Little Star

They say that no matter how tired and weary,that if you look to the stars in the night sky,the brightest one will always guide you for one man,who's hometown he would sometimes rather forget,the only star that can bring him home isn't in the sky at rather the woman he never stopped loving ,but lost as his own star does he know that when she left him and moved back home to Ohio she carried a little secret with now, nearly three years later when she calls him out of the blue asking for a favor he can't stop the memories that he has spent the last three years trying to forget .

And when he finds himself on her doorstep late one night hoping to either find closure or rekindle the love affair that was both loving and passionate ,but also filled with complications. and turmoil . What happens when he learns the secret she has kept from him all this time? And where do they go from here? Can he let her go now that he has her back in his life again? Or are they destined to go back to the way they began,just friends? Read on to find out. Dean Ambrose & (OC) Wade Barrett . Rated M

I only own my OC .This is a work of fiction

Little Star Chapter 1

Kristeena Star had grown up your typical american and raised in Cincinnati family was close was her Daddy's little princess and her Mom's pride and joy . She had one older brother,Tommy whom ,while growing up,she had fought with on a regular basis like siblings often do . As well as maternal Grandparents whom she was close to,even though they had high expectations for her to be the good Catholic girl that her Mother, hadn't been. Back then,the fact that her Father who wasn't Italian let alone Catholic,but rather German and Russian descent, had married and knocked up their little girl,who was six years older than her seventeen ,had caused a huge rift. But as often happens,once the grandchildren were born,many of their grievances were set aside for the sake of them .

It also helped that her Father,despite his less than ideal upbringing, was a good man and a hard worker and provided for his family and refused handouts to help pay their bills. Her Mom had been of the same mind and so both of her parents had worked hard to give Tommy and herself the best lives they could.

Sure, they hadn't always had money for name brand clothes and family vacations,but they always had food on the table and a roof over their heads and their clothes were always clean . But most importantly,they had never went a single day in their lives doubting that they were loved by their parents. And Thomas & Elaine's love and kindness extended beyond their own children. Growing up,their friends had always been welcomed into their home . To simply hang out ,to have a proper meal or often to stay for extended periods of time,for those friends who weren't blessed to grow up in a stable ,loving home of their own.

Jonathan Good,her brother's best friend, was one of those friends who was there so often that he was practically part of the family.

Jon and Tommy,had been thick as thieves growing up . It seemed that they were always up to something,usually something .no good. But really they weren't bad were just two reckless kids, who dreamed of finding their way out of Cincinnati at any cost .In Jon's case,that meant turning to wrestling . First by watching as a fan,and then by trying to get his foot in the door to learn the craft .He was good at it and became so focused on achieving his goals,that it became an obsession that he used as an escape from his shitty home life. Six years older than her, Kristeena had always had the biggest crush on him and hung on his every word . He was the only one she allowed to call her Teeny ,in reference to her small stature and she was the only one who got away with calling him JD instead of Jon or Jonathan or on occasion,Dean or Deano as many of his wrestling friends did . He had been so good to her .Watching Disney movies with her and,along with Tommy, teaching her how to defend herself if the need should ever arise .

And he often humored her,refusing to complain like Tommy had when she tagged along after them and made a pest of herself.
Which she was sure she did,more often than not back then . He was even a good sport when he came over bloodied and bruised from a particularly rough match and she had insisted on patching up all of his wounds . Of the many times she had done so,one time in particular stood out to her though . She had been around twelve years old ,at the time ,When he had had the nerve to bring over some girl he was seeing at the time to their annual summer cookout . And tired of the older girls whining that he shouldn't be letting a little girl bandage him up ,she had boldly informed him and everyone else that she was going to marry him one day.""You're going to be my husband one day, i'm just practicing so when you're in the WWE i can take care of you."

She smiled as she remembered how he had ruffled her hair and chuckled . "Of course i am . You're my favorite girl and my favorite nurse. And no other girl could ever take your place,Teeny. I'm just waiting until you're old enough to ask your father for his blessing to marry you." His statement was met with varying reactions from those around .

