The Man (A Seth Rollins Story) (Reupload)

Chapter 22- Stairwell (Marci's POV)

I woke up and got in the shower to get ready for the day. I wiped the moisture from the mirror and looked at myself. Some of my makeup still remained on my face and I smiled as I remembered why it was there. My first date in my entire life and it was amazing. I couldn't have been happier. I got dressed and went to Mercedes' room to have her help me take off the remains of my makeup. I knocked on her door and once she saw it was me, she practically pulled me inside.

"Tell me how it went."

"Can you help me with my makeup first?"

She looked at the remaining makeup on my face and nodded. She sat me down and started putting makeup back on. I hadn't asked for it but I was happy she was doing it. I liked putting on makeup. It made me feel happy. I never really wore it except for tv because of my anxiety over guys but now, things were different and maybe I would start wearing it more.

"So, tell me how it went."

"Fantastic. I was a little scared that I ruined it multiple times but he assured me that I didn't. There is just something about him that makes me feel, safe. You know? Like, he makes me feel something that I have never felt with anyone else before. He doesn't act fake. He doesn't lie to me. He's honest. I like him."

"Aw."

"Ok, ok. Don't get all mushy on me."

"So, are you going to go out with him again?"

"He said he wanted to go out again so I guess we'll see."

"I've never seen you like this before."

"I've never felt like this before. It's nice."

"There, all done."

I walked to the mirror and looked at my makeup. She really did amazing work. I said goodbye to her before walking to breakfast. I saw Jon, Joe and Colby sitting down and eating. I decided to join them.

"Morning."

All three guys looked up. Jon and Joe smiled but Colby looked back down and played with his food. What was wrong with him? I put on a brave face and smiled.

"You mind if I sit?"

"No, go ahead." Joe said.

I sat down and started to eat.

"I heard your date went well."

"It did. It was the best."

Colby scoffed. What happened between last night and this morning? He seemed so happy last night. Even Joe and Jon seemed confused by the reaction. Joe turned back to me.

"So, you like going out with my boy Colby then?" Joe asked as he wiggled his eyebrows.

I laughed. "Yeah, I certainly do."

Suddenly, Colby threw his fork down and stood up from the table. He started walking away and I followed after him. What did I do? I chased him down as he was walking up the stairs and grabbed his arm. He didn't look at me.

"Colby, what is wrong? Did I do something to make you angry?"

"You lied to me."

"I lied to you? When?"

"Last night. I tried to be myself and you threw it right back in my face."

What was he talking about? I was so confused. "What? What are talking about?"

"Don't worry about it."

"No, I want to know what I did."

"You hated our date and then you lied to me about it. If you hated it, you could have just said so. You didn't have to make a whole scene about your feet hurting and whatnot, ok? For someone who hates lies, you sure know how to tell them."

"Who told you all of this?"

"Jon."

Now it all made sense. "Jon is an idiot. I've known this for a pretty long time. I loved our date and whatever crap Jon told you, isn't true. I wouldn't lie to you because I know how much lies hurt. You don't think I was scared about everything last night? Because I was. Look, we both have our problems and we're scared that last night was a mistake. But I have come to the conclusion that last night wasn't a mistake. It was one of the best nights of my entire life. It wasn't a mistake to me."

He looked at me and he seemed to see how genuine I was.

"Jon is an idiot."

"Yeah, he is."

He smiled and got closer to me. I backed up to make room for him on the small space between the two sets of stairs. My back hit the wall and Colby stood in front of me. I had never been in a relationship before and I didn't know how you were supposed to know when someone wanted to kiss you. But as I looked at Colby, I knew that he wanted too. It was like instinct. He pushed several strands of hair behind my ear. My heart was beating quickly and my breathing was off. I wanted to kiss him but I was nervous. What if I wasn't good at this? What if this wasn't something I could do? Kissing wasn't exactly something I was an expert in. Colby leaned in but paused right before his lips touched mine. Was he trying to make sure I wanted to kiss him? Did I have to tell him that? Did I have to say that with facial expressions because I was pretty sure mine were all over the place. The tension was agonizing. The waiting was agonizing. Would he just kiss me already? Why wouldn't he just kiss me? It felt like hours had passed. I got tired of waiting and I just pulled his face to mine. He seemed surprised by the sudden action but then started kissing me. And it felt, good. Why had I never kissed anyone before? This is what I was missing out on? Now I definitely was regretting missing out on this. And we just kissed in that stairwell for what seemed like forever until Colby pulled away. And then anxiety was creeping its way back into my mind. What if I was terrible and he stopped because he hated it?

"I'm sorry if that wasn't good. I don't...really know how."

He stifled a laugh. Great, he was just trying to be nice. Then, out of nowhere, I felt his lips on mine once again. And this time, there was no hesitation. He must have been nervous because it was my first kiss but this time, it was even better than before. He was like doing this thing with his tongue and his hands were pulling me closer to him. And it felt even better than the first time. I started to lose my nervousness and I put my hands in his hair and pulled him even closer. I felt like we couldn't get any closer but somehow, we did.

"Hey, guys. Are you...oh."

We looked to see Joe and Jon standing at the bottom of the stairs. Jon was trying not to laugh and Joe looked a bit awkward. I looked at Colby. His hair was a complete mess and he had lipstick all over his mouth. I was trying not to laugh and it looked like he was too. I don't even want to know what I looked like. Colby backed away from me.

"You need something?"

"Just seeing if you two are ok." Joe still seemed a bit awkward.

"Yeah, it sure looks like it, Joe." Jon couldn't stop laughing.

"Yeah, we're good. You guys going to the gym soon?"

"Yeah, we were about too." Joe seemed to shake the awkwardness.

"Cool." Colby turned back to me. "I'm going to go. I'll see you later."

I nodded and Colby kissed me then straightened my hair a bit before heading down the stairs.

"You might want to wipe off your lipstick." I heard Jon tell Colby as he laughed and left the stairwell. I shook my head before heading out of the stairwell too. I went back to my room and looked in the mirror. Wow, I was a mess. I fixed myself up before leaving the room. I went to Mercedes' room and knocked.

"Yeah?"

"You mind going on a field trip with me?"