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Chapter Five
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Tess got to sleep in late the next day. Saturday had finally rolled around, and her dad had a day off. She could technically say that she had a day off too, now that she was working for the company. When she finally got out of bed, it was nearly noon. She stretched and sleepily made her way into the bathroom, where she took a long, hot shower. She dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, no makeup, and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. She slid on her shoes and made her way downstairs to the resturant.
"Tess!" she heard a voice call out. She looked over at the table it came from and saw Amy waving her over. She smiled and walked over, taking a seat beside Amy.
"You did great list night, chick!" Amy squealed, hugging her. Tess returned the hug.
"Thanks! I had a blast! And Rob is a great guy to valet." Tess replied. Amy grinned slyly.
"You like him" she said.
"I do not!" Tess squeaked, her cheeks turning a light shade of pink. Amy laughed.
"You do! Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Amy said. Tess nodded.
"You better not." Tess said in a low voice.
"Don't worry, chick, I wouldn't do that to one of my best friends." Amy smiled. Tess returned the smile.
"God...lets go shopping. You can take me to get my wrestling gear, and then we can hit the mall. We could use a day of girls-only relaxation."
"I thought you'd never ask." Amy said and layed down money for her coffee. They got up and walked back into the lobby.
"I'll be right back, gotta go get my purse and tell Daddy where I'm going." Tess said before walking over to the elevator. She hit the 'up' button and walked into the empty elevator. She hit the 'eight' button and rode up slowly.
"Daddy," she called out as she walked into their hotel room. "Amy and I are going shopping. I'll be back later." she grabbed her purse.
"Alright. I love you."
"Love you too, Daddy." Tess walked back out the door. Amy was still waiting for her in the lobby.
"Ready to go?" she asked Tess when she spotted her. Tess nodded and they made their way out to the parking lot. Their conversation mostly focused on Rob on the way into town.
"I think he likes you, too. I mean, he's so caring when it comes to you." Amy said. Tess smiled shyly.
"He's just being nice. He probably thinks I'm just some little kid. I know that there's a big age gap when it comes to me and Rob."
"Tess, please. Rob doesn't care that you're younger than him, there's a real connection there! You just have to see where it goes." Amy said as she turned into the parking lot of a sporting goods store. "This place should have all the stuff. You need to decide on your colors so we can get boots and pads that'll match your outfits, once you get them made.
"Jade and black." Tess replied almost instantly. Amy smiled.
"You look great in those colors." They walked into the store. It was nearly empty, so they didn't wear any disguises.
"Alright. You need workout clothes, knee and elbow pads, and boots." Amy muttered almost to herself as she looked around the tiny store. She spied the pads and the clothes. "Okay. You go over there and get three or four outfits, and I'll get your pads. Then we'll get your boots." Tess nodded and walked over to the racks of workout clotes. She got three pairs of spandex shorts - all black - and four sports bras, two green ones and two dark blue ones. She made her way back over to Amy, who had her knee and elbow pads.
"Okay. Boots. I wear a size seven." Tess said. She and Amy looked through the different styles and designs, and Tess finally decided on a simple pair. Their main color was black and they had jade and emerald green accents on them. They brought all of the stuff to the counter. The cashier looked like he was about fifteen years old and gaped at Amy.
"Li-i-ita!" he stuttered. Amy smiled at him. "Can I have an autograph?" he started at her with wide eyes.
"Sure." Amy said, grabbing a piece of scrap paper off of the counter and the pen that was laying beside the cash register. She signed "Lita" in big, loopy letters, then handed it back to him. He rang up Tess's items.
"You're total comes to $184.68." the boy squeaked out. Tess handed him her platinum card and he swiped it, then gave her the receipt to sign. She gathered her bag and she and Amy went back out to the car.
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Tess and Amy returned to the hotel four hours later, their arms loaded down with bags. Amy had to go to the arena to go over some things with Vince, so Tess and Amy parted ways. Tess rode the elevator upstairs and dropped her bags.
"Daddy?" she called out, looking around for him. He wasn't in there. She shrugged and walked over to the mini fridge, where she saw a note stuck to it. It was from her dad, saying that he had gone out and that he would be back later. Tess crumpled it up and threw it in the garbage can. After pulling a coke out and cracking it open, she sat down on her bed and picked up the phone, calling Rob's room.