Her father chuckling and teasing 'maybe when she is thirty ,we'll talk,son'.Her mother smiled knowingly as she was well aware of her daughters crush and shaking her head as she watched her Kristeena blush as he winked at her. Her brother ,Tommy saying 'Eww,gross.' and of course,Jon's date,frowning and eyes snapping with anger,appalled ,her mouth falling open as she stomped off unsteadily in her way too high heels,that were totally inappropriate for the occasion in the first place.

What followed was a hushed but intense conversation between the couple,and led to his date storming off and stepping in a fresh pile of dog doo that her loyal husky ,Shadow ,had just left in her her cheap looking ,but probably very expensive, heels.

Kristeena couldn't help but chuckle as the older girl threw what could only be called a temper tantrum and Jon chuckled under his breath as he watched her stomp away .

Kristeena wasn't sure if they had ever made up with her and if she had remained a part of Jon's life after that . But she had never seen or heard a word about her again.

Little did either of them know at the time, what the future held for them .And how the innocent, sweet exchange that day would lead to feeling and choices, that neither of them had ever expected.

Fall of 2015

"Stu... We can't . Its 4 AM...Someone might come." She squeaked as she felt big warm hands,move to her hips and pull her back into his lap . He chuckled wickedly against her neck . His hot breath and rough whiskers, sending waves of desire throughout her body as he murmured. "Oh,yes love. Someone will surely cum . Now be a good girl and lift up that nightie and open those beautiful legs for me and let me feel what i've been missing these past few weeks."

He purred . His large hand sliding into her robe and tracing up her ribcage to cup one of her breasts,His fingers tugging and rolling her nipple ,while his teeth and lips kissed and nipped at her earlobe and eyes closed as she felt her resolve weakening . His solid chest pressed against her back and his impressive erection poking her bottom helping his cause. She felt her body sway back against his and held onto his strong arm as he chuckled against her ear and purred in his thick British accent .
"Thats it Krissy..just relax and let me make you feel good." Her thighs started to part of their own accord . And she heard a soft moan of surrender come from her own throat as his long skilled fingers slipped into the front of her panties and gently parted her folds. "Ohhh..Krissy...so wet for me already,love." He hissed as he eased a long tapered digit into her tight sheath."Ahhh." He moaned before suddenly removing his hand, and in one smooth motion,turning her as he hoisted her up high on his shoulder as he stood . He took the stairs two at a time towards the bedroom as she tried to stifle a giggle and playfully swatted his behind which from her viewpoint dangling over his shoulder,was a mighty fine view . As soon as they were through the door he kicked it shut with his heel and turned the lock , before lowering her to the bed and with a cheshire cat grin,followed her down.

