Leyna's POV

WWE Performance Center, Florida

"Leyna, congratulations on becoming the newest NXT diva." Triple H shook my hand.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Levesque." I said trying to keep myself calm.

"Hey, none of that Mr. Levesque stuff. That's for people that I don't like. You come highly regarded from Elizabeth. Steph and I are close with her and we would love to be the same with you. So please, call me Paul...or Triple H if you see fit." He laughed.

"Even calling his a jackass would be OK." Stephanie laughed.

"Real funny, dear."

"Okay, I will Mr. Leves-Paul...H." God, I was getting all flustered and nervous around my boss...who just so happened to be my biggest crush when I was younger. And now here I was, sitting in front of him. Even without the long blond hair, he still looked good. 'Calm in down, Leyna! He is your boss! And his wife is sitting right next to him!'

"You'll get it right eventually, Leyna." Paul laughed. "Now, I am so glad that we have you signed but I have to know, what took you so long to sign the contract? Was the amount of money not adequate enough for you?"

"No, not that at all. Frankly, I think you are offering me too much."

"Stop that. You are highly talented. So if it wasn't the money, I have to know what was stopping you." Damn, this is what I was dreading. I didn't want to get into my history. I wanted to leave all of that behind. But, Triple H said that he wanted us to have a close relationship. He and Steph knew all about Liz's backstory. I guess it was my turn.

"Well...you see. My family life back home wasn't the greatest at all. My dad was hardly around. He was always working and travelling. When he was home, he was so stressed out that he would turn to beer and hard liquor to calm his nerves. And then he would drink too much...and that's when the abuse started."

"Abuse?" Stephanie said leaning forward.

"Yeah, physical, Not sexual. My dad would just get so drunk that if anything went wrong in the house, he would either beat my mom or take it out on me and my brother." I could feel myself starting to get emotional. "Then, when I got older, my dad decided to become verbal abusive to me. Calling me the ugly child...that I was fat and ugly and that no man would ever want me if I looked the way that I did. When he really wanted to be hurtful, he would throw out that I was a mistake and that my mom should have gotten rid of me when she had the chance. My mom? She tried her best to make him stop but every time she did, he would hit her and threaten to leave her high and dry with no money. My mom couldn't work due to an injury and she depended on my dad's money to survive. My mom was also dealing with her own demons...addicted to pain medication for her back."

"Oh God, Leyna...I am so very sorry." Stephanie came from behind the desk and gave me a hug.

"There's more." Steph pulled up a chair and sat next to me as I continued. "Eventually, my mom got the strength and called police and forced both herself and my dad into rehab to get help and get cleaned. This left me and my brother without a place to go...until our paternal grandfather showed up and took us in. It was such a drastic change. We were loved and cared for. My brother was still damaged and resented everything and everyone. He eventually moved out with a girlfriend which left me and PaPa to get closer. I loved him so much. A tough man, served in the navy, wrestled and was good friends with Stu hart. He was so dedicated and loved me that he promised me that when he passed, I would be left with everything and I wouldn't want for anything ever again. He was the one that helped me get my own place and encouraged me to go into college, where I met Liz. Things were great. I would call and check on PaPa every chance I got...and then he got sick. Real sick. Cancer. And it had spread. He didn't have much time left and he knew it. He wanted me there with him so I dropped everything and went back home to be with him. Somehow, word had gotten back to my dad and he was there too, only waiting for PaPa to take his last breath so he could collect the money. Even though he was so ill, he demanded that his deadbeat piece of moose shit son leave his room. Dad was furious but he left. PaPa ended up dying a week after that. I had to leave two weeks ago and deal with the estate paperwork. My parents and brother, who has since gotten a nice job for the NFL, were trying to fight me for the rights of the estate but Papa had it all signed and there was nothing they could do. Everything was going to me. It was awful. My dad said some really mean things to me. Mom didn't even attempt to stop him. Like always. My brother acted like he was sorry but I didn't buy it. And that's where I was two weeks ago. But, I am back and ready to go. I promised PaPa that he would see me be a success and damn it, I am not going to let him down.

"Leyna, I for one am so sorry that had to happen to you. I can't believe he acted like that to you!" HHH said, I could tell he was very upset. "Are you going to be safe here?"

"Oh yeah, after I signed the papers for the estate, I signed papers for restraining orders for my mom, dad and brother. Besides, they don't know where I live now. I lied and told them that I was in Arizona."

"Okay good. I won't stand for anyone treating you like that!"

"You have us to count on, Leyna. Yes we are your bosses but we are also your friends. If you ever need anything from either Paul or I, please don't be afraid to ask. I'm sure Liz can attest that we are very great people and take care of you all."

"I appreciate it. I really do."

"Great! Well, you are officially signed. We are gonna have you train up for a few weeks starting soon. Hopefully, if you are ready and I like what I see, we will have you start on NXT next month, month in a half?"

"I can't wait! When do I start training?"

"Well, since we are in the middle of the week, I will give you the rest of this week off and I will have you start training Monday?"

"Sounds great, BossMan."

"BossMan, huh? Yeah, you and Liz are sisters. She calls me that. I hate it." HHH laughed.

"He lies. He likes it a great deal." Stephanie laughed. "And if you ever need anything from a female perspective and you don't want Paul involved you can come to me. I won't get him involved unless I feel like he needs to know."

"Thank you so much, Stephanie." I gave Stephanie a hug.

"Do you have a place all figured out or do you need help with that?"

"No, Liz and I found two condos next to each other and we are living there."

