I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Carol's Point of View-
I was pulling my socks on when Jeff and Beth just walked into the house.
"Well, thanks for knocking or giving someone some kind of warning." I said.
"Why would you need a warning huh?" Beth asked.
"I might have been nude." I said.
"Why would you be nude in my brother's house?" Jeff asked.
"I don't know, I'm just saying, we could have been indecent." I said.
"Yeah, like that would ever happen." Beth said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.
"Hey cookies!" Jeff said as he picked up a cookie and stuck it in his mouth, "Hot, hot, hot!" Jeff said, Beth and I just busted up laughing. Matt ran down stairs drying his hair with the towel.
"Welcome back, I knew you couldn't be gone for long." Matt said.
"We're here for your little party thing." Beth said.
"I'm heart broken, your not here to see me." I said.
"Believe it or not, it's not all about you Carol." Jeff said.
"Man, that really hurt." I said drawing a fake tear on my cheek, I took my hair out of my towel, I walked it back to my room laying it on my bed. I walked out and Lindsey was now sitting in the living room with them, I looked from Beth to Jeff.
"Hey Carol." Lindsey said innocently as Matt carried out two drinks for him and her.
"Hey." I said confused.
"Carol, why don't we go outside and talk privately?" Beth asked as Beth and Jeff walked me outside.
"I'm okay, alright, I mean, how bad can one night with her be? I mean with Matt around, she won't say anything bad would she?" I asked.
"With alcohol involved, I don't know." Jeff said.
"Then what am I supposed to do? There is no where to go nor would I know if she will say anything unless if I stay here." I said.
"Would you rather stay here and be humiliated if she does start talking trash about you or would you rather be somewhere else where no one will ever meet you and you be half as humiliated?" Beth asked.
"But where am I supposed to go? I don't want to go somewhere by myself." I said.
"What about John?" Jeff said.
"He's not here." I said looking out at the greenery in Matt's backyard.
"Well, your wrong, because I'm looking at him right now." Jeff said, I turned around and there was John Cena standing in Matt's living room talking to Matt and Lindsey.
"What is he doing here?" I asked.
"I don't know, go find out." Beth said as she opened the sliding door and pushed me in and I stumbled into the house, when I got in I turned around and gave her an evil look.
"Hey Carol." John said.
"Hey John, sorry for not returning your phone call." I said.
"It wasn't important, I was just letting you know that I was in town. Do you want to go see a movie?" John asked.
"You don't mind if I miss your party Matt?" I asked looking at Matt.
"No, go ahead, be back before midnight unless if I'll lock you out." Matt said.
"She'll be back before midnight." John said, I went to my room grabbing my things and left with him.
"I was going to call back, but I figured if it was important you would of called back or left a message." I said.
"I was just calling to let you know I was in town."
"Why'd you come to North Carolina?" I asked as he opened the passenger side door for me.
"I figured since Raw is in South Carolina, and the house shows are in North Carolina, figured to come by and see you." John said before he shut the door and walked around to his side and climbed in.
"I feel special for you wanting to come see me." I said smiling buckling my seat belt.
"Now, how do you get to the movie theatre?" John asked looking at me.
"You want me to drive?"
"Would you since you know North Carolina better?"
"Yeah." I said, we switched seats and I drove us out to the only movie theatre I knew in Raleigh.
"Why are you staying at Matt's house?" John asked as he wrapped his arm around me.
"Because my apartment is being exterminated and needed a place to stay until I can get another apartment. How'd you know I was at Matt's house?"
"When you didn't pick up your phone I knew to try Beth or Jeff, I had Jeff's number and he told me."
"I'm going to kill him." I whispered.
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Okay well, what do you want to see?" John asked as we looked at the movies listed and the times above it.
"Um…..I haven't seen your 12 Rounds yet?" I said looking over at him.
"I don't mind seeing 12 Rounds."
"You wouldn't, your self-conceded like that."
"Am not, is it my fault I am an actor?"
