Happy New Year, Baybay. - Adam Cole x Reader.
SHIP: Adam Cole x Fem!Reader.
WORD COUNT: 1,898
SHORT DESCRIPTION: It’s New Years Eve, your first as a NXT Superstar to be exact and whilst thankful for an invite you’d be lying if you said that you didn’t feel completely out of place and awkward at Candice and Johnny’s annual party. Insert a slightly drunken Undisputed Era to lighten the mood and make you feel like you’re one of the family, which you are and then add a midnight’s kiss with the NXT Champion to the mix and you’re kicking 2020 off the good way.
WARNINGS: None, enjoy some good guy Adam fluff!
NOTES: Happy 2020 to you all! Just wanted to do something short and sweet to kick the new decade off and over the past year I have fallen madly in love with Adam so voila. Enjoy my first fic in what seems like forever, I hope it isn’t too shabby. :) - - - Sipping your glass of wine timidly and then letting out a soft sigh once the red liquid hit the back of your throat, you scanned the crowd in hopes of finding a familiar face. Whilst no stranger to spending holidays such as New Year’s Eve either alone or on the road (you’d been in this business a long time), this was your first year under employment with the WWE so it was your first holiday away from home as an official NXT superstar, overall you had fitted in with the roster pretty well and the couple of live televised appearances you’d made had gone better than you could imagine, everyone, yourself had high hopes regarding your career but as you stood in the corner of the large house owned by Candice and Johnny Gargano, you couldn’t help but feel like an outsider, music blaring loudly, various conversations filling the spaces in the air. The lovely couple, who you viewed as an older brother and sister had invited everyone they could so that meant the entire NXT locker-room. Curse the Gargano’s for being so friendly. Almost as if she could hear your prayers, a beaming Rhea Ripley approached you and embraced you in a warm hug which you returned graciously. A few years younger than yourself, Rhea was on top of the world, recently capturing the NXT women’s championship from Shayna and behind the scenes, she’d been the first person to welcome you to the family with open arms. Her intimidating in ring persona was just that - a persona, outside she was a complete and utter sweetheart who you adored. “Y/N, glad you could make it! You enjoying yourself?” She asked brightly, looking ravishing as ever in a little black dress and black doctor martin boots. You nodded and tucked a strand of hair behind your ear, flattening the red dress that hugged your own frame. “I am.” You replied honestly. “But there’s so many fucking people here, it’s a bit overwhelming.” Rhea chuckled. “Yeah, I feel ya girl, I feel ya. C’mon, come with me, we’ll get you fitted in with everyone in no time.” “Rhea what are y-” However, before you could finish your question, you found yourself being dragged rather aggressively away from your corner and towards a dining room table that had been transformed into a beer pong playing field surrounded by Candice, Johnny, Io and the Undisputed Era. As you approached the biggest stars your brand had to offer, you came over all shy, any degree of confidence you had was now completely gone. Rhea looked back at you, noticed this and smirked, pushing you forward. Io and Candice were engaged in conversation whilst Johnny and Bobby Fish were engaged in an intense game of beer pong. That left Roderick Strong’s, Kyle O'Reilly’s and the champ Adam Cole’s eyes to fall onto you and Rhea, although their attention was mainly focused on you. “Rhea, champ welcome back! You bought-” A slightly intoxicated Kyle stopped speaking as he gazed at you, recognition in his eyes. He stroked his chin gently, trying to conjure up your name. “No, no, I know who you are, I just can’t-” “That’s Y/N, you Canadian idiot.” A sober and much calmer Adam Cole cut in and Kyle gasped in recognition, muttering to himself “Yes, of course” as Roderick just chuckled and offered you a glass of beer which you took with a nod of thanks. “First time?” “Huh?” You asked, dazed. As Adam stepped into the light, you found your trail of thought to be interrupted, firstly you were surprised that he knew you on a name to name basis and not just as the new girl and secondly you were surprised at just how attractive he was up close. Hair thrown up into a messy bun, tight black jeans and a maroon shirt with the top two buttons undone clinging to his toned figure, he radiated pure beauty. “First time at a NXT party?” He repeated with a smirk and you nodded. “Is it that obvious?” You responded, gingerly leaning on the table. By now conversation had died down to just you and Adam, Rhea and Roderick pulling Kyle away whenever he tried to interrupt. “No. But I know you haven’t been here for more than a year.” His smirk grew and you smiled softly, sipping your drink. “I wish otherwise though, we could’ve gotten to know one another sooner, better late than never I suppose, we’re both here right now. I’d introduce myself but I take it you know who I am.” You flushed scarlet, speechless. He wanted to get to know you?! And had done for a while? After a minute or two (which felt like a decade or two) you finished the lengthy sip of your drink, spluttered a little and cleared your throat. “I’d introduce myself but I take it you know who I am, Cole.” You mimicked, shooting him a smirk of your own. “Touche. I do know who you are.” He said and then offered his arm, you raised an eyebrow and he continued. “We either stay here and you get bombarded with questions from Kyle, asking you if