Summer Surprise
Jessie is a recent law school graduate from Milwaukee, WI who is spending the summer living with a couple of friends in Miami, FL. She is at a local Laundromat washing the last of her clothes before she heads home the next day. While she is folding her clothes and waiting for her last loads to finish drying, she sees a man walk in with a basket. He puts the basket down on the table across from her and starts pulling shirts out, grumbling to himself. She looks him over seeing a few tattoos and a lip ring. They're the only two in the entire place. She sees how frustrated he seems and says, "Need some help with those?"
He puts down the shirt in his hand and looks up at her, checking her out as he does. She is about 5'5" with brown curly hair pulled back into a ponytail and wears glasses behind which are the most beautiful pair of hazel eyes he has ever seen. She's not stick thin like most girls in Miami but isn't fat either. To him she is just perfect. He says, "Yeah. I could use some help. I lost a bet with a buddy of mine so I have to do his laundry for him. We used to have someone who did it for us but she had to quit because she was getting married. I've never had to do laundry like this before. At home my sister comes over and helps me out. She doesn't trust me not to break something." He thinks to himself "This girl has no idea who I am. I usually get mobbed by fans wherever I go. This is cool. She's pretty too."
She finishes folding the shirt in her hands and walks around to his side. She starts pulling shirts out of his basket and putting them into different piles. "This is the hardest part. You need to separate your whites, colors, and darks otherwise you'll and up with a white shirt that comes out pink. Do have quarters for the machines and laundry soap?" she asks. "Well, I have the cash for it but I don't have any soap." He says. She gives him a soft smile and says, "You can use my laundry soap. I hope your buddy likes lavender." They both laugh at that. "He can suffer. I'll go get some quarters for the machines. Can you start loading the washers for me?" he asks walking over to the change machine. "Sure." She says tossing shirts into separate washers. She picks up a familiar green shirt and asks, "Are you guys wrestling fans? My friend Maggie has this exact same shirt." He thinks to himself "Oh no. She's seen the show. Damn it!"
"Maggie loves the show and has been trying to get me to watch but I've avoided as long as I could. Apparently they're in town tonight for a show and she's dragging me with to see it. Her dad got her tickets and passes to meet some of the Superstars. She loves this John Cena guy. She insists I will love it, big shirtless guys beating the hell out of each other. I think she just wants to faun over this John Cena." She says tossing the shirt unceremoniously into a washer. He breathes a sigh of relief and says, "My buddy got that shirt just to irritate me. I more a CM Punk fan myself." He smirks at this knowing she has no idea that it is himself he's talking about. "Maggie really doesn't like him. I can hear her yelling every time he's on. I think I'll cheer for him for you and to bug Maggie. I'm going to get a CM Punk t-shirt at the arena tonight to wear. She'll hate it."
"Where are your seats at the show? Do you know? I could keep an eye out for you when I'm watching tonight." he asks. "We'll be ringside. Her dad went all out for her. I agreed to go with to keep Maggie from getting too crazy but if she gets near John Cena, all bets are off." She says laughing. He loves listening to her laugh. "I'll look for you tonight then during the show. Maybe while you're there you'll catch the eye of one of the Superstars," he says with a grin. She grins back, "Maybe."
They talk some more about their friends and family but never about their jobs. Eventually his dryer finishes and she goes back to folding the rest of her laundry. "Well, mine's all done. I better get going cause the show is in a few hours and I've got to get back and dressed for it," she says grabbing her basket and heading for the door. "Hey. Here, you can have one of my CM Punk shirts. I've got plenty of them," he says walking over and placing a shirt on top of her basket. "I'm Phil, by the way. Thanks for your help." She smiles at him "Jessie. Thanks for the shirt Phil. It was nice meeting you," she says pushing open the door and heading out to her car. He smiles as she drives away and thinks, "I hope she enjoys the show tonight."
