Finding a spot up against the wall I sat down. I had a great view of both rings and I was intently watching each wrestler as they sparred. Being against the wall gave me comfort in knowing I wasn't in the way. My passive brain was at work again. I was trying to hide after spending all day trying to be in front of all of these people.
As the first matches were ending many people got up to walk around. They chatted with each other and compared thoughts and notes. A woman walked in my general direction and I wasn't paying much attention to her. She came close and offered out her hand. "Hi there! I'm Natalya, who might you be?"
I cringed in my gut. I hated being the center of attention no matter how small. Soon enough there were a few people around me that I didn't know and I stood to shake her hand. I told her who I was and soon she was asking many questions of me. Natalya was a well-known second generation wrestler. Often times she was chosen to teach other new wrestlers instead of be in the main matches.
"I saw you come in with Randy, must be someone special if he's got you in tow." She was all smiles. Her demeanor was so friendly like a bigger sister giving advice. Her husband showed up not too long after and introduced himself as Tyson Kidd and he was equally as friendly.
Natalya stopped me before I could say anything and she grabbed my face, "Oh honey you've taken an ass beating! No wonder Randy is being so macho."
I laughed after she let me go.
"Yea, I'm that one girl that got her ass beat today at the expo center," I replied unabashed as I crossed my arms over my chest trying not to damage Randy's paperwork.
"Honey, if you can take a hit like that then you've come to the right place!" Natalya spread her arms out toward the rings in front of us; she wiped the sweat from her face on the return. We giggled some more and Tyson excused himself to the showers.
Another person had joined our small group and it was none other than Eve, the new Maxim model with the fire engine red hair. She had an ego from hell and I was already prepared to let Nataya handle her nasty disposition.
"Nice shirt," Eve pointed to my chest, "Thanks," I replied dryly. Natayla was glaring at Eve and she spoke up, "You can leave now, goodbye." Natalya waived her hand toward Eve motioning her to go away.
"Now now Natalya don't be rude, this could end up being my number one fan." Eve, putting her arm over my shoulders was curt and oblivious to my shirt, which I was proud to be wearing, and our already ongoing conversation. I wasn't a fan of Eve already and I didn't appreciate her tone towards Natalya, "Sorry hun, I'll be your friend any day but when it comes to the ring I'm a Bella fan."
Eve gasped and at that same moment the Bellas walked by with their hands in the shape of an L across their foreheads laughing in our direction. Natalya smirked at Eve, "No hard feelings," I directed at Natayla.
Randy walked up behind Natalya as Eve had stormed away, "Are you kids being good? You know you're supposed to get along and share toys here in kindergarten right?" I rolled my eyes and we all laughed. I saw him whisper something in her ear as they both looked back and forth at me. Natalya continued to speak glorious words of my actions to Randy and he jokingly scolded me, she excused herself after that promised to be back out to watch the next matches with me.
I was forced to stand ringside as Randy prepared for his practice match, he wouldn't be persuaded otherwise. He was wearing all black Under Armour sweatpants, sneakers and no top. After a few settled moments I decided I could get comfortable looking at him all day with his tattoos begging for attention and I didn't fight so hard about being right up front after that.
He jumped back and forth and warmed up as Jacob came out to be Randy's partner. Jacob was also known as Jack Swagger, he was a massively muscular blonde who daunted Randy in the shoulder but was shorter in size. They laughed and joked before starting to slam each other against the ropes. I guessed that the practice was because there was an upcoming match possibly for the next day, information on their storyline that I wasn't sure I really wanted to know.
The mat crashed in loud smacks as the men slammed each other down and sometimes I jumped. I paced back and forth watching intently before someone called out to me from across the ring. Natalya was back and she was motioning me to the secondary ring that was set up going unused.
My heart was crashing against my ribs and I looked between Natalya and Randy not wanting to break away. Randy motioned me toward Natalya and I slowly made my way over to her.
I looked up at Natalya who was already in the ring and she motioned me closer. "You want me up there?" My eyebrows were high on my head.
"Come on, why not?" She called out as she came over to hold the ropes open for me.