Chapter 10: The Favor

April arrived at her first taping of NXT nervously. She felt like the new kid starting school. WWE was competitive as it was but NXT was really bad. Everyone wanted to be their best so they'd get their shot. She didn't blame them but most of them were interested in stabbing the other in the back rather than working together but she was ok with that, she wanted this just as badly as others.

Sure she had friends in the company such as Punk, Langston and The Shield boys she was sure that didn't help her much at least not here. She heard the whispers about how she got here and a lot of people felt the waitress from down the road was over rated as it was. But she wasn't going to let it bother her she wasn't going to let anything bring her down tonight. Punk had texted her to inform her he was running late but would make it in time for her match.

When she got dressed in the locker room none of the girls really spoke to her, they weren't rude but they weren't friendly either. They were trying to feel her out and that was ok by April. She had also just been informed that she would be announced as Miss. April tonight but her name would probably change over the next few weeks as well.

April went into catering with her short jeans shorts but kept a zipup on over her cut up t-shirt. She just wanted to grab a water and get out of there so she could warm up but finally someone spoke to her.

"Hey could you pass me the coffee?" a man asked her. He wasn't a wrestler, probably a stagehand or a production guy from what April could tell.

"Oh sure" April said walking over to the mans seat with the canister of coffee.

"Would you mind?" he asked gesturing to his empty cup. April just sucked in a breath and poured the liquid into his cup. "Thanks sweetheart" the man smiled

"Yea don't mention it" April mumbled

"You're really good at that" the man said to her

"Yea" April said forcing a laugh

"Oh wait" he said reaching into his pocket and placing a dollar on the table. Him and the few people sitting with him let out a loud laugh. April went against her first instinct of ripping into the man but instead flashed him a smile and turned back to the catering table.

"They'll let anyone in here now" she heard one man say

"No, no they'll let anyone getting screwed by top talent into here" the other man said

"She's the one with Punk right?" someone asked

"Yep" the man confirmed. April just sucked in a breath and tried to block it out.

"I mean they're bringing back those horrible Bella's because they're with Cena and Bryan but at least they have some talent" a guy said "I mean a friggin waitress?"

"Hey honey!" another man at the table called out and she slowly turned to face him "Would you mind cleaning this up?" he asked pointing to his empty dish and smirked. It was killing April that she couldn't respond the last thing she wanted was to cause a scene on her first night. She was so angry that she couldn't speak up for herself she felt she was on the verge of tears.

"What's your finishing move called doll? The carryout?" another guy chimed in with a laugh. April briskly walked out of the room forgetting what she even went in there for in the first place. She kept her head down so no one would see how upset she was.

"Woah" A voice said grabbing onto April's room and she looked up and saw the familiar face of her friend Punk. "What happened?" he asked anxiously

"It's nothing" she said wiping away her tears

"Did your match get cut or something?" Punk asked concerned

"No" April sighed

"Come here" he said moving her into a quieter part of the back. "What's got you so upset?"

"A couple of the guys in catering were making fun of me" April admitted then laughed bitterly "I sound like a five year old"

"What were they saying?" Punk questioned

"Just stupid things like asking me pour their coffee- which I did" April said annoyed "They think I'm sleeping with you by the way"

"Who was it?" Punk asked her

"I don't even know they weren't talent" April said to him. Punk walked past her and headed towards catering.

"Punk don't" April pleaded grabbing onto his arm

"This is my domain" Punk informed her "Stagehands should know better than to say shit like that. They bought my name didn't I?" he asked her

"Yea" April confirmed. Punk headed right into catering and looked around. "This is a bad idea" she whispered to him "They're going to hate me more than they already do"

"Who could possibly hate you?" Punk asked her then pointed over to the table "Them?" he asked and she nodded. Punk walked right over to the table and stood over it looking down at the four men.

"Hey Punk" a man said nervously

"Do you have something you want to say to me?" Punk asked the men

"No" another man said quickly

"Do you have a problem with my friend April?" Punk questioned them and they shook their heads no "Do I have to remind you that she's a talent here? She's to be treated with respect and not humiliated" he informed them.

"Of course we were just busting her chops" a man said with a chuckle "You know breaking in the rookie"

"Right" Punk smirked picking up the cup of hot coffee and pouring it on the mans lap. He jumped out of his chair quickly and cursed to himself lightly.

"What did you do that for?" The man demanded

"Oh I'm just breaking his chops" Punk laughed "It's funny I can see why you all enjoy doing it to others. Apologize to her" he demanded to the men

"It's ok Punk" April assured him

"No it's not" Punk said not taking his eyes off of the men "Apologize" he repeated in a low tone. There were a lot of mumbled and quiet apologizes. "I'm sure this won't happen again right?"