"So love..how are the wedding plans going?" Stu asked later that morning as she stood in the kitchen making breakfast.
" Good .Everything is going really good." She replied in what she hoped was a convincing tone . Thankful that her back was to him as she finished frying up a pan of bacon and after dividing it among the three of them poured herself a glass of juice and sat down at the table with her Fiance and her son.
"Glad to hear it." Stu smiled and laid a large hand over her much smaller one . Lifting it up as if to examine the ring he had placed there three months prior when he had asked her to be his wife. "Are you sure that you don't want to upgrade this ring,darling?" Stu asked as he eyed the huge diamond on her left hand."God no...any bigger and i won't be able to lift my hand up to do anything." She teased as her eyes fell on the giant diamond which she felt overwhelmed her small hand as it was.
But Stu had insisted that he wanted her to have the best . And this was the smallest she could convince him to go.
"Mommy? Am i goin to seep at Pop Pop and Mom Mom's house t'night? " Her son interrupted as he stuffed a huge bite of pancake into his mouth."Not tonight, ,Pop Pop and Mom Mom are staying with us this week because Pop Pop has a few Doctors appointments this week and we live closer to the hospital . Speaking of..they should be home soon." Kristeena said , as she glanced at the clock " Oh okay ." The little boy said and hurried to finish his breakfast .Stuffing way too much in his little mouth at once and struggling to chew with his mouth so full . He finally had swallowed the last of his food and he smiled with his deep dimples and twinkling turquoise eyes, and asked."Can i watch toons now Mommy? " "Yes you may." She replied . Not having the heart to deny him something so simple."Tanks Mommy!" He said,bouncing out of his chair and throwing his little arms around her legs as he hugged her. She leaned down to return his hug,her fingers combing softly through his unruly reddish blonde curls as she pressed a kiss to his forehead.
"You're welcome,little fox . Now go have fun. Don 't turn up the volume to high." She warned,before reluctantly letting him go. "Yes,Momma." He said before running off towards the living room . Her three year old red husky,Orlando trotting happily behind him. They heard the TV turn on before she turned her eyes to Stu again,to find him looking at her quizzically
"What?" She asked and she could hear the annoyance in her own tone as she fought the urge to roll her eyes at the lecture she knew was coming." You know you spoil that boy way to much sweetheart." She sighed and said "Its just a nickname,Stu." He shook his head and said."Well that too,but thats not what i meant." She resisted the urge she had to roll her eyes as she heard him say "Its meal time and he is old enough to be made to sit at the table with his family until everyone is through . You know my feelings on this . And soon i will be the man of this family and i hate that you continue to defy me on this" He sulked. She looked away ,hating his tone and implication that she should bow down to his wishes at every turn now that they were getting married . She tried to bite her tongue . Not wanting to get into an argument with her son in the next room and her parents due back any minute.

She had enough stress as it was , going through her pregnancy alone and raising her son on her own for the past two years,after dealing with a tragic loss and now worrying about her dad's declining health along with planning a wedding and working as a nurse at the hospital.
She didn't have the time or the energy to deal with this right now when everything in her life was so hectic . And as much as she loved Stu and was glad that he wanted to be a father figure to her son,he wasn't and never would be his father . So she composed herself and said in a tone that left no room for argument."I know how you feel and i respect that . But he is my son,Stu.I went through my whole pregnancy by myself and i've raised him all by myself the past two years and in all honesty ,i will pretty much be raising him by myself after we're married because of your schedule . So i'm asking you to please drop it and not make a mountain out of a molehill over something so trivial." "But is it trivial? I mean,right now its not a big deal . But if you don't teach him boundaries and respect now ,then he will think he can get away with whatever he wants . He needs discipline now,while he is young so he will be a good,respectful man when he is grown." He argued.

"He has boundaries,Stu. He gets disciplined." She argued back and he shot back. "Not from a man ,though . His birth Father abandoned both of you before he was ever born,Kristeena..." She sent him a warning look and he lowered his tone as he continued "He hasn't had a father figure in his life up until now . And he needs to learn that he has to show me respect." Hearing this,Kristeena could no longer bite her tongue . Her tone was filled with anger but she manged to keep her voice low ,as she spat "First of all. He has always had my father..so he has had a strong male influence his whole life! And furthermore,he does show you respect! And i told you what happened with his father is complicated and i will not be talking about the details of what went down between us to anyone ! Its my past and my business . And i don't pry into your past with other women . Besides which ,his father and i both made mistakes...but i loved the man and our son was created in that love ! And i won't stand for anyone trying to make it seem as if he just up and abandoned us because he was some kind of monster because he is the kindest most loving man i have ever known and there are so many things that you don't know.I wasn't faultless in this...I'm not proud of some of the choices i've made but i take responsibility for my actions just like i took responsibility for my son.I might be younger than you but i have been a responsible adult long before you and if the day ever comes when we're not together,i will be a responsible adult long after you have gone.I'm a grown woman and a mother and i don't deserve to be spoken to as if i were a child."

