Hey, guys! Sorry for the delay in posting a new chapter. Life has been so busy lately! But here is another juicy chapter! PS - Who's stoked for Wrestlemania this Sunday?!

Friday, March 18th, 2016

"Stay in bed." Jon groaned. His eyes were closed, and Jade smiled at him waiting for him to open them again.

"I wish I could." She kissed him on the tip of his nose, his head on the pillow beside her as they laid in bed. They did the deed again the moment they woke up, and it was no doubt going to be all they did if one of them didn't make an effort to get out of bed.

"Then do it." Jon pouted pulling her closer to him. His arms were so strong, and he held her tight as she squirmed in his grasp.

"Let go." She giggled pushing against his bare chest. His skin was hot, his body like a furnace in bed with her all night, and she wished she could succumb to his forces and lay in his arms for the rest of the day.

"Mm-mm." He smiled as she continued to wiggle in his arms until he finally let go, his tired eyes flying open as he put his free hand on the small of her back. "Alright, alright. Jesus, you're a persistent thing."

"I have so much shit to do today." Jade groaned. She closed her eyes as he kissed her cheek and then her rosy lips.

"Me too. I dunno when I'll see you again." Jon's voice was especially rough first thing in the morning.

"I'm here until Sunday." Jade responded.

"I leave tomorrow for Tennessee." Jon's blue eyes stared into hers, and she felt her heart ache at the thought of him being away from her.

"So Monday?" She asked raising her eyebrows. He nodded and kissed her, her heart soon racing thinking of going for another round before they started their day. She pulled away and pushed back the blankets, and Jon leaned back to admire her naked figure walk from the edge of the bed towards the bathroom.

"Where are you going?" He asked. His eyes scanned every inch of her body as she stopped in the doorway, his gaze unabashedly focussed on her tits.

"Shower. C'mon."

1 Missed Call
Finn
9:23 a.m.

1 Missed Call
Finn
12:42 p.m.

1 Missed Call
Finn
5:01 p.m.

1 New Voicemail
Finn
5:04 p.m.

"Hey, Jade. It's Finn. I have a feeling you're screening my calls, and I guess I don't blame you for that. I – listen, I just wanted to talk. It's been a while since we – since I broke things off. I know I jerked you around a lot and it was weird there for a while. I mean, that's not why I'm calling. It's just –

You looked good last night. Really good. I heard what happened to you at that bar a few weeks ago, about how Jon was there to make sure the guy got what was comin' to him. I just wanted – I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to know you're okay. Please call me, Jade. Bye."

Saturday, March 19th, 2016

"What's going on with you and Jade? And before you say 'nothing', just remember that I know you, and I know there's something up." Colby was sitting across from Jon at the table in their hotel room, one that they decided to rent together for old times' sake, and the two of them were scarfing down their room service after a live show.

"You can't clam up about Paige and then expect me to open up to you." Jon shook his head and took a bite of his pasta.

"I don't kiss and tell." Colby retorted sarcastically. Jon rolled his eyes and eventually spoke with his mouth full.

"She's different, man. I mean, I know I've banged a lot of chicks and I've thought one or two along the way were somethin'. But Jade? She's – I dunno, man. She's different." Jon took another bite of his meal and frowned when Colby leaned back in his seat with wide eyes.

"You guys did it?" Colby asked. Jon immediately regretted opening up to Colby about the topic and angry with himself for absent-mindedly admitting that Jade and him were sleeping together.

"Col, you have to –"

"I won't say anything, man. But wow. HBK's daughter?" Colby grinned wide watching Jon squirm in his seat and pick at his food.

"Shut it." Jon groaned.

"Never seen you so bashful about a girl, Jon." Colby continued to prod him.

"I said she's different. Somethin' about her just makes me think - I dunno." Jon stopped himself.

"Makes you think what?" Colby asked taking a mouthful of salad.

"I think she's the one." Jon stared into his plate and prepared for the worst. As much as Colby was a good friend, he also had a knack for making Jon's life a living hell when he wanted to. No doubt this would be new material for him to taunt him about.

"Serious?" Colby asked earning a nod from Jon. "I hear rumblings of you facing me at Wrestlemania for the belt, and you wanna talk about Jade."

"Come on, man." Jon groaned into his plate. At this point he had almost lost his appetite. Colby was right. The biggest match of his life was coming up, and all he could think about was the dark-haired beauty that stole his heart.

"Be careful. You say she's different, but she better be. Not only do you have Shawn to worry about, but Paul will kill you if you break her heart." Colby shrugged.

