before he cheats | a.cole

fifty two

Adam and I decide to watch Netflix and cuddle naked until we both fall asleep. It's about one in the morning when I hear a tiny knock on my door. I grab Adam's shirt from the floor and put it on. I put my underwear back on and go to answer the door.

"Aunt Angelina," I hear Troy say. "There are loud bangs coming from mommy and daddy's room. I got scared."

Adam laughs and I look back at him. He stops and I look back down at Troy. He's holding a little teddy bear. I say, "You don't have anything to be scared about, buddy. They're okay."

I lean down, picking Troy up. I make sure Troy's back is to Adam as he gets up, grabbing his boxers and putting them on quickly. He gets back in bed and I sit Troy on my bed. I say, "You can stay here with Uncle Austin and I but it's only for tonight, okay? I'll have a talk with your mommy and daddy in the morning so the loud noises will stop."

Troy nods. He crawls so he's laying next to Adam. "Hey, buddy," Adam says. "That's a cool teddy bear. Is that the one I bought for you?"

I slowly crawl back into bed. Troy lays between Adam and I as he nods. He says, "I named him Ring."

"Why Ring?" Adam asks.

Troy says, "Because you bought him for me and you wrestle in a ring so I named him Ring."

I smile and Adam says, "I like Ring. Very creative."

The three-year-old smiles and snuggles into Adam. I take in the sight and I smile. Troy falls asleep and Adam looks at me. "What?" he whispers.

I shake my head and whisper back, "Nothing."

I move so I'm cuddling Troy but my head is on Adam's shoulder. I close my eyes. I'm asleep within a few minutes.

***

The next morning, I'm woken up by Adam. He's leaving little kisses on my face and I look up at him. I smile.

"Good morning, princess," he says. "Sorry to wake you but I need my shirt back. I have to head out early today."

I look around, not seeing Troy. He must have woken up before me. I yawn and start to pull off Adam's shirt. The cold air hits my exposed upper body and I shiver. Adam puts his shirt on and walks to my closet, grabbing a large t-shirt for me. He tosses it at me and I put it on.

Adam says, "I'll probably be spending all day with my parents but maybe you can stop by the Performance Center around one to see me kick some Roddy ass in the ring for my parents."

I smile and say, "I might. It's been a few days since I've seen Nikki and Alexa so I might stop by. Smackdown is in Orlando tonight so they don't have to fly anywhere. I'm sure they'll be training all day too since they have a tag match tonight against Sasha Banks and Bayley."

Adam nods and kisses me softly. "I'll see you then," he says. I kiss him back and nod.

He pulls back and leaves the room. He says something to someone as he leaves the house. I hear the front door open and close.

I get up out of bed, moving slowly. My body hurts in more than one place. My knee is the least of my worries. I've never hurt this bad after sex.

I grab my crutches and walk out into the living room. Roderick and Marina sit on the couch. I look around for Troy. "Where's the little monster at?" I ask.

Marina smiles and says, "Upstairs playing in his room."

I join them on the couch and I say, "You two need to chill with whatever you were doing last night before you traumatize your son. He knocked on my door at one in the morning and said he heard loud noises coming from your room last night and that he was scared."