A/N: New story all! It's going to be a tad different and a little darker. Also keep in mind with life changing I might not be able to update constantly. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed my other stories and I hope you enjoy this one.
Disclimar: I own nothing
Rated M for language and sexual situations.
Summary: Punk was cold, angry and bitter. He used everyone he could get his hands on while his mentor helped feed his ego. But is hurting the wrong person enough to change his way? Takes place during 2012 championship run.
Cold Night
AJ woke up in her hotel room at around six in the morning and had a goofy smile on her face as she stretched her arms over her head, hoping to wake the man sleeping next to her, hoping to repeat last night's events again. When she rolled over she was met with a cold spot, one she had grown familiar with. She wasn't sure why she expected him to actually stay threw the night but she kicked off her bed sheets and headed into the shower not being able to help feeling disappointed.
She washed off the events of last night and his scent in the process. She loved sneaking away with him she still wasn't sure why he insisted on sneaking around because he wasn't tied down to anyone and neither was she but the current WWE champion was all about keeping AJ a secret. And what kind of secret was it? They technically weren't dating they were simply 'fuck buddies' as Punk referred to them as. She wanted something deeper and he didn't. He loved having his freedom he was tied down to Amy and Beth for so long and before that Maria, he just wanted to enjoy himself and she didn't blame him. But a slight romantic gesture would have been nice once in a while such as taking her to dinner or at least having conversation with her before he ripped her clothes off.
CM Punk was in a dark place these last few months and that's where it all began for them. He was always friendly to her and greeted her with a smile and she appreciated that because Punk wasn't nice to most of the people he worked with. Either being Champion was getting to his head or it was more pressure then he thought it would be. He fought to be the face of the company but now he was constantly traveling and ALWAYS in character. Not that CM Punk and Phil Brooks were much different.
AJ packed up her bag and exited her hotel as she drove three hours by herself to the next venue. She ditched Celeste last night who was driving out so she could hang out with Punk. She was hoping Punk would have at least offered her a ride to SmackDown but his bus was long gone. Maybe Punk just wasn't the dating type and AJ was wasting her time hoping one morning he'd wake up and realize she was the perfect fit for him…..
"Did you just get here?" Celeste asked as AJ joined her at her table in catering. She was sitting with Big E and Ziggler and they were her road buddies when she wasn't ditching them to hang out with Punk.
"Yea" AJ groaned "There was so much traffic "Then I got a flat tire and was covered in mud trying to change it, as soon as I got here I had to take another shower"
"You should drove in with us last night" Ziggler shrugged "Clear and empty roads all night"
"Yea next time" AJ mumbled sipping her water
"What's got you so down?" Langston asked amused "You stayed last night because you said you were too tired and you look like you didn't sleep a wink"
"Yea I couldn't sleep again" she mumbled looking at her phone, no messages from Punk. Not even to check if she made it to the venue all right.
"Maybe playing the new GM is tiring you out" Ziggler teased
"Yea maybe" AJ shrugged "It's a lot more media appearances"
"Don't worry we'll be working together soon" Ziggler assured her "A few more weeks actually"
"Keep your tongue to yourself" AJ warned him and he let out a laugh
"I'll do my best" He teased.
AJ's eyes moved to the figure that entered the catering room, Punk with Paul Heyman at his side. Both had hard faces on and neither looked too pleased. But that was their normal facial features as of late. Punk looked AJ's way briefly and looked right through her as if she didn't exist. How can they spend so many nights together and could barely acknowledge her at work. She was being used and it stung.
"Did you hear anything I just said?" Celeste asked her
"Sorry, no" AJ said putting on a smile
"AJ is still crushing" Langston teased
"What?" AJ asked surprised
"The way you look at Punk, it's like a lovesick teenager" Langston teased her
"Do you even work here?" AJ shot at the NXT champion
"I'm doing some dark matches" Langston teased
"Seriously give it up AJ" Ziggler encouraged "You're not his type"
"What do you say that? We have a lot in common" AJ defended
"First of all he fucks around" Ziggler laughed "Who was he talking about last night in the locker room?" He asked Langston
"That UFC chick" Langston responded "Felicia…"
"Felice Herrig?" AJ asked coldly
"That's it" Ziggler nodded
AJ had seen how him and the UFC fighter had been 'flirting' on Twitter. She didn't think anything was going on and not because she actually came out and asked but because again they didn't usually chat. She was mostly afraid of him admitting to being with other women even though deep down she knew it, she just didn't want to hear it.
