Chapter 23
After they'd all gotten dressed & had breakfast it was time to head off to meet Vince. None of them said much in the car, it was mostly small talk & no one mentioned the meeting at all. They got there, found the office & waited outside. It wasnt long before Vince's secretary came out & asked Matt & Jeff to please follow her into the office as Mr McMahon would see them now. Matt & Jeff stood up.
"Well, here goes!" said Jeff nervously smiling.
"Good luck guys!" Said Gemma & gave them both a hug. Amy hugged them & wished them luck then the 2 girls watched them go inside.
"Phew! Nerve wracking stuff!" said Amy sitting down.
"I think Im more nervous than you guys are...seriously!" laughed Gemma. "So, where do you need to be to try out?"
"The girl at reception said to wait here & someone would come get me! Man I think Im gonna puke!"
Gemma put a reassuring arm around Amy's shoulders.
"You will be fine! Trust me, you're gonna knock em dead!"
"Amy Dumas?" said a tall man in sweat pants & a vest.
"Oh....er....yeah! I guess that would be me!" Said Amy nervously!
"Could you come with me please?"
"Yeah sure!"
"Go get em girl!" said Gemma hugging Amy tightly.
"Here goes nothin!" Amy let out a deep breath & followed the guy down the hall. Gemma was left alone.
She sat there for what seemed like an eternity & her ass was going numb! So she decided to take a walk down the corridor to look at all the pictures on the walls. She had just admired a framed picture of Vince with Rocky Johnson, when she turned to head back to her seat she walked smack bang into what felt like a brick wall! She was stunned for a few seconds & just stood there!
"Hey Im so sorry! Are you ok? I was miles away, I didnt see you!"
She looked up into the face of a man she recognised & gasped.
"Oh....erm....s....sorry...I...I..." she stammered.
"No really it was my fault! Im Dwa...."
"I know who you are!" smiled Gemma "The Rock right?"
Well actually the name's Dwayne! Dwayne Johnson!" He smiled back at her & held out his hand which Gemma politely shook.
"Im sorry! Just Ive seen you on TV & Im here with my friends & I just didnt expect to be floored by The Rock!" she laughed nervously!
"Oh right!" smiled Dwayne "You here to try out or to see Vince?"
"Neither actually! Two of my friends are in with Mr McMahon right now & one is off trying out somewhere! I just came along for the ride!"
"Ok! Cool! Well I hope all of your friends do great! Maybe we'll bump into each other again sometime!"
"Yeah.......although....maybe not quite so hard next time huh?" said Gemma giggling & rubbing her forehead!
"Oh I'll be gentle next time....promise!" Dwayne winked at her & Gemma felt herself go bright red! "See ya!" He said as he walked away.
"Yeah! Bye! AND NICE MEETING YOU!" shouted Gemma as he dissapeared through a door!
She smiled to herself as she went to sit down. 'Wow I just met The Rock & made a total ass out of myself! Way to go girl!' she thought to herself! and she couldnt help but giggle!
"Well at least someone's happy!" said a voice. Gemma jumped. She saw two guys comming towards the chairs with long blonde hair & even longer legs!
"Hey did you get a contract?" Said one of the guys.
"Oh erm no actually Im not a wrestler, Im waiting for friends!"
"So why the happy face then?
"Oh well I just met The Rock! Im sorry! Im just kinda hyped about it!"
"The Rock?! Wow! That's pretty cool! Was he a nice guy?!"
"Yeah he was real nice! Im Gemma by the way!" She held out her hand.
"Oh sorry! Im Adam! The doofus over there pacing up & down is Jay!"
They shook hands & Gemma raised a hand at an obviously terrified Jay!
"I take it you're here to see Vince?" She asked Adam.
"Yup! Jay is doing all the worrying for both of us although I must admit I have a touch of the butterflies!"
"Im sure you'll do just fine! I mean he's already seen you guys right? It's just a matter of signing on the dotted line!"
"Yeah I know! I think its more a case of this is THE VINCE McMAHON y'know?!" Adam smiled. "Hey Im sure Ive seen you somewhere before!"
"I dont think we've met!"
"No no no, we just passed each other somewhere......I know! You were with your boyfriend! It was the hotel! You're staying at the Grande right?"
"Yeah I am! Who was I with?"
"Your boyfriend! The guy with the goofy hair! He had his arm around you!"
Gemma laughed "The goofy-haired guy is Jeff & he's not my boyfriend!! We're just friends!"
"Well you looked pretty close for friends!"
"Yeah well we grew up together & he's like my best friend in the whole world!"
"Sweeeeet! That means you're free tonight?!"
"Woah!" laughed Gemma"You dont hold back none!!"
"Adam this is no time to be picking up chicks dude!" Said Jay sitting down beside him.
"As good a time as any bro!" smiled Adam. "So, what d'ya say Gemma?"
She wanted to say yes but something got in the way. He seemed like a nice enough guy but she only met him two minutes ago & she was in a strange town....and then there was Jeff!
"I......I dont think...." Gemma was interrupted by the door opening.
"Are you Gemma Hutchence?" Asked Vince's secretary.
"Me? Errrm...yes!"
"Well could you come with me please? Mr McMahon would like to speak to you!"
"Errrm there must be some mistake...Im not a wrestler or anything....Im...."
"Well he did ask for me to come get you!" Said the secretary "Please, he wont bite...he's had breakfast!" She said & winked.
Gemma stood up & followed her inside. 'what in God's name has any of this got to do with me??' she thought.
