It's now the day of the PPV, thankfully I'm able to take time off from competing because the wedding is so close. It's such a relief to not worry about getting seriously hurt. I'm busy getting dressed for the day, but before I put my shirt on, I can still see the mark that Alex left on my collarbone from earlier in the week.
"...it's still there..." I mumble.
I finish in the bathroom and walk out, pinning Alex with a look.
"...what?" He asks.
"It's still there." I pull down the collar of my shirt enough for him to see.
"It's not as bad as it was before though."
"But it's still there." I repeat.
"3 days...3 days for it to disappear or be less noticeable." I add.
"It'll be fine."
"If you say so. Who were you on the phone with?" I ask, having heard him on the phone while I was in the bathroom.
"My lawyers."
"For what?"
"My DUI charge, and other charges resulting from that."
"...and?"
"I've been cleared of everything." He grins.
I squeal in happiness and practically tackle him, kissing his lips repeatedly.
"That's the best news you could've ever gotten!"
"I know." He laughs.
"And just in time too..." I smile.
"Yeah." He smiles too.
"I don't think anything can ruin this day."
"I hope not."
"I gotta go tell Aly and Mike the news." I say, jumping off the bed and leaving the bedroom.
I go to the other bedroom and knock. I get a response so I open the door and go in. Aly's laying on the bed reclined against the pillows with Mike's head resting on her stomach while she runs her fingers through her hair.
"I have some great...no wait awesome news."
"Mmm, what's that?"
"That DUI charge and other charges that Alex had gotten in November...he's been cleared of all of them."
"Oh wow, that IS awesome." She smiles.
"The best news we could've ever gotten."
"For sure." She nods.
"Well that's all I wanted to tell you." I smile, and bounce out of the room, closing the door behind me.
Mike chuckles against Aly's stomach.
"That probably made her day."
"I'm sure it did." She laughs lightly.
"One less thing to worry about. But speaking of worrying, be careful tonight..." She adds.
"I'll do my best, just like every other time." Mike assures her.
"I know..." She sighs.
"And I know...don't be too hard on Alex. Carly already told me."
"Right."
"So anything you would like to do today before we go to the arena?"
"Um...not that I can think of off the top of my head."
"Well let's see, we got the pool again...the jacuzzi. Could always go into Alex's weight room and you could watch me there..."
"Maybe the pool and the weight room...I can't really do the jacuzzi much."
"Alright, well let's get ready for the pool." He grins.
"I'd love to do the jacuzzi too don't get me wrong but there's all these guidelines concerning them for pregnancy, I don't feel its worth getting in if I can only spend like 15 minutes or less in it and it has to be under a certain temperature and what not." She says as he sits up.
"It's okay, completely understandable."
"It stinks but hey what can you do." She shrugs, sitting up herself.
"The pool's still fun, got that slide you can use." He chuckles.
"Woo." She laughs, getting up to find a swimsuit.
Once she finds one, she goes to get changed and Mike gets changed himself. She throws her hair up and hands him the sunscreen so he can help her put it on. He takes some of the sunscreen, and starts rubbing it into her back. She leans into his touch, closing her eyes. He finishes by moving his hands over her shoulders, before kissing takes more of the sunscreen.
"...that felt good." She mumbles as he turns her around and takes more of the sunscreen.
He gets the front of him taken care of while she gets the front of her taken care of, before she takes some of the sunscreen and gets his back covered. She tosses the sunscreen bottle on the bed and then playfully smacks Mike on the butt and laughs when he jumps. He turns around and looks at her amusedly, and raises and eyebrow.
"Couldn't help myself." She giggles.
"Uh huh." He grins.
She drags a finger down his chest and abs. Then she reaches out and squeezes the indents by his hips before grabbing her towel and dashing away.
"Evil!" He calls.
"You love it!"
He shakes his head and chuckles, before grabbing his towel and walking out of the room, then outside to the backyard. She swims to the surface as he sets his towel down.
