Title: Love & Tribulations
Rating: NC-17
Content: Love, Tribulations LoL. Sex.
Distribution: Please Ask First
Characters: (Non Wrestling) Cj, Nikki, Faith, Khristina& Dogma (Wrestlers) Sean O'Haire, Mark Jindrak, Randy Orton, Dave Batista, John Cena, Rico & Jeff Hardy. Also some minor parts from others.
Disclaimer: I only own Cj, Nikki, Khristinaand Faith. Everyone else owns themselves. Although there's a few of them I wouldn't mind owning LoL
WARNINGS: There may be some mild language, sexual reference and sex
Summary by Chapter: Cj reaches boiling point and does the only thing she can to calm herself down. Dogma's scared of losing Jeff. Faith wonders 'What if?'
Love & Tribulations – Chapter 26
5 Days Later
Cj hadn't heard from Randy since the 'I miss you too' message left on her answering machine 5 days ago. She knew she should just pick the phone up and call him buteverytime she reached for the phone something pulled her back and she couldn't do it. Cjwas sick of sitting by the phone in hope of Randy callingand that along with her new annoying roommate Faith meant that her kind nature and understanding was running very thin, very fast. Cj looked up from the wash basin and saw her reflection in the mirror. She was worn out and on the verge of a breakdown. She figured she was taking things to heart and making a bigger deal out of them than she should have so right there in front of the mirror she made a promise to herself to chill out and not let the little things bother her. She smiled at herself and walked out of the bathroom feeling a little better. She opened the bedroom door and stepped out in what was once her front room but was now Faiths dumping ground.
"Shit!" she screamed as she stepped onto a silver tray with curry encrusted on it. "You've gotta be kidding" Cj hopped into the kitchen and wiped the bottom of her foot and pulled open a drawer and pulled out a roll of pedal bags. She walked around the counter and looked at her front room and wondered where amongst this pile of crap Faith was. Cj started to pick up the rubbish and placed it in the bags she disposed of take away cartons, wine and beer bottles, chocolate wrappers she then lifted up a brown paper bag, Cj dropped the pedal bag in her hand the glass bottlessmashing insideand she immediately covered her mouth at the horrible sight and smell before her.
"No, no, no, no, no, no…." Cj continued repeating the word no and walked over to the couch where she unwrapped Faith who had made a cocoon of her covers. Cj gave the covers one last tug and Faith fell to the floor landing only mere inches from the pool of vomit which had moments earlier made Cj almost vomit herself.
"What are you doing?" Faith asked angrily trying to block out the pain that overtook her head.
"You're a pig! You're a dirty disgusting pig!" Cj screamed
"Oh Cej scream quietly please, I'll clean it up for God sake just let me sleep"
"No! You're going to get up and clean this shit up. You're sat wiping your eyes next to a pool of vomit. I can't live like this anymore Faith"
"Ok Jesus I'll clean it up"
"You better Faith. Now I'm going to go have breakfast in a clean environment and when I get back I want it all cleaned up. Please Faith just please"
"Ok go have breakfast I'll clean it up" said Faith promising to clean it up for the third time in less than a minute
Cj collected her coat and put on the nearest shoes she could find as she desperately wanted to get out of the apartment.
"Crack a window hey?"
"Yes Ma'am"
Cj smiled at Faith and left the apartment and walked to the café down the street. She ordered breakfast and midway through her pancakes and coffee her cell phone started to ring she put down her fork and swallowed the pancakes in her mouth and took her phone out of her purse she looked at the number which she didn't recognise and answered her phone sceptically.
"Hello?"
"Hey Cj it's Dogma"
"Hey Dog" she said happily now knowing who it was.
"I'm just calling to see how my girlfriends doing?"
"You girlfriend is about ready to bungee jump without the bungee"
"Still no word from Randy?"
"No but that's not bothering me Miss Faith is the problem"
"She's back?"
