Eeeek :D Got a DM from Ezekiel Jackson on twitter :D I know I know, I'm acting like a crazy fan girl - which I am not by the way! Just seriously excited :) Yayayayay :D okay, rant over, I'll stop jumping up and down inside :D Reviews? Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top? I even made this chapter extra long - the longest yet you'll find ;) Please? :)
AN: 'Lotte' is pronounced 'Lottie'.
Once again, I do not own the WWE or any of its employees. I only own Amber. I am in no way suggesting the story reflects real life, it is entirely fictional. Nor would I ever want any of this to ever be true - except maybe the snuggle parts :) It's just a made-up story. I also do not own any of the songs mentioned in this story at any point, I just like them. Thank you for reading.
I awoke the same way I had every morning for days now. Heart still beating abnormally fast after the same recurring nightmare, hand reaching for the phone buzzing loudly on the dresser.
"What?" I groaned into the phone.
"Its 5am Amber, wakey wakey" he said, annoyingly cheery.
"Johhnnn" I whined, clutching at the warm blankets.
"You should be getting better at this early morning stuff now" he laughed. "I'll be outside your room in thirty minutes and if you're not out by then, I'll be knocking very loudly. I don't think lover boy would enjoy that so you better hurry" he said cheekily, hanging up before I had the chance to retort with an insult.
I rolled over, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. A glimmer of light peeked from behind the curtains, enough for me to make out the sleeping form of Wade next to me, chest rising and falling gently. Trying not to wake him, I sidled out from under the covers gently, shivering as my exposed skin made contact with the cold air. "I hate you John" I mumbled under my breath. I stumbled into the bathroom, switching the light on and squinting at myself in the mirror.
I quickly washed my face, threw my hair into a ponytail, brushed my teeth, changed into some tracksuit bottoms and a vest and grabbed my gym bag. I kissed Wade's head lightly before grabbing a room card and slipping out into the hallway to meet John.
Half an hour later and we pulled up to the gym. "Cheer up, don't we always have fun?" he grinned mockingly.
"No John, YOU always have fun watching me suffer. Then you have more fun working out while I lie in corner dying of exhaustion" I grumbled, filling my water bottle at the fountain.
"You want to learn to wrestle, you have to work hard" he said.
"I know…but it's so early" I whined. He opened his mouth to speak but I silenced him. "Please don't give me another lecture about how when you were starting out, you got up at four every morning and worked out until you passed out. I get it. You're more dedicated than me. Whatever" I sighed.
"Hey, its not that you're not dedicated. You just need a bit more encouragement. You'll be happy to know that we don't need to do much more cardio now. That's the good news…" he grinned.
"And the bad news?" I asked reluctantly.
"We have to start weight training, and I know you're gonna hate it" he said placing a sympathetic hand on my shoulder.
"I can barely lift my arm…I have NO upper body strength at all" I admitted.
"I know, that's why we need to sort it. Nothing huge, you don't want man-muscles" he laughed. "But you need to be able to lift the other divas really, even if it's only a little way off the floor" he smiled.
John had me lifting some reasonably light dumbbells for a while to get me used to it. Then he showed off, lifting 500 pounds. I had a go. I couldn't even move it. He spent ten minutes laughing at my determination and then forced me to lift heavier. My arms burned by the time he finally let me rest. I had started to notice changes now, even after just a week. My whole body felt more toned. The thought of keeping this up was horrifying though. As if reading my mind, John winked at me.
"It becomes routine after a while, you'll get used to it honestly" he smiled. "And when you've learned how to control it, you can work out whenever suits you best, and not have to get up at five" he winked. "In the ring. Now" he ordered, pushing me up off the bench. I groaned, dragging myself up and over to the ring at the back of the gym. I climbed in, wishing it had steps.
Over the past week, we had gone over bouncing off the ropes, arm drags, clotheslines, falling safely (which always made me laugh) and hitting the turnbuckle as well as some other basic moves. I was frustrated by the slow progress. John was a perfectionist and made me do everything several times until I got it right.
