Chapter One

Hijacked High jinks

"I know your trying to be... Nice Kofi, and do something to cheer me up, but my break up with Marcus really wasn't as bad as Ma played it out to be. " Twenty-three year old Ava Kingston was trying to convince her cousin, Kofi she didn't need another one of his thought-out at the last minute blind dates. He had been doing this since they were kids always thinking he knew what was best for her cause he was older. She thought he had grown up and laid off once he graduated college and got into his job of pro wrestling. But Kofi heard she had broken off her engagement with her on and off again ex, Mr. Perfect Marcus. Probably because her mother, Kofi's aunt panicked and called him saying Ava was throwing her life away by not marrying the wannabe walking PH.D.

"It's just a little meet and greet Ava. Nothing for you to be worried about. I just promised Aunt Dee, I'd keep an eye on you while you're here traveling with me, and that includes me introducing you to some nice guys. You may have something in common with them you never know. "

How could she explain this to Kofi. She was leaving Boston and going with him to Tampa to get away from her overbearing mother. Who wanted her married and popping out grand babies. Ava wanted some fun she didn't quit her nursing job just to travel with him and be latched on to one of Kofi's slap mat buddies. Those dark brown eyes of hers cut daggers at him while he smiled. "I can't believe your doing this Kofi if I wanted to be in a relationship I'd have stayed home and made up with Marcus. "

"Come on cus. You're going to be in my corner for an awesome show tonight and than your going on a date. I mean a meet and greet with a friend of mine. His name is Xavier and he's a little shy so keep the attitude at bay, Ava. "

"Attitude I don't have an attitude, but what I do have is a problem with you setting me up on blind dates Kofi. "

"Attitude." He sing-songed back at her.

"You know what I don't even want to see you wrestle now. I'll just stay in the back and wait for your friend to show up."

"So you'll go on the date? " Kofi smiled.

Ava didn't even give him an answer she just turned her head to the right staring out the window of the car. This was all Kofi's fault not this friend. What was the guy's name, Xavier. It wasn't his fault Kofi was falling back into his old habits. It couldn't be that bad could it?

Ava would be asking herself that question again as hours later while she was sitting in a room that resembled a cafeteria. Full of tables and tons of food. It looked like a buffet at a family reunion. Did wrestlers really eat that much? She looked at the time on her watch 7:30. She was sure Kofi's match was over and he would be bringing Xavier over to meet her any minute now. Suddenly she was feeling self-conscious about what she was wearing. It wasn't fancy just blue jeans, sandy brown boots and a matching pleated tunic top with a small low cut front. Her dark brown hair was pulled up into a ponytail with a few strands framing her face. "Ava, stop worrying your the best looking thing in this room, girl." She whispered to herself and looked around. There was only a handful of people in the room. So there wasn't a wide variety to compare herself to, the bald guy and the two seamstresses in the corner. Oh she spotted Kofi coming around the corner and Oh my god who was that he was with?

"Sorry we made you wait cus. Xavier wanted to get changed."

Xavier Woods was in a three piece white suit and that wasn't the thing that stood out the most about him as flashed a wide toothy grin at Ava and held out his hand to her. "It's nice to meet you Ava, Kofi's told me so much about you."

Ava was a little mesmerized by his hair. Was that suppose to be his gimmick. Kofi told her about gimmicks here and how they worked. Was Xavier suppose to be like a throw back, but a throw back to what. She was brought out of her trance like state when Kofi nudged her. "Oh hi It's good to meet you too." She would take his hand and shook it quickly letting go before he could do anything else.

"Well" Xavier said. "I think we should hurry to the restaurant. I booked us reservations for 8:15. You might have to show me around a bit Ava I don't really know much about Boston. " He headed for the double doors as Ava looked back at Kofi.

"You owe me" She mouthed at him and was only greeted with a smile in return.

Xavier was a nice enough guy. He opened the doors for her, she saw him waving to the other wrestlers and employees in general. Maybe he was a totally different guy than what she had thought at first. Even when they got to Xavier's black Suv he opened the door for her and waited until she got inside before closing it. Ava couldn't help but smile.

"The show's still going on, it's probably the best time for us to leave so we don't get caught up with the crowd. " Xavier said while starting up the car.

Ava had to agree that was smart thinking on his part. She'd been at events before where if you didn't leave early you got stuck in all the traffic of everyone trying to rush out at the same time.

