Chapter One
Allen Jones (AJ Styles) had just finished a late night workout as he was heading back to his hotel room. Looking at his phone he found numerous messages from Chad (Karl Anderson). It was a friday night and he wanted him to go out with the guys. Allen sighed, he remembered promising to go out with them more. But that was just to get them off his back. It had been more than a year after his divorce, technically he was a free man and should be living it up. Professional wrestler, traveling all over the world, good money, women throwing themselves at him. But he was only focused on his kids and his job. Stepping into an elevator, his eyes widened when he found Chad and Andrew (Luke Gallows) inside.
"Speak of the devil." Chad said, " I was just about to call you."
"Yeaaaah...about that," Allen sighed
"Don't do this man, you promised." Andrew stated
"I know and I will make up for it." Allen replied
"What is your excuse now?" Chad groaned
"I just...I just," Allen searched for a good reason, but it was apparent that he didn't have one.
"Just nothing, exactly what I thought. Look AJ, we have been down this road too many times, but this time I am not letting you go to your room and be miserable. It's a Friday night, live a little. You earned it." Chad said
"...What exactly were you guys planning on doing?" Allen asked
"Ziggler is throwing party; just a small gathering, some drinks, laughs and I found out your gym crush might be there." Chad replied
"My gym what?" Allen asked
"Oh don't act coy with me, you know who I'm talking about. The tall blonde with the tattoos." Chad replied, "You were staring her down the other day."
"I was admiring her form while she lifted weights." Allen said
" Oh you were admiring her "form" alright. Either way, come on. It will be fun. Hang out for a few hours that's all I ask." Chad stated
Allen sighed heavily, "Okay...a few hours and some drinks. Then I'm out."
"Good shit!" Chad clapped his hands, "Go shower and change. We'll meet you down in the lobby."
"Alright," Allen nodded as they reached his floor and he headed to his room. What have I agreed to? he thought as he closed the door to his room. He wondered how he should dress. He didn't exactly bring going out attire with him since most of the time he was either in the gym or in his room. Looking through his bags, he found a red tee shirt, some light blue jeans, black boots and a Bullet Club cap. He quickly took a shower, got dressed and grabbed his wallet, keys and cellphone. Looking himself over in the mirror, he then proceeded down to the lobby.
While walking up to Chad and Andrew, Allen could already feel Chad's judging eyes on him.
"Dude, you had time and this is what you come up with? Go back upstairs and reset yourself." Chad commented
"I agreed to come out and I will dress how I please. I'm clean and I'm comfortable." Allen said
"Spoken like a true redneck." Andrew laughed
"I can turn right back around." Allen stated
"No...no, I'm just busting your balls," Chad said as he fixed Allen's cap, "You look charming."
"You're trying to hook me up aren't you?" Allen asked
"Whaaaat?" Chad laughed, "Never. Just want you to hang out with your brothers and enjoy the night."
"Yeah sure." Allen smirked. They proceeded to the garage and took separate cars just in case Allen wanted to come back early. Chad rode with him and continued to give him a lecture about getting out and enjoying life. He understood that Chad just cared about him; they had been best friends for years and he was there with him through his divorce. Chad genuinely thought enough time had passed and Allen should start living life as a bachelor. He wanted to get him out of dad mode and help him get out of his shell. But it would take more than Chad's nagging to get him to open up. And unknown to them, Allen was about to meet exactly what he needed it.
When they arrived at the party, they were greeted by a few friends and Andrew grabbed them some beers. Allen looked around and noticed there was a lot of NXT talent there. Ziggler was notorious for throwing parties but this was pretty tame compared to the stories he heard.
"See man, this isn't so bad." Andrew commented
"I guess." Allen sighed as they sat down
"We can even just throw back some beers and talk about our kids if that makes you comfortable." Chad teased
"Keep being funny," Allen commented, "I'm parked right out front remember."
"My bad." Chad laughed
"Hey hey, isn't that her?" Andrew asked as he pointed behind them
"Her who?" Allen sighed as he turned around to see who Andrew was referring to. His eyes landed on a tall blonde. She was wearing tight black jeans, an army green crop top that exposed the top of her black bra, black spiked bracelets and black heeled boots. Her hair was wild and her makeup was done.
