Puerto Rico (Part III)
Punk and April were dressed to the nines since they were prepared to eat at a fancy restaurant instead they ended up at a McDonalds.
"Is that good?" she asked nodding towards his salad.
"Yea it's probably better than anything that shitty restaurant would have cooked up" Punk said taking a bite off of his fork
"You didn't have to bail like that" April said to him "But I appreciate it"
"That guy and his wife were both assholes" Punk said to her "I can see why you were so strained from your family and friends"
"Those people weren't my friends for clearly obvious reasons" April smirked
"What a shitty story" Punk mumbled
"I think we would have been great friends when we were kids" April said to him
"I agree" Punk smirked "Even though your father probably would have me shipped me off because of our age difference" he teased "Even though…" he trailed off
"What?" she asked
"It's just if my daughter was hanging around a seventeen year old guy I wouldn't be pleased" Punk admitted
"Jose was the only one who I could relate to" April said to him "And he didn't like me like that, no one did" she laughed "He humored me because he felt he had to"
"So whatever happened to him?" Punk asked
"His dad had trouble finding work and so him and his family moved" April said to him sadly "I never saw him again"
"That sucks" Punk said to her "How come you never told me the story before?"
"How come I didn't want to repeat that ever?" April laughed as she ate her fries "I have no idea it must have slipped my mind"
"What a pompous prick" Punk muttered still annoyed "I would have kicked his ass if I was there"
"I know" she laughed reaching across the table and rubbing his arm "Now do you see why I was single for most of my life?"
"Yea" Punk said seriously
"It's ok though if all the crappy things I had to deal with lead me to you than it was all worth it" she said honestly
"You're a much better person than I am. Honestly I don't even want to go back to that place. I feel like I'm putting money directly in his pocket and that makes me sick" he said disgusted
"Don't let it bug you" April insisted "Please?" she begged "We have only one more full day left here and I want to enjoy it"
"Fine" he muttered "But I'm not talking to him again"
"I'm not going to argue that" April laughed "So it's only nine what do you want to do tonight?" she asked him
"I was expecting to take you back from dinner and peel you out of that dress" Punk said seriously "So I guess I'm going to finish my salad and do the same thing"
"Such a romantic" April giggled
"So let me ask" Punk said to her "Was he a good kisser?"
"Rico?" she laughed "No. He shoved his tongue in my mouth and practically pushed it down my throat. I thought I was going to choke."
"Amateur" Punk snorted
"What about your first kiss?" April asked him
"I don't know if I even remember it honestly" he said thinking about it "I know this is hard for you to believe but I wasn't always this desirable"
"I do find that hard to believe" April smirked
"Even though I wasn't the popular guy and I did get picked on I did have a tight group of friends" Punk said to her "And I think my first kiss was with my brother's friend Kathy I think I was twelve"
"Did you like it?" she asked him
"I was twelve and she was fourteen hell yea I enjoyed it" He grinned "I mean it nothing to me but it wasn't as horrible as your first kiss"
"Is it stupid that I wish I could have saved my first for you?" she asked
"Not at all" Punk said seriously "I'm a great kisser"
"You are cocky" April shot at him and he shrugged
"It's a flaw" he agreed
"So who has been the best kisser?" April asked him
"Excuse me?" he asked with a smile "I know that isn't a serious question because I married you"
"So you're saying out of all the women you have ever kissed I am the best?" she asked
"Yes" he said quickly "Best in bed too" he added and she rolled her eyes "I'm being honest" he argued
"I mean kissing I was experienced with I don't think I'm bad at that but in bed? Doubtful" she said to him
"I'm a hundred percent serious" Punk said honestly "No one could hold a candle to you" she just eyed him. "Why don't you believe me?"
"Because obviously you're not going to tell me if someone else was better" April said to him
"That's true" Punk agreed "Still doesn't change the fact that I'm being honest."
"Ok" she said to him
"I mean it" he argued "Ask Colt" he said to her and her eyes narrowed "He asked me and I told him it was you hands down"
"Colt would lie for you" April pointed out
"April you're the best" Punk laughed "Why is that so hard to believe?"
"Because I wasn't experienced before you" April said to him
"So?" he asked her "Experience has nothing to do with it. It's not just sex it's love and I've never loved anyone the way I love you" he said to her
"Alright you win major points" April smiled "I can let this conversation end now"
"Good" He sighed with relief "Are you ready to go?"
"Yes" she said to him standing up "Best meal of the trip"
"I'm going to have to step up my game" Punk teased grabbing the tray
When Punk stepped out of the shower he noticed April wasn't on bed watching TV just the way he left her. He wandered towards the curtains and pulled them and saw his wife happily swimming in the pool.
