"It was nice knowing you, Clem," Dean said with one of his trademark little sideways grins. He had just watched Ronda, Alexa and Clementine step onto the boat that was going to take them out to the final dive site for the filming of Ronda and Clementine: In at the Deep End.

"And what is that supposed to mean?" Alexa demanded, standing with her hands on her hips.

Dean shrugged. "She'll be shark shit in an hour."

"Dean!" Ronda exclaimed. "Carry on like that and you'll be shark shit!"

"Doesn't she say the nicest things to me?" he asked theatrically, making them all laugh.

Luckily, his comment didn't get to Clementine, who was feeling confident about her final dive. Indeed, she was very much looking forward to it. "I'll say hi to a great white for you, Dean," she said. "Who knows, maybe one day you'll have the balls to do something like this yourself?"

Her out of character jab made everyone including Danielle Morris burst into hysterics. Even Dean couldn't help himself laughing. "I would come and join you right now, but there's a beer or three with my name on them back on the beach. I'll tell you what I will do though. When you get back, I'll buy you a drink to celebrate. Deal?"

"Alright, deal," Clem said with a smile.

"Okay, good luck," Dean said, seriously this time.

"Thank you," Clem said appreciatively.

"I'll see you later," Ronda said to her man, blowing him a kiss. "Get the cocktails ready for when we get back."

"Will do. Have fun."

With the goodbyes over with, the girls went and sat near the back of the boat, waiting for it to get moving. Before long, they were making quick progress across the ocean, heading for a site known to frequented by great white sharks. It would be the last of several cage dives for Clementine. The first few had been aimed at getting her accustomed to the environment, and to seeing some much smaller sharks in close quarters. Now it was time to film the climax of the show. If all went to plan, she would soon come face to face with the most dangerous predator in the sea.

When the boat arrived on at the dive location, it was the job of Danielle and the crew to start throwing bait called chum into the water to attract sharks to the boat. Meanwhile, other crew members got the shark cage ready and lowered it into the water. The WWE Network team set about getting their own equipment ready, including one of the guys getting into a wetsuit. He would be taking an underwater camera into the cage with Danielle and Clem in order to film the reactions of the star of the show.

Meanwhile, inside the boat a station had been set up where Alexa and Ronda could sit and listen to Clementine and Danielle's communications through headsets, and could get involved themselves by using a microphone on the console. Everything that was said would also be recorded for the show and could be edited into the footage later by the production team.

"I guess it's time," Clem said after she had finished putting her wetsuit on.

"Yes," Danielle said. "Let's gear up. We'll get in the water before the first sharks show up."

Ronda helped Clem to get into her dive gear while Alexa stood nearby with a nervous expression on her face. It was impossible for her not to be concerned about what her girlfriend was about to do. A great white shark was no laughing matter. If something went wrong, either Clem or Danielle could be killed.

When Clementine had her fins and air tank on and had connected the air supply to her mask, she was essentially ready to go.

"I need a kiss first," Alexa said, stepping up to her girl before she had a chance to put the mask on.

"As if I would go without one," Clem said lovingly. They pecked each other on the lips, then shared a more passionate kiss.

"Enjoy, honey. And stay safe," Alexa said, holding Clem's cheeks in her hands before giving her another kiss. There was unmistakeable, undying love in both of their eyes.

"I will. I love you."

"I love you, too."

With that, it was time for Clem and Danielle to get into the cage. They put their masks on, checked for each other that all of their gear was safe and secure, then dropped off the side of the boat into the cage. The cameraman with the underwater jumped in after them, then one of the crew secured the cage's roof. Everything was set, so he began lowering it under the water.

"She's so brave," Alexa said to Ronda. "I could never do that."

"She really is," Ronda agreed. "Even on my show, I didn't have to confront a great white. Come on, let's get inside, where we can talk to her."

Ronda led the way to the station where the communications gear had been set up, with a cameraman dutifully following them. They sat down on the two chairs that had been left for them and put their headsets on.