"Is the movie good?"
"Like I would say no to that." John said.
"True, would you mind going and seeing that?"
"No, if it's something you want to see, I wouldn't mind sitting through it, it wouldn't be torture." John said, we went up to the counter, "2 for the 8:45 showing of 12 Rounds." John said, I dug through my purse for cash and I gave it to John, he pushed it away. "Keep it, it's on me."
"John Anthony Felix Cena, yes I used your full name, let me pay." I said putting my hands on my hips.
"OOHH, you used my full name, so does my mom and I am not taking your cash." John said as the clerk handed him the two tickets.
"I'm going to pay you back somehow, I will slip it into your pocket or something."
"Try it."
"I will." I said as we walked inside.
"Do you want any snacks for the movie?"
"I'll just take a drink, but I'm paying for my own."
"No your not, I'm the man and I should pay."
"No your not." I said as I ran in front of him with him chasing me to the end of the line and I was in front of him. "I'm going to get up there first."
"No your not." John said picking me up, I started kicking and screaming.
"John put me down!" I said.
"No, you uncomfortable?"
"Much so, put me down!" I said yelling louder, he set me down behind him.
"Now I'm in front of you."
"That's not far, I get my spot back."
"No way!" John said as he was jokingly stepping in front of me every time I tried to step forward.
"How rude!" I said crossing my arms over my chest.
"You know it's all in joke right?"
"Yes, but I still hate you." I said looking into his bright blues that I can't help but to stare at because I love them.
"You don't hate me, and you know it."
"No, I do hate you and you know it."
"If you did hate me, you wouldn't be out with me right now." John said smirking.
"Damn…." I said snapping my fingers, it was John's turn and he went up to the counter and I was intent standing behind him next in line, I had something up my sleeve.
"Alright, two medium drinks and a medium popcorn." John said leaning against the counter.
"What drinks sir?" The clerk asked.
"Um one will be a Pepsi and the other is….what do you want sweetie?" John asked turning around to look at me.
"Do I know you?" I asked joking.
"Carol, what do you want?"
"I told you I was going to buy my own." I said.
"Fine, I'm just going to guess what you want, and the other one will be a Mountain Dew."
"I hate you." I said walking up to him, I wrapped my arms around his waist and as my arms were there I slipped the money into his pocket.
"If you hated me, you wouldn't have your arms around me." He said looking down at me out of the corner of his eye.
"True, sorry." I said removing my hands knowing the money was already in his pocket.
"And you could take this back." John said taking the money out of his pocket trying to hand it back to me and I wouldn't take it, the clerk said the price and I just nodded. "I'll pay you back." John said handing the clerk the money.
"You don't have too, I just like paying my own way." I said as I grabbed my drink and he grabbed his drink and the popcorn.
"Your unique like that."
"You say it like it's a bad thing." I said as we went to our theatre, we sat down in the VERY top and back row possible in the dark corner. "How'd you know popcorn is my weakness?" I asked grabbing a couple things of popcorn.
"I love movie theatre popcorn, well most of the time." John said.
"Sometimes it could be stale, huh?"
"Or not enough salt or butter, I hate that."
"I think that is why they put salt on the side with the other toppings so you could add more, butter, carry it with you?"
"How would you do that without it melting?"
"If it melts, it'll be easier to pour over the popcorn than it being lumpy."
"Ew, the word lumpy sounds disgusting." John said, I threw a few pieces of popcorn at him hitting him in the face. "Next time aim for my mouth." John said.
"Have it open so it'll be an easier target." I said, he did just that, and for rest of the time we were taking turns tossing popcorn into each others mouth and seeing who caught the most, he won. "You won because you got the biggest mouth." I said.
"Do not."
"Do too, look how big that thing is." I said pointing at it.
"Look how big yours is." John said pointing at mine.
