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A/N: Just to let you all know, I've changed my username, so don't worry! Anyway, am taking it slow and steady with this story. I'm enjoying writing this :)
It's been a couple of weeks since the Riley's epic kiss with Dave and they had just finished taping an episode of SmackDown. So far, the fans seem to love the storyline, just as Vince had said. Since both Riley and Dave have the next week off, they have decided to spend it together at Dave's house in Tampa, Florida. She and Randy shared a penthouse apartment in Tampa too, but she and Dave would have more privacy at his house.
Riley was packing up her things to go back to the hotel when Randy came up to her, his things already in his duffel bag.
"Hey," Riley greeted her brother. "Just give me a few seconds, then we can go back to the hotel together."
"Sure, take your time," he said, sitting on a nearby bench. "So, you're going to Dave's place?"
"Yeah. You don't mind being alone?" she asked.
"I don't mind. I'm going to have a barbeque with the guys," he said, as he would also have the week off. "How are you and Dave?"
Riley smiled at the mention of Dave's name. "We're doing fine. We're just taking things slow at the moment."
"That's good to hear," said Randy, then with a smirk on his face he said "Just remember to use protection when, you know..."
"SHUT UP!" said Riley, her face turning red.
"Remember, when it's not on, it's NOT on!"
Randy howled in laughter as he ducked to avoid being hit by a pair of socks.
The next day, Riley, Randy, and Dave arrived in Tampa by late morning. After saying goodbye to Randy, Riley and Dave took a cab back to Dave's house. The ride back was quiet but it was a comfortable one as Riley leaned her head against Dave's shoulder, her hands on his chest and his arm around her waist.
About 30 minutes later, they finally arrived at Dave's house, which could really be described as a modern-looking villa. After paying for the cab, Dave fished out his keys to open the door and carried both his and her luggage bags in.
"I have a guest room you can stay in. It has its own bathroom, so you can freshen up or something first," he said.
"That sounds great, thank you," she said.
Dave walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her. "This is going to be the best week of my life," he said, smiling.
After settling in and freshening themselves up, Riley and Dave decided to hang out by Dave's pool. Dressed in a white halter top bikini, she blushed as Dave smiled at her.
"Wow," he said. "Just... wow."
"Such an impressive vocabulary," she joked.
"Sometimes, less is more."
"Yeah, right," she said, laughing. "I like your bright yellow trunk shorts, it looks like Spongebob Squarepants."
"You mean I don't look like a sexy beast?" he said, which caused her to laugh. Truth is, no matter what, she had always thought that Dave looked good in anything. The fact that he was shirtless right now in front of her made her weak in her knees.
She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "You are," she said, softly.
"Well, you're a goddess."
The afternoon consisted of just lounging around and a water gun fight, which Dave easily won. Pretending to be a sore loser, Riley pushed him into the pool and smirked as she placed her hands on her hips. She screamed as Dave pulled her in, the cold water splashing against her skin.
"DAVE BAUTISTA!" she shouted, laughing as she wiped the water from her face. Before she knew it, she felt his lips on hers as he pulled her closer to him.
"I should push you into the pool more often," she said, laughing as she leaned her head aginst Dave's chest.
"Don't get any ideas," he said, brushing a strand of hair from her face with a smile on his face.
On the second last day of their week together, Riley frowned in confusion as Dave brought her to a high-end boutique.
"Dave, what are we doing here?" she asked as he held her hand and walked her into the boutique.
"You'll see," he said. The shop assistant, who was a woman about their age, greeted them.
"Dave, so good to see you," she said, hugging him. Then she turned her attention towards Riley. "And who is this lovely lady?"
"Riley, this is Laura. She owns this boutique."
"Nice to meet you," said Riley, shaking hands with Laura.
"Can you help me to pick out an outfit for her? I want to take her to a really fancy place tonight," he said.
"I'll be more than happy to do that," said Laura and before Riley could say anything, she was whisked away to a selection of dresses as Dave sat on one of the sofas.
Riley couldn't believe her eyes as she saw the most gogeous collection of gowns right in front of her. "Wow," she said softly.
"You're so lucky," said Laura. "He knows how to treat a lady."
"So you've known Dave for a long time?"
"He's actually my cousin," Laura said. "Believe me, I know when he's serious about someone. When did you two become boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"We're not, actually. We just want to take things slowly first."
"Ah, I see," said Laura, smiling. "Well then, we don't want to keep him waiting. Let's pick out a dress for you!"
About an hour later, Riley couldn't help but to admire her own reflection. Laura had picked out a soft lavander strapless dress for Riley that complemented her blue eyes. The hem of the dress stopped just above her knees. Riley usually avoided strapless dresses as she was rather heavy on top, but she was surprised at how secured she felt and, she had to admit, the dress filled out her top nicely. It hugged her hourglass figure in all the right places.
To go along with that, Paula matched the dress with a pair of nude pumps and a gold clutch.
"Dave, you're going to love this," Riley heard Laura call out from outside the dressing room. "Come on out, Riley."
Riley stepped out from the dressing room and Dave's jaw practically dropped open.
"Do you like it?" she asked.
Both women laughed as Dave didn't say anything, but took his wallet out and handed Laura his credit card.
That night, Riley got ready for her date with Dave. She applied her makeup, which consisted of the winged eyeliner look paired with soft pink lips. Then let go of her hair which was in a tight bun to add more definition to her wavy hair and wore the outfit that Dave had so generously bought for her although she practically begged him to let her pay him back, which he refused.
Once she climbed down the stairs, Dave was already waiting for her dressed in a suit.
"You look so beautiful," he said, holding her hand as she did a small tiwrl.
"You don't look so bad yourself," she said, readjusting his tie.
"Shall we?" he asked, extending his arm for her. She happily held on to it as they walked to his car. As they got in and Dave pulled out of the driveway, Riley couldn't help but ask Dave something.
"Where are we going for dinner?"
"Like what I told you at the boutique earlier today, you'll see."
Riley gasped as Dave stopped his car in front of a classy Italian restaurant. "Oh my God, Dave. How did you manage to get a table here? I can't even get through to book one!" she said as Dave got out first then opened the door for her.
"It's more than that, actually. I've booked out the whole place, so it'll be just you and me."
After dinner, Dave and Riley drove back to Dave's house where they sat on the sofa, drinking champagne.
"Thank you, Dave. For everything," she said. "This week has been amazing."
"I should be the one thanking you. This is honestly the best week I've had in a long time."
"You've spoilt me, Dave," said Riley, laughing. "And we're not even officially in a relationship."
"Speaking of that..." said Dave, setting his champagne glass down. "I want to talk about that." He took Riley's glass out from her, set it down next to his, and held her hand in his.
"Riley, I know we agreed to take things slow, but these past few weeks and especially with our week together, I've come to realise that I don't want to take things slowly anymore. My feelings for you are growing stronger each day and..."
For the first time, Riley saw that Dave was nervous. She looked into his brown eyes to see that there was a flicker of hope mixed with fear in them.
"And?" she gently pressed on.
"And... I don't think I can wait anymore. So, I want to ask... Will you be my girlfriend?"
Riley broke out in a smile. "Yes, I will," she said. She squealed in happiness as Dave gathered her in his arms and kissed her.
TBC