Author's Notes: Hey guys sorry for the lack of updates, but school has been killer this week. It is midterm week, so I am busy with papers and tests. Nevertheless I am here to bring you the next chapter. Thanks for all of the reviews, favorites, and follows. Please keep them coming. Also I need to give a huge shout out to AmbroseAsylum060214 for all the help and for being awesome. I appreciate it very much.

Now here is chapter 5 of The Writer and the Wrestler...

Chapter 5- Late Night Chat

After taking a quick hot shower to warm herself up, Harley put on her warmest pajamas and walked out of her bedroom to what she thought was going to be an empty apartment. However much to her surprise, Joe, Colby, and Jon were still sitting on her couch and she saw that Jon had also changed into warmer clothing.

"Wow you guys are still here. I thought you would have hit the road by now because I was taking too long," she told them as she sat down on the opposite couch.

"We'll we were, but our flight was cancelled. The airport here and in Colorado are calling off all flights due to the storm. Apparently it's really bad there too. Now we're here just trying to find somewhere to stay for the night," Joe explained.

Harley without even having to think about it smiled and said, "You know you guys can just stay here right. I mean why risk going back out there and getting into a wreck yourself. Besides it's the least I can do after everything you guys have done for me."

The boys were surprised by her offer and in any other situation they would have turned her down, because they didn't want to be a bother. However seeing as the roads were bad, they took her up on her offer.

"Yeah we would love to stay here, but only if you're sure. I mean these two snore and I I'm a bit restless at night," Jon said happily as he got to see her for yet another day.

"That's perfectly fine with me. Like I said, it's the least I can do and I would feel better knowing that you were safe here rather than out there. Joe and Colby, why don't you go get your stuff while Jon helps me get you some blankets and pillows," Harley told them with a smile.

So while Joe and Colby went to their car to get their stuff, Jon was with Harley getting their sleeping arrangements ready. "So if Colby is getting the couch and Joe is sleeping in the spare bedroom, where do you want to sleep?" Harley asked him as she handed him some blankets from the hall closet.

Jon shrugged and said, "I guess I'll just take the living room floor. I'm used to sleeping in weird places so it'll be fine."

Harley however wasn't pleased with that answer, "No Jon you can't sleep on the floor. It gets real cold in here at night and I don't want you freezing to death down there. You need to be comfortable especially after you've wrestled and pulled me out of that ditch tonight. Just come sleep in my room where it's nice and warm. It's also a big bed so we can both fit comfortably on it."

Hearing her say that shocked Jon but it also made him blush, "Umm…no it's okay, I'll just make do down here. Like I said, I'm restless at night and I don't want you to lose sleep because of me." Not only that, but he was also turning down her offer because he didn't completely trust himself with sleeping in the same bed as her. The only time he was used to sleeping in a bed with a girl at all was after he was done screwing them.

"Are you sure because I don't mind at all," she tried telling him one last time.

"I'm sure don't worry about me. Now you go to bed and we'll handle ourselves out here," Jon smiled before gently pushing Harley towards her room with her hip. Harley then gave him one last smile that gave him butterflies before she walked away to her bedroom to get ready for bed.

A few hours later, Harley laid in her bed unable to sleep. She just couldn't get warm for some reason. She had warm thick pajamas on and was buried deep within the covers, but the coldness still engulfed her body. It could have been because of the day's events were catching up to her and her brain was trying to decipher it all, but all she knew was that she didn't like the feeling at all. She hoped that a warm glass of milk would help, so she got out of bed and quietly opened her door trying to make as little noise as possible.

However as she walked into the living room, she was surprised to see that Jon was up and was in the kitchen staring out the window. "Hey what are you doing awake?" she asked him making him jump up.

"God you scared the crap out of me," he quietly laughed. "But to answer your question, I couldn't sleep. You were right when you said that it gets cold in here. But enough about me, why are you awake?" he then said touching her shoulder.

"I couldn't really sleep either. I guess I have a lot on my mind," she told him. Then in the background she saw Colby moving on the couch, so she grabbed Jon's hand and said, "Come with me. I think we're waking Colby up." Jon nodded and followed her to her bedroom. Once they were inside, Harley quietly closed the door, "There now we can talk all we want."

Jon smiled and began to look around the room that he was in. It was decorated in black and red with a small couch that was near the bathroom and a queen sized bed in the middle of the room. There was also a small niche adjacent to the room that housed a desk and computer. "Wow I really like your room," he told her as he watched Harley pull her curtains opened to let in some light into the room.

"Thanks, I wanted my room to express myself and make it a place where I felt the most comfortable. That was I can write in peace and let my creative juices flow," Harley told him as she took a seat on her bed.

"Oh so you write that's cool. What do you write about?" Jon asked as he took a seat next to her.

"I like to write about anything pretty much. I'm currently working on a novel, but it's not turning out so good. I've been trying to shop it around to get an editor to look at it, but so far no one wants it. I guess that's why I stay at Troy's. I need an easy way to make money that also allows me to make my own schedule so that I can work on my book when I want. I know that's a lame excuse, but it's the truth," Harley told him ashamed with herself.

