Jessica pulled up in the familiar parking lot. She'd been to this particular Applebee's millions of times. It was a common place to go blow off some steam after a match when she couldn't sleep. She always found herself hanging out here with the girls. She missed Roxy and Maddie and this has been the longest they'd ever gone without hanging out with each other. They talked every single day for the past 3 months and even had Facetime, but it wasn't the same. She was itching so bad to get back in the WWE ring and get back to what she loved to do. She had time to contemplate changing her character a bit too. She parked next to a black Toyota Tacoma she recognized as Matt's car and smiled to herself.
Jessica: "Same old Matt."
She came into the lobby at spotted Mat sitting there waiting for her.
Jessica: "Nice wheels in the parking lot."
Matt: "Jess, long times no see."
He hugs her and she hugs back as he kisses her on the cheek respectfully.
Matt: "Where's Colby? I thought for sure he'd be with you."
Jessica: "You just missed him. He headed to the airport to go to LA."
Matt: "That's right. It's Hell in the Cell week."
Jessica: "Yup. He's been pretty good with taking care of me. I'm just tired of sitting at home looking like an asshole. I'm ready to get back in there again."
Matt: "I know how you feel. I was going nuts when I hurt my foot and every time I'd go to get physically cleared something else would come up. But, as you can see I'm all good now."
He does a dance to show his foot is in top physical condition. For those of you who don't know, Matt was in an accident and crushed his foot and had to under- go intense physical therapy to heal it. So the story goes.
Jessica: "My doctor says I'm physically fine and there is no reason why I can't go back to work right now. But, the WWE doctors are having me take these stupid ass tests to make sure I'm not suffering any concussion symptoms. It's been 3 months. I'm not some rookie NXT star. I have clearance. I should be at freaken Hell in a Cell dammit."
Suddenly, there is a a 5' 10 brown hair, lighted eyed man jumping on Jessica and hugging her like he hasn't seen her in a hundred years. Jessica identifies the stranger as Sammy Callahan.
Sammy: "What's up, bitch? Where's the crew?"
Jessica: "Sammy, where the hell did you come from? You almost got drop kicked, son. Never sneak up behind me again."
Sammy: "It wouldn't be the first time or the last time you've drop kicked me in public."
He hasn't let go from hugging her from behind and Jessica hasn't exactly told him to leave her alone either. Matt is eyeing Sammy like he has other intentions with Jessica, but he can tell by the way Jessica is acting that she's cool with him and he's not violating any friendship zones at the moment.
Jessica: "Everyone is in California at Hell in a Cell."
Sammy: "And the reason you're not?"
Jessica: "They side lined me for 3 months after I had a fall on a cinder block with Maddie during our cage match. You look damn good."
Sammy: "Thank you, darling. You're looking damn good your own self. Dude, you walked away from that. Why are they being pussies?"
Jessica: "They don't want to see me go into the ring with a concussion and sue them because I pass out or something. They're saving their asses."
Sammy: "What's up, Matt?"
He shakes Matt's hand and Matt shakes his hand respectfully. Jessica attempts to make an introduction encase they have no idea who the other one is outside of work of course.
Jessica: "You remember Sammy, right?"
Matt: "Yeah. He was in Switchblade Conspiracy with Jon Moxley. We've been in a couple of matches in the past."
Sammy: "Yes we were and this mother fucker is like trying to catch a greased pig out there."
Matt: "You held your own. I give you credit."
At this point, the hostess sits everyone at a table.
Jessica: "You have to join us, dude. Dean will flip when I tell him who I found."
Sammy: "Oh he'll flip all right. Mr. Dean Ambrose and I aren't as close as we used to be since I started at NXT. It's been nuts."
Jessica: "I know. I'm just glad you're finally getting your debut."
Sammy: "Now I see why Tyler kept saying it was an insult to have to start all over again when we have the damn exposure and the fan base to start at the top."
