Disclaimer: Same as the other two chapters...enjoy!
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Chapter Three
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The next morning, Tess was up with the sun. She took a quick shower and dressed in the workout clothes Amy let her borrow, and pulled her still-damp hair into a ponytail. Mark was just stirring when she came back out into the room.
"Morning, Daddy." she said, stuffing her pajamas into her suitcase. Mark muttered a low 'morning' before making his way to the bathroom. Tess grabbed her empty light pink gym bag and the knee and elbow pads Trish let her borrow and layed them inside the bag, along with a towel. Mark came back into the room a few minutes later.
"Ready to go?" he asked. Tess nodded and grabbed her bag. "I'm not going to be able to train with you today, I'm sorry. I have autograph signings and apperances all day. But Rob and Amy said that they would start your training."
"Alright." Tess said. She stood up and grabbed a bottle of water out of the mini fridge, when there was a knock at the door. Mark walked over and opened it. Chris stood at the door.
"What do you want?" Mark asked in an annoyed voice.
"I just wanted to apologize to Tess." Chris said. He looked over at her. "I shouldn't have done that yesterday. I'm sorry." he said.
"Apology accepted." Tess said, but didn't smile.
"You still stay away from her, Chris. If one hair on her head is out of place and it's because of you, you will have hell to pay." Mark growled. Chris nodded and walked off. Tess rolled her eyes and picked up her gym bag and walked out the door, with Mark in tow. They walked out to the parking lot and Tess tossed her bag into the back of the rental and climbed in the front seat. She got her portable cd player from the backseat and slipped her headphones on. Incubus blared through her headphones all the way to the local gym.
"Alright, you should be able to find the weight room eaisly. I gotta go now. Have a good day." Mark said, placing a kiss on Tess's cheek.
"See you later." she replied before walking through the back entrance. Amy was waiting for her at the front entrance.
"Morning chick." she said.
"Morning Amy. Where's Rob?" Tess asked.
"He's already in the weight room. C'mon, Trish said you could borrow a pair of her boots to work out in until Mark can get you some of your own." They walked back to the women's locker room. Tess pulled her elbow pads and knee pads on, and then laced up the boots Trish let her borrow.
"Is this what you always work out in?" Tess asked, refering to the sports bra and spandex shorts she was wearing.
"Yep. It allows the most flexibility." Amy replied, pulling her hair up into a ponytail. She smiled and walked off towards the weight room.
"Morning ladies." Rob said as they entered the weight room. Tess smiled and waved.
"Morning Rob." Amy said.
"Alright, first thing, you need to start working with weights every morning." Rob said, leading Tess over to the weights. "And we're going to work you out in the ring everyday."
"Okay." Tess, Amy, and Rob worked with the weights for about half an hour before moving into the ring.
"We're going to start you out on the basics, and after you get them down, you can decided on what style you want to start wrestling in." Amy said. Tess nodded. The first thing she was taught was an arm drag, and she picked it up almost instantly. They proceeded to teach her leg drops and chops, both of which she picked up with ease.
"God, you're a natural, Tess." Rob said. She smiled at him. He returned the smile and she was suprised to find herself blushing slightly. She quickly regained her composure and went back to training. She learned a few moderately difficult moves before the day was over.
"That was really fun." Tess said she, Amy, and Rob walked out of the weight room.
"You did great. Vince will put you on the roster in no time." Rob said.
"I dunno about that." Tess replied. "I did just start today."
"I know, but if you keep training and picking up things the way you are now, he will definately sign you on." Rob said as he whiped the sweat off of his forehead with his towel.
"Having the Undertaker as your dad helps out some too, I'd say." Tess said with a grin. Rob grinned back.
"Hun, if you get on the roster, it's all because of your own talent." Amy piped up.
"I think I might ask Vince if I can start out valeting." Tess said as she walked over to a bench and sat down. Amy and Rob joined her.
"You could start valeting now, there's nothing to that." Amy said. "It'd be a great experience for you."
"I'll ask him about that at the show tonight." Tess said, smiling.
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Tess walked up to the door leading to Vince's office about an hour before the show that night. She tapped lightly on the door three times and waited. After a minute, she heard a 'come in.'
"Hello, Mr. McMahon." she said polietly as she stepped into the room.
"Hello, Tess. And please, call me Vince." he said, flashing her a small smile.
"Alright, Vince. I came in here to talk to you about something..." she trailed off.
"Yes?" he asked.
"I was wondering if I could valet." she said quickly. He looked at her, then looked as if he was in thought for a moment.
"It could work...you're young, have a great body, and you're definately beautiful...we could use a new valet. Have you thought any about wrestling?" Vince said.
"I started training this morning." Tess replied. He nodded.
"Good. We really do need a new Diva. Yes, you can valet until you're done with your basic training." he said, smiling. She jumped up, a huge smile on her face.
"Thank you so much!! Do you want me to start at the next show?" she asked.
"Yes." he replied. "We'll have the seamstress work on some outfits for you."
"Who will I be valeting?"
"I'll let you know the night of the show."
"Alright. Thank you so much!" she said with one last smile, before leaving his office and making her way to the women's locker room. She burst through the door and ran over to Amy.
