A.J stumbles out the door and leaves. I turn to Tommy, not sure if I should thank him or be angry with him. Before I can open my mouth to speak, I'm interrupted by his voice. "Sorry about that Jeff. Are you okay?" he asks.

"I'm fine…" I reply as I sit back down at the bar. He sits next to me and sips his beer. "Do you really know that many ways to kill a man with your bare hands? Or were you just trying to impress me?" I ask

He laughs. "Actually in army basic training it really only adds up to 20. But, I just happened to blurt out 50. I do that sometimes." he admits.

I laugh and take a sip of my drink. "Would you like to go and grab something to eat?" I ask him.

"Sure. Where are we going?" he asks. I smile and think of a place that would be good. "Umm…. Jalisco's?" I ask.

"Sure…. Did you drive?" he replies.

"No. I took a cab." I respond feeling kind of stupid. I know I'm not really stupid for doing that, but I just didn't want to add a DUI to my long list of problems in my life.

"Well, lets go. I rode my bike…" he replies with a smirk.

SHIT…. I look in the mirror and realize I'm blushing. "Oh… cool… what kind of bike is it?" I ask, trying to make the conversation less awkward.

"A Harley Davidson." he replies.

Fuck! Jeffrey, why must you always put yourself in the chick position of the relationship?!

"Oh, cool." I reply. Tommy laughs. "Don't worry… it's not what you think… I brought my touring bike tonight. I didn't bring the sport."

I sigh in relief… okay… now I won't look as ridiculous as I thought.

At Jalisco's

"So… Jeff… tell me a little about yourself." Tommy says. I sip my soda and contemplate what to say. "What would you like to know?" I ask, trying not to make the flirting obvious.

"Where are you from?" He asks.

"I was born and raised in Cameron. I moved to Raleigh about a yr ago."

He smiles. "I'm from Cleveland, Ohio originally. But my mom moved us to Nashville when I was a teenager." He says.

I nod. "Tell me more, Anthony…" I say flirtatiously.

He smiles. "I'm a veteran of Iraq. I served two tours with the army… I joined when I was 18 in order to pay for my college education. " he explains.

I smile and think to myself. Finally… a honorable man…

"Wow.. How'd you go from being a soldier to becoming a wrestler?" I reply.

"I got out of the military and realized that I enjoyed wrestling. I also in my free time work as a personal trainer. I love being active.. It drives me nuts to be too lazy." he says