Chapter 43: Special Night
April entered the arena with Punk wearing dark sunglasses and a hot coffee in her hand.
"I'm actually hoping the match gets cut" April said to Punk
"It's not getting cut and you'll be fine in time for it" Punk said to her "Not feeling any better?"
"A little" April said to him "I don't even remember much from last night" she whispered to Punk
"Hey April!" a crew worked smiled pointing at her
"Hi" she waved nervously and Punk just eyed at her "I guess he was there"
"Well at least I know you came home to me" Punk said to her
"I wasn't that drunk" April said annoyed "I could never be that drunk"
"I did really like your dress" Punk pointed out fondly
"Don't get used to it I was drunk when I bought it and it cost a fortune" she said to him as they walked into his private locker room
"How much could it have cost?" Punk asked amused "It barely covered you- it should have been half off since it was half a dress"
"I was already tipsy when I bought it" April pointed out
"How much?" Punk asked her curiously
"I don't remember the exact price" April said innocently
"How much?" Punk asked again more seriously "A hundred dollars?" he asked and she let out a loud laugh and now he was worried "More than?"
"Yes" April said to him
"April" he warned
"It was like 8" she shrugged
"800 hundred dollars?" Punk asked with wide eyes
"Around that number" April said defensively
"Closer to 800 or 900?" Punk asked
"Much closer to 900" she confirmed "Alright it was $890"
"Holy shit" Punk said to her "That's ridiculous for a dress!"
"Hey look on the bright side though" April started off "First of all at least that money went to a dress and not to Jason like you used to always yell at me about" Punk didn't enjoy that comment so she had to clean it up quickly "And another good thing is that's the only money I spent last night because I didn't have to pay for a single drink!" she cheered and he disliked that comment even more
"Oh really and who paid for all your drinks last night?" he asked seriously knowing it was random men probably hoping to get laid
"The point is you said you liked the dress so I can wear it again but I knew I should have gotten it in red" April said to him
"You're going to wear it down the aisle for that price" Punk warned and she giggled
"Do you think my wedding dress cost less than a grand?" she asked still laughing "Look I splurged a bit on the dress and I'm sorry because it's not just my money anymore"
"Yea lucky we combined our bank accounts last week just in time for you to splurge" Punk remarked sarcastically "I'm kidding. Seriously you never buy yourself anything you deserve the nice dress"
"Thank you" she said sweetly
"Just uh next time you feel jealous don't drink away your feelings and start swiping a credit card" Punk teased
"I'm never drinking again" April said to him honestly "Ever"
"Good" Punk said happily "I did not like seeing you that way"
"But you did take such good care of me" April smiled "I don't remember much but I do remember you holding my hair back even though I'm sure it was really disgusting"
"It was" Punk agreed
"Maybe if you're not so beaten up tonight after the match I can slip on that dress and thank you" April suggested
"I'd like that" Punk said seriously "And the only one who is going to be beaten up tonight is Jericho"
"No visible bruises to your face" April warned
"Yea, yea" Punk said to her "By the way you did you book a hotel room on Thursday night?"
"Yes" April said as she started to unpack some of her things so she could get ready
"Um is there a reason you booked a hotel room on the eve of our wedding?" Punk asked casually
"Yea I'm going to be sleeping there" she laughed
"Why?" Punk asked harshly
"Because it's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding" April said to him
"But-" Punk started
"Colt, Cliff and your brother are going to be staying with you at the house while you oversee all the work on the roof" April said to him "I'm going there right after the rehearsal dinner"
"Fine" He muttered
April was in the chair getting her makeup applied when Mark of talent relations walked over to her.
