AN: I didn't proof this except for spellcheck because I'm lazy. I should probably look into getting a beta. I don't own any of these people except Marley BLAH blah blah.
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Marley was at the Performance Center for the third day in a row. She was here Monday because she needed to do some mock interviews with a few people who needed work and it didn't hurt her to get more practice in either. She was here on Tuesday because WWE wanted some interviews done for the website and their YouTube channel and they couldn't send Renee to Florida when they needed her in Wisconsin for Smackdown. She was here today because she honestly had nothing else to do. All of her friends were here and she still didn't really know her way around Orlando.
She found herself wandering around the center, greeting everyone she came across. She eventually found a group of guys sitting in a ring. They were all trying to catch their breaths, so she assumed they just got done doing drills of some kind.
"Hey dudes. What are you all up to this weekend?" She approached the ring of guys. The four guys, Sami, Tyler Breeze, CJ Parker and Colin Cassady, looked down at her. The five of them seemed to be the only people on this side of the building.
"We don't have a house show this weekend, so probably nothing. Why?"
"Bayley wants to have everyone over for a "house-warming" party since I'll be completely moved in by this weekend. I don't really see the point but you know Bayley. She wanted me to invite everyone I knew, and I know you four, so there we go!"
"Bayley realizes how big her apartment is, right?" CJ asked.
"That's what I'm saying! I don't know why she wants me to invite the WHOLE roster. The five of us are barely going to fit. She's crazy."
"She'll find a way."
"I hope so." She climbed up on the ring apron so that she was level with the guys. "So... Can I get in the ring, or is there some rule that forbids non-wrestlers to ever be in a ring?"
"Do you see DeMott around?"
"Nah, he was in his office before I came out here."
"Then you're allowed to get in the ring."
Cass held the ropes open for her, allowing her to step in. She stepped into the ring and looked around at the guys in front of her. "You know, you guys really know how to make a short person feel even more short."
"Yo, Mar. You ever think about training to be a wrestler? You're tiny so you could do all the flippy shit."
"Oooh no." She spoke as she stepped into the ring. "I couldn't see myself ever being a wrestler. I have zero athletic ability and I'm a little bitch when it comes to pain. It would be kinda cool to learn some flippy shit though."
"If you ever wanted to learn anything, I'm sure one of us could train you." Cass stated while all the guys looked in Sami's direction. Sami rolled his eyes. Marley didn't seem to notice anything.
"You and Alexa could start a tag team called Team Short-stuff."
"Har har har. You guys are hilarious. It's not my fault you're all six-foot genetic freaks. And if we're going to be a tag team, it's going to have a catchier name than "Team Short-stuff." She hopped up on top of the top turn buckle and sat on it. "If I jumped off the top of this turnbuckle, would one of you catch me?"
"Why don't you try it and find out?" CJ tried to coax her.
"So the answer is no. Got it."
"I'd catch you, Mar." Tyler walked towards her with his arms open, but something about the mischievous look on his face was enough for Marley to not trust him.
"For some reason I really really doubt that." Tyler shrugged.
She hopped down from the turnbuckle. "Well, you guys have been boring, so I'm gonna go find someone else to bother. See you dudes later." And with that, she rolled out of the ring and headed towards the locker rooms. "Don't forget about the party at Bayley's this weekend!" She called out to the guys behind her.
"Hello, ladies." She greeted the almost empty locker room. She was greeted by Bayley was blow drying her hair and Charlotte who was doing her makeup in the mirror.
"What's up, Val Venus?"
"The big Malbowski invited more people to our "party" this weekend."
"Who did you invite?"
"CJ, Tyler, Cass and Sami."
"Ooooh" Bayley waggled her eyebrows at her.
"What?"
"Oh, nothing. You and Sami just looked really cozy the other night, that's all."
"You mean, we looked cozy because we shared an uncomfortable couch bed?"
"That's not the point. The point is that I think you two would be cute together and I'm not the only one."
Marley rolled her eyes. "I'm pretty sure you are the only one."
"She's not!" Charlotte called out.
"Nev told me that he saw you to go out onto the balcony the other morning."
"Yeah. So? We couldn't sleep and we went to watch the sunrise." Bayley gave her a look. "What?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all." Bayley finished packing up her things and the two roommates ended their long day at the Performance Center.
