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The following Monday came and we were in Arizona for RAW. It was the night of the big draft. There's always something in the air backstage during draft day. It's filled with such an uneasiness and tensions are high among the superstars. It's not only the superstars but the referees, the creative team, the announcers and even the divas. I think it's more because of people leaving friends to switch brands and then you have the RAW superstars that claim their show is the A show so when they're drafted to Smackdown they take it as a blow. Let's face it when it comes down to it no one wants to move or switch shows. Some of these guys have been on the same show for at least 2-3 years like John. He was on RAW for about 3 ½ years. They hadn't drafted him yet. These are the types of guys that are in a comfort zone and have made numerous friends on their show so to be switched is like starting all over again. It's like they try to establish backstage dominance and then you can have the superstars that are combustible elements. The perfect example is John and Dave. They did not get along at all. They were complete opposites. John was the stand up WWE guy. He was Vince's go to guy. He was always on time and never late for a show. He was the first to arrive and the last to leave. He was hardworking and he earned everything he got. Dave on the other hand was usually late for shows, he was always the first to book out after a show, he spent most of his time partying and sleeping with women than working on his wrestling and trying to better his character. Their opposite work ethics were enough to make them clash but personality wise they were just as opposite. It was a known fact that Dave didn't like John and John didn't like Dave. That's just the way it was backstage for them which is the perfect example as to why they were on different shows.

John and me arrived at the arena about 2 hours before the show that day. We were the first ones to arrive like usual. There was a silence in the backstage area as others had yet to arrive but later that night the backstage area would be filled with chatter and commotion. John who was usually a pretty chill or in other words a calm, easy going guy was a little uneasy. "You okay?" I asked him as we walked to his locker room.

"Yeah," he said. "It's just. I don't know. I have a bad feeling about tonight."

"You think you're getting drafted to Smackdown?"

"I don't know," he said. "I hope not but we can never be too sure. It's just not knowing where my career is headed is a little uneasy. I hate not knowing what's going to happen next. I could very well stay on RAW but let's face it I've been here so long they might draft me to Smackdown just to shake things up."

"I think everyone feels that way about the draft."

"Not to mention if I get drafted you work on RAW shows and I do Smackdown shows. We'll be on two different shows, two different travel schedules and that means less time together. I would hate that," he said opening the door to his locker room.

"Me too," I said. "It would really suck."

"I know," said John. "I like working with you. I like traveling with you. You're my favorite traveling partner. Even better than Randy." Randy and John traveled together at the beginning of their wrestling careers while they were both on Smackdown and I was still working in the offices in Stamford, Connecticut. Then John was drafted to RAW in the first ever draft while Randy stayed on Smackdown. That's when John and Dave became friends because they were both on RAW but like I said their opposing personalities conflicted in the end and John was drafted back to Smackdown and then back to RAW and this time I was working hands on with the superstars and traveling with the RAW brand. John and me had been traveling together ever since and it was working well for us.

"I don't think we should get too worried," I said, "I mean the draft hasn't happened yet. We're thinking in what if terms. While it's a possibility for you to be drafted to Smackdown it hasn't happened yet. No need in getting too worked up about it but if it were to happen I guess I would ask for a transfer to work with the Smackdown superstars. If I couldn't do that then we would make time to be together," I said.

"Definitely," he said wrapping his arms around my waist. "I love you and there's nothing that is going to change that."

"I love you too," I said as he leaned down and softly kissed my lips.

Later that evening closer to the RAW broadcast the backstage area was filled with chatter and superstars talking about what would happen if they were drafted. John and me were walking down the hall to gather in the catering area so we could watch the show and the draft with the Smackdown and RAW superstars. We walked into the room and it was already divided. Smackdown was on one side in their blue Smackdown shirts and RAW was on the other in their red RAW t-shirts. Randy tossed John a RAW t-shirt and offered us both a seat. As we walked to join Randy that's when I saw him; Dave Batista.

He was sitting there in his Smackdown t-shirt with his usual arrogant smug look on his face. He was just sitting there like God put him on this earth to please women. I'm not really sure when my disdain for Dave started but I'm pretty sure it was some time around the time he cheated on his wife with Melina. He claimed he never cheated on her but it was so obvious. I really felt bad for his wife considering the fact that she had been sick. I thought it was a pretty selfish and pig headed move on his part. His arrogance and disrespect toward women played a major part in my dislike for him. He just had this idea that he was WWE's Savior and that he was the number one guy in the company. He wanted the championship all the time. He threatened to leave the company if he didn't get it and the day he was drafted to Smackdown was like the end of the world. I heard horror stories from my friends that worked with the Smackdown talent. I was always glad he was their problem and not mine. Then he would sleep with tons of women. He didn't care who they were or where they came from. He would just sleep with them. I thought it was the most disgusting thing. Just seeing him sitting there disgusted me. I turned my head to talk to Randy and John as we waited for the show to begin. "So Tessa," said Randy, "who's going where?"

"No idea," I said, "Vince didn't disclose that information with us. He was being really secretive about it."

