Hello my lovlies! Geez, I didn't realize how long it's been since I've posted a chapter...that's a my bad. Anywho, Happy WrestleMania weekend! It started off by me getting the privilege to talk to Drew and tell him that I'm going to be there...which is true, I am BEYOND excited...and I can tell he is just as ready for this weekend as I am.
I'm gonna stop now and leave this chappie here. I do not own anyone affiliated with the WWE...that includes Drew :'( I only own Anna and Jules.
Enjoy!
The rest of Thanksgiving weekend went by way too quickly, because before Drew and Anna know it, they are on a plane to Green Bay, Wisconsin. The moment they step out of the airport, Anna and Drew are blasted with the blowing of freezing cold wind in their faces.
"Holy shit," Anna grumbles, huddling closer into Drew's side, trying to get any warmth off of him that she can, "there is a reason we live in Florida. I don't know how people deal with this every year; it's fucking freezing," she says, her teeth chattering and Drew wraps his arm around Anna, pulling her as close to his body as he can.
Drew chuckles and presses a kiss to Anna's forehead over the new 'Big Daddy Claymore' beanie hat she has on her head. "We'll be at the hotel soon enough and then we can warm up," he tells her as they make their way to the rental car they will be driving for the next couple of days.
"I'm just glad we don't have to be anywhere until tomorrow, because my ass isn't leaving the hotel room until tomorrow morning," Anna replies, wrapping her arms around her body once they make it to the car. She takes the keys from Drew and starts up the car so she can get the heat going. While Anna does this, Drew packs their bags in the trunk before slipping into the drivers seat.
He blows heat into his hands with his mouth before rubbing them vigorously together to heat them up. "I second that one; unless I absolutely have to, I'm not going anywhere," Drew replies, "you'd think being from Scotland, I'd be use to this," he laughs and his comment earns a chuckle from Anna.
"Just think though, babe, we are going to have to get use to this, once we do move to Scotland permanently," Anna tells Drew, who hums as he pulls out of their parking spot and heads towards the hotel.
"This is true. I don't know why I didn't even think about that," he laughs and unzips his jacket just a little bit to ward off too much of the heat gathering up under the heavy material.
Anna watches his hand and licks her lips, thinking about the things she can do to him when they get to the hotel. When she doesn't respond to Drew after a few beats, he looks over at her and shakes his head with a laugh. "Babe, get your head out of the gutter for two seconds; I know that look when I see it," he says and grabs her hand, placing a kiss to the back of it.
She snaps out of it and looks over at him with a sheepish smile, "sorry, hun. You know I can't help it. It's not my fault that I want you all the time," Anna shrugs, a smirk gracing her face.
"Oh, so it's my fault that you can't get enough of me?" Drew asks, playful accusation in his tone. He takes his hand and runs it up the length of her upper leg, settling it just at the apex of her thigh, pulling a quiet, but pathetic whine from Anna before he removes his hand from her altogether.
Shooting a glare in Drew's direction, Anna growls, "that was just mean," she shakes her head, "and I never said that. Just know, two can play at that game, sweetheart."
Baffled, Drew looks at Anna thinking he actually pissed her off with the act he just pulled, "you can't be serious. You're not actually mad at me, are you?" Drew asks, disbelief coating his tone and features.
"No, I'm not mad. You're just not going to be getting it that easily next time. I do have willpower, you know; even when it comes to you," Anna replies and pays him back by doing exactly what he did, only she lightly touches his bulge through his jeans and gives him a little squeeze before she places her hand back into her lap.
Drew groans out a grunt, a painful look crossing his face as he readjusts himself. He looks over at Anna with a look that is not to be trifled with, "challenge accepted, love," Drew says and holds his free hand out to hers.
Anna looks at his hand and then back up at him. Drew lifts a brow at her and nods his head in the direction of his hand, silently telling her to take it. She looks back at his hand, logically, before taking it in her own and shakes it, "game on, baby," Anna grins at him, releasing Drew's hand before asking for the other.
Drew replaces one hand on the steering wheel with the other and takes Anna's hand, linking their fingers, then presses a kiss to her knuckles, "I love you, baby girl," he tells her and Anna smiles at him.
"I love you, too, baby," she replies, placing her own kiss to the back of Drew's hand. The rest of the drive to the hotel is filled with them talking about pointless random topics.
"Are you ready?" Drew asks Anna as they stand hand in hand outside of the building. Anna knew this day would come; where she'd have to face everyone bombard her about what happened a little over a month ago. Was she ready, like Drew asked her? Not entirely, but she has no choice, but to be ready.