Jessie heads back to Maggie's house and heads up to her room to get ready. Their friend Samantha is dropping them off at the arena before she heads to work at the bar that night. Jessie showers and puts on her new CM Punk t-shirt. She's a bit surprised that it fits her so well. She slips a purple sweatshirt over the top of it. She thinks, "If Maggie sees this shirt before we get there she will be so pissed." She giggles to herself. She hears Maggie from downstairs, "Let's go. I want to get there early to meet some wrestlers. I might get to meet Cena. Let's go!" Jessie shakes her head, grabs her bag, and heads out.
Once Samantha drops them off they head inside. Maggie looks and Jessie and says, "Gosh Jess. Its like 90 degrees out. Why don't you take off that sweatshirt." Jessie pulls off the sweatshirt and Maggie gets her first glimpse of the CM Punk shirt. Maggie yells, "Where in the hell did you get that? Put the sweatshirt back on. I can't be seen with someone wearing a CM Punk shirt." Jessie laughs and grabs Maggie's arm. "I like it. I got it while I was out today. Let's go so you can teach me about all this. You do want to meet some of these guys don't you?" Jessie says laughing and dragging Maggie towards the catering area where some of the Superstars are hanging out.
They meet a bunch of different superstars including Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, Daniel Bryan (vegan, really?), Santino Marella (his back tattoo is so cool!), Zack Ryder, and Kane (not so scary really). Maggie was over talking to the Diva's champ Layla and Raw General Manager A.J. Lee when Jessie spotted the only Superstar she knows, John Cena, coming down the hallway. She heads over toward him and intriduces herself.
"Hi I'm Jessie. I just wanted to warn you that my friend Maggie over there is a huge fan. She will probably freak out when she meets you so I thought you should be prepared. John looks her over and spots the CM Punk shirt. "You a Punk fan?" he asks. Jessie looks at the shirt she's wearing and says, "No. I've never watched wrestling before. I just wore this to bug Maggie cause she likes you so much and hates Punk.I only recognized you because Maggie is a fan. I don't even know what the guy looks like and I haven't met him yet. Zack Ryder keeps flirting with me though and I've been trying to avoid him for a while now."
John smirks at that and says, "That's Zack for you. I'm gonna head over to your friend there. Maybe I can head off the freak out. I hope you enjoy the show tonight. You guys got front row seats?" Jessie smiles and says, "Yeah and thanks" While John goes and talks to Maggie, CM Punk walks in from the other side and spots Jessie. He sees Zack making a move toward her and is about to head him off when a PA (production assistant) says that he has to go film a promo before the show. He sees Zack sidle up to Jessie and pull her in close. He fumes at this when Jessie doesn't push him away. Punk grabs a bottle of water off the table and storms away. "Zack is so lucky I've got work to do."
While Zack is busy trying to flirt with Jessie all she can think about is Phil, the guy from the laundromat who gave her the shirt. What CM Punk didn't see is when Zack tries to grab Jessie's ass and she belts him one right in the mouth. "You ass. Who do you think you are? Don't you ever touch me again or I'll do worse to you then a smack in the mouth!" She yells at him and stalks away. Everyone has turned to look and some laugh at Zack Ryder with a big red welt across his face. Jessie goes over to Maggie and Cena and says, "I think we should head to our seats now. It was nice meeting you John."
As they walk toward the arena floor Maggie says, "I've got to run to the ladies room. I'll be just a minute. Wait for me." Jessie still fuming over Zack's presumption, walks back and forth in front of the bathrooms. She hears a door open and turns around, running samck into a guy coming out of the men's room. "Oh. I'm so sorry," she says looking up (and up) into the face of the man she just ran into. "It's alright love. You seem a bit distracted. I'm Wade Barrett. What may your name be?" he asks with a smooth and deep British accent. "I'm Jessie. It's nice to meet you Wade," she says with a smile on her face, all thoughts of Zack disappearing from her mind. Before they get to say anything else to each other Maggie comes out of the bathroom and grabs Jessie. Jessie calls over her shoulder, "Good luck in your match tonight Wade. It was nice meeting you." Wade waves to her and thinks, "Whoa."