"I beat youuuu." She sings.
"Only because you distracted me." He chuckles.
"Aha, but it's so fun to tease you."
"Uh huh..."
"Even though I now I'll get paid back for it later..."
"Indeed you will." He smirks.
"Bring it on."
"You'll have to wait and see."
"Boring." She sings, swimming around lazily.
"I'll show your boring." He grins, before jumping in.
She turns her head so she don't get splashed in the face. He comes up to the surface in front of her, shaking the water from his face and hair. She smiles at him.
"Not so boring now is it?"
"Well you're way over there...and I'm over hereee..." She swims backwards.
"Don't test me..."
"What if I want to?" She laughs.
"You know what will happen."
She eyes him and giggles. He starts swimming towards her with that certain look in his eye, and that smirk.
"Uh oh." She swims backwards, trying not to giggle.
"Uh oh is right."
Then her back hits the wall and she squeaks. His smirk gets bigger, and he starts closing in on her. She slides along the wall, trying to keep away.
"Uh-uh..." He says, finally getting close enough to place his hands on the wall on either side of her.
"Damn." She says jokingly.
"You can't just torture me and run away, then try to swim away from me without there being consequences."
"What can I say, I love egging you on. It's fun."
"Uh huh." He nods, grinning, then leans in and stops mere inches before her lips.
He looks from her lips then up to her eyes a few times. When it seems like he's going to seal the gap, he pulls back and swims backwards and away.
"Ooooh." She narrows her eyes and splashes him.
"That's what you get." He laughs, trying to avoid the splashes.
She keeps splashing him. He backs up until he reaches the stairs, then he runs around and up to the top of the slide.
"I'll get you for that." She points at him.
"Suuuure."
"You wait. I can be just as sneaky as you."
"I know you can."
"I wouldn't tease me then."
"Mayyybe."
She swims away as he goes down the slide. After sliding into the water, he starts to swim towards her again. She watches him swim up, a plan forming in her head. When he swims up, he wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her close. Mike leans down for a kiss but she turns her head and he ends up kissing her cheek instead.
"Awww come on."
"Nope."
"That's not fair..."
"And?" She laughs lightly.
"I don't like it."
She shrugs, laying inwardly at his disgruntled expression.
"...come on..."
She shakes her head, again giving him the cheek when he tries for another kiss.
"...Lyssa, don't make me do it..." He says, unwrapping his arms and placing his hands on her sides.
She raises her eyebrow at him. Then he starts to gently, but slowly move his fingers along her side. She bites her lip and tries not to shiver. He smirks, and watches her reaction still as he keeps running his fingers along her sides. His one hand traces along the 'Dreams are just reality waiting to happen' tattoo along her right side and she bites down harder on her lip.
"I told you not to make me do it..."
She squirms.
"And I won't stop...until you let me kiss you."
She squirms a little more before giving in and tilts her head back and releasing her lip, silently offering her lips to him.
"...I win..." He grins, before pressing his lips to hers.
She wraps her arms around his neck, kissing back with more intensity. He starts to move forward, his hands still on her side, until she yet again backs into the wall of the pool. She ends up wrapping her legs around his waist. He grips her sides tighter, since the kiss had intensified, and he got as close to her as he could without squishing her. The fingers of one hand tangle in the ties of her suit bottom and she reaches down with one of her own hands and smacks his fingers away.
"...no..." She mumbles against his lips.
He whines and reaches for them again only for her to swat him away.
"No." She says firmly, breaking the kiss.
"Do you want me to get out of this pool?" She threatens.
"Nooo." He clings.
"Then stop it."
"Control yourself this time..." She adds.
He pouts.
"Oh stop. You'll live."
She kisses him quick, before pulling from his grip and swimming away.
"Heyyyyy."
"She laughs."
"Too bad."
