I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Melanie's Point of View-
The next morning I woke up and Corey was still holding me tight to him, like he had never left throughout the night. It was nice waking up next to him and I didn't panic like the day before.
"Morning." I heard Corey say which startled me a little as his eyes were still closed.
"I didn't know you were up." I said as he smiled and he opened his eyes.
"I was just resting my eyes and figured I would until you wake up." He said truthfully.
"Sorry." I said as I bit at my bottom lip randomly glancing up at him then randomly glance down between our bodies.
"Its fine sweetie, I always love a little extra sleep time especially if I get to cuddle with you." He stated as I felt his fingers brush through my hair. "I didn't get a morning kiss yesterday nor today." He said as I smirked.
"I don't think you deserved one yesterday but today you may." I said as I leaned in giving him just that before I laid my head back down on the pillow beside his. "Anyone else up?"
"I'm not sure, I haven't ventured out there yet." He said truthfully as Corey sat up scratching at his head. "If you want to get dress, I'll go start coffee and see what the status of them is." He said as I nodded as I sat up swinging my legs over the side of the bed and began sliding off the bed. I headed to the bathroom first where I used his facilities before I headed back out grabbing an outfit for the day before heading back into the bathroom where I quickly changed, didn't feel like taking another shower. I walked out to the kitchen, Corey's shirtless back was to me. I was only seeing the back of his tattooed arms and maybe just one tattoo on the back of his neck. I walked further in wrapping my arms around his waist and rested my cheek against his shoulder.
"I was debating on wearing that shirt you gave me again but it's dirty." I said as I kissed at his shoulder blade
"I wouldn't mind, do you know who you are talking to." Corey said as I chuckled at his response.
"Well okay then." I said as I broke my hands from his waist.
"I would encourage it, but you can change later. Mind if I go change? Those three fools are getting dressed, they are going to go do breakfast then hit the Universal Park."
"Okay." I said nodding, I had never been to the Universal Park and kind of wanted to go with them because it was something new to experience. Plus I think they have the Harry Potter part of the park which I am sure will be amazing. I also wanted some time alone with Corey and go give this whole wrestling thing another try.
"You still want to go with me?" He asked curiously as I bit at my bottom lip before I let my lip go and nodded.
"Yes, I still want to go with you." I answered as he smiled.
"I would love it." Corey said as I smiled back loving that we will be able to spend time together. Corey leaned in kissing my forehead before he headed back to the bedroom we had been sharing the whole weekend. I leaned against the cupboard listening to the coffee brew before I pulled down a few cups and began separating the contents of the coffee pot into the different cups. I walked over to the fridge making myself at home as I opened it and grabbed one of the few flavored creamers he had pouring it into one of the cups to claim mine. "Did you put any in my cup?"
"I wasn't sure which flavor you want Mister Thirty One Flavors." I said sarcastically as I started pouring the flavor I had into his cup.
"I will like any of them, I like them all, obviously if I have them." He said as I smirked.
"That is true but why have that many flavors if you aren't here all the time."
"I'm indecisive sometimes." He said with a chuckle as I smirked and let out a chuckle myself. "What's so funny about that?" Corey asked as I smiled.
"I'm the same way sometimes." I said as I picked up the one mug to hold in my two hands and casually putting it up to my lips to get a little sip from the contents inside the mug. "What is on our agenda then since someone has a show tonight?" I asked curiously as I took another sip from my drink.
"Um…" Corey said as he took a drink from his drink as well, "I was thinking maybe hitting the beach then heading over to the show." Corey said after swallowing the liquid contents he had drunk.
"Sounds good." I said as I nodded.
"You have your swimsuit right?"
"Of course." I said with a smirk, "You planning on going into the water?"
"I'm not sure, maybe just get our feet wet along the water line." He explained.
"If I don't need my suit then I won't wear it." I stated as I took a drink of my coffee.
"You just hate wearing that swimsuit, don't you?" He asked as I nodded.
