Game On: A JJ Watt Love Story

Good God, He's Hot!

Tessa arrived to the photoshoot around 6am on Wednesday morning. She was excited about this opportunity and was hoping this would get her career rolling. She walked in and was instantly met by a woman in her early thirties with frizzy blonde hair, who was running around like a crazy person. "Hi, I'm Tessa. I'm the makeup artist." The woman stopped what she was doing and smiled at her. "Hello, dear. I'm Heather. I'm Sarah's assistant. I can show you where to setup. The models should be here no later than 7, but I can't guarantee they will be. Mr. Watt and Mr. Cushing should be here around 8:30. "Oh, ok," Tessa said as she followed her back to where she would be working. Sarah had mentioned that it was an NLF promo shoot, but she didn't say who would be there. All she knew was it was football players with model who were supposed to look like cheerleaders. It was supposed to get people ready for the upcoming season.

Tessa had all of her stuff setup rather quickly and soon got to know the rest of the crew she was working with. Paul was the hairstylist and they hit it off pretty quickly, along with his assistant Carrie. Rhonda was the stylist and she was also very nice. Tessa could tell this was going to be a good shoot. "How you doing there girl?" Sarah asked coming to her section of the shoot. "Hi, I'm good. Everything's ready to go. I know we talked on the phone about the look you wanted and I'm all set." Sarah smiled at her, "Good I'm glad to hear it. If you need anything at all, don't be afraid to ask," she said before walking away to do something.

Heather was right, the models started rolling in around 7:00 and everyone was trying to get a rhythm going of how to get them ready. Tessa was working on her first model, her name was Sam and she did not seem happy at all. "So, are you excited for the photoshoot?" Tessa asked trying to get rid of the awkwardness that seemed to be in the air. "Yeah, I guess. I don't really care. I'm just trying to see JJ." "Oh," was all Tessa said. Obviously, she knew who both JJ Watt and Brian Cushing were. She grew up in Houston and was always a Texans' fan. She thought both of the guys were cute, especially JJ, but she wasn't dumb enough to think he'd even give her a second glance.

"Hello, Mr. Cushing. It's great to meet you, let me show you where to get ready," Heather said as she led him and a woman with dark hair towards the hair, makeup and wardrobe area. Heather did a quick introduction of Brian to everyone and told him that Patrick, her assistant, would be right over to give him the schedule for the day. Brian went to grab a drink and the woman took a seat as Tessa continued to work on Sam. "Are you another model?" Sam asked the woman rudely. The woman let out a quick laugh and smiled at her, "Oh no. I'm his wife. My name is Megan." Sam looked her up and down, "Oh. You just came along?" Megan was obviously starting to get uncomfortable with Sam's rude attitude. "Um, yeah." Tessa stopped applying the eye shadow to Sam's eyelid and turned her attention towards Megan. "Hi, I'm Tessa. I love those boots." Megan smiled a grateful smile and looked to Tessa. "Thanks girl, I got them at Nordstrom's on sale the other day." Tessa was good at reading people. She could tell when they felt uncomfortable and she found that when she changed the conversation by giving a complement, people relaxed. And that's exactly what Megan did. Sam was about to say something, but Tessa quickly jumped in. "Really? I heard they were having a huge sale. I should've gone!" The two girls began talking endlessly and Sam couldn't even get a word in.

Once all the models had their makeup done, Tessa was working on Brian. All he needed was a little bronzer and such, just so he didn't look washed out from all the lights. Megan and Tessa were still chatting away and Brian would join in sometimes, too. Tessa was glad they were at least friendly. "Look how pretty you look," a deep male's voice said in a playful manner. The three turned their attention to where the voice came from and Tessa was met with the most piercing blue eyes she's ever seen. "Shut up man. You're next!" Brian said with a laugh. JJ laughed and walked over to him and the two guys shook hands. Next, he gave Megan a hug and asked her how she was. "Hi, I'm JJ," he said turning to Tessa. She broke out of her trance and placed her hand in his large one that was extending to her. "I'm Tessa. I'm the makeup artist," she said. She was surprised her voice didn't crack when her words came out. When their hands met, she felt a shock go through her whole body. "It's nice to meet you," he said with his million-dollar smile. Good God he's hot, she thought to herself.