WWE The Shield's Recruitment: Behind The Scenes

Week 27: Close Call

Since last week, Stephanie and Dean have managed to keep their beneficial deal under wraps on and off from work meanwhile they’ve been able to keep up the appearance of a couple in ring and bitter co-workers outside the ring.

A few hours before the show starts for Raw, Alissa walks into the locker room with the showers where there is only one shower head running.

“Stephanie,” her voice echoes in the shower.

In a panic, Stephanie pops her head through the shower curtain, “Yeah, what’s going on?”

“Roman and Seth are looking for you and Dean to go over tonight’s match. Do you know where he is?”

“Uh, no. I haven’t seen him since I got here.”

“Eh, he’ll turn up eventually. So I wanted to talk to you about our match tonight and I think we should do some of our old school double team moves because surprisingly enough there are some fans that have seen our matches back in Shimmer.”

Stephanie rolls her eyes, “Yeah, I would really like to talk more about that when I’m not naked in the shower.”

“Okay then, well when you’re ready we’ll go over tonight’s match against the Bellas.”

“Alrighty, I’ll catch up with you later.”

Stephanie waits a few minutes until she hears the door shut again and the coast is clear, she sighs in relief.

“That was close.” Dean laughs off the situation. “Almost makes it hotter, almost getting caught.”

“Shut up.” She replies. “We should hurry before they send out a search party for you.”

“Why rush?” He kisses down her neck then back up to her mouth, “We’re just getting started.”

She scoffs, “No, we haven’t. My hands are already getting pruney.”

Dean bites her bottom lip, “I think that’s enough talking now.”

Later that night…

Stephanie and Brie are locked up in the center of the ring when Stephanie tries to get out of it, Brie grabs her by the hair and pulls her down to the mat hard. Stephanie feels a stinging pinch in her shoulder muscle.

After the match is over, Alissa and Stephanie walk back up the ramp after joining forces and the show goes to commercial.

“Bitches beware,” Alissa says, “for Flashing Skye is back together again.”

“Did you just make that up?”

“No, that’s what our name was before.” She says sarcastically.

Stephanie furrows her eyebrows, “I don’t recall anyone ever calling us that.”

“Well,” she stutters, “it would’ve been. I mean it can still catch on.”

“Yeah, whatever you say. I’ll get started on making the t-shirts.”

Alissa pats her on the head, “You do that, I gotta talk to Marl about something so I’ll meet up with you at the car.”

“Very well then, I’ll see ya later.”

As Stephanie walks towards the locker room to change she sees Dean up ahead with Roma and Seth preparing for their match next.

“Things are really developing at your end.” He says.

“Yeah, it’s not as exciting as yours but it’s something.” She shrugs her shoulders which causes her to flinch and grab her left shoulder.

“You okay?” He asks.

“I don’t know, I have this pinching feeling in my shoulder muscle.”

“Come here,” Dean hovers over Stephanie’s left shoulder as he begins to squeeze and massage the muscle. At first, it’s painful but then it slowly becomes relieving as if nothing happened to her shoulder.

Once Dean finishes, she rotates her shoulder to test the relief, “How did you know what to do?” She asks look up at him.

“I used to get the same sensation in my shoulder back in my extreme days when I hit the corner post and I dated a girl who was studying massage therapy that help me with it.”

“You’re full of surprises, you know that?”

Dean smiles, “You have no idea.”