They swim around and use the slide for a little while longer before getting out and drying off. They then head to change and go into the weight room. She of course sits there and watches as he works out for the time that they're down there. She gets on the treadmill for a bit but leaves her eyes on him. After a while, the smell of something good cooking upstairs gets her attention.
"Something smells really good." She comments.
She stops the treadmill and wanders upstairs to see what it is. She walks into the kitchen and she sees me making lunch for all of us.
"Smells good." She remarks, sitting at the counter.
"I know right? I needed something to do, so I'm making lunch."
"Need any help?"
"Sure, I'm always up for help."
She gets up and walks over, taking over something that needed to be done.
"So is that mark gone yet?" She giggles.
"No." I roll my eyes, and she snickers.
"He got you good this time."
"He's in trouble if it doesn't fade soon."
"I mean, it's not too bad now but still..." I add.
"Right." She laughs.
"Him and the ideas..."
"He and Mike are too much alike." Aly shakes her head in amusement.
"Oh, definitely."
We keep cooking and the boys soon wander in.
"You're right, it does smell good." Mike comments about what she had said earlier.
"Told you."
"I needed something to do..." I shrug.
We start setting out the food. Then we take our spots sitting at the counter next to them to eat.
"Do we have to go tonight?" Aly whines, leaning into Mike after she finishes.
"Yes we do, sorry."
"Boooo."
"And it's the 2nd match of the night."
"Well at least we don't have to stay super long then."
"No not really."
"Good." I say.
"It's a good thing I have the night off for once." I add.
"Yeah, that's nice."
"But you're the only one I have to worry about." I say to Alex.
"Hey, what am I, chopped liver?" Mike asks, pretending to be hurt.
"I'm not getting married to you Wednesday..."
He sticks his tongue out.
"Just remember what I told you..."
"Be careful with him, I know."
"Good."
Aly gets up and starts raiding the sweets cabinet again.
"Another chocolate craving?" I ask.
"Yes...I can't complain though. I could be stuck easting something weird...like pickles and ice cream or something like that." She says, making a face.
"Eww."
"Exactly."
Once the rest of us were done with our plates, I hop down from the chair and grab them all, heading over to the sink to wash them.
"Now what."
"I guess we just relax until we have to go."
"Boring." Aly sighs.
"Or we just go to the arena now and hang around."
"Sure why not. There's bound to be people to hang out with."
After the dishes were done, we all walked to our rooms to get our things ready. Then we headed out and got into the car, heading off to the arena for the rest of the day. On our way there, Aly and I control the radio and sing loudly. Soon we get there, and grab our things and walk in. Aly and I go walking around while the guys drop their things off in the locker room. She stops for a second, tugging on something under her shirt.
"Hang on Dolce. I gotta fix this." She says.
I stop and wait for her to fix what she was tugging at. She tugs up the bottom of her shirt and fixes the white band around her waist.
"All that dancing and rocking out in the car twisted it up." She remarks as she tugs it back into place and smooths it out.
"Ah, ok."
I watch curiously as she makes sure it's completely in place.
"This thing comes in handy. I'll be able to wear my normal bottoms for longer. Which is a good thing considering I'm still not big enough for maternity things yet." She says as she runs a hand over her stomach before pulling her shirt back down.
"Well that's good, that it comes in handy."
She nods and we start walking again.
"Blehh, I don't think many people are here yet."
"Nobody worth seeing anyway." Aly sighs.
So after finding no one worth seeing, we decided to head back and go towards the room. As we walk along, we catch a glimpse of a bright red shirt ahead of us.
"Oh no..." I mumble to myself.
"Great." Aly rolls her eyes.
When he turns, he sees us. But the grin he had falls when he sees Aly. She stays silent, her face blank. He sighs before walking in our directiong, knowing that she still basically hates him. He stops in front of us. Aly folds her arms under her chest and averts her eyes.
"...hey." I say quietly.
"Hey Carly." He says just as quiet, smiling just barely before it slides off his face.
