Disclaimer: See chapters 1-3.
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Chapter Four
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Tess, Mark, Amy, Rob, and the rest of the roster were on a late flight to Memphis that night after the show. Tess made sure to get a seat as far away from Chris as she could. She was seated between Amy and Rob. The flight wasn't going to be a long one, only about two hours, so Tess figured she'd try to get a little catnap in before landing.
"How's your wrist feeling?" Rob whispered to her a few minutes later, just as her eyelids were beginning to get heavy. She blinked her eyes open.
"It's sore, and probably black and blue and swollen." she said as she unwrapped the ace bandage. She was right about it being basically black and blue, but it wasn't very swollen. Rob took her hand in his and ran his fingers gently over her bruises.
"I can't believe Chris did that to you." Rob said in a low voice. "He used to be an okay guy. I mean, he did have a bad reputation for being with a different ring rat every night, but he never got rough." he glanced down slightly, his hand still delicately gripping hers.
"I don't know why he's coming after me. Is he used to getting every woman he wants or something?" Tess whispered.
"Pretty much so, yeah." Rob replied. Tess nodded.
"I really am glad that you've been here to look after me, Rob. Even though we haven't known each other long at all, you're still there for me, and I'm grateful." Tess said.
"It's no problem. I want to be here to help you out." Rob smiled slightly, still running his fingers over her wrist. They stayed this way as Tess drifted off to sleep.
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Tess was woken up early the next morning for more training. They had arrived at the hotel late the night before, and Tess was still sleepy.
"Daddy, can't I skip it today? I'm so sleepy..." she said with a yawn, tugging the pillow next to her over her head.
"Tess, it's your second day of training, you can't skip it. So c'mon, get up." Mark said, nudging her. She grunted and got up, grabbing her workout clothes and stepping into the bathroom. She emerged about fifteen minutes later with her hair pulled into a ponytail.
"Can we go shopping this weekend so I can get my own workout gear and boots and stuff?" Tess asked, throwing her pajamas into her suitcase. Mark nodded.
"You're riding with Rob to the gym today. I have a photo shoot. Amy has a photo shoot today too, so it'll be just you and Rob." Mark said. Tess nodded and grabbed her gym bag.
"I'll see you at the arena tonight." she said, kissing her father on the cheek. "By the way, I get to start valeting." she added.
"Since when?" Mark asked.
"I talked to Vince about it yesterday. That's okay, right?" she said.
"Yeah, I'm fine with it. But you're going to have to sign some contracts tonight."
"That's okay."
"Do you know who you're valeting?" he said.
"Nope. Won't know until tonight." Mark nodded.
"I better go, I bet Rob's waiting on me." Tess said.
"See you at the arena tonight."
"Bye, Daddy." Tess hooked her gym bag over her shoulder and walked out of the hotel door, grabbing her key card on the way out. She sprinted over to the elevator and pressed the down button rapidly. She hurried in right as the door opened, and smacked right into Chris.
"Whoa there, be careful, Tess." said Chris, a smirk playing on his lips. She glared at him.
"Get out of my way, Chris. I'm late." she pushed past him into the elevator and hit the 'lobby' button. The doors closed and the elevator began moving down, Chris glaring at her the whole time. After what seemed like an eternity, the elevator stopped and dinged, and the doors slid open. She moved past him again out into the lobby, Chris in tow. She saw Rob standing there.
"Hey Tess." Rob said with a smile. "Chris." he said, when he noticed Chris behind her.
"Later, Chris." Tess said, grinning, as she and Rob made their way out into the parking lot. They climbed into Rob's rental and took off towards the gym.
"Was he bugging you again?" Rob asked. Tess shook her head.
"Not really. I think he'll leave me alone, for a while anyways."
"We can hope so, at least." Rob said with a smile. Tess returned the smile. They rode the rest of the way to the gym in silence. After about ten minutes they pulled into the back parking lot and entered the gym. They began working out with the weights first, for about half an hour, before they moved to the ring.