"Wow." Chad commented
"That is not her!" Allen stated in disbelief, the woman he saw in the gym looked completely different.
"I mean you saw her in a gym, she was probably sweating and wearing gym clothes." Andrew replied
"You complaining? Because it seems like a win win to me. She's hot in the gym and hot when she's dressed up." Chad said
"I mean,... she is hot." Allen commented as he continued to look her over. She was definitely everything that he found attractive in a woman. Tall, curvy, and tattoos. He watched as she took shots with a woman next to her. She downed it like a champ unlike the other woman.
"She seems right up your alley, AJ." Chad said
"Go talk to her." Andrew said
"What? No." Allen replied as he turned around in his seat and went back to drinking his beer
"Why not?" Chad asked
"Because that is not what I came here for." Allen replied
"So, change of plans." Andrew stated
"Come on man, she is smoking hot. What is stopping you? Just say hi, my name is Allen. You can call me the Phenomenal one if you're nasty." Chad said
"I am definitely not doing that." Allen sighed
"Afraid you lost your mojo grandpa?" Andrew teased
"Excuse me?" Allen narrowed his eyes at him
"You know, now that you mention it, she does look kind of young for him. She might be twenty eight. Maybe thirty one...still way too young for this old man to talk to." Chad added
"What the shit? I am not that old! Assholes." Allen stated
"So then your mojo is gone I get it. It happens when you're pushing forty." Andrew said
"Screw you both, I am going to go talk to her." Allen commented as he stood up and made his way towards her. Chad and Andrew bumped fists as the plan worked. Allen slowed down as the realization of what he was doing kicked in. What the hell am I doing? he thought, how do I even approach her? He fixed his cap and wished he had the better judgement to wear a nice shirt. The closer he got to her the more he his nerves shook. A few feet away from her, she suddenly turned and locked eyes with him. Her deep green eyes looked him over and sent a shiver down his spine. Allen quickly stood up straight and calmed his nerves. Now standing next to her, he smiled
"Hi..." Allen greeted as she smiled
"Hey there cowboy, what brings you to these parts?" she asked
"That obvious that I don't belong here, huh?" he laughed
She smiled, "That and I tend to be a regular at Ziggler's parties and I can't say I have seen you at any."
"No lies detected." Allen stated, "I'm Allen Jones by the way. Feel free to call me AJ if you like. Where are you from? I can hear a southern drawl. "
"Olivia Granderson, feel free to call me OG if you like. I'm from Buford, Georgia, Mr. Jones." she smiled
"Country girl. Nice." he smiled, "But wait, Mr. Jones? You make me sound so old."
"Well the way you were babysitting your beer over there, I figured you were the old man of the group." Olivia teased
"So at a table with Luke Gallows, you still consider me the old man?" he laughed
"Hey he finished his beer." she said
Allen smirked and suddenly downed his beer.
"Impressive." she commented as she clapped for him
"Still an old man?" Allen asked
"That is still up for debate." Olivia replied
"Night's still young. I got plenty time to prove you wrong." he said
"We'll see. In fact," Olivia paused as she reached for a bottle of whiskey and poured two shots for them, "Do you need a moment?"
"Jokes." he commented as he took the shot from her. They toasted and downed the shot, "Christ."
"Should have warmed up." she laughed
"Been a while." he said
"That why your Bullet Club buddies drag you out here?" she asked
"Again, that obvious?" Allen sighed, as she nodded "Typically I would be in my hotel room, drinking a beer or in the gym. Divorce kind of made me a stick in the mud."
"How long have you been divorced?" she asked
"Little over a year now." he replied
"I think it's time you let go of the stick in the mud routine as well." she stated
"Well I got off my ass and came over here to talk with a pretty young lady, so I would say progress." he smiled as she laughed
"Well I will make sure you have fun tonight." Olivia smirked
"Appreciate you taking on that task." Allen said.
Chad and Andrew did a fist bump again as they watched them. They were just happy Allen was talking to someone instead of being stuck in his hotel room. He took the divorce pretty hard, they knew he needed time but also didn't want him to be depressed for long. After a few moments, Allen walked her over to a couch and they continued talking over some beers. Chad smiled, it was great seeing Allen laugh and look genuinely happy. He needed this, even if just for the night.