"Um...thanks for at least cooperating with Alex a couple weeks ago when you tagged with him...I appreciate it."
John nods silently.
"Sorry for avoiding you for months, but after everything it was just hard. I know Alex doesn't really like you anymore but uh...what can you do." I shrug.
"Its alright, I can understand."
"Just no more losing control with a weapon...although he's a face now like you so I wouldn't have to worry, but still..."
John nods again.
"About Wednesday...uh...you can come if you want. It's totally up to you."
"You're still inviting me after all this?"
"I don't hold grudges...sure I won't forget what you did but I'm not that mean. I can't keep you from coming. It's an open invitation. Use your own discretion."
"I'll do that."
"Unfortunately I can't say the same for her." I point at Aly.
"She's still not talking to you."
John sighs.
"I mean you can try talking to her now, but I can't guarantee anything."
He nods.
"Alyssa I know you hate me, but you're gonna have to at least try and talk to me sometime." He says quietly to her.
"I don't hate you. Highly dislike maybe but no, I don't hate you." She mutters.
"That's good at least. Look I know this may not make a difference or anything, but...I truly am sorry for the things I did."
She glances up at him and nods slightly.
"...that's a step. I can't forgive and forget just yet though. You hurt three of the most important people in my life, be it emotionally or physically. I get that with Mike and Alex you're all working but there's a line between working and taking it too far."
"And you took kind of took it too far with Alex and the pipe. I really thought he was extremely hurt." I add.
"Then the episode at Wrestlemania..." Aly trails off.
"The Wrestlemania thing I did not mean to do. I feel awful about that."
"You should. I was torn up over that. Its a good thing I wasn't pregnant at the time." She remarks.
"I'm glad he's okay though. I know he just plain doesn't like me period anymore after everything, but I'm glad he's okay after suffering that."
She nods and lets her arms unfold, her hands falling to rest on her stomach.
"Congratulations on the baby though."
"Thanks."
"And don't even ask me if I'm having one." I laugh.
"All I'm gonna say is not yet."
John and Aly laugh.
"Oh it won't be long I bet." She teases.
I lightly smack her arm and give her a look.
"What? I'm just saying."
"I don't think he wants to hear that."
John snickers. Then I look ahead past John and see Mike and Alex, they're clearly looking for us.
"Well looks like we gotta go. Mike and Alex are looking for us." I say, pointing behind him.
"I'll talk to you later then." John says.
"Good luck tonight."
"Thanks." He replies before heading off.
Then we walk ahead to where the guys are.
"There you are." Mike comments.
"Yup, you found us. Good job." She says teasingly, stepping into Mike's arms.
"What were you doing?"
"Just walking around."
"It's quite boring actually." I laugh.
"Yeah, there's like nobody here that is worth talking to."
"We were just starting to head to the room."
"Ah." Alex says while holding me.
So we all head to the room, and hang out for the next few hours or so until it came time for the show. Mike and Alex had come back after getting ready since their match was second, after Dolph's title match.
"Nice vest DC." Aly comments.
"Thanks." He grins, sitting down next to me.
"And before you even say a word, you know I love that jacket.
"Which is one of the reasons why I wear it."
She laughs.
"It goes nicely with the red attire." She smiles, and he grins.
"I know it does..."
She rolls her eyes amusedly. It soon came time for the show to start. The first match had begun and that was Dolph's match. He of course walked down to the ring with Vickie.
"I thought he dropped her..."
"Apparently not."
The match didn't really last a long time. A lot of close calls and everything, in the end Vickie got involved by scratching Kofi's eyes when the ref was attending to Dolph. He gets Kofi in a final sleeper hold, and prevents him from reaching the ropes. The ref calls the match since Kofi is out cold, and Dolph is crowned the new United States Champion.
"Cheaters." Aly shakes her head.
"Well we should be heading out there, by the curtain at least." Mike comments, as Vickie and Dolph are still celebrating.
Alex nods in agreement.