"Amy! I start valeting at the next show!" Tess squealed. Amy smiled widely.
"That's awesome, Tess. You'll do great. Do you know who you are valeting yet?"
"Not yet. I have to go to the seamstress and get my measurements taken, so I can have some outfits, and I'll find out who I'm valeting on the night of the show." Tess said in one breath. Her smile was huge.
"Then go, chick! Tell her to make you something sexy." Amy replied with a wink and a grin. Tess returned the grin and walked out of the locker room and down the hallway towards the seamstresses' room.
"Hey, Tess." she heard a voice from beside her. She looked up and saw Chris walking beside her.
"Hi, Chris. What do you want?" she asked. Not even Chris could ruin her mood.
"Look, stop being such a bitch to me, Tess. I never did a damn thing to you." Chris said, a hint of anger in his voice.
"Except hit on me since the second I arrived here and then force yourself on me. That'd be called harassment, Chris." she spat.
"Babe, every girl on this planet is throwing herself at my feet and you're shying away. It's your loss." he replied smugly.
"You wish." she said, stepping up into his face.
"Back down, dollface, or I might have to kiss those pretty little lips again." she glared at him and reached her hand back to slap him when he caught her wrist.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Didn't your daddy tell you to respect your elders?" Chris said in a low voice, squeezing her wrist tighter.
"Let me go Chris, that hurts." she said, glaring daggers at him.
"Apologize and I might." he replied, squeezing even harder. She yelped and tried to jerk her arm back.
"No, you will now, or I'll rip your damn face off." Tess heard a voice behind her. She turned her head and saw Rob standing there, his arms crossed over his chest.
"Aww, did little Tessy get herself a bodyguard? How cute. Just know that you can't always be there for her, Rob." Chris growled before throwing her arm back to her side roughly. She softly brought her wrist up to her chest and rubbed it with her other hand as Chris walked off.
"Tess, are you alright?" Rob asked, putting a comforting arm around her waist. She nodded her head and continued to rub her wrist. "Here, let me have a look at that." he gently took her injured wrist into his hands and looked at it. A large, purple bruise was already forming around it.
"Ouch," she said as he squeezed it a little too hard.
"I'm sorry." Rob said as she winced slightly. "I swear, I'll kill that arrogant little bastard..." he trailed off, before turning and leading her the opposite way. "I'm gonna take you to the medic's station, you should probably get that bandaged so it doesn't swell."
"Thank you, again. You always seem to be my knight in shining armor." she said, smiling slightly. He returned her smile.
"That's what I'm here for."
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Chapter Three
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The next morning, Tess was up with the sun. She took a quick shower and dressed in the workout clothes Amy let her borrow, and pulled her still-damp hair into a ponytail. Mark was just stirring when she came back out into the room.
"Morning, Daddy." she said, stuffing her pajamas into her suitcase. Mark muttered a low 'morning' before making his way to the bathroom. Tess grabbed her empty light pink gym bag and the knee and elbow pads Trish let her borrow and layed them inside the bag, along with a towel. Mark came back into the room a few minutes later.
"Ready to go?" he asked. Tess nodded and grabbed her bag. "I'm not going to be able to train with you today, I'm sorry. I have autograph signings and apperances all day. But Rob and Amy said that they would start your training."
"Alright." Tess said. She stood up and grabbed a bottle of water out of the mini fridge, when there was a knock at the door. Mark walked over and opened it. Chris stood at the door.
"What do you want?" Mark asked in an annoyed voice.
"I just wanted to apologize to Tess." Chris said. He looked over at her. "I shouldn't have done that yesterday. I'm sorry." he said.
"Apology accepted." Tess said, but didn't smile.
"You still stay away from her, Chris. If one hair on her head is out of place and it's because of you, you will have hell to pay." Mark growled. Chris nodded and walked off. Tess rolled her eyes and picked up her gym bag and walked out the door, with Mark in tow. They walked out to the parking lot and Tess tossed her bag into the back of the rental and climbed in the front seat. She got her portable cd player from the backseat and slipped her headphones on. Incubus blared through her headphones all the way to the local gym.
"Alright, you should be able to find the weight room eaisly. I gotta go now. Have a good day." Mark said, placing a kiss on Tess's cheek.
"See you later." she replied before walking through the back entrance. Amy was waiting for her at the front entrance.
"Morning chick." she said.
"Morning Amy. Where's Rob?" Tess asked.
"He's already in the weight room. C'mon, Trish said you could borrow a pair of her boots to work out in until Mark can get you some of your own." They walked back to the women's locker room. Tess pulled her elbow pads and knee pads on, and then laced up the boots Trish let her borrow.
"Is this what you always work out in?" Tess asked, refering to the sports bra and spandex shorts she was wearing.
"Yep. It allows the most flexibility." Amy replied, pulling her hair up into a ponytail. She smiled and walked off towards the weight room.
"Morning ladies." Rob said as they entered the weight room. Tess smiled and waved.
"Morning Rob." Amy said.
"Alright, first thing, you need to start working with weights every morning." Rob said, leading Tess over to the weights. "And we're going to work you out in the ring everyday."