After they'd all gotten dressed & had breakfast it was time to head off to meet Vince. None of them said much in the car, it was mostly small talk & no one mentioned the meeting at all. They got there, found the office & waited outside. It wasnt long before Vince's secretary came out & asked Matt & Jeff to please follow her into the office as Mr McMahon would see them now. Matt & Jeff stood up.
"Well, here goes!" said Jeff nervously smiling.
"Good luck guys!" Said Gemma & gave them both a hug. Amy hugged them & wished them luck then the 2 girls watched them go inside.
"Phew! Nerve wracking stuff!" said Amy sitting down.
"I think Im more nervous than you guys are...seriously!" laughed Gemma. "So, where do you need to be to try out?"
"The girl at reception said to wait here & someone would come get me! Man I think Im gonna puke!"
Gemma put a reassuring arm around Amy's shoulders.
"You will be fine! Trust me, you're gonna knock em dead!"
"Amy Dumas?" said a tall man in sweat pants & a vest.
"Oh....er....yeah! I guess that would be me!" Said Amy nervously!
"Could you come with me please?"
"Yeah sure!"
"Go get em girl!" said Gemma hugging Amy tightly.
"Here goes nothin!" Amy let out a deep breath & followed the guy down the hall. Gemma was left alone.
She sat there for what seemed like an eternity & her ass was going numb! So she decided to take a walk down the corridor to look at all the pictures on the walls. She had just admired a framed picture of Vince with Rocky Johnson, when she turned to head back to her seat she walked smack bang into what felt like a brick wall! She was stunned for a few seconds & just stood there!
"Hey Im so sorry! Are you ok? I was miles away, I didnt see you!"
She looked up into the face of a man she recognised & gasped.
"Oh....erm....s....sorry...I...I..." she stammered.
"No really it was my fault! Im Dwa...."
"I know who you are!" smiled Gemma "The Rock right?"
Well actually the name's Dwayne! Dwayne Johnson!" He smiled back at her & held out his hand which Gemma politely shook.
"Im sorry! Just Ive seen you on TV & Im here with my friends & I just didnt expect to be floored by The Rock!" she laughed nervously!
"Oh right!" smiled Dwayne "You here to try out or to see Vince?"
"Neither actually! Two of my friends are in with Mr McMahon right now & one is off trying out somewhere! I just came along for the ride!"
"Ok! Cool! Well I hope all of your friends do great! Maybe we'll bump into each other again sometime!"
"Yeah.......although....maybe not quite so hard next time huh?" said Gemma giggling & rubbing her forehead!
"Oh I'll be gentle next time....promise!" Dwayne winked at her & Gemma felt herself go bright red! "See ya!" He said as he walked away.
"Yeah! Bye! AND NICE MEETING YOU!" shouted Gemma as he dissapeared through a door!
She smiled to herself as she went to sit down. 'Wow I just met The Rock & made a total ass out of myself! Way to go girl!' she thought to herself! and she couldnt help but giggle!
"Well at least someone's happy!" said a voice. Gemma jumped. She saw two guys comming towards the chairs with long blonde hair & even longer legs!
"Hey did you get a contract?" Said one of the guys.
"Oh erm no actually Im not a wrestler, Im waiting for friends!"
"So why the happy face then?
"Oh well I just met The Rock! Im sorry! Im just kinda hyped about it!"
"The Rock?! Wow! That's pretty cool! Was he a nice guy?!"
"Yeah he was real nice! Im Gemma by the way!" She held out her hand.
"Oh sorry! Im Adam! The doofus over there pacing up & down is Jay!"
They shook hands & Gemma raised a hand at an obviously terrified Jay!
"I take it you're here to see Vince?" She asked Adam.
"Yup! Jay is doing all the worrying for both of us although I must admit I have a touch of the butterflies!"
"Im sure you'll do just fine! I mean he's already seen you guys right? It's just a matter of signing on the dotted line!"
"Yeah I know! I think its more a case of this is THE VINCE McMAHON y'know?!" Adam smiled. "Hey Im sure Ive seen you somewhere before!"
"I dont think we've met!"
"No no no, we just passed each other somewhere......I know! You were with your boyfriend! It was the hotel! You're staying at the Grande right?"
"Yeah I am! Who was I with?"
"Your boyfriend! The guy with the goofy hair! He had his arm around you!"
Gemma laughed "The goofy-haired guy is Jeff & he's not my boyfriend!! We're just friends!"
"Well you looked pretty close for friends!"
"Yeah well we grew up together & he's like my best friend in the whole world!"
"Sweeeeet! That means you're free tonight?!"
"Woah!" laughed Gemma"You dont hold back none!!"
"Adam this is no time to be picking up chicks dude!" Said Jay sitting down beside him.
"As good a time as any bro!" smiled Adam. "So, what d'ya say Gemma?"
She wanted to say yes but something got in the way. He seemed like a nice enough guy but she only met him two minutes ago & she was in a strange town....and then there was Jeff!
"I......I dont think...." Gemma was interrupted by the door opening.
"Are you Gemma Hutchence?" Asked Vince's secretary.
"Me? Errrm...yes!"
"Well could you come with me please? Mr McMahon would like to speak to you!"
"Errrm there must be some mistake...Im not a wrestler or anything....Im...."
"Well he did ask for me to come get you!" Said the secretary "Please, he wont bite...he's had breakfast!" She said & winked.
Gemma stood up & followed her inside. 'what in God's name has any of this got to do with me??' she thought.