"Absolutely, until I get comfortable with you or in the actual suit would I rock it." I said as he smirked.
"I am sure you looked absolutely sexy in it regardless of what you say or think." He stated as I blushed.
"You are just saying that because you want me to wear it for you." I said as he smirked and just casually sipped at his drink. "Uh-huh, just continue drinking that coffee." I said as he smirked.
"Whatever…" Corey said as he chuckled, "You hungry? I can whip us up some breakfast." He said when Kevin, Anita and Jack appeared from the different bedrooms they were using this weekend. "What time you guys think you will be home?" Corey asked directed to Kevin.
"Um, probably around the same time as you guys. I want to stay until the park closes at least."
"What about little Jack?" I asked curiously knowing that Jack won't be able to stay up that much later than he did the night before.
"We will figure something out by all means, don't rush home, we understand you can't leave early." Anita said as Corey nodded as those three headed out the front door, Corey shutting the door behind them and locking it up.
"What about that breakfast? I think I have pancake mix if you want to do pancakes, or I can run to the shop on the corner to grab some eggs to do omelets or…"
"Cereal is fine Corey." I said with a chuckle.
"Right, I don't know if I have any and if it's still within its expiration date."
"Well pancakes it is then." I said with a smile as I moved to sit at his breakfast bar watching him do his thing making breakfast, oddly it was somewhat hot watching him cook or any man cook. I would love a man that knows how to cook. As Corey flipped the pancake that was in his skillet he looked to me over his shoulder and I smirked.
"You mind coming and putting another pot of coffee on?"
"You need another cup?"
"Like you don't?" Corey asked sarcastically as I chuckled as I got up heading into the kitchen with him putting a second pot of coffee on for us to drink from. The moment I got into the kitchen he was asking me for help, to grab him this and that from the fridge and from this cupboard, wherever he ended up pointing to find out wherever said item was held. "Breakfast is served." He said as he slid the last pancake on one of the plates, "Butter and syrup?" He asked as I smirked.
"Of course." I said as he headed to the fridge pulling out the butter then he pulled the syrup out of a different cabinet bringing it to the two plates that contained the pancakes and the sausage he found that wasn't bad yet. "Thanks for breakfast handsome." I said shocking myself when I said the word handsome to him but the smile it got from it reminded me it was worth it as we carried the separate plates to his small four person dining room table that was circular and set our plates down onto the table.
"Coffee, and silverware." He said as he headed back into the kitchen grabbing just that for us before he headed back to the table setting down the two cups of coffee before he set a fork and knife down on each plate. I slid into the chair in front of the plate I had claimed mine before he slid into the other chair.
"This is a good breakfast, I just don't get you sometimes Corey…"
"What don't you get now?" He asked curiously as he began cutting at the fluffy pancakes.
"Why you even have this place? Why keep outfits here that you never wear, why keep the kitchen semi stocked when by the time you go to use it it'll be expired, this place has to cost a fortune as well…" I said as he sighed before he put his fork and knife down.
"I do it because it's cheaper than purchasing an hotel room for 12 nights a month and the weekend rates are killer here in Florida, it adds up amongst having to eat out for every meal adds up as well." Corey said with a shrug.
"Do you have a car here?"
"Yeah, but it's parked at my friends place because he dropped me off at the port last time I had left that's why I got a rental this weekend." Corey said as I nodded.
"Why go back to Pennsylvania though? I mean, this is where your career is and logically I think this is where you need to be." I asked as he smirked as he took a bite of his pancake, I presumed giving him time to think about the answer.
"Why not go back there? Pennsylvania is where I got my start, that is my native town…that is where I began this whole journey…it has value to me and right now it holds you."
"Don't you ever want to settle somewhere?"
"Yeah, I would settle here though, rather than in Pennsylvania."
"Why don't you? You seem very well off doing this wrestling thing and you made it, doesn't everyone aspire to be where you are right now?" I asked curiously as he smiled.