"Yeah apparently they didn't need her for the house shows my guess is they wouldn't let her on the plane because she has Vodka oozing out of her"
"Oh no. Which café are you at?"
"How did you know I'm at a café?"
"I called the apartment first"
"Oh right gotcha. I'm at the one on the corner of my street"
"You mean this one?" a knock came at the window and Cj turned around and smiled at Dogma who was waving to her.
"No wrong one a little further down" she said sarcastically
"Haha" said Dogma before hanging up on Cj and walking into the café. He walked over to Cj and kissed her on both cheeks before sitting down across from her and stealing her pancakes.
"Another coffee please" Cj asked the waiter "What's with the number?" she said shaking her cell at Dogma
"Make that two please" added Dogma "Rico! The new number is Rico. He somehow got hold of my old one and he was calling me every two minutes. Now you think I'm exaggerating but I'm not it was literally every two minutes"
Cj smiled "He's harmless and fun"
"Please end this discussion"
"Ok, so what do you want?"
"I don't want anything"
"So you came all the way across town for what? A better cell reception?"
"Ok I came to see you. I need your sexpert advice"
"Sexpert? Now I'm a sexpert?"
"Yes you are"
"Ok I could do with a change of conversation I'm sick of talking about Mark and John"
"Ok well we'll talk about me and Jeff that ok with you?" Cj opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by Dogma who continued to talk"Jeff and Iwere in bed last night and I rolled over and started to kiss him and as I was getting close to…"
"Don't say it I know what you mean. It's too early for this" said Cj with disgust looking around for the waiter and her coffee
"Well he pushed me away"
"And?"
"We haven't had sex since we dragged your boys out"
"Oh my God seriously?"
"Yep"
"That's like forever ago"
"Note who you're saying that to. I am perfectly aware of that"
"Oh sweetie"
"I don't know what it is. Am I not good looking enough for him?"
"Jeff isn't shallow like that he wouldn't base your relationship on your appearance"
"Are you trying to say I'm ugly?"
"You're gorgeousand you know that. He's lucky to have you"
"So what do you think it is?"
"Sweetie I wish I could help you but I don't know. You seem like the perfect couple"
"We are in every other way but the bedroom"
"Maybe he's lost his sex drive"
"I caught him…"
"Again don't end that sentence. Not before 9am please"
"But I did catch him…" Dogma ended the sentence with raised eyebrows
"Hunny the only thing I can say is ask him"
"What if he says something I don't want to hear?"
"It's gotta be better than sitting here torturing yourself about the possibilities"
"I guess"
Just then Nikki sat herself down and rested her head into her arms Cj and Dogma looked at each other.
"What's up Nik" asked Cj
"I said no, I did the right thing. I didn't give into the hot sultry temptation when's the good stuff going to start happening? When is John guna call me?"
"You guys are unbelievable" said Cj
"Excuse me?" Dogma and Nikki said simultaneously
"Dog you're sat here wondering why Jeff won't sleep with you --"
"Jeff won't sleep with you?" asked Nikki, Dogma shook his head "I'm so sorry sweetie"
"You're sat here waiting for John to call you --"
"And he should have called you by now" added Dogma
"I know" agreed Nikki
"Why? Why should he have called you? Why can't you call him?"
"The girl never calls the guy"
"Why?"
"Why are you giving us a hard time it's not like you're any better. Where is Randy? And why isn't he here? Because you wouldn't stop seeing Sean a guy who is probably getting his jollies out of making your life hell andsplitting you and Randyup"
"Nik why isn't John here?" with that question Nikki shut up. She knew she was no better than Cj and that they had a common ground in both their dilemmas…Sean.
The trio became silent all of them thinking about their problems. The waiter delivered Cj's and Dogma's coffees.
