Chapter 19

The group got to the restaurant. The place was very nice, and they were seated in a private room in the back.

"I hope the food is good here," Ted said. "I've heard a lot of good things though, that's why I booked it."

"There's always Chinese if it sucks," Cody said with a laugh.

They ordered drinks and made their selections for dinner. The waiter returned quickly with their drinks.

"So you got your cards back?" Shawn asked.

"Yea," Kat said. "I went to the bank this morning, and the teller gave me replacements."

"That's good," Shawn said. "But I thought you were going to sleep in?"

"I was, but my alarm went off, so I got up and went to get coffee."

"And thank God she got up early," Randy said. "I told you guys about what happened."

Ted nodded. "You saved his ass from a reprimand from management," he said to Kat. "And Lord knows he doesn't need any of those."

"Speaking of management," Randy said with a smile, "what would you guys say if I told you Janice wasn't my manager anymore?"

"You're kidding?" Cody said.

"Don't mess with our hopes Randy," Ted said. "The day that happens I think we're all gonna do back flips."

"You said it," Shawn added.

"Then start doing back flips," Randy said, "cuz she's not my manager anymore."

"You're serious?" Edge asked. "But I thought you couldn't get rid of her unless you found a replacement."

"I did find a replacement," Randy said with a mischievous smile.

"You didn't hire some hooker or something to pretend to be your manager did you?" John asked with a laugh. "Cuz you know McMahon'll be pissed."

"I didn't," Randy said.

"Let's hope we're all able to get along with this one," Taker said. "Of course, whoever it is has to be able to deal with you and all your nonsense."

"I think you'll all get along just fine," Randy said with a smirk. "And she's got no problems dealing with me."

"Wait a minute," John said, "do we know her?"

Rand grinned in response.

"Well whoever it is, you already know Vince'll want me to give them the once over. The one before Janice was nervous when she met me, and Vince wouldn't hire her. He said they have to be able to deal with anyone. If they're scared of me, there's no way in hell they can deal with you," Taker said.

"Don't worry," Kat said looking at Mark, "I'm not."

The rest of the table turned to her. "What did you say?" Taker asked.

"I said don't worry I'm not. As in I'm not afraid of you." She gave him a mischievous smile.

"Wait a minute now, hold the phone! You're Randy's new manager?" John asked.

She grinned. "That's right."

"Oh my God!" John exclaimed. "That's crazy."

"You two are serious?" Edge asked. "She really is your new manager Randy?"

Randy nodded. "I even cleared it with Vince. All that she has to do now is pass the background check. And that shouldn't be too hard."

Kat smiled. "He's serious. I really am his new manager."

"That's great," Cody said. "No more Janice!"

Kat laughed. "Wow, you guys look so happy."

"Trust me doll, you don't know the half of it," Shawn said with a smile.

"You sure you can deal with him?" Ted asked Kat. "Randy's a real pain in the ass sometimes."

"I don't think I'll have any trouble straightening him out," she said giving Randy a wicked smile.

He grinned back at her. "I'm so happy to be rid of Janice, I'll do anything you say."

The guys laughed. "I don't think I've ever heard Randy say that before," John said.

"Don't worry," Ted said. "If Randy decides to be a pain in the ass, just let all of us know. We'll help you fix him."

"Strength in numbers?" Kat asked.

Ted nodded with a smile. "Exactly."

"I'll keep that in mind Teddy," she said. "But for now I don't see any problems. All I really need is for you guys to show me what I need to do."

"That shouldn't be so hard," Shawn said. "I can show you. I've been managing myself a long time. I'll show you all the things you have to do. A lot of is it relaying information between management."

"The rest is setting things up, like hotel bookings and signings," he added.

"I'm just glad I won't ever have a crazy woman yelling at me again," Randy said.

Kat looked at him. "Says who?"

"Well since Janice is gone, nobody's gonna be screaming at me," he said.

Kat smiled at him. "If you're not a pain in the ass, you won't have anyone screaming at you. But if you are, you'd better watch out. I can be pretty mean."

"Remember her and the lady at the diner? Oh man, Randy you better watch your back," Cody said with a laugh.

Randy looked at Kat. "I think I just traded one devil for another," he said with a laugh.

"Least this one's pretty," Shawn said with a smile.

