We got back to the hotel, for the night. I watched as Cole ran playfully around the hotel room, yeah that brownie was definitely not a good idea, as I let him try to burn off as much energy as possible. I glanced over to Cody who sat on our bed, with his laptop open.
"I'm gonna go get a bottle of water from the store, and maybe some ice. You want anything?" I asked as Cody smiled and shook his head. I threw my shoes hastily on, putting my hair in a quick ponytail, and headed towards the door. I took a look at Cole who was currently playing on the other bed with his batman pajamas on.
"Hey batman, slip your shoes on so you can come with me." I said, quickly rewarded by Cole's voice echoing through the room
"Okay mommy!" he yelled before he jumped off the bed, throwing his shoes on quickly and ran to me, his hand grasping mine as we left the room. I let him push the buttons on the elevator as we rode it down to the lobby, then the doors opened.
The lobby was much busier than it was earlier, it was actually kind of surprising since it was like 9 at night. I grasped Cole by the hand as we walked off the elevator.
"Are all these people staying here too mommy?" Cole asked looking around the lobby.
"I think so, buddy" I said, glancing around the people. I know Cody said most of the wrestlers would be checking in, but I wasn't expecting this many. We had just rounded the corner , walking towards the store, making our way through the busy lobby when suddenly I heard Cole scream with delight. I turned to look at my son seeing a blonde man, tickling him from behind, I immediately recognized the man as I let go of Cole's hand and watched as the man hoisted my kicking son up into his arms, so Cole could see his face.
"How's it going little man?" Christian asked, a smile spread across Cole's lips as he wrapped his arms around the large man's neck, hugging him tight before Christian leaned back down and putting Cole back on the floor, before looking over to me.
"Christian! How are you?" I asked, reaching over my son, giving the blonde man a tight hug as he hugged me back.
"I'm good…I'm good. I just got in." he said pointing to the one suitcase that stood next to him.
"How are you guys?" he asked, glancing down to Cole, ruffling my son's hair before looking back to me.
"We're good…got in early this morning" I said matter of factly.
"Yeah, Cody said you guys were gonna come out early." Christian spoke, glancing at his phone, before slipping it back in his pocket.
"But you're staying for the show right?" Christian asked seriously.
"Yep, we'll be there. This little guy can't wait! He's all wrestling now…" I said resting my hand on Cole's head. I watched as Christian picked Cole up into his arms again when he spoke with a smile
"You'll love it! A pay per view is so much more than a regular show, and Summerslam is one of our biggest pay per views!" Christian explained, bouncing Cole in his arms a bit.
"That's what Cody said." I explained.
"Yep, it's definitely a good time." Christian spoke, setting Cole back down on his feet.
"So I'll see you guys Sunday? At the show?" Christian asked pointing to me than down to Cole.
"Yep, we'll be there." I said with a smile, watching as Cole nodded his head.
"Great. Well I need to get these things up to my room, but I'll see you two Sunday!" Christian spoke, reaching over giving me a quick hug, before giving Cole a hi-five then heading on his way to the elevators.
We finally found our way into the small store that the hotel had on its premises, I let go of Cole's hand as I grabbed a small basket, I figured I should possibly buy some things for tomorrow, so we would have snacks, even though I still had no idea what we were doing, but snacks were always good. I stood back by the small fridges they had, looking at the beverages they had, when I heard Cole playing. I looked over, noticing my son was jumping around one of the display racks that held stuffed animals and had t-shirts hanging from it.
"Mommy, I can't reach!" Cole spoke, stretching his little fingers as far as they would go, trying to grasp the small stuffed animal on top. His feet stood up on the stand as he continued to try to reach.
"Cole, get down! I'll come over and help you in a minute" I spoke, not paying much attention, when suddenly the sound of a loud crash caught my attention. I turned around and to my embarrassment and horror, the whole display rack was tipped over and there was my son laying on top of the pile of clothes and stuffed animals. I rushed over to him, picking him up quickly, as I knelt down.
"Cole, are you ok?" I asked, looking over him.
"I'm sorry mommy. I just wanted to look." Cole spoke, his bottom lip quivering. My anger subsided at the moment, looking at my son and knowing this must of scared the daylights out of him, but I was just happy he was alright.
"It's fine…just next time listen to mommy..alright?" I said, giving him a quick hug before I realized the pile of clothes was moving and I heard a deep voice speak
"A little help would be nice?" the voice under the pile spoke. My eyes grew wide as I quickly pulled the display rack and items off of whoever was under the pile, to see a much older gentleman laying on the ground under the mess. He must have been on the other side of the rack when Cole did his little stunt.
"Oh My God! I'm so sorry!" I explained, grabbing him by his hand, helping him to his feet. I finally got him to his feet, as I helped trying to dust off and straighten the suit he was wearing.
"Again, I'm so sorry." I spoke, watching as he seemed to examine himself for any injuries, as he glanced out to the lobby, then to the other people who were in the store before he turned back to me.
"No need for an apology, I'm fine and you've seemed to entertain the masses tonight." He spoke, pointing around. It was at that time I glanced around noticing the many people out in the lobby were giggling as they walked by, most of them trying their best to not do it in eyesight, but failing miserably. I then glanced to the checkout stand in the store, the employee didn't seem to be too happy, but the large muscular man with long dirty blonde hair, who was standing at the checkout was laughing so hard, his face was the color of a cherry, and couldn't even look back to us.
"I'm sorry if we embarrassed you. My son chose the wrong time to not listen to me, but he's really a good boy." I explained, placing my hand on my son's head. I watched as the older man glanced down to Cole, a smile coming to his face when he spoke
"It's quite alright, I assure you…I've been tackled by much worse things, including that refrigerator shaped man laughing hysterically at the cash register." The man smiled, before leaning down being eye level with my son as he reached out ruffling Cole's hair, before he spoke with a smile.
