It had been a long day. The Smackdown roster had already performed and traveled to the next city and Lauryn was ready to relax. As expected, it was hard seeing Randy but she didn't let it show. She heard the whispers about them not being together but didn't really pay attention since most of it wasn't the truth. The WWE locker room was like a big game of Telephone when it came to gossip.

She had finally gotten settled down in her room and right when she sat down on her bed there was a knock on her door. She groaned as she got to answer the door. She looked through the peephole to see who it was and could only smile at the sight before her. Her best friend was there with beer, movies and pizza. She opened the door and laughed at the smug grin on his face.

"Decided you needed some cheering up. Now let me in."

"Well since you asked so nicely. And you're right, I do need some cheering up."

She stepped aside and let him in. He placed a kiss on top of her head as he passed her. She looked at the movies he had picked to bring and she laughed at the choices. They were definitely movies she'd enjoy more so than he would. He brought The Hangover, Remember The Titans and The Blind side.

"I think it's we should start with The Hangover because the other ones will make me cry and I don't feel like doing that anymore. Thanks for doing this Stu. I really appreciate it."

"No problem love. Now go get comfortable and I'll start the movie."

She gave him a mock salute "yes sir."

Stu had just finished his fourth beer and he was stealing glances at his best friend. He would never say it out loud but he did miss being with her. They didn't date long but the brief time they did he felt like he was on cloud nine. He knew they were better off as friends but it didn't make him miss her any less. Even after they broke up they were still intimate for a while, and he wondered from time to time what would happen between them if she hadn't started dating Orton. She looked over and saw him somewhat deep in thought.

"Penny for your thoughts Stu?"

"There are so many, I think they're worth more than a penny, love."

She rolled her eyes at him. "Funny. But seriously, what's on your mind? You look deep in thought."

"Things." He grinned at her when she sent him a glare. "Alright, don't get testy." He shrugged his shoulder before answering him. "You. Me. Us."

Lauryn raised an eyebrow at him. "What about us?"

"Where we'd be if things hadn't happened the way they did."

She tilted her head slightly and looked at him. "Who knows," she murmured, shrugging a shoulder. "Where do you think we'd be?"

He reached up to cup her cheek but decided against last minute. "Together, maybe."

Lauryn blinked widely for a moment. "Do you think we would have lasted? I mean we tried way before Randy even entered the picture."

"Yes, but we didn't try wholeheartedly, did we?"

She sighed slightly. "I don't know"

"It doesn't really matter, anyway. Your heart belongs to him now."

She looked at him, face full of concern before looking away.

"Or does it?"

"You know what?" She sighed before continuing to speak, "I usually wouldn't have a problem saying yes. But I'm too hurt at the moment to say whether it is or not."

"I'm sorry, love. C'mere." He pulled her close to him before she could really react. She hesitated briefly before relaxing into his embrace. "Aside from things that are out of my control - such as the bastard admitting he was wrong and crawling back on his hands and knees across broken glass - what can I do to make you feel better, love?"

Lauryn looked him in the eye before answering. "Help me not think about him for once."

One corner of Stu's mouth lifted, his hand rising to cup her cheek. Truth be told, he would do anything in the world to make her feel better. Even if by doing so he pushed her further out of his life. Anything to remove the sadness that had haunted her eyes over the past few days. Thumb sweeping the curve of her cheek, he pressed a tender kiss to her forehead, eyes closing when her breath fanned out in a sigh. "How's that?" he asked in a whisper.

"It's a start," she replied breathlessly.

"Then I'll have to work harder," he whispered. His hand slid to her neck, fingers sliding over her skin with the expertise that only practice could create. Though it had been ages since they had been together, he remembered that the spot just below her jaw was vulnerable to feather-soft strokes. Tightening his other arm around her, he pulled her even closer. His lips trailed to her temple, then her cheek, and each time pausing for a soft kiss. Bringing his mouth to her ear, he whispered her name. He felt her hands tighten on his biceps and knew she heard the longing he had kept secret for so long. Briefly resting his forehead against hers, he breathed in her scent: the wonderful mixture of perfume, lotion, makeup and vanilla lip-gloss that was so uniquely her. She whispered his name, a gasping plea, and he finally covered her mouth with his.

She should have felt guilty. She should stop what was about to happen, but there was no room for that at the moment. She would never tell him but there were times she thought what would have been between them. Feeling his lips on hers brought back so many memories. Her eyes were glazed over when he broke the kiss.

"God I've missed you."

"She smiled at him briefly. I've missed you too."

Stop me if I go too far," he murmured, hands trailing down her back. As she always had, she arched into him, and the sensation of her breasts crushing against his chest sent prickles of awareness through his body. Lauryn's fingers crept up until they slid into his hair, this time initiating a kiss. "Bed," he growled after her teeth scraped over his bottom lip.

