Benefits- Chapter 12: Storyline Drama
/Later That Day/
Dean and Ari's Rental Car:
*Ari's P.O.V*
Once I got back to the table, I had told my family I was done with the little get together, I needed out of there, I couldn't handle the fact that my father, and Randy were on the same side, my father was actually thinking I was just going to forget everything that's going on between me and Dean, and get with Randy. I know Randy says he cares about me, but maybe it's just too little too late.
Dean and I decided, to get on the road a little earlier then we had expected, I think we both wanted out of that place, far away from my family. We'd been on the road for about an hour now, and we still had about another 45 minutes, but I was getting pretty hungry, since we didn't really eat at the restaurant, Randy and my father ruined that. "Do you think we could stop and get food?" I looked over at Dean, who was driving.
"Sure thing, I'm pretty hungry too, we didn't get to eat breakfast." Dean nodded, his eyes not moving from the road.
"Great." I nodded. "You know I'm really sorry about my father, he had no right."
"Don't worry about it." Dean shrugged. "Let's just forget about it."
"Alright." I nodded, and turned looking out the window.
"There is a little road stop diner, do you want to stop there?" Dean questioned, turning to me for a second.
"Yes, that will be fine." I smiled, and Dean turned his attention back to the road.
Road Side Diner:
*Dean's P.O.V*
Ari and I walked into the little diner, it was a nice little place, it defiantly had a small town feel to it, like everyone knows everyone's name, type of feel to it. Ari and I sat at a little booth towards the back. "Hello, I'm Amy, I'm going to be your server today, what can I do for ya?" The waitress Amy smiled.
"I'll take a Pepsi, or Coke whatever you have here." I looked up to the woman.
"I'll take an ice tea, no lemon slice." Ari smiled.
"Great, I'll give you some time to look at your menu's." Amy smiled, and walked off.
Both Ari and I, looked down on our menu's, our eyes scanning the pages, a few minutes later, the waitress, Amy walked back over with our drinks. "Here, is your coke, and your ice tea, no lemon." she put the drinks in front of us. "Have you decided, or do you need a few more minutes?" she smiled.
I looked to Ari who nodded, and put her menu down. "I'll have the Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap." Ari smiled. "With a side of fruit." She added.
"I'll have a BLT, with extra bacon." I looked up to the waitress. "Oh, and could I get onion rings, instead of fries?" I added, closing the menu, and handing it to hers, after taking Ari's menu also.
"Sure thing, it will be right out." Amy smiled, and headed to the back.
I looked to Ari, who was looking down at her phone, she was texting someone, it looked like, and from the look on her face, it wasn't anything to good. "Everything okay?" I questioned.
"Yeah, it's my father, being a royal jerk, that's all." Ari shook her head, putting her phone down.
"What now?" I raised a brow, taking a sip of my coke, before putting it down.
"Oh nothing, my father was just telling me, how he might be more accepting of the career I made for myself. If I were to make better decisions, in my love life, that maybe I should give Randy a chance, and leave you alone, he said I don't need people like you around me." Ari sighed, shaking her head.
"Wow, umm, what did you tell him?" I questioned, trying not to hold my breath as I waited for her to speak, I was hoping she wouldn't take the bait, her dad was dangling in front of her, because I know how much she wants her fathers support.
"That he can't try to run my life, I'm an adult, and I'll have whoever I want in my life, that I like you, and he can take his acceptance, and shove it." Ari shrugged. "Okay, I didn't put it exactly like that, but close to it." Ari added, with a laugh.
I laughed, and shook my head as the waitress came over with our food, putting it in front of us.
"Let me know if you need anything." Amy smiled, then walked away.
"Well, I'm glad you aren't completely writing me off." I smiled.
"As much as I want my dad to accept my life choices, I won't let him dictate who I'm friends with, or more then friends with." Ari smiled.
I licked my lips, as our eyes locked. "So you think, we could be more then friends?" I raised a brow.
"Anything's possible." Ari smiled, and bit her lip.