"No" one man spoke up

"Great have a good show guys" Punk said then walked out of the room April.

"You shouldn't have done that" April sighed

"I can get away with doing things like that" Punk informed her "And they won't be bothering you anymore"

"Thanks" April said to him "It's nice to have someone in my corner tonight"

"No Trent?" Punk asked. He knew they had gone out a couple of times since the party.

"No" April said to him "He's not big on WWE events"

"It shouldn't matter your boyfriend should be here to support you" Punk reasoned

"He's not my boyfriend" April said shyly

"Oh well that's a shame" Punk said to her "I thought you two made a cute couple. So what happened?"

"Nothing I really want to talk about at the moment" April said to him and Punk understood

"After?" Punk asked hopefully

"Sure" she said with a light laugh "I have to warm up but we'll meet up after my match ok?"

"Ok" Punk smiled and watched as she walked down the hall.

April's first match was against one of the friendlier women on the roster, Emma. April thought they had a good match but it was short, too short for April's liking but she was able to pick up the win in her debut and that meant more to her than the time she was given. After her match a couple of the girls came up to congratulate her- even the guys. They just needed April to prove she deserved to be here and hopefully her first match helped. A few of the girls even invited April out for drinks after but she had already made plans with Punk and was sticking to them.

"You did so great tonight" Punk said as he sat on April's couch and watched the hockey game.

"You really think so? I didn't get much time" April noted handing him a hot cup of coffee.

"That's part of the deal unfortunately" Punk informed her "So uh- Trent, what happened there?"

"Oh it's really embarrassing" April said taking a seat close next to him and he reached for the remote and turned off the TV "Hey I was watching that" she pouted

"I want to know what happened" Punk said simply "especially if it was embarrassing"

"Fine" April sighed placing her coffee on her coffee table "We went out last Sunday night and he invited me back to his place…" she trailed off. Punk was already regretting asking her to tell her the story. "…we were on the couch watching a movie and we started kissing" Punk just listened as she spoke and tried not to roll his eyes to the back of his head "and one thing lead to another and we ended up in the bedroom-"

"You ran out didn't you?" Punk asked already knowing April better than she knew herself

"Yes!" April admitted throwing her head against the couch "What is wrong with me?" she asked him seriously "Don't most women want this?"

"You're nervous" Punk said to her "You've hyped this up in your head"

"I'm going to die a virgin" April remarked bitterly with a huff crossing her arms across her body

"Maybe Trent just wasn't the right guy for you" Punk said to her

"He doesn't even know he would have been my first" April admitted "I couldn't tell him"

"That's probably why you left" Punk said to her "Starting it off on a lie isn't the way to go also he should have known"

"Why?" April asked.

"Because for your first time you want it to be special" Punk pointed out "Not a rushed experience and he wouldn't know that. He would have just ripped your pants off and probably would have really hurt you"

"I guess" April sighed then looked over to Punk as he turned back on the TV

"What?" Punk asked with a laugh noticing she was looking at him from the corner of his eye

"Teach me" April said to him and Punk almost fainted where he sat

"Excuse me?" Punk asked looking for clarification

"You're experienced" April pointed out "And my first time should be with someone I love and trust" she said to him

"You want me to…" Punk trailed off trying to find the words "…have sex with you?"

"Yes" she said simply as if it wasn't a big deal "I mean I know you don't see me in that way but if you could get past all of that and help me out here I'd appreciate it. There's no one I'd trust my body with more" Now Punk was sure he was dreaming. He had actually dreamt of this moment.

"Trust me April you're an amazing woman" Punk said to her "I'd love to take care of you in that way"

"I sense a but coming" April sighed

"But you should be with someone who-" Punk couldn't even come up with a reason to fight this at the moment, he wasn't sure why he was.

"Someone who loves me?" April asked him

"I love you" Punk said to her truthfully "You know that"

"But I'm not your type" April sighed "I know. I'm sorry just forget I even mentioned it" she now stood up from the couch but so did Punk

"April-" Punk started

"No I don't know what I was thinking-" April didn't finish because Punk had cupped her face and pulled her into a kiss. A kiss he had been dreaming about since the moment he meant her at the diner all those months ago. He was gentle when their lips connected but April responded to the kiss by reaching up and wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him deeper into the kiss.

