CHAPTER 1 (WHO IS GINA?)
Gina walked down the corridor of the WWE head offices.
Mirrored windows on the walls that confined her path down the hall.
The smart formal attire, White blouse slightly open at the top, The black formal trousers. She definitely looked the part.
She was a brunette, Her hair was long and straight, It had been styled nicely and professionally and it matched her oval face shape.
Her eyes were shimmering, They were surrounded by long lashes.
Her eyes were a beautiful prominent shape and they were a deep hazel color.
Her make-up wasn't overdone at all, She was a natural beauty.
She had been a model until she had decided to give it up to pursue other things, She had learnt that she preferred doing her current line of work which was a PA. She would rather do that than model which is why she quit and went on to pursue other things.
She was 33, She had 3 kids from a previous marriage.
Her husband Stu had been a businessman, He was never around much.
He wasn't the perfect father or the perfect husband in the early years of being together … Far from it.
7 years ago though their marriage had improved tremendously.
They were truly in love again and their marriage was going strong.
He was being the doting husband and the caring father.
He had even decided with the money he had bought in over the years he could even retire even if he was still young.
He took this chance and didn't even talk about it to Gina or his kids.
He wanted to surprise them all.
He had a business meeting overseas so he decided to go along and tell his boss he had decided to quit.
He did just that, His boss wasn't happy.
Stu was a magnificent worker.
But he couldn't argue over it and Stu was never going to change his mind.
After that awkward meeting and final goodbyes Stu boarded a plane and traveled back home to New York City.
As soon as he landed he practically ran to the car which he had left in the parking lot of the airport before flying out to Colorado where the meeting had been.
He got into the car and drove, heading straight for the highway towards home.
Traffic was busy, He was going to be a few more hours.
Gina had been at home putting her sons to bed,
She then went downstairs and made some coffee.
She sat down and decided to watch a movie.
She thought about Stu,
She wondered what he was doing right then,
Colorado was a few hours behind New York and it was 1am there so she figured he was maybe sleeping or having a few drinks with the other workers.
Stu had managed to pick up his driving pace on the highway,
Traffic was moving a lot better now.
He smiled, Driving a little more he then cussed out loud when the traffic slowed down his pace once again.
He decided he would call Gina and surprise her that way,
At this point the would be lucky to make it home by morning.
Gina was laid out across the sofa, head resting on one hand and the other was picking up pieces of popcorn from a bucket on the table in front of her.
She wasn't really taking in much of the movie considering her thoughts were all on Stu and what he was doing.
She didn't have too much trust in him, He had cheated on her 5 times previously, She had sworn if he did it again she would leave him.
She meant it as well, She knew she couldn't take anymore cheating from him.
The phone rang,
She jumped slightly as she was taken from her thoughts.
She sighed a little figuring it was going to be Victor.
He was her friend, Her very close friend … He was also a good friend of Stu's.
"Hi?"
She said, She was sure that any second then there would be the start of a long, drawn out conversation.
"Gina"
She smiled after hearing the voice,
"I wasn't expecting you to call, I thought you would be having a few drinks or a meal or something"
She was so surprised at this call that she didn't even sound surprised, More like she wasn't believing it.
He NEVER called her, She saw him 4 days a week but he never called her while he was gone.
"I thought I should, I need to tell you something"
He couldn't stop smiling, He kept his eyes on the road as he was able to drive some more but at a very slow pace.
"Go ahead, Where are you, It sounds busy"
She could hear the faint traffic on the other side of the highway that were going in the opposite direction than what Stu was driving in.
That side of the highway was moving quickly,
Everyone was going where they was needed but anyone going in his direction was feeling time had stood still.
"Well … Honey, I retired and I'm coming home"
He smiled even more, Anymore smiling and he would need cosmetic surgery to remove it. He was unbelievably happy.
She smiled just a much, Her eyes were shining with happiness.
"Oh my, Where are you?"
She asked hoping he was on his way home and going by the traffic she figured he was.
"I'm about an hour from home but going by the traffic I'll be a few hours longer"
She didn't mind, At least he was on his way home.
"I don't know what to say Stu, I'm just so happy, I'm ecstatic"
She truly was,
"This is it though honey, We can be together forever now"
She smiled and listened as he spoke,
They could raise their kids together now without the other being away and missing all the growing and missing out on these life experiences.
