Later that day Todd made all the dolls practice their vocals while Paul and Stephanie had their little chat. Stephanie sat in the room with her arms crossed " What do you want?"
Paul sighed trying to keep calm ''look i don't know what is wrong with you but you need to get used to me being around here because i wont quit if your career is so important to you then please cooperate with me because I'm here to help you" he said feeling like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
Stephanie frowned " I guess I could lay off you a little. It was only a test to see if you could cope though."
Paul sat their confused maybe he didn't know the real Stephanie after all he thought then said " good maybe we can get along after all" Stephanie smiled and said " Well if you think I'm hard to deal with then meet my dad and brother" she laughed.
Paul then said " Well not as bad as my three friends" they both shared a laugh. Over the hour they talked about everything you could imagine but was soon interrupted by the four dolls that came bouncing in the room.
" Steph we got a call from Paris Hilton she wants us to party at mansion with her can we go" Jade spoke up. Paul sat back in his chair and watched and waited
" Well first girls calm down second we should be asking Paul because he hasn't talked to us as a group yet" Stephanie said as the girls looked on as if hell frozen over.
Paul was more then a little stunned " Well you don't have to do anything until lunchtime tomorrow so you could go, you have to be back in your hotel rooms by 1am though".
The dolls started to dancing around as Steph said " Dolls time to party" Stephanie laughed laughed as the girls started yell and jump around until they followed Stephanie out the door but they couldn't help but notice Stephanie wink at Paul.
It was the morning after Stephanie and Paul had their chat all the dolls were sprawled out where they landed last night it was safe to say they over did it last night the paparazzi had a field day with it calling them " America's favorite bad girls" It was on every magazine cover and Todd wasn't happy he called there assistants and told them to have the girls up and ready and at the office for another meeting. The pussycats all grumbled there way into the office not the slightest bit happy being made to get up. As they entered the meeting they all looked like shit, they wore the same track suit except every girl had on a different color, they had on no makeup which to them was embarrassing, and there hair was in a messy ponytail." Where the hell is my orange juice" Stephanie barked at her assistant. The assistant just ran away from her as Stephanie and the girls walked into the conference room. Stephanie took a glance around the room and seen that the men and women in the room were staring at them she then looked at the table and seen magazines with the girls partying on the front. Every major guy was seated around the huge table as was Paul. " Did you guys have fun" Todd screamed.
" Dud can you calm down" Nicky said as she rubbed her forehead.
Todd raised his voice even more " CALM DOWN, YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN?? DID YOU SEE THOSE COVERS".
" Todd you need to chili the hell out ok we did over do it last night but yelling won't fix it" said Stephanie in a calm manner as the dolls just nodded their heads in agreement.
Paul stood up and put his hand on Todd's shoulder " Let me deal with this" and he turned to the girls " I gave you an inch yesterday and you ran a mile so things are changing. From here on out there will be no parties, no alcohol and you will be in bed by 11pm each night.
The dolls just laughed " You can't do that we are not children plus the more we go out the press we get" Stephanie whined.
Paul stood firm " No Stephanie you will not be getting your way this time" Stephanie stood there frozen she always got her way even when she was little.
" I have an idea you may both like how about you girls can party only if Paul comes along" Todd smiled
All the dolls whined " Nooooooooo, he'll cramp our style".
Stephanie sighed " Whatever I'm not in the mood to argue" with that said she walked out the room with the other girls behind her.
Paul frowned " Great, just when I thought I was getting somewhere".
Todd looked confused " What did you say"
Paul frowned " Last night I thought I was getting somewhere with Stephanie, we seemed to be on the same level".
" Well that's good cause right now me and her aren't on the same level let me tell you this in advanced Steph has some issue with being told what to do she loves her freedom I just don't know what to do" Todd said in a sad tone
Paul sighed " I said we were on the same level, I'm not sure if we're stilll there but I'm going to try".
That night the girls were in New York partying at club Marquee, Stephanie's brother Shane will be partying with them tonight as well. Paul wasn't allowing the girls to go alone though, what they were yet to know is that he would be following them. " Baby sister" called Shane a handsome 31 year old. Stephanie got so excited and ran right into is arms " You have know idea how good it is to see you" Steph said with a few tears running down her cheek.
