"It's not fair," Mike mumbles, laying on his stomach in bed, AJ hovering over him, massaging the tension out of his muscles. "All of the years I've given my blood sweat and tears to that company, with utmost loyalty, and this is how I constantly get repaid."

She sighs, kissing his shoulder. "I know, honey. You deserve better."

"But at this point in my life, I don't want to pick up and start from scratch either," Mike says, turning slowly and looking up at her. "It doesn't feel fair having to start all over because they don't know what they have in front of them."

"But if it's the only way for you to find some level of happiness," AJ says slowly. "I know you've always talked about retiring in WWE, but maybe they don't deserve that. Look at Edge. He'd been with WWE for 25 years. And now..."

"Yeah. I know." Mike purses his lips, lost in thought. "But I actually agree with Seth Rollins, you know? This business has given me everything, and if I just up and leave..." He shrugs restlessly. "I don't know."

"Man," AJ jokes. "The only thing weirder than that sentence would be you saying you agreed with Dolph Ziggler in something."

Mike huffs, pinching her lightly. "Weirder things have happened, I guess." He smirks down at her. "We both had the same feelings for you, after all."

"Oh god, I did step into that one," she grouses, burying her face in his shoulder. "Jerk, bringing up distance history."

He chuckles, carding his fingers through her hair before drawing her up for a kiss. "What can I say, it's hard not to mention it when he was the one who lost out."

She rolls her eyes, nipping at his bottom lip. "No real competition there, Mike," she reminds him, soothing the sting with a soft kiss.

"Keep reminding me of that, alright?" he mumbles, letting his touch trail lower down her back.

"I will," she says, eyes softening as she eases up into a more gentle, slow kiss. "Every day of the rest of our lives. Whenever you need it."

"I love you," he says quietly against her lips.

"I love you too," she responds, smiling into their next kiss.