"Hey Ana we are all going out tonight you coming?" Mac asked.
Ana could only stare at the red head with the infectious smile in wonder. She couldn't really understand why Mac was trying so hard to include her in everything.
"Yeah I guess so but I have to ask why are you being so nice to me?" Ana asked.
"What do you mean?" Mac said.
"You are always inviting me to do things and while I really appreciate it I'm kinda confused as to why" Ana remarked.
"Oh …" Mac laughed a little "I have this thing where I like to make friends and unfortunately I kinda don't know when to stop, John says I'm too nice for my own good"
"Sometimes it's a good thing to be nice" Ana said to make her new found friend feel a little better.
"Besides it gives us a chance to get to know you a little better"
Ana quickly swallowed with nervousness "Yes it sure does" she tried her best to sound normal.
"Ok so we'll meet you in the hotel lobby in an hour" Mac grinned at her before walking away.
"Ok Ana you can do this they are just a bunch of people from work … a bunch of people who you have been watching on TV for the past few years" she mentally prepped herself in the mirror. She assessed her outfit a black spaghetti strapped tank top with a pair of form fitting jeans and black studded flip flops. She had curled her hair and put it into a half ponytail.
"There is nothing to worry about" she applied some eyeliner and lip gloss.
Picking up her cell phone and throwing it into her purse she grabbed her key and headed towards the lobby. Mac, John and Ken were already there.
"You look lovely Miss Ana" Mac smiled at her new friend.
"As do you Mac"
"John go get the rest of the group while me and Ana get us a cab"
John nodded before walking away. Ken followed him not wanting to be stuck with two girls who would probably try to force him into joining their womanly gossip.
"So how long have you and John been together?" Ana asked.
"Bout two years now" Mac replied, her thick southern accent shining through.
"Where are you from?"
"North Carolina, a little town 20 miles short of Charlotte"
"Ok ladies I'm here no need to worry any longer" the Legend Killer appeared Maria on his arm.
"Please like anyone would have noticed you were missing" Mac rolled her eyes.
"Don't be jealous because I look better than you do we can't all get the good genes"
"Please I'm glad to take after my mama" Mac scoffed.
"What's the deal with those two?" Ana whispered to Maria.
"You know sibling rivalry" Maria retorted back.
"Wait … they are related?" Ana asked shocked.
"Half siblings by their father … you know how men on the road can be"
"Yeah" Ana said half-heartedly. She knew all too well the habits of men on the road.
"You two done yet?" Maria asked putting her hands on her hips.
Randy had Mac in a headlock and was trying to get her to tap.
"Not until she taps" Randy grunted.
Mac took her foot and kicked Randy as hard as she could in the knee which caused him to release her head. She groaned and massaged her neck.
"Mac : 2 and the dumbass : nada" she smirked.
"When are you going to learn that your older sister doesn't play fair?" John asked helping his future brother in law up.
"So who is going with who?" Melina asked once the whole group was together.
"Well I have room for one more person in my car" Ken said.
"Ana can go with Ken, Melina, and Hardy" Mac said "Randy, Maria, and I will go with John"
"Ashley and Mickie can come with me and Sadie" Dave Bautista, an occasional group member said looking over to his wife of 13 months the lovely Sadie Bautista. She nodded her approval.
"Too bad Maddie had to fly home Asia's birthday" Mac said to Sadie as they left the building.
"Believe me she didn't want to but Tommy would give her hell if she didn't" Sadie remarked.
"Well onto a night on the town"
Ken kept looking over to Ana as he drove. He still had the feeling he knew her from somewhere.
"So how do you like your job so far?" he asked trying to start a conversation.
"It's good being on camera is a little weird but other than that I really like it"
"You get used to that" Ken told her.
"Were you ever nervous out there?" Ana asked.
"Yes the first time I ever went out there I nearly threw up I was so terrified but I knew that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life so I needed to make a good impression" he answered taking a moment to take in the beauty of the woman in the next seat.
"What about you … I mean I know you said that you grew up watching wrestling with your dad but what made you decide to be a diva?"
"I remember seeing people like Chyna and Lita and Trish Stratus on television and I remember thinking wow I wanna be like them, they just seemed so confident and strong even in a world filled with men they made their way up" Ken could see a child-like gleam in her eyes and it made him smile.
"Your dedication shows" he said.
"Are you patronizing me?" she asked a little annoyed.
"No, not at all I actually really admire what you just told me. If more people thought like you did then maybe this business wouldn't be in such turmoil"
It was rare that Ken "Kennedy" Anderson shared his concerns for his job but Ana was able to see something in the blonde haired man that she was sure not many people got to see.
"You are a good man Ken Anderson" she said out of the blue.
"Thanks" he retorted a little caught off guard.
"I think you and I could make good friends" she said.
"I hope so … I really do"