"Having fun?" he teased
"Yes. I love night swimming" she said happily swimming around the pool.
"I thought you didn't like wearing bath suits?" he asked
"I don't- that's why I'm not wearing one" she said to him with a grin. He groaned slightly as he watched her weave around the pool. "I'll be out soon. Unless you want to join me?"
"I just showered" he said but that didn't stop him from pulling down his shorts and tugging off his t-shirt. He dove right into the pool and swam right up to her.
"What about your shower?" she asked
"We can shower again after" he said wrapping his arms around her and tugging her towards his body.
"Isn't this perfect?" she asked wrapping her arms around his neck. "The stars, the ocean in the background?"
"You're perfect" he said in an almost challenging way and kissed her
"I almost don't want to go home" she admitted "I've loved having you to myself all day"
"I'll try to set a day aside for just us" he said to her
"No we'll just move here" she suggested "No one has to know. It'll be like we dropped off the face of the planet"
"What about the UFC?" he asked
"You can train here" she shrugged "On the beach everyday isn't that nice?"
"Yea" he chuckled
"What about Colt? I think he'd miss us" Punk said to her
"We'll send him a postcard every week" she reasoned
"What about all of our stuff?" Punk asked
"We'll have Colt send it to us" she shrugged "But only the important stuff we can buy new stuff here"
"Alright and what about our house?" Punk asked
"We'll give it to Colt!" she cheered "This way he won't be mad that we'll be gone"
"You have it all figured out huh?" he teased
"Yes I do" April smiled "You married a brilliant woman" she said kissing him again
"It'll be great to live here and I mean your parents are only what? Ten minutes away?" he asked her and her face fell "Genius plan" he teased
"You really know how to crush a girls dream" she pouted
"I'm sorry baby" he laughed
"I just love being here with you" she admitted
"I know" He smiled "Trust me if it was possible I'd run away with you. But I'm pretty sure people would miss us"
"I guess" she sighed as he swam them over to the wall of the pool so her back was resting against it.
"I know these last few months of me being gone so much hasn't been easy and you're lonely but it's not forever" he said to her "You're forever- we're forever"
"I know" she whispered watching his lips just waiting for him to kiss her
"And pretty soon I'm going to be around so much you're going to be sick of me" he warned
"That's not possible" she said biting on her lower lip
"Oh it is" he laughed and dipped his head down to kiss her. They were kissing for over ten minutes before they both started to get really worked up. "Maybe we should move this inside" he suggested but April was busy kissing down his neck "I mean I don't want anyone spotting us" He said but felt himself losing his resolve as she sucked over his pulse point "And I don't know if this is the healthiest thing to do" he admitted but she grabbed onto his hardening member almost painfully "Oh fuck" he hissed out "Or we can just stay here" he relented and gave into her completely.
The next morning Punk was woken up by the smell of the ocean breeze as the white curtains blew. It was letting the sun in and he squinted his eyes slightly he then felt something warm and moist- actually hot under the covers. And that's when he realized why he had actually woken up in the first place. He looked over even though he knew April wasn't lying next to him she was buried underneath the covers taking him into her mouth. He rested his head against the pillow and rolled his eyes to the back of his head. He wanted to be woken up this way every single morning.
He clutched onto the sheets and gently thrust into her mouth but April was in full control the entire time. He wanted to move the sheets down so he could tangle his fingers into her hair but didn't have the strength to move his hands away from the bed sheets he was now clutching so tightly his fists turned white. He still wasn't convinced that he was actually awake, this was a dream way to start his morning and he was either dreaming or he truly had the best wife in the world. The sound of her moaning lightly made him realize this was in fact a reality and he was truly the luckiest son of a bitch on the planet. A few more minutes of her swallowing him he screamed out her name and poured himself into her mouth. She crawled up his body and rested on his chest.
"Good morning" she grinned and all he could do was offer her a smirk as he collected his thoughts.
"Best morning" he eventually got out. "I'll throw my alarm clock out right now if you promise to wake me up that way every morning" He said very seriously
"I would if I could" she smirked kissing the corner of his mouth "It's our last day here I just wanted to start it off right"
"Well you did" Punk said to her "What do you want to do today?"
"Would it be wrong if I said just lay here with you and have the kitchen bring us food?" she asked
"Not at all" Punk said to her with a smile "I actually really like that plan" April then got out of the bed and reached for her robe. "Wait where are you going?" he frowned "I thought we had set plan?"
