are."

She nodded and embraced him. "Thanks for looking out for me."

"Of course. Good luck tonight."

"You do the same." She grinned and walked away.

After walking around, eating grapes, and stretching, her nervousness started to kick in again. She spotted Jon doing pushups and he stood up once he noticed her.

"Hey, you okay?" he asked.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine." She replied, despite the nervousness in her voice.

"You're nervous, aren't you?"

"I don't understand." She paced around. "I'm still nervous after all this time."

"Mel."

"I can't relax."

"Mel."

"Why am I nervous? Why am I nervous?"

"Lanie..."

"This cannot be happening; this shouldn't not be happening."

"Lanie."

"I can't do this. I can't do this!" She exclaimed but he hugged her from behind and started to softly sing in her ear, calming her down instantly.

"You okay, now?" he asked with a smile.

"Surprisingly. Much better. Thank you," she replied, officially feeling at ease.

"Good. I gotta go meet up with Colby and Joe. You'll be fine out there. All right?" He kissed her cheek and picked up his mask.

"Okay." She smiled as he walked away.

Melanie headed to the gorilla and checked out Daniel Bryan's match against Triple H on the TV.

She tweets, 'Good luck to Daniel Bryan! I hope he kicks Triple H's ass. #YesMovement'

A stagehand gave Melanie her guitar after making sure everything was fine with it and helped her prepare for her entrance.

"There she is." Monty (Billy Gunn) said as he walked over to her with Brian (Road Dogg).

"Ready to kick our butts?" Brian chuckled.

"Haha. It's going to be fun wrestling with you guys," she replied.

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'Oh you didn't know? You better call somebody'

Road Dogg and Billy Gunn walked out on the stage while Road Dogg had a mic in his hand.

"You damn right! You see the Outlaws are riding into the dirty dirty. Representing The Authority at WrestleMania 30." Road Dogg said as the crowd booed.

Morgan tweets, 'Wonder how much crap WWERoadDogg and RealBillyGunn will be talking once they get their asses whooped.'

"The Hounds of Justice are about to learn a lesson in humility-"

'Sierra'

'Hotel'

'India'

'Echo'

'Lima'

'Delta'

'Shield'

The crowd cheered loudly as The Shield's theme came on.

"So much for being humble," JBL said.

"The following is an intergender tag team contest scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, at a combined weight of 707 pounds, the team of, the United States champion, Dean Ambrose, along with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, The Shield!" Lilian announced.

"The Shield getting set for this intergender match, here tonight. The New Age Outlaws not happy with being interrupted." Cole looked on.

"I just can't wait for the divas! Rosa and Morgan are gonna tear each other apart!" King said with excitement.

"When those two get in the ring with each other, it's going to be ugly," JBL anticipated.

Kane's theme came on and he walked out to meet up with the New Age Outlaws.

"And their opponents, at a combined weight of 824 pounds, the team of Kane and The New Age Outlaws." Lilian announced.

With Melanie by the gorilla, she watched their entrance on the screen while Milena stood next to her.

Milena smiled and gave her a big hug. "See you out there!"

"Sounds like a plan." She waved as Milena walked through the curtains.

Rosa's theme came on and revealed her big entrance. Her mom was at ringside watching with a huge smile on her face. Rosa walked out, dancing with a huge dance crew and a band playing the instruments for the song.

"Introducing their tag team partner, Rosa Mendes!" Lilian announced.

"Wow! Look at Rosa! She's looking beautiful, tonight!" JBL said, enjoying the look as she stood in front of the dancers and danced with them.

"I just hope she doesn't hurt herself, the way her hips are swinging," King said as Rosa started dancing with two shirtless guys, with jeans and short black hair, showing off their abs, and good looks.

Morgan tweets 'I should have known she'd have an entrance like that. Goodness...'

Rosa gets escorted down the ring by the two guys. She stood on the apron and did her signature hair flip before getting in the ring. She started dancing some more as the crowd gave her mixed reactions.