Randy grinned. "That she is," he said. "A lot more than Janice."

Kat shook her head and smiled at him. "No worries Randy, you'll be tripping a lot more people than me."

He laughed. "You know something, I feel better already. It's like I never had to deal with Janice in the first place."

The waiter came over with their dinner, and left the room. The guys looked at their plates, and all eyes turned to Ted.

"Don't look at me like that," Ted said. "How was I supposed to know the portions were this small?"

"For the price on the menu, this plate should be full," Shawn said. "Not some bite sized piece in the center of the plate."

They all ate their food, and opted out of dessert. They figured it would be just as small. Ted paid the bill, and they went back to the hotel.

They got out of the trucks and stood outside the hotel.

"I'm still hungry," Cody said shaking his head.

"Me too," Edge said. "That dinner did nothing."

"I think I saw an ice cream place down the street," John said. "We could go get ice cream."

"Sounds good to me," Shawn said.

Taker nodded. "Let's go."

The group walked down the street and easily found the ice cream parlor. It was very retro, with booths and a counter for ice cream floats. There was no one else in the shop.

"You guys wanna sit? Or do you wanna get it and walk around?" John asked.

"We can walk," Kat said. "It's a warm night. And ice cream is on me," she added. "You guys have spent enough."

Randy opened his mouth to say something, but was silenced by a look from Kat. "I've got this."

He shrugged, and they all ordered their ice cream. The shop had all the basic flavors, but it also had quite a few unique ones. Kat paid, and they all went outside. They started walking down the street, eating.

Kat and Randy were walking side by side. He was running through some of the things she would have to do. She told him she thought she could handle it, but that if she got confused, she would be sure to ask him.

"I'm glad you were willing to try with me," Randy said with a smile.

She smiled back at him. "I'm glad you asked me. Anyway, how's your ice cream?"

"It's good," he answered. "I got cookie dough flavored. I don't know why, I usually don't go for that. You got one of those weird flavors didn't you?"

She laughed. "It's guava, and it's actually really good. It's one of my favorite fruits. I never knew they made it as an ice cream flavor though."

He looked at it. "Mind if I taste?"

She shook her head and handed it to him. He took a lick and nodded. "It's really good. I actually like it."

Kat smiled. "That's why you should try things out of the box."

He took another lick and then gave it back to her. "I think the hotel has guava juice. I'm gonna have it with my breakfast tomorrow."

She grinned. "I converted you to a guava lover. Yay, I'm not the only one."

He laughed and then tapped John on the shoulder. John was walking side by side with Edge. They were talking about something that had happened at the arena earlier in the day. "What did you get?" Randy asked him.

"What?" John asked, turning.

"What flavor did you get?"

"Oh! I got coffee flavored."

Kat grinned at him. "That's one of my favorites."

John nodded. "Mine too. It's probably a lot more fattening than coffee though, but who cares. We hardly ate anything for dinner."

"I'm never gonna hear the end of that am I?" Ted asked.

"Nope," Cody answered with a grin.

They walked down the street a little further and came to an open area with a large fountain in the center.

There was a long bed of roses planted against a wall behind the fountain. Kat wandered over to it to look at the roses. The guys sat on the edge of the fountain eating their ice cream.

"So do you know if Vince has gotten in contact with Janice yet?" Shawn asked Randy.

"No idea," Randy said. "But I'm sure that's going to be a very interesting conversation."

Shawn laughed. "I'd love to see it."

"Me too," Randy said with a laugh.

"I'm glad you asked her," Shawn said looking over at Kat. "She's like night and day from Janice."

"I know," Randy said. "I just hope she's able to deal with all this."

"She's a pretty tough cookie," Shawn said. "I think she will be."

Kat was still over by the roses. She finished her ice cream and threw away her tissue. There was a trash can a few feet away from where she was standing. She heard someone walking over. It was Mark. He threw away his tissue and then stepped over to her.

She turned and looked at him. "Something wrong?" she asked.

He looked at her quizzically.

"You haven't said three words since Randy said I was his new manager. Is something wrong?"

He shook his head. "I'm just wondering if you'll be able to deal with Randy. He might not seem like too much trouble, but he goes through managers like you wouldn't believe."

"If I can deal with thirty four children in a New York City public school, then I can deal with Randy. Don't worry about it. I'll be fine. And if I'm not, I'll ask for help." She shrugged.