Jon sympathetically wrapped his arm around her shoulder and brought her into his chest, "Hey you don't have to explain a thing to me, because I have done the same. I wanted to be a wrestler so bad, but never had the money to pay for classes and take road trips to house shows that they were putting on in the areas around me. I thought that money would be the key to my success, so I ended up selling drugs on the side to help me pay for wrestling school. When the money started rolling in, I was on top of the world. I was able to pay for everything and I slowly started to make my name for myself. However the drug business started to take a toll on me. I was up all night working and only had an hour or two asleep before I had to be at the gym. Not only that, but I got busted once and landed in jail overnight. Thankfully they only found weed on me and it wasn't enough to press charges so they let me go. That night was the scariest night of my life because I sat in that jail cell fearing that I was going to be put away for a while and that would mean the end of my wrestling career. So once I was let go, I decided to quit and clean myself up. I focused on wrestling and stopped worrying about the money. It was the best decision that I have ever made, because here I am. I'm a professional wrestler for the WWE and I get to do what I love day in and day out. It's the best thing in the world, but…"

Harley looked at him in confusion, "What do you mean but? There shouldn't be a but. Like you said, you are accomplishing your dream and doing what you love. What more could you possibly want?"

Sighing, Jon stood up and walked toward the window to see the snow falling lightly to the ground, "Just because I am doing what I want currently, doesn't mean I have it all. I see a lot of my co-workers having it, but not me. They have the money, the career, a fancy house, and a family to go home every night while I go home to an empty apartment. It gets boring traveling coast to coast performing in front of thousands and not having anyone to share that experience with. It just sucks you know."

"I feel you on that one. All my friends are now married or in college having the time of their lives while I'm struggling to make some weeks. I also feel like a disappointment to my family as well, because I couldn't be the ideal child that they wanted. No that's my brother and my sister. They do whatever my parents want, but I decided to be a rebel and go against them. All I really have is my grandparents now and even then they are getting up in age. So I guess you can say that I'm a loner too in sense," Harley revealed to him as she walked up beside him.

Jon laughed and gently nudged her arm, "Hey I never said that I was a loner. I still have my charm which helps me get the ladies even though it's only for a quick lay in the sack."

Harley shoved him back causing him to stumble a bit. "God you are so full of it," she giggled. "If you can get all the girls, then why don't you just find a girl to keep you company?"

"Because all they see is my celebrity status and my wallet. They never stick around long to really get to know me. That's also why I sleep around I guess…and man I am really starting to sound like a loner. I have never told anyone any of this," he groaned.

"Well don't I feel special. I guess we can be loners together then," she smiled.

"Yeah I guess we can be. So enough about me and more about you. I am very interested in your writing. Do you have anything I can take a look at?" Jon asked her changing the subject.

Harley nodded and walked to her desk picking up a decent sized stack of papers. "Here is my current book that I'm working on. It's a romantic action adventure book about two friends turned lovers who get into trouble while traveling the world together. I've rewritten it several times and this is just the first ten chapters of the newer version," she explained.

Jon flipped through it and from he could quickly read, it looked like an interesting read. "Do you mind if I stay up and read some of it? I'm wide awake and reading always helps me fall asleep." That was another secret that told this girl that he barely even knew. Not even Joe or Colby knew that he was an avid reader at times.

Yawning Harley nodded and said, "Yeah go ahead. I'm tired anyways and ready for bed. However if you want to stay up and talk some more we can do that."

"No, no, you go to bed. You need your sleep. If anything I'll be asleep too in an hour or two. If not I can sleep on the plane that is, if our flight can take off some time day," he said now looking at the clock and seeing that it was two almost three in the morning.

"Well if the weather clears up and the snow stops, I'm sure that the airport could clear the runways enough on our end to get some flights in the air. However, I do know that Colorado got hammered more than we did, so that might be factor too," Harley told him as she got into bed and under the covers while Jon got in on the other side and sat up against the headboard. Harley then reached over him to turn on the small lamp on his side of the bed before resting her head on his chest and cuddling up next to him.

"Getting comfy are you?" he chuckled as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

Harley nodded and took a deep breath in the cigarette smoke smell that engraved itself in his shirt. She of course being an occasional smoker herself, she liked the smell of cigarette smoke, but on Jon, she loved it. It smelled great on him mixed with the body spray that he was wearing. "Yes you are nice and warm," she told him. "I feel so much better now. Goodnight Jon and thanks for everything."

"Goodnight sweetheart and you're welcome. Now close your eyes and get some sleep. I'll be here to keep you warm," he told her softly as he felt her began to relax.

Once he made sure that she was sound asleep, Jon picked up her book only able to get through the first two chapters before he put it aside and turned off the light before laying down keeping Harley safe and warm in his arms. Within minutes he was fast asleep and feeling peaceful for the first time in a while.

That was such a cute chapter. I can definitely see something brewing here. I guess we'll just have to see where this goes. Next chapter, we see Harley say goodbye to her knight in shining armor. I wonder how that is going to go. Please let me know what you thought of this chapter or if you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please let me know.

Thanks again to AmbroseAsylum060214 for all the help.

See you later,

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