Cuts Heal In Time (CM Punk)

Chapter 4: Goodbyes

"Randy can't keep it in his pants Orton. That's what's going on," Phil laughed.

"Ew."

Bella was feeling a little embarrassed, "Is he always like that?"

"Yeah," Punk said, "But usually he doesn't have to try so hard."

Colt added, "Yeah, usually women don't reject him."

"Why?" Bella asked with a disgusted laugh on her face.

"I love you already," Colt said.

Bella laughed saying, "I personally don't get the appeal, but to each their own, I guess."

Punk shook his head with a smile on his face. He began to play with his lip ring, and Bella took note of this. Jade was right. He certainly was good looking. She began studying him silently, observing his most prominent features like his penetrating eyes and his puffy eye bags to his less noticeable features like his frown lines and freckles that she hadn't picked up on through the screen.

Bella looked to her right to see Jade, having a great time, still with Drew Mcintyre, though she looked like she may have been having a little too much fun.

Bella began snickering while looking at her crazy best friend. She was one shot away from stripping in front of everybody.

"I should probably get this one to our car," Bella chuckled.

"Do you need any help?" Punk asked. He was sweet.

"I think I'll manage," Bella said.

"No. I insist." He responded. Randy had been incredibly pushy before and it was just offputting. But this-this was a type of pushy she could get behind. Punk was a really nice guy.

"Okay then."

She stood up, and Punk's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw her body in that dress. Colt punched him in the shoulder before rolling his eyes at his friend.

"Come on Jadey," Bella said. She grabbed her friend's hand and helped her up.

"Are you guys gonna be okay?" Drew asked. He looked like a really kind person.

"Yeah, we'll be good. Did you get her number?" Bella asked.

"I'd be an idiot not to," he smiled, which caused Bella to smile back at him.

"You're right about that. Have a good night."

She waved at him and held Jade's hand, leading her to where she was just sitting.

"Colt. It was really great meeting you," Bella said, holding her hand out for a handshake. Colt eyed her hand, before shaking it. He wasn't quite used to saying goodbye with handshakes.

"It was great meeting you, but I'm sure we'll be seeing more of each other in the future."

She nodded in agreement before walking away with Punk and Jade. She began to feel self-conscious as she felt people's eyes on her, but then she realized they were probably just looking at Punk. He had a commanding presence, and although he was dressed casually in his white t-shirt and dark blue jeans, he stood out from the people around him.

He noticed how nervous she looked in front of everyone as they approached the door, so he said, without really thinking, "They're looking at you because you're the most attractive woman in here."

She felt her cheeks redden before saying, "I don't know about all that," as they made it outside the club. There were still fans waiting outside. Punk waved at some of them and noticed most of the guys eyeing her. He moved to the other side of her, so he was in between her and the prying eyes.

"I'm gonna go get the valet. Could you wait with Jade?" she asked.

"Sure."

Bella walked toward the valet, and Jade just stood next to him swaying.

"Isn't she great?" the very drunk girl asked, causing him to laugh, although he couldn't disagree, "She is."

"If you get to know that girl, she is just the beeest friend in the world," she slurred, "I'm telling you, man."

"I'm sure she is."

"I've known her my entire life," she began to sing the last part, "we grew up together."

"That's nice."

"She's never really had a boyfriend before," Jade tried to whisper, but Bella had just returned to them and her cheeks were the reddest they had gotten the entire night. Punk tried not to react outwardly, but he was genuinely shocked. Bella was ridiculously beautiful, kind, and smart. How could she not have had a boyfriend before?

"That's not quite true."

"I thought she liked women," Jade slurred, causing Punk to laugh.

"And what if I did?" Bella asked, trying not to laugh at her drunk friend.

"That's cool. We could find you a girlfriend."

"You're crazy," she said, wrapping an arm around the taller brunette.

"There's our car!" Jade squealed, as the valet pulled up in their car.

"Alright, let's get you in the front seat," Bella said, guiding Jade to the car.

Punk thought it was sweet how much she cared for her friend. The valet instinctively passed her keys to Punk when he got out of the car, so Punk opened the passenger door for them. Bella helped Jade in and buckled her seatbelt before shutting the door.

She turned to Punk when she was done, "Thanks for your help."

"Anytime," he smiled, "It was really cool getting to know you."

"Same here champ," she said, pinching his shoulder, subconsciously letting her hand linger for the slightest second. He felt that same electricity that he felt earlier, and her hands were soft and pretty so he didn't want her to stop touching him.

"I don't want to overstep, but uh," he began, rubbing the back of his head, "you seem really passionate about wrestling. I know you had your reasons for giving it up, but you shouldn't stop completely. Your eyes lit up when you talked about it with Colt." He had no idea what possessed him to say this so forwardly, but her passion about wrestling mirrored his own, and although he didn't know her very well, he didn't want her to give up on her dream.

She couldn't help the stupid smile that began to form on her face before saying, "I thought you weren't listening."

"I was. I was so intrigued, that you gained a new subscriber to your blog," he said.

"Wow, thank you. That's really sweet."

"Of course."

"Well, I gotta get this one back, but I'm glad we met."

"Me too," he responded, not yet wanting to say goodbye.

She held her fist out for a fist bump, and he reluctantly tapped her knuckles with his. It was really awkward but also fairly endearing.

"I'll see you around," she said, walking around to the other side of the car.

"Don't be a stranger Bella."

She liked how he said her name. She shook her head, smiling, as she got in the car and drove away.

He stayed in the same spot until he couldn't see their car anymore.

That Bella was something.