"Great! Well get on out of here and enjoy yourself!" HHH said. I shook his hand again before exiting their office. It was official! I was a NXT Diva! Time to make some changes around here! But first, I needed to get something to eat. Who know signing a contract worked up an appetite?

Sami's POV

I knew she was back. I made sure to text Liz and make sure she was here and that she made it back here safe and sound. Liz told me that she was going to be at the Performance Center to sign the contract and make everything official. It had been about an hour so I figured that she might be finished. I walked to the main section of the Performance Center to see if she was getting any training in yet, I didn't see her there. Frowning, I headed back to the cafeteria area, maybe she was there. I turned the corner to the cafeteria and there she was. Sitting at a table far from the entrance, nose in a book with a grilled chicken sandwich off to the side. She looked so amazing, just doing something as simple as reading a book. I watched her move her hair out of her face. So beautiful. I took a deep breath and stopped being a stalker and walked over to her table.

"Reading anything fun?" I asked.

Leyna looked up and her eyes met mine. I noticed that she wasn't wearing her violet contacts. Seeing her with her natural chocolate brown eyes made her look even more beautiful to me. "Hey there Sami! Eh, just trying to catch up on my reading. Been slacking. It's a James Patterson novel."

"Oh, his stuff is amazing! Roses are Red and Violets are Blue are my favorites of his."

"You read James Patterson?"

"Hell yeah! I haven't read any recently but yeah, I love his work. Mind if I sit down?"

"No, please join me." I sat down and moved my chair closer to her. She smiled and moved her chair a little closer to me.

"So, how does it feel, the newest NXT diva?"

"I'm excited! Gonna make some changes here, that's for sure."

"When do you start training?"

"Well, Trips said that I could take the rest of this week off and that I would start training Monday."

"Trips?" I raised my eyebrow

"Yeah, he said it was cool for me to call him that."

"Nice. Well, if you need someone to spot you when you work out and Liz isn't available, I'd love to help you."

"Thanks, Sami. You sure you won't mind getting tossed around by a girl?"

"As long as it is you, I won't mind at all." I smiled. Man, I wanted to kiss her so badly right now. But, I resisted. It was very hard though. The way she kept biting on her bottom lip, it was driving me insane. I had to stay focused. "So, excited for Saturday night?"

"Hell yes! I can't wait to see what you have planned for us. I even have the perfect outfit to wear. I just hope you like it."

"Leyna, I am sure I will love it." I looked at Leyna and she looked back at me. There was something in her eyes, it was almost as if she was telling me to kiss her. I was just about to lean forward and see if I was correct when again, I heard the accent…the fucking accent.

"Well look who has returned!" Adrian said walking right over to the table where Leyna and I were sitting. Leyna smiled but I could tell it wasn't as great a smile as I had gotten.

"Hey Adrian! It's official! I am the newest NXT Diva!"

"Awesome! You are going to be amazing here! Next champion, I just know it." Adrian glared at me as he took a seat on the other side of Leyna. I wanted to punch Adrian so badly right now. Every single time I was about to get somewhere, there he was. "So, what were you two talking about over here? Sami telling you tales of all the matches he's won?"

"Ha. Ha. Ha."

"Um, well no. We were actually talking about our date Saturday." Leyna said smiling back at me. I smiled back at her and then cut my eyes at Adrian as I watched his face slightly fall.

"Well, since we are on the subject of dates, how does Sunday evening sound for our date, Leyna? Dinner and a movie. I'll even make sure we are back at a decent hour since I know you have to train the next day."

Date? Adrian was taking Leyna on a date too! What the hell?!

"Um, yeah, that sounds great, Adrian." Leyna said smiling at him. It took every fiber of my being not to stand up and punch Adrian right in the nose. There he was again…ruining things for me! "Oh, hey Liz just texted me guys. I have to go. I will see you Saturday, Sami."

"And you will see me Sunday, 'Chelle." Adrian said.

"That's right. See ya guys." Leyna smiled at us both before exiting the cafeteria, leaving me sitting across from my friend.

"Seriously, Adrian! What gives man?!"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play innocent with me! You know god damn well that I am going out with Leyna and now you decide that you are going to go out with her too!"

"Yeah. She agreed to the date. She's entitled to date around. Last I checked she's not exclusively yours…not that she will ever be yours."

"What does that mean?"

"Face it, Zayn, you just aren't in my league in wrestling and when it comes to women. Why in the world would Leyna want you, someone who can't win a match when she can be with me: the next NXT champion! Think about it, she will be the NXT Women's champion and I will be the NXT champion. We will be the hottest power couple ever. There no way you could ever be that, Sami. I mean, when there is competition, the girl always chooses me anyways."

I clenched my jaw. I knew exactly what he was talking about. He brought up Merissa. That bastard. I wanted to kill him but a thought came into my head. I stood up, pushed in my chair and walked over to Adrian's side. He stood up, ready for a fight. ""Yeah, you may have stolen her from me but uh...where is she now? Oh yeah, that's right. She kicked your ass to the curb too. Shows how good you are. Face it, Neville. Not every woman is going to fall in love with you. Leyna is not going to be one of them. She likes me and she is going to be with me, not to be a power couple. She will be with me because she actually likes me." I gave Adrian a smug grin and walked out of the cafeteria, confident in my words. Adrian was not going to steal Leyna from me. His date idea was awful. Mine as going to be amazing. Thanks to a little help from Liz.

A/N: What do you think so far? Who should Leyna choose? Let me know! Comment and follow :)