Chapter 20: That's Love
Punk and AJ arrived at Raw the following Monday together. They stepped off of his bus and walked hand in hand into the arena. He could tell how nervous she was to return to TV tonight but her sweaty hand.
"You're going to be great" he said to her
"Yea we'll see" She mustered out "I'm so nervous. I'm more nervous about tonight then I was when I debuted"
"I'll be right there" Punk reminded her
"Not on my side though" she reminded him. She was still playing the part with Randy onscreen.
"I'm always on your side" Punk said to her "You're not even going to be speaking tonight, Randy and I will take care of everything"
"You and Randy working together" AJ teased "Never thought I'd see the day"
"I still hate him" Punk said to her "And I am in no way looking forward to watching you and him act like a couple in front of me, he's going to have way to much fun with that"
"He's been pretty great" AJ said and he just rolled his eyes "Even you have to admit it"
"Yea he's a prince" Punk said to her "I still haven't forgotten how he blackmailed you or RKO'd you. He's on my shit list for life"
"Look" AJ said nodding towards across the room towards Amy. "She's here again"
"Why?" Punk asked mostly himself
"She wants her boyfriend back" AJ said to him
"She's wasting her time then" Punk said to her "But I'm sure that's not it. She's the one who packed up my stuff and told me to be with you"
"Well clearly she's having regrets" AJ said to him
"Trust me she doesn't want me" Punk said to her "Who would even want to be with a guy that cheated on her"
"Clearly someone with low a opinion of themselves" AJ mumbled bitterly "Is this going to be a regular thing?"
"I doubt it" Punk said to her but in all honesty he had no idea
"I thought being back at work would be easier then sitting at home but now I have to watch my back here" AJ said to him
"You don't have to watch your back here" Punk promised
"I don't understand why she's everywhere all of the sudden" AJ said to him
"Maybe she misses it" Punk shrugged "I mean she came with me every time I was on the road"
"Yea I remember" AJ said to him
"Don't worry about it ok?" Punk said leaning in closer to her
"Do you think she bought her friend with her?" AJ asked him
"I hope not" Punk said to her "I'm not looking to get into a backstage brawl"
"Why would you brawl with him?" AJ asked "Maybe they're dating and that's a good thing" she smiled
"Doubt it" Punk said to her "And I want to beat him up because I don't like what he did to you"
"You can't just beat up every person that was ever mean to me in my life" AJ snorted
"Sure I can" Punk said seriously
"We were both young" AJ shrugged "I've moved past it and on to much better things"
"So I'm better?" he teased
"Are you kidding?" she laughed "You don't make me cry during sex…well actually you do bring me to tears but in a good way"
"Flashing back to our romantic night?" he asked arching a brow
"That was a great night" AJ agreed "I will never call you un-romantic again. Speaking of that night I need to go find Celeste and tell her about it. She won't believe it"
"Hey" he said lightly grabbing her wrist and pulling her back to him "I'll meet you before we go out" he then leaned down and kissed her
"Ok" she said to him softly then walked away
Punk looked over to Amy and caught her eye, she began to stand up from her seat but Punk just headed towards the men's locker room and decided avoiding her was the best option for the evening. When he entered the locker room he saw Randy was already there and suited up for the night.
"Nice of you to show up Punk" Randy remarked
"Yea well I was shooting around trying to avoid a certain red-headed ex who is here yet again" Punk said annoyed
"You shouldn't sleep around so much" Randy suggested with a shrug
"Cut the shit" Punk spat "If you want to date her and hang around her that's fine by me I don't care but stop bringing her to shows constantly"
"You think I'm inviting Amy?" Randy asked with a chuckle
"Who else?" Punk asked annoyed
"It's not me" Randy told him honestly "I told her last week and now I'm telling you- I'm way too close to this storyline now and I don't want to ruin it."