"April you look great" Mark smiled
"Thank you" she said to him
"We just wanted to let you know that the battle royal is second to last tonight and you'll be getting the win" he informed her
"As in I'm getting the title?" April asked slowly and he smirked
"Yes" he said seriously
"Could you say it again?" April asked sweetly
"You're winning the title tonight" Mark said to her and she jumped out of the chair and threw her arms around the unsuspecting man
"Thank you so much!" She squealed
"You've earned it" Mark laughed lightly hugging her back "Have a good show tonight"
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she shouted as he walked away
"Look at you" Chris Jericho smirked "Getting a title so soon into your career must be nice to get everything handed to you"
"Not even you could bring me down right now" April said happily
"That's not why I'm here" Chris defended "I just wanted to say that since this is going to be my last match for a while it was a pleasure working with you"
"We worked together twice the first time you knocked me to the floor and the second you humiliated me" she pointed out
"Yea it's been great" Chris smiled proudly "I heard you and Punk are getting married at the end of the week" he said to her "Hope Punk makes it to the wedding"
"You can't hurt him" April said smugly
"Oh I'm not referring to that" Chris laughed "I'm a professional I would never physically hurt anyone intentionally I was referring to Amy"
"What?" April asked him
"I was at the hall of fame last night sat a few seats away from the former flames" Jericho noted
"So?" April asked "They're friends"
"Yea that's what Amy used to tell me years ago too" Jericho smirked "Look you seem like a sweet girl so I'm going to give you the heads up- Punk isn't a one woman man and after the way they were eyeing each other last night…"
"You're really pathetic" she said cutting him off "I have no concerns over Punk you on the other hand should be concerned though…Punk is going to make you pay for what you did to me two weeks ago and I can't wait to watch it" she said smugly
"We'll see about that" Jericho said calmly "I hope you enjoy the show and I want to wish you luck it would be a shame if you broke a leg or something on your way out" he joked then walked away
There was still a lot of media going on backstage but April managed to pull Punk away for a few minutes.
"It's happening" April informed him with a broad smile
"You're going to have to be a little more specific" Punk said seriously
"The title" April squealed "I'm getting it! Mark just told me a little while ago!"
"Congratulations" Punk said pulling into her a hug "I'm proud of you"
"Don't be proud yet I haven't actually won it" April said to him nervously
"You'll be great" Punk assured her
"I ran into Jericho by the way" she confided
"Oh good fill me in so I have even more rage before I hit the ring" Punk said seriously
"He said nothing out of the ordinary but I do want you to be super careful" she said seriously
"I'll be fine" Punk promised "You just focus on your match don't even watch mine because you're going on right after me"
"No way" April said to him seriously "I'm going to be watching you and cheering you on. I won't keep you though you seem very busy" she said to him
"Stupid VIP meet & greets" Punk muttered "People with way too much money to burn"
"I think it's great. When I was a kid I would have loved this" April said to him
"Yea there aren't many kids" Punk smirked "It's a bunch of rich guys with too much time looking to impress Vince for some reason"
"Well you better get back to it" April said to him
"CM Punk" A tall brooding smiled shaking his hand "Nice to meet you"
"See" he whispered to April then smiled towards the man
"Thanks welcome to the show" Punk said to him.
"And you are?" the man asked shaking April's hand
"AJ Lee" she said using her stage name
"Pretty name" he grinned
"Thank you" she blushed slightly causing Punk to look down at her amused
"If you ever want to get into the modeling business give me a call" he said slipping her his card then walked away
"See what I mean" Punk said to her "These fools don't even watch the product and I have to stand here and pretend I give a crap about them"
"Christian Scott" April said reading the card "Why does that name sound so familiar?"
"Never trust a man who has two first names" Punk said to her "Also he looked like a psychopath" he said plucking the card of her hands and ripping it in half.
"Yea I guess" She shrugged "Ok so I really have to go now. I know you don't believe in luck so I'm just going to say go kick ass" she reached up and pecked his lips
"You too" he said to her and watched her walk off with a smile
Punk limped his way into the back with the title slung over his shoulder after a thirty-minute street fight match with Jericho. But surprisingly Jericho was easy on him and took most of the beating.
