John's POV same day
"Yes John she's fine she's in the other room."
"Nik please just go check on her!" I pleaded Nikki being I need to make sure Aj is okay. This morning everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. I tried everything I could to keep Paige from getting to Aj and I failed. As a result now I have to keep a close eye on her so she doesn't try and do something crazy again. Last time Paige made Aj cry like that she damn near killed herself. I'll be damned if I lose my best friend because some chick decides she all of a suddenly wants to love Aj back. Fuck don't even get me started on Paige. At first I liked her she was kinda cool but then when everything between her and Corey surfaced, I guess you can say I accepted her into our family here on the road. She was Aj's boo and I didn't mind that because if Aj likes her then so do I. That all changed when she hurt Aj and broke her heart. For all I care she could have straight up stabbed Aj and I would probably be able to forgive her. But no she broke her heart and completely caused Aj to have a mental breakdown. She caused so much hurt to my little munchkin that it hurt me too. Some people don't understand that when you hurt someone it affects everyone around that person. So me being so close to Aj it hit me first and it's not fair. The fact that she practically hurt Aj is the reason why I can't find it in me to forgive Paige for what she's done.
"John I just checked on her like an hour ago she's fine."
"That was an hour ago! Anything could happen in an hour." I then heard her let out an annoyed sigh. This is also another reason why I can't forgive Paige because I know Nikki is so fed up with how protective I've been of Aj since she came back on the road with us. Don't get me wrong I love Nikki she's my queen, it's just I can't ditch Aj for her. My mother always told me to treat women with respect and honesty. I mean Nikki knew from the start how close me and Aj were but I think she's starting to get annoyed by it. Not in a jealous way but the fact that I'm always going out my way to make sure Aj is okay. I know it's a huge no-no to put another woman over your woman but it's different when that other woman is your best friend. You don't get the opportunity to truly call someone your best friend very often in life and I don't want to lose the ones I have.
"Okay fine." She grumbled as I heard her moving around. "See like I said she's still sleeping. I told you John she's fine."
"I know Nik but I just want to make sure she-"
"I won't let her do anything crazy when you aren't around. Aj is my friend too and I don't want anything to happen to her either. Okay so you don't have to call every five minutes to check on her because I can handle her. I took her phone already I just have to take her ID when she wakes because I don't know where her wallet is. You're overreacting Johnny we're fine here."
"Yeah I suppose you're right maybe I'm just a little too protective. Just promise me you'll stay on her?"
"I will do everything in my power to make sure she's still here when you come back." Even when she's annoyed by me she still does what I ask and I couldn't ask for a better girlfriend.
"I love you."
"I love you too babe. Now go show the boys who run shit in the gym okay?" I couldn't stop the smile from forming like I said Nikki is my queen.
"Yes ma'am. Okay I'll see you when I get back."
"Okay I look forward to it."
"Me too bye."
"Bye." And with that I hung up and went back into the gym. Whenever I'm stressed I go workout. I didn't plan to workout today but Randy texted me asking if I want to go with him to the gym and I can never say no to pumping iron. Besides its been awhile since Rans and I hung out.
An hour later at the hotel
"Well you never know John everyone deserves a second chance." Reasoned Randy as we were taking the elevator up to our rooms.
"I don't know sometimes forgiveness doesn't fix all the damage that's done."
"Come on John we've all seen the way Aj use to feign over her. It's only a matter of time before Paige somehow sucks her back in."
"Nah see it won't happen if I don't let it happen. We don't need Paige in our life and that's the end of it." It was then that the doors opened for his floor and he got off.
"It's not a good idea to play God when you're up against fate." He shrugged.
"I think I'll take my chances. But I'll see you later man."
