Summary: They lived side-by-side since she was 5. They were best friends. They fell in love; and she broke his heart. Can John forgive her? And what happens when he finds out the reason why she left all those years ago? Will love prevail? Cena/OC

Chapter 1:

Prologue:

She promised herself she wouldn't cry. She loved him, but knew this would ruin his career. Did she make the right choice?

They had been dating since her senior year in high school. He was a year older than her. They dated right through four years of college where she finished her nurse's program.

As she stood with her back to her childhood home and, beside it, her best friend and love of her life's house in West Newbury, Massachusetts she argued with herself. She wanted to run right back into his strong arms and have him make it all better. To tell her everything would be okay, and they would work things out, as he did so many times during high school.

But she couldn't. She knew if she did tell him, he would never accomplish his dream of becoming a professional wrestler.

As she placed her hand on her small 2-month bump, she couldn't bring herself to regret it. Even if it was the reason she was leaving the love of her life, her body knew it was his baby.

The cab pulled up and she stepped into the back. She was on her way to Michigan, where she had obtained a job at the hospital there.

She never looked back at the houses. The cab drove away with tears running silently down her face.