"Oh Crap I forgot... " Xavier smacked his forehead. "I needed to tell Kofi to take my gear back to the hotel with him. Do you mind if I run back real quick Ava. "

"Not at all.. " She said watching as he left the car on and rushed back inside. "Ok he's a little absent-minded" She thought to herself. "Then again it could just be he's nerv-"

Scrrrrreeeeccchh

The loud piercing noise had Ava jumping out of her seat and looking to her left as she saw a silver sedan go speeding off out of the parking lot. "What the hell was that all about" She asked herself. Shaking her head she laughed while she heard the car door open on her left. "Oh my god Xavier, you just missed it. Some crazy guy just went peeling rubber out of-" The rest of her words got stuck in her throat as she was staring into a pair of hauntingly beautiful blue eyes, then a strange sadistic smile with a hint of- were those dimples? Who was this guy?

"Hi. We're going for a ride! " That was all he said before the maniac took control of the car and went hauling ass out of the parking lot behind the sedan.

"Your not Xavier..."

"No, I'm Ambrose." He kept his hands on the steering wheel. "You saw what way Seth was going? He looked to her waiting for her to answer him.

"Seth? "

"Silver sedan, sweetheart. That's where we're going. When I get my hands on him. I'm gonna beat him within an inch of his life." Her silence had him looking over to her before laughing a little at the horrified look on Ava's face. "It's ok. I'm not gonna let anything happen to you. I only wanna get my hands on Seth." Ambrose eyed her down once more as he drove. "You called me Xavier earlier, you his girl?"

"NO! I was on a blind date that you just ruined!" Ava didn't mean to yell, but this Ambrose guy had just pissed her off, who steals a car with someone in it. This was some grand theft auto kinda shit. This guy was out of his mind. Silence filled the car as he was quiet for a moment. It kinda scared her. She really didn't know what this guy was gonna do next and ontop of that he was tapping the steering wheel as if he was listening to some kind of music in his head she wasn't privy to. Finally he would speak up.

"I'm sorry you got dragged into this, I just want Seth Rollins. After that you can do whatever you wan-"

"What I want is for you to drop me off at the hotel right now!"

The car came to a halt on the side of the road when he pulled over staring a hole into Ava's face with those crazy eyes as if he were looking right through her. "Has anybody ever told you, you talk too much?!"

How dare he? This guy didn't know who he was talking to, but he was about to find out just who Ava Kingston was. "Has anybody ever told you, you need a tall steamy glass of shut the fuck up?!" She returned his icy gaze right back at him, and for a second she was scared until a slow smile formed on one side of his face.

"Actually yeah, I hear that all the time."

Ava couldn't help looking at him in disbelief as his words sunk in and she shook her head laughing. This guy was.. On a whole other level.

"See" He nudged her. "I got you to smile. "

What he had said that just to get her to smile. She had to admit that was one hell of a way to break the ice, but she wasn't going to let it work on her. Folding her arms over her chest she turned her head back toward the window. Ignoring him and trying not to let him realize he got the best of her.

"So you gonna tell me your name or what?" He asked with just a little bit too much enthusiasm for Ava. When she didn't speak he threw back his head in defeat and yelled. "Are you kidding me I go to all that trouble and you still won't give me your name." He started back up the car and pulled back onto the road. "Where are you Seth...?" He said after a long sigh.

Ava didn't wanna help this guy, but the quicker she helped him get what he wanted the quicker she would be able to get away from him. "Why is this Seth guy so important to you?"

Ambrose continued driving. He heard her but seemed like he was trying to find the right words to explain what he wanted to say. "Seth Rollins was like my brother. You could say Seth, myself and our good friend Roman were a team the best team pro wrestling has ever seen. Seth crushed all of that. He betrayed Roman and I... He tried to end my career."

Ava looked at him. "How?"

"By smashing my head through a pile of cinderblocks." He removed one hand from the wheel, leaned towards her and lifted his hair up revealing a cut along the right side of his forehead. Ava's heart sank as she saw the stitched up gash she tried to reach out and touch it but he lowered his hair and moved back away from her focusing again on the road. "Seth tried to cripple me, his only mistake was he didn't get the job done. Now it's my turn. "

Ava didn't know how to feel about that comment. She would probably be just as angry if she was betrayed by someone she loved and cared about as a brother or sister. She'd want revenge too, but to have them try to physically harm her... Well she got a little glimpse into the world of Ambrose. And suddenly she did want to help him. She tried to focus on just what area they were in. "Hey we're near the interstate, there's construction going on around there he might be stuck in traffic, it slows to a crawl around there. He'll have to go that way especially if he's trying to get to a hotel."

