Summary: Cody Rhodes is returning home for Easter. It'll be the first time he's seen his childhood crush, and neighbor, Hannah Joy, in a few years. Will he finally admit his love for her? Requested by PrincessHJL1295
Cody walked into the house. His nieces and nephews ran around in their new Easter clothes, anxious for the egg hunt. He walked into the kitchen to greet his mom and sister, "Hey-"He cut himself short when she turned around.
He hadn't seen Hannah Joy in at least four years, and he hadn't been expecting to see her now. "Cody!" his mom shouted, coming around the bar to give him a hug, ignoring his shock over seeing Hannah. She squeezed him tight, and he returned her hug. "Cody," she said, stepping back out of the embrace, "You remember Hannah, don't you?"
He looked at the small girl he had played with as a kid, and then ignored as a teen. "Yeah," he smiled. You…um…you changed your hair."
She nodded, "Do you like it?" she flipped the dark red hair over her shoulder. It had once been brown.
Cody nodded, "It looks good on you."
She smiled at his compliment, and nervously brushed some back out of her almond eyes.
"What are you doing here?" His mom elbowed him, and frowned at his unintentionally disapproving tone. "I mean…why aren't you with your family?"
"We're not doing anything this year," she told him. "So your mom invited me over for dinner, and I thought it would be better than sitting around doing nothing."
Suddenly becoming nervous around the small Asian girl, Cody shifted his weight to his left foot, and turned to his mom. "Where's Dustin?"
"He's outside with your father."
He walked over to his sister, who he had completely forgotten was in the room, and gave her a hug. "It's good to see you," she whispered. "I'm glad you could come home."
He then walked into the living room, and then through the glass door that led outside, where his dad and brother were standing by the grill. "Cody!" his dad shouted.
Cody grinned.
Once they had eaten dinner, his mom suggested that Cody and Hannah hide the Easter eggs while the kids waited inside. A little reluctant, Cody agreed, and he and Hannah stepped outside with the baskets. "How've you been?" Cody asked as they hid eggs.
She shrugged, "As good as one can be. I graduate next month."
"Really? That's great."
She smiled, "Yeah. I'm sure it's nothing compared to what you do."
"Are you kidding? We need smart people like you to fix the people trying to kill themselves on a weekly basis like me."
She laughed. "I've watched you a few times."
"Yeah?"
She nodded, "You're such a jerk."
"That's not nice."
"Well, from what I've seen on TV, Cody Rhodes isn't very nice."
He smiled, "That's just a character."
"Really? Because I seem to recall you being a jerk throughout half of our childhood."
"I don't call teen's childhood, I call that misery. All that maturing and stuff. That's hell." He shook his head and she laughed again.
"At least you can grow a real mustache this time."
He frowned.
She stood there grinning, "I've missed you," she finally said.
He smiled, "I missed you too. I'm glad you're doing well."
She walked over to him, and held up her empty basket, "I'm out."
He looked down at his own, "Me too." He turned to face her, his breath catching in his throat. "I've missed you Hannah." His voice was much lower now, his nerves getting the best of him.
She rolled her eyes, attempting to hide her own nervousness, "I'm sure the Dashing Cody Rhodes has better things to do then sit around missing me."
"He might, but I don't."
His hand just barely touched her waist and he stepped forward. Before he could even think his actions through, his lips were on hers. The breath he didn't realize he'd been holding came rushing out as he sighed in relief at her not pushing him away or slapping him. Instead, she returned the kiss.
When he did finally pull away, she stood there smiling.
They went back inside to inform everyone the eggs were hidden and the hunt could begin.