AJ woke up crying again. She sat up in the bed, cradling her legs, fearing for her life. It wasn't the fact that she was unfortunate, or that she didn't have what she wanted, but she was worried of losing it, of losing him. Rocking herself back and forth, she let the warm tears roll down her cheeks. In her head, over and over she could see herself being cradled by him, he was holding her close. He put his hand under her chin and lifted her head up, meeting her lips with his own. Delicately, but passionately he kissed her, much like the kiss they had shared in front of Daniel Bryan that one time. She thought about how much she loved him, how much he meant to her. How she couldn't lose him. AJ began to think about what she was before CM Punk. One thought sprung to mind, she was a mess, abused, hated. She hated herself, but he had made her see a different side to life, he had showed her true love. CM Punk may be a stubborn guy who refuses to show emotion to anyone, but when it came to AJ, he wanted nothing more than to let her know she was loved. Yeah, he found it awkward to express how fond he was of her, but it worked by just kissing her, and holding her close to him, he knew she liked to feel safe.

AJ began to cry more, the thought of it all being taken away from her tomorrow scared her within an inch of her life. It had got to the point now where she couldn't live without Punk by her side, she wanted to be there for him, to love him and follow him on his way. It sounded strange to say she needed him, but she knew that was what it all came down to. Punk had made AJ stronger, the time they had spent together through their promos, and up to now, although some of it may have been an act on his behalf, AJ always had a strong liking towards Punk, and every night she would have vivid nightmares about losing him. That would explain why she stuck to him like glue the next day, she wasn't about to let her life go downhill again. Not ever.

The next evening…

Vickie sat in the classy restaurant she had booked her table at. She waited, filing her nails down a little, for Daniel to come and join her. She had ordered a glass of red wine for her wait, hoping Daniel would arrive soon, she was getting hungry.

The dinner had been cleared by the Board of Directors, so neither Vickie nor Daniel could get scolded for meeting outside of the WWE, for personal or business reasons.

Eventually Daniel walked through the door, pointing out Vickie to the waiter so they would know he was joining her. He walked over towards the table as she put her nail file away.

"Good Evening, Vickie." Daniel said politely, winking at her.

"Good Evening Daniel" She replied, pointing to the seat before her, implying he sit down. She handed him a menu that they had been left so he could choose what he wanted to eat. Having time on her hands, Vickie had already chosen the soup, tomato and basil. She didn't want to get bloated.

"Hm, I think I'll have the lobster, yeah let's be classy, what are you having Vickie?" Daniel asked.

"I'm just going to have the soup, I've already had a starter." Vickie lied, hoping it would ease Daniel into paying for the meal.

AJ hadn't had a chance for a moment with Punk all day. They'd been doing interviews of various radio shows, and had missed each other as they passed on the road. She was looking forward to going back to the bus and just chilling with him, discussing their day. It seemed a bit childish, but she missed him a lot when she wasn't with him. Who could imagine that she would have got so attached so quickly?

When her taxi pulled into the hotel parking lot she looked out the window at the bus parking bays. There were several stopped there, some she recognised, others she didn't. However, Punk's usual bus was nowhere to be seen. She pulled her phone out of her jacket pocket, not realising the driver was waiting for her to get out and pay. She composed a text to Punk:

Hey babe,

Wondering where the bus is?

AJ xox

The driver let out a slight 'ahem' and AJ realised she had to get out. She took her bag and jacket and opened the door. Reaching for her purse, she pulled out $15 and gave it to the driver. He thanked her and left. She stood on the kerb looking around, desperately trying to find Punk's bus. Then, she heard her message tone go off and pulled her phone back out.

Room 12

Get the key, I'll be about 20 mins

AJ was slightly confused; they were staying in the hotel? However, she didn't question what Punk had told her, and headed inside the reception and to the desk.

"Welcome to The Nightscape Hotel, can I take your booking?" The woman at reception asked. Her lips were bright red, and she had long blonde hair. She seemed somewhat threatening, although she was very smiley.

"Umm…one second!" AJ checked the text on her phone again, to make sure she was going to give the lady the right room number.

"It's Room 12" She said, smiling. She didn't want to give this woman the wrong impression, like she didn't know what she was doing.

"Ah, I see, well it appears your boyfriend has already been into the room and had some of your belongings checked in, although we do still have your key card. Can you sign here please?" She said, pointing to the guest check in sheet on the desk.