"Okay." The doors then coincidentally closed after that and it continued up. Randy somehow found out about what happened this morning and that's how we ended up for some reason talking about it. He's probably right I shouldn't play God for the two of them but I just don't want Aj to get hurt anymore. I think Aj would agree that maybe it's best her and Paige don't really keep in contact outside the ring. Eventually the elevator opened up on my floor so I got off and walked to the room. Going in the first thing I notice is there is a tv on and it's really loud, I can't even hear my own thoughts. I also noticed that Aj isn't in her bed so I assume she's in the bathroom or something. Nikki's purse is still on the table so she's somewhere in here. Oddly I noticed Aj's leftovers from this morning is sitting on the table so then I assume she woke up not to long ago.
"Hey I'm back!" I called out.. But there wasn't an answer. "Hello?" I asked again still no answer. So I figured I'd go into the bedroom. "NIKKI?!" I yelled being she is sleeping. Fuck. "Nikki get up where's Aj!?" I asked shaking her.
"Mmm go away she's in bed." She mumbled snuggling further into the bed. I never like jumping to conclusions without knowing all the facts first. So first I checked the bathroom, it's empty. Next I checked over in her bed and it's a ghost town besides her teddy bear. It was that fact that something in me snapped and the next thing I know I'm ripping the blankets of Nikki.
"Nikki!" I growled looking at her.
"What?" She whined out.
"Please tell me this is a prank."
"What? John what are you talking about?"
"Aj. Where is she?"
"In her bed. I dunno." Are you fucking kidding me!? I'm trying so hard not to get mad but she literally had one job.
"No because if she was I wouldn't be here asking you about where she is." I spoke raising my voice at the last part.
"I dunno she probably went to go get snacks from the machines."
"Why would she do that when her omelette is sitting out on the table?"
"She's not in the bathroom?"
"No." It was then that she shot up and looked at me. "Nikki I-" I had to stop myself because I don't like getting mad at her. "You had one job."
"Well you don't even know where-"
"It doesn't matter Nikki! For all I know she could have jumped off a bridge somewhere and we have no clue because you decided to take a fucking nap!" I snapped. She doesn't get how serious this is. I knew I shouldn't have left.
"Calm down John I'm sure she's fine Aj would nev-"
"If anything bad happens to her it's on your shoulders." And with that I headed to the door to hopefully find Aj.
Paige's POV
"Come to room 1134." I spoke.
"Okay." And then she hung up. I don't even know what to do with myself right now. I didn't think she'd agree so easily I was so prepared to put up a fight as to why we need to talk. I'm over all the tears and moping around. Aj is mine and the way she kissed me earlier today proved she still has feelings for me. The only problem is she's fighting them away and I don't want her to move on from me. I don't care what Randy said to me or how John feels about me. I'm taking what belongs to me and I'm not going to stop until I get what I want. Aj is what I want and I intend to be able to make love to her the way I should have been. I'm not going to bother fixing my hair or makeup because there's no point in pretending I'm not hurting when she knows I am.
*Knock knock knock*
Hearing that I wasted no time getting to my feet and opening the door for her. I felt the butterflies in my stomach start to flutter when my eyes laid upon her. "Hello." I spoke in a monotone. She's just staring at me and I can tell she's regretting coming here. I took this opportunity to open the door wider so she could come in. She doesn't even move she just stands there staring at me.
"I don't lov-"
"Please don't hurt me where there could be someone watching us. I'm the bad guy here and I don't want anyone to think that you're the bad guy." I spoke interrupting her. I already know she probably came down here just to tell me she doesn't love me and leave. But unfortunately for her that isn't my plan. "Please don't make me cry in front of a bunch of randoms. Just come in, break my heart, and then leave me to rot." She still didn't move and she isn't even looking at me anymore. Her silence is killing me yet at the same time it's giving me a weird sort of comfort knowing she's thinking about how she truly feels about me. "It'll only take a minute I got my tissues ready and everything. I don't care if you break my heart I just don't want you to hurt my pride making me blubber like a little baby out in the open here." It's not a lie anyone can come walking down this hallway. Fan, coworker, random it doesn't matter I don't cry and I'd like to keep it that way to other people. I have an image to uphold and I refuse to let this conversation ruin everything. That got her to come in of course not without looking in both directions I assume to see if anyone is seeing this happen. Well this is it I finally have her all to myself.