"Alright..Alright." He held his hands up in a gesture of surrender before continuing."..I'm sorry i spoke down to you .But tell me, since there is so much i don't know about this so called ,kind loving man who abandoned you and his child,than please enlighten i would really love to know why every time i mention his existence you get... like this." He said in what he hoped came across as an understanding tone. "Like what?" She argued. "Like this. All protective and defensive . " His eyes narrowed as he said . Don 't tell me you still love the asshole.." He scoffed.
Sarcasm clear in his which she fell silent and averted her eyes from his." My lord! You do don't you!? Thats it! Thats why you're always so quick to defend him! Isn't it? " "I don't know what you're getting at,Stuart.." "Sure you don't" He said sarcastically,rolling his eyes. "No..really.I mean ,not in the way you're getting at anyway.I mean,of course i love him . He is the father of my child . But i'm not in love with him.I mean,thats just ridiculous! I don't know where you get these ideas but it doesn't make it true." She protested.A little to overzealous , preoccupied ,neither of them noticed that Orlando had returned to the kitchen and was watching their argument .

Stuart's voice raised and he yelled " The hell you aren't! I can see it in your eyes and in your body language! Damn it,Krissy!" He cursed,slamming his fist on the table .The plates rattled with the force and it made her jump . Orlando immediately moved between them,barking and growling up at the large man . Baring his teeth as if to say ,Don't mess with my Mom . Stuart didn't seem to notice though as he kept advancing towards her until she felt the kitchen island pressing against her back. He sneered,at the slight gasp of fear she made as he got right in her face and she tried to pull back with nowhere to go as he continued angrily "... What the hell kind of sick hold does this bastard have on you?! Is it because he was your first and you romanticized him and put him on some type of pedestal? " He grabbed her arms in his hands so she was forced to stand still As he continued "Or was he just that damn good of a fuck & nobody else can live up to him,huh? Is that it? Is that the real fucking reason!It is isn't it?" He questioned,his grip tightening a little."Stu,stop..you're hurting me." She pleaded but he showed no effort to back off as he shouted" Christ sake, you made me wait for months before you opened your legs for me! And thats why isn't it?Isn't it!? ! "He shook her and she flinched and let out a sharp cry of pain .More afraid of the derogatory way he was speaking to her,than of the physical pain he was causing .The anger in his tone and in his body scaring her as was the fact that her son was within earshot of his accusations and cursing."God Dammit,woman!Open your fucking mouth and answer me! Now, Kristeena! " He shouted,banging his fist on the counter when she tried to look away from his eyes but felt her own eyes widen in fear and she visibly flinched at the anger she could hear in his tone and see in his eyes as he lifted his hand to grab her face none to gently forcing her face back around. "Please Stu.. Let me go , you're hurting me!" She heard herself nearly beg when his large hand slid down to her throat and applied pressure which caused Orlando to charge forward and take a bite out of Stu's thigh."He bit me! Jesus,woman! Call your guard dog off before i bite back! " He warned with wide angry eyes as he let her go and looked down to see his pajama pants were torn and blood gathering at the bite mark."No Orlando ! " She scolded,as she scurried away, and the big dog ,immediately backed away . He looked up at her adoringly with his big blue eyes as she furiously tried to wipe the tears,she hadn't realized were falling , away . Not wanting Stuart to see how scared she had been . He took a step towards her and Orlando growled a warning as she got to her feet .