"Thanks" said Dogma
"Can I get a coffee please" Nikki asked the waiter
"Of course" said the waiter walking away from the table
"I called him" Cj piped up
"What?" asked Dogma
Cj looked at Nikki "The other day when you answered the phone and no one replied. It was him. I called him back and I told him I missed him and he called back and left the same message. He hasn't called since –"
Nikki sat up ready to ask her sister why she hadn't called him "And before you ask why I haven't called him…I don't know whether I can take another battering. It shouldn't be this hard and I'm afraid that we're not meant to be and if we're not I don't think I could take that last hit. I'm beaten and I just want tosurrender" Cj brought down the already dismal atmosphere and the trio sat silently as a tear trickled down Cj's cheek.
"You love him don't you?" Cj nodded her head whilst fighting back the tears "Then you've gotta take that chance of getting hurt again I know it's hard but if you don't take it you're going to be hurting anyway right?"
BACK AT CJ'S APARTMENT
Nikki and Dogma left with each other and Cj made her way back to her apartment she dried her eyes and unlocked the door. She walked in and halted at the door. Faith hadn't cleaned up; everything was still in the same place the take away cartons, the dirty dishes the pool of vomit and Faith was once again curled up in her covers.
"FAITH!!" screamed Cj at the top of her voice. Faith jumped out of her slumber.
"What? What? Oh God it's just you" said Faith her heart pounding
"You didn't clean up"
"Oh Cj you're like my Mom not my roommate"
"There's vomit on my floor. Does that not disgust you?"
"What disgusts me is being awake at this time on my day off with this stinking hangover" said Faith as she curled up in her covers once more. Cj walked over to Faith and leant into her ear.
"YOU WOULDN'T HAVE IT IF YOU DIDN'T DRINK AND VOMIT ALL NIGHT"
Faith jumped up and closed her eyes in pain from Cj's screaming and the sunlight in the room.
"Cj just give me another hour let me sleep this off"
"No you're going to clean it up now"
"If I clean that up feeling like this I'll only make another fresh batch for you to moan about. Do it for me please?" she whimpered
"I don't believe you. I don't believe any of you. You're all unbelievable. I sit and listen to each of your niggling complaints and worries and no one ever asks me about me. I have to fight for a moment in the conversation and then as fast as it came its gone and we go back to you guys and your problems. I fell out with my brother toput you up in my apartment which you've taken over and trashed. And on top of everything you want me to be your maid?"
"It's just a little vomit"
"Not it's a big pile of crap. You take every inch of this place if not with your stuff then with this crap"
"Cej just lighten up. I'll get round to it"
"You'll get round to it?"
"Yes!"
"And until then I have to live in this pig sty?" Faith didn't reply. "Oh that's it I've had enough"
Cj stormed into her room slamming the door behind her causing even more pain to Faith who melted into the couch. Cj walked into her closet and pulled out a pile of clothes she dumped them on the bed.She pulled a suitcase out of the closetand laid it on the bed and dumped all her clothes into it. She threw in a couple of pairs of shoes and struggled to fasten the overloaded suitcase. She finally fastened it and pulled it to the floor where she stood it upright and pulled the handle out. She walked back into the front room and stopped and looked at Faith who was still wrapped in her covers she screamed with frustration and stormed out of her own apartment.
LATER…
Knock Knock!!
Faith now up but clinging onto the counter for stability made her way uneasily to the door she answered it to find Randy stood in front of her.
"Hi" he said looking at Faith who was fighting the urge to vomit all over him. Faith smiled and Randy stepped inside.
"Jesus it stinks in here" said Randy
"Oh don't you start I've had enough of Cj"
"Can you blame her it's disgusting in here?" he said walking over and cracking a window. "Where is she?"
"I don't know she wasn't here when I woke up"
"Faith that's disgusting" said Randy noticing the vomit on the floor. "No wonder she's complaining"
Faith saw the vomit and grabbed her stomach and bolted for the bathroom where Randy heard the sound of hurling. Randy walked into the kitchen and got a bucket full of disinfected water and a mop he walked back over and cleaned up the vomit. He proceeded to clean the rest of the room. He took a bag of rubbish the chute and returned in time to catch Faith who was about to fall over herself he guided her to the couch. Faith opened her eyes to see the room had been cleared.