"I need to go to the bathroom" she smirked "And brush my teeth"
"Fine" He sighed "But don't put anything on" he warned her. She just laughed and he heard the bathroom door close.
It was a few minutes later that Punk heard loud knocking at the door.
"Babe did you order food?" he yelled out but she didn't respond. He sat up and grabbed his boxers and slipped them on before answering the door. He didn't recognize the young guy outside his door and didn't seem amused to be interrupted. "What?" Punk asked
"I'm looking for April" the man said to him
"She's occupied" Punk said to him "Can I help you with something?" he asked in an almost threatening voice
"No I kind of need to speak to April" the man said to him
"Well she's kinds of busy" Punk smirked
"Phil who was at the door?" she asked walking over still in her robe. "Oh" she said taken back slightly
"Hi April" the guy smiled
"Robert" she forced out folding her arms
"Your brother?" Punk asked her
"That's right" He said extending his hand to him "Heard a lot about you from my folks" Punk shook his hand then looked over to April "Can I come in?"
"I'm sure you're busy" April said to him "Maybe next time we're in Puerto Rico we could catch up" she said going to close the door "Bye, bye now" she then closed the door and walked over to the bed.
"Don't you want to talk to him?" Punk asked pointing to the door
"Do you want to talk to your brother?" April asked and that's when there was another knock at the door.
"If you want him gone I'll open that door and tell him not to come back" Punk promised
"Oh could you?" She asked hopefully
"If that's what you want" Punk said to her "Are you sure though? He seems to really want to talk to you"
"Fine" she groaned walking to the door "Next time you plan a weekend getaway though make sure I don't have any friends or relatives that live there" she opened the door to come face to face with her brother.
"April it's good to see you" Robert said to her
"What are you doing here?" April asked him "How did you know I was here is a better question"
"Maria told me" Robert admitted "Said she had dinner with you last night"
"I lasted ten minutes" April said to him
"You lasted longer than I thought you would" Robert teased "I just wanted to see you it's been so long"
"Well here I am" April said to him
"You've gotten big" he said looking at her stomach "Mom told me you were pregnant but wow" he smiled "Congratulations"
"Thank you" she said to him "What do you want?"
"I wanted to see you, I wanted to meet your husband" he told her
"You had the opportunity to do that when I got married" she said to him
"You had a bad falling out with mom and dad" He reminded her
"Yea I know I was there" she said bitterly "And you picked their sides"
"No April it wasn't like that" he scolded lightly "I couldn't risk getting involved my kids love them and they would have cut me out too"
"And taken their money with them" April added
"It wasn't about the money" Robert argued
"Are you sure?" She asked "You and Erica cut me out because you knew mom and dad would cut you out"
"I have a family" he reminded her "You could understand that"
"I do. But I haven't taken a dime from mom and dad in many, many years. I earned my money" she said to him
"Your husband earned your money" Robert pointed out
"I made plenty of money" April shot at him "I had a career you know" she shot at him
"Yes you did" Robert said to her
"It's just a shame you thought your kids relationship with their grandparents was more important than mine with them" April said to him
"They'd love to see you" Robert said to her "Mom and Dad took them out of town with them but if you're going to be here-"
"I won't be" she cut him off
"They love the gifts you send them on their birthdays and Christmas" he smiled
"Well when they ask why they never see Auntie April make sure you tell them it's because you turned your back on me" April said to him
"It wasn't like that" He argued "How are you still this stubborn?"
"I called you crying my first night in Tampa, I told you I was alone and sleeping in a bus station and do you remember what you said to me?" she asked him but he remained silent "You told me maybe I was getting what I deserved and not to call you again until I cam to my senses"
"It's called tough love" Robert said to her
"It's called cruelty" April shot back "I trusted you more than anyone I reached out to you for help"
"What did you want me to do? Send you money?" Robert asked
"I wanted you to tell me it was going to be ok" she said feeling herself start to get worked up "I wanted you to listen to me and support. When you hung up that phone I literally felt my heart break. It was horrible"
"I'm sorry" he said to her quietly
"No you're not" she said shaking her hand
"I really am" he argued "What can I do to make it right?"
"Build a time machine" she shrugged
"Why do you have to be so bitter and angry? Why can't you just move on?" he demanded
"Because I deserved better" she said standing her ground. She didn't see Punk but he was smiling proudly as he eavesdropped by the door. "You never even called me. Birthdays, holidays, grandma passing- you never called."
