Brie was standing at the door waiting for Daniel's answer.
"My flight got canceled." Daniel said.
"That's your excuse for standing me up?" "Bye." She went to shut the door. He put his hand on it.
"I tried to call you and tell you yesterday." "You didn't answer the phone."
"It didn't occur to you to call me when you at the airport?"
"My phone was dead." "I would never intentionally stand you up." "Come on." "You know me better then that."
"I waited at the restaurant for three and a half hours Daniel."
"I know." "I'm so sorry." "Please let me make it up to you tonight." "I'll pick you up at the arena and we'll go out to dinner." "Please."
"You better not be late."
"I won't." "I promise."
"Ok." "I'll ride with Nattie." "You are one minute late don't bother talking to me again."
"I will not be late."
"Ok."
"Here take the flowers."
"Ok." She took them. "Can I have a kiss?"
"Not yet."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"See you tonight."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Later that night Brie was going with Natalya to the arena.
"I have another date with Daniel tonight." Brie said.
"You finally talked to him huh?"
"He showed up at my door."
"What was his excuse for standing you up?"
"He said his flight was canceled and he would've called me but his phone was dead." "I don't know if I believe that a hundred percent." "He begged me for another chance for dinner and I caved."
"What about the other thing?"
"What other thing?"
"You and John."
"There is no me and John."
"So nothing else has happened?"
"Well…
"Brie?"
"We had sex last night."
"Not good."
"Well you had to be there."
"Brie."
"Did I just say that out loud?"
"Yeah." "I thought you said after the one time, that was going to be the last time."
"I intended for it to be." "He came to see me in the trainers room." "He was worried about me." "I hugged him." "He kissed me and I guess passion got the better of us."
"Passion?" "There shouldn't be any passion between the two of you."
"I know."
"Brie, do you like John?"
"Honestly, I don't know, maybe." "He always there for me and he listens to me and that's nice."
"There's a word for this Brie." "It's called an affair."
"An affair?" She laughed. "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard." "John and I aren't having an affair." "In order to have an affair emotions have to be involved."
"You don't count sex as emotional?"
"Most people don't."
"So you don't care about John at all?"
"Yes I care about him but I don't love him or anything."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." "I know it doesn't seem like it but despite everything I love Daniel."
"So it's just a sexual attraction you feel with John?"
"No." "Yes." "I don't know."
"I know you don't."
After the show Brie went out with Daniel. They were at dinner.
"You look beautiful tonight." Daniel said.
"Thank you."
"I know things have been really tough for you at work and I haven't been helping with my attitude." "I want to change."
"That would be great if you did but right now it's just words."
"Well I'll prove it." "Let's talk."
"About what?"
"Anything you want."
They'd spent the next hour talking.
Daniel walked Brie back to her room.
"Thanks for coming out with me tonight." Daniel said. "I know we still have a lot to work on."
"Yeah."
"Can I have a kiss now please?"
"Yes." "You've earned it." They kissed. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." "I love you."
"I love you too."
The next night at the arena Brie went to John's locker room. The door was cracked open. Brie knocked on it. John looked up from putting on his kneepads.
"Hey." He said smiling.
"Hi."
"Come in." She went in. "I looked for you last night."
"I left right after the show." "I went out with Daniel."
"Really?"
"He apologized and explained."
"How did it go?"
"Ok." "He says he wants to change but I don't know what to believe." She sat down next to John and sighed.
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"The night before last."
"Oh."
"I shouldn't have kissed you."
"I didn't exactly tell you to stop." "That has to be the last time."
"I know."
"What are you gonna do on your days off?"
"Nothing I'm just going home."
"I wish I had somewhere to go." "I really don't wanna go to my mom's condo alone."
"You can come home with me." "You can stay in one of the guestrooms."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah." "There's plenty to do in Tampa."
"Ok but let's not tell anyone." "They'll get the wrong idea."