Jessica: "Yup. At least you chose to change your name, right?"
Sammy: "Nope. It was picked for me just like everyone else. I had to let go of the past and embrace Solomon Crowe."
Jessica: "At least that one sounds good. I remember Dean getting all pissed off because he had to choose Dean Ambrose. The only one who was more wound up was Seth. My God, you'd think they asked him to donate one of his balls."
They put in a drink order. Jessica orders a margarita and the guys order beers.
Sammy: "So, what's been up with all of you? How's your foot dude?"
Matt: "The foot is perfect. I went back to Ring of Honor and am finally getting the respect I deserve."
Sammy: "Right on. I'm happy for you."
Jessica: "You all know my story. It's all over the damn TV and the social media."
Sammy: "Yes. We know the story, but what's the real deal? Were you all bumping heads too much in real life?"
Jessica: "No. Those are my sisters. Sisters fight and argue just like blood sisters in real life. It was just time for us to make a change and WWE creative decided it was time to give us singles competition. That didn't sit too well with the other two, of course and I caught the fall out."
Matt: "Let me take a guess. Roxy and Madison blamed you because D.O.D broke up."
Jessica: "Yes and Roxy went off the deep end 6 months later."
Sammy: "Say what? What happened?"
Jessica: "She had some kind of a break. The traveling and hours were getting to her and she didn't feel like she could take time off to recover. So, she kept pushing herself beyond her means. She started drinking to help her sleep and that turned her into a psycho bitch from hell to work with. She showed up one day to one of the events completely trashed."
Sammy: "Damn. I've been there done that."
Matt: "You don't do that with WWE. The wellness contracts they make you sign now forbid you to even take an aspirin without a WWE doctor's permission."
Sammy: "I know. I had to sign one for NXT. There's even a modesty claws in it that says you won't put out pornographic images or videos of yourself either. But, someone at NXT already violated that one. Hell, I don't know anyone who hasn't taken some sort of topless photos. But, as long as the WWE or NXT name isn't attached to it it's all good."
Jessica: "Yeah, well I saved Roxy's ass from the fire on that one. At least it feels like I did. There was an incident that night where she came out into the ring for her match and everything seemed to be going along smoothly. She was acting a little crazy, but it's Roxy. It was no more than her normal crap she pulls. Suddenly, she went off out in the ring. The crowd loved it and it went down as one of her epic matches, but The Authority went ape shit. She was throwing chairs in the ring and going all CZW on one of the Bella's and of course, Nikki had something to say to Stephanie about it and I stepped in."
Matt: "And she's still employed?"
Jessica: "Yeah. I explained to Stephanie that Roxy wasn't feeling well and was suffering from exhaustion and if she just gave her a month's vacation she'd come back a brand new woman and more calm."
Sammy: "And that little Mary Sue act worked?"
Jessica: "It wasn't a Mary Sue act. It was me watching out for one of my sisters that I love and care about. They'd do the same thing for me and if we aren't there for each other, nobody will be."
Sammy: "Sounds to me like you're trying to save the world one drunken ass at a time."
Jessica: "No, not the world just her. Guess what? She thanked me for it. The best thing we ever did was taking that month off and going to Hawaii and just do absolutely nothing."
They put in a food order as Jessica's phone rings.
Jessica: "It's Seth. I have to answer this."
Sammy: "Knock yourself out."
She answers her phone on speaker.
Jessica: "Hello my lover."
Seth: "Hey baby. I made it in one piece."
Jessica: "That's good. I'm glad."
Seth: "It's loud as hell where you are. What are you doing?"
Jessica: "I'm eating dinner at Applebee's."
Seth: "That explains the noise in the background. How are you feeling?"
Jessica: "Perfect. I'm ready to come back like today."
Seth: "I know. We miss you here."
Jessica: "I miss all of you too. Especially my girls, this is the longest we've ever gone without hanging out together in forever."
