Chapter 55: Make Her Feel Better
*Author's Note: I'm sure you Jericho fans are happy that the Y2J in this story beat JoMo in the last chapter for the World Heavyweight Championship, but whatever it's better than Alberto Del Rio possibly holding the belt. Anyways, this chapter leads up to the one-year anniversary fluff-filled snog fest between John and Katharyn, which will be next chapter, just so you guys know :)
P.S. I apologize for the extremely sucky writing since I'm currently running out of awesome ideas for chapters and I honestly don't want it to end too soon and I really don't know how many more chapters to write till I end it and then get to the sequel…*
I also have been quite disappointed in the number of reviews this story has been receiving lately, although I am very thankful for those who have reviewed :)
April 7th, 2011: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Katharyn's POV
Whew, I'm quite exhausted. The morning after Wrestlemania, we immediately jetted off to Memphis, Tennessee, where we filmed Smackdown tapings for Friday. The Wrestlemania hype (and overtime hours of work for us) was finally over, but that didn't mean we got a break too soon. Most of us were scheduled for public appearances, radio interviews, magazine interviews, answering fan mail for WWE Magazine, and updating Twitter accounts (this only applied to those with Twitter, I, being one of those people who didn't have one).
John and I have both been out and busy with promotional appearances, interviews, house shows, photo shoots, practicing in the ring with our fellow colleagues…etc. Unfortunately, even though some of our appearances and interviews are together as a couple (since our onscreen characters are in a relationship), we haven't been able to spend much time together lately. There have been several instances where I'm away one day, and the next day John is away while I don't have anything to do. It's rather frustrating, if you ask me, because there were times when I felt as though John and I were tearing apart.
Two nights ago, we filmed tapings for Smackdown. Last night, we put on a house show for Chicago, Illinois. Today, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, John's out for the entire day, since he's got two public appearances to make. I, on the other hand, finished an early morning photo shoot, so I decided to spend the afternoon hanging out with Nattie at a local mall.
I told Nattie about my recently not-so-passionate relationship with John, and immediately she dragged me to the nearest Victoria's Secret store.
"Girlie, if there is one thing you need to do to make your relationship better, that is getting your man a sexy set of lingerie and putting it on for him, so that he'll eventually take it off of you, and you know what happens after that," remarked Nattie, pointing out the bustier set on display nearest to us.
"Nattie, I can't keep doing this for John!" I exclaimed, "besides, if I do this too often, he'll get bored of me and soon it won't be a big deal to him anymore even when I go stark naked for him!"
"Whoever told you that kind of relationship advice obviously has a very depressing love life," said Nattie, "besides, John never gets bored of you, just like how Tyson never gets bored of me, and I tell you girlie, we've been together since I was fresh out of high school."
"I don't want to know what you and Tyson are up to, Nattie," I replied, scrunching up my face in disgust, "unlike somebody here, I don't tell them to get laid with their lover boy if something's wrong in the relationship."
"That's because Tyson and I aren't that kind of couple, unlike you and John," teased Nattie.
"Nattie!" I exclaimed, refusing to take the bra and panties set she picked out for me, "John and I—I don't wish to discuss my sex life with anyone!"
"Well Tyson and I don't look sexy together, unlike you two," argued Nattie, "girlie, do you have any idea how jealous I am of your relationship with John? Not only are you two hotties with bodies, but the both of you are so freaking cute together it's not even funny! I can't make Tyson horny because I'm not as hot as you are."
"I don't need to hear the details, Nattie…" I muttered embarrassingly.
"Just try this on!" said Nattie, handing me a chemise and a matching pair of panties.
I ended up purchasing a sheer black plunge teddy and a pair of stockings, as I finally gave into Nattie's suggestion and decided give it a try. Knowing John was likely to be stressed from work, I hoped I could at least snag a chance at helping him relieve his stress tonight.
However, I was still worried on whether 'bedroom time' was going to work. I didn't want sex to simply be a stress reliever for us. To John and I, intimacy meant more than just exhilarating ourselves and using it as a tool for fixing things.
"Girlie, you still look pretty worried," said Nattie, when we stopped by at a nearby Starbucks for a break, "are you still fretting about trying to make John feel better tonight?"
"Nattie, I don't exactly want to do it," I said nervously.
"Oh, so now you change your mind?" asked Nattie, "no, I'm just kidding, girlie. Why not? What's holding you back?"
"I don't want John to think I'm only good for sex," I admitted.
Nattie gasped, "No, girlie! There's no way he'd think of you that way! Why else do you think he's done all those sweet things for you? Why else do you think he treats you like a queen, and dotes on you like you're the most precious thing he has in his life? Why else do you think he asked you to be his one and only that night after taking you out on that date?"
