Inhibitions

It was the night of Hell in a Cell and Cassie got to the arena a little later than usual. She had managed to get into the house with Paul by her side to get her phone, purse and some clothes for them both. Travis didn't say much, Paul had made it clear he would call the police if there was even a word from him. Travis knew that Cassie was now friends with guys who beat each other up for a living so he opted to remain quiet. She told him she would be back for some other things later in the week, he had asked about Aubrey and she told him he could see her whenever he liked, she didn't want their relationship to change and she had no intentions of badmouthing her father. Through it all she remained calm and totally devoid of emotion, it indicated she was serious about the whole thing. This really was it for them. So by the time she got to the arena on Sunday , she felt lighter. Her shoulder was still taped but she wore a loose-fitting short denim dress with her converse and brown hair pulled back in a half up, half down style. She made her way to their dressing room and found all the gang there, Jimmy ,Jey, Joe and Paul. They had clearly been talking about her because they shut up immediately and Jey even blushed slightly " OK lets get this over with , I am no longer with my husband. You don't have to tiptoe around me, I'm not going to burst into tears. Now we got a show to put together. And this is a big night for us". They all seemed relieved by her words. Joe sent her a little wink of reassurance.

Cassie felt butterflies in her tummy as she watched Jeys entrance. Next to her, oiled up and hyping himself up was Joe. "You got this Joe, tap into all the emotion we talked about, when Jimmy gets out there you need to go there in your mind and commit. I believe in you, after tonight, you turn the corner with this. We practiced this over and over, you got this". He stopped bouncing on the spot for a second, Gorilla was packed but his eyes were on hers. "Thanks Cass for all of this , I won't leave you down I promise". The music hit and with that he disappeared through the curtain with her uncle. Cassie stayed in Gorilla and watched it all, Jimmy was by her side , ready and waiting for his part. It was enthralling, the storytelling , the layers , the facial expressions. Joe was putting on a masterclass in professional wrestling and character development. Triple H looked at her in awe "Cassie, you have unlocked something great here, I need to talk to you after the show myself and Vince, don't worry it's something good". Jimmy put an arm around her affectionately "Well Done C". She turned back to him "Alright , it's your time , make me proud". And he did , when Roman Reigns started crying in the ring with his cousins , you could hear a pin drop . The tears were real, the emotion was raw , it was spectacular. When he put the Hold on Jimmy making Jey quit, that was when Cassie started to cry herself. She believed it all, even though she and Joe had written it.

There was a standing ovation when Joe came back through the curtain , they had done so well. But Joe didn't stick around to soak in the praise, he went straight to Cassie who had been crying. "Are you OK?". All she could do was nod "It was perfect , exactly how we spoke about. Well, done Joe". Paul came on the scene "You two have done an amazing job , I am so proud of you both. We turned a corner tonight with this character, as ruthless and aggressive as we need him to be. You should go celebrate. Aubrey will be fine with me and Marla". "Already on it, we got a table booked" Jey called . Joe and Cassie laughed. "OK then, I better change" he looked down at his cargo pants and bare chest before throwing Cassie a look. The message was clear, check me out looking all Roman Reignsy. " Yes you do that, I am going to see Vince and Hunter". He didn't ask her why, which was a little odd. When she got down the hall she found the office and knocked. Both of the men were there and on the table was a folder. " Cassie thanks for coming. I am going to cut to the chase cause its getting late and I think you have a well earned celebration coming up . As you know our current contract is a 6 month temporary one. Well I want to change that , take this home and look it over. Its a full time offer, but we have a few stipulations from our usual writers. You will work mostly with Joe and your uncle. Though we would like to hear any other ideas you have around characters.". Cassie opened the document and saw an outrageous amount of money "This is , eh very generous" was all she could say. Hunter smiled at her " Well Joe himself made that sure what we offered you was fair, he was the one who made all this happen. And he was right to do that, from what you guys put together tonight its clear to see you have the right tools together all of you to make this the best thing in wrestling". Vince smiled at her " Its refreshing to see two people act professionally and achieve greatness, don't change a thing. Whatever you guys have , keep doing it". They stood and shook her hand and she thanked them both.

Joe was waiting outside his locker room along with his cousins when Cassie approached them . " Aight guys let's go she's here" Jimmy called, leading the way. Joe was wearing dark jeans and a short sleeved white shirt. " You good Cass?". " You know I am, did you really push for me to be offered all this money". They hung back from the crowd. " Yes I did , but its not because of me you got it. You earned that money through your work and besides you got Aubrey to think about. I mean you probably will want to get your own place and that eventually so take the money. You had me crying on TV for gods sake, all your idea. And fans love it. So take the money and the bonus and get yourself a fresh start". He walked off and she called behind him "Wait, bonuses?". He called over his shoulder "Learn to read the fine print woman".