"He's been sleeping with her?" AJ asked them
"I wouldn't call it sleeping" Ziggler teased "She lives in Chicago and when he's home she's in his bed"
"Wow" AJ said brushing off the comment
"Don't you two have somewhere else to be?" Celeste asked the men
"Yea I guess we can warm up" Ziggler said standing up with Langston
"See you two later" Langston said to them and walked off.
"AJ" Celeste said with a sad sigh "Why are you doing this to yourself?"
"What do you mean?" AJ asked
"You're sleeping with Punk" Celeste said to her "No one would know it because you two don't speak anymore backstage or even flirt on Twitter like you used to but I saw him sneaking out of your hotel room a couple of times. Usually when I go for my morning running at 5. You know he's sleeping around with everyone right?"
"Yea" AJ said with a shrug "It's nothing serious"
"What about you?" Celeste asked her "Are you keeping your options open?"
"Of course but I don't really have men beating down my door" AJ scoffed
"Oh really?" Celeste laughed loudly "Wade Barrett has been asking you out for weeks now, Brad Maddox asked you to dinner three days ago and Ted DiBiase has been after you since the day you met"
"Don't be silly" AJ laughed
"I'm just saying there are other options" Celeste pointed out "Putting all of your eggs into one man's basket who clearly doesn't want to be tied down is foolish"
"Who says I want to be tied down?" AJ defended
"I'm not all I'm saying is I'm sure you'd want to be respected" Celeste shrugged then stood up "You deserve better" she then left AJ at the table alone. She turned her head and looked back at Punk who was looking at his phone laughing as he passed it over to Paul.
AJ was heading to her rental car when she felt someone tap her shoulder. She jerked around ready to strike but stopped when she heard a familiar chuckle.
"Relax it's just me" Punk laughed
"You should think twice before sneaking up on someone in a dark parking lot" AJ shot at him, coming across harsher then she meant to.
"What's your problem?" Punk asked screwing his eyes at her
"Do you really want to know?" she asked surprised
"Sure" He shrugged
"It's nothing" AJ said not wanting to get into it and placed her bag in the trunk of her rental. "I thought you'd already be on your bus halfway back home already"
"My tire blew on the bus, won't be ready until tomorrow" Punk said to her
"I know that feeling" she muttered referring to her early morning adventure
"So I guess I'll be spending the night here" Punk said to her innocently "With nowhere to stay…"
"You looking to spend the night?" AJ asked him
"Maybe, if you'll have me" Punk grinned
"So you just want to hang out in my room tonight?" AJ asked turning to face him and leaning her back against her rental.
"Yea" he smirked looking down at her and now invading her personal space as he pressed himself lightly into her body. Just enough to tease her and want more. "We could play some games but it's pretty late" he reasoned
"Yea" AJ said trying to sound strong
"Or we could do what we did last night" Punk suggested with an innocent shrug
"I'm a little tired tonight" AJ said pulling away from him.
"You sure you're alright?" he asked her
"Yea" she said walking over to the drivers side "You can bunk with me tonight" she offered and he grinned opening her backseat tossing his bag there before jumping in the passenger side. "But nothing more" she warned him "I'm really tired and had a long morning"
"Whatever you say" Punk said pulling out his phone.
AJ wasn't sure how she let this happen yet again. She was pressed against the wall, legs wrapped Punk's bare body as he forced himself as deeply inside as he could be. AJ's nails were digging into his shoulders as he continued his boarder line painful thrusts. Her t-shirt was still on and her back was rubbing into the light switch causing her hiss in pain.
"Phil-" she started as the switch rubbed into her spine
"Don't call me that" he grunted as he didn't slow his pace
"Punk! My back!" she yelled out unable to enjoy the pleasure over the pain.
"Fuck" He mumbled pushing off the wall still inside of her and seeing the switch "Sorry" he chuckled then moved her over to the bed.
Punk didn't slow down one on ounce as he pushed into her with all the strength he had left in his body after a long match tonight. Punk sat up slightly and spread her legs slightly further apart so he could have more access to her.
"Your body is still so tight" He groaned as he slid easily in and out of her wet entrance.
"Please" She cried out "I need to-"
"I know but I'm not there yet" Punk smirked looking down at her face that was now filled with pleasure.
"I'm there" she begged and was now practically crying. She reached her hand around to her clit but Punk slapped it away.
"I'm not done" he said pushing into her again so hard that she slid up the bed slightly.
AJ just laid there and let Punk take control, something he really liked to have and never let her have. Being with Punk was always amazing and the fact that he controlled her only turned her on more. But it just went to show that he was only using her. She wasn't sure how she could fall for a man who fucked her when he wanted and moved on without caring about her own pleasure or whether she was really enjoying herself even though he could tell she was. She came every time. Another thing she couldn't stand? He wouldn't kiss her- ever. She wasn't sure how he was able to have sex with her without his lips touching hers. The only thing he used his mouth for was for sucking on her breasts and anytime she tried to pull him into one he pulled away.