"I bet it's going to be big!" he said. "Are you two nervous or worried about John moving?"

"Yeah," I said.

"That would be tough," said Randy. "So you think I am going to get drafted?"

"Who knows? It's a guessing game at this point," I said, "but Vince did say there were going to be a couple big moves."

"Did he say what shows?" asked Randy.

"Nope. He just said a couple big moves. I told you he was being secretive about it. If the creative team doesn't even know you know it's going to be big."

"Just as long as Mr. WWE It's All About Me over there doesn't make the switch we will be all right," said Randy as he looked at Dave. Randy wasn't a big fan of Dave either. He was more vocal about his dislike for Dave than John was. John usually kept his opinion to himself and never really had a bad thing to say about anyone no matter how he felt.

"I know that's right," I said high fiving Randy.

"Would you two stop?" asked John.

"Don't act like he's your best friend," I said.

"I'm not. I'm just trying to be the bigger person just like you guys should be doing. If he gets moved here it's going to be drama enough and your vocalizing of your dislike isn't going to make it easier. I don't' want any problems if he does come over here. Got it, Tess?"

"I got it," I said. I hated it when John told me what to do. I guess he was right. It's not like I was going to start problems anyway. It just wasn't me. I was a professional and didn't let my personal feelings get in the way of my job. If he were to come to the show I would just ignore him anyway. I didn't have to talk to him. That was the plan anyway.

We sat watching the show as guys were drafted from RAW to Smackdown and Smackdown to RAW. Smackdown was up by two and there was the main event between John and Smackdown's Rey Mysterio. The winner won two draft picks for their team. Randy had already been drafted to Smackdown and he was not happy. We needed this draft pick. The whole RAW team was sitting on the edge of their seats as there were many close calls to the match. Every time John's shoulders were down we held our breath. The match finally came to an end as John pinned Rey Mysterio with a 3 count. The RAW team stood up and cheered as we knew we were getting our two draft picks. The referee held up John's hand but as soon as the superstars' images scrambled on the titan tron John put his arm down to see who we were getting. Draft pick one landed on Melina. It wasn't promising but it was okay. It made up for us losing Natalya even though Natalya was a hundred times better of an athlete. Melina grew a smile on her face as she removed her Smackdown shirt and came over to our side. The superstar scramble began again as we waited for the final draft pick of the night. It seemed like it lasted forever and then finally it stopped. I couldn't believe my eyes and irony had played a really big role at that moment as it froze on none other than Dave Batista. He was coming to RAW. It was official things were going to change. Dave smugly stood up and removed his Smackdown shirt, smirked and put on a RAW shirt. He made his way over to our side and took the empty seat next to me. "Hey, Tess, long time no see."

"Ugh," I said before getting up and walking away. He just had to say something to me. It would have been better if he came over, sat down and kept his mouth shut. To say I was upset was an understatement. I was irate! I was infuriated! I don't even know why it made me so upset but it did. My feelings were unexplainable. I stormed out of the catering area and headed to the curtain where I met John just as he was coming to the back. "Did you see that? Can you believe that?" I asked.

"Tess, I saw it. We both knew it was a possibility. There is nothing we can do about it now. It's a done deal."

"I know, John, but him? Really?"

"It's not that big of a deal," he said taking my hand as we walked to the locker room. "At least I'm still on RAW and I didn't go anywhere."

"That's true," I said. It was just like John to make something negative into something positive. I guess it could have been worse. John could have gone to Smackdown and Dave could have been on RAW. Then I would have been alone and working a different schedule than John. I could have hardly saw him but that's not the way it went. "You're right, Babe," I said. "We should go back to the hotel and celebrate you not being drafted."

"Hmm. That sounds like a plan," he said with a smile. "Let me shower and then we can go celebrate," he said wrapping his arm around my shoulders and softly kissing my temple. "I love you, Tessa."

"I love you too," I said with a smile as we made our way to his locker room. John took a shower and while he was showering I packed up his things so that as soon as he was out we could head out and go back to the hotel to have a nice long night of celebrating how he survived another draft.

The next morning around 7:00 in the morning I woke up to my Blackberry going off. John was laying next to me with his arms wrapped around me after our night of celebration. It was a pretty celebratory night that didn't' end till about two hours earlier. "Who is calling you?" he asked sleepily as he continued to hold me. "Make them stop," he said as I reached for my phone.

"I can't," I said. "It's Vince."

"Does he know it's early in the morning?" he asked removing his arms from around me to grab his own Blackberry. He looked at the time. "Does he know it's 7 and we just had a wonderful night together?"

"No," I said as I answered the phone. "Hey, Vince," I said.

"Morning, Tessa, isn't it a beautiful day outside?" he asked me in a cheery tone.

"I guess," I said, "I don't really know. I just woke up."

"I didn't wake you did I?" he asked sounding sympathetic even though I knew he didn't care. If Vince needed to call one of his creative team members he did it. He didn't care the time of day. If there was something he needed to say he called to say it.

