Once they were a few miles away from the rental place they were going to meet their friends, they stopped at a gas station to fill the car's gas tank. Krystina stepped out of the car and began to pump the gas. She was staring off into space when she heard a man's voice,
"E-E-E-Excuse me Ms. Benoit?" She turned around and saw a man in his thirties with a small girl. She smiled,
"Hi! Can I help you?" the man smiled back relieved that she didn't react negatively,
"My daughter is a big fan of yours and we were wondering if you could take a picture with her?"
"Sure, I'd love to!" She posed for a few pictures with the girl. She talked for a few moments with the girl and her father until an idea popped in her head,
"Oh wait for just a moment!" She ran to the trunk and opened it. She opened her suitcase and found a t-shirt that was the girl's size and found a picture of herself and a white marker, "Sweetheart, what's your name?" The little girl smiled revealing her missing front teeth,
"Tina." Krystina couldn't help but smile,
"That's a great name!" She signed the picture: 'To Tina, follow your dreams and don't be afraid to work hard.' They young girl's smile got bigger and wider as she got the shirt and picture,
"Thank you Krystina!" The diva smiled,
"You're welcome Tina! Be sure to cheer me on in the next match!" The father, happy to see that his daughter was very happy, beamed,
"Thank you Ms. Benoit." Tina nodded,
"The pleasure was all mine." The two walked off as the gas pump clicked off the automatic mode. She smiled as she watched the two of them disappear off into the distance,
"Well that was really sweet of you." She turned around to see that Bradshaw had got out of the car and was watching her with a smile on his face. She saw that he had two drinks in his hands and thanked him when he handed her one of them, "Here's a sweet tea, I know it's your favorite." She smiled as she teased him,
"You know me so well." He shrugged,
"I should. We've only known each other for so many years." She nodded,
"Point taken; how much do I owe you for the refreshment kind sir?" Bradshaw pretended to stroke a beard as he sported a pensive look,
"You owe me…one kiss madam!" She laughed,
"Very well, then I shall pay my debt sir." She quickly kissed him on the cheek. Bradshaw gave her a mock angry look,
"That's not what I meant." She chuckled and gave him a playful pout,
"Aww poor baby didn't get what he wanted?" Bradshaw poked her in her side causing her to giggle, "Stop! I'm ticklish!" Bradshaw chuckled darkly. He'll have to save that information for later. She gave him a playful glare as she looked down at her cellphone, "We'd better get to the rental place before we get behind in the itinerary for Nashville." Bradshaw nodded and they both got into the car and drove off to the intended location. After a few minutes they found the place and parked the car. They both pulled out their suitcases and walked in. They were greeted by Dave, Felicity, and Farooq who were waiting for them. They all greeted each other with hugs and handshakes as Felicity looked at the two of them,
"Well the paperwork is all ready to go. We're just waiting for them to prepare the van and we'll be off." They sat in the waiting area chatting away. After a few moments Krystina saw Felicity walk over to the desk where one of the rental place's employees was standing. She decided to head over to where she was to help her out if anything was needed.
Farooq who hadn't said much the whole afternoon since being the third wheel in accompanying Felicity and Dave to the rental place surveyed his friend intently. He saw him looking after Krystina with a slightly goofy grin on his face. He chuckled and shook his head,
"So what's going on between you two?" Bradshaw shrugged,
"We're more than friends but nothing official, so there's some change but we're taking it slow. I'm not complaining because I waited a long time so I'm going to go with the flow. I don't know what she wants but she seems happy to be with me." Farooq nodded, really happy for his friend. The two of them saw Felicity approach them with a smile,
"So are you and Krystina finally a thing?" Bradshaw smiled, shocked at how fast news traveled,
"Not yet, but we're making progress. How did you know?" Felicity gave a knowing look to the older man,
"When she let it slip that she was in the hotel room with you." Farooq's eyes widened,
"Wha-?" Bradshaw held his hands up defensively
"Hey now, Nothing happened. After you guys left the alcohol kicked in and I nearly passed out on her. She helped me to bed, and passed out herself. Nothing happened. I would never take advantage of her in that state." Felicity and Farooq nodded. They both knew Bradshaw well enough to recognize that the man was a gentleman with women and would never pressure them to do something that they would regret later unlike a lot of the WWE roster would do. Felicity grinned,
"Well I'm happy you two are getting close. It's long overdue. I know she's in good hands, but take care of her ok? She's my best friend." Bradshaw gave her a small smile and nodded.
After briefly speaking to the rental place employee, Krystina was handed the keys to the van. She thanked the employee and headed to the group. She grinned and showed them the keys, "The van's ready to go. We have to figure out something important, who's going to drive first?" Everyone looked around hoping that someone would volunteer. Farooq sighed,
"Alright, I'll do it. I may need a relief driver though." Everyone laughed and thanked him for driving. They all grabbed their bags and headed toward the van where the employees who were there wished them good luck. After packing the van and taking their seats, they took off.
In the van the five of them joked and laughed as they told recalled stories that happened while they began their careers with the WWE. By far Farooq, being the oldest veteran had the best stories that caused the others to roar with laughter. The conversations began to split off into groups with the guys talking to each other and the girls getting into their own conversation.
Hours later, the five of them reached the hotel they were supposed to stay in for the next few days. Felicity and Krystina got out of the van and made sure that everyone's rooms were ready before they got their stuff out of the van. When the courtesy clerk informed them that their rooms were ready, the divas ran back to the van and let them know that the rooms were ready. They unloaded all of their stuff and headed into the hotel. Farooq waved goodbye to everyone letting them know that he was rooming with Mark Henry. Dave and Felicity waved goodbye as mentioned that they were rooming together. Krystina felt the color creeping onto her face as she realized that she and Bradshaw were going to room together. She really liked him, but she was really nervous about rooming with a guy she had just started seeing. She turned to look at him and saw that he had a rosy tinge to his cheeks as well as he rubbed the back of his neck,
"Well," He stated, his Texan drawl more evident than ever, "I know it's a little early to ask, but would you like to room with me?" Krystina smiled. Seeing that Bradshaw was as nervous as she was put her at instant ease. She smiled as she nodded her head,
"Well then, I guess we'll have to go inspect our room." Bradshaw nodded as he took her free hand in his and led her to their hotel room.