A/N: I only own the OC
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"You look great." AJ said as I walked out of the room. I had put on a V-neck maxi dress that was a turquoise color, and paired it with black sandals. My hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and I had a black wristlet.
"Thanks, it's the only dress I brought." I said and she laughed. I was actually nervous about meeting Shaun tonight. He seemed nice, but he was a wrestler. I was a little tired of them at the moment.
"Just try to have fun." she said and I nodded.
"I wish you hadn't told me he was a wrestler." I said and she shrugged.
"You would have found out tonight." she said with a smirk and I nodded. She wasn't wrong there. I was about to say something when there was a knock at the door. I walked over and looked out. Shaun was standing there. I opened the door and smiled at him. He handed me a small bouquet of roses.
"Thank you." I said as AJ took them from me and nudged me out the door with him. Shaun chuckled and offered me his arm. Shaun was in a pair of black trousers and a baby blue button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.
"You look very nice." he said and I smiled at him.
"You too." I said as we walked out of the building, and started down the street. I liked that AJ and Phil lived in a condo that was basically in downtown Burbank. They were near everything, including an In-n-Out burger that I had already eaten too many times. We walked a few blocks over to Over Under Public House. I had walked past it, but never actually gone there. We were talking about living in California, and he was surprised that I lived in Jacksonville.
"I hope this is ok?" he said and I smiled at him.
"This is great." I said as we sat in the corner of the bar.
"Why don't we order for each other?" he asked me and I chuckled, but nodded in agreement.
I ordered him a Palm of Granite and he ordered me as Espresso Martini.
"So you're Phil's sister?" he asked me and I smirked. I knew what he wanted to ask... it's what everyone wanted to ask.
"Yes, but not I'm not a wrestler. I do work in the business, but I have no desire to be in the ring." I said and he smirked.
"I guess you have been asked that before." he admitted as our drinks came. He chuckled at the pink concoction in front of him.
"To getting to know new people." he said and we toasted each other.
We sat there and talked while we sipped on drinks. He told me how he had been in the WWE before his current run, where he was from, and I told him about myself. We figured out that I had made a few of his outfits when he was in NXT the first run.
"Do you like AEW?" he asked me and I chuckled.
"I like Tony. He's really nice. I like most of the wrestlers, and being a seamstress was nice. I am in talent relations now, and it's been interesting." I said and he chuckled.
"I know we can be an interesting group." he said and I smirked. He wasn't wrong.
Shaun POV
I was having fun talking to Rae. She was really interesting, and funny. I had tried to get other women to order drinks like we had and most thought it was dumb, but she went along with it. I couldn't believe that she was working with AEW. I remembered her in NXT, and she was always nice. She was who we went to see about new outfits, gear, and when creative changed anything. She never really stood out and kept to herself.
"I hope you have had fun." I said as we walked back to the condos. She was leaning on me, and we had both had a few drinks.
"I have. You aren't so bad." she said and I smirked.
"You want to come back and continue the night at my place?" I asked her and she sighed.
"I am going to go ahead and say this... I'm not going to sleep with you tonight." she said and I could tell right then that she had definitely been around plenty of wrestlers.
"Rae, I just want to drink and talk to you... not fuck you." I said thanks to some liquid courage and she started laughing.
"That was brutally honest." she said and I shrugged. My filter was pretty gone at this point.
"I would love to continue the night with you." she said and I smiled at her. I really was having fun talking to her.
We went back to my place, and sat on the balcony with some drinks. We talked about life, she told me about her relationship with Michael, and I told her about my ex girlfriend, Michelle. I looked down and it was well past 2am.
"Fuck, it's late." I said and she looked at her phone.
"Shit, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stay this late." she said as we stood up.
"It's ok, I was really having fun." I said and she nodded.
"I was too... thanks, Shaun." she said and I offered her my arm. We walked back to Aj and Phil's.
"Thanks for tonight. I had a lot of fun." I said and she kissed my cheek.
"Can I see you again?" I asked her and she nodded.
"I leave in two days to go back to Florida, but you have my number." she said and I placed a kiss on her forehead before she went inside. I went back to my condo, and knew that Rae was definitely someone I wanted to see again.
Rae POV
I walked in and AJ was still awake watching movies.
"So... how'd it go?" she asked me and I chuckled as I plopped down beside her on the couch.
"Honestly, he's a really nice guy." I admitted and she smirked.
"I live in Florida." I reminded her and she shrugged.
"Whatever fate wants fate gets." she said and I sighed. She wasn't wrong, but it didn't help that I still had once ex stalking me right now, and a friend who didn't know if he wanted to be a friend or a lover.
