CHAPTER 4: Sky walker
A few more days passed and it was now December 30th when Sasha and Bayley arrived at Alexa's house. "Hey come on in you two" she said. "I brought the unhealthiest snacks I could think of" said Bayley. "All comfort food." "That's great because Nia and I ordered pizza" said Alicia. "Hey Trin, I'm glad to see that you could make it" said Sasha. "Of course I did girl. You know I don't miss parties for anything…unless for Jon of course" Naomi laughed.
"Alexis I'm totally surprised that you didn't invite Taylor" said Sasha. "You know me Mercedes I'm always full of surprises" said Alexa as she winked at Nia. "Ok you two, would have conspired against me now?" Sasha asked.
"I don't know. Why do you check the bathroom?" Alexa laughed. Sasha shook her head as she smirked. She proceeded to go upstairs but sure enough, there was no one in the bathroom. "Alright Alexa, I admit that you've got me" she said. As she turned to make her way back downstairs, she was suddenly caught off guard by a familiar voice.
"WHAT THE!?-" "Hey now Mercedes, I didn't mean to disturb you" said Finn. "Jesus Fergal you scared the shit outta me" Sasha said as she continued to clutch her chest. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Alexis invited me" said Finn. "I thought that this was supposed to be a girl's night" Sasha said. "Not the message I received" said Finn. "She said that you were in need of a good time." Sasha blushed at this as he smirked. After all, she had developed a crush on him earlier that year but she never acted on it and for good reason.
"What do you mean a good time?" she asked. "Come on. I'll show you" said Finn as he stuck out his hand for her to take. For a brief moment, she hesitated. "Should I or shouldn't I?" she thought. She took another glance at his hand. "What harm could he possibly do?"
"You know I'm not going to bite" he said. After another few more seconds, Sasha finally took it. He led her back downstairs where she was lead to sit in a chair and while she did, music began playing. "What's going on here Alexis?" she asked. "Oh you'll find out" Alexa teased as she took a sip from her cup. "I'm serious Alexis" Sasha said. "What the hell's going on?" "Why don't you take a look?" Alexa said. Sasha froze as she saw Finn approaching her. "Um…" she trailed off.
"Just relax" Finn said as he began to strip off his shirt and as he did, Sasha instantly felt herself becoming uncomfortable. "Ok that's it. That's enough!" she said as she stood up. "Alexa, was this really your doing?" "I don't know" Alexa chuckled. "Ask him." "Very funny" Sasha irritably said as she stormed off.
"Mercedes! We were just trying to loosen you up and bit and have some fun!" Alexa called out. "Maybe it wasn't such a good idea at all" said Alicia. "You know not everyone likes these sort of things." "Is she alright?" asked Nia. "I don't know but I hope she is" said Bayley. Alexa let out an uneasy sigh at her friend's comments. Perhaps she didn't have the best idea after all.
A few minutes later, Finn entered into Alexa's bedroom to find Sasha staring up at the ceiling. "I uh take it that wasn't what you had in mind" he said. "May I sit next to you?" "I don't care" said Sasha. "You know she's just trying to cheer you up" said Finn. "Just like you did with her last year. She sees how upset you been lately and she's just trying to return the favor."
"So she decides to help me by asking you to gyrate in front of a room that's filled with your coworkers?" Sasha asked. "I wouldn't call what I did gyrating" said Finn. "I was barely out of my shirt when you got up and ran." "Oh God" Sasha sighed. "Well…" Finn trailed off. "Like I said. She was just trying to make you smile."
"I'm not depressed Fergal" said Sasha. "I'm just…" she paused. "Distracted." "Sometimes it's good to be a little distracted" said Finn. Sasha sat up. "I don't wanna be this distracted anymore." "So then don't" Finn said as he leaned into kiss her. "W-what was that for?" Sasha asked. "Another distraction" said Finn. "Now, didn't it take your mind off of what you were thinking about?" Sasha nodded. "Wanna return back to the party?" Sasha nodded as Finn helped her off the bed to return back to the living room.
"Mercedes?" Alexa said as she called over Sasha. "Yeah?" she asked. "I'm sorry for all of that" said Alexa. "Perhaps I should have asked you first." "No, no it's okay I've just been really shaken up since being trapped in that elevator" said Sasha. Alexa rubbed Sasha's arms in a sympathetic matter.
"Who's ready to drink?" Finn asked. "Dude we have the whole next 72 hours to do that" said Alexa. "Maybe 48 hours but I'm sure as hell ain't counting." "I know I know" said Finn. "But it is going to be a New Year after all." "He's right" said Sasha. "It will be whole a New Year."
"I know I'm a bit early here but cheers to 2017!" said Finn as he held up a wineglass. "To 2017" Sasha said as she toasted. Suddenly, she began to notice Finn in a different light. It was almost as if some-if not all of her old feelings for him suddenly rekindled. Problem was, she was also still finding herself thinking about Enzo. Regardless, she decided that perhaps Finn would be a much appropriate option for her given the current circumstances.
Meanwhile, Enzo was waiting for Stephanie McMahon to arrive after he had once again managed to land himself in her office. He knew that it was due to his latest rant he had posted on one of his platforms about how much money he is worth. He took a glance at his watch to see the time. It was nearing 4PM when she finally arrived.
"Nice to see you again Mr. Arndt" she dryly said as she entered. "Please take a seat." "Mrs. L" said Enzo. "Please Eric, I don't have all day" Stephanie said. "This building will be closing in another hour and I still have many other people to meet with and things to do and whatnot."
