Chapter 12:
"So what should I say?" Rene asked nervously as he paced back in forth in the locker room he shared with Sylvan.
Sylvan rolled his eyes. "Dude, just tell her that you'd like to get to know her better and you want to take her out somewhere after the show."
"Oh, okay," Rene said, calming down for a minute. "But where can I take her? I'm not 21! Shit, I don't even know how old she is! She might even be older than me! What if she wants to go to a bar and I can't take her? She might not want to date me if she's older than me!" Rene babbled frantically, terrified that he might not have a shot with Jean. He really liked her and he wanted desperately to go out with her.
"SHUT UP!" Sylvan yelled, causing Rene to stand there and stare nervously at him. "Oh my God Rene, do you know how much of an idiot you sound like right now?!"
*Knock Knock*
Rene paled as he looked at the door and then looked at Sylvan, his throat working as he tried to talk but the words wouldn't come out.
Sylvan rolled his eyes. "Come in!" he called, secretly amused by Rene's tongue-tied state.
"Hi," Jean said nervously as she walked into the room.
"Hey," Sylvan said, smiling at her. He glanced at Rene. "Well, I'm going to go ahead and go grab something to eat now so I'll leave you two to have your talk."
"What? Hey!" Rene protested as he realized that Sylvan was leaving him alone and he was going to have to sink or swim.
"I'll be back in an hour or two Rene," Sylvan said, shooting him a look. "Bye Jean," he said turning to her and smiling.
"Bye," she said cheerfully. She had been standing outside their door for a few minutes before she'd knocked because she was having trouble getting up the guts to knock. She was really nervous about the crush that she had on Rene, and she had been scared that it wasn't going to go anywhere...but after listening to his freak out, she didn't think that would be a problem anymore. She thought about letting him know that she'd been out there, but decided against it. She didn't want him to be embarrassed about it. "So what did you want to talk to me about?" she asked, and tilted her head to look up at him.
"I...uh...I..." Rene stuttered at he looked down at Jean's smiling face. He flushed a bright red and started pacing the room. He ran his fingers through his hair nervously as he tried to figure out the best way to say it. "Umm, well I just....uh..." he stopped again.
*Aw, this is so adorable!* Jean thought to herself. *He is so freaking cute, and he's so nervous. I guess I should probably help him out here, even though watching him psyche himself out is rather entertaining too.* She watched him pace back and forth for another minute, and then walked up to him and put her hand on his arm, causing him to stop abruptly. "Hey," she said softly.
"Yes?" he said nervously, biting his lower lip.
"Come sit down," she said as she walked over to the bench in front of the lockers and sat down with her legs curled underneath her. "Sit," she said again as he looked at her nervously.
"I don't know if sitting is the best idea for me right now. Pacing is helping me clear my thoughts," he said nervously. "Oh shit. I just said that out loud didn't I?" he said, flushing a bright red. *Oh my God! I'm such a moron! I can't BELIEVE I just said that! She has to think that I'm such a DORK! I bet she'll never want to date me now!*
"Rene. Rene! RENE!" Jean finally yelled to get his attention since he was lost in his thoughts and was too occupied with biting his lip and running his fingers through his hair while pacing to pay attention to her. *Dear lord, screw this. I'm just going to put the boy out of his misery, because otherwise it'll take him all night to say it.*
"What?" he asked nervously, turning to her.
"I know what you want to say to me," she said.
"What? How?" Rene was totally confused.
"I, um, well I stood outside the door for a few minutes before I knocked and I heard you talking to Sylvan," Jean admitted, looking down at the floor in embarrassment.
Rene flushed an even darker red. *Oh lord. I've never been more embarrassed in my life. She really has to think that I'm the biggest ass on the planet. Seriously, why would she want to date someone that's as stupid as me?* "Oh..." he said quietly.
Jean got up again as Rene continued to pace. "Come here," she said, grabbing his hand and leading him over to the bench. "Sit," she ordered him and when he didn't obey immediately she poked him in the side. "I said sit dammit," she said, sticking her tongue out at him.
Rene sat and looked up at her nervously. *Man, I have a feeling that I'm not going to like this. Why do I always have such a hard time with girls? It's like I can't have a decent relationship without screwing it up somehow!*
"Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say this now, so you might want to pay attention," Jean said and winked at him. "Yes, I think you're cute, and I would like to spend time with you so that I can get to know you better. And just so you know – I'm only 18, so you have nothing to worry about."
"YES!" Rene jumped up and pumped his fist in the air. "Oh, wait," he flushed as he realized what he'd just done.
Jean cracked up laughing at the look on his face. It was the most adorable thing that she'd seen in a long time. "It's ok sweetie," she assured him.