"How about we try some hip-tosses today?" he asked, adjusting his shirt. "Okay" I nodded. "You'll have to be careful though, that was how you tore your shoulder wasn't it?" I asked, furrowing my brows.
"I'll use the other arm" he said before explaining what to do. The first one didn't go so well, mostly because I landed in a sitting position instead of on my back. "Someone's over eager" John laughed. "Fearless, I like it" he grinned. "Again" he commanded. After I had managed to get those right, we moved onto the spine buster. I winced, standing up after the third time of having all the air knocked out of me. I refused to complain though; we hadn't even reached the hardest stuff yet.
"Hey, you're doing really well, honestly, you're a natural" he smiled at me as we took a break. "I think you're ready for the stuff we all hate" he laughed.
"Oh God" I sighed. "What?" I asked.
"I don't plan on teaching you most of the extreme stuff, but you'll be hard-pressed to get by in this era without learning to take a chair-shot" he said, trying to gauge my reaction. I agreed, almost excited to know what it felt like.
"And to make it worth your while, I'll teach you how to give a good chair shot too" he winked.
He grabbed a chair and folded it. They were exactly the same kind as you see on TV. He told me to brace myself and keep my back as flat as possible. It hurt like hell. And he didn't even hit me hard. I couldn't imagine taking one of those to the head. Then came the fun part; he let me practice on him. He told me not to follow through, to just hit him flat on the back with it. I was nervous at first; wanting to make sure I got it in the right place. He urged me to hit him harder and after a few more tries, it felt more like a real chair-shot.
"Always knew you were kinky John, but I never realised you liked it this rough" I giggled, throwing the chair aside.
"You know it" he laughed.
We showered and John drove me back to the hotel. It was nearly 8.30am now and as I expected, Wade was still in bed. I sat down on the edge of the bed and watched him for a while. He looked so peaceful, it was hard to resist the urge to snuggle in next to him and go back to sleep. I knew I couldn't though; we had to go down to the arena later for practice.
Suddenly, Wade jumped up and grabbed me out of nowhere. I squealed in surprise as he pulled me down onto the bed next to him. "Morning baby" he grinned mischievously, planting kisses on my neck.
"You scared me half to death!" I yelled at him in a voice of mock anger.
"I could feel you staring at me" he laughed, tickling me into submission.
"Well it's about time you woke up, I had to get up at five again" I pouted.
"Did you have a good time at the gym?" he asked, pulling me into him and wrapping his arms around me.
"It was okay, I'll be hurting tomorrow though" I said, nuzzling into him.
"What did you do?" he asked.
"Just some hip-tosses and spine busters. Then we did some chair-shots. Those hurt like hell" I laughed. "Won't be wearing a backless dress for the next few days" I giggled.
"I don't think John should have done chair-shots with you at all…the divas rarely use chairs anyway" Wade said, sounding a little annoyed.
"I agreed to do it Wade; he wouldn't do anything I wasn't comfortable with. Plus, I gave as good as I got" I laughed. "I want to be doing everything you guys do" I smiled, kissing him softly.
"I know, I just worry about you" he said, kissing my forehead as his fingers played in my hair.
"Well don't" I smiled.
He massaged my shoulders gently, earning a satisfied sigh from me. "Looking forward to your birthday in a few days?" he asked, his strong hands working the tension out of my aching shoulders.
"Not really, I don't want a fuss" I said, arching my back as his thumb pressed into a particularly tense spot along my spine.
"Why not?" he asked.
"I just don't. I never do. My mum wasn't too happy that I can't come home for it to be honest" I told him.
"Well I'm taking you out for dinner. Whether you like it or not" he said, kissing the top of my head before letting go of me and getting out of bed. I whined at the loss of contact. He laughed a little. "Hey, I didn't say you couldn't join me in the shower" he grinned suggestively.