"Oh baby you were fantastic" April said giving him a quick kiss
"I'm not called best in the world for my skills in the bedroom" Punk teased
"Could have fooled me" April smirked arching an eyebrow
"Hurry out there and get that title so we can celebrate at double champions tonight" He said to her leaning down and capturing her lips.
"Double champions" April said unbelievingly "This is really everything I've ever dreamed about"
"When you were a kid and you envisioned yourself as the champ married to the WWE champion who was the wrestler?" Punk asked her and she blushed lightly "I know it wasn't me"
"You're going to laugh at me" April said to him
"Come on just tell me" he encouraged
"Alright it was Shane" April admitted quietly and Punk laughed
"Was he even a wrestler?" Punk questioned
"He was fantastic!" April defended "He had so much potential. His matches with Kane were just so…extraordinary"
"In love with a McMahon- maybe you are better suited for John" he mocked causing her to slap his arm
"Ow" He laughed rubbing his arm
"AJ you're on!" a producer shouted
"I love you be safe" he said leaning down and kissing her lips briefly
"This is it!" She squealed then skipped off.
Punk hung back a minute and waited until her music hit and she exited the curtain. She knew what a big deal this was for her and for the first time in a long time he was excited for someone else. He wanted nothing more than to head back into his locker room and shower so he could rush out of there but he ended up hanging out in the hall and watching April's match. Being a Diva's battle royal she didn't really get much time in the ring but she made the most of it. She locked in the black widow on Celeste and forced her hand to tap effectively crowing her Diva's Champion. He smiled as she almost cried looking down at the belt.
"Look at it" April said holding her belt proudly in the elevator up to the room. "Isn't it perfect? I mean minus the fact that it's a stupid butterfly?"
"Yes it's perfect" Punk said smiling down at her
"I want to bring it everywhere with me" April said proudly "Would it be weird if I walked down the aisle with it?"
"Yes" Punk said to her
"Fine" April sighed "We'll just have someone walk it down the aisle separately" she shrugged
"I think that's a job Langston would like" Punk said to her
"I never want to let this go" April said admiring the belt in her arms as she held it like a baby as the elevator doors opened on their floor.
"I'm starting to get a bit jealous of the belt" Punk said to her
"Shh don't listen to daddy he'll get over it" she said to the belt as they walked towards their door
"Well you're going to have to put it down for the night" Punk said sliding the keycard into the door.
"Why?" she asked "Why can't the three of us just hang out together?"
"Because I only made reservations for two" He teased
"Reservations?" April asked intrigued "At this time?"
"We're wrestling royalty" Punk reminded her "And it's only 11:30"
"Where are we going?" April asked him
"The rooftop restaurant" Punk said to her "We're both already showered we just have to get dressed" he said to her
"I don't have anything fancy to wear" April said to him
"What about the dress from last night?" Punk questioned "The one that you had to have for almost 900 dollars?"
"I didn't have it cleaned I'm not wearing it again" April smirked "I'll figure something out"
"Oh how about the red one you wanted?" Punk asked
"I didn't buy the red dress" April reminded him
"I know" he said pointing to the closet where the dress hung through a clear bag "But I did"
"Oh my god" She smiled walking over to it "How did you get this?"
"I called up the hotel that connected me to the boutique" Punk shrugged "It was easy"
"Phil this dress is very expensive" April reminded him "You didn't have to"
"I personally love red" Punk said to her "So really getting to sit across from you all night wearing that skin tight red dress is money well spent"
"Thank you" she said kissing him "You're seriously the best guy in the world"
"Think you can part with your new baby for a few hours?" Punk questioned
"Yea I think I can manage" she smiled taking the dress off of the hanger
Punk sat across from April as they ate at candle lit dinner together.
