Chapter 10: Birthday cake
The next morning, Enzo was sitting at the island in his hotel room kitchen enjoying a bowl of cereal when he received a knock at the door. It was Carmella.
"Good morning Eric" Carmella said as she entered. "Good morning Leah" Enzo said as he yawned. "You're up early. Where's Will?" "He's out parking the car" said Carmella. "What happened to you last night? You never came back to tell us." "Sorry" said Enzo. "I guess I was a little…preoccupied." "Well how did it go?" Carmella asked. "Not so well" said Enzo as he took a spoonful of cereal. "She basically told me that she might be seeing Devitt but she said it ain't official yet."
"Well see I told you" said Carmella. "She doesn't like to jump into things." "Yeah that may be true but I didn't even get an invite to her party. In fact I'm not even allowed to go" said Enzo. "Are you serious?" Carmella said. "How come?" "One word" Enzo said. "Alexis." "Christ Eric" said Carmella. "That's completely fucked up." "Ehh maybe not" said Enzo. "All hope is not lost yet."
"What do you mean?" Carmella asked. "I've come up with a plan. Well a few" said Enzo. "How many?" Carmella asked. "At least a good 7 or 8" said Enzo. "I stood up all night comin' up with 'em." "You're quite resourceful aren't you?" Carmella chuckled. "Hey you know me" Enzo said as he shrugged. "I'm always down for a challenge. No risk, no reward."
"How are you gonna get there?" Carmella asked. "I'm drivin' there" said Enzo. "Oh really then what's the address?" Carmella asked as she folded her arms. "That I ain't got" Enzo asked. "It's 1200 Harvey Road West" said Carmella. "And the party starts tonight at 8 but I suggest you get there early should you need to scope out anything."
"Thanks for the tip Leah" Enzo said as he took another bite. "Wait" said Carmella. "You're really gonna sit outside and stalk the place?" "Hey" said Enzo. "You do what you gotta do. I'm all about trying whatever it takes just along as its halfway legal."
"Can I ask you something?" Carmella asked. "Sure" Enzo said. "Lay it on me." "Have you ever considered being friends with her first?" Carmella asked. "You know just friends?" "Never heard of that concept" Enzo said as he sat his bowl down on a coffee table.
"It wouldn't hurt to do that too" said Carmella. "It could actually help to well…build a foundation." "I don't know about that" said Enzo. "It couldn't help for you to try to do things a little differently this time" said Carmella. "I know we all sound like broken records but we do it in love. You're our best friend and we never ever wanna see anything bad happening to you."
"'Preciate it" said Enzo. Carmella nodded as Enzo took a moment to reflect on her words. "Nah" he thought. "There's no need to be anybody else but me." "So" Carmella said. "What are you wearing?" "Why is there some sort of a dress code I should know about?" Enzo asked. "No" said Carmella. "Just don't wear jeans or one of those bandana things you're obsessed with and for God's sakes do something about your wild ass hair. It has to be tamed."
"Well you know me, ain't a thang about me that's tame" Enzo said. Carmella did a face palm at his comments. "Just think about it alright?" She said. "Ain't gonna be a promise" said Enzo as he chuckled. Carmella shook her head in response. "But uh no worries" said Enzo. "A few hours of casin' the joint will provide me with a surefire way in. The Zo-man don't need no ticket."
Carmella shook her head once again. "Whatever you say Eric." "EA all day everyday" Enzo said. "Good luck with stalking the place" said Carmella. "Seriously…"
That evening, Enzo arrived outside the venue. It was a little after 7:30 when he decided to finally step out of the car after spending 3 hours surveying the area. After much thought, Enzo was able to determine that the best way for him to enter unnoticed was through a side door that lead into the kitchen.
"Made it" he said to himself. As he began to walk around, he ran into a young man who looked to be no older than 20. "Sorry sir" the man said. "It's just that I'm in a hurry I didn't mean to." "Don't worry about it kid" Enzo said. "Just make sure to watch my suit the next time. It's 100% Versace." "Sorry sir" said the man. "Hey wait a minute. You're Enzo Amore! From WWE!"
"The one and only" Enzo said as he began dusting himself off. "Oh my gosh man I love you!" said the man. "You're like my favorite superstar they got on the roster right now. You're definitely keeping the place alive." "I do what I do" Enzo said nonchalantly as he tucked his fingers towards his palm and dusted himself off. "I mean serious bro" said the man. "You're fucking amazing!"