"You started all of this" Punk reminded him annoyed
"And look at how much hype we're getting already- you're welcome" Randy said to him "But seriously I'm not trying anything with Amy- well not anymore"
"I'm assuming by that comment you've already slept with her" Punk noted and Randy just shrugged
"Our girl needed comfort" Randy laughed "Relax I waited until it was officially over between the two of you"
"I don't care but keep her out of AJ's hair" Punk warned
"I already told you I didn't invite her here" Randy said to him "And the last thing I want to do is upset AJ"
"How noble" Punk mocked
"I mean it" Randy defended "Besides I'm getting the MITB briefcase this year and I'm not going to blow that either"
"Yea I heard all about it" Punk mumbled unzipping his bag
"That just means we're getting the title for our story" Randy reminded "So you should be thanking me" he said to Punk seriously
"Don't hold your breath" Punk retorted
"What is your problem?" Randy asked him "I mean you have it all! You had this great comeback, you have a hot girlfriend and you're going to be getting a huge push- you should be on cloud nine"
"Do me a favor and don't refer to my girlfriend as hot" Punk said in a disgusted voice "Also I may have all of that but I also have my ex lurking around everywhere I go and it's making AJ a little crazy"
"I tried to talk to her" Randy said to him "She's been acting weird"
"Well talk to her again" Punk demanded "Tell her hanging around here isn't doing her any favors"
"Amy isn't my responsibility she's yours" Randy said to him "And believe me I'm as surprised as anyone that she's here. The way she talked about you after we spoke about everything was pretty brutal"
"You told her didn't you?" Punk asked but he already knew
"She already knew" Randy said to him "And it's not like I owe you a damn thing"
"What did you tell her?" Punk asked
"That you and AJ were fucking around behind her back" Randy said to him "Like I said she already suspected it. But she was not happy when I told her you slept with her on your bus your last night at work"
"So you blackmailed AJ and she did everything you asked but you still ran to Amy?" Randy asked
"Amy's my friend" Randy reminded him "I was looking out for her"
"But instead you hurt her" Punk said to him "You lied to AJ and crushed Amy, you're quit the ladies man" he snorted
"Look I don't want trouble with you or Amy for that matter" Randy said to him "As far as I'm concerned it's a dead issue"
"You caused all of this damage and now you want out?" Punk asked him
"Yea sounds about right" Randy smirked "Glad you understand" he said slapping Punk's arm then walking away
"…it was empty" AJ said to Celeste
"He rented out an entire comic book shop?" Celeste asked AJ with a laugh
"His friend owns it actually" AJ said to her "So he just closed it down for a few hours so we could shop in privacy. It was the most romantic date I've ever had"
"You are such a weirdo" Celeste snorted "Did you get anything?"
"He bought me everything I looked at" AJ said to him "It must have cost him so much money" she sighed "I hate that"
"Poor AJ" Celeste mocked "She has a rich and generous boyfriend. I hate to break it to you sweetheart but that's how men are supposed to treat their girlfriends!"
"He's done so much" AJ admitted
"He doesn't even spend the money. Let him spoil you" Celeste said to her
"He already got me the beach house" AJ said to her
"I thought you were paying half on that?" Celeste asked and AJ glared at her
"I keep writing him a check and he keeps 'losing them'" AJ said annoyed "He's infuriating sometimes"
"That bastard" Celeste said teased "You really need a man in your life who doesn't care about your safety or happiness"
"I'm just not used to it" AJ admitted blushing slightly
"Get used to it because he's clearly as into you as you are into him" Celeste said to her "Everyone is talking about it"
"Really?" AJ asked
"When someone as miserable as Punk started whistling when he walks people pick up on it" Celeste laughed "I can see why Amy is so bitter over it"
"She is right?" AJ asked her "She's been to every show he's worked"
"Well you need to nip that in the bud" Celeste warned
"What do you mean?" AJ asked
"She means that's your man and you need to make sure every woman back here knows it" Nikki Bella chimed in from the bench she was sitting on
"I'm pretty sure everyone knows it by now" AJ said to her and Nikki just rolled her eyes
"I know how you feel AJ it was the same way when I was with John" Nikki said to her "He has so many groupies that sometimes I just can't hold my tongue"
"Amy is a legend and a future hall of famer" AJ reminded them
"She also has a reputation" Celeste added quietly
"There's a reason she's not in the hall of fame right now" Nikki pointed out "And she has also been hanging around John a lot since she's been stalking Punk and it's making me a little crazy. If you don't say something to her I will"
"I can't just go at her like that" AJ said to them "She's Lita for crying out loud!"
