before he cheats | a.cole

twenty seven

Roderick says, "So tomorrow, I was thinking that the guys and I could go buy some supplies down at the shop I saw when we came into the resort to play water games and we could hold our own tournament or something."

"Ooh," Ella says. "That sounds fun."

I nod as I swallow a bite of lasagna. "I agree," I say. "That sounds so fun."

Someone's phone begins to ring. Bobby pulls his out of his pocket and answers it without looking to see who it is. "Hello?" When whoever called says something, Bobby looks directly at Adam. "Britt, how many times does he have to tell you? Now you're going around him to see if he's telling the truth."

Adam holds out his hand for the phone. Bobby doesn't hand it to him but puts it on speaker then sets it down on the table in front of Adam. Bobby knows what's about to happen and he knows that all of us want to hear it.

Britt is saying, "... know but it's just weird that she's sick the same day that he leaves to go on vacation."

Adam asks, "What did I tell you if you called again?"

"Austin-" Britt says.

"Don't 'Austin' me, Britt," he says. He pauses for a second before he continues. "I told you what would happen if you called because you're worried Angelina is here when she's not. I can't be with you if you're going to keep acting like this."

Britt says, "Austin, please. Don't. Okay, I'm sorry."

Adam rolls his eyes and says, "You're not. You've never been sorry. You apologize yet you keep acting the same way. You apologize then get annoyed or upset when she calls me for work purposes. You apologize then you call Bobby thinking I wouldn't know."

"I am sorry, okay?" Britt says. "Please."

Adam looks at me and I'm looking at him. I nod and Adam looks back at the phone. "I'm not sorry," he says. "I'm done. Pack up your stuff and get out of my house before I get back."

Britt asks, "Where am I supposed to go?"

"Anywhere," Adam says. "I don't care. Get a hotel room or stay with a friend but I want you gone by the time I'm home. Goodbye, Britt."

Before she can say anything else, he hangs up the phone.

We're all silent as Bobby takes his phone back. I look at Adam. He looks at me. "Two weeks starting now," is all he says.

I smile and lean over, kissing him. Everyone at the table claps and cheers. They're all happy she's gone and I'm happy that after The Great NXT and AEW War that I'll be done with her too.

Two weeks isn't a very long time. Especially the next two weeks. We'll be busy so it'll go by quickly.

I can start holding hands with Adam as soon as the pay-per-view is over. I can kiss him whenever I want in two weeks. We won't have to hide it anymore.

Two weeks starting right now.

I pull back from the kiss and Adam says, "I can't believe I just did that."

"Believe it, Cole," Roderick says. "It just happened."

I smile and move myself closer to Adam, lacing our fingers together and resting my head on his shoulder.

Kyle says, "I don't think I've ever been so happy to see someone break up with someone else."

I laugh and look up at Adam. He looks down at me and he says softly, "I am now completely and one hundred percent your boyfriend."

I kiss his cheek and I say, "That sounds so good."

Adam smiles and moves a hand so it rests on my cheek. I lean into his touch and stare up at him. He says, "The next two weeks are going to suck."