Ambrose looked to her and pointed. "That might be a good idea. It's a start, cause I got nothin.. where's that at?"

"Make a left at the next turn." Ava pointed out the direction and Ambrose hung a left it would take them a good five minutes to get on the road to the interstate, the street was totally backed up with cars just like she said. especially since there was a movie theater not far off from them. Ambrose tapped the steering wheel again

"How long is this gonna take?" His patience was definitely wearing thin.

"Not long if your looking for a silver sedan it's several cars ahead of us. " Ava didn't know if that was smart thinking on her part to say that or not, but she just wanted to go home. Ambrose stuck his head out of the driver's side window and indeed spotted the infamous silver sedan than again it could have been any sedan, but he wouldn't know unless he took a look for himself.

"Be right back" He said before opening the door and hustling out of the car faster than Ava could open her mouth.

"Oh shit." Was the only two words she could muster as Ambrose proceeded to yank out the guy driving the silver sedan through the window. He wasn't a huge guy. Actually he was built a lot like Ambrose. Only Ambrose had a lot more going for him in the package department with those biceps and the abs, the only thing that stuck out was his black latex clothing and the two toned dye job on his hair, black and blonde on a man... strange. Ava watched as Ambrose began to pummel this poor guy with fists and kicks until one of the drivers in another car decided to play good Samaritan and pull Ambrose off of the guy that she could only gather was Seth. The good Samaritan was a big guy. Six foot six, three hundred plus pounds all over Ambrose. And for some reason Ava just snapped.

It wasn't that she liked Ambrose not by a long shot, but there had to be a reason she was rushing from the car and jumped on this huge guy's back and dug her nails into his face. "You stay the fuck away from him!" Was that her screaming at the top of her lungs like some crazy woman. Yes it was her. Which left Ambrose mystified as he stood there. A huge shit-eating grin on his face. That was until the guy reached behind his back and grabbed Ava by her long brown hair and flipped her over him right onto her ass on the concrete. Ambrose was seeing red as he tackled the guy to the ground right infront of onlookers. He was just about to unleash a can of whoop ass on the three hundred pounder when the sound of a car revving up got his attention. He, Ava, and everyone else witnessed Seth Rollins drive over the curb and sidewalk to get onto the next street and speed off like a bat outta hell. Ava stood up dusting her jeans off as she looked to Ambrose . "We better get out of here. "

He looked to her and nodded while they rushed back to the car and he drove backwards and made a u-turn. Luckily no one had been behind them. "Damnit... That slippery little wetsuit bastard got away again. Fuuucck" Ambrose smacked the steering wheel. Leaving Ava to jump a little. It couldn't be that crucical could it. Her slight jump was witnessed out of the corner of Ambrose's eye as he glanced to her and smirked. It was slow deliberate and delicious as Ava realized those dimples of his weren't just for show they were weapons. Weapons that had her heart about to beat out of her chest as she looked away.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I'm looking at you like that cause your playing games. You won't tell me your name, but you were willing to play my ride or die chick back there. Jumpin on that guy's back and going to town. " He laughed.

"I only helped you cause I needed to get back to the arena. I don't wanna be anywhere near your looney tunes ass..."

Ambrose's smile faded, but only for a moment. "I only wanna wipe Seth Rollins from the face of the planet . That does not constitute as crazy" That lazy smirk returned. "Besides, the keys were in the car; you could have drove off and left me. Went back to the arena on your own. " His eyes widened at her as if he was asking now debunk that!

"I could have done that but it wouldn't be fair to you seeing as Seth Rollins is heading back to the arena it's where we should go." Ava could tell the look on Ambrose's face meant he didn't get what she was saying. "Rollins is going in a circle. I guarantee you he'll be back at the arena. "

"You think you know everything don't you... What if he isn't there what then? " He asked.

