Shane laughed. "Stephanie's office is only just down the hall. Not that big of a trip." He studies her face for a moment then frowned. "If you need more time I'm sure I can go elsewhere to occupy myself though…"
"No, it's alright. I actually came out to look for you."
"Not Randy?"
Tania shook her head. "He's in the ring, remember?" Folding her arms across her chest, she gave a quick glace over Shane. The scent of his cologne was still lingering around, probably just as much on her as it was on him.
"I got to thinking about something when I was walking back." Tania looked up at Shane a little surprised and equally as curious. "Dealing with what you said earlier."
"What did I say earlier?" She had said quite a few things to Shane, which meant that he could be talking about almost anything. She would need a little more clarification.
"About how if Adam said anything, that people would be talking come tomorrow while you had a job to do." Shane began to explain, those words had been playing around in his mind almost the entire time. He didn't want the work environment to be something she dreaded if he could help it.
Tania dwelled on it for a moment, and still came up unsure as to what Shane was getting at. "And in doing so, what happened?" She referred, hating that she still felt as though she had no idea as to what he was talking about.
"Have dinner with me, tomorrow night."
"As in a date?" Tania was a little surprised with how forward about it he was about it. Of course, after the little incident that happened moments earlier in the office, it didn't seem all that crazy. "With me?"
Shane nodded. "That's what I said. Think of it this way, at least when people talk you won't come off as being some kind of slut that's sleeping her way to the top or something. They will see it for a genuine relationship."
"Is that what you want?" To say she wasn't shocked at his words would have been the biggest lie she had ever told. Did he really mean it by saying tat he wanted a genuine relationship, he didn't even know her. Besides, he was Shane McMahon, the billion dollar son of the business. She was just some average income technician. It wouldn't work out, they were from two different societies…right?
Once again, Shane nodded. Pulling one of his hands out from his pocket, he extended it to her. "Come on, we can go for a walk out in the back. Get some fresh air." A little wary at first, Tania finally gave in as she let her fingers entwine with his. Pulling her a little closer, Shane smiled. "You're different, you know."
"I am?" She didn't understand what Shane exactly meant by that comment. "How so?"
"Not sure I could pinpoint it exactly." Shane admitted, glancing over away with embarrassment. It hadn't been the slickest of answers. "Just something about you. The way you are so confident and yet at the same time vulnerable. That you love your job, though you could be doing so much better."
"You don't know that. For all you know, I could just have a high school diploma and that's it."
"Do you?"
"No."
Shane laughed, and it was at that moment that Tania realized she really did like his laugh. You could just tell that some people forced their laughs, but with him it just seemed natural. "What do you have then?"
"Bachelor's degree in the fine arts." One of the most useless degrees too, as far as she was concerned. Despite what everyone had told her all throughout high school, she never was actually able to get a job with it. "Just a waste of time and money."
"Did you love going through for it?" He watched Tania nod. "Well then, it was worth it. Why does everything have to be about earning a living and having to work for it. Why can't you do something you love?"
Tania rolled her eyes, it was easy for the man who could buy practically anything he wanted to say. "Do you have any idea how much I am in debt because of it? I'm surprised that I can even get a loan to…" Tania stopped herself, she knew what she was about to say. The only person she had ever admitted it to was Jake.
"Loan to what?"
"Nothing, don't worry about it." She didn't feel like going into that aspect of her life.
"No really, what were you going to say?" Shane was even more interested knowing that it was something that Tania didn't want to talk about. She had almost slipped up, which meant that deep down she obviously wanted to talk about it. "Please?"
The look in his eyes had her caving it- almost. "It's just something stupid that is never going to happen."
"What if I promise not to laugh."
That wouldn't help. "Look, Shane, it's just something I don't like to talk about alright?"
"Some starting to a genuine relationship…you won't even tell me your deepest darkest secrets."
Tania let he head fall back and a throaty laugh escape. "I'll tell you those. I'm a 26 year old virgin who had never even tasted alcohol or done drugs of any sort…except of course if they were prescriptions."
"You kidding!" Shane stopped to spin around and look at Tania, face full of disbelief. "You have to be kidding."
"Of course I am." The smile on Tania's face was spreading from ear to ear, just the idea that Shane had actually bought into it for a second was amusing enough. "What kind of sad and deprived life do you think I live."
"I was just about to ask you that, actually." Shane admitted, his cheeks reddening again as his hand rubbed at the back of his neck. "You never did give me answer."
"About what?"
Shane rolled his eyes. "Dinner, tomorrow." He really hoped that she would agree. Something about that kiss was unforgettable, and refreshing. Not only that, but he knew that a few of the guys backstage had their eyes set on her…and he wanted to be the one who got her. He wanted to be the lucky son of bitch who got to have her hanging off his arm.
Tania sighed heavily. "If I say no, you're just going to keep harassing me aren't you?" The realization of it all was setting in. He was Shane McMahon, probably used to getting whatever it was that he wanted. The smile played at Tania's lips with realization that she was what he wanted. "I must be one lucky girl."
"Why is that?"
"Going out for some food with Randy tonight, and then tomorrow I have a date with you."
"So I'll take that as a yes."
Tania pushed into Randy, bumping him slightly off of course. "Yes, that is a yes."
"And just think, everyone will be talking about this and the fact that you not only kissed me but went out on a date with me come next week." Shane teased, his pearly whites flashing. "Let's see what Adam has to say to that."
"Adam can jump off of a bridge for all I care." She still didn't understand why he went so squirrelly earlier. "Hell I'd kiss you a thousand times in front of him if I knew that it would piss him off."
"I think that can be arranged." The sly grin on Shane's face made Tania shake her head. Watching as he took a step in, her hand rested lightly on his shoulder as he leaned down to drop a small kiss against her lips.
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Glancing down at the Lilian's scribbling on the paper, Dave laughed. "I'm not sure what's going on between Randy and Tania. He's says that it's nothing, but I don't know." Dave watched as Lilian once again grabbed the pad of paper from his hand.
It was funny really, her having to use that to communicate to him. The woman who's career revolved around her voice more than anything else. Reading upside down, his smile grew. "I don't know how much of a matchmaker I can be…"
Lilian rolled her eyes. Scratching out her previous statement she wrote again. Before the pad was handed back to Dave, she smacked him on the arm with it. Scanning it over, Dave sighed. "I'm hoping that he doesn't get to her first. I'm not sure she'd be able to see through the act."
Nodding in agreement, Lilian looked down at her fingers which had entwined with Dave's. Glancing back up, she forced herself to smile.
Bkerbunny: Don't worry, I'm sure Dave's doing a great job keeping Lilian occupied.
Tamara: Shane's a babe, Adam doesn't need a haircuts and Randy is the sexiest of the three!
Randy-John-Lover: LMAO, What if I don't put Randy in the mix?
Whatever: Whatever
Deceptive-Innocence: (sings) ELO well, actually….
Wrestlenascargirl: I will definitely do that…
Jen105: Hope this was good enough for you :D
Confusedgurl: I'm glad you like it, and I hope that the rest will be a good surprise for you.