A few hours passed and Allen and Olivia were still talking and he was enjoying every minute of it. Olivia was definitely different; she was wild, her mouth was unfiltered, she drank like a sailor, was very opinionated and she loved wrestling. Just as Olivia was putting his cell number in her phone, Dolph Ziggler (Nick) walked up to them.
"So it is the phenomenal one that has Livie tied up," Nick laughed, "Was wondering where she ran off to."
"What can I say I am hard to keep a hold of. I feel like I should have one of those child leashes on me." Olivia commented as they laughed
"Can't argue with that," Nick paused, "So AJ, glad to see your finally stepping out of your shell. I was starting to worry. Don't see you out much."
"What can I say, Chad and Andrew convinced me it would be a good idea," Allen stated as he glanced at Olivia, "And so far they were definitely right."
"Glad you are enjoying yourself. I will say be careful of this one, she's not a lightweight and is not afraid to get arrested." Nick said
"She's a country girl. I wouldn't want her any other way. Plus I can handle her." Allen replied
"You sure about that cowboy?" Olivia smirked
"I know I can." Allen replied
"Sounds like that is a challenge." Nick instigated, "Perhaps we put that to the test." Olivia eyed him, she knew that Nick was up to something. Just before she walked away from him to talk with Aliyah, he wanted to find a room to fool around but she wasn't in the mood. She just wanted to relax and was enjoying talking to Allen. He was a breath of fresh air after a long day.
"I'm up for it," Allen stated, "I may not get out much these days, but I'm definitely not a lightweight."
"Well, pick your poison, the bar is open." Nick commented
"Lady's choice." Allen smiled
"You don't want to do that." Olivia said
"Oh really?" Allen asked
"I drink tequila straight." she replied
"She is the devil herself." Nick laughed
"I drink whiskey straight so I don't see a problem. So if that's your poison, I accept." Allen said
Nick clapped his hands together, "Well allow me to play devil's advocate and assist you two." Allen watched as Nick walked over and got a bottle of tequila for them along with some shot glasses.
"You partaking in this Ziggler?" Allen asked
"Oh no, I have had my liver killed enough for tonight. Plus I think I have a pretty young lady waiting for me. I wouldn't want to keep her waiting." Nick replied as he glanced at Olivia.
"Well you shouldn't keep her waiting." Olivia stated as she took the bottle and glasses from him.
"Have fun kids," Nick said as Olivia poured the shots for her and Allen, "But not too much fun."
"Same to you." Allen replied as Nick walked away
"Okay, let's see how long you can last, P1." Olivia commented as she handed him a shot. Allen smirked as he easily downed it and gestured for another, "Well,..."
"Told you, this is light work." Allen said as he watched her take her shot and pour them another.
"Okay that's one way to shut me up. But the night is still young." she said
About thirty minutes passed and Allen forgot how many shots he and Olivia had but he knew he had to throw in the towel soon. He knew himself and when he got too drunk he become very amorous. And right now Olivia was tempting him.
"I need some air." Allen stated as he turned his cap around, "And water."
"Taping out?" Olivia asked
"You haven't beaten me yet." he replied as he stood up
"I'll join you. Could use some air myself." she said. Allen held his hand out for her and helped her up. He then lead her outside of the house. The cool air was refreshing as they found a patio to sit at. They were the only ones outside at the moment.
"Status update, you enjoying your night out?" Olivia suddenly asked
"I most definitely am. Thanks to you and my high tolerance level." he replied, "Hopefully I am good company."
"You are. I was actually hoping you would make your way over to me at some point tonight. Especially after your pep talk with your friends." she smirked
"What kind of super hearing do you have?" Allen laughed
"I didn't hear what you guys were saying, good things I hope though. But you guys kept looking at me and I could read your lips for the most part." she replied
"Sneaky little minx." he teased
"Your lips had my attention." she smiled as she went in her pocket for a smoke. She offered him one but he shook his head, "Sorry bad habit I'm trying to break."
"You should keep these out of your mouth." Allen stated as he leaned towards her and took the cigarette out of her mouth, "Bad girl. These are terrible for you." he took her box of cigarettes and placed it in his pocket.
"Okay, bossy I like that." Olivia smirked as she licked her lips, "You have a better idea for what I should do with my mouth?"