'Maybe he hung around here today, and I can go to his room and chill.' Tess thought to herself. It rang four times and she was about to hang up when she heard a "Hello?"
"Hey, Rob." she replied.
"Hey Tess! What are you up to?" he asked.
"Not much, I was just calling to see if you were around and maybe wanted to hang out or something."
"Sure. I'm in room 417 on the tenth floor, if you want to come up." he said.
"Be up in a few." she said and hung up. She finished her coke and tossed the can in the garbage, grabbed her keycard, and walked out of the room.
"Afternoon, Tessy." she rolled her eyes. Why was she always bumping into Chris?
"What do you want?" she asked in a cold voice.
"Nothing, sweetness. Just wanted to say 'hi' to my favorite girl." he smirked. She shot him a bird and got into the elevator, riding it two floors up. She went to room 417 and knocked on the door. Rob answered it a few seconds later. His hair was damp and pulled into a ponytail, and he was wearing only a pair of sports pants. Tess smiled and blushed slightly as he moved out of her way to let her in. Rob closed the door behind them and Rob walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and tugging her back towards him. She smiled and placed her hands over his, squeezing them slightly. After a moment they moved into the main part of the room and sat on one of the beds.
"So, what have you been up to today?" Rob asked as he got two cokes out of the fridge for them. He handed her one and she cracked it open.
"Amy and I went shopping. I got lots of new outfits, some I can wear to valet in, and I got my boots and stuff." she took a sip. Rob smiled.
"What are your colors?"
"Jade and black. I like those colors, I think they look good on me." Tess smiled.
"I like them too. They suit you." Rob and Tess kept the conversation going for about an hour, talking about everything they could think of. Rob took one of her hands in his.
"What happened to your mother?" Rob asked gently, brushing his fingers over her palm softly. She glanced down. "You don't have to tell me, if you don't want to." he added.
"It's okay, I'll tell you. She was sick for a long time. My mom was a great woman, a real inspiration. She was sweet and caring, and she did everything in her power to help people. When I was about eleven, she got diagnossed with cancer. She went through session after session of chemo, but nothing was seeming to work, so she let it run its course. It finally got her a few months ago." Tess voice was barely a whisper when she finished talking. She couldn't stop a single tear from rolling down her cheek. Rob reached up and brushed it away.
"Hey now, don't cry," he said in a soft voice. "She's in a better place, she's not suffering anymore. And she's still watching down on you." He tilted her chin up slightly. She smiled.
"Yeah, I'm thankful that she's no suffering anymore. But I still miss her terribly."
"I don't blame you, I would miss my mother, too." Tess nodded and moved closer to him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and tugged her into his lap, her back to his chest. She snuggled up close to him and closed her eyes. Rob glanced at the clock. It was nearly midnight. He reached over for the phone and dialed the number to Tess's room. Mark picked up after the second ring.
"Hey, Mark. Tess is up here and she's asleep, so I'm just gonna let her have the other bed up here tonight."
"Alright. And thanks for calling, I was beginning to get really worried." Mark said.
"It's no problem. Night." Rob said before hanging up. He looked at Tess. She was looking back up at him, grinning slightly.
"I am not asleep." she smirked.
"Well, I thought you were. So you get to crash here tonight."
"No complaints." she smiled. He tightened his grip around her waist and rested his forehead against hers. She leaned foreward and brushed her lips across his cheek, near his lips. He closed his eyes and smiled slightly, before pressing his lips to hers gently. She returned the kiss just as softly. They stayed like that for a moment before Rob pulled away, smiling at her. She returned the smile and let out an involuntary yawn.
"I'm gonna turn in. Can I borrow something to sleep in?" she asked. Rob nodded and dug through his bag, pulling out a pair of boxers and a t-shirt. She went into the bathroom and changed, coming back out a minute later with her brown hair flowing around her shoulders.
"You know, you look adorable in my boxers." Rob said. Tess grinned and headed for the second bed. "Nope, girl." he laughed and got out of his bed, scooping her up in his arms and dropping her on his bed. She laughed and crawled underneath the covers and he did the same, wrapping one arm around her waist. He pulled her close to him, her back to his chest, and she fell asleep, content in his arms.