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Saturday, June 14th, 2014
"I'm honestly surprised we got this many people to fit in the apartment." They had managed to fit about 20 other members of the roster in their apartment. Some were in the living room, some were eating all the food in the kitchen and some were hanging out on the balcony. Bayley was out on the balcony and Marley was sitting on the couch in the living room with Alexa.
"Me too. I don't think we ever fit this many people in here before. You must be a magician or something." Marley laughed.
"I wish. If I was a magician, I would've made Ryan Gosling appear in my bedroom already."
"That's the dream."
"Isn't it though?" She nodded.
"When do you go back on the road?"
"In like two weeks. They want me in Boston the day before."
"We're gonna miss you, you know."
"Oh no. Don't start with that. Lex, I'll be home on Wednesday. I'll be here more than I am on the road."
"You say that now, but soon you'll barely be home. You're going to start dating someone on the main roster, like Fandango and you'll spend all your time with him and you'll forget about us."
"If I start dating Fandango, I'm going to have to change my ringtone because that's awkward. Also, doesn't Fandango live in Tampa? That's like a short hour drive away."
"That's beside the point." Marley pulled her into a side hug.
"You're freaking out over nothing. I promise."
Bayley had walked back into the apartment and sat down on the couch next to them.
"What's going on over here?"
"Alexa is just freaking out about me leaving in a couple of weeks. No big deal."
"Ugh. Don't remind me."
"You guys act like I'm going across the world for work. I'm only going to be gone twice a week and one Sunday a month. It's really not a big deal."
"But we've already become attached to you. You can't break up Baylexley."
"Please tell me you guys didn't combine our names together like a ship name."
Alexa shook her head. "That was all her. I told her if she wanted to something like that, then we should go with BAM. Bayley, Alexa and Marley."
"Yes, let's go with that." Bayley pouted and Marley leaned over to hug her. "Sorry, Bay."
"Since we're on the topic of ship names..."
"We are?" Marley interrupted her.
"Yes. Now hush. What do you think about the name Mami? Or what about Samarley? Maybe Zallen? I personally like Mami."
Marley rolled her eyes. "You two are the worst and I'm getting away from you." She got up from the couch and headed into the kitchen.
"Hello, boys." She greeted the group of guys that were occupying her kitchen.
"Marley! How good are you beer pong?" Corey Graves asked her.
"I'm not completely terrible but I'm not queen of beer pong. Why?"
"I need a partner for the night. Nev bailed on me."
"And you can't just go against everyone by yourself?"
"They won't let play without a partner. I'll do all the work, I swear."
After a few moments of pleading and puppy dog eyes, Marley finally caved.
"Sure. Why not? I'm in."
"Yes!" He high-fived her. "We're going to kick ass." They made their way over to the beer pong table. "I have a partner!"
Four games later, Marley was starting to really get into the game. They decided that she would drink the beer if it landed in their cups and Corey would be the one handling the ball. This wasn't normally how you play beer pong, but everyone playing allowed it. "You guys just want to get me drunk!" was something she had exclaimed at the guys to which they nodded and laughed. She was the new girl and she was sure they just wanted to see if she would embarrass herself. Luckily, the cups on each of the teams weren't being filled with as much beer as they normally would have.
This situation was good for Corey because he wasn't drinking during the game and he was able to concentrate on his shots. This was bad for Marley because she was already a little tipsy.
She wasn't planning on drinking that much at their party, mainly because she agreed to go workout with Bayley in the morning and she didn't want to be hungover. However, plans change and she was going to hate herself in the morning.
They were on their fifth game and they were up against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady. Two dudes who just looked like they knew their way around a beer pong table.
Corey and the boys took turns tossing the ping-pong balls into the red plastic cups. Marley was nervous. They were undefeated so far and even though it was only four games, she was becoming very competitive and she wanted to beat everyone they could.
The game was close. Team Sawft had three cups left on their side while Team CM Luck had two left. Enzo and Cass could win this. It was Corey's turn. He took a deep breath before bouncing the ball into one of the cups. They watched as it landed into the cup that was directly in front of Cass.
"Yes!" Marley exclaimed and high-fived Corey. They were tied. Two cups on each side. They could win this.
Enzo took his time with his next shot. He tried to position himself at just the right angle so that he could make the perfect shot. Once he thought he was in the right position, he made his shot. The ball landed straight into one of their cups.
