Post by emily on Dec 31, 2022 12:24:33 GMT -5
The “Pepsi Princess” Emily Simms saunters across the lobby of the Velvet Rabbit carrying her cobalt blue cat shaped phone as well as a selfy stick in one hand and her black leather Coach purse over her left shoulder as she heads for the Ring Rust Cafe. Emily slides into a booth and a waitress hurries over to take her order.
“Pepsi and wings am I right?” She asks Emily.
“Just a Pepsi today please!” Emily replied brightly.
Emily turns her attention to the selfy stick and cell phone sitting on the table and sets them up and hits record on her phone.
“Well Lexi, you and I are going to get our match and then you’ll get a chance to really see what I am made of. You were way out of line in the way you invited Buster to fight you at the Denzel Porter Invitational. He said no, you should have left it at that. However you couldn’t take no for an answer and had to practically dry hump him in front of the camera! That’s what I take issue with Lexi, that and finding out it really was you that has been stalking Buster and I. You know how scared he is of snakes and you hide six of them in our apartment? What kind of sick freak does that to someone they call a friend?”
Emily leans back against the booth and does her best to look serious.
“I thought we were friends Lexi, you’re acting like a real bitch you know that right? You’re a victim of your own mental games and create your own problems where there are none! I came to stay with you and keep you company and then you turn around and stalk me? You shouldn’t mistake my kindness for weakness Lexi! Well despite everything you’ve tried to do, I’m not going to stop streaming on my Twitch channel. If anything I’ll be doing it even more now!”
“You believe you know me, why is that? Have you consoled my demons, appealed to my angels, or delved into my soul? My appearance, my possessions, or my past or present defines me. So hold your condemning tongue for someone who gives a damn Lexi Gold!”
Emily’s Pepsi arrives a moment later and she’s about to turn her cell phone back on to finish recording when he gets a request for a video chat from Buster’s oldest son Dalton. She hits the green button and comes face to face with a spitting image of Buster as a younger teenager. Emily smiles brightly and waves to him and he waves back.
“Hello Miss Emily! I just wanted to call and thank you and dad for the Christmas presents you gave us. It was way awesome of you both and we look forward to seeing you guys at the show. Hang on, gramps wants to talk with you too Miss Emily.”
The phone shook for a moment and then Buster’s dad showed up on Emily’s phone screen and she couldn’t help but smile just as brightly at him as she had at Dalton.
“Hey old man! I just wanted to say thank you for having us there over Christmas, it was awesome to spend time together with you and the boys. I feel like the boys and I are getting closer.
“Hey you! How was your time in LA with your grandmother? Is my son still treating you okay?”
“He is indeed! Look what he gave me! We had an awesome time in LA! I got to spend some real quality time with my grandmother as well as Eric and Evan. Eric and Evan are actually talking about moving down to Las Vegas, Eric wants to move his kickboxing academy to a new city or possibly even open a second one.” Emily exclaimed as she held up her left hand and showed off the sapphire and diamond ring Buster had given to her. Buster’s dad let out a low whistle.
“That’s a beautiful ring Emily.”
“I know! I cannot talk for too long, I have to go back up to our room and take Scooter out for a walk.”
“I won’t keep the Pepsi Princess then,” He replied with a smile that reminded her exactly of Buster’s grin.
“Tell Dalton that I will call him again tonight before we head for bed okay?”
“Sure thing, goodbye Emily!”
Emily reattached the selfy stick and hit record again.
“You just blow my mind Lexi, you seem to think you’re some sort of sex goddess like Marilyn Monroe. Well news flash Lexi, you’re not! You’re no better than Kim Kardashian!
I am better than you and I will prove it in the ring for the next show. I'm going to make you regret doing all the things you did Lexi when I’ve got you pinned for the three count.Those fans will be chanting and cheering my name after our match!”
Emily blows some of her blond hair out of her eyes and tucks the strands behind her ear as she readjusts the cobalt blue Pepsi bucket hat on her head.
“A pinch of soul with a whole lot of sass, a sprinkle of naughty and just enough class. The strength of a warrior and a go to hell glare, a past that’s not perfect because life is not fair. A sailor’s mouth with a heart full of love, that’s what THIS badass is made of”
She turned off the recording and put her cell phone back into her purse and carried the selfy stick as she handed the bill back to the waitress and tipped her fifteen dollars before padding back across the lobby and riding up in the elevator wondering where Buster was right about now. As she stepped off the elevator, Emily texted Buster and found out he was in a meeting of sorts. She let herself into their apartment and Scooter, her black pug, met her at the door.
