She was excited about working with Kevin again. It's been 2 and a half
years since the last time that she saw him, let alone work with him. But
she was really looking forward to working with Kevin, especially since he
inspired her in so many ways in her life. She was grateful that her years
at Boston University had paid off and doing odd jobs. Now here she was, in
the halls of the arena, working for WWE. Finally getting the opportunity to
work here and be this close to Kevin. The last time that she actually
talked to him was back when she was only 20 years old, struggling to pay
for her classes at Boston University. Kevin was the only one that she
trusted with her life because he took her in. Now 2 and a half years later,
she was looking around, trying to find the locker room of New World Order.
She wanted to talk to him. She missed him so much. "You lost, little lady?"
a voice asked.
She turned around and smiled. She knew very well who it was that was talking to her. "I think that you can, Mr. Levesque."
His jaw dropped, "Kara?"
"The one and only," she said as she tilted her head to the side and gave him a beautiful smile that always melted people's hearts.
"Get in these arms right now, young lady!" he insisted as he smiled and stretched his arms. She jumped into them and giggled. Now Paul was a different story. She only met Paul a few years ago when he saved her from a guy who nearly raped her. After the hug fest, he gently put her on the ground. "What are you doing here, Kay?"
She smiled at his nickname for her. "Vince interviewed me a few days ago after moving to Connecticut. I got a job working in the New Media department with Shane, but Vince had a special job offer for me and asked me to show up today for a meeting."
"Ah! I see, so may I ask what exactly you will be doing?" he asked as he smiled at her.
"Well. I can't tell you just yet. You have to wait until I announce it later," she said as she shrugged.
"Are you sure that you can't tell me?"
"I'm positive, Paul."
"So what you were trying to find?" he asked.
"Trying to find Kevin. I miss him so much."
"Need any help?"
"Yes, I need help. it's easy to get lost around here," she said as she gestured the never-ending hallways and laughed softly.
"I'll take you there. I want to see some jaw dropping around here," he said as we laughed. We hooked arms and he showed me where the locker room was. Right before we got there, Paul stopped short.
"What's the matter, Paul?"
"I have a good idea of how we can surprise him," Paul said, as she saw the wheels in his head turning. She smiled and knew that it was going to be fun around here.
"Ok, sure. I'll do anything to make the guys get the surprise of their life."
"What? No arguments?" Paul asked, shockingly.
"No arguments from me," Kara smiled. Whenever she could, she loved to argue with Paul, just to get a rise out of him.
"Ok, this is what we'll do," Paul started to say as Kara listening carefully. After he had told her what to do, she agreed totally. She really wanted to surprise him. Kara stood by the wall somewhat of a distance from their locker room and saw Paul knock on the door. "Hey, Terry, I was wondering if you were finished that I could speak to Kevin alone for a few minutes."
"Yeah, I was ready to go to catering to get something to eat. Go right ahead," Terry said as he motioned to go in. Right before Paul went in, he motioned to Kara, five minutes before going into the locker room.
Terry had come out and looked around. He stopped short when he saw Kara standing there with a beautiful smile on her face. "What do I owe to the pleasure of seeing one of the most beautiful woman here in this very building?" Terry asked as they hugged.
"It's my first day here working in the WWE," she responded.
"So, what are you going to do?" he asked as he leaned against the wall.
"I'm going to tell you exactly what I told Paul. you're going to have to wait until I announce it later," Kara said as she smiled. She looked at her watch and five minutes passed. "Look, I gotta go. Paul and me are playing a joke on Kevin."
"I'll let you go. I'll talk to you later, Kara," he said as he left. As soon as he left, Kara knocked on the door. She heard someone call her to come in. She took a deep breathe and walked in. "Hey, Paul, Vince wants to see you in his office. Something about your match tonight," Kara said, trying to keep it cool. Paul could tell that she was trying hard not to squeal in front of Kevin.
"Thanks for letting me know, Kay. Wanna walk with me?" Paul asked.
"Yeah, sure." Paul offered his arm and she took it. They both walked out of the room.
They continued to walk until Kara squealed when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist. "Don't even think about taking her anywhere, Levesque!" he growled at him. "And just what exactly are you doing here?" Kara laughed and she turned around.
"It's my first day here in the WWE. Vince wanted me to get used working here, since I'll be traveling with you guys. I wanted to surprise you," she said as she hugged him.
"I'm glad that you're here, Kay Bear."
"Me, too, Kevin. I missed you so much," Kara said as they broke off the hug, but Kevin put his arm around her waist.