"So what is the occasion for this?" April asked sipping on her water
"The occasion is I love you" Punk said simply "Also you deserve to celebrate your big night"
"It's a big night for you too" April reminded him
"First time champ beats my night" Punk smirked "I'm really proud of you." He said seriously "You overcome a lot. People doubted you and tried to hold you back and here you are" he said raising his glass of water "So I want to toast you" he said to her and she clinked her glass with him
"I owe it to you" April said to him
"I didn't make this happen" Punk reminded her
"Well you did get my foot in the door but that's not what I meant it. Having you just simply supporting me has been made all the difference to me. I don't think I'd be here or as confidant as I've been in the ring without you so thank you so much" she said sincerely "I love you and I can't wait to be your wife"
"I love you" Punk said in an almost challenging voice. He leaned across the small table and captured her lips. "I got you a little something" he informed her reaching into his jacket pocket and pulling out a long velvet box
"The dress was enough" April scolded
"I've had this for a bit longer" Punk smirked sliding the box over to her. She put down her glass and picked up the box and opened it.
"Oh Phil" she sighed happily "It's my necklace" she said picking up the diamond skull necklace that was an exact replica of the one that was stolen when she was mugged
"I had to send out for it that's why it took so long" Punk defended
"Why are you so good to me?" April asked him seriously holding back tears
"Because I love you" he answered honestly
"No I mean you were great to me even before you even knew me" April pointed out
"You deserve it" Punk said to her seriously leaning over the table "You deserve to be treated this way and I know you've been conditioned to not believe that but as much as you think I've impacted your life you have no idea how much you improved mine" he said to her "You have actually made me happy and I've never been happy like this before."
"I'll never forget this night" April said happily to him
"That's kind of been the point" Punk smirked "So after dinner are you going to want to go clubbing since that's your thing now?" he teased
"Clubbing is not my thing" April defended seriously "Clearly I can't handle that kind of life" she laughed
"You can club without drinking" Punk pointed out
"Doubt it" April said seriously causing him to chuckle "I would never work up the courage to dance the way I did sober"
"Yea I heard you were real Kevin Bacon like on the dance floor" Punk teased causing her to placed her face in her hand mortified
"Who did you talk to?" April asked him
"Oh a lot of people were there" Punk informed her "Dean told me you and Nattie were dancing on the bar top" he said to her
"I did not do that" she said mortified
"Oh yea you did" He said pulling out his phone and passing her a photo "Seth sent that to me"
"I look like a stripper" April said to him "I'm sorry"
"You're clothed so you're not stripper like" Punk said to her
"I have to say you're taking my very risqué night well" April noted
"Well I trust you completely" Punk said to her seriously "Sober or drunk for that matter because Dean informed me that right after that photo was taken a guy jumped up with you and tried to dance with you and shoved him off of the bar"
"Oh! I remember that" April said "Oh my god I think I'm banned from the club" she whispered to him causing him to laugh
"Welcome to the club" he smirked "I've been banned from a few places"
"Never again" April said to him seriously
"I'd like to see you dance on a bar top actually" Punk said to her sadly
"Not happening" she said to him and he snapped his fingers in defeat.
As soon as they stepped back into the hotel room Punk was all over her. He cupped her face and eased her towards the bed.
"I take it back" Punk said to her pulling away so he could unzip the side of her dress "The dress is worth the money" he said zipping it all of the way down
"I knew you'd like it" April grinned as he kissed her jaw line. He pulled the dress down her body so it was pooled around her feet.
