Title: Bittersweet Happiness

Chapter 1: Goodbye Love

November 8th 2008 1:46 am

The mixture of rain and hail poured from the dark blue sky harder and harder with each passing second in Greenwich, Connecticut. The large white hail ice rocks pelted against the windshields of every car that dared to drive in this horrible condition of weather. Trees waved roughly back and forth, with some losing branches. Power lines swayed roughly up and down, as the wind blew hard through out the sky. Water built up all over the ground, whether it be concrete, gravel, or grass. Flooding began, which formed large puddles causing automobiles to swerve while being operated. Some cars even got stalled, with their tires getting stuck in muddle puddles.

The silver 2008 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG did 85mph in a 30mph zone without hesitation of the rain. Clearly, the rain was no match for the Mercedes-Benz. Though the rain would prove it wrong. The windshield wipers worked twice as hard, wiping away the sleet from the window, but with no avail the vision was beginning to get blurry and unable to see out of with each wipe. The nasty weather and the unbearable vision was the last thing on Stephanie McMahon-Cena's mind.

John Cena and Stephanie McMahon had always been great friends since they were in high school together. John, who moved to Greenwich from West Newbury, Massachusetts was the new kid coming into the middle of their sophomore year. The second John walked into the classroom, his and Stephanie's eyes locked. It was as if they knew from that moment, that they would be connected somehow. Stephanie took it upon herself to show John around, and a friendship was made instantly. They were inseparable and always at each others side. You couldn't get one without the other. Cena was there for every laugh, tear, smile, frown, and painful moment in Stephanie's life, and vice verse. They walked arm and arm at their graduation ceremony and carpooled together to their freshman year at Boston University.

The duo's second year in college, their feelings began to change for one another. Both had developed strong feelings, that had gone unnoticed in their high school years. Stephanie had denied the fact that John could possibly like her when her friends would question her about why they didn't hook up. John had dropped subtle hints towards Stephanie that he had fallen for her, but they weren't picked up. Finally, a friend of Stephanie's asked her to go on a double date with her. Not wanting to date anyone, Steph agreed to the double date, but she brought John along with her. The date ended at FELT, a night club in downtown Boston and with Stephanie and John admitting their feelings to one another, after a heated kiss on the dance floor. The newly couple soon were now more inseparable then before. As time passed and their relationship grew, Cena knew he had found the one.

Cena asked Stephanie for her hand in marriage the night of their celebration for graduating from college after four long and drawn out years. He presented her with an 18 karat white gold round center stone surrounded by micro pave diamonds which also adorn the shank. There was no way Stephanie could tell him no, as she cried out yes. The married a year later, after settling into their life after college. After a year of being married, Ayden Jamal (AJ) Cena was introduced to the world.

Life couldn't get anymore better for the Cena family of three. Time flew by quickly, and before they knew it, they had been married for seven years and little Ayden was six years old. As Ayden grew older, it was clear that he would take after his father. He had the same facial structure and gorgeous gray blue eyes. AJ was a spinning image of his father, and would surely grow up resembling Cena in so many ways. His personality and attitude was a fair mixture of the couple.

Stephanie grasped the steering wheel tightly as she looked in the rear view mirror at Ayden who seemed to be asleep through her and John's argument. Her eyes scanned his sleeping presence in his green and white dinosaur pajamas as he sat in the seat behind her. His head was tilted to the side and up against the window for some sort of pillow. Ayden had spent the entire day at his grandparents house, so Stephanie and John could have an evening together. It was rather late when the duo arrived to pick up AJ from Stephanie's parents house. It was nearing 1:00 am when they picked him up. John had carried Ayden from the house to the car, while Stephanie stayed inside the car. Once John was back in the car, it had begun to rain harder then it had been. Usually she would have gone inside to mingle with her mother, who usually was the one to be awake when they came to pick their son up, but this time was different/

The Cenas' day had started out great and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong. As the day progressed into the evening, it just kept getting better. That was until mid way through dinner. Ramze Zakka was their favorite restaurant to eat at and that is where their night fell to pieces. Stephanie was on her way back to the table when she noticed a female speaking with her husband at their table. Not thinking much of it, she slowly began to make her way back to the table. As she got closer and closer, she heard their conversation that had torn her heart apart.

"Hey Cena, it's been a long time!"

"Mickie James, wow, I didn't even recognize you." Cena spoke to the woman he knew from his college days. "You look great."

"Thanks, you don't look so bad yourself." Mickie indicated as she flirtatiously placed her hand on her shoulder. "So are you still with Ms. McMahon."

"Yeah, we've been married for seven years now." John smiled showing his ring to Mickie, while in the process pushing her hand off of his shoulder.

"Oh wow, so she wasn't upset about us having that one night stand back in out junior year?" Mickie questioned with an embarrassed laugh. "We both were pretty wasted."

