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The final chapter!

I walked through the busy corridors. The weight of the night weighing on me. I couldn't concentrate. I knew what I needed and wanted to do. I turned around and walked in the correct direction. I found the door I was looking for. I knocked on the locker room door. Nobody answered. I knocked again.

"Come in!" the voice bellowed. I slowly opened the door. "Kelsey?" I walked over to him and gave him a giant hug. He was caught off guard.

"Zack you are awesome!" I said still squeezing him.

"I know…did you just figure it out?" He joked. I let go.

"I already knew it. I just…thank you. Thank you so so so so much!"

"For what Kelsey?" He asked confused.

"For last night. I know that you are the one who asked for the match to be changed last night. You gave up your title reign for me! Why would you do that? You worked so hard for that title!"

"I told you that I would do anything for you. I really meant that. I've never wanted anything but to make you happy. Dolph makes you happy. When I'd see you and Dolph together, your face was always lit up. You were always smiling, laughing, just happy. That's what I wanted for you. If I couldn't be the one to do it, I wanted to make sure there was somebody that would."

"You even gave him a pep talk…I just don't know how to thank you, Zack. I know that must have been awkward…you are just amazing."

"Be happy! Seeing you happy is more than enough for me, honestly. Especially after hurting you so bad when I left, I owed you happiness. I just wanted to make sure I delivered for you. You deserve it." I gave him a big hug, he hugged me back.

"You deserve happiness too, Zack." I said smiling at him.

"I know, I'll find somebody, don't worry about me, Kelsey. You were the best first wife a guy could ask for," He joked.

"I tried my best," I joked.

"Well now I'm husband trained, so I'm all ready for the next lucky lady!" I laughed.

"Promise me we'll still talk and be friends."

"Of course we will. Best friends," he said with a wink.

"Good. I can't imagine my life with out you in it."

"Right back at ya!" He said with a laugh.

I turned to head out the door.

"Hey Kelsey?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't get mad when you watch Z! True Long Island story this week…"

"Who says I watch it?" I joked. He smiled.

"I address our divorce…just know I'm kidding."

"Of course, Zack…you and that damn show!" I said shaking my head.

"I'll see you out there."

"Sounds good, Bye."

I left his room and headed back to Dolph's. I swung the door open. Dolph looked up and me and smiled.

"Looks like somebody had a good walk."

"Yeah…I really needed it."

"Where did you end up?" He asked.

"I went to see Zack…" I said slowly, anticipating this bothering him.

"I figured you'd end up there," he said with a slow smile. I immediately relaxed.

"I knew I needed to talk to him. I just had to thank him for everything. Without him we may never have taken a chance on each other. I think that would have been kind of tragic in a way."

"I know. We really owe him one. I don't even know how to thank him."

"So you aren't mad or anything?" I asked him as he pulled me onto his lap.

"Of course not. I don't expect you guys to not talk to one another. The two of you have been in each others lives for so many years. I mean, you already picked me, not him. I trust you…Plus you and Zack have been separated so long. It's not like you broke up yesterday. Basically what I'm saying is that if you guys want to be friends, I want you guys to be friends. He was a big part of your life. With the way he helped us get together, in a way he's kind of a big part of my life…."

"You are seriously the best boyfriend ever," I said giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"I know, I am perfection," he said with a pose. I giggled.

"You are such a cocky man."

"But you love it!"

"I do love it," I said happily. He smiled and gave me a big kiss.

"I love you."

"Love you too."

We stayed snuggled up watching the show in his dressing room until it was time for my segment. We grabbed our titles and headed towards the curtain. I was pretty nervous. I hadn't gotten a lot of time on the mic that wasn't taped before hand. Dolph and I stood in the gorilla position, in coordinating outfits. He could sense my anxiousness and grabbed my hand. I took a deep breath. I let go of Dolph's hand and just paced for a minute.

Finally it was time for us to go out to the ring. His music hit and he offered me his arm. I wrapped my arm through his. We passed through the curtain. The booed as we walked down ramp. We smiled smugly as we entered the ring. I grabbed a mic and Dolph sat on the second rope to let me in. The crowd was still pissed. There were many 'We want Ryder' chants, Hoeski chants, you name it. It was hard not to lose my composure. Michael Cole only smiled at us as he prepared to interview me.