"And you're AJ Lee" Nikki said strongly "You're the most talked about Diva and you're also the girlfriend of the second top guy in this company, you have a lot more pull"
"I'm not using my relationship with Punk to get away with stuff" AJ said to her
"Fine" Nikki shrugged as she placed on her long red gloves that she wore to the ring "Let Amy follow us around- as a matter of fact why don't you talk her into re-signing with the company because I heard she's considering it"
"You heard that?" AJ asked stunned and Nikki nodded
"Listen you've been through a lot and the last thing you need is some crazy ex following you from show to show waiting to pounce on your boyfriend" Nikki said to her "Stand up for yourself"
"I trust Phil" AJ said to them
"It's not about not trusting him" Celeste reminded her "And no one is saying to fight with her. Just sit her down and have a woman to woman conversation with her"
"And if that doesn't work slap the bitch" Nikki said seriously as Celeste rolled her eyes "What? You know you both were thinking it"
AJ left the Diva's locker room after getting dressed and found Amy still sitting in catering. She sucked in a breath and took a seat across from her.
"Amy" AJ said causing Amy to look up at her
"Hello" Amy said slowly putting her phone down "Shouldn't you be getting your hair and makeup done?"
"It's already done" AJ said with a smile knowing Amy was just taking a dig at her
"Right" Amy laughed "So what can I do for you"
"You can stop hanging around events like a lovesick puppy" AJ said sternly surprising Amy
"Excuse me?" Amy asked surprised
"I know you're here because of Phil" AJ said to her "And it's making me uncomfortable so I'd like it if you would stop"
"Listen here sweetheart" Amy said leaning across the table "I am a huge part of this company I helped this company thrive when it was barely standing- I belong here" she reminded AJ "I belong here more than you ever will"
"You've never showed interest in being around before" AJ said to her
"What's the matter April?" Amy cooed "Are you afraid Phil won't be able to behave himself around me? Maybe we'll sneak away on my bus while you're out in the ring or maybe we'll have a quickie in the bathroom while you're packing up your stuff" she said to her "Oh wait that's what you and him and did when I was with him"
"I'm sorry you got hurt" AJ told her honestly
"I don't think you are" Amy said folding her arms "I think you're loving life right now"
"Believe me I'm not loving life" AJ shot at her coldly
"I know poor little AJ had a rough go" Amy mocked "You seem fine to me and besides I'm sure it was nothing more than what you were asking for"
"Excuse me?" AJ asked surprised
"Let's be real AJ I may have a reputation back here but so do you. The only difference between the two of us is that I didn't hide it" Amy said to her
"How dare you" AJ scolded coldly
"When you act and dress the way you do you can't expect men to just shut it off" Amy said to her
"Wow you are a total bitch" AJ said bitterly "What kind of a woman are you? We're supposed to be supporting each other"
"Exactly" Amy smirked "But why would I support a woman who was banging my boyfriend every time I turned my back"
"Well he's my boyfriend now" AJ shot back smugly "And you can come around as much as you want but you're just going to have to deal with the fact that I have everything you want. Your fame, your friends, your boyfriend and pretty soon your title"
"I can see why you and him get along so well" Amy muttered "You're a disrespectful little bitch and you deserve all the pain and suffering that-" she didn't finish because AJ stood up from her seat and slapped her hard across the face
"I'm done listening to you talk" AJ informed her then walked towards the door, she didn't even see Amy coming she only felt being pushed to the ground.
AJ and Amy were rolling around the floor and the few people in catering watched but made no attempt in breaking it up. It wasn't until Paul Heyman entered the catering area that he bent down to break them up.
"Ladies, ladies" Paul said trying to grab a hold of AJ. The screaming they were both making caused other officials to come in and help Paul break them up.
"Calm down AJ" Joey Mercury said holding AJ back by her waist
"She pulled my hair!" Amy screamed as Michael Hayes held her back
"It's enough!" Michael warned
"She hit me first!" Amy yelled pointing at AJ "Let me at her!"
