Hey, everyone! Thanks for the kind words from those of you that left a review. I write cheesy, mushy fanfics for people like myself, and I'm so happy to see there are others out there like me who are enjoying it :D

Also I will EVENTUALLY be adding a lemon chapter about Jon and Jade, but that may be published as a stand-alone story. Just so you know. Enjoy, you guys! I like this chapter, but I'm even more excited for the chapter that is coming after it. Ah! Can't get ahead of myself! :)

Friday, March 11th, 2016

Paul insisted that Jade take a few days to herself to spend with her father. It was fun for the first little while, but she soon found herself anxious to get back in the ring. Working out and doing basic in-ring skills wasn't enough for her. It had been over a week since she had felt the roar of the crowd, and her injuries from the bar incident had long healed. It wasn't her decision to sit on the sidelines, but she didn't have a choice in the matter when the boss was pretty much her uncle. He cared more about her emotional well-being than carrying on a storyline.

Shawn was spending the afternoon with Hunter and Stephanie. It had been years since they had hung out, and Jade was more than thankful for the time to herself. She was sitting in a coffee shop down the road from her hotel reading the news on her phone when a text popped up.

What's up? You busy today?

It was Jon. Jade felt her heart race as she thought about him. They still hadn't seen each other since Sunday morning. Paul giving her time off meant she was nowhere near him most of the time, but she knew he was probably already in Boston in preparation for RAW this upcoming Monday.

My dad is still around. He's out with Paul and Steph. I'm at a coffee shop. Cracked Bean. You?

Jade quickly wrote him back. She didn't know why she told him the name of the place. It's not like he would be walking by and just stroll in.

I'll be there.

His simple words made her smile. She couldn't deny that she was excited to see him. If she had known Jon was going to come by, she would have chosen a better outfit than capris and an old Sting t-shirt. Her only hope was that her dad would stay away long enough for her to actually spend time with him. His incessant nagging to meet the guy was driving her crazy, and she knew it would happen soon enough.

Ten minutes passed before Jon got there. He pushed the glass doors open and waltzed in, his hand running through his hair as he glanced around the café for her. He was wearing a long-sleeve black shirt and his trademark jeans. His sneakers were old and scuffed, and they strode across the tile floor after he laid eyes on her.

"Hey." He smiled towering over her.

"Hey." Jade returned his expression and sat up straight in her oversized armchair. "How's it going?"

"Good." Jon sat across from her and leaned forward in his seat, his eyes grazing over her for a moment before continuing. "You look better than the last time I saw you. I mean –" He nodded at her arms and gave her a meek smile.

Jade leaned forward in her seat and placed a hand on either side of his face. She kissed him, the small peck lingering on his lips when she pulled away.

"I missed you." Jade shrugged lightly as she leaned back. Jon's smile made her heart race, his eyes twinkling as they stared over at her.

"I missed you too. I'm glad Paul gave you some time off, though." He said sincerely.

"I'm not." Jade laughed. "The best therapy in the world for me is being in that ring."

Jon nodded and glanced around the café that was full of bustling people heading in and out. She couldn't help but notice he looked a bit nervous.

"Did Paul talk to you?" Jade winced. She knew it had to have happened already and wasn't looking forward to the backlash.

"He did." Jon nodded again. He grinned up at her when she grew impatient waiting for him to continue, and he grabbed the giant mug of coffee that sat on the table beside Jade.

"And?" She prodded with a scowl.

"He thanked me for helping you. Wasn't a fan of what I did to the guy, but he said he would let it slide." He took a sip and gagged. "Jesus. Is there any sugar in this?" He set it back down with a sour look.

"That's it?" Jade asked ignoring his question.

"And a few other things. It's all good." He licked his lips in an effort to get the bitter taste out of his mouth before leaning back in his seat. She didn't need to know everything about their conversation, or at least not yet. Paul was an intimidating guy, and bringing Jade into the mix made it all the more terrifying for him. Jon wasn't easily swayed, though, and his feelings for her had only grown since he saw her on Sunday.

"My dad wants to meet you." Jade sighed. "He won't shut up about it."

"I'm cool with that. Always wanted to meet the Heartbreak Kid." Jon grinned at her.

"Jon –"

"I'm kidding." He interrupted. "Does he know about –" He trailed off and motioned his hand between the two of them.

"About what?" Jade made a face. She truly didn't know what they even were, and to hear his side of it was going to be interesting.

"You know. That maybe I'm a little bit crazy for you." He said with his usual attitude. Jade smiled at him and was quiet for a moment. Something about Jon made her crazy too.

