"That looks nice," Colby commented over my shoulder.
Groaning, I crumbled up the piece of paper, tossing it into the pile of others across the room. Pulling out a freshly sharpened pencil, I started working on a new design layout for a future home. Colby and I were both sitting on the bed in the hotel room, him sitting close watching me work.
"When does this design have to be in by," Colby asked, kissing my shoulder.
Smiling at him, I continued to draw. "It doesn't. Sometimes I like to design stuff for the future."
Being lost in the moment, I hadn't realized Colby stood up from the bed changing into a pair of black skinny jeans and a black button up. It was when he placed a snap back over his low bun I finally noticed him, standing in front of me.
Colby gently took the sketchpad from me, tossing on the bed next to me. "Hey," I protested.
He ignored me, however, pulling me off the bed and pushing me towards the bathroom. "You've been working on that for the past two hours. Go get dressed, we're going to a movie."
"Mr. Lopez, are you asking me on a date?" I crossed my arms, giving him a sly smirk.
Lace filled his eyes, a quiet groan leaving his lips. "Have I mentioned how much I love it when you call me Mr. Lopez."
Patting his chest as I walked by, I grabbed a few things from my bag and called over my shoulder to him, "In your dreams."
"Every night!" I heard him call back while I shut the bathroom door behind me.
After I plugged in my curling iron, I applied a fair amount of make up and quickly dressed. Once my hair was done in loose curls, I looked myself in the mirror, approving of the way I looked.
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Placing my hat on my head, I shut off the light behind me as I walked out of the bathroom. Colby's eyes instantly landed on me, his tongue slowly darting out on his lips.
"Is this too much?" I asked, suddenly feeling small under his gaze.
"No, it's perfect." Colby's voice came out dry as husky.
Feeling the fire rise in my stomach, I clasped my hands together before biting my lip. I had been tossing this thought around my mind all day and I was hoping that Colby would be alright with it.
"So I've been thinking," I started, Colby slowly walking over to me.
"About?" He asked wrapping his arms around me, pulling me into his chest.
"About us. Maybe we should-."
I sucked in a breath when I felt Colby's lips on my bare shoulders, slowly making their way up my neck, nipping and sucking. My hands gripped his hips, trying to steady myself. "Maybe we should-." I tried to speak but couldn't find the rest of my voice when I felt his lips grazing my ear.
"We should what?" Colby breathed against my cheek before returning to the mark he was leaving on my neck.
"Take things slow," I managed to breath out.
"Hm, how slow?"
I hissed when I felt Colby's hand on my ass, pushing me into his hips. I tried to ignore his hard member pushing against my thigh as I pulled my neck away from him, meeting his gaze. "Maybe we should start off a friends."
The arrogant smirk appeared on Colby's face. "Reign, I think we've moved passed the friend zone."
Sighing, I detached myself from his grip, showing him I was being serious. "Can we please try? I don't want to rush into this and end up screwing it up."
Colby nodded, a long sigh leaving his lips. "If that's what you want."
"I do." Smiling at him, I grabbed his hand gently pulling him towards the door. "Let's go, I don't want to be late.
...
The whole car ride to the theater was filled in an awkward silence. I didn't have to ask Colby if he was alright with us starting off being friends, it was written all over his face; he hated the idea. The scowl never left his lips as we pulled into the parking lot, him exiting the car before me.
Taking a deep breath, I followed suit walking in stride with him. I gave him a small smile when he held the door open for me.
At least he was being a gentlemen.
"What can I get for you two?" The man behind the counter asked, licking his lips as he raked his eyes all over my body.
Colby must have noticed because he stepped forward placing his wallet on the counter, looking down at me. "Is the Conjuring alright, babe?"
I couldn't help but smile when he called me babe, completely ignoring the fact that he had suggested a horror movie; my least favorite.
"Sure," I nodded.
Looking defeated, the guy behind the counter handed us our tickets, sending us on our way with a fake smile.
I playfully smacked Colby's chest. "You just crushed that guys dreams," I giggled.
He merely shrugged as we walked over to the concessions. "There's no way he had a shot."
Shaking my head, I stood behind Seth while he ordered a bucket of popcorn and a large soda. "Would you mind?" He asked handing me the cup.
"Anything particular?" I grabbed the cup.
When he shook his head, I made my way over to the soda machine, heels of my boots clicking the whole way. As I was filling up the cup, I heard a group of women giggling down the hall. Placing a lid over the cup, I made my way back over to Colby but stopped when I noticed that said group of girls surrounding themselves around him, one of them purposely pulling down her shirt, showing Colby the top of her breasts.
I stood in place, dumbfounded that Colby was playing into their games. He flirted with all of them, even dared a glance down the one girls shirt. My heart nearly dropped from my chest when I saw him wrap his arms around her in a hug, taking a second too long to pull away.
I shook my head while a loud scoff left my lips. Trying not to make a scene in public, I walked passed the group of girls throwing themselves at Colby, ignoring him as I made my way over to the theater. By the way he was talking, I knew it wasn't Colby; it was Seth Rollins.
"Reign!" He called after me.
My feet stopped, my mind screaming at them to keep going as I turned around to face him. The look I was giving him only read one thing; anger. "Keep talking to your sluts. When Colby comes back, let him know I'll be watching the movie."
And with that, I turned swiftly on my heels walking straight into the dark theater. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw there was only about ten other people in the theater, me choosing a spot on the top left corner. The previews hadn't even begun so I browsed on my phone to pass the time. When a few minuets had passed and still no Colby, I decided to text him.