"Forever"
She replied,
It was all she could say, She was in an element of happiness and shock and the two feelings combined made for a very speechless woman.
She heard a loud bang on the other end of the phone,
She had heard Stu cuss and let out a mild scream.
"Stu?"
She asked,
She began to worry.
"Stu?"
The phone line went dead and so did all her hopes and dreams of her and Stu together forever.
Gina continued her walk down the long, winding corridor.
She walked up to a door,
'WAITING ROOM'
The stylish form of the writing was the sign on the door,
This was it she thought, This is my chance to continue this career only in a much more larger company and in an entertainment business.
It was an amazing dream job and she knew people would kill for this job.
She opened the door silently and entered the room,
She expected to see a few more people there but there was no one.
She had been a PA now for a few years and her amazing work had been noticed by certain management that worked for World Wrestling Entertainment. Those members of management had gone to Vince personally and told them about Gina's spectacular work.
Vince had even called up the businessman she had been a PA to and asked for a reference.
He had nothing but great things to say about Gina,
Once he knew that the WWE were interested in Gina,
He just knew it was a threat to his work,
Them taking one of the most determined PA's he had ever encountered and one that actually seemed to enjoy her job.
He had tried to offer her more money if she stayed and continued to work for him but Vince knowing then that she was clearly a good worker offered more money and in the end it got to the sum that her former boss just couldn't rise to.
She took a seat and thought about everything,
This was an amazing opportunity and she wasn't going to ruin it.
She didn't have to work,
The money Stu had made was enough to keep her and the kids set for life but she chose to work.
Sitting there waiting to be called in to see Vince she thought about Stu,
What would he say about her doing this meeting and this job ?
She knew he would approve, If she really wanted to do it then he would stand by her.
Tears began forming in her hazel eyes,
She swept a finger across the eyelid wiping away one tear.
She knew she couldn't cry, She would end up walking into an already intense meeting a crying wreck.
She wondered if the driver, The drunken driver that had been swerving around on the highway like a maniac on the night she lost Stu was now living a happy life.
She could never forgive him for this,
The car wreck had been a true demolishment,
The truck that had been all over the place had shattered Stu's jeep.
Stu had severe injuries which lead to his eventual death.
The driver received a few years jail,
It wasn't enough
It would never be enough
Gina felt herself getting angry and knew she needed to think about something different, She needed to be in the right mindset.
She had been a WWE fan for a few years,
When Stu had been working which was Monday's, Friday's and Sundays that was when she would watch and fortunately they were the days every WWE event was on. RAW was on Monday's, SMACKDOWN Friday's and the monthly PPV on Sundays.
She had been flicking through the channels one night when she came across some multi colored haired guy leaping from a turnbuckle where he then followed that through by doing a mid air flip and landed on his back onto the opponent beneath him.
He was cute,
She had been 23 at the time and she had been married to Stu already for 5 years.
She had developed a crush,
Even in her early 20s she had a crush
She couldn't help it, She introduced the WWE programming to her two closest friends, Victor and Felicity.
Felicity her closest friend and also her most bubbly friend had gained the very same crush.
Now, Here she was
At the WWE Offices being given a dream job,
She was very nervous about the meeting with Vince,
She had heard he could be a very stern guy even off camera,
Her stomach had knotted up and she felt sick,
Nerves were beginning to get the better of her.
Just then the door opened and in stepped a tall, Muscular and handsome guy.
She recognized him immediately … Randy Orton.
He closed the door behind him as he entered the room,
He took a seat across the room from Gina,
He hadn't given her a first glance,
She felt a little uncomfortable and didn't know whether to say something to come across as polite or to just sit there and be quiet.
Randy seated and rubbed the top of his head,
He felt stressed,
He wasn't there for a good reason,
He knew that,
Vince NEVER personally called him and told him to get down to the head offices for a good reason.
He allowed his eyes to scan the room,
The same room he had been seated in countless times before,
There had been the times he had been called there and told he was suspended, Then there was the unprofessional conduct, Bad behavior, Bad attitude and the list went on and on.
He wondered what it was this time,
He traced back recent events in his head and tried to think of the thing that had obviously gotten him into trouble.
He couldn't remember anything specific that was so bad he would be told to get his ass onto a plane and get down to the offices right away.
His eyes examined the room,
No one else there but him … His eyes kept on examining .. And a woman
A woman ?
Who was she ?
