AUTHOR'S NOTES: Hey! Welcome to my story. I'm a big Ambrose fan and wanted to try my hand at some Fanfiction. I'll add some more notes later, but first, have a read and let me know what you think. This is my first attempt.

PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT OWN THE WWE OR ANY OF IT'S RESPECTIVE TRADEMARKS. I ONLY OWN MY CHARACTER OLIVIA JAMES, WHO IS MY OWN CONTENT.


"Hey! Sorry if I woke you - I just landed so thought I'd give you a quick call to let you know I arrived. Yeah I'm good – the flight was fine. I actually slept a little. Speaking of sleeping – I'll let you go back to bed! Ha – okay, speak to you soon. Love you so much and miss you already!" Olivia hung up the phone just as she spotted her bag on the carousel. She hauled it off, and headed off to find a taxi.

Stepping out into the fresh September air, she soon wished she was wearing a jumper over her baggy tee. She quickly hailed a yellow cab and asked to be taken to her hotel.

Sitting in the back, she gazed out of the window at the bright lights around her. It was 10pm on a Wednesday evening, but New York was bustling. An hour passed before Olivia reached her hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, but she had enjoyed taking in the sights of her new and exciting surroundings.

She had left behind everything she had ever known in England to pursue her dreams across the pond. She had been offered a six-month internship with the WWE, and although it was an expensive and possible fruitless risk to up and leave, she simply could not turn down the opportunity.

It had not been a simple decision, as she was not only leaving behind her family, friends and everything that had ever been familiar; she was also leaving behind Jack, her boyfriend of 5 years.

They'd been together since she they were 17 years old, and had been inseparable since. They were a perfect match, and instantly knew they wanted to be together forever. Although they knew it would break their hearts to be apart, they both knew that this was Olivia's chance to chase her dream, and Jack couldn't ever deny her that.

Arriving at the hotel reception desk, she was handed her room key, and then made her way to the elevator. She pushed the button for her floor, and found her room. She was looking forward to a good night's sleep, but more importantly, she couldn't wait for the first day of her internship tomorrow.


She awoke bright and early, allowing herself plenty of time to get ready. The documentation she had been sent said that smart casual was acceptable, but she wanted to make an effort on her first day. After showering, she put on a white shirt, teamed with a pair of tight, slim leg trousers. She finished the look by adding a pair of braces, and some patent black heels.

She decided to wear her hair down, but suddenly wished that she didn't have a flash of blue dyed into her long brunette waves. There was nothing she could do about it now, and besides, they'd already seen what she looked like from her Skype interview.

She took a deep breath, and made her way to the elevator.

Sitting nervously in the reception area of WWE HQ, Olivia quietly awaited the arrival of the employee who would be talking her through the details of her role. She checked her watch – 8:30am.

A tall, friendly man appeared and introduced himself as one of the production managers. She followed him upstairs to a small room, where she took a seat in front of the man's desk.

She sat and listened intently as he explained that her role was to begin over NXT, the WWE's new developmental territory. She would spend time with the people working on the show to give her an insight into the world of television production and scriptwriting, and then after a few weeks she would get a taste of the 'real deal' - travelling on the road with the main roster. He told her that she was due to fly to Florida in a couple of hours to get started, and she couldn't wait.


Olivia welcomed the warmer Orlando climate as she hailed a taxi outside of her new hotel. As the driver started to take her to Full Sail University where the talent was training, she gave Jack a call.

"Hey gorgeous – how are you?" Jack said after picking up the phone almost instantly. "I'm okay thanks, just arrived at Orlando airport, and quickly checked in at my hotel before heading out again as I'm going to be working on NXT for a few weeks…yeah that's the developmental facility, I'm so excited!"

"I'm glad. I really miss you already Olivia. I know you're doing what you love though, so that's what counts. Besides, I've been looking at travel information I could come and visit – perhaps over Christmas?" Jack asked. "Oh my God – if you could that would be amazing! Once I get settled in we'll sort it out. I miss you too, it's weird not seeing you every day. I'll let you go now, I think I'm nearly there. I love you!"

"Okay. Good luck with everything – and remember I'm only a phone call away. Bye gorgeous! I love you." Jack said as he reluctantly hung up.


Olivia stood in front of Full Sail University and took a deep breath. She headed to the gym as instructed, and could already hear banging and shouting all the way down the corridor. She reached the door, and stepped inside.

There were wrestlers everywhere, some training on mats on the floor, some training in the ring in the centre of the room. She had to admit, she didn't recognise anybody as although she was a huge WWE fan and religiously watched RAW and Smackdown each week, she had never tuned into NXT, or FCW as it was previously known.

She looked around for the nearest person who may know where she was supposed to go. She nervously walked up to a nearby training mat, where a tattooed guy was busy warming up.

"Hi there – sorry to bother you, I'm a new intern here, and I was asked to find a production manager named Mike. Would you be able to help me?"

The guy stopped what he was doing a studied her intently with piercing eyes for a couple of seconds, before responding. "Oh – cool. You're British, right? Sorry, that sounds so goofy. My name's Matt, Matt Polinksy…and you are?"

Olivia relaxed a little and laughed, "Ha – yep, guilty as charged. Cool, my name's Olivia James. And for the record, you don't sound goofy at all".

"Hey Olivia. Ha thanks, I'll go show you over to Mike."

Matt turned round and started to walk across the gym. Olivia walked alongside, taking in her surroundings. They got about halfway across before they were cut off by a guy with long blonde hair, who was familiar to Olivia.

"Hey Graves, who's your friend?" he asked, chuckling to himself. "Sup Chris. This is Olivia, the new intern. I'm going to go and introduce her to Mike, is he still in the office? "

"Yeah he is, I've just come from out there. Hi Olivia, I'm Chris – how long are you gonna be with us?"

"Hi Chris. Wait, Chris as in Chris Hero?! I thought I recognised you from somewhere! Well, my internship is due to last for 6 months, and as I understand it, I'll be completing the first part in NXT, before heading out with the crew on the main roster. I really can't wait to start"

Chris' eyes widened in shock at her recognition, before he replied, "Wow yeah that's me…well, I'm known as Kassius Ohno in the WWE. You know your stuff then huh – that's awesome that you know about The Indys too. Well, I won't delay you any further – see you around."

"See you around", Olivia smiled as Chris walked off towards the ring. "He called you Graves, is that your ring name? I have to admit I don't know a lot about the developmental territories", she muttered, blushing.

"Yeah, my ring name's Corey Graves. Nah don't sweat it, NXT is only just gaining popularity now and FCW wasn't really pushed in the same way so it's no shock that it went under your radar. You're forgiven anyway – you knew who Chris Hero was", Matt winked.

Olivia smiled warmly at him. She'd known him less than five minutes and yet he had already made her feel as though she was part of the team. They finally reached the other side of the gym, and exited through a door, before walking a few paces down the corridor before coming to a halt.

"Right. This is you. I'll just introduce you to Mike, then I'll let you get going", Matt said as he knocked on the door. "Come in", called a voice, which made Matt swing the door open and usher her inside.

"Hi Mike, this is the new intern Olivia – she's here to see you. Right, now I've done my part, I'll get back to training. See you later Olivia", Matt grinned, heading back out the door before she even had a chance to respond. Seconds later, his head appeared through the door once more, as he added "Oh and Mike? She's awesome, really knows her stuff!" before disappearing once more.

Mike laughed quietly and rose to his feet, extending his arm for a handshake. "As you probably gathered, I'm Mike, a production manager here at NXT. It's great to meet you, Olivia. Let's get started."

"It's great to meet you too. Great – can't wait", Olivia smiled, taking a seat.