Nikki walked backstage with Brie. They both desperately needed a drink. And a very strong one at that. The two girls were startled as a pair of arms reached round and hugged them both.
"Great job girls, but try to keep to the storyline next time. ok?" Vince McMahon said as he looked down at his two favorite Diva's. He had watched both girls grow up and he always had a special place for them in his heart. He looked into their eyes again and sensed something wrong.
"Girls, whats happened?" A concerned look passed over the owner of the WWE.
Brie looked at Nikki and Nikki looked at Brie. In less than a minute Roman had told McMahon everything that had happened that day. He looked surprised when she told him about Fane and concerned and angry when she told him about Layla. He wasn't a happy man. He knew what was going on but didn't want to alarm Nikki or put her off John. She needed to be happy and he had a funny feeling John could do that.
"I'll keep an eye on her, don't worry. As for Layla?" He paused thinking of what to say. "Well she's just a hoe." He kissed both the women on the cheek and went to find his daughter.
As they walked back to the locker room, Brie bumped into her boyfriend,The Miz. Nikki's heart slumped as she watched Brie walk away with him, her head down. Everyone knew Miz treated his girlfriend badly, but he would never hurt her in front of no-one. They all knew where her bruises came from as well. she had them around her wrists, neck and often on her cheek. Nikki shook her head and continued to her locker room . when she got there she had a lovely surprise. A bunch of red roses sat outside her door.
I'll meet you here at 10. John x
Nikki blushed and pushed her door open. She slowly unwrapped the flowers and put them in her glittery vase. She slid her iPod into the docking station in the corner and switched on her 'getting ready for a date' playlist. She was singing along and getting into normal clothes. She heard knocking and shouted 'Come In' thinking it was Brie. She pulled her wrestling shirt over her head, revealing a lacy blue bra.
"Look at the flowers John sent me, ain't they cute?" After she finally managed to get her shirt off she turned around after getting no response. She turned round to a grinning John. His eyes squeezed shut. She grinned. She would have blushed if it were any other wrestler.
"John, I know your eyes aren't really shut." She stood with her hands on her hips. Perfectly comfortable standing in front of him in her skinny jeans and a bra.
"I swear Nikki, I can't see nothing." He held his hands in the air.
"Oh!, well you wont see this then..." She put her hands behind her back and went to unclasp her bra when John piped up.
"Nikki, please don't do that, I wont be able to control myself." Nikki giggled and removed her hands. She loved to be a tease. She slipped on a black tank top and pulled her iPod out of the docking station.
She slipped her hand into his signalling she wanted to leave. He gladly accepted it and they walked out of the arena together.
They had just finished their food. He had taken her to a little diner just round the corner from where they were staying. A whole month of wrestling was being filmed in the same place a month at a time so the SMACKDOWN! and RAW! roster got to stay together . This was brilliant for Nikki and Brie because they flitted between both shows and it was good to have to not travel halfway across the country to try and get from raw to SMACKDOWN! in three days.
They sat and chatted for a while before the waitress came up and handed John the bill. She placed the little pit of paper in front of him and whispered in his ear. It was loud enough hear and his response to the question 'Are you single?' made her choke on her diet soda.
"No, but thanks for the offer, Meet my girlfriend, Nikki." She looked at him with wild eyes but all she could see was passion. She outreach her hand and shook the waitress's one. She gave a sarcastic smile and waited for the black-haired girl to leave
"Girlfriend?" Nikki questioned. John shrugged his shoulder as if he had done nothing wrong.
He lent forward and took Nikki's hand in his.
"That's if you want to be..." John looked hopeful.
"John..." Nikki didn't know what to say. Her last relationship had been with another wrestler and he had been her best friend as well as her boyfriend. That was until she walked in on him sleeping with another girl. Which was also a fellow wrestler.
"Nikki, I understand, but I really like you." He gripped her hand tighter and although the gesture was small, it reassured her.
"Well John, you have a new girlfriend." She leaned forward to kiss him but he pulled back.
"Really?" He sounded shocked but she ignored him and went in for a kiss.
They walked hand in hand back to the hotel. The main topic of conversation was about Brie. John explained that he felt as if Brie was his little sister. She thought it was adorable. She wanted to feel protected and safe and although they had only been together for than less that three hours, that was the way she felt.