you’d like an Undisputed Era shirt, or you let me guide you round the Gargano’s place so I can get to know you. I’m a big fan. Have been for a while now.” He admitted, a little sheepishly. You couldn’t help but place your drink down and hook your arm around his, he smiled. “Shall we, my lady?” “You’re this charming to all the new women?” You teased. “Just the pretty ones.” He teased back, leading you away gradually. “And you, you happen to be the prettiest newbie on the block. The bad boy thing? Just an act, I’m an angel really.” He grinned and you didn’t think he was joking this time, leaning in a little close. You laughed a little, going shy once more. “DON’T FORGET TO KISS AT MIDNIGHT. WHICH IS IN TEN MINUTES.” Your head shot back to see Johnny shout at you, winking playfully. Oh great, they’d all seen that little encounter. They were all grinning and smirking, indicating that you should go for it, Candice slapped her husband’s arm playfully but shot you a warm, reassuring smile. You glanced back at Adam who just rolled his eyes playfully. “Ten minutes until the new decade.” You muttered aloud, more to yourself than to anyone else. “What a crazy one this has been.” “Amen.” Adam added in and you’d almost forgotten he was there, arm interlocked with your own. “We finally made it to the big leagues kid. I’ve got a feeling you’ll fit in just fine here, don’t you worry. You’re a star.” “Uhm.. thanks?” You smiled, unsure where all this positive attitude and series of compliments had come from, you weren’t complaining though. “Don’t thank me, thank yourself. You’re the reason you got here, I see it in you, the fear, the nervousness, I locked eyes with you earlier this evening but I don’t know if you noticed, from then I knew I must get a moment to talk with you, hence why I sent Rhea to come collect you. I didn’t want you to go into the decade alone, feeling out of place. I’ve been in your shoes before and I know what it takes to get out of them.” He spoke rather calmly, not realising or not acknowledging the fact that his words were making you feel a lot better and making your heart speed up a little. “You mean that?” Was all you could say, curious to know. He unhooked your arms and turned to look at you, stopping the two of you in your tracks. Thankfully he was rather party savvy and decided to stop in a position where there wasn’t a loud crowd of party-goers. “Of course I do Y/N. There’s a lot of talk about you backstage. Don’t panic, it’s all positive.” He reassured you once noticing your eyes widen in alarm. “We all know you’ll hold Rhea’s title someday, don’t tell her I said that, she’ll probably deck me.” He joked and you grinned. “Yeah, let me go tell my mate that I’m about to take her title, that’ll go down fine won’t it.” You joked back and he laughed, a genuine, loud laugh that followed into silence. You went to speak but were cut off by Candice’s booming voice as she stood up on a beer crate, clearing her throat. After a few minutes the attention turned to her, the music was switched off and she cleared her throat. “Friends, Johnny and I would like to thank you all for coming once more. Every year we do a party like this, because we’re a family in that ring and outside of it and family sticks together, they celebrate the highs and mourn the lows, together. This year has been incredible for us collectively and individually to some extent, we’ve seen some of the greatest matches and rivalries.” She pointed to Adam and Johnny who smiled. “Dominant champions getting their comeuppance.” Her gaze shifted to Shayna who chuckled airily, slapping Rhea’s shoulder and then to Rhea who whooped and held her hand up. “And we’ve met some amazing new additions who’ll have a promising future.” Her eyes locked onto yours and so did plenty of others, Adam squeezed your shoulder and shouted “Damn right” which made you and Candice laugh, your cheeks a little flustered. “What I’m trying to say is, I’m a little cut for time since we’re two minutes away from 2020, is this year, this decade has been the decade of NXT and I love you all!” Her speech was met with a standing ovation, cheers and claps and she thanked everyone before looking over at Johnny who nodded. “Okay people, thirty seconds away from 2020, grab a girl, a boy, a friend, a lover and get ready to pucker up!” You were a little confused, looking around to see people pairing up left right and centre, to.. kiss? “Yeah I never understood why she makes us all do this either.” 10! You looked up to Adam who was already gazing down at you softly. 9! You titled your head to the side. 8! “So.. are we..?” You asked shyly. 7! “We might as well.” He shrugged. 6! “Only if you want to that is.” He added in quickly, stepping back slightly to give you your space. 5! You thought about his offer for a moment. 4! 3! 2! You smiled. Why the hell not? 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR! As Candice’s voice boomed through the living room, you leaned up towards Adam’s lips, arms draping around his neck, his pulling you in by the waist, not knowing if the drink was talking for you or not, he met your lips, crashing his down against yours and you shared a short, passionate and sweet kiss with the NXT Champion. Cheers erupted from around you as couples kissed, music began playing and fireworks boomed across the neighbourhood. You could hear Rhea cheering you on. “Happy new year, Y/N.” Adam muttered softly, smiling against your lips once the kiss ended, your arms still draped around his neck. You smiled back after the greatest New Year’s kiss you’d ever had, you smirked at him playfully, tone teasing. “Happy new year, baybay.”
