Chapter 10: Showing You I Care
The next morning AJ woke up due to the sun shinning into the bedroom. She opened her eyes slowly and looked to the side and saw Punk was already out of bed. She felt his side of the bed and felt how cold it was, he was long out of bed already. She sat up and looked around the room and it was empty. She threw over the blankets and got out of the bed and walked out the door. She glanced down the long hallway and didn't hear anything.
"Punk?" she asked looking both ways before fully stepping out of the room. She walked down the hallway barefoot and made her way to his grand staircase and walked down the steps.
That's when she heard noise coming from the kitchen. She heard a radio playing and figured he was cooking her breakfast and once she peaked inside he was in fact at the stove. She tiptoed up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed in-between his shoulder blades even though he was fully clothed.
"Good morning" she grinned causing him to turn around. His eyes widened noticing she was wearing exactly what she wore to sleep last night, a short pair of shorts and just her bra. It took all of his self control to not jump all over her last night but she was so tired she passed right out.
"Yes it is" he said with a sly grin as he eyed from head to toe. She again wrapped her arms around his waist and he leaned down to kiss her.
"Hot damn" a voice caused AJ to jump back in fear. She hadn't noticed another man in the kitchen "Hi I'm Colt" Colt said with a broad smile extending his arm to shake her hand
"Hi there" she said nervously. She shook his hand quickly and felt Punk push her behind him
"Really?" Punk asked his friend annoyed
"Sorry" Colt laughed "I'll turn around"
"Leave the room" Punk demanded
"But my breakfast-" Colt started
"Out" Punk said in a firmer voice
"Fine, fine" Colt said turning around and leaving the room
"Sorry I forgot he was here" Punk smirked looking towards her "You completely distracted me"
"I'm embarrassed" AJ admitted as her cheeks flushed a shade of bright pink
"It's fine he's not going to say anything" Punk assured her
"I don't care about that I care about prancing around barely dressed in front of him" AJ mumbled
"You've worn less to the ring" Punk pointed out "But go get dressed before he starts drooling all over you" he warned patting her butt lightly. She just giggled and turned and walked out of the room.
"Is it all clear?" Colt asked walking in with his eyes covered a minute later
"Yea" Punk said to him placing a few dishes on the counter
"Wow man" Colt said with a goofy grin "Was she wearing batman underwear shorts?"
"Yep" Punk said proudly
"You really hit the jackpot" Colt laughed "She's-"
"I get it" Punk said cutting him off "Move on now"
"So what were you saying about Orton before she came in?" Colt asked him
"I was saying how he's really giving AJ a hard time" Punk said to him "He threatened to hurt her"
"I get that Orton is a dick and all but what could have possibly happened for you to piss him off this much? Is it still the Amy thing?" Colt asked taking a plate of food and digging in
"Probably" Punk shrugged "I also told him I'd call Samantha"
"With all the history between you both you thought that was sensible thing to say?" Colt asked seriously
"I thought it would back him off not piss him off more" Punk defended
"In a perfect world you could just call up Samantha and woo her into bed to just keep this fun little personal rivalry going but would you really do that to AJ?" Colt asked
"Of course not" Punk scuffed "I just didn't know what else to say"
"You're going to have to think a little bit before you speak" Colt warned "He's not a stupid guy"
"Yea I know" Punk said annoyed "What am I supposed to do? She's afraid of him. If I show up there and go at him I can get suspended, if I don't say anything he'll think he won"
"Let him think he won" Colt encouraged "Just let this die man. You two have been fighting over women for too long now"
"I know" Punk sighed "I told AJ about our past"
"Really?" Colt asked surprised
"I don't think she's too happy that Randy and I have been at odds for this long over Maria" Punk said to him
"Well it's not just Maria" Colt pointed out "It's Amy"
"If the shit with Maria didn't go down all of this would have been dead and buried" Punk said to him
"Don't get me wrong it was a real shitty thing that happened between the three of you and you should be pissed but it's been a long time now" Colt reminded him "I think you'll feel better if you just moved past it"
"I told AJ that I found out Orton was with her after we broke up" Punk told him
"So you didn't tell her how you walked in on the two of them while you were still with her?" Colt asked "Why'd you lie?"
