Lost, Confused, Unkind (Sequel To "Freaked")
Chapter 83
"SHANE!!" I stood there in complete shock with the phone still to my ear!
"Well don't I even get a hug?" he put his bag down & held out his arms so I stepped forward & hugged him. "Thought I'd surprise you!" he smiled.
"Wow! Erm you did that alright! Come in!" I walked in with Shane following behind me & I suddenly became conscious of the mess! I started to pick things up off the floor & kick shoes out of the way, "Oh please excuse the mess! I wasn't ah expecting anyone!"
Shane stood & looked around with his hands crossed infront of him, "I can see that!" I continued to pick up clothes, empty bottles & take out cartons that littered the coffee table & I gathered them up into my arms & went into the kitchen to put them in the garbage!
"Coffee? Or um I'm having a glass of wine if you'd like to join me?"
"Yeah um wine would be good thanks!"
"Sit down please!" I smiled nervously & pulled my robe tighter around me, "I'll erm just go & throw on some clothes! Won't be a second!" I went into the bedroom, closed the door & leaned my back against it! "SHIT!" I whispered to myself!
Shane was in the kitchen at the sink when I'd gotten dressed & I saw he was washing up dirty crockery!
"You needn't do that!"
"Oh erm I couldn't find a glass! It's ok!"
I blushed, "It's not usually like this I'm sorry! This week has been erm really hectic! I've hardly been home at all!" I smiled nervously.
"We been working you too hard?"
Way to go Bec! When all said and done this guy is your boss no matter how you happened to have met in the first place! "Oh no…no nothing I can't handle!" He dried a glass & poured himself some wine.
"You didn't seem too happy on the phone?" He raised his eyebrows as we went into the living room.
"It's not the job Shane, it's the people!" I sighed, "I just don't feel like I fit in somehow!"
He nodded slowly then grabbed his bag, "What do you think of these?" he came & sat beside me & pulled out a huge pile of papers. Upon further inspection I saw that they were t shirt designs! I took them out of his hands & had a look through them.
'And you want my opinion because?"
"Just humor me!" he smiled.
"Ok!" I studied some of them more closely, "Well you're not gonna sell many of these!" I picked out a shirt & showed him.
"Why not?"
"Because the picture is so old! Kurt doesn't even have hair any more! And besides that it's not a very flattering picture! I mean Kurt is so much….well hotter in real life!" I smiled & Shane rolled his eyes.
"Ok. Go on! Who's next?"
I flipped over the page, "Oh please, red?"
"What?"
"This is….well it's just not nice! I wouldn't wear it!"
"So what colour would you suggest?"
"Blue, definitely Smackdown blue!"
"Smackdown blue!" Shane shook his head & laughed, "Ok carry on!"
"Now this one I like! And that one's ok! I flicked through some more & stopped at the new Jeff Hardy shirt! I could tell Shane was measuring my reaction so I tried to remain professional & cleared my throat. "Hm…well don't the WWE have any other picture of Jeff?"
Shane shuffled closer to me & peered at the picture, "What do you mean?"
"Well this……it's well…..when was the last time you saw Jeff looking like that? And it seems to be on everything! I've seen it on posters, mugs, everywhere! People get bored easily Shane! They'll opt for something else or just not bother at all! Time for a change!"
"Oh I need to use my imag-I-nation then?" Shane said, doing his best impression of a North Carolina accent & I laughed. Shane looked back at the picture, "I can see your point though!" I nodded & took a sip of my wine. "Anyway, " he dumped the pile of papers onto the floor & pulled out another lot. "This is the Smackdown tour promotional stuff. I'd like you to have a look!"
"Shane what's goin on here?"
"Just look, you'll be doing me a favour!" I sighed & took the papers from his hands & started to read through them. 'Is it ok if I order a take out? I'm starving!" Shane stood up.
"Go for your life!" I gestured to the phone, "Whatever you feel like eating there will be a number for it under 'L' in the book!"
"L?"
"Yeah for 'Lazyitus meals!" I winked.
I spread out the sheets of paper on the floor & sat cross legged while I studied them.
"You up for a refill?" Shane waved his glass.
"Hm yeah thanks!"
