The drive home was longer than expected. Natalie woke to Adam prodding her slightly
in the rib. 'Natalie...wake up...we're here!'. She groaned and sat up, rubbing her eyes,
then realised where she was and who she was with. 'Oh god, I fell asleep. Sorry...' she
blushed, tears stinging at her eyes. Adam put a finger to her lips, silencing her.
'It's OK. Honest. Just I was wondering...do you wanna spend some time with me? I've gotta
get ready for the show, and you could meet some of the guys backstage.'. He looked wonderingly
into her eyes. She looked worried, and stared at him with wide eyes, 'But I...'.
He kissed her on the lips gently, a little peck, 'I know how shy you are Natalie. And it's OK,
I promise.'.
She climbed out of the car and held his hand as he led her into the arena...

They walked down the hall and into the Superstar Lounge, where everyone was just chilling out.
Natalie, star-struck, gripped Adam's hand tightly. He turned and smiled at her, 'You OK?'. She
nodded meekly, peering around at all the wrestlers.
Adam led her up to Chris Jericho. 'Hey Adam. Ready to go through this match?' he asked, smiling at
Natalie. 'Yep. Oh, and this is Natalie. She's gonna be at the show tonight.'. Chris got up off his
chair and they all began to walk down to the ring. 'Cool. So Natalie, you cheering for Adam?'. She
giggled. 'Definately!'. Chris hung his head as they walked, 'God Adam! I only get the kids cheering
for me!'. Natalie chuckled and stood back as they climbed into the ring, 'Well I'm 20. So not exactly
a kid!'. Natalie sat on the ring barriers as the guys went over their match. She couldn't believe the
past 24 hours, and how things had changed. Her thoughts were paused when Lilian Garcia came and sat
down beside her. 'Hey. I'm Lilian. You came with Adam, right?'. Natalie turned to her and smiled, 'Yeah.
I'm Natalie.'. 'So...' Lilian said, keeping one eye on the guy's match, 'Are you and Adam dating?'.
Natalie blushed, and Lilian apologized. 'Don't worry about it!' Natalie said, 'I blush all the time.
Normally just talking to people. But I only met Adam last night.'. Lilian smiled. 'You know he likes you.'
Natalie's eyes widened. 'He does?'. 'Yeah!' Lilian laughed, 'Everyone is talking about it hon. Adam
is the one guy here who doesn't bring ring rats backstage. So they all figured, y'know, you're more
than that.'. Natalie looked at Adam in the ring. He turned and smiled at her. 'See?' Lilian gushed, 'See?'.

Adam and Chris slid out of the ring, and Lilian left soon after. Natalie had a shower, and got changed,
and they had eaten. She'd seen the show - and Adam had won. Chris winked at her during the match, and Adam
smiled - again. She was in heaven.
But now it was 11 at night, and she didn't want go home. Adam had booked them into the hotel nearby, and got a
twin room.

He looked over at Natalie shivering in her bed, realising she only had on panties and an Edgehead t-shirt. And
she couldn't be asleep. 'Natalie' he whispered, and she turned round, still shivering. He patted the bed beside
him. 'Come on. I won't try anything you don't want me to, I promise. But you're cold.'. Natalie nodded,
and got into bed next to him. She was petite, and they fit perfectly in the small single bed. Adam snuck his arms
around her waist, and pulled her into him. She smiled. She was warm now, and not embarrassed or scared. She may be 20,
but she was a virgin, and never had a proper boyfriend. She'd blush and muck it up, so some other pretty girl could
go steal him. But Adam didn't mind her blushing. She rolled over to face him. 'Thank you' she whispered. He stroked
her hair as he spoke. 'It's OK.'
She fell asleep in his arms.