"I don't love you." I heard her say softly behind me being I'm still facing the door. All that got me to do was close the little latch that keeps the door from closing completely, but it can also serve as a "lock" when you're inside the room.
"Pardon?" I asked still not turning to look at her. Then it went silent besides the soft hum of the air conditioning.
"I don't-" I took this opportunity to turn around and close the gap between us. In doing so I tilted her head up so she was looking me directly in the eyes.
"I said I wanted you to look me in the eyes and tell me you don't love me anymore. If you can do that then I'll leave you alone." I warned softly. I really fucking hope this doesn't backfire on me but I just can't see it happening. I refuse to believe she faked that kiss earlier today.
"I don't love you any-" I took this opportunity to back away from her so we weren't looking into each other's eyes.
"Sorry I didn't catch that. I've been crying over you so much that it's messing with my sinuses and my ears are all clogged up." All she did was let out a sigh.
"Can you be serious for a second please." She complained.
"I am I can't hear what you're saying so I need you to repeat what you said." I shrugged walking closer to her so we could be eye to eye again. "Okay go ahead say it again."
"Paige I don't have time for your-" Honestly anything she said after that I didn't catch. The way her lips pout when she's annoyed is so cute to me. Staring at her lips remind me of the first time I ever really deeply kissed her. I remember that night vividly because I had just told her about my Raw roster debut and she was so excited to know we'd be traveling together. More importantly I didn't intend to kiss her that night but the way she was staring up at me for some reason was screaming to come closer.
"You know the very first time we ever made out was my first time ever kissing a girl. I never would have thought I'd ever make out with another female. I dunno I guess it was just the way I had you pinned down under me and the way you still tried to be the dominant one is what really drew me in. I remember thinking to myself this is wrong I shouldn't kiss my best friend... But those goddamn eyes of yours were just begging for it. Then the next thing I know you're pushing me off you and rushing to the bathroom. To this day I still don't understand how oblivious I was to how into me you were." I spoke honestly.
"Well now you know and it's too late to go back." She murmured looking anywhere but at me. I don't care if she's looking at me or not I'm still going to keep talking.
"I mean up until that moment in time I was upset about the events earlier in the night, but it all went away once my lips hit yours. All I could think about was how it made me feel all tingly inside. But at the end of that day I was still his and I brushed it off." After saying that I couldn't help but let out a dry laugh. Sitting down on the edge of the bed I rested my elbows on my knees and leaned my face down into my hands. "Damn you Aj. Fuck I've never been so goddamn nervous like how I am right now." I mumbled looking down at the floor before looking up to gauge her reaction. "Sorry if you think I'm prolonging this conversation between us right now because you wouldn't be wrong. It's just I'm trying to prepare myself to lose the best thing I never had. You know me better than anyone and you know I hate not having things go my way nor do I like saying sorry." I then got back to my feet and walked back over to her. This time I grabbed her hand and interlocked our fingers. "I understand now why you did what you did and said what you said. It was wrong of me to say those things to you I was upset and angry. Really I guess I'm saying sorry for the sake of us because you weren't my everything until you were nothing. It's taking a lot out of me to openly admit this to you because I've never said sorry to anyone but you. It only took me enough tears to see my own reflection in them to make it clear that I really fucking miss you. It's never easy losing a friend even harder when you shared a special bond with them." Just saying that sentence brings tears to my eyes. Everything about this moment is too much for me. I can't help the tears that fall as I look down at our hands interlaced like they are. We both know what's supposed to happen here and all I'm doing is avoiding the inevitable.
"I accept your apology." She spoke softly. "But it doesn't change what you did."
"I know and I don't care about any of that anymore." After saying that I bit my lip in thought about what I'm about to say next. It's a long shot but I have to try. "Before you deliver the final blow... Let me have you one last time." To that she inhaled sharply and backed away from me but before she could get far I grabbed her and pulled her back to me.
"No I should-" I then pressed my lips to hers.