"But Nattie, I don't want John to think I'm a whore!"
"Katharyn Lincoln, you are not a whore, do you understand me?"
"Nattie, getting laid isn't the only way to kiss it and make it better for our relationship," I pointed out, "there is so much more to sex than it seems to one who believes it to be a superficial habit."
"What does it mean to you, Kathie?"
"When John and I are together intimately, it's a way of showing how much we love each other," I answered, "it's not just a casual activity for fun. It's something so special, something so magical, it just blows me away. Every time John and I make love to each other, it's an intimate, romantic moment that shouldn't be treated like a mere habit. It's like giving a special gift to someone you love more than anything in the world."
"Then what's stopping you from showing how much you love him, girlie?" asked Nattie.
"There are plenty of other ways to show him how much I love him, Nattie," I replied, "but I can't seem to think of any other ways, so I guess…"
"I knew it. You two are going to go at each other tonight. And after you come back down from horny heaven, don't say that I was wrong."
John's POV
The first public appearance of the day was finished, and at the moment, I was halfway done with my second promotional appearance at a sports store, signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans that swarmed the place like bees. It was quite late and I was extremely exhausted, but I had about two hours left until I was allowed to return back to the hotel and be with my love, Katharyn.
I truly regretted not being able to see her for the entire day. She wasn't next to me when I woke up this morning because she had to leave for an early morning photo shoot. By the time she was finished, I was already scheduled to be at my first public appearance at a local restaurant. It was one of those days where Katharyn and I either hardly or didn't get to see each other till late at night. However, these type of days had been occurring more frequently, as it was the aftermath of Wrestlemania.
I tried sending Katharyn a voicemail before starting the day, but the damned phone reception was horrible. Because of the poor phone reception, I couldn't contact Katharyn at all, leaving me feeling extremely guilty. It was nearly 8pm, so I knew I was going to get back extremely late. Katharyn wasn't the type who could stay up late either, so this wasn't exactly a very good situation.
Speaking of which, I was starting to worry about my relationship with Katharyn. Because of our hectic schedules, we've hardly had any time to be together intimately. Not that it was a huge problem, but I was worried Katharyn didn't like the fact that I had to be away so much. I feared that the fire in our relationship had fizzled, and Katharyn would no longer be interested in me.
What if someone else catches her eye and she wants him instead of me? Katharyn was still very young, only 21 years of age, so it was possible she could be that way. But Katharyn wasn't that type of person. She wasn't the type of girl who liked to mingle with as many different men as possible. I knew she was a one-man woman, a believer in committed relationships and a believer in eternal love. But for some reason, the fact that she was so young worried me. I feared she was going to feel as though she wasn't having any fun in her life.
No, I love Katharyn as much as she loves me; there's no way that's going to happen, I thought, trying to snap myself out of my worries, we've never fought or argued once, nor have we had any disagreements recently. I've got to stop worrying about these things and focus on the present. I've got to focus on the one I love.
As soon as I went for a bathroom break, I was able to get reception on my phone, and so I checked the text messages I received. One of them so happened to be from Katharyn:
Hey handsome, how's your day going? Mine was alright; I hung out with Nattie for the afternoon after the photo shoot, but my day was not the same without you by my side. I miss you and I love you so much; I'll be waiting for you in our bedroom for a surprise tonight when you get back…Love, Kathie
A surprise in the bedroom, huh? I thought, smirking to myself, this session better hurry up and be done with, because I never miss out on any of my love's surprises.
I was relieved when my session was finally over, and I wasted no time in starting up the car and heading back to the hotel. Much to my misfortune, however, I so happened to run into a traffic jam just a couple miles outside of where our hotel was. Furiously, I slammed the horn repeatedly, yelling at the guy in front to hurry up and get a move on it, because I wasn't going to miss my beautiful Katharyn's surprise.
It took forever before getting through traffic, and within what felt like hours, I finally managed to get to the hotel carpark, making it as fast as I could to the hotel room. As soon as I reached outside the door, I jammed the card key into the slot and shoved the door open.
"Kathie?" I called into the dimly lit room, noticing all the lights were off except for the moonlight shining through the open balcony doors. Noticing the doors leading to the balcony were open, I walked towards there, hoping to find Katharyn there, as she was nowhere to be seen in the room itself.
There, sitting by a woven lounge chair with her knees up to her chest, was Katharyn. She appeared to be wearing nothing but a white, silk robe that appeared to be sliding off one shoulder, and she looked half asleep. Her pale blue eyes were heavy-lidded and sleepy, but they glowed in the moonlight as brilliantly as her delicate, rosy complexion.
