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Chapter 4 – The Date
"So how do I look?"
Michelle tapped a finger on her chin. "Hmm. Turn around for me."
Ashley did as she was told, twirling her body around slowly so her friend could survey the outfit carefully. She had on a low cut frilly black dress and a pair of black stilettos to match.
"Aw honey you look gorgeous!" said Michelle, clapping her hands together in excitement and made a squeal afterwards.
Ashley didn't seem so convinced about that compliment though.
"Are you sure it doesn't show too much cleavage?"
"No it doesn't," Michelle answered truthfully.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive," Michelle assured her with a smile.
The dirty blonde turned to look at the mirror. A smile touched her lips once she saw herself in a beautiful dress.
"Wow you're right. I do look good."
"Amazing."
"Thank you," said Ashley, smiling. "So what about my hair?" She had her hair curled up to perfection. "Does it look alright?"
"Yes, yes…and yes."
"Should I--"
But Michelle cut her off at her mid sentence. "Ash, sweetheart. Believe me when I say that you look fine. You have nothing to worry about, alright?"
Ashley let out a breath to calm down. "Okay, sorry. I'm just a little worried you know? I mean I want to look good…for him."
It was her first date after all. She needed to make the first impression.
"But I already told you of my comment didn't I? Wasn't I the one who helped you to pick out an outfit?"
"Yeah."
"Then stop worrying! You look great, I'm telling you. I'm sure Adam will think so, too."
Ashley nodded, sucking another breath of air once more and exhaled it slowly. "Okay. I think…I think I'm ready."
"Are you?" Michelle asked.
She paused for a moment to turn to the mirror one last time. The reflection stared back at the woman that had just made her lips curled upward in a smile seconds later.
"Of course I am!" Ashley giggled.
Michelle jumped up and down and clasped her hands together. "That's what I want to hear!"
Ashley grinned and flung her arms around her friend. "Thank you so much for helping me Michelle. You're the best!"
"Anytime girly." She pulled away and gave Ashley a serious look. "You better give me all the details of your date when you get back. I'll be waiting."
"Don't worry. My lovely assistant will be informed," said Ashley with a wink.
"Good. Now scoot!" Michelle told, giving her the gesture with both of her hands to make her leave. "It's nearly eight."
"Bye!" said Ashley. She picked up her purse on her way out and before leaving, she gave a last smile to the tall blonde and then she disappeared. Michelle let out a sigh of relief and collapsed into her bed.
"I'm glad that's over. I wonder what's on TV tonight."
The sound of a click was made suddenly and this made Michelle snapped her head to the door again. It opened slightly and Ashley's head appeared peeping from behind.
"Um, Michelle? Do you think I put on too much eye shadow over my eyes?"
Michelle showed her clenched teeth. "Ash?"
"Yeah?"
Her teeth were still showing though her mouth appeared to be not moving.
"Don't make me throw a pillow at you."
Ashley cackled with laughter. "Alright, I'm going! I'm going!"
The door closed again, leaving Michelle to roll her eyes and chuckled in amusement after what had just happened.
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The dirty blonde was ready physically. But to be ready mentally was another story.
She wished that the elevator would operate just a little slower than usual so she could have some time to think of what to say to him. But nevertheless the doors were opened again, forcing her to step into the lobby.
"Okay, just stay calm. Stay cool." Then she groaned. "Who am I kidding? I can't go through this."
Now she wished that Michelle was here to walk here down to meet him. But it was already too late to go back up to the room. As much as she was excited to go out with a guy she liked, she wondered how she would get through this without the shyness creeping up on her.
Be yourself. That's all that you can do.
Not only had this line reminded her of her very first theme song, it also gave her confidence that she needed. All she had to do was just to be her true self and not pretend to be someone that she was not.
So with a smile on her face, she continued to walk on forward. She refused to let fear pull her back. Her stomach began to flutter at the sight of her date waiting for him. He had a smile on his face too once he caught sight of her.
"Hey there," he greeted.
"Hey," Ashley replied with a bright smile on her face.
"Wow, you look…so beautiful."
"Thank you," said Ashley, blushing and giggling softly. "You look really handsome."
"Thank you," said Adam. "I have something for you."
"Really?"
"Really."
Ashley noticed that he had one arm behind his back. Clearly he was hiding something.
"For you." Adam smiled and presented the diva with a pretty red rose to her. Ashley was touched by this gesture.
"Aw, it's so pretty!" Ashley took it and made a whiff. "Thanks so much."
"You're welcome. So…shall we?" Adam asked, offering his arm.
Ashley giggled and was more than happy to take it. "Yes we shall."
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Their date at the restaurant went well and the Rated R superstar was pleased by this. They had their meal and all was left was the wine.
So far, so good.
Looking at the diva sitting across from him, he wondered if it couldn't get any easier than this. He just went with the flow and now the diva just went along.
Without knowing his true intentions, that was.
"So do you have any matches scheduled for this week?" He asked as she took a sip of her wine.
Ashley placed her glass down before turning her attention to him. "Now that I think about it, yeah I do. I got Maryse as my opponent. Boy, I can't wait to shut her up. She annoys me seriously."
Adam chuckled. "Yeah she is being really full of herself huh?"
"Tell me about it. She thinks that she's the hottest diva on Smackdown." Ashley rolled her eyes.
"Well there is one hottest diva that has my eye...and I'm looking at her right now."
By this compliment, her cheeks turned bright red. She giggled. "Oh wow, no wonder you're called the Rated R superstar.
Adam laughed and made an innocent shrug afterwards. "Just being honest."
She smiled, not sure of what to say next. "I'm not quite sure of what to say to that…"
"Am I being too direct? 'Cause if I am then…"
"No it's okay," said Ashley with a giggle. "But…thank you."
