Title: All Bets Are Off
Rating: PG-13 (Now)
Content: Love, Deceit, Mild Sex.
Distribution: Please Ask First
Characters: (Non Wrestling) Cj, Gem and Zak (Wrestlers) John Cena, Randy Orton & Chris Jericho. Also some minor parts from others.
Disclaimer: To Each Their Own.
WARNINGS: There may be some mild language, sexual reference and sex
Summary by Chapter: Cj and Cena get to know each other but Cjis shocked to find out that Cena's a morning person.
All Bets Are Off – Chapter 2
OUTSIDE THE CLUB
Cena and Cj walked out of the club and Cena hailed down a taxi and opened the door for Cj. As she stepped forward to get in Cena blocked her.
"So where are we going?" he asked
"Well seen as though you're paying you can choose" she smiled before climbing into the cab.
A Little While Later…
Cena and Cj were escorted to their table in the middle of a very elegant restaurant. As they sat down a waiter approached the table with a wine list. Cj stopped the waiter as he tried to give her the list.
"A bottle of the house white please"
The waiter smiled and nodded then left the couple alone.
"Wow you know what you want hah?" Cena joked
Cj smiled "Definitely! Oh and just a note for our next date…"
"Is there going to be a next date?" asked Cena
"I don't see why not" she said smiling at Cena who reciprocated with a dazzling smile.
"What was the note?"
"Burger King works just as well as the overpriced restaurants"
Cena smiled and stared at Cj as she looked at her menu. The waiter returned with the wine and took their food order and left them once again.
"You know another advantage of Burger King? You can take you're shoes off"
"Do they know?"
"I don't stand on the table and broadcast it no but here there's just no way you could take your shoes off without the whole restaurant coming to a standstill"
"Why would you want to take your shoes off?"
"My feet hurt"
Cena looked under the table to see Cj's pink suede sling backs with six inch heels.
"Buy flats and your feet wouldn't hurt so much"
"You say that like I have a choice"
"You do"
"No I don't I buy whatever's in fashion"
"Then you'll have to pay for your crime"
Cj smiled as Cena teased her.
A Little While Later…
Their meals had arrived and Cena was topping up the glasses.
"So what do you think?"
"About you or the food?" asked Cj looking up from her plate
"Both"
"The lamb is incredible and you…" she said cutting herself off
"Me?"
Cj looked at Cena and swallowed the mouthful of food she had.
"You seem like a nice guy but I have to wonder what you're compensating for?"
"Compensating?"
"The meal you obviously feel you have to bring me out for an expensive meal to impress me which makes me curious as to why you don't think your natural charms and charisma can do the job alone"
"You call it compensating I call it romantic"
"A big bill doesn't mean romance"
"Yeah but if I'd taken you to Burger King straight off the bat you'd automatically assume I was cheap and unromantic so I can't win either way" Cj was stunned by Cena's bluntness "Your silence must mean you're not guna refute that"
"Most women probably would but me I'm happy with Burger King, Subway, Pizza, a family sized chicken bucket or falafel from the falafel cart outside my apartment…which by the way I'm pretty sure the falafel guys stalking me"
Cena smiled "I'll remember that for our future dates"
"Are there guna be any future dates?"
"Most definitely"
Cj smiled and sipped at her wine.
"Ok John, who are you?"
"Who am I?" he asked with a confused expression on his face
"Yeah all I know is that your names John and you have terrible taste in friends"
Cena laughed "My names John Cena and Randy's more of an acquaintance than a friend"
"Nice save"
"Thank you"
"So what do you do?"
"A lot of things" he answered sarcastically
"For a living smart ass"
"I'm a wrestler"
"A wrestler?" she asked for clarification
"Uh huh"
"Oh that's what all the groupies were about at the bar. I didn't think you guys were good looking enough for that much attention"
"Thanks"
Cj laughed "There were some exceptions"
"Oh yeah?" asked Cena seeking a compliment
"Yeah he may be a jerk but Romeo is cute"
"Oh I knew I should have gone for the brunette you were with"
Cj sat in lockjaw as Cena playfully jabbed her sarcastic remark back with one of his own.