"I already showered today, but that is an offer I cannot refuse" I smiled, taking his hand as he led me into the bathroom.
Despite saying I didn't want a fuss; I awoke on the morning of my birthday to a bunch of pink roses on the pillow next to me. I smiled, reading the note.
Roses are red (or pink in this case),
Violets are blue,
I want you to know,
I'll always love you
Happy Birthday Amber
Wade xxx
I couldn't suppress the "Aww" that fell from my lips as I reread the note a few more times. They were beautiful and I stayed there in bed for a while, inhaling their sweet scent. I spotted another note lying on the dresser. I unfolded the crinkled paper and read it out loud.
Amber,
Happy Birthday princess, I hope you liked the roses. I've popped out to grab some breakfast so don't move, breakfast in bed is an essential birthday treat ;) love you long time ;)
Wade xxx
I grinned, placing the note down on the bedside table and laid back against the pillow. Ten minutes later and I heard the door open as Wade struggled in, a tray of breakfast items in one hand, his car keys in the other and his room card held between his teeth.
"Wade, you really didn't have to" I smiled, waiting until he put the tray down before leaping on him.
"I know, but I wanted to" he laughed, hugging me back.
"Thank you for the roses, they're gorgeous…and the cute little message you wrote" I said, hugging him tighter.
"Glad you liked them" he smiled, kissing me before pulling some cards out of his coat pocket. "I collected these for you on the way to get breakfast. Your mum called earlier this week and I told her where to send everything to" he said, handing me the cards. I ran my fingers over the smooth envelopes. I slowly opened them. There were cards from my grandma, my brother, my aunties and my cousins. Most of them had money in them; English money, but money none the less. Wade sat on the edge of the bed watching me as I hovered over the last card. I opened it gently, reading the message inside.
Amber,
Happy birthday sweetie, we miss you so much. Come visit us really soon. We're so proud of everything you've achieved. Seeing you on TV every week is amazing. Have a fantastic day. We love you to bits.
Lots of love from Mum and Dad xxx
P.S. I spoke to that lovely man, Wade on the phone. He seems nice.
Mum xxx
I laughed, tears spilling down my cheeks. Typical mum, so subtle. I wonder what she was hinting at. I missed them so much; this was the first birthday I had ever spent away from them. Wade wrapped his arms around me, reading the card over my shoulder. He laughed too when he read the last line.
"I know this birthday is hard, being away from home and everything…" he started. "But I want to help make it a good one, even if it's hard" he said, kissing my neck.
"Wade…" I said, turning to face him. "This is already the best birthday I've ever had" I smiled, tears still running down my cheeks. "I miss home, but spending it with you is all I want" I grinned, pulling him into a deep kiss.
After an amazing breakfast of croissants, eggs, bacon and orange juice in bed, Wade took me shopping. The WWE tour of the US was currently in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"You know, the malls here are so amazing" I said as we walked along the rows of shops hand in hand.
"I never noticed them that much at first, I'm not normally one for shopping but they definitely beat most of the ones back in the UK" he agreed.
A young girl, about ten I'd guess, wearing an old nexus t shirt came up to us nervously. "Excuse me? Could I please have a picture with you? I'm a big fan" she smiled sweetly. Wade smiled down at her.
"Of course you can sweetie" he said, kneeling down next to next to her as her mum pulled out the camera. I moved away so I wasn't in the way and smiled at how sweet they looked. The little girl motioned to her mum to wait a second and turned to me.
"Can't I have a picture with you too? I love the songs you sing on RAW, my favourite was when you sang Paramore, they're my favourite" she grinned. I failed to stop the smile spreading across my face. I actually had a fan; and a very sweet one at that.
"Aw of course you can. What's your name?" I asked her, crouching down next to her with Wade on the other side.
"Lotte" she told me as her mum positioned the camera.
"Smile" her mum grinned as the flash went off. "Thank you very much" the little girl smiled as we stood up.
