To Be Torn Between Two

Chapter 7: Phil

Crap, it's Layla. Cody shut his eyes before turning around to greet her. "Hey" Cody grinned nervously at her. He was as nervous as ever. He could feel the palm of his hands becoming all clammy and sweaty. This was the affect Layla had on him. "So why are you out here?" Cody asked and immediately cursed himself for asking such a stupid question.

"Well Eve is supposedly hanging with Randy" Layla said looking down at the ground as Cody gathered some courage to speak.

"And John and Kelly went to get drinks so we can have something to drink with our food" Cody babbled nervously and cursed himself silently once he realized he was acting like a complete idiot.

"So then it's just the two of us" Layla concluded to which Cody just nodded his head in agreement. "You know I've always wanted to do this" Layla smiled as Cody frowned in confusion at her as she took off her shoes. Layla ran towards the pool and jumped into the pool creating a huge splash getting water on Cody's jeans. Cody stared at her in disbelief.

"You're crazy Layla. The chlorine is going to ruin your clothes" Cody stated staring down at her as Layla laughed at him.

"I'm a WWE Diva Cody, I have plenty of clothes so don't worry about that" she answered causing Cody to pinch the bride of his nose. This was just awkward for him. "I dare you to jump in" Layla grinned up at him.

"What? No!" he exclaimed. "I'm not as crazy as you Layla."

"Ow! Cramp!" Layla exclaimed. "I need a lifeguard" Layla began splashing around everywhere. "Rescue me! Help!" Cody couldn't help but smile at Layla's immaturity. He threw off his shoes and socks and unbuttoned his expensive shirt that he didn't want to ruin and left it on one of the chairs before diving into the pool and swimming towards Layla. When he reached her, he pulled her into a hug.

"Looks like I just rescued you" Cody said with a smile and Layla couldn't help but hug him back. Cody was feeling slightly more comfortable around Layla. Maybe it was her carefree attitude that made him settle down a bit.

"And it looks like you just ruined your jeans" Layla said causing Cody to laugh.

"I'm a WWE Superstar Layla, I have plenty of jeans, you don't need to worry about that" Cody mocked her words from earlier. Cody wore a heart melting grin that was just so addictive, well to Layla at least. "But I wasn't to keen on ruining my shirt, it was expensive" Cody chuckled and Layla giggled at him. Cody tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, while in the meantime he got lost in her eyes. Layla touched his cheek causing Cody to blush only slightly.

"Did I ever tell you that I think you have the most insane smile?" Layla said looking into his blue eyes.

"No, but now they you did, I think I'm in love" Cody grinned which caused Layla to blush ever so slightly but Cody noticed. Damn I just revealed it. Why did I do that? Cody silently cursed himself. Layla knew that Cody always followed her around like he was her personal assistant or something along those lines. She had never asked him to do that for her but nonetheless he did it and that's because he cared for her. Layla cared for Cody too.

Oh that emotion in his eyes Layla told herself. She felt it. She felt what Cody wanted to tell her just by looking into his beautiful blue eyes. He immediately held her close and looked into her dark brown eyes. "Layla?" he asked. "I'm sorry." He apologized for his feelings that he had just revealed seconds ago. "If you don't feel the same way-" Layla stopped him from going any further by placing a finger on his lips. She shook her head at him.

"No Cody, don't apologize. It's ok, seriously" she said honestly and cheekily smiled up at him. Cody smiled back at her and he cupped her face with his right hand as Layla locked her arms around his neck.