"I am who I am for a reason" said Enzo. "I mean after all, they don't call me the best wrestler in the company for nothing." "Gosh man I just can't believe my own eyes" said the overzealous young man. "You're so real in person and everything and I never thought I'd ever get to meet you." "Jeez enough sweet talk kid" Enzo thought. "I'm on a tight schedule here with big things to do tonight." "Thanks kid" said Enzo aloud. "I uh...appreciate it and since you feel that way, I hope you know that we're doing a show-RAW on Monday in Laredo. You should definitely check it out if you can seeing as tickets are still up for grabs."
"Oh I will certainly do Sir" said the man. "I would ask for your autograph or a picture or something but I'm kind of on the clock." "On the clock for what?" Enzo asked. "Well I'm the guy they hired to jump out of the cake" said the man. "Cake as in the birthday cake?" Enzo asked. "Yes" the man said. "Say uh kid, would you mind tellin' me what's your name?" Enzo asked. "Jerry" said the man. As Enzo began to stroke his beard, another idea formulated in his mind.
"Say Jerry? Would you like to make an extra 500 bucks tonight?" "Er-ya-sure" Jerry said. "How?" Enzo chuckled as he put his arm around Jerry. "Take a walk with me. I've got an offer that you won't be able to refuse…."
About an hour later, Sasha, Finn and Alexa arrived at the venue. They had her blindfolded in order to delay revealing her surprise until the right moment. "You guys" Sasha said. "This thing is hella itchy." "Sorry darling" Alexa said. "You'll be able to take it off soon." Finn waved over for two staff members to wheel in her giant cake. "Okay now!" Alexa said as she and Finn removed the blindfold and when they did, it left Sasha completely speechless.
"Oh my God you guys its beautiful" she said. "Is that really my cake?" "It sure is" Finn smiled. Sasha took a moment to view her cake. It was about 7 feet tall, hot pink with black frosting. Alexa whispered over her shoulders to Finn. "Hit it." Finn cued the DJ to begin playing the music. As Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" began to play, Enzo immediately popped up causing everyone in the room to drop their jaws.
"HOW YA DOIN' MERCDEDES!?" he yelled. "HEY I'VE GOT A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIRL! HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY!" Sasha covered her mouth with her hands in pure amusement. As she started to chuckle, Alexa stormed up to Enzo.
"Just what in the utter living fuck are you doing here Eric!?" "What?" Enzo asked. "You should know by now that it ain't a party till I get here." "Get down from there RIGHT NOW!" Alexa seethed. "Alexis" Sasha said. "It's alright. I'm not upset." "You tell him he has 5 minutes to get down from there and outta here before I'm calling security" Alexa said.
"Uh…" Sasha trailed off. "I don't care what any of you do just get him out of here!" Alexa said as she walked away. Sasha turned her attention back onto Enzo and as she did, she let out a brief chuckle.
"Here Eric let me help you" Sasha said. Enzo looked down at her and as he did, he noticed the beautiful low cut red mini dress she was wearing and he instantly became caught up in her beauty.
"Eric?" Sasha said as she stuck out both hands for him to take. "It's alright. It's only frosting." Enzo placed his hands into hers and she helped him down. Cass and Carmella walked over. "Eric what happened to your clothes?" she asked. "They're caked in…well cake." "It's alright" Enzo said. "I'll have it dry-cleaned. "Isn't that Versace?" Carmella asked. "It's alright" said Enzo. "Seriously it is." "That's going to leave a nasty stain" said Cass. "No shit Sherlock" Enzo said as Cass laughed.
"I gotta give it to you man" he said. "You're one bold ass motherfucker." "Ugh Sash is there some place I could get cleaned off at?" Enzo asked. "Yeah" said Sasha. "Follow me." She led Enzo into a hallway and before they reached their destination, she turned around and stopped him. "How'd you even get in there anyway?"
"I paid some shmuck half a stack" said Enzo. "You'd be pretty surprised how easy it was." As he removed his pale blue collared shirt, Sasha found herself staring at his toned chest.
"And uh don't worry about the clothes too much" Enzo said as he tossed the shirt onto the grey carpeted floor. "It was only $2,000 but it's 'aight." He looked up at her to see that she was staring at him and upon this realization, he chuckled. "I uh hope I didn't ruin your birthday" he said. "No you didn't. You've kind of…made it interesting" Sasha said as she playfully slid her hand down his chest and took a taste of the frosting.
