Chapter 50
"Krystal, are the trays off the truck?"
"Yes." Krystal couldn't wipe the smile off her face and checked off the trays from the checklist. "The medical equipment arrived an hour ago too."
"Excellent." Michael noticed how much happier Krystal was and arched a brow, stopping what he was doing. "What's got you in such a good mood, kid? I figured you'd be ready to drop dead after hauling all the shit we need in here."
Krystal beamed at the question, hazel eyes sparkling under the lights in the room. "It's WrestleMania weekend and I don't have to hide my relationship with Colby anymore."
Michael blinked, his jaw dropping to the floor. "Whoa wait, WHAT? You and…Rollins? Seth Rollins?" How had he missed that? Granted, Colby visited Krystal a couple times in the medical room, but Michael figured they were just friends. "How long have you two been together?"
"Since I started basically. He took me on a date ice-skating when we were in Toronto and it was the most fun I've ever had with a guy. And don't worry, Paul knows so you don't have to go running off to tell him." Krystal smirked when Michael blushed, giggling and winked before continuing to stock the closet of medical supplies.
He found it hard to believe Paul approved his little sister dating a wrestler, but stranger things had happened in the WWE. Michael wouldn't question any of it and hoped Colby treated Krystal well because, if he didn't, his career wouldn't last long. Paul could be vindictive when he wanted to be and messing with his family was a surefire way to get fired on the spot. Granted, Krystal deserved to be happy, but he wasn't sure dating a coworker was the smartest way to go. Then again, he'd met his wife at a WWE signing event and they were going on 5 years of marriage. Maybe Krystal and Colby would be together for the rest of their lives. Only time would truly tell.
Krystal looked down when her cell phone buzzed against her hip and saw her sister-in-law's name light up the screen. "Steph's calling, I'll be right back." She walked out of the room and flipped her cell phone open. "Hey Steph, what's up?"
"How's it going at the stadium?" Stephanie asked, signing off on a piece of paper while walking around Axxess to make sure no shenanigans were going on. Today was about the fans.
"Fine, great actually. We're almost done stocking the medical room and then I think we should be good to go." Krystal frowned, feeling uneasy about this phone call and had a feeling Stephanie wasn't calling to ask her about the progress of the medical room. "What's on your mind, Steph?"
Stephanie smiled, waving Paul over since he was done with his signing. "You can read people too well sometimes, girl." She accepted a soft kiss from her husband and put Krystal on speaker phone. "Say hi to your brother."
"Hey bro." Krystal leaned against the wall in the middle of the hallway to stay out of the way. "Everything alright?"
Paul knew instantly Stephanie hadn't asked Krystal and shook his head, letting his wife off the hook this time. "What are you and Rollins doing tonight?" He asked bluntly, pulling on his tie a little since it bothered him.
"We were just gonna go back to the hotel and relax, order room service." Krystal felt her stomach tighten, swallowing hard.
"Well cancel those plans because you're coming out with me and Steph. Both of you." Paul didn't bother asking, chuckling when Stephanie shot him a stern expression and waved her off dismissively. "It'll be friendly, I promise."
Dinner with her brother and sister-in-law sounded nice, but Krystal didn't know if Colby would be up to going out tonight. "I haven't really…"
"Hey Steph, go grab Rollins. He's over there on break." Paul pointed to the snack table where Colby currently stood with the other Shield members. "I'll just ask him right here."
Krystal's eyes shot open. "Paul, I don't think…"
"It'll be fine, sis. Relax." Paul smiled at an apprehensive Colby heading toward them with Stephanie's arm looped through his.
Colby had no idea what was going on and tried not to be nervous walking toward Paul, but it was close to impossible. He could only imagine what Joe and Jon thought when Stephanie whisked him away to chat with the bosses. Krystal could be heard over the speaker phone of Paul's cell and Colby became more nervous, cracking a small smile when the boss extended his free hand and Colby took it immediately.
"How's it going, Rollins? Say hello to my sister." Paul jiggled the phone in his hand a little, a calculating smile on his face and released Colby's hand.