"You don't need to see Vince, do you Paul?" Kevin asked, smirking.
"Nah, just wanted to see your jaw drop," Paul said as they laughed.
"Come into my locker room with me, both of you," Kevin said.
"Count me in," Kara said as Paul nodded and they both headed to Kevin's locker room. They walked into Kevin's locker room. "Scott, allow me to introduce my precious little lady, Kara," Kevin said. "Kara, that dumbass is Scott Hall. We're working together."
"Hey, I ain't no dumbass," Scott retorted back.
"If you weren't, then why did you retort back like a 5 year old?" Kevin said. Kara was standing next to him, wide-eyed. "Kay Bear, don't be afraid of him. He ain't nothing but a sore loser." Kara smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Scott," Kara said as she stuck her hand out.
"Likewise," Scott grumbled as he shook her hand.
"Scott, how many times do I have to tell you that isn't the way you treat a lady?" Kevin asked, teasing him.
"Why don't you shut up for once?"
"Kevin and having his mouth being shut isn't a good combination, Scott. I know because I used to live with him. I have never heard him close his mouth once," Kara said. Scott and Paul laughed as Kara squealed when Kevin picked her up and brought her to the couch and started tickling her.
"You talking back to me?"
"I always talk back to you, Kevin," Kara replied with a simple smile on her face.
"Point taken, but in front of my friends?"
"They your friends? I didn't know that," Kara said as she looked at him innocently.
"I told you that they were my friends."
"No, Paul is my friend and you just said that Scott was a dumbass, not your friend."
"She got you there, buddy," Scott said as he laughed.
"Ok, so I said that he was a dumbass but doesn't that mean that he's my friend?"
"No."
"No?" he asked puzzlingly.
"Dumbass means a person who doesn't know how to retort back but that doesn't mean that they are your friends," she said as Paul and Scott laughed.
"I'll get you back for this, you know that, don't you, Kara?" Kevin said as he pinned with his eyes and his weight.
"Of course, wouldn't have it any other way," Kara said with a genuine smile as Kevin had lifted her up and sat up.
"You're a damn brat, Kara."
"Once a brat, always a brat," Kara shot back. Kevin groaned as Paul and Scott were laughing hard and were trying to breath. "I missed this."
"Missed what?"
"Joking around with you," Kara said as she leaned against him.
"So have I, Kay Bear," Kevin said as he put his arms around her.
"Kay Bear?" Scott asked.
"Kay is what everyone calls me, but Kevin calls me Kay Bear because if you compare me to him, I look nothing more like a teddy bear in his arms," she replied.
"Ah," Scott nodded. "So I can call you Kay if I wanted to?"
"Yeah, I don't mind being called that. I have several nicknames."
"Like what?"
"Short Stuff, Little Lady, Kay," Kara replied. "And only acceptable by a few people, Chica. I think that's about it."
"Some people call you Chica?"
"Yeah, but only from my closest friends."
"I see, how about me?"
"Well, maybe."
"Would you feel more comfortable if we got to know each other?"
"Yeah, that would help."
"All right, until then, I'll settle for Little Lady. I like that one," Scott said as they both smiled at each other.
They continued to chat for several minutes until a stagehand had come in, "Kara, Mr. McMahon would like you to go to the gorilla position for your announcement."
"Oh, thank you! I nearly forgot!" Kara said as she jumped up and ran out of the locker room and headed straight for the gorilla position to make her appearance.
"Let's go find a monitor," Kevin said as they all went out to find a monitor. Once they got there, all three of them couldn't believe their eyes.
"Ric, I would like to introduce to you, Miss Kara. I expect you to treat her with respect because she will be your personal secretary from this day on. And you can fully expect that she will do everything that you need to be done," Vince told Ric.
"Whooooo! I got one thing to tell you, man, I ain't got no problem with having a personal secretary as beautiful as this lady. How did you know I was planning to get one? Though I was thinking of asking your daughter," Ric said laughing at Vince's expression.
"You leave my daughter out of this, Ric! If I find out that you had done any harm on her, I will break your neck myself," Vince barked out.
"That sounds like a challenge to me because I accept!" Ric laughed and motioned for Kara to follow him. When Ric and Kara had come back, Scott, Paul and Kevin were waiting for her. "Kara, take the rest of the night off, since all we had to do was introduce you tonight. And I'm sure that the guys are going to punish you for not telling them, am I right?" Ric asked Kara. Ric was personally overprotective of her since he treated her like his own daughter. And Ric was personally appreciative of her since she was good friends with his children and was good friends with them.