"Alright you little monkey, you be good…" before holding his hand out for a handshake, which Cole quickly shook the man's hand, before the older man left the store. I watched as he walked out of the store, the large muscular man following afterwards, stopping briefly to look at me and speak between laughs
"Thank you for that! That's the best laugh I've had all day!" the large man spoke, hurrying after the older man.
We purchased our items in the store, as I apologized to the store employee over and over again, before Cole and I made our way towards the elevator. We climbed into the elevator, watching as the door closed when I heard a voice yell out
"Hold the elevator!"
I quickly put my foot in between the doors, forcing them back open when a familiar face appeared on the other side of the elevator, a wide smile on his lips as he walked into the elevator with us and the doors closed.
"Ted!" Cole exclaimed, running across the small elevator, as the larger man picked my son up into his arms, Cole's arms wrapping around his neck, as Ted held him.
"Hey buddy! How are you?" Ted asked, as Cole told him everything from me riding the mechanical bull, to the plane ride, to his recent adventure in the store. I giggled as I watched Ted wrestle with my son freely, swinging him over his shoulders and hanging him upside down, before sitting him down on top of his suitcase that stood next to him. I walked towards Ted, wrapping him up in a hug, before I spoke
"How have you been?" a smile coming to my lips.
"Things are good. How are you two?" Ted said ruffling Cole's hair as he held the extended handle of the suitcase and kicked his feet freely against it.
"Not bad. Not bad." I finished as the elevator opened to Cole and I's floor.
"Well this is us." I spoke.
"It's me too." Ted spoke glancing at the floor number, then leaning the suitcase with Cole on it back and carefully wheeling it down the hall, as my son giggled wildly.
"You're on this floor too?" I asked, turning into the small vending room they had in the hall.
"Looks like it. So we get Cody back huh?" Ted asked, watching as I put the ice bucket under the machine, waiting for it to vend.
"Yeah, for a few days a week I guess." I said watching the ice pop out of the machine.
"You can keep him if you want!" Ted said playfully, as I laughed out loud.
"Well that just wouldn't be fair…" I teased, grabbing the full bucket of ice from the machine as we continued to walk down the hall.
"Speaking of Cody, do you wanna come say hi real quick?" I asked, as Ted shrugged his shoulders and followed me to my room. I opened the door, holding it open as Ted playfully shook the suitcase with Cole still on it, as he giggled wildly.
"Look who I found loitering in the lobby!" I teased as I walked into the room, placing the bags of groceries down on the table, before sitting on the bed next to Cody. Cody closed his laptop, placing it on the chair next to the bed, before he stood from the bed, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek, before making his way over shaking Ted's hand, giving him a manly hug, before grasping Cole from the suitcase and playfully throwing him onto the bed, as my son giggled.
"So they found you huh?" Cody asked, jumping onto the bed with Cole, playfully wrestling with him as my son squirmed with delight, as Ted leaned against the dresser
"Yeah, they caught me in the elevator." Ted said with a smile, glancing to me before he continued.
"Have you gotten your schedule yet?" Ted asked Cody, glancing at his phone in his hands.
"I have a signing on Sunday, then the show that night. You?" Cody recited, glancing at the TV that was playing the nickelodeon channel.
"Signing tomorrow, and I think I have one on Sunday too." Ted answered, putting his phone back in his pocket.
"But I haven't heard anything officially yet." Ted added, standing from his leaning position, as Cody nodded his head.
"Well I should get to my room, I have some things I gotta get done before tomorrow…so I'll see you guys around!" Ted said, walking to me giving me a hug, before giving Cody a manly hug, ruffling Cole's hair and walking out of the room.
I watched as Cody walked over to the table looking at the bags of food I bought.
"Geez, woman! You bought enough to feed an army!" Cody teased, glancing to me with a smile.
"No I bought some things for tomorrow, and for breakfast. You can never have enough when you have a growing boy, and a grown man for that matter, with you. And after Cole destroyed the whole display and almost killed an old man in the store, I felt I owed it to them to spend a decent amount of money" I said. Cody burst out laughing, as he turned to me with a confused expression.
"What?" he squeaked out between laughs.
"My boy over there felt it would be fun to climb on a display stand and knocked the whole thing over…" I explained Cody laughing even harder as I continued to tell the story with a smile.
"To make things worse, the whole thing landed on this poor old guy…" I finished as Cody was holding his stomach from laughing so hard.
"It's not funny Cody!" I tried to keep a straight face, before laughing myself.
"Are you kidding me? That's hilarious!" Cody explained, trying to calm his laughter.
"Well, Cole didn't find it too funny, I think if anything it scared him enough that he'll be listening to me for awhile." I said laughing to myself.
"Do what you got to do in the game of parenting" Cody spoke with a wink, before jumping on the bed next to me. I glanced over to Cole, who was fast asleep on the other bed, his mask still on, even his shoes still on, but he looked comfortable so I let him be for the moment.
"So are you gonna tell me where we're going tomorrow?" I asked, looking into the blue eyes of my boyfriend. Cody smiled wide, lunging forward, rolling on top of me, as his lips met mine with a passionate kiss. The kiss broke, as my mind cleared, and I realized what he was trying to do.
"Nope. Distracting me won't work Cody." I spoke sternly, pointing him in the chest playfully.
"Ok, I'll tell you." Cody admitted sighing. My eyes perked up, as I listened waiting for him to continue.
"When we get there tomorrow." Cody finished with a smile, as I playfully grabbed my pillow swatting him, knocking him off of me, onto the other side of the bed playfully, as we wrestled for control of the pillow.
