Chapter 26

Something was going on with Colby.

Ganesa couldn't put her finger on it, but she felt uneasy around him and hadn't told Joe about it. Colby had suddenly grown more affectionate towards her and found ways to touch her, whether he was brushing against her when they walked by each other or reaching out to tug on a strand of her hair. That was a habit he picked up while they dated and he'd gone back to calling her babycakes when Joe wasn't within ear shot. That alone made her skin crawl. It was a term of endearment he used on her quite frequently when they dated. Ganesa's mind spun and burned from all the weird Colby affection and she had no idea what to do about it.

Joe remained blind as a bat when it came to Colby because of his undying trust for the man. If he opened his eyes and realized what was happening behind his back, he would've pounded the little prick into the ground. He had no idea what Colby's intentions were because Ganesa refused to discuss what was going on.

"Are you okay?" Joe asked once they were alone at the hotel, both of them sitting on the couch in the sitting area trying to decide what to order for dinner.

With everything that happened with Serice tonight, Joe hadn't really asked Ganesa how she was doing. Joe wrapped an arm around her shoulders and heard Ganesa sigh warily. "If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to."

Snuggling against his side, Ganesa rubbed his t-shirt covered chest and looked up into his beautiful grey eyes, deciding now was the time to voice her concerns about Colby. "Look, I've been putting something off for a while and I don't want you to feel like you've done something wrong because you haven't. But we really need to talk about something that's bothering me. So let's eat dinner, get changed and then I'll tell you what's on my mind."

Ganesa had to come clean about her uneasiness about Colby because it was getting worse and she didn't want it destroying her relationship with Joe. Something had been bothering Ganesa since his father's birthday, but Joe couldn't put his finger on it. He tried getting her to talk to him, but she blew him off every time. And now suddenly it seemed as though she was ready to talk about whatever was bugging her.

"Whatever you want, baby." He murmured, kissing her softly and handed the phone over to her, letting her order the food for everyone. "I'd just get Serice a salad with a sandwich since she's had a rough night and a burger for Jon, of course." He smirked, trying to ease the tension a little.

Ganesa made sure to get everyone's food ordered, making sure to add chicken strips and fries to Serice's in case she wanted a little bit of both. She hung up the phone and walked into the room Joe disappeared into. When she got in there, he'd changed into his black jersey shorts and black beater. Ganesa pulled her sweater off, changing into a pair of black cotton shorts and white tank top before crawling into bed beside Joe, burrowing into his side. Joe glided his fingers through her hair while they waited for their food to arrive. Something told him Jon had joined Serice in the shower, so they wouldn't be out for a while. He kissed the top of Ganesa's forehead, loving just lying in bed with her. As much as he enjoyed having sex all the time, it was nice to just relax and actually talk for a change. It made him fully believe this was the woman he was destined to spend the rest of his life with.

"You do know that my parents think of you as one of their own right? And if you ever want to go see your parents, you just let me know." Ganesa didn't talk much about her family, but since they were getting married Joe figured there was no time like the present. "I see no reason why we can't have a relationship with your parents. I am going to be their son-in-law after all."

"We don't really have anything planned for our days off. Why don't we go see them on Wednesday? Mom and Dad would love to meet you. I already told them about you over the phone. They've known we've been dating since day one. I just don't go home a lot because my place is in Florida. I just haven't told them about the engagement yet, but I'm sure they'll be thrilled." Ganesa said, feeling Joe's arm tighten around her and continued rubbing her hand over his cotton covered chest. "I do miss them." She looked up, his grey eyes seeking out hers smiling softly and moved up on the bed, kissing his mouth. "I can't wait till we're married."

