A/N: I'm glad this chapter was already written because I'm sick right now.

I really enjoyed writing this chapter and it's my favorite one so far.

I hope that you all enjoy this chapter as well!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the wrestlers, they all belong to WWE. If I owned John or Seth, I'd never leave my apartment.


Chapter 3: Month 2


It's mid-October and it's Seth's favorite time of the year. He loves the change in weather and he loves Halloween. After grabbing a cup of coffee and a pumpkin muffin from the teacher's lounge, Seth heads to Punk's classroom. He walks in on a tender moment between Punk and his husband, Jeff. They're painting a picture together and there's clearly love shining in their eyes. Seth knocks on the slightly cracked door and Punk tells him to come in.

"Hey Seth! I haven't seen you in a while," Jeff says as he hugs Seth.

"It has been too long, Jeff. How are things with the band?" Seth wants to know.

"Well, we're going on tour at the end of the month," Jeff reveals.

"That's amazing! Congrats!" Seth tells Jeff enthusiastically.

Jeff smiles before kissing Punk. "I'm excited. I'm going to miss the hell out of my husband though."

"You two are almost disgustingly sweet," Seth jokes.

"I know," Punk replies as he kisses Jeff again.

"I want to go out for a drink on Friday with a few of our friends. Do you mind being the designated driver, Punk?" Seth asks.

"I guess not," Punk answers.

"Thanks! You're the best!" Seth replies before he leaves.

Seth checks his watch and he sees that he still has 15 minutes before his first class starts. He finishes his cup of coffee and heads to his classroom. He places his half-eaten muffin on his desk and he puts his bag and jacket in his chair. John's door is open so Seth knows that he's in his classroom. John is typing on his laptop when Seth approaches. John stops typing and he smiles brightly when he notices Seth's presence.

"Do you have anything planned Friday night?" Seth questions.

"No," John answers.

"I'm going to my favorite bar with a few friends on Friday. Do you want to come?" Seth invites.

"Yeah, sure," John responds.

"Good. I can't wait," Seth tells him with a grin.


Friday Night


Seth, John, Punk, Jeff, Stephen, Natayla, and Nattie's friend Beth have just entered the bar. It's pretty packed, so Punk volunteers to find them a table. John asks everyone what they want to drink because he's going to buy the first round of drinks for everyone. Seth accompanies John as he orders all of the drinks so that he can help him carry them to their table. They manage to carry all 7 drinks without spilling them.

"They didn't have Pepsi. They only had Coke, so that's what I got you," John explains to Punk.

"I hate this place," Punk complains as he sips the inferior soda.

"Punk is really serious about his love of Pepsi; he has a tattoo of the Pepsi globe," Seth explains to John.

"Wow. I respect the loyalty," John comments.

"He's extremely loyal to the things that he loves," Jeff adds as he kisses Punk passionately.

"On that note, I need another beer," Stephen announces as he pretends to gag.

Beth rolls her eyes at Stephen. "There's nothing wrong with them expressing their love for each other. I think it's beautiful."

"I'm pretty sure that Stephen is allergic to commitment. I think he even has a short term lease on his house," Seth jokes and everyone laughs.

"I'm too young to be tied down. I like playing the field," Stephen defends.

Stephen orders another beer and leaves with a girl that he meets at the bar. Punk and Jeff have disappeared; Seth bets that they are in the bathroom having a quickie. One of Beth's favorite songs was played a few minutes ago, so she and Nattie are currently on the dance floor. Seth and John are now the only ones left at their table. John is finishing his third Coors Light and Seth is nursing his Jack and Coke.

"Beth is clearly a lesbian, is Natalya?" John wonders as he observes them dancing.

"Nattie is . . . confused. I invited Beth because I was hoping she could help sway Natalya," Seth reveals.

"She never mentioned anything about liking girls, so I was just curious," John says.

"I think that she's afraid of what people will think. She was raised in a very conservative family and they probably wouldn't accept her if she came out," Seth confides.

"That's difficult," John empathizes.

"So, has anyone here caught your eye?" Seth wonders.

"Just one guy," John flirts.

Seth flushes. "Oh."

"You seem so surprised whenever I compliment you. Doesn't your fiancé tell you how amazing that you are?" John wants to know.

"Dean is a man of few words," Seth retorts.

John reaches for Seth's hand when the song changes. "Let's dance."

"I'm not much of a dancer," Seth admits.

"I promise that I won't make fun of you. Come on," John encourages.