His response was sincere, and Jon was a bit surprised Colby didn't take the bait to mock him for it. He couldn't admit it, but the thought had crossed his mind before. She was beautiful and funny, sweet and cruel when she needed to be, but she was also the daughter of a Hall of Famer, the pretty-much niece of the boss. If anything went sour between them, he knew it would be his head on the chopping block.

"It's worth it." Jon muttered to himself.

Jade had been avoiding Finn's calls since Thursday morning, but like clockwork every night since then he had called her and left a message to get back to him. A part of her thought he was just trying to be nice and hear her side of things from the attack at the bar that seemed like forever ago, but another part of her knew it was just another way for him to manipulate her heart into forgiving him for what he did. As much as she cared for Jon, a piece of her still ached for the stability that Finn and her had during their relationship. They had dated for a year, and the good times were sure good.

She held her phone in her hands and debated whether to finally call him back. It was 8 at night, and her flight to Memphis left at 8 in the morning. If she was going to have time to talk to him, now would be it before she went to bed and left town for god knows how long. She had his number on her screen ready to dial, but she sat thinking whether it was a conversation she wanted to have. It wasn't, and with finality she locked her phone and tossed it onto the couch beside her. Maybe Jon would call her when he got back to his hotel room tonight.

A knock at the door made her nearly jump from her seat. It wasn't the latest she ever had a friend randomly show up, but it had been a long time since that had happened. Walking to the door, another impatient knock rapped from the other side, and she nearly tripped over a kitchen chair getting to it.

"I'm coming." She said loudly. Peering through the hole, her heart dropped to her stomach. Finn stood there in a red zip-up hoodie and jeans, his hands in his pockets as he nervously shifted back and forth.

She hesitated for a moment with what to do when his voice called out to her.

"C'mon, Jade. It's me."

"What do you want?" She held the doorknob in her hand waiting for a response.

"I just wanna talk. Please?"

Jade rolled her eyes and unlocked the door. She opened it halfway and leaned against the frame with her arms crossed.

"Can I come in?" He asked shrugging his shoulders. His bright eyes pierced right through her, and Jade swore at herself to ignore how handsome he was and remember how much she hated him. She pushed the door open and stood to the side as he strode into her apartment.

"What do you want, Finn?" Jade shut the door and tucked her hair behind her ear. She was in her pyjamas but didn't really care if he saw her this way. He had seen her at her worst many times before.

"I called you and you wouldn't pick up. Why'd you make me come here?" Finn asked in his thick Irish slur.

"I didn't make you do anything. Maybe I just don't want to talk to you." Jade scowled leaning against her kitchen table. She began to question if letting him in was a good idea.

"Look, I heard what happened. I just wanted to hear it from you." Finn said shoving his hands into his pockets again.

"Why? It happened over a week ago, and now you're here expecting me to rehash it all over again just because you want to?" Jade shot at him.

"You got hurt, for Christ's sake." Finn interrupted her. "You don't think I'd care if someone laid hands on you?"

"Where's your girlfriend?" Jade crossed her arms earning an eye roll from him. "Shouldn't you be more worried about her?"

"Jade –" He began.

"No. I don't understand why you're even here in the first place." She shook her head.

"I miss you. Okay?" Finn blurted out. He ran a hand over his mouth and stared at her looking almost as stunned as she did. "I miss you, and I miss us."

"You miss us." Jade repeated what he said. She felt her heart pounding in her chest as his hazel eyes stared right at her.

"You were the best thing that ever happened to me. Knowing that something happened to you like this – I dunno. It kills me that someone else was there for you." He said nervously.

"I can't believe this." Jade nearly whispered.

"I don't know how I could ever ask you to forgive me." Finn shook his head taking a small step towards her.

"Then don't." Jade closed her eyes for a moment unable to look into his any longer. The anger in the pit of her stomach was bubbling, and tears stung at her eyes as the painful memory of their breakup replayed in her mind. "I forgave you a long time ago. But I can't be with someone like you anymore." Her voice quivered, and she swallowed the lump that formed in her throat. "Just go, Fergal."

He was quiet, and when Jade finally brought herself to look at him, she saw the defeated look on his face. His shoulders slumped down, and what she swore were tears welled in his eyes before he turned his back to her and walked to the door.

"I'll always be here, Jade." His throat caught, and her heart fluttered at the way her name rolled off her tongue. She was never able to stand that about him. He left and didn't look back, the door slamming behind him leaving a heavy silence in the apartment.

