Cody ran his hand down his face as he left his best friend's room. She was just drunk and didn't know what she was saying. As much as Cody wanted to believe the words coming out of her mouth, he couldn't help but think they were nothing more than slurred words. But his doubts didn't stop him from having any hope. Cody was just going to sleep his doubts away and prepare for a new day.

He made his way to the elevator and head to the room he shared with long time friend, Randy Orton. But as the doors opened, they revealed a very friendly face. He smiled and stepped to the side so her and her girlfriends could exit. "Go on without me, I'll be right there." She said, excusing herself from her friends.

"Hey, is your girlfriend alright?" The young woman smiled. Cody took her all in. She had a smooth and sensual voice, the prettiest eyes he had ever seen on a woman, milk chocolate skin, and the plumpest lips. Saving himself from embarrassment, he avoided staring at the way the white strapless dress hugged every single curve on her body, accentuating her wonderful pair of- Cody gulped and kept his eyes on hers.

"Oh- er-uh- huh- She's not my girlfriend. Well, she's a girl that's my friend but definitely not my girlfriend." Cody found himself stumbling over his words. He couldn't even blame it on the alcohol because there was none in his system. But this girl was toxically making him feel some type of way. The lighting at the club was so horrible he didn't realize how beautiful this girl was when he first saw her. And not to ignore the fact he was occupied with taking care of his best friend. "But, um, yeah. She's alright. I just left her room. She should be sleeping now."

"Hm.." He noticed a twinkle in her eye at the mention of him and Jae not being an item. "Well, that's good to hear..." Cody raised a brow, What's good to hear? That she's okay or that me and her are not together? Cody thought to himself. "Were you heading to bed? I'd hate to keep you up."

He smiled, "if heading to bed means laying down with my eyes open not doing anything when I could actually be doing something else, then yeah, I guess I'm heading to bed."

"Well, if you could 'actually be doing something else' like grabbing a late night meal with a new friend, would you be down to do it?" She asked with a million dollar smile and Cody found himself having a hard time saying 'no.' He should really consider going to bed early so he could get his day started sooner than later, but why not? He had nothing else to do and all his friends were probably already in bed with their significant others, so he might as well continue having fun.

"I'd actually love to."

They left the hotel together and walked down the nearly empty streets to a close-by diner. They talked all the way there, and all through their meal. In fact, he found himself barely finishing his food because he was so wrapped up in their conversation. He learned about how she made it to the WWE developmental team and where she wanted to take her career. She was so entertaining and with every new topic, he wanted to learn more and more about her. It had been a long time since he connected with a woman like this. Jae was actually the last woman he met that he clicked with right off the bat. But him and Jae were polar opposites. Jae had a short temper, he knew how to keep his cool. Jae loved hip hop, and he loved indie music. Jae loved pigging out on the weekends, Cody hated cheat days. Jae was wild and outgoing, Cody was very to himself. Everyone thought this was why they were so perfect together. Opposites attract. Even though they made a lot of exceptions for each other, they still found a way to butt heads.

Jae rolled her eyes and placed her feet on the dashboard of the rental car. She had a love/hate feeling when it came to riding with Cody. She loved being in her best friend's presence more than anything, but she couldn't stand the music he listened to. To her it was just a bunch of yelling and screaming she couldn't understand. She looked over at him and saw his eyes staring intently on the road. With her eyes glued on him, she slowly reached towards the radio to change the station. As she inched closer and closer, Cody slapped her hand away with the fastest, swiftest movement she's ever seen.

"Cody, seriously? Please, for like five minutes!"

He looked at her and groaned, and gave her free control of the radio for five minutes. He stared at the clock on the dashboard. 3:04. "You have five minutes, Jae."

She quickly changed the station and found a hip hop one on her first try. She nodded her head and started singing and dancing in the passenger seat. Cody shook his head as he watched his best friend. She continued to rap along with the radio and when Cody finally registered what the words were really saying he shut the radio off.

"God, Jae. How could you listen to that?"

"It's fun music!"

