Chapter 12: It Gets Better
Three weeks, three very long weeks away from Punk. April thought it would be easy since when they were friends they didn't see each other often but being in a relationship with him now and knowing how amazing his kisses were the distance killed her. They spoke everyday and night and his first night away he had a delivery of balloons and chocolate covered fruit sent to her with a sweet note about how much he was going to miss her. Her stomach always fluttered when she would get a message from him or she would see he was calling her.
"So how long are you going to be gone for?" Jewel asked April as she watched her pack her bag up.
"Just a few days" April shrugged "He's flying back today and tomorrow and Tuesday he has tapings but I want to meet him in Chicago on Wednesday"
"Does he know you're coming?" Jewel asked
"No" April admitted "I want to surprise him. He thinks I have to work"
"How sweet" Jewel teased "I hope he doesn't have the same idea and tries to surprise you in Tampa"
"Nah" April said to her "He offered to fly to Tampa but he has to go home he's been gone almost a month. Plus he has an appearance at the Blackhawks game Thursday so he has to be back for that"
"So are you going to sleep with him?" Jewel asked casually
"I don't know" April shrugged "I'd like to" she admitted
"Really?" Jewel laughed
"Yea I mean I can't stop thinking about him from that night" April admitted "I've actually been dreaming about it"
"Sexy dreams" Jewel teased "You're definitely ready"
"He wants to take it slow" April reminded her
"He's just saying that to you" Jewel informed her "I'm surprised he didn't continue that night"
"I was crying" April sighed still kicking herself over that "He's a good guy"
"Clearly" Jewel agreed
"It's just awkward to talk about" April admitted "I mean how do you bring that up to someone? What if he's not ready?"
"Oh sweetie I'm sure he's ready" Jewel assured her "But tease him a bit in the meantime"
"How am I supposed to do that?" April asked and Jewel rolled her eyes "He's not even here"
"You are naive" Jewel sighed "Does your phone have a camera?"
"Yea I think so" April shrugged
"Take your clothes off" Jewel said standing up
"What?" April asked stunned
"Send him a little something" Jewel said with a wink grabbing April's phone "I'll take the photo for you"
"I'm not going to send him a photo of myself" April said snatching her phone away from her
"Oh come on it's nothing he hasn't seen before" Jewel laughed snatching the phone back "And not all of your clothes just some of them. Leave a little to the imagination"
"There's nothing left to his imagination because he's already seen me" April reminded her
"In a dark room" Jewel huffed "I mean do you have any lingerie?"
"Like the fancy kind?" April asked and Jewel rolled her eyes again
"We're going shopping" Jewel said to her grabbing her purse
"I hate shopping" April whined
"You have the money now" Jewel said to her "Buy something sexy, turn the man on a bit" she insisted "I mean it's the least you could do since he's been holding out for you"
"I don't know what he likes" April admitted
"Let's see he's been with Maria, Lita, Beth-" Jewel said counting her fingers
"I can't compete with them" April argued
"Sure you can" Jewel said to her "Come on I'll help"
"Alright" April said unsurely "I just have to swing by the diner"
"Please do not tell me you're still giving Jason money" Jewel sighed
"He came by the performance two weeks ago. He looked horrible and just needs some money to pay his rent" April said to him
"You're making money but not the kind to support him" Jewel scolded
"It's just for now" April said to her "And I have the money to spare"
"How does Punk feel about this?" Jewel asked
"I didn't tell him" April said simply "It's really not his business how I spend my money"
"You don't think he'd be a little upset that his girlfriend is supporting another man?" Jewel asked
"I owe a lot to Jason" April reminded her sternly "I wouldn't have gotten into a ring without him"
"You've paid him back" Jewel said to her "You've earned this money"
"And I'm doing with it as I want" April shot back
"I still don't think Punk is going to be pleased. Hector told me him and Jason had a scuffle a few weeks ago" Jewel pointed out
"I'll worry about Punk" April said to her
Later that night Punk had finally arrived back in the US and just wanted to sleep until he absolutely had to be at Raw the next day. He was also considering canceling his Blackhawks appearance so he could go and see April. He missed more than anything and the phone calls just weren't enough but she insisted he fly back to Chicago. Was she already having second thoughts about them? He laid back in bed and grabbed his phone to see he had a message from April. But it wasn't a normal message it was a picture message as soon as he clicked on it he let out a groan. She was getting braver and he was growing more excited to be with her. Part of it had to do with the fact that he would be her fist and if he had his way only. The photo showed April laying in bed in a red lacy bra, her one hand was playing with a strap and her other hand was near her face with a finger teasing her bottom lip. He quickly called her as soon as he digested the photo.
