Rumor Has It

A/N - Story starts towards the end of May 2014 before Payback.

Disclaimer - All talent names (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins etc) belong to WWE. I own my OCs and the plot.

Chapter 1: I think Congratulations are in Order!

"You did not tell me I had to be general manager! I thought I was just helping you with software."

"Kels, you'll be fine."

Kelista Helmsley and her best friend, Alison Palmer, were relaxing in Stephanie's office when Kelista's aunt came in with the bad news, I mean job opportunity.

"Well I don't know –see I er," Kelista really did not want to be GM – what managing skills did she have? Nada. But Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley didn't care about that; she seemed to think Kelista had a degree in managing. Wait, is there such a thing? It didn't matter. Sure it wasn't so bad to be GM of RAW, she could get training. But since she's related to the Authority, everyone was going to think she got the job just because she's the boss' niece, not because of her skills, or rather, the lack of.

She had to come up with something else...

"I can't be GM because I umm...I'm dating one of the guys from the Shield!" she blurted. That should work. Uncle Hunter hated the Shield.

Alison tried hard not to laugh. Those guys were hot, but Kelista could hardly even remember what they looked like from watching Raw last week.

"Really." Stephanie said, completely unfazed.

"Yeah, so surely Uncle Hunter wouldn't want me to be GM, " Kelista said sweetly. "Because I might be you know, biased."

Stephanie smiled. "Which one?"

"Sorry?' Kelista asked, confused.

"Which one of the Shield are you dating, Kel?"

Kelista looked quickly at Alison and back to Stephanie again. "Oh, the guy with the... the blonde hair." She said, smiling nervously. She hated lying to her aunt, but what choice did she have?

"The guy with the tattoo!" Alison said at the same time.

Stephanie chuckled. Of the three members of the Shield only Roman Reigns had a tattoo and only Seth Rollins had blonde hair, or half black and half blonde anyway.

"Seth Rollins has a tattoo as well," Alison said quickly.

Stephanie nodded as she continued to smile. It was painfully obvious she was trying not to laugh. "Come on, why don't we get something to eat with Hunter and then I'll show you to your office."

~oOo~

"All I said was dating," Kelista was seated at her desk in her office. "Where did Uncle Hunter hear 'fiancé' from?" This was quickly becoming a nightmare...

They had hardly entered the cafeteria when her uncle demanded to know when did THIS happen and why HE didn't know about it. Stephanie didn't even bring up Kelista and the Shield yet.

And what was he talking about? Her engagement. To Seth Rollins. Of the Shield. Who, by the way, not only her beloved Uncle hated; but someone she had never even met yet (on her visits to Raw a couple of years back, she had always been shielded (!) by her uncle and kept in his or Stephanie's office).

Alison just laughed. "I can't wait to meet by brother in law face to face!"

"He is not." Kelista glared at her. Her friend was having way too much fun for her liking. "I don't even know who he is, Ali, let alone like him. If he is your bro-in-law, then I'm not your best friend anymore."

Alison continued to grin. "Aw, but I lovies you!"

Kelista smiled weakly at her friend's attempts to make up.

"And so does your fiancé, SETH ROLLINS!" Alison started laughing again.

Kelista massaged her temples. "How could this day get any worse?"

"It just about to get better..." Alison giggled.

Kelista looked up to find three guys in black entering her office. She failed to notice that one guy had tattoos on his arm, and the other had blonde (and black) hair. "Apparently it can," she said more to herself. "Hey, if you're looking for the GM, she died. Please go see Triple H or Stephanie; they can help you..."

"Kels, do you not know who they are?" Alison whispered excitedly.

Kelista sighed. Of course not.

"Let me see, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and," Alison indicated each of them, "my brother in law, Seth Rollins! The Shield!" Alison swooned.

Seth raised his eyebrows.

Alison turned her back to the Shield. "He's even cuter in person!" she whispered.

Kelista rolled her eyes at Alison playfully.

"So we supposed to be married, huh?" Seth asked grinning.

Kelista was taken aback. Married? "Wha-"

"Kelista!" Kelista barely had time to formulate her thoughts to reply when an excited A.J. Lee bounced into her office. "Kels!" she shouted, wrapping the younger girl in a big hug. "I can't believe it! Awesome!"

Kelista tried to push A.J. away. "A.J., I'm not-"

"And I didn't even know you were married! And now you're going to have a baby!"

Kelista's eyes widened. Whoa, what?

Unfortunately, that's when Stephanie and Triple H chose to come in, the latter being a little restrained by his wife, when he noticed the Shield "Honey, calm down." She said soothingly. "We'll just ask Kelista to explain-"

"I'm so happy for you!" A.J. continued. "I'll plan a baby shower from all us Divas!"

Kelista stared at her. It sucked to be the boss' niece sometimes. The Divas either really liked, you, sucked up to you, or were just plain jealous and mean. Though A.J. was usually nice, Kelista wished she was one of the mean ones right now.

Triple H and Stephanie's heads turned sharply. "'What?!"

"Mr and Mrs Helmsley?" Christina Larson, Stephanie's personal assistant, stepped into the office "Your meeting is about to start." she smiled at Kelista. "Congratulations, Kel!"

Kelista smiled weakly. "Um, thanks," she said automatically.

"We'll discuss this later." Stephanie said half pulling her husband out of Kelista's office. Hunter was muttering death threats.

"And I have to go let the Divas know so we can start planning the shower!" A.J. said, as she too started to leave. "You're welcome to attend our shower as well, Alison!"

Alison smiled and waved. "Cool. I'll be there!"

Kelista jaw dropped. "You'll BE there?!"

"You know what Madea says..." Alison smiled nervously.

Kelista quirked an eyebrow.

"Honey, when you tell a lie this bad," Alison quoted. "You just have to go with it!"

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