"I think whatever this is," she mimicked his motion between them, "can stay between us for now. I don't even know what we are."

"I don't either, but I'll take it." He said with a grin. Jade smiled back, his demeanour making her heart race. He was persistent, and she liked that about him.

Monday, March 14th, 2016

"Everybody knows that I should be the number one contender to that pathetic champion, Paige." Charlotte hissed into her mic as the crowd booed her. Ric had a huge grin on his face as he listened to her speak with adoration. "If it wasn't for one person, I would already be fighting Paige at Wrestlemania, and I would be leaving as champ."

The crowd chanted Jade's name in response, and Charlotte scowled into the sea of faces. Shaking her head, she waited for a moment for the noise to subside and paced back and forth in the ring.

"Jade Michaels." She said with distain as the crowd popped. "Jade Michaels thinks she can walk in here and challenge my place in line. She thinks that just because she was NXT Women's Champion that she should have a title shot. Well, I was once NXT Champion too." Charlotte growled.

Her father patted her on the shoulder beaming with pride, and Charlotte flashed him the same grin he wore.

"I will be fighting Jade next week on RAW to become the number one contender, and I will win. Just like my father used to beat Shawn Monday night after Monday night." Charlotte gushed to Ric who didn't look too humble. He shrugged and smiled, the crowd booing as he lifted a hand in thanks.

"You see, sometimes the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and other times, the apple never really falls at all." Charlotte returned her icey stare to the camera that focussed on her face. "It's really a shame."

Jade's music suddenly hit, and the crowd stood to their feet as she came to stand on top of the stage. It was her first appearance on WWE in weeks, and the fans had been anxiously awaiting her return. She lifted her arms in the air and pointed to the crowd that chanted her name. The rush of coming through those curtains was what got her out of bed every morning, and the adrenaline pumping through her veins made her feel like she was invincible. It took a moment for her to regain her composure, and she eventually turned her attention to the ring.

"Hold on a second." Jade spoke into her mic as her music cut. "Did you really just say that Ric used to beat Shawn Monday after Monday? Did that really just come out of your mouth?"

Charlotte stood with her arms crossed, a look of annoyance on her face as Ric nodded emphatically behind her.

"I mean, sure, they fought each other a lot over the years. The Nature Boy knocked HBK around a bit and maybe pinned him a few times." Jade admitted earning a twisted smile from both Charlotte and Ric. "But your career ended because of my dad, Ric. Remember that?" Jade's eyes stared straight into his as she slowly walked down the ramp towards the ring.

"Oh, whatever." Charlotte said off-mic rolling her eyes. Ric looked suddenly sincere, his smile turning to a sneer as he watched Jade approach them. She jumped up onto the apron and continued to talk from outside the ropes.

"Ric Flair versus Shawn Michaels. The Nature Boy versus The Heartbreak Kid. Loser has to retire." Jade leaned forward over the top rope still focussed on Ric. "One, two, three, and it was over. But no. You're right. Beating him a few times before that means so much more."

"What do you want, Jade?" Charlotte hissed at her from the middle of the ring.

"You know I can beat you, Charlotte. And you know that next Monday I will." Jade glared at her finally stepping through the ropes and into the ring.

"Keep dreamin', kid. Even your dad knows you aren't the same caliber as he is." Ric suddenly piped up grabbing the microphone from Charlotte's hands.

"Oh, really?" Jade indulged him with a grin.

"I know that Charlotte is the best, and she also happened to learn from the best. It's just too bad that Shawn doesn't feel that way about you. Otherwise, why hasn't he been in a WWE ring with you since your debut in NXT?" Ric's voice was raspy, and the malice in it made the hair on the back of Jade's neck stand up. The crowd murmured as he handed the mic back to his daughter with a shit-eating grin.

"I think he's embarrassed. I would be." Charlotte laughed with her father as the crowd began to boo. Jade looked around at her fans before responding.

"Charlotte, I don't like to play these little games that you always insist on playing, but sometimes you have to fight fire with fire." Jade scowled at her earning a confused look. "If you want to hide behind your daddy, that's fine. Two can play that game."

Charlotte and Ric were mortified when Shawn's music pierced the air. The whole crowd was on their feet, Jade keeping her eyes trained on Charlotte as her father emerged at the top of the stage. The building erupted as he kneeled down, his signature entrance still as iconic as ever as pyro exploded behind him. Charlotte was pacing back and forth in the ring as her father blew a gasket. The two men had a history, and now it would be hashed out between their daughters.

Shawn finally made it to the ring and stood proudly beside his daughter as the building shouted his name. His arm wrapped around her shoulder and he whispered something only she could hear into her ear before taking the microphone from her hands.