I walked slowly towards her, sliding onto the lounge chair next to her. I noticed the robe had fallen off her shoulders, revealing a sexy, revealing, sheer black teddy that had a neckline that went down all the way to her midriff and was attached to a pair of lace stockings held up by a garter belt. I silently cursed myself and that damned traffic jam; I only just realized how late I was for Kathie's surprise.
Guiltily, I wrapped my arms around her as tightly as I could, kissing the side of her forehead and whispering, "I'm so sorry, love."
Katharyn turned her head to face me, her eyes glowing so brilliantly it amazed me. I could tell she was quite exhausted. "Where were you?" she whispered softly.
"Baby, I'm so sorry," I repeated, "The damned organizers kept me in till late, and on the way back I got stuck in this horrible traffic jam. I couldn't contact you till after the session was done because of the crappy phone reception."
"It's okay, John, I understand." But Katharyn sounded as though she didn't understand fully. I felt a tear trickle down her cheek and I felt as though I'd been shot through the heart.
"Baby, what's wrong?" I asked worriedly, pulling her up gently and wrapping my arms around her. Katharyn buried her face in my chest, trying hard not to cry. I felt her body trembling as I stroked her hair and kissed her cheek repeatedly.
"I've been really stressed, John," confessed Katharyn, "Sometimes I feel like work has started to take over our love life, and we don't have time to be together anymore. There are days when I don't see you, and there are days when you don't see me. I know I sound really stupid for saying these things because in life it happens, but…"
"Love, I completely understand," I said honestly, walking her back to the bed, sitting on it first and then placing her on my lap, "I know there are days when these things happen, and on those days when I'm busy, I miss you so much. Do you know what was the only thing on my mind throughout the entire day? You, baby, you. You were the only thing I couldn't stop thinking about. I couldn't stop thinking about how much I wish you were here and how much I miss you. When I finally got your text, it made my night. It really did. And now I feel so guilty for missing a night with you. I'm really, really sorry for not being able to make love to you tonight."
"I'm being stupid about this, aren't I?" said Katharyn, trying to hold back a laugh as she dried her tears.
"It's normal, baby," I assured her, "these things happen to every couple. It's not just us, love. Every couple experiences this."
"I guess I'm just young and inexperienced," said Katharyn.
"Love, you are young and beautiful, but you are far from inexperienced," I said, putting a little sexual innuendo into that last statement. I wiggled my eyebrows, causing Katharyn to burst out in hysteric giggles.
"I guess I won't need this to try and fix our relationship," said Katharyn teasingly, jumping off of my lap and stripping herself of the robe. My jaw dropped when she fully revealed her hot little outfit, the sight of the seductive vixen standing before me was so erotic, it nearly made my balls explode.
"Now you're just being a tease, love," I growled, slithering towards her with my eyes fixed on her delectable body, "so this was my surprise, huh?"
"Well…"
"I assume your surprise for me was you act all innocent and when I finally give in to your puppy dog eyes, you show me this and turn me on," I teased her, grabbing her by the waist and pulling her towards me, causing her smaller frame to crash into my chest.
"The part when I acted all innocent wasn't an act, John," said Katharyn truthfully.
"I was just joking," I said, "but if you'd like, I can swoop you into my arms, take you back to that bed, and kiss it and make it better for you."
"I was going to let you have it your way with me tonight, but you were late, so I guess we'll have to postpone this for another night," remarked Katharyn. I tried to restrain myself as Katharyn stripped out of her outfit in front of me and crawled under the covers next to me.
"Speaking of another night, love," I said, once I positioned Katharyn till she was lying on top of me, tracing the lines of my chest with her finger, "there's something I wanted to bring up this morning if you hadn't left early for your shoot."
"What is it?" asked Katharyn.
"Our anniversary's coming soon," I replied, running my hands up and down her bare back, "and Kathie, baby, you are I are going to celebrate it." I cupped her cheeks and nuzzled her sweetly.
"Our anniversary?" asked Katharyn curiously, blinking her eyes open, "isn't that in August?"
"No love," I corrected, "I count our anniversary as from the day we first met back in Pennsylvania."
"Ah, now that's more understandable," laughed Katharyn, leaning her head against my bare chest, "so what are we going to do?"
"I'm not going to tell you, love," I replied, giving her a quick peck on the lips, "but I will assure you it will be extremely memorable, as it's our first anniversary, and I'm going to make it as special as possible." I kissed her again and buried my face in her neck.