"Tell me if your wrist starts hurting, okay?" Rob said to her. She nodded. They ran through the basics that she had learned yesterday, and he began teaching her a few new moves.
"I want to learn something off of the ropes or the turnbuckles." Tess piped up. Rob looked over at her.
"Are you sure you're ready for that? You've only been training a day..." Rob said.
"I know, but you said it yourself, I'm a natural. And I think I want to do all the high-flying moves, anyways. It just seems more 'me' than being a technical wrestler or something like that." Tess replied. Rob nodded.
"Alright...we'll try something, then. If you don't get it after a while though, then we'll probably need to train with some more basic moves before trying it again." Rob moved over to one of the turnbuckles. "What would you like to learn?"
"A hurricanrana." Tess replied almost instantly.
"Alright. First you need to climb up on the turnbuckle. I'm going to play your opponent. You jump onto your opponent's shoulders, squeeze your thighs tight, quickly drop your upper body, and spin around." Rob explained to her. "Now, try it slowly at first, move by move, then if you get it down like that, we can try it all fluidly."
"Alright." Tess said. She climbed onto the turnbuckle and jumped onto his shoulders. She swayed, almost losing her balance. She squeezed her thighs and fell to the side, making them both fall to the mat.
"Shit, I'm sorry." she said, getting up.
"It's no problem, just try again." he said, setting himself back up. Tess climbed back up the turnbuckle and jumped onto his shoulders. She quickly squeezed her thighs together and dropped her upper body, then spun around. She unlatched herself from Rob's shoulders and sat up after landing.
"Did I do it right?" she asked. Rob smiled and nodded.
"You got it, girl. You've learned so much so fast. If you keep doing like you're doing now, Vince'll sign you by next month." Rob said, putting an arm around her shoulders. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug. He slipped his arms around her waist and smiled at her.
"What was that for?" he asked. She shrugged and smiled back.
"Just felt like hugging you." she said as she broke the hug and slid out of the ring. "I'm going to go take a quick shower, I need to be all fresh for tonight." she grabbed her gym bag and made her way back to the showers. Rob smiled as he watched her walk off. He decided to work out just a little more while she got ready.
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Tess turned the shower on hot as she pulled off her sweaty workout clothes. She took her hair down from its ponytail and stepped into the shower, tossing her head back into the spray. She reached over and poured a healthy amount of coconut-smelling shampoo into her palm before massaging it into her hair. For some reason, she couldn't get her mind off of Rob. She shook the feeling and finished her shower. She slipped into her outfit - light blue jean hip huggers and a jade green vintage t-shirt. She blowdryed her hair and twisted off some sections in the front, pinning them down with natural colored bobby pins. Reaching into her bag, she pulled out her makeup, and put on a tiny bit. Just light foundation, lip gloss, and mascara. She looked into the mirror. Perfect. She slipped on her shoes and re-packed her gym bag before walking back out into the gym. She paused at the door leading from the showers into the gym. Rob was still working out. She just stood there, leaning against the door, watching him for a minute. She didn't know why, but as she watched him do pull-ups, her breath caught in her throat. She shook her head and walked into the gym.
"Hey, I'm ready." she said with a smile. Rob dropped off of the pull-up bar and turned around to face her. He looked her over once and whistled with a grin.
"Hey, beautiful." he said. Tess rolled her eyes. "Don't roll those eyes at me, girl, if I say you're beautiful, you're beautiful." he smiled as he towled the sweat off of him.
"Alright, if you say so." she grinned. "C'mon, we need to get to the arena. I need to find out who I'm valeting tonight, and try on outfits and such."
"Okay, let me go change." Rob said. He went to the showers and changed, coming back about five minutes later. Tess smiled at him as he came up to her. He took her hand in his as they walked out of the gym.