"Did you get my picture?" was her greeting
"Yes I was just looking at" Punk said feeling more awake "You looked beautiful"
"I just wanted you to know I was thinking of you" April said to him sweetly
"Yea I mean-" Punk then stopped himself "Who took that picture?" he asked now realizing she couldn't have taken the photo herself.
"Greg came by and took it for me" April said casually "So I was thinking-"
"Wait what?" Punk asked cutting her off feeling his blood pressure begin to rise
"I'm kidding Jewel took it" April said to him
"You're funny" Punk remarked
"Yea I know. If this whole wrestling thing doesn't work out I'm going to try my luck as a comedian" April teased
"I don't think I can wait another week to see you" Punk admitted "I'm going to cancel my appearance"
"No you are not" April warned "Do what you have to and I'll see you over the weekend. You've been traveling for three weeks straight just go home and rest"
"I'll rest with you" Punk reasoned
"We'll work it out just relax" April assured him
"Than you're going to have to stop sending me photos like this or I'm going to skip Raw and SmackDown and fly right out Tampa" he warned
"I thought you'd like a preview" April replied innocently
"I did like" Punk said to her
"You sound tired" April noted "I didn't want to wake you, go get some sleep"
"Alright" Punk said to her "I love you" he said to her softly
"I know" she said sweetly "I love you too" then hung up
Punk looked down at the photo again and moaned slightly. It had been a long time since he had been physical with a woman almost too long. He felt no shame when he reached under his own boxers but his movements were halted when someone started knocking at his door.
"Fuck" Punk muttered jumping out of the bed and swinging the door wide open
"Hey" Beth smiled walking right into the room
"Elizabeth" Punk said annoyed as he closed the door behind him "Can I do something for you?"
"I was hoping we could do something for each other" Beth said simply as she took a seat on his bed
"Three lonely weeks on the road and you're already begging to come back" Punk laughed
"I'm not asking for anything serious" Beth said to him "Just a few minutes of your time"
"A few minutes?" Punk asked insulted "You must have hit your head while you were overseas"
"Come on" Beth said beckoning for him to the bed
"I do really want to get into bed" Punk said with a smile walking over to her he grabbed her gently by her wrist and they were inches apart "Alone" he added "Get the hell out, don't come back" he said coolly
"Wow" Beth laughed walking towards the door "Are you celibate now?" she mocked "I know your little April isn't giving it up"
"Excuse me?" Punk asked
"I know all about you two" Beth informed him smugly "I know you two are dating and I know innocent little April is exactly that…innocent. You should be careful of what training facilities you're in when you're kissing and talking to your new girl"
"Wow" Punk grinned "You have it all figured out"
"I'm just willing to scratch that itch I know you have" Beth offered
"You know what the best thing about April is?" Punk asked "I mean besides her personality and looks- the fact that she's not a tramp"
"Are you seriously calling me a tramp?" Beth asked offended
"I have an emotional connection with April" Punk informed her "Something I never had with you. And that is better than anything else"
"Oh my god" Beth laughed "You sound like a virginal 15 year old boy- oh wait that's your girlfriend. I mean she is lacking" she said motioning towards her breasts.
"Yea I've seen her up close and personal" Punk informed her "You couldn't hold a candle to her and it's kind of nice to be with someone who isn't just with me for my body"
"You're so full of yourself" Beth laughed "I'm sure your fat wallet has nothing to do with it either"
"She's never taken a dime from me, actually she doesn't even let me pay for her dinners" Punk informed her with a laugh "She's something else"
"Yea she sounds it" Beth remarked coldly "Enjoy your cold showers" she spat then stormed out the door.
When Punk stepped of the plane in Chicago on Wednesday morning he was already in a shitty mood. He was still jetlagged; he was hungry and missing April. He blew off a ton of fans that approached him and just rolled his suitcase through the airport. He truly thought he was dreaming when he saw April standing there waiting for him. He widened his eyes and then heard her giggle and knew it was real. He slowly smiled as April practically ran towards him and jumped into his arms.
"Hi" she said as she wrapped her legs around him and arms around his neck
"Hi" he smiled and waited for her to lean down and kiss him. The kiss was a little more passionate then before and he didn't want to pull away but he knew kissing in the airport was something he didn't want people getting pictures of.
"Surprised?" April asked as her cheeks turned a bright shade of red
"Yes" Punk said seriously as he eased April back to her feet "What are you doing here?"
" I flew in last night" April admitted "I wanted to surprise you"
"Where did you stay?" Punk asked her
"Here" April said with a shrug
"You slept in the airport?" Punk questioned
"I didn't really sleep" April laughed "I had some coffee, read some magazines-"
"You should have just went to my place" Punk said to her
"And climb through your window?" April laughed
"Yea!" Punk said seriously "Or I could have called Colt and he would have let you in"
"That would have ruined the surprise" April scolded "Ready to go home?"
