Disclaimer: I only own Alex.
A/N: A HUGE thank you to everyone who read and reviewed, I love you all! Long time no update. This is a long one with lots of mushy moments and even an intense encounter that'll lead to something way better in the following chapters. I hope you enjoy! Read and review lovelies!
Wade threw on his suit jacket and did a once over in the mirror. Seeing his reflection, he smiled. He looked good. Telling Alex that he loved her really made him think about how he was going to treat her. Especially, if he was looking to have a relationship with her. He was going to be careful this time and make sure to put an effort into them. There wasn't going to be a repeat of what happened last time.
"Looking sharp, Wade." Justin commented. "Going anywhere special?"
"Doing something with someone special?" Heath added his two sense.
The tall Brit looked at his friends and caught the self-righteous smirks on their faces. Ever since he had told them what happened between him and Alex, his friends have been teasing him at every point. Not to mention, they took partial credit for getting them back together.
"No comment." He said, then walked out the room.
Meanwhile, Phil was heckling Alex. Whenever the opportunity arose, he would find time to tease her. She never had a witty response for him, she would only blush and look away from him. That alone told Phil that she was genuinely in love with Wade.
"I don't know why you just don't say it back to him, Alexandra." Phil said, waiting for her to come out of the bathroom. "Its quite clear that you love him just as much as he loves you."
"I'm just afraid, you know?" Alex shouted from the bathroom. "Everybody I have ever loved has left or hurt me. I loved my mom and she left me. I loved my grandparents and they left me. I loved you and we both hurt each other-"
"Then you left me." Phil cut her off. "Not that I blame you though."
She rolled her eyes and continued to get ready. "I don't even want to get started on John and the bullshit he put me through."
"Then don't. Just ignore the fucker."
It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him that John had been calling her incessantly for the past few days, but she decided not to. John had always been a touchy subject with Phil. He was even starting to become a pain in Alex's ass. She wanted to stop it and get him out of her life, but she didn't know how. The thought of asking for help had crossed her mind, but she decided that dealing with John was something she had to do on her own.
"I'm trying to." Alex retorted, sliding on her dress. "Its just hard with him being on the same brand with me."
"Did you ever ask for a transfer to Smackdown? I'm sure-"
Phil lost his train of thought when she exited the bathroom. She had just stolen his breath away. Alex really pulled out the stops that night. Her dark brown hair was done in big loose curls. Her makeup was dark bringing out her blue eyes and her lips were red and glossy.
"What do you think?" Alex did a quick spin for him, hoping to get a male's opinion before she left for the night. "Is it too much?"
The dress she was wearing was perfect. It hugged her body perfectly, outlining her curves. Not to mention, the dress stopped mid thigh, showing off her legs perfectly. She looked beautiful. Phil knew Wade was going to have a hard time keeping his hands to himself. He was having a hard time trying to keep his hands to himself.
"Its perfect." He smiled walking to her, resting his hands on her shoulders. "He'll love it."
"I hope so." She whispered, closing the space between her and Phil. "I just want everything to go smooth with him."
"He loves you, Alex." Phil whispered, wrapping his arms around her. "If he didn't walk away after you told him about us and if he didn't walk away when you didn't say that you loved him too, then he's different. He's different from me." He choked out. "He's definitely different from John. Even if he was a jerk when you first met, he slowly started showing you the real him. Wade isn't going anywhere. He won't ever hurt you."
Somehow Alex found herself being skeptical. How did she know what he was saying was true? He could be saying all this just to make her feel better, not because he meant it.
"You have to learn how to trust him."
A knock sounded at the door, causing Alex to pull away from Phil as if he were on fire.
"Relax yourself tonight. Have fun with him." He soothed her. "Trust him."
Alex nodded her head and quickly gave Phil a hug. If he hadn't been there with her, then she probably would have backed out of her date with Wade hours ago.
"Thank you." Alex whispered, then walked to the door.
Wade stepped back in surprise when Alex opened the door. His eyes slowly traveled down her body and then slowly traveled back up. Her dress fit her like a glove, accentuating her body like no other. She looked flawless.
"Good evening, doll." He finally broke the silence, getting his wits about him. "You look beautiful."
Alex walked to him and quickly kissed him on the cheek. "You look handsome."
Not saying anything, Wade only smiled and offered her his arm. When she looped her arm with his, he felt his heart start to pound. Yes, they had been together before, but never on a date. It was almost awkward between the two. All they had ever known was kissing and holding each other. Never was there any of the dinner dates or walks through the park to get in the way.
They had gone to an Italian restaurant and Wade had even bribed the hostess to give them a table all the way in the back. That way they wouldn't be seen or bothered. All either of them wanted was a night alone where they can be themselves with no interruptions.
"I like this." Alex smiled when Wade joined her in the booth.