"How did you know that I didn't tell them?"
"Well, if they did know, do you actually think that they would be standing here instead of their locker room?" Ric asked.
Kara whined, "I don't like it when you do that to me."
"That's one thing I love about you, Kara. Your eyes are so expressive, that I know that you cannot tell a lie. Remember that boys, especially you, Kevin."
Kara stood there, mouth agape. "Ric!"
"I know that you like him, sweetheart. He ain't going to bite ya. If he does, then you tell me and I'll bite his ass off."
"Oh, yeah, like you can really fight me, Ric," Kevin said laughing.
"For her, anytime. You understand me, Kev?" Ric asked, sternly.
"Don't worry so much about her, Ric. She's in good hands," Kevin replied.
"Hello! I'm still standing here!"
"Sorry, sweetheart, but once we start talking about you, we have a hard time shutting up," Ric explained. "I'm sorry that I'm treating you like a child, sweetheart. It's because I'm used to seeing you as a child, not as a woman. Before I let you leave, I have one demand and that's for you to give me one last hug before you take off tonight," Ric said as they hugged. Vince had come backstage and saw us chatting.
"All right, all of you are free to go since the show's almost over," Vince said as soon as Kara and Ric broke off the embrace.
"Are you sure that you don't need us here to help around?" Scott asked.
"I'm sure. I'll call you guys if any help is needed. Right now, just celebrate with Kara here on her first day on the job," Vince said as Kara smiled.
"Thank you, Vince for the job. It means so much to me," Kara said softly.
"You're more than welcome, sweetie. Just have fun here while you're working. If you need anything, just let me know," Vince replied.
"Ok," Kara said as she allowed Kevin to take her hand and lead her.
Kevin bend down to her level and whispered in her ear, with a tone that booked no arguments, "We need to talk later." She nodded immediately because she knew that Kevin would want to know what Ric was talking about. She really didn't want to talk about it and she wanted to strangle Ric at the moment that he said it in front of him. They walked to Kevin and Scott's locker room. "Paul and Kara, why don't we meet here in like half an hour?" We nodded in agreement and split up. Paul led me to Ric's office since I was lost.
"Thanks, Paul," Kara said.
"Do you want me to come back for you? My locker room is 2 doors down."
"Could you?"
"Yeah, I'll be back in an half an hour," he said, I nodded in agreement and he left to his locker room. I went into the makeshift office and started to gather my things. Kara didn't realize that Ric was standing behind her for quite some time. Ric cleared his throat to get her attention. "Ric, you startled me," Kara said as she dropped some papers.
"Sorry about that," Ric smiled. "I have one question for you."
"What is it?" Kara said as she picked up the papers.
"Did you tell Kevin that you like him?" She stood there, face down. Kara couldn't think of anything to say. When Ric put his hands on her arms, she tensed. "I'm sorry for saying that in front of him. I apologize if I ruined anything."
Kara turned around, "He wants to talk to me later about what you said."
"What are you going to tell him?"
"Honestly, I don't know. All I know is that when I saw him today, I just felt jealous of anyone who took his attention away from me, I guess. I don't know."
"Are you in love with him?"
"I don't think I am, but if Kevin and I spend more time together, I'm afraid that I will."
"He's a good man, Kara. I know that he'll take care of you," Ric said as he enveloped her into a big fatherly hug.
"How do you know?" she asked, her voice almost breaking.
"I've known him for so long, that I know that he'll take care of you."
"Thanks, Ric. It means a lot to me," Kara said as they broke the hug off. "I better gather my things. Paul is coming by shortly and then we're meeting Kevin and Scott to hang out for a bit."
"I better go. I have a staff meeting that I need to go to," Ric said going to his briefcase.
"Don't I need to go to the meeting as well?" Kara asked as she turned around.
"No, it's just for Vince and myself with the script writers. We're trying to come up with a better storyline."
"Are you sure? I'd be happy to help out in any way I can."
"I'm sure that Vince will agree with me, when I say that you can go. Besides, Vince was the one that approved of the idea of you having the night off anyway."
"True, but I could still come by anyway."
"I'm sure that if we needed you there, Vince will call. Don't worry so much, sweetheart."
"I can't help it. I worry about everything."
"Maybe someone should teach you not to worry about everything," Ric smirked.
"Don't start with me, Ric," Kara said laughing.
"I didn't start anything."
