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Olivia and April drove together to their hotel in Topeka, Kansas a couple days before the next NXT taping. It was late in the afternoon when they arrived and checked into their room, and neither had eaten lunch yet. So, when April suggested that they go out for grab some food, Olivia happily accepted her offer. They headed to a small diner located just ten minutes from they were staying.

"The drive wasn't as bad as I thought," Olivia remarked once their hostess had left their table.

"Yeah, it really wasn't," April replied. She tossed some of her dark brown hair behind her with a casual grin. "Traffic was lighter than I thought it would've been at that time."

"I'm just glad we made it here in one piece."

"Oh, me too."

The conversation stopped when their server appeared to take their drink order. April gave her friend a curious look once their server left.

"Karlee said that Victoria seems to have finally warmed up to you, but didn't really say why," she revealed. "She also told me about your guys' chat and how Victoria seemed to not expect you to be so…nice? I don't know how else to put it."

"That's okay," Olivia said. "Karlee's not wrong. After she left, Victoria and I were alone in the Divas' locker room. Before she said anything, I told her that I meant it when I said that Karlee's talented and had a good chance of winning NXT. She was like, 'I believe you,' and then apologized for everything. I accepted her apology, of course. We even shook hands on it."

April raised her eyebrows as a laugh slipped from her mouth. "Wow, I didn't see that coming! I'm happy to hear that you two made amends."

"Me too, 'cause the whole situation's dumb as hell. I don't know if things will work out the same way between me and the twins or Barbie. Actually, I pretty sure that the twins hate me."

"Why would you say that?" April questioned as confusion took over her features.

Before Olivia could respond, their server showed up to drop off their drinks. He left again once he got both women's orders.

"The day after last week's taping," Olivia began, "Nic and I were having breakfast together in the hotel dining area when the twins showed up to have breakfast, too. Nic offered them to sit beside us, and they did."

"Doesn't he know that they don't like you?" April interrupted.

"Yes. But to be fair, he did ask if it was okay, and I said yes. So, I kinda deserved it," Olivia admitted.

"Oh, God…what happened?"

"Everything was fine until Nic mentioned that I'll be wrestling Nikki next week— now this week, if that makes sense. Nikki said she thought it'd go well, and I told I agreed 'cause her and Brie are good wrestlers."

April couldn't stop herself from making an annoyed face. "You're way too nice."

Olivia dismissed the accusation. "I was trying to get them to not hate my guts, okay? Anyways, Nic then had to say that he thinks I'll beat Nikki. I tried to laugh it off, but his remark seemed to upset the twins. Nikki was like, 'I'll break your winning streak 'cause I'm better,' or something to that effect. Nic tried to calm her down, but that seemed to upset her more. She accused me of not wanting to wrestle her, but I insisted that that wasn't true. Oh, and Brie brought up what happened when you and I were wrestling in front of the Divas last week, so I kinda had to tell him the whole story."

"Jesus Christ."

"Tell me about it. Once I told Nic everything, he was like, 'You guys think she doesn't respect you? She's been respectful to me and Vickie since the start of NXT.' Then he admitted to respecting me, which was nice to hear."

"It's good that he feels that way."

"It really does. When I told him that he was being too nice, he was like, 'Anything to make you feel better.' Then I joked that I wasn't gonna sleep with him for what he said. I don't think he expected that to come out of my mouth."

April covered her mouth to stop from laughing loudly. "Oh my God, Olivia!"

"I couldn't resist! Besides, he took it well. I also use that as a way to tell him and the twins that I don't date co-workers. Nic was like, 'That fine. You're professional— I like it.' After that, the twins left 'cause they had some interviews to do. Nic apologized for what they said to me, which was nice of him."

"At least he seems to be on your side when it comes to this. It'd be worse if he felt the same as Brie and Nikki. That would be an awful situation."

Olivia couldn't stop herself from visibly shuddering. "Thank God we get along so well! Which reminds me of something I've been meaning to ask…how are you and your Pro doing? Is everything okay?"

"We get along very well," April divulged. "Edwin's really nice and helpful."

"That's great! Do you happen to know if the others are getting along with their Pros, too?" Olivia asked. "I know I'm being nosey, but I'm curious."

"There's nothing wrong with that," April remarked. "I don't know about Živilė or Brittany, but Celeste's told me that Vickie's like a second mother to her."

"I can see that," Olivia interjected.

"Me too. Karlee and Victoria get along, from what I've seen. But Trinity told me that she doesn't love working with Barbie. Their personalities are so different that they disagree on things often. But Trin insists that they work alright together for the most part."

"As long as they keep things professional, they should be fine."

Their server suddenly reappeared to hand them their food, much to each woman's delight. They began to eat lunch, causing their conversation to be put on pause for a moment or two.

"I wanna get back to the fact that you're facing Nikki in the upcoming show," April suddenly declared. "Are you nervous about that?"

Olivia hesitated to respond. "Can I be extremely honest with you? So long as you keep your mouth shut about it from everyone else?"

"Of course."

"Alright. If I'm being that honest, then my answer's no. No, I'm not nervous to face Nikki. She may have been with WWE longer than me, but I've still been wrestling longer. I also know about her and Brie's little trick— Twin Magic. But I'm not worried about that either 'cause I can still beat them."

April looked surprised by her friend's sudden confidence. "I didn't expect you to say any of that."

"I know; I didn't expect it either, actually," Olivia confessed. "But I'm so pissed off by what went down the other day that I just wanna beat her much more than before. I was fine with the idea of facing Nikki before, but now I'm really looking forward to our match."

"Me too. It's good to see you confident instead of so humble," April said.

"I was worried I was gonna come off as cocky 'cause I do think of myself as a humble person."

"You didn't. Well, not to me, at least. You're always so focused on bettering me and the other Rookies that you put yourself last."

"That sounds about right."

April shook her head to show her disapproval. "I appreciate the thought, and I'm sure the others do, too. But please don't forget about yourself, Olivia. You've worked way harder than the rest of us to make it into WWE. That's not my opinion— that's a fact. If you want to be more confident in yourself, that's fine. I don't think anyone would have a problem with that. Well, maybe some of the Divas would, but who gives a shit what they think? I mean…I know you do, but…crap, I lost my point. Damn it!"

"It's okay, I get what you're trying to say," Olivia said. "Thank you, April. You're very sweet."

"Anytime. And for the record, I'll be rooting for you during your match," April commented.

"Thank you. I really do hope that Nikki will change her opinion of me after our match. If she doesn't…than I don't think we'll ever be able to get along. But I guess that'll be her loss, not mine," Olivia mused.

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