"Yes," she whispered, holding on as he stood. "As long as you don't stop."

"You have my word." The promise barely left his mouth before she kissed him again, causing him to stumble in his haste to get her onto the bed. Laughter bubbled between him and he felt his heart twist remembering all the laughter they had once shared. Reluctantly letting her go when they reached the bed, he peeled off his t-shirt and sent it across the room before joining.

When he reached the bed he swiftly placed her on her back hovering over her while Lauryn's hands started to roam the body she still knew so well. He captured her lips again before moving his lips lower and lower before capturing one of her nipples in his mouth. Her hands instinctively gripped his curls as his hot mouth still worked her nipple. When he was satisfied with his work he moved to the other nipple. He cupped her other breast pinching her nipple slightly, remembering how she always liked that.

He started kissing and nibbling his way down her stomach till her got to her panties. He removed her panties and threw them off to the side. The sight of his former lover beneath him for him to feast on made him even harder if that was possible. Her chestnut eyes were staring at him full of desire and need. He started to leave a trail of kisses on her thighs, alternating between each one before he got to his destination.

Her eyes slipped shut in pure bliss as he worked his tongue along her heated core. He smirked at how wet she already was for him. Her hands slipped into his hair again as she gave him more of herself. He inserted to fingers inside her and started working them in and out of her slick channel. He used one strong arm to pin her hips down as she started to squirm underneath his touch.

The feel of his tongue, hot breath and teeth were too much to bear and Lauryn was about to explode. The familiar feeling hit her like a ton of bricks and Stu licked up every bit of her sweet nectar that he still loved so much.

Stu captured her lips in a passionate kiss. She used this as an opportunity to flip him over on his back. The smirk he gave her matched the one Lauryn was giving him. She quickly removed his shorts and licked her lips at the sight of his hard cock. She started to stroke him before she licked the precum off the head. The moment her mouth was on him he thought he was going to lose it. Her mouth felt as good as he remembered. He grabbed a handful of hair and set a pleasurable pace. Watching his cock disappear down her hot mouth was becoming too much. When he felt her tongue swirl around his shaft he pulled her off his cock.

"You still know how to push me over the edge I see?" he murmured. He sat up to capture her lips and place her back on her back. He left briefly to retrieve a condom from his pocket before returning to Lauryn. He ripped the wrapper and put on the condom in record time. His eyes met hers and he knew it was too late to back out now. No matter if she'll regret this later, he'll be damned if he doesn't make her forget about Randy even if it was just for one night.

The moan that escaped her lips the minute he slid into her was music to his ears. He captured her lips and he waited for him to adjust to him. When she wrapped her legs around him he started to move, thrusting in and out of her at a painfully yet pleasurably slow pace. He wanted to make this last as long as he could and wanted to draw out the pleasure for both of them. He kissed her neck as she gripped his biceps.

"Faster Stu," she barely got out.

Stu immediately starting thrusting in and out of her faster per her request. Her hands made their way to his back and left a flurry of moon shaped marks on his beautiful skin. When he switched angles he felt her instantly start to tighten around him. Even though a ton of time had passed he still knew what to do to pleasure the woman below him. His thumb connected with her clit and it wasn't long before her second orgasm took hit her, his hitting him just as hard soon after.

"I love you," he murmured as he came inside her.

"I love you too Stu," she breathlessly replied.

When they both had finally come down from their high, Stu kissed her again. He spent the rest of the night making sure she'd forget about Randy.

The next morning he woke up with her still wrapped in his arms. She looked so peaceful and relaxed. He knew that would change when she woke up. When she opened her eyes, he was staring at the ceiling.

"Morning," she murmured softly.

"Good morning love."

She lay there for a moment not wanting to move, not wanting to have to talk about what happened the previous night. Lauryn would much rather let it be something that just stayed between them, but Stu was always more rational than her. When she finally moved, she leaned over her side of the bed and grabbed a hoodie to go over the tank top she threw on during the middle of the night. When she finally put the hoodie on, she leaned up against the headboard and sighed and then turned to look at her best friend and smiled at him. He placed a kiss on top of her forehead and pulled her into his embrace.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she replayed their night of passion in her head. Yes she had forgotten all about Randy last night, but he was all she could think about at the moment.

"You're not regretting last night are you, love?"

"Yes. No." She moved her head from his chest and turned to look at him. "Fuck Stu I don't know."

"Why?"

"Hell if I know..."

"Don't over-analyze it, love."

"We both know I'm the queen of over analyzing things Stu."

"It's something we both wanted. You needed something to get your mind off him, and I needed..." He looked away from her briefly before he continued, "one more night."

She gave him a confused look. "One more night?"

"Yes... Things between us ended abruptly if you'll recall."

Lauryn ran her hands through her hair nervously before she tucked her knees under her chin. She sighed briefly, "I don't know if you'd call it abruptly..."

