A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC.
Adora's Point of View-
The whole trip Alex had kept me busy by asking me questions about my work and it was nice to see someone actually interested in it rather than what I can make them.
"We're here." Mike said getting me to look around us seeing other cars, fans lining up the barricades and the arena, Mike climbed out and opened my door for me. I climbed out grabbing my carry on forgetting about my doodle pad that Alex was holding, I went to the trunk pulling both straps of my bag on my shoulders.
"You forgot this." Alex said handing me the doodle pad as we got to the trunk.
"Thanks, can you put it in my carry-on?" I asked turning around letting Alex put it up for me as Mike started to pull the suitcases out besides mine.
"What are these outfits that you designed us for this interview?" Mike asked as I unzipped my bag pulling out the outfit that I wanted Mike to wear. I held it up to myself, it was a pair of jeans that had built in pockets that had crosses stitched into the butt pockets only, and a blue color that matched the top sewed to the top seams of the pockets. The blue top had a cross jeweled on the left corner and had white interior to match the white long sleeves that outstretched from the blue short sleeves. "I'm not feeling the jeans." Mike said honestly.
"I brought a second option, green cargo pants…." I said pulling them out and he approved those.
"I'll wear the pants for you." Alex said as I started to fold them.
"What size are you?" I asked.
"I'll fit them, don't worry." Alex said giving me his cute and charming smile, I rolled my eyes and trusted him enough because Maryse and Mike must trust him so I should, I handed him the jeans for him to wear. I zipped up my bag before I pulled it out of the trunk and Mike slammed it shut, I followed close behind my group and followed Maryse to the women's locker room after she kissed Mike before they split their ways, which I needed to get used to yet again. I rarely saw anyone that I remember much less knew the name of because I never was on tour long enough to become friends with anyone besides a few divas or a few superstars.
"So, what'd you bring me?" Maryse asked setting her bag aside.
"Don't be mad." I said.
"I won't." Maryse said as I pulled a silver and black diagonal dress that would go to mid thigh on her.
"It's cute…I don't know if I love it, you've done better but let me just put it on…" Maryse said as she went into the bathroom to change as I begun to pull out my doodle pad out along with a spare resume my counselor at college helped me make.
"I heard Alex state earlier that you designed ring gear?" Maryse said loud enough for me to hear.
"Yeah, I'll show you later." I said as I was going through the jewelry I had to see if any would match Maryse's outfit or Miz's outfit when I turned around seeing Maryse standing in the arch doorway separating the lockers and the actual bathroom.
"You have any leggings I could wear?" Maryse asked tugging at the dress.
"No, it won't look right….here is some shoes that would match." I said handing her black heels that I knew she was used to wearing. I put my jewelry up and zipped my bag up before I slid it into a locker locking it before I begun to do that to Maryse's bag when Kelly Kelly and Eve walked in.
"Addie!" Eve said as I turned around hugging her and Kelly quickly when Maryse stood up adjusting her dress.
"Nice dress Maryse, where'd you get it?" Kelly asked.
"My sister, the one and only designer of this dress." Maryse said smiling after it left her lips.
"You got to make me one of these." Kelly said.
"Make that two." Eve said.
"I'll see guys…" I said smiling.
"Come on sister, you don't want to be late to your interview." Maryse said as she put her hand on my shoulder.
"With wardrobe?" Kelly asked.
"Yeah…" I said smiling.
"Good luck!" They both said simultaneously as Maryse and I walked out of the locker room running into a few other people I knew hugging them along the way when we saw Mike in his outfit laughing hard about something and Alex was semi-red holding the pair of jeans in his hand.
"Hey guys, what's so funny?" I asked.
"Alex?" Mike asked chuckling a tad as Alex got a tad redder.
"I'm sorry Addie." Alex said sheepishly as Mike was laughing harder, I kept glaring at Mike and I could tell Alex was embarrassed about something because he was looking at his feet.
"Why?" I asked curiously.
"I put the pants on, when I bent over to tie my shoes, they kind of ripped…" Alex said.
"Kind of? You blew a tire…it was the most hilarious thing I have ever seen…" Mike said as Maryse slapped her boyfriend on the arm only to get Mike to laugh more and not care.
"It can't be that bad, I'm sure I can fix it…" I said trying to comfort him as Alex unfolded the pants showing me the rip, I looked at it for a while before I grabbed it from his grip.
"I'm so sorry Addie…" Alex said keeping his head hung in shame as he turned around walking away, Mike walked over to me as all I could do was stare at the embarrassed and yet shamed guy walking away.
"I mean, look at that…" Mike said laughing hard.
"Your so mean Mike." Maryse said smacking her boyfriend again to try and get him to shut up, "Can you fix it?" Maryse asked.
"Yeah, but it may take all night…" I said looking at the rip finally.
"Dude, it was hilarious…." Mike said laughing, I gave him a dirty look then back to the empty hallway and I felt bad for Alex because he was just trying to help.
"Come on Adora, you got to do your interview…" Maryse said as I nodded and walked into the wardrobe trying to get that off my mind as Mike continued to laugh, "Mike, shut up." Maryse said as Claudia turned to look at the three of us.
"You must be Adora, your sister has spoken nothing but good things about you." The female said, I'm assuming it was Claudia as I stuck my hand out shaking hers.
"Yeah, you must be Claudia." I said.
"That I am, are these samples of your work?" Claudia asked looking to the outfits Maryse and Mike were wearing.
"Yeah…." I said stepping aside letting her look over the outfits.
"I like this dress, I'm curious as to why you didn't go with black leggings…" Claudia said as Maryse gave me this 'told you' look.