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Chapter Five
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Tess got to sleep in late the next day. Saturday had finally rolled around, and her dad had a day off. She could technically say that she had a day off too, now that she was working for the company. When she finally got out of bed, it was nearly noon. She stretched and sleepily made her way into the bathroom, where she took a long, hot shower. She dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, no makeup, and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. She slid on her shoes and made her way downstairs to the resturant.
"Tess!" she heard a voice call out. She looked over at the table it came from and saw Amy waving her over. She smiled and walked over, taking a seat beside Amy.
"You did great list night, chick!" Amy squealed, hugging her. Tess returned the hug.
"Thanks! I had a blast! And Rob is a great guy to valet." Tess replied. Amy grinned slyly.
"You like him" she said.
"I do not!" Tess squeaked, her cheeks turning a light shade of pink. Amy laughed.
"You do! Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Amy said. Tess nodded.
"You better not." Tess said in a low voice.
"Don't worry, chick, I wouldn't do that to one of my best friends." Amy smiled. Tess returned the smile.
"God...lets go shopping. You can take me to get my wrestling gear, and then we can hit the mall. We could use a day of girls-only relaxation."
"I thought you'd never ask." Amy said and layed down money for her coffee. They got up and walked back into the lobby.
"I'll be right back, gotta go get my purse and tell Daddy where I'm going." Tess said before walking over to the elevator. She hit the 'up' button and walked into the empty elevator. She hit the 'eight' button and rode up slowly.
"Daddy," she called out as she walked into their hotel room. "Amy and I are going shopping. I'll be back later." she grabbed her purse.
"Alright. I love you."
"Love you too, Daddy." Tess walked back out the door. Amy was still waiting for her in the lobby.
"Ready to go?" she asked Tess when she spotted her. Tess nodded and they made their way out to the parking lot. Their conversation mostly focused on Rob on the way into town.
"I think he likes you, too. I mean, he's so caring when it comes to you." Amy said. Tess smiled shyly.
"He's just being nice. He probably thinks I'm just some little kid. I know that there's a big age gap when it comes to me and Rob."
"Tess, please. Rob doesn't care that you're younger than him, there's a real connection there! You just have to see where it goes." Amy said as she turned into the parking lot of a sporting goods store. "This place should have all the stuff. You need to decide on your colors so we can get boots and pads that'll match your outfits, once you get them made.
"Jade and black." Tess replied almost instantly. Amy smiled.
"You look great in those colors." They walked into the store. It was nearly empty, so they didn't wear any disguises.
"Alright. You need workout clothes, knee and elbow pads, and boots." Amy muttered almost to herself as she looked around the tiny store. She spied the pads and the clothes. "Okay. You go over there and get three or four outfits, and I'll get your pads. Then we'll get your boots." Tess nodded and walked over to the racks of workout clotes. She got three pairs of spandex shorts - all black - and four sports bras, two green ones and two dark blue ones. She made her way back over to Amy, who had her knee and elbow pads.
"Okay. Boots. I wear a size seven." Tess said. She and Amy looked through the different styles and designs, and Tess finally decided on a simple pair. Their main color was black and they had jade and emerald green accents on them. They brought all of the stuff to the counter. The cashier looked like he was about fifteen years old and gaped at Amy.
"Li-i-ita!" he stuttered. Amy smiled at him. "Can I have an autograph?" he started at her with wide eyes.
"Sure." Amy said, grabbing a piece of scrap paper off of the counter and the pen that was laying beside the cash register. She signed "Lita" in big, loopy letters, then handed it back to him. He rang up Tess's items.
"You're total comes to $184.68." the boy squeaked out. Tess handed him her platinum card and he swiped it, then gave her the receipt to sign. She gathered her bag and she and Amy went back out to the car.
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Tess and Amy returned to the hotel four hours later, their arms loaded down with bags. Amy had to go to the arena to go over some things with Vince, so Tess and Amy parted ways. Tess rode the elevator upstairs and dropped her bags.
"Daddy?" she called out, looking around for him. He wasn't in there. She shrugged and walked over to the mini fridge, where she saw a note stuck to it. It was from her dad, saying that he had gone out and that he would be back later. Tess crumpled it up and threw it in the garbage can. After pulling a coke out and cracking it open, she sat down on her bed and picked up the phone, calling Rob's room.
