"Nervous?"

I could only give a short nod. Survivor Series had arrived and I was holed up in my dressing room. Beth had smuggled herself into the building, not only medically cleared to come back now but there to surprise Michelle and Layla in case they tried anything too funny. Tonight I was wrestling the both of them in a handicap match for the diva's title. For two months I had been chasing after it and tonight was going to be the night. It had to be. I wouldn't accept another failure. Not that my previous two had been my fault really. When I had faced Michelle and Layla before they had cheated to escape with their title. Now I had them both in the match and I would get them right where I wanted them.

"You're going to do fine." Beth's strong arms wrapped around me tightly. "You've got this. You're more talented than either one of them."

"My talent hasn't exactly equaled success," I pointed out.

"Shush now." She tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear before kissing my cheek. "You've got this. Don't ever let them make you feel different." She turned my head and gave me another kiss, this one on the lips. "No go. Get it done. I have a surprise for you when you come back."

I smiled thinly though my confidence was more of a facade than anything else. I didn't have time to argue with her. I had to get going. I left her behind in the dressing room and started walking towards the gorilla position. Several people wished me good luck as I passed but I could barely manage to nod at them as I went. From a distance I could already see Michelle and Layla ready to go. They were to make their entrance before me. A break from tradition to have the champions enter first but it gave me some extra time to put myself together. I did a quick set of last minute stretches that ended once Laycool's music hit. I stood back up and stood from foot to foot, muttering a little prayer under my breath as I stepped up to the curtain. Once my music hit I felt my entire body go into auto pilot. I couldn't soak in anything. Not the crowd's cheers, not the faces Michelle and Layla were making at me-I couldn't even process my own thoughts. All I could really do was picture Beth's face. More than I wanted to win the title, I wanted to make her proud. I wanted to make her happy. Shutting Laycool up and bringing home that title would do both of those things. It was in that moment I truly felt the fire being lit under my ass.

The match itself, much like my entrance, was a blur to me. It felt like the bell rang and the next thing I knew, I was putting Michelle into the sharpshooter. I leaned back into the move, putting on all the pressure I possibly could. I was ready to leave it locked in forever, to valiantly struggle to keep her from the ropes. Yet quicker than I ever anticipated she tapped. She tapped out to the Sharpshooter. The bell rang and that was it. I was finally the Divas champion. After months of being screwed over I had finally made it happen. I let go of Michelle's legs and took the title, falling to my knees. Tears of joy were already streaming down my face. I couldn't help myself. Years of hard work had finally paid off. I went from not being able to even get a job with the company to being the champion. Never before had a moment in my life had ever felt so surreal.

I didn't see the attack coming but I should have. Michelle and Layla attacked me from behind, spoiling my victory by being a sore loser. I fell to the mat and fell victim to the double team, the blow Michelle gave me leaving me too stunned to fight back. Layla grabbed by arms and held me back as Michelle grabbed my title and started talking trash. The fans voiced their displeasure, reminding Michelle that she tapped out. She didn't look too pleased and even in my haze I knew full well I was about to be in serious trouble. Beth's music suddenly hit and my heart suddenly lifted. My beautiful knight in shining armor came charging down to the ring at full force, blonde hair flowing behind her as she ran. Michelle and Layla forgot all about me as they fell victim to her beating. I contributed with some shots of my own before ultimately just watching as Beth took Layla and cemented her return with a Glam Slam. "Thanks," I said. "I-" She cut me off with a hug. The fans roared their approval and without saying anything she put me up on her shoulders in celebration. Laycool's titles were given to me and I put them up triumphantly. The grin was going to have to be cut off my face. It was a perfect moment. If I did nothing else in my career I could still retire happy knowing I had this moment.

...

The moment Beth and I got backstage I was bombarded by people coming to congratulate me. My family got to me first, my dad pulling me into a big hug while my sisters and mom gushed on. Beth got out of the way and after Dad let me go Uncle Bret, David and TJ were all on me straight away. I could hear Gail and the other divas chattering happily to Beth because they couldn't get to me yet. "Guys I kind of need to breathe," I finally choked out. I was appreciating all the attention but they were all squeezing me much too tight.

"No you don't," Tyson replied. He gave me his usual shit eating grin before planting a big kiss on my cheek. "Oxygen is overrated."

"So says you." I pushed him away and gave David and Bret a look. They got the point and backed off. Everyone was still talking at me all at once but I wasn't really listening to any of them. I was looking over at Beth instead. She was smiling from ear to ear but her eyes held a strange look. I frowned. It seemed like she was thinking about something but I had not a clue what it could be. I wanted to ask her but held back, figuring it was something that I needed to ask in private. Beth wasn't one who liked talking about a lot of stuff in front of a lot of people. So I tried to go back to talking to everyone like I hadn't noticed anything. I still tried to watch Beth out of the corner of my eye and noticed Gail whispering something into her ear. The look in Beth's eyes changed. They were up to something. And I didn't have long to wait to find out what it was.

"Excuse me!" Busting out her best Vickie impression, Gail silenced the area with an almost primal screech. Tyson and I both cringed and Dad looked ready to say something of the not nice variety but Mom elbowed him into silence. One look at her told me she was in on whatever was going on. "As much as we could go on and on congratulating Nattie-and believe me girl, I could do it more than anyone else-" she flashed me a big grin "Beth here has something she needs to do."

All eyes turned to Beth. She looked ready to murder Gail but moved past it. She stepped up to me, shooing David and Tyson out of the way she could stand directly in front of me. "Nattie..." she took a deep breath, her lips twitching nervously. "I uh...well I was gonna do this in private but I guess now is as good as time as ever." She grabbed both of my hands and squeezed so tightly I thought my fingers were going to be crushed. "I love you." She saw that I was gonna say it back and rushed to cut me off. "I really really love you. And I know we've been through some stuff but being back here with you tonight made me realize that there's no way I could even try to live without you again."

"Beth-" I wasn't even sure what to say. Something inside me knew where this was going but I could hardly believe it. There was no way I was right in thinking THAt was coming. It couldn't be.

But it was. Right there in front of my family and all our friends she dropped down to one knee. She reached down into her bra and pulled out a small black box. My breath caught in my throat and my heart skipped a beat inside my chest. "Natalie Katherine Neidhart, will you marry me?"

A collective gasp left the mouths of everyone in the room, including me. Tyson nearly yelled something but David slapped a hand over his mouth to stop him. Beth looked up at me, her face beet red. She looked just so flustered and terrified that I would say no. "Yes." Of course that was what I said. I wouldn't have ever said anything else. "Yes."

Beth's entire face lit up. Wordlessly she put the ring on my finger and sprang up to her feet. I was pulled up off mine as she pulled me up into her arms, planting a hard kiss to my lips. I wrapped my arms around her neck while my legs went around her waist. The others were clapping and hollering and I barely noticed as Bret grabbed my belt from me before it fell to the floor. The world was just melting away. In that moment it was just me and Beth...and that was all I was ever going to need.