The Meeting
Stephanie and Paul were turned away from you whispering softly and looking at some papers. You adjusted the collar of your dress, hoping that the bite marks didn't peek out. You smoothed out the hem of the dress and picked off a piece of imaginary lint while your stomach churned with nerves. Today was the day. This meeting held your future.
Finally Paul turned to you and smiled. "We have some minor concerns to address before we get down to the business part of this meeting."
"Concerns?" You swallowed hard, your throat feeling like a desert. "What kind of concerns?"
"Your relationship with Joe...and Colby it seems." Stephanie said. "Now, here at the company superstars get together with their coworkers all the time, we of course are no exception and don't mind when superstars fraternize, but...what we care about is image." She gestured towards your neck. "That is not going to be a part of the WWE image. Sure you might be in your little honeymoon phase with Joe...or Colby but if you are going to get into the ring soon we can't have that. Understood?"
"Yes ma'am." you softly agreed. Now you wished you would have worn your hair down instead of in a tight bun that was giving you a major headache.
"Also, what exactly is your relationship with the two? Steph and I are a little bit confused on that."
"Well Roman...uh Joe? He helps train me in the gym. And Seth...Colby trains me in-"
"No, sweetie. We know what they help you with business wise. We mean personal wise." Stephanie add a nasty tone to her voice when she said 'sweetie.' For a second you wanted to punch her right in her big nose but obviously you had to compose yourself, or else you would be out of a job.
"We're all together. Yes, the three of us. It was a hard decision but we've been working well together on a lot of different things and I enjoy their company." You failed to mention that the two men were together as well, for the homophobia ran rampant in this company. "Now, I understand the impact that a polyamorous relationship can have on the image of the company and I will fully respect that and your orders to present myself better. I won't however stop my relationship with them. That will remain behind closed doors where it belongs."
Paul and Stephanie looked at each other. They seemed satisfied with your answer and perhaps even your professionalism. "We're not asking you to cut off your ties with them, in fact they are going to play a crucial role in your debut." said Stephanie.
"We understand that you aren't happy with just being a WWE Diva. Is that correct?" Paul asked.
"Yes sir. I mean no disrespect but I'm not a fan of what the Diva's division has become. I would like to bring back the Women's Championship belt. I liked the design it had before it got changed into that...butterfly...thing. The design made it seem like it was on level and worth having with the Men's Championship belt. Also, i don't want my talents to just remain within the women's division. I want to get in the ring with the guys, do one on one matches, tag matches, TLC matches. I'd like to show the world that it's ok if women get hurt. That's our job as athletes."
"You are one of the best female wrestler's we have and we have both considered making you a contender in the men's divison. We haven't had a women like that in almost a decade. When we do they seem to want to retire rather quickly and start families." Stephanie said.
"Well, i assure you my goals right now are focused my career and will remain that way for a long time." you replied. "I take this job very seriously and I hope you will consider my plans of action. I've craved this since I was young and saw my favorite female wrestlers putting their bodies on the line. I'd like to bring that back and maybe empower some of our female viewers, because they don't even like watching the women fight to be quite honest."
"Well," Paul sat back in his chair and looked straight into your eyes. "How would you feel about maybe being recruited for a member of the Shield. Thought split up, Jon, Joe and Colby are some of the strongest and most influential wrestler's we have today. We see a lot of potential and you and if you want to make it to the top, you being part of their team will take you there in no time."
"That would be wonderful. Dean and I are such close friends already and Roman has trained me so well. I think it's an awesome idea!"
"How would you feel if you had a rivalry with Colby or maybe even an on screen love story? Do you think that'd go over well with...Roman?" Stephanie asked.
"Oh yes! Of course! The three of us are very excited about one another's careers and we support each other fully. I don't mind the on screen love story. It's happened to the best of women in this company. As long as my matches don't get compromised."
"No, surely not. It seems like you've had everything figured out from the get go. We like to see that kind of enthusiasm in our athletes. Well i suppose it's time to sign your contract as a full time member of the WWE team. We'll create a basic outline for your debut and send them to your lawyers for you both to look over. You've seen the contract before hand, nothing much has changed and all we need is your signature." Paul slipped the stack of papers towards you and handed you a pen.
Your hand shook slightly as your gripped the pen and clicked it. Your name was going to be big.
"Oh my god! What is all this?!" You cried as you walked into the room. Dean greeted you with a bouquet of brightly colored flowers while Seth and Roman held out a cake that said "Happy Debut" written in icing.
"We heard your meeting went well so we wanted to celebrate!" Seth said happily.
"We're so proud of you, baby girl." Roman said as he planted a kiss on your forehead.
"Way to show them, kid." Dean gave you a light smack on the back.
"Thanks guys. I-i don't know what to say! This is so thoughtful." You fought back the tears in your eyes and sat down at the table.
"Don't start going soft on us now. It's a happy time. And you better enjoy it because we're going to work your ass even harder than before." Roman said.
Seth bought back a knife from the kitchen area and handed it to you. "Do the honors, beautiful."
Dean set out a few paper plates as you cut into the cake. Just as you set the first slice on a plate Seth slapped a dollop of icing on your nose. "Hey!"
The three men laughed and took their places around you. "So what did they say?" Dean asked.
"Well...Seth and Ro can't mark me up anymore. We have to think about the "face of the company." You said.
"That's alright," Roman popped a huge chunk of cake into his mouth. "We'll just mark you where they can't see it."
"I know that's right." Seth chuckled.
"Guys, seriously. I'm trying to eat. I don't want to hear about you guys fucking!" Dean complained.
You laughed and reached over to wipe the icing from Seth and Ro's beards. "They told me I would be the third member of the Shield, with Dean and Ro and that i might start a rivalry and a love story with Seth. Isn't that exciting?!"
"So we're gonna have to like kiss in front of all those people?" Seth asked.
"I guess so. But it won't be so bad. It'll be easy for us. I kiss you everyday, Seth."
"That's different. That's between you and me, not in front of thousands of people!"
"Don't be such a chicken Seth. It won't be that bad." Roman said.
"Little Sethie's got cold feet!" Dean playfully shoved the other man and laughed.
"Shut up! It's weird to kiss in front of all those people!"
You smiled and held his hand across the table. "Don't worry Seth, I'll handle it all." You winked, making Seth blush deeply. "Heh, let's really celebrate. Where the liquor?!"
"No way! The last time you drank I had to scrub your vomit out of my shirt for an hour!"
"Dean, dude, you should've seen how much spewed out of her!" Roman cried.
Dean couldn't help but laugh. "Oh i don't really want to know. I can only imagine."
"Whatever you guys. I'm still going to celebrate the fact that I'm going to be damn WWE Superstar!"