He had never seen her before,
She looked like she could definitely be a diva
He always heard about newcomers before they arrived in the WWE,
He hadn't heard about anyone lately,
She was hot nonetheless he thought to himself,
'If only I wasn't married'
He thought to himself, Curving his lips into a slight smile.
"New diva?"
He said ending the silence,
Gina looked over at him,
She had jumped a little when he had spoken,
She hadn't been expecting that at all.
"Uh, No, No, A PA"
She had stuttered badly then,
Her mind was consumed with the thoughts of the meeting in a few moments, She was so nervous.
"To Vince?"
Randy thought Vince already had a PA,
Maybe Vince had thought it was time for a change,
Gina seemed to be a great looking change, he thought.
"I'm not to sure, I was offered a job as a PA here but I have no idea who to yet"
She hadn't even thought about that,
Who was she going to be a PA for ?
She thought about it,
She bit her lip nervously.
"Boy aren't you nervous"
Randy said pointing out the obvious,
"Yeah, Well, It's an intimidating place to be in, I mean this is a job of a lifetime and I can't ruin it"
Randy nodded his head,
"Don't show the nerves or he'll pick up on it and you will lose your job"
Gina smiled assuming Randy was joking,
She looked over at him and saw his facial expression was serious.
Her stomach did some more summersaults.
"Sorry, I'm Randy … Randy Orton, And you are?"
She seemed friendly, He was thinking they could get along alright.
He didn't get on famously with people but now and again he would meet a friendly face and they would hit it off straight away and become good friends.
"Oh, Sorry, I'm Gina Thompson, I'm also a WWE fan so I already knew who you were, I just didn't want to seem like some strange fan that wanted this job just to be able to meet you guys because it isn't the case at all but I know it can seem like that"
Where did that come from ?
Randy thought to himself,
He wouldn't of thought that at all,
Maybe he would of actually.
He had to chuckle,
She looked up at him and saw him laughing.
"You finished the rant?"
He asked, Just being humorous and not at all meaning anything offensive by it.
She smiled and realized she had gone off on a bit of a rant.
"Randy?"
Randy jumped hearing that tone,
It was Vince,
He looked angry, His eyes narrowed in on Randy, His menacing stare and gaze locking with Randy's.
Vince stepped aside and motioned for Randy to get into the office,
Randy looked at Gina and nodded acknowledging that he was going in,
After Randy had passed Vince, Vince looked over at Gina and made an intimidating eye lock with her.
The door slammed then when Vince walked back into the office.
Gina jumped a little at the door slam,
That stare had did Vince's intimidating reputation great justice as far as Gina was concerned.
She sighed a little, Not out boredom but purely out of relief the door had closed and she wasn't locked into that stare again.
A loud voice vibrated through the walls,
It was definitely Vince's.
She as going to have to face that,
Would he yell like that at a newcomer that he wanted to work for him ?
In the office,
Randy was seated and Vince was standing up looking at the 3rd generation superstar.
"You are a talented young star, The future, You are what this business is based on, God given talent … Yet you still want to see how far you can go until it all blows up and your left with no career"
He wasn't yelling now,
He was actually seeming very calm but his tone had a sharpness to it.
Randy had gone out 3 days prior to that day and he had gotten involved in an argument with someone that had taken a dis-liking to him for no reason at all.
Randy hadn't even thought much of it,
He actually took the insults he was fired with as compliments,
He was a 'heel' a bad guy in the WWE and that was his character so people hating him was a good job done.
Obviously Vince had thought this little story was worth giving Randy what for.
Randy was fined 300 for unprofessional Conduct.
He stood up and prepared to leave.
"Sit down!" Vince ordered.
Randy immediately sat,
"Why?"
He looked up at Vince,
Vince walked to the door and looked out into the meeting room,
Now it was time for the second part of the meeting for Randy.
"Mrs. Thompson"
Vince said this in a demanding tone which was telling Gina to get into the office.
Gina immediately stood up and walked into the office,
She looked at the seating opposite the desk and saw Randy,
She looked nervous, Randy looked tense and Vince looked angry.
This was so uncomfortable,
What an un-welcome environment, She thought.
"Please sit"
Vince said not wanting to waste any time.
Gina sat one seat down from Randy.
"Randy and myself have just had a much needed talk about his behavior,
Now, I told you over the phone the other day that I wanted you down here so here is the reason … Mrs. Thompson you will be a PA to one of the WWE's superstars … Randy Orton.