Authors Note: As I promised before, this is the first chapter of the latest updated version of Kiss of Death. I plan on updating frequently but only if my quality doesn't become less. I'm glad to be able to revise the story and bring upon new challenges to my own personal style of writing. I hope you enjoy and come back for the chapters yet to come. Please leave any reviews and suggestions, I'd love to hear your advice and thoughts. Thank you. - A
Her dangerous brown locks had been strategically placed into a pony tail. Her face was sketched with a clear coat of distress, though it seemed to easily disappear when his face appeared. Anyone with two eyes could see the attraction between the two but never mentioned it. The friendship was an uncrossed boundary that no one dared to step across. The two were just friends. Her shades of blue seemed to gleam when he approached her. It was funny how he seemed to make everything feel better without even speaking a word. Mike's smile was gleaming. It was clear that things had gone for a better turn in the conference room, unlike her own time. She was going to be losing the cherished Divas championship during SummerSlam. Though it would give her the vacation time that her body seemed to yearn for.
"How did it go?" Eve finally asked before pulling the man standing in front of her into a hug. His arms pulling her closer and the aroma of his cologne being marked into her mind. He took a step back before quickly flashing her a toothy grin. Her thoughts could only imagine the storyline that would possibly hold a place for Mike. He seemed to be doing quite well in the company. Easily moving ranks from just simply hosting Diva contests.
Mike had froze for a moment, his mind seemed to completely drift off into thoughts as well. She simply poked him quickly in the stomach, regaining his attention within seconds. "What?" He asked before wrapping his arms around her waist. Mike and Eve had an insanely close relationship, being due to the fact that they basically spend their teenage years together. "I mean." Mike paused once again before nearly shouting at the girl in front of him. "You're looking at your next WWE Champion." His smirk was clearly shown while a surge of emotions ran through her.
"Congratulations!" Eve exclaimed, pulling the man back into a hug. "That's amazing Mike!" Her smile mocked his, as the two shared another moment. She couldn't hold back her excitement for him, even though her news was bittersweet. Though she realized it would include more air time for him. She continued to hold up her smile until she noticed a flash of blonde hair pass by. The two were also soon greeted by his wonderful girlfriend, Maryse. Eve didn't quite have anything against her, but jealously seemed to always seep inside of her once the two were together.
"I heard the news. Congrats." Maryse spoke before pulling Mike into a kiss. Eve uncomfortably shifted in her position before trying to find someone to preoccupy her. After a moment, Mike seemed to return his attention away from the French female's lips and back onto Eve. "Thanks Eve." He paused for a moment, his eyes clearly scanning over Eve's face before his facial features grew to confusion. "What's wrong?" He asked quickly, his eyes locked to Eve's while his girlfriend just held onto his shoulder. Eve gave a nod of her head before taking a deep breath. She adjusted her belt on her arm before looking down with a sigh.
"I'm losing my belt." Eve said quickly, her face growing hot under the stares from the two across from her. Her eyes found the butterfly marked belt before giving a slight smile. "I lose it at SummerSlam, six weeks from now. It gives me a new storyline though, I get to wrestle with Mickie James." She added quickly, trying her best to sound as excited as she could. Her eyes looked back to the duo in front of her, the faces clearly sketched with a sympathetic gaze.
"I felt that way when I lost my belt too, but you'll get over it." Maryse spoke with a flip of her hair. "That's just the business." She spoke again but this time giving a shrug of her shoulders. Eve couldn't help but find a pit of growing anger while the blonde had spoken. It wasn't as if those were comforting words, though Mike's face seemed to only be filled with confusion. His mouth slowly began to open as if he was going to piece together a reply, but it was interrupted by another dark haired girl. She seemed to pull Eve into a tight hug, completely disregarding the belt shrugged on her shoulders.
"I'm sorry Eve." Maria mumbled into her shoulder before pulling away and pushing a strand of hair from her face. "I heard the news." Her bright bubbly eyes seemed to lose the brightness while her mouth formed a frown. She turned his head for a moment, actually recognizing the two whom she bombarded against. She threw a small wave over to them before looking back to Eve. "We could go out to dinner tonight." Maria's smile found itself back on her face while studying her best friends face. She knew it was hard to lose a title, but she was going to make sure she wasn't beating herself up about it.