Trinity and some of the other divas were going to meet them at the venue, they had a private area and their own bar. As well as the four of them , Trinity turned up with Bayley, a girl from NXT called Raquel and Lana. So it was a good group of them. Cassie took a seat and was immediately joined by Joe on her left. They ordered some drinks and some shots for a toast. " To these amazing boys for a great night's work and the lady behind it all - Cassie" Trinity said holding her glass aloft. They all took a shot. It hit the back of Cassies throat and she winced. She put the glass down and immediately bit into a lemon. Under his breath Joe turned to her " Not too much of that Tequila young lady , last time we drank a bottle of that , my kitchen island got a show it didn't ask for". He was speaking low so no one could hear but his face held that smirk that annoyed her and turned her on at the same time " Trust me I got enough going on , I don't need to add more drama". For a second she thought Joe looked disappointed but she must have imagined it because he turned back to joke with Jey about something . Cassie had noticed that Raquel the girl from NXT was blatantly checking out Joe. She kept trying to catch his eye, after a few drinks she mustered up the courage " So Joe , those are some pretty cool tats , mind if I have a look?". Jimmy rolled his eyes at Cassie and she hid a smile." Um sure" Joe said . Raquel came around to their side of the table where Cassie was sitting on the bench next to Joe "mind if I squeeze in?" she asked stepping over the bench so Cassie had to move down and away from Joe. "Wow the design is really intricate , is this a Samoan style ?" Joe was a polite guy and he answered all of her questions. When she began swishing her hair in Cassie's face it began to get irritating. Raquel had positioned her body in such a way that Joe and Cassie could no longer see each other. So instead Cassie spoke to Trinity and Jey who were sitting across from her. She tried not to eavesdrop but it was clear that Raquel was flirting big time. When she heard Joe laughing back at something she said, her irritation grew again. "Can we have another round of shots?" she asked the bartender. "Woo Cassie girl, you out tonight" Trinity joked. She threw back the shot and enjoyed the burn of the liquid against her throat. With her shoulder still strapped she excused herself to go to the bathroom "I may be a while" she joked with the group. When she stood Joe made eye contact with her, he gave her what looked like an apologetic smile, but she just turned away and went to the bathroom.

It was a one-person bathroom , so she had to wait outside as it was occupied. As she waited she saw off to her left was a little lounge room , which she thought had a bathroom at the end. " Hey" a voice said and she turned to see Joe , " Hey" she said non committal, still looking in the room. "it's one of those private cabanas I been here before , there is a bathroom inside if you want to use that instead of waiting Joe informed her. " Yeah I will do that , going to the bathroom with this sling on is not an easy feat". She went into the room and he was on her heels. "What are you doing?". He looked at her, amused. "mind if I go first ? , I really need to go and the queue for the men's toilet is even worse". She glared at him " I wouldn't expect any less of you , go ahead". He squeezed by her " Thanks" he said with a wink that made her want to slap him. Why was he so infuriating.

Joe dried his hands and came out the door " Better get back" he said. " Yeah , you don't want to keep d Raquel waiting" Cassie said smirking at him. "Careful Cass , if I didn't know better I would think you are a little jealous". She snorted at him "Come on Joe, if I really wanted something to happen, it could. We both know that". Her smirk was irritating the hell out of him. " I wouldn't bank on it" he retorted. As he was about to get to the door she stepped in front of him and closed the door behind her , plunging the room into darkness. He heard the click of a lock. They were alone in the private cabana." Come on Cass , quit messing around". He sounded serious but all of his senses were on high alert. He heard a step moving towards him and then he smelled her perfume. He heard something thud on the floor. He nudged it with his foot , a pillow. " What are..." A finger touched his lips shutting him up . " Remember when you called me selfish for taking so much pleasure from you and not paying it back? Well today you were very good to me with getting the contract and doing the show so well. So I thought you should have a little reward." He felt a hand undo the zipper of his jeans. " I only got one good hand though , so I need you to open up that button for me". Joe hesitated for a fraction of a second until he heard the words " So with only one hand in use , my mouth is going to have to do some work". He was hard immediately and he opened the button in trepidation . " You always did have a big mouth" he said with a smirk. He felt her pull down his boxers and he was free. Cassie had very little to do to make sure he was fully hard , her words alone had done the job. When she wrapped her lips around the tip of him , he thought he would explode. Between her good hand and her mouth, she took him almost to ecstasy, but stopping when he was almost at the edge , teasing him with her tongue and her pace . And then at the very end she took him into her mouth and did it exactly how he liked until he came , spilling himself into her and calling out "Fuck" lowly under his breath as he basked in the pleasure of the moment . Joe had done some pretty sexy stuff but this was up there with one of his most intense encounters . He was only sorry he couldn't see her face while she gave him all that pleasure. The light turning on in the room snapped him out of his trance. He blinked a few times before he turned and was hit with a towel . " You better clean up and get back out there champ. Raquel will be waiting" she closed the door with a smirk, leaving Joe standing there literally with his pants down.

Cassie readjusted her hair in the mirror ,Joe had put a hand in there and messed it all up in the height of his orgasm. She had never done something like that before and she felt strangely liberated by that. She came back to the table keeping a straight face and saw that Joe wasn't sitting there " Hey Cass , you manage OK?" Trinity asked, clearly she hadn't aroused too much suspicion. " Yeah everything takes a bit more time that's all". She sat back down next to Raquel. No one else seemed to be asking about Joe , had he left?. She gave it five minutes , oh shit had she made a mistake. " Yo C, why don't you turn around?" Jimmy said breaking her out of her thoughts. All of them at the table were smiling at something behind her. She turned to see a waiter walking to the table carrying a cake that said congratulations. Next to him was Joe , holding a bouquet of flowers and a very expensive bottle of champagne. They all clapped and cheered and she felt herself blush a little at all the attention. The waiter put the cake down and ran off to get some plates for them. Which left her standing next to Joe, who leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. She met his eyes " Its the least you deserve" he said sincerely. She took the presents from him and put them on the table. Her eyes filled a little , prompting Jey to reach out and rub her hand in a brotherly gesture. " No tears here girl, we celebrating". She held them back. It was only when the waiter brought back the knife that she realised Joe had moved around to the other side of her and was sitting to her right. Without saying a thing he had said everything. As they all tucked into the cake , all the side conversations started up again. " What a night eh?" Joe said to her his eyes dancing with amusement. " Oh god , don't start. Thanks for the flowers they are beautiful". " You're worth it , you and that pretty little mouth" he said in a low whisper. Under the table she elbowed him in the ribs and scowled at him. " Idiot" she said , but she was smiling.