He nodded and looked like he was thinking. "Randy's nonsense aside, I think you stand a better chance with him than some of the other ones did."

"Yea? Why's that?"

"For starters, Randy asked you himself. That doesn't sound like much, but all his other managers were picked by either Vince or management. He didn't have any say in it."

"That couldn't have been fun, not being able to pick out the person that's managing you."

He nodded. "The fact that Randy asked you is a good sign. That's really saying something when it comes to him. He has a lot of problems with management."

"I probably would too, if I got stuck with someone I didn't like."

He nodded again. "It'll do him good to have someone that he gets along with managing him. And of course it doesn't hurt that you get along with all of us."

Kat smiled. "I don't see how anyone could not get along with you guys."

"You'd be surprised. All of us have had at least one problem with one of Randy's managers."

"I noticed that Shawn really didn't like Janice. I mean none of the guys really do, but Shawn especially."

"There's a reason for it. Shawn and Randy were practicing one day and Shawn was doing some move on him. I don't really know what happened, but Shawn did something, and Randy ended up hurting his wrist. He went to the trainer to get it wrapped, and Janice found out. She found Shawn and started screaming and yelling and carrying on. Shawn's hated her ever since."

"You're kidding? That's terrible. Poor Shawn."

"We were all there. I think that's what made it worse. I mean, that's so much disrespect. Randy was really angry when he found out."

"I can't believe she was yelling like that. I can't imagine yelling at someone like Shawn, or any of the guys."

"Janice knew nothing about wrestling. That happened right when she started with us. Vince hired her mostly because she knew nothing about wrestling. He wanted someone that could detach themselves, someone that wouldn't be affected by being a fan."

"So she didn't know who Shawn was and she started screaming at him. No wonder Shawn doesn't like her."

Mark nodded. "I think that you've got a better chance at this. I just hope Randy doesn't make you crazy."

"I've got a few tricks of my own," she answered with a grin.

Shawn walked over to the two of them. "And what're you two talking about?" he asked.

"Me being Randy's manager," Kat answered.

"Ohhhh," Shawn said. "I'm happy for Randy, and I'm happy that this means you're going to be with us from now on."

Kat smiled. "I am too."

Randy walked over. "Hey, we should probably get back. We all have to be up early tomorrow."

They all headed back to the hotel and went to their rooms. Kat stopped Randy. "What time do you have to be up tomorrow?" she asked him.

"Around seven," he answered. "You have to come to the arena too, so I can introduce you to everyone. You're gonna have to meet the lady from wardrobe who makes my ring gear, the trainers, plus the guy that gives us our lines and stuff. There's a bunch of other people too. You don't have to show up until later though. You don't have to get up really early unless you want to."

"Okay," she said. "I'll see you tomorrow." Kat went into her room and changed into her pajamas. She washed off her makeup and sat down on the bed. She decided that she would get up early and go with the guys. She wanted to get a head start on things, to get a feel for her new job. She set her alarm for six fifteen. That would give her enough time to take a shower and have breakfast.

She climbed into bed and fell asleep. She woke up with the alarm the next morning, and jumped into the shower. She got dressed and fixed her hair and makeup. It was her first day meeting everyone else, so she wanted to look nice. She wore a skirt with a tank top, and a short sleeved sweater over it. She slipped on her black flats and went downstairs to have breakfast. She ate a bagel with her coffee and looked at her watch.

It was almost seven, so she decided she would bring Randy something to eat for breakfast. She went over to the counter and ordered him a bagel. She was about to get him orange juice when she saw guava, so she ordered that instead. She picked it up and went to his room. It was five after seven when she knocked on his door.

He answered it, looking like he had just rolled out of bed. "Morning," he said. "You're up?"

"I figured I'd come with you guys, and get a head start on things. I brought you breakfast by the way," she said stepping into the room.

She handed him the bag with the bagel and then the juice.

"What's this?" he asked, looking at the juice.

"Guava juice," she said with a smile.

He smiled and took a sip. "I gotta say, this is a much nicer greeting in the morning than Janice yelling at me to hurry up."

Kat smiled. "Eat your breakfast," she said raising an eyebrow.

He smiled. "Yes mommy," he said mockingly.