Seth wants to say no, but he can't resist John's expressive baby blue eyes. Seth grabs John's hand and something about the gesture makes Seth feel warm inside. Seth isn't familiar with the song, so he just focuses on the beat. John snakes one of his strong arms around Seth's waist to bring their bodies closer together. Seth's heart starts beating rapidly when John caresses his cheek and tilts his chin up. Their faces are only inches apart and John softly presses his closed lips against Seth's. Once John realizes that he's almost kissing Seth, he abruptly steps back and rushes past Seth. He runs outside and Seth follows after him.

"John, wait!" Seth calls.

"I'm so fucking sorry, Seth! I don't know what came over me," John frantically apologizes.

"Calm down, it's ok," Seth placates him.

"What I did was so not ok. I almost lost control and I . . . " John trails off.

"I'm not mad at you, so you can stop beating yourself up about it," Seth gently tells him.

"I need to get out of here," John remarks.

"I can go tell Punk that you're ready to go―"

John cuts him off. "No. I don't want to cut everyone's night short. I'll just walk home."

"You don't live within walking distance," Seth points out.

"I'll be fine," John assures him.

John walks off and Seth is tempted to go after him. Instead, he decides to go back inside. Seth orders one last drink and then he starts searching for Punk and Jeff. He finally finds them in the bathroom. Seth tells them that he's ready to go and that he'll gather everyone else. Stephen is going to get a ride from the girl he flirted with at the bar, so Seth just needs to find Beth and Nattie. Natalya and Beth are dancing together and kissing when Seth locates them. Seth sighs because he hates to interrupt the moment.

"It's time to go," Seth tells them.

"But I don't want to," Nattie complains.

"You and Beth can have the whole backseat to yourselves and do whatever you'd like to each other," Seth bargains.

"Deal," Beth answers.


"Where's John?" Punk asks before they leave.

"Not coming," Seth vaguely replies.

"Ok. So where am I going first?" Punk questions.

"To my house. I'm taking this sexy woman home with me," Beth responds with a wide smile.

Seth grins when Punk arrives at Beth's place. "You ladies have fun!"

"We most certainly will. Bye," Natalya says with a wave.

"Bye!" Jeff, Punk, and Seth call.

"It's really about time that they hooked up," Punk comments as he drives away.

"I know. I just hope that things work out between them," Seth responds with a sad smile on his face.

"So, are you going to tell us what happened with John?" Jeff wants to know.

"I don't want to talk about it," Seth whispers.

"You know that I'll kick his ass if he did anything to hurt you," Punk threatens.

"He didn't hurt me; we just had a misunderstanding," Seth explains.


When Seth gets home, he's surprised to find Dean's car in their driveway. Dean is supposed to be away on business. Seth checks his phone and he sees multiple missed calls and messages from his fiancé. Apparently, his trip got delayed by a day. He takes a deep breath because he knows that he's going to get an earful. Seth unlocks the door and he jumps in slight fear when he sees Dean sitting on the couch. Dean has a bottle of whiskey in his hands and he doesn't look very happy. Deans begins yelling before Seth can say anything.

Dean confronts Seth. "You didn't answer any of my calls or messages. It's 2:30 and you're just now getting in; where the fuck have you been?"

"I was just out with a few of my friends. No big deal," Seth comments.

"Let me guess, John was one of those friends, right?" Dean surmises.

"Dean, it's late and I'm tired. I can't handle this conversation right now," Seth snaps.

Seth marches upstairs to his room because he just wants to go to sleep. He has a headache and Dean's hollering only exacerbates it. Seth strips down to his boxers and then he gets into bed. He closes his eyes as he tries to find a comfortable position. He hears Dean enter their room and he feels Dean slip into bed beside him, but he doesn't acknowledge him. The almost kiss with John is still weighing heavily on Seth's mind and while he's sleeping deeply, he starts to dream about actually kissing John.

John snakes one of his strong arms around Seth's waist to bring their bodies closer together. Seth's heart starts beating rapidly when John caresses his cheek and tilts his chin up. Their faces are only inches apart and John softly presses his closed lips against Seth's. Before John can run away, Seth parts his lips for John and wraps his arms around his neck. Not needing any more encouragement, John slips his tongue into Seth's mouth. Both men groan at the sensation and they don't pull away until air becomes necessary.

"You're a great kisser, John," Seth praises.

"I can show you all of the other amazing things that my mouth can do," John whispers huskily.

Seth moans. "John, I would love that."

"I can get down on my knees and show you right now on this dance floor," John boldly states with a lick of his lips.

"I dare you," Seth challenges.

