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Following The Main Event;

By AliceJericho

Chapter 5: Jealousy

"Jealousy is all the fun you think they had." – Erica Jong

Thursday, January 20

"Where are you off to?" I was opening the hotel room door when Cody asked.

"The pool." I smiled and went to leave, eager to swim.

"By yourself and in winter?"

"Uh, no. I'm going with Kofi and it's indoors and heated." I informed him, moving towards him, "The hotel manager has blocked it off to everyone but WWE Employees. We're going to take advantage of it."

"Cool. Did you want me to come?"

"If you want to," I said as I looked at all the papers surrounding him on the bed, "but you should probably finish this – whatever 'this' is – first." I kissed his lips tenderly after I finished speaking.

"Yeah, probably." He laughed and tapped my ass as I walked away from him and towards the door. As I reached it, it was pushed open – evidently I hadn't closed it properly – and Kofi stood in the frame with a huge smile.

"Ready to go?" I nodded, "Hey, man. You comin' down?" Cody motioned to everythingng around him causing Kofi to laugh before we left and walked to the elevator. "Kelly might be coming down in a bit. I saw her walking to her room when I was on m way to you."

"Awesome. We haven't had a chance to catch up… I was too busy shopping."

"You spent too much money didn't you?" Kofi had noticed my guilty expression, "Are you ever going to learn? Every time I see you you tell me you spent too much money."

"I can't help it if shopping at Victoria's Secret is so much better in person than online." It was easy to tell that my African friend was trying his hardest to maintain the same expression. "Kofi, before you have a heart attack I should tell you that I didn't have a bikini and I'll be swimming in my underwear."

"Yeah, not helping." He said with a strained voice.

"Why are you so bothered by it? Tony often walks into rooms when I'm in my underwear – lots of people do. No one cares." I tried to pull open the door to the pull but I wrongly used my weak arm so Kofi had to help me.

"He's married."

"He should find it more awkward, then." I spoke before I realised what he actually meant. "Oh! You think… You're attracted to me?" the lack of response I got from him confirmed my suspicions.

The only sounds that could be heard for the next few minutes were the hot water being pumped into the pool and the jets of the spa.

I shimmied out of my jeans and pulled my top over my head revealing a plain black Victoria's Secret underwear set.

Kofi was standing at the pool's edge, testing the water with his foot so I decided to push him in. His splash broke the silence and the tension.

I jumped in after him, tucking my knees up to my chin so I was a ball, creating a huge splash, too. I broke the surface with a spluttering cough before going back under to easily push my hair out of my face.

"The water's so warm!" I exclaimed with delight.

"Some kid probably peed in it."

"Ew! Kofi! That's digusting!" I splashed him with water in protest of his words.

Fifteen minutes passed and I'd spent that time doing laps of the pool. I didn't use my legs to kick; instead I focused on strengthening my arm. It was going to take quite some time.

"Stop for a sec, Hick." Kofi had taken hold of my ankle and stopped me swimming, "You aren't going to tell Cody… Are you?"

"I can't imagine he'd be too bothered… I'm a Diva, most guys are attracted to me."

"You're my best friend's girlfriend…"

"I won't say anything, Kofi. I promise." I smiled reassuringly just as Barbie Blank opened the doors to the pool room. "Blondie!"

"Blondie!" she yelled back as she began to strip off her clothing. "Sunday, are you wearing your underwear?"

"It's the middle of winter, how was I supposed to know I'd need a bathing suit?"

"You didn't buy that on the weekend, did you?"

"Why would I ruin perfectly good, sexy underwear before Cody's seen it?" I asked in a way that sounded like I'd just been insulted.

"Can't you just wash it and wear it again?" Kofi asked with a confused expression.

"God no! You're such a guy! Chlorine ruins everything! Including swimwear! This is going in the bin when we're out."

"That's nuts. Girls are nuts."

"But we're stunning," Barbie, who was sitting on the edge of the pool letting her legs get used to the water, remarked, "So it doesn't matter."

Kofi rolled his eyes at her as she finally slipped into the water. It was kind of mesmerising watching her long, thin body slide through the water, her blonde hair looking perfect. I wondered if I looked like that, granted my hair isn't as long as hers is.

"Room for one more in here?" Cody was smiling down at me with his board shorts on and towel in hand. I rushed to get out of the pool and almost slipped when I ran to him – I could have broken my arm again but it hardly matters now. "You really need to be careful, Sunny."

"I know. I just get really excited when I see you." I pressed my wet body against his dry one. He pulled me closer by putting his hands on my hips as he kissed me with a smile.

The next thing I knew, we were moving apart and towards the water, eventually hitting it and going under.

Cody emerged first and he was jokingly scolding Kofi and Barbie. He turned to me once he had finished and looked at me quizzically.

"Are you wearing your underwear?" I smiled at him mischievously, "You wore that when we went out to dinner last week."

"Aren't you observant?" I laughed at him. Kofi and Barbie were pulling faces at us as they used the stairs to re-enter the pool.

"Everyone knows those who can't stand the sight of a couple are just jealous and lonely." Cody's words seemed to hit Kofi the hardest and I buried my face in my boyfriend's chest so I wouldn't have to see his reaction.

Barbie and her big mouth had told quite a few people that the pool was open so by mid-afternoon just about every Superstar and Diva was in or sitting around the pool.

Kofi, Barbie, Maryse, Mike, Ted, Cody and I were all in the spa. I couldn't look at Ted without judging him. It was probably nothing. But is coming out of a female co-worker's hotel room in the same clothes as the night before probably nothing? It didn't really help that Eve was sitting at the end of the pool opposite us and Ted was looking directly at her.

"'Ave you started rehab yet, Sunday?"

"That's kind of been the last thing on my mind, 'Ryse. It's not very smart of me... But I'm just so happy to be back."

"You really should start. I know 'ow bad your wrist is."

"I know, it's terrible. I'm so jealous of you guys, you still get to wrestle! I'm going to have to fix this fast!"

Cody squeezed my thigh in support; I was going to need everyone's help... But Cody's was the most important.