"What is this?" Punk asked walking into catering
"You're just in time" Paul muttered to him
"Your perfect little girlfriend attacked me!" Amy shouted
"She told me I was asking for what happened to me!" AJ yelled back, her face a bright shade of red
"Let her go" Punk said to Joey
"Are you sure?" Joey asked him
"Yea let her go" Punk said annoyed removing Joey's hands from AJ
"Of course you're taking her side" Amy muttered as Michael let Amy go. Punk shot around to face his ex and he was seething himself
"Stay the fuck away from her" Punk threatened "She's off limits to you, do you understand that?"
"She started it!" Amy yelled
"You don't belong here" Punk informed her coldly
"I do belong here" Amy defended trying to stay strong "What has happened to you? Why are you being so hateful?"
"You're making me this way!" Punk yelled "I don't want you around Amy! Stay away from my girlfriend and stay away from me" he warned and before she could respond Punk grabbed AJ's hand and led her away from the scene.
"I'm sorry" AJ said as Punk pulled her into an empty office "I shouldn't have hit her but she was saying terrible things to me" she defended
"What were you thinking AJ?" Punk asked her
"I was thinking that my boyfriends ex-girlfriend isn't get the hint" AJ said to him "I did the same thing you would have done for me" she said strongly
"I don't need you to defend me" Punk said to her
"Well I love you so get over it" AJ said to him almost childishly "Besides if I didn't put my foot down with Amy every other female back here would think it would be ok to undress you with their eyes" she almost stuttered as she finished the sentence
"Well I think you've scared every red blooded female off" Punk said to her with a frown
"Well mission accomplished" AJ said stubbornly he let out a small chuckle
"You're not supposed to be fighting" Punk reminded her "You're better but you're still not a hundred percent"
"I know" AJ said to him "But she just pissed me off"
"Did she really say you deserved what happened to you?" Punk asked her
"She said I was asking for it" AJ said averting her eyes to the ground
"How could you have possibly asked for that?" Punk asked astound
"Well apparently with the way I dress and I act" AJ smirked bitterly "She was so cold about it. I mean I didn't expect her to caudle me or anything but I also didn't expect her to gloat over it. What ever happened to woman power?"
"She's upset and acting out" Punk said to her "Don't take it personally"
"Maybe she makes a good point" AJ said to him as she took a seat in a chair
"Please clarify" Punk said standing over her folding his arms
"I cheated on Trent" AJ reminded him looking up at him "It wasn't much of a secret everyone whispered about it back here and I knew you had a girlfriend, hell I was kind of friends with her myself and I still continued to be with you. You ever hear of karma?"
"So because you cheated on your boyfriend- who also cheated on you by the way- you deserved to almost get raped?" he asked hoping she wasn't serious
"I'm just trying to figure out why it happened" AJ admitted "It makes sense. I really didn't do my reputation any favors"
"Nobody deserves what happened to you" Punk said to her seriously "You weren't asking for it either" he said to her "And don't talk like that again. Amy is acting out just stay clear of her and she'll get bored and move on." AJ just nodded
"I am flattered that you fought over me" Punk smirked
"Yea I had a feeling it would turn you on" AJ teased
"I've never had two women fist fight over me before" Punk admitted proudly
"I find that hard to believe" AJ snorted
"Usually the one getting hit was me" Punk smirked "A lot of my relationships didn't end on good terms"
"Well I'm glad I could be your first" AJ said proudly standing up
"You're my first of a lot things" Punk said sweetly grabbing her hand
"Now I know you're lying" AJ said narrowing her eyes at him
"I don't meant that" He said smirked "I've never let anyone I was with rearrange my comics or wear my favorite Blackhawks jersey" he said to her and she just smiled "I've also never loved anyone the way that I love you" he added smoothly brushing his fingers down her cheek
"Do you mean that?" AJ asked softly
"Yea" he said to her "I'm pretty sure my heart beats for only you now" he said to her "Every time I see you it races"
"Sounds like a medical issue" she teased and he just shot at her glare causing her to smile wide "I love you so much that I actually hit my childhood hero"
"Now that's love" he smirked