'Maybe he hung around here today, and I can go to his room and chill.' Tess thought to herself. It rang four times and she was about to hang up when she heard a "Hello?"
"Hey, Rob." she replied.
"Hey Tess! What are you up to?" he asked.
"Not much, I was just calling to see if you were around and maybe wanted to hang out or something."
"Sure. I'm in room 417 on the tenth floor, if you want to come up." he said.
"Be up in a few." she said and hung up. She finished her coke and tossed the can in the garbage, grabbed her keycard, and walked out of the room.
"Afternoon, Tessy." she rolled her eyes. Why was she always bumping into Chris?
"What do you want?" she asked in a cold voice.
"Nothing, sweetness. Just wanted to say 'hi' to my favorite girl." he smirked. She shot him a bird and got into the elevator, riding it two floors up. She went to room 417 and knocked on the door. Rob answered it a few seconds later. His hair was damp and pulled into a ponytail, and he was wearing only a pair of sports pants. Tess smiled and blushed slightly as he moved out of her way to let her in. Rob closed the door behind them and Rob walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and tugging her back towards him. She smiled and placed her hands over his, squeezing them slightly. After a moment they moved into the main part of the room and sat on one of the beds.
"So, what have you been up to today?" Rob asked as he got two cokes out of the fridge for them. He handed her one and she cracked it open.
"Amy and I went shopping. I got lots of new outfits, some I can wear to valet in, and I got my boots and stuff." she took a sip. Rob smiled.
"What are your colors?"
"Jade and black. I like those colors, I think they look good on me." Tess smiled.
"I like them too. They suit you." Rob and Tess kept the conversation going for about an hour, talking about everything they could think of. Rob took one of her hands in his.
"What happened to your mother?" Rob asked gently, brushing his fingers over her palm softly. She glanced down. "You don't have to tell me, if you don't want to." he added.
"It's okay, I'll tell you. She was sick for a long time. My mom was a great woman, a real inspiration. She was sweet and caring, and she did everything in her power to help people. When I was about eleven, she got diagnossed with cancer. She went through session after session of chemo, but nothing was seeming to work, so she let it run its course. It finally got her a few months ago." Tess voice was barely a whisper when she finished talking. She couldn't stop a single tear from rolling down her cheek. Rob reached up and brushed it away.
"Hey now, don't cry," he said in a soft voice. "She's in a better place, she's not suffering anymore. And she's still watching down on you." He tilted her chin up slightly. She smiled.
"Yeah, I'm thankful that she's no suffering anymore. But I still miss her terribly."
"I don't blame you, I would miss my mother, too." Tess nodded and moved closer to him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and tugged her into his lap, her back to his chest. She snuggled up close to him and closed her eyes. Rob glanced at the clock. It was nearly midnight. He reached over for the phone and dialed the number to Tess's room. Mark picked up after the second ring.
"Hey, Mark. Tess is up here and she's asleep, so I'm just gonna let her have the other bed up here tonight."
"Alright. And thanks for calling, I was beginning to get really worried." Mark said.
"It's no problem. Night." Rob said before hanging up. He looked at Tess. She was looking back up at him, grinning slightly.
"I am not asleep." she smirked.
"Well, I thought you were. So you get to crash here tonight."
"No complaints." she smiled. He tightened his grip around her waist and rested his forehead against hers. She leaned foreward and brushed her lips across his cheek, near his lips. He closed his eyes and smiled slightly, before pressing his lips to hers gently. She returned the kiss just as softly. They stayed like that for a moment before Rob pulled away, smiling at her. She returned the smile and let out an involuntary yawn.
"I'm gonna turn in. Can I borrow something to sleep in?" she asked. Rob nodded and dug through his bag, pulling out a pair of boxers and a t-shirt. She went into the bathroom and changed, coming back out a minute later with her brown hair flowing around her shoulders.
"You know, you look adorable in my boxers." Rob said. Tess grinned and headed for the second bed. "Nope, girl." he laughed and got out of his bed, scooping her up in his arms and dropping her on his bed. She laughed and crawled underneath the covers and he did the same, wrapping one arm around her waist. He pulled her close to him, her back to his chest, and she fell asleep, content in his arms.
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