Punk walked into the arena with Jeff at his side and pulled out the show's script. "Man, it feels good to be back"
Jeff smiled at him. "What are we doing tonight?"
"Besides each other, It's gonna be me, you, and John in a triple threat match tonight," said Punk, looking over the script.
Jeff rolled his eyes with a smirk. "Don't you ever stop thinking about sex?"
Punk chuckled. "I can't help it, we didn't have sex yesterday."
"We don't have to have sex everyday, you know?" Said Jeff. He said it lightheartedly, but Jeff couldn't stop thinking about what John said. What if Punk did only want him for the sex? Jeff immediately shook that thought away. 'He loves me,' thought Jeff. 'And not for sex.'
"Well, we don't HAVE to," said Punk, coming to a stop and placing his hands on Jeff's hips, running his eyes over his body.
He slowly backed Jeff against the wall and ran his hands over his sides. "But I definitely wouldn't mind it."
Jeff got a small smirk. "You're such a horny guy."
Punk smirked back and leaned against Jeff. "Only for you baby." He leaned in to kiss Jeff but right before he made contact, they were interrupted.
"Keep it in your pants, Punk," said John, walking up to them. "We need to plan our match."
Punk chuckled and kissed Jeff before pulling away from him. "We'll finish this later."
John just looked away and rolled his eyes. He didn't know why, but seeing them together gave him a very unpleasant feeling. John didn't know what it was, but he didn't like it. "So anyways, Punk's gonna win."
"Yeah buddy," said Punk, with a smirk. "I always win."
John smirked back. "You win THIS time."
Jeff just awkwardly stood next to Punk and looked everywhere but at John, only speaking when absolutely necessary. He could feel John looking at him every now and then, but he refused to make eye contact.
"I'm gonna go get dressed," said Punk after they finished planning the match, kissing Jeff's forehead before walking away.
Jeff and John stood in an awkward silence for a few moments until John cleared his throat.
"So, Punk seems pretty happy to be back," said John.
"Yeah, he loves it here," said Jeff, looking after him. "It's a lot... nicer, here now."
"I'd imagine it'd be better now that your legs know how to stay shut," said John. He didn't know where that came from, but he regretted saying it almost immediately.
Jeff just looked down like he was ashamed and shrugged. "I guess I just found the right guy."
"Well, you two seem really happy," said John. He didn't even mean for that to come out bitter, but boy did it.
"Look, John, I'm sorry I let you fuck me. Alright? I. Am. Sorry." Said Jeff, glaring at him.
"Sorry doesn't fix it," said John. "Sorry doesn't make that night go away. Sorry doesn't erase that you left me for him!"
"I needed him, John," said Jeff, his look softening. "I was broken and he fixed me. He loves me, and I love him."
John scoffed. "Oh, you love him? That explains why you climbed into my bed and then bailed the next morning like a coward."
"Just let it go!" Said Jeff. "It was one damn night!"
"Well, unlike you, I don't just go around having sex with everyone," said John.
Jeff glared. "Fuck off. And I couldn't leave you if we were never together to begin with."
"Right, sorry, sex is just a casual thing for you," said John. "Excuse me for thinking it meant anything more than that!"
"Well it didn't mean anything more than that," said Jeff, with an icy glare. "You were no more special than anyone else!"
John's face twitched like Jeff struck a nerve. "Does this mean anything?!" He grabbed Jeff's cheeks and kissed him roughly. Jeff gasped in surprise and stood frozen for a few seconds before kneeing John right in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. He searched for something to say for a few moments before storming off with a frustrated yell. "I hate you!"
After he left, John pulled himself off the floor with a groan. "God, what is wrong with me?" He was just really thankful there was no one else around, for both their sakes.
John rushed through the halls with his head down, heading towards his private locker room. The second Punk found out about this, John was sure his head would roll. 'I can't believe I just did that,' thought John. 'I can't, believe, I just, did that.'
"John!" Said Punk, walking up to him.
John looked over at him and bit his lip. 'Oh god, did Jeff already tell him?' "Uh, I have to go-"
"Just wait one second, I need to talk you," said Punk. "It's important."
John sighed. "What is it?"
Punk smirked and pulled a box out of his pocket. "Check out this bad boy." John's eyes widened when he opened it. That was a big rock. "Punk-"
"You think he'll like it?" Said Punk, looking down at the diamond ring. "Like, you think he'll say yes?"
John put on a fake smile as best as he could. If he didn't feel like shit before, he was definitely feeling it now. "Definitely."
Punk grinned and put it in his pocket. "I never thought I'd get married, but Jeff, he's really something."
"Yeah, he is certainly something," said John, rubbing the back of his neck. "Well, congrats, good luck, all that. I've gotta get dressed."