"Shit." Marley removed the ball from the cup and downed the liquid inside of it. She knew that even if they could win this round, she would have to sit the next few out. She could feel herself reaching the point of no return and she really didn't want to do or say anything embarrassing in front of these people.
Corey could see that Marley was struggling. Which is why he purposefully blew his next shot. When he tossed it, it didn't land anywhere near the cups. This gave Enzo and Cass more of the upper hand than they already had. Cass tossed his ball and it landed right into their last cup. They were done.
Marley quickly downed the beer and slammed it down on the table. "Alright. I need to sit down." Her speech wasn't as slurred as it should've been, but it was definitely getting close.
"C'mon." Corey wrapped his arm around her, supporting her so she wouldn't fall and led her over to the couch. She stumbled a little bit as they made their way to the living room. Thankfully, her friends, Bayley and Charlotte were already seated on the couch.
She sat down and fell to the side. If the arm on the couch hadn't existed, she would've fallen right off the couch. Bayley tried to pull her back up, but she just fell back over.
"Is she okay?"
"Oh yeah. She's fine. She's just had a little too much after playing beer pong. I brought her to you guys because I knew you two would make sure nothing happened."
"Thanks, Corey."
"No problem." Corey made his way back to the beer pong table to cheer on his friends.
Marley sat up and turned to look at Bayley and Charlotte. "Did you know that you guys are two of my best friends?" She asked, her words slurring as they came out of her mouth. "I know we've only known each other for like a day, but you guys are just really cool and great." She reached over to hug Bayley, but ended up falling over in her lap instead.
"So, Mar is an affectionate drunk. That's good to know. "
Bayley poked the girl in her lap a few times, but nothing. Marley had passed out in her lap. "That's great."
Sami and Adrian noticed the girls having trouble with Marley from across the room and they made their way over to try to help. "Whoa, what happened here?"
"Graves and beer pong happened."
"Oh no. Someone should've warned her."
"Yeah, no kidding. She didn't know what she was getting herself into."
"Do you guys need any help?"
"Actually, yeah. If you could just grab her and take her to her room over there. It's the second door on the right." She turned to Charlotte. "I think it's time to call it a night. Can you get everyone out of here?"
"Got it, boss." Charlotte stood up and saluted them before going to kick everyone out.
"Nev, if you start cleaning up, that'd be awesome."
"Yes ma'am."
"And I'm going to get her some aspirin and help get everyone else out."
Sami nodded. "Alright Mar. Let's go." He picked up Marley from Bayley's lap and carried her to her room. As he picked her up, her eyes had opened and she was somewhat aware of her surroundings. She looked up at the man carrying her and a smile appeared on her face.
"Sami! I haven't seen you all night!" She spoke, her words slurred as they entered her room.
"I think you were too busy playing beer pong."
"Ah, yes. Beer pong. My favorite sport!" Sami shook his head and set her down on the bed. He noticed the glass of water on the bedside table, next to the bottle of aspirin. Bayley sure worked fast.
"Maybe you need to go into retirement for a little while."
"I'm the Queen of Beer Pong. I can't do that!"
"Alright, Queen. You should probably drink this water and take this so you don't have a headache in the morning." He opened the bottle of aspirin and poured two tablets into one of her hands while she held the glass in the other. She took the pills and washed it down with water, handing the glass back to Sami.
"And now you should probably get some sleep." Sami pulled back the blanket on her bed and waited for her to get in. She kicked the boots off of her feet and crawled under the covers. He pulled the blanket back over her and tucked her in. "Night, Mar." He turned off the lamp on her bedside table, and he made his way to her door.
"Sami, wait!" She called out.
He stopped and turned around. "Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"No problem." Sami walked out of her room, closing the door behind him.
AN: Honestly, I have no excuse for waiting so long to update. I had like half of this written and then I'd get stuck or I'd write a line or two and get distracted. It's awful. I'm awful. I'm sorry and I swear it won't be this long again. Don't forget to review! Tell me what you like/what you don't like/what you want to see/who you want to see. I'm sure you're all itching to see Dean again, I am too. The way I have this planned out, he should be back in two (possibly three) chapters. He and the rest of the main roster will be back soon, I swear. Also, CM LUCK is a dumb team name, I know but C(orey)M(arley) and luck because Corey's finisher is called lucky 13 and I'm dumb and not creative.
