We arrived at Charlie's which was a laid back half bar half restaurant. I had grown attached to this place while I was here in Tampa. Whenever I got tired of being alone in my apartment or of the surrounding area, I would either call a cab or ask anyone if they wanted to join me down here. Paige and I made our way to a small table that was in the back corner and waited for our waitress to arrive. We ordered our drinks, I myself ordering a lime margarita, and Paige ordered sangria. When the waitress left, Paige leaned in with her elbows propped up on the table.
"You never told me where you were moving to," she said.
"Vegas," I told her while leaning back into my chair and crossing my legs.
"Tampa to tamed for you," she said jokingly.
"No, I really do like it here,but I'm moving in with my bestfriend. We used to be roommates when I lived in Philly and was working for CZW. I went to visit her a few weeks back and she had just broken with her boyfriend who had cheated on her so I asked if she wanted to be roommates again. She wasn't to keen on Florida so her choice was Vegas."
"She a party girl or something?" Asked Paige.
Our drinks arrived and we then ordered two plates of steak with all the toppings. One thing I loved about this place, the drinks were about the size of your head. "I am gonna miss this," I said referring to the drink which I took a huge sip od before answering Paige.
"She's not a wild party girl, but when she is in the going out kind of mood, she's trouble."
"Are you in a house or another apartment?" Asked Paige while taking a few sips of her sangria.
"We're renting a condo. It's huge and in this condo complex that has everything you could think of. A private gym with a spa, swimming pools, it's perfect. Plus it's only ten minutes away from the airport which is a huge plus."
A few minutes later our food came and we started digging in. I heard my phone ringing in my bag so I hurried and retrieved it before I missed the call. It was Jon and I felt the butterflies in my stomach. I ignored the call and texted him instead.
'Sorry, I'm out to dinner with Paige. It's kind of a girls night.'
"Who was it?" Asked Paige.
Before I could answer her Jon texted back.
'Alright. Call me later if you want.'
I couldn't help but get my hopes up. Was that his way of saying he wanted to call me later but didn't want to make it seem that obvious? Or was it that he meant if I wanted to call him later then I could?
I sighed and looked at Paige who had an annoyed look on her face.
"What?" I asked.
"Who was that?" She asked while throwing a napkin at me.
"Jon," I said. She still looked confused and then realised that maybe she didn't know his real name. "Dean Ambrose," I said to clarify.
She looked down at her drink before taking a sip and putting it back down.
"Am I missing something?" I asked.
Paige put her fork down and propped her elbows on the table. "How close are you to Alicia Fox?"
I was not expecting that question. "Um, not at all really. I had my début match with her and she was real easy to work with. I was supposed to hang out with her one night but cancelled."
Paige said nothing, she just nodded her head and continued drinking her sangria. I felt like there was more to it then that. It was to random of a question to bring up. My mind then worked like a puzzle and put everything together. "Is this about Ambrose and Alicia?" I asked. I could feel myself starting to get angry at the thought of Jon and Alicia hooking up.
"Sort of," said Paige.
"What aren't you telling me?" I asked Paige starting to get irritated.
"Well, you know how she's been down here at NXT for some tapings?" I nodded my head yes and she continued. "Well, she's been saying how that you and Dean are the new couple backstage."
"Are you serious?" I said in mock shock. I was secretly happy to hear that was the rumor instead of Alicia and Dean having a thing.
"Yeah, and she's also adding that he seems passive of you. She said one night the two of you were supposed go out and that he answered your cell saying that you weren't able to go out."
I drank up some more of my margarita before responding to this thing Alicia was spreading around.
"Ok, he did answer my phone the night I was suppose to go out with her but only because I told him to. I was too tired and felt like shit. I told him to tell her that I wasn't up for it. Dean and I are not together."
Paige nodded. "The girls and guys that know you down there didn't believe it anyways. Some of the new ones, that's a different story."
"Figures," I said.
"How is it traveling with the guys?" Asked Paige. you could feel the little tension lifting.
"It's really cool. From the little time that I have traveled with them and gotten to know them, they've all turned out to be really good guys."
"That's good. Is it that much different from NXT?" Asked Paige.
"It's completely different. You have felt fear until you are live on a Monday night Raw infront thousands of people while a producer at ringside is yelling at you to hit your camera marks. It's fucking terrifying."
"That does sound kind of frightening."
We finished each finished our plates and drank what was left of our drinks. Paige rarely drank so she was more than a bit tispy when we left Charlie's and got into our cab. When we arrived at her apartment, I asked the driver to wait for me so I could walk her up and make sure she got in ok. I walked her into her apartment and laid her down on the couch. I took off her shoes and covered her with a blanket that was already folded and placed on the cushion. The original plan was for me to stay the night but considering that I still had to go back to my place to pack my bags, I decided to just stay at my place. By the time I had locked the door and closed it, I could hear her snoring slightly.
I made it back downstairs and directed the cab to my apartment. When I had arrived I paid the cab fee and made my way upstairs. This was the last night I would be spending here. WWE set this apartment up for me when I first got signed to developmental. They paid the rent and everything for the first month, after that it was my turn. This place had alot of memories and I felt myself getting sentimental. I was starting a new phase of my life with my bestfriend. In Vegas of all places. In the same town as a person I work with. In the same town as a person I work with that I am developing some feelings for who does not want anything serious. Awesome.
As if he could sense I was thinking about him, my phone rang and ofcourse it was Jon.
"I thought I was suppose to call you," I answered teasing.
"I couldn't fuck her," he said in an irritated tone.
"What?" I asked him not having a clue about what he was talking about.