"It's just men degrading women! Telling her to bend over and dance for some 'bands'? Jae that's so disrespectful. I'll be damned if I ever hear some guy say that to you. I know guys think it when they look at you, but to say it and make a song about it. Shit. Have some respect."

"I do have respect for myself."

"I didn't say that. I meant for other men to respect women. You're not just a piece of meat.."

The two sat in silence for a moment. Jae crossed her arms over her chest and rested her head on the window. If she was going to sit in silence, she was just going to go to sleep. When Cody saw she was resting, he took this as an opportunity to turn the radio back to something he would actually listen to. The station he had it on previously was on commercial so he silently searched for some good music. He stopped when an old soft rock tune caught his attention. It was also just beginning, so that was a good thing. He smiled as it reminded him of his younger days. Jae sat up when she heard the song play through the speakers. The two looked at each other and smiled as they realized they could agree on something.

"I could stay awake, just to hear you breathing. Watch you smile while you are sleeping. While you're far away and dreaming! I could spend my life, in this sweet surrender. I could stay lost in this moment, forever. Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure...!" The two sang off-tune together at the top of their lungs.

Although it took them a while to agree on something, when they finally did, it was beautiful.

Him and Brandi, however, didn't disagree on much. They found so many things in common with one another. The former swimsuit model was very strict when it came to her diet. She was very into fitness, the same way Cody was. She loved reading, as did Cody. They enjoyed the same music and the two even shared a small sing-a-long version of their favorite song during their meal. And although they were both typically very shy, the two found comfort in speaking to each other. It was natural and free flowing.

He finally made it back to his room after spending a few hours with Brandi. The sun was making the dark sky turn a bright orange, and Cody knew if he went to sleep now, he wouldn't make it to the gym on time. He decided he would just take a quick shower and maybe a short power nap. But by the time he got out of the shower, Randy was awake and looking through his luggage for some clothes.

"Bro, did you just get in?" Randy asked in disbelief.

Cody rubbed the back of his neck, "yeah.."

"Were you with Jae all night? Shit, dude. It's like six something in the morning." Randy laughed. "She finally came to her senses and found out that she's in love with you? Deep, deep down? And when she made that realization she let you get deep, deep down?" Cody hit his best friend on the back of his hand. "It can happen." Randy shrugged.

"You're stupid, bro. And that's not even who I was with last night." Randy contracted his eyebrows together. Who else would he be with so late?

"Um, Jae actually introduced me to some girl while we were at the club, and well, after I got Jae to her room me and Brandi, that's her name, we went out for a late night meal at that diner around the corner."

Randy smiled, "a late night meal or a late night meal?"

"Dude, is everything sexual with you?" Cody laughed. "We literally had a late night meal. We just talked the whole time. She's a cool girl."

"Wait, so Jae introduced you to her?"

"Yeah."

"Why would she do that?" Cody shrugged, not knowing the answer to his question.

"Cody, I don't mean to burst your bubble about any future wedding and family expectations you have with Jae, but if she's introducing you to other girls, she's most likely trying to get you off of her." Randy said very seriously this time. "I mean, I love y'all together and wished that somethin' would happen.. but if Jae already talked to you about being 'just friends' and she's now making you meet other girls, your future with her isn't looking too good."

The younger man sighed and dropped his head. He knew deep down Randy was right. All the little fairytales he had in his head were slowly becoming just that. Fairtytales. Fantasy. Nothing real. No substance. But there was no way he was going to cut his best friend out of his life. He was just going to accept the fact that they were just friends. The words pained him on the inside but that was the truth of their situation. He was going to invite her to the gym like he always did, but keep it platonic. No more hoping for more. Even though she told him she loved him last night, she loved him only as a friend.

"Well, at least she's trying to hook me up with someone better looking than her. You should see this girl, bro!" The two men laughed as Cody told Randy more about the beautiful woman he spent his night with.

Cody was going to make the most out of his dilemma and enjoy the ride.

A/N: I only got one review last time, but I think I really like this story and I'll keep writing it lol. I wanna know what's going to happen between Jae/Cody/Brandi. I'm still trying to figure out who's going to end up with who. Keep reading and we'll all find out together!