The second they got backstage AJ slipped out of CM Punk's grasp and adjusted her clothes. He had a look of disappointment on his face and she did her best to try to ignore it in order to avoid interaction with the WWE Champion. CM Punk was no longer her concern as far as she knew.

"Great promo, you guys. AJ, you killed it!" the director said, holding a rolled up script in his hand. He was really happy that she pulled it off like a natural and he knew that Vince McMahon was smiling somewhere in the building.

"Thanks." She gave the director a small nod and she started to make her way to her dressing room.

"Whoa, wait, that's it?" Punk quickly went after her and grabbed her from her arm.

"Get your hands off me!" She jerked her hand away and started walking, "I told you, I don't want anything to do with you. What part of it can't you understand?"

"All of it, AJ. That promo was intense and I know you weren't faking that kiss." He was walking after her like a lost puppy. They were getting some stares from the people that were backstage but he couldn't care less.

She took a deep breath and stopped, "I'm sorry Punk. I'm sorry that you can't tell between real life and fantasy. I was just doing my job. Now leave me be." She tried to push the whole kiss thing to the back of her head, ignoring the fact that she could still taste his spit on her lips. She had no feelings for CM Punk. AJ started fast walking again but that didn't make her former lover give up on his quest.

"AJ, I really need to tell you something but you're not giving me the chance."

"Tell me exactly what?"

"I can't do it right here where there are people watching!"

"Well that's too bad."

He kept following her, trying his best to make the little diva listen to him but she just wouldn't have it. He thought about grabbing her from her shoulders and pushing her against the wall but that would almost seem like sexual harassment. She took a left turn to where the diva's locker room was and to her surprise there was the last man she ever wanted to see waiting for her arrival.

"Well, well, well. Isn't this nice! Punk, AJ… you do realize that the cameras have stopped rolling right?"

Daniel Bryan was resting on his left shoulder against the wall. He had a smug look on his face as if he just caught AJ red handed. He was patiently waiting for her to come back to the locker room, ready to confront her about that kiss and now that she was with CM Punk, it felt like he was killing two birds with one stone.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Punk's face was red already with anger and he balled up his fists ready to punch him in the nose.

"Easy now, Punk. Stop being aggressive in front of your woman." Daniel Bryan sarcastically said putting his hands up in surrender.

"I'm not anybody's woman, Daniel and what the hell are you doing here? You forgot the part where you threw me out of our hotel room, or?"

She felt brave that she was finally standing up to her former boyfriend. Daniel Bryan meant nothing to her now and she was no longer under his power. She thought about getting in his face, telling him everything that she ever wanted to tell him but he wasn't even worth the trouble. She felt like kissing Punk in front of him to make his blood boil but she was still mad at the straight edge superstar as well. Come to think of it, none of these two gentlemen deserved her time, because both of them have hurt her in the past.

"I kicked you out because I knew you weren't being faithful, AJ."

"You have no fucking proof!"

"You don't deny it, don't you?"

"Don't twist my words!"

"I'll tell you what I'm going to twist, Daniel. It's your neck, if you don't shut up and leave." Punk grabbed AJ's hand and moved her close to him. "I don't care about your business between you and AJ, but it seems that she doesn't want to do anything with you, so I suggest you start being a man, and leave her in peace."

"Of course you don't care about our business! There was no business because she was always with you!"

"That's not true." AJ interfered, "Daniel, stop accusing me of something I didn't do!" She wanted to tell him about those steamy sessions she had with CM Punk, but she knew that fists would be flying as soon as she opened her mouth and she didn't want them to fight over her… even though it seemed sort of cool.

Daniel kept eyeing them from top to bottom, waiting for one of them to crack. He noticed how great AJ looked right next to CM Punk, as if they were two joined puzzle pieces in a wonderful picture and yet Daniel and her never quite fit properly. They never did and this made his heart fill with envy.

"You don't have to hide AJ, I know." He said under his breath, and he bit his lip looking at the petite diva in sadness.

AJ was startled and she looked up to Punk panicking. He remained cool and just shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't ready to let the cat out of the bag because Daniel might be tricking them into getting out the truth by accident.