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They arrived at the arena about a half an hour later. They entered through the back and went to drop their stuff off in their seperate locker rooms. Tess then made her way to catering, where she spotted Trish.
"Hey, Trish!" she said happily, walking over to her. Trish smiled.
"Hey." she replied. "What are you up to?" she asked. "We have some time before the show, if you wanna go shopping or something."
"I wish I could, but I have fittings and have to find out my role from Vince."
"That's alright. I can come with you to your fittings, if you want me to, and help you decide on an outfit for tonight."
"That'd be great!" Tess said with a smile. They both then got up and walked to the seamstresses' room.
"Hello, dear." the older woman said to Tess as she walked in. She smiled and waved. "I have three outfits ready for you to wear tonight." she said, pointing to the rack. Tess walked over to it and pulled the first one down. It was a red tube top that looked like it wouldn't cover much more than her breasts, and a black mini skirt. She took them into the changing room and slipped them on.
"Whoa...how about we try something a little more...suttle on your first night?" Trish said as she walked back out. Tess looked at her with wide eyes and nodded in agreement. She pulled the next outfit down. It was a light purple halter top with a line of sequins forming a flower on the front, and the same black mini skirt as the first outfit. She liked this one; the shirt fit nicely and showed just a little stomach.
"You look great in that one. Try on the third one before you make your decision, though." Trish said. Tess nodded and took the third outfit. It was beautiful. The shirt was made from satin, and was emerald green in color. It showed her stomach to just above her naval, and it was an off the shoulder shirt. The skirt was also black, but it was lighter than the other two, also being made of satin. At the very bottom of the skirt was a line of black lace. It was a beautiful outfit. She stepped out of the changing room and heard Trish gasp.
"That's the one, chick. You look amazing. I can fix your hair for you, and you'll have your makeup done beautifully...wow." Trish said. Tess smiled widely.
"I love this outfit." Trish nodded. Tess looked down at her bruised wrist. "I hope they can do something about this."
"The makeup artist will cover it, don't worry." Trish looked down at her watch. "Whoa, it's getting late. You better go find out what your role is and get your makeup done."
"Alright, I'll see you in a bit so you can do my hair."
"See ya, chick." Tess smiled as she walked out of the room.
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"Come in." Tess heard Vince's voice through the door. She stepped into his office.
"That outfit looks great on you." he said with a smile. She returned the smile.
"Thank you, Vince."
"Anytime. Now, for your role. You will be valeting Rob Van Dam. The storyline starts out with you two as just friends, but after a while it gets more serious and you two develop feelings for each other. You two begin dating, and that's when Chris Jericho decides that he wants you instead. They will have a match at one of the Pay-Per-Views for the IC title and for you." Vince explained. Tess nodded her head and smiled.
"Sounds great. I better go now, I have to get my makeup and hair done."
"Alright. Tonight, you go out with Rob, but don't interfere with the match. He's predetermined to win." Tess nodded and walked out of his office to where the makeup artist was. She sat down and the makeup artist went to work, dolling her up with foundation, light blush, dark green eyeliner and a smudge of sheer white eyeshadow, and berry colored lip gloss. She looked in the mirror after she was done.
"Oh my God! I look amazing!" she smiled at the makeup artist and thanked her before leaving. She walked to the women's locker room and Trish said the same thing when she saw her. She then went to fixing her hair. She did it simply, by twisting a section of it up and securing it with a black clip that had gold detailing.
"Thank you Trish, this just pulls it all off." Tess said with a smile. Trish returned the smile.
"No problem, chick. Now, you better get your shoes on and find Rob, his match is first." Tess nodded and slipped on the strappy black heels that went with the outfit, before walking out and heading towards the men's locker room. She knocked on the door.
"Everyone decent?" she asked. She heard a chours of 'yes' from inside, so she pushed open the door and walked in. She instantly spied Rob and walked over to him.