"That's cold"
"So Cj who are you?"
Cj still stunned laughed it off and smiled sweetly "My name is Cj Thompson and the brunette liked your little blonde friend"
Cena sucked through his teeth "Now that's cold. And what do you do?"
Cj trying to be cute replied "A lot of things"
"Ahh so you're sarcastic?"
"A little bit"
"So? What do you do for a living?"
"It's all about me Mr Cena how about we learn a little more about you. I have a few more questions"
"You have three"
"Three? Why three?"
"Because my limits five and you've already had two. By the way you're down to two"
"Why?"
"One"
"Oh that's not fair. I still have three"
"Seen as though this is our first date I'll let you have the three, but only because I'm trying to impress you"
"Try harder puppy"
"Do you want these three questions or not?"
"Yes I do I do. Ok question one…" Cena laughed at Cj's professionalism "Don't laugh at me"
"Sorry"
"Why do you look so uncomfortable?"
"Excuse me?"
"You're sat there looking incredibly fine in your dinner pants and shirt with an open collar, good choice" she said with two thumbs up "but you look so uncomfortable"
"I'm usually wearing jeans and a jersey"
"I knew it!"
"Do I look that uncomfortable?"
"Yeah you don't carry it with confidence you let it choke you because even though you know you look good you know it isn't you"
"So are you a fashion psychologist?"
"A what?"
"You never answered my question so I duno what you do and you analysed me pretty perfectly"
"That means I'm a woman not a fashion psychologist. Is that even a real thing?"
"How would I know? I let my clothes choke me remember?"
Cj laughed "Ok puppy sarcasm time is over we're obviously both brilliant at it but I can't handle it anymore. Let's call it a draw"
"Deal" Cena agreed shaking on it
"Ok question two…Are you real?"
"One hundred percent"
"Good to know"
"You ask some bizarre questions. Come on last one"
"Is it better to have loved and lost or to have never loved at all?"
"To have loved and lost" A slight smile crept on Cj's face "Do you agree?"
"I'm still undecided"
"Well when you decide let me know"
Cj nodded at Cena as he smiled at her…
LATER…
The taxi pulled up and Cena climbed out and helped Cj out.
"You alright there?" he asked
"Yeah I'm good" she said walking to the bottom step of her stoop
"So this is wear you live?"
Cj looked up at her apartment building "Yep this is it"
"The fashion psychologist business must be really good"
"It pays the bills" she joked
"I had a really great time tonight" Cena sincerely said
"Me too" Cj found herself lost in his eyes but was soon brought out of her trance as the taxi pipped.
"Ok one minute" said Cena to the taxi driver "So what are you doing tomorrow night?"
"I'm meeting my girls but if something better comes along I'm sure they won't mind if I cancel"
"So how about I take you out tomorrow night?"
"Oh tempting very, very tempting but I'm guna have to get back to you about that you never know I might get a better offer"
Cj kissed Cena and walked up her stoop and into her apartment block as Cena stood stunned at the bottom of the stoop after Cj's reply. The taxi driver pipped and Cena returned to the taxi as Cj watched on from her apartment out of sight from Cena. She smiled as the taxi drove off and immediately reached for the phone.
"Hello"
"Gem I got him"
"The friend?"
"Yep, hook, line and sinker"
"What did you do to the poor guy?"
"Nothing It was a really cool date in fact he's asked me out again for tomorrow"
"And what did you say?"
"I told him I was going out with you guys and I'd let him know"
"Cj you're bad"
"This is going to be so much fun"
THE NEXT MORNING
Cj gave herself a look in the mirror and picked up her keys and left her apartment. She got outside and stopped at the top of her stoop and looked down to see Cena sat on the third step. He turned and looked up and smiled at Cj.