Punk had moved his hands from her face slowly until they were gripping her waist. He was the first the slid his slippery tongue across her bottom lip in an attempt to ask permission to deepen the kiss. April quickly parted her lips and before either knew it both of their tongues were wrestling. Punk tugged April's body closer to her and moved one hand up her back while his other hand ventured off in the opposite direction to her butt. Punk was afraid to pull away from her because he wanted this moment to last forever with her. She tasted just the way imagined she would. April pulled away first and Punk rested his forehead against hers in attempt to catch his breath. April pulled further away and Punk wasn't sure what was going in her mind. She eyed him as if she had never seen him before; she was almost confused as she watched him place his hands on his hips to look back at her. He didn't know what to say to her at this moment and he was hoping he wouldn't have to.

April took another step towards him and Punk was now completely confused but still speechless. He watched as she slowly raised her arm and took his hand into hers. He didn't fight it or a say a word, he just let hear lead him into her dark bedroom. She sat Punk at the edge of his bed and the only thing she could see clearly was his eyes. They never left her. He watched as she crossed her arms and lifted her t-shirt overly her body and toss the shirt to she side. She was so nervous but kept her eyes on him the entire time as she moved her hands to her jeans and unbuttoned them than slowly zipped them. His eyes moved to her legs as he watched her shimmy out of the jeans and carefully stepped out of them. She was wearing only a black bra with matching panties.

Punk waited for her to make the next move and he wasn't sure if he was supposed to be undressing her or he should wait for her, he was at a loss for the first time in this department. He noticed she chewed on her bottom lip slightly and then moved her hands behind her back and unclasped her bra. He could tell she was shaking but he didn't stop her as she tugged down her panties. She was now completely nude in front him and Punk had never seen anyone like her before. He wanted to say something- anything to ease her fears but he was frozen. April now closed the distance between them and leaned down to kiss him, he was happy to do that. If he couldn't speak at least his mouth was good for something. He was starting to get excited- real excited as a matter of fact and he knew April could feel it against her own body. She again pulled away from him and grabbed his hand so he could stand up. She ran her hands under his t-shirt slowly and he reached down to kiss her that was his signal for her to keep going. With his help, she eased the shirt over his head and again placed her hands over his bare chest. She replaced her hand that was over his heart with her own lips and kissed him there. His heart was pounding so hard that it actually alarmed April.

Once she was done admiring his chest she turned him around so she was sitting on the bed with one leg slightly bent. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and he wasn't just referring to the fact that she was perfectly toned and tanned. He crawled onto the bed and hovered over before easing into her the mattress and kissing her again. As he got lost in the intense kiss he felt her shaky hands move to his own jeans. He began to kiss the crook of her neck and suck gently over her pulse point. He stopped his movements when he noticed she couldn't get his jeans off because she was truly shaking too much. This was all too much for her she wasn't expecting this tongiht. She may have been ready physically but mentally was another question. He looked over to her face and it was filled with fear and very little excitement. Maybe he just wasn't the right one for this.

"April" he whispered grabbing her hand that was still playing with his jeans and moved it away "It's ok" he assured her kissing her cheek

"I'm sorry" she cried out

"It's ok" he assured her remaining on top of her. It was more difficult than he thought to pull away from her

"I'm so, so sorry" April sobbed against him. Punk pulled away from her finally and reached to the bottom of her bed and grabbed a throw blanket she had there and placed it over her still naked body.

"It's alright April" he soothed lying next to her now and letting her roll into his arms.

"I want to" April insisted "I just wasn't ready"

"I know" Punk assured her and kissed the top of her head "You should be doing this with a different guy April, I'm not the right one"

"You're perfect" April said looking up at him with welted up eyes "You were perfect. I didn't want to stop, I didn't want to run and that's what scared me the most"

"You should be doing this with a constant person in your life, a boyfriend" Punk insisted

"You're the only constant in my life" April said to him sadly

"You deserve better than me" Punk told her honestly. "Someone who is going to take you out to dinner first at least" he said mentally kicking himself "Someone who could be here with you, someone who doesn't have to be in different cities every night"

"You're my someone" April said to him honestly "You always have been and this right here proves it more than before" she said to him "another guy would have just kept going you didn't" Punk didn't respond to that he just watched how her eyes filled up with gratitude for him, she looked at him like he was the only man in the world. "I really do love you" she said to him then sat up with the blanket wrapped fully around her. "I'm going to get dressed-"

"It's your room, get dressed in it" Punk insisted getting out of the bed and grabbing his t-shirt. "I should probably head out anyway"

"You're leaving?" April asked surprised "Where are you going?"

"I have some things to do" he lied pulling his shirt over his body.

"I didn't mean to freak you out" April said seriously "Just give me a minute don't go anywhere"

"You didn't freak me out" Punk laughed nervously "I just remembered I have something to do."

"Punk" she sighed

"I'll call you tomorrow" Punk promised and gave her a kiss on her forehead. He didn't even put on his shoes he just picked up his red nikes and raced out the door with them in his hand.