"I'm glad." He matched her smile with his own. "I just wanted some quiet time for us. No signs of the people we know. All the drama left behind. Just you and I for the night."
"Can it be you and I like this every night?" Alex wondered, her eyes skimming the menu.
He took the menu from her and set it on the table. He took her little hand into his big one and the laced his fingers with hers. The love he felt for her was unreal and it made him want to do anything for her. Losing her wasn't an option. Call him crazy, but he could really see a future with her. That's how far ahead he was. Before Alex, marriage and kids hadn't even crossed his mind.
"Always." He promised. "Whatever you want you get."
"I don't deserve it." She whispered, looking away from him. "I was such a horrible person."
"You do deserve it, Alex. Everyone deserves happiness in their life." Wade comforted her. "Who you were is in the past. The Alex I know is different from the one you told me about. You've learned from your experiences and became a better person because of it. None of what you told me matters to me. I don't care about it. You have your skeletons, so what? Who doesn't have them? All I'm saying-all I want you to understand is that I love you and that is never going to change."
"Wade-"
"Nothing matters, Alex." He whispered, pressing his forehead to hers. "I love you."
The subject matter was dropped and they ordered their food. All throughout dinner, they just talked and learned about what the other was up to in the last few months. Sure, they could have done all that in the last few days, but with Wrestlemania right around the corner they really didn't have too much time.
"I'm glad we're getting a little down time to do this." Alex commented when they left the restaurant. "We never have any time for this."
"And when we did have time, we were in bed." Wade wiggled his eyebrows.
Alex bit down on her lower lip and looked away from him. All those moments they were together made her heart flutter. He was so in tune with her and that had never happened with anyone before. Her and Wade were brought together in the most of unusual circumstances and somehow made it through everything.
"Get your mind out of the gutter."
Her embarrassment didn't go unnoticed by Wade. "Your mind is there as well."
"Then we're one and the same." She smirked.
A smirk crossed his face as he looked down at her. Lust was shining in her eyes and he was excited about it. He had been imagining peeling that dress off her since he laid eyes on her earlier. He was feeling terribly excited, but had to remind himself that the night wasn't over yet. There was still one more thing he wanted them to do.
"Let's get back to the hotel."
"The hotel?"
"I have a surprise for you there."
"If my surprise is sleeping with you then I want out." Alex joked.
Wade stopped her from walking any further. When she turned around to face him, he quickly picked her up. His arms tightly wrapped around her, while her legs wrapped around his waist and her arms wound around his neck.
"Me in general was a bonus, but I don't think you deserve me now." He whispered against her lips. "No, you don't. So as punishment I'm going to send you to your room for being naughty."
"I thought you liked naughty." Alex pointed out, getting turned on by this entire encounter. "Naughty is always more fun than nice."
"You're mean naughty, not sexy naughty." Wade smacked her butt. "There is a difference."
"Now, I think you're pulling that out of your ass." She giggled, her lips inches closer to his. "Admit it, you like this."
"How do you always manage to get under my skin like this?"
"Its a secret."
"Tell me."
"If I tell you then I have to..."
Wade pressed his lips to hers. He couldn't take it anymore. The part of Wade that hungered for her won him over. He attacked her lips, causing her to moan into his mouth. When her mouth opened his tongue found its way inside her mouth and they fought for dominance.
Her breathing was out of control and her eyes were still closed. Wade's kiss had left her mind reeling. Why did he have to break it? They were really enjoying it.
"You always do this to me, doll." He whispered, his eyes glued to her.
Alex slowly opened her eyes, allowing them to meet with his. "I can't even explain the things you do to me."
He gently set her down on her feet. Joining their hands, he led them to the hotel. The night wasn't over for them yet. There were still a couple of more things he wanted to do before he would let her go for the night.
"We're just going to sit in your room until Heath and Justin get back?"
Wade said nothing as he went through his suitcase. He pulled out his swimming trunks and then tossed something in Alex's direction.
"You stole my bikini while you were at my house? I'm really creeped out."
"Shut your mouth and get changed!"
"Mmm, you're very demanding." She smiled, walking towards him, bikini in hand. "Very sexy, babe. Is Big Boss going to be making a visit tonight?"
"Go change." He said, trying to hold his smirk back.
Alex looked at the bathing suit in her hands and then back at Wade. Part of her didn't want to go anywhere. She just wanted to stay in the room with him and finish what they started at the park.
"What if I don't?" She challenged, dropping the bikini to the floor.
"I'm going to have to spank you." He whispered, walking over to her.
"Is that a promise?" She turned away from him, wiggling her butt in his direction.
Wade's had went flying against her butt. "You can bet on it."
She turned around to face him, rubbing her backside where he smacked her. "Oww, that hurt."
"Then go get changed." Wade smiled, bringing her into his arms. "Please?"
