John's POV

The next morning felt Krista start to wake up and I wrapped my arm around her. Once we were both up and dressed, I headed to my room as I needed to pack for the trip back to Tampa. I wanted nothing more than for Krista to come with me, but I knew she couldn't.

As I packed, I text Krista. I thanked her for a great night and hoped that I would see her next week in Santa Fe. She told me that she would be there and that we needed to keep the act going so that Matt doesn't suspect anything. I text her back telling her that I agreed.

Once I had a good nights sleep in my own bed, I sent Krista a text. She was at work and I was a little confused. I thought that she only worked for the WWE and used her nursing skills there. She explained to me that she is a nurse for the community hospital in Cameron as well.

Later that night as I sat in bed watching ESPN, I couldn't help but think about Krista and her cute smile. I must have fallen asleep thinking about her cause I dreamed about her. When I woke up the next morning at 9am I sent her a text.

Hey gorgeous. How are you? JC

Hey yourself. Good. Just waking up. You? SH

Doing ok. Missing you. JC

Fun. I miss you too. Look, I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry for the way I had been treating you. I know now that you are a really great guy and I hope that we can continue to have our secret fun. SH

Thank you. I would like that. JC

That's good. Well, I need to get in the shower and head to the hospital again. See you tomorrow. SH

Ok. See you tomorrow. Have a good day at work. JC

The next day I caught a flight to St. Louis to spend time with not only my best friend, but also with Krista. When I boarded the plane I found Krista and Kinley and there was an open seat between them and I took the seat. Krista smiled at me and I smiled back. Krista rested her head on my shoulder and fell asleep.

Once we were at Randy's house, Krista and I crashed in the guest room while Kinley and Randy retired to his master bedroom. The next day the girls headed to Kinley's photo shoot and all I wanted to do was stay in bed with Krista in my arms. But since the girls were gone, Randy and I headed out to play paintball with Cody and Ted as it was their idea.

Once we were all at the paintball field, we put on our gear and selected our colored paint balls. As we were waiting for our turn on the field, Randy decided to break the silence.

"So what's going on with you and Krista?" Randy asked.

"What do you mean? You know everything." I answered.

"I meant, are you two offical or what?" Randy asked.

"I guess so. We haven't said anything about it. We are trying to keep it very low key due to her brother Matt." I answered. "But I can tell you this, I am falling in love with her."

"I hear ya on that. We have to keep things quiet as well due to Jeff. I just don't get what their issue with me is." Randy responded.

"What is it with you two and the Hardy sisters? Krista and Jeff hate each other and Kinley and Matt hate each other, but yet you both are dating them. How are you going to keep this quiet for much longer?" Cody asked.

"We have our ways." Randy answered with a grin.

"I don't know how you two do it, but keep up the great secrets." Ted stated.

After an hour of playing, our time was up and I was hurting. I couldn't wait to get a shower and hold Krista in my arms. I thought more about what Randy asked and I knew that Krista and I needed to talk about our 'relationship' and what we both wanted.

It was late by the time the girls got back and we just ordered pizza and watched TV. While we were getting ready for bed, I took off my shirt and Krista noticed the minor welts on my back.

"John, what happened to your back?" Krista asked.

"We played paintball with Cody and Ted." I answered.

"Lay down on your stomach on the bed." Krista stated.

"Ok." I responded as I did as she asked.

"You love getting hurt don't you?" Krista asked.

"No. Cody was a madman and went off on me." I answered.

"Ok. I'll have to have a talk with him." Krista responded.

"Speaking of talking, I wanted to ask you about us. Where are we going with this and are we ever going to tell your brother?" I asked.

"I want to be with you and I really don't care what Matt thinks, but I think it would be best to wait until after the draft before we say anything." Krista answered as she climbed off my back.

I sat up next to her and pulled her close to me. I pressed my lips against hers and as we kissed, things quickly heated up and Krista decided to dominate me. I gently caressed her skin as she rode me. She felt so amazing, but I could tell that some thing was different. I pushed the thought to the back of my mind and focused on Krista. Once we both came, we curled up and fell asleep.