Melanie chuckled at Milena's character acting arrogant. She exhaled and looked at the crowd with amazement. In a few moments, she'll be out there, and all eyes will be on her.

"Great feeling, isn't it?" A warm voice asked behind her. "Being able to perform at WrestleMania. Heh heh, it's nice to see you spread your wings, when I'm not there in person to see you shine. I'm so proud of you."

She swiftly turned around to see Chyna with her arms crossed, smiling at her.

"Chyna!" She embraced her. "Oh my gosh, you're here! I thought you weren't going to make it when your flight was acting up."

"Of course, I wouldn't miss this." She hugged her back.

In the ring, Rosa grabbed a mic. "Before I personally embarrass Morgan in front of all you ignorant masses. I just want to remind you of who I am. I am the hottest diva on the roster and one of the strongest divas in WWE History. No one can touch me! I am clearly better than Morgan, and even Chyna! None of these divas can step up to me, and I'm going to prove that later on tonight when I become the new Diva's Champion!"

'Don't Treat Me Like a Woman'

The crowd exploded and stood up as soon as they heard Chyna's theme.

"No way," Cole exclaimed as Rosa turned her head to the stage.

"What in the world?" JBL looked on.

The crowd started to cheer loudly when Chyna and Jane walked out. The Shield members grinned to themselves as their plan was starting to come in motion.

"Oh my gosh! It's Chyna!" King screamed in a high voice.

"The rumors were true! She's here!" Cole shouted as Chyna stood at the ramp with her pyro gun with Jane.

"And Jane's back! Jane power!" King cheered while Chyna shot the gun twice.

Rosa's eyes widened as Seth began to laugh at her. "Why so quiet?" He called out.

"No, no, no! Get them out of this building!" Rosa shouted. "This cannot be happening!"

The New Age Outlaws looked on, stunned, as they saw their former teammate on the stage.

"And the Outlaws look like they've seen a ghost," Cole pointed out.

"I don't blame them," JBL added.

"Chyna. THE Chyna is back in the WWE for the night. This is awesome!" King happily said.

Celeste tweets, 'Haha. The look on Rosa's face is priceless. That's a #WrestleManiaMoment right there. And again, holy crap! #ChynasBack!'

Chyna put her hands on her hips and gave the crowd a smile.

"The Ninth Wonder of the World is back. This is amazing. Rosa is losing it, folks." Cole chuckled as the camera showed her pacing around, looking worried with the Outlaws.

With Melanie, she stood with her guitar, watching the band of her theme song, Egypt Central, preparing to walk out.

"Melanie, it's nice to see you again." John Falls, who was the lead singer of Egypt Central, said while walking up to her with the other band members.

"Hey!" She embraced him and the other members. She met them after their concert years ago while they were on tour. "Thank you guys so much for getting back together for one night to perform my theme. I appreciate it."

"No problem. Ready to rock?" he asked.

"You bet! And I hope my attire shows it." she chuckled as she looked at her outfit.

She had on her black fingerless gloves, a black wristband on her left wrist, her hoodie, black pants with a chain on the side, black combat boots, and her purple bandana on her head for her dad. She also had dark eye makeup and a black electric guitar.

A photographer took a photo of Melanie with the band as they posed. She did the rock on sign on her hands with the band and the photographer posted it on Instagram with the caption, 'Morgan is ready to rock with Egypt Central as she prepares to take on WWERosaMendes, Kane and the New Age Outlaws'

The stage had all the band's instruments set up and they walked out for their song. The guitarists started playing the first beats of the song.

'I've had enough I'm taking you down'

"New Orleans!" John yelled as the crowd cheered in response. "Let's turn this up!"

Morgan got on the stage and started playing her guitar with the band members. She began jumping to the beat as the crowd cheered louder. As soon as John started singing the first verse, he went back to back with her as she continued to play.

"Do you see this!? Morgan's playing the guitar! This is awesome!" King cheered as she started headbanging with the band.

