Tonight, Nicole would be making her Smackdown debut. It was the night after Raw and tapings were about to start. She was currently sitting in a back corner of the arena sipping a cup of coffee. She hadn't heard from Joe since last night after the kiss they had shared. It was odd for the simple reason that they had been talking everyday since they first met. After a couple of minutes, she pushed herself up from the floor. Time was running out before she had to be dressed in time for her promo. As the raven haired beauty walked down one of the main corridors, she spotted a couple of superstars she hadn't greeted yet. She made her way over to them, receiving a smile once one of them laid eyes on her.

"Hey babe." She smiled at the pet name.

"Well hello Fandango." Johnny shook her extended hand and pulled her to him, kissing her check. She then turned to the man on her left.

"How are you?" Joe Hennig asked as he also hugged the young woman.

"I'm alright. Just a bit of jet lag." The cup of coffee he noticed emphasized her response.

"You get used to it, I promise." The heavily bearded man winked at her, causing her to blush.

"I have to go get ready for tonight, I'll see you guys around." She offered a small wave to the men.

What is it with guys named Joe that get me to blush? The thought made her chuckle to herself.

She walked over to the seamstress area, looking at the older woman who was currently putting the final touches on the romper set she was to wear.

"I'm almost done baby. 10 more minutes." Nicole just smiled and thanked the gray haired woman.

She took a seat in a nearby chair and watched as techs and ring crew ran around like chickens with their heads cut off.

"You in a match tonight sweetheart?" She heard a voice from behind. She smiled once she realized it was the self-proclaimed professional ballroom dancer.

"No, not tonight. Just a promo. What about you? Gonna have your fans Fandangoing tonight?" Nicole asked, turning to him as he sat in the chair next to her.

"No, not tonight. Are you leaving tonight, or are you flying to the next city in the morning?" He leaned forward, but turned his head to look at the woman before him.

"I'm gonna get a head start after the show. I already have everything in the car." She sighed as she started to think about the 4-hour drive that was in her near future.

"Oh yeah? Maybe we can get together tomorrow night after the house show?" He returned the smirk she was currently giving him.

"What do you have in mind?" She leaned back in the chair, waiting for his response. He shrugged and clapped his hands together.

"Maybe dinner?"

"We can do that." She smiled, agreeing to his offer.

"I'm done baby. Here you go." The young woman looked to the older woman when she heard her crackly voice.

"I have to go, but call me later?" Nicole stated more then asked, as she stood from her seat.

"Definitely." Johnny smiled at her. He watched as his new interest walked away to collect her outfit for the night.

"Talk to you later." She looked at him and smiled as she walked by.

"Miss Nicole Moretti? The woman in question turned to see her suitor.

"Hello Stephanie." She greeted the older woman with a handshake.

"Mind coming with me to my office so we're not in the middle of the hall?" The Mcmahon asked politely.

"Yeah, yeah. No problem." She set down her outfit for the night on a crate outside of Stephanie's office.

"Please, have a seat. I'll make this quick."

Nicole took a seat on one of the large leather chairs and folded her hands in her lap.

"I just wanted to let you know there are a few changes in tonight's tapings. A couple of occurrences came up, so we have to make some last minute changes. We need to pull your segment tonight. I'm really sorry." Stephanie said, getting straight to the point.

Nicole was taken back, but soon gathered herself. "Okay Ms. Mcmahon. Thank you." She smiled at the woman in charge, excusing herself from the office.

Once safely in the hallway, Nicole let out the breath that she didn't realize that she was holding in.

"I came to this company to make a name. Not to be taken off shows." The brunette muttered to herself as she walked toward the Divas locker room.

"Shit." Her phone slipped out her hand and went sliding across the tiled floor. She winced as a tech came mere inches from crushing it with his foot. Nicole scurried over to it and snatched it off the floor and out of harms way. Her finger gently wiped away the dirt that had made itself onto the front of the screen.

"Be more careful there." A hand was gently placed on her back, but pulled away abruptly when she turned around. She laughed as Joe Hennig walked passed her, giving her an award winning smile.

She watched as he walked away, starting to wonder where Joe Anoa'i was. After glancing back at her phone once more, hoping it'd magically buzz with his name across the screen, she shoved it into her pocket of her jeans.

"Yeah, I know mom. But I have to go. I'll call you once I get to Vegas. I love you." Nicole hit the end button her phone and tossed it into the car. She grabbed one of her suitcases and tossed it into the trunk, doing the same with the 3 others.

Just as she was about to enter the little Honda Accord, she heard somebody call her name.

"Hey wait up!" The young brunette smiled when she realized who it was.

"Finally, it's been all day." Leaning against the car, she watched as the large Samoan walked up to her.

"I'm sorry, it's been a long day. That whole shit with Orton got me into some bullshit. I don't get why they're just now saying something about it." He wrapped his beast like arms around her small frame and picked her up off her feet. Once he set her back down, she furrowed her eyebrows. He understood what was on her mind.

"Right before you got called up, Orton fucked up a spot in a match at a house show. Like I was explaining to you about politics, somebody of my ranking doesn't call out somebody of his ranking. Colby got heat for it too. He was there. And some bullshit about Big Show don't like the way he shakes people's hands." A sarcastic look crossed his features.

"Anyway, you heading out?" His grey eyes flashed a sign of sadness.

"Yeah, I'm gonna head out. They cut my segment so I'm not needed tonight. I wont be missed." She laughed as she looked up at the man in front of her. He had a slight twinkle in his eye. She sucked in a breath as he reached for her hand.

"Don't be stupid. You know I'd miss you." His deep voice had a slight husk to it. He lifted her tiny hand to his mouth and planted a light kiss to the back of it, staring her square in the eye the entire time.

She decided to see how far she could go with this.

"Oh really? How much?" She sucked in a shaky breath, regretting the words as they spilled out of her mouth. But nonetheless, she took a step closer to him. She heard a growl rumble deep in his throat as he took a step towards her, closing their gap.

His hand made its way up to her hair and entangled it's self in it. Nicole's knees were twitching and shaking profusely as fireworks exploded from their bodies. They continued to stare at each other, studying what the others' move was going to be.

"I… uh… have to go." Nicole stuttered, her eyes still locked with Joe.

"No you don't. Leave tomorrow. Meet me in my hotel room tonight." He took his hand away from her hair and reached into his pants pocket to hand her his room key.

"I can't. I… uh… wanna get a head start. So … yeah." The young woman that stood before the dark haired man tried her hardest to get her words out properly.

"Please?" Joe ducked his head and breathed into her ear. He gripped her body tighter as he felt her shake against him. He smirked at her reaction.

"Fine." Her mouth was slightly parted as she pulled back to look at him. Without taking her eyes off of him, she plucked the card from his grasp.

"I can't wait to see you." He looked her directly in the eye, getting his point across that he was being sincere.

The raven haired beauty just nodded her head, and stroked his face once before turning to her car. She glanced at him once more, before winking at him and driving off.

A/N: i accidently posted the next chapter to the story instead of this one, for anyone who was confused while reading. whoopsies lol.