Jade slumped into a chair at her kitchen table. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she buried her face in her hands, and she swore at herself to not let him hurt her again like he had so many times. The wound that had healed so well over the months was ripped open again, and the man she knew could repair it was a thousand miles away.

Monday, March 21st, 2016

"Don't stress, darlin'. This ain't your first promo, and we know it ain't mine." Shawn said with his raspy voice.

"I know." Jade said quietly. She adjusted her wrestling tights and a new black top she had gotten for her match tonight. It made her tits look great, but it wasn't the most comfortable thing she had ever worn. As much as she felt invincible in the ring, being on camera cutting a promo wasn't her forte. It made her want to throw up from nerves even after spending years practicing and being on NXT.

"We're live in 10." A man behind the camera interjected.

Shawn placed a hand on her back assuringly and smiled at his daughter. "Ready?"

"I'm ready." She grinned back. As much as she had resented this storyline when it was first brought up to her, the fans seemed to love having HBK on RAW every night, and she also had to admit she enjoyed spending time with him backstage. Despite their rocky relationship in the past, her father was a wealth of knowledge when it came to wrestling, and she listened to every word he said when he gave his advice on how things should go. He was, after all, the greatest in-ring technician of all time, as the WWE liked to stress.

"Live in 3, 2." The man wearing a headset pointed at them, and soon the roar of the crowd could be heard when the image of Jade and Shawn backstage popped up on the Tron.

"You ready for your match?" Shawn asked her after a moment now completely in character.

"Of course." Jade grinned standing tall. "Just a stepping stone."

"A stepping stone?"

Charlotte and Ric walked around the corner and stood beside them, the camera now panning to include all four of them as the crowd booed loudly.

"You think you can just waltz in here and get a title match, and now you're calling me a stepping stone. Pathetic." Charlotte scoffed. Ric grinned widely behind her, Shawn's eyes fixated on him.

"Seeing as you've lost to Paige how many times, yes. You are a stepping stone, Charlotte." Jade quipped crossing her arms in front of her.

"Keep dreaming. Tonight after I beat you, you and your has-been of a father can sulk all the way to the back of the line." Charlotte hissed.

"I'll try to remember that after I pin you." Jade frowned. Charlotte took a step forward menacingly, and Jade did the same before her father put his hands on her shoulders to hold her back.

"Save it for the ring." Shawn growled still glaring at Ric who hadn't stopped smiling.

"Yeah, Jade. Listen to your daddy." Charlotte cooed at her. With that, they walked away chuckling about how pathetic the Michaels were, and the camera focussed on Jade's angry expression.

"Cut." The guy in the headset yelled. Everyone began to filter away to the next location where they would be filming, and Ashley and Ric came back around the corner with big smiles.

"Looking forward to tonight." Ric grabbed Shawn's hand and shook it vigourously.

"Me too." Shawn smiled. Charlotte and Jade gave each other a quick hug as their dads talked, and Jade watched her leave to get ready for their match that was starting in about 20 minutes.

Jade glanced around the backstage area at all the crew members mindlessly thumbing through pages and talking on their radios. RAW was in full swing, and everywhere you looked there was chaos. But in the corner of her eye, she caught a familiar face, one that had piercing blue eyes that she had missed for the last five days.

Jon smiled at her as he walked by. He was in his ring gear and heading somewhere important, by the looks of it, and she grinned back wondering if he would stop and say hello. He had a big match against Roman Reigns tonight, and Jade had heard rumours throughout the day that Jon was slated to face Colby at Wrestlemania. She wanted to run and ask if it was true and hoped he would come tell her himself, but instead he kept walking. He nodded lightly at her dad, something she took to mean he didn't want to disturb, and kept his pace towards the locker rooms.

"Jade." Shawn's voice tore Jade from her thoughts, and she turned to see Ric and her dad waiting for her to answer.

"Yeah. Sorry. What's up?" She asked.

"I said good luck tonight, kid." Ric said with a smile. "You remind me of your dad out there."

"Thanks." Jade nodded in appreciation. "Good luck to you and Ashley too."

She turned back and saw Jon was already gone, and her heart sunk a bit knowing that she probably wouldn't see him again until after the show. They both would be busy with post-match bullshit to talk until then.

"Let's go, darlin'." Shawn put an arm around her shoulder and led her towards gorilla. "Time to steal the show."

The match had gone off without a hitch, and Jade had done the unthinkable and beat Charlotte. Ric tried to interfere throughout the entire thing, and Shawn confronted him after he tried to grab Jade's feet from under the ropes. Charlotte finally got a taste of her own medicine when the distraction gave Jade the time to set up Sweet Chin Music, and the roll-up pin afterwards led to a three count.

