Black Widow | Rhea Ripley | Slow-Burn & Spicy

Chapter Twenty-Five - A Muse

BLACK WIDOW

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
A Muse

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I just arrive to the stadium to find Rhea. After her long day of PR, and me finally getting my delayed flight in, I was beyond excited to see her. It's been a couple days.

Riley: Just got here! Where abouts are you?

Rhea: Bottom floor, just before the gorilla. Hurry if you can! 😘

I glanced at the time, seeing it was literally 20 minutes into go time, I upped my pace.

I ran into Dom on the way, who smiled and chatted briefly. He was going the same way, so I just followed him.

I caught sight of Rhea down the end of the hall, pacing back and forth, rehearsing spots in her head. She was so focused, it was beautiful.

"Rheaaaa." Dom called annoyingly from the end we were at at the hall, annoying and disrupting her.

Rhea looked.

"Look who I found." Dom pointed at me.

Rhea smiled. "Hey."

Coming to her, she opened her arms to me first and I didn't say no, I hugged her. Big and firmly, arms rubbing all down her back, and no it had nothing to with the lack of clothing she had on now. The leather and the chains and the skin...

"You look amazing." I compliment and pull back.

"Thanks." She whispered, and glanced to Dom.

I looked at Dom. "No funny business tonight, yeah?"

Dom put his hands up, grinning though. "No funny business."

I didn't believe him. By the look Rhea had on her face, eyes rolling, I totally didn't believe him.

Dom excused himself, going into the gorilla.

Rhea pulled me in for another hug, not letting go this time. She softly kissed the top of my head. "Thank god you made it here in time, I really wanted to see you."

"Me too." I say against her shoulder. "I wanna wish you good luck, but you don't need it."

Rhea pulled back, still holding my shoulders. "Thank you." She didn't sound so confident.

"You got this, Rhea." I tell her. "Be confident." I nod assuringly. "You're so incredibly ready to be back in the ring."

She listened and softly nodded.

Footsteps came from behind me and passed us, a hand on my arm. "Hey babes." Liv said friendly.

I smiled as she kept going past us. "Hey."

She went into the gorilla.

Rhea stared at me. "Now she's trying to steal my actual girlfriend... To far." She was being playful.

I roll my eyes in amusement, but take the fact she called me her girlfriend a positive sign forwards. "I definitely would choose you, there'd be no other option."