AJ was too busy thinking about the beginning of her sentence to hear what she had continued to say. "Well it appears your boyfriend has already been into the room..." Her boyfriend. Punk was her boyfriend. That phrase made her spine tingle. She'd never thought of their relationship in that precise way before, although that was exactly what it was.

AJ suddenly clued up to what the woman was asking, and signed her name in, receiving the key card.

"Enjoy your stay" The receptionist called out after her as she headed for the elevator.

Daniel and Vickie had now received their main courses from two waiters. It looked delicious, but whether the taste was as good as the visual aspect was now to be determined.

"So, what is this concept with Punk and AJ?" Daniel said, breaking the ice.

"I mean, I still haven't seen any proof they're together, myself. But I'll act upon your evidence in the same way I already have been, force AJ into difficult situations, causing tension between her and Punk. He won't be able to deal with her losses, and as WWE Champ will have no other power but to dump her to the side." Vickie said in between mouthfuls of soup.

Daniel began to cut into his lobster, thinking hard about what Vickie had said. At least he had her on his side now, and with her position of authority, and his charm, they could pretty much run things how they wanted.

AJ found her way to the room, unlocking the door to be greeted by her travel bags full of her wrestling attire and personal belongings. She also saw they had a small garden, which was unusual since she wasn't used to being on the ground floor. It was quite dark outside now, but AJ didn't mind. She flung her bag and the key card down onto the bed and found the separate key to the back door. Opening it slowly, she let the cold air fill the bedroom before walking outside and looking over a small park. She looked up into the sky at the stars, and decided to pull up a garden lounger. Although it was a very small back yard, there was just about enough room for AJ to fit the garden lounger up against the back wall and watch the stars.

Punk's taxi was now pulling into the hotel. He got out swiftly and paid the driver. It had been a long day of interviews and he was worn out. All he wanted to do was get back to the room and chill out for a while with AJ. In between radio shows he'd also had to deal with trying to organise when he would be picking up his new tour bus. Punk had decided that if AJ was going to be road tripping with him and the guys a little more, he'd need a bit more space.

The bus he had paid for was the same size as his previous one, and he'd had all his own things put back into it, like his xbox and other video games. However, instead of having two lounges, the new bus had a private bedroom at the back of it, with a double bed and a bit more storage space. Punk thought it would be ideal, so he sold his old bus to pay for the new one.

He headed down the corridor, pulling his own key card out of his back pocket and inserting it into the slot in the door handle. He opened the door, and felt a gust of cold wind greet him. He rolled his eyes and immediately knew it was to do with AJ. He quietly shut the door behind him, putting his own bags down next to hers on the bed. He looked out the window, noticing her sitting cross legged on the end of a garden lounger, her eyes fixed up at the stars.

As quietly as he could, he slipped out behind her, standing in the doorway of the garden, looking up at the stars himself. "They're pretty in a clear sky, huh?"

AJ turned round quickly to see Punk looking up at the sky, and her heart skipped a beat. Every time she looked at him it was as if she was falling in love all over again. She got up from the lounger and walked over to him, wrapping her arms around him, closing her eyes. Punk was a little startled, and taken aback at first, but then he realised he was going to have to man up and allow himself to express his emotion for her. Yeah, telling her he loved her was the easy bit, believe it or not, and that wasn't because he didn't mean it. It just seemed he found it easy to put it into words, but harder to actually show it.

"C'mon, let's go inside."

Daniel put down the money for the meal, with a 10% tip on top. He escorted Vickie out of the restaurant and into the parking lot, there they both waited for separate taxis to take them to their hotels. It was fairly late as the night was drawing in, getting colder by the second.

"Well, thank you for a good night Vickie," Daniel said, leaning in to kiss her on the cheek.

"Uh no." She said, pushing him back. "This is strictly business, no matter how much you want me" She winked.

Daniel was slightly grossed out, but continued not to show it nonetheless. Both taxis pulled up within 5 minutes of each other. "Daniel, don't worry. Punk will get what's coming to him, just you wait." Vickie called out before getting into her taxi. That left Daniel with a nasty smirk on his face.

Thanks for being patient for this chapter guys! I had to think about it a lot and how I can make it get the further story appear quicker. I have some bad news and some good news. I won't be able to post at all this weekend [bad news :(] however, to make up for it I will be uploading two things on Christmas Eve! One will be a new chapter here, but I will also be uploading a oneshot Christmas Themed mini story about AJ Punk! Hope you all feel like reading that! Thanks for reading and leave your reviews, love you all! :))