"I think that's a good idea, hell, add two to that party." Mike spoke with a nod before giving another sympathetic smile to Eve. He turned to Maryse and whispered something funny into her ear. Or at least that was what it seemed like, she had irrupted into a fit of giggles right after. Eve just stood there with a blank stare on her face. Lovely, she was going to be at a dinner in honor of her losing her title while staring at the man she was in love with. Just great. "Yeah, sure." Eve finally had replied while brushing a piece of hair out of her face. "I see no harm in that. Might as well invite Cody, too."
Maria's eyes scanned over Eve's face before giving her a nod. "That was already planned." She said softly and a bit bittersweet. It was hard when Eve didn't want to give anyone else the time of day because of Mike. Maria had guessed that was the solid reason for her lack of dates. She also could remark that the twinkle in Eve's eye was because of him as well. Though it didn't quite stop her from trying to hook her up with anyone she saw fit. "I'll add you two to the list as well." Maria spoke again, directing her comment towards Mike and his girlfriend. She didn't plan to add that she would also be inviting one other guy. That would leave Eve in the complete dark.
Mike had given a nod before giving Eve and Maria a smile wave. It was meant for a goodbye, which both had realized once he pulled Maryse along into a different direction. Eve's eyes connected with Maria's before a ripple of giggles happened about. Both had known that they were thinking the same thing. Maryse.
"I can't believe she actually let him consider joining us." Eve finally had spoken, looking over to Maria. "Do you think they will show up?" Her voice had clearly went off track in that sentence. Her friendship with Mike seemed to be slowly falling apart. His wonderful ever-so-demanding girlfriend was the easiest cause. Hell, when she said jump, he basically said how high. A roll of her eyes was greeted after that before zoning back to Maria. The petite brunette was clearly studying her, something that caused Eve a bit of frustration. "I'm just fine alright." She snapped before re-stepping in her position.
Maria answered with a faint shake of her head before licking her lips. "I know you are.." Her voice trailed knowing full on well she couldn't add what she wanted. She was simply supposed to stay on the sidelines when it came to Mike and Eve. She was never able to state that Eve should just tell him how she felt. It crossed the line and she wasn't willing to lose Eve. Which is why she kept her mouth shut. Biting down on her bottom lip, she looked to her side noticing that her own lovely boyfriend was headed this way. She reached her hand up to Eve's shoulder before speaking once again, "I'm always here for you. I'll text you the information about tonight. Also, pass it on to Mike. Seems to be that he thinks he just knows which restaurant we will be heading to." She chuckled before pausing to give Eve a smile.
Eve was strong and intelligent. Maria knew that her friend would be able to get through this.
The glitter from her nail reflected into the mirror of her bathroom. Eve had completely dolled herself up. It had been a surprise to herself. After receiving the information of the whereabouts of this restaurant, a quick forwarded text to Mike had proven worthy. She pulled her lips back into a soft smile while looking herself over. A black cocktail dress flattered every curve while the tights underneath showed just the right about of skin. Her hair pushed off her face but in thick curls. The electric red lipstick caused the attention of another straight to her mouth.
Eve was definitely going to be a showstopper tonight. At first, she had merely thought to wear a simple pair of jeans with a sweater. That was up until Maria had sent her a sneak peak of her own outfit. It didn't help that Maria seemed to be dressing to impress. Cody also seemed to be wearing a bow tie and a gentlemen suit. It was then that she realized the restaurant that they were headed off to wasn't casual. She had made sure that Mike was aware but it turned out that Maryse had already set him straight. She could only imagine what sort of screaming that encounter brought about.
Puckering her lips, she turned off her light before leaving the bathroom. Her bedroom was spotless, except for the jumbled mess on her bed. It had been simply everything that she needed to place inside of her purse. As she had wondered around the room, the bed seemed to be the safest place to throw it. She quickly bent over after grabbing her purse and neatly tucked everything inside of it. Her phone seemed to vibrate within seconds of doing so. She reached back inside of her purse while turning off the lights in her room. She headed towards the kitchen as she answered her phone.
