Chapter 1
The WWE were at a house show in Denver and April was in the ring currently in her match with Nikki Bella. Backstage, Phil aka CM Punk was watching her match whilst he packed up his ring gear. The door to the locker room opened and in walked Celeste. Phil looked up from his bag and smiled when he saw Celeste. He hadn't seen her since she left WWE.
"Celeste, oh my God, it's good to see you" Phil said as he zipped up his bag and walked over to her. She smiled at him as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Good to see you too, Phil" She said as he pulled out of the hug and looked at her.
"You look great, leaving WWE has worked out well for you, I see" He said and she smiled.
"Definitely" She said as she glanced at the screen. "April's in her match then?" She asked and Phil nodded. "So are you excited about the wedding next week?" She asked him.
"I am, just a bit of nerves. I don't want to ruin April's special day," he said anxiously.
"Don't you mean your special day too Phil?" she asked him with concern.
"Well, yes. It's just, lately things seem a bit off. I'm sure it's cause weddings aren't really my thing, otherwise I would have been married by now," he said with a slight chuckle. "Don't tell April that I'm not as excited about the wedding as she may be," he said as he looked up worried at Celeste.
"No problem Phil," she said as she placed a hand on his shoulder and sat down next to him to watch April's match. "You know, I am April's maid of honor, so if you need help with the wedding I can help you too. Have you got what you are wearing?"
"I was just going to wear one of my tux's that I never wear anyways," Phil shrugged.
"NO! You must get a new one, one that will be special. It's just like a dress for a girl on her wedding day, you'll want to be able to look back and say 'that's the suit I wore!' Okay? I'm taking you suit shopping tomorrow," Celeste said quickly just as April had picked up the victory.
"Okay, you're right. We can go in a few days," Phil agreed and Celeste smiled.
It wasn't long before April made it back to the locker room where Celeste and Phil were, she immediately shrieked and ran and jumped into Celeste's arms when she saw her best friend.
"Hey there squirt." Celeste said as she gave her a big smile.
"It's been forever you big nerd." April stated. She pulled away from her and smiled.
"I know this! Anyway, dude, you're getting married in a week!" She said with excitement.
"I know, it's exciting. I'm really glad you're here to help out. Thank you." April pulled her in for another hug.
"Dress shopping, bachelorette party planning. I reckon it will be great." Celeste beamed, April nodded in agreement. April turned to Phil and gave him a quick kiss.
"Also, you'll be happy to know I'm getting another suit." Phil told her. April smiled brightly at him.
"I'm going to take him out shopping in a few days for you." Celeste said. She gave Phil a little look, before she turned her attention back to April.
"You look after him then." April giggled.
"Oh, trust me, I will." Celeste smiled.
"Good, I'm just gonna go have myself a quick wash then we can go" April said as she grabbed her clean clothes and gave Phil another quick kiss before skipping off into the shower room. Phil turned to look at Celeste.
"It's cute the way she's so happy" She said and Phil nodded.
"Yeah" He said.
"So, I am gonna go wonder around backstage. Might swing by your hotel room later" Celeste said and Phil nodded and smiled at her.
"Okay, I'll see you later, hopefully" Phil said with a smile. Celeste smiled back and walked out the room. Phil sat back down on the bench and waited for April to finish her shower. He didn't know why but he was feeling slightly excited to see Celeste later on at the hotel. He was brought out of his thoughts when April walked into the room.
"Hey babe, Celeste gone?" She asked as she dried her hair with a towel.
"She's gone to wonder backstage, she said she might pop by our hotel room later" Phil said and April nodded and went to pack her ring gear away.
April and Phil headed back to their hotel room, where they immediately changed into some comfy clothes and crawled into bed to watch some films, cuddling with each other. "I'm so glad that Celeste is here, I finally have a girl to work out all the little details of our wedding with," April beamed with delight, "but of course I love your help too, babe," she giggled.
"No, I understand babe. Some things are better from a girl's perspective, I just want it to be perfect for you," Phil said as he smiled and squeezed April. Phil kept checking his phone for the time, he couldn't get the thought of Celeste coming by out of his head. Two hours had passed since they had arrived at the hotel, April was asleep in his arms, but Phil couldn't fall asleep, he didn't want to miss an opportunity to speak with Celeste again.