Biting down on her lower lip, she looked up at him. They definitely weren't going to go anywhere if she had anything to do with it. She wanted to be alone with him.
"Let's just stay here." Alex whispered, slowly unbuttoning his shirt. "Be alone and do stuff we can't do outside."
"Well, I, uh..." His voice trailed off when she started placing kisses along his chest.
"You know you want to stay in, baby."
The blood was rushing from his head and down to another. A complete thought couldn't be processed.
Alex was just going to start working his pants off when the door was thrown open. Freaking out, Wade and Alex stepped away from each other, pretending like they were doing something else.
Justin and Heath looked at them and that back at each other. They exchanged knowing glances. Wade was shirtless and his hands were shaking. Alex's face was flushed and her breathing was a little uneven. They had definitely interrupted something.
"We're just going to leave."
"No, we're going to leave. You guys stay." Wade grabbed his shirt and quickly put it back on.
Alex rushed to Wade's side and grabbed his hand. Together, they left the room without even looking back. Nearly getting caught in the act freaked her out. Well, at least, it was nothing like the time John had caught them.
"Awkward." Heath said when they left the room.
"Tell me about it." Justin replied, hesitating to sit on anything.
"You can sit down, Jus, I don't think they did anything."
"You never know."
They had made it down to the pool in silence. Both were still trying to recover from what happened upstairs. To be honest, the situation was quite funny. So funny, that Alex burst into laughter.
"I don't think its funny."
"I do!" Alex got out between laughs.
"It could have been just like last time."
Alex shook her head. "It would have been funnier than last time."
"How's that?" He was trying to fight a laugh of his own, her laugh was contagious.
"It wouldn't have been my boyfriend that caught us!"
"Boyfriend?"
"Well, now, ex-boyfriend." She stopped laughing.
Wade thought about it for a moment and started laughing himself. It was funny once he thought about it a little longer.
"I told you." Alex smiled, wrapping her arms around his waist. "We finally left the room, what did you want to do out here that was so important?"
He pulled away from her and walked to the edge of the pool. He slid his shoes off and rolled his pants up a bit and sat down dipping his feet in the water. There was so much he needed to say to her, but he didn't know where to begin.
"Wade?" Alex sat down next time, dipping her feet in the water as well. "Is everything okay?"
He nodded his head. "Everything is fine."
"Why did you get so quiet?" She rested her head on his shoulder.
"I just have some stuff on my mind."
"Oh?"
"Its nothing bad. Well, I don't think it is."
"Do I get to hear it?"
Wade debated on if he should tell her or not. There were two things he wanted to talk to her about and they were both very big things. He didn't want to ask her and then have her freak out. The last thing he wanted was for Alex to get rid of him again.
"Its-you just have to promise me you won't freak out." He finally said, making eye contact with her. When he saw that her face remained the same thing and her eyes revealed nothing but wonder, he knew he would be fine. "Sometime after Wrestlemania we're all going on tour overseas."
"I know." She smiled.
"One of our stops isn't too far off from where I'm from and I was just wondering if you wanted to go with me to meet my family."
Her heart started racing as thought of meeting his family scared her. If she agreed to go, would it be the right thing and ultimately bring her and Wade closer together? If she didn't go, he would probably be hurt and then they would get nowhere. She really did love him, so she would go for him. Besides, maybe meeting his family wouldn't be so bad. It would be nice, considering she had no family.
"I know its too soon, Alex, I-"
"I'll go with you." She smiled, pressing her lips to his.
"You will?"
She nodded her head. "I will. It'll be great meeting your family and possibly getting stories to use against you should we ever get into a fight."
His arms wrapped around her waist tightly. "What did you say?"
"I'm going to get stupid stories to use against you." She smirked.
"That's what you think." He commented, pushing her into the pool.
A scream escaped from her lips as she came into contact with the cold pool water.
"Wade Barrett!" She screamed, wiping the water out of her eyes. "What were you thinking?"
He looked at her and laughed. It was mean to do that, but he couldn't help it.
"I'm sorry, doll." He smiled down at her, holding his hand out.
Alex looked at his hand and smirked. She grabbed his hand and just when he thought he was going to pull her out, Alex pulled him in with her.
"Sorry." She teased.
Wade said nothing as he took in her appearance. Her hair was wet and her makeup was smeared. Yet, she never looked more beautiful than she did at that moments. Smiling, he ran his hand through her hair and brought his lips to hers.
"No, you're not." He responded, breaking the kiss.
"We should get going." She started swimming away from him, only to have Wade pull her back. "Come on, Wade. Its getting late and we have long day tomorrow."
"Go to the Hall of Fame ceremony with me?"
That is notwhat he wanted to ask her. He could kick himself in the ass for that. That is such a horrible way to end the night. He was going to leave her at her room for the night and he left her with an invite to the ceremony tomorrow. Way to sound like a dumbass, Wade thought to himself.
