Dean and Denise's alarms blared through the hotel room simultaneously. The couple smacked their phones in unison and groaned synchronically. Dean threw an arm across Denise's chest and pulled her close, tucking her almost underneath his oven-like body. She rubbed her nose, looking quite feline. Dean chuckled and purred under his breath. "What the hell was that?" Denise mumbled.

"You just look so cute."

Denise gave him a little shove and tried to get up. Dean tried to keep her pinned but she began flailing about and screeching. He had to bite back more laughter because he thought her screeching was even more reminiscent of a cat. Realizing that Denise would not find this funny, he let her up and folded his arms behind his head.

He watched her race around, her nerves obviously controlling her behavior. He finally leapt from the bed and wrapped his arms around her. "It's going to be fine. Breathe. Confidence. You have this. Deep, calm breaths." He dropped a kiss on the side of her neck.

Denise relaxed into his body. "This is huge. Of course I am nervous. If I wasn't nervous…Just let me…"

"This is my life. I promise you that you'll be fine." Dean assured her. He grabbed her suitcase and pulled out some clothes. "Wear these to lunch. We can talk about what they expect for interviews so you know what to wear tonight. Maybe some of your old wardrobe will work with your new career path." he offered lightly.

Six hours later, Dean and Denise were relaxing in catering together when Seth and Roman plopped down across from them. "Soooo?" Roman drew out.

"Sooo what?" Dean asked.

"Does Denise have a contract, numb nuts?" Roman thumped the table impatiently.

"What's wrong with Dean's nuts?" Nikki asked, sitting at the table next to them.

"Nothing at all." Denise said with a smile.

"He won't tell us whether or not Denise signed a contract today." Seth explained.

"Sooo, does Denise have a contract with WWE or not, Numb Nuts?" Nattie asked as she sat down across from Nikki.

"Dammit, there isn't a damn thing wrong with my nuts, but Roman will have major issues with his if this keeps up!" Dean threatened without a smile on his face.

"Yes, I signed a contract. Now stop harassing Dean." Denise said with a smile.

"Party time!" Nikki cheered. "We are kidnapping her for a few hours, Dean. You can live without her for that long, can't you?"

"We'll take him out for a guys' night." Seth said with a smile.

SmackDown taping was over and everyone was ready to blow off some steam. Dean and Denise gave each other a kiss and headed off with their friends, knowing that they would meet up together later.

Nikki let the ladies know that they were going to a club where she had already reserved the VIP section. Denise didn't know what to expect and was surprised that she enjoyed herself. They kicked back, drank, talked, and had space to dance near their table where fans couldn't get near them. It was a lot of fun. She was letting her hair down and going with the flow when the first text arrived around 1:00, "I miss you so much." She replied that she missed him and went back to her conversation with Nikki. Half an hour later, Dean sent another message that he wanted to leave but the rest of the guys wanted to stay. Denise was listening to Nattie talk about her troubles with TJ, so she didn't get to see that one right away. It was the message that arrived at 1:45 that caused quite the ruckus.