They were home in Tampa a few days later. The guys had decided to invite Adam out and invite Briana too. Then they would leave Adam alone with her and he would have no choice but to talk to her.
"Okay, so, who is going to call Briana and asked her?" Jay asked them as they were sitting around John's house.
"We should get one of the girls to invite her." Randy replied. "And they can tell her whatever they think will get her there."
"Okay. I will call Maryse and get her to." John said picking up his cell phone and calling her. She agreed and said that the girls would get Briana there and the guys just make sure that Adam gets there. "Okay, it is done."
"Now, we just have to get Adam there." Chris said. "I called Jerry and he is going to tell Adam that he wants to get Payton for the night. So, Payton is taken care of."
"Good. Now, let's go try and get Adam to come." Randy said as they headed to Adam's.
Once they got there, Jerry was just leaving with Payton.
"Make sure you guys work and get me a mommy." She said to them as she and Jerry passed.
"Okay, we will do our best." Jay whispered to her. He knew that he could never say no to her.
She and Jerry were on their way and the guys went into the house. Adam was in the game room. They knew it was going to be a challenge to get him to go out with them.
"Adam, we came over to invite you to go to a club with us." Randy said to his friend.
"Guys, you know I don't go clubbing, anymore." He replied to them.
"Adam, just this once. Payton is with her grandpa and you are alone here." John said. "Adam, come on, this once. If you come, we will leave you alone from now on."
"Okay, this once." He said giving in. "I am only doing this because Payton is with Jerry and I want you to stop hounding me."
"Good. Now, let's get you dressed for a night out." Chris said as they headed upstairs.
Soon, they were ready to go. They headed to Club Z. It was the newest club in Tampa. All the guys knew that Adam was not sure about going but they hoped he would stay and talk to Briana. They wondered what the divas said to get her to come. When they walked in, they saw the divas at a table.
"Ladies, you look lovely." Randy said to them.
"Thank you. This is our friend, Briana." Mickie said to them. They had told Briana that they wanted to get to know her because Payton liked her so.
"Briana, nice to meet you." Randy said to her. "Now, Mickie, come and dance with me."
"You know I can't resist." She said getting up and taking his hand. They headed to the dance floor.
Soon the other divas grabbed the guys and headed to the dance floor. That left Adam and Briana at the table.
"I didn't know you knew the divas." Adam said to her as they sat there.
"I don't really. Maryse called me and asked me to come out with them. I said yes because I am new to the city and don't have that many friends outside of work." She replied to him.
"Oh, how long have you been in Tampa?" He asked her as the waitress brought them their drinks.
"About a year. I spend a lot of time working." She replied.
"Don't you go out on dates or have a boyfriend?" He asked.
"I date when I find someone I like." She said before taking a sip of her drink. "As for boyfriend, my last one and I broke up four months ago. He cheated on me with my former roommate."
"I'm sorry." He said to her. It was shocking to think that someone who cheat on someone so pretty and caring. It shocked him to think that he thought like that about her. He hadn't thought about anyone like that since Krissy.
"It's okay. It just wasn't meant to be." She replied. "So, what about you? Have you dated much since your wife's death? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that." She said feeling bad for asking.
"No, it's fine." He replied. "I haven't dated at all since my wife died. I am still very much in love with her and I don't think dating is right."
"I can understand that. It is hard to deal with losing someone and sometimes you think that you will never get over it." She replied.
"Have you lost someone?" He asked. She talked like she had.
"I have. My high school boyfriend was killed in an auto accident and it was horrible. It took me about four years before I would date at all." She said before taking another sip of her drink. "But when I was a senior in college, I met a great guy who changed that. He was patient and understood everything. It made it really easy to love again."
"I don't think I will ever love again." He said to her.
"I used to think that. I realized a while ago that bad stuff happen in life that you can't change. But that is no reason to shut out the world or turn yourself off to love." She said. "But I understand why you feel like that."
"I think my friends were trying to set us up tonight." He said to her when he looked and saw the whole group staring at them. "I'm sorry but I am not ready to date."
"I understand. I was just hoping we could be friends. I am not looking for love or anything, just friendship." She replied to him. She understood where he was coming from. It was horrible to think that he had given up on love but she knew that it was not easy to move on from something like that. And she wasn't looking to fall in love, like she told him, she just hoped that they could be friends.
"I would like that and I know Payton will." He said with a smile. "She really likes you or I don't think she would have pulled that the other night."
"I like her too. She is a sweet little girl and obviously loves you a lot to go to so much trouble." She replied just as the group came back.
"Everything okay?" John asked them.
"It's fine." Briana replied. "I really should be going. I have an early shift tomorrow."
"Oh, okay. Thanks for coming out." Mickie said to her. "I hope we can do it again."
"Sure, call me." Briana said getting up. "I really enjoyed tonight. Thanks. Adam, it was nice to see you again. Tell Payton I said hello."
"I will." He said before she left. Once he was certain she was gone, he turned to his friends. "I can't believe you guys. I told you I wasn't ready to date and you just did what you wanted. I thought we were friends."
"Adam, we are. We just thought it would be nice for you to meet someone nice." Jay said to him.
"Well, it was nice. Briana and I are friends and that is all we will ever be." He said getting up. "I am leaving." He left and took a cab home.
"I thought you guys said this would work." Mickie said to them. "I didn't want to make Adam mad or sad."
"We didn't either. We thought that once he spent time with her, he would realize that it was time to move on and stop grieving for Krissy." John replied.
"I hope it worked." Maryse said.
Once Adam arrived home, he went into the office and put in the DVD like always. He watched as Krissy talked about him and Payton. He knew he wasn't ready to move on but it was nice to have a friend who understood and he really liked Briana. She was a great person who wasn't looking to fall in love and neither was he. So, he knew that she wouldn't push for something he wasn't ready for.
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