"Colby, I'm so sorry…"
"No need to apologize to him, Krystal. You didn't do anything wrong." Paul chastised politely, cool hazel eyes noting how nervous the rookie was in his presence. Good, that's exactly what Paul wanted. "I was just talking to my lovely sister about dinner plans tonight. Wanted you to join Steph and I, but if that's a problem…"
"N-No!" Colby hadn't meant to shout and felt his cheeks turn beat red. "I mean no, sir. If your sister is up for it, then so am I." There was no way in HELL he'd turn down an offer to go to dinner with the bosses. That would be career suicide!
Krystal would maim her brother for this, not believing what he was doing and shook her head, rubbing her temples. "Paul, what time do you want to meet for dinner?" She asked in a tense voice, wishing she was with Colby right now. "Colby…"
"Will talk to you later after his signing." Paul cut her off again, clapping the rookie's shoulder and Stephanie released his arm. "Dinner is at 9. I'll have a limo pick you up at the hotel. Be ready, sis."
"You are an asshole, Paul." Krystal muttered and Paul's laughter echoed through the phone, making her blood boil more. "Leave him alone."
"Until tonight."
The call ended abruptly and Krystal stood there groaning, wondering how she was supposed to get out of this. "This is not gonna go well." She reluctantly headed back to the medical room to finish up with Michael, hoping Colby didn't break up with her because of her overbearing brother.
"I really don't want to go out tonight."
Colby walked over and wrapped his arms around his anxious girlfriend, kissing the side of her bare neck. "I don't either. I'd rather remove the towel around your body and make love to you for the rest of the night. But we have to go." Paul wouldn't condone them bailing on dinner. "So let's just go and get it over with."
"Then we can make love?" Krystal turned in his arms to look into deep chocolate eyes and kissed Colby softly, reaching up to wrap her arms around his muscular neck.
"Absolutely." He smacked her towel covered backside and nibbled gently on her bottom lip. "Now get dressed and stop teasing me."
Krystal giggled, feeling a little better about dinner and decided to wear something conservative. Paul and Stephanie dined at the finest restaurants that required a certain dress code. So Krystal slid on a red pencil skirt with a black and red striped silk buttoned up short-sleeved blouse, a black camisole under. She tucked the blouse in, fluffing it out a little and slipped black 2 inch pumps on, leaving her hair down. Then at the last minute, Krystal decided to braid it over her shoulder, making sure nothing was out of place. The bathroom door opened and Krystal lost her breath at the sight of Colby, her mouth turning into an instant desert. Colby had on a tan short-sleeved polo with black dress pants, black dress shoes and a black blazer. His two toned hair was parted perfectly and slicked back in a tight bun at the nape of his neck, no hat. Colby usually wore hats tilted to the side, but tonight he left it off and Krystal was thankful because Paul wouldn't ridiculed him for that. He looked incredible, edible and Krystal gravitated toward him, drinking every inch of him in. Colby was doing the same thing to Krystal, devouring her visually from the top of her gorgeous chestnut hair to the tips of her black pump covered feet.
"You look sensational, sweetheart." He carefully pulled her into his arms and kissed her forehead, not wanting to smudge the red gloss painting her lips.
"You don't look so bad yourself, Ninja Rollins." Krystal winked, taking his hand and grabbed her purse while Colby slid his wallet in his back pocket. "Ready to go?"
"Ready as I'll ever be."
They walked out of the room together and headed downstairs, the limousine already parked outside waiting for them.
Paul and Stephanie were already seated when Colby and Krystal ventured in the restaurant, lead to their table. "Bout time you got here." He stood up, shaking Colby's hand and then hugged his sister before they all took a seat at the large round booth.
"We're 10 minutes early, Paul." Krystal muttered, feeling Colby take her hand and laced their fingers together under the table.
"No need to be snarky, sis." Paul smirked, sipping his glass of wine and wrapped an arm around Stephanie's shoulders while she had her own. "So kid…"
"His name is Colby." Krystal glared at her brother, feeling Colby's grip tighten on her hand and looked up at him.
Colby smiled gently. "It's fine, sweetheart. I don't mind being called that." He was a rookie in the WWE and the last thing he needed was the boss's sister defending him. "He can call me what he wants."
