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Roxy was anxious the following day. She was nervous in case her dad suspected anything. It was hardly an illicit affair. It was just someone teaching her a few wrestling moves, no big deal. It was a shame that JBL wouldn't understand that. Roxy loved her father, but he could sometimes suffocate her with his overprotective ways.
She was wearing her work clothes, a purple short-sleeved blouse, grey pinstripe trousers and purple sling-back shoes. Her hair was swept up and secured with a silver clip. She had a bag containing some sports clothes for her training.
She was running through some data, when her father walked into the office, making her jump slightly. She smiled and sat back from her desk.
"Hi baby girl." JBL grinned.
"Hey dad." She replied.
"What do you say we get some lunch?" he asked, leaning on her desk.
"I'm pretty busy." She shrugged, resting her hand on a pile of papers.
"It's on me." He smiled, ruffling her hair.
She frowned at the gesture. She was twenty-five for goodness sake!
"Ok, I guess I should eat." She sighed, getting a smile from JBL.
"That's my girl." He smiled.
As they walked down the corridor, John Cena stopped them.
"Hey, can I talk to you?" he asked JBL.
"Actually, I was just taking my daughter for lunch." He replied.
"It won't take long." John looked at Roxy.
"It's fine, I'll go on ahead." She said to her father.
JBL smiled apologetically, taking John to one side to talk. The blonde carried on down the corridor. Some of the wrestlers were already in catering. Three of them, whom she counted as friends, waved her over. Chris Jericho was sitting in between Mickie James and Shawn Michaels, whom Roxy sat next to.
"Hey guys!" she smiled.
"You finally came out of the office!" Chris grinned.
"Funny." She replied, twisting her hair round her finger.
"Are you coming to the party this weekend?" Mickie asked, looking hopeful.
"Whose party?" Roxy asked her.
"Stephanie's. It's for the Summerslam launch." Mickie explained. Roxy nodded.
"I guess I will." She smiled.
"Oh, don't forget your swimsuit!" Chris pointed across at Roxy.
"You think I'm gonna get in a pool with you?" she replied to the Canadian.
Chris and Mickie giggled, while Shawn patted Roxy on the shoulder.
"Sorry about that." JBL walked towards them.
"Busy again?" Shawn asked as JBL sat beside his daughter.
"Apparently I'm the go-to guy around here." He rolled his eyes.
"So, are we gonna eat?" Roxy asked.
"Sure honey. You go get something." JBL handed her some money.
Roxy sighed and walked over to the counter. She ordered a couple of sandwiches and some drinks for her and her dad. While she waited, she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. Turning around, she saw that it was Matt.
He was wearing another "Airbourne" t-shirt on top of his ring attire. She assumed he must have been practicing for a match. He smiled at Roxy.
"How are you?" he asked her.
"Um, ok." She replied.
"All set for later?" he asked, causing Roxy to check that nobody heard.
"Mm, I'll get changed after I finish work." She smiled.
"See you then." He replied, walking away.
Roxy briefly considered doing some research on the high flyer. She was pretty clueless about wrestling when they had spoken yesterday. It sounded stupid, a wrestler's daughter with no knowledge of wrestling. She couldn't even tell anyone which titles her own father had held. The blonde looked across to the table where Matt was sitting with a couple of people she didn't recognise. He didn't look over.
The sandwiches were ready, so Roxy took them over to her dad. He looked up and smiled at her. She returned the smile, sitting where she had previously.
"So, you're coming to the party?" JBL grinned at her.
"So long as you don't get in the pool!" she giggled. He giggled too, causing a few people, including Matt to look over at them.
"I'll try not to embarrass you." He replied, taking a bite of his sandwich.
"Have you been up to much?" Roxy asked, causing her dad to raise an eyebrow.
"Since when have you been interested in my work?" he asked.
"Just trying to make conversation." She shrugged, biting into her own sandwich.
"I'm proud of you honey." Her father said.
"Thanks dad." She replied.
"You're my baby girl." He smiled.
