After the Party
After the party, everyone headed back to the hotel to continue it there. The hotel had hot tubs and a pool indoors, so everyone went to get their suits before meeting up there.
Rosie was the first to arrive, so she laid her towel down before easing herself into the hot tub. She laid her hair back and closed her eyes, just relaxing. After a few moments of relaxation, she sensed someone join her in the hot tub. She slowly opened her eyes to see Rob Van Dam.
"Hey Robbie," she greeted.
"Umm, Rosie. Can I ask you something before everyone else gets here?" Rob asked nervously.
"Sure," Rosie said, now paying close attention. "You know I'm always here for you Robbie."
"Well," he started, "I was just wondering what's going on with you and Cena. You two seem pretty close and all, and nobody's really sure if you two are a couple or not and…"
Rosie smiled as Rob started to blush, though he tried his hardest not to.
"Aww, is Robbie jealous?" Rosie teased. Rob scooted over in the hot tub and sat right next to Rosie.
"Maybe I am," he answered. Rosie was startled by his answer. She was completely kidding when she said Rob was jealous of John.
"Well, there's no need for you to be," she replied, regaining her composure, "John and I are just friends. That's it. In fact, he actually has a date with Maria this Friday." She couldn't help but sound a bit bitter as she said the last sentence. Rob noticed this and raised a brow.
"Seems like you're the one who's jealous," he teased, trying to get some information out of him.
"Not at all," she lied. "John is just my best friend, nothing more." He scooted closer to her.
"Then you won't mind if I kissed you?" he asked, his voice low and husky. She slowly shook her head. Rob leaned over and gave her a soft, gentle kiss on the lips. "Happy Valentine's Day Rosie."
Before Rosie could respond, a bunch of superstars joined them in the pool area. John and Maria soon joined them in the hot tub, which created a somewhat awkward atmosphere between Rob and Rosie.
"Man, that was a great party, don't you think?" John remarked as he put his arm around Maria, causing Maria to flush slightly and for Rosie to feel even more uncomfortable.
"Yeah," Rob remarked, putting his own arm around Rosie, which caused John and Rosie to both raise an eyebrow. Rosie immediately relaxed into Rob's arms.
"Are you two…?" John asked curiously.
"Well, no," Rob replied. "But I really do like you Rosie." He looked at Rosie and started to blush. "I was wondering Rosie, would you like to go to dinner with me on Friday?"
Rosie was a bit startled and hated being on the spot. But she really did like Rob. And it was obvious John didn't like her the way she liked him, so maybe she should give Rob a chance.
She smiled brightly and nodded. "I'd love to Rob."
"Oh, well we can double date then," piped up Maria. "'Cause me and John were going to have dinner this Friday too." Rosie's heartbeat started to increase. Rob sent Rosie a worried look. He knew that Rosie had some sort of feelings for John, but he wanted her to get to know him too.
"Um, sure," Rosie said. She didn't want to seem rude in front of Maria, as much as she didn't care for the bubbly blonde. But what Rosie was really thinking was, What did I just get myself into?
Rob noticed that Rosie was feeling a bit uncomfortable. "Hey Rosie, let's go for a swim," he offered.
They both got out of the hot tub and started walking toward the pool.
"Actually, I think I should head back to my room," Rosie said.
"Don't," Rob said, "I'm sorry if I put you on the spot earlier, if you don't want to go out with me on Friday, it's fine."
"No, it's not that Robbie," she smiled, "I really would love to go to dinner with you."
"Then let's go for a swim Rosie, c'mon," Rob coaxed.
"No, I just don't really swim," Rosie explained.
"Don't make me carry you over my shoulder and drop you in there," Rob threatened, an evil smile on his face.
"You wouldn't dare," Rosie said.
"Wouldn't I?"
Rosie knew he would, so she started to run, laughing along the way. Rob chased her, and caught up quickly. As promised, he hoisted Rosie over his shoulder and brought her to the edge of the pool. Those already swimming made space for the two.
"Rob Van Dam! Put me down this instant!" Rosie yelled, though she was laughing.
"If you say so," Rob said as he shrugged. And so he ungraciously dropped her into the pool. He soon followed, diving in.
"See, it isn't that bad now is it?" Rob teased when they surfaced.
So they spent the night goofing off in the pool, as John watched on from the hot tub with Maria. And there was a nagging feeling at the bottom of his heart as he watched on though he had Maria to talk to all night.
As the party had progressed earlier that night, she found that Maria wasn't quite his type. She was always giggly and polite. While it was nice, it just wasn't what he was looking for. In fact, he often found himself comparing Maria to Rosie, and she never measured up. In fact, the only reason John had really asked her out was because he knew she really liked him and didn't want to hurt her feelings.
How do I always get myself into these predicaments? John thought to himself.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, they really do mean a lot to me!
And I finished this chapter earlier than I thought I would. It's actually midnight right now, but I decided to finish this first.
I haven't actually decided yet, but I think that I might put the double date in the next chapter. Depending on my schedule tomorrow (which is mostly likely completely clear as I don't have much of a life) the next chapter should be up by tomorrow night Monday afternoon at the latest.
Please review and let me know what you think!