"I'm your valet." she said, smiling widely. He turned to face her. When he saw her his breath caught in his throat; she was absolutely gorgeous.
"Wow." was all he could say. She laughed and grabbed his hand, tugging him out into the hallway with her.
"Our characters end up dating and you end up having a title match with Chris over me." she told him. He nodded.
"Vince told me that, just didn't say who my valet was. I really am glad it's you though." Rob said with a smile.
"Aw, why's that?" she teased.
"Because it's always good to have the most beautiful woman in the buisness on your arm, espically when she's as sweet as you." He said, smiling. She returned the smile and blushed slightly. She heard the door open behind her and turned around to face her father.
"Hey, Daddy." she said with a smile, giving him a hug. He hugged her back and placed a kiss on her cheek.
"You look beautiful." he said. "Who are you valeting?"
"Rob."
"Alright. You two better get down there, Rob, your match is about to start." Mark told them. They both nodded and Rob took her hand and led her down to the entrance. She exhaled a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"Nervous?" he asked. She nodded her head.
"A little..." she trailed off. She was fidgeting a bit. Rob wrapped his arms around her waist and tugged her close to him.
"Take a few deep breaths. You'll be okay." he whispered in her ear. She did what he said and felt almost instantly relaxed...but she didn't know if it was the breathing or just being in his arms that did that. She sighed and her nervousness vanished.
"Feel better?" he asked, pulling back just enough to look into her eyes. She smiled some and nodded. Her arms instantly went up around his neck as he leaned closer to her. His lips were just centimeters away from hers, she could feel his breath on her lips...and his music hit. They jerked apart and hurried out, big smiles on both of their faces as they made their way down the ramp. Her right arm was interlaced with his left, and he got her into the ring with him. She smiled and waved to the crowd before getting out of the ring. She stood on the floor yelling at the opponent at random times during the match, and slapped the mat as Rob got him down. The ref finally counted and Rob won. He slid out of the ring and scooped Tess up in his arms, both of them smiling as he walked back up the ramp.
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Chapter Four
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Tess, Mark, Amy, Rob, and the rest of the roster were on a late flight to Memphis that night after the show. Tess made sure to get a seat as far away from Chris as she could. She was seated between Amy and Rob. The flight wasn't going to be a long one, only about two hours, so Tess figured she'd try to get a little catnap in before landing.
"How's your wrist feeling?" Rob whispered to her a few minutes later, just as her eyelids were beginning to get heavy. She blinked her eyes open.
"It's sore, and probably black and blue and swollen." she said as she unwrapped the ace bandage. She was right about it being basically black and blue, but it wasn't very swollen. Rob took her hand in his and ran his fingers gently over her bruises.
"I can't believe Chris did that to you." Rob said in a low voice. "He used to be an okay guy. I mean, he did have a bad reputation for being with a different ring rat every night, but he never got rough." he glanced down slightly, his hand still delicately gripping hers.
"I don't know why he's coming after me. Is he used to getting every woman he wants or something?" Tess whispered.
"Pretty much so, yeah." Rob replied. Tess nodded.
"I really am glad that you've been here to look after me, Rob. Even though we haven't known each other long at all, you're still there for me, and I'm grateful." Tess said.
"It's no problem. I want to be here to help you out." Rob smiled slightly, still running his fingers over her wrist. They stayed this way as Tess drifted off to sleep.
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Tess was woken up early the next morning for more training. They had arrived at the hotel late the night before, and Tess was still sleepy.
"Daddy, can't I skip it today? I'm so sleepy..." she said with a yawn, tugging the pillow next to her over her head.
"Tess, it's your second day of training, you can't skip it. So c'mon, get up." Mark said, nudging her. She grunted and got up, grabbing her workout clothes and stepping into the bathroom. She emerged about fifteen minutes later with her hair pulled into a ponytail.
"Can we go shopping this weekend so I can get my own workout gear and boots and stuff?" Tess asked, throwing her pajamas into her suitcase. Mark nodded.