/Smackdown Taping/
Diva's Locker Room:
*Ari's P.O.V*
I had been to hair and make-up, before I got dressed, I wanted to find out what Summer was wearing was wearing tonight, we were tagging together, and I think it looks better when you some what match with your partner. Summer walked in, she'd also been to hair and make-up already from the looks of things. "Hey lady." I smiled, when Summer walked over to me.
"How's it going?" Summer smiled. "We get to tag together, we haven't tagged for months." She added, with another smile.
"I know, what are you wearing tonight?, I was thinking my gold gear, what about you?" I raised a brow.
"Totally, I haven't worn my all gold in so long, let's do it." Summer smiled.
"Great." I smiled, both of us getting ready. I walked back out after I put my gear on, I looked my self over in the mirror, doing a little turn, so I could check myself out from behind. I heard a knock on the door, and walked over, I smiled slightly when I saw Stephanie McMahon, standing in front of me. "Hey, what can I do for you?" I smiled.
"Oh, well I was wondering if you could come with me." Stephanie smiled, and I nodded, following her.
Stephanie's Office:
I stood in front of Stephanie, waiting for her to tell me, why she needed to speak to me. "So, I've been talking with creative, and we were thinking about bringing you into the authority storyline, and to do that, we are going to need to bring another person along with you, as sort of a love interest, it will start out as more of an attraction, before it goes into a full blown couple, we want to make it believable and not just throw you out into a couple over night." Stephanie stated.
"Wow, that's great." I smiled, this will mean so much more screen time for me, this could be my big break, I've been waiting for so long, for such a big push. "Who were you thinking?, I know Seth is out with an injury right now, so you don't really have a big name in the Authority." I nodded.
"Yes, with Roman as the champion right now, we need a guy who can be a strong heel, but since Roman isn't very over with the fans, we want someone who will be some what over with the fans, and this will help get the Authority storyline going again, I know it's died down a bit, so we were thinking Randy Orton, we've been thinking about it for it for a while, we talked to him, and he thinks we need to add a female, so it seems as if we have more control over the total division." Stephanie smiled.
"And Randy told you to chose me?" I raised a brow, of course he did, why am I even asking.
"Well, yes sort of, I was telling him, that we were thinking about either, you or Paige, and he was telling me he thought you were a good idea, because you are a great heel, and he thought you'd be a great fit for the storyline." Stephanie nodded. "We saw the little kiss, and I know something has been going on between you two."
"He told you that?" My mouth dropped open, damn him running his mouth to Stephanie and who knows who else.
"No actually he didn't but there have been rumors, about you two, but I'll admit, you hide it pretty well, I didn't believe it, until I asked him about the kiss, he tried to explain it away, but I saw the look in his eyes, when he looked at you, after the kiss, no matter what he says he can't deny it." Stephanie shook her head. "Neither can you."
"Nothing's going on between us anymore." I shook my head.
"I'm not saying anything's wrong with it, you aren't in trouble, I just said I took notice." Stephanie laughed. "Now, if you'd rather us give the part to Paige, that's okay I'm not going to force you into a storyline, despite what people tell you, I'm not a horrible person." Stephanie added, with another laughed.
I sighed, and nodded, as much as I don't like the idea of being an onscreen couple, with Randy, that would just give him a chance to get his hands on me even more, but how could I pass up the opportunity? I'd be crazy to not want this storyline in a way, because this couple be my big break, my big chance, at the championship, I've been so close, but I've never got a shot at the title. "I'll do it, this is a great opportunity." I smiled.
"Yes, you could be the new face of the diva's division." Stephanie smiled.
"That would be amazing." I smiled, that would be so great, but to only bad thing, is I'll have to work with Randy, and fight off his advances. Then there is Dean, would he still want to waste his time knowing I'm going to be working so closely with Randy?
Hallway The Arena:
*Dean's P.O.V*
I smiled when I saw Ari walking backstage, even though she was all sweaty from her match, that she had won by the way, she still looked sexy as all hell. I started to make my way over to her. "You did great out there." I smiled, once I made it to her.
