Getting to the arena, she asked a few people for Hunter's office. They gave her directions. Telling her there should be signs on the walls leading her there. Turning one corner, she saw the signs on the wall. Mentally scolding herself for not wearing her contacts or glasses.
Leaving her eyes on the signs, she didn't see the man coming out of a room. Bumping right into her.
"Oh shoot", she said.
"I am so sorry, I didn't see you", this guy said.
"Its fine, I wasn't really watching where I was going anyway. My fault", she chuckled.
"I'm Joe or Roman Reigns here at work", he said, biggest smile on his face.
She took his hand and shook it.
"Alexandra, but I prefer Lexi", she said.
"Right, the new girl. Well, nice to meet you Lexi. Welcome to NXT", Roman said.
"Thank you. I've been a bit nervous", she said.
"Don't be. Everyone here is friendly and if anyone gives you a hard time, you let me know and I'll handle it", Roman said.
"Good to know", she said.
He took her bags.
"Where can I show you too?", he asked.
"I'm looking for Triple H actually. I'm debuting tonight and he told me that as soon as I got here to come look for him", she said.
"I'll show", he said.
She followed behind him.
"So, your debuting tonight?", he asked confused.
She nodded. She was worried some of the women who have been here longer would get mad or dislike her for being pushed so quickly. After training in private with a few of the coaches, they realized she was ahead of everyone else and they didn't see the need to hold her back.
"Why do you sound so shocked?", she asked.
Worried that he would think badly of her. She worked her ass off as hard as these women are.
"Its just, you just got here and they must have a lot of faith in you", he said.
She stopped and he did as well, facing her.
"No, I didn't fuck anyone. No, I didn't suck anyone off. No, I'm not related to any Hall of Famer. I was trained by Mysterio, but I am not nor will I ever use his name to get to the top", she said.
Roman raised a brow and smiled.
"I can see why you would think that I would think that, but I'm not. I was just thinking that you must be that good if they are pushing you", Roman said.
"Oh", she said, feeling a little embarrassed.
"But I get it. People who are jealous tend to make up lies like that. Also, there's nothing wrong with having Hall of Famers as parents", Roman said.
"I didn't mean that", she said.
"I'm guessing someone thought you were related to Mysterio and accused you of using his name", he said.
Lexi nodded.
"Yeah, it's why I usually don't like telling people about my dad. Usually my last name gives it away", Roman said.
"You didn't give me one", she said.
"Sorry, its Anoa'i", he said.
"As in the famous Samoan wrestling family?", she asked.
Roman sighed and nodded.
"Wild Samoans. Sika is my dad", he said.
"That's amazing. I'm a huge fan of your dad's", she said.
He smiled.
"I'll let him know. He'll probably want to meet you some time", Roman said.
They continued down the hall till they reached Triple H's office.
"I guess I'll see you around Lexi. Come find me when your done, I can introduce you to some of the crew", he said.
"Sounds good", she replied.
Everyone was getting ready for the NXT show. Dean made his way down the hall looking for the men's locker room. Following the signs on the walls. Reading one, it told him to turn left. As he did, he stopped in his tracks. He had never seen anyone so beautiful before. She was new, he was sure of it.
She laughed at something AJ Lee said. Her bags stood next to her. The brightest smile he had ever seen.
"Well fuck me", he mumbled.
"Sorry, I don't roll that way", Seth said, slapping his shoulder.
Dean chuckled before looking back at the woman who had his heart pounding hard against his chest.
"Who's that?", Dean asked, with a tilt of his chin in her direction.
Seth looked up from his phone to see who Dean was asking about.
"Oh, that's the new girl. Just recruited from Mexico actually. Rey Mysterio recommended her, or at least that's what I heard", Seth said.
Dean nodded.
"I heard she's really good in the ring and on the mic. Wouldn't be surprised if they moved her up to the main roster within a few months", Seth said.
"That good?", Dean asked.
"Trust me, I asked that same question. Looked her up, saw some of her work and yeah, she's that good", Seth said.
