before he cheats | a.cole

three

Britt is taller than me but not by that much. I'm about 5'4" and she looks to be about three inches or so taller than me.

She could be my sister, honestly. We look very alike and that's coming from me.

Adam and I walk into the living room and Britt looks up at us. "There you are," she says, looking at Adam. "Finishing up your stream?"

Adam nods and walks over to his girlfriend, kissing her temple. "Of course," he says. "Angelina was able to join me for the last ten minutes and I was able to introduce her to everyone who didn't know her."

Adam and Britt look at me. I just stand and smile.

Britt says, "Oh, where are my manners? It's so good to meet you. Austin was telling me all about you on the phone earlier after your contract signing."

I was about to ask who Austin was but then remembered that's Adam Cole's legal name. Adam is Austin and Austin is Adam.

Britt walks forward and shakes my hand. The smile she has on her face looks very fake. I smile back at her and say, "I hope it was all good things."

Adam disappears into the kitchen and Britt says, "I don't know if it's a good thing when my boyfriend calls me up and says that he's going to be in a fake relationship for the next year."

"Oh, trust me," I say. "This next year will be interesting for me too."

Britt and I stand in the living room until Adam comes back to break the tension. He announces, "I have plates and napkins."

I walk away from Britt and toward Adam. "Thank you," I say as I grab a plate from him and grab a piece of pizza. I sit on the chair next to the couch. Adam and Britt take the couch. They're sitting very close to each other.

Britt asks, "So, Angelina. Where are you from?"

"A suburb right outside of Philadelphia. I've always considered myself a Philly girl so I say that's where I'm from," I explain.

Britt swallows her bite of pizza and says, "Oh you're from Pennsylvania too? I'm from Punxsutawney. It's closer to Pittsburgh than it is to Philly."

"Looks like we're all from Pennsylvania," I say, taking a bite out of my piece of pizza.

It's quiet before Britt asks, "So, I've never been a sugarcoater so I'm just going to straight up ask. What are your intentions with this dating storyline?"

"Britt," Adam says.

Britt says, "I want to know."

I'm dumbfounded that she asked this question. Is she that insecure and jealous that she had to ask that?

I decide to be smart and say, "I have my reasons to saying yes to the storyline." I take another bite of pizza.

"Like?" Britt asks.

I try to be as vague as I can. "I get new opportunities, better matches," I say. "I also get to spend time with one of my friends outside the ring since we are also business partners for the next year or so."

Britt has stopped eating her pizza and is staring at me. "So, you're just using Austin to your own advantage?" she asks.

"I'm not," I say. "As champion, I can get whatever matches I want. Teaming with Adam gives me even more opportunities and I'm sure him teaming with me gives him more opportunities as well. Mixed tag matches, a better support system at ringside."

Britt has begun to glare at me. I calmly eat my pizza.

Adam says something to Britt then she gets up and walks into the kitchen. Adam says in a soft voice, "I'm sorry about her. She can be a little possessive sometimes. Especially over me."