Flashlight (Rhea Ripley X Dominik Mysterio) Book 01

Ch05-Let the Good Times Roll

Rhea stormed through the halls of the venue, fist clenched and teeth grinding together. When she entered the girl's locker room, she zeroed in on her bag then left as fast as she came. She swiftly reached the parking lot, eyes falling on the RV.

This better be the one.

Grabbing the handle, she twisted then pulled the door open. Dominik jumped up at the sound of her entry, hands rubbing his sleep crusted eyes.

"Where are the lights." She asked while closing the door.

Dominik clapped, causing the lights to come on. Rhea glared at him, watching as he stretched his arms over his head.

"There's a shower in the back with a chair in it to make it safe for when the RV is in motion. You can unpack your duffle bag in the empty drawers, if there are any.....oh and if you're hungry there's probably stuff in the mini fridge or cupboard." He informed before standing and bending backwards then side to side.

With a nod Rhea made her way to the back while Dominik walked to the driver's seat. Once he was settled, he pulled the key out of his pocket then slipped it into the ignition and started her up. Before putting it in drive he grabbed his phone and opened his maps. He typed in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse then set the GPS. Once it was ready, he pulled the little astronaut stand out and set it in the tiny cup hole of a small round ebony table between the driver's and passenger's seats.

"Perfect." He muttered as he shifted gears and began to drive.

An hour passed before Rhea sauntered out from the back in a pair of long black basketball shorts and an oversized Kiss T-shirt with Gene Simmons on it. Her hair was a damp mess as she sat in the vacant seat beside him.

"So, this is a gift from your pops?"

"Something like that." He chuckled with a smirk then glanced at his phone.

Rhea picked it up then looked at the directions.

"Keep left at the fork, and follow the signs for I-30 E." She announced.

"Thanks."

"So.......are we gonna talk or......"

He took a deep breath then sighed, "Maritza and I met in elementary school.....I didn't have any friends cause I was kinda weird and my dad was famous, so I never knew if people liked me for me or him. But Ritz......she didn't like wrestling and she wasn't a bully.....she just wanted to get to know the boy that stood up for her and punched a kid for calling his dad a midget. She was my only friend and I was hers so we talked for hours. I'd walk her to and from school, sometimes we'd stay at each other's for dinner, and when things got tuff at home we'd sneak and spend the night. To me we were perfect but the moment I started chasing my dreams everything changed." He paused, hand moving to the back of his neck.

Rhea noticed the action but said nothing as she glanced at the phone.

"I remember the first time she met Shoul and Vickie. Things were going great till someone brought up wrestling and she said something that pissed them off......I can't remember what it was but I......I remember that it hurt, not just what she said but that my parents were on her side. They kept down playing it, like because she giggled it was a joke.....but I didn't think it was funny and neither did they, in fact Shoul wanted to beat her up. Of course I talked her down but she and Vickie never forgave Maritza. So when she said she felt uncomfortable with me going to Lucha with them I completely understood and I turned Vickie down. In fact once I brought her to a party at Konnan's and she refused to do anything but sit in the corner, so I sat with her. Then this beautiful Lu Who girl-"