"You're riding with Rob to the gym today. I have a photo shoot. Amy has a photo shoot today too, so it'll be just you and Rob." Mark said. Tess nodded and grabbed her gym bag.
"I'll see you at the arena tonight." she said, kissing her father on the cheek. "By the way, I get to start valeting." she added.
"Since when?" Mark asked.
"I talked to Vince about it yesterday. That's okay, right?" she said.
"Yeah, I'm fine with it. But you're going to have to sign some contracts tonight."
"That's okay."
"Do you know who you're valeting?" he said.
"Nope. Won't know until tonight." Mark nodded.
"I better go, I bet Rob's waiting on me." Tess said.
"See you at the arena tonight."
"Bye, Daddy." Tess hooked her gym bag over her shoulder and walked out of the hotel door, grabbing her key card on the way out. She sprinted over to the elevator and pressed the down button rapidly. She hurried in right as the door opened, and smacked right into Chris.
"Whoa there, be careful, Tess." said Chris, a smirk playing on his lips. She glared at him.
"Get out of my way, Chris. I'm late." she pushed past him into the elevator and hit the 'lobby' button. The doors closed and the elevator began moving down, Chris glaring at her the whole time. After what seemed like an eternity, the elevator stopped and dinged, and the doors slid open. She moved past him again out into the lobby, Chris in tow. She saw Rob standing there.
"Hey Tess." Rob said with a smile. "Chris." he said, when he noticed Chris behind her.
"Later, Chris." Tess said, grinning, as she and Rob made their way out into the parking lot. They climbed into Rob's rental and took off towards the gym.
"Was he bugging you again?" Rob asked. Tess shook her head.
"Not really. I think he'll leave me alone, for a while anyways."
"We can hope so, at least." Rob said with a smile. Tess returned the smile. They rode the rest of the way to the gym in silence. After about ten minutes they pulled into the back parking lot and entered the gym. They began working out with the weights first, for about half an hour, before they moved to the ring.
"Tell me if your wrist starts hurting, okay?" Rob said to her. She nodded. They ran through the basics that she had learned yesterday, and he began teaching her a few new moves.
"I want to learn something off of the ropes or the turnbuckles." Tess piped up. Rob looked over at her.
"Are you sure you're ready for that? You've only been training a day..." Rob said.
"I know, but you said it yourself, I'm a natural. And I think I want to do all the high-flying moves, anyways. It just seems more 'me' than being a technical wrestler or something like that." Tess replied. Rob nodded.
"Alright...we'll try something, then. If you don't get it after a while though, then we'll probably need to train with some more basic moves before trying it again." Rob moved over to one of the turnbuckles. "What would you like to learn?"
"A hurricanrana." Tess replied almost instantly.
"Alright. First you need to climb up on the turnbuckle. I'm going to play your opponent. You jump onto your opponent's shoulders, squeeze your thighs tight, quickly drop your upper body, and spin around." Rob explained to her. "Now, try it slowly at first, move by move, then if you get it down like that, we can try it all fluidly."
"Alright." Tess said. She climbed onto the turnbuckle and jumped onto his shoulders. She swayed, almost losing her balance. She squeezed her thighs and fell to the side, making them both fall to the mat.
"Shit, I'm sorry." she said, getting up.
"It's no problem, just try again." he said, setting himself back up. Tess climbed back up the turnbuckle and jumped onto his shoulders. She quickly squeezed her thighs together and dropped her upper body, then spun around. She unlatched herself from Rob's shoulders and sat up after landing.
"Did I do it right?" she asked. Rob smiled and nodded.
"You got it, girl. You've learned so much so fast. If you keep doing like you're doing now, Vince'll sign you by next month." Rob said, putting an arm around her shoulders. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug. He slipped his arms around her waist and smiled at her.
"What was that for?" he asked. She shrugged and smiled back.
