Cuts Heal In Time (CM Punk)

Chapter 56: Number One Contender?

Punk and Colt were sleeping over at the girls' house, but first, they went back to their respective houses to get Bella's gifts.

They were all sitting in the living room. Bella and Punk sat on the love seat, with Bella behind him, as he sat in between her legs. She couldn't keep her hands off of him. Every moment she could, she would just plant a kiss on his cheek or on the nape of his neck.

"I'll go first," Colt said, standing up, "Bella. I know you're an avid candle enthusiast, at least according to your blog, so I got you this."

He handed Bella a beautiful Molton Brown candle set.

"This is my favorite brand of candle!" she exclaimed, "Thank you so much, Colty. This is so thoughtful."

She stood up behind Punk and gave Colt a hug, planting a quick kiss on his cheek.

"Okay, me next!" Jade chirped, standing up, "I got you a couple of things because I couldn't decide."

Bella shook her head at her very generous best friend. Jade loved Bella's birthday even more than she did.

Bella spoke up with a smirk on her face, "And Jade, your gift is up in your room."

"Wait why'd you get Jade a gift?" Colt chuckled.

"It's Jade's half birthday," Punk added with a laugh. Bella was happy to hear that he had been listening to her.

"So?" Colt snorted, causing Jade to glare at him.

"Just go get your gift Jade," Bella chuckled, "and open it up there."

"Okay, bye!" She sprinted up the stairs. Not even one minute later, she heard Jade squeal.

"I take it she liked her gift," Punk chuckled.

"Bella!" she yelled running down the stairs, "I think we had the same idea!"

"What?"

"Open that gift right there," she pointed to one of the gifts.

Bella picked it up and unwrapped it. Both her and Punk's eyes widened.

"Thank you Jade," Punk smirked. Jade and Bella had both gotten each other lingerie sets.

"Wow, we really are best friends," Bella laughed, "But thank you, Jade. I love it."

"And I love the set you got me!" she beamed, "Now open your other gifts!"

"Okay," Bella chuckled. The other gifts Jade had gotten her were a really nice Tom Ford makeup set, some curly hair products from the salon, and some Dior sunglasses. Bella tried them on and turned to Punk, "How do I look?"

"Expensive," he smirked.

"Right you are," Jade pointed at him.

"Okay, so I guess it's my turn," Punk spoke up, "I got you two things."

He picked up a rectangular box wrapped in wrapping paper.

"Thank you," she gave him a kiss before she opened it.

It was a new computer.

"Thank you! I needed a new computer!"

"I figured as such," he smirked.

She wrapped her arms around his neck from behind him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Okay, here's your second one," he said handing her an envelope.

"What's this?" she asked, with a smile on her face. Truthfully, she didn't care what it was. She was just happy to be with Punk.

"Open it, woman," he urged.

It was a picture of a stunning house, "Wow. What is it?"

"I rented an airBNB for us for the week of Summerslam, since it's in LA."

Her eyes widened before a devilish grin appeared on her face, "I love it."

"I thought it'd be nice to get off the bus for a while," he chuckled.

"This is perfect. Thank you."

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Monday Night Raw August 13th

Layla and Kaitlyn had just finished their match against Eve and Beth Phoenix, when Kaitlyn asked for a microphone.

"I'm sure many of you watched Bella's special on ESPN this past Wednesday," Kaitlyn said, causing the crowd to cheer, "You know. I was so inspired by it, that I wanted to challenge Bella to a match at Summerslam."

The crowd had a mixed reaction until they heard Bella's music.

She walked out in a Best in the World tank top and black skinny jeans, "How ambitious," she spoke into the microphone with a twinge of sarcasm, "But I'm always up for a fight."

The crowd began to cheer before Layla snatched the microphone out of Kaitlyn's hand, "That's cute honey, but I'm next in line for a title opportunity."

"Actually," Beth said as she snatched the microphone from Layla, "I am! I'm by far the most deserving."

Eve snatched the microphone from Beth, "I should be next in line, not any of you."

The four of them began to bicker in the ring before Bella interrupted them all, "Ladies, don't get your panties in a twist!"

She wiped some imaginary dust off of her championship belt, "Technically, none of you are next in line, since none of you have ever come close to beating me."

The crowd cheered as Bella laughed, "But I'm a fair woman, and I love challenging myself. So why don't you guys figure out which one of you wants to face me and get back to me tonight."

She was about to go backstage, when the collective divas' theme song began to play. She rolled her eyes, confused and annoyed with the women in the divas division. The only one she liked even a little bit was Aj, but that's only because she's entertaining.

Soon enough, every single other diva on the roster was standing at the top of the ramp alongside Bella, talking about how they want title opportunities.

"Ladies," she spoke into the microphone, putting a hand up, "I'm sure there's a way we can figure out a number one contender for my belt."

Then, Vince's music played, causing Bella to run a hand through her curly hair in annoyance. 

He walked out, and all the divas except for Bella and the ones in the ring parted like the red sea.

"A battle royale!" Vince roared causing the crowd to cheer.

"Great idea. Then we don't have to worry about actually picking a number one contender," she pat Vince on the shoulder.

"No," he shook his head, "I meant, you'll be defending your title in a Battle Royale this sunday at Summerslam."

Bella's eyes widened, and Vince spoke up again, "I watched your special too Bella. And it really touched me," he put his hand over his heart, "If you're really as good as you say you are, you'd be up for the challenge."

A smirk broke out on her face, "I'm always up for a challenge."

"Well good luck," Vince smirked.

"Luck's for losers."