"It's not something I really like reliving" Punk groaned
"Did you mention how you nearly beat Orton to death?" Colt laughed
"I told her we got into a fight at work" Punk said to him
"It was a little more than that" Colt said to him
"Like I said I don't really like to think back to that time" Punk mumbled "I lost my girl and almost my job. I was working dark matches for about two months after all of that shit went down"
"He took your girl and job" Colt said to him "Might happen again if you lose your temper" he warned
"I'm not some new guy" Punk pointed out "I sell way more than Orton does, I got second billing at Wrestlemania for the last two years- it's Orton that should be worried"
"Seem like they're working on a big push for him" Colt pointed out
"Yea with AJ" Punk said to him
"So how's that going to work for you?" Colt asked "Are you going to be ok going back to work while she's with him?"
"You know when she was working with Dolph I thought 'well it can't get any worse than this' but I was ok with it because I knew Dolph and I knew he was a professional. But now she's working with him and I don't think I'll be able to stand that" he admitted "I'll figure something else out even if I have to beg Vince to put her with me again"
"You hate working with the girl" Colt noted
"I liked my time with AJ" Punk defended "She's smart, she can wrestle, she can talk, she's beautiful-" Punk stopped when AJ reentered the room
"Oh don't let me stop you" AJ smirked "Please continue"
"Look at you" Colt smiled eyeing the Diva. She was wearing a Cubs jersey and cap.
"Too much?" she asked
"A tad" Punk laughed removing the hat from her head
"I want to blend in with the Chicago crowd" AJ said to him
"Less is more" Colt assured her
"Are you coming to the game?" AJ asked Colt
"Oh no I just came over for a free meal" Colt laughed
"So I guess I don't have to ask if you're excited for the game?" Punk asked her amused by her attire
"I am excited" AJ said happily
"Have you ever been to a baseball game?" Colt asked
"No. My family wasn't big on sports and none of my boyfriends were baseball fans" AJ shrugged
"Well baseball is just the beginning" Colt warned
"Yea hockey season is still going on and it's just getting exciting" Punk said to her "I can't wait to take you to a Blackhawks game. It would have been this week but they're out of town"
AJ and Punk went to the game and really enjoyed themselves. They really weren't bothered since the stadium was pretty empty. They joked around and held hands through out most of the game and he even bought her a giant foam finger.
"So did you have fun?" he asked as they stepped back into his house
"I had a blast" she smiled "You know once of course I understood the game. Good thing I had a good teacher" he smiled at her comment
"Well you're a good student" Punk countered
"So I'd say our first official date went well" AJ said to him
"This wasn't our first date" Punk snorted
"Oh really?" AJ asked him
"I used to take you out to eat all of the time when we were touring together" Punk reminded her
"In secret" AJ said to him "You never held my hand or kissed me at dinner. This was the first time we were able to go out without any fear of consequences"
"I guess so" Punk said giving it some thought "Sorry it took so long"
"It was worth the wait" AJ smiled "By the way I got a message from Mark. They decided they wanted me at the house shows this weekend"
"Oh" Punk said to her "Too bad I was looking forward to having you all to myself"
"Yea I was too" AJ said sadly "But I need to work"
"Yea I know" Punk said to her
"If you want you can come see me in Tampa next week" she suggested
"I'm going to be in LA training with Rener" he told her
"Oh" she said to him trying to hide her disappointment
"I'll just go to the events with you this week" He said simply
"Oh you don't have to do that" AJ said to him
"Why not?" Punk asked "Are you embarrassed for people to find out we're dating?"
"Not at all" she said quickly "It's just I know you only want to go so you can say something to Randy and I just don't think that's the right thing to do"
"It's not the only reason" Punk defended "I want to spend time with you"
"Ok" she said to him "But just remember that if you say something to Randy you get to leave and I don't. I'll be stuck with him all week"
"I know" Punk said to her
"Promise me you'll leave it alone" she requested "You just showing up there might back him off a little. Can we just leave it at that?"