"I couldn't fuck her. I called you and you said we were out so I decided that I wasn't going to be the idiot that stays home. I went out, starting talking to this girl and everything was going fine. We went back to her place and before things got to crazy, I couldn't fuck her. You know why?"
"Erectile dysfunction?" I teased. He explained it to me as if the world was coming to an end.
"What? No! You!" He said.
"Me what?"
"You. I could not fuck her because of you."
"So, you called to tell me that you were going to fuck another girl but couldn't because of me? Are you trying to piss me off? Cause if you are then keep going, it's working." I was starting to get angry, and who could blame me? The guy I'm starting to like more and more is telling me he was going to have sex with another girl.
Jon let out a very frustrated sigh. "I'm sorry. It's just I'm alittle freaked out over here."
"Why?"
"Because I actually thought of you. While I was with her and touching her I was comparing her to you and when I did that I wished it was you. Fuck, that was corny as shit."
I really didn't know what to say. First, I was pissed because he was attempting to sleep with another girl. Now, I was shocked at what he said. He wished he was with me.
"Did I freak you out?" He asked.
"No." That was all I could muster.
"Yeah I did. It's ok, I freaking out over here," he said sounding alittle out of breath.
"Where are you?" I asked.
"I'm walking to my place," he said as if it were obvious.
"Did you just walk out on her?" I asked as curiosity got the best of me.
"Yeah, she isn't anybody to me so I don't have to explain shit to her."
"You sound mad," I said.
"Well, yeah. No, I'm not mad. I'm more confused if anything."
"Confused about what?"
"You."
"I seem to be causing you alot of problems tonight."
He was silent for few moments and I tried to scramble my brain on what to say so he wouldn't hang up. I liked knowing that I've been having an effect on him.
"What are you doing?" He asked before I could come up with something to say.
"Right now I am sitting in my empty apartment packing my bags for a week on the road as a hound of justice," I told him.
"You're not still out? Why is your apartment empty?"
"No I'm not out, I have a flight to catch tomorrow. So do you. My apartment is empty because I've packed all of my things up so I can ship to my new apartment. Goodwill came today and took whatever I didn't want and what my friends didn't take. Which included my bed so I'm an idiot."
"You should come to Vegas. I'd let you sleep in my bed." As he said that I could hear his stupid smirk.
"Funny that you said that," I told him. I figured since he kind of brought it up I could tell him about my new place of residence.
"Why is that funny? Were you already thinking about being in my bed? You would really enjoy the whole show, even more than our little preview the other day," he said.
"My new apartment that I'm moving into with Sara is in Vegas." That seemed to stop his sexual ramblings.
"You're moving to Vegas?" He asked flatly
"Yeah," I said.
He was silent for a second and then he chuckled. "I knew you couldn't stay away from me."
"Jon, please."
"I love when you beg for it, Lex."
"I will hang up."
"Fiiine, I'll stop. So, why Vegas? Besides wanting to be near me ofcourse."
"Well, Sara didn't want to move down here to Tampa. When she suggested Vegas I was silently against it but once she showed me the condo, its complex with everything it had, the price which is just as much as I was paying here, I was sold. Plus it's ten minutes from the airport which is perfect for how much I travel now."
"O, shit," said Jon. He then let out a gut filled laugh.
"What?" I asked while I chuckled along with him. His laugh sounded cute.
"Paradise. Paradise Luxurious condominiums," he said.
"Shit." That was all I could muster. I felt my stomach knot.
"I guess this would make us neighbors. Well, sort of," said Jon.
I felt embarrassed. What if he thought I had moved there for him? Living in the same city, alright I could deal with that. Living in the same complex as him? Nope.
"Lexi?"
"I have to go," I said and quickly hung up the phone. It rang just a few seconds later, seeing as it was Jon, I hit ignore. He didn't call back and I finished packing for the road, which basically meant just repacking everything from last weeks trip.
I couldn't believe this. Only with my luck can something as crazy as this happen. I picked up my phone and texted Lexi.
'I told Jon about where we were moving to. He lives in the same complex.'
A few minutes later Sara texted me back with the same response I had.
'Shit.'
'My words exactly.'
My phone rang, thank God it was Sara. "Yeah," I answered.
"You're still going to go through with this right?" She asked.
"Yeah," I said.
"Well don't you sound enthusiastic," mocked Sara.
"Excuse for being alittle on edge," I said.
"How exactly did you tell him about Vegas?"
"I told him that my apartment was empty because I was moving and that today Goodwill came over and took all of my shit and I didn't have a bed. He said that I could sleep in his bed anytime and that's when I told him I was actually moving to Vegas. I told him how you found this great place that came with all of these amazing things and that it was just ten minutes away from the airport. That's when he said the exact name of the complex."
"Ok, what did he say after that?"
"He said that we were neighbors now."
"That doesn't seem bad, not at all. What did you say?"
"I told him I had to go and hung up. He called me right back but I ignored it."
"Why are getting so worked up about this? He didn't seem to be bothered by it."
"Because Sara what if one night I see him walking in with a girl? What if I have to see him with his arm around her and they're flirting? What then?"
"Why would that matter if you said that you weren't expecting anything to happen between the two of you?"
"I lied Sara, sue me. He had just called me telling how he was about to fuck some girl he had met tonight but couldn't because when he touched her he wished it were me. "
She didn't say anything so I mumbled that I needed to get some sleep and hung up.
I couldn't sleep that night, and not just because I didn't have a bed, but because I kept thinking about Jon. I knew I had fucked up, I just hoped I hadn't fucked up to bad.