"I'm not trying to guilt trip you, Lauryn." He rolled over on his side to face her, idly tracing her ankle. "But when he came into the picture, I became just a friend."

"If memory serves me correctly we had ended things and were just friends a while before he came around. I'm not trying to defend him it's just the truth. I just..." she buried her face in her arms and groaned.

"You love him."

Another sigh left her lips. "I do. And I love you too Stu. I always will. I'm sorry for this big mess," she murmured as she felt tears starting to form.

"Shh, don't cry." He pulled her down and wrapped his arms around her again. He smiled slightly as his request to for her to stop crying seemed to fall on deaf ears. "Alright, love, go ahead and cry."

Lauryn mumbled something inaudible under her breath "I feel like I made you a one night stand and I hate that. You don't deserve that. I'm such a shitty friend"

"One night stands slip out before the standee wakes up, " he explained before placing a kiss on top of her head. "You didn't. Don't feel shitty, love."

"Too late, " she replied before sitting back up. "Like I don't regret what happened between us at all, I do want you to know that. I just know none of this is fair to you."

"Lauryn?"

"Yes Stu," she spoke as she played with the hem of her hoodie.

"I don't feel used. Fuck, if last night was you using me, feel free to do it any time." Stu leaned up and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Now stop acting as though you killed my cat."

Lauryn threw her head back as laughter overcame her. She stopped laughing when she thought of something to ask him. Something that she has been putting off for a while. "Can I ask you something?"

He sent her a small smile. "Anything."

"Be honest with me okay?"

"As long as it's not about whether or not a certain dress or pair of jeans makes your ass look fat, I will."

Lauryn playfully slapped his shoulder. "Why haven't you really dated since you know, we ended?"

"No one caught my interest. You're very hard to replace, you know." He put a finger under her chin and tilted her head back when she looked down. "Impossible to replace, to be honest."

She smiled at him momentarily before a sad look graced her face. "I'm not that great. You deserve to be happy with someone."

"I've tried, Lauryn. I have. But everyone I meet, I..." He sighed as he thought about what he was about to tell her. He didn't want to admit it, but he promised honesty. "I know I won't be as happy as I was with you."

Lauryn was in shock at what she just heard. She got off the bed and started to pick up her clothes that were on the floor. She didn't want Stu to see her like this; she felt like she was about to have a nervous breakdown.

"But how do you know that? I'm sure someone can make you happy Stu," she nervously said as she knelt in front of her suitcase. She threw a shirt in frustration; all of this was too much for her to handle at the moment. She felt like Stu just dropped a ton of bricks on her with his confession.

"How did you know you wanted to be a photographer? How did Cena know he wanted to be a pedantic moron in front of millions of people? How did Cody and Lo know with one look at each other that they'd found someone special? Sometimes, Lauryn, one just knows." When he heard a faint sob come from her he got off the bed and knelt down beside her. "Lauryn, stop," he commanded when he caught her arm after she threw another shirt. "Lauryn... Love, I'm sorry. You don't need this added to what you already have on your plate." He pulled her close when he felt her tremble. "Let it out, love," he whispered softly in her ear.

She looked at him, pain evident in her face. "Stu. I'm sorry I could never be what you wanted. I feel terrible," she murmured to him as she sat and rested against the side of the bed. "I'll always feel bad we never worked out."

He moved to sit next to her. "Why?"

"Because I know we mutually agreed to the whole 'we're better off than friends' thing, I think I just always knew you weren't as okay with it as you seemed. All I want is for you to be happy Stu."

He carefully draped his arm around her and pulled her closer to his side "Then stay."

"I wish it was that easy Stu."

"What do you want, Lauryn? If you want to patch things up with Randy, say so and I'll leave you alone." He held his finger up when she went to speak. "Don't say what you think you want me to hear. Are you done?

Her eyes widened at what he just said. "What do you mean leave me alone? Like never talk to me again? I don't think I could handle that."

"I don't think threats of death could keep me from talking to you. You're my best friend. I'm just saying I'd pull back and let you live your life." He sent her a small smile before he muttered 'even though it would kill me' under his breath.

"Even if I tell you I want to patch things up with Randy?" She gave him a 'please don't hate me' look. "But I don't know how long that will be. I just, "she paused briefly. "He's the only guy I've ever seen a future with," she confessed as she felt tears threatening to fall again.

"I didn't interfere when you started seeing him, did I?"

"No Stu."

"I just want you to be happy, love." He brushed the stray tear from her cheek before continuing. "It's just... This doesn't look happy to me."

She sighed briefly. "I know" She sent him a small smile, "but I still feel like shit because I know I'm not telling you what you want to hear."

"Much as I would love to hear you say 'fuck him, I want to be with you' it would hurt worse because it would be a lie."

"Stu, " she murmured as she looked at him in disbelief. "I will never understand why you're so good to me."

