Behind the desk

Nolee slammed her fist into the wall, hot tears streaming down her face. She knew she was screwed but she couldn't let John get hurt any worse.

John awoke a little while later. He sighed, rubbing his eyes. "You know who Nolee choose as a partner yet?" He asked softly, watching Raw continue.

Shawn sighed, "No one. She still hasn't found a partner."


Nolee was dejected. She had tried everyone, from Dolph Ziggler to John Cena, and no one was willing to help. It looked like she was going to have to do this alone.

John sighed and got up. "I gotta do this with her. She can't do this alone." He said, heading out of he dressing room.

"What if you get hurt worse?" Shawn asked.

"Then that sucks. But no one is gonna be her partner. I will be fine." John said, telling the tech guys to hit his music after Nolee went to the ring.

Nolee stood in the ring, staring down Cole and Swagger. When John's music hit, she turned to look over there, shaking her head.

John walked out, suppressing the need to limp as he walked. He carefully stood in the ring, standing next to Nolee. "Wasn't gonna let you do this alone." He said, looking at his friend, feeling Jake's eyes graze his body.

Nolee shook her head, knowing that he was going to get hurt worse. The match began and she made sure to stay away from her corner, not tagging John in.

John rolled his eyes. When Nolee was close enough, he reach in, tagging himself in. He slid through the ropes, facing Jack Swagger.

Nolee was furious she looked at John, shaking her head as he went toe to toe with Swagger.

John locked up with Swagger. "Did you want her or me?" He asked discreetly as they wrestled, knowing Jack knew what he was talking about. Did Jack really want her, or John?

"Who do you think?" Jack sneered back at John, flipping him onto his back.

John groaned. "I-I'm sorry... I didn't know you wanted me." He hissed, pain in his knee.

"It's not you stupid!" Jack sneered, picking John up by the hair. "And it's not her. I just wanted to make you both feel like pieces of shit. If I seduced little Lawler, I could have hurt Jerry. And if I got you to break up with Mike, I could have hurt him."

John sneered, and kicked him at the side of the temple. "Well your little plan failed. Nolee has a man, I;m marrying Shawn. And guess what? Mike is my fucking best man!" He screamed at him, hitting Swagger with the harshest, most hateful Starship Pain ever.

Nolee watched as John pinned Jack for the two count and ran over to him. Her first instinct was to attack him for what he had done with tagging himself in when she had been doing just fine. But she didn't. She calmly helped him backstage, sat him in the medics room, and then shouted.

"What the fuck was that out there!? I had Cole beat down and you tagged yourself in and allowed time for him to tag Jack in!"

John frowned. "Well we won, so calm down! And I had to talk to Jack. So calm yourself." He snapped.

"I was gonna prove to the world that a girl could do it alone John!" Nolee shouted, raking a hand through her hair.

Shawn put a hand on Nolee's shoulder, "Calm-"

Nolee angrily shrugged him off, "Don't tell me to calm down!"

John shook his head. "But you can't do it alone, Nolee! They have the numbers game. And Jack would have hurt you. Get over yourself! I understand you wanting to prove yourself, but getting your ass wooped isn't the way to do it. Now stop being so... infuriating, and leave it alone! It's over! Okay?!" He snapped, grabbing Shawn's hand and limping to his dressing room.

Nolee let out a curse, spinning around to come face to face with Jacl. "What do you want?"

Shawn sighed, "Pregnant hormones?"

John wiped his eyes and nodded. "Yeah." He muttered, sitting down on his couch, pulling his knees to his chest.

"You didn't say anything that wasn't true," Shawn assured.

Nolee growled, "Look, Jack, if you're not going to talk then get away..."

Jack smirked. "I just had to gloat a little. Nolee, you really didn't think you could win, did you? Especially with a slut like John on your team. WHat I saw in him,, I'll never know..."

John shrugged and cuddled up to Shawn. "I still feel bad."

Nolee looked at Jack, "You say an easy lay. Well, he's not. He's a good human being. Now if you excuse me, the man who actually wants to date me and isn't just using me is probably waiting in my room for me."

Shawn smiled, "I know you do."