I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
A/N: HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! I HAVE TWO MORE CHAPTERS THAT MAY BE UPLOADED TONIGHT OR TOMORROW BUT FIGURED WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY NOW BEFORE I FORGET!
Julie's Point of View-
We arrived to the next arena, I climbed out pulling my bag out of the trunk when it was clear to do so before the trunk door was slammed shut. I felt a hand grasping my hand and tugging me in a certain direction, I turned around seeing Drew's hand attached to mine and he was pulling me closer to his embrace, his hand broke its grip on mine before it slowly wrapped around my waist resting on the opposing hip.
"Don't get too comfortable." I said, I meant for it to come out sarcastically but it came out with a smile creeping across my lips.
"Too late…" He said smirking as I pushed a strand of hair behind my ear as we followed the two men through the parking lot to the door that would lead us into the arena that the taping was to take place, Drew's hand slid a little to the arch of my back pushing me in the 'lead the way' sort of way into the arena as he stepped in behind me. "So, that lunch date we have?" Drew asked as we stopped in the hall facing each other.
"Lunch sounds good about now, but it's not a date…" I said.
"Of course not…I'll meet you in catering?" Drew asked.
"Absolutely." I said trying to fight a smile, I was not suppose to look forward to talking to Drew much less having lunch with him. Oddly, this time the women's and men's locker room were placed in different directions, I walked solely to the locker room I had to use dropping my bag off before I walked back out to go find catering. I found catering, I walked in seeing that a Chinese restaurant had catered the event today along with the food that is always there. I walked into the room so I won't be blocking the doorway as I just looked over the different food that the Chinese restaurant had brought to see what looked appetizing when Drew stepped beside me.
"What are you getting?" Drew asked as he handed me one of the two plates he was holding.
"I don't know…probably one of the non-spicy ones…" I said.
"More spicy things for me." He said smiling widely, I rolled my eyes as I just scooped some of the noodles and the orange chicken onto my plate as he got the rice, orange chicken and the spicy chicken. I turned to go find a table for us to sit at when Stephan and Wade walked in, "Why don't you and I go find a quiet spot for us to talk?" Drew asked.
"Like where?" I asked as he smiled.
"Just follow me." Drew said as he stuck his arm out for me to hook onto and I debated on if I wanted to hook arms with him.
"Let me grab a drink and silverware." I said as he nodded and followed me to the same places grasping some himself before he stuck his arm back out for me to hook onto and I debated on it before I slid my arm through his letting him lead me as we walked up a flight of stairs and down a hall before he pulled open the door after a little bit of a struggle realizing it was a suite. "Why are we in a suite?" I asked turning to look at Drew who was pulling the door closed behind him.
"Because this is the suite WWE gives out to friends and family of the stars and crew, figured it's not being used right now so let's make it used…" Drew said smirking.
"Right…" I said nodding as he led me across the suite to the door that led out to the couple of rows that were attached to the suite only. He held it open with his foot as I slid out and stepped down the couple of steps to the front row of the two and slid in to the middle and Drew was almost right behind me as I sat down in the seat setting my soda onto the cement balcony in front of me as he did the same as I set my plate onto my lap about to eat.
"So, spill…" Drew said.
"About?"
"What happened that you can't share with your brother?" Drew asked as I looked out to the ring that two of the stars were rehearsing or practicing in.
"There was this guy…"
"It always starts with a guy…" Drew said as I glanced over at him rolling my eyes at him, "What'd he do?" Drew asked.
"I thought he was perfect…or he seemed perfect."
"No one is perfect…" Drew said.
"I know, but he seemed like the perfect guy for me…he was in my photography class, he loved wrestling and he was the second highest grade in the class so I knew he was serious about his academics…he sat next to me in class, we talked every night and he asked me out, I jumped at the chance because I thought this guy could be the one for me but then I guess his true colors showed that night…" I said looking down at my plate as I picked up a piece of chicken with the chop sticks I had grabbed along with the silverware.