"You know, sometimes you just don't know who your friends really are, am I right Punk? We used to be pals, and you AJ, you always found comfort in telling Kaitlyn everything…"

AJ raised her eyebrows, "Where are you going with this?"

"Let's just say that you are a better liar than Kaitlyn." He gave AJ a wink and out of nowhere he punched CM Punk square in the jaw. AJ screamed in horror and she knelt down right next to Punk who had his hand clasped on his mouth in agony. "That's for fucking my girlfriend, you piece of shit!"

Daniel looked at the pathetic couple and he laughed out loud. They deserved each other, and he was glad that he kicked her out and got rid of her for good. AJ was screaming for help and the door of the diva's locker room suddenly opened and 5 pretty little heads peeped out to see what was the ruckus all about.

"Your girlfriend came to me, you ignorant son of a bitch!" Punk shot up and tackled Daniel to the concrete floor. He was throwing punches, left and right and anywhere he could get his hands on. AJ was crying hysterically and frantically shrieking at the top of her lungs for both men to stop but they ignored her.

Soon a lot of other staff members and superstars came rushing to see what was going on and Wade, Kofi, Zack and Sheamus managed to break the fight up. Sheamus pulled Punk off Daniel and he moved him far away from Daniel who was still lying on the floor surrounded by the other superstars. Sheamus stood in his way and kept telling him to calm down but he ignored him. He looked at AJ who had eyeliner running because she was still crying and he suddenly felt horrible. He looked at his hands and they were covered in blood. He must've broken Daniel's nose and now guilt was consuming him.

"What have I done."

"Easy now, fella."

"No! AJ!"

"Get away from me!" She cried and all the divas gathered around her consoling her. They all glared at Punk and he looked at everybody who was staring at him. "Stop fucking judging me, he punched me first!" There were a lot of gasps in the background and Daniel was finally up on his feet with the aid of Wade and Zack. His nose was busted and he had blood dripping from it.

"Come on AJ, let's go inside." Eve said as she put her hand around AJ's shoulders and led her into the locker room. The rest of the divas followed.

He ran a hand through his hair and sighed, this was sure not going to end well. He could already see himself on the suspended page on the WWE website and he didn't even want to think about what Vince is going to say, or yell, at him when word gets out.

He is the WWE Champion, and champions don't act like this.

"You're going to pay for this, I swear to God…" Daniel said between coughs and Punk just shook his head. Daniel just didn't get it and he never would. Medics finally came and started to clean his busted face. There was no reason for Punk to stay at the scene so he decided to leave before something else could happen.

Kaitlyn bursted through the locker room door as soon as she heard what just went down minutes before and found AJ curled up in ball crying her eyes out. All of the divas tried to calm little AJ down but it was all for nothing.

"AJ honey, are you okay?!" Kaitlyn was out of breath and she managed to include herself into the circle of concerned divas.

"You! Why did you tell Daniel! Out of all people, Kaitlyn. I trusted you!" She kept pointing at her best friend with her index finger accusing her of opening her mouth to the man who made AJ's life a living hell.

"You don't understand, he made me tell him! AJ, please!"

"What? Are you trying to justify your actions? Because if that's the case, save it. I can't trust anybody now." She wiped away her face with the back of her hand, ignoring the fact that every single diva of the WWE was witnessing some drama going down.

"AJ, please! He threatened to hurt Ziggler! He already knew that you were up to no good and if he couldn't hear it from you, he turned to the closest source!" Kaitlyn tried to reason with her but AJ just shook her head, ignoring what was coming out of her mouth.

"You were my best friend Kaitlyn; I'd never thought you would be the one to rat me out!"

"Well if you didn't go and fuck Punk behind Bryan's back, none of this would have happened! Save it AJ, I can't believe you're turning against me when I tried to help you!"

The divas had their mouths open in shock as to what they were hearing. None of them could have guessed what an exciting life AJ was leading and some of them were even jealous that she got to CM Punk before they did. Nonetheless, AJ was living a lie and they couldn't believe that small, quiet AJ was capable of doing such things.