Shane rubbed her back " The feeling is mutal. Is everything okay?".
Stephanie sniffed " I just miss being with my family".
" Alright Shane you ready to party with us tonight" Sara said trying to lighten the mood.
Shane nodded " You bet I am, I've been looking forward to this for weeks".
The dolls were laughing as they entered the club there was quite a bit of paparazzi trying to see what they wpuld do next. Paul had followed the dolls in his car, he would make his presence know soon. As he entered the club he saw the five girls with a mystery man that looked to be quite comfy with Stephanie and he couldn't help but be jealous.
" Well well well look what we have here" Paul said in and arrogant tone as the girls and Shane looked on but Stephanie was pissed.She trying to be nice but he just kept ruining her life. Shane stood up thinking his sister needed protecting from this jerk " Why don't you go on your way, nobody wants trouble". Paul laughed softly " Wait? SO you're not going to introduce me Stephanie? I'm hurt". Shane looked at Stephanie " baby girl you no him?". Stephanie frowned " Unfortunately so, he's our manager".
Shane smirked " Well he seems like an asshole, baby sis he given you any trouble?".
Paul laughed and cut in before Stephanie could answer " Oh I'm not giving her trouble but they are giving me trouble that's for sure".
" What do you mean" Shane looked confused
''Let's see" and Paul pretended to think "There would be the fact that Stephanie is very rude and all of them are appalling time keepers, or maybe the fact that I was being kind to them yesterday and let them go out last night but told them to be in bed by 1am and they were out until all hours of the morning".
The girls looked shocked as Stephanie screamed " you are not my keeper Paul i can do whatever the hell I want last time I checked i'm 23" then she calmly turned to Shane who looked shocked sad and disappointed " Shane can we leave i don't feel like staying here"
Shane nodded " Sure. Go and Grab your coat and I'll be with you in a second, i just want a word with Paul".Stephanie left to get her stuff with the dolls on her heels but Paul just looked Shane in the eye waiting to see what he had to say.Paul stayed silent and waited, he had a feeling he'd get it both barrels.
" What the hell is your problem no body talks to my sister like that and if you aren't carefull you won't have a job much longer" Shane said in a snobby tone.
Paul rolled his eyes " Forget about me, if she's not careful she won't have a job for much longer. Do you know how many managers the have gone through in the past six months? I am their last hope or the get dropped."
Shane laughed " They won't get drooped they are far to valuable for that and if Todd thinks about firing my sister and the girls my father won't be to happy"
Paul shrugged " To be honest I think Todd has passed caring what your father or anyone else thinks. They may be valuable in sales but the amount of bad press they are getting for their partying or the speed in which they go through managers is far from valuable".
" You and me aren't done, I will be seeing you with my father" Shane said then walked off in search of the girls
Paul turned on his heels and headed for the bar " I need something stiff" he muttered.
The next morning was quite different the girls had no appearances because Stephanie flew back home to be with her mom but Shane and Vince were in conference room waiting for Todd and Paul to arrive it was safe to say that all hell would break loose. Paul and Todd walked into the conference room together as they had been going over some stuff beforehand. Shane and Vince stood up " Thanks for joining us gentleman" Vince said as Shane just smirked as if to say I told you so. Paul sat down and waited for the fireworks to erupt and for him to be told how to do his job. Everyone sat down, Shane spoke up and said " Todd you would never drop my sister would you because you of all people should know that you don't screw with the McMahon's".
Todd frowned " Actually she is on her last chance and if this doesn't work out then yes I will drop her. I refuse to be blackmailed into keeping her".
" No one said anything about blackmail we can do so much more then that to you" Vince smiled
Paul rolled his eyes " Money is not the answer to everything you know. Maybe if you'd brought Stephanie up better we wouldn't be having this problem".
" My daughter is not the problem it's you people who don't know how to do your job" Vince said getting in Paul's face.
Paul clenched his jaw " Oh of course it is not Princess Stephanie's problem or the way in which you brought her up, it is obviously our problem as we don't cater to her every need".