Under the water, Clementine was peering through her mask to try and pick up any sign of a shark. So far, there were only much smaller fish swimming around. As beautiful as they undoubtedly were, they were not what she was there for.

"Won't be long, Clem," Danielle said from beside her, clearly looking forward to what was about to happen.

Alexa's voice came through then, concern evident in it even with the fairly poor sound quality. "Clem? Are you okay, honey?"

"Yes, babe, I'm all good," Clem reported, smiling at the sound of her girlfriend's voice. "No sharks around yet."

"I'm sure there's a big ass one coming real soon," Ronda said.

Clementine chuckled. "No doubt. And if it's a female, I'm calling it Ronda. I can see you as a great white shark, you know?"

Ronda sounded flattered when she replied. "I can live with that. Let us know when you see something."

It took nearly another ten minutes before the chum bait attracted its intended target. Out of the gloom, an absolutely enormous shark came slowly into view. Clem's eyes went wide behind her mask and her breathing quickened significantly. "Holy..." she began, leaving the exclamation unfinished.

"Oh, yes!" Danielle exclaimed. "That's a great white alright. Female. Must be nearly twenty feet. Isn't she a beauty?"

"Guys, Ronda the shark just showed up," Clem reported back to the boat. "Holy hell she's scary-looking."

"What's it doing?" Alexa asked anxiously, sounding she imagined the shark might immediately start attacking the cage.

"Coming closer," Clem said, staring intently at it and trying to suppress her fear. This was the moment she had been working up to, but it was still seriously scary.

"Here she comes, Clem," Danielle said, as if she needed to. "She'll probably grab some of the chum, and with a bit of luck she'll come right past us afterwards."

Clementine didn't notice that she had tightly clenched her fists in fear as the huge monster approached, heading further over towards the back of the boat. By then, the full scale of it could now be seen as its entire length was visible. Clem could also see its rows of massive, razor sharp teeth in its gaping mouth. "My God," she breathed, only just audible.

"Get ready," Danielle said. "Here she comes."

The shark hadn't actually gone as far as the bait. It had seemed to lose interest in it, and turned in the direction of the cage. For a second, Clementine wondered if it had decided the three people in there would make a much better meal. But no attack was coming.

"She's inquisitive," Danielle said.

As the shark came closer, Clem realised it was going to pass by the cage. It was taking a look at the strange and unfamiliar object.

"Wow," Clem said in awe as the shark cruised slowly past, looking at her with its glassy, emotionless black eye. Again, her eyes drifted to the teeth. So many teeth. It was a truly horrifying sight. But she had done it! She had achieved her goal of going eye to eye with a great white!

"Guys! She swam right past us!" Clem cried on delight, wanting to share her exhilaration with her girl and her best friend.

"How close?" Alexa asked, beaming in delight at Clem's obvious excitement.

"Right past us! Literally right past! Her fin almost touched the cage!"

"You did it, Clem!" Danielle exclaimed. "Congratulations! Well done."

"Yeah, well done, Clem," Ronda said. "I'm really proud of you, girl."

"Me too!" Alexa exclaimed. "Honey, I don't know how you just did that without losing it."

"Honestly, neither do I," Clementine said, drawing laughter from all of the others.

On the boat, one of the film crew put Alexa on the spot with a question, with a camera filming her for her response. "Alexa, how does it feel to know that Clem was just feet away from a great white?"

Alexa turned to face the questioner, seeing the camera pointed at her as she did so. "Now that it's over, it feels amazing," she said with a slight shake of her head. "I could never have done that. I'm so proud of her. So, so proud. I don't even know what else I can say."

Seeing her friend a little overwhelmed, Ronda decided to add her own two cents. "That girl down there is one of the toughest, most determined people I've ever known. She owned this from start to finish, just like she did the firefighter training. There's a lot more to come from Clementine, and I hope you're all as excited for it as I am."

"Thanks, Ronda," one of the crew said after the filming was stopped. "I think you just gave us the perfect little piece to put right at the end of the show."