Chapter Two
Melody slept peacefully for the first time in months. She hadn't had a decent night's sleep since her father died. Talking with Randy about it had lightened her burden that she hadn't even known she had. He made her feel normal again. She liked that about him. Even with his issues with Nick didn't stop him from talking with her like a real person. She remembered having talks like that with Nick before he started traveling so much with the WWE. She thought by joining the company she would spend more time with him not less. That hadn't proven to be true. It pissed her off that he had time to fool around filming his little YouTube show but couldn't make time for her.
The next day was a travel day by bus for some of the superstars. They all shambled out of the hotel pulling their suitcases with them. Melody and Randy seemed to be the only two who actually looked like they had slept. Most of the guys including Nick and Zack Ryder were horribly hung over from the night before. As Melody pulled her suitcase outside Randy came over and grabbed it from her. "Here, I'll take care of it. You go find a comfortable seat on the bus before all the drunks take them." Randy said pulling her bag to the loading area. "Thanks. I'll save you a seat." She replied with a smile and hopped onto the bus with her backpack and purse. She stepped to the rear of the bus and found Nick already passed out across the seats. She turned and headed back to the front and found a couple unoccupied seats and plopped her bags down onto them.
Randy got their bags next to each other in the loading area and then hopped on the bus himself. They had a half hour ride to the airport so he was going to make the most of it. Plus he was sure most of the guys would fall asleep during the trip and wouldn't interrupt them. He climbed on board and Melody waved him over. She giggled, "Nick and the other guys are already passed out back there and the Divas are busy playing with their makeup. Here you can sit next to me." She patted the seat next to her and he took it. He slid his own backpack under his seat and looked at Melody, "Why aren't you all worried about your hair and makeup like the rest of the girls? They take forever to get ready most nights. That's why the shows never start with one of their matches unless it's Smackdown. The term Divas definitely is appropriate for these ladies."
Melody laughed and said, "I don't usually wear much makeup except when I'm working at an event like Raw because who knows when the camera is going to end up on you backstage. I've been talking to Mr. McMahon. He's thinking about putting me on as an interviewer. I'm not sure if I should and I tried to talk to Nick about it but he's always too busy or drunk or hung over like he is now. That man is frustrating the living hell out of me. I should do it just to spite him. He would hate it." They laugh and Randy says, "You should do it. All the guys like you and the Divas are cool with you too. You're great at your job but maybe you could do this too."
They arrive at the airport and Melody begins waking up the other Superstars who passed out on the ride over. The Divas all get off and grab their bags and head for the ladies room. Melody ends up having to wake up not only Nick but Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Heath Slater, and Drew McIntyre. When she goes to wake up Nick she just smacks him in the head and walks away. He grumbles at her as he grabs his things from under his seat.
As Melody steps off the bus Randy already has their bags checked and is waiting for her at the door. He helps her down the last step and walks next to her into the airport. "Which airline are you on Randy?" she asks. He pulls out his ticket and says, "American. You should know. You booked my ticket for me. What about you?" She pulls out her ticket as well and says, "I'm on American too. I could only afford a coach seat for myself but it's better than nothing I guess. They head to the counter to get checked and Randy grabs her ticket from her. "I would like to upgrade this ticket to first class," he says to the girl behind the counter. The girl smiles, "Certainly. It will be an extra $300 dollars for the upgrade. Will this be going on the card used to book the ticket?" Randy pulls out his wallet and says, "No. Put the entire thing on this one please." Melody is standing there in shock and starts to babble. "Randy you don't have to do that. The seat I have is fine." Randy grabs her hand and says, "It's a long flight. You should be as comfortable as possible. Plus then I won't have to sit alone with my headphones on the whole time. We can talk some more. Plus Nick is flying first class and so should you. He should have taken care of this for you. You work hard and deserve it." She smiles at him and says, "Thanks Randy. I hate flying anyway. It will be nice having someone human to talk to on the flight." They both laugh, grab their carryon, and head for the terminal.