" My someone has a temper" Shane said who laughed at how mad Paul was getting it was quite amusing.
Paul glared at him " You may have grown up with a silver spoon stuck firmly up your ass and a plum glued to your cheek but I have WORKED very hard to get where I am and I'm not having your bratty sister screwing it up".
" My sister is not a brat but if you want someone screwing up your career look no further" Shane motioned to himself and Vince.
Paul laughed at him "Your sister is not a brat? Really? Are you sure we're talking about the same Stephanie here?" Todd shook his head "Quit it, both of you. Paul has a point, Stephanie does think she is better than everyone else".
" Well she is, but my baby is the sweetest thing and no one messes with her" Vince persisted
Paul sighed "Whatever. Was there a point to this meeting exactly".
" Well we need to make sure my baby girl is taken care of and is not being fired she loves to dance and sing and if you screwed up her career well all hell would break loose" Vince said with an evil glint in his eyes
Paul stood up "You know what I have better things to do with my time than sit here and listen to you threatening us. Maybe you should stop blackmailing and threatening people for your 'baby girl' and maybe then she'd learn to actually get along with people and not act like such a spoilt rich bitch and we wouldn't be having these problems with her".
Shane jumped up and hit him in the back up the head " nobody talks to my sister like that" as Vince stood back and encouraged him.
Paul easily twisted Shane's arm behind his back stopping him in his tracks "Want to try that again?"
" Let him go or I swear I will sue your ass" Vince threatened
Paul let go of Shane and gently pushed him away from him " Go ahead, I'll just have him charged with assault and battery, I was just defending myself".
Todd spoke up" Alright you no what all of you need to calm the down Vince look if want Stephanie to remain signed onto this label I suggest that one of you stay here and help Paul keep an eye on them since they won't listen to Paul"
Shane frowned "Why should we do that?" Todd frowned "Did you not listen to me?" Vince nodded his head "I'll talk to her. She's flown home to her Mum right now so I'll talk to her at home". Todd shook his head as the McMahon's walked out Paul couldn't help but laugh.
Todd frowned " Why are you laughing?"
" They acted like they were the kings of the world now I know why Steph acts like that" Paul's said still laughing
Todd shook his head " You have no idea what they're like".
" Explain you seem to know more about them" Paul said interested
Todd sighed " Vince is like a billionaire or something and he's married to Linda and both Stephanie and Shane are a little stuck up as they've had everything handed to them".
" That gives them know right to come in here and tell us how to do our jobs and threaten us" Paul sighed
Todd shrugged "I'm used to it by now".
" What do you think there going to do if you do fire the dolls" Paul said in a serious tone
Tim shrugged "I am hoping it won't come to that but to be honest I don't know what they'd do".
Vince and Shane were in Vince's office talking to Stephanie about what happened earlier.
Stephanie frowned as she sat in front of her Dad and brother "What is it?"
" Well you see we went to see Paul and Todd about you and the dolls to make a long story short one of us has to help Paul manage you" Shane said rather quickly trying not to hear his sister blow a gasket.
"Well guys I guess in a way thanks because you have no idea the hell he and Todd are putting us through it's nice to know someone is on our side" Stephanie smiled
Vince loved his daughter and he was the reason she was like she was but although Paul seemed like a hard man to handle he didn't seem the type to put her through hell "Why is that Princess?"
" Well the only men who get to tell me what to do are Shane and you daddy" Stephanie said in an innocent voice
Vince frowned "But Princess they are the people who hold your career in the palm of their hands, if you don't behave then you'll have nothing".
" Daddy if they didn't boss me around we wouldn't be having this problem" said Stephanie very stubbornly. Shane looked at his Father with an oh shit, no wonder they're having problems look as Vince shook his head.
" Who will go with me tommorow" Stephanie asked getting frustrated
Vince frowned " Shane will" Shane's eyes widened " What! Why me?".
"Because I have work and she is your baby sister" Vince said as he stared at Shane. Shane huffed he was in so much trouble.
For the time being I will be uploading this story on a daily basis hope you like it. This story took me all day so I hope you really like it. Man I'm tired!
