Chapter 5

The food was really good. I played it safe by eating some chicken and potatoes, I am not a huge gourmet and rather picky with my food, but what I had was to die for.

After dinner we remained at the table and it was finally room for real conversations.

"So Jon told you the good news, right?" It was Colby who asked and I have to say I liked him. He was very outgoing, easy to talk to and really nice. Joe was quieter but nice as well, as were their girlfriends. I felt good around them and enjoyed myself.

"Yeah, he told me. It is great and surely something you deserve. And I will of course keep my mouth shut. Do you already have a name for the group?"

They exchanged glances. "No, not so far. They gave us some ideas but nothing is decided. We are still training together a couple times a week, me and Joe still compete at NXT and at Survivor Series we will make a huge impact." Colby was really excited and Joe added "Believe that."

I grinned. "I do, especially when you use this deep voice." Joe smiled, he had a nice smile, without any hint of cockiness or vain in it. I risked a glance at Jon and saw him scolding silently.

"Well, lets get the dishes inside." Jessie said and Joe got up to help her. Leighla and Jon grabbed some dishes as well but when I wanted to help Jessie shooed me away. "You are a guest. Sit. Colby will keep you company." And off they went.

When I turned to face Colby who sat opposite of me, he had a thoughtful look on his face.

"What?" I asked defensively. "Just trying to figure out when you and Jon will realize that you are more than friends." he said and leaned back in his chair.

"What?" My voice was louder than I wanted and I added quieter:"We are friends. Nothing more. Have you looked at me Colby? I have nothing special about me. I am no match for him. We are friends. Nothing else."

He shook his head. "I see you alright. I see you passing each other the food dishes without talking. He didn't give you the corn tray because you don't like corn. He also passed along the steaks. The Chicken tray landed in your hands and you liked that. You gave him the hot sauce when he just pointed in the general direction of three kinds of sauces. You know each other inside and out."

"As friends. Everything you just said explained our unique friendship."

Colby got up and came around to my side of the table. I sat facing the doors to the house and he came up behind me and leaned down to my ear. "Watch his reaction in 5...4...3...2" and then he hugged me from behind his mouth still very close to my ear. "smile." he whispered and I managed to smile, just as Jon came through the door.

And when he saw Colby and me he stopped, his face darkened and his eyes were shooting daggers at Colby. Before he could do or say something Leighla was beside him laughing softly. "Colby you are an ass, stop goading him." What? She wasn't mad? More so, she was in on this?

Jon met my eyes and I leaned forward a bit, Colby still hugging me, and then I threw my head back towards his shoulder, since he was still beside my head with his own. It was almost no impact at all but he stepped back, laughing.

"Next one hurts." I warned and he just laughed some more. "I bet." he said said, rubbing his shoulder and watching Jon who still gave him pissed off looks.

"Point made, back to the social gathering." He strolled back to his chair and Jon finally moved again and sat on his chair beside me.

"He is crazy. He thinks we are more than friends." I whispered to Jon.

"Crazy indeed." he just said without looking at me.

The rest of the night went by in good moods without any more mischief on Colby's part. He was a really nice guy and I liked him. Joe was completely different but it was relaxing being around him, he was so laid back.

We left around 11 pm, because I was really tired. On the way home Jon and me talked about everything and anything but never about the point Colby had tried to prove.