"Yeah, right," Kara said. There was a knock on the door and she called them to come in.
"Kay, I'm here," Paul said.
"Ok, I'm almost done with my things," Kara said, shuffling her papers and then putting them in her briefcase. She looked around to make sure that she got everything. "Ric, do you need me for anything?"
"No, go and have fun with the guys tonight. You need to have fun tonight," Ric said. "I gotta go before Vince has my ass on a silver platter."
"Oh yeah, like he could ever. If I remember correctly, it was always you who served his ass on a silver platter," Kara said as all three of them headed out of the office. All three of them were laughing at the comment that Kara made.
"What's so funny?" Vince said as he came towards.
"Nothing to worry about, Vince," Kara said innocently.
"Paul and I were leaving and Ric said that he needed to go to a meeting of some sort and having his ass served on a silver platter."
All three of them laughed. "Ric won't be having his ass served on a silver platter, but I'm sure mine will be."
Kara gave Ric the 'I told you so' look and said, "Isn't it funny that Vince seems to read my mind without saying too much, Ric?"
"Ah! Get out of here!" Ric said. We said out goodbyes and left. We headed to Kevin and Scott's locker room and knocked. We went in as soon as we heard someone call us in.
"Hey, Kevin," Kara said as she dropped her briefcase on the nearest table and sat down near Kevin. Kevin wrapped his arm around with unconsciously.
"Scott had to go to the bathroom. We'll leave as soon as he's done."
"So, what's the plan for tonight?" Kara asked.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"No, I've been in meetings for the most part of the afternoon. I didn't even get a chance to go to the hotel," Kara replied.
"We'll stop by the hotel and check in. We'll meet at the lobby afterwards and go to dinner, I guess," Paul said.
"That sounds like a good idea," Kevin said. "Is there anywhere that you want to go?"
"Not really. Just having dinner with me is fine."
"We should take her out to a bar or something since it's her first day," Paul suggested.
"We can go to a bar type restaurant near here that I know," Kevin said.
"That sounds like a great idea," Kara said. "I'm in a mood to drink a little bit."
"Let's get out of here," Scott said as he got his things and headed out of the locker room.
"Is he always like that?"
"Not always. He's just sore right now," Kevin replied as all three of them got up, got their things and started walking to the parking lot. We headed towards the car park, "Guys, why don't we just head over to the hotel and then from there we can carpool."
"Fine with me," Paul said as Scott and Kara chimed in their agreement. After that, they all went to their rental cars and headed towards their hotel. After they followed each other and parked their cars, Kara had gotten her things out of the trunk. Kevin helped her carry her things, since she had too many bags. They all headed inside and Kara went to the front desk to check in.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry to say that we don't have you listed in our computer," the clerk said.
"What do you mean? I called earlier today to reserve one and you had room," Kara replied. She put her purse next to her on the counter.
"Let me check again, ma'am," the clerk said as she looked into the computer. She shook her head, "I'm sorry, but nothing is showing."
Kara sighed heavily. "Kara, why don't you stay with me? I have double beds in my room and I'm not sharing with anyone," Kevin offered.
"I couldn't, Kevin," Kara said.
"Kara, I'm not taking no for an answer," Kevin said sternly as he took her bags and started to leave.
Kara groaned, "God, Kevin, I hate it when you use that card on me."
"I know," Kevin grinned at her as he saw her catching up with him as Kara rolled her eyes. "Meet back at the lobby in an hour," Kevin said as they nodded in agreement. They all headed to their rooms to get ready for dinner. Kevin and Kara reached their floor and walked to their room. When they did, Kevin took out the card key and opened the door. He allowed Kara to go in first before closing the door.
Kara looked around and said, "Kevin, I thought you had double beds."
"I lied. I wanted you to myself tonight," Kevin replied as he put the bags on the bed. Kara had a feeling that she knew what was going to happen tonight.
"I'm going to get ready for dinner tonight," Kara said as she went to her bag and got her things. After she looked for what she needed, she went to the bathroom to get freshened up and changed. Kevin got his things and changed himself in the bedroom, knowing that Kara will take some time getting ready in the bathroom. At the same time, he was thinking about what to say to her when they had time to talk. Half an hour later, she emerged from the bathroom, wearing low hip hugger jeans, and a red halter-top. She had her hair flowing down her back and her face was made up real light and she was wearing 2-inch sandals. Kevin looked her up and down and whistled.
