Chapter One: Got to Meet Her

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John, Randy and Dave arrived at the small airport in Bridgeport, Connecticut. As they were waiting at baggage claim for their luggage, they all seemed to look up at the same time. All three men stared at her as she talked on the phone. She had thick, luscious brown hair with a few blond highlights, she was a tiny woman, tiny next to them, but a fabulous body. She also waited for her luggage. She saw them staring at her from the corner of her eye and decided to give them a show. She was wearing a white tank top that seemed whiter against her tanned skin, a pair of hip hugging khaki cargo capris and heels that accented her calves. Her tank touched the top of her capris and as she stretched her arms up her tank lifted to reveal a taught tummy. Her arms were sculpted and toned. She definitely took care of her body but didn't look disgusting like some of the females they worked with at the WWE. Her arms weren't overdone like Victoria's, her legs weren't bulky like Torrie's, her breasts were real unlike Trish and her makeup was ever so subtle, a definite difference from all the Divas. The three men couldn't pull their eyes away. She grabbed her luggage, put on her sunglasses and walked right by the three mesmerized wrestlers. She looked at all three of them individually, "Good day, gentlemen." And with that she walked out of the airport as they watched her.

"I need to meet her." John said.

"Too late now. There she went. It's women like that that make me proud to be a man." Randy smiled and grabbed his luggage.

They gathered their bags and jumped into a taxi to go to their hotel. John, Randy and Dave had only been in the WWE for about a year and they were grateful to have been invited to Stephanie and Paul's wedding. It was Thursday afternoon and there was a private party at a club for Paul and Stephanie. All the other guests were staying at the same hotel. The guys decided to get a workout in before the party and they went to the hotel gym. When they walked in they stopped dead in their tracks. "Holy shit, it's her! How lucky can I get?" John said to nobody in particular.

"John, John, John. I think you're the best, man, but get in line behind me." Randy said as he patted John's back. He walked over to her and introduced himself. "Hello again." He gave his sexy smirk a whirl and she looked up at him. She knew who he was and remembered him from the airport.

She finished her reps and said, "hello to you."

"I'm Randy Orton." He extended his hand to shake hers.

"Hello, Randy." She shook his hand without giving her name and walked to the next set of weights. She could hear the other two laughing and mocking Randy and she had a hard time not laughing too. Randy gave his two friends a little flip of a finger and began his routine. The three wrestlers started their workouts and eventually John needed to be at the same station as the mystery woman. He stood back and let her finish and smiled at her when she was through.

"Hi." John said shyly. He was never shy but this woman rendered his brain useless. He looked into her eyes and wanted to kiss her.

"Hi. Long time no see." She smiled at him. "John, right?"

"Yes, ma'am, John Cena." He extended his hand to her and she took it.

"It's nice to meet you, John. I'm Carli." She held his hand a little longer than normal and continued to smile. They looked at eachother for what seemed like hours when Dave interrupted. He pulled John away and Carli said, "I'll be seeing you, John." He was practically falling all over the equipment as Dave was pulling him away and he was trying to look back at her.

"You will definitely see me again." The three guys dove hard into their routines and Carli called her best friend from the gym. She got the details of tonight's party and knew John was right. She'd definitely be seeing him again. She walked over to the guys and waited for John to finish.

She stood on her tip toes and John bent closer trying not to look down her shirt. "I'll see you tonight." Carli let her lips graze his ear as she spoke and when she pulled back John had a puzzled look on his face.

"You will? How will I find you?" John said loudly as she walked out of the gym. Carli turned around and stopped in the doorway.

"8 pm, down front." She winked and walked out.

"Too bad buddy, you'll be at Steph and Paul's party." Randy said patting John's back. The guys finished their workouts and went back to their rooms to get ready for the party. John kept thinking of her and how was he going to find her again. He just had too. Everybody left around the same time to go to dinner and the after-party. The group could tell something was up with John, he wasn't his usual jackass self. "John, dude, give it up. You're going to be around a lot of beautiful women who won't give you a second thought because your brain is somewhere else." Randy said as they sat in the limo.

"Shut up, you know I'm not like that and I don't give a shit about these prissy bitches we work with, I just gotta see her again." John continued looking out the window and thinking of Carli. They arrived at the private party and sat down for dinner. The wedding party was seated at a long table at the front of the club and everyone else was placed at round tables. John kept playing with his drink and wasn't really paying attention to dinner and the speeches. Dave elbowed him and pointed to the front.

"Good evening everyone and thank you for coming. For those who don't know me, I'm Carli, the Maid of Honor. I'd like to propose a toast to my childhood best friend and my best friend by association, Paul." She continued her speech and her eyes found John. She focused on him until her toast was finished. Everyone had their dinners and dessert and then were escorted to the lobby so the club could be converted back to a night club. John and Dave were standing off to the side talking about Carli when Paul and Ric overheard as they walked by. John told them how he saw Carli at the airport and the gym and can't get her out of his head. Paul pulled the men into a room off to the side so they could talk privately.

"Before I tell you anything I want you to be straight up and tell me what your intentions are with her." Paul said seriously. John wasn't sure where to begin.

"You know John, Paul. You know how he is with the ladies. He never has a problem coming up with some crazy pick up line or doing something stupid to get their attention. Carli has the opposite effect on him. He can't talk, his brain shuts down and he practically hyperventilates." Dave explained to Paul and Ric.

"Carli has been friends with Steph almost since birth. She's the exact opposite of Steph and that's what makes them great friends. Carli is a free-spirit, an adrenaline junkie. She doesn't give a shit what people say about her, she's a genius, literally, her IQ is sky high, but you'd never know it unless you have a dumbass moment and challenge her to something. She's so fun and crazy and she'll do anything on a dare. If a situation is getting too serious she'll do something off the wall to make everyone laugh. But, never for one second think that her free-spirit will get you to the goal faster. Carli is nobody's one nighter. She lets you know she's in control. If she wants something she'll get it. She'll go all out to get it. If you have no chance in hell with her, you'll know within 30 seconds. She speaks her mind so watch out. Oh, and don't tell Steph about this conversation." Paul put his hand on John's shoulder. He could tell the young one was absorbing everything he was saying. "I know you, John. You're a good man. If you were anybody else, this convo would never have taken place. I would've let Carli rip them to shreds. But one last little tip." Paul got right in John's face, "If you treat her in any way that can be considered inappropriate, if you hurt her in any way, I will rip your heart out and put it in a meat grinder while it still beats. Now get out there and win her heart." Paul smiled at the now fearful John and gave him a swat to the ass. The four guys went back to the lobby and noticed everyone filing back inside the club. Stephanie found Paul and asked what that was all about and Paul just told his fiancé she'd see soon enough.