Am I on a date with Colby or Seth Rollins?-Me.
What the hell is your problem? I'm not going to ignore fans just because you're jealous-Colby.
Biting my lip in anger, I replied back to him before shutting off my phone as the previews started.
If I'm on a date with Colby Lopez, my neighbor, then I'll stay. But if Seth Rollins, the arrogant bitch lover is still here, stay with your fan base. You decide. Just know that if you're not here within the next five minutes I'm gone.-Me.
From what I've seen and read online, I did not like the character of Seth Rollins. In the WWE he was playing their top bad guy and I hated the way he acted but knew that's what he was good at so I tried not to hold it against him. But seeing how he was with those group of girls, I decided that when I was around him, I didn't want to see Seth Rollins.
4 minuets and 53 seconds later, Colby strutted into the theater, immediately finding me. I hadn't said a word to him as he sat down next to me, just in time for the movie. Suddenly I wished that I wasn't upset with him because I needed a shoulder to bury my face in during this movie. Every once in a while I would see Colby's hand slowly make it's way over to my leg, stopping every time I looked at him.
We were about ten minuets into the movie when the first scary scene popped up causing me to jump in my seat, covering my face with my shaking hands.
"That seriously scared you?" Colby's quiet voice chuckled.
"I hate horror films," I defended.
His eyes squinted down at me. "Then why did you say this was okay?"
When I opened my mouth to speak, I saw the same group of girls from the lobby make their way into the theater, sitting one row in front of us, a few seats away from Colby. Closing my mouth, I ignored them and Colby as I continued to watch the movie.
Not even five minuets had passed before I heard the girls giggle when Colby looked over to them, giving them a wave. "Unbelievable," I muttered under my breath.
"Jealousy doesn't look good on you, babe," Colby breathed in my ear.
Shivering at his warm breath, I held my composure while I ignored him, trying to pay attention to the movie. I did the best I could to ignore the group of girls but the longer the movie went on, that's when I realized one of the girls had moved up a row, right next to Colby.
"I'm sorry to bother you again, Seth but I forgot to get your number," She twirled a piece of hair around her finger.
Even though she was whispering, I could still hear the falseness of her voice. My eyes snapped over to Colby, watching and waiting to see what he did. His eyes met mine and in that moment I knew exactly who walked into this movie.
While Colby gave the girl his number, I shook my head in disbelief, a loud scoff leaving my lips. "You're unbelievable, Lopez."
"Who are you?" The girl motioned to me as if seeing me for the first time.
"Just a friend," Colby said, paying no mind to me.
Even though I had mentioned that we started slow as friends, I didn't mean see other people. Feeling my heart shatter into a million pieces, I threw my bag over my shoulder and ran down the stairs of the theater, not bothering to look behind me. I knew Colby wouldn't follow me. He was upset that I had wanted to take things slow so this was how he was taking it out on me. By flirting with other girls right in front of me.
Blinking at the sudden brightness, I marched down the hall and was about to leave the building but felt my feet come to a sudden halt; Colby drove.
Throwing my head back in a groan, I knew I was stuck here. I could have called a cab but I didn't have the key card to the hotel, meaning no matter what outcome I chose, I would have to wait for Colby.
"Fan-fucking-tastic," I cursed sitting down in one of the couches in the lobby.
My knee bounced in annoyance while I sat staring at the theater door, hoping Colby would come out looking for me.
"Reign?"
My head snapped to the left and I smiled at Marek. "Hey," I greeted standing up.
"What are you doing here alone?" He told the group of people he was with that he would meet up with them before he stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"I'm not. I was here with Colby." I sighed before filling him in on what happened.
Marek laughed while running a hand over his cheek. "He's just trying to piss you off."
My arms crossed over my chest. "Well, he's doing a good job at it."
"Don't take it to heart, Reign," Marek placed his arm over my shoulder, giving it a squeeze. An action I found soothing. "Colby's just upset that you want to take things slow with him. You have nothing to worry about if he feels the same for you because he does. I can't tell you how many times he's talk to me about you the past few months."
"Really?" I asked.
Marek nodded and motioned for us to sit on the couch. "He really likes you, Reign. I've known Colby for a long time and when he's upset about something instead of dealing with it he lets Seth take over. He gets in character so well it's scary." Marek couldn't help but laugh.
"Do you think I'm overreacting?" I bit my lip, worried.
Marek squeezed my knee. "Not at all. But I would suggest talking to him."
Nodding, I took a deep breath before giving him a hug, Marek instantly hugging back. "Thank you for talking with me."
"Anytime," he pulled away tipping my chin with a finger. "Colby has never brought a girl to the academy so I know you're a keeper."
We both stood up, hugging each other once more and I waved goodbye to him. Moving a strand of hair from my face, I turned around and came face to face with Colby. His eyes darted between Marek and I, scowl deep on his face. He breathed heavily while walking over to me.
"What the hell were you doing with Marek?" The tone in his voice was deep.
I squinted my eyes at him. "Jealousy doesn't' look good on you, babe." I repeated his words from earlier.
"You two looked a little too close," Colby's eyes sliced into mine.
"Oh so you can give your number to a girl while undressing her with your eyes but I can't talk to one of your friends about you?" My blood was boiling at this point. Talk about double standards.
"What about me?" His tone of voice had softened a bit.
"Just take me back to the hotel," I demanded, ignoring his question.
"Are you going to leave?" Colby eyes lightened a bit, realizing that I was one foot out of the door, getting ready to head back home.
"Thinking about it," I muttered walking out of the movie theater, Colby following close behind.