"No I'm not asking anything of you. I just want you to let me make love to you the way I should have in the first place." I whispered softly before placing soft kisses behind her ear. "I know I don't deserve it but I just need something to remember you by. I promise when I finish I'll let you go. Please Aj just stay with me a minute I swear I'll make it worth it." I begged wrapping my left arm around her waist as my other hand slowly caressed her side. "I promise you I'll be gentle, you're all I have and you're all I want." I purred softly in her ear and I felt her shiver as I said it.
"Stop I-" As she was saying that I decided to use my right hand to move her hair off her shoulder so I could get a good angle to her neck. If there's one thing that triggers her is when I kiss down her jawline and along her collarbone. So that's what I did and it got her to let out this deep elicit moan and it gave me goosebumps. "P- P-Pai- mmmm" She moaned out as I bit down on her neck right under her ear. As I was trailing kisses on her neck I used my free hand to gently grab her ass. Here's something not many people know about Aj, but she loves getting attention. She probably doesn't want me right now but she's enjoying the way I'm doing nothing but giving her attention. Judging by the way she's biting her lip I can tell I have her hooked and once she's like this there isn't any escaping until the job is done. And that's how I'll reel her back into me. That being said I abruptly let her go and pulled back away from her.
"I'm so sorry Aj this isn't right. You didn't give me permission to and I don't-" Before I could even finish she jumped on me and pressed her lips to mine. She quickly took control of this kiss and is feverishly running her fingers through my hair. I fucking love it when she plays with my hair while we kiss or in general really. But being she's returning the passion I'm going to take this as my okay to keep going. It's actually really difficult for me to concentrate on what I'm doing because I've been craving this moment for months now. My body is literally running on nothing but pure lust and instinct right now.
I got so lost in our kiss that I didn't notice at some point I climbed on the bed and have her lying underneath me. She still has her legs wrapped around my waist and her hands are gently caressing my cheeks. Good I missed her so much I don't want this moment to end. The look in her eyes is so cute to me and I think I just fell in love with her all over again. "I miss you." I spoke softly not breaking our eye contact.
"I know." She spoke simply. Damn that hurt. Even if she didn't miss me she could have lied to me. I don't care I'm still going to finish what I started here. That being said I connected our lips together this time I made sure to put all my emotions into that kiss, it didn't last long because I have to move fast before she has a chance to change her mind. I then went back to leaving small love bites all over the left side of her neck. I know it's working because her legs are becoming tighter and tighter around me almost as if she doesn't want me to leave her, but if I had it my way I'd never ever leave her. Anyway I used my free hands to follow the curves of her torso all the way to the bottom of her shirt. Creeping my hands underneath it her skin feels like the world's most expensive ivory silk and it's giving me all the motivation to make this the best experience ever. She didn't need me to tell her to let go of me so I could remove her shirt. When she took it off and laid back down I had to take a moment to really sit back and marvel at her. Just looking at her topless is turning me on beyond belief. The reason is because I can clear as day see she's been working out because there's a faint outline of a six pack. I don't know if it's just the cute rose patterned bra she's wearing or if her boobs look bigger than the last time I had her, but they have my full attention right now.
"Damn you look good." I murmured softly to myself looking down at her. In response Aj sat up and grabbed the bottom of my tank top tugging it up over my head. What she did next really caught me by surprise, she started to plant small kisses across my chest. God her lips feel like small snowflakes gently falling onto by warm skin. I'm trying my hardest not to fall victim to her touch but she's biting on my neck and that's my weak spot. "Damn Aj!" I moaned out digging my nails into her sides. I was so lost in lust I almost forgot what I was doing in the first place. I'm the one who is in charge here not her. That being said I pulled her off my neck and crashed my lips onto her's. Once we were both breathless I pulled away and pushed her back down onto the bed. I wasn't too far behind her before I was back on top of her. It's been so long since I've felt her bare skin against mine and it's actually really calming to me. Kissing her again I decided to run my hands down her abdomen to the waistline of her jeans.
"Mmmm." She purred as she started to grind against my leg. Damn for someone who claims to not love me she sure is really dependent on me right now. I'm not complaining it's just another reason as to why we're meant for each other. Staring into her eyes I can't help but to let everything I feel for her flow through me.