"Because I love you."

"I love you to Stu. Please don't forget that."

"After last night and early this morning, I don't think there's any doubt."

Lauryn shook her head after a smirk graced her features.

"Waking me up at three with a blowjob was definitely a nice touch."

She slapped his shoulder again playfully. "Shut up Stu."

"Just trying to make you smile," he replied before sending her an arrogant smile. "Worked, too."

Lauryn looked at him briefly, trying to be serious but started laughing instead. "Thank you Stu."

"No, thank you. First blowjob I've had in months." Stu ducked to avoid the slap Lauryn was about to give him before catching her hand and pulling her close. "You're welcome, love"

She shook her head before resting it on his chest "But seriously, I don't know what I would have done if you weren't with me throughout all this craziness."

"You know very well what you'd have done. Gone home to Lo and let her feed you until you were too full to think."

A soft chuckle left her lips. "You're probably right. So, we're okay right?"

"Always."

Lauryn gave him a hug before placing a kiss on his cheek. "You're the best Stu. And I know someone will make you extremely happy someday."

He pondered on what she said for a moment, "I doubt it" He grinned and her as he started to tickle her. He held her close to him when she tried to squirm away. "Ah, ah, ah!" He spoke as she slapped his arm. He then threw her over her shoulder and back on the bed. "Now you're really going to get it."

She squealed as he continued to tickle her. "Stu!"

'Stu' what?" he asked before biting on her neck and letting out a small growl.

Lauryn groaned at him before giggling. "Stop"

"Stop what?" he asked as he did it again.

She squirmed and then let out another frustrated groan when he pinned her hands above her head so she couldn't fight him.

"I know, I know, you're getting real tired of my shit, aren't you?" He smirked knowing he was getting to her. "And what do you plan on doing about it, love?"

Lauryn glared at him, "I can't do anything about it at the moment."

"Then why fight it?" he murmured as he pressed a kiss to her neck.

A small whimper escaped her "Stu." His name leaving her lips barely above a whisper.

"You know you love me," he spoke as he released her hands.

Once her hands were free she slapped his arm. "Yes I do."

"And you know you want to order up breakfast while I go shower." He placed a quick kiss to her cheek.

"You ass."

"You love my ass," he replied before kissing her lips quickly. "If I recall correctly, you were holding onto it rather tightly at times..." he murmured as he nibbled on her bottom lip. "Just as I held onto yours." When he felt her relax completely, he looked up at her. "One more time?" he whispered in her ear.

"Yes," she whispered back.

As though one time would be enough. Not letting that thought deter him, though, Stu caught her lips in another kiss, growling when he was forced to break it so she could remove his shirt. Hands that knew his body better than he did trailed over his bare skin, warming him and making him forget the cool air of the hotel room. Taking the opportunity to tear away the hoodie she wore, he then cupped her breasts in his hands, thumbs moving over the pebbled nipples as his lips found hers again. He felt her shiver, smooth thighs sliding against his hips when she arched into him. Her name was a whisper between them before he lowered his head. He nuzzled her cleavage until she gasped, eyes flicking to gauge her reaction as he closed his mouth over her nipple. A ragged moan filled the room while he feasted on her, knowing that he would never get enough of her unique taste. Still fearing she would change her mind, he reached down to draw the rumpled sheet and blanket over them.

Stu..." She half-moaned, half-laughed his name when the covers were pulled over her head, shrouding them in darkness. Threading her fingers through his hair, she held on, head tipping back as he alternately suckled and nipped at her tender flesh. All her troubles and worries had been forgotten when he kissed her. If only they could stay like this forever, she thought briefly, gasping when he moved to offer her other breast the same attention. Fingers roughened from years of hard work skimmed over her body, caressing and stroking until she trembled. His lips followed the trail created by his fingers, soft kisses and flicks of his tongue that had her writhing. "Fuck, Stu—"

"We will," he murmured. Aided by intimate knowledge of her body, he layered kisses on her skin, allowing his teeth to scrape over her hip. His hands caught her thighs, holding them still and apart.

"I want to see you," she spoke as she tightened her grip on his hair. She knew what was coming.

His lips, pressed to her inner thigh, curved into a wicked smirk. With lightning-fast movements he had the covers flying away. Breath heavy with desire, he lifted her with no effort, pulling her over him as he lay on his back. He wiggled his eyebrows at her when she stared down at him in disbelief, then turned to resume kissing her thigh. "Now you can watch from this angle or look at the mirror," he informed. Sliding his hands up to grasp her hips, he breathed in her scent. "I do suggest you hold on, though."

A/N: So yeah that's a lot right? Things just can't get less complicated for Lauryn can it? But hey, at least she got a mustache ride out of it right? Thank you for continuing to read and review this story. I can't believe the response it's gotten.

~Amber