"Yeah but it's okay. I was just waking up," I said as John wrapped his arms around me again and softly kissed my shoulder. I shooed him away as I tried to talk to Vince but he continued laying soft kisses on my neck. "What's up?" I asked with a slight giggle.

"Am I interrupting something?" he asked.

"No," I said sitting up and shooing John away again. He put his hands in the air and got up out of bed. He slid on his boxers and headed to the bathroom. "So what's up, Vince?" I asked for the second time.

"We're having a meeting this morning at 8. I need to give you your new assignment so you can work with your superstar to improve or create a new persona for them."

"All right," I said getting out of bed knowing I wasn't going back to sleep since I had to be at a meeting in an hour. "Where's the meeting?"

"In the hotel lobby," he said. "It won't be long."

"All right," I said walking to my suitcase to pull out some clothes to wear. I decided on black pants and a white blouse. "I will see you at the meeting."

"Remember 8:00," he said. "I will see you then."

"Bye, Vince."

"Bye, Tessa," he said before his phone clicked. I shook my head and grabbed my clothes to go take a shower.

John was just coming out of the bathroom as I was headed in. "Where are you going?" he asked.

"I have to take a shower. I have a meeting with Vince and the creative team in an hour. He's giving us our assignment."

"Sounds like a blast," he said. "Have fun."

"Oh I'm sure I will," I said sarcastically before I walked into the bathroom to take a shower. I didn't have much time to prepare so I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth and brushed out my hair after I blew dried it. I changed into my work clothes and left the bathroom. I kissed John goodbye before I left the hotel room to make my way down to the lobby.

Vince's meeting was pretty pointless but he dragged on talking about how it was important to change things up and that's why he chose to move who he moved. I had to fight to stay awake. That was the thing about Vince he went on and on about things when it could be ended a lot sooner. He had a way of dragging things out. He finally got to the point and handed everyone their new assignment. I took the piece of paper he gave me to see who I was working with and that's when I saw it. He had assigned me to work with Dave Batista. I couldn't believe it. I tried to trade with my friend Heather but she refused. She said, "not in a million years. Good luck though."

Good luck is what I needed. He wasn't exactly the best person to work with. I realized that all the horror stories I had heard and all the times I was glad it wasn't me were now going to be my problems. I'm sure my Smackdown buddies were ecstatic they were done with him. He was my problem now. A really big problem. I tried to switch with some other people but they would not switch me and they all gave me the same sympathetic look. I swallowed my pride and thought maybe it wasn't that bad. Yeah right. It was probably one of the worst assignments I was given. I took a deep breath and walked up to Vince after he dismissed us. "Vince," I said.

"Yeah, Tessa," he said.

"I was wondering if I could get someone else to work with." I knew it was probably a bad thing to tell my boss that I didn't like who he assigned me with but I didn't care.

"Who did you get?" he asked.

"Batista," I said.

"Oh," he said.

"We don't exactly get along. We're not the best of friends. I can't work with him."

"I'm sorry," said Vince, "but the arrangements have been made. You're working with Dave Batista. I know you're not happy about it but you're talented. I know you're going to come up with something great for him. That's why I gave him to you because you're one of the best."

"Vince, that means a lot but really Batista? He's not exactly my favorite person and I'm not his either."

"What do you have against him?" he asked.

"His disrespect toward women and the fact he cheated on his wife."

"Tessa, a lot of men cheat on their girlfriends and wives when they are in this business. It's a part of life. When you're around the same people all the time and not your significant other you cheat. It happens. Don't hold that against him."

"John doesn't cheat," I said.

"That's because your situation is a little different. He is with you all the time and you're with him all the time. I don't expect either of you to cheat on the other. That's what you two have going for you. Like I said, cheating happens. You have to put those personal negative feelings aside and do what's best for your career. I know what you're capable of, Tessa. And I have a lot of faith in you. It's not going to be easy but I know you can handle this all right? If I didn't think you could I wouldn't have given this assignment to you. You do wonders here and we'll talk about a promotion. How does that sound?"

I knew Vince was bribing me into doing something I didn't want to do but I didn't care. A promotion was a promotion so maybe working with Dave wouldn't' be so bad. It's not like he was going to become my best friend. All I had to do was go over character changes or give him ideas for a new persona. It wasn't that big of a deal. I could do it and the sooner I did it the sooner I would be done working with him. "All right," I said. "I'll do it."

"Thank-you, Tessa. Don't let me down," he said.

I let out a sigh and said, "Don't worry, Vince, I won't."

"That's my girl. Now go on and have a good day."

"Thanks you too," I said before walking away and heading back up to the hotel room. I had no idea how John was going to react but I knew I needed to tell him about my new assignment.

*A/N: Personally I think Tessa is making a bigger deal than what she needs to. YOu can see the difference between how Tessa handles things and the way John handles things. Unfortunately for Tess she has to work with the one man she despises.. I'm sure that's going to work out wonderfully. So what did you think? Please review and thank-you for taking the time to read.