"Just felt like hugging you." she said as she broke the hug and slid out of the ring. "I'm going to go take a quick shower, I need to be all fresh for tonight." she grabbed her gym bag and made her way back to the showers. Rob smiled as he watched her walk off. He decided to work out just a little more while she got ready.
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Tess turned the shower on hot as she pulled off her sweaty workout clothes. She took her hair down from its ponytail and stepped into the shower, tossing her head back into the spray. She reached over and poured a healthy amount of coconut-smelling shampoo into her palm before massaging it into her hair. For some reason, she couldn't get her mind off of Rob. She shook the feeling and finished her shower. She slipped into her outfit - light blue jean hip huggers and a jade green vintage t-shirt. She blowdryed her hair and twisted off some sections in the front, pinning them down with natural colored bobby pins. Reaching into her bag, she pulled out her makeup, and put on a tiny bit. Just light foundation, lip gloss, and mascara. She looked into the mirror. Perfect. She slipped on her shoes and re-packed her gym bag before walking back out into the gym. She paused at the door leading from the showers into the gym. Rob was still working out. She just stood there, leaning against the door, watching him for a minute. She didn't know why, but as she watched him do pull-ups, her breath caught in her throat. She shook her head and walked into the gym.
"Hey, I'm ready." she said with a smile. Rob dropped off of the pull-up bar and turned around to face her. He looked her over once and whistled with a grin.
"Hey, beautiful." he said. Tess rolled her eyes. "Don't roll those eyes at me, girl, if I say you're beautiful, you're beautiful." he smiled as he towled the sweat off of him.
"Alright, if you say so." she grinned. "C'mon, we need to get to the arena. I need to find out who I'm valeting tonight, and try on outfits and such."
"Okay, let me go change." Rob said. He went to the showers and changed, coming back about five minutes later. Tess smiled at him as he came up to her. He took her hand in his as they walked out of the gym.
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They arrived at the arena about a half an hour later. They entered through the back and went to drop their stuff off in their seperate locker rooms. Tess then made her way to catering, where she spotted Trish.
"Hey, Trish!" she said happily, walking over to her. Trish smiled.
"Hey." she replied. "What are you up to?" she asked. "We have some time before the show, if you wanna go shopping or something."
"I wish I could, but I have fittings and have to find out my role from Vince."
"That's alright. I can come with you to your fittings, if you want me to, and help you decide on an outfit for tonight."
"That'd be great!" Tess said with a smile. They both then got up and walked to the seamstresses' room.
"Hello, dear." the older woman said to Tess as she walked in. She smiled and waved. "I have three outfits ready for you to wear tonight." she said, pointing to the rack. Tess walked over to it and pulled the first one down. It was a red tube top that looked like it wouldn't cover much more than her breasts, and a black mini skirt. She took them into the changing room and slipped them on.
"Whoa...how about we try something a little more...suttle on your first night?" Trish said as she walked back out. Tess looked at her with wide eyes and nodded in agreement. She pulled the next outfit down. It was a light purple halter top with a line of sequins forming a flower on the front, and the same black mini skirt as the first outfit. She liked this one; the shirt fit nicely and showed just a little stomach.
"You look great in that one. Try on the third one before you make your decision, though." Trish said. Tess nodded and took the third outfit. It was beautiful. The shirt was made from satin, and was emerald green in color. It showed her stomach to just above her naval, and it was an off the shoulder shirt. The skirt was also black, but it was lighter than the other two, also being made of satin. At the very bottom of the skirt was a line of black lace. It was a beautiful outfit. She stepped out of the changing room and heard Trish gasp.
"That's the one, chick. You look amazing. I can fix your hair for you, and you'll have your makeup done beautifully...wow." Trish said. Tess smiled widely.
"I love this outfit." Trish nodded. Tess looked down at her bruised wrist. "I hope they can do something about this."
