Chapter 4
Rose and John were working out in the gym. John was lifting weights and Rose was on the treadmill. Everything was pretty silent between them, since they both were concentrating on their workouts. All of a sudden, her cell phone ringing broke the silence. She looked at the number and saw it was Dawn.
"Hey Dawn, how are ya girl?"
"I'm doin better, thanks. How are you doin?"
"I'm good. I'm here at the gym. I gotta get ready for my debut on Thursday. You know I'm wrestling Sable, right?"
"Damn, that's gonna be a good match. You'll kick her ass though."
"Yeah, I bet I will. Though it will be great working with her."
"Hey, do you mind if I came over to the gym and worked out with you?"
Rose looked at John. She replied nervously, "Ah, that's really not a good idea. See...John's here with me."
There was a pause. Dawn said softly. "He's there with you?"
"Yeah. He is."
Dawn got really pissed off. "What the hell are you doing there with him? He just broke up with me! I thought you were taking my side on this!"
"Look, Dawn, I'm not taking anybody's side here. He's my friend and so are you. So don't get all bent out of shape and start yelling at me for trying to spend some time with my friend, okay? So just calm down."
Dawn couldn't take it anymore. "You know what Rose?"
"What Dawn?"
Dawn hung up on her. Rose just looked at her cell phone, shocked at the way Dawn was acting. "What the hell crawled up her ass and died?"
John looked over at Rose. "What did Dawn say?"
Rose shrugged. "She got all pissed at me for working out with you. She even told me, again, that you broke up with her."
John was shocked. He mumbled, "Lying bitch." He looked at Rose. "She broke up with me Rose. I didn't break up with her. If I did break up with her, I wouldn't have been drinking like I was. Instead, I would have been celebrating or some shit like that."
Rose laughed. "You wanna get outta here and go do something?"
"Aight. What do ya wanna do?"
She shrugged. "How about go swimming?"
John smiled. "Aight, sounds good. Let's go." He grabbed her hand and they ran to her apartment.
When they got there, Rose got her pink bikini and Jason Taylor t- shirt and went to change. She came out a few minutes later and grabbed her pink flip-flops. She looked at John. "Don't you have a swimsuit?"
"Nope, I'll swim in my boxers."
Rose just stared at him. "Whatever John."
He smiled. "You know you like that, Rose."
She smiled at him. "Shut up John. Let's go already."
She grabbed his hand and they walked out of the apartment and walked to the pool.
When they got to the pool, Rose threw the towels on the nearest chair. She ran to the deep end and jumped in. John ran after her and jumped in. They lifted their heads from underwater and looked at each other. Rose splashed John, and tried to swim away. Before she could get away from him, he grabbed her ankle and pulled her close to him. They just stood in the pool, staring at each other for a few minutes. John leaned forward, inching his way closer to her lips. Before John could kiss her, she playfully spit water in his face. He let go to wipe his face, and saw her try to get away again. This time he grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to him. She didn't dare move, because she liked the feel of his arm around her waist. Before Rose could react, John quickly kissed her lips. Rose didn't know how to react, so she just let it happen. As John pulled back, they looked at each other, and smiled.
Rose and John were working out in the gym. John was lifting weights and Rose was on the treadmill. Everything was pretty silent between them, since they both were concentrating on their workouts. All of a sudden, her cell phone ringing broke the silence. She looked at the number and saw it was Dawn.
"Hey Dawn, how are ya girl?"
"I'm doin better, thanks. How are you doin?"
"I'm good. I'm here at the gym. I gotta get ready for my debut on Thursday. You know I'm wrestling Sable, right?"
"Damn, that's gonna be a good match. You'll kick her ass though."
"Yeah, I bet I will. Though it will be great working with her."
"Hey, do you mind if I came over to the gym and worked out with you?"
Rose looked at John. She replied nervously, "Ah, that's really not a good idea. See...John's here with me."
There was a pause. Dawn said softly. "He's there with you?"
"Yeah. He is."
Dawn got really pissed off. "What the hell are you doing there with him? He just broke up with me! I thought you were taking my side on this!"
"Look, Dawn, I'm not taking anybody's side here. He's my friend and so are you. So don't get all bent out of shape and start yelling at me for trying to spend some time with my friend, okay? So just calm down."
Dawn couldn't take it anymore. "You know what Rose?"
"What Dawn?"
Dawn hung up on her. Rose just looked at her cell phone, shocked at the way Dawn was acting. "What the hell crawled up her ass and died?"
John looked over at Rose. "What did Dawn say?"
Rose shrugged. "She got all pissed at me for working out with you. She even told me, again, that you broke up with her."
John was shocked. He mumbled, "Lying bitch." He looked at Rose. "She broke up with me Rose. I didn't break up with her. If I did break up with her, I wouldn't have been drinking like I was. Instead, I would have been celebrating or some shit like that."
Rose laughed. "You wanna get outta here and go do something?"
"Aight. What do ya wanna do?"
She shrugged. "How about go swimming?"
John smiled. "Aight, sounds good. Let's go." He grabbed her hand and they ran to her apartment.
When they got there, Rose got her pink bikini and Jason Taylor t- shirt and went to change. She came out a few minutes later and grabbed her pink flip-flops. She looked at John. "Don't you have a swimsuit?"
"Nope, I'll swim in my boxers."
Rose just stared at him. "Whatever John."
He smiled. "You know you like that, Rose."
She smiled at him. "Shut up John. Let's go already."
She grabbed his hand and they walked out of the apartment and walked to the pool.
When they got to the pool, Rose threw the towels on the nearest chair. She ran to the deep end and jumped in. John ran after her and jumped in. They lifted their heads from underwater and looked at each other. Rose splashed John, and tried to swim away. Before she could get away from him, he grabbed her ankle and pulled her close to him. They just stood in the pool, staring at each other for a few minutes. John leaned forward, inching his way closer to her lips. Before John could kiss her, she playfully spit water in his face. He let go to wipe his face, and saw her try to get away again. This time he grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to him. She didn't dare move, because she liked the feel of his arm around her waist. Before Rose could react, John quickly kissed her lips. Rose didn't know how to react, so she just let it happen. As John pulled back, they looked at each other, and smiled.