She grinned and pinched his cheek. "Aren't you a cute baby? Now eat your breakfast."

Randy laughed and started to eat.

"So are you ready for your first day?" he asked her.

She nodded. "I think so. I might be attached to you for a while until I get the hang of things."

"That's fine. I'll show you everything you need to do today. You can tail me until you get comfortable. I don't think you'll feel too out of place though. The rest of the guys'll be there too."

"You know, I'm curious. None of the other guys have a manager. How come you do?"

"I'll be honest. I'm really bad at keeping track of time and schedules. If I don't have a personal manager I miss all kinds of things. I need someone making sure that I know what I'm supposed to be doing. We all get managed by the company, but some of us need more than just phone calls about dates and stuff.

Shawn and Taker have been doing this so long that they don't need personal managers. Ted and Cody look out for each other. Cody's good with dates, and Ted's good with time management. They balance out. Adam just got rid of his last manager a few weeks ago. He hasn't gotten a replacement yet, so he's been using a program on his phone to keep up with things. And John is really organized. He's terrible with directions, but totally on top of things that need to get done.

I, on the other hand, suck at remembering things. Before Vince hired Janice, I was in between managers. I was doing it myself and it was a total disaster. I missed a taping and an autograph signing. So Vince hired Janice as fast as he could."

Kat nodded. "I get it now. Basically what you need is someone to make sure that you are where you need to be."

Randy nodded. "Exactly. The company will start sending you emails and messages about my schedule. Messages like where our next show is, places I need to be, dates, times, etc. What I need the most from you is to organize that, and keep me on track. Janice was able to do all that, but she took it way too seriously. She kept serious tabs on me, and it drove me crazy."

"I understand. You want me to keep you organized without boxing you in. Don't worry, I'm not gonna call you every hour of the day."

"Thank God for that," he said, finishing up his breakfast. "I'm going to take a quick shower. I'll meet you downstairs with the rest of the guys."

She nodded. "Drink your juice," she said as she walked toward the door.

"Yes mommy," he said again with a laugh.

Kat left the room and Randy went to take a shower. This is working out better than I thought it would, he thought to himself. Now I just have to see how things go at the arena.

Kat went downstairs to get herself another cup of coffee and ran into Mark. She was surprised to see him.

"Morning," he said.

"Morning. You're up early," she said.

"I have to check in with one of the trainers. I mentioned to him that my shoulder was bothering me, and he wants to check it out before I'm scheduled to wrestle again. But you're up early too."

"I'm going with the guys to the arena. I want to really jump into this."

He nodded and took a sip of his coffee. "I'm glad you're taking this seriously."

"I know I come off as really playful, but I can be drop dead serious too. I hope everything goes okay today."

"I don't see why it wouldn't. Randy'll show you everything you need to do, and if you get confused just ask one of the guys for help. Shawn said he'd be happy to show you the ropes."

She nodded. They sat drinking their coffee for a while, and were met by Shawn.

"Good morning," he said brightly.

"I see someone doubled up on the sugar in their coffee this morning," Taker said wryly.

Shawn grinned. "Actually I haven't had any coffee."

Taker shook his head. "Sometimes I wonder about you Shawn."

Shawn laughed. He turned to Kat. "The rest of the guys are in the lobby. Randy asked me to come get you."

"Okay," she said getting up.

"I'll be coming in a while," Taker said. He turned to Shawn. "Vince said he mailed something overnight express. I have to pick it up. I'll see you guys later."

Shawn nodded, and he and Kat went out to the lobby. They were met by the other guys. Ted, Cody and John went in the rental car. Randy, Shawn, Kat and Edge took one of the trucks. They left the other one for Taker.

Randy parked the car and they all went inside. The arena was buzzing with people. The other guys walked off, leaving Kat with Randy.

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Author's Note: Hope you liked this chapter! Sorry it took me so long to get it up. I've been sick, and me plus cold meds do not equal any form of good writing. But I'm feeling better now, so I'll have the next one up soon. Don't forget to review! =)

**btw Kat's going to start meeting some other wrestlers (& divas) in the next chapter. So, if you've got someone you want me to toss into the mix, put them in your review or pm me with a request and I'll do my best with it. I'm also happy to hear ideas on if you want said wrestler to be nice or mean to her, but no guarantees =)