It's Been A Long Time... [Desperate Measures Sequel]

Twenty.

"Maybe you should stop moping about Tasha," a familiar voice said as a hand was placed on my shoulder before the person sat next to me and took their hand back. 

I rolled my eyes as Bray smiled at me. "I am certainly not moping." I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned into Bray. "Maybe you should take me away from all this and cheer me up."

"Woah there," Bray held his hands up and moved me off him, "Lets keep it PG here."

We were sitting in catering at the next arena, I had not spoken to Stephanie or Hunter about the storyline they wanted. I certainly had not spoken to Dean, Roman or Seth so I didn't know their feelings. And since leaving the last show I hadn't spoken to AJ, Luke or Karl. It wasn't because I didn't want to, I just needed some time to myself. 

Shaking my head I let a smirk creep onto my face, "Shut up. I didn't mean that and you know it." I playfully punched him in the arm before I leaned back on it. "I just need a friend."

"I mean I can be an actual friend," he said with a grin. "But if you are looking for a friend with benefits then you are barking up the wrong tree."

"I am not after anything like that," I assured him with a slight eye roll. "I actually just want someone to just hang out with, someone who can hold my hair back when I have drunk too much."

"Only if you do the same for me," Bray laughed. "Sometimes this long mane gets in the way."

Stephanie had given me a new task, hopefully, it was something to help get the shield reboot, but first, she had me working alongside Seth. This evening we were in his hotel room ironing out the details as given to us by Stephanie, she had given us the main storyline, we had to improvise all the rest. 

"I cannot believe she's put us together again," I laughed as I leaned against the headboard of his bed, my back leaning against a pillow so it wasn't directly against the board. 

Seth laughed from next to me since his room only had a double bed we decided the best thing to do was to sit next to each other and go through it all. "She must be crazy," Seth agreed. "We didn't work all that well together last time."

"Maybe this time we can be more convincing," I looked over the first card I held in my hand. On it was writing from Stephanie with a few details on. "Listen to this," I laughed before I started to read from the card "Tasha will accompany Seth to every match, first starting as moral support before after several matches sitting with the commentators." I looked up at Seth and rolled my eyes, "Like I have anything important to say."

"Oh you will," he teased, "You'll be talking about how great of a wrestler I am. I guess you'll also talk about how much of a great champion I am, how I will soon be the next Universal champion."

Rolling my eyes at him I shook my head, "Maybe I'll tell everyone how much of a massive douche you are and that you really do have a high opinion of yourself."

He laughed as he nudged me playfully, "You and I both know that I am the best. Let's be honest you already know how great I am." He winked at me, "Besides we both know no one can measure up to my skills."

"Wow." My eyes looked away from him and back to the cards in front of me, I moved the top one to the back and my eyes scanned over the next one before I laughed. "She's delusional," I chucked the cards away from myself as I leaned my head on Seth's shoulder. "Honestly must we go through all this bother?"

"What do suggest we do instead then?" He asked me as he reached forward to grab the cards, moving away from me and causing my head to fall down before I caught myself and sat back up and groaned. "Sorry," he smiled as he laid back against the headboard. 

"Just convince the others to do the whole shield thing and we don't have to go through all this nonsense, we all know what will happen in the end." Leaning my head back on his shoulder I sighed as I relaxed into him. 

I felt him put an arm around me as my eyelids grew heavy, "I'm sure it will all work out in the end," I heard Seth's voice as I closed my eyes. 

"Why are you always so nice to me," I mumbled into his neck.