"Oooh, I love surprises," giggled Katharyn, as I licked and sucked on the soft spot of her neck, "but can't you at least give me a little hint? Not even a teeny little hint?" she pleaded, using the sweetest tone of voice she could make. That cute, innocent voice was just so adorable, with the addition of her fingers teasing me with gentle strokes on my abs, I nearly gave into her pleading.
"I would love to, Kathie, but that would ruin the whole purpose of it being a surprise," I pointed out.
"Then I guess I'll have to wait till April 27th itself to get my surprise," sighed Katharyn, pretending to be disappointed.
"And what about my surprise, love?" I asked her, bringing up the surprise she'd originally intended to give me tonight, which I regrettably unintentionally ended up missing due to that damned traffic jam.
Katharyn yawned, "Not tonight, handsome. But I can promise you one in the shower tomorrow morning."
April 8th, 2011: Planning
Still giddy from this morning's steamy shower with Katharyn, I almost missed my meeting with Julie, the seamstress and costume designer for our ring attire, and because I was busy attacking Katharyn's neck as I carried her back to the bed, Katharyn also forgot about her scheduled interview with a local sports newspaper momentarily until she broke the kiss and swore in frustration.
Much to my surprise, I found Jason chatting with Julie in the studio as well. "Hey man," greeted Jase, who looked rather chipper.
"Hey bro," I greeted Jason, "hey Julie."
"Hey Mr. Hennigan," greeted Julie, "you're ten minutes late. What took you?"
"I think we can tell what took him since he looks like he just got laid," teased Jase.
"Shut up," I snapped, my cheeks reddening. I swear, that guy always thinks the reason why I'm late is because of Katharyn and I. Well in this case it was because Katharyn and I got comfortable in the shower, but it wasn't exactly cool to say it in front of Julie.
"Ah, you and Miss Lincoln!" sighed Julie, "I wish Shannon and I could be like you two whenever we're together."
Julie was married to Shannon Moore, who's now wrestling for TNA. I could recall several times where I've wrestled him and Jimmy Wang Yang in a tag team match, when Shannon was still with the WWE and when I was still a tag team with Mike in ECW.
"Dude, got any tips for satisfying my fiancée in the bedroom?" teased Jason.
"Shut up, Jason," I repeated, punching him in the arm lightly.
"Children, behave," said Julie, making her voice sound mom-like.
"Yes mother," I joked. Jason and I then agreed to get lunch afterwards since we were both going to meet up with our girls at the same place, so Jase waited outside while I discussed my meeting with Julie.
"Now John, I'd like to ask if you've got any new ideas for your tights or your coat," said Julie, "perhaps a new color combination or a different design? And no, John, you may not have real fur; it's far too expensive."
Although it something I constantly bugged Julie about in the past, I wasn't too keen on having real fur on my coat or on my tights anymore for several reasons. Firstly, she was quite right about it being extremely expensive. And secondly, Katharyn, despite being a meat lover, strongly opposed the use of real animal fur on human clothing, informing me one back before we began dating, "Do you have any idea how many cute little fluffy bunnies and chinchillas are killed just to make one winter coat?" She absolutely adored cute animals and refused to wear anything made of real fur or leather.
"I'm fine with the fake stuff, Julie," I insisted.
"Really?" said Julie, raising her eyebrows, "it didn't seem that way back in 2005."
"I believe a certain girlfriend's got something to do with his change of heart," joked Jason.
"True," I admitted, as much as I wanted to tell Jason to shut it, "actually Julie, I was wondering if you could make my ring attire to match Katharyn's."
"You mean you're getting rid of the fake fur?" gasped Julie.
"No!" I protested, "I mean the same color combination as her ring attire! At least keep the signature fur and cross design."
"That can be done," said Julie, pulling out a folder that read 'Katona's Ring Attire' and showing the different designs and color combinations to me.
"Since Katharyn's changed her cut-off capris to knee-length tights to suit her recently more extreme move set, the costume department's currently thinking of new designs to put on her tights," explained Julie, "her push-up bra underneath has also changed to a halter style, but her bikini top is still the same. Here's the design that she recently wore at Wrestlemania 27."
From what Julie had sketched in one of the drawings, the figure drawn with the same body shape as Katharyn wore a white studded bikini top on top of a black halter top underneath, and instead of capris that were cut off at the sides, it appeared to be black leather tights (Julie said they were actually made of a spandex material with a black leather color), and the boots were completely white. On the back of the tights, right where her cute little butt was supposed to be, was a logo design that read 'KATONA' with eagle's wings on both sides and a intricate border underlining her name. There was also a black studded belt that also had a chain attached to it, and worn on the figure's hands were leather armbands with ties, with one arm wearing a fingerless lace glove.
