Unexplainable [Original Version]

[chapter ten: "on top of the world"]

Chapter 10: "On Top of the World"
Jolene Milford's POV

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"Fuck, it feels good to be on top, doesn't it? We've all been killing it lately. I'm proud of us!" Scott grins as he drives us away from the arena. We just finished the second Nitro of '97, and honestly, we're all in really good spirits! I'm in the passenger seat and enjoying a smoke while we head to a bar not too far from the arena.

"Things are pretty damn nice around here." Kev chimes in from the backseat. "I'm quite happy with the way things are going right now. Our business is booming, and shit, we're all doing just fine."

"It's great, huh? The nWo is running the place and we're at the head of it all." Kid cheers. I look over my shoulder and see him grinning in his seat behind Scott. "I love it!"

"We've come a long way. It feels like just yesterday that you came back, Scott. Look at us now! Hulk's World Champion, and you two are tag champs." I send Kev a quick smirk before turning back around in my seat. "The nWo is one of the best things to happen to any of us."

I take a final puff of my cigarette as Scott replies, "Without a doubt. Life is pretty sweet." He chuckles. "I don't think there's anything that could bring us down right now." He pauses for a second before shrugging. "I mean, there's some shit that could happen that wouldn't be great, but I don't see anything like that happening to us."

"When things are good, they're good, and goddamn, are things good right now. Bad shit is always possible, but we're at the top right now and we should enjoy it." Kev's quite happy, but understandably so.

"Enjoy it we shall." Scott agrees, looking at the upcoming turns on the road. "Hey, am I supposed to take this turn up here?"

"No, it's the third one on the left." I point towards one of the turn-offs down the road. Scott nods and continues on. I'd scoped out the area earlier when Kimberly and I went to lunch.

"Ah, thanks."

When we get to the bar, Scott hands me the keys. I offered earlier to be our designated driver, in case the guys drink way too much. After all, I can just booze it up when we get back to the hotel. It's no big deal.

In the bar, we get a little table near the back. Kid gets me an ash tray, which I'm very grateful for. The guys all order their drinks while I merely sit my cigarettes and lighter on the table.

"You sure you want to bother being the one that drives us back tonight?" Kev asks as he takes his drink into his hand. "'Cause I'll take it easy if you want me to deal with it."

"Don't worry about it. I've got it." I send Kev a smile as I mindlessly tap the bottom of my lighter on the table. "Drink the fuck up, guys."

"Ah, to our super-responsible Joli! The woman who makes our lives so much better just by waiting a few hours to get wasted!" Kid grins at me as he raises his glass. When Kev and Scott laugh and clink their glasses with his, Kid adds, "Seriously though, thanks Joli!"

"Our little savior." Scott jokes before he takes a drink. "Where-oh-where would we be without you?"

"It's hard to say. I imagine it wouldn't be too fun of a place, though." I giggle. "But come on, we're not here to praise me individually. Tonight is about all of us!"