Chapter 20.
"So Daddy do you like any of your coworkers?" Jessie asked as she watched John write in his notebook. They were sitting on the edge of the stage for RAW and John was writing a rap for his promo.
"I like em all babygirl they're great" John said tapping Jessie on the nose with his pencil playfully.
Jessie scrunched up her nose and smacked John lightly "nooooo not what I meant" Jessie rolled her eyes "like the girls are there any you LIKE like that you'd wanna go out with".
"I dunno babygirl I mean you know about how I feel about Trish I guess if I did go out with any of em it'd be her" John said sitting his notebook aside and giving Jessie his full attention.
"Oh really" said a voice from behind John, he turned around and saw Trish there, he got wide eyed and almost fell off the stage.
"Uhh I umm well you see" John stuttered. Jessie had to put her hand over her mouth to keep from falling over in laughter.
"If you like me why haven't you asked me out or said anything?" Trish asked, smiling. John smiled back and had a goofy expression on his face. He didn't say anything so Jessie decided to answer for him.
"Cause he gets like this" she laughed. Trish laughed and leaned down toward John. She kissed him lightly on the lips and stood back up to her full height.
"Pick me up tonight after the show room 222" she said walking away. John shook his head and looked at Jessie.
"Have I got a date tonight?" he asked dumbly. She nodded her head, amused. "OH SNAP! I gotta go figure out what I'mma do". With that he ran off backstage. Jessie laughed and moved toward the ring where Randy and Maven were currently practicing a bit.
"Hey darlin'" Maven said noticing Jessie walking up. He had Randy in a headlock and Randy was trying to break out of it. Randy smiled at Jessie and winked.
"Hey" Jessie called out.
"So what was Trish saying?" Randy said getting the upper hand. Jessie sat down where JR would usually sit behind the announcers booth and looked up toward the ring.
"Oh just asking Dad out" she said feigning boredom. Randy slid down in the ring and Maven stopped mid clothesline. They both looked at Jessie open mouthed.
"He's going on a date with Trish?" Randy asked. Jessie laughed at his expression and nodded her head.
"SWEET" both Maven and Randy said at the same time. Jessie chuckled and watched them mess around.
"Well JR I think these two young bucks are giving each other a run for their cold hard cash" Jessie said imitating Jerry "I do believe your right there king. BY GOD MAVEN JUST BROKE RANDY'S BACK WITH THAT IRISH WHIP" Jessie screamed out sounding uncannily like Jim Ross.
"Hun that was a back breaker" Maven said to Jessie laughing. Randy cracked up at Jessie's impression and had to get his bearings back before he could continue.
"Blah blah" Jessie joked with Maven. He stopped in his tracks and slid out of the ring. Jessie bolted. Maven chased her around the ring. Jessie easily evaded him. Maven got tired and slid back into the ring.
"Did you not learn a lesson when I chased her around a while back?" Randy asked looking at Maven with a raised eyebrow. "And quit flirting you two John will have MY hide for allowing it".
"HEY!" Maven and Jessie said at the same time.
"I am so not flirting with him I mean I don't like him like that I like guys who DON'T shave their eyebrows" Jessie said turning her lip up in fake disgust.
"Yea and I don't go for underage gir---HEY! I do not shave my brows thank you ma'am I wa---I mean they're natural. Yeah" Randy was rolling around the ring in laughter at this point. Jessie was almost their herself but she held most of it in. "What's so funny?" Maven asked with a dumb look on his face.
John was rushing around his locker room trying to find an outfit to wear for his date. He still needed to figure out what he was going to do also. He was in mid pace when the door opened and Mark Jindrak came through. "Dude you got a date with Trish Stratus? If I wasn't in love with Victoria I'd so be jealous". What Mark didn't know was there was a figure standing outside the door listening. The figure smiled and walked off.
"Yeah" John said "well needless to say I have no idea what to do for this date and I have no idea what to wear".
"Easy" Mark said "just call the hotel and have them set up a date in your room a nice candle light thing. And" Mark walked over to his suitcase and pulled out a pair of black jeans, black wife beater, and a black button up shirt that was made of a silky material. He handed them to John.
"Dude this isn't something I'd really wear" John said eyeing the clothes warily.
"John man its not about what you'd wear its about what the girl will find you hot in and believe me you'll be scorching in this" Mark said. John gingerly took the clothes in his hand and held them far away from him as if they were contaminated. He sat them on top of his bag and turned to Mark again.