"What happened on this date? Don't continue beating around this bush." Drew said drawing a circle with the chopsticks he hadn't broke yet.
"We went to that Chili's we went to for my graduation, the only seats open were at the bar which he didn't like at all so he was bitching and complaining about that. The waiter tried to pull the seat out for me, the guy grabbed the waiter by the shirt and told him to never do that again because only he could pull the seat out for his girl. I let it slide because I didn't think anything of it, then we went to order the food, he wouldn't even let me order my food and when the waiter called me sweetie, that was the end of the end. I stood up to try to break the almost fight, but I was a little too late, the guy went to take a swing and hit me instead…Francisco threw him out after that…he continued to call and text me after that, hence why I changed my phone number and my friend's boyfriend was in the same class as me and he started walking me to and from class along with sitting next to me to make sure he didn't try to do anything…" I explained as I was poking at my noodles with the chopsticks I held in my hand, "It sounds like one of those moments where you had to be there huh?" I asked as I finally looked up at him.
"Not at all…I'm surprised Wade didn't notice whatever bruise you had gotten."
"That is when make-up comes in handy…" I said as Drew tried to pick up the chicken with his chopsticks but he kept failing. "Here…let me teach you…" I said as I reached out grabbing his hand teaching him how to hold the chopsticks and how to use them to eat with the chopsticks.
"Just know that not all men are like that…I will never be that protective or that insecure…especially on the first date…" Drew said.
"I know you won't…" I said honestly.
"What kind of guy are you attracted to though?" Drew asked.
"Why do you want to know?" I asked curiously as I slid a piece of chicken into my mouth chewing it.
"Just asking, I'll tell you what kind of girl I like…" Drew said.
"Are you seriously trying to bargain with me?"
"Maybe I am." He said slightly smirking as he looked down at his plate and I couldn't tell if he was blushing or not.
"Drew, Julie…what are you doing up there?" A male voice I recognized getting us both to look down to the ring seeing Hunter in his suit waving for us to come down as he stood in the ring.
"Why is he in the ring?" I asked as I took another bite.
"Why is he interrupting my lunch is more of the question." Drew said as he stood up grabbing his things as I did the same and we walked down the steps beside each other until we reached the bottom and was able to walk through a gap in the railings they began setting up.
"What were you two doing up there?" Hunter asked as he leant against the top rope.
"Eating lunch." Drew answered as he slid food into his mouth by the chopsticks I had taught him to use.
"Obviously, I can tell that by the plates of food you are holding and shoving down your windpipe…why aren't you two practicing?" Hunter asked.
"We practiced yesterday…" I said.
"Care for me to see what you have came up with?" Hunter asked as I looked to Drew who shrugged as we found a spot to put our plates and drinks aside before we rolled into the ring in our street clothes, I slid my shoes off so I won't get dirt in the ring as Drew did the same as we got to our feet and Hunter volunteered to be the victim to the moves we had planned out and Hunter liked the moves we had came up with thus far. "I got one more move for you to use, you are obviously more aerial so you get to the top turnbuckle, Drew you bring the opponent up onto your shoulders, Julie will jump from the turnbuckle grasping onto the opponents head bringing them down with you as Drew falls back to do a slam." Hunter tried to explain with his hands but I was trying to follow what he was saying. "Do you mind if we demonstrate on you Drew?" Hunter asked as he shrugged, Hunter picked Drew up onto his shoulders as I slid out of the ropes and climbed up the turnbuckles to the top turnbuckle where I stood.
"Don't kill me." Drew said.
"Shut up Scots." I said as I mentally tried to remind me what I was to do as I jumped being able to wrap my arms around his neck and cradle his head and neck as Hunter fell back with me as I flipped rest of the way over to take the bump.
"Exactly like that." Hunter said as I rolled out letting Drew's head fall to the mat.