"You're welcome," Adam offered a wine and lifted his glass to his lips. "So would you like to have dessert? I can't imagine having a perfect evening like this without dessert."
"I couldn't agree with you more," said Ashley. "You know what I'm in the mood for?"
"Yeah? What's that?"
Ashley smirked. "Chocolate."
"Oh I like the way you think," said Adam, returning the smirk. "And since we've agree on that, how about we have some chocolate cake?"
Ashley made a wide smile at the suggestion. "Sounds good to me!"
Adam chuckled softly. But it wasn't made in a good way though.
Indeed the Rated R superstar got her where he wanted him. He was very sure that he would win the bet in the end and MVP would have to be force to give up his money.
"Then chocolate cake it is," he said.
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The night breeze brushed past them as they took a walk down the wharf. It would be a perfect time for them to relax a little before they head back to the hotel.
"This is really…nice," said Ashley. She wished she could say something more but for now that was all she could think of.
"Yeah, it sure is."
She made a glance to her side and instantly a fluttery sensation came in her stomach when his eyes were already staring back at her. She hid her fear with a smile
"So, um…"
Then he stopped, prompting Ashley to stop as well. She turned at her heels.
That was when she thought her heart had stopped when she was facing him. Then a smile came on his lips.
"I had a great time with you. I hope you feel the same too."
"Yes I do." Ashley nodded and smiled to assure him of her answer. "I enjoyed myself."
"That's good to hear."
Ashley nodded again. She wished that she could think of something else to say but it seemed like her brain had frozen on her, for some reason.
Maybe it was because at that moment, his hand was holding her smaller hand.
Ashley thought she had died on the spot when she felt the warmth radiating from his hand. The softness of his hand was welcoming and she wouldn't mind letting him hold it.
She wished that she could hold this hand forever and to never let it go.
Adam smiled upon her before murmuring, "Did anyone ever tell you that you're one of a kind?"
"Not exactly." Her voice matched his without knowing.
"Well you are."
He slowly took a step forward to her. She didn't move a muscle. The gap between them was turning smaller now.
Adam stroked a finger on the side of her face and then it found its way underneath her chin.
The dirty blonde's attention was no longer onto his eyes.
Instead they were entirely focused on his lips....
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Though she returned to the room, her mind wasn't exactly in the same room with her.
Thoughts were swirling in her mind about what had happened at the wharf. To her, it seemed surreal.
Michelle was found sleeping with the television on, as usual. Ashley rolled her eyes at the sight and giggled softly. She could always tell her give her the details on her date in the morning.
Or maybe there was another way to wake her up.
She tiptoed over to her friend's bed and found the remote in her hand. The tall blonde appeared peaceful, obviously not aware of her friend's presence.
And with a mischievous smirk, she stretched her hand to reach for the device…
"Hey I was watching that!" Michelle exclaimed, getting up quickly from her one relaxed position to a rather alert one as she sat up.
Ashley bit her lower lip to stop herself from laughing at this funny sight.
"Really?" She asked, giving her a knowing look and placed her hands on her hips. 'Cause when I came in, you were sleeping like a baby." Then she smirked. "I thought you said that you were gonna wait for me to come back."
She looked from the television and then back to the dirty blonde.
"I was waiting," Michelle insisted stubbornly. "…I was just closing my eyes for a bit."
"Sure you were," Ashley responded with sarcasm with a roll of the eyes. "Well you look tired so I can always tell you about my date tomor…"
"I prefer hearing the details right now."
"Wow you're really are awake." Ashley made a laugh, surprised by her quick response. "Okay. I'll tell you now."
"Well come on, sit down! Sit down!"
Ashley grinned at the invite and sat on Michelle's bed. "Alright where shall I start?"
"You can start by telling me how it was," said Michelle, smirking at her.
The dirty blonde giggled at the thought of the date. She smiled widely on that moment when Adam was etched in her mind.
Especially the part when she was thinking back to how the date had ended.
"Well tonight was…"
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"Tonight was fantastic."
Kenny cocked his eyebrow at this comment. "Really? The date was that good?"
"Of course." Adam poured himself a glass of water. He made a chuckle. "I mean everything came out perfect."
"Wow…" Kenny wasn't sure of what to think next. "So you actually enjoyed it?"
Adam nearly choked on his water after his first sip. "Whoa, whoa, whoa now what a second. Who says about enjoying it? You know damn well that the reason that I'm in this situation is because of MVP. So I did what I have to make it seem that way."
Kenny nodded. "So you're confident that you're going to win the bet?"
Adam scoffed. "Is there a reason why I shouldn't be? The girl likes me. So why should I harbor any doubt now?"
Kenny couldn't think of any reason to this. His lips parted again.
"Yeah, just as I thought," said Adam. "There is no reason."
"Okay so maybe I don't but…how can you be sure that you'll win this in the end. I mean you have three weeks with the girl you never take an interest in…"
"Well that could change."
"And what does that suppose to mean?" Kenny saw Adam's smirk which lead him to questioning.
Adam took another sip of water. His smirk had not faded away. "Let's just say that I got her where I wanted her to be."
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Michelle made a squeal at a high pitch. If she wasn't wide awake before, she definitely was now after receiving a revelation of Ashley's special night.
"Oh my god! You kissed! You kissed!"
"I know!" Ashley unleashed her giggles as they had gotten uncontrollable to hold on for much longer. "It was amazing."
"Aw this is great!" said Michelle. "Who knows? Maybe this could be the start of something."
"I don't know. Maybe. But if so…" Ashley couldn't help but to smile widely as the images of Adam occupied her mind at that point. "Then I hope so too."