"As ready as I'll ever be. I know I have you, Nat and Ste by my side if I need you, but I think I'll be okay," Anna replies and looks up at Drew who smiles down at her, placing a kiss to her lips.
"You do. You also have Becky and Kevin," Drew tells her and Anna looks up at Drew with shock written all over her face. "Kev and I sat down and actually talked, man to man and we are on good terms now. I overreacted about the whole thing and he understands why I did. We hashed it out and all is water under the bridge," he explains and Anna beams up at him.
She wraps her arms around his neck, prompting Drew to wrap his own arms around Anna, lifting her off the ground, "thank you," she breathes in his ear and Drew presses a kiss to her cheek before setting her back to her feet. Anna lifts herself to her tippy toes and presses a kiss to his lips, smiling into it.
"You're welcome, baby," Drew replies after the kiss ends, smiling down at her, "you're my life and I'd do anything for you," he tells Anna, stroking her cheek.
"So I'll be able to talk to him without you threatening to rip his head off?" Anna asks, a small grin playing on her face to which Drew chuckles at.
"Yes, you'll be able to talk to him without me trying to rip his head off," Drew replies, "and I do trust you. I trusted you then, too, but I didn't trust him. I'm happy to say that I can trust him now," he says and Anna wraps her arms around Drew.
Smiling up at him, Anna replies, "good, I'm glad. But can we go inside, now? I know I have you to keep me warm, but I'm freezing my ass off," she shivers, huddling closer into Drew.
Drew laughs and presses a kiss to Anna's forehead, "you don't have to ask me twice," he says and opens the door to the arena when Anna releases her hold on his waist.
The second Anna walks through the door she sighs, "ahh, warmth!" she exclaims, pulling a small chuckle from Drew. His eyes move from Anna to one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions, who is making her way over to them.
"Anna," she calls and Anna turns to face the blue haired beauty, also known as 'The Boss', Sasha Banks.
"Hey, Sasha. Is everything alright?" Anna asks.
"Oh yeah, everything is fine. I just…I wanted to see how you were doing. You had so many of us worried after we heard what happened," Sasha replies, taking a step closer and places her hand on Anna's shoulder, rubbing it in a friendly manner.
Anna flashes Sasha a small smile, "I'm doing well. Great actually. I've had a very strong support system, so I've done nothing, but go uphill," Anna replies and leans back into Drew when he places a hand on her hip and lays her head against his chest.
'The Boss' smiles at the couple, seeing that Anna is in fact happy with where she is. "Good, I'm glad to hear. That's all I…we," Sasha corrects herself, "want. As long as you're happy. Which I can see you are," she says and Anna's smile grows.
"I am," Anna says and her smile grows even bigger when Drew places a kiss to the top of her head that Sasha smiles at, "I'm beyond happy. Thank you for checking up on me and for your concern; it means the world to me," Anna says and steps away from Drew to pull Sasha into a hug.
The Woman's Tag Team Champion happily returns the hug. "Of course, sweetie; we're family here. We look out for each other," Sasha says and releases Anna. "I have to get going though, I saw you guys walk in and I wanted to see how you were doing. I'll see you around, though," Sasha says and walks away.
"See," Drew whispers in Anna's ear, "even if you don't know it, everyone loves you, baby," he tells her and Anna smiles, turning around to face him. Before she can get a word out, Drew presses a soft kiss to her lips.
"Almost everyone," Anna replies and Drew looks down at her with confusion, "our favorite iconic duo aren't too fond of me," Anna says with a grin and Drew laughs, squeezing Anna to him lovingly, placing a kiss to her temple.
"Well it's their loss of knowing an amazing person. If she's going to let her infatuation with me cloud her judgement, it shows you how fickle she really is," Drew replies and holds his hand out for Anna to take.
The day progresses well, for both Drew and Anna; Becky's already come by to see Anna and check up on her. She had Colby with her, so it was a nice surprise to see him as well. Anna hadn't seen Colby since before Becky in the beginning of October.
But right now…right now, Anna is desperately trying to get Nattie to release the hold she has on her. "I've missed you, too, Nat, but you are crushing me," Anna groans and looks over at Drew, silently asking for help, but all he can do is lean against the table in catering and chuckle at the scene before him.
Moments later, The New Day come barreling into catering and beeline for Anna. "Hey! There she is!" Xavier Woods exclaims, before ripping Anna out of Natalya's arms, to which the Hart woman scowls at him.
" We heard you were back and had to see you!" Kofi Kingston inputs and the two men squash Anna in a bear hug. She chuckles in enthusiasm at how happy everyone is to see her, but Anna is not too thrilled with being crushed into everybody that comes her way.