"God I love you so much." I blurted out. I don't know what came over me but I don't think I could have stopped it from coming out. "I've been hurting so much since you left me. You complete me and nobody else makes me feel like this." I added before kissing her only this time she didn't really kiss me with as much fire as before. Fuck no I can't lose her yet. "Aj baby please don't! I know. I know this is hard but we can get-"
"I thought I could do it-"
"No babe please I know you're still hurting and I can see that but let my redeem myself." Damn it now she's crying. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
"I can't! I can't I'm sorry!" She murmured pushing me off her and getting out the bed. I just can't let her leave without putting up a fight. So I quickly got to my feet and grabbed her shirt up off the floor. "Please respect my decision and give me my shirt." I just stared at her and looking at her is giving me the worst feeling ever. This feeling I feel it's not heartbreak or sorrow, I don't feel anything. I want to cry but the tears won't come. I want to feel my heart break but there isn't anything left of it to break. I can't be mad because she has every right to say no to me. I also can't feel disappointed because I didn't fully expect her to come down here and let me make love to her. I'm far from happy and even further from okay. At this point I guess I'm just a soul in a physical body. I then felt the shirt being pulled out of my hand, before it fully left my hand I grabbed it. "Please don't make me beg you. I just want to go." She begged with tears in her eyes. Taking a final glance at her I noticed that she has quite a few hickies on her. They aren't as big or noticeable and will probably disappear in a few days and that's when a new plan popped in my head.
"I'm sorry. I know you didn't intend for any of this to happen when you came down here. I shouldn't have forced myself onto you like that and I honestly apologize." I mumbled looking down at my feet.
"I don't care I just-" Before she could finish I wrapped her up in a hug. It wasn't anything serious just a normal hug.
"No matter what you decide to do about me, I want you to know that if I ever cross your mind just know I'm yours." I spoke softly in her ear before completely letting her go. After letting her go I moved past her and sat in the chair I moved to look out the window. Sitting here I can't see what she's doing but I think that's best for me right now. It's taking everything out of me to let her walk out like this. It's especially hard for me because the curtains aren't open so I'm basically staring at the wall. "You should go before I change my mind." I spoke honestly not turning to look at her because I don't hear her moving besides her light sniffles. Eventually I heard her put her shirt back on and head to the door. There was a small pause before she opened the door and then it clicked close. "I love you Aj."
John's POV
"Come on Aj pick up! Pick up Aj please!" I pleaded to myself as I'm pacing back and forth in a random hallway on the ground floor. It's been maybe an hour and a half since I discovered Aj was missing and I'm worried something bad happened. Apparently while Nikki was sleeping Aj must have took her phone back and then left so I assume she has it. I've tried everything to find and locate her but nothing. I literally called everyone I know who Aj could have gone to but nothing. Nobody has seen her or knows where she is. I even called Emma to ask her if maybe for some weird reason she went to Paige. I didn't expect Paige to know Aj's whereabouts because why would Aj go talk to her after what happened this morning.
"Hey you've reached Aj sorry-" Damn it that's all I've been getting this afternoon. It's almost three now and we have to be ready for the taping at the arena by six. I don't know what the showcard is for the night but I know Aj has an appearance at some point in the night because she's the new champion. Fuck I don't even know how to begin to explain to Stephanie and Hunter about what happened to Aj. I don't want to have to explain anything to anyone about where Aj is. Suddenly my phone started to ring. Eagerly I looked at it but it was only Randy calling.
"Yo did you find anything?" I asked because when he found out she was missing he agreed to help look also.
Randy's POV
"No. I checked everywhere she isn't at the pool or with any of the other girls." I feel bad telling John those words but it's the truth.
"Same here nobody at front desk saw her leave so she's somewhere in the building. I hope she is at least." He murmured sadly.
