Hi everyone! I've been on fanfiction since like, forever! I just now decided to make my very own account dedicated to the wonderful ship that is Zigglee! I personally enjoy all of the Zigglee writers out there and so it inspired me to make my very own story. This is sorta my debut fic, so please, criticism, suggestions, tips, etc. are all welcomed with open arms!
He didn't know when it all exactly happened. He didn't know when exactly he thought her smile lit up the whole room. He didn't know when exactly their on-screen make outs started meaning something more to him. He didn't know when he fell in love with the self-proclaimed geek goddess.
Was it when they started traveling together? Was it when they started having dinner together? Maybe it was somewhere between the flirtatious tweets and late night texts about how to make their on-screen stable even greater than it already was. Or maybe he was just the fool that fell in love with his co-worker.
He fell in love with a girl who was paid to be his girlfriend on TV and make out with him. He had read too much into something. She saw him as nothing more than a colleague.
He couldn't believe that he, of all people, was fawning over the petite brunette. Nick Nemeth; better known as Dolph Ziggler to the WWE Universe, was in love with the wildly popular Diva's Champion, AJ Lee.
He remembered when she had first won the butterfly belt. He had never felt more proud. She was always the one cheering him on, and it was his turn.
She had always gone on about how tacky she thought the championship was-and well, she was right. The butterfly belt was extremely tacky, but he knew just how proud she felt holding it. It was fourteen years in the making for April. She came backstage directly after. She wept, and wept, and wept. He listened to every word she had to say.
After all the time they spent together, he couldn't help but feel like no one else deserved it more. She had worked for this since she was twelve years old. That was one of the many things that drew his attention to her in the first place.
They'd always have that in common with each other. Their love for the business. He couldn't help but find that attractive about her- one of the many things he should add. April and Nick shared that bond; they'd always have that bond. They've both dreamed of being in that very ring since they were kids.
Though he still couldn't pin point the exact moment he had thought of their friendship more than just a mutual love for the business or being friendly colleagues, and truthfully, that's what kept him up at night. He couldn't remember when he fell for her beautiful smile or started finding her familiar strawberry scent intoxicating. It sort of scared him what this woman was capable of doing to him. She was so completely oblivious that she had held his heart on the very tip of her fingers.
All of her little quirks that she was so insecure about and hated, well, he absolutely adored them. AJ was so completely different from any other woman he had ever went out with or been with. Maybe that's why none of those relationships ever worked out. She was all he needed all along.
The more he thought about how close the two had been before, the more he had felt so embarrassed about falling in love with her. Not because being in love with her was somehow embarrassing, but the fact that people just strangely started noticing is what got to him the most. Once he had figured out his feelings for the Divas Champion, it was hard to contain them. It was getting harder and harder not to steal a glance over at the brunette once in a while; it was hard to just act like her supportive co-worker when he wanted to be so much more to her. Dolph started noticing how translucent his feelings were becoming.
At first, it was just Big E that was calling him out for it. Though his on-screen bodyguard already had his suspicions, it was the reason Dolph even had to thoroughly sort out his feelings for AJ in the first place. After he was finally honest with not only himself but Big E as well, he was constantly getting glares and grins from the 300 pound powerhouse every time he caught him giving her googly eyes.
The second person to grow suspicions about his current state of feelings about the New Jersey native was one of his fonder friends, Zack Ryder. Dolph had unsuccessfully tried to deny his feelings. He had finally fessed up and admitted his feelings once he realized that his best friend was one of the few people that knew him like the back of his hand. But geez…was it really that obvious?
She laughed at all of his jokes. Not only that, but she was able to keep up with him. He strangely found that attractive in a woman. Even though she would always tell him how incredibly lame her tweets were, he couldn't help but find himself laughing out loud about some of them. Having a quick-witted girl with a sense of humor similar to his own was at the top of his checklist for becoming his girlfriend. AJ had fit into that mold perfectly.
That was the problem.
He constantly found himself trying to worm AJ into his life. Thoughts would flood his mind about her periodically. She always found a way to sneak herself into his brain and wreck with his thoughts. It was almost as if you were able to look into a dictionary and find AJ's name listed next to his dream girl description.
Four months later and he still found himself longing for her. Still wanting to feel her soft pink lips meshed with his. Dolph still wanted to feel her soft raven hair flow through his fingers. He realized how much of a love sick puppy he sounded like when he let April completely take over his mind. He almost felt sorry for himself.
He hadn't even spoken to her in that duration of time. Four fucking months. It was his fault she now avoided him at all costs. He probably came across as desperate, but love does weird things to you, doesn't it?
It makes you suddenly outburst what you've been trying so hard to contain inside of you for the past three months.
He tried making up excuses for the fact that he had fallen so hard for the spunky diva.
She played my girlfriend on TV.
I'm paid to make out with her each and every night.
We're with each other 24/7, it's only natural I have feelings for her.
No.
He was just the fool that fell in love with his co-worker.
I know this chapter wasn't very lengthy or exciting for that matter, but I really wanted to make an introduction chapter just so you could get an idea of what's going to be happening in this story. Next chapter will be full length and you'll find out what happened between AJ and Dolph. I'm really excited to start this story. I'm not experienced with writing; I'm just giving a go out at it. So please, constructive criticism is welcomed!