1Title: Rated-R Bet (4/??)

Author: Charliz

Rating: R/NC-17 (whole story)

Slash/Mixed/Het: Slash

Characters/Pairings: John/Adam; Chris/Randy; Jay Reso

Disclaimer: John, Adam, Chris, Randy and Jay aren't mine; they belong to themselves and the WWE.

Summary: It was just a simple bet: get John into bed in one month. What happens when it becomes more complicated than that? Does the Rated R superstar have feeling for the Chaingang leader? What happens when John finds out about the bet?

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The next morning when Adam woke up he decided to pretend he never heard what John said incase he didn't realize himself that he said it. He turned over and realized that John wasn't in the bed. He looked around and noticed the bathroom door was shut and the shower was running. He smiled and got up and walked over to the door. He opened the door quietly and saw the shadow of John through the shower curtain. He stood there for a minute and then slipped into the shower behind him. He wrapped his arms around John from behind and kissed his neck.

"Morning, baby. Have a good sleep?" Adam asked.

"I did. I don't think I've slept that good in a long time. You know I could get used to this." John said as he turned around and planted a kiss on Adam's lips.

"Get used to what?"

"Waking up next to you every morning and showering together."

Adam gulped and smiled up at John, "me too." Before he realized what was happening, John had him pinned up against the wall kissing him with everything he had. The guilt was slowly trickling into his brain a little bit at a time. John finally pulled away needing to breath and looked down at Adam.

"Do you realize how beautiful you are? How about making this my first time in the shower?" John grinned.

"Your wish is my command." Adam said and pulled John's head down for another breathtaking kiss.

An hour later they were both ready to head out. They spent most of that hour in the shower discovering new things about each other's body. When they finally got out they had dressed in ten minutes and left the hotel. While Adam went down for breakfast with his friends, John went to the gym agreeing to meet up at the arena later.

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Adam arrived at the arena and immediately went looking for John. He searched all over the place but couldn't find him. Figuring he was still at the gym he went to track down Chris and Randy. He found them in their locker room.

"Hey guys. How's it going?" Adam asked after walking in without knocking. He loved doing that to see if he could catch them in a compromising position. This time, however, they were just sitting around watching the monitor.

"It's going, you?" Randy asked.

"Well, I've got good news and bad news." Adam said cryptically.

"Ok, well how about you start with the bad news." Chris said.

"I can't go through with this bet." Adam said looking for any kind of reaction from the pair. After all, how often did Adam say he 'couldn't' do something?

"Are you serious? Did John turn you down again?" Chris asked laughing. When he realized that Adam wasn't laughing along with him he knew something serious was going on. "What's going on, Adam?"

"Yes, I'm serious. I don't think I can do this. No, he didn't turn me down and that's the problem. Here." He said and handed his phone over to the men. "Listen for yourselves but I want you to really pay attention to the very last part. You might have to turn the volume up so you can hear better." Adam said and sat down on the bench with his back to the doorway. He didn't realize that he hadn't completely shut the door.

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John had gotten to the arena a half hour ago and had been searching all over the place for him. He came across one of the backstage workers and asked them if they'd seen Adam anywhere. The guy said he thought he saw Adam going into Chris and Randy's locker room. 'Of course, why didn't I think of that?' John asked himself. He walked down the hallway until he heard something that made him stop in his tracks outside their locker room door. 'Geez, are those two going at it again? Guess that means Adam's not in there after all. They really need to learn to close their door.' As John was about to reach out and close it for them, he heard his voice moaning. 'Oh god, what the hell?' John was about to walk in until he heard Adam's voice.

"Here, this part. Turn it up.

"I love you, Adam." John heard the whispered words and froze. He knew he should walk away but he couldn't, not when they were obviously talking about him. But how in the hell did Adam record his voice and why?

"So, this is why you can't go through with it?" Randy asked.

"Of course it is. You know this started out as being a challenge but the more I get to know him the more I realize I really do like him, a lot. I just can't do this to him; it would break his heart if he found out." Adam replied sadly.