"Wait where are you going?" he asked as she pulled away
"Get into bed" she said pointing to it "I have a surprise" she grinned
"Ok" he said removing his jacket and tossing it to the side. When she stepped into the bathroom he quickly pulled his shirt off and tugged his pants down and jumped into the bed eagerly. He waited anxiously in just his boxers and April stepped out of the bathroom. She was wearing a black pair of panties and on one shoulder she had the Diva's belt and across the other was his Championship belt hiding away her breasts. "Wow" he said fondly
"You like?" she asked slinking over to the bed
"We're a real power couple now" Punk noted as she slinked her way over to the bed "Hold it right there" he said seriously and reached over to the table and grabbed his phone and snapped a photo of her posing nude with the titles. "This is a very hot look I like it"
"Yea?" she asked teasingly
"I almost don't want you to take them off" Punk said to her
"Maybe we could make it work?" she said looking down at the titles "Except your title is really heavy and hurting my shoulder" she admitted. He sat up and grabbed it off of her revealing her breast
"Yours too" He said taking it off of her as well
"Fine" She sighed climbing onto the bed
"I can't believe I'm about to have sex with Diva's champion" Punk smirked pulling her towards him by gently cupping the back of her neck
"I'm pretty sure you've had sex with our fair share of Diva's champions" April couldn't help but say
"Really?" He asked mockingly
"Sorry, sorry" she said quickly and began to kiss him. He ran his hands all over her back until he found her ass that was still covered in thin black lace panties. He quickly rolled her over and began kissing all over her body. "No foul play" she warned pulling his face towards her
"Not even that thing you love?" Punk suggested and he was surprised when she shook her head no
"I want to make love with you" April said seriously. Her eyes were wide and filled with want. Punk just nodded and nipped her lips and tugged her panties down her slender legs while April reached for his boxers and tugged them down. Once he was free of them she licked the palm of her hand and began to stroke him. He rested his forehead against hers while she hardened him by the second.
"Enough" He managed to get out and tugged her hand away. He reared his hips back and entered her swiftly but gently at the same time. April wrapped her arms around his neck as he nestled his neck on her shoulder and thrust his hips in and out of her.
"So good" April moaned arching into his thrust. She liked it rough but she loved it slow and sensual. April moved her hands down his back and reached for his backside giving him a hard squeeze causing him to jerk into her harder. She moaned loudly but he lifted his head up and looked down at her.
"You little sneak" he scolded
"So good though" April said lustfully "And I like your butt" she said squeezing it again
"Don't make me have to subdue you" Punk warned moving in and out and her eyes lit up
"Is that supposed to scare me?" April asked him seriously and he smirked
"You astonish me" Punk said as he moved rougher into her. He lifted her left leg higher so his angle was different and he hit right into her g-spot. She cried out loud as he stared up to the ceiling trying to concentrate on not letting go. Whenever she would cry out in pleasure like that it would cause him to nearly explode and he didn't want this to end yet.
"Oh god Phil" she cried as she climaxed around him but he didn't even slow his pace. He just kept moving in and out of her and she was already so sensitive from he release that she felt her stomach begin to tighten all over again. "Oh my god" she moaned loudly running her hands over his chest causing him to look down at her.
"You ok?" he asked
"Yes…god yes" April moaned
"God? Is that my new nickname?" he teased placing his arms on either side of her as he moved smoothly in and out
"I'll call you whatever the hell you want if you make me orgasm like that again" April blurted out closing her eyes tightly. She knew he was going to climax first this time but she was so damn close herself. She grabbed her hand and began to touch herself and as Punk poured into her she joined him a moment later. As soon as Punk pulled out of her he kissed the crook of her neck and rolled onto his side.
"You're pooped huh?" April asked as he wrapped his arm around her waist so she was firm against his body.
"You exhaust me" Punk admitted with his eyes closed
"I'm sure it wasn't your thirty minute match tonight" April teased
"Nope it's all you" Punk smiled kissing the top of her head
"Thank you for tonight you've made this night more special than I ever could have imagined" April said to him but she was sure he had already fallen asleep "I'm so lucky" she whispered to herself and curled into his chest to fall asleep as well. He faintly smiled and briefly opened his eyes to look down at her after the comment. Tonight was extraordinary and it had nothing to do with Wrestlemania, she made it all stop for him and he promised himself he would make sure to give her more nights like this.
A/N: No Christian Scott is not PART of this story but due to popular demand I bought him in for a short cameo ;)