"Be careful you two." Aly commets as they both get up.
"We'll try."
"Ah, you're forgetting something..." I say to both of them.
"Oh, right." They both laugh, turning back to us.
Then they both kiss us, before heading out the door for the match.
"I hate this." Aly frowns.
"I do too, but we can't really do anything about it."
"I know."
Shortly after, Todd Grisham was shown backstage and he introduced Mike for a short interview. Todd asked whether Mike thought he could defeat Alex. Mike said that Alex is a shelter dog that he saved from the NXT reject pile. He said that if people don't think that he can beat Alex, that just shows how far people hink he's fallen in the last month. He then said that Alex was just a glorified bag carrier and that tonight, he was going to show the world why he is awesome.
"It's almost amusing to listen to what insults they come up with to use on each other."
"I know. Some of them are a little harsh at times, but a majority of the time they're funny."
"Yeah."
Then a video package that details the events that have led up to the match, from NXT, all the way to Alex's turn on Mike. Mike is the first man out to the ring, and he walks out through the blow-up 'Awesome' that he had at Wrestlemania.
"Not gonna lie, I like the entrance."
"Me too." She laughs.
Next to come out was Alex, and he gets a really great reaction from the crowd. They're both in the ring and ready to go. Mike has the briefcase in hand and he shows it to Alex before the match, yelling at him. So Alex kicks Mike in the gut and takes the fight to him, delivering punches down on the mat. Mike bails from the ring and tries to run around, but Alex comes into the ring and continues to beat down Mike in the corner. The ref pulls Alex away and that allows Mike to sneak in a couple of quick shots to turn the tide of the match. Mike lays in with a couple of big knees to the gut before delivering a kick to the face to Alex, who was sitting down. Mike lays in a couple of big punches to Alex before picking him up and tearing at his face.
"Okay I can't watch this." Aly winces, looking away.
Mike stomps and kicks at Alex before delivering a DDT to him, while he's on his knees. Mike hits the running kick to the face to Alex who is sitting again and then he stares down the crowd and then Alex for a bit. Alex struggles to get back to his feet, and Mike takes him right down with a big right hand. Alex gets up again, and Mike takes him down once more. A third time, and Alex pushes Mike into the corner and buries his shoulder into Mike's gut, but when he charges Mike, he moves and Alex's shoulder connects with the steel ring post and he falls to the outside of the ring. Mike follows out and delivers a running boot to Alex's face before sending him back into the ring.
"Owwww."
"Yeah." Aly cringes.
Mike pulls Alex's head out of the ring, and from the floor delivers a running kick to the head, but it's only good enough to leave Alex down for the 2 count. Mike taunts Alex, but Alex connects with a big right hand. Mike is able to lock in a rear chin lock, and Alex falls down to the mat. Alex begins to fight up to his feet and hits Mike with a couple of punches to the gut. But Mike turns Alex around and delivers a reverse DDT for another two count. Mike looks shocked as he has hands over his mouth, shaking his head. Mike gets to his feet and connects with his signature clothesline in the corner. Mike goes to the top rope and jumps off with a double ax handle smash, but Alex kicks out at two when Mike goes for the pin. Mike picks up Alex and places him on the top rope, pulling him down into a tree of woe. Mike stomps at Alex's midsection before backing up. Mike goes for a low dropkick to Alex's face but Alex curls up and Mike crotches himself on the ring post. Mike charges Alex in the opposite corner after getting up, and Alex shoulder checks him away. Alex sends Mike from corner to corner and connects with a big spine buster which is good for the two count. Alex goes towards Mike, but Mike throws him to the outside. Alex retaliates with a jumping kick to the side of Mike's head as he sticks through the middle and third ropes. Alex takes Mike to the outside where he slams him into the ringside barricade and then the announcer's table. Cole then starts running his mouth again, so Alex grabs him by the tie and pulls him over the table.
"Cole's getting busted, nice."