"Only one way to settle this." I said pulling my camera out of my purse, "On the count of three open your mouth as wide as you can and we will measure it." I said as I held the camera out to get us in the shot. "1.…2.…3." I said snapping the photo, and it didn't get both of us in, we sat in the theatre snapping photos, and it was fun because we would make random faces in each one and John had the best ones. It wasn't until half way through the movie that an usher came out and escorted us out of the theatre.
"Why did we get escorted out sir?" John asked.
"Because you were taking flash photography during the show." He said.
"Do you know who I am?" John asked.
"The man I'm getting ready to call security on." He said.
"John, let's just go, we can just go to dinner or something." I said tugging him at the arm.
"We'll go, but your lucky." John said, we walked out to his car and I got in.
"What do you want to eat?"
"Um…..what would you like to eat?"
"Well, there is an Applebee's around the corner and then there is a Chili's a few blocks down, then there is Olive Garden on the drive back to Matt's. Or we could do fast food." I said.
"Applebee's sounds good." John said, I started the car and pulled out, "I can't believe we got kicked out."
"You seemed shocked, like you've never been kicked out of somewhere before."
"Have you been kicked out of places?"
"Many many times before, it isn't a big deal." I said as I went around the corner to the Applebee's.
"We could of walked here." John said.
"Yep, but you never asked." I said smiling finding a spot and shutting the car off, we walked in and there was only a few other families there. "So, what is 12 Rounds about since we weren't able to watch rest of it?" I asked as we sat there at our table and John explained to me the plot of the movie and stories about filming it as we waited for our food. "I guess it just means I have to rent it or try to see it again some other time." I said as I started picking at my salad, I figured I might as well try to stick to a diet.
"Salad, why you eating healthy if you don't mind me asking?" John asked.
"Oh, it's just this little, you know it's a long story." I said trying to think of a way to explain it to him but there was no way to do so.
"Does it involve Matt?" John asked looking up at me, I gave him a confused look.
"No, should Matt be involved?" I asked.
"No, not at all." John said, I could tell he was lying to me, I let it slip. We ate our dinner in peace and made small chit chat. The bill came and I looked at how much my food was and I calculated a tip on my phone.
"I have to use card, what are you using?" I asked pulling out my debit card setting it in the bill carrier.
"I'll give you cash." John said handing me money for his food, and I put it in my wallet. We left after I signed the receipt and John drove me back to Matt's house, there were only two cars left in the driveway, the one I knew was Jeff's and the other one I wasn't sure who's it was. "How do you like living with Matt?" John asked as we were walking up to the door.
"Good, I am enjoying it." I said.
"He's being nice to you right?"
"Why wouldn't he be?"
"Nothing." John said shaking his head.
"Okay, well, you have never answered why you left that night at the bar." I said.
"It's nothing." John said, I just gave him this puppy dog look and he just let out a deep breath, "Fine, I left because I couldn't take the talk."
"What talk?" I asked confused.
"Jeff left to go to the bar to get him and Beth a drink, Matt and Lindsey were sitting there talking trash about you, they were making fun of your weight mostly."
"I don't believe you, Lindsey I believe it, but Matt, never. Your just jealous that I am living with Matt and that I am friends with another male that I may or may not have feelings for."
"You have feelings for him?"
"I don't, but you hate the competition, you figure that I would believe you and I would hate him because 'supposedly' he was talking trash behind my back, why should I believe you?"
"I know what I heard Carol, I won't start drama, I mean if you know Lindsey does it what makes you think Matt won't?"
"I don't, but I won't believe it until I hear it, good night John." I said opening the door and walking in shutting the door behind me, the lights were out, a symbol I would take as everyone being asleep, I leant against the door, I covered my face with my hands and I let a few tears slip, I don't know why, but they did. I wiped my eyes, I pushed myself up off the door to a standing position, I turned around and looked out the glass that was in the door and I saw the dark figure of John standing there, only the driveway lights on, I could see him running a hand through his short hair, he turned on his heels walking towards his car and I stood there looking out at him and I stayed there until he pulled away.