I wanted to call Phil and tell him what had been decided, but I also wanted it to be a surprise. I was torn on what to do. I did call Phil though. I laughed as I heard the song that would be my entrance song play as his ring back tone. Then he finally answered, "Hey, baby, how are you doing? Are you alright, you normally wait for me to call."
"Yeah I'm fine. I called because I have to tell you something." I was nervous. I didn't know how he would take working with me. But he would at least get to see me every day.
"Okay, what do you have to tell me? Do I need to sit down?" He was joking and I was glad he was.
"Umm I don't think you need to. But if you think you do because you will be working with me every day then you might want to." I said in a smart ass tone.
"No I don't think I need to. You are coming back to the WWE. Mark won't be back for a couple more weeks. Are you being his prelude? Angel is coming back to torment the women again." He laughed know I used to be the bad ass of the divas.
"Torment the women, of course. But this is more like torment…everyone. I'm the new COO. I'm going to be the boss." I cringed at the word boss. I hate being in charge, even though I was the owner of a tattoo shop.
"Okay I might have needed to sit down for that. You are the new COO of the WWE. Really, you are in charge now?" He was in disbelief. I knew he should be. Honestly I was too.
"Yeah, I'm in charge, of everyone. I kind of didn't have a choice." I shuddered at how my mom did the McMahon thing and went behind my back.
"Your mom, huh? Well I'm not upset that's for sure. But you are going to have a target on your back. You are going to need someone to protect you. As you are, the new ruler of the WWE. I will help protect you, but you might need some more muscle." I laughed as he went on about my protection. "Why are you laughing, this is serious, you could get hurt!"
"Phil, I've grown up around big strong men all my life. I was in the WWE before you were. Although not as many of the boys I was there with aren't there anymore. I'm sure I can still manage. I will be showing up at the next Monday show, I will be there before for a roster meeting. I will see you on Monday, Phil." He sighed and grumbled.
"Fine alright, I get it. You are She-ra warrior princess; you can take care of yourself. I will see you Monday. I'll find out when the plane lands from your mother, so I can pick you up. I love you more than the world. Brooke you are my world. Good night, baby, I'll talk to you tomorrow." He was thoughtful when he told me he loved me. I was suspicious but let it go.
"I love you too. You are my world too Phil. Good night sweetheart I'll talk to you tomorrow too." I hung up the phone. I tried to get some sleep, but couldn't.
The rest of the week was uneventful. I put everything in order for the shop and went to the gym a lot. When I got on the plane I knew I it was going to a crazy life like I had had a decade before; before I had met Phil. I hadn't been on a plane in a long time. I had forgotten how much a plane could lull me to sleep.
I was asleep for the whole plane ride and didn't want to wake up when it landed. I stayed asleep even when someone picked me up and pulled me from the plane. I didn't even wake up in the car, which I assume took me away from the airport to the hotel. I fell into a deeper sleep when I was cradled in someone's arms being carried into a warm hotel room.
I woke up in that hotel room still cradled in someone's arms. I didn't even have to ask who it was that was holding on to me. "I forgot how good it felt to have your arms around me while I sleep." I snuggled down into Phil's neck. I took a deep breath to smell the scent that was all Phil.
"And I had forgotten what it felt like to actually get some sleep. I had also forgotten how much you like to snuggle when you are asleep. I guess you missed me, too. You put your head on my chest and your arms around me and wouldn't let go. But I fell asleep soon after. It's been a couple of hours it's almost five in the afternoon." He smiled as I groaned.
"That's two hours until I have to gather you all for the meeting. Let me sleep for another hour, and then we can go to the arena." I tried to roll over and go back to sleep. Phil didn't let me.
"You do not get to go back to sleep. The boys that know you from when you were here warned me about you on the road. You do not just get to sleep, work and go to the gym. They said that you hardly ever remember to eat. So I'm going to make sure you take care of yourself while you are on the road." He pulled me out of the bed, towards the door. We ended up downstairs in the restaurant.
When we had finished eating we headed to the car that was Phil's rental and headed to the arena.