"He threatened you" Punk reminded her
"Please tell me you'll leave him alone" AJ requested almost desperately "This isn't just your career it's mine too"
"I'll try" he said to her "That's the best I could do"
"I'll take it" AJ smiled
Once they got to the house show on Saturday Punk surprisingly at ease. He didn't have to work and didn't have to worry about warming up or getting ready. He caught up with Paul and Kofi in catering while AJ went off to get dressed and ready for the night. He looked over and saw Randy entering the catering hall with Cody and Ted.
"Look at that" Randy grinned "It's CM Punk." He made his way over to him and extended his hand to Punk "Good to see you here" Punk just eyed his hand and folded his arms against his chest "Can you give us a minute?" he asked Ted and Cody who nodded and walked away
"You ok with this?" Paul asked Punk
"Yea I've got this" Punk said to Paul.
"So I got your messages. Sorry I've been busy couldn't get back to you I've been busy actually working"
"Right" Punk grinned "So AJ gave me your message I was just responding"
"This isn't going to be a back and forth thing." Randy said to him coolly "You said what you had to say and I responded. That's it"
"Is it?" Punk questioned "And you didn't exactly speak you rammed my girlfriends face into the mat" he pointed out trying to keep his voice even
"Girlfriend?" Randy asked quirking an eyebrow "I thought you two were just fucking around"
"Not your business" Punk responded
"So I guess that's why Amy has been blowing up my phone" Randy laughed and Punk's face fell "Yea she texted me a few nights back and asked if I wanted to get together when we're in Atlanta next week" Punk bit on his lower lip and tried not to respond "Between us is she better than Maria?"
"Fuck off" Punk growled
"Well you can't have them all Punk" Randy said seriously "And I won't fuck off I'll just be fucking your ex- again" he laughed. Punk gave him a hard shove sending Randy flying to the floor
"Are you crazy?" Randy asked jumping to his feet.
"Break it up" Kofi said jumping between them
"Take a walk Punk" Randy spat
"How about you take one with me" Punk said to him "We'll just go out the parking lot and finish this up in private"
"What's going on?" AJ asked walking over to them she then looked towards Punk "You promised me you wouldn't"
"You know what it's my fault" Randy said seriously "I apologize I kind of antagonized him. It's a little too soon for him to think of Amy dating again"
"What?" AJ asked turning to look at Randy
"I told Punk how Amy invited me out and he got a little upset" Randy said with fake guilt "I didn't think it would be a big deal since he's clearly moved on. Obviously I was wrong. I'm real sorry man" he said to Randy and when AJ turned around he just smiled at Punk and then walked away
"It wasn't like that" Punk said to her.
"Whatever" AJ said quietly "I've got to finish getting ready" she walked out of the catering leaving Punk with Kofi
"You stepped in it now" Kofi said to him "She looks pissed"
"I fucking hate him" Punk growled
"Leave it alone" Kofi suggested "Worry about her"
AJ was in the makeup chair applying the last bit of gloss to her lips when she looked up in the mirror and saw Punk standing behind her.
"I can't talk right now" she said to him
"It wasn't like that" Punk said to her
"I don't care if you were upset about Amy" AJ admitted turning around face him "Ok well maybe I do" she said quietly "Either way I'm not discussing this here with everyone around"
"AJ-" Punk started but she walked away from him leaving him feeling bad.
"Smooth" Paul Heyman smirked walking towards him
"I didn't mean to upset her" Punk said to him
"Normally you would huff and puff and storm off even if you knew you were wrong" Paul pointed out "That usually worked out for you"
"AJ's not like that" Punk said to him "She deserves better than that. Even though it's not that big of a deal. I thought she was more upset about me talking to Orton not the Amy thing"
"Well if AJ got really upset because Trent was going out on a date how would you respond?" Paul questioned
"I'd be pissed" Punk admitted "She shouldn't care about what or who her ex is doing"
"Exactly" Paul pointed out
"Ok so how do I fix it?" Punk asked him "I don't want to lie to her. It obviously bothers me but only because it's Randy. If it were someone else I wouldn't give it a second thought- I should tell her that"
"No, no" Paul laughed "Don't say that. You don't tell her anything- you show her that she's the most important woman in your life. Of course that is if that's how you feel"
"Without a doubt" Punk said confidently
"So you know what to do" Paul said to him seriously "This isn't your first relationship"
"It's not but it's different" Punk admitted "If I ever pissed off Maria I just had to buy her a dress, Amy I just had to step away and let her cool down, Beth- well Beth I'd usually have to run from" her smirked at the memory of his biggest and scariest girlfriend "But with AJ she's not a shopper, I don't want to leave her alone- she's never been mad at me before now that I think about it"
"She's not mad she's just jealous" Paul shrugged "No girl wants to hear that her boyfriend was fighting with an other guy over an ex"
"Can you make that sound any worse?" Punk asked annoyed
"It's the truth" Paul said simply
"I hate this guy" Punk spat bitterly "I just want to punch him until he's on the floor bleeding but I made a promise to AJ"
"Well I suggest you keep that promise so you don't upset her anymore" Paul laughed then began to walk away
"Paul" Punk said stopping him in his tracks "What do you mean by showing her?" Paul just let out a laugh and walked away.