"Yeah, later man," said Punk, as John walked away.
John turned a corner and groaned, running his hands over his face. He, was, fucked.
To say the match was awkward was a severe understatement. John noticed Jeff refusing to even look in his direction. And considering Punk wasn't attempting to murder him, John assumed Jeff didn't tell him. Which, he was extremely grateful for, but he didn't understand why Jeff didn't say anything. Jeff obviously didn't like him very much right now, so telling Punk what he did seemed like a pretty go to option to just get rid of him.
There were a few moments where John was backstage with Jeff after the match before Punk walked back, and he took full advantage of it. "Jeff!" Said John.
Jeff turned around to face him. "What?"
"You didn't tell him?" Said John.
Jeff shook his head and John crossed his arms with furrowed brows. "Why?"
Jeff shrugged. "I guess now we both have things we can't tell Phil, huh?"
Before John could respond, Punk walked backstage and immediately took Jeff's hand, placing a small kiss on it. "Ready to go?"
"Yup," said Jeff, walking away with Punk. John waved bye to Punk and sighed, rubbing his chin. He imagined Punk was going to propose tonight, and of course Jeff would say yes.
'This is a good thing,' thought John. 'All of this Jeff business will be over and done with.' But no matter how hard he tried to convince himself to be happy about it, he felt sad. It was like he didn't want it to be over.
'This shouldn't be affecting me like this,' thought John. 'I'm over Jeff, I have Melina now. And we're happy. Everyone's happy. Punk's happy, Jeff's happy, Melina's happy. And I'm happy... Yeah, I'm happy.'
John got Melina and drove to the hotel. As she snuggled up against him in their room, John's mind was everywhere else but there. He couldn't stop thinking about his kiss with Jeff. John felt something from that, a something he hasn't felt in a long time. 'I haven't felt that since...' Thought John. He sighed inwardly. 'Since that night with Jeff.'
John pushed his thoughts aside and wrapped his arms around Melina, trying to get some sleep.
Meanwhile, Punk held Jeff's hand as they walked through a park.
"Where are we going?" Asked Jeff.
"It's a surprise," said Punk, giving Jeff's hand a small squeeze.
Jeff groaned, making Punk smirk. "Can't you just tell me?" Said Jeff, giving Punk pleading eyes. "I'm tired."
"No I can't just tell you," said Punk. "It'd spoil it."
"Spoil what?" Said Jeff.
"You'll see," said Punk, smirking again.
Jeff just sighed and lent his head on Punk's shoulder. He continually kept pushing John to the back of his mind. Jeff just wanted that chapter of his life to be closed, but John opened it right back up. It wasn't even the fact that John kissed him that bothered Jeff the most, it was that he almost felt like he liked it.
"Here we are," said Punk, stopping.
Jeff snapped out of his thoughts and looked around, seeing a small creek. The stars glistened off of the creek and Jeff got a small smile. "It's beautiful."
"Second most beautiful thing here," said Punk.
"What's the first?" Said Jeff, looking over at him.
"You," said Punk, kissing his hand.
Jeff blushed and rolled his eyes. "You and your lines."
Punk chuckled and wrapped his arms around Jeff's waist. "I mean it though, you're the most beautiful person I've ever met. And I... I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Jeff furrowed his brows. "Phil-"
Punk cut him off with a kiss and dropped to one knee. He pulled out the box and opened it. "Will you marry me?"
Jeff covered his mouth and felt tears building up in his eyes. He slowly nodded and smiled. "Yes."
Punk immediately got up and pulled Jeff into his arms. "I love you, Jeff."
"I love you too, Phil," said Jeff. He pushed John away to the back of his mind and kissed Punk. "That's a really big ring."
Punk chuckled and slid it onto Jeff's ring finger. "I'd say, this engagement needs to be consummated."
Jeff blushed. "We're in public."
"Wouldn't be the first time," said Punk, burying his face in Jeff's neck.
Jeff got a small smirk, thinking back to his and Punk's "encounter" on a swing set. "Can't you wait until we get back to the hotel?"
"Definitely not," said Punk, picking Jeff up and laying him down beside the creek.
The next week, John watched Punk and Jeff walk in while eating at catering. He looked at Jeff's finger and sure enough, the ring was there.
John pulled his eyes away from Jeff and sighed. 'That dumb night was over a year ago,' thought John. 'Why am I still thinking about it?'
He felt beyond guilty about Punk not knowing now. John just wanted to tell him so bad but he didn't want to mess them up. And he didn't want to screw up his friendship with Punk either.
He shook his head and continued eating his food. 'Just stop thinking about it, give yourself one less problem. It's better that he doesn't know anyway.' Yet no matter how much he told himself that, he knew it wasn't true.
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