"So, "he shouted from the kitchen, "What do you reckon?"
"I think you've got it all wrong to be honest!"
He wandered back through & handed me my glass. "How do you mean wrong?" He sat down beside me on the floor.
"Well these TV shows for a start! Some of them….like here for example, you got Benoit on Richard & Judy! Have you SEEN their show?" Shane shook his head, "Well that's a no no! They're too straight laced, people who watch that show won't give a damn about a toothless wrestler! They'll just look past him, they'll think he's just a jock!" I grabbed a pen & put a line through it.
"So who do we put on that show instead?"
I looked down the list, "Ah ha!" I circled Stephanie's name! "That's a better option! Someone who's smart, good looking & knows her stuff! She'll blow them away!"
"Ok, go on!"
"Brock Lesnar on Parkinson?" I raised my eyebrows then shook my head, "Undertaker on Parkinson! You need Brock on the kids shows, the Saturday morning stuff like CDUK!"
This conversation continued throughout the night, moving from TV, to radio, to magazines & newspapers. I even managed to screw up his promotional poster!
"Ok so tell me what do we pay you for right now?"
"Erm….you pay me to use the fax machine, telephone, I'm basically the messeger, I take from you & pass on to them! I'm paid to put up & shut up!" I laughed.
"Not for much longer after tonight!"
"I don't get ya?"
"You seem to know a lot more than how to use a fax machine! I mean you know about the business!"
"I was taught by the best! Matt was a fanatic before he was a wrestler!"
Shane smiled, "Yeah they don't make em like Matt anymore! He taught you well!" he paused, "So work the rest of the week where you are now, hell call in sick all week I don't really care, but it will be just until I find you an office!" he started to gather up his papers.
"Woah! Woah! Wait a minute! AN OFFICE?"
"Yeah! How does…" he thought for a minute, "…..hmmm say 'Head Of Smackdown Promotional Team Europe' Sound to you?" I just stared at him wide eyed! "Ok come on Bec I was kidding about the title! But that'll be the job if you want it?"
"You HAVE a European Smackdown Promotional Team?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Well we do now!" Shane winked.
Chapter 83
"SHANE!!" I stood there in complete shock with the phone still to my ear!
"Well don't I even get a hug?" he put his bag down & held out his arms so I stepped forward & hugged him. "Thought I'd surprise you!" he smiled.
"Wow! Erm you did that alright! Come in!" I walked in with Shane following behind me & I suddenly became conscious of the mess! I started to pick things up off the floor & kick shoes out of the way, "Oh please excuse the mess! I wasn't ah expecting anyone!"
Shane stood & looked around with his hands crossed infront of him, "I can see that!" I continued to pick up clothes, empty bottles & take out cartons that littered the coffee table & I gathered them up into my arms & went into the kitchen to put them in the garbage!
"Coffee? Or um I'm having a glass of wine if you'd like to join me?"
"Yeah um wine would be good thanks!"
"Sit down please!" I smiled nervously & pulled my robe tighter around me, "I'll erm just go & throw on some clothes! Won't be a second!" I went into the bedroom, closed the door & leaned my back against it! "SHIT!" I whispered to myself!
Shane was in the kitchen at the sink when I'd gotten dressed & I saw he was washing up dirty crockery!
"You needn't do that!"
"Oh erm I couldn't find a glass! It's ok!"
I blushed, "It's not usually like this I'm sorry! This week has been erm really hectic! I've hardly been home at all!" I smiled nervously.
"We been working you too hard?"
Way to go Bec! When all said and done this guy is your boss no matter how you happened to have met in the first place! "Oh no…no nothing I can't handle!" He dried a glass & poured himself some wine.
"You didn't seem too happy on the phone?" He raised his eyebrows as we went into the living room.
"It's not the job Shane, it's the people!" I sighed, "I just don't feel like I fit in somehow!"
He nodded slowly then grabbed his bag, "What do you think of these?" he came & sat beside me & pulled out a huge pile of papers. Upon further inspection I saw that they were t shirt designs! I took them out of his hands & had a look through them.
'And you want my opinion because?"
"Just humor me!" he smiled.