"Thanks man for helping me out. Man Trish is special to me and I wanna make this a night she'll never forget. I'm hoping she'll be my girl" John got a far off look on his face and Mark laughed at him. Since John was in La La land he called the hotel and set up to have John's room decorated for after the show.
Jessie knocked on the door to the women's dressing room. She waited a few minutes before someone called to come in. She opened the door and walked in. Victoria was standing behind the lockers peeking out to see who it was. Once she saw it was Jessie she came out. She was in a towel. She went over and dressed while talking to Jessie "what's up?" she asked.
"Just thought you'd like to know something interesting" Jessie said mysteriously.
"Ooh gossip" Victoria said excitedly. She vaulted over to where Jessie was and looked at her expectantly "spill".
"I overheard Mark say that he was in love with you" Jessie said squealing a bit. Victoria's mouth dropped open in shock before she regained her composure.
"Ok just to clarify you mean Mark Jindrak right and not Taker Mark cause if you mean Taker Mark then no way in hell would I be interested but if you mean..." Jessie cut Victoria off.
"Mark Jindrak" she said simply. She watched amusedly as Victoria jumped up pacing around the room reminding Jessie a bit of when Victoria had debuted and was the psycho woman.
"Ok" Victoria said looking toward Jessie "so what do I do with this bit of information?"
"Ask him out" Jessie said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Victoria's eyes got wide and she looked panicked.
"What?" she asked incredulously "there's no way. I'd make a fool of myself. No way no no".
"Well I could mention to him that you like him" Jessie said casually. Victoria's eyes lit up and she nodded excitedly. Jessie laughed and said goodbye to Victoria. She walked out of the room and down the hall. She saw the cafeteria area and decided to see if Mark was in there. She saw him sitting by himself in the corner of the room and made her way over to him.
"Hi" she said brightly.
"Hey Jessie sit" he said pushing the chair opposite him out with his foot. She sat down and looked at him as he ate his salad.
"You want me to go get you something?" he asked, smiling goofily at her.
"Nah not hungry just bored" Jessie said putting a bored look on her face. Mark laughed, spitting a bit of dressing on the table near Jessie's arm. Jessie pulled a face and pulled her arm to her lap.
"Sorry" Mark said sheepishly "so where's John or Randy or Trish or whoever you been hanging out with lately?" Jessie thought she heard a bit of a bitter tone in Mark's voice and made a mental note to spend some time with him.
"John and Randy are going over their matches with uh whoever they're opponents are, Trish is doing the same and Victoria is dressing then going to do the same. Why aren't you going over your match?" Jessie asked interestedly.
"Don't have one tonight" Mark said "I got alot at the house shows this weekend though".
"Oh hey is there anyone you got your eye on" Jessie asked Mark. She groaned mentally thinking that she could have made a smoother transition in conversation but she couldn't think of how.
"Wow that was way in left field. Uh. Well Victoria is beautiful. I've had feelings for her ever since I laid my eyes on her" Mark said looking Jessie in the eye. He enjoyed talking about Victoria almost as much as he liked talking about his son.
"Why don't you ask her out?" Jessie asked simply. She internally rolled her eyes, she didn't get grown ups. They always made things harder than they had to be.
"Well first of all yes us old people do overcomplicate things" Mark laughed at Jessie's look of shock, he truged on before she could speak "secondly I dunno if she likes me back or not and I don't want to look like an idiot if she turns me down".
Jessie motioned Mark to lean close to her. Once he did she stage whispered "psst. She likes you too. She told me".
"You little gossip" Mark said to Jessie.
"Huh?" Jessie asked putting on an innocent smile.
"You know what" Mark said with a laugh "you got it out of Victoria that she liked me and then you got it out of me that I liked her and you want me to ask her out now" Mark said glaring at Jessie playfully.
'Shit' Jessie thought to herself she put all her acting skills to work to get out of it "But Mark" she said making herself cry "all I wanted to do was get you two together to make you happy. I mean I don't see why you aren't. I was just trying to help" Jessie added a sob for effect. Mark sighed and got out of his seat. He came over and pulled Jessie onto his lap.
"Oh come on sweetheart please don't cry. God it makes me feel like crap when I see a girl cry" Mark rubbed her back soothingly "ok ok. Quit crying and I'll ask Victoria out ok? I'll suck up my fears and ask her out".
"Make sure to get flowers and wear this cologne it's really nice" Mark made a sound like the cookie monster when he laughs and tickled Jessie playfully. She squealed in laughter.
John ran around his room getting ready for his date. He had on his pants and wifebeater shirt but was barefoot and hadn't put on his overshirt yet. He was trying to decide what accessories to wear. He groaned and went over to the door that separated his and Jessie's room and knocked on it. She opened it, a smile playing on her face.