“Who wants to go for a walk?” Emily asked with a big smile as she picked up Scooter and kissed the top of his head. Scooter barked a couple of times while Emily put his harness on him and attached the leash and then she grabbed a few plastic shopping bags and shoved them into her purse before leaving the apartment again. It was a typical hot day in Vegas so Emily and Scooter walked around the block twice and then headed back inside to get something cold to drink because they were both thirsty!
“Here ya go Scooter! Nice cold water for you and a nice ice cold Pepsi for me!”
She said as she cracked open the bottle and took a long sip. “I could use a shower,” Emily said to Scooter as she padded towards their bedroom. Emily emerged clean and dry from the bathroom twenty minutes later and changed into a fresh pair of jean shorts and a white t-shirt that hung off one shoulder showing her white bra strap and a pair of pink socks as she brushed her long blond hair. She pulled it back into a braid as she sat down on the sofa and flipped through the channels to see what was on the Disney channel. Her phone rang and scared the begeezus out of her, she picked it up and didn’t recognize the number but figured she should answer it just in case it was someone important.
“Hello?”
“Yes good afternoon I am looking for Miss Emily Simms please.”
“This is Emily Simms, how can I help you?”
“My name is Marcus Divone, I’m with Pepsi incorporated and I am your new Pepsi relations officer as per the president of Pepsi.”
Emily pulled the phone away from her ear and looked at her phone with a raised eyebrow, positive this was some sort of joke or something.
“I’d like to schedule a meeting with you as soon as possible Miss Simms. At your earliest convenience of course.”
“How about in an hour? I’m at home and don’t have anything planned. We could meet downstairs in the Ring Rust Cafe of the Velvet Rabbit. Do you know how to get here?”
“I am quite familiar with the Velvet Rabbit Miss Simms, I will see you in one hour.”
Emily hurried back to the bedroom and looked through her clothes, thank god she had done laundry yesterday! She grabbed a pair of blue jeans and another white t-shirt with the Pepsi logo on it and switched shirts and then grabbed her cobalt blue Pepsi bucket hat. She loved that hat even though she knew it drove Buster crazy for some strange reason! She grabbed her make up and quickly applied some eyeliner and mascara and eye shadow before grabbing her purse and making sure she had her lipstick. She opened the apartment door and could feel her heart fluttering, pausing for a moment Emily took a deep breath and counted to ten.
“Pepsi relations offier? Why do I feel like I am so screwed?” She asked Scooter over her shoulder as she closed the door behind her.
Riding down in the elevator, Emily waved to the girls behind the front desk and to one of the bell boys as she headed into the Ring Rust Cafe for the second time in less than a few hours.
“Back again so soon Emily?” the waitress asked with a smile as she sat Emily down at the booth she had been in earlier. Emily had a clear view of the entrance. About twenty minutes later, Emily was on her second glass of Pepsi when she noticed a man in his mid forties walk into the restaurant carrying a briefcase and scanning the restaurant. Emily slid out of the booth and waved to the man who, walked over to her and the two of them shook hands before sitting down.
“Another Pepsi Emily?” the waitress asked.
“Just water actually for now please.”
“And for you?”
“Herbal grey tea please,” The man replied.
“So you said the president of Pepsi sent you, what for?”
“To help you Emily, since you are representing a worldwide company we have some ideas we would like to run by you.”
“Such as?” Emily asked as she crossed her legs underneath the table and tried her best not to fidget with the napkin on the table.
“We’d like to create a series of commercials starring you, you’d be compensated exceptionally well for your time and it’s a win/win situation for all of us. We can get you more Pepsi merch to wear and advertise as well as sending you on a tour overseas for Pepsi,” Marcus said as he pulled out some papers from his brief case.
“You want me to go overseas? What about my wrestling? I cannot just be missing shows left, right, and center and expect to keep my job.”
“We will speak to Chris Page and James Raven on your behalf. Any touring you do for Pepsi will coincide with time off from WGWF that you have,” Marcus said as he slid the papers across the table towards Emily.
“Can I take these papers and read them over and get back to you? I want to read these closely of course and take my time going over them.”
“Of course Miss Simms, if you could get back to me within the next few days that would be wonderful. Here is my business card, feel free to call me. I look forward to working with you in the near future!”
~End of Scene~