"Damn, Kara, you know how to dress for a casual night out," Kevin replied. Kara grinned at his comment. Kevin grabbed her waist and kissed her cheek. Kara wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. Kevin sensed that something was wrong. "What's the matter, Kay Bear?"
"Nothing. I just felt like I needed a hug, that's all," Kara replied, clinging onto him.
"Are you sure that's all you need?" Kevin asked. He had felt her tremble a little.
She turned around and smiled. She knew very well who it was that was talking to her. "I think that you can, Mr. Levesque."
His jaw dropped, "Kara?"
"The one and only," she said as she tilted her head to the side and gave him a beautiful smile that always melted people's hearts.
"Get in these arms right now, young lady!" he insisted as he smiled and stretched his arms. She jumped into them and giggled. Now Paul was a different story. She only met Paul a few years ago when he saved her from a guy who nearly raped her. After the hug fest, he gently put her on the ground. "What are you doing here, Kay?"
She smiled at his nickname for her. "Vince interviewed me a few days ago after moving to Connecticut. I got a job working in the New Media department with Shane, but Vince had a special job offer for me and asked me to show up today for a meeting."
"Ah! I see, so may I ask what exactly you will be doing?" he asked as he smiled at her.
"Well. I can't tell you just yet. You have to wait until I announce it later," she said as she shrugged.
"Are you sure that you can't tell me?"
"I'm positive, Paul."
"So what you were trying to find?" he asked.
"Trying to find Kevin. I miss him so much."
"Need any help?"
"Yes, I need help. it's easy to get lost around here," she said as she gestured the never-ending hallways and laughed softly.
"I'll take you there. I want to see some jaw dropping around here," he said as we laughed. We hooked arms and he showed me where the locker room was. Right before we got there, Paul stopped short.
"What's the matter, Paul?"
"I have a good idea of how we can surprise him," Paul said, as she saw the wheels in his head turning. She smiled and knew that it was going to be fun around here.
"Ok, sure. I'll do anything to make the guys get the surprise of their life."
"What? No arguments?" Paul asked, shockingly.
"No arguments from me," Kara smiled. Whenever she could, she loved to argue with Paul, just to get a rise out of him.
"Ok, this is what we'll do," Paul started to say as Kara listening carefully. After he had told her what to do, she agreed totally. She really wanted to surprise him. Kara stood by the wall somewhat of a distance from their locker room and saw Paul knock on the door. "Hey, Terry, I was wondering if you were finished that I could speak to Kevin alone for a few minutes."
"Yeah, I was ready to go to catering to get something to eat. Go right ahead," Terry said as he motioned to go in. Right before Paul went in, he motioned to Kara, five minutes before going into the locker room.
Terry had come out and looked around. He stopped short when he saw Kara standing there with a beautiful smile on her face. "What do I owe to the pleasure of seeing one of the most beautiful woman here in this very building?" Terry asked as they hugged.
"It's my first day here working in the WWE," she responded.
"So, what are you going to do?" he asked as he leaned against the wall.
"I'm going to tell you exactly what I told Paul. you're going to have to wait until I announce it later," Kara said as she smiled. She looked at her watch and five minutes passed. "Look, I gotta go. Paul and me are playing a joke on Kevin."
"I'll let you go. I'll talk to you later, Kara," he said as he left. As soon as he left, Kara knocked on the door. She heard someone call her to come in. She took a deep breathe and walked in. "Hey, Paul, Vince wants to see you in his office. Something about your match tonight," Kara said, trying to keep it cool. Paul could tell that she was trying hard not to squeal in front of Kevin.
"Thanks for letting me know, Kay. Wanna walk with me?" Paul asked.
"Yeah, sure." Paul offered his arm and she took it. They both walked out of the room.
They continued to walk until Kara squealed when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist. "Don't even think about taking her anywhere, Levesque!" he growled at him. "And just what exactly are you doing here?" Kara laughed and she turned around.
"It's my first day here in the WWE. Vince wanted me to get used working here, since I'll be traveling with you guys. I wanted to surprise you," she said as she hugged him.
"I'm glad that you're here, Kay Bear."
"Me, too, Kevin. I missed you so much," Kara said as they broke off the hug, but Kevin put his arm around her waist.
"You don't need to see Vince, do you Paul?" Kevin asked, smirking.
"Nah, just wanted to see your jaw drop," Paul said as they laughed.
"Come into my locker room with me, both of you," Kevin said.