From what I recall from watching Katharyn on the screen, she looked like a very sexy biker girl in that outfit. It definitely helped that she won that Triple Threat Tables match too.
"I believe you already have a black and white pair of tights and white coat to match her ring attire, John," said Julie, "but I don't think you have a gold and black one that she regularly wears. The closest you have is a yellow and white one, but that one doesn't seem to work with hers. I can always get started on the gold and black one."
"Thanks Julie," I replied, "there's one more thing I'd like you to do for me."
"What is it?"
"I want you to make a special ring attire for Katharyn," I explained, "it's one that's similar to the style of mine. One that matches my white and silver one."
Julie quickly pulled out a base picture of Katharyn's style of ring attire. For her top, I asked for a silver bikini on top of a black rhinestone bra, and for her pants I requested them to be a mix of silver and gray with the same sparkly cross design and the same fabric pattern as my tights. I even asked Julie to make a special bolero in the same style as my signature coat, just for Katharyn to wear in her ring entrance. It didn't take long before Julie agreed to make that special ring attire for Katharyn and our deal was settled.
"Thank you so much, Julie," I said one last time, "and when she goes for fittings, don't tell her it's from me unless it's completely finished."
"I'm quite sure she'll figure out it's from you," chuckled Julie.
"That's cute," said Jason, when I finished my meeting with Julie and joined him for lunch afterwards, "so you asked Jules to make a special ring attire for Katharyn that was based on your own?"
"Yup," I replied, "it's part of an anniversary present for her."
"Anniversary?" inquired Jase, "it's your anniversary already?"
"Uh huh," I answered, "Katharyn and I first met on April 27th of last year."
"But you guys didn't date until around August," he pointed out.
"It doesn't matter when we started dating," I insisted, "I consider the day we first met our anniversary because it was also the day I first fell in love with her."
"Love at first sight," said Jase, pretending to scoff, "and you were the one who didn't believe in that kind of crap."
"It was an exception for the most beautiful woman in the world," I answered.
"No wonder Tiff and the girls call you Kathie's 'lover boy'," said Jase, rolling his eyes.
"Well it is true," I laughed.
"So what are you going to do for your one year anniversary with Katharyn?" asked Jase.
"That's why we agreed to meet up after lunch," I replied, "so you could help me with ideas on how to make our first anniversary as memorable as possible. You're the one who used to be married; you should know how to celebrate these kinds of things."
"A first anniversary in a relationship is kinda different from a first anniversary in a marriage, man," said Jase, "but I can help you with some ideas if you'd like."
"I've thought about bringing back some memories Katharyn and I shared in the past," I said, "and it would go in chronological order. For example, when Katharyn and I first met, the first thing we talked about was the weird scrambled eggs she ordered in that restaurant for breakfast. So for breakfast we'd have a hotel buffet breakfast and order the same thing we had that day we first met."
"Brilliant idea," said Jase, "see, you're already an expert on this, why ask me for help?"
"Because I don't know what to do for Katharyn to end our day," I replied, "I mean, besides reliving the memories and moments we shared together, I don't know what to add to the list."
"Maybe you could do something romantic for her," suggested Jase, "like that massage you gave her for her birthday."
"I don't think it's as special if I did it for a second time to her," I pointed out, "besides, I think I've run out of ideas for romantic things to do for Katharyn. I really need your help, Jase. Katharyn's been really stressed lately and she's starting to believe our relationship won't last because she claims I'll get bored of her and not love her anymore."
"It must be the work stress getting to her head," guessed Jase.
"Probably," I agreed, "but when she started worrying about how our relationship wasn't going very well, I panicked. I may have been together with her for a long time, but Katharyn has no idea how much I love her. I keep telling her I love her, but she really doesn't know that I love her so much that I would do anything to make her happy and keep that beautiful smile on her face. I've got to make her feel more relaxed. I've got to make her feel better about herself."
"Maybe you could find some ideas on the Internet," suggested Jase.
"That's a start," I replied.
"Hold on a minute," said Jase suddenly, "I just remembered something. About a few days ago, one of the RAW Divas sent a Lover's Delight package to Tiff to congratulate her on the engagement. Tiff doesn't want it, and I don't have any use of it either, so maybe I could pass it to you the day before your anniversary and you and your girl could make use of it for that night."
"What's a 'Lover's Delight' package?" I asked confusedly.
"You'll see," said Jase, smirking nastily, "I have to say, the treats you'll find inside are quite tasty."