"Either did you" he argued
"That's not true" April said to him "I called you once and you made it clear that I didn't have a brother anymore"
"Oh stop with the dramatics" he chuckled
"This isn't funny" she felt herself start to cry now "You hurt me"
"And I apologized" he said amused "Why are you crying?"
"Ok" Punk said opening the door wide "You need to go" he said to him
"I'm having a conversation with my sister" Robert said to him
"And the conversation is over" Punk said to him and slammed the door in his face. "Sorry for getting involved-" he started but she responded by wrapping her arms around his waist and burying her head into his chest and cried. He ran his hands down her long hair. "This weekend wasn't what I expected" he frowned resting his chin on the top of her head while he comforted her. "I'm sorry I didn't realize you'd have to relieve so much of your past"
"It's ok" she said calming down
"It's not" he said mentally kicking himself "I wanted this to be about us, a nice escape and it was all shot to hell"
"Having you with me made it ok" she assured him "It was great idea but I'm ready to go home now"
"Think you can last the rest of the day?" he asked her
"Yea but seriously keep that door locked and don't let anyone else in unless they're bringing us food" she said pulling away slightly so she could look up at him
"I promise" He said kissing her lips softly
Later that day April had woken up by a kiss. She had fallen asleep in Punk's arms while watching something on TV.
"Sorry to wake you" he whispered
"It's ok" she said with a yawn "What's going on?"
"Dinner is ready" he said to her
"Dinner?" she asked sitting up "I missed lunch?"
"It's an early dinner" He promised "You didn't sleep the day away"
"Ok good" she said to him and looked around the room "Where's the food?"
"Go get dressed" he said moving off the bed. He was dressed in a casual button down shirt that he only buttoned half way up and a pair of jeans.
"Where are we going?" she asked unsurely
"Just get dressed" he said to her "I don't think you want to wear your robe" he smirked "Just don't put on shoes" he said to her
"Ok" she said carefully getting out of the bed.
A few minutes later she emerged from the bathroom in a loose fitted dress that reached her feet. It could also work as bathing suit cover, but it worked as dress as well. Her hair was down and wavy and she was barefoot just like he instructed.
"Ready?" he asked her
"Yes" she said and he took her by the hand and led her outside. "Oh we'll see the sunset" she said to him
"Yes we will on the beach" he said walking her down the steps and right onto the beach.
"Oh Phil" she sighed seeing the small table with two chairs set up not far from their room. "How did you do this?"
"Rico helped" Punk shrugged "He felt terrible for dinner" he said walking her to her seat.
"This is perfect" she said watching as he took the seat across from her
"I know it doesn't make up for the rest of the trip-" he started
"This trip has been amazing" she assured him "I'm overly emotional"
"No you're human" Punk argued lightly "I didn't realize you had so much history here"
"I never told you" she shrugged "It's fine. The few hiccups didn't taint this trip"
"Well hopefully this outweighs some of the bad of it" Punk said to her
"I always knew I had to face some of my past but I having you with me helped me" April said to him "I'm glad we did this and I'm glad you were here with me and sitting here on the beach at sunset with you is just the cherry on top"
"Well this will really put it over the top hopefully" he said sliding a velvet box over to her. The box was a large square meant to fit a necklace.
"What's this?" she asked
"Its your anniversary present" Punk said to her
"You already gave me my gift" she reminded him
"That was part of it but this I've had saved for tonight" Punk said to her "Open it" he encouraged and she opened the box and gasped. It was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen. It was a white gold chain with a solid heart attached to it, almost like a locket but it didn't open. She lifted it up in awe.
"It's gorgeous" she said examining it
"It's engraved" he told her
"My wife, my life" she smiled faintly at it "I love it" she said reaching across the table and kissing him.
"I don't say it enough but you supporting me when I left WWE, supporting me when I sighed up for UFC- it's made all the difference to me. Everything you've done for me has gotten me to this point in my life and now you're giving me a child. I think you're remarkable and strong and I am proud and honored to call you my wife." He told her
"Here I go again" she muttered feeling herself start to cry again
"I wouldn't be here without you" He told her honestly "You've given me everything and I am going to do everything in my power to make you as happy as you make me"
"I love you" she whispered "I have a lot of nice things to say but you've kind of taken my breath away" she admitted brushing away her tears
"You don't have to say anything" he said to her "You show me everyday how you feel, I've been lacking on that front"
"No you haven't and you shouldn't feel that way" she said to him shaking her head.
"Ok well let's toast" he said holding up his wine glass that was filled with water and April did the same. "To you, my wife, my love" he said looking her directly in the eyes
"To one year down and a lifetime to go" she smiled tapping his glass.