"You're welcome Lotte" I winked and she bounced off down the mall with her mum.
"That was cute" I smiled up at Wade, biting my lip.
"It was" he grinned, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and kissing me.
"I didn't know the kids loved you so much" I winked.
"They usually don't" he laughed. "No idea why" he shrugged, laughing.
"Maybe it's cause on TV, you're a scary, arrogant ass" I giggled.
We grabbed a coffee and sat down for a while. "Thank you Wade" I said, playing with coffee cup. "For today, it's been amazing" I smiled, drawing circles on the top of his hand which was resting on the table. He smirked a little.
"You're welcome baby" he grinned. "But don't forget, it's not over yet" he winked. "Now for your next present, you need to choose a dress for tonight" he smiled, taking my hand and leading me back towards the shops.
"Waaade" I complained, dragging my feet. "You don't need to buy me anything else! I already feel bad! Stop spoiling me!" I giggled, latching onto his arm. He ignored my arguments and took me to one of the most expensive dress shops in the mall.
"This one's pretty" he said, looking at a mint green strapless dress with diamantes around the bust. "That one is gorgeous too" he said, noticing me looking at a floaty yellow dress. "Do you want to try them on?" he asked, handing them to me.
I sighed. "Wade, have you seen the price of them? I can't…" I whined.
"Amber. Most girls are like 'Wade, I don't have anything to wear, will you buy me a new dress pretty please?' You never ask for anything…I want to get you something" he reasoned.
"I don't ask for anything because all I want is you" I said, leaning up to kiss him. "As long as I have that then I'm happy" I grinned. "Plus, you already got me roses and breakfast; it's already been the best birthday ever. And you want to take me for dinner! I really don't need you to buy me anything else baby, but thank you. I love you" I said, kissing him again.
"That's lovely. But I'm afraid you don't have any choice in this" he winked, pushing me towards the changing rooms. "It's your birthday and I'm treating you. If it makes you feel better, then look at it as a special thing for today" he smiled, handing me the dresses and pulling the curtain closed before I could argue any more.
I tried the yellow one first, smoothing it down before opening the curtain. "What do you think?" I asked, doing a little twirl.
"Beautiful" he smiled. I tried the next one on. It fit like a glove. But I couldn't decide.
"Which one do you like best?" I asked him.
"It's your choice, they both look amazing" he smiled.
"I can't choose…and I still feel bad, they're so expensive, we can always try somewhere else" I suggested.
"If you like these, then we don't need to try anywhere else. I personally like the mint green one but they're both stunning" he winked.
"Okay…if you're sure" I said, hugging him.
They wrapped the dress in tissue and put it in a box for me before Wade paid the $300. I couldn't help but feel awful that he'd spent so much money.
"Wade you really didn't have to spend so much money on me today. At least let me go halves with you on dinner…" I asked him.
"Amber, for the last time, it's your birthday. I might not have millions in the bank but I have plenty to splash out on you every now and again. So enjoy it, you deserve it for putting up with me" he grinned, pinching my cheek before kissing me.
"I don't put up with you Wade. I'm lucky to have you" I smiled, snuggling into his chest as he helped load the bags into the car.
After one of the best meals I've ever had, I sat on the edge of the bed back at the hotel worried the new dress was going to rip with the amount we had eaten. Wade shouted from the other room.
"Don't go getting undressed, I forgot to tell you, we're meeting Justin and Heath in the bar for a drink now. They just wanna say happy birthday" he smiled, popping his head around the door.
"Aw that's nice of them" I smiled. I was getting tired now, it was 8pm but I was still on a high from the amazing day I was having. I put my earrings back in and grabbed my purse from the table.
We walked downstairs but I was surprised to find Wade didn't head for the bar. Instead, he led me outside to his rental where I found a rectangular box on the passenger seat. I froze, eyes disbelieving that he'd got me something else. I carefully reached out for it and untied the ribbon as he watched silently. I flipped open the box lined with silk and black velvet. Inside was a beautiful solid silver bracelet linked together by several diamond encrusted hearts.
