Chapter 5

PAUL

It was our last event of the week and then we're free to go home for some time off. I had just finished hanging out with Shawn and was headed back to my office to do some work and then look over the script for tonight. I saw John Laurenitis, who's the Exectutive V.P of Talent Relations walk by.

"John, if you see Alexandria Orton, please tell her to come to my office. If you can't find her, let someone know so she can come see me."

I continued to walk to my office and was finally able to get a couple of minutes to myself and get some rest until Alexandria got here. A couple of minutes later, I heard someone knock lightly. I looked up and it was her, standing at the door. She was wearing a blue shirt, with jeans that were a little baggy and sneakers. She had her hair in a ponytail and away from her face. She actually looks cute today.

"Wanted to see me?" she asked.

"Come in and close the door. Have a seat. Now I know what you're probably thinking. 'What did I do now?' or 'What does he want now?' Right?"

She arched her eyebrow and looked at me curiously. "I always think that when I come in here. Like I told you, it's like being in the principal's office all the time and not knowing why. But yet, I've been in your office more times in I think, one week than I ever did in a month when I went to school."

"Would you believe me if I said that I just wanted to see you and I didn't want to wait until later on?"

She smiled. "Maybe. How do I know that you mean it?"

"I don't lie about when I want to see a girl."

"Oh I see." she replied smiling.

"What are you doing tomorrow?" I asked.

"I'm going to go home. Get some rest. See some friends. See my parents. Just be normal for a while. Not this glamourous side that people see."

"I think you're normal. Without all the glitz and glamour of course. Is that the inspiration for your choice of style today? You look cute."

I saw her cheeks turn a little pink and it caused me to smile.

"If you must know, it is. I just wanted to dress down today and leave all the makeup and the hair for later tonight."

"Doing anything special tonight?" I asked trying to see if I can get some time with her.

"Some girls invited me to a club tonight. But I don't know if I'll go."

"Why not?"

"I don't know. I don't have any problems with them, don't get me wrong. I just don't know if I'm up to it." she replied.

"Will you hang out with me tonight then?"

She smiled. "Always trying to find a way to spend time with me, Sir."

"What do you say?"

"You're very persistant."

It was my turn to smile. "Maybe. So will you?"

"We'll see."

I groaned and put my head down. "What can I do to get a 'yes' from you?" I asked.

"Okay. I'll hang out with you later tonight then. But I have to be kept entertained. I don't like being bored."

"So how about you and I go see a movie? Any movie you want to see, we'll see it. Anything that you want to eat, or whatever games you want to play, we'll go and you can play. I can event play with you if you want me to."

ALEXANDRIA

"Really?" I asked trying to keep my excitement from being noticed.

"Yeah. Why not? It could end up being fun. I can be a fun person. And boring when I want to be." he replied. He was far from boring as far as I was concerned.

"Okay." I told him. I know had my arms on his desk and I was leaning against it, propping my head on my arms.

He did the same and looked at me. He smiled. "After this show is over tonight, I will pick you up from your room. Just give me some time to freshen up and to put my stuff down. I'll go pick you up."

"You're crazy." I told him quietly.

"And you're cute. Will it change anything?" he asked.

"Who knows. Maybe."

"See, you're distracting me from my work." he told me with a grin on his face.

"Excuse you, but you wanted to see me. Remember? Put on the blame on yourself there Paul." I replied with a grin of my own.

"True, true. You got me there. Fair enough."

He got up from his chair and walked beside me.

"What?"

"Get up."

"Don't tell me you're kicking me out." I told him as I got up from my seat.

"I'm trying to spend as much time with you as possible. There's no way that I'd kick you out. Honestly."

"Then what are you trying to do here?" I asked curiously.

He walked behind me and put his hands on my shoulders. "Anything wrong with your shoulders?" he asked.

"Got the same thing that Randy has on his shoulders."

"That hypermobility thing?"

"Yeah."

"Does it bother you?" he asked as he started to massage them.

"No, not really. Trying to be careful to not injure them."

"Good." he replied as he continued to massage my shoulders. It felt really nice when he did it. I looked at my watch a couple of minutes later and decided I should go.

"I should get going. I should start getting ready for tonight."

"Thought you didn't have a match."

"I don't. But I'm scripted to go out with Legacy tonight."

"Oh." he replied with disappointment.

"But we're still going to the movies after the show right?"

That got him to smile. "Of course. I'll pick you up so be ready for when I do."

"I will." I gave him a kiss on the cheek and walked towards the door. "See you later."

"See you later. Oh, and try to keep these little meetings of ours between just you and I."

"Then the next time you want me to come to your office, get me yourself. Or just text me."

"I don't have your number. Unless I look it up, I mean..."

"No. Here."

I wrote down my number on a piece of paper and gave it to him. "Don't lose it. If you do, you'll have to memorize it without help. Got it?"

"Yes, Ma'am."

"Bye."

I left his office smiling from ear to ear. What has he done to me?

0.0

PAUL

After the show, I went back to the hotel to freshen up. I changed into a comfortable shirt and jeans with some sneakers. I fixed my hair, got my things and walked out the room. I got to Alexandria's room and knocked a couple of times. She opened the door and smiled. She was wearing a pair of jeans that were in between tight and baggy. A plain, black shirt and sneakers. She kept her hair out from earlier tonight and somehow managed to keep it neat.

"Hi."

"Hey. You look pretty."

"Thanks. Come in. I just gotta make sure I have a couple of things first."

I went in her room and it smelled good. It was neat also. Neater than mine anyways. Way neater. She put on a sweater, got her things and was ready to go.

"Let's go. I wanna play some games before the movie starts."

I chuckled softly. "Alright. Let's go."

We got to the movies, and the first thing she did was go to the racing games. I followed her and sat next to her.

"I'll race you."

"And I'll win." I replied.

"In your dreams Paul."

"It will be a reality." I told her.

She giggled. "Whatever you want to believe."

"I let you win." I told her after she won.

"Yeah right. Let's face it: I'm the better driver."

I couldn't help but laugh. I heard two people singing and looked in the direction that it was coming from. They were singings 'I'm Not Ready' by Micheal Bolton and Delta Goodrem. I guess Alexandria heard it too because she walked closer to them. I followed her and stood behind her. I instantly put my hand on the small of her back. I was surprised that she didn't say anything about it. We spent the rest of the night, having a good time.

"Thanks for tonight. I really had fun. It's been a while since I've had that much fun. With anyone."

"No problem. Glad you had a good time."

"So I guess, I'll see you then. When we come back." she said quietly.

"Yeah. I guess. I'll see you."

She gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"Goodnight." I told her as I kept my arms wrapped around her.

"Goodnight." she replied.