Drew continues to watch on in amusement as Anna is handed off to someone different every couple of minutes. He'll rescue her eventually, he is having way too much fun to interfere just yet. Her eyes constantly dart over to him, pleading with her eyes to come and get her out of there.
The one person to come into the room and break up all of the excitement was one of the last people Drew expected. "Hey now, leave the little lady alone; she looks like she wants to be anywhere but here at the moment," Roman Reigns says, making himself known as he makes his way through everyone and grabs a hold of Anna, pulling her from the fray.
"Thank you, Joe. I love that everyone is happy to see me, it's just a little suffocating and someone," Anna says, shooting her eyes in Drew's direction, "wouldn't help me when I've been silently begging him to for the past half hour, but he was having too much fun watching my demise," she continues and Joe looks over his shoulder at the Scotsman.
"That's putting it a little too strong, babe. I was going to come rescue you, I was just having too much fun watching everyone pass you around like a trophy," Drew says and pulls Anna into his arms, wrapping them tightly around her before he presses a kiss to the top of her head.
"I'm glad I could provide you some entertainment," Anna grumbles up at Drew, wrapping her own arms around him and returns her attention to Joe, "but seriously, Joe. Thank you for the rescue," she tells him once more.
Joe smiles down at Anna, "it's no problem, baby doll; glad I could help. McIntyre…next time save your girl," Joe directs towards him and Drew scowls at Joe, as if it's okay to tell him what to do.
"Duly noted," Drew sneers and Joe backs away with his hands up, not wanting to start something, while Anna pinches him through his sweater.
"Hey, knock it off," Anna scolds Drew, quietly, "he's just joking around," she says and Drew's body stiffens under her embrace. Anna looks up and finds Drew scowling at Joe, challenge shining in his blue eyes, daring Joe to tell him how to tend to his girl. "Drew…hey, look at me," she whispers up at him and when Drew doesn't acknowledge that he's heard her, Anna tries again, "Drew, baby. Look at me."
Drew finally breaks eye contact with the Samoan man and looks down at Anna, rage still filling his crystal blue eyes. Anna lifts a hand to his cheek and softly strokes his beard, "calm down, baby. He meant no harm. I know you wouldn't have left me there if you thought I was in any danger. I trust you with my life, remember?" She tells Drew, coaxing him back to her.
When Drew's eyes shift and his focus is solely on her, Anna smiles up at him. "I'm sorry; it just irked me when he tried telling me what to do where you're concerned. You're mine and I don't appreciate it when someone else tells me how to treat my girlfriend," Drew replies, resting his forehead upon hers.
"I know, baby. But like I said, I know you'd never knowingly put me in danger. Now kiss me, please and put this behind you…for me," she whispers and pulls him close, leaving no space in between them.
Drew presses his lips to Anna's and they smile into the kiss when they hear hoots and hollers at the display of affection. Probably, or most likely because 3 months ago, everyone would have found him brooding in the corner, not wanting to talk to to a single soul. Now? He couldn't be more happier than he is and he's not afraid to let the world see it.
"Whoa, what did I just walk in on?" The voice of Keith Lee breaks Drew and Anna apart, but only barely. They don't release their hold on one another, but Anna turns slightly in Drew's arms and she smiles at the gentle giant.
"You just walked in on McIntyre and his girl playing a round of tonsil hockey, bro!" Kofi inputs loudly. Everyone in catering laughs, while Anna turns crimson red and buries her face into Drew's chest. Drew laughs and presses his face into Anna's hair before resting his chin on the top of her head.
"Hey now, you're embarrassing the little lady, Kingston," Keith says and walks up to the couple, "so I take it this is the infamous Anna I've heard so much about?" He asks and Anna looks over at him with a shy smile.
"That would be me," Anna replies, fully turning in Drew's arms to properly look at Keith.
"Well it's an honor to finally meet you, Miss. Anna. I've heard nothing but good about you. Especially, from this one right here," Keith says, nodding his head at Drew and takes Anna's hand, kissing the top of it. He flashes her a smirk that Anna can't help but smile at.
"I like him," Anna says, looking up at Drew from over her shoulder with a grin. Drew shakes his head subtly with a smirk, giving Anna a little squeeze.
"I had a feeling you would," Drew says with a laugh, "I've known the lad since I was in NXT back early last year," he explains and Anna looks back over at Keith.
"And how come I haven't met him before?" She asks, genuinely curious.
