“No.” Keysha said flatly, quickly following up with, “I mean… not offhand. I figured it would be a long shot just to get you to hear me out to be honest. But the three of us can definitely come up with something.”

Gordon suddenly cleared his throat, an unpleasant and ragged noise, followed by an interjection, “Pardon me for the interruption, Keysha, but you do remember that all team-ups need to be approved upstairs?”

“I’m not suggesting us forming a team,” Keysha spread her arms defensively, “I am suggesting an alliance between myself and Fiona and Kendra. If just a temporary alliance.”

Gordon clasped his doughy hands together beneath his chin, a look of genuine consideration on his face. Seeing an opening Keysha continued, “Fiona’s rivalry with the Beatifics was one of the top stories back at NMWW. I guarantee that with some pizzazz added by the production team it could be a worthwhile pursuit. Add myself and Kendra and it could-…”

“Yeah, listen,” Gordon lowered his hands and interrupted a second time, “we have a very busy August ahead of us. I can’t promise anything, [i]but[/i] I will bring this up to Diana.”

Keysha and Kendra both looked at Fiona in unison, their faces painted with looks of appeal.