"Thanks." Ari smiled.
"I hear you are going to be getting a storyline change, from the sounds of things, it's a pretty big one." I smiled, I heard she was getting a big storyline, that could put her in the forefront of the diva's division, if not the entire roster.
"Wow, things get around quick don't they?" Ari shook her head. "It's not going to be so great, because you haven't heard what it is."
"What could be so bad about being the face of the diva's division?" I raised a brow.
"They are going to revive the authority storyline, and they want to add a diva to the faction, more so then the who Nikki Bella deal, they want to put me in the front of everything, an official member of the authority, and they are going to do this, by putting me with a love interest." Ari sighed, shaking her head.
"Who's the love interest?" I raised a brow, they didn't really have anyone in the authority who could be her love interest, I know Shamus, is partly but not totally part of the authority, and Seth is out with injury, so who else could be the mega heel, they are going to need.
"Randy." Ari sighed, and bit her lip.
"You're kidding right?" I bit the inside of my cheek, and shook my head. "This was his idea, wasn't it?"
"They said, that when they approached him about joining the authority again, and told him they were thinking about adding a diva, it would be either me or Paige, and he said he thought I'd be a good fit, for the storyline." Ari nodded.
"Of course, any way he can get his hands on you." I shook my head.
"Look, I'd completely understand if you didn't want to be my friend, or anything else." Ari's eye's darted to the ground. "You shouldn't have to keep going through this, to be my friend."
"I know he's doing this to drive me away, he think's if I see you and him every day in the ting, on TV, and keep having to see him touching you and kissing you, I'll run off, that I won't stick around and fight." I shrugged.
"You'd fight for me?" Ari raised a brow.
"I like you, and I mean really like you, I told you I want to be more then just friends, and if I have to fight Randy Orton for you, I will." I said taking her hand. "And from the looks of things, the gloves are off, he's not playing fair so I guess I won't either."
Ari smiled, and shook her head. "You are a really great guy, you know that." Ari said, her finger stroking my cheek, she leaned in and gave me a soft kiss on the lips. When she pulled back she smiled and said. "You know, I've never had a guy fight for me, and I'll admit it's a real turn on." Ari winked, before walking away.
I smirked, shaking my head, Randy Orton think's he's won, that he's got her as his onscreen girlfriend, so I'll back off and let him have her, he said she's his, but she's not, she may not be mine, yet. I like Ari and I want to make her mine, and I'll treat her with respect something Randy isn't capable of from the looks of things.
*Randy's P.O.V*
After finding out that the storyline was a go, I was on cloud nine, I couldn't wait until Monday, when the storyline was starting, I know the more time Ari and I spend time together, she'll realize she doesn't want someone like Dean Ambrose, she wants someone like me, someone her family actually likes. I'm mom and dad approved, and Dean Ambrose, her father told me how much he detests the idea of Ari being with Dean, so I have the upper hand. Plus this storyline will put me back in the main event picture, and I'll be able to be close to Ari, real close, enough to kiss, and believe me, I'll do it every chance I get.
I saw Ari and Dean talking, and shook my head, as I leaned against the wall, watching this conversation take place, after a minute I saw Ari lean in and kiss him, I felt my blood boil, Dean Ambrose has some spell on her or something, she still is giving him a chance, even after she knows her father wants me to be with her, and not Dean. I shook my head as I walked off, Dean doesn't know who he's messing with, I'm Randy Fucking Orton, and I always get what I want, and I want Ari and he knows that, but he still goes after her? he must really enjoy punishment, now with myself having the authority storyline, I'm going to use it to my advantage, not only to get Ari, but to make Dean Ambrose pay for being stupid enough to get between me and what's mine.
(Author's Notes: Here is the next chapter, Dean is realizing he needs to stop being the good guy, and start to fight for Ari, and you can bet he's not going to play fair. What are your thoughts on this?, and the chapter as a whole?, Don't forget to leave a review, remember I can't make the story better, if I don't have feedback! Thanks you guys rock!