Allen felt a jolt go straight to his dick as he watched her lips. Every part of him wanted to take her right there on the patio table. Licking his lips, he leaned in closer to her and was now a few inches away from her lips.
"I have a few ideas of a better use of your sexy lips." he smirked before leaning in and kissing her. The kiss started out slow until Olivia grabbed his chin and slipped her tongue into his mouth. Allen smiled at how aggressive she was, it was a major turn on. As things got heated, he groaned into her mouth and reached out to place his hands on her waist. With ease he picked her up out of her seat and placed her on his lap.
Olivia smirked, "Guess you can handle me."
He continued to kiss her then started to trail kisses down her neck. Olivia moaned as he sucked on her earlobe. She could feel him pressing against her through his jeans. Allen was so caught up in the moment that finally a thought crossed his mind, what are you doing? This is just a rebound.
"Hey Olivia," Allen started as he pulled away from her, "I..."
"Your dick's in it but your heart is not." Olivia commented
"Yeah. I don't want to do something I would regret." he said
"I understand, I have walked down regret lane plenty of times." she stated, "You're still trying to adjust back to single life."
Allen sighed, he really liked Olivia and wanted her right now but he couldn't do this. Olivia stood up from his lap and smiled.
"I should probably see if Chad and Andrew are ready to go." Allen stated as he stood up.
"Well I will catch you later Mr. Jones." Olivia said as she headed back inside. After a few minutes he did the same and made his way over to Chad and Andrew.
"What happen? Why are you here and not with her?" Andrew asked
"It's too soon." Allen replied
"Dude! Are you serious? She was so into you; I could see it in her eyes and her body language." Chad sighed
"Look, I will do this when I am ready. And I don't need the nagging." Allen replied
"I can't force you to do anything but it has been well over a year. You're uptight, stay locked away in your hotel room, only time people see you is at shows and the gym. I think you honestly need to get laid." Chad said
"Thanks for the advice Dr. Phil but I am headed back to the hotel. Just want to relax and get some sleep." Allen replied as he soon said his goodbyes and headed to his truck.
Chad sighed, "He's killing me; I get it he needs time but Wendy has long moved on now. He should do the same. That woman is hot and was basically all over him and he punked out because he needs more time."
"I get what you're saying but he's a big boy, he can take care of himself." Andrew stated
"I just don't want him to go into a depression. Remember when he and Wendy were dating and whenever they broke up he would be depressed all the time? That is not healthy." Chad replied
"Hopefully he snaps out of it." Andrew said
"He almost did, you saw the way he was talking to her. He had his mojo back for a bit." Chad paused, "I hope he will get back to being happy Allen soon."
When Allen reached his hotel room, he throw his hat across the room and dropped down on his bed. What the hell am I so afraid of? It's been over a year and Olivia is hot. Even if it was just a one night thing, he thought to himself as he sighed. Just as he was about to get comfortable, he felt his phone vibrate. At first he was going to ignore it as he expected it to be Chad nagging at him but he was surprised to see that it was Olivia. She asked him if he had her cigarettes. Searching his pockets he found them. He texted her back asking what room she was in so he could drop them off. After a few moments she messaged him and he made his way out the door and to the elevators. Once he reached the twelfth floor he found her room. Slowly he knocked on it, he braced himself as he wasn't sure how to act when he saw her. He contemplated saying sorry for leading her on like that but how would he start the conversation? Just as all these thoughts were running through his mind, the door opened and what he saw caught him off guard. She was dressed in black pajama pants, a blue tee shirt, fuzzy green socks, her hair was in a messy bun, she was wearing thick black glasses and had no makeup on.
"Sorry if the backstage view isn't as pretty without the extra stuff. Appreciate you bringing me my smokes." her voice snapped him out of his thoughts
"No!... I mean...you look beautiful." Allen commented. There was no question that she was hot but this was something entirely different, she looked beautiful. Like the woman he first saw in the gym.