"I'm telling you he never learns."
"Nope."
Mike sends Alex back into the ring once he recovers, and grabs the briefcase. Back in the ring, the ref wrestles the briefcase away from Mike and Mike turns around into a Impaler DDT from Alex. He makes the pin, and gets the three count to win the match.
"I think Alex might've done something to his arm." Aly speaks up, watching him closely.
"Yeah he's favoring it a bit." I say, a hint of worry in my voice.
"Come on, let's go wait for them. I'll check it out for him when he gets backstage."
I nod, and we get up and head out waiting by the curtain for them to come back. First Alex comes back, and he's still favoring his right arm.
"Alex...what's wrong?"
"It hurts." He grimaces.
"Come here, let me see." She motions to him.
He walks over and she bends his arm out and right on the bicep near the elbow there's this huge black and blue bruise.
"Please tell me that looks more serious than it actually is..." I comment, my eyes going wide after seeing the nasty bruise.
She prods it, feeling along the entire bruise and he hisses, clenching his jaw.
"Yeah, it looks worse than it is." She says after a minute.
"Oh thank god." I breathe a sigh of relief.
"That's gonna be a nasty bruise for a while though."
"Well hopefully he'll feel at least a little better Wednesday."
"Ice and relaxation." Aly says.
"Oh, he'll be getting plenty of that...believe me." I say.
Alex chuckles and Aly smiles.
"Of course."
"Now come on, we need to get you some ice."
Alex nods.
We head to the trainer's to get him ice, while Aly sticks around and waits for Mike to come through the curtain. She leans against the wall and rubs her stomach as she usually does nowadays. After a few minutes he comes through the curtain and she pushes away from the wall and walks over to him
"You okay?"
"I'll be fine."
"Good. Um you might want to tread lightly around Dolce though. Alex has a humongous bruise on his arm."
"He does?"
"Yup. From here to here." She shows him on his own arm, lifting it to trace her fingertip over the area where Alex has his bruise.
"Ouch." He cringes.
"Yeah, it looks worse that it is. So if you have a match with him tomorrow night, which is likely, be careful."
Mike nods.
"Now let's get you to the locker room so you can get changed...and you need to take a shower too babe." She says.
"Right right, I know."
They start to walk along.
"There's showers here so you can jump in and before you even say a word, no I'm not going to join you." She points her finger at him.
"I wasn't gonna say anything..."
"Suuuuure and you're just grinning like that for no reason."
"Hey, you brought the subject up."
"You were thinking it."
"Uh huh...sure I was."
"Stop it." She smacks his arm and laughs.
"Love you too." He laughs.
They get to the locker room and stop outside the door.
"I'll be over here waiting." She points to a group of equipment boxes.
"Alright." He nods, then gives her a quick kiss.
She smiles as he runs a hand over her belly before going inside. She walks over to the equipment boxes and hops up, getting comfortable before pulling out her phone to read things online. Alex and I get to the trainer's, and we stop in front of the door.
"You wait here, I'll get the ice."
Alex agrees and leans against the wall. I go in and get a bag of ice and come back out.
"Here..."
"Thanks love." Alex kisses me gently before placing the ice over the bruise, grimacing.
"Mike didn't cause that did he?" I ask, frowning at him grimacing.
Alex shakes his head.
"No I don't think so. I think it was a wrong move or a combination of things."
"Well as long as it wasn't his fault. You're lucky it just looks more serious than it actually is."
"I know."
Then we head in the direction of the locker room for him to change for the night. When we reach the locker room, he walks in still holding the ice on the bruise and I hop up onto the equipment box next to Aly.
"Hey."
"Hey." I say back.
"What a night."
"So far anyway."
"Right. At least he didn't get seriously hurt."
"Yeah. He said he doesn't think it's Mike's fault. He thinks it was a wrong move or a combination of things."
"Well that's a good thing."
"Yeah, I thought I was gonna have to be made at Mike."
