"This is Wayne," I said as I answered my phone.
"Hey big man. I know it's your day off, but do you have any plans?" My boss asked. If he calls on my day off, it means he's renting out my services.
"What do you want?" I asked gruffly, cutting to the chase.
"If you want it, I have a job for you," he said, hoping I'd chipper up a bit. I just waited. "There's a WWE house show, and with the 'rona these days, they're a little short staffed on security."
"Alright. I'm in," I shrugged. "I'm just glad you called now. I'm only two beers in."
"Wayne, it's fucking noon."
"I know what time it is. When do I need to be there?" I was all business, jokes aside.
"7 p.m. work?"
"Yeah," I said flatly and hung up. He'd text me the details later. Tonight should be an easy $250.
I laid round and caught up on the latest b.s. going on in the WWE universe. As much as I couldn't care about the story lines, it was mindlessly entertaining, and there was some gorgeous talents on there, namely Liv Morgan and my personal heart throb, Alexa Bliss.
By the time I was caught up and had dinner knocked out and cleaned up, it was time for me to head to the center.
I arrived just as the staffs started showing up, and I took my place along side the other security guys as we made sure the lines stayed orderly as the superstars got there.
The crowd cheered for their favorite stars as they showed up, and even I broke stance and stole a glance once I heard the name I was hoping for.
Alexa Bliss was blowing kisses to fans, smiling and waving. She winked in my general direction, but it could have been to anyone.
I stole a quick glance at her ass, healthily encased in black leggings. She certainly had the body of a goddess.
Once she was gone, I was back to my professional self, though I had never entirely left level 3 awareness.
Once the show was actually on, I had ring duty. I was dressed up as a usual viewer, except I was authorized to concealed carry for security reasons. CPLs don't usually apply to sports arenas.
I pretty much got a free show, plus $250 to make sure the viewers in masks didn't pull some shit, which nobody did, of course.
During Alexa Bliss's match with Carmella, who is more or less WWE trash, Carmella caught Bliss unaware and sent her over the ropes.
She tumbled down, and hit her pretty little head off the side of the apron before coming down hard on her back. It didn't look faked.
Alexa came to and sat up, propped up on her hands. She slowly shook her head side-to-side and her eyes settled on me for a brief second. I saw legitimate pain there, before she tried to give me a shaky smile.
She could see I was legitimately worried. She winked, and briskly got back up on her feet.
She was sluggish and missed some staged moves, but as she was supposed to, she won the fight with a real-looking Twisted Bliss off the second turnbuckle instead of the usual third.
"Wayne, come here," one of the regular security guys said to me after the show was over.
"What's up?" I asked, following him backstage.
"Listen up," he said, and I liked the respect he commanded. "You heard about Sonya Deville? She was stalked recently. Dude was caught trying to break into her house. A few of the superstars, men and women's division, are a little shaken up by it."
"I follow," I said as we got back to the sports medicine trainer's office.
"Alexa Bliss has a minor concussion after that fight. With the injury, plus the recent events, we'd feel a lot safer if you got her to her hotel safe, you feel me?"
"Absolutely, sir," I nodded as he opened the door to reveal Alexa sitting on the exam table, still in her ring gear with an ice pack held to her head.
"Hey Lexi," the much larger guard said as we walked in. "This is Wayne. He'll make sure you get back to the hotel okay."
"Wayne? Like from Letterkenny?" Alexa asked with a silly smile.
"I get that a lot," I said and offered her a hand. She shook it, and also used my hand to help pull herself to her feet.
"I need to get clothed, I mean changed, and then we can go."
Alexa was definitely discombobulated. I offered an arm, which she took, just in case she needed it.
We walked quietly through the halls of the center until we came to the girls' locker room.
"I'll wait here," I told her, and she nodded.
"Probably for the best," she concurred and slipped inside.
She took longer than what I expected was her normal time, but was still back at my side faster than expected.
"Ready to get you back?" I asked, straightening my hat.
