"Hey Tamara!" Someone yelled at me as I was getting into my car after work one hot July afternoon. I smiled when a familiar truck pulled into view and parked in the spot next to me. The driver jumped out and ran over to give me a bear hug.
"John, what are you doing here? I haven't seen you in so long, I thought maybe you had forgotten about me!" I exclaimed, as I tried to catch my breath from the hug.
"Forget about you? Naw…you know how crazy life on the road is. I have been worried about you, though. You're still done with what's-his-face, right?" He asked, and I could see the concern in his eyes.
"Yeah, we're done for good." I mumbled, while searching for something, anything on the pavement to focus on so I wouldn't have to meet his eyes. This was not a conversation I wanted to have right now, and thank goodness he picked up on that.
"Well hey, I know you're just getting off work and probably have things to do, and I need to get a little shopping done, but are you up for dinner tonight so we can catch up on everything that's happened since the last time we saw each other?" He asked.
That perked me up right away. Going out on the town with John was always a good time, plus I enjoyed the stares and the jealousy in women's faces when they saw me out with him. Yeah, I was pretty damn lucky to have a famous wrestler as a good friend, and I knew it.
"Sure!" I said, while trying to hide the excitement in my voice.
"Awesome! I will pick you up at 8. Oh, and dress up tonight…I'm taking you out in style." He smirked, and I knew that look in his eyes all too well.
"John, what do you have up your sleeve? You have that look, and it's making me nervous!"
He laughed, and flashed me a grin that just about took my breath away, Damn, the man was hot, but I was still too fragile to even think about that at the moment.
"Don't you worry about a thing, honey. I just want to show you a good time tonight is all, since I feel bad about not being around enough while you have been going through this rough patch." He said, and put an arm around my shoulder.
"Okay." I sighed. "I guess I had better get home and start getting ready then!"
"You do that, sweetie. I have to get ready too…it's not every day I get to take a beautiful woman out. I gots to make myself look all pretty for you!" He winked and that just did it for me. I burst out laughing and just couldn't stop.
"Cena, you crack me up." I said, and fake punched his shoulder. The man was so off the wall sometimes, but I loved it. You were never in a bad mood for long around him.
"Yeah, but you love me…I think." He said, as he jumped back in his truck.
I just rolled my eyes and waved as he pulled out. Maybe I did need this night out more than I thought. I had become a bit of a recluse lately and just maybe it was time to shake it off and get on with my life. I smiled as I started my car, rolled the windows down, blasted the stereo, and headed for home.