"Me too."
"I'm afraid to ask though. What would've been the worst thing that could've happened?"
"You really want to know?"
"I think it'll just worry me more if I don't know what could've happened, and be glad that he managed to avoid whatever it is."
"He could've torn his bicep and had to have surgery."
"Oh..."
She nods slightly.
"Well he avoided that...thank goodness."
"Yeah."
"Um...do you know how close he was to tearing it by any chance?"
"Decently. He has to be careful tomorrow."
"And I've already told Mike to be careful with him if they have a match tomorrow night, which is likely." She adds.
"Right." I sigh.
First to come out of the locker room was Mike, all showered with his bag in hand. He walks over and sets his bag down, stepping close to Aly. She slides her arms around him.
"Hey Carls, sorry about his bruise." Mike says to me.
"It's okay. It wasn't your fault."
He nods a little and leans over to press his lips against Aly's forehead.
"Ready to go back to the room?" He asks her.
"Mmhmm."
He helps her down, and she says that she'll see me and Alex back at the room, then they walk off. After a while, Alex comes out after changing, and he still grimaces as he holds the ice to the bruise.
"I hate seeing you in pain." I frown.
"I know Carebear, I know."
"...I know what could've happened to you..." I say after a short silence.
"You could've torn your bicep and had to have surgery." I add.
"That would've really messed up Wednesday..." I continue.
"I know. But I'm fine and that's all that matters."
"...I know."
He kisses me gently.
"I love you."
"I love you too. And Wednesday is gonna be proof of that." I smile, after pulling away.
"Of course." He grins.
Then I hop down off of the equipment box and lace my fingers with his as we walk down the hall and back to the room so that he can at least relax for a while. We get back to the room and find Mike and Aly cuddling on the couch.
"Aww." I say, as we make our way to the other couch and sit down, Alex resting his arm on the arm of the couch and still holding the ice to the bruise.
"He makes a really good pillow." She shrugs.
"As you've said many times before."
She nods and giggles, snuggling into him. We stick around for a few matches, before deciding to leave. Besides the only match left was John's. It was practically a given that he was gonna win. We get back to Alex's place and I park the car in the driveway. You and I refused to let Alex drive and to rest his arm, keeping the ice on it. Mike grabs Alex's bag as well as his own and we all go inside.
"Here I'll take the ice bag since most of the ice is melted now." I say to Alex, taking the melted ice bag.
"I'll be in the bedroom in a few. But you do need to shower. Maybe that will help you feel better at least a little bit."
I dump the water from the melted ice and whatever ice there was left in the sink, before throwing the bag away. Mike goes and dropd Alex's bag in our bedroom before going to his and Aly's. She slips into the kitchen, once again raiding the candy/chocolate stash in the cabinet.
"More chocolate?" I laugh.
"I can't help it." She groans.
"Well I know you're gonna miss getting into that since we're in Baltimore tomorrow, and back in a hotel."
"They have vending machines." She shrugs.
"Plus I know Mike would hunt some down for me if I wanted it. He's very sweet like that." She adds.
"Yes he is." I smile.
She smiles, rubbing her belly as she eats some chocolate.
"That big day is almost here for you." She smiles.
"I know." My smile widens.
"I'm still curious on where he's taking me for the honeymoon." I laugh.
"I'm sure it's somewhere gorgeous."
"Then of course you'll get to see all the pictures from it. Some might come up on my Twitter, so Mike will know about that and show you of course."
"Of course. He'll do the same for ours next month. I'll put stuff up on my facebook myself."
She nods.
"Life can't get anymore better than this."
"Not by much." She agrees, laughing softly.
"...Lyssa...where are youuuu?" We both hear Mike call, and we both start laughing.
"Lover boy calls. Night Dolce." She giggles.
"Night."
She wanders back to the bedroom, walking in as she pops another piece of chocolate in her mouth.
"Aha, raiding the candy again."