"Here we go, darlin'."

Thursday, March 17th, 2016

Jade was watching TV on her couch back in her apartment in Orlando instead of carrying on with the rest of the roster. There was a series of live events and appearances along the way to Boston where RAW was airing on Monday night, but Paul suggested she take a few days off to reset back at home. A few workouts with Sara at the Performance Centre would also be helpful.

Her dad had gone back to Texas for a few days, and his incessant nagging about meeting Jon finally ended when she introduced them at Smackdown on Tuesday. It went better than she expected it to with Jon keeping his lips sealed about their so-called "relationship" and her dad not demanding to know every single detail of the night outside the bar.

She scarfed down the scrambled eggs and fruit smoothie she made for breakfast and was standing to throw her plate in the dishwasher when her phone rang from the couch beside her. It was 8 in the morning, and it wasn't usual for anyone to call her this early unless it was work-related. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw it was Jon, and she let it ring a few times before answering casually.

"Hello?"

"Hey. How's it going?" His voice was perky for it being so early.

"Good. How are you?" Jade smiled and sat back down, her dirty plate going ignored on the coffee table.

"Good. You back home?" He asked.

"Yeah. Got in late last night. Where are you?"

"I'm home too." He sounded pleased with her answer. "What are you doin' tonight?"

"Tonight?" Jade thought about how she was going to head to the Center tonight for a while, but it could be pushed to earlier in the day. "Nothing. What about you?"

"Hopefully taking you out on a date." He cooed to her over the phone. Jade laughed and thought for a second before answering.

"Where you gonna take me?" She asked.

"Dinner." He said with confidence. "I'll pick you up at 6."

"Do you even live anywhere near here?" She knew he lived in Florida, but she was in downtown Orlando, and he could be anywhere.

"I'm about ten minutes from you. Just need the apartment number." He replied.

"How do you know where I live?" Jade felt her heart still fluttering talking to him, but it was strange that he already knew since he had never been over to her place.

"I have my ways." Jon admitted. "Paige told me."

"Paige?" Jade blurted out. "Why were you –"

"Just don't worry about it. I'll be there at 6, alright?" His charisma was oozing through her phone, and Jade gave in and decided she would prod him about it later.

"Okay. See you then." She heard him hang up, and she set her phone down beside her staring mindlessly into the television in front of her. Was she really ready for this?

Jon had picked Jade up at 6 on the dot. She had been nervous all day after he called her, and the sight of his black car pulling into her parking lot made the knot in her stomach tighten. She didn't know how to dress, settling on a pair of jeans, a red low-cut shirt, and black pumps. Something told her he wouldn't be taking her to a fancy restaurant as it didn't seem to be his style.

Sure enough they ate at a family-owned Italian restaurant right downtown, and the entire meal they didn't stop talking. Everything from Jon's career before WWE to Jade's relationship with her father became discussion, and soon they had moved on from wrestling to just who they were. Jade learned his favourite show was Sons of Anarchy and Jon learned she had played piano since she was a child. It surprised her how open he was with her about his childhood and his old friends back in Cincinnati. He had been smiling for most of the night, his lighthearted attitude a stark difference from the mad man she saw beat the shit out of that creep at the bar. It made it harder to not fall for him.

"What do you wanna do tonight?" Jon asked after the waitress dropped off the bill.

"What did you have in mind?" Jade smiled and took the last sip of her wine.

"Cal's?" He said with a grin. His expression made Jade melt inside. He could have suggested almost anything and she would have agreed.

"Let's do it." She nodded. He stood from the table and held out his hand to her, and they walked to the front to pay their bill and leave.

Jon threw an arm over her shoulder and pulled her close to him as they walked out of the building and down the street. Jade leaned into him and breathed in the warm night air. Cal's was a sports bar that a lot of the wrestlers who lived here frequented, and she had spent many a night drinking beers with her friends there. She was looking forward to being somewhere familiar again.

"So mind if I ask you something personal?" Jon asked after a few moments of silence.

"Sure." She shrugged wondering what he was going to say.

"Why did you and Finn break up?"

Jade was quiet as she thought of how to answer that. It seemed like a harmless question, but her past with him was something that was still hard to talk about.

"He decided he needed to focus on his championship run. We were living together at the time." She shook her head lightly. "It was mutual at first but then he kept coming back, leaving, then coming back and leaving again."

"Hmm." Jon mumbled adjusting his arm around her neck.

