Friday 21st October

''Tonight, we are young; So let's set the world on fire, we can burn brighter, than the sun. Tonight, we are young; so let's set the world on fire, we can burn brighter, than the sun...''

Alexa was singing quietly to herself, her iPod blasting in her ears as she walked inside the Osceola Heritage Park Exhibition Center for the FCW Kissimmee Show that was taking place later that evening.

''Now I know that I'm not, all that you got. I guess that I... I just thought, maybe we could find new ways to fall apa-''

A sudden tap on her shoulder made her mouth snap closed and she turned around, her eyes widening slightly as they landed on the man standing in front of her. Yanking out her ear-buds, she beamed up at him. ''Hey!"

''Your taste in music is getting worse.'' Phil told her, shaking his head in disappointment.

She rolled her eyes and pulled him in for a quick hug. Phil was making a special appearance at tonight's show, which she had only found out about from Jon the previous evening. ''Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I had to find out yesterday at the meeting.''

''Slipped my mind.'' He shrugged. ''I only got back from Mexico two days ago so I've been a bit busy.''

"Where are you staying while you're here?"

"Well, there was a homeless guy sleeping underneath a bench outside the airport, and I thought that was a pretty good idea. You know, not having to pay for accommodation or anything... I think I'll find a bench somewhere or even a cardboard box. Then I could cut out windows and-"

Alexa reached up and put her hand over his mouth, an incredulous expression on her face. ''Okay, weirdo... you can stay with me.''

He grinned down at her. ''Thanks, kid.''

She looped her arm through his. ''Let's go find the cafeteria, get some coffee and have a catch up.''

Jon scowled as he watched the two old friends over in the corner of the room, feeling a pang of jealousy as Alexa let out a hearty laugh at something the other man had said. He swallowed hard, reminding himself that he had no right to feel jealous, he had no claim on her. It was only sex. Sex which was beyond anything he had ever experienced before... when they weren't together, he spent every moment thinking of her. Thinking about how she felt in his arms, how she felt beneath him, how it felt to be inside of her...

But, if it was just sex, why was he fighting the urge to march over there and shove CM Punk's head up his ass?

''Jon! Are you even listening to me?''

His fiery blue eyes moved back to the Samoan in front of him. ''Sorry, bro.''

Joe cocked a brow and turned in his seat, a knowing smirk creeping onto his face when he saw what had captured the other man's attention. ''Dude... are you jealous?''

''What? No.'' He scoffed, avoiding the other man's gaze. ''Don't be ridiculous.''

Joe held up his hands, letting out a laugh. ''Your vehement denial has been duly noted.''

Jon rolled his eyes. ''Fuck you.''

Alexa's elbow was propped up on the table, her head resting on her hand as her eyes flicked back and forth between April and Phil. The younger woman had joined them in the cafeteria a while ago and had immediately struck up a conversation with her fellow comic book enthusiast. The pair was exchanging playful banter over the upcoming Avenger's movie as Alexa watched on in amusement.

''Come on? Seriously, Scarlett Johanssen as Black Widow?'' AJ scoffed. ''And the Hulk? Don't even get me started on that.''

''Hulk is awesome!'' Phil cried. ''How can you not want him in the movie?''

''Please, he was an Avenger for what, five minutes? The next thing you know, they'll be doing a freaking Ant-man movie!"

''That would suck.'' Phil agreed.

''The new Spiderman movie looks like it'll be pretty good though.''

''Spiderman's just another guy who ends up with sticky hands after using the web.'' Alexa quipped.

The pair turned to face her; April letting out a snort as Phil just shook his head, used to comments like that from her.

''You two are perfect for each other.'' She continued, smiling as they both blushed. ''You should totally get married, have little nerd babies.''

''I hate to tell you this, kid, but you're just as much of a nerd as we are.''

April chuckled. ''Yeah, didn't Darren catch you using the TV in the office to have a Doctor Who marathon last week?''

''What?'' She cried defensively. ''My TV at home broke, I had to watch it somewhere!"

''How can you watch that trash?'' Phil goaded.

She folded her arms over her chest, an indignant expression crossing her features. ''Uh, excuse you, Doctor Who is not trash. It-''

April let out a groan, cutting her off. ''Oh no, here comes another one of her long tangents on the wonders of Doctor Who...''

Phil smirked over at the brunette. ''Sounds like you speak from experience?''

''It's a weekly thing.''

Alexa headed to the men's locker room, smiling as she passed several of the FCW roster who were making their way out to the ring. The match between Jon and Phil had just ended and they had gone out to join in the thunderous applause from the crowd.

The door was wide open when she reached it, and she looked inside, finding Jon in the corner of the room. He was still in his ring gear, his body glistened in sweat as he toweled off his hair.

She smirked and cocked her head to the side, enjoying the sight in front of her, him all sweaty in his gear.

''Like what you see, sweetheart?''

''Maybe... you know, you should totally let your chest hair grow back.'' She mused as her eyes scanned his chest.

''Yeah?'' He asked with a smirk. ''You liked that?''

''Uh-huh, very sexy.''

''I'll keep that in mind...'' Jon muttered as he shifted closer to her.

Alexa cocked an eyebrow as his arm reached out to grab her wrist, pulling her into his chest. He quickly pushed the door closed with his free hand and she found herself pressed up against it. She felt her heart rate skyrocket as his blue eyes pierced her, slighty obscured by his wet mop of hair. Before she had the chance to protest, he dropped his face to hers and kissed her, catching her bottom lip between his teeth.

They broke apart after a few moments, her hand coming up to play with one of his errant curls. ''You were amazing out there.'' She complimented him, letting out a soft chuckle at the faint blush that tinted his cheeks. During the time they had spent together she had discovered that he didn't accept praise well, something which she assumed steamed from his childhood.

''Thanks.''

''I'm serious, you we-''

Alexa was cut off as his lips descended upon hers again; one of his arms looped around her waist while the other gripped the back of her neck. His mouth began to devour hers and she let out a whimper as his hand moved down, squeezing her bottom.

"Oh my God." She half-heartedly pushed him away. "I want you so bad, but we can't. Not here."

He groaned before reluctantly taking a step back, trying to pull himself together. ''Tonight?''

Shaking her head, she shot him an apprehensive look. ''I can't... I kind of told Phil he could crash at my place.''

Jon cocked his head to the side as he looked at her, an unreadable expression on his face. ''You two seemed pretty cosy earlier...''

''What? In the cafeteria?'' She questioned, letting out a loud guffaw at his nod. ''Are you serious? Is that what all this was about, were you jealous?'' Her eyes widened when she saw him tense, a slow smile spreading over her lips. ''You were, weren't you?''

He scoffed, avoiding eye-contact with her. ''That's ridiculous."

"It is... but you totally were."

''We're not together... why would I be jealous?''

''Beats me... But, just for the record, Phil and I are just friends.''