"You cleaned?"
"Yeah we've gotta keep Cj happy right?"
"Thank you"
"So you don't know where she is?"
"No but she's gone for a while"
"What?"
"Well when I ran to the bathroom I noticed half her closet was missing and one of her suitcases"
"Great I come back to apologise to her and she's not here"
"You can try everyone they're all on her speed dial"
"I will but let's get you wrapped back up until you've slept this off"
Faith climbed back under the covers and Randy after cleaning the bucket out placed it next to Faith.
"There's a bucket try and aim for that hah"
Faith mumbled from underneath the covers. Randy picked up the phone and hit Speed Dial 1 while he walked into Cj's room and looked through her closet.
30 Minutes Later
"Thanks Dog, if you hear from her let me know please…bye"
Randy walked back into the front room where Faith was still curled up on the couch.
"Are you going to be ok?" Faith mumbled "You sure because I have to go home I can't stay here and look after you" Faith mumbled again "Ok well keep this place tidy and call me when Cj gets back. Tell her I need to talk to her" Randy waited for a reply "Faith!" Faith mumbled "The Pepto's on the coffee table" Faith mumbled a final time before Randy left.
HOURS LATER IN ST LOUIS
A taxi pulled up at Randy's house and he got out and got his bags out and tapped on the taxi to let him know he could pull away. Randy picked up his bags and walked towards his house as he got closer he saw more clearly. A smile crept on his face as he got closer his smile got bigger. He stopped at his steps.
"Hey you" he said
"Hi" replied Cj
"I went to New York you weren't there"
"I had to get away"
"And you came here?" Cj nodded her head "How did you know I'd come back here?"
"I didn't I was just hoping…" the duo stood and looked at each other for what seemed like forever"...Are you guna hug me or what?"
Randy dropped his bags and walked over to Cj and pulled her into his arms. He held her tight and kissed her head.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for it all"
"Me too" said Cj looking up at him.
Randy smiled at Cj and took her hand and picked his bags up in the other. Cj took the keys out of his mouth and unlocked the door and they walked inside the house shutting the door behind them and leaving the hectic world outside.
BACK IN NYC
A white phone sat ringing on its stand suddenly a hand reached out for it.
"Hello"
"Faith its Dogma is Cj back?"
"Nope"
"Well where is she? I need to talk to her"
"Talk to me"
"I don't think you're in the right frame of mind for this conversation"
"Why not?"
"Well a little birdie and by birdie I mean Cj told me you were a little hung over"
"I'm fine now"
"I'd rather speak to Cj"
"Thanks Dog"
"It's not like that it's just she knows about it I told heralready"
"So tell me about it"
"Can you come over to the house because you honestly won't believe it if I told you. You've gotta see this for yourself"
AT DOGMA'S HOUSE
Dogma opened the door and Faith walked in with a hat covering her greasy hair and sunglasses to hide her bloodshot eyes.
"Do you feel as bad as you look?" Faith nodded "Poor you"
"Wow you're not funny in your own house either"
"No but I can kick out rudeness"
Faith gave a small smile "So what's this thing I have to see?"
Dogma guided Faith into the front room where her jaw dropped. Rico was sat in his underwear on the couch next to Jeff who was sat in his.
"Did I miss the show?"
"There was no show" he said walking away into the kitchen with Faith following him
"He just turned up. We opened the door and he was there and now he's there in his boxers. He's got no intentions of leaving"
"So you're in a three way relationship?"
"Actually I'm in a no way it ain't happening relationship"
"Huh?"
"Rico has gotten further with my boyfriend in the last few hours than I have in the last few months"
"You haven't been --?"