"You know you can't keep this from him forever. He's bound to find out eventually. Besides, you won the bet. Don't you want your reward?" Randy asked.

"It just wouldn't feel right anymore. I care for John; I can't just go and sleep with you now. I'm sorry Chris, I just can't do it." Adam replied with his head down trying to hold back the tears.

"You know Adam a bet's a bet and you won fair and square. I honestly didn't think you could do it. I thought for sure that John would see through you and want nothing to do with you. I actually didn't think you'd win but since you did you get what you've always wanted…me." Chris replied smiling.

By this point John had heard enough to know what was going on. Holding back his tears, he opened the door and said, "Chris is right Adam. A bet's a bet after all."

Adam jumped at the sound of his voice and turned around to see the look on John's face. If looks could kill he was sure he'd be dead right now. "John, I can explain. It's not what you think, really." Adam pleaded as he walked towards him.

John backed away, "don't come near me right now or I'll do something you'll regret."

Adam was a little taken back by his words but understood and stopped where he was. "Could you guys leave and give us some privacy please?" Adam asked the other two in the room.

"No, they stay. They're obviously apart of this. So, tell me Adam was it fun?" John asked with a sneer. "Did you enjoy fucking with my emotions? Did you enjoy watching me fall for all your crap? Tell me, Adam. Tell me how it's not what I think. TELL ME!!" John finally yelled making everyone in the room jump.

"Ok, yes we made a bet. They bet me that I couldn't get you into bed within a month's time." Adam said pointing to Randy and Chris. "The more I got to know you though, the more I really started caring about you, John. You have to believe me. Last night, after you said what you did, I realized that I couldn't go through with it. This morning after we got out of the shower I decided to tell them the bet was off and that's what I came here to do. I'm sorry John I never meant to hurt you." Adam finished looking for some sign that John believed him in his eyes but they were cold and showed no emotion.

"How could you do that to me? I trusted you, Adam. How many times have you done this before? Is this a regular occurrence for you?"

"I've done it a few times but I never cared about any of them the way I care for you. I swear to you John, I was stopping this bet." Adam said begging for John to believe him.

"Why would you stop it? You clearly won, even recorded it. That hurts more than you know. You got what you wanted apparently. So, you go have your fun with Chris and then you let me know if he was worth it. No, on second thought, don't. I don't want to know." He then turned his attention to the two who had remained quiet on the couch. "Did you guys enjoy yourselves? You know, I thought you were my friends. Apparently I was wrong because friends don't do that to each other. Obviously there's only one person I can trust around here and it isn't any of you."

"Please, John. You have to believe me. I have no intention of sleeping with Chris. At first, yeah I'll admit that's what I wanted more than anything. I don't want that anymore, I want you, only you. I'm begging you John please give me a chance to prove it to you. I'll do anything you want, I swear." Adam knew he was begging but he didn't care. He needed John in his life. He realized this morning in the shower that he couldn't live without him. They'd only been going out for a few short weeks but he knew in his heart that John was the one he was meant to be with.

Before he answered Adam, he looked at Chris and Randy. "Is it true? Did he come here to stop the bet? I want an honest answer for once." John said eyeing them both for any trace of a lie that would come out of their mouth.

"He's telling you the truth, John. When he came in here he said he couldn't do it, that he couldn't hurt you like that. The only reason we were listening to that recording was because he wanted us to hear what you said. Look, John I'm sorry for my part in this. We were just having a bit of fun. We didn't mean for you to get hurt." Randy said sincerely.

John looked from Randy to Chris and saw the honesty in their eyes. He then looked at Adam and noticed the tears running down his face. "I need time, Adam. This has hurt me more than you could ever realize. You said you'd do anything, right?" At Adam's nod John continued, "I need you to stay away from me for awhile. That means no phone calls and when you see me in the hallway or anywhere else you keep walking. I know it seems harsh but just think about how I'm feeling right now. You need to give me this space if you want me to even think about giving you another chance."