"Hello." Eve said before putting her purse on the counter. She expected the call to from Maria, after all, the brunette was giving her a ride.
"Hey, we're almost to your house. You dressed to impress right?" The peachy voice didn't even need to speak a name. The voice easily connect itself to a voice. Maria had such a light tone that it was nearly unmistakeable. Eve replied with a grunt while pouring herself a bit of liquid courage. It be enough to ease her mind from all of her thoughts, especially revolving the fact that Mike and Maryse would be at the same table as her.
"Of course." Her tone short and to the point. She fumbled with the bottle when she was finally able to close the cap. "Why the call?" Eve's eyes scanned the window wondering if the duo's car was on her road yet. She spotted the familiar lights before grabbing her purse and heading towards the door. It seemed to be that Maria caught the giggles because that was all the remaining conversation seemed to hold. As quirky as that was, it didn't really phase Eve. That was just something Maria tended to do on a daily basis. A car honked and that was her signal to lock up her house. She closed the door and turned the lock with her key before giving a slight wave to the driver.
It had taken only seconds for her to notice that Maria was the only one in the car. That was something that put Eve in a state of confusion. Maria and Cody were practically soon to wed and lived in an apartment together. The two shared almost everything, especially cars. She made her way to shotgun with a blank expression. She then turned giving Maria a quick smile. Maria had caught on quickly.
"We're meeting Cody there. He had gone over to a friend's house after work and it was just easier." That piece of information eased her nerves and she finally gave her friend a real smile.
"I also might add that his friend will be coming to dinner soon as well." Maria spoke hesitantly while keeping her eyes on the road. Eve's eyes narrowed while a fake cough found her mouth. "Let me guess, another one of these blind dates you seem to love to throw me on. After that one guy with the goatee, I'm sort of done with your selections." She snapped before pulling the mirror down. She focused on adjusting her lipstick instead of the thoughts of another blind date surfaced.
"But he's sweet. He also is a huge fan of you, but not in the creepy sort of way. He watches you like all the time backstage. Well that made him sound even worst didn't it?" Maria gave a nervous chuckle before re-phasing her sentence. "He admires your work in the WWE. Hell, he understands it just as well as we do. He's been living this lifestyle since like birth." Eve didn't quite answer but just keep her eyes in front of her. She was going to be on a "date" while with Maria and Cody and the ever so lovely Maryse and Mike. This was an evening she was probably never going to forget.
"Do I get to learn his name?" Eve questioned with a slight roll of her eyes. Maria only answered with a shake of her head. "You'll see. Trust me, one look at him and you'll fall in love." The car had made an abrupt turn into a parking lot that was packed. It was clear that the restaurant would be busy and by the looks of it, definitely fancy. A limo had pulled out of the lot leaving Eve with a small smirk on her face. She decided to let go of the feelings of anger and try to look on the bright side. After all, the man was clearly not a wrestling groupie or at least she hoped not. From what she gathered, he was probably another wrestler.
Even if it could get awkward, dating another wrestler seemed to have its pros and cons. Eve had decided to give it a try, although her heart seemed to be forever set on Mike. Gritting her teeth, the car seemed to pull into a spot. It was luck of them to find one so quickly. Maria glanced over at Eve before getting out of the drivers seat. The girls heels clicked in unison up until they reached the front counter. It seemed to be that Cody already at a table. She gave a slight huff before following Maria into the elegant seating room. It had glimmers of sliver and beautiful linings all on the walls. Slight stares seemed to come from almost every table as the two headed to their table.
A couple of men actually checked out Eve but she merely replied with a simple smile. It was up until the point in which she knew the table was. A table set up for six only held two. The familiar gleaming smile greeted her while both men arose from their seats. Cody had given her a slight nod before nearly attacking Maria with affection. Her eyes stopped on the man who was supposed to be her blind date. His piercing blue eyes connect with her and she felt a surge of energy run through her. Maria had been right, her blind date was utterly gorgeous.
It seemed to be that tonight was going to be a very good night. However, Eve seemed to forget that trying to start a new fire would do no good if there was already a flame.
Next time on Kiss of Death:
It will be revealed who this mystery blind date is, Maryse seems to manage to piss off nearly everyone at the table and Mike has a few choice words for Eve.