"Count me in," Kara said as Paul nodded and they both headed to Kevin's locker room. They walked into Kevin's locker room. "Scott, allow me to introduce my precious little lady, Kara," Kevin said. "Kara, that dumbass is Scott Hall. We're working together."
"Hey, I ain't no dumbass," Scott retorted back.
"If you weren't, then why did you retort back like a 5 year old?" Kevin said. Kara was standing next to him, wide-eyed. "Kay Bear, don't be afraid of him. He ain't nothing but a sore loser." Kara smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Scott," Kara said as she stuck her hand out.
"Likewise," Scott grumbled as he shook her hand.
"Scott, how many times do I have to tell you that isn't the way you treat a lady?" Kevin asked, teasing him.
"Why don't you shut up for once?"
"Kevin and having his mouth being shut isn't a good combination, Scott. I know because I used to live with him. I have never heard him close his mouth once," Kara said. Scott and Paul laughed as Kara squealed when Kevin picked her up and brought her to the couch and started tickling her.
"You talking back to me?"
"I always talk back to you, Kevin," Kara replied with a simple smile on her face.
"Point taken, but in front of my friends?"
"They your friends? I didn't know that," Kara said as she looked at him innocently.
"I told you that they were my friends."
"No, Paul is my friend and you just said that Scott was a dumbass, not your friend."
"She got you there, buddy," Scott said as he laughed.
"Ok, so I said that he was a dumbass but doesn't that mean that he's my friend?"
"No."
"No?" he asked puzzlingly.
"Dumbass means a person who doesn't know how to retort back but that doesn't mean that they are your friends," she said as Paul and Scott laughed.
"I'll get you back for this, you know that, don't you, Kara?" Kevin said as he pinned with his eyes and his weight.
"Of course, wouldn't have it any other way," Kara said with a genuine smile as Kevin had lifted her up and sat up.
"You're a damn brat, Kara."
"Once a brat, always a brat," Kara shot back. Kevin groaned as Paul and Scott were laughing hard and were trying to breath. "I missed this."
"Missed what?"
"Joking around with you," Kara said as she leaned against him.
"So have I, Kay Bear," Kevin said as he put his arms around her.
"Kay Bear?" Scott asked.
"Kay is what everyone calls me, but Kevin calls me Kay Bear because if you compare me to him, I look nothing more like a teddy bear in his arms," she replied.
"Ah," Scott nodded. "So I can call you Kay if I wanted to?"
"Yeah, I don't mind being called that. I have several nicknames."
"Like what?"
"Short Stuff, Little Lady, Kay," Kara replied. "And only acceptable by a few people, Chica. I think that's about it."
"Some people call you Chica?"
"Yeah, but only from my closest friends."
"I see, how about me?"
"Well, maybe."
"Would you feel more comfortable if we got to know each other?"
"Yeah, that would help."
"All right, until then, I'll settle for Little Lady. I like that one," Scott said as they both smiled at each other.
They continued to chat for several minutes until a stagehand had come in, "Kara, Mr. McMahon would like you to go to the gorilla position for your announcement."
"Oh, thank you! I nearly forgot!" Kara said as she jumped up and ran out of the locker room and headed straight for the gorilla position to make her appearance.
"Let's go find a monitor," Kevin said as they all went out to find a monitor. Once they got there, all three of them couldn't believe their eyes.
"Ric, I would like to introduce to you, Miss Kara. I expect you to treat her with respect because she will be your personal secretary from this day on. And you can fully expect that she will do everything that you need to be done," Vince told Ric.
"Whooooo! I got one thing to tell you, man, I ain't got no problem with having a personal secretary as beautiful as this lady. How did you know I was planning to get one? Though I was thinking of asking your daughter," Ric said laughing at Vince's expression.
"You leave my daughter out of this, Ric! If I find out that you had done any harm on her, I will break your neck myself," Vince barked out.
"That sounds like a challenge to me because I accept!" Ric laughed and motioned for Kara to follow him. When Ric and Kara had come back, Scott, Paul and Kevin were waiting for her. "Kara, take the rest of the night off, since all we had to do was introduce you tonight. And I'm sure that the guys are going to punish you for not telling them, am I right?" Ric asked Kara. Ric was personally overprotective of her since he treated her like his own daughter. And Ric was personally appreciative of her since she was good friends with his children and was good friends with them.
"How did you know that I didn't tell them?"
"Well, if they did know, do you actually think that they would be standing here instead of their locker room?" Ric asked.
Kara whined, "I don't like it when you do that to me."