"Oh, Wade…it's gorgeous…" I said, tearing up again. I couldn't stop the tears anymore. It had been such an emotional day; my first birthday away from home, my first birthday with Wade, the sweet card from my parents and all the amazing gifts…
He reached around my shoulders and carefully took it out of the box, draping it over my wrist and fastening the clasp. He put his arms around me and rested his head on my shoulder. "Do you like it?" he whispered, wiping a tear from my chin.
"I love it…" I whispered, turning around so I could kiss him.
"Don't get upset, I hate it when you cry" he smiled, using his thumb to wipe the mascara from my cheeks.
"Yeah but it's the good kind of crying" I laughed, sniffing. "God I must look a mess, I can't go out like this" I laughed.
"You look amazing" he smiled. "But there's some tissues in the car if you want them" he laughed.
After re-applying my make-up on the way there, we pulled up outside a little night club. I moved to open the door and Wade stopped me.
"Just a second sweetie, just gonna check this is the right bar, Heath isn't great with directions" he laughed. He jumped out at walked over to two large bouncers. One of them checked his clipboard after speaking to Wade. I wondered why but put the thought to the back of my mind as he came back to the car.
"Yeah it is, they're already inside" he smiled, taking my hand and leading me towards the building.
"How come they have a clipboard?" I asked.
"I guess you're supposed to book…but I told them we're with WWE and they knew we're in town so its fine for us to go in" he smiled as we walked straight past the bouncers.
I squinted at the room. It was nearly pitch black but the music was blasting. As we stepped into the middle of the room, hundreds of people sprung up, lights flashing. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" they shouted over the music. My hands immediately moved to cover my mouth in sheer shock. Everyone from the WWE was there. Wade grabbed onto my hip to stop me from falling over in surprise.
"Oh my God" were the only words I managed to form. I hugged Wade tight. "I can't believe you!" I squealed.
"Hey, it wasn't just my idea" he grinned, kissing me. I surveyed the room, there were so many people, it was overwhelming.
I saw Mike standing a few feet away beaming at me in a handsome black suit. I couldn't resist the urge to run up to him and throw my arms around him. He laughed, hugging me back.
"I missed you Mikey" I pouted, hugging him again. "Tell Maryse I need to borrow you for at least a few hours soon so we can catch up" I grinned, kissing his cheek.
"I missed you too" he laughed. "And I'll pencil you in" he chuckled. "Happy birthday" he grinned before handing me a present wrapped in shiny gold paper.
"Aww Mike, you didn't have to" I smiled, opening it. It was a set of perfume and body lotion - it was DKNY be delicious.
"I didn't know if you'd like it, perfume is kinda personal but I liked this one and the shop assistant said she liked it" he smiled.
"I love it, thank you" I smiled, kissing his cheek again. "We absolutely have to catch up, we haven't spent some proper time together in ages" I told him.
I felt someone grab me from behind and screamed only to find it was Kelly and Phil. I hugged them both in turn as they said happy birthday.
"Had a good day?" Kelly winked.
"I bet you had something to do with this didn't you?" I smirked at her.
"Maybe" she laughed. "But it wasn't just me, it was Wade's idea and me and Phil just helped" she smiled. I thanked them as we caught up. Phil sat behind Kelly, hands protectively hovering over her abdomen. Wade joined us with drinks. Two Pepsis for Kelly and Phil and a bottle of rosé for Wade and I to share.
Phil pulled out two presents and put them on the table. "Those were his idea" Kelly rolled her eyes. "THIS one is your real present from us" she smiled.
"I'll open these first then" I grinned, taking hold of the smaller one. It was rectangular and light. I started to undo the paper.
"Oh God, I think I know what this one is" Wade laughed. "I promise if it's what I think it is that I had nothing to do with it" he insisted.
