The one that got away

Disclaimer: I only own my OCs and the plot; however there are some storylines that are currently going on in the WWE that will be mentioned in this story but those belong to the WWE. All other characters, be it Dean Ambrose or someone else belongs to the WWE and any other organisation or people referenced in the story are not mine either.

Chapter 1 – The proposition

Sound of ringtone playing, a spunky dark haired girl with blue dip dyed hair is frustratingly looking through her bag for her phone hoping to get to it before the ringing fades out, finally she gets it.

'Hello?'

'Natalie! Hey! It's Stephanie McMahon, how are you?'

Natalie, shocked answers, 'Wait, Steph? Oh um, I'm good…how are you?'

'I'm alright not too bad, I know you must be wondering why I'm calling, its been 5 years since you left the company.'

'Wow that long huh? I didn't realize. Time kind of just escapes you… So, not to sound like a bitch but…why are you calling exactly?'

'Right, yes, well. I'm sure you've seen some of the stuff we've been doing on WWE lately, what with your boyfriend just coming up to the main roster and all but specifically with what we've been doing with the divas as of late. Clearly, we are hoping to make a change, to bring it back to the kind of stature it once was, the days of Trish, Lita, Victoria, Jazz, Molly, Mickie and all the great women I know you loved and admired.'

Natalie, still confused responds, 'Uh-huh right well that sounds great Steph, but again…why are you calling?'

Stephanie, a bit hesitant answers, 'Well, I know how passionate you are about wrestling, hell you walked away from us right before you were supposed to win the title because you hated what was happening to the division. But anyways, the past is the past; I'm calling to offer you your job back. I want you to come back to the WWE.'

All Stephanie hears is a thump and then silence

'Nat…. you still there?'

Natalie is scrambling to pick up her phone, hearing the McMahon's frustration on the other end of the line

'Right yes sorry, I just saw a...umm…never mind, umm wow a job, um I don't know Steph. I'm honored but a lot has changed, I've changed, the company has changed, I know practically none of the divas there I don't want to have to feel like I'm coming into the lion's den for a second time, you know how I can get sometimes.'

'I know Natalie I know. Listen, last time yeah things didn't go that great and both sides were to blame. But I am serious about bringing a change to the divas division and we need a diva who's been around before but isn't a veteran who only wants to be a part timer, and we both know the fans have been begging for your return since the day you left. You can't waste your potential Natalie, you're only 25 years old, you can take this company by storm if you just let yourself.'

Natalie, still hesitant, responds, 'Oh I don't know Steph…'

Stephanie, clearly knowing she's coming around, pulls out her secret weapon, 'Oh come on Nat, just think about all the time you'll get to spend with your boyfriend now that you're going to be on the road with him, you won't have to worry about having a long distance relationship anymore.'

Natalie, clearly frustrated that Stephanie is using her relationship to her advantage angrily responds, 'Stephanie, lets get one thing straight, my personal life is off limits. That means you don't talk about my relationships and you don't use them to sell anything, if you want me to come back to your ring, you swear to me that I'll be back as a wrestler, not just a prissy little diva and some superstars flavor of the month.'

Stephanie, silently cheering all throughout Natalie's rant finally gets her chance to respond, 'Of course, of course! Come in on Monday before the show, I'll organize your flight and we can get the contract signed and start talking storylines.'

'Okay, great, and Steph, please don't tell anyone about this, I'd rather tell those that I actually know and deal with the new faces on the night.'

'Not a problem Nat, seriously, this is fantastic, I promise you, you are not going to regret this! I'll see you on Monday!'

'Yeah…. its going to be interesting that's for sure, bye Steph.'

Natalie hangs up and tosses her phone on the bed, wondering how she's going to go about letting everyone know, and more importantly how she's going to face everyone once she enters that building come Monday night.

Well maybe she wasn't thinking about seeing all the superstars, rather one in particular, who she hasn't seen since she left him to come to the WWE the first time around. Who's also making his mark as the former 'lunatic fringe' of The Shield, Dean Ambrose, or as she knows him, Jonathan Good, her first love.

'Yep…I'm screwed…uggghhhhhh.'