"It does seem simple…" Drew said as he sat up.
"Well, I think I'll set up a promo shoot for you guys to get those photos done along with getting video of you guys performing with some of the developmental guys and videos of you guys in general to use." Hunter said.
"I'm assuming that'll be for our titantron." I said as I put my hands on my hips.
"You have assumed right…how do you plan on getting into the ring?" Hunter asked.
"Normally, I guess." I said as I looked over at Drew shrugging.
"You can't get in normally." Hunter said.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because you are the Scots…." Hunter said.
"Then how would you like us to get in?" I asked as Drew just stayed out of the conversation.
"I don't know…let me think…" Hunter said as I rolled my eyes walking over to the one set of ropes to let myself climb out before I jumped off going over to where my food was taking a bite or two as Hunter thought about it. "Come to think of it, you can just get in normally…" Hunter said.
"That seems the most logical since that is how mixed tag teams get in…" I said as I walked closer to the ring leaning against the apron on my hip so I won't rest my plate on the ring.
"Get back in here…" Hunter said.
"Why? I thought we would be done." I said.
"Obviously not, get in here…" Hunter said as I went back to where I was setting my plate back down beside Drew's plate coming back to the ring where I climbed onto the apron and Drew pushed the bottom rope down with his foot and pulled the middle rope open with his hands. "That's how you are to get in before the matches, but got to go-"
"To camera side, we know…or do the turnbuckles." Drew said as I slid in and stood to my full height.
"Thanks." I mumbled as I stood beside him.
"No problem." He said as a smirk came to his lips.
"Now, when you come to the ropes for camera side, why don't we have you stand up onto the middle rope and Drew onto the bottom rope to make you two about the same height?" Hunter asked.
"Won't we knock the other off?" I asked worried that I will be the next Matt Hardy from the first season of the NXT show when Justin Gabriel accidentally threw Matt off balance by stepping onto the ropes.
"What do you mean?" Hunter asked.
"Like Matt Hardy from NXT when Justin climbed onto the rope with him." I explained as Drew burst into laughter and had to look the other way as he knew exactly what I was talking about and Hunter smiled after letting out a couple chuckles himself.
"No, you will be on two different ropes…that is why we are doing rehearsals…" Hunter said as I walked over to a set of ropes beside Drew as I grabbed the top rope with both my hands before I slowly rested my foot on the middle rope to find my balance before I pushed myself off with the other to lift it onto the rope with my other foot leaning over the top rope that I was still hanging onto as Drew stepped onto the bottom rope beside me. "Told you that you won't fall." Hunter said.
"Plus, trust me a little bit…I won't let you fall nor embarrass yourself." Drew said as I looked over at him, I made eye contact with him as he had a serious expression on his face with a soft smile and I couldn't help but to smile.
"Why do I feel that is a lie? Drew always loves to embarrass me." I said.
"Not when it will reflect on me as well, you look bad, I'll look bad." He said as I let out a soft chuckle.
"That sounds like the Drew I know." I said as I slowly stepped down off the middle rope and Drew reached out grabbing my upper arm near my armpit helping me down the best he could, I slowly caught my balance causing me to turn to face him and there was about two inches between our bodies, which I have no idea how that came to be. All I could do was explore his eyes that were looking down at mine, my one hand rested between his shoulder and his pectoral muscle and the other was surprisingly still attached to the rope, and I wasn't expecting to move any moment soon because I was lost in the exploration of his eyes that were attached and seemed to be exploring mine back as well. I felt like I was in a trance, and I don't know what had overcame me at that moment but it felt right for some odd reason.
"We would expect you guys to kiss too, so you guys seem ready to practice that and I could leave if you want…" Hunter said as we both slowly shook our heads to get ourselves out of the trance like state that we were in before we turned our heads to look at him as I ran my hand through my hair after I quickly removed it from his body.
"Ew, I don't want to kiss him more than I have to." I said stepping back from him and I turned my back to him as I took a few more steps towards the other side of the ring.