"It's true, this one's all Phil" Kelly rolled her eyes again.
I pulled back the paper to reveal a box of flavoured condoms. Phil and Wade burst into fits of laughter while Kelly looked unamused. "Such children" she commented. I giggled, turning the box over to read it. I read aloud.
"Give your man what you know he wants and enjoy yourself at the same time. Contains two cherry, two chocolate, two strawberry, two tropical and two banana" I giggled, putting them in my bag along with the perfume Mike got me.
"Hey, I was looking out for you. Just to make sure you don't get knocked up" Phil said through his laughter. Kelly whacked him on the arm, pouting. "Hey, hey, I was joking" he said, trying to kiss her. She bit his lip, grinning as he yelped in pain.
"That'll teach you to be cheeky" she laughed.
"I think that was more of a present for Wade than me" I giggled.
"Just helping you to help your man" Phil laughed.
"Well if you think you're getting lucky tonight Wade, then you've got another thing coming" I winked at him.
"Aww" he said, trying out the puppy dog eyes.
"Open the next one" Phil instructed excitedly. Concerned but intrigued, I pulled off the paper of the next present. It was a box of chocolates. Not just any chocolates though. The name on the box read 'crude candy'. I sighed, opening the box. I was hit by a fit of unstoppable giggles as my eyes fell upon a tray full of chocolate breasts, bums and male genitals. Wade glared at Phil before giving in and laughing too. My sides hurt with the hilariousness of the present.
I chose a tasty looking backside and took a bite. At least they tasted good. "Hey, you lot are having one too" I laughed.
"I don't think so" Wade retorted.
"Come on, don't be such a spoil sport" I pouted. "How about a nice pair of boobs?" I asked as me and Kelly burst into a fresh fit of giggles. He clearly didn't understand why we were so amused and reluctantly took one. I gave Kelly another chocolate rear-end and purposefully chose a male organ for Phil.
"Hey! Why do I get that one?" he asked.
"Cause I said so and it's my birthday" I grinned.
"We all know you love cock anyway Phil, no need to be shy" Wade retorted making us all choke on our chocolates as we laughed hysterically. Phil swung for Wade jokingly who ducked the fist easily.
"Thank you" I said, moving round to hug Phil. "I love them" I laughed.
"Knew you would, you might act all innocent but I know you're a dirty bitch at heart" he winked.
"Oi you!" I laughed, punching his arm playfully.
I opened the present Kelly had pulled out. I slowly pulled off the crinkly pink paper. Inside was another box. I flipped it open and inside was a pretty silver necklace with diamonds spelling out 'Amber'. "Oh wow, it's gorgeous" I said, hugging Kelly. "It matches my bracelet too" I grinned, showing Kelly.
"That. Is. Stunning" she gasped. "Who got you that?" she asked as Wade smiled behind me.
"Fucking hell man, that's a nice bit of bling there" Phil nodded at Wade.
"Phil, I think next time you want to get me jewellery *cough cough hint hint* then you need to ask Wade to help you" Kelly laughed. I thanked them again for my amazing presents and moved over to where John was sitting with Lizzie.
"Haaappy birthday protégée" John winked.
"Don't mock me John, I couldn't lift my arms this morning" I laughed.
"Then its working" he grinned, handing me a present. It was a big bottle of champagne.
"Are you trying to get me drunk?" I giggled.
"It's your birthday, that's kinda the point" he laughed as I hugged him and Lizzie, thanking them.
That wasn't all; I had to make several trips to the car with all the gifts I got. Maryse and Nattie got me a manicure set and some fluffy pink handcuffs which made me giggle and made Wade blush when I showed him. Layla got me chocolates, Beth got me yet more alcohol and Justin bought me a beauty set. Heath got me an ice-cream maker and another bottle of wine which I was very pleased with. Randy bought me some make-up and perfume.
