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A few days later, they were home in Tampa. Adam was getting ready for his date with Briana. The guys had come over to watch Payton for the night. She wanted them to play wedding with her. They didn't get to the other day because she forgot her wedding stuff.
"Well, how do I look?" He asked them when he came in play room.
"You look good." John said.
"Daddy, you look handsome." Payton said while getting out her wedding stuff.
"Thanks, ladybug." He said to her.
"Okay, wedding time." She said getting out her dolls.
"We are playing with dolls?" John asked.
"What did you think wedding was?" Adam asked him with a smile.
"I don't know." John replied as Payton got her Barbie dolls and WWE action figures. "You have action figures?"
"Yes. See I am the bride." She said holding up a barbie dressed in a wedding dress. "You are the groom." She said holding up a John Cena action figure.
"Oh, so, who is everyone else?" He asked her as Chris and Jay came in.
"Well, this is daddy. He will walk me down the aisle." She said holding up an Edge action figure. She next pick up a Christian action figure. "This is who marries us. Next we have my Kelly barbie as the flower girl. Uncle Randy as the best man, see his action figure. Then I have the photographer, Batista, the guests are everyone else and finally we get married in the ring."
"Why do we do that?" John asked. It was funny to see her with the action figures of the guys set up in the wedding stuff.
"Because I haven't found a church yet." She said setting everything up. She had all the action figures set up and then her barbies. "We have flowers, cake and music. We have everything we need for our wedding."
"Okay, have a fun wedding. I will be home later." Adam said kissing her on the head.
"Bye, daddy." She said still setting up the wedding stuff.
Once he left, he headed to Briana's. He was nervous because he hadn't dated since Krissy. But he was also excited, he liked Briana. She understood about things and that was nice. He knew that she wouldn't rush anything. He arrived at her house and knocked on the door. When she opened it, he was shocked at how beautiful she was.
"Hey, ready to go?" She asked him.
"Yes." He said to her.
They headed to the car and then the restaurant. They gave their order to the waitress and started talking.
"So, how is Payton?" Briana asked him.
"She is good. She was playing wedding with the guys when I left." He said with a laugh.
"Marrying John huh." She said.
"Yeah. She got her Cena action figure and was getting ready for the wedding." He replied as the waitress brought their drinks.
"That is just too cute." Briana said with a laugh. "That age is so cute. You are so full of wonder and excitement. Everything is fun and new."
"That is true." He replied. "She is so full of energy. I wonder how I keep up sometimes."
"You are a great dad. She obviously loves you a lot." She said just as their dinner arrived. "You are her dad, her hero. John is her first childhood crush which will fade. But you will always be her hero."
"Thanks for that." He said with a smile.
They proceeded to have a nice dinner. After dinner, they went to a movie. Which didn't go as well as the dinner because Matt showed up.
"Adam." Matt said when he saw him.
"What do you want Matt?" Adam asked him.
"I just wanted to say hey." He said before looking at Briana. "And who is this?"
"Briana." She said to him. "And I hate to do this but we have a movie to get to. Let's go." She said to Adam. She knew who Matt was because Payton had told her.
"Adam, I want you to know that I would never hurt Payton. You don't need to have your guards tell me to stay away." Matt said before they walked off.
"Matt, I will say this again. Stay away from my daughter." Adam said as he and Briana walked toward the theater. "I'm sorry about Matt."
"That's okay." She said as they took their seats. She didn't want Matt to ruin their date.
They enjoyed the movie and then headed to Briana's. It was a nice simple date. One Briana hoped that they would have again. They arrived at her apartment and he walked her to the door.
"I had a really great time tonight." She said when they got to the door.
"I did too." He replied.
"I hope we can do it again." She said getting out her keys to open to the door.
"I actually would like that." He replied. "Briana, I am glad that you understand about things. It makes it much easier."
"I do understand. We are friends and that is good. Nothing needs to be rushed. We have all the time." She replied to him.
"Yeah, you are right." He said to her.
"Thanks again for a great evening." She said turning to walk in her door.
"Briana, wait." He said grabbing her arm before she walked in.
"Yeah?" She asked. It was then that he leaned in to kiss her goodnight.
"Goodnight, Briana." He said walking away.
Once he walked away, Briana went inside her apartment. It really was a great date and she was glad that he was trying to move on. She knew it wasn't going to be easy for him but wherever they ended up, was okay with her, whether it be friends or more.
He arrived home and found no one downstairs but the kitchen was a mess where they had apparently tried to make something. He then headed upstairs to Payton's room. When he walked in, it was a sight. Jay was sleeping at the foot of the bed with Sammi, Payton's kitty, sleeping on his stomach. John was sleeping at the head of bed with Payton sleeping on his chest. Randy and Chris must have gone home because they were no where to be found. He figured that Payton wore John and Jay out.
"Jay, wake up." Adam said to him.
"You're home." Jay said waking up. "How was the date?"
"Good. Did you guys have fun?" He asked him.
"Yeah. We tried to bake some brownies, didn't go well." Jay said getting up. "Payton is a bundle of energy. Did you give her sugar?"
"She is a bundle of energy and I didn't give her sugar. She gets that energy from Krissy." Adam said walking over to wake up John. He shook him gently so, he wouldn't wake Payton.
"Hey, have a good time?" John asked him.
"Yeah." Adam whispered helping John move Payton to the bed. The guys headed downstairs to talk.
"So, what happen on the date?" Jay asked once they were downstairs.
"We went to dinner and movie. Matt showed up at the movie." He said to them.
"What did he say?" John asked.
"Just that he wouldn't hurt Payton and I didn't need to put my guards on him." He replied. "He also said hey to Briana. I don't like him near Payton or Briana. I don't want what happen to happen again."
"Adam, it won't. Matt knows to stay away from Payton and he doesn't really know Briana." Jay said as they sat in the living room.
"I hope he stays away from them." Adam said to them.
"He will." Jay said. "Well, I am leaving. Next time we watch Payton, no sugar for her."
"I'll keep that in mind." Adam said with a laugh.
"I'm out too. Later." John said leaving also.
Adam went upstairs and checked on Payton. She was still sleeping only now, Sammi was curled up on her. He kissed her goodnight and headed to his room. They had a few more days home before they would leave again.
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