"That's one thing I love about you, Kara. Your eyes are so expressive, that I know that you cannot tell a lie. Remember that boys, especially you, Kevin."
Kara stood there, mouth agape. "Ric!"
"I know that you like him, sweetheart. He ain't going to bite ya. If he does, then you tell me and I'll bite his ass off."
"Oh, yeah, like you can really fight me, Ric," Kevin said laughing.
"For her, anytime. You understand me, Kev?" Ric asked, sternly.
"Don't worry so much about her, Ric. She's in good hands," Kevin replied.
"Hello! I'm still standing here!"
"Sorry, sweetheart, but once we start talking about you, we have a hard time shutting up," Ric explained. "I'm sorry that I'm treating you like a child, sweetheart. It's because I'm used to seeing you as a child, not as a woman. Before I let you leave, I have one demand and that's for you to give me one last hug before you take off tonight," Ric said as they hugged. Vince had come backstage and saw us chatting.
"All right, all of you are free to go since the show's almost over," Vince said as soon as Kara and Ric broke off the embrace.
"Are you sure that you don't need us here to help around?" Scott asked.
"I'm sure. I'll call you guys if any help is needed. Right now, just celebrate with Kara here on her first day on the job," Vince said as Kara smiled.
"Thank you, Vince for the job. It means so much to me," Kara said softly.
"You're more than welcome, sweetie. Just have fun here while you're working. If you need anything, just let me know," Vince replied.
"Ok," Kara said as she allowed Kevin to take her hand and lead her.
Kevin bend down to her level and whispered in her ear, with a tone that booked no arguments, "We need to talk later." She nodded immediately because she knew that Kevin would want to know what Ric was talking about. She really didn't want to talk about it and she wanted to strangle Ric at the moment that he said it in front of him. They walked to Kevin and Scott's locker room. "Paul and Kara, why don't we meet here in like half an hour?" We nodded in agreement and split up. Paul led me to Ric's office since I was lost.
"Thanks, Paul," Kara said.
"Do you want me to come back for you? My locker room is 2 doors down."
"Could you?"
"Yeah, I'll be back in an half an hour," he said, I nodded in agreement and he left to his locker room. I went into the makeshift office and started to gather my things. Kara didn't realize that Ric was standing behind her for quite some time. Ric cleared his throat to get her attention. "Ric, you startled me," Kara said as she dropped some papers.
"Sorry about that," Ric smiled. "I have one question for you."
"What is it?" Kara said as she picked up the papers.
"Did you tell Kevin that you like him?" She stood there, face down. Kara couldn't think of anything to say. When Ric put his hands on her arms, she tensed. "I'm sorry for saying that in front of him. I apologize if I ruined anything."
Kara turned around, "He wants to talk to me later about what you said."
"What are you going to tell him?"
"Honestly, I don't know. All I know is that when I saw him today, I just felt jealous of anyone who took his attention away from me, I guess. I don't know."
"Are you in love with him?"
"I don't think I am, but if Kevin and I spend more time together, I'm afraid that I will."
"He's a good man, Kara. I know that he'll take care of you," Ric said as he enveloped her into a big fatherly hug.
"How do you know?" she asked, her voice almost breaking.
"I've known him for so long, that I know that he'll take care of you."
"Thanks, Ric. It means a lot to me," Kara said as they broke the hug off. "I better gather my things. Paul is coming by shortly and then we're meeting Kevin and Scott to hang out for a bit."
"I better go. I have a staff meeting that I need to go to," Ric said going to his briefcase.
"Don't I need to go to the meeting as well?" Kara asked as she turned around.
"No, it's just for Vince and myself with the script writers. We're trying to come up with a better storyline."
"Are you sure? I'd be happy to help out in any way I can."
"I'm sure that Vince will agree with me, when I say that you can go. Besides, Vince was the one that approved of the idea of you having the night off anyway."
"True, but I could still come by anyway."
"I'm sure that if we needed you there, Vince will call. Don't worry so much, sweetheart."
"I can't help it. I worry about everything."
"Maybe someone should teach you not to worry about everything," Ric smirked.
"Don't start with me, Ric," Kara said laughing.
"I didn't start anything."
"Yeah, right," Kara said. There was a knock on the door and she called them to come in.
"Kay, I'm here," Paul said.
"Ok, I'm almost done with my things," Kara said, shuffling her papers and then putting them in her briefcase. She looked around to make sure that she got everything. "Ric, do you need me for anything?"