She couldn't help but wonder if Punk kissed Felice when they'd spend time together in Chicago or the seamstress backstage that AJ just knew he slept with two weeks ago. The seamstress who was in charge of making AJ's suits to be exact. Why bother sleeping with her if he was so disgusted by her that he couldn't even kiss her? AJ was so lost in her own thoughts that she forgot where she was for half a second until she felt Punk pump his seed deep inside of her body.
"Punk" she cried, she still hadn't found her release.
"I didn't forget ya" Punk teased as he dropped onto her body and moved the pad of his thumb over her clit while he stayed balls deep inside of her body. "I wouldn't leave you hanging" he assured her as she just nodded enjoying the feeling of him in her while his fingers pushed her to the brink and she climaxed.
"Asshole" she mumbled as he pulled out of her and rolled over. He let out a laugh and looked towards her
"I didn't mean for that to happen" he assured her amused "Where did you go?"
"What do you mean?" she asked confused while she tried to catch her breath
"You completely blanked out on me" Punk pointed out "Where you thinking of someone else?" he teased
"So what if I was?" she asked defensively.
"I doubt that" Punk laughed looking up at the ceiling
"What's in this for you?" AJ asked looking at him "Do you even like me?"
"Of course I like you, you're one of my favorite people at work" Punk assured her "But we agreed when this started sex was it"
"Right" AJ nodded
"You can end it whenever you want" Punk said to her
"I know" she said sitting up "But a little personal connection wouldn't hurt. I don't understand why you wont kiss me"
"That's what this is about?" Punk laughed moving under the covers
"I mean are you just disgusted by me?" AJ asked pulling off her t-shirt to get ready for a shower "Why sleep with me?"
"I'm not disgusted by you" Punk said with a yawn "You're over thinking things" he then turned the light off and rolled onto his side
"It's ok keep the light off I'll just hop around the room and hope I don't fall" AJ mocked. Punk didn't respond and AJ just rolled her eyes and headed into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her in the process.
When AJ eventually crawled into bed and drifted off to sleep with her back to Punk's back she tried to push everything out of her mind. Punk on the other hand was wide-awake, fake sleeping to avoid serious conversations was something he learned to do a long time ago. He looked over to the small beautiful woman sleeping next to him and smiled lightly. He loved watching her sleep and reached over and kissed her bare shoulder before climbing out of the bed to retrieve his clothing, which he did as quietly as possible then snuck out of her hotel room. He wasn't sure where he'd go but staying with AJ wasn't an option.
A few days later Punk arrived at the arena for the first live event of the week. He looked over the schedule and saw AJ was slated to be here as well. He had to admit he was bothered by her calling him Phil and asking him about the kissing thing. He wasn't sure he could continue on with AJ knowing she was getting to attached.
"Hey champ" Paul greeted
"What's up Paul?" Punk asked looking over the script
"You look down in the dumps" Paul mocked
"Not more so than usual" Punk remarked looking up at him "I fucking hate this" he grunted tossing the script across his private locker room "Same shit different day"
"I know but you're the champ" Paul reminded him
"With no respect" Punk pointed out "I mean Ryback? Really? I hate that fucking guy"
"Seriously what's got your panties in a twist?" Paul asked him "You and your new girlfriend breakup? That hot little blonde from the UFC?"
"She's not my girlfriend" Punk reminded him "She's just a fuck buddy"
"I wish I was young again" Paul grinned fondly "I would have had that same mindset"
"And she's fine a little fucking crazy" Punk admitted rubbing the back of his neck
"Who isn't?" Paul chuckled "I thought you liked them crazy"
"I like them crazy I don't like them insane" Punk said seriously "I had fucking scratches on my shoulders and she freaked out. Threw my fucking radio at me"
"Scratches from another woman?" Paul asked
"Yea" Punk shrugged simply
"Well maybe your new 'fuck buddy' should realize who you are" Paul said seriously "You're the WWE champion, you're the most talked about man in sports entertainment, you don't have to be tied down to anyone" he said seriously as Punk listened to every word "She should be lucky you were even giving her the time of the day."
"You're right" Punk agreed coldly
"You can't let these sort of things get in your head" Paul insisted "You need to focus on your title and not about relationships" he said to Punk who again nodded in agreement "You could get laid by anyone at anytime. Vince needs your head a hundred percent in the game to prove that you are the best the last thing you need is some tart fucking up your focus"
"Yea" Punk said to him "Thanks Paul" he said to him
"Anytime" Paul smiled "Now let's go see Doc because he wants to check out your knee"
AJ was in the back picking out which awful business suit she'd be wearing for the evening when she felt someone standing behind her.
