"What looks good on-" Randy was cut off the moment he saw Tania standing there. "Wow, don't you clean up good. Never would have thought there was a woman under those pants and shirt you wear all the time." "How would you like me to shove a pair of high heels up your ass?"

"Who told you I was into that?" Randy grinned, knowing there was no way Tania could figure out a comeback for that one. If she did, no doubt it would be a lame one. "You're definately going to knock 'em dead out there Tan."

Forcing herself to smile, Tania still wasn't so sure. She still had a bit before the show and already her heart was pounding in her chest at an unbelievable rate. "Who are you fighting tonight?"

"Copeland."

"Good luck in your match, I'm sure it will be as great as last weeks."

Randy's smile grew even more. "So you did watch the match. I was beginning to wonder why you hadn't mentioned anything." Tania obviously had cared a little more then she had let onto.

"You're missing something." Up until that moment, Randy had forgot all about the fact that Shane was also standing in wardrobe with them. Glancing back between Tania and his boss, Randy couldn't quite understand what he had meant.

"Like what?"

"A necklace. The cut shows off too much skin for there to be nothing around that neck of yours." Shane noted, walking over to a box sitting on the desk. "I'm sure Jan has something in here that will fit with the whole outfit nicely." It took a few moments of fishing around before Shane finally pulled out something that he liked. "Perfect."

Walking over towards Tania, he held the chain firmly in one hand while the other pushed away the brunette locks from around her neck. Slipping his arms around, Shane let the pendent drape along her skin before securing the clasp and pulling her hair loose from captivity. The feel of Shane's fingers against her bare skin not going unnoticed by Tania.

"What do you think?" Shane questioned the two others in the room.

Taking a step towards the mirror, Tania found her fingers tracing along a beautiful silver eagle pendant. It seemed to sit almost perfectly on the skin of her chest, just above the valley of her breasts. "Perfect. You have some fashion sense there Shane, I could see the benefits of hanging around you for sure."

"Given any thought as to where you want to go for dinner yet?" Randy questioned, catching her eyes through the mirror.

Tania shrugged, to be honest-she hadn't. "Randy, I have no idea where anything even is in this town."

"There's a nice little steakhouse down the street we could try. Dave tells me great things about it whenever we're here." Randy offered, secretly hoping that Tania didn't turn out to be a vegetarian. Not that he found anything about that lifestyle to be wrong...

"We could do that. A nice steak really sounds good right about now." Tania agreed, her hands still playing around with the pendant.

"A woman after my own heart. Knows a good meal when she sees one." Shane laughed, adjusting the way that the round chain linked belt sat on her waist. Tania jumped at first, not sure how to react to such an action but settled when she realized he was just trying to make sure everything looked flawless. Even though she found it hard to admit, the outfit did look pretty damn good on her.

"Sweet talker too." Tania informed Randy with a grin. "You win Shane."

"Win what?"

"I'll wear the outfit." Tania knew she had been defeated, and might as well admit to it while she was at it. "Despite the fact I feel next to naked, I'm actually starting to like it."

"Naked? Tania if you want to go out there feeling naked I know we can dress you in a lot less."

Suddenly Randy's face brightened up. "Hey! We could put her out there wearing an american printed bra and panties!"

"The high heel up the ass offer still stands." Tania warned, her eyes suddenly narrowing. "The only way that would happen would be if hell froze over."

"Just suggesting." Randy had wanted to let another comment slip out about a town called hell that had been known to get ice storms, but decided against it. He had added enough fuel to the fire already.

"Tania's too classy to be caught out there in bra and panites." Shane noted, and Tania snorted in disagreement. She knew the kinds of clothes that she wore. "I think she'd be more fit to dress like a milion bucks."

"I'm still in the room guys."

Randy rolled his eyes. "Fine. Leave and we'll talk behind your back."

This brought a smile to Shane's face. "The view of you leaving wouldn't be too bad either." He couldn't resist that one, knowing that it would just annoy Tania even more. He seemed to be agreeing with Randy on the whole idea of annoying her, it offered amusement. Besides, she looked cute when she was angry. "So please, don't let me stop you."

"Don't let me stop you." Tania mached, with a high pitched voice. She couldn't believe the comments men would make some days. "Why don't I wait until you can find a camera, that way you can take a picture. It wouldn't last longer for sure."

"If only I hadn't left it on the dresser of my apartment." Shane sighed. Taking another step towards Tania, he loosley held one of the strands in his hand. "Remind me to take you to hair and makeup before you go out to do something with this."

"What's wrong with my hair."

Shane shook his head. "Not a single thing. But the camera tends to try and make it look worse then it is. Plus I think it will look great with a few curls here and there."

"Now I know how Sandra Bullock's character in Miss Congeniality felt." Tania muttered under her breath.

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"Alright, who is she and do I have a chance?"

"If you are talking about that fine piece of ass walking around with Shane and Randy...no. You don't."

Jay laughed as he shook his head, somedays his friend really managed to amuse him. "I'm sure women just fall at your feet with the mere mentioning of them being a 'fine piece of ass' Adam." In fact, he was almost certain that they didn't. It was a wonder that his friend hadn't been deemed the biggest pig of the backstage area. But then again...some chicks would do anything to say they spent a night with a celebrity. "Does she have a name?"

"Tania."

"You might have some competition with that one Adam."

"Why do you say that?"

Jay frowned, unsure if he should believe that his friend really hadn't noticed. "Our young Mr. McMahon seems to enjoy flirting it up with her. What woman could resist those charms, not to mention the money."

"Shane flirts with anything in a skirt." Adam argued.

"Reminds me of someone else I know." They both knew who Jay meant in that sentance. Truth was, Adam couldn't deny it either.

"I can assure you that when Tania gets to know me, she's going to forget all about our boy wonder out there. She's a ring tech. Everyone knows that money marries money if they want to keep up their spotless image. Shane won't ruin the family name by dating her...she's nothing."

Jay sighed. "Ever heard of a little fairy tale called 'Cinderella'?"

"Life isn't full of happily ever afters Jay, I thought you of all people would know that."

"Don't fuck around Adam. She doesn't strike me as the kind of girl who would appreciate it. And if she had friends like Shane and Randy you can bet that there will be some backlash from them." Jay warned. He knew enough to leave well enough alone. Tania was getting to know quite a few people backstage, and they all happened to be the wrong kind of people for Adam.

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Sitting back listening to Shane talk on the phone, Tania let her eyes close. Randy had promised to return after talking over his match with Adam, and Shane was getting her set up for the night. Once again, she found herself alone without the comfort of her discman. It was funny how things could go from one thing to another in a matter of minutes.

She had been quite happy with building and tearing down the set everyday. Now here she was, sitting in wardrobe getting ready to stand out in the middle of the ring she would help build every show and sing her heart out infront of thousands of viewers. Definately not the type of day she had expected when she first woke up.

"At least when this is all done I can go back to my normal."

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