"Does this look like helping? Daniel's nose is fucking broken and CM Punk is fucking losing it, hell, I'm losing it!"

"AJ, I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but you had what was coming for you. Daniel Bryan is an asshole but I don't think he deserved to be cheated on. CM Punk is head over heels for you and you're always giving him the cold shoulder. Face it AJ, you don't love anybody, you just like the attention." Kaitlyn looked down at her broken down friend in disgust and she just shook her head in disappointment. "Sort yourself out, will ya?" And she turned around and left, slamming the door right behind her leaving her former best friend in her own misery.

The following weeks were filled with dread as CM Punk looked at his cell phone for the millionth time. Vince McMahon hadn't called yet or didn't even acknowledge what went down between Daniel Bryan and himself and here he was on a Monday night looking at his championship title.

All he could do was think about AJ and nothing else. She did her best to avoid him backstage and their on screen kisses were becoming more and more forced and awkward. He wanted to end the whole AJ/Punk love train but that was only up to the creative team to decide that and so he had to go out there and exchange spit whether he liked it or not.

It was another unbearable Monday Night Raw and they had to do another segment much to their dislike. They were both sitting down on a crate waiting for their cue near the curtain. He wanted to tell her he was sorry but it was best if he didn't mention the altercation at all. He noticed how quiet she had become throughout the weeks and she wasn't looking good at all, both physically and mentally. She had lost Daniel, Punk and now Kaitlyn too and she was inches away of suffering from some sort of a depression and he felt responsible for some of it.

"You guys are up in a minute!" a guy wearing a headset told them. "Come on! Get up, stop looking like someone died!"

AJ and Punk got up and forced a smile. "Yeah, that's not convincing at all. Just hope you don't do that out there, ok?"

"Sure thing." Punk nodded as he looked down at AJ. She kept on playing with her fingers while staring at the ground.

"AJ, I know that everything has ended between me and you," he said in a hopeless tone, "…but at least let's pretend we're having fun, okay?"

"I think I'm done with pretending for now."

"AJ, it was bound to happen and you know it."

"But not like that. Anything but that!"

It was the first time AJ was mentioning the whole fiasco and he was a bit glad that she was finally speaking to him. She kept her gaze on the dirty floor as she played the whole scene in her head again.

He looked down at his wrestling boots and cleared his throat. "I'm sorry for everything, AJ. Not just for breaking Daniel's nose, but for everything that has happened from the very first night, up to now. You don't deserve this much heartbreak and I wish you could have someone who will treat you the way you deserve to be treated."

She looked up to him with tears in her eyes and managed to curl her lips into a weak smile, "I don't want to go out there with my makeup running."

"Not the makeup!" he said raising his arms and making a face.

"Stop it!"She hit his arm and chuckled a bit. This was the AJ he loved. He got so used to seeing her in pain that he almost forgot how cute she was when she showed him her pearly white teeth in a beautiful smile that only dentists could be proud of.

"Let's go out there and kill it?" He opened his arms waiting for a hug but she extended out her hand for him to shake. He looked down at her hand and she bit her lip, "It's better like this…"

He cleared his throat and put his arms down, "Uh, yeah." He took her hand and awkwardly shook it. She could see the disappointment in his eyes but she didn't want to go down any roads with Punk anymore and it was best to keep everything like it should have been in the first place, strictly business.

"You guys are on!" the same guy yelled at them and CM Punk's music was blasting into the arena.

"Ready?" CM Punk took her hand and laced his fingers with hers. She nodded and put on her evil look and said, "Let's kill it."

They hit the ramp and as soon as they got into the ring, they both took a microphone in their hands and Punk started doing his disrespect routine and dissing the local football team to gain some cheap heat.

"I walk out here every single week for your lazy asses and I get no respect. I have to go through unimaginable pain and you still show the WWE Champion disrespect. You should be thankful that I am your champion and not some wannabe who thinks that nobody can see him. Uh, newsflash buddy, I can see you and I can also see yesterday's match and how I beat you again for this." He lifted up his championship title.

