Eternity (AEW)

Chapter 7

Hangman Adam Page woke up to a room that wasn't his, on a couch that was way too small for him. He blinked back the sleepiness, and began to look around for anything that could tell him where he was. Veronica. She took a huge sip of her water bottle, before putting it back down on the counter and going to her room. A small frown appeared on his face, before she came back out- carrying a blanket. Adam panicked wondering if he should pretend to be sleepy, or not - but it was too late. "Oh hey, Adam." she gave him a tight lip smile. His mouth got to function before his mind did, "Up Veronica what?" She backtracked, as she gave him a perked up eyebrow. Hangman mentally kicked himself over and over, "I meant- what's up Veronica?" She mouthed an "O" before taking a seat right next to him. "You passed out during the movie, so unfortunately you got stuck with me."

"That's not such a bad thing." he whispered, as he looked over at the clock. 7 P.M. "Was I drinking again? My memory is kind of a blur right now." His headache grew a bit trying to remember the details. "You're always drinking Page."

"But how did I end up passed out here, and not at the bar?"

"I brought you here." she shrugged like it was no big deal. "Did we drink together?" She slowly nodded, "And we came straight back here? To YOUR place?" his eyes widened before she set her hand on his shoulders. "I know what you're thinking. We. Did. Not. Sleep. Together." She reassured, "You did kiss me though."

" I DID WHAT? his voice raised up a few octaves, pushing her hands away, and putting as much space between them as possible. "YOU have a boyfriend. I have a... that doesn't matter. I shouldn't be here."

"Adam wait-"

But he shut the door, head pounding, and hands sweating but he didn't stop until he was in the streets of Jacksonville. Was he mad at himself for kissing her? Absolutely not, it just killed him that he was too drunk to remember any of it.

Dynamite

The situation with Hangman had been on Veronica's mind for the past couple of days, but her main task right now was to make sure Kenny didn't find her. She tried to keep her head down, but also peaked her head around to make sure he wasn't near.

She glanced up for a second and looked towards the left, making eye contact with Hangman. Veronica waved, giving him a smile. But he broke eye contact, walking away quickly. Veronica sighed, shaking her head and sighing before looking to the right, and felt fear throughout her whole body.

"Have you seen Veronica? YOU! Where's my girlfriend?" Kenny asked everyone around him, she almost couldn't move. She looked around the area she was in, before her eyes locked on a door. She ran towards it, ran in and shut the door behind her. "What the fuck," Sawyer quickly put on a towel to cover herself before groaning, "Veronica! The door was closed for a reason. Don't you knock?"

"It was either this, Shawn Spears' locker room or Kenny screaming at me." Veronica said, trying to catch her breath.

"What? Why would he be screaming at you?"

Veronica shifted her eyes around the room nervously, almost not wanting to tell Sawyer. "Veronica!" Sawyer snapped, pulling on her ring gear. Veronica sighed to herself, "I kissed Hangman."

Sawyer snapped her head up from her boot, wide-eyed at her friend, "How does he know?"

"Well, that group picture from last week? Nova snapped it when Hangman and I were kissing...and she posted it," Veronica confessed, hoping maybe her friend would help her out.

Sawyer groaned and dragged her hand down her face, "I can't help you. I'm sorry."

"What? Sawyer please! I ca-"