"He's moved on now, got a new girlfriend and doing his thing here. I'm busy with my own life." Jade lifted her hand to hold his that dangled over her shoulder. He was much taller than her, and his strong arm around her made her feel even shorter.

"Yes, you do." Jon grinned as they rounded the corner. Cal's was right there with several people out front smoking cigarettes and talking. It was busy for a Thursday night.

"Think anyone's here?" Jade asked as he held the door open for her.

"You would know more of them than I would." He shrugged as she walked in. It was dark inside, the classic rock music not incredibly loud as a college basketball game played on every television in the bar. A few locals sat at the counter and surrounded the pool tables in the back, but in the middle of the bar she saw him.

Finn was with his new girlfriend and a handful of others from NXT. Jason Jordan, Chad Gable, and Alexa Bliss were with them, most of them turning and staring surprised to see Jade and Jon walk into the bar. Jade returned their waves, everyone except for Finn and the broad sitting with him.

"Look at that." Jon's voice dripped with sarcasm as they walked towards the bar to get a drink.

"Hey guys!" Jade forced a smile at Jason from across the bar. Finn had looked away quickly once he noticed her, his girlfriend shooting her a dirty look and then pretending not to care. She was beautiful, and that made Jade's blood boil for some stupid reason. Her long, blonde hair that flowed past her shoulders accentuated her giant boobs and hourglass figure, and Jade swore at herself not to be catty to the girl. It wasn't her fault Finn was a complete moron.

"Two beers." Jon held up two fingers. Jade couldn't help but feel like the entire bar was staring at them, and the bartender flashed them a grin before pulling two frosted mugs from a cooler and filling them to the brim. He slid the beers towards them, and Jon nodded before grabbing them both and walking to a table nearby.

"Jonny boy!" A man boomed from the pool table behind the bar, his voice so loud it made Jade jump.

"Hey, man." Jon smiled. He set their beers down before grabbing the man's hand and slapping him on the back. "How've you been?"

"Jade, didn't know you were in town." Jason suddenly came up behind Jade to grab her for a bear hug. She let out a squeak as he squeezed her tight, and she pulled away to give Chad a high five like he usually greeted her with. Jon glared at Jason as he wrapped his arms around her the way he did, but he continued his conversation with his friend and tried to ignore it.

"Guys, what's up?" Jade smiled.

"This is a little awkward." Jason cut to the chase. Chad rolled his eyes at his brashness and gave Jade an apologetic look. All three of them were well aware of the elephant in the room, but she kept her eyes from glancing in Finn's direction and instead on Chad who was clearly the logical one here.

"Just don't make me go over there." She said under her breath.

"Don't worry about it. Hey, you just missed Cass and Leah." Chad changed the subject like a good friend does.

"Oh, shitty." Jade frowned. She missed Leah, and tomorrow she would text her to see if they could catch up while she was back home.

"I bet Cass he couldn't fit six pickled eggs in his mouth, and he unfortunately could." Jason laughed. "They went home when he started barfing everywhere."

"The pickled eggs on the bar?" Jade nearly shouted pointing a finger towards a huge jar that had been there since the beginning of time. "Jesus Christ. No wonder he's sick." The three of them laughed, and Jade grabbed her beer that Jon had set down nearby to take a drink.

"Hey, guys." Jon was apparently finished with his conversation, and he strode over towards the men with his hand extended.

"Have you met Jason and Chad? Guys, this is Jon." Jade said taking a seat. Jon shook their hands, and the men stood awkwardly for a moment waiting for him to say something.

"Nice to meet you." Jason said with a smile to which he didn't respond. Jon sat down across from Jade and took his own beer in hand.

"We'll talk to you later." Chad smiled, and the two men returned to their table at the back where Finn and the others sat.

"Wanna leave?" Jon asked suddenly. Jade glanced at him and shook her head.

"No. Who was that guy you were talking to?"

"That's Ben. He's my old neighbour." He replied before looking over her shoulder at the table where Finn was sitting.

"Stop staring." Jade couldn't help but mutter. He didn't tear his eyes away as she poked his arm from across the table.

"Can't help it. He wants to stare, I can stare too." Jon groaned taking another gulp of beer. Jade cringed at the thought of him looking over here, but above everything else she could feel the good time they were having dying by the second. It wasn't like her to have this drama in her life, and she just wanted to enjoy the time they had alone and not on the road.

"Hey." Jade put a hand on his arm making him finally look at her. "You've already beat up one guy for me." She earned a smirk from him, his demeanour finally softening.

"Another wouldn't matter." He quipped taking a swig of beer.