"The makeup artist will cover it, don't worry." Trish looked down at her watch. "Whoa, it's getting late. You better go find out what your role is and get your makeup done."
"Alright, I'll see you in a bit so you can do my hair."
"See ya, chick." Tess smiled as she walked out of the room.
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"Come in." Tess heard Vince's voice through the door. She stepped into his office.
"That outfit looks great on you." he said with a smile. She returned the smile.
"Thank you, Vince."
"Anytime. Now, for your role. You will be valeting Rob Van Dam. The storyline starts out with you two as just friends, but after a while it gets more serious and you two develop feelings for each other. You two begin dating, and that's when Chris Jericho decides that he wants you instead. They will have a match at one of the Pay-Per-Views for the IC title and for you." Vince explained. Tess nodded her head and smiled.
"Sounds great. I better go now, I have to get my makeup and hair done."
"Alright. Tonight, you go out with Rob, but don't interfere with the match. He's predetermined to win." Tess nodded and walked out of his office to where the makeup artist was. She sat down and the makeup artist went to work, dolling her up with foundation, light blush, dark green eyeliner and a smudge of sheer white eyeshadow, and berry colored lip gloss. She looked in the mirror after she was done.
"Oh my God! I look amazing!" she smiled at the makeup artist and thanked her before leaving. She walked to the women's locker room and Trish said the same thing when she saw her. She then went to fixing her hair. She did it simply, by twisting a section of it up and securing it with a black clip that had gold detailing.
"Thank you Trish, this just pulls it all off." Tess said with a smile. Trish returned the smile.
"No problem, chick. Now, you better get your shoes on and find Rob, his match is first." Tess nodded and slipped on the strappy black heels that went with the outfit, before walking out and heading towards the men's locker room. She knocked on the door.
"Everyone decent?" she asked. She heard a chours of 'yes' from inside, so she pushed open the door and walked in. She instantly spied Rob and walked over to him.
"I'm your valet." she said, smiling widely. He turned to face her. When he saw her his breath caught in his throat; she was absolutely gorgeous.
"Wow." was all he could say. She laughed and grabbed his hand, tugging him out into the hallway with her.
"Our characters end up dating and you end up having a title match with Chris over me." she told him. He nodded.
"Vince told me that, just didn't say who my valet was. I really am glad it's you though." Rob said with a smile.
"Aw, why's that?" she teased.
"Because it's always good to have the most beautiful woman in the buisness on your arm, espically when she's as sweet as you." He said, smiling. She returned the smile and blushed slightly. She heard the door open behind her and turned around to face her father.
"Hey, Daddy." she said with a smile, giving him a hug. He hugged her back and placed a kiss on her cheek.
"You look beautiful." he said. "Who are you valeting?"
"Rob."
"Alright. You two better get down there, Rob, your match is about to start." Mark told them. They both nodded and Rob took her hand and led her down to the entrance. She exhaled a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"Nervous?" he asked. She nodded her head.
"A little..." she trailed off. She was fidgeting a bit. Rob wrapped his arms around her waist and tugged her close to him.
"Take a few deep breaths. You'll be okay." he whispered in her ear. She did what he said and felt almost instantly relaxed...but she didn't know if it was the breathing or just being in his arms that did that. She sighed and her nervousness vanished.
"Feel better?" he asked, pulling back just enough to look into her eyes. She smiled some and nodded. Her arms instantly went up around his neck as he leaned closer to her. His lips were just centimeters away from hers, she could feel his breath on her lips...and his music hit. They jerked apart and hurried out, big smiles on both of their faces as they made their way down the ramp. Her right arm was interlaced with his left, and he got her into the ring with him. She smiled and waved to the crowd before getting out of the ring. She stood on the floor yelling at the opponent at random times during the match, and slapped the mat as Rob got him down. The ref finally counted and Rob won. He slid out of the ring and scooped Tess up in his arms, both of them smiling as he walked back up the ramp.
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