With a resigned sigh, Krystal decided to let Colby fight his own battles with Paul and nodded, leaning her head on his shoulder briefly. Stephanie started talking to her about her job, asking how it was going and if she enjoyed it while Paul and Colby discussed business, mostly his upcoming 6 man tag match with Jon and Joe against Orton, Sheamus and Big Show. He was ready for it, though Colby would be lying if he said he didn't have butterflies the size of Brazil in his stomach. Admitting that to Paul probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, but Colby couldn't lie when the man asked how he was feeling mentally for the biggest event of the year. Paul understood, giving him some advice on how to handle the nerves and Colby took everything he said to heart, soaking every word up he could. After the business discussion, Paul decided to turn the conversation to Colby's personal life.
"So where are you from, Colby?" Paul used the rookie's actual name so he didn't annoyed Krystal.
"Davenport, Iowa, born and raised." Colby had expected the questions and smiled down at Krystal, feeling her tense slightly beside him.
"Good family? Parents still together?"
"Paul." Stephanie injected warning into her voice, shaking her head when he glanced at her.
Colby wasn't offended though, the smile never leaving his face. "I have a very good family and yes they've been married for 30 years." It'd been a while since he went home to see his parents and Colby planned on doing that during his 5 days off coming up. "I've already told them about Krystal." He looked down at her, stroking the top of her hand with his thumb. "And they can't wait to meet you."
Krystal blinked up at Colby, not knowing he'd been talking to his family about her so soon into their relationship. "Really?"
Keeping their eyes locked, Colby turned to full face her and took both of Krystal's hands in his, the world suddenly vanishing around them or so it seemed. "I told them I found a beautiful woman who was a little shy until you got to know her. And that I love her and I don't see a future without her in it." Saying the L word in front of Krystal's brother would hopefully quell the overprotectiveness Paul felt for her.
Tears shined in Krystal's eyes and a few slipped down her cheeks, not expecting Colby to say that. "I love you too, Colby, so much." She leaned up and brushed her mouth against his, not caring if they were in front of her brother and sister-in-law.
Stephanie dabbed her eyes with a napkin trying not to cry and looked at Paul, silently telling him to stop grilling Colby. That was the sweetest thing she'd ever witnessed and Stephanie couldn't be happier for her sister-in-law. Krystal deserved every bit of happiness, the way they looked at each other told the entire story of how they felt. It was real and raw, just the way Stephanie and Paul felt for each other. Nodding in acceptance, Paul decided to leave Colby alone and let him make his sister happy. Their food arrived a few minutes later and the rest of the dinner was enjoyable, the tension gone. They thanked Paul and Stephanie for a lovely night, both couples heading back to the hotel to relax and get some rest. As soon as Colby and Krystal arrived at their hotel room, he backed her into the door closing it and covered her mouth with his.
"I want you to come back to Davenport with me during our 5 days off." Colby murmured in Krystal's ear hours later while they spooned together in bed, his hands stroking any part of her body he could.
Krystal slowly turned on her back to look up in his eyes, seeing he was completely serious. "Are you sure?" She had to ask since they'd only been dating a short amount of time.
Colby nodded, stroking the side of her face with his fingers. "I wouldn't say it if I didn't want you to come with me. They want to meet you, sweetheart. But I'll understand if you don't want to…"
Pressing her finger to his lips, Krystal slowly shook her head and felt his forehead rest against hers. "I'd love to meet your family, Colby. I want to be with you. And I won't let you disappear on me for 5 days." She'd miss him too much and had no other plans, hooking her leg around his waist as soon as she felt Colby's erection against her thigh. "I'm going with you."
"Good."
No other words had to be said except dirty ones. Colby filled her to the brink, gliding in and out of her body while devouring her mouth, ears and neck with his own. Krystal had never felt so much pleasure in her life, gasping when Colby slid out of her, positioning her on her side before continuing their lovemaking. He was thrilled she agreed to go back to Iowa with him on their days off coming up, knowing his parents would love her as much as he did. Right now, Colby had one thing on his mind and that was making his girlfriend cum harder than she ever had before. Their bodies molded and moved together as one, both begging each other to climax and it didn't take long since they'd already had two other bouts prior to this one. Krystal fell asleep spooned up against Colby with their fingers laced resting over her steady beating heart and he soon followed, not wanting to be anywhere else.
