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: Cena's generosity plays mind games with Cj…
All Bets Are Off – Chapter 4
THE NEXT DAY
Cj was laid sound asleep when the call buzzer rang through the tranquil apartment bringing Cj sharply and irritably out of her sleep. Cj fought to free herself from her bed sheet which she'd wrapped herself in. She finally got free and made her way over to the call box which sounded again.
"Hello"
"Delivery for Miss Thompson"
"Delivery?" she asked confused "Ok come on up" she buzzed the delivery guy in and opened her door for the delivery man while she checked her reflection in the mirror knowing she must look horrifying. The delivery guy got to the open door and Cj turned to see him holding an enormous bouquet of roses.
"Oh my God" she said walking over
"Sign here please" said the delivery guy handing her a clipboard which she signed and handed back before taking the beautiful bouquet off him
"Thank you" she said
"No problem bye" said the delivery guy leaving.
Cj astonished by the magnificent bouquet of roses she was holding kicked the door shut and walked over to her table placing the roses down and taking the envelope out. She pulled out the card which read…
Counting down the minutes till I see you again…hoping it will end with you and me in bed…Too sappy?
Cj smiled at the card which screamed John and placed it down on the table before walking into the kitchen to retrieve a vase.
SAN DIEGO – CALIFORNIA
John along with Jericho walked into a banquet room which was set up for a press conference.
"So you sent her flowers?" asked Jericho
"Yeah"
"Why? You said she wanted you so you don't need to keep her sweet"
"This is why you and Randy are single" he said pointing at Jericho
"Because we don't buy women flowers?"
"No because you don't even think about it. I bet the only time you've bought a woman flowers is to apologise right?" Jericho didn't respond "I'm right! There are other reasons to buy flowers for a woman that don't include apologising and Valentines Day. Women aren't complicated creatures it's just men have no idea what they're doing. I've bought her the flowers because I'm not there if I were I'd be at her apartment right now"
"That's a little needy don't you think?"
"No it's passionate and attentive and women love it"
"I don't get it"
"If I leave and go back in a few days time no word or gift she'll probably lose interest the flowers are keeping her intrigued long enough for me to return and continue from where I left off"
"Oh so you're…"
"Romancing her…Look it up you might have a better chance with women then"
"I romance women!"
"So you give them some front row tickets and let them follow you around for the night while you show them how popular you are in the business?" Jericho couldn't respond and Cena just laughed and made his way to his seat. "Sit down Chris I'll give you some advice later"
Chris sat down with a puzzled look on his face.
BACK IN NEW YORK
Cj and Gem were shopping.
"Then I open the door and this huge bouquet of roses invades my apartment followed by a little tiny delivery guy"
"That big?"
"That big!"
"What colour?"
"Deep red ones"
"Sultry yet predictable you're right about this guy" said Gem pulling out a dress as Cj followed behind still mystified by the roses she received.
"I don't think I am. I mean to an extent this guy is predictable he didn't call it quits when I didn't give him my number but he came to my apartment at seven thirty in the morning to give me his number guys don't do that. Then he leaves and sends me roses, beautiful roses that come with a card saying he's missing me. What guys do you know that send roses in fact flowers, flowers in general it don't have to be roses to a woman to tell her he's missing her? Men only think of flowers for apologising, thoughtless 'I can't be bothered' birthdays presents and the cliché dozen red roses for Valentines Day. John is just so different from any guy I have ever met. He's so cocky but…sweet and sincere…it's unnatural"
"So we're hating guys for being jerks and now we're hating them for being sweet and sincere?"
"I don't hate him. It's really refreshing to have a guy that doesn't think like the rest"
"Then what are you complaining about?"
"I'm not complaining"
"It doesn't sound like it"
"I'm not it's just…"
"Just what?"
"It's like reading a really good book, you're escaping from reality for a while and there's just something about it…you just can't put the book down"
"That's a really good analysis of the situation but it makes no sense"
Cj smiled "Reality is women like us looking for a kind decent guy and finding nothing but the same selfish, arrogant prick over and over and then John comes in and he's unique, exciting and intriguing. I'm just sat waiting to see what he does next"
"Oh that makes a little more sense" Cj smiled "So what did the card say?"
