Another one-shot from Ronnie. Be surprised it doesn't happen more often. I really like this idea, though. I have a feeling that some of you will, as well.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. Nor the premise of Kaitlyn's secret admirer. I do, however, own the twist that I'm putting on it.
She didn't mean for things to end up like this. He didn't even know the real reason they disliked one another. It started when Cody and Beth broke up. He assumed that Natalya didn't like him because of how things ended. Truth was, Nattie didn't even dislike Cody. In fact, she was jealous of him. She would just never admit to it.
The first time Nattie felt these feelings, it was for Beth. She wanted more with her friend, but she never had the guts to admit to it. She watched on as Beth and Cody were together and kept a smile plastered on her face. The smile went away as soon as the relationship ended. After that, Nattie showed nothing but hatred for her fellow multi-generation performer. She got away with it. So that helped her move on from that failed crush.
Now she had a new crush, and she was determined to find a way to let this girl knew how she felt. After watching on as it looked like Cody was going to get another object of her affection, Nattie knew she would have to make her move. After being "Bella Blocked" by the returning Bella Twins, Nattie saw her window, and decided to take it. It started with a simple gift. She found a hat that she felt that Kaitlyn would love, and had it sent to her at the arena during RAW. She meant to sign her name to it, but she forgot. Thus, the storyline for Kaitlyn's secret admirer was born.
For weeks, she sent little gifts to Kaitlyn. She even found a way to sent delayed texts, so that she could conveniently walk up just as Kaitlyn was receiving them. She even had a little fun with it. Sending her storyline boyfriend, The Great Khali, to see if he could find any clues as to who the secret admirer was. Not once the possibility that it could have been one of the other Divas came up. Nattie wanted to bring it up, just to gauge how Kaitlyn would react, but she could never find the correct time to slip it in.
Then it happened. Kaitlyn was showing Nattie the latest text from her admirer when Cody came walking up behind them. Nattie was just about to lay the "what if it was a girl?" card down when Kaitlyn asked "what if it's Cody?" With that, Nattie's heart dropped into her stomach. She took a deep breath before helping Kaitlyn steal Cody's phone, which he just happened to be using, by hugging him. The hug felt good. Part of Nattie meant it as an apology, but she knew that she could never tell him as much. She watched on as Kaitlyn returned Cody's phone and called out "I'm glad it's not you" down the hall after him as he continued on.
After that, Nattie felt like her nightmare was over. Unfortunately, she couldn't have been more wrong. She watched as Cody walked up to Kaitlyn and stayed behind to eavesdrop. She bit her lip as she watched the whole thing unfold with Kaitlyn's back to her.
"Did you really mean it when you said that you were glad that I'm not your secret admirer?" Cody asked Kaitlyn with a frown.
Kaitlyn took a deep breath, letting out a sigh as she looked to the floor with a moment. "Cody, I haven't had very much luck in the romance department. I know that we were starting to maybe have something until those wannabes came back. It hurt when you blew me off for them."
Cody nodded, "I understand. Well, I'm long since beyond hanging out with them. I never really wanted to in the first place. So I apologize for hurting you, and I would like another chance. That is, if you think that I'm worth giving it to."
Kaitlyn bit her lip as her cheeks flushed. "I would like to actually give this a shot. I think that you and I could have a lot of fun together."
In that moment, Cody knew that he had her, but at the same time, he caught Nattie in the near distance. The other woman was biting her lip, and looked to be holding back tears. Cody caught onto this, and everything dawned on him at once. He motioned to Kaitlyn as he put an arm around her and watched as Nattie gave him a small nod before spinning on her heel and leaving the scene completely. He swallowed hard, seconding guessing the decision he had just made. "How about we go for a drink?"
Kaitlyn nodded with a smile. "That sounds like a good start."
Nearly an hour later, Nattie received a text from the last person she had ever expected. They had never exchanged numbers, but she assumed that he had gotten hers from Kaitlyn's phone while they were out together. Cody told her that he brought Kaitlyn back to her hotel room after a couple of drinks, and that nothing had happened. He now realized that they had been missing out on what could be a great friendship, and wanted to see what he could do to make up for lost time. Nattie smiled, replying to him that they would talk about it the next day at the SmackDown tapings. She put her phone away as she walked over to the bed with a smile.
"What's that smile for, babe?" Tyson looked up at her. "Who was that?"
"Oh, Kaitlyn and Cody went out for drinks. It seems like they had a good time," Nattie replied as she climbed into bed next to him. Sure it was a lie, but only half of a lie. She knew that Tyson assumed that she heard that from Kaitlyn, and she was going to keep it at that.
Yes, I'm ending it there. If enough people like it, I will continue this story in another story that I've recently started. Enjoy! Please R&R!
