before he cheats | a.cole

ten

It's almost eleven. I've had about five drinks. No one has cut me off yet but I'm not falling over drunk either. I'm drunk but I'm aware of my surroundings and I know what's happening. I can hold a conversation.

Adam is probably drunker than me. His words are a little slurred. I'll probably have to cut him off soon so he can sober up and drive me home.

One of my favorite songs comes on and I get excited. I tap Adam's arm and he looks over at me. "What's up?" he asks.

"Come dance with me," I say. "I love this song and I don't wanna go alone. Please."

Adam smiles and nods.

My plan is already working out great. Yes, this was my plan. To go dance with Adam. We'd be alone and in a sea of people who have no idea who we were, maybe. Who knows who recognizes us from NXT. We are the faces of NXT so anyone could know us.

I get up and leave the little area where Adam and I are sitting with a bunch of other wrestlers. Adam follows me. We get lost in the crowd. I feel Adam take my hand as we walk deeper into the crowd on the dance floor. I stop walking and look up at Adam.

I begin to dance around, holding Adam's hand. I look at him while I dance and he smiles. He spins me around and I laugh.

Another wave of confidence comes over me and I move closer to Adam. He looks down at me and asks, "What are you doing? I have a girlfriend."

I throw his words back at him. I reach up and talk in his ear. "I don't hear you telling me to stop," I say, wrapping my arms around his neck. Adam smiles.

"Still throwing my own words at me," he says.

I nod and move myself closer to him. My body moves against his and he puts his hands on my waist. He begins to move with me and I look up at him. "If you didn't want me to throw them back at you then you shouldn't have said them," I say, teasing him.

Adam's arms warp around my waist, pulling me closer to him. He talks softly, "You're driving me crazy, Angelina."

My hands slide to Adam's cheeks and I stare up at him as I keep dancing against him. I ask, "Why haven't you done anything about it then?"

He leans down, our lips inches apart. The butterflies rise in my stomach again. Adam says, "I'm trying to restrain myself from you. You're making it very difficult for me."

I say, "Then stop trying."

"I have a girlfriend," Adam says, smiling a bit.

I lean up and our lips brush against each other as I talk. "You're still not backing away," I say.

Adam says softly, "That's probably because I want you to kiss me."

I pull Adam down to me and I kiss him softly. My heart begins racing again as Adam kisses me back. The kiss begins to get a little heated and my hands slide into Adam's hair. His tongue swipes across my bottom lip. I part my lips a bit and Adam slips his tongue into my mouth. I taste the alcohol on his lips.

Adam pulls back a bit and he says, "You really are driving me crazy."

"Shut up and just kiss me," I say, reaching up to him again.

Adam leans in and says into my ear, "I want to do more than just kiss you, Angelina." My heart skips a beat when he says that. I stare up at him. "Unless you don't want to do anything more than just kiss."

I look up at him and say, "I want you. I've wanted you for a while."

Adam smiles and says, "Then let's go. Let's tell everyone we're leaving."