I couldn't resist cracking open the alcohol. I'm well aware that wine is always my undoing. Wine is always what sends me over the edge. I can drink anything else all night and be on the verge of tipsy. But wine never fails to send me into a drunken haze. I knew I'd had too much, especially when Wade had to help me to the bathroom.
"I'm okay, I'm okay" I mumbled, walking diagonally. He waited outside for me, not trusting me to make it back to the table unassisted. Good job he did too. As I came out he whispered to me.
"Amber, your dress it tucked up at the back" he smiled, pulling it down for me.
"What would I do without you?" I laughed, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Embarrass yourself massively" he laughed.
I watched as John grabbed a mic from the DJ. "I doubt you'll remember this in the morning Amber, I probably should have done it earlier…" he said as everyone stopped what they were doing and laughed. "But anyway…happy birthday honey, this one's for you" he winked at me. At that, he launched into 50 Cents In Da Club.
"Go Amber, it's your birthday, we gonna party like it's your birthday, gon' sip Bacardi like it's your birthday and you know we don't give a fuck cause it's your birthday…"
Everyone danced along, impressed with John's 50 Cent impression. We danced for hours. I spent a lot of time with the girls. We all squealed when Jason Derulo's Don't wanna go home came on and sang along as we moved on the floor. Kelly joined us, refusing to be left out just because she can't drink. Even the boys joined in. I dragged Lizzie onto the floor; she loosened up after I forced a few glasses of wine down her neck. I noticed Randy getting a lot of attention as always and I had still never met his wife. I made a mental note to ask about her at some point. I danced with Heath a little, catching up with what was going on with him and Justin.
We bounced around to Pitbull's Crazy as the club lights flashed and the music blared. I might have been drunk but damn did I have some moves. At least I thought so anyway. Yasmin's Finish line came on and everyone started moving into couples. I took the opportunity to dance with Mike for a while because Maryse was in the bathroom.
He leaned down and shouted into my ear. "Things aren't awkward between us are they? You know, since…" I heard him ask. I was too drunk for serious conversations now. I hoped he would drop it.
"Of course not Mike, don't be stupid. I've missed you" I grinned. That was all the conversation we had because soon enough Maryse strutted over and started grinding up against him. I laughed and went to find Phil and Wade. I grabbed a hand in each of mine and dragged them up from their seats. They groaned, reluctant. I handed Wade my glass of wine in encouragement as well as to avoid drinking it myself.
"Come on Phil, I know you have some moves, I've seen them on YouTube" I winked as his mouth fell open.
"Oh God, someone put that on the internet?" he asked.
"Of course they did! Its gold" I laughed. "I must say, you have some serious lap-dancing skill" I winked as he groaned in embarrassment. Eventually I got them on the floor and we danced some more. Kelly joined us for a while.
"Phil, I don't feel great, can you take me back to the hotel?" she asked.
"Yeah, yeah, just let me get my coat…why? What's wrong?" he asked, concerned.
"It's nothing, I just feel a bit sick" she said. I hugged her goodbye and thanked her again for my presents before she left.
"I hope she's okay, she looked a bit pale" I said to Wade as we danced.
"Yeah she did. I'm sure she'll be fine though, we'll text her when we get back" he smiled. I stumbled back to the table, tired now. Wade followed quickly, noticing I was far from steady.
"Woah, be careful baby, don't hurt yourself" he smiled, holding onto me. I reached for the glass of wine I was yet to finish but watched as a hand grabbed it before I could. My vision was a little blurry, but I could see that Wade was the culprit.
"Give it back" I moaned.
"No" he said, giving it to John who was passing. John downed it, knowing why Wade had passed it to him. He smirked at me as he passed and continued on his way to wherever he was going.
"Why didn't you just drink it if I can't have it?" I pouted.
"Because I need to be sober enough to drive you home" he laughed.
"But you've been drinking too" I said.
"I've only had a glass" he smiled. "Not that you'd remember" he laughed. That's the last thing I remember before blacking out. The aftermath was not pretty.