"Mmm Strawberry. My favorite." "I take it that it tastes good?" Enzo asked. "Definitely" said Sasha. "Well I was just trying to make sure that you had an extra special day" Enzo said. "How sweet" Sasha said. She stepped up closer to him and kissed his cheek. Enzo stood in awe as his heartrate increased. "You're very welcome" he said. "So uh how interesting did I make it?" "Very" Sasha teasingly said.
"Good…good" Enzo said nervously. "Are…are you blushing Eric?" Sasha teased. "No, no of course not" Enzo lied. "I'm naturally this complexion especially when it's cold out." "It's 58 degrees outside" Sasha said. "No it isn't" Enzo hastily said.
"Right…" Sasha chuckled. "Anyways I dunno how I could ever repay you for this type of surprise. It was totally...unexpected from you." "Come with next week on the set of my commercial" Enzo said. "You need to see the real one in action. It is a must see I guarantee."
"Wow you really didn't have to do all of that" said Sasha. "Really." "I wanted to Mercedes" said Enzo. Sasha pondered for a few seconds before responding. "I mean I guess I could go. But only for a few minutes. Maybe an hour or two." "There's just one little teensy weensy catch" Enzo said.
"There's always a catch when it comes to you isn't it?" said Sasha. "You'd have to be willin' to travel though" said Enzo. "Travel?" Sasha asked. Enzo smirked. "I…" he said as he lifted up her hand. "Would be absolutely honored if the birthday girl would join me." As he kissed her hand, it sent shivers throughout her body in a way that one would describe as exhilarating.
After a few moments of silence between the two, Sasha finally broke it. "Are you gonna let go of my hand or should I send for help?" She asked. "Your wish is my command" Enzo said as he released his hand from hers. "Oh so you're my genie now?" Sasha asked. "For tonight I am" said Enzo. "And for the record, you still have 2 more wishes left." "Hmm" Sasha said. "When's the expiration date?"
"Whenever you like it be" said Enzo. "But I should warn you that should you decide to make all 3 tonight, they'll be even better than the ones you make at a later time. Oh and they can be whatever ya like."
"Deal" she said. "I'll go to your photo shoot slash commercial thing." "Mercedes you have made an excellent choice" said Enzo. "And I can ensure you that you won't regret it." "I better not" Sasha said. "It takes place on February 3rd at 6AM in SoHo. I'll text you the address" said Enzo.
"You expect me to get to New York at that time of the morning?" she asked. Enzo rested his arm up against the wall he leaned on. "Well how about I make it worth your while?" he asked. "You make it worth my while? How?" Sasha asked. "Sorry" Enzo said. "That part's confidential." "Well as my genie I wish you would tell me" Sasha said. "Or rather…I command you to."
"Alright" Enzo said. "Bring your best outfit." "I have many of those" Sasha said. "Bring your favorite one" Enzo said. "Alright" said Sasha as she began to walk away. "I'll see you then."
"Oh and birthday girl!?" Enzo called out. "Yes genie?" Sasha asked. "I'd save that last wish for somethin' very important" said Enzo. "Oh I plan on to" Sasha said as she continued to make her way off. "Hey Mercedes Benz" Enzo called out. "Yes genie?" Sasha asked. "Enjoy the rest of your birthday" he said. "Thanks Eric" Sasha said. "I will." As Sasha continued her way, Enzo called out to her once again.
"Mercedes!" "Yeah?" Sasha said as she spun around. Enzo walked towards her. "Just where exactly were you gonna lead me to?" he asked. "Come on" said Sasha. "I'll show you." She grabbed his hand and led him to a balcony. "We can see the whole skyline from here" she said. "Isn't it beautiful?" "Yeah" Enzo said in awe.
"Hey Eric, how'd you even get the address to this place anyway?" Sasha asked. "Let's just say I have my ways" said Enzo. "If you say so" Sasha said as her iPhone began buzzing. "What's wrong?" Enzo asked. "Nothing" said Sasha. "It's just Alexis, she wanted to know where I went." "I don't want to keep you" said Enzo. "It looks like they went through a lot of trouble to put this together."
"Don't worry about it" said Sasha as she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Can't really do much without the birthday girl anyway." "True that" said Enzo. "See you inside, Eric" Sasha said and with that, she went back inside, leaving Enzo to cherish the moments he had just experienced with her. As she left, he took the opportunity to eye her frame.
"If only she knew the shit that she does to me man…" he thought. "If only she knew…"
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