Of Love and Hate:
Chapter 5: Love
"Oh my god." Nicole repeated, looking around the room.
"You like?" Chris questioned.
Nodding, she kissed him gently on the cheek. "Yeah, but when did you have time to do this?"
He smirked and grabbed her hand, leading her to the couch. "Well, you know when I left to 'be alone'?" She nodded, waiting for him to continue. "Well, I was lying. I wanted to set all this up."
"But how did you know…"
"That we would end up… together?" She nodded again. "I didn't know, I just hoped."
"Well, you have a strong will. I never thought this would happen." Letting her gaze travel up, Nicole met Chris's eyes and smiled again.
"Are you happy it did?"
"Very happy." Nicole agreed, kissing Chris. She pulled away and looked around the room, surveying all the work he had done. There were flowers and candles all over the room, the lighting was dimmed, it was picturesque.
"So, was all this… too much?" Chris asked hesitantly.
Nicole shook her head and turned around to meet his eyes. "No, it's beautiful. You didn't have to go through all of this though. I would've been happy with just you."
"Yeah, but I remember hearing you talking to Jeff once, you said you loved vanilla candles."
"You remember that?" Nicole asked, shocked. "That was so long ago."
Chris shrugged and smiled. "I never forgot."
"That's good to know." Nicole replied, giving him a sly smile.
"Can I ask you a question?" Chris suddenly asked, turning to face Nicole.
"Yeah, sure."
"When did you first realize you had feelings for me?"
Looking at him, Nicole smiled. "Well… honestly, it was that night on Raw, when Ric Flair pulled your pants down." She admitted.
Chris just laughed and looked away. "Wow, that's really nice to know. Maybe I should get my pants pulled down more often."
Nicole smiled. "Maybe. Hey, so when did you realize you had feelings for me?"
Smirking, Chris looked away. "The night I saw you dancing at the club. It was a month or two after you debuted; the night I returned to Raw. We all went out and went to a nearby club. I remember sitting with Jay and Drew and watching you dance with Jeff. Something about the way you danced, I just loved it. I fell for you that night."
"Aw." Nicole replied, kissing him. "That's so sweet."
"Yeah, well it wasn't like I wanted to have feelings for you. I thought you hated me."
"Well, I thought I hated you too. And, I thought you hated me." She responded, yawning.
"You tired?" Chris questioned, kissing her on the forehead.
Nicole nodded. "Yeah, kinda."
"Come on, I'll bring you back to the hotel." Chris offered, standing up. He reached down and grabbed Nicole's hand, pulling her up with him. Wrapping an arm around her shoulders, he led her out of the arena, to his car.
Once they were at the hotel, Chris walked Nicole to her room. "Well, I guess you're here." Chris said smiling.
"You really are very smart." Nicole replied sarcastically.
"Thank you." He replied, wrapping one arm her waist, pulling her closer.
"Welcome." Nicole whispered, kissing him softly.
"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Chris said when the kiss had ended.
Nicole grabbed his arm before he could leave. "Do you wanna stay?" She asked, smiling.
"Do you want me to?" Chris replied, smiling down at her.
Nicole grinned and opened the hotel room door, pulling Chris in after her. "I want you to stay." She said quietly, kissing him again.
Chris responded, pulling her closer and deepening the kiss. He let his tongue trace over her lips, making her laugh lightly. When she opened her mouth, he let his tongue slide in, searching every corner of her mouth. He pulled away for a second, looking into her eyes, as if to ask for permission.
Nicole just nodded, knowing what he wanted to ask.
Chris smiled and picked her up, walking to bed and gently laying her back down. He climbed on top of her and kissed her again, deeper than before.
Nicole pulled away for a second and looked at him, her blue eyes meeting his. "I love you Jerky." She whispered.
Chris grinned and kissed her forehead. "I love you too Princess."
A/N: Well that's it. Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed, it means a lot to me to know that people like what I write! To everyone who reads Criez for Help, I'm working on the chapter of that now, so look for it! Thanks again! :)Nicole***