Eyeing him wearily as she waited to see if he meant her more harm . Just then,Ethan came into the room and looking terrified,scurried over to bury his face in her leg as he started to cry . Gone was the fear for herself as she leaned down to pick up her baby and comfort him and as he whispered something in her ear, she shot Stu an evil glare as his little hands moved to dry her cheeks and she carried him towards the stairs .Stuart started to follow ,but when Orlando moved between them,blocking the stairs, and started a low growl of warning, he backed off and instead of following them,Orlando followed Stu back into the kitchen, as if watching and waiting to jump in if he felt his family was being threatened again . After a few minutes,he stood to go find out what was taking her so long to return only to be blocked by Orlando . His patience wearing thin ,he growled."Mangy mutt...You'll go to the pound if i have any say about it." Unfortunately ,He hadn't realized that Kristeena had calmed Ethan down and sent him back into the living room ,and he could see the anger in her eyes ,even as she leaned down to give Orlando a pet,as she warned in a steely tone,so it wouldn't scare Ethan again."First of all. He is not a mangy mutt nor a bad dog . He was protecting me when i was being threatened. He is part of my family and i love him,so if he goes,so do i!.Secondly,don't you ever...ever speak to me or put your hands on me that way again! I will not stand by and allow you to hurt or scare me or my child . You may be a hell of a lot bigger than me,but i can promise you,i won't stand by and be your victim . So if you think for even one moment that this is how our marriage is gonna play out,than you might as well leave right now . Because nobody is going to scare my son like that or teach him that its okay to treat women like that . It doesn't make you a man or a hero..it just makes you an asshole who likes to bully those weaker than themselves. " She left out the real reason she had taken Ethan upstairs,knowing that it would only make things worse for all of them . Before continuing. " And to your original point . Ethan 's father doesn't have any hold on me! I haven't seen him in years and I can count on one hand how many times we've exchanged words even then . So no.I'm not in love with him . If i were i wouldn't have EVER opened my legs for you as you so delicately put it & i wouldn't have said yes when you asked me to marry you. And i definitely wouldn't be having this argument with you right now.." She could tell he was still pissed,but as he eyed Orlando he said " IF that is true . Then tell me who he is and what happened that caused your breakup." He tried in a calmer tone."..Kristeena...You're going to be my wife in a few months and i don't even know the name of your son's father . The same boy that i fully intend to be raising as my own for the rest of his life.

I think i deserve to know at least that much.." he pleaded . She thought about it and he had a point . She couldn't tell him the whole story..not when the man in question didn't even know the whole story. In fact..there was only one living soul who knew the whole story,and that person would never speak about it to anyone . There were some secrets that lived in a woman's heart and memory that were best left secrets and that could ruin a lot of lives if they came to light.
But still..she knew she had to give Stuart something,if she wanted him to let it go. So she sighed and knelt down to hug Orlando,drawing comfort from his big furry body ,as she relented and said ."Alright , his first name is is Jonathan . That is why Ethan's middle name is Jon. But that is all i'm saying for now...maybe forever i don't know. But you asked for respect well thats a two way street. So please...respect my wishes and drop it for now." She saw the vein tick in his jaw and knew he wasn't pleased."Alright..i will do as you ask and drop it. For now..."
He reluctantly agreed as he got up from the table and moved around to where she was . Offering her his hand,he helped her to stand after she gave Orlando a gentle pat letting him know it was okay . His large six foot seven frame dwarfing her barely five foot,one, as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in .His hands lifting to cup her face as he lowered his lips to hers."I'm sorry i was cross with you and that i spoke to you like i did and scared you.I'm even more sorry that i made you cry.I overstepped and i didn't mean to hurt your feelings or scare you." He apologized."I'm sorry i got angry and told you that you were out of line...even though you kind of were." She added and he chuckled as he pulled her closer His eyes locked on hers as she stared up at him through her lashes . Trying to convince herself that this felt right when if she were being honest, it felt...forced at the moment. "My god do i love you.." Stu paused to confess before deepening the kiss."I love you too." She replied after a moment and he smiled against her lips."Are we alright,love?" He asked after several more kisses. "Yeah..we're okay." She assured him. Not really sure if she fully believed her own words."Good..i loathe fighting with you . But on the upside,i guess this means we get to have some proper make up sex in our future." He whispered in her ear in a teasing tone . Nipping her earlobe gently between his teeth as his big hands slid down to her bottom. "I guess it does." She nodded as a shiver of arousal ran through her . On one hand she was still so angry about what had just happened . But on the other,she was so turned was the charming,flirtatious Stuart that she had fallen in love with . But his anger scared her . And this new side to his personality had her doubting everything . Sure ,they had gotten into plenty of arguments in their time .But today was the first time he had been rough with her . The first time he had ever placed a hand on her neck and applied even a little pressure . The first time she had been scared of him actually hurting her .