Punk watched carefully from the back as AJ stepped out in the middle of Randy's match. She earned a loud pop- probably the biggest of the night. She skipped around the ring and Randy began to follow her movements from inside the ring and looked apologetic, her distraction caused Orton's opponent to get a quick roll up and eventual win. She played the crazy role so well almost too well, he was now realizing that he should fix this mess sooner rather than later. He kept mulling over Paul's words on to 'show her' how much he cared and he decided to do it the only way he knew how.
He waited by the Diva's locker room for her to finish up. They made eye contact briefly before she turned right and headed right into the women's bathroom to avoid him. He walked towards the door and knocked on it.
"I'll be out in a minute" AJ said looking down into the sink with her hands resting on either side of it. He didn't bother to wait he just decided to walk right in. "You can't be in here" she said not looking behind her.
"Why not?" he asked locking the door.
"I'm fine Punk I just need a minute" she said to him looking up in the mirror and seeing his reflection behind her
"I get why you're mad" Punk said to her
"Do you?" AJ asked him as she continued to talk to him through the mirror
"It's not like that" Punk assured her
"I know you love her" AJ said to him "I have no right to judge that or be mad about it but I can't help how I feel"
"I feel love for Amy" Punk agreed "I always have and always will but I'm not in love with her at least not anymore."
"If it wasn't Randy would you care?" AJ asked turning around to face him and leaning against the sink
"No I wouldn't" Punk said coolly "She can do what she wants even if that means being with a scumbag like Randy"
"If she does start hanging around him are you going to go running back to her?" AJ asked
"I'm not worried about that" Punk scuffed "She's got better taste than that but to answer your question the answer is no. She's not my concern anymore you are" she still didn't look convinced he leaned down and kissed her and as much as AJ wanted to pull away she couldn't. She thought it would end there but she felt him lift her up and place her on the counter.
"We shouldn't do this here" AJ said breathlessly as he began to kiss down her neck and reach for her shorts
"Let me show you how much I care" Punk whispered against her ear then nipped on her earlobe. AJ rolled her eyes into the back of her head from pure pleasure.
She relented and gave into him completely. It felt like only seconds that Punk had tugged her jeans down and dropped his pants so they were wrapped around his ankles. She tried to keep her voice down as he rammed into her but the fact that they were at work, in a bathroom- it all was surprisingly a big turn on to her. She may not have liked the fact that he was so upset to hear about Amy but he was doing a really good job distracting her from that fact. She also realized that in that moment he had picked her and he was there with her- not Amy, not Maria- but her.
Once they were finished Punk stepped out of the bathroom and bumped righ into Orton.
"Sorry about that" Randy said smugly "You use the ladies room now?" Punk wish he could have glared at the man but after the way he spent the last twenty minutes in that bathroom he wasn't sure he could wipe the smile from his face "I'm actually glad I bumped into you. I just wanted to say I hope I didn't cause problems between you and sweet little AJ" he said happily. A second later the bathroom door opened again and AJ stepped out as she was buttoning up her jean shorts.
"Don't worry about it Orton you didn't cause any problems" Punk said just as smugly as AJ scurried down the hall before anyone else spotted her. Randy watched as Punk pracitcally bounced on his heels and walked away arrogantly.