"I'll go with you." Alex smiled, not thinking about it. "I just want to be with you."
Dripping wet, the two walked into the silent hotel lobby. Little pools of water trailed behind them, earning them annoyed looks from hotel staff. The couple, however, were so caught up in each other that they didn't even notice. They also hadn't realized that someone was about to join them.
"You left me for this?" John questioned, blocking their path.
"Go away, Cena." Wade protectively wrapped his arms around her. "This is none of your business."
"It is my business when it concerns her."
"She broke up with you." Wade pointed out, breaking away from Alex and stepping towards John. "Meaning she stopped being your concern a long time ago."
"Alex broke up with me because of you!" John yelled, gaining the attention of the few hotel staffers that were around. "She is mine. We were never finished!"
Alex stepped in front of Wade and glared at John. "We are finished. That is what breaking up means."
"I love you." He whispered, keeping his eyes on her. "I know I've done some messed up things and you've done some messed up things, but I'm looking to move past that. I need you in my life and vice versa. Let's give us another chance."
"No, you don't sound creepy at all." Wade muttered, resting his hands on her shoulders.
"This doesn't involve you."
Alex remained silent as the two went back and forth. What the hell was she going to do? John was going to become an even bigger problem. She was falling for Wade even harder than before.
"It does involve me when you're trying to pull this off."
"She isn't yours!" John shouted.
"She's not yours either!"
A headache was starting to come on as she walked away from the two men. If they continued to fight like kids, then she didn't want to be anywhere near them. Alex was near the elevator when she heard John.
"Alex is fucking Randy Orton!"
The brunette stopped in her tracks. Did he say what he thought she said? If he was going around spreading rumors about her, she was going to kill him. He had no authority to be doing that. John didn't even know the story between her and Randy.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Wade flared.
Alex had just made it back to them, quickly stepping between them when she saw the look on Wade's face. If she didn't stand in between them, then he was surely going to kill him.
"What the hell is he talking about?"
"Its not true." Alex turned to him. "He's lying."
"Is he?"
"He is!"
John smirked when he saw that he was starting to doubt her. Perfect. That is just what he wanted from all of this. He'd spew some crap and hope that he believed it. With the way Alex had been acting, she set herself up for it.
"I swear to you Wade. Randy and I are friends." She told him. "That's it. We've never been together like that in any way."
"If I were you I wouldn't believe her. She stole Phil from Maria and then she cheated on me with you. Who knows? She's probably sleeping with Randy while she's with you. Once a whore, always a whore."
That was all it took. Just calling her a whore alone made him snap. Before anybody knew it, Wade had tackled John down to the ground. He kept repeatedly punching him until John was able to get a hit in edgewise.
Meanwhile, Alex froze in place. She was having a severe case of déjà vu. This was almost the same thing that happened when John caught them all those months ago. Only this time they were in the middle of the lobby and people were staring at them.
"STOP!" Alex screamed at the top of her lungs.
John stopped with his fist in midair. The tears in her eyes made his heartbreak. What was he doing? Sighing, he got up and walked away, not even giving them a second glance.
When he was gone, she went to go check on Wade. By the time she got to him, he was on his feet, waiting for her. She took his hand when he stretched it out towards her. Regret was burning in his eyes and she just kept her head down, not wanting to see him.
"I'm sorry about that." Wade whispered when they reached her room. "I should have just walked away."
For the first time in the last five minutes she finally looked up at him and noticed the blood on his face. Not saying anything, she opened the door, letting them inside.
"Finally, you're bac-" Phil stopped himself when he saw the somber looks on their faces. "Umm, okay, I just stayed to give you shit for tonight, but that won't be happening. I'll leave this for tomorrow."
Phil quickly left, leaving them alone.
"Sit down." Alex pointed to the bed.
Within in seconds Alex was wiping the blood of his face. Thankfully, too much damage hadn't been done and he would okay for tomorrow.
"I'm really sorry, Alex."
"That's okay."
"No, I really am. This wasn't how I planned the night to go." Wade whispered, wrapping his hand around her tiny wrist. "It won't happen again."
She blinked back the tears that were threatening to spill out of her eyes. The night had definitely been an interesting one. From the dinner date to tomorrow's plans to the fight downstairs, she had a long night. If she didn't get a hold of the situation, everything would get worse.
"Thank you."
"For what?" He was confused.
"For defending me when he called me a whore." Alex whispered. "Nobody has ever done that."
"Its because I love you."
It was on the tip of her tongue to say it back, but she still couldn't. She knew she wanted to say it, she just couldn't. That display with John downstairs really turned her off to everything.
"I better get going."
"Don't." Alex quickly said. "Stay the night with me."
That night, they did nothing. He just held her and decided that he would get them to the next step one way or another.
A/N: The next chapter is going to be so MUCH better!