"Ted" AJ said with a soft smile "I didn't realize you were working the show tonight"
"Yea last minute switch up" he shrugged "So it's been a while since we had the chance to talk" he noted "You've been so busy with your new role"
"I know" AJ frowned "How have you been?"
"Ah the same" he shrugged "I haven't been working much"
"I know it's horrible" AJ agreed "They're just wasting your talent"
"At least you see it that way. I was starting to think I didn't have any talent and that's why I've been kept off TV for so long" He teased
"Oh come you're one of the best" she said seriously
"Too bad we never got a change to work together because everyone you touch turns to gold" he said seriously causing her to blush
"That's not true" Ted argued lightly "I mean look at Bryan- he's huge now! And you're the GM clearly the higher ups listen to you and respect you"
"I don't know about that" AJ said to him trying to hide her smile causing him to smile right at her
"It's true" Ted said to her "Don't let anyone tell you different"
"Thank you" AJ said to him "You know maybe on Monday I could talk to the writers about getting you a match?" she suggested and his eyes lit up
"You'd do that for me?" he asked her surprised
"Of course!" she laughed "I believe in you"
"That's so sweet and I'd be forever in your debt" he said to her seriously
"I can't promise anything" AJ reminded him
"Of course" he said then pulled her into a hug "Thank-" he stopped when she winced in pain and he pulled away "Are you hurt?"
"Not really I kind of hit my back-" she started and Ted turned her around and lifted her shirt slightly to see a huge purple bruise
"Jesus AJ" he muttered "What the hell happened?"
"I fell and my back hit the point of my coffee table. No big deal" AJ said pulling her shirt back down
"Let's have Doc look at it" Ted said grabbing her gently by the arm
"No that's not necessary" she assured him
"No arguments. It's really bad and it's on your spine" he pointed out practically dragging her to the trainers office.
When the trainers door swung open Punk looked up as Doc was examining him to see Ted and AJ walk in. Punk diverted his eyes to his phone as AJ avoided his eyes as well.
"Sorry I know you're busy but when you get a chance can you look at AJ's back? It's badly bruised" Ted questioned.
Punk looked up and realized it was him who had caused the bad bruise, was it still hurting her? He asked himself. He narrowed his eyes at AJ and gave her a sympathetic look and she just gave him a weak smile telling him it was fine.
"She has to wait I'm in the middle of something" Doc said to him
"No" Punk said gruffly "Check her out first. I'll be longer" he insisted
"You sure?" Doc asked
"Yea I'm fucking sure" Punk said annoyed
"I've got to run because I'm the first match but I want to thank you for putting in a good word for me" Ted said to AJ as Punk watched them
"Yea no problem" She whispered knowing Punk was listening
"Seriously dinner on me" Ted said to her "Tonight or tomorrow your choice" he then gave her a kiss on the cheek and left AJ in the office.
"Take a seat AJ" Doc said slapping the table for her to jump on. He lifted her shirt slightly and Punk looked towards the bruise and cringed slightly. "How did this happen AJ?" Doc asked in a very formal voice
"I fell at home" She lied "I hit the edge of my coffee table"
"Really?" Doc asked "That sounds like a standard lie"
"I'm not lying" AJ argued narrowing her eyes at the man as he walked across the room to look for something in his bag
"That bruise didn't come from a table" Doc scolded "If you're in trouble you can talk to anyone here"
"What?" She asked offended "I'm not-"
"I'll be right back I have to grab something" Doc then strolled out of the room
"It's not that bad" she said looking towards Punk who bit on his lower lip
"I'm sorry" he said softly "I didn't mean to do that-"
"It's not a big deal" AJ said with a smile
"Doc thinks you're being beat" Punk said coldly
"You didn't hit me" AJ pointed out
"I wasn't paying attention you tried to get my attention" Punk said to her "I was too rough-"
"Punk it's fine" she said annoyed
"It's huge and purple. It has to hurt" Punk said looking at it
"It hurt me more when I got it" she said with a light smile
"It's not funny" Punk said shaking his head then jumped off the table "I can't do this anymore with you"
"What are you talking about?" AJ asked
"You're getting too attached and not only are you hurting emotionally but physically too" Punk said to her "It's fucking done"
"Phil-" she started as she came to her feet as well. She reached for his arm but he jerked it away and got in her face
"Don't fucking call me that" He hissed. His eyes were cold and tired so AJ knew better then to argue with him. It took him a moment and AJ thought he might apologize for the outburst but instead he stormed out of the office leaving AJ speechless.