"Okay." Tess, Amy, and Rob worked with the weights for about half an hour before moving into the ring.
"We're going to start you out on the basics, and after you get them down, you can decided on what style you want to start wrestling in." Amy said. Tess nodded. The first thing she was taught was an arm drag, and she picked it up almost instantly. They proceeded to teach her leg drops and chops, both of which she picked up with ease.
"God, you're a natural, Tess." Rob said. She smiled at him. He returned the smile and she was suprised to find herself blushing slightly. She quickly regained her composure and went back to training. She learned a few moderately difficult moves before the day was over.
"That was really fun." Tess said she, Amy, and Rob walked out of the weight room.
"You did great. Vince will put you on the roster in no time." Rob said.
"I dunno about that." Tess replied. "I did just start today."
"I know, but if you keep training and picking up things the way you are now, he will definately sign you on." Rob said as he whiped the sweat off of his forehead with his towel.
"Having the Undertaker as your dad helps out some too, I'd say." Tess said with a grin. Rob grinned back.
"Hun, if you get on the roster, it's all because of your own talent." Amy piped up.
"I think I might ask Vince if I can start out valeting." Tess said as she walked over to a bench and sat down. Amy and Rob joined her.
"You could start valeting now, there's nothing to that." Amy said. "It'd be a great experience for you."
"I'll ask him about that at the show tonight." Tess said, smiling.
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Tess walked up to the door leading to Vince's office about an hour before the show that night. She tapped lightly on the door three times and waited. After a minute, she heard a 'come in.'
"Hello, Mr. McMahon." she said polietly as she stepped into the room.
"Hello, Tess. And please, call me Vince." he said, flashing her a small smile.
"Alright, Vince. I came in here to talk to you about something..." she trailed off.
"Yes?" he asked.
"I was wondering if I could valet." she said quickly. He looked at her, then looked as if he was in thought for a moment.
"It could work...you're young, have a great body, and you're definately beautiful...we could use a new valet. Have you thought any about wrestling?" Vince said.
"I started training this morning." Tess replied. He nodded.
"Good. We really do need a new Diva. Yes, you can valet until you're done with your basic training." he said, smiling. She jumped up, a huge smile on her face.
"Thank you so much!! Do you want me to start at the next show?" she asked.
"Yes." he replied. "We'll have the seamstress work on some outfits for you."
"Who will I be valeting?"
"I'll let you know the night of the show."
"Alright. Thank you so much!" she said with one last smile, before leaving his office and making her way to the women's locker room. She burst through the door and ran over to Amy.
"Amy! I start valeting at the next show!" Tess squealed. Amy smiled widely.
"That's awesome, Tess. You'll do great. Do you know who you are valeting yet?"
"Not yet. I have to go to the seamstress and get my measurements taken, so I can have some outfits, and I'll find out who I'm valeting on the night of the show." Tess said in one breath. Her smile was huge.
"Then go, chick! Tell her to make you something sexy." Amy replied with a wink and a grin. Tess returned the grin and walked out of the locker room and down the hallway towards the seamstresses' room.
"Hey, Tess." she heard a voice from beside her. She looked up and saw Chris walking beside her.
"Hi, Chris. What do you want?" she asked. Not even Chris could ruin her mood.
"Look, stop being such a bitch to me, Tess. I never did a damn thing to you." Chris said, a hint of anger in his voice.
"Except hit on me since the second I arrived here and then force yourself on me. That'd be called harassment, Chris." she spat.
"Babe, every girl on this planet is throwing herself at my feet and you're shying away. It's your loss." he replied smugly.
"You wish." she said, stepping up into his face.
"Back down, dollface, or I might have to kiss those pretty little lips again." she glared at him and reached her hand back to slap him when he caught her wrist.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Didn't your daddy tell you to respect your elders?" Chris said in a low voice, squeezing her wrist tighter.
"Let me go Chris, that hurts." she said, glaring daggers at him.
"Apologize and I might." he replied, squeezing even harder. She yelped and tried to jerk her arm back.
"No, you will now, or I'll rip your damn face off." Tess heard a voice behind her. She turned her head and saw Rob standing there, his arms crossed over his chest.
"Aww, did little Tessy get herself a bodyguard? How cute. Just know that you can't always be there for her, Rob." Chris growled before throwing her arm back to her side roughly. She softly brought her wrist up to her chest and rubbed it with her other hand as Chris walked off.
"Tess, are you alright?" Rob asked, putting a comforting arm around her waist. She nodded her head and continued to rub her wrist. "Here, let me have a look at that." he gently took her injured wrist into his hands and looked at it. A large, purple bruise was already forming around it.
"Ouch," she said as he squeezed it a little too hard.
"I'm sorry." Rob said as she winced slightly. "I swear, I'll kill that arrogant little bastard..." he trailed off, before turning and leading her the opposite way. "I'm gonna take you to the medic's station, you should probably get that bandaged so it doesn't swell."
"Thank you, again. You always seem to be my knight in shining armor." she said, smiling slightly. He returned her smile.
"That's what I'm here for."
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