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10/26/09

Patty tried to hurry into the short tavern maid outfit wardrobe gave her when she arrived that evening. Part of some sort of costume contest/battle royal thing. She shook her head looking at the ribbons that were suggestion of placing her hair in Swiss Miss style pig tails. "Ya goot to be jokin me."
"More then likely their not." commented Eve stepping over in a playboy style refs outfit. Eve looked Patty over tying not to sigh. "I think we need to talk."
"Yeah I know I'll go see the make up girls before thee show."
"That not all Patty."

"What?" She tried not to look at Eve grabbing her brush form her bag trying to figure how to do the pigtails right.
"They aren't all from matches are they?" Patty tried to ignore the comment. "Patty, come on talk to me." Eve placed her hand on Patty's shoulder drawing her attention from the mirror.
"There is nothing to talk bout Eve."
"Patty…"
"Nothing, ya get me nothing to worry yaself over. It's covered, got it." Eve gave a sigh shaking her head.
"Ok Patty…ok just know if you want to talk." Eve just couldn't stand it & walked away. Patty getting frustrated grabbed the ribbons & a robe placing it on before looking for the hair & make-up girls. They were touching up her left side when Drew walked by.

"Now I defiantly wouldn't mind doing some wenching myself."
"Go stoof it Drew."
"Aye I know what I would like to stuff alright." The make up girl just gave him a look which he just returned with is cocky smile before he walked off.
"What he deal?" she asked.
"Long story short, he my brutas friend so he thin he can pull stuff like that."
"His wife wouldn't care to hear he making those comments as any of the diva's"
Patty tried not to gasp. "His wife?"
"Yeah…or is it just fiancée? Which ever it is I am sure she wouldn't be pleased." Patty saw her glimmer of hope dashed away, fiancée could of meant her for all she knew. There was no way Drew would have another fiancée…or even a wife could he? "OK all done."

"Thank ye." She put the robe back on before making her way to find Stephen. She reached the central locker room & knocked on the door waiting. There was no answer she figured it must be too noisy in there so she just leaned on the wall a sigh hoping he doesn't think she was taking too long as it is her waiting on him. She got a feeling of someone watching her & she lifted her head looking around. She tried to shake off the shiver the wanted to go down her spine, she been getting that feeling for about the last month now. She started to get lost in her thoughts again thinking of knocking, when a staff member comes up telling her that her brother is in catering looking for her. She thanks him before turning to walk down the hall. Turning in a rush she bumped directly in to a large expanse of chest. She almost stumbles back till a pair of large hands grab her to steady her.

"I so sorry." She hadn't even looked up yet.
"It's ok? Came a smooth rumble. "You sure you ok?"
"Aye.." she moved her head looking up & noticed she needed to farther then normal to be greeted with almost a piercing green gaze, now having green eyes herself she would rarely call them striking, but there was something about his that was out of the normal. Her throat went dry trying to gulp. "Um…I so Sorry Taker…"
He let go of the girl trying to smile, but at times even that came across cold. "Quite alright." He wasn't set for the show so he was just in jean & a tee shirt his head in a black bandana. "Patty right?"
"Aye sir."
He tried not to smirk being called a sir, then again her youth he could understand why. "So were you rushing off to like that anyways?"
"Um, off to catering to find me brutha. I was told he waiting for me there."
Taker lowered his head as if studying her more. "He always have such a tight leash on you?"

"It not a leash." She bit back standing more strait towards him. "He just looking out for me wellbeing."
"That so…so he would not be opposed to you joining me & a few of the others after the show then?" He noticed her eyes quickly dropped to the floor as if debating the outcome of such an offer. "Don't worry you won't be the only Diva."
She looked back up towards him. "Very kin of ya, but part the problem is I am only 20."
"Ah, well you can still get in the places we go, they just won't be serving you anything besides soda."
"I'll need to thin bout it, but I should really get going before he worry about me."
"You know what I think I could so with a soda myself I'll walk you." She tried not to gulp again as he lead her to catering.

She saw Stephen talking to Drew & tried not to roll her eyes making her way over while Taker move another direction towards the food tables set up.
"Where the hell ya been girl…and what is up with ya hair?"
"It is for a contest tonight…trust me Stephen not me first pick."
"OK might as well see what they placed ya in." She sighed openings robe briefly before closing it.
"I'm sure it has the frilly bloomers too didn't it?" Snickered Drew.
"Just can it." She hisses. He just laughed walking to her placing a hand briefly on her hips, but oddly let go before she had to threatening him.
"Well I best be goin see you after the show." He turned walking off.
"What ya doing after the show Stephen?"
"We just getting a few drinks, ye…ye be in the room."
"Actually I was invited out."
"Oh no ya don't we been through it already."
"Stephen it's wit…"
"I don't bloody care who it wit."
"Trust me him you would care."
"Him?…Him! It bad enough if you wish to go out with what they call ladies round here."
"I was assured some of the girls would be there."
"I don't care…NO…and I mean No." He stand up grabbing her arm preparing to move her away from there even if he had to drag her.

"We got a problem here?" Came a deep rumble from behind Stephen. Patty already saw it was Taker again, she wasn't exactly sure where he popped up from like that. Stephen let go of her arm getting ready to turn & tell this guy off till he seemed almost frozen in place. It took a few moments for him to regain his composure.
"No Problem Deadman…just a little family disagreement."
"I see I really hope it has nothing to do with my accidentally delaying your sister before."
"Um…you…you the reason she was-wasn't here?"
"Yeah just wanted to talk to her a few minutes, how good she was doing in the Diva's division. She has a lot of potential as long as no one tries to hold her down. I also asked if she wanted to hang with some of us after the show. I think she can learn a lot just by listening & hanging around the talent some more. She needs to break her shell some, always up in her room…Don't you think Sheamus?"

Stephen gave a cough before replying. "Very kind of ya Taker, I am sure she would be more then willing to take ya up on that offer, right Patty?"
"Um yes…" She replied
"Great, I'll make sure she gets back to the hotel safely so you can go do whatever you wish after the show." Taker informed him more then asked.
"Um..ok Yeah I did have plans anyways."
"Fine it settled then. I'll let Eve & Michelle know you coming with us. Till then." He nodded his head before turning walking away. Patty watched as he walked away before being glared at by her brother again.
"Ya didn't tell me HE was the guy?"
"Ya didn't give me a chance to, I told ya that ye would want to know who it was. Now if you excuse me I have to got get ready for the match. She walked off feeling almost a weight lifted from her shoulders at least for now.

(OK The next chapter may be on the short side since it will be finishing off this night. I don't know yet, depends on how my mind runs with it once I get to writing it. )