"I guess that means you're breaking up with me, right?" Adam asked looking at the floor so John couldn't see the hurt look on his face.

"Adam, look at me." When Adam looked up he continued, "It means that we're taking a break from each other. You need this space to figure out what you really want. I need this space to figure out if I can forgive you. So, to answer your question no, I'm not breaking up with you, yet. We're just on hiatus, so to speak." John looked at Chris and Randy before talking again, "As for you two, it's going to take me some time to trust you again as well. So, I'm asking the same thing of you that I am of Adam. Do you think you can do that?"

"Yeah, we can do that. We'll stay away from you until you come to a decision." Chris answered for them.

"Good, now can you leave us alone for a few minutes please?" John asked pointing towards the door.

"Uh…"

"I'm not going to do anything to him don't worry. If I was going to I would have done it by now and you wouldn't have been able to stop me." John said looking at them to see if they would even try and dispute that statement.

"Ok, come on Chris. Let's go down to the cafeteria." Randy said as they started walking towards the door.

"Oh and guys? Don't say anything to anyone about this. I don't want everyone knowing our business." John said. They nodded their agreement and then left them alone.

"In case your wondering, I meant what I said last night." John said walking toward him despite what he said earlier.

"You did?" Adam asked looking up at John when he realized he moved closer to him.

"Yes, I did. Do you realize how long it's going to take to get that trust back? Are you prepared for the fact that I may never fully trust you again? Was this all worth it? Was Chris worth it?" John asked quietly lifting Adam's chin so he was looking in his eyes.

"I know I fucked up, I'm so sorry. I know you may never trust me again and I can live with that. No, it wasn't worth it. I've made a lot of mistakes in my life but this was the worst mistake ever. I didn't think I'd grow to care for you so much. I went into this not caring for anyone but myself and what I wanted. I realize how wrong I was. I may have lost the one good thing that's happened to me in my life and I will live to regret hurting you for the rest of my life. You can't possibly punish me anymore then I'll punish myself every day I wake up alone. I don't know what else to say to you other than tell you that if you give me a second chance I'll do everything in my power not to fuck it up again." Adam finished, tears still rolling down his face.

John put his hands on either side of Adam's face and wiped the tears away with his thumbs. "See these tears? They wouldn't be there if you weren't sorry, if you didn't regret what you did. As much as I would like to tell you that all is forgiven, I just can't do that right now. I need to think about everything. There's something I haven't told you about yet. One day I will and then you'll understand why this hurt me so much." John said and leaned in to give Adam a soft kiss before letting him go.

"How long are you going to make me wait for your answer?"

"As long as I need to get over this. It could be days, weeks or even months. If you can't handle that, tell me now and we'll let each other go for good."

"No, I don't want to let you go. I'll wait for however long it takes. I don't…no, I can't lose you John. There's something I need to tell you but it's going to have to wait now."

"You realize you still have Jay to deal with right? He's the only person who's going to know because I'm going to tell him. So be prepared for some yelling and screaming." John said trying to lighten the mood a little. "Anyway, I should go."

"Wait, John. Can I have one more kiss before you leave, please?" Adam asked trying not to cry again.

"Sure." John replied and walked back over to Adam. He took his face between his hands and brought his mouth down to his in one last passionate kiss neither knowing if it would be the last one or not. He pulled away and looked Adam in the eyes, "I'll call you when I'm ready to talk, ok?"

All Adam could do was nod his head. John released Adam's face and started walking toward the door. As he got there Adam called out to him, "John wait." When he saw him stop and turn around he continued, "I know I said it would have to wait but I want you to know before you leave. I love you." He saw John smile and nod his head and then he was gone and Adam finally did the one thing he couldn't do in front of anyone. He fell to his knees and cried for what he lost and may never get back again.

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After John left Adam he went straight to his locker room and finally let the tears he'd been holding back fall.

"I love you too, Adam." John whispered to himself.