Euphoria

In Your Corner

The sound of Adonis' heavy breathing echoed throughout the dressing room as he jogged in place, throwing punches in the air. The muffled sounds of fans cheering above them only ignited his fire burning within him. His adrenaline pumped through his veins making it almost impossible for him to sit still for no longer than a couple of minutes at a time.

It was thirty minutes till showtime, Bria looked at her watch as she stood aside him, in her mink trench coat and watched him closely as he went through a couple of drills with Joe. Her nerves were eating at her alive so while everyone's attention was on Adonis, she stepped outside into the hallway to breathe.

Adonis noticed her absence as he followed her through the crowd of reporters. He knew something was bothering her so he knew he had to talk to her before the fight would start shortly.

Outside of his dressing room, Bria leaned against the wall looking down at her phone to respond to a few messages from her family back home. Her father sent her a few photos of Yara in a onesie that read 'Team Creed'. She smiled and made Yara's photo her lock screen and opened her Instagram app to upload a couple of photos of her and Adonis holding hands while walking in a hallway backstage.

' #TeamCreed @BriaStevens '

Members of the press walked out of the dressing room, causing Bria to look up. She turned around watching everyone file out of the dressing room. Rocky appeared at the door seconds after sending everyone out and turned to look at his niece.

"Donnie wants to see you." Rocky says.

"Only you." He emphasized.

Bria looked around at the people surrounding her and nods, squeezing her way through the crowd of media and Team Creed. After closing the door behind her, she spotted Donnie sitting down on a bench near the lockers. He looked up when he heard her heels clicking against the ground. He slightly smiles, admiring her chic look: black leather paper bag pants, and a sleeveless mock neck nude bodysuit, and YSL heels.

"Hey baby." She greets him as she walked in between his legs.

"Hey my love." He returns her a smile and wraps his arms around her hips pulling her closer into him. She smiled and bent down to kiss him on his lips, before sitting down on his lap.

"How are you feeling?" Bria asks him.

"I'm feeling every single emotion right now, it's crazy...I'm getting ready to avenge my fathers death."

"This must be a lot for you..."

"I was built for this...but I'm setting the record straight. I'm not letting my father die in vein."

"He would be so proud of you." Bria cupped his cheeks to peer into his eyes. "I'm proud of you. I'm
proud to be your girl you've worked your ass off for your entire life for this exact moment. Tonight you will be making history." Bria smiled with admiration.

"All that pent up rage and aggression you've been holding onto...let it loose, let the beast loose tonight. I love you."

"I love you," Adonis leaned in to kiss her.

A banging on the door startled the two as Bria stood up, knowing what time it was. Rocky renters the room with Team Creed filing in the room.

"Hate to break up whatever moment you two were sharing but it's ten minutes till showtime. Let's wrap up your fists, so we can put your gloves on." Rocky instructed.

Standing in the doorway, Bianca stood alongside Adonis' mother who was there to support him. Off guard, Bria gave Adonis a weird look because she was starting to feel some type of way as he was getting ready. Terrence stood beside her, noticing something was off about her. He placed a hand on her upper backside, to check on how she was.