It was 1a.m. when a drunken Celeste knocked on the door, April woke straight up to go answer the door. "Hey, is it alright if I stay you guys? I lost my room key, and no one is at the front desk," Celeste slurred.
"Celeste, you're drunk. What happened to not drinking anymore?" April said strictly.
"Never mind that," Celeste slurred again, "can I stay or what?"
"Yeah, sure. You can sleep on the sofa over there," April said in an annoyed tone. April crawled back into bed with Phil as Celeste went to lay down on the couch, instantly falling asleep.
Phil woke up at the movement he felt on the bed, "babe, everything okay?" he asked a bit concerned.
"Yeah, Celeste is just drunk. She's sleeping on the sofa," she kissed his forehead. "Go back to sleep, love," she said lovingly as she cuddled into his arms and fell fast asleep. Phil squeezed her and smiled as he looked over at the sleeping Celeste before falling fast asleep.
The next morning April woke up, still in Phil's arms. He was already awake. He couldn't get so much sleep the night before. He kept thinking about Celeste. He didn't know why.
"Morning cutie. Everything okay?" April asked him. She pecked his cheek.
He shook off the thought of Celeste. He needed to focus on April.
"I'm good, I guess babe. How'd you sleep?" He asked.
"It was okay of course. I was with you." She poked his nose. He gave her a small smile.
"Come on guys, I want pancakes for breakfast!" Celeste yelled to them.
"Pancakes, my kind of woman." Phil said jokingly.
April lightly hit his chest, "Behave." She giggled. She hopped out of bed and headed to the shower. Phil headed towards Celeste's way.
"Hey you." She smiled.
"Morning, you" Phil said as he sat down on the couch.
"I have a banging headache" She said and Phil laughed.
"Alcohol problems!" He said and she playfully glared at him.
"Shh, I had fun, from what I can remember anyway" She said and Phil laughed again. "So are we gonna go get food or what?" Celeste asked and Phil shrugged.
"April is in the shower. Are you free today?" Phil asked and Celeste nodded. "Good, how about we go tux shopping today?" Phil asked.
"Sounds good to me. After breakfast?" She asked and Phil nodded. "Okay, I will meet you guys downstairs in an hour, I need to go get a new key to my room and get out of these clothes" Celeste said as she stood up.
"Okay, see you later, wear something nice" Phil said and Celeste smiled at him.
"Of course, I always look good" She said and laughed. Phil smiled and stood up.
"Yeah you do" He said. She smiled at him then left their hotel room. Phil was knocked out of his daze when he heard the bathroom door unlock and April walked out the bathroom.
April smiled and quickly wrapped her arms around Phil, giving him a slight peak on the lips. "I love you," she said staring into his eyes lovingly.
"I love you too, babe," Phil smiled and kissed her forehead. "How long do you think it'll take you to get ready? I don't want to keep Celeste waiting too long, plus we are going shopping for my tux after," he said trying to not sound as though he were more excited about spending time with Celeste than anything.
"Oh, right. I'll be ready in ten minutes. You can go ahead and go get Celeste then head downstairs if you would like, I'll be down soon," April said as she began looking for a shirt to go with her shorts.
"Okay, babe. I'll do that," Phil said as he walked to her and gave her a kiss on the lips. "Hurry up though cutie, I'll miss you," he said with a wink which caused April to blush. Phil walked out of the room and made his way to Celeste's room. Thoughts of Celeste keep racing through his mind, but then glimpses of April did too. He thought of how wrong it was that he couldn't get his soon to be wife's best friend out of his mind. He tried to shake it off as he knocked on Celeste's room door.
"Just a second!" He heard her voice. He nodded though she was on the other side of the door.
The door opened and there stood Celeste in a towel. Her hair was wet. Phil's jaw almost dropped.
"I'll uh, I'll come back." He stuttered. She let out a little laugh.
"Don't be silly, we're friends, just come in, and no peeking." She teased.
"No promises." He said under breath. He made his way into her room and sat down on her couch. She went to her room to grab her clothes.