Jade smiled and was quiet as she brushed her hair out of her eyes and ran her fingers through her ends. After a moment of primping, she looked up and saw he was staring at her again with those bright blue eyes.

"You're fucking beautiful." He said before looking away nervously. She loved when Jon said shit like that. It made her heart race when such sweet things came from a twisted guy like him.

"Let's go to my place." Jade suggested. "I have beer there."

By the time Jade and Jon got back to her apartment, it was 11 o'clock. She grabbed a few cans of beer for them out of the fridge and a bag of pretzels, and the two of them lounged on her couch watching the re-run of Smackdown from the night before. Dean Ambrose had defeated Dolph Ziggler, and Jade watched the screen intently as her match against Becky Lynch flashed across the screen.

"When did you start wrestling again?" Jon chewed with his mouth open beside her.

"I was 18." She shook her head. "My mom was so pissed."

"Why?" Jon frowned keeping his eyes on the screen. Jade had Becky on the mat in a headlock, and he smiled watching her scream at Becky to tap.

"When my dad and her split up, she couldn't stand to watch wrestling. I would watch it by myself or with my friends. I think it hurt her to know it's what took my dad away from her." Jade sighed. She couldn't blame her mom for feeling that way.

"And it took you from her too." Jon added washing down his mouthful of pretzels with a swig of beer.

"True." Jade shrugged. "But she figured it had to happen."

"I started when I was 18 too. Couldn't wait. I was ready at 16." Jon chuckled.

"Me too." Jade smiled as the ref counted to three with Becky's shoulders pinned to the mat, the bell ringing as Jade stood victorious in the ring. Shawn stood at ringside applauding his daughter as his face beamed with pride.

"Jesus." Jon ran a hand over his mouth watching her on screen. She stood on the top rope and screamed something to the crowd as her music hit.

"What?" Jade asked.

"You're badass in that ring." He smirked. "It's sexy."

"I have to admit, when you're in the ring, you scare me." Jade laughed when his head whipped towards her.

"Really?"

"Yeah. You're a lunatic." She smiled.

"Yes, I am." He said opening his eyes wide like he did when he was in character.

"But now I know it's not just an act." Jade continued. "All that shit you did back in CZW, the bloody matches and barbed wire and glass, you did it because you're crazy. No sane person does that." She shook her head lightly as he watched her speak.

"I did what I did because I love what I do. And wrestling saved me from a life I didn't want to live." Jon took another drink of beer and set his bottle on the coffee table. It wasn't like him to open up like this to anyone, but it was common knowledge that he had come from a broken home and grew up in poverty.

"And now you're here with me." Jade said propping her elbow on the back of the couch and smiling at him.

"Here I am." He said quietly, his voice low as he put his arm on the couch and rested his hand on her elbow. "I don't know much longer I can sit here without touching you." He sounded desperate, and it made Jade's heart race. She felt the same way, and his rough fingers on her skin was making it hard to not jump on him right there.

Before she could say anything in response, Jon leaned over and kissed her. Jade's hand lifted to rest on his arm, and soon his was on her waist pulling her closer to him as he inched forward. It all happened so fast, and before she knew it, she had crawled over to straddle him on the couch. His hands ran up her back and pushed back her long hair that fell into his face.

Jade moaned when she felt his hard dick underneath her through his jeans. He smiled and slid his tongue into her mouth as she pressed herself against it, her own pants throbbing as their hands explored each other.

"Take me to bed." Jade gasped turning her head from Jon. He buried his face into her neck, his soft lips tracing her skin as he inhaled her scent.

He didn't answer, instead standing and taking her up with him. She squealed in delight when his strong arms wrapped around her and held her close effortlessly. His confidence as he quickly strode into her room turned her on even more, if it was even possible.

He sat on her bed and they continued where they left off. Jade took her top off over her head, and Jon's eyes stared down at her chest that was covered by a red lacy bra.

"How did I – why do you –" He stuttered for a moment before taking her lips again. Jade smiled at his compliment and ran her hands over his stomach. He was so strong, his abs rippling under his t-shirt, and she couldn't wait any longer to have him ravage her right there on her bed.

Jon whipped off his own shirt and was stunned when Jade pushed him to lay back on the bed. He moved backwards so his legs weren't hanging over the edge, and she crawled towards him running her fingers over the hot skin on his chest.

"I want you." Jade whispered into his ear as he nibbled on her neck. He grinned wide, his gaze turning to hers as he moved his hands from her side to her ass again. He was stunned, to say the least, by how much she turned him on and made him hard as rock. But he knew above everything else he had looked for a girl like her his entire life, and he had never found one remotely close until now.

"I am so fucking yours."