"Yup. See anything unusual?" Alexa asked as we started following exit signs.
"Just a sketchy as hell janitor. I'm sure it wasn't anything."
"You are a bodyguard, aren't you?" she asked, looking up at me with a smile.
"They wouldn't put you in my care if they didn't trust me."
I had to actively try not to stare at Alexa, her hair in a ponytail, her naturally beautiful face with her ring makeup already cleaned away. She wore a t-shirt she'd fight in, but with sinfully tight jeans and a leather jacket to finish out her outfit. And those black leather boots made her legs go for days, going most of the way to her knees.
When we got to the parking deck, I was on red alert. I kept a hand on the middle of Alexa's back, I matched her pace. I watched every car and every shadow until we got to mine.
I checked the back seat of my car to make sure it was empty. I loaded her stuff in the trunk to make sure there wasn't a stoway. I opened her door and sat her inside before I got in the driver's seat.
"Is everything okay, Wayne?" Alexa asked as we buckled in.
"Yeah, I'm just making sure you're safe," I explained.
"Aww, you're sweet," she told me with a most endearing smile.
"Lexi, it's literally my job," I said, shaking my head.
"Yeah, but you're being sweet about it," she said, her smile getting brighter.
"Okay, Lex. If you say so. What hotel am I bringing you to, anyway?"
"The Hamilton on 5th," she said, laying her head back and resting her blue eyes.
"Nah uh. Stay with me, Lex," I said, snapping my fingers. "If you can't stay awake, I will take you to the ER instead."
"I'm fine, Wayne. Please just get me to bed, okay?" she pleaded earnestly and I headed in that direction.
All the way to the hotel, Alexa hummed along with whatever the radio was quietly playing. It wasn't a long drive, but it felt so long.
Every minute dragged on because I was so focused on getting her safely from point A to B, but I was also human. Alexa Bliss was riding shotgun. I wanted to feel bad because she had a minor concussion, or at least a rung bell, she was still sexy as hell.
When we got to the hotel, I got out first, I checked the surrounding area, grabbed all of her stuff, and then opened her door.
Alexa stepped out, obviously tired. She offered to take her bags, but I steadfastly refused.
We walked into the lobby together and Lexi led the way to the elevator. She was on the third floor, so it was short, but I wasn't prepared to be in such a closed space with Alexa.
She leaned against the wall right next to me, and I couldn't help but drink in the entire plain of her body, from boot to eyes.
When I got to her eyes, I found them looking back at me, a smile on her face. "Hey there," she said playfully. "What are you looking at?"
"I'm sorry, Ms. Kaufman. It was unprofessional of me," I sincerely apologized.
She made a show of dragging her eyes up and down my frame as I had to her. "Are we even now?" she asked, an eyebrow raised.
"I guess so." At that moment, the elevator dinged and I stepped out first, making sure the hallway was clear.
She led me to her room, and she opened the door. I peaked behind us, saw the hall was still empty, and I let her in, but didn't let her get too far ahead of me until I was satisfied the room was clear.
"Well Ms. Kaufman, it was a pleasure meeting you, but I believe our time has come to an end."
Alexa pouted and grabbed my hand. She didn't say anything, but looked at me with pleading eyes.
"Lexi, what is it?" I asked, dropping my tone to honest care.
"Wayne, I'm scared." Her chin trembled, and I felt for her. Things were crazy. Sonya Deville had been stalked and her home broken into. Smackdown had been running the story about the goons running amock and breaking in to the show for three weeks.
"Lexi, I don't..."
"I hate to even ask, but can you please stay?"
"Lexi, I didn't come prepared to stay the night. There's only one bed," I pointed out.
"I don't care. I don't want to be here alone right now. I'm not armed, and I don't know how much of a fight I can put up right now. If it wasn't scripted, Carmella, FUCKING CARMELLA," she spat, "would have beat my little ass."
"I can sleep in the chair," I pointed to the nice recliner in the corner.
"You know you're a hell of a gentleman, right?"