"Oh, good," he said happily. He picked her up and swung her around in a circle, hugging her tightly.
"Okay...can't...breathe..." Jean said, gasping for air.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Rene said nervously, quickly putting her down.
"Dude, it's okay," Jean said, laughing. She climbed up on the bench so that she would be close to eye level with him. *God I hate being short.* she thought unhappily to herself. She leaned in and kissed Rene on the cheek. "You're fine. Just don't worry about it," she told him. "But anyway, I gotta run because I need to go meet with Vince so that we can discuss my storyline."
"Okay," Rene said dreamily, still floating from the fact that she'd just kissed his cheek.
"Okay, I'll catch you either backstage at some point in time, or if not, come meet me at Matt and Jeff's dressing room after the show and we can go do something then," Jean said, leaning in to kiss his cheek one more time before jumping off the table and heading out the door. "See you later hun!" she called over her shoulder.
"Bye," Rene called after her. He watched her leave, then made his way over to the chair and collapsed into it with a huge grin on his face. *I can't believe that just happened. I have got to be the luckiest man on the planet right now. She's so adorable, and I have no idea how I was lucky enough to end up with her. The day that I met her was the day that everything changed for me – not only is she quite possibly the sweetest girl that I've ever met, but I've also finally started to be accepted by some of the other wrestlers. Amy is one of the nicest girls around...I mean seriously, she didn't have to help me figure out my feelings for Jean or invite me to go with them to pick her up at the airport. And although I don't really know Matt or Jeff all that well, they seem pretty cool. I really like the way that things are changing around here, and hopefully they'll continue to stay this way....* Rene was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice when Sylvan came back in the room.
"Hey. HEY!" Sylvan yelled to get Rene's attention. "Jeez lover boy, I'd ask how it went, but judging from the sappy, lovesick grin on your face...I'm going to assume it went well."
"Yeah," Rene sighed happily. "We're going out after the show."
"Awesome," Sylvan said, happy for his younger friend. "Now pull your head out of your ass because we have a match!"
"I'll try," Rene said, trying to wipe the smile off his face as he followed his tag team partner out of their locker room.
A/N: Yes, I know that was kinda short, but I want to put all of Jean's debut in the next chapter because I have a feeling it's going to be kinda long. So what did everyone think of the chapter? PLEASE review! It makes me happy to know that people like my story! :)
"So what should I say?" Rene asked nervously as he paced back in forth in the locker room he shared with Sylvan.
Sylvan rolled his eyes. "Dude, just tell her that you'd like to get to know her better and you want to take her out somewhere after the show."
"Oh, okay," Rene said, calming down for a minute. "But where can I take her? I'm not 21! Shit, I don't even know how old she is! She might even be older than me! What if she wants to go to a bar and I can't take her? She might not want to date me if she's older than me!" Rene babbled frantically, terrified that he might not have a shot with Jean. He really liked her and he wanted desperately to go out with her.
"SHUT UP!" Sylvan yelled, causing Rene to stand there and stare nervously at him. "Oh my God Rene, do you know how much of an idiot you sound like right now?!"
*Knock Knock*
Rene paled as he looked at the door and then looked at Sylvan, his throat working as he tried to talk but the words wouldn't come out.
Sylvan rolled his eyes. "Come in!" he called, secretly amused by Rene's tongue-tied state.
"Hi," Jean said nervously as she walked into the room.
"Hey," Sylvan said, smiling at her. He glanced at Rene. "Well, I'm going to go ahead and go grab something to eat now so I'll leave you two to have your talk."
"What? Hey!" Rene protested as he realized that Sylvan was leaving him alone and he was going to have to sink or swim.
"I'll be back in an hour or two Rene," Sylvan said, shooting him a look. "Bye Jean," he said turning to her and smiling.
"Bye," she said cheerfully. She had been standing outside their door for a few minutes before she'd knocked because she was having trouble getting up the guts to knock. She was really nervous about the crush that she had on Rene, and she had been scared that it wasn't going to go anywhere...but after listening to his freak out, she didn't think that would be a problem anymore. She thought about letting him know that she'd been out there, but decided against it. She didn't want him to be embarrassed about it. "So what did you want to talk to me about?" she asked, and tilted her head to look up at him.
"I...uh...I..." Rene stuttered at he looked down at Jean's smiling face. He flushed a bright red and started pacing the room. He ran his fingers through his hair nervously as he tried to figure out the best way to say it. "Umm, well I just....uh..." he stopped again.
*Aw, this is so adorable!* Jean thought to herself. *He is so freaking cute, and he's so nervous. I guess I should probably help him out here, even though watching him psyche himself out is rather entertaining too.* She watched him pace back and forth for another minute, and then walked up to him and put her hand on his arm, causing him to stop abruptly. "Hey," she said softly.
