A/N: I only own the OC

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I looked in the mirror and pursed my lips. I had lucky brought a dress with my tonight. I was in a long sleeve wrap shirt dress that was wine color. I had black stiletto sandals with low heels with it, and a black clutch. I puled my hair half up, and my make up was light. I wasn't sure why I was trying so hard, but here I was. I threw the rest of my things back into my bag and walked out to find Phil. He was going to take my stuff back to the hotel. I found his changing room and knocked. AJ opened the door a second later.

"Oh, don't you look nice." she said and I rolled my eyes.

"Phil, your sister looks human." Joe said as I walked past and I smacked him with the clutch.

"Funny." I mumbled.

"You look nice." he said and I nodded as Phil hugged me.

"I will be back later. Thanks for taking my bag." I said and he nodded.

"We are one phone call away." Joe said and AJ nodded. They all knew that I hadn't dated anyone since Wade, so this was a big step for me. I went back to where we had been set up tonight, and waited on Wardlow. I was nervous to say that least, even if I had already gone out with him... I was still nervous. I knew this was like an offical date... and I had no fucking clue what to do.

"You look nice." a voice said and I turned to see Max. I gave him a small smile.

"Waiting on your dinner plans?" he asked me and I nodded.

"He's a lucky guy." he said and I gave a small smile.

"Congrats on your win... and have fun celebrating." I said and he gave a small smile.

"Celebrate with me later?" he asked me and I chuckled.

"Maybe." I said and he smirked before walking off. I sighed and checked my phone. I knew that he had to change, do the press stuff, and all that... but I couldn't help but feel like I was being stood up. I turned to leave and I came face to face with Wardlow. He was sporting a shiner, but was holding some flowers. He smiled and gave them to me.

"Thank you." I said and he smiled at me. He was wearing his glasses and looked adorable.

"I'm sorry it took me a minute. I am a little more sore than normal." he said as he offered me his arm.

"It's ok." I said and he smiled at me as we walked towards the exit.

"You look beautiful. Thank you for going with me tonight." he said and I smiled at him.

He opened the door for me and we headed into San Francisco. I hadn't been here before so I was enjoying looking at the city. The city was on the water, and it was beautiful with the large hills, and beautiful architecture. We pulled up to a place called Zingari.

"I hope you like this." he said and I smiled at him.

"I'm sure I will." I said as he opened the door for me. I walked in and he told them his name. We were taken to a private room where a table was set up in a wine cellar. The setting was private, and probably way too much money.

"Michael, you didn't have to do this." I said and he chuckled as he held out my chair. I sat down and he sat down as they put our napkin in our lap. He asked for a bottle of Prosecco, and they nodded before going away.

"I wanted us to have a proper date, and celebrate my title." he said and I chuckled.

They brought our Prosecco and we ordered before someone came in playing a violin. Michael stood up and held out his hand to me. I stood up and he pulled me to him as we started to dance. I felt myself lean into him as we continued to dance and he held me close. We danced until they brought out food. I looked up at him as we pulled away and he leaned towards me. I leaned up on my toes and pressed my lips to his. I felt something there as we pulled away.

"Wow." he whispered and I gave a small smile.

He pulled my chair back out and I sat down to eat. We talked about how we grew up, how we each got into our parts of the wrestling world, and traveling. He insisted on Tiramisu for dessert to end the meal. We finished our bottle of Prosecco before we headed back to the hotel. We got into the car and he smiled at me.

"Thank you for coming out tonight." he said and leaned towards me. I leaned over and kissed him. I was surprised when he pulled me over the console and into his lap. He chuckled at my surprise and cupped my face in his hands. He pressed his lips against mine as I grabbed his jacket in my hands.

"You are intoxicating." he mumbled and I chuckled.

"You aren't bad yourself." I said as he kissed me again. I moaned as his hand ran down to the front of my dress, and he gave a soft squeeze. I knew that I wanted him, but I knew that this wasn't what I needed to do. I carefully pulled away and he looked at me confused. I expected him to get mad or tell me to get out.

"Michael, you are amazing, but I am not going to sleep with you right now." I said and he nodded. I didn't feel the need to explain any more to him other than that.

"I am sorry... I got caught up in you." he said and gave a soft kiss before helping me back into the seat.

He started the car, and started back to the hotel. He took my hand and softly rubbed the back of it the whole time. We got back to the hotel, and he walked me to my room. I was still waiting on him to tell me this was a one time thing.

"I had fun, Rae... would you consider dating me?" he asked me and I was surprised especially after telling him we weren't going to sleep together right now.

"Michael, you are the first guy that I will have dated since a pretty serious relationship ended kind of badly... so if you can understand that I need this to go slow, then yes, I would like to see where this goes. If you are looking for a fuck buddy in the form of a girlfriend that's free entertainment... then this isn't going to be something I want to do." I said and he chuckled.

"Rae, I understand more than you know, and I want to date you... the correct way." he said and I gave a small smile.

"But that doesn't mean that I am not going to kiss you ever chance I get." he said as he pressed his lips to mine. I moaned softly as he pulled away.

"Good night, Michael." I said and he smiled at me. I went into my room and I couldn't stop smiling... maybe AEW was better for me than I thought.