"I personally thought that black leggings wouldn't go with it considering leggings won't go much longer than the dress itself." I said.
"Okay…it's not a necessity." Claudia said as she turned and begun examining Mike's outfit, "You went with green with this?" Claudia asked.
"It kind of matches, I originally wanted these pants to go with it but Mike didn't want to wear such jeans so I emphasized and I think it still looks somewhat good." I said as Claudia walked over.
"Let me see these jeans." Claudia said.
"I was going to have someone wear them, but they had a wardrobe malfunction." I said honestly.
"A big malfunction." Mike said laughing when Maryse nudged to get him to shut up as Claudia unfolded the pants looking at the work and saw the rip.
"What do you think you should do with this rip to fix it?" Claudia asked.
"Obviously I would first have to make the pants a size bigger and maybe with the tear make it a white cross to match these and such on that shirt." I said looking over at the blue shirt Mike was wearing.
"That sounds like a great idea, you have a resume or anything else?" Claudia asked as I handed her the resume that I slid into my doodle pad then gave her that as well before she flipped through them and read over the resume.
"I like what I see and would think that you will be a wonderful add, obviously you know enough about this company by your sister alone." Claudia said smiling looking over at Maryse.
"Thank you SO much Claudia." I said.
"No problem, you can start Monday, let me go get you your paperwork." Claudia said.
"Okay…" I said as Claudia left leaving Maryse, Mike and I in the wardrobe room.
"Congrats!" Maryse said hugging me then Mike pulled me into a hug.
"Thanks…you guys should go get ready for your matches…" I said.
"Will do, be careful and safe, you'll be okay here by yourself?" Maryse asked as I looked around.
"Yeah, plus I'm how old?" I asked.
"Your still young to me." Mike said giving that fatherly point, I rolled my eyes as they walked out of wardrobe as I went back to the table where Claudia had set down my resume, doodle pad and the jeans, I stared at the pants.
"Maybe I should do that and give them to Alex…" I said to myself staring at the rip more in depth of how to do this, I then begun walking around the 99% packed room finding things I would need to fix these jeans the way I envisioned them.
"I see you already made yourself at home." Claudia said as I was pulling out the thread.
"Sorry, I wanted to jump start on these jeans." I said slightly embarrassed that I got caught in the act.
"Hey, it's all good, get familiar with the way everything is packed because you will need to know it soon enough." Claudia said putting the paperwork on top of my doodle pad.
"I was thinking my latest doodle could be great ring attire for someone." I said as I walked back with all the things I needed for the pants.
"Let me look at it again." Claudia said as she pulled it towards her flipping to it, and she really examined it. "It could be, that could be your first project….it could be pulled off for Maryse's attire if she likes it enough…" Claudia said.
"I'll ask her tonight." I said smiling as I begun patching up these pants that took up majority of the show. I collected my things putting them back in the proper place before I grabbed my personal things telling Claudia I'll see her Monday before I headed out of wardrobe going to the locker room putting up my things. I then thought of this awesome but mean prank to pull on Mike, since he was laughing at Alex I figured to get back at him so I headed over to the men's locker room knocking on the door getting one of the male wrestlers in there to let me in so I was able to get into Mike's locker. Maryse had told me Mike's combination once because he had her phone or something, I grabbed a pair of his jeans thanking them and told them I'll be back in 10 minutes. I ran back to wardrobe making the jeans a half size smaller, just enough for them to be able to rip on him. I ran back getting let in and put them back up in a way that Mike wouldn't know what had happened. I went back to the women's locker room trying not to laugh at what I just did when Maryse came in all sweaty from her match.
"What a match." Maryse said.
"I can tell, I drew up that ring attire, Claudia said it could pull off as yours, and she said that is only if you like it." I said.
"I'll look at it back at the hotel….I got to go wash all this sweat off…." Maryse said pulling her locker open.
"Have you seen Alex?" I asked.
"You finish the pants?"
"Yeah…" I said blushing a tad.
"I want to see." Maryse said as I stood up showing her my work, "That looks really nice….he'll like them…last I saw him was at the catering getting coffee with Dolph and Vicki…" Maryse said.
"Thanks." I said as I walked out of the locker room following the signs to catering, when I got to the doors of catering, I stood in the doorway looking around the place seeing the coffee station where I saw Alex chatting with Dolph and Vicki, I have met Vicki and Dolph a couple times so I knew who they were. I walked up to them tapping Alex on the shoulder, "Sorry to interrupt, but may I talk to Alex for a moment?" I asked as Vicki and Dolph nodded before they headed out of catering.
"Would you like some coffee? You must be tired." Alex said not making eye contact with me, he must still be embarrassed about earlier.
"Yes please, 2 sugars preferably." I said as I watched him make the coffee and handed it to me, this time he made eye contact with me momentarily before he looked another way. "I got the job."
"Congrats." Alex said smiling and hugged me carefully.
"I start Monday, but…."
"But?"
"Tonight, I had a special project, you want to see?" I asked smiling.
"Sure…" Alex said as I pulled the pants I was hiding behind my back around showing him.
"I fixed them just for you, and they should be the perfect size now." I said smiling as I handed them to him after he set his coffee down.
"Thanks Addie." He said hugging me without spilling my coffee on his ring attire that he was still wearing.
"Have you had your match yet?" I asked.
"Yeah…" Alex said.
"Do me a favor, go back to the locker room….I did a slight prank on Mike for what he did earlier, you will enjoy this…" I said smiling as Alex eyed me, "Go!" I said as he giddily grabbed his coffee running back to the locker room to see what I did.