Ava didn't return his smart ass comment cause she knew Rollins had to go back to the arena Ambrose chased him off. But there was one thing she had to admit this was probably the most fun she had ever had in her life. No mom or Kofi to ruin it for her. Maybe Ambrose wasn't all that bad, she wondered if that was his first name. Kinda strange for someone to name their child Ambrose. She looked over at him this time really taking a good look. Damn for a white boy Ambrose had it going on. Beautiful blue eyes, that she bet probably looked gray or green in the sunlight, sandy brown hair that fell over his forehead and tucked just behind his ear, there was a little bit of stubble on his face which made her smile. She was never big on facial hair on a man, but on Ambrose it suited him. And don't get her started on those dimples. this man was a dangerous weapon of mass seduction. If you were into that sort of thing. With is blue jeans and white wife beater topped off with a leather jacket.

"Hey, you checking me out...?"

Ava panicked as she was brought out of her thoughts by Ambrose's raspy voice. Which sorta reminded her of rich chocolate with how deep it was. "No why would I be doing that. Your not even my type."

"Yeah right..." He said with just a little hint, no a lot of sarcasm. "Is it because I'm not the right skin tone... " That definitely got her attention as she focused those dark brown daggers in his direction. Ava didn't think of herself as racist or anything she just never found any guy of a different race who intrigued her enough... well until now. "Look, I may not be a college graduate, sweetheart, but I know when a woman is checking me out. Nothin for you to be ashamed of. I'm a good looking guy." Now that had Ava ready to double over laughing as she covered her mouth with Ambrose looking on and trying to keep his eyes on the road. "What. You think that's funny? You think it's a joke? He was trying to keep back his laughter as well. "Hey I'm not the one who almost got my ass cracked on the concrete trying to be Billy Badass out there." Ava couldn't hold it in anymore as she burst into laughter so hard she had tears coming out of her eyes.

"I was trying to help you... " She said as she wiped her eyes finally coming down from her laughing high.

"I know." Ambrose said as he leaned in and whispered into her face. "And I loved every minute of it." That left Ava blushing while he smiled driving into the arena's parking lot.

And there it was Seth's silver sedan parked not even three spaces away from them. Ava looked over to Ambrose who shot her a thumb's up for her good detective work he was grabbing the door handle to get out when Ava grabbed his hand. "Where do you think your going?"

"I'm gonna go pummel Seth Rollins, why do you ask should I be doing something else this was fun but you know gotta go."

"You owe me a date." Ava said it just as smooth and easy as she folded one arm over the other. Leaving Ambrose to dry laugh at her. Where his mouth was opening like he was laughing but no sound came out.

"Are you serious. This from the woman who yells drop me off at the hotel... This from the woman who says I don't wanna be anywhere near your quote un quote looney tunes ass. Is this one of those times where you women say one thing but you mean another. Is that how this works?"

"I think it is" She said as she got out of the passenger side to walk around the car to Ambrose who was staring her down. "And this woman has a name. It's Ava. "

A smile began to form on Ambrose's face that widen at the mention of her name. "Ava and Ambrose that's a nice touch... Ok Ava you're on. I'm not doing anything tomorrow how about than. Only I get to choose the place. "

She nodded. "Ok fine with me."

They were interrupted by Kofi and Xavier rushing up with 3 police cops. "Ava are you ok? When Xavier told me he saw Dean Ambrose steal his car and you were in it we got scared."

"It was a kidnapping!" Xavier yelled out looking at Ambrose.

Ava thought to herself. "Dean Ambrose" That name definitely suited him. She meet Kofi and Xavier's worried faces with a smile. "I'm ok. Better than ok I'm great. I had a good time."

"You don't wanna press charges?" Xavier asked.

"Why would I do that. He brought me back so it's not kidnapping." Ava replied.

"Ava's right Xavier, just let it go..." Ambrose said as he tossed Xavier the keys. "Ava and I filled up the tank... at least I think we did or we could've went to Mc'Donalds. I don't remember. Either way you might wanna check the tank my man!" Ambrose yelled as he slapped xavier on the back and headed toward the locker rooms but not before shouting out. "See you tomorrow night Ava. Around 8. Same place. "

"7!" She would yell back earning another grin from Ambrose.

"Just can't stay away from me. Can you?" He said as he disappeared down the hall. Leaving Kofi to look at her dumbfounded.

"We have a date tomorrow. You said you wanted me to meet nice guys who I have stuff in common with, and I did... Just not the one you wanted for me... "

Kofi threw up his hands in defeat walking behind Ava and leaving Xavier in the parking lot. Thinking how in the hell was he gonna explain this to Aunt Dee.