"Couldn't help myself."
"Of course not."
"Did you need something?"
"I'm lonely here in the bed..."
She looks amused as she walks over to her things for something to wear to bed. She smiles to herself as she picks something, heading into the bathroom to change. She walks out and sets down her clothes before reaching up to pull down her hair. He looks over as he hears the bathroom door open and when he sees her, he immediately starts looking her over with a smirk on his face. She shakes her hair out, setting the hair tie on the dresser. A small smirk crosses her lips as she feels his eyes on her. She turns and faces him, and he's still looking her over with that smirk and a risen eyebrow. His eyes follow her as she walks around to her side of the bed.
"You're amusing you know that right?"
He just makes a noise in response, causing her to laugh as she climbs onto the bed. Once you're all settled in, he instantly scooches over to her.
"Lover boy." She teases lightly.
"You know it."
"Hence why I call you that."
He just nods, before kissing her gently. She kisses back, cupping his neck with one hand. His hand roams over to her side and rests there for a while, before moving around to her back. She arches into him lightly, her grip tightening. His grip with his other hand tightens as well, and he deepens the kiss. She moves both of her hands to trace her fingertips over his abs. He starts to tense up, because he knows where she's most likely going next. Sure enough, she runs her nails over the indents lightly. He shivers and then tenses up more, growling against her lips. She giggles into the kiss. Then she decides to do it a few more times just to mess with him, because it's fun. He grabs her hands, having had enough.
"Aw." She laughs into his mouth.
"No losing control tonight..." He comments.
"Just think, you'll have me completely to yourself from wednesday night til monday when DC and Dolce get back." She says, since he broke the kiss when he started talking.
"I can't wait for that."
"But we have to spend the night apart on Tuesday night."
"Awwwww."
"Sorry but you have to share with DC. They can't see each other."
"But it's not like we're gonna be far away. Connecting rooms remember?" She adds.
"Right...but still. I don't like sleeping without you."
"I know babe." She says softly, nuzzling his cheek.
"It's just for one night. It'll be hard for me too, trust me."
He nods and buries his face in her neck. He rests a hand on her stomach after they both get comfortable.
"Night."
"Night love." She presses a kiss to his chest.
Then they both drift off to sleep, after shutting off the light. I've made it into the bedroom while Alex was still in the bathroom. I had just enough time to change for bed, before he comes out of the bathroom. He steps out as I'm taking my hair down. I shake my hair before running my fingers through it. I turn around to head over to the bed and climb in, but I end up bumping into Alex. His hands catch onto my hips and his eyes wander over the chemise I have on.
"How's the arm feeling?" I ask, clearly noticing the bruise still.
"A little better."
"See? I was right about the shower."
"Yes you were." He smiles, kissing my cheek.
His eyes start to wander again, and he smirks when he still notices the mark he left from a few days ago.
"That still needs to fade more." I swat his chest.
"There's still time..."
"It better."
"You know, we're gonna have to spend Tuesday night apart. We get one more night to ourselves..." I add.
"Aw."
"But then we'll have Wednesday til' Monday..." I trail off.
"You're not making the wait any easier..." He says, pulling me flush against him as careful as he can without causing pain to his right arm.
"It's not supposed to be easy." I giggle.
"I know, but you make it even harder..."
"Its fun..."
"For you..."
"You torture me too you know." I laugh.
"Like now?" He asks, moving his left hand from my hip and starts sliding it up my back, his fingers trailing along my spine.
"...yes..."
"...you need to rest your arm..."
"I'm not using that arm, am I?"
"No...but you heard what Aly said..."
"I know." He sighs.
"The torturing is fun don't get me wrong...but still."
"There's time for that another day. We want you to relax so that you heal and are able to enjoy our wedding and honeymoon." I add.
I pull from his grip and walk over to the bed, climbing in under the covers. He walks around to his side and gets in next to me. I snuggle into his good side.
"Night love."
"Night."