Cj searched in her purse and pulled out the card and handed it to Gem who read it aloud.
"Counting down the minutes till I see you again…hoping it will end with you and me in bed…Too sappy? Who does this guy think he is?"
"It's an insider thing like I said he's cocky but incredibly sweet"
"And you're supposed to be torturing this guy?" Cj nodded "How's that coming along?" she joked
"Badly he isn't fazed by anything. I don't give him my number he brings me his and drives me crazy. Then he approaches us in the restaurant when any other guy would be pissed that I hadn't called he was joking around about it and being a clown and when I gave him a lil and walked away it probably bothered him for a while until he crawled into bed with me where I found him looking so adorable the next morning I couldn't stop myself from kissing him and that led to him getting me excited and then leaving. This guy is impossible to break he just absorbs it all nothing bothers him"
"Because you're being too nice" Gem stated sharply
"Excuse me?"
"You relented to him in the restaurant and agreed to go on a date with him when you should have left him hanging then he'd of stayed in sulking in his hotel room which you had the number for…"
Cj closed her eyes and cursed herself realising Gem was right
"Then you took him up to your apartment and gave him a lil and then gave him the opportunity to get in bed with you. You should have kicked him out there and then he would have been so thrown wondering what he'd done wrong and what he could have done differently that the poor soul would have lost a nights sleep. You need to stop being nice and be short with him. Tell him to leave, tell him he can't just turn up at your apartment if and when, tell him you had a life before him and that he can't bogart your time. Pick at him, his appearance, his profession, his attitude whatever he's not good enough for you and he has to change or else"
"Maybe you should be doing this"
"If I were doing it this boy would be running for his life by now"
"I believe it you get me like that sometimes" Gem gave Cj a harsh but warm look knowing she was only being sarcastic "I don't think I can be like that with him though"
"Cj he's either your crush or you're going to crush him make up your mind this was a master plan now it's just becoming a master pain in the ass. You're more obsessed with this guy than you were with any of your ex boyfriends. Just make up your mind"
Gem walked away from a confused a bewildered Cj who followed her as she shopped
THE NEXT DAY
Cj was sat reading a magazine when her phone began to ring she reached out and picked up the phone not looking up from her magazine once she pressed the button and put the phone to her ear.
"Hello"
"Hey it's me!" said an always upbeat Zak
"Oh hey" said Cj putting down her magazine as she realised it was Zak on the other end
"So Gem called me last night"
"Oh yeah…" said Cj waiting for Zak to tell her what Gem had said about the rose's situation yesterday
"She says you're falling for him"
"No I'm not"
"You got roses?"
"Yeah but him sending me roses doesn't mean that I'm falling for him"
"No but the let me get this right 'totally ridiculous obsession' would indicate you are"
Cj laughed "I agree with her it's a totally ridiculous obsession but it's not a lustful obsession"
"What kind of obsession is it then?"
"Intrigue nothing more. I just find this guys way of working fascinating that's all"
"Well that sounds harmless. Has anything intriguing happened today?"
"No just the usual"
"Will we see you for lunch?"
"How long do I have to get ready?"
"A good two hours"
"In that case I might just be there" she said with a smile
"Ok well see you then sweetie"
"Bye hun" Cj pressed the cancel button and put down the phone and stood up she stretched and yawned after her lazy morning and walked over to her table where the huge bouquet of roses stood. She smiled as she leaned in and smelt their sweet scent.
LATER…
Cj walked out of her bedroom searching in her bag to make sure she'd got her keys still looking she reached the door and proceeded to open it eventually finding her keys. She looked up to see where she was going and screamed as she came face to face with an oversized stuffed bear. She leaned on the table and put her hand on her heart trying to calm herself as the delivery guy put the bear down in her doorway.
"You scared me half to death"
"Sorry" said the delivery guy handing her a signature box
"How did you get in?" Cj asked
"Dude was leaving"
"Oh…" she said handing the box back
"Have a good one" said the delivery guy leaving
Cj looked down at the bear which sat with a huge bow around its neck which led to a card. Cj picked the bear up and carried it into the seating area and sat it down on her two-seater sofa. She opened the envelope and pulled out the card which had a small promo picture of John on the front she smiled as she opened the card and read the message inside…
Something for you to hold tight until I get there…don't worry it won't be long now…Too vain?