"Ok!" I studied some of them more closely, "Well you're not gonna sell many of these!" I picked out a shirt & showed him.
"Why not?"
"Because the picture is so old! Kurt doesn't even have hair any more! And besides that it's not a very flattering picture! I mean Kurt is so much….well hotter in real life!" I smiled & Shane rolled his eyes.
"Ok. Go on! Who's next?"
I flipped over the page, "Oh please, red?"
"What?"
"This is….well it's just not nice! I wouldn't wear it!"
"So what colour would you suggest?"
"Blue, definitely Smackdown blue!"
"Smackdown blue!" Shane shook his head & laughed, "Ok carry on!"
"Now this one I like! And that one's ok! I flicked through some more & stopped at the new Jeff Hardy shirt! I could tell Shane was measuring my reaction so I tried to remain professional & cleared my throat. "Hm…well don't the WWE have any other picture of Jeff?"
Shane shuffled closer to me & peered at the picture, "What do you mean?"
"Well this……it's well…..when was the last time you saw Jeff looking like that? And it seems to be on everything! I've seen it on posters, mugs, everywhere! People get bored easily Shane! They'll opt for something else or just not bother at all! Time for a change!"
"Oh I need to use my imag-I-nation then?" Shane said, doing his best impression of a North Carolina accent & I laughed. Shane looked back at the picture, "I can see your point though!" I nodded & took a sip of my wine. "Anyway, " he dumped the pile of papers onto the floor & pulled out another lot. "This is the Smackdown tour promotional stuff. I'd like you to have a look!"
"Shane what's goin on here?"
"Just look, you'll be doing me a favour!" I sighed & took the papers from his hands & started to read through them. 'Is it ok if I order a take out? I'm starving!" Shane stood up.
"Go for your life!" I gestured to the phone, "Whatever you feel like eating there will be a number for it under 'L' in the book!"
"L?"
"Yeah for 'Lazyitus meals!" I winked.
I spread out the sheets of paper on the floor & sat cross legged while I studied them.
"You up for a refill?" Shane waved his glass.
"Hm yeah thanks!"
"So, "he shouted from the kitchen, "What do you reckon?"
"I think you've got it all wrong to be honest!"
He wandered back through & handed me my glass. "How do you mean wrong?" He sat down beside me on the floor.
"Well these TV shows for a start! Some of them….like here for example, you got Benoit on Richard & Judy! Have you SEEN their show?" Shane shook his head, "Well that's a no no! They're too straight laced, people who watch that show won't give a damn about a toothless wrestler! They'll just look past him, they'll think he's just a jock!" I grabbed a pen & put a line through it.
"So who do we put on that show instead?"
I looked down the list, "Ah ha!" I circled Stephanie's name! "That's a better option! Someone who's smart, good looking & knows her stuff! She'll blow them away!"
"Ok, go on!"
"Brock Lesnar on Parkinson?" I raised my eyebrows then shook my head, "Undertaker on Parkinson! You need Brock on the kids shows, the Saturday morning stuff like CDUK!"
This conversation continued throughout the night, moving from TV, to radio, to magazines & newspapers. I even managed to screw up his promotional poster!
"Ok so tell me what do we pay you for right now?"
"Erm….you pay me to use the fax machine, telephone, I'm basically the messeger, I take from you & pass on to them! I'm paid to put up & shut up!" I laughed.
"Not for much longer after tonight!"
"I don't get ya?"
"You seem to know a lot more than how to use a fax machine! I mean you know about the business!"
"I was taught by the best! Matt was a fanatic before he was a wrestler!"
Shane smiled, "Yeah they don't make em like Matt anymore! He taught you well!" he paused, "So work the rest of the week where you are now, hell call in sick all week I don't really care, but it will be just until I find you an office!" he started to gather up his papers.
"Woah! Woah! Wait a minute! AN OFFICE?"
"Yeah! How does…" he thought for a minute, "…..hmmm say 'Head Of Smackdown Promotional Team Europe' Sound to you?" I just stared at him wide eyed! "Ok come on Bec I was kidding about the title! But that'll be the job if you want it?"
"You HAVE a European Smackdown Promotional Team?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Well we do now!" Shane winked.