"Yes" Punk said with a happy sigh and grabbed her hand "Are you coming with me? Or have you grown comfortable sleeping in the airport?"
"Hey before I worked in the diner I used to sleep at the bus station on really rainy nights" April informed him proudly
"You were homeless?" Punk asked her as they walked together hand in hand
"Yea" April said simply "When I first got to Tampa I was"
"I'm sorry" was all Punk could say
"It worked out" April shrugged "And it wasn't for long just for a few months"
"You're pretty remarkable, do you know that?" Punk asked her
"Yea I've been told" April teased in a serious voice "You've very lucky"
"Yea I've noticed" He smirked
A few hours later Punk was napping in his bed with April, nothing physical had happened but April was growing more and more anxious- so much so she couldn't sleep. She looked over at him and watched his chest rise and fall.
"You're creeping me out" Punk said to her with his eyes closed
"I thought you were sleeping" April said in a startled voice
"How could I sleep with you watching me?" Punk smirked opening his eyes "What's on your mind?"
"You" April said as Punk rolled onto his side so they were practically nose-to-nose "I'm ready" she informed him and he just smiled at her "I mean it" she said to him
"I'm sure you are" Punk smirked and closed his eyes again.
"Punk!" She scolded pinching his arms so he would open his eyes again "You're sleeping? I tell you I'm ready to be with you and your response is to sleep?"
"I have been traveling for a long time" Punk reminded her "I know you're ready"
"You're not?" April asked him
"Oh I am" Punk said very seriously "It's just- I really am tired" he admitted "And I kind of had a better setting than a quickie after I first landed"
"Oh" she said shyly "Get some sleep than" she said kissing his nose lightly. She closed her own eyes but they shot open when she felt him roll her onto her back and pressed his body into hers
"There is other things we can do" Punk said to her "When we finally make love it's going to be really intense" he told her "It's not going to be quick" he smirked "I plan on taking my time with you" he said sensually and she could already feel herself growing hot, just from his tone of voice and the way he was looking at her. "It's going to be an all night experience"
"Ok I understand" April said to him
"But I want you to be ready" Punk said to her and she nodded "And I mean really ready" he clarified and ran his hand over her toned stomach. "You've never experienced anything before" his fingers teased the waistband of her sleeping shorts. "I don't want you to be surprised or overwhelmed" he said kissing her cheek and that when she felt his hand dip into her shorts and teasingly ran over her thong.
"Good idea" April said to him nervously. She was looking him directly in the eyes now and watched his eyes but her mind was on his hands.
"You trust me?" Punk asked and she nodded. He slowly moved his hands under her panties now and cupped her flesh. No one had ever touched her there like that. She felt weird but relaxed at the same time. "Take them off" he whispered into her ear before nipping at her earlobe. She reached under the covers and tugged down her shorts and underwear. She felt herself growing very moist as Punk ran his fingers over her slit. "No one has ever had you like this" Punk said against her neck as he left kisses there and she shook her head no. "Are you nervous?" he asked as he kissed the corner of her mouth
"No" April said honestly. She was actually surprised by how not nervous she was. She was excited.
"It's not going to hurt" he promised her
"You would never hurt me" April said to him in a very serious voice.
"I wouldn't" Punk said softly and then captured her lips with his own. While he explored her mouth he inserted one finger into her core and April pulled away from him slightly. "Are you ok?" he asked slowly jerking his finger in and out of her.
"Yes" she assured him and reached for his face and pulled him into another kiss. She was responding well to him so he took a chance and added his middle finger and she let out a moan against his mouth. He now stepped up the pace of his fingers while kissing down her neck.
"You like this, don't you?" Punk smiled against her neck before leaving more wet kisses there
"Yes" she whispered. It was an instinct for her to arch into his hand and move with his fingers but she tried to fight it.
"Don't fight it" Punk said to her "Enjoy this. If your body is telling you to move than you move" he instructed. She locked eyes with him again and bit on her lower lip lightly. She began to move with him. Punk continued to kiss in and around her throat while moving his fingers relentlessly against her but once he curled his digits she let out a loud pleasurable moan.
"Punk" she cried out
"It's ok" He assured her "Just let go" her body began to shake and she felt her stomach tighten. "It's going to be so good" he whispered into her ear. A few seconds later she hit her climax and cried out his name at the same time. He slowly and carefully removed his fingers from her and looked down at her face. Her eyes were closed but her lips had a faint smile. "Good?" he asked casually. She lazily opened her eyes and watched as he placed his two fingers into his mouth and sucked on them. She couldn't even speak she just nodded. "It only gets better" he promised and kissed her forehead.