"Nice to have you here, Kelsey. First things first. I think the question burning in everybody's mind is why you did what you did last night."

"I'll get to that Cole, but first. How about this man? Dolph Ziggler who retained his United States championship last night against Zack Ryder!" The crowd booed as Dolph posed and shot them all a cheeky smile. I squeezed his bicep and gave Dolph a wink.

"I'll ask you again, Why did you turn your back on your husband, Zack Ryder, on the grandest stage of them all?"

"Why did I do it? That's simple. You see Cole, I am a winner. I'm the diva's champion after all. I deserve the finer things. Have you seen Dolph? He is gorgeous…perfection really. Who wouldn't be tempted to get perfection?"

"Temptation is a dangerous thing. So where does that leave you and Zack, Mrs. Ryder." I shot him a look.

"Crawford…I'm Kelsey Crawford now. As of 9:32 this morning, I am a divorcee."

"So she's all mine. I'd say we are the perfect couple." Dolph said leaning over my mic. He gave me a kiss.

The interview went on for a few more minutes like this before Zack's music hit. The crowd cheered as Zack walked defiantly down to the ring.

"Oh look, it's the Long Island Iced Zero," Dolph said sarcastically.

"You know what Ziggler? I have had about enough of you. You stole my title, you stole my wife, you broke my dreams, and she broke my heart. Now I'm going to break your face!"

All of a sudden John Laurinitis came out onto the stage.

"My name is John Laurinitis, Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and the general manager of Raw and Smackdown. Now as Mr. Excitement, I want to give the fans what they want…they seem to feel for you Zack…so I'm going to give you a match. You, Zack Ryder, versus Dolph Ziggler right here, right now." The crowd cheered.

I took Dolph's belt and he gave me a kiss before I left the ring. The bell rang and the two locked up in the center of the ring. I couldn't help but smirk while watching. They had a great in ring chemistry.

I couldn't believe that I was standing where I was. A little over six months ago, I was miserable, angry, legally separated, and working at my Dad's wrestling gym. My life couldn't be any more different now. I'm incredibly happy. I'm happily divorced and on good terms with Zack. I was employed by the WWE doing something I had no idea I'd love and was the Diva's champion at that. The best part of my life now is that I'm 100% completely in love with my best friend, Dolph Ziggler. What a difference six months makes. All the pain, hurt, and complications were worth going through in getting to where I am today.

Suddenly, I heard the crowd pick up in volume. I snapped out of my train of thought and looked over to the ring. Dolph landed the Zig Zag. He covered him, getting the pin. The ref signaled for the bell. I slid into the ring. He smiled a big smile as he raised me hand as the ref raised his other one. The ref dropped his hand. I handed him his belt and we both stood with our arms raised, belts in the air, proudly for all to see. He put his free arm around my waist and pulled me close. The crowd loved to hate us but I couldn't care less. There was nobody I wanted to be hated with than the man standing next to me.

The path that got Dolph and I here to this very moment wasn't without obstacle. We went thought a lot. We'd laughed, cried, yelled, been embarrassed, a range of things. I wouldn't trade any of those moment for anything. I knew that Dolph wasn't perfect and nor was I. I know the journey for us was just beginning. There were going to be more hard times but there were going to be a hell of a lot of good ones too. I couldn't wait to experience every single one of those moments with him.

I was never a person who believed in fairy tales or soul mates. I'd never had a reason to make me believe. Dolph changed all that for me. I loved him more than anybody I'd ever loved before. I knew in my heart that he and I went together perfectly.

People may think that it's unfair to compare the love Dolph and I share to the love I had for my one time husband. I do love and care about Zack but I knew that deep down, were weren't meant for each other like we were when we were younger. We'd grown a lot. Now Dolph was my other half, my oasis. I couldn't imagine a life without him.

I looked into Dolph's light blue eyes and he pulled me in for a kiss. A wave of warmth flew through my body. We smiled at each other. Right there in that moment, celebrating together, the fans going nuts, standing next to the man I loved, I'd never been happier.

Love is a lot simpler than it's given credit for. When the love of your life walks into your life…You Know It.

The story is officially over…for now. Thank you all for reading =]

Keep an eye out for the sequel….hopefully coming soon. Feel free to message me ideas or things you'd like to see.