It was late at night, and Jade was in her hotel room still riding the adrenaline rush from the roar of the crowd when Jon texted her. He was staying a few floors above her and asked if she wanted to come over to watch a movie before bed. She knew they wouldn't pay attention to a second of it and quickly grabbed a change of clothes for the morning in case she stayed overnight.

"Don't think about it." Jade thought out loud. As much as she had missed Jon, Finn had been heavy on her mind since he showed up at her house on Saturday night. His bright eyes and stupid accent drew her in every time, and the look of defeat on his face was imprinted on her mind. A few weeks ago she would have probably taken him back, but now she had found Jon, and the thought of being in his arms made her quicken her pace out the door.

Reaching the elevator, she pressed the button for the fourth floor and waited impatiently for it to start moving. She didn't want to bump into anyone on the way to Jon's room and have that awkward conversation. The doors opened, and she walked quickly down the hall to the room number Jon texted to her moments before: 452

Knocking lightly, she glanced back and forth down the silent hallway until the door opened. Jon was in a pair of basketball shorts and had no shirt on. His hair was wet, evidence he had just taken a shower, and he ran a towel over his chest drying himself off with a mischievous grin.

"Yes?" His raspy voice and blue eyes peeking at her under his long hair made her heart race, and she tried not to let her jaw drop staring at his bare torso. The desire to talk about their upcoming matches at Wrestlemania and the amazing news that Jon would be getting a title shot was suddenly forgotten, instead replaced with lust as her eyes grazed over his wet skin.

"Move." She pushed him back lightly and entered his room, the door slamming hard behind her. They dropped everything in their hands and kissed, and Jon's strong arms held her against his warm chest. She felt her heart pounding when he hoisted her up with ease, and she grinned when she felt his hands sliding under the back of her shirt.

"I missed you." She mumbled into his mouth as he walked towards his bed. Maybe she couldn't control herself around him, but she could at least try and get a few words in that weren't related to how badly she wanted him.

"Me too." He smiled. Jon sat down and pushed her hair away from her face, and soon his lips trailed down her neck. She dug her fingers lightly into his back as he kissed her chest and pulled her tank top down off her shoulders, his lips exploring her skin eagerly.

It didn't take long for them to become entangled in the sheets with their clothes long gone and their inhibitions along with them.

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

Jon glanced at the clock in the rented SUV he was driving. It was almost 11 at night, and the dashboard lights illuminated the dark cabin of the vehicle as he zoomed down the highway. Joe was asleep in the passenger seat beside him, and Jade and Paige were in the backseat passed out amongst their luggage. How he got looped into driving the four of them to Jackson where a live event was being held on Thursday was beyond him, but he took advantage of the peace and quiet to sort through his thoughts.

He looked in the rear-view mirror at Jade who was fast asleep against her window, the sweater balled up under her head clearly not very comfortable. Even fast asleep she was beautiful, and he jerked his eyes back to the dark road ahead of him. Letting out a sigh, Jon turned on the radio making sure the volume was low and he sank back into his seat.

"This one's an oldie but a goodie, folks. Released in 1970, this band went on to record several other successful albums and is in the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Kicking off the retro hour, here's Strangers by The Kinks."

Jon felt his heart stir when the song began. He hadn't heard it before, and for some reason it caught his attention instead of it just being background noise. He glanced in his mirror at Jade who was still fast asleep hoping that the music wouldn't wake her. Paige and Jon were both snoring softly from their seats evidence that nothing would wake them anytime soon.

As he changed lanes to pass a slow driver that he came upon, Jon wondered what he was to Jade. He knew what she was to him, but she had been pretty adamant at the beginning of whatever they were that she wasn't looking for a relationship. Maybe sleeping with him was just a way for her to blow off some steam or have a good time, as women are entitled to do, but he wanted more, and he hoped she felt the same way. Living life on the road was a whirlwind where you barely had time for yourself let alone a partner, but his feelings were too strong to ignore, and it killed him to think that he could be nothing more than a fling to her.

Wrestlemania was less than two weeks away, and he would be fighting Colby for the title. There was no word on who would be victorious as that decision would be revealed to him at some point during the week of Mania, and it was heavy on his mind. Despite that fact, he still found himself thinking of Jade more often than he would like to admit, and more than anything how he just wanted to tell everyone she was his.

If you guys haven't heard Strangers by The Kinks, go check it out! :)