"I just recently got drafted over to Raw," Keith explains, "actually, it was when you were gone for the month, which by the way, I'm so glad to hear you're okay. If this nuisance ever gives you any problems, you let me know, darling," he tells Anna with a wink.
Drew scowls at Keith with a glare, "okay, correction. I really like you," Anna says with a laugh and she feels her body vibrate from the growl that emanates from Drew's chest. "Knock it off," Anna lightly elbows Drew in the stomach and it pulls a grunt from the large man. Keith releases a hearty chuckle at their banter, "don't even start that shit, Drew. You already know, you're the only one for me," she tells him, looking back up at him from over her shoulder.
Drew looks down at her, seeing the truth in her words through her eyes and lifts a hand to cup her face before pressing his lips to hers in a kiss that takes her breath away, "I know I am, love," he tells Anna, resting his forehead on hers and a loud 'aww' has them pulling apart.
They both look to the source of the sound and Anna's eyes light up when she sees Ste and Jules walking towards her and Drew. Anna squeals and breaks Drew's hold on her waist, hurrying over to the Irishwoman she got to know during her month off as she recovered. She and Jules FaceTimed or talked whenever they got the chance to.
"Oh my god, what are you doing here?!" Anna exclaims pulling Jules into a hug that she happily returns before they pull apart.
"I actually flew in to surprise Ste. Getting to see you is an added bonus. I'm so glad to see you doing so well," Jules tells Anna and returns to Ste's side after Anna gives the Irishman a hug before returning into Drew's arms, cuddling into his side.
Keith looks at the Irish couple with surprised eyes, "Ste, where did you find this beautiful lady?" He asks and it causes Jules to blush at his compliment.
"Thank you, that's very sweet of you," Jules says before Ste answers Keith's question.
"I met this gorgeous lassie at a club actually. I had these two," Ste nods his head at Drew and Anna, "bully me into going," he answers and Anna gapes at him.
"We did not bully you. You didn't have to say yes to going," she says.
"And you wouldn't have met Jules, if it weren't for us, mate," Drew adds and Anna nods at his comment.
Ste rolls his eyes to the heavens with a smile before looking back at his best friend and his girl, "yer never gonna let me live that down are ye guys?" He replies and Drew and Anna grin at him.
"Nope," they say in unison, earning them a laugh from Jules and Keith.
Anna quickly pipes up, asking Jules if Ste had shown her around yet. "No, actually," Jules replies and a smile forms on Anna's lips.
"Well, my dear, we've just created a date for ourselves, because I'm going to show you around and introduce you to those that Ste hasn't," Anna tells Jules, who holds a smile on her face at Anna's idea. Anna then turns to Drew, "babe, we're gonna take off. I'll see you later before your match like usual," she tells him.
Drew goes to respond, but is silenced when Anna pulls him down for a kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck. Drew pulls her body to his and wraps his own arms around Anna, deepening the kiss, pulling a small quiet moan from her. "I know you have Jules and you can take care of your own, but you know I worry; please be careful, love," Drew tells Anna, resting his forehead on hers.
Anna licks her lips and looks up the short distance into Drew's eyes and lightly nods her head, "don't worry, I will. I promise," she reassures the tall Scotsman, pressing another quick, but sweet kiss to Drew's lips, "I love you."
"I love you, too, baby. I'll see you later at our regular time," Drew replies, releasing his hold of Anna and she smiles up at him with a nod before sidling up next to Jules, linking arms with her, "you girls have fun, but not too much fun," he tells them.
Anna drags Jules towards the exit and turns around quickly to address Drew, "yes, dear!" she says loudly and the two women giggle as they exit catering.
Ste and Keith look over at Drew with shit-eating grins and Ste shakes his head, "like I've said before, mate. She's got ye wrapped around her little finger."
"Not to mention, whipped," Keith adds in, teasingly at the expense of Drew with a raised eyebrow.
Drew just purses his lips with a smirk and a shrug of the shoulders, "she's worth it. Besides, she's going to become Mrs. Galloway one day, so I'm more than happy to be wrapped around her finger. Anna makes me happy, so whatever she wants, she gets," he tells his friends.
"Wow, you weren't kidding Ste; he really does have it bad," Keith says, looking back and forth between the Scotsman and Irishman.
"I told ye, mate. He's pussy-whipped," Ste replies, slapping Drew on the shoulder and Drew rolls his eyes.
"I am not even close to being pussy-whipped. I'm in love with her and she makes me happy in every aspect of the word. You'll be there one day, Ste and you'll understand. Same goes for you, Keith," Drew addresses both men. Drew's comment silences any other teasing that the men may have had in store for him.