"Thanks cowboy, I appreciate your acts of a true gentleman." Olivia said
"...You busy?" he asked
"What's up? Want to lecture me about smoking again? Don't worry I can't smoke in here anyway." she replied
"No...well that's good. But I actually wanted to explain myself." he said
"Well I guess I can resume watching youtube videos later." she smirked as she stepped aside and let him into her room. She sat down on her bed and he took a seat in a lounge chair right across from her
"I want to say I'm sorry for leading you on like that; getting your motor running and then just switching things up. It's just as much as I wanted to and believe me I wanted to, it would be wrong for me to use you as a rebound." Allen explained
"No need to say sorry, I really understand. And I appreciate you being a gentleman and not just trying to get your rocks off." she said
I wouldn't call me a gentleman, even right now I'm tempted to toss your laptop aside and rip your clothes off, he thought as he was mindlessly staring at her. Olivia coughed to get his attention
"I'm sorry, didn't mean to just stare at you," Allen started, "You're just...never mind. What are you watching on youtube?"
"PWG matches." Olivia replied
"They're insane over there." he commented
"In a rush back to your cave, Mr. Jones?" she asked
Allen laughed, "No I think I stay away for a little."
She cast the video she was watching to the tv in the room. He saw a young woman with dark brown hair climbing a turnbuckle, on the outside of the ring there was a guy set up on a table with a steel chair over his chest. Allen cringed as he watched the woman do a moonsault and went through the table with the guy, "Holy shit!"
"Yeah that left a few marks." Olivia commented
It was then that Allen realized who the young woman was, "Wait...oh shit...that's you." Allen took a closer look at her and was in awe. The lack of tattoos and brown hair threw him off.
"Yup that's me, Nina Grave." she replied
"Wow, you...wow." Allen was still in awe as he watched the match, she was badass, "Can you stop being so hot already."
"What can I say, wrestling is in my blood...even though most of that blood ended up in PWG rings." she said
They continued to watch videos and everytime one with Olivia came on, Allen was more and more impressed by her. She was amazing.
"You really are good. I know you will do great in NXT." he commented
"Thanks. I hope, but I don't see them letting me jump into tables anytime soon." she said
"Don't let that stop you." Allen said
"I won't; I have my mind set on doing this and making women's wrestling be taken be seriously. I want to main event Raw, have a wrestlemania moment, be the second ever female intercontinental champion, put all my male competition on notice. Destroy gender barriers and prove I am worth it. Women work just as hard as any male wrestler so why can't we be on that level." she stated
"You're right. Women like you are exactly what this business needs." he said
"Sure you're not just saying that because you think I'm hot?" she teased
"I mean...you know I think you are unbelievably gorgeous but, after talking with you and seeing these videos. You really are amazing. Your passion for wrestling is admirable. I honestly enjoyed talking to you and hearing stories about your life." he replied
"My family was big on wrestling, it was pretty much the only thing we did as a family. Without role models at home I looked to the people I watched on the tv screen. At first I felt like I had to be this pretty blonde with great tits but then I saw Chyna. A massive dark haired wrestler who made me feel like it was okay I was bigger than the other girls, it was okay I could beat up the boys, it was okay I wanted more than just to be acknowledged for my looks. She stepped out of the box, said fuck your norms I am going to enter into your all boys club and fuck it up. So one day I said I am GOING to do this." Olivia said
"That attitude is going to get you far." Allen paused as he looked her over, "I like this Olivia."
"Over hair extensions, makeup, heels and revealing clothing?" she laughed
"Don't get me wrong, that one is pretty damn hot. But when you're like this, you're real." he replied
"Yeah but sadly this Olivia doesn't open doors. So until things change in this business, I need that "Olivia" to get me in." she stated
"Fuck them. This Olivia is fucking awesome and they should be honored to get to know her." Allen said as he just realized that he had a hand on her knee, "Sorry about that."
"Did you see me complaining?" she smirked, "Besides that's PG compared to having your tongue down my throat."
"I deserve that." he laughed as she made a point. Just as he was staring at her again, he found himself looking at her lips. He felt an urge to kiss her again but decided against it, "I think I am going to head back to my room. Have to wake up and head to the gym in the morning."
"Same here." she said
"Hopefully I will see you around the gym." he smiled as he stood up and made his way to the door
"We'll see," she started, "Goodnight Mr. Jones."
"Still with the Mr. Jones." Allen laughed
"I like it, so I will call you that for a bit until you give me a better name for you." Olivia smirked
"I'll think of something. Goodnight OG." he left the room. Olivia smiled, she liked him. He was definitely different and interesting. Perhaps she would continue getting to know the phenomenal one.