"Yes?" he said nervously, biting his lower lip.
"Come sit down," she said as she walked over to the bench in front of the lockers and sat down with her legs curled underneath her. "Sit," she said again as he looked at her nervously.
"I don't know if sitting is the best idea for me right now. Pacing is helping me clear my thoughts," he said nervously. "Oh shit. I just said that out loud didn't I?" he said, flushing a bright red. *Oh my God! I'm such a moron! I can't BELIEVE I just said that! She has to think that I'm such a DORK! I bet she'll never want to date me now!*
"Rene. Rene! RENE!" Jean finally yelled to get his attention since he was lost in his thoughts and was too occupied with biting his lip and running his fingers through his hair while pacing to pay attention to her. *Dear lord, screw this. I'm just going to put the boy out of his misery, because otherwise it'll take him all night to say it.*
"What?" he asked nervously, turning to her.
"I know what you want to say to me," she said.
"What? How?" Rene was totally confused.
"I, um, well I stood outside the door for a few minutes before I knocked and I heard you talking to Sylvan," Jean admitted, looking down at the floor in embarrassment.
Rene flushed an even darker red. *Oh lord. I've never been more embarrassed in my life. She really has to think that I'm the biggest ass on the planet. Seriously, why would she want to date someone that's as stupid as me?* "Oh..." he said quietly.
Jean got up again as Rene continued to pace. "Come here," she said, grabbing his hand and leading him over to the bench. "Sit," she ordered him and when he didn't obey immediately she poked him in the side. "I said sit dammit," she said, sticking her tongue out at him.
Rene sat and looked up at her nervously. *Man, I have a feeling that I'm not going to like this. Why do I always have such a hard time with girls? It's like I can't have a decent relationship without screwing it up somehow!*
"Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say this now, so you might want to pay attention," Jean said and winked at him. "Yes, I think you're cute, and I would like to spend time with you so that I can get to know you better. And just so you know – I'm only 18, so you have nothing to worry about."
"YES!" Rene jumped up and pumped his fist in the air. "Oh, wait," he flushed as he realized what he'd just done.
Jean cracked up laughing at the look on his face. It was the most adorable thing that she'd seen in a long time. "It's ok sweetie," she assured him.
"Oh, good," he said happily. He picked her up and swung her around in a circle, hugging her tightly.
"Okay...can't...breathe..." Jean said, gasping for air.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Rene said nervously, quickly putting her down.
"Dude, it's okay," Jean said, laughing. She climbed up on the bench so that she would be close to eye level with him. *God I hate being short.* she thought unhappily to herself. She leaned in and kissed Rene on the cheek. "You're fine. Just don't worry about it," she told him. "But anyway, I gotta run because I need to go meet with Vince so that we can discuss my storyline."
"Okay," Rene said dreamily, still floating from the fact that she'd just kissed his cheek.
"Okay, I'll catch you either backstage at some point in time, or if not, come meet me at Matt and Jeff's dressing room after the show and we can go do something then," Jean said, leaning in to kiss his cheek one more time before jumping off the table and heading out the door. "See you later hun!" she called over her shoulder.
"Bye," Rene called after her. He watched her leave, then made his way over to the chair and collapsed into it with a huge grin on his face. *I can't believe that just happened. I have got to be the luckiest man on the planet right now. She's so adorable, and I have no idea how I was lucky enough to end up with her. The day that I met her was the day that everything changed for me – not only is she quite possibly the sweetest girl that I've ever met, but I've also finally started to be accepted by some of the other wrestlers. Amy is one of the nicest girls around...I mean seriously, she didn't have to help me figure out my feelings for Jean or invite me to go with them to pick her up at the airport. And although I don't really know Matt or Jeff all that well, they seem pretty cool. I really like the way that things are changing around here, and hopefully they'll continue to stay this way....* Rene was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice when Sylvan came back in the room.
"Hey. HEY!" Sylvan yelled to get Rene's attention. "Jeez lover boy, I'd ask how it went, but judging from the sappy, lovesick grin on your face...I'm going to assume it went well."
"Yeah," Rene sighed happily. "We're going out after the show."
"Awesome," Sylvan said, happy for his younger friend. "Now pull your head out of your ass because we have a match!"
"I'll try," Rene said, trying to wipe the smile off his face as he followed his tag team partner out of their locker room.
A/N: Yes, I know that was kinda short, but I want to put all of Jean's debut in the next chapter because I have a feeling it's going to be kinda long. So what did everyone think of the chapter? PLEASE review! It makes me happy to know that people like my story! :)