As I walked in to class the next week Lara was on me like a fat kid with chocolate cake. She was desperate to know what had happened during my private training session with Colby. I had politely declined Colby's offer to have another private lesson. I honestly didn't think it was fair that I should have one on one time with a trainer that the other students weren't getting.
They were paying just as much money as I was, it wasn't fair to anyone. "So how was it?" Lara cooed as she dragged me off from a significantly smaller classroom. I had suspected that some people would leave after they had got what they wanted, and Seth Rollins had been and gone.
"Lara you're acting like I had sex with him! It was just training, it was exactly like what you guys did the other night but I was the only one there." I roll my eyes at my friend and drop my bag on a bench. We start jogging around the gym to warm up but Lara still insists on interrogating me about my private lesson with Colby.
"I'm not acting like you had sex! I just wanna know how it was? Did you learn anything new?" She asks curiously.
"Not really all we did was practice, he gave me a few pointers on my footing and positions but other than that he didn't teach me anything new." I said as we rounded a corner and kept going. My weekend had passed quickly and I had enjoyed my few days off spending that little bit of extra time with my babies and Sophia. We had gone out of town and in to the city to do some shopping and we had some lunch and the twins both tried their first baby chino which they loved. It was actually kind of adorable.
"What was he like? When you left he was floating in between rings so we didn't get a full class with him." She puffed as we rounded another corner.
"He was nice, I had to bring Tynan with me because I took him to the doctor after my class and he really liked him. He's good with kids." I tell her with a stupid grin on my face and smile when I think about how Tynan had been really intrigued by the blonde streak in his hair.
"Aw how cute, how are the twins anyway?" She asks curiously.
"Yeah they're great, Isla was sick last week, that's why I had to leave. M took us to the hospital, turned out she had a virus, but she's fine now." I tell her with a proud smile, I'm definitely a proud mommy.
When we finish out warm up we head over to the ring and start the class, nothing really important happened other than Marek letting us know that on Thursday Colby is coming back for another lesson so we should make sure that we don't miss that class.
The next two days pass quickly and on Thursday I decide that it's time for Lara to meet Isla and Tynan so we head in to town to a local restaurant for lunch. Isla is sitting on my lap because she's cranky and Lara is sitting next to Tynan because he's in the hi-chair eating a sandwich when someone sneaks up behind us and scares the crap out of the both of us. "Hello ladies." The blonde streak that pops over my shoulder gives it away. He pulls up a chair behind us and puts one arm around me and one arm around Lara.
"Seth Rollins!" Lara seems pleased to see him. And as much as I like Colby it's a little creepy to me.
"You're Lara right?" Colby smiles brightly at Lara.
"That's right." She nods with a bright smile in return.
"Is this Isla?" Colby turns to me and smiles at the little girl wearing a floral dress. She sucking on her pacifier like its got milk coming out of it, she's all recovered from her virus from last week but she's been sleeping awfully since then.
"Sure is." I nod my head.
"Hey Isla." Colby leans over and starts talking to Isla like he did with Tynan when he met him last week. And like clock work Isla spits out her pacifier and smiles at Colby. "Aw look at the smile; you look like your momma." He chuckles and Isla reaches out of him and tries to wriggle off my lap.
"She likes you." I have to laugh, I don't know what it is about Colby Lopez but my kids really like him.
"I'm a likable person." He smirks and reaches out for Isla and I have no choice but to hand her over because she's about to start whining.
"You girls ready for tonight?" Colby asks.
"Sure are, what's on the cards for tonight?" Lara asks as she picks up her phone and snaps a picture of Isla pulling Colby's hair.
"Tonight we're gonna split you up in to teams and we're gonna practice tagging. And I was thinking if we've got time we might practice some stuff with weapons." He says with a giant grin.
"Oh great that's something I've never done before." Lara says.
"That's a good thing; I'll be making an example out of you tonight." He chuckles.
New Text Message from Colby
-You used all those things I taught you in class last night, I'm proud! I was wondering if you wanted to go and see an indy show with me Saturday night?
I scoffed at the message I just received from Colby, I didn't even think about the fact that he still had my number from Marek. I looked at the message again and furrowed my eyebrows, was he being serious?
New Text Message to Colby
-Are you inviting other people from class?
I was a bit suspicious; I didn't know what his game was. He knew what was going on in my life, I had told him that my husband died just after the twins were born, and he knew that wrestling was literally the only thing that I wanted in my life. What was he trying?
New Text Message from Colby
-Just you, you've got a lot on your plate, I thought you might enjoy a night out. I might be able to sweet talk someone in to giving you a permanent spot on the show?
That was too good to be true. I was pretty certain that he had a girlfriend…
New Text Message to Colby
-I did tell you about my husband dying right?
New Text Message from Colby
-I'm not hitting on you Georgia. I think you have talent and I want you to achieve your dreams. I'm trying to get you in to a wrestling company. Isn't that what you want?
New Text Message to Colby
-I'm glad you're not hitting on me because if you were I'd be telling you you're coming on a little strong. I appreciate that you want to help me achieve my career goals but I don't want to take something that you're not offering to the other students at your wrestling school.
New Text Message from Colby
-Every time we start a new class we pick someone who shows potential and drive. You show those things and more and Marek and I feel as if you will be one of the only students to finish the course.
New Text Message to Colby
-Sorry if you think I'm being rude, I just didn't want to take something that I didn't think I was entitled to. I'll see if my mother-in-law can watch the twins. Where is the show?
New Text Message from Colby
-That's alright, I know it probably seemed a little suspect but I actually have a girlfriend. I'm just a friendly person :) It's in Chicago, so not that far away.
And now I feel like a giant cow for being so rude. So I went in to the kitchen where Tynan was currently sitting on the floor pulling a heap of Tupperware containers out of the bottom drawer, it was his favorite thing to do. "Hey Soph?" I say as I walk over to the drawer and move Tynan away, he's learning to pull himself up on things and the last thing I was is for him to stand up on the drawer and for the drawer to close on his little fingers. One baby going to the hospital this month is enough.
"Yes?" She turns around from the stove to look at me curiously.
"Are you ok to baby-sit tomorrow night? One of my trainers wants me to go to Chicago to watch a show and maybe talk to someone about wrestling there." I explain I don't know why I'm so nervous. Sophia has been nothing but an angel since Declan passed away. She supports my wrestling career just as much as Declan did.
"Of course I can watch the kids for you. Are you going to stay in Chicago overnight? It's a long drive!" She says and turns down the heat on the stove and whatever she's cooking and walks over to the kettle to make us a coffee.
"I'm not sure yet, I'm not really sure on the details yet. It might be easier to stay over night though." I nod my head in agreement.
"That's fine darling, if this is a step in the right direction than I'm more then happy to look after the twins." She says and starts making the coffee.
"You're the best." I grin at her.
New Text Message to Colby
-I've got a babysitter so it's all good