"Ditto baby, ditto." Joe murmured against her mouth, his finger stroking her cheek gently and pulled her on top of him, wanting her as close to him as possible. "I'm looking forward to meeting them and anyone else that's part of your life because they'll be part of mine once we're married." Sitting up, Joe wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed her a little deeper, but nothing too passionate. He could seriously spend the rest of his life kissing this woman and be completely content. "I know you wanted to wait until the food got here…" He trailed off, attaching his mouth to her neck and found his mark, tempted to attack it. Later, the food would arrive soon and he needed sustenance. "Why don't you tell me about it now before dinner gets here?"

Ganesa swallowed hard, slowly moving away from Joe and put space between them so she could get him to listen to her, beginning to pace. "I know you haven't noticed it, but ever since your Dad's birthday party, I've been extremely uneasy with the way Colby's been treating me. And I know I shouldn't honestly because I'm with you and I'm going to marry you, but it's just been bugging me more and more. He's starting to touch me and finding reasons to brush up against me in dressing rooms and when you're not around, he's calling me babycakes. And I'm not okay with it. I've told him to stop and he agrees, but it's not working. I understand he's like your brother and best friend wrapped up in one person, but he's also my ex and, if I'm not feeling comfortable, there's something wrong."

This was the last thing Joe thought would come out of Ganesa's mouth. He honestly hadn't noticed anything weird going on with Colby lately, just that he was gone a lot more. Joe knew that was partially because of his relationship with Ganesa and he was trying to spend as much time with Celeste as he could. Ganesa had her concerns and finally voiced them, so Joe had to decide what to do about this. Colby had struck a nerve with her, but at the same time he was one of Joe's best friends. Joe knew he'd never hurt Ganesa in any way.

"Okay just calm down a second." He said soothingly, standing up from the bed and walked over, pulling his beautiful fiancée in his arms. "Relax, there's no reason for you to get bent out of shape about this. You know I love you. And I know you have a past with Colby, but he knows who you're with now. He knows he doesn't have a shot in hell with you. Maybe he's trying to show you how sorry he is and trying to make amends for everything he did. Did you ever consider that? I mean, I'm one of his best friends and so is Jon, so he has to try getting along with the women in our lives just like we have to do with him. And maybe you're feeling uncomfortable with him because you two still haven't had the 'closure' talk because you do your best to avoid him. So maybe you should think about having that talk, getting all your feelings out. You might feel better and more comfortable around him then."

Did he really just say all of that to her? Didn't he care his best friend, her ex-boyfriend, used the same term of endearment on her he did when they were together? Maybe Joe was right. Maybe it was because they didn't have closure. But Ganesa wasn't sure if she even wanted it now after so long. She couldn't stand to be in the same room with him and tried avoiding him as much as she could. But anyone with half a brain and knew about their past could understand why. No, she would definitely never feel comfortable around Colby again.

"Maybe you're right, maybe I'm just blowing shit out of proportion." Or maybe she was right and Joe was blind as a bat, Ganesa added in thought.

Joe smiled, glad she didn't take anything he said personally because he was only trying to be honest with her and give Colby the benefit of the doubt. He'd talk to Jon about it though since he trusted Jon a little more than Colby. Even though Jon and Colby knew each other longer, he just seemed to bond more with Jon for some odd reason and the same went for Jon. If Jon noticed anything fishy going on, he would definitely tell Joe. Still wanting to give Colby the benefit of the doubt, Joe kissed her softly and decided he would get her mind off of everything after they ate. Though, if Colby was screwing with his fiancée, there would be hell to pay because Joe chose her over Colby any day of the week.

Ganesa knew Joe was trying to give Colby the benefit of the doubt. They had been friends a long time while in FCW/NXT together and they considered each other brothers along with Jon. However, Ganesa didn't have a doubt in her mind Colby was doing all of this on purpose. Eventually she would have to stand up to Colby about what was going on and Joe was right, they needed closure. She wasn't sure how much of it would be closure and how much would be Ganesa holding herself back from choking the life out of Colby with her bare hands. Joe walked around her to step out of the room and Ganesa stopped him, a smirk crossing her face. She grabbed his hand and pushed him to sit on the foot of the bed, straddling his lap pressing her forehead to his while playing with his ponytail at the nape of his neck. Ganesa absolutely loved his soft hair in her fingers and just needed to feel him like this. A calm moment with his arms around her and their chests pressed together.