"Morning" he said as she made her way down to him
"Morning, you did leave didn't you?" she asked not quite sure if he had
"Yeah I left and came back"
Cj couldn't understand why Cena was there and showed her confusion through her expression
"It's seven thirty in the morning"
"I know I have a watch but I had a really hard time sleeping last night. I asked you if you'd go on a date with me tonight and you said you'd let me know and then you kissed me and it was so perfect in every way…" Cj laughed "…that I lost all concentration and it wasn't until I was back at the hotel in bed that I realised you didn't have my phone number nor did you know where I was staying so I came over here to give you my number…" Cena handed Cj a card "…and the number to the hotel is on the back along with my room number. Now you take your time getting back to me there's no rush I mean you might get a better offer. Have a great day Cj!" he said walking away from Cj making his way down the street
"Is that it?" Cj called after him
"What else is there?"
"You came down here at this time in the morning to give me your number?"
"And the hotel number"
"At seven thirty in the morning?"
"What else do you want? Social security number? Bank Statement? Blood Samples? Stool Samples? What?" he sarcastically smiled turning the corner leaving Cj watching on in complete awe and disbelief. She smiled and continued on her way to meet her friends for breakfast.
LATER AT THE CAFÉ
Gem and Zak were waiting for Cj who came up from the subway with a huge smile on her face. She approached her friends who were shocked to see a complete change to Cj's mood from the previous day.
"Morning" she said with a smile opening the café door for her friends. The girls made their way to the table and sat down and ordered breakfast.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Gem
"Nothing"
"Yesterday you would have killed anything with a penis and today you're all…smiley"
"I'm excited about the master plan. John is just so predictable it's going to be a walk in the park"
"Predictable?" asked Zak
"Yeah like last night he asked me out on a date and I told him I'd let him know and kissed him and walked away with no way of contacting him and I knew that he'd be back. As a man he's not going to allow a woman to treat him like that so I knew he'd be back and…" Cj clicks her fingers "…there he was this morning on my stoop"
"This morning?" asked Gem
"Yeah he came to give me his number" she said with a huge smile on her face
"When was this?"
"Seven thirty I remember because I was in disbelief that this guy had got out of bed and made the effort to come over to my apartment first thing in the morning to give me his number…I mean guys don't do that…I was expecting a message on my answering machine nothing like this…and God only knows how long he'd been sat there or how long he would have waited for me to go downstairs"
"There are only two words for a guy like that…desperate and stalker"
"Gem you saw him last night he's gorgeous and was being smothered by groupies I don't think this guys desperate in any way and falafel guys a stalker John is way too…" Cj searched for the right word but failed "…he's not a stalker"
"You don't know that they come in all shapes and sizes now"
"Shapes and sizes? What can we order these guys now? I want a stalker whose 6'1" with brown hair and blue eyes who'll bring me a Starbucks coffee every morning"
"Cj I'm serious"
"Oh come on we meet guys all the time and never once have you brought up this 'Oh he might be a stalker' thing"
"We've never met a guy who sits waiting for you first thing in the morning with his phone number. There's something weird about him"
"Or original"
"What happened to their all from the same mould?"
"I stand by what I've said all guys are the same they eventually wind up hurting you but John's just going a different way about it and I've got to admit it's pretty entertaining"
"So are you guna call him?" asked Zak
"Nah let him sweat for a little longer"
"But you're going out with him?" asked a cautious Gem
"Gem I appreciate you being worried about me I really do but this guy is harmless"
"You said that about Danny"
"This is different"
"How?"
"I'm not in a relationship with John this is just revenge. A part of the master plan"
"Just don't come crying to me when it all ends in heartbreak" snapped Gem
"It's not guna" Cj snapped back
"Oh look here comes breakfast" said Zak trying to ease the tension
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