Roxy felt even more nervous now. Maybe she should call the training off. It probably wasn't worth upsetting her dad, and putting Matt in the line of fire. She knew that JBL would take it the wrong way. Since she was eighteen, she'd had three boyfriends. They were all "approved" by her father. He seemed to think that every man who approached his daughter would be some kind of sex pest.
After they parted ways, Roxy went back to her office. She eyed the pile of paperwork on her desk. She would start now, meaning that by the time she finished it would be time for her first training session. That sounded strange, training session.
She was surprised when she looked at the clock. Seeing that several hours had passed and it was now time to get changed. She took out her gym clothes and began to undress. Nobody would be around to call into her office. Apart from…
"Hey are you…"
Roxy glanced at the door to see an embarrassed looking Matt standing in the doorway. She followed his gaze to her lilac lace bra and French knickers. She folded her arms, staring at the high-flying superstar.
"Do you mind?" she asked.
"I'm sorry." He replied, turning around so that she could dress.
"I assume you were just checking if I was ready for training?" she said.
"Yeah. I should have knocked, sorry." He said again.
"You should be honoured. Thanks to my dad, not many guys get to see me in my underwear." She laughed, pulling on a grey vest and some navy jogging pants.
"That's a shame." Matt replied.
"Ok, I'm ready now." She said, as he turned around to see her clothed.
"Follow me." He grinned, heading down the corridor.
They walked around past the catering and dressing rooms, ending up at the gym. It was different to the gym from yesterday, as it was slightly bigger. Matt began setting up the mats, as Roxy felt that nervousness creeping in. She could have sworn that the turnbuckles looked higher than yesterday. Why did she agree to this?
"Ok, come here." Matt gestured to her to come forward.
"I don't know if I can do this." She sighed.
"Even I get nervous." He assured her.
Roxy nodded and watched as he explained what she was going to do. He made her stand on the turnbuckle first, to get her used to the height. He stood in front of her, holding out his arms in case she fell. After about five minutes, he asked her to jump off and onto the mats in the ring. She found it hard to separate her feet from the ropes. After a couple of tries, she got to like the feeling.
"It's not that bad, is it?" Matt smiled at her.
"It's good." She smiled back at him.
After another few jumps, he showed her how to do a leg drop and an elbow drop. She took in everything that he said, actually wanting to do well. She was beginning to enjoy herself more and more. If her dad knew…
"So how do you fancy going for a crossbody?" he asked, folding his arms.
"You're gonna have to remind me what that is." Roxy grinned.
"Like this." He replied, taking to the turnbuckle and leaping onto the mat.
"Mm, ok." She bit her lip nervously.
"You're aiming for my middle." Matt said, standing in the ring.
"What?" she gasped.
"You're gonna practice on me." He said.
"But, what if I injure you?" the blonde asked.
"You won't." he replied.
Roxy shook her head and sighed. Climbing the turnbuckle, she looked down at Matt. He smiled, nodding at her to go ahead. She copied what he had done, extending her arms and legs as she made contact with his body. They fell to the floor. Matt laughed and patted her on the back. Roxy was surprised by the gesture.
"Did I do it wrong?" she asked.
"No. It was really good." He replied.
"It felt quite good actually." The blonde said.
"I told you." Matt said.
"Look at the time, I have to get going." Roxy said, getting to her feet.
"Do you wanna do this again?" the dark haired superstar asked her.
"Yeah, I do." She grinned, heading out to have a shower and get changed.
She was practically skipping back to the office. It was a great feeling of freedom that she got from the training. It was a release for her. Everything else seemed to fade away when you were standing on top of the turnbuckle.
After she had gotten changed, she went to get her bag. There was a knock at the office door. Roxy grinned as she shouted for the person to come in.
"I thought I should knock this time." Matt smiled, entering the office.
"So, what brings you here?" Roxy asked.
"I figured if we're gonna be doing more training, you need my number." He said, handing her a piece of paper with his name and number on it.
"Thanks." She replied, taking a sticky note from the desk and writing down her number for Matt. She handed it to him and smiled.
"So, I guess I'll be in touch." He said, heading back out of the office.
"I hope so." Roxy smiled as he left the room.
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