"Please don't be like me right now" John said on the border of a nervous break down "just help me get ready". Jessie bit back the comment she was ready to say and walked into John's room. She handed him a watch and watched as he fumbled with it. She rolled her eyes and helped him with it. She pointed to his shoes and he put them on. She picked up the silk button up and first tucked it in and then buttoned the sleeves and buttoned it about 1/2 way. She pulled the sides open and let the beater peek out. Jessie walked over and grabbed some of his Drakkar Noir cologne and spritzed it on his chest.
"There ya go" she said.
"Ok babydoll" John said a bit more calmly "You know Randy's number if you need him and if it comes down to it I'll be in here the entire night". Jessie nodded smiling.
"Yes daddy" Jessie said leaning in and kissing John on the cheek "good luck have fun but not too much".
John swatted Jessie playfully on the arm "ok you got your twizzlers, mnm's, Reese's cups. You got Freddie, Jason, Chucky, Michael and Leatherface to keep you company. God with all that candy I hope I don't get a call from Randy saying your at the ER having your stomach pumped" Jessie laughed and pushed John to the door "ok ok I know when I'm not wanted geez" John said before disappearing in the hall. Jessie lighted the candles in the room and shut off the lights before going back to her room.
John nervously made his way down the hall to Trish's room. He stood outside it for a bit before hastily knocking "just a sec" Trish called from inside. John waited, rubbing his sweaty palms on the legs of his jeans, and finally Trish came out. John almost fell over when he saw her. She was wearing a sleeveless black dress that flowed to the ground. It was tight in all the right places and had enough cleavage to make John's mouth water. Trish had a chain clasped around her waist that was silver and hung down the front. She had her hair up in a bun and had a few curled pieces framing her face. Her make up was very light and made her face glow. John just stood there gazing at her beauty.
"Hi" Trish said in a delicate, sexy voice that was very different from the loud confidant one she used on tv.
"Hey" John said "you look very beautiful". Trish was shocked that John said she looked beautiful she was expecting him to say she looked hot or banging or sexy not beautiful.
"Thank you. You look nice too very gorgeous" Trish said looking up and down. She felt a flash of heat run through her body. She gulped down the moisture that had suddenly gathered in her mouth. John extended an arm to Trish and she grabbed his elbow with her hand. John guided the two of them down the hall to his room. When Trish saw how it was decorated she gasped.
"Oh John this is beautiful. You did all this for me?" Trish asked turning toward John. John shrugged and lead Trish to the table. He helped her with her chair before sitting opposite her.
"Yeah but its miniscule compared to what I think you deserve" John said simply. He uncovered their dishes of food and poured a glass of wine. John and Trish sat in silence a while eating their meal. Once they were done John asked Trish to dance. She accepted and John turned on the stereo. The soft music flowed through the speakers. Trish put her hand in Johns and the other on his shoulder. She leaned into his chest and listened to the words of the song.
As Trish and John danced they noticed that their bodies fit nicely together. Trish closed her eyes and savored the feeling of being in John's arms. She felt safe, loved. After all of her failed relationships, Andrew Martin, Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho, Christian, this was a welcome change. All of the others had made her feel like they wanted her to do for them, to pay attention to them, to treat them like Kings. But with John it was different she felt. She felt as if John's sole purpose was to make her feel special, like a Queen. And she liked it.
All of a sudden the song changed and Trish looked up into John's eyes. They both felt the electricity between them.
John leaned in and kissed Trish gently. They moved over to the bed and John lay Trish down on it.
Jessie was sleeping in the next room. Various wrappers and movie boxes were strewn around. She was tossing and turning having a nightmare. The videos had gotten to her more than she thought they would. All of a sudden she bolted up out of bed, a scream bit back in her throat. She gathered her bearings. The dream had freaked her out. She got up and debated going to get John but she didn't want to interrupt him. She grabbed the phone and called Randy's room.
"Randy" she said in a shaky voice "I had a bad dream can you come stay with me".
"Sure sweetie I'll be right there lemme change and grab a change of clothes and I'll be right there" Randy said in to the phone. He hung up and turned around "sorry my friends little girl needs me and she's more important to me than a one nighter" Randy said matter of factly "you can show yourself out". With that he turned away and grabbed some clothes from his bag. He went and took a quick shower to wash the girls cheap perfume off of him. He changed into a pair of drawstring cotton pants and a white wifebeater. He grabbed his room key and walked out the door.