"No we haven't!" exclaimed a frustrated Dogma
"Wow that's a first for you"
"It's driving me crazy. I keep going over it in my head and I can't figure it out. Does he not like me anymore? Does he find me unattractive? Don't I do it for him?"
"That's a lot of negativity without vodka"
Dogma pulled a bottle vodka onto the counter a third of the way empty. "It was full an hour ago"
"Oh then let the negativity continue"
"So any suggestions?"
"Err lighten up"
"What?"
"Maybe it's not a matter of him not wanting to but not being able to. You're winding yourself up you need to…unclench"
"I can't believe you said that"
Faith smiled "Dog you were the funniest man I knew and a delight to be around but you've become such a…wife. You're no fun anymore and Jeff is I mean look at his clothes that says enough"
"Wow I miss Cj" said Dogma looking into space
Faith laughed "Because she tells you what you wanna hear?"
"No because she doesn't tell me what I don't want to hear. You're like a can of negative whoop ass"
"I'm just trying to help. I don't want you to end up like me and Mark"
"You and Mark? Well you were brutally honest with each other and it didn't work out so what's me facing the truth guna do?"
"Dog do what you do best and be gay! Jeff fell for you because you were Dogma the weird, eccentric, lovable, typical gay man so be him"
"Go see Mark!" said Dogma out of the blue
"What?" asked Faith a little taken aback by Dogmas sudden conversation change
"Everyones been pussy footing about you not mentioning him until the time was right and then agreeing with everything you say and honestly Faith it's all bullshit. I know Mark and have known him for a very long time. I saw him with his ex-wife in the good times and the bad and he's a handsome guy he could have easily walked away from her during the bad times and gone after another woman but he didn't he stayed loyal to her even when she was cheating on him because he loved her. And it is so obvious to everyone but you that he loves you and wouldn't intentionally hurt you and if he and Khristina were doing it deliberately to hurt you wouldn't they be together now you and Mark aren't?"
"I don't know how their minds work Dog. And it's killing me because I don't know. And its all fine everybody telling me that he's a good guy and he wouldn't me but he was naked in bed with my sister"
"Oh you mean your devious sisters who doesn't like you and loves to see you in pain?"
"I know what she is Dog but I've been hurt before by guys why should Mark be any different?
"It doesn't make sense to just have sex that one time to piss you off and never again after that. And seen as though we just saw Sean and Khristina going to a movie together I guess that means that your better half is at home alone feeling just as bad as you but not taking it out on the bottle"
"What if he isn't alone?"
"Who's he got there?"
"My replacement" said a saddened Faith looking down at her hands as she twiddled her thumbs"It's over. I'll never get that nagging feeling out of my head. People lie even Saint Mark lies, what if he did know it was Khristina and he just thought he'd try his luck and see if he could get away with it while I was distracted with guests in the other room?"
"What if? What if? If we all lived our lives on 'what if?' we'd never live. We'd question everything like you are right now. But Faithy is you're working this hard to talk yourself out of going then maybe it is over. Now that's me being a negative can of whoop ass. Sometimes it's nice to hear what you want to hear and not what you dread hearing"
"The only person I'm dreading telling me that it's over is Mark because once those words leave his mouth it really is over"
"And that's the real reason you don't want to go see him?"
"Yeah it is…I'm scared of losing him. But what scares me the most is that maybe I never had him. If he knew it was her…"
"Faith…"
"If he knew…then I never had him and I don't think I want to know the truth if he did know it was her. I'm happier just pretending"
"What if he was telling you the truth and he honestly didn't know?"
"What if? What if? If we all lived our lives on 'what if?' we'd never live" Faith stopped the conversation right there and then by repeating Dogma's own words.
Faith stood up and kissed Dogma on the cheek and left. She caught a taxi down the street and climbed in.
"Where do you wanna go?" asked the driver.
Faith paused realising she didn't know where she wanted to go…
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