"No, go and have fun with the guys tonight. You need to have fun tonight," Ric said. "I gotta go before Vince has my ass on a silver platter."
"Oh yeah, like he could ever. If I remember correctly, it was always you who served his ass on a silver platter," Kara said as all three of them headed out of the office. All three of them were laughing at the comment that Kara made.
"What's so funny?" Vince said as he came towards.
"Nothing to worry about, Vince," Kara said innocently.
"Paul and I were leaving and Ric said that he needed to go to a meeting of some sort and having his ass served on a silver platter."
All three of them laughed. "Ric won't be having his ass served on a silver platter, but I'm sure mine will be."
Kara gave Ric the 'I told you so' look and said, "Isn't it funny that Vince seems to read my mind without saying too much, Ric?"
"Ah! Get out of here!" Ric said. We said out goodbyes and left. We headed to Kevin and Scott's locker room and knocked. We went in as soon as we heard someone call us in.
"Hey, Kevin," Kara said as she dropped her briefcase on the nearest table and sat down near Kevin. Kevin wrapped his arm around with unconsciously.
"Scott had to go to the bathroom. We'll leave as soon as he's done."
"So, what's the plan for tonight?" Kara asked.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"No, I've been in meetings for the most part of the afternoon. I didn't even get a chance to go to the hotel," Kara replied.
"We'll stop by the hotel and check in. We'll meet at the lobby afterwards and go to dinner, I guess," Paul said.
"That sounds like a good idea," Kevin said. "Is there anywhere that you want to go?"
"Not really. Just having dinner with me is fine."
"We should take her out to a bar or something since it's her first day," Paul suggested.
"We can go to a bar type restaurant near here that I know," Kevin said.
"That sounds like a great idea," Kara said. "I'm in a mood to drink a little bit."
"Let's get out of here," Scott said as he got his things and headed out of the locker room.
"Is he always like that?"
"Not always. He's just sore right now," Kevin replied as all three of them got up, got their things and started walking to the parking lot. We headed towards the car park, "Guys, why don't we just head over to the hotel and then from there we can carpool."
"Fine with me," Paul said as Scott and Kara chimed in their agreement. After that, they all went to their rental cars and headed towards their hotel. After they followed each other and parked their cars, Kara had gotten her things out of the trunk. Kevin helped her carry her things, since she had too many bags. They all headed inside and Kara went to the front desk to check in.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry to say that we don't have you listed in our computer," the clerk said.
"What do you mean? I called earlier today to reserve one and you had room," Kara replied. She put her purse next to her on the counter.
"Let me check again, ma'am," the clerk said as she looked into the computer. She shook her head, "I'm sorry, but nothing is showing."
Kara sighed heavily. "Kara, why don't you stay with me? I have double beds in my room and I'm not sharing with anyone," Kevin offered.
"I couldn't, Kevin," Kara said.
"Kara, I'm not taking no for an answer," Kevin said sternly as he took her bags and started to leave.
Kara groaned, "God, Kevin, I hate it when you use that card on me."
"I know," Kevin grinned at her as he saw her catching up with him as Kara rolled her eyes. "Meet back at the lobby in an hour," Kevin said as they nodded in agreement. They all headed to their rooms to get ready for dinner. Kevin and Kara reached their floor and walked to their room. When they did, Kevin took out the card key and opened the door. He allowed Kara to go in first before closing the door.
Kara looked around and said, "Kevin, I thought you had double beds."
"I lied. I wanted you to myself tonight," Kevin replied as he put the bags on the bed. Kara had a feeling that she knew what was going to happen tonight.
"I'm going to get ready for dinner tonight," Kara said as she went to her bag and got her things. After she looked for what she needed, she went to the bathroom to get freshened up and changed. Kevin got his things and changed himself in the bedroom, knowing that Kara will take some time getting ready in the bathroom. At the same time, he was thinking about what to say to her when they had time to talk. Half an hour later, she emerged from the bathroom, wearing low hip hugger jeans, and a red halter-top. She had her hair flowing down her back and her face was made up real light and she was wearing 2-inch sandals. Kevin looked her up and down and whistled.
"Damn, Kara, you know how to dress for a casual night out," Kevin replied. Kara grinned at his comment. Kevin grabbed her waist and kissed her cheek. Kara wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. Kevin sensed that something was wrong. "What's the matter, Kay Bear?"
"Nothing. I just felt like I needed a hug, that's all," Kara replied, clinging onto him.
"Are you sure that's all you need?" Kevin asked. He had felt her tremble a little.