"What's her name?", Dean asked.
"Lexi Santana in Mexico, they might change her name like they did for us.", Seth said.
Dean nodded.
"She's cute right", Seth said.
"Very", Dean replied.
"Come on, locker room is this way", Seth said.
Dean followed behind Seth, but not before taking one last long look at Lexi. She turned and smiled at him. He couldn't help but return it.
After talking to Triple H, he introduced her to AJ Lee and Kaitlyn. They were friendly and she could see them becoming two of her best friends. They showed her to the women's locker room, but not before stopping to introduce her to more people.
Suddenly, she shivered, not a bad one. She turned in time to see a blonde man watching her. She smiled at him before he disappeared around the corner.
"Oh, that's Dean Ambrose, our lunatic and Seth Rollins, the I'm too good to be in developmental", AJ said.
"So stay away from them?", Lexi asked a bit worried.
"Harmless, friendly", AJ said.
"Dean doesn't talk much, and if he does, it's mostly with the guys. Seth, even though he feels like he's too good for NXT, he's a good guy", Kaitlyn said.
"Now come, let's finish this tour up so we can get ready for tonight", AJ said, taking her arm.
Lexi nodded. Dropping her bags off in the locker room, she made her way to the ring. She smiled and looked around. She couldn't believe she was actually here. WWE.
"Hi, you must be the new girl", she turned to see Seth.
"Yeah, Lexi", she said, holding her hand out to him.
He shook it. He threw a thumb over his shoulder to Dean.
"This is Dean", Seth introduced.
"Hi", she said to him.
He cleared his throat and shook her hand. He took a step behind Seth and pushed his hands into his pockets.
"So you're the one who has some of the women with their panties in a bunch.", Seth said.
"Just doing my job", she said.
He nodded.
"We get that. You must be really good for them to push you", Seth said.
"I don't think so. If I feel like this is good for my career, I'm going to take it.", she said.
"Trust me, if I was given that chance, I would take it too", Seth said.
"Unless its something degrading, then it's a big fat no", she said.
"Like bra and pantie matches?", he asked.
"Exactly. Don't get me wrong, I get that those women had to do what they did, but that's just not me", she said.
Seth and Dean nodded. She met Dean's eyes.
"Lex", Roman waved at her before walking over.
He looked at Dean and Seth and sent them a nod.
"You two have met?", Seth asked.
Roman nodded. Dean felt like this was Roman's way of calling dibs on her. Dean felt deflated. He tapped Seth's back.
"Well, I guess we'll see you around Lexi. Good luck tonight. See you later Roman", Seth said.
Once they left, Roman looked at Lexi. Since meeting her he felt protective over her like a big brother. He could tell how nervous she was and knew some of the women in the locker room were a bit jealous and pissed at her for taking a spot that they felt should have been theirs.
He would be the friend she would need at work. He's been in her position of being the new kid and having to deal with jealous guys who felt like he was intruding on their territory.
"So, how did it go?", he asked.
"I have a match against Kaitlyn tonight.", Lexi said.
"Kaitlyn is friendly, it's a good start", he said.
She nodded.
"I met her and AJ", she said.
Roman nodded. They would be good to her.
"After the show, want to come over to my place to meet my girlfriend and our daughter? We'll even feed you", Roman said.
She laughed.
"Sounds good, I need more friends around here", she said.
"Great, I'll let her know", he said.
Lexi looked back at the ring when she was alone. Taking a deep breath.
"Don't be nervous", she turned to see Dean.
"I'll try", she said.
"And don't let what some of the women are going to say, get to you.", he said, kicking at an invisible object on the floor.
"I won't", she replied.
He nodded. He turned to leave.
"Thanks", she said.
He looked over his shoulder and nodded before leaving.
"Don't be nervous", she whispered to herself.
A/N: The new story in the Dean & Lexi story is called, Girls Like You. First chapter is up. Yes, it's the maroon 5 song. It will be updated on Monday.