I arrived at Red Lobster five minutes early.
I sat nervously, waiting for Cody to show up.
At 7 o' clock exactly he showed.
"Hi Avary," he said softly "Have you been waiting long?"
"Only five minutes," I told him "It's nice to finally meet you Cody."
"It's nice to finally meet you as well Avary. You look very pretty."
"Thank you. You look very nice."
"Thanks. Shall we go in?"
"Yes we shall."
He held out his arm to me, so I took it, walking into Red Lobster by his side.
We reached the front and Cody said to the hostess "I have a 7 o' clock reservation. It's under the name Rhodes for two people."
The hostess looked over the list and said "You're right on time Mr. Rhodes. Please follow me."
We followed out hostess to the table, which was in the back of the restaurant. We sat down and she said "Your waiter will be with you shortly."
She left us and I looked at Cody, who was looking at me.
"So how much did Randy pay you to go out with me?" I asked jokingly.
Cody let out a laugh and said "He didn't pay me anything, I am willingly on this date."
"Why?"
"Because Randy has talked about you a lot and I wanted to see for myself what you are like."
"Well knowing Randy, he exaggerated about me, so you'll probably be disappointed."
He laughed again and said "We'll just have to see."
Just then the waiter came and we placed our orders.
"Randy tells me you're a teacher" Cody said.
"Well right now I'm a student teacher," I told him "But it's one step closer to me becoming an actual teacher."
'That's great. Why did you decide to become a teacher and not a wrestler?"
"I've always liked to teach people. I love wrestling, it's in my blood, but I couldn't imagine being a professional wrestler."
"I couldn't imagine being anything but a professional wrestler, it's what I have always wanted to do."
I smiled and said "Well I think it's great that you're living out your dream."
Cody smiled and said "And I think it's great that you're so close to achieving your dream."
We were pretty silent during the first half of our meal. After the main course we ordered dessert and our conversation resumed.
"So besides being a teacher, do you have any other dreams?" Cody asked me.
"I'd like to be a wife and a mother one day" I replied.
Cody grew silent and looked away.
"What?" I asked.
He looked at me and said "I don't want to get married or have children. It's too hard to maintain a relationship let alone have a family when you're in the wrestling business. I know my dad did it, but it wasn't easy on any of us and he missed out on a lot. I wouldn't want to put my family through that, but I know I couldn't give up wrestling for them either. So I figured it'll just be best if I don't get married or have children."
"I understand, it makes perfect sense. It was hard on me and Randy when our dad was gone."
Cody smiled sadly and said "I guess this date is going to be our last."
"Why do you say that?" I asked.
"We want two completely different things," he replied "It wouldn't work out between us in the long run."
"You're right," I said softly "But we can still be friends."
"Friends sounds good to me."
I smiled at him and he smiled back.
I closed the door behind me and saw Randy and John cuddling on the couch.
"How was your date?" asked John.
"It didn't work out," I replied "We want two different things out of life and agreed that it wouldn't work out in the long run, so we're just going to be friends."
"Besides that, how was it?"
"It was nice."
Randy sighed and said "I'm sorry it didn't work out between you two, I really thought it would."
"It's not your fault Randy," I told him "If he wanted the same things I wanted, it would've probably worked out."
"Good thing I planned out another date for you."
"Who am I going out with this time?" I asked.
"Adam Copeland," he replied "But you'll know him better as Edge."
"Yeah I know him. You seriously think him and I would be a good couple?"
Randy shrugged and said "It never hurts to try."
"I told him it was a bad idea," said John "So he said if it failed, I get to pick your next date."
"Who do you have in mind?" I asked.
He winked and said "I'm not telling."
I sighed and went into my room, closing the door behind me.
I flopped onto my bed and stared at the ceiling.
Even though I just went on my first date and that means one less guy for Randy and John to fix me up with, I don't feel any closer to finding the right one.
This sucks.
Well it was going to well until that bump in the road happened.
Next up is Edge.
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