"Of all the things, this has got to be one of the most interesting things, I've seen. What the-what are you doing Cole? Stop that! Sit down!" JBL scolded while Cole started headbanging and dancing around.

"What in the world, Cole?" King laughed.

"Come on, join me, this is awesome! Go, Morgan!" Cole cheered.

"You two need help..." JBL said, watching King and Cole dancing to the song.

Nikki tweets, 'WWEMorgan101 can be so secretive about her talents. Watching her play that guitar makes me want to play it too,'

Celeste tweets, 'WWEMorgan101 is in the house! I'm getting excited to see my cute little #GrapeMonsterHound in action. Hit Rosa for me!'

Before the second verse, Morgan took the guitar off and slammed it on the floor, breaking it. Rosa crossed her arms and gave her a dirty look as she did not look impressed. The Shield on the other hand was while The New Age Outlaws still couldn't believe Chyna was in the building. Morgan met up with Jane and Chyna and hugged them. Chyna stood in front of the Outspoken Diva before they turned their heads to the ring.

"You ready?" Chyna smiled, looking back at her.

"With you by my side, I feel like I can do anything," she replied.

"This is giving me goosebumps! Chyna and Morgan are here at WrestleMania together. Rosa better think of a gameplan fast." King looked on.

Morgan took her hoodie off, revealing her shredded black shirt. The shreds were on her back, and on the front was The Shield symbol. The shirt stopped just before her belly button, showing off her naval piercing. As John sang the second verse, she held hands with Chyna and Jane while they began to walk her down the ring. They raised their arms up in the air as the crowd cheered.

Chyna and Jane kiss Morgan on the cheek before setting her off by twirling her around and letting her go. Chyna smiled softly, watching Morgan's back as she walked down to the ring with her head up high.

"Morgan is determined tonight," Cole said as she did her taunt while colorful pyros appeared behind her.

She started tagging hands before stopping at the end of the ramp. She looked around with a grin as the crowd continued to cheer. She started tagging more hands around ringside and spotted Mimi and Leah. She gave them a high five and gave her Aunt Aria and Dad a kiss on the cheek before running into the ring.

Jumping on the turnbuckle to do her taunt, she yelled, "Let's go!"

She did The Shield pose as the song ended and pointed to the band, blowing them a kiss.

"Give it up for Morgan!" John yelled as the crowd cheered loudly in response.

The Outspoken Diva jumped off the turnbuckle and turned her attention to Rosa. Chyna and Jane got in their front row seats in the crowd with Leah and the others while Rosa's mother was at ringside, cheering Rosa on.

"You think you're so tough, huh? Little corny rockstar!" Rosa snapped and stepped up to the Philly Diva as they got in each other's faces.

"Uh oh!" JBL exclaimed as the guys tried to separate them with the crowd getting excited.

Ronda Rousey tweets, 'Can't wait to see WWEMorgan101 kick some ass tonight. #KOThatChick'

Brie tweets, 'You've come a long way WWEMorgan101. Good luck!'

Summer Rae tweets, 'The way WWEMorgan101 always connects with the crowd amazes me. Love you! Good luck!'

Naomi tweets, 'You go girl! Represent the Total Divas! WWEMorgan101'

Rosa started to mock Morgan while she glared at her. All of a sudden, Rosa slapped her in the face as the Outspoken Diva stood on one knee and leaned on the ropes, holding her cheek. Chyna looked unamused and briefly glared at Rosa for her actions before smirking, knowing that Morgan would handle it.

"Chyna seems to have a good feeling about tonight," Cole looked on.

"Morgan, you all right?" Seth asked as he helped Morgan up.

The teams stood on the apron, leaving Dean and Kane to start off the match.

"I'm fine, but I'll be great once I get my hands on her." She replied

"You will, don't worry. Remember our plan." He said and she nodded in response.

Forced To Believe Chapter 55- Togetherness

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