The crowd started chanting 'You Suck' and Punk was getting furious. He was bringing the microphone right to his mouth again and AJ was there to quickly place her hand on it to stop him. "Let me do this, honey." He ran a hand through her silky hair and gave her a peck on the lips.

"CM Punk is a great man… and a great boyfriend." She looked at him with a grin on her face, "He's been your reigning and defending champion for over a year now, and let's face it, this man isn't going anywhere. He truly is the best in the world and I am so sorry that you can't see that."

"Thanks AJ, but don't waste your time on these people. This should be about us and we should celebrate my success after I beat Kane." He got closer to AJ and she looked up to those green eyes of his. They both dropped their microphones simultaneously, and AJ suddenly got nervous of what was coming next, even though they had been locking lips for the past month or so. It will be over soon, she thought to herself and she just went on with it.

She ran her hands up his arms and circled his neck, waiting for him to put his hands on her behind and lift her up. A second later, her legs were wrapped around his waist and they were both gazing into each others eyes while resting her forehead on his. He pushed some of her hair behind her ear with one hand and smiled, "I love you, AJ."

She was taken a bit aback, unsure of whether he was breaking character or not but her grin got wider and she leaned in for a hot passionate kiss. This time it wasn't awkward or tense, it was like she was truly kissing him for the first time. Both of them parted their lips even more, letting one another know that they can explore if they wanted to. The arena was bursting with boo's but neither Punk or AJ could hear a thing as their tongues were in each others mouths.

AJ finally pulled out from the kiss and looked into CM Punk's eyes. This was definitely not scripted. "I have something to tell you after the match." He whispered into her ear and she pretended to giggle and squeal as if he just told her something sweet.

All AJ could do was worry over what Punk told her. What exactly did he want to tell her? There was nothing left to discuss and she thought that they settled everything before they came out. She kept on hitting the mat with her hand, cheering Punk on as he went against the big red monster. Her head wasn't in the game and she kept on zoning in and out as her mind kept on wandering trying to figure out what he meant.

After 10 minutes of going back and forth, CM Punk got the win and AJ climbed back into the ring to celebrate with her on-screen boyfriend. "Are you okay?" he whispered into her ear and she nodded unconvincingly. They celebrated his victory and the minute they got backstage, she didn't think twice about asking him.

"I don't want to do it here, AJ." He said still catching his breath. He was handed a small, white towel and some bottled water which he quickly downed in one gulp.

"You got me freaking out, Punk don't do this to me!" she started to panic and her breath was getting short.

He grabbed her from the shoulders, "AJ, calm down. It's nothing to worry about, trust me." He kissed her forehead and continued, "I'm going to take a shower now, meet me in an hour in my locker room."

"Why can't you tell me now?"

"Because there are people watching and I don't want to give them something else to talk about. See ya."

An hour later she found herself in front of CM Punk's door. Every time she was there, it never ended well and she hoped that she might break the combo this time. She knocked three times and it didn't take long for Punk to answer it. The smell of soap and cologne filled her nostrils and she melted a bit inside. She was a sucker for his scent.

"Come in." Punk said. He grabbed a towel in his hands and started to dry his hair off.

"Well?" She didn't plan on staying too long because that might raise suspicion from the other superstars and since the whole Daniel Bryan incident was still making headlines in the backstage gossiping, she didn't want them to think that she was spending an awful lot of time in Punk's room.

"Okay," he said putting the towel down. He walked over to AJ Lee and took her hands in his. She was ready to jerk them away but he quickly added, "Please. Hear me out."

"…Alright." She looked at his tattooed hands and admired how her small hands fit perfectly into his.

"This isn't me trying to win you back, but after what went down, AJ, I think it's time to tell you. I love you with all my heart and I know that we're not meant to be. We've been through so much shit that I know you're absolutely done with me. I've been trying to find the right moment to tell you this and it never came up to now and I have decided to take matters into my own hands and that's what I should have done ages ago."

"Where are you going with this, Punk?" She said with furrowed brows.

"I told her, AJ. I told Lita about what we did."