Enzo took a seat and let out a sigh as Stephanie continued. "Remind me again Eric on why exactly do we have company regulations on all of our talent's social media?" "So you see now Mrs. L" said Enzo. "I can wholeheartedly explain." "Save it Eric" said Stephanie. "In fact I don't even want to hear the latest excuse that you've managed to come up with. If I were you, I would consider myself lucky."
"Huh?" Enzo asked. "Because my husband and father happen to love you and sees that you're still a valuable asset to the company…they've decided to reward you with a glorious offer" Stephanie said. "Come again?" Enzo asked.
"You have been given the gracious opportunity to have a sponsorship with the Air Jordan sneaker brand" Stephanie said. "AHHH SWEET!" Enzo said. "The contract is worth $250,000 and-"
"250K!?" Enzo excitedly asked. "It would be in your best interests not to interrupt me again" Stephanie. "Sorry Steph" said Enzo. "Like I was trying to say here Eric" said Stephanie. "The contract is worth $250,000 and we're allowing you to do this because we know how much you love the sneaker…going back to the topic of your social media posts."
"I'll try to tone it down just a notch" said Enzo. "But uh…no guarantees." Stephanie let out a frustrating sigh. "He's so damn lucky that the men in my life love this kid to death otherwise I'd been had him axed" she thought. "You'll be filming a commercial" Stephanie said aloud. "Oh so the spotlight's completely on me huh?" Enzo beamed. Stephanie stared back at him in annoyance as she patiently waited for Enzo to relax.
"As I was saying Mr. Arndt…" she said. "You'll be filming a commercial and yes you'll be alone in it-that's if you want it that way." Enzo sat back with a quizzically look on his face. "Yes Eric you may speak now" Stephanie said as she struggled to refrain from rolling her eyes.
"Sorry Mrs. L I was just ya know…waitin' for my que" said Enzo. "Watch it Mr. Ardnt" said Stephanie. "Sorry" said Enzo. "So um yeah I can bring someone with me on set?" "Yes Eric" said Stephanie. "You may bring whoever you want. I just hope you're up for the challenge. Filming commercials aren't as easy as they'll appear and you'll only have one day to film something that usually takes a week to do."
"I can handle any challenge thrown my way. If I could get away with not studyin' in college and breaking that R&B singer's piano, I can do anything" Enzo emphasized.
"Excuse me? What piano?" Stephanie asked. "Long story" said Enzo. "I thank you and your family as well is the company for giving me another chance as well as this opportunity. I promise you that I won't waste it." "Please don't" said Stephanie. "And remember. Please watch what you say online please." "Will do Steph" said Enzo. "And another thing Mr. Arndt" Stephanie said. "Remember to tone it down. Arrogance isn't the quality for noble men to have. I'm serious. No need to land yourself on thin ice so early on in your career." "Will do" said Enzo.
"Come after before RAW to sign your contracts" said Stephanie. "And Eric?" "Yes Steph?" Enzo asked. "Congratulations on making your first million" said Stephanie. "Keep up the good work, many more will come afterwards and the more that will come, the higher the payout will be. Filming well commence on February 3rd, 2017." After Enzo thanked Stephanie, he proceeded to leave with another positive outlook towards his life. Unable to keep the excitement to himself for another minute, he decided to call up his best friend, Big Cass to fill him in this latest development.
"C-man" Enzo said as he stood outside of his rental car. "I have the greatest news in the whole wide world to share with ya." "Really now?" Cass chuckled. "Yo boy is now a mutherfuckin' certified millionaire" Enzo said. "Oh shit really!?" Cass cheered. "Congratulations! When did you find out?"
"Just now" said Enzo. "The Steph has given me a sponsorship that's worth $250,000." "That's amazing bro" Cass said. "What's it about?" "I'll be reppin' Jumpmans guy" said Enzo. "It's more than a dream come true. I can barely contain my excitement." "It looks like 2017 will be your year" said Cass. "Wanna meet up tomorrow before the party to discuss the email she sent to us on the first month's story lines?" "Fuck yeah man!" Enzo said. "I should be up there in 5 hours give or take. Thankfully Connecticut ain't too far away from Jersey."
"Yeah bro but that's just the thing" said Cass. "I'm all the way in Anaheim already for the New Year's Party." "Damn I almost forgot about that shit." Enzo said. "You don't have to go if you don't want to" said Cass. "I have to" said Enzo. "Mandy's making it a requirement." "Tsk tsk" Cass said as he shook his head in disbelief. "I dunno how you deal with that and I don't even wanna know how."
"The art of suppressing is a skill" said Enzo. "An unhealthy one at that" said Cass. "You're the last person on Earth who should be withholding anything." "I know I know" said Enzo. "But hey it's the only coping skill I know outside of the gym." "You should work on that" said Cass. "But I'll let you go considering you're gonna have to catch a flight out here."
"Well Mandy's good for some things" said Enzo. "She did book these tickets weeks ago." "Yeah but what else is she good for?" Cass asked. "And please for fucks sake you better keep your answers G-rated." Enzo chuckled. "She has her good qualities and her bad ones" he said.
"It's just a shame that lately her bad ones seem to permanently showing off" said Cass. Enzo let out a sigh. "I'll see you in Cali tomorrow at 4?" "Sure thing bro" said Cass. "Take care of yourself seriously and have a safe trip." "Will do" said Enzo. "And thanks." He ended the phone call and got into his car and as he drove off, a new idea formed in his head.
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