"Way too vain Mr Cena" she said closing the card and admiring the picture of him on the front "But very nice to look at" she smiled as she looked at the bear "I'm sorry my new roommate but I've gotta go meet my girls make yourself at home"
Cj left taking the card with her to meet her friends for lunch
BACK IN CALIFORNIA
Cena looked at his watch and smiled
"What that's gormless smile about?" asked Randy
"Just keeping my girl happy something you wouldn't know much about" said John to Randy
"That's impressive keeping her happy with all this distance between you. You're a real catch!" Jericho said sarcastically
Cena laughed "Tell me about it"
"How is you looking at your watch making her happy?"
"My present should have arrived by now"
"Present?" asked Randy
"What did you send her now?"
"You sent her other presents?" asked Randy completely oblivious to the conversation going on between the two men
"A stuffed bear with a personalised card"
"First roses now a stuffed animal you're either unbelievably stupid or incredibly smart"
"We'll see when I get back to New York won't we"
"Roses?"
"Yeah Cena sent this girl roses yesterday and the bear today he's keeping her intrigued that right John?"
"Yep that's right"
"You can't cut it so you're buying her gifts?"
"If that's what you want to believe Randy you go ahead but the fact is I've got her just where I want her…and…she wants me…bad!"
Randy stared at Cena in disbelief shaking his head
"You see if she wasn't an intellectual she'd of had you by now. See the smart ones you've gotta put work into it"
"And Candy is so brain dead that her breast enhancements lead her into the arms of guys like you"
"Now boys calm yourselves down"
"There's no heat man. I'd rather work at getting a girl like Cj than have a dozen girls like Candy draping themselves all over me"
"That's your call but when you're sat in a restaurant pushing your food around listening to her rambling on just think to yourself that Randy's getting laid"
Cena laughed at Randy.
BACK IN NEW YORK
Cj walked in and sat down across from her friends
"Sorry I'm late girls"
"No problem we were running late too" said Zak
"I need to visit the ladies room don't order without me" said Gem leaving the table
"Hello to you too Gem" said Cj making herself comfortable at the table "Is she angry with me?" Cj asked Zak
"I don't think so"
"Well let me tell you this while she isn't here anyway. I got another gift"
"From John?"
"Uh huh and they're getting bigger"
"What is it?" an intrigued Zak asked
"An enormous stuffed bear. It's gorgeous and adorable but it takes the best part of my sofa up its that big"
"Well that's sweet"
"Yeah and it came with a card…" she said pulling the card out and handing it to Zak who like a kid in class quickly put the card under the table and looked at it.
"WOW!" she said looking at the picture "No wonder you couldn't control yourself"
"Right?" she asked knowing that no woman in her right mind would turn him down
"Something for you to hold tight until I get there…don't worry it won't be long now…Too vain? What are the gifts for?"
"Nothing he's just sending them for the hell of it"
"And the note?"
"He's just being sarcastic"
"So are you going to obsess over this?"
"No I'm just…fascinated"
"Gems coming" said Zak handing Cj the card in schoolgirl fashion under the table
"So what's the latest on John?" asked Gem sitting down
"Nothing!"
"No more gifts or ridiculous cards?"
Cj shot Zak a look "No nothing"
"Good lets order and talk about something other than him then"
Gem picked up her menu and Cj slipped the card back into her bag which sat at the side of her foot.
LATER…
Cj arrived home and walked into her seating area and sat in her huge club chair staring at the bear.
"You're like a cryptic crossword puzzle…I ain't never guna get it right"
Just then the phone rang. Cj picked up the phone and accepted the call putting it to her ear.
"Hello"
"Maybe he's sending them so you don't forget him" said Zak
"There's not much chance of that is there"
"No but he might be sending them to assure you he is coming back and he's not just saying it"
"Maybe"
"Do you think he's coming back?"
"Well if he isn't this is a really cruel joke but I wouldn't even put this past a guy"
"I think he will and I think he's going to come back and sweep you off your feet" said Zak forever the romantic
"I won't hold my breath Zak. I'll talk to you tomorrow"
"Ok bye"
"Bye" Cj hung up and placed the phone down on the coffee table and looked over at the bear once again that just sat staring at her.
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