Co-Written by RatedrKjErIcHo.
Sarah and Matt headed up to the hotel bar at the pool. He didn't know what exactly made him asked her to get a drink. He wasn't looking for anything after Marni. But Sarah seemed nice and he did bump in to her causing her to fall. They sat at a table near the bar and waited for the waiter to come.
"What can I get you?" The waiter asked.
"Can I get mango pineapple smoothie?" Sarah asked him.
"Yes and for you sir." The waiter turned to Matt.
"Can I get the same?"
"Sure." The waiter walked away leaving them.
"So are you here with family?" Matt asked turning his attention back to her.
"No I'm here alone." She smiled as the waiter brought their drinks. "I'm recovering from surgery and I wanted some time alone."
"Surgery sucks and recovery too. I've been there."
"Really?" She asked before taking a sip of her smoothie. "What kind of surgery?"
"I had a torn rotator cuff."
"Painful."
"It was." He smiled before taking a drink of his smoothie.
"So what do you do? For a job I mean." She smiled. She had never had a drink or anything with a guy before. She spent most of her time training.
"I'm a pro wrestler for the WWE."
"Wow, I wasn't expecting that."
"Why don't I look like a wrestler?"
"I wouldn't know. I've never seen wrestling."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I don't really get to watch much TV." She said just as her cell phone went off. "Excuse me." She smiled and looked to see who it was. It was her mother. "Oh I have to take this. Excuse me."
"Sure." He said when she got up and walked away a little. He wondered if it was her boyfriend or someone she was seeing.
"Yes, mom." Sarah said when she hit the answer button.
"I just wanted to know how your vacation was." Suzanne asked her daughter.
"It's nice. I love the beach."
"Are you resting?"
"Yes mom." She looked over at Matt. She hated that she was being a little rude. "Mom, I have to go. I will call you later."
"Alright, sweetie. Love you."
"Love you too." She pressed the end button and walked back over to Matt. "I'm sorry about that."
"Your boyfriend?"
"No, my mom." She laughed. She had never had boyfriend or even a date. "I don't have a boyfriend."
"Oh." He smiled. "So does your mom always call you on vacation?"
"I've never been on vacation without my parents before. We usually take family vacations."
Matt was shocked by this. She had to be twenty five. He couldn't believe she had never been without her family. He smiled. "That's nice that you go on family vacations."
"Yeah it can be." She smiled as she finished her smoothie. "Well, thank you for the drink. I better go."
"Wait Sarah, would you like to have dinner with me?"
Sarah thought for a minute. She was on vacation alone and maybe it was time for her to have a date. "Sure. Tonight?"
"Yeah about seven?"
"That sounds great. I will meet you in the hotel restaurant?"
"Great."
"I'll see you then." She said as she got up and left. She was a little nervous and excited at the same time.
Matt watched her walk away and then went back up to his room. He laid down on the bed, a million thoughts running through his head. He couldn't believe he'd asked her out. He wasn't sure he was ready for another relationship. Not after Marni and...he couldn't even think her name. Not without the instant lump in his throat and the guilt twisting in his gut like a knife. If only he'd let her drive. If only he hadn't been so stubborn or so tired. Then maybe, just maybe she would have been okay. They would have been married by now. And the little life they'd created together would have been about six months old. And that's really when this whole thing started. The day their baby would have been born. The day Matt got so drunk, he couldn't even stand. The day before he'd met Marni and his life spiraled out of control.
Sarah got back to her room and sat down on the bed. She was excited that she had a date. She smiled and head to the closet. She had to decide what to wear. She had just started looking when her cell phone went off. She knew it was probably her mom or dad. She picked it up and saw it was her coach.
"Hi Alexsei." She replied. Her coach was a former Russian figure skater named Alexsei Romanov.
"How is your vacation?" He said in a strong Russian accent.
"It's great. I'm relaxing."
"Good. You need to rest your knee and get better. Make sure you do your daily workout. You can't afford to let yourself get rusty or fat. You are an Olympic champion. You have to stay in shape."
"I know. I'm doing my workouts."
"Great. And make sure you be careful. There are crazy people out there and you are alone for the first time. You can't let anything get in the way of your training."
"I know. Listen, I have to go. I have a spa appointment for a massage."
"Alright. Enjoy your time." Alexsei hung up.
Sarah sighed and turned her attention back to finding an outfit. This was her first date and she wanted to look good.
Matt heard the knock on the door and opened it to see Randy and Jana standing there.
"Hey guys."
"Hey. We were wondering if you were hungry. We were about to head down and get some dinner." Randy said.
"Thanks but I'm already having dinner with someone else." He said.
"Someone else?" Jana asked.
"Yeah. This girl I ran into literally on the beach. Her name is Sarah. She's really nice. She's here on vacation recovering from knee surgery."
"Sarah who?" Jana asked as she and Randy walked in.
"I doubt you know her."
"Still what is her last name?"
"Sarah Desjarden." Matt said remembering Sarah's last name.
"Sarah Desjarden? The figure skater?"
"Who?" Randy asked.
"Oh you men." She walked over to Matt's laptop and logged into YouTube. She searched Sarah Desjarden. "This is Sarah Desjarden. Five time Canadian national champion, two time world champion and Olympic gold medalist." She press the play button and the video of Sarah skating to Shakira 'Objection'
"I didn't know she was a figure skater." Matt said shocked.
"She is and very pretty." Jana smiled. "Well, go have fun." She grabbed Randy's hand and led him out of the room.
Randy looked over at his girlfriend and raised his eyebrows. "What?"
"You're okay with Matt going on a date with this girl?"
"Yeah. Marni I didn't approve of so much but Sarah will be different. Maybe she can help him open up about the accident."
"How can you be sure? You have never met her."
"She's an Olympic champion in figure skating. She is very disciplined. I think she would do wonders for Matt. From what I have read and heard about Sarah, she is very sweet and kind. She is the sweetheart of Canadian figure skating."
"Alright." Randy laughed. He wasn't sure why she thought based on that, Sarah would help Matt open up.
Sarah looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. She was wearing a white cotton sundress with white wedge sandals. She had her blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. She took one more look in the mirror and headed down to meet Matt in the lobby.
Matt was standing by the entrance to the restaurant when Sarah came down and he smiled at her. He'd gone by the hotel flower shop and gotten her a bouquet of hibiscus flowers. He'd read a little more about her after Jana and Randy had left and found out they were her favorites.
"These are for you." Matt said handing her the flowers.
"They're beautiful." She smiled as she took him. She was touched that he knew her favorite flower. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Shall we sit down?"
She nodded and followed him to their table. She smiled so far her first date was going good. She couldn't wait to see how the date worked out.
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