AJ clasped a hand to her mouth, "Oh my god…"

"It wasn't fair that I was sort of playing you two, and it was best to have neither of you than to break both of your hearts at the same time. AJ, you'll always have a special place in my heart and I hope you realize that I have loved you more than I ever loved Lita."

She gulped the lump that formed in her throat as he said those words. "How did she take it?" She tried to avoid eye contact or else she might burst out crying again. Punk telling her that he loved her more than Lita was upsetting. She wasn't capable of hearing such a thing and accept it. Lita must have been heartbroken.

"It went… better than expected." He nodded, as he caressed her hands with his thumbs. She bit her lip and started to sniffle. "AJ, are you okay?"

"…No." she managed to utter and without hesitation he pulled her in for a hug and this time she didn't protest but she let it all out against his chest. "Shhh." He cooed into her ears as he stroked her luscious hair with his hands.

"Why can't we be together without causing so much trouble?" Her voice was muffled and he could barely hear her but he smiled in agreement. "Life's a bitch I guess, my love."

My love.

Her heart melted even more and of course, more salty tears were soaking up Punk's shirt which was currently serving as a tissue for AJ Lee.

"How do we make this work, Punk?" she looked up to him and he wiped her face.

"We don't. You deserve so much better AJ and you know it." He started caressing her face with the back of his hand and she closed her eyes.

"But it's you who I want to be with."

"You know when I said 'I love you' in the ring, I meant it, right? That was me talking, not the heel Punk. I was trying to see the look on your face."

"You caught me off guard there and my head was screaming at me that I was on live TV so I had to act quickly. But just so you know Punk, I love you too."

He gave her a warm smile and he was overjoyed that she still returned the same feelings for him after all that they've been through. He placed two fingers under her chin and said, "Can I?"

She slowly nodded and CM Punk gently leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her lips. She wasn't satisfied with the small peck, and before Punk could break the kiss, she caught his face in her hands to give him a real kiss. He grabbed her from her waist and pulled her closely as possible and lifted her up. She missed that cold feeling of his lip ring and she ran her tongue over it. That tingling sensation in her tummy was coming back as he lightly nibbled at her bottom lip and planted small kisses down her neck. It was ridiculous how easily they turned each other on.

"You know how this always ended badly, Punk…" AJ reminded him out of breath.

"I know." Without protest, he slowly put her down with ease and looked down at the woman he wasn't destined to be with. He coughed, choking back tears, trying not to look like a weak man in front of her. After a moment of silence he said, "Friends?" He didn't want to say it but he had to.

She reluctantly nodded and gulped. The little diva hated it but she knew that it was the right thing to do. Both of them being together had hurt many people and destroyed relationships and even though they finally set their differences aside, it wasn't the right time to be together. Two wrongs don't make a right.

He hugged her again, holding her tight in his tattooed arms not ready to let her go, both physically and emotionally. "Just know this; I'll always be here for you AJ, if you need anything, I promise, I'll be there."

"I love you, Punk." Her chin was trembling and her eyes were welling up with tears again. She felt like they were both saying goodbye to each other and every second that passed, it felt like the door was slowly closing more and more.

"I love you too." He kissed her head and stroked her back. He vowed to himself that he would always be there to protect AJ whenever he could and no one was going to hurt her like Daniel Bryan and he did. Punk was madly in love with the girl, but it wasn't the right time or the right place for their romance to blossom and he had to accept that but neither of them knew what the future held for them.

"So I guess this is goodbye?" she said in his chest.

"Let's make it more of a, see you around. What do you think?" He looked down at AJ, and she lifted her head up resting her chin on his chest.

"I'll be seeing you, Punk." She gave him a small smile and closed her eyes. She felt his lips on her forehead and for the very first time, AJ was happy.


The End? I did my best to keep it real as I could because I didn't want to write a story with a fairytale ending. Things like these happen in real life, and you can't always get what you want. Anyways, I'm not sure if this is the end or not, (I already have ideas for the next chapter) but like I said, not sure! Let me know what you think and I want to thank all of you for the reviews and messages! :)