John smirks before kissing Seth again. John slides one of his hands under Seth's shirt while his mouth starts pleasuring his neck. Of course, John is careful not to leave any marks as he sucks on Seth's neck. Seth leans his head back and bites his lip in ecstasy. John's actions combined with the fact that they're in public is driving Seth wild. John unzips Seth's pants and he's not surprised that Seth is already hard. John strokes Seth's erect cock through his boxers a few times before he falls down to his knees. He tugs down the soft fabric and he's face to face with Seth's dick. He licks a drop of pre-cum from the tip and Seth's loud moan blends in with the music.

"Fuck!" Seth exclaims as he suddenly wakes up from his dream.

Seth is sweating and he immediately notices the wet spot in the front of his underwear. He gets out of bed and practically runs to the bathroom. Once the door is shut, he peels his sticky boxers from his body and tries to collect his thoughts. Seth is aware that he just had a wet dream about John, but he's not sure why. He gets in the shower and certain parts of the dream start coming back to him. Seth turns the water to cold, hoping that it will get rid of his erection.

"What the fuck is wrong with me?" Seth asks himself.


Even though it's been a few weeks, Seth can't stop thinking about that night at the bar. Every time that he sees John, memories of that night flood his mind. John can tell that Seth is being distant and he figures that it's his fault. Both men are volunteer chaperones at the Freshman Halloween Dance tonight, so they have to be around each other. John and Seth arrive to the dance at the same time and the tension between them is obvious. Punk, who is also a chaperone notices the awkwardness and he's curious. Punk confronts Seth about it later in the night.

"You never told me what happened between you and John," Punk mentions.

Seth shrugs. "It wasn't a big deal."

"Really? So it's just a coincidence that things have been weird between you guys since that night at the bar?" Punk sarcastically points out.

"Things haven't been that weird," Seth tries to convince Punk.

"Did he make a move on you or something?" Punk guesses.

"Yeah, or something," Seth admits.

"I knew it!" Punk exclaims.

"How did you know?" Seth wonders.

"It's the way that he looks at you. You'd have to be blind not to see that he cares about you," Punk remarks.

Something about Punk's words make Seth smile. He sees John standing in a corner as he watches the students dance and Seth sees how lonely that he looks. Seth says goodbye to Punk and he walks over to John. Seth realizes that John needs a friend right now and that he's been selfish by not being there for him. John has his back turned, so Seth taps him on the shoulder to get his attention. John smiles softly at him.

"I'm really sorry," Seth apologizes.

John raises an eyebrow. "What are you sorry for?"

"I haven't been a good friend to you these last few weeks," Seth confesses.

"You forgave me for what I did and I'm extremely grateful. I assumed that you needed some separation from me, so I've been trying to give you your space," John comments.

"I'm having personal issues and that's why I've kept my distance. It's not because of you," Seth assures him.

"Ok," John replies, but he's still skeptical.

Seth smiles. "I'm glad that we cleared that up."

"Me too," John agrees.


John and Seth volunteer to stay late and help clean up the gym. The janitor is cleaning other areas of the school, so John and Seth are alone. Seth is picking up all of the plates and cups from under the tables and he can't believe how gross some of the students are. John has already completed his tasks, but he doesn't want to leave until Seth is finished. Seth's back hurts by the time he's done cleaning under the last table, so John has to help him up. John doesn't immediately let go of Seth's hand.

"Sorry. Hand holding is a bit too intimate," John apologizes.

Seth shakes his head. "No, I . . . like it."

Although it's not very dark outside, John decides to walk Seth to his car. John asks questions to make sure that Seth's car is still working the way that it should. Seth smiles because John is so nice and caring. Seth thinks back to Punk's earlier comment as he looks at John and he can really see the depth of John's feelings for him. Seth knows that John's feelings are technically wrong, but everything about John just feels right. Before he gets into his car, Seth softly kisses John on the cheek.

"Thank you, John," Seth tells him.

"What am I being thanked for?" John inquires.

"Everything," Seth answers.

Seth shoots John one last smile before he drives off. Seth turns his radio on and gets lost in the music instead of his own thoughts. He arrives at his house a little quicker than he wants to. Things with Dean have been more tense lately and it's to the point where Seth just doesn't want to be around his fiancé anymore. When Seth walks into his house, he sees that Dean looks pissed off. Seth sighs because he knows that another argument is coming.


A/N: I think part of the reason I love this chapter is because it's a step in the right direction for John and Seth.

There are 8 chapters left though, so of course it's not a smooth sailing road for Seth and John.

I would love to hear what all of you think so far!

I really like the next chapter a lot too, here's a little bit of what happens: John gets sick and Seth takes care of him, they spend Thanksgiving together and Seth makes a revelation.