"Practice makes perfect." Drew taunted.
"Plus, if you don't start the kissing then the kiss may appear awkward and unbelievable to the audience…at least do one kiss for me and if I think that it'll do without anymore practice then fine be it, because some people just have that chemistry but whereas others are uncomfortable and don't want to do it, to be nameless, and it seems forced and unnatural." Hunter said going into detail as I just slowly turned to look at him as he was going into this explanation before I slowly looked further over to Drew who slowly did a shrug and had his arms open for me to walk into.
"Just one." I said in a threat and anger tone that I had to do this.
"That's all I'm asking." Hunter said putting his hands up in surrender.
"And there is no tongue, Drew!" I said pointing at him as he let out a few chuckles.
"I'll try my best to contain my tongue." Drew said as I slowly walked over to him nervously, I've hadn't kissed a guy, boy, man or whatever term you would want to use since I was in high school so I hadn't had much practice and didn't expect my next kiss was to be with this man. I was nervous as to how I was going to be, afraid that I may enjoy it and fear that I'm going to have to do it again. I slowly walked over to him trying to push the negative thoughts and nerves of kissing him out of my mind, when I got close enough Drew reached out grasping both my hands rubbing the back of my hands with his thumbs as he was looking down at me and I swallowed a ball of nerves with a big gulp before I slowly stood up on my tip toes and he bent down just a little bit to meet me for a quick peck that lasted not even five seconds before I jumped back from his embrace.
"What the fuck was that?" Drew asked.
"That was a kiss, our lips touched." I said trying to be technical as I backed away pacing a little running a hand through my hair as Drew acted as if I had hung him high and dry.
"Julie, you have to give him more of a kiss than just a peck that lasted less than five seconds…the audience wants one that is long, maybe even a little too long…if you think the kiss is long, it's not long enough…." Hunter said.
"How much is that? Ten seconds?" I asked.
"Just go at it again and I'll let you know when to stop." Hunter said as I let out a growl as I paced a couple of times before I got the guts to do it again. As I approached Drew this time around, he rested his hands firmly on my hips grasping them tightly and it was probably a sign trying to tell me that he is holding onto me tightly so I couldn't run.
"Hold on…" Drew said as I shifted weight on my legs trying to do this impatient type thing telling him to hurry up as he grabbed my arms wrapping it around his neck before he gripped my hips again tighter than what it seemed before as he pulled me closer to his embrace feeling his clothes rubbing against mine.
"Go whenever you are ready." Hunter said as I let out a breath of relieve right when I went to take a breath in Drew's lips pressed roughly against mine catching me off guard. I found myself grasping handfuls of his hair and releasing it and trying to fight back moans as the kiss seemed to deepen and become more passionate, I hate to think this but damn was Drew a good kisser. I began to lose my breath, we broke the kiss momentarily and I found myself wanting to press my lips back against his but I didn't want to seem like I wanted to kiss him or greedy so I stood there trying to catch my breath as I looked up meeting eyes with his that had this unique tint to it, it seemed like a mix of pure happiness, lust, love, and hunger for more, is that what I have in my eyes too? Is that what I'm feeling? I broke from his embrace and backed up some.
"I think that's enough…" I said as I quickly climbed out of the ring.
"But-" Drew began to stutter.
"I'm done." I said as I went and grabbed my things storming back to the back of the arena, I went straight to the locker room where I sat on the bench running a hand through my hair and looked up at the ceiling not knowing what to think, it was just a kiss. That's it, it was just a kiss, a professional kiss and it meant nothing, so what if Drew's a good kisser? Practice makes perfect and hell, anyone could be a good kisser and doesn't mean you are attracted to them or ever will be attracted to them. I hid in the women's locker room for rest of the night until it was time to go, even when it was time to go, I tried to avoid eye contact with Drew because I didn't know what to say or think right now.