"Mmmm" He growled massaging her bottom ,when he felt her tremble. "Want to sneak into the powder room for a quick shag while Ethan is preoccupied? " He suggested playfully ,his hands roaming up and down over her body . She giggled against his lips and shook her head no as she said."As tempting as that sounds,my parents should be back any minute now and Ethan is on high alert right now so if he figures out that i'm not in the next room he will come looking for me . And the birds and the bees is not a conversation i intent to have with him anytime soon." She chuckled. "Mmmm..don't worry..." He said ,reluctantly letting her go before continuing. "..when he is ready for the talk i will take the reigns and explain everything to him.I still remember my father having the talk with me when my little brother was on his way . You know...i may have to explain that half of it to him sooner rather than later if we're going to have a large family." "I am not having eight children,Stuart matter how sexy you are." She protested.
"Oh but i bet i can persuade you to change your mind about that . You know you'll miss me when i'm on the road and we'll have a lot of catching up to do when we do see each other." He said with a charming smile. "I will miss you . But No you can't convince me , maybe two more kids tops, and thats it for me.I don't intend to spend the rest of my twenties and all of my thirties pregnant and be on constant maternity leave to not only birth but practically raise our children by myself." "I will give you a year or so off in between each baby, as far as working goes.I've already told you,you don't have to do that anymore.I make enough between salary and investments ,that you can afford to be a stay at home Mum." " Nope . Ain't gonna happen . Neither of those things . And of those to the latter .We've had this discussion before . And as much as i love being a mother,i can't see myself giving up my nursing to stay at home . Nursing is part of who i am and i wouldn't be happy if i couldn't help take care of people . Its Non negotiable." "We'll see.." He smirked.

Before she could respond the door opened and her Mom and Dad walked inside. Ethan shooting up off the sofa,Orlando hot at his heels as he sprinting towards his Pop Pop in greeting before her Mom had even gotten the door closed.
"Hey, how did everything go?" She asked hopefully. And her Dad avoided her eyes and instead looked down at his Grandson who was tugging on his hand and begging him to come watch cartoons with him.
She looked to her Mom who gave a soft shake of her head and Kristeena's heart plummeted at what the gesture meant.
Her Fathers' cancer had come back and her time to fulfill her lifelong dream of her Daddy walking her down the aisle was slowly but surely running out . Overcome with emotion,she excused herself to get some air . Tears streaming down her face as she held a hand to her racing heart and tried to figure out how she would go about making that dream possible without anyone finding out the secret she had held onto for so long.

The next few days of Stu's visit, passed with torturous slowness . He seemed to sense that something was off with her as she had been avoiding sex and not enjoying it enough to bring either of them pleasure ,each time they did attempt something. And that had never happened before in their relationship since he was away so much and they typically made the most of their time when he was home . She had assured him she was just preoccupied with her Dad's health and stepping up the planning of the of wedding , which were both true. But the main reason she had been so tense was the phone call she knew she had to make and the conversation she needed to have with Jonathan,that hadn't went so well the last time she broached the subject.

Of course,circumstances had been much different back then , Ethan was only a month old and the situation had been tense and so when he had shown up at her door she had taken her anger and her pain out on him and told him he wasn't welcome and that she never wanted to see or speak to him again . She just wanted out by any means.
That had been way before she had met Stuart ,and a few days after they had buried her big brother and Jon hadn't been able to make it to the funeral nor the hospital as he lay in a coma for a week ,before her parents had finally made the decision and had him taken off of life support.
Sure the two men had had a falling out years before . But they had spent years as best friends before their falling out,they had been as close as brothers.
If she were being honest with herself she knew that part of her anger towards him that day had been her own guilt for causing the rift in the first place that had,for awhile,sent her brother into a downward spiral.

Her mind as it often did,drifted back to that night and day that had changed her life and caused a rift between the two men ,that had never been properly healed before her brother had been taken from them . And how different her and their lives may have been if she had called Tommy instead of Jonathan that fateful evening that was the start of everything in her happy young life being turned upside down.