Once they arrived, Serice immediately had Jon set her down and went into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. She brushed her teeth and washed her mouth out with mouthwash to get the taste of vomit off her taste buds. Then Serice began undressing and got her top off when a knock sounded at the door followed by Jon stepping in. Jon had taken his tactical vest and shirt off, bare from the waist up and had removed his boots as well along with his socks. All he had on were black cargo pant that molded to his muscular legs and backside, watching Serice discard her top. Jon stood behind her and slid his fingers to the clasp on her bra, gently unhooking it pushing the straps off her shoulders down her arms. He wasn't touching her sexually, just wanting to pamper and make Serice feel as safe as he could. Strong hands slid to the front of her waist, unsnapping her jeans and gently pushed them down her hips, squatting to remove them one leg at a time. While he was down there, Jon hooked his thumbs in her panties and slid them down her legs as well, pressing a soft kiss to her lower abdomen.

"Get in the shower and calm yourself down. I'm not going anywhere, I promise. I'm gonna make sure Joe and Ganesa order dinner." Standing, Jon hooked a finger under her chin and brought her beautiful citrine orbs to lock with his loving blues.

Serice softly pressed her lips to his and wrapped her arms around his neck, wanting Jon as close to her as possible. "They can handle it. Shower with me." It wasn't a request.

Serice undid the buckle on his cargo pants, unsnapped, unzipped and pushed them down his amazing muscular long legs along with his boxers. She took his hand and reached into the shower turning the sprays on as hot as they both could stand it, pulling him inside with her. They both hissed and groaned as the hot water cascaded over their bodies since the spray was directly above them instead of attached to the wall. Serice brought Jon's mouth down on hers again, feeling his arms wrap tightly around her body and lifted her up as her legs encircled his waist.

"Make me forget. You said you'd do anything for me at the arena. Make me forget him, Jon. Make him disappear, please..." Serice wasn't above begging at this point, kissing him again more passionately than the first, the steam from the water surrounding them.

Nodding, Jon placed her back on her feet and kissed her passionately, cupping her breasts in his warm hands. His mouth left hers to lower to her breasts, caressing around each of them separately before even touching her nipples. Listening to her mewls of pleasure was pure music to his ears, a sweet tune Jon could listen to and never get tired of hearing. Once he was sure her breasts were given ample attention, he slowly lowered himself in front of her, his lips gliding down her flat stomach as he pushed her gently against the shower wall. Brock instantly vanished from her mind as Serice lulled her head back against the shower wall, burying her fingers in his beautiful curls. Jon was such a beautiful man in general. From the top of his head to the tip of his toes, he was chiseled out of stone yet still had his soft spots. She especially adored his love handles and his arms took her breath away. The feeling of his hot tongue sent the cold chill her dream gave her away and was replaced with molten lava heat that coursed through her veins. She felt cold ever since she threw up from her dream, but under the hot shower sprays and with Jon's mouth on her most intimate area, Serice felt like she was engulfed in flames. His tongue lapped at her engorged clit and swollen bud, flicking it repeatedly, making Serice writhe against him. After teasing her for a bit, Jon got down to business thrust his tongue inside of her repeatedly, draping her other leg over his shoulder so she was literally against the wall with his face planted right in her wet sex, making her cry out in ecstasy.

Once they finished, they washed each other to finish the shower and stepped out. Jon wrapped Serice in a towel and carried her out of the bathroom to the bedroom, laying her down on the bed. He walked out to grab the trays of food for them and rolled the cart into the room, kicking the door closed. Completely naked with just towels, Jon and Serice shared a meal together, stealing kisses and feeding each other. It was the perfect ending to a rather emotionally exhausting night.