"Should we grab a late lunch after our shop together?" She asked him as she let the towel fall to the floor. She put on some pink lingerie and picked out an outfit that Phil would like the most. A batman sweater and some pink leggings that bought out her butt a bit. She didn't know why she was trying so hard for him.
"Sure we can." He called to her.
"Oh good." She smiled to herself and threw on her clothes. She walked out of her room, "Tada!" She said. He smiled.
"Gorgeous as ever." He complimented.
"Being all flirty lately." She stated.
"We uh, should go downstairs." He avoided what she said to him.
Truth is Phil didn't even know why he was acting this way with Celeste, he had never felt this way about anyone other than April. "Ap said she will meet us there" He added as Celeste grabbed her jacket and bag and they walked out of her room. They got into the elevator together and Phil kept glancing over at Celeste, taking in her appearance. Her cute batman sweater and her leggings which complimented her ass nicely. He blinked a few times then turned away right when the elevator landed on the ground floor.
"Hey there my handsome man" April said as she spotted Phil and she placed her arms around his waist. Phil smiled and placed a kiss onto her head.
"Hey there my gorgeous lady" He said as he placed his arm around April's shoulders and looked at Celeste.
"Shall we go now?" April asked. Phil and Celeste nodded and they walked out of the hotel.
They made it to the restaurant and ordered a round of pancakes for everyone. "So are you excited for your tux shopping in a bit Phil?" Celeste asked as she took a bite of her blueberry pancakes.
Phil looked up and smiled, "Yeah, I suppose. I'm not much of a shopper, but I'm sure it'll be fun with you," he couldn't help but laugh, Celeste looked so adorable eating her pancakes.
"Oh, April, if you would like you could meet us for lunch after we have finished shopping for his tux?" Celeste beamed. Phil began to feel a bit nervous, Celeste had already mentioned that he was being extra flirty, what if she needed April there to keep her from feeling uncomfortable?
"Sorry, I can't. I need to go train and figure out all the details for my upcoming match where I'll be written off TV for a bit so I can enjoy being married to my sweet man," April smiled as she leaned over onto Phil's shoulder.
"Okay girly, thought I'd offer. Uh Phil you about done?" Celeste asked causing Phil to look up with a mouthful of pancakes. Everyone laughed.
Phil finished his mouthful of pancakes and said, "Yeah, I'm ready to go," he gave April a kiss. "I'll see you in a bit, good luck with training. I love you," April blushed and kissed his cheek.
"I love you too. Have fun you two, Celeste take care of my man for me, okay?" April joked as the two got up and made their way to the car.
It was a quick drive into the town. There were a load of stores, and Phil knew this would be his hell, but he didn't care, he wanted to be closer to Celeste for some reason.
"I hope this isn't long, I want lunch." Phil chuckled. Celeste shook her head and smiled at him.
"You literally just ate." She commented.
"But food. Don't disrespect the food. Don't treat the food badly." He winked at her. She rolled her eyes playfully. They both got out of the car and made their way to the first store. Celeste picked out two suits for him to try on.
"These are nice." She said. He let out a small groan.
"They all look the same." He pouted at her.
"But made by designers duh." She gave him the suits and he made his way to the changing rooms.
Phil tried on the tux and looked in the mirror. He thought it was nice, but he didn't really feel up to the whole marriage thing. He wanted April to be happy regardless. He walked out the room. Celeste's eyes lit up.
"You look great!" She smiled. "But, that's not the one you know?" She giggled. He shook his head and went back in the changing room to try on another one.
"So how do I know when I know the one is?" Phil called out as he took off the suit and started putting on the other one.
"Because you will feel comfortable and when you look in the mirror you will picture yourself side by side with your future wife" Celeste said from the other side of the door.
"Bow ties is a definite no, no" Phil said with a groan as he struggled to tie up the bow tie.
"Let me help you" Celeste said. Phil sighed and unlocked the door. Celeste walked in and grabbed hold of his tie and fixed it so it looked like a bow.
"You made it look so easy" Phil said softly as he looked down at Celeste, she smiled and Phil felt the sudden urge to kiss her. He lifted his hand up and gently brushed her hair out of her face. She looked up at him and acting on instinct Phil leaned down and placed his lips onto hers. Everything about this kiss felt right, Phil felt right. Their kiss intensified when he felt her begin to kiss him back.