This was a slow starter, but it's getting more attention now.
Hope you like this new chapter.
Maria and John arrived back at their hotel room. She had a sore neck, but nothing serious enough to deserve Dolph's show of concern. John made no attempt to hide his disgust at the blonde superstar.
"The nerve of that guy!" He hissed as he held the door open for Maria.
"At least you beat him earlier." She smiled.
"He must have watched your match, he got to the ring pretty fast."
"I don't remember, Beth was on top of me!" Maria grinned.
"Am I overreacting?" John asked, his eyes softening.
"No. I appreciate how you want to look out for me." The diva smiled.
John bit his lip. He almost told her that he wanted to be more to her.
Maria went to the bathroom, leaving John to get ready for their movie. He realised that he had forgotten to get one. He would have to borrow one.
"Maria, I'm just going out for a minute." He shouted.
"Ok." She called, over the sound of the shower.
John stood in the corridor, before walking to the end and knocking on a door. After about ten seconds, the brunette woman answered the door. Mickie James was wearing an oversized t-shirt and fluffy pink slippers.
"Did I disturb you?" John asked.
"No, I was just getting ready to sleep." Mickie shrugged.
"I need a favour…"
"Ok, what?"
"I need to borrow a DVD, one that Maria will like." John said.
"At this time?" Mickie raised an eyebrow.
"I promised her." The Friday Night Delight looked at Mickie, who was thinking.
"Wait here one second." The brunette diva said, disappearing into the room.
John waited, hoping that Maria was still in the shower. Mickie came back with a DVD, she handed it to John.
"Thanks Mickie." He grinned.
"So long as Maria's happy." Mickie grinned back, as she closed the door.
John entered the room, seeing that Maria was still in the bathroom. He changed into jogging pants and a vest, before putting the disc into the DVD player.
"You need in the bathroom?" Maria asked, leaving the bathroom.
"No." John said, shaking his head.
"Oh! This is like, one of my favourite movies!" she squealed, looking at the box.
"That's good." John smirked.
They sat on the floor with some cushions and blankets. John found himself watching Maria every time she laughed. It was like music to his ears. He liked the way her green eyes sparkled when she smiled.
John looked over at her, after he realised he hadn't heard her laugh for a while. She was fast asleep, her red hair falling over her eyes. John smiled and picked her up bridal style. He carried her to the bed, placing her down and covering her with the bed sheets. He turned off the DVD and walked over to his side of the bed.
John looked at how peaceful she was, leaning over and kissing her forehead. He turned out the light and lay down next to her, falling asleep beside the one he loved.
The following morning, they headed out to tape the segments for their storyline.
"Are you sick of romance storylines?" John asked Maria.
"Not really, but I'm glad it's you this time." She smiled.
"Same here." John smiled, feeling his heart beating in his chest.
"It's going to be fun." The diva grinned, walking into the arena with John.
They went to their separate locker rooms and got changed. They met up in one of the corridors backstage. The camera and lighting people were already set up.
"Ok, Maria on the left. John comes in from this direction." The cameraman shouted.
Maria smiled as she stood in front of the camera. She was bending down to stretch, when a pair of legs walked into view. The camera travelled up to see John.
"Maria, are you stretching properly?" he smirked.
"I was until you got here." She replied, placing her hands on her hips.
"You know, maybe I could show you sometime." He raised an eyebrow suggestively.
"You think I need your help?" the redhead asked, eyes wide.
"You need me, you want me…"
"Oh really?"
"I am The Friday Night Delight." He shrugged.
"You'll have to work harder than that to get me…" Maria paused, before walking out of shot. John was smirking with his arms folded.
"And cut! That was fantastic." The cameraman said.
John gave Maria a hug. She looked up and kissed him on the cheek.
"Now for the kiss!" Maria grinned.
The cameras moved and set up, while John and Maria changed clothes.
John was first in this scene. Maria had to walk past him. He grabbed her arm and spun her around. Maria did a good job of looking surprised.
"Where were you running off to?" The Shaman of Sexy asked.
"None of your business." Maria frowned, shaking his hand from her arm.
"Don't be like that Maria."
"Like what?"
"Don't fight it." John leaned into her face.
"I'm not fighting anything." Maria shook her head.
"Good." He replied, pulling her into him for a passionate kiss.
John savoured every moment. This might never happen in their real lives. He took in the taste of her berry lip-gloss and the softness of her hair in his fingers. She had to kiss him back and then push him away. John was dreading that.
"No!" she pulled away and wiped her lips on her hand.
"Maria!" John shouted, as she ran down the corridor.
"That was great. I'll just watch it back." The cameraman said.
John nodded as Maria ran back up the corridor. She hugged him and rested her head on his chest. He hoped she couldn't tell how much his heart was beating right now.
"Yeah, we're all done." The cameraman said, patting John's shoulder.
"You wanna go get some dinner?" the superstar asked Maria.
"Yeah." She said, breaking away from their hug.
John drove to a restaurant, which he had passed previously. Maria looked surprised when they pulled up. John took in her expression.
"This is a Greek restaurant."
"Exactly, you do like Greek food?" John frowned.
"Well duh!" she grinned.
"So what are we waiting for?" he asked.
"Nothing." She grinned, getting out of the car.
They returned back to the hotel. Maria was silent, making John wonder if he'd done something wrong. Maybe the kiss was too much, or the Greek restaurant…
"John?"
"What?" he asked.
"Are you ok? You seem quiet." She frowned.
"I was gonna ask you the same thing!" John chuckled.
"Really? I was just thinking." Maria smiled.
"About?" he asked her.
"Us." She replied.
John had to remind himself to breathe. Did he mishear that? She looked at him, waiting for a reply. Think John!
"What about us?" he asked.
"I was thinking that I really like the way we are now." Maria bit her lip.
"So do I." John replied, his heart beating in anticipation.
"I wondered if…?"
"Go on…" he nodded.
This was it. Maria was professing her love for him. She loved spending time with him, sharing a bed with him…he loved her so much.
"Will you be my fake boyfriend?" she looked right at John.
Not expecting that one…
"What…does that mean?" he asked.
"I guess, we go on as we are. But if there are things like parties, family gatherings, weddings…then we go as a pair." Maria finished.
"You've thought about this?" John asked.
"Yeah." She sighed.
"So what do we tell people?"
"Just say that we're close friends." She shrugged.
John nodded. He thought about it and it worked for him. He would never have to lose his closeness to Maria. They would sleep in the same bed in the same room. They would go to events together too.
"Ok, I agree." He said.
"Great." Maria replied.
She hugged him and went to pack her things for their early flight the next day. John sat on his bed and replied to a text from Mike Mizanin aka The Miz. They were quite close, although Mike got drafted to the Raw brand.
John looked forward to meeting up with Mike at the Pay Per View, even though on screen they were facing each other in different teams at Survivor Series.
"I'm just going out for a while." John said to Maria, grabbing Mickie's DVD to return to her. He heard Maria reply, as he left the room.
"Coming!" Mickie shouted when she heard the three loud taps on her door.
"Hey, here's your DVD." John handed it to her.
"John, are you…ok?" Mickie looked into his sad eyes.
"I love her." He whispered.
"Oh Johnny!" Mickie cried, pulling him into a hug.
"What do I do for the best?" he whispered.
"You'd better come in." the brunette diva said.
"I don't want to trouble you."
"Well, Maria can't see you like this." She reasoned.
John shrugged and nodded, walking into Mickie's room.
He shut the door and sat on the couch.
"Start at the beginning." Mickie ordered him.
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Note: The upcoming Pay Per View is Survivor Series 2009. I may have altered other things, but that's the time line I'm working by.