"Relax man I'm sure Aj is fine. You know she wouldn't go run off and do something crazy." I reassured him. I know how much Aj means to him and I know it's stressing him out. Now I'm no expert on Aj like he is but after hearing what happened this morning from Nattie, I got this feeling in my gut that Aj's disappearance has something to do with Paige. I'm not one to jump to conclusions but it makes sense for me because I told her to everything nobody was telling her. So odds are she probably tried to let her know she messed up and convince her to take her back.
"Yeah but you know how she gets when it comes to Paige and-"
"Speaking of Paige did you check her room?"
"Yeah I called Emma and Alicia neither of them have seen her."
"Oh okay well I'm going to check there again to see if she showed up after you left." I spoke as I made my way down the hall toward Paige's room. After I found out about what Paige did this morning having a chat with her was already in my list of things to do today. Now I'm killing two birds with one stone.
"Alright let me know if you find her."
"Alright will do. Talk to you later."
"Bye." And with that I hung up. It was only seconds after that when I arrived at Paige's room. Standing there I knocked then waited. After a few seconds there was no answer so I knocked again.
"Come on Paige. I know you're in there." I chimed out still knocking. "Paige we need to talk it's Randy let me in or I'll just come in myself." I spoke getting rather annoyed that she's ignoring me. Earlier when I was talking to Emma she gave me her room key to Paige's room. I figured I'd give her a chance to let me in before forcing my way in. Honestly at this point I don't care so I'm forcing my way in. Pulling out the key card I swiped it and waited for the light to turn green before entering. "You know it's not polite to ignore people who are trying to help you." I grumbled. Looking around it's almost pitch dark in here besides the light coming from underneath the main door and a small beam of light coming in through the window. Looking around I'm not sure where she even is in this room. One would think I'd have no problem finding her since she's so pale but that's not the case right now. I know she's in here though because she hardly ever leaves her room. "I'm going to cut right to the chase, what happened that made Aj decide to randomly disappear a while ago?" After saying that I saw something move over by the window, assuming that's her I walked toward her. "What happened in this room that caused Aj to randomly disappear?" I asked again because I can see the light from the window shining on her.
"I just wanted her to love me again." Spoke a broken soft British accent. Oh fuck this situation might just be bigger than I expected. I know how touchy of a subject Paige is when it comes to Aj. We all know what happened last time Paige hurt Aj and then she disappeared, and I refuse to hear about Aj almost killing herself again. "I gave her my heart, I gave her my soul, my loyalty, my trust, my life, and my everything. She didn't want it. I was for sure I had her but I let my feelings get the best of me and I guess it was too much for her to bear."
"How long ago was it when she left?"
"Who cares she'll come back. The world will end if everyone's favorite golden child doesn't show up again. Ha god forbid I disappear nobody would even notice until nobody can find Aj. Because assumingly it's always Paige's fault she's missing." Hearing her talk the way she's talking right now I can tell how heartbroken she is over what transpired between the two of them. Her tone is so flat and emotionless that I honestly think that everyone is worried about the wrong person.
You guys my heart hurts after having to write and read this chapter a lot of times. Everytime I read it, it just gets more and more sad to me. Like wtf Aj why lead Paige on then decide to back out at the last possible second. That could have been my best smut scene yet and now I'll never know. FUCK! Okay anywhore moving on... So where's Aj? Dfuq did she go? Is she good is she okay cuz we all wanna know? Lol I don't even know man I just write the story. But on the realist real Randy is right I honestly do believe everyone is worried about the wrong person. Poor Paige the feels bro :( they are real. Yeah so what do you think is going to happen next chapter? What's going to happen between Randy and Paige? What about John, will Aj be found in time for the show? Who knows maybe I'll write a five paragraph essay on why pouring nail polish remover on very dry grass can give you an extra life. True story bro. In case you haven't figured it out Paige's POV this chapter was inspired by Ariana Grande. She might be kinda mean but she got pipes and I'm obsessed. Idec I love her music and I'll always listen to her music. Do you like AG? If so what's your favorite song by her. I'm stuck between One last time, My Everything, and Almost is never enough. Then again I like all her songs... -_- yeah ~Joz #Fuckiput