"Yes, they aspire to be in WWE but I'm nowhere near where I want to be in this company though."
"Where's that?" I asked curiously.
"On the main roster, I'm just in the little league right now so there is growth for me still so that is why I needed to pick up something."
"Why leave in the first place though?" I asked as I took a second bite of my pancake as he sighed.
"It wasn't that I wanted to leave but I had no choice, wrestling kind of won and Kevin always was supportive of my dream of wrestling so he gave me the time off. When it came to signing the contract I am in right now it was either stay where I was and just play the independent circuit and not progress in my growth at all. Or I could sign and give up my piercing life to make it where I wanted to go in this career. Now that I have more free time I am able to actually do both which makes me happier than ever, true I may not need the extra cash flow but gives me something to do with my time for now." He said with a shrug as he explained it out for me and it made sense to an extent but didn't to me because logically I would just stick to my wrestling. Florida seems so amazing and wrestling is what he seems so passionate about. "Why are you rooting for wrestling so much? I thought you weren't into it?" He asked as I sighed.
"I just…it's not that I'm rooting for it per say, just if I was where you were I wouldn't want to do piercing because I was so focused on one thing. I wouldn't want you have to give up piercing again, when you make it to this so called main roster." I said as he smirked.
"I'm working hard at both places, wrestling will always win first no regards there baby and thanks for putting yourself in my shoes though." He said as I smirked as he reached over rubbing the back of my hand with his thumb.
"What if we were ever to get more serious and like you want me to move in with you, where would we stay? In Pennsylvania or here?" I asked curiously as I ate another bite of my pancake.
"Um…I would say here."
"Why would you say here?"
"For your safety, I know you were saying yesterday morning how you weren't comfortable here yet and safe but I think over time you will feel secure like I do. As for secure and safety, you will be far far away from that ex of yours."
"But what will I do for work since I am somewhat tatted up and Kevin was my employer of sorts even though I wasn't being paid."
"He's not paying you?" He asked.
"Well he is but isn't…it's complicated to explain." I said as Corey nodded.
"You will be able to find a job here, I am sure I can try to find you something at my company or something until you get on your feet. I am not hurting for money right now so I can support both of us if we both settled here for a good while." He said as I trusted him, I wanted to trust him but I didn't know his financial income or stability right now, but based off what I have seen or know of him I can only presume that he is telling the truth. "What kind of work would be ideal for you?" He asked curiously as I shrugged.
"I just love drawing but I know that I can't really make a career out of that until I attend school." I said truthfully.
"What kind of drawing work do you want to do? Animation, cartoons, comic books, what exactly?" He asked further as I shrugged.
"I don't know…I haven't thought about it, I just draw whatever comes to my mind and sketches out from my hand." I said as I finished up the pancakes on my plate.
"Hmm, it will come with time baby…have you wanted to pursue a college degree?"
"I haven't really, do you have a degree?"
"Yeah, I have one in marketing but look where it got me?" He asked with a chuckle as I chuckled as well at his comment. We finished eating breakfast and drinking rest of our freshly brewed coffee before we started cleaning the dishes together, I washed as he dried and put the dishes up since I didn't know where anything went in this apartment.
"What time do you have to be at the show today?"
"Um, we should start getting ready because I have to be there early to do a quick photo shoot, a promo and other media before the show even starts…" He said as he checked the time on his big watch.
"Alright, I'll go change my shirt real quick then." I said as I headed back into the room grabbing the dirty shirt before heading into the bathroom changing. Corey was repacking his bag from the other night as I came out grabbing my purse waiting for him to finish before he led me down to the rental that we took to the show. Which made me curious of how Kevin and them were able to get to the theme park this morning if we have the rental but that is something I shouldn't be worried about right now. Corey used his ID card to get us into the employee parking of the venue before he found a spot in the parking lot that wasn't full but was filling up slowly. I am sure that it was by the talent and the others that needed to be there as well tonight.