"She doesn't know about that." John stated firmly, remembering everything that had happened that night. "It only happened once, and it should have never happened."

"I guess she knows now." Mickie bit her bottom lip eyeing the tall brunette woman standing inches away from them. "I'm sorry."

John looked up, and sure enough Stephanie stood there with shock written all over her face. There eyes connected and Stephanie read the truth in his eyes. He had cheated on her while they were together in the beginning stages of their marriage. Tightening around her heart began and tears burned the back of her eyelids. She'd be damn if she made a scene in public. To avoid the humiliation, she quickly walked past the table, and picking up her Louis Vuitton purse and jacket in the process. Stephanie quickly made her exit and scanned the parking lot for her Benz. Her mind was so frazzled and confused that she had forgotten where she parked among the swarms of other automobiles. This gave time for Cena to subconsciously lay down a large bill that would take care of the cost of their unfinished dinner and run after his wife. He met his wife outside at the car as she was already inside and about to take off. The better part of her allowed Cena to get into the car, as she didn't want her son to begin asking questions once she had picked him up. John quickly got into the silver Mercedes and fastened his seat belt. Cena was about to speak when Stephanie looked straight into his eyes, giving him the notion not to speak.

With her son sleeping in the backseat, the silence overwhelmed the inside of the Mercedes-Benz. To Stephanie, there was no silence as she had questions and thoughts screaming inside her head. She didn't even know where to begin the conversation with her husband. She had thought their relationship was strong and could with stand anything and everything, but now she wasn't so sure. Never in a million years would she have thought that John Cena, the love of her life would cheat on her. So it was only one night, it was still considering cheating to her. With all of the anger and thoughts filling her head, she forgot about her sleeping son in the back seat and Stephanie went off.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Stephanie yelled at Cena in her passenger seat as she sped down the streets.

"Steph, calm down and lower your voice…" John tried to reason with his wife as she cut him off.

"You have no fucking right in telling me what to do!" Stephanie hollered back as she clenched the steering wheel, while looking straight ahead. "Answer the fucking question Cena!"

"Why don't we pull over and let me drive?" John said as he noticed the storm getting worse. "We can talk about this at home.""No! We are going to discuss this now and I'm not letting you drive MY car." Stephanie screamed as she made a sharp turn.

"Steph, I'm sorry." John spoke as he looked behind him at Ayden you was still sleeping. "It meant nothing, it was a mistake."

"If it was such a mistake why didn't you tell me?" Stephanie belted out, as the tears finally gave in and she began crying.

"I didn't want to hurt you." Cena responded, as he began to worry for his son's and wife's safety.

"That's fucking bullshit Cena and you know it." Stephanie shouted causing Cena to look at her as if she were insane. "You should have know I would have found out and it would have hurt me either way. Why didn't you tell me?"

"I don't know Steph." John tried his best to avoid arguing, as he wanted his wife to calm down, at least until the car was parked in their driveway. Their home was still a good forty-five minutes away.

"Damn John, just tell me the fucking truth!" Stephanie cried as she made another sharp turn.

"What do you want me to say Steph, I told you the truth and you don't want to believe it." John replied as he put his head in his hands.

"Why did you do it?" Stephanie sobbed as she made yet another sharp turn, down a one way road while looking at her husband. "How could you do this to me?"

"STEPH LOOK OUT!" John yelled.

Stephanie looked straight ahead and became a dear caught in headlights. John panicked as he grabbed the steering wheel and tried to turn it to the right to avoid contact. But with no avail the silver Mercedes-Benz crashed into the automobile, as Stephanie had taken the wheel and turned it to the right as she was clearly not on the same page as her husband. Stephanie turning the steer wheel right, allowed for the other car to T-Bone her Benz on impact. She hit her head hard on the steer wheel as she heard her son's cries from the back. The windshield shattered into a million tiny pieces that flew through out the car. Right before her eyes shut, she turned her head and looked at John who spoke the only three words he could.

"I love you"

Twenty minutes later Stephanie awoke in her hit car with her head still on the steering wheel. The bright red and blue lights made her squint her eyes to see what had happened. It all had happened so fast and in the blink of an eye. The rain had lightened up after the crash and it was still slightly raining while the officers and paramedics worked to clean up the accident. Through her squinting she watched as the paramedics took a person out of the other car and placed them on a stretcher. Once they were on the stretcher, they pulled the sheet up over the body. Her eyes scanned the scene as she saw a person talking with the police. The person looked to be beaten up pretty badly, but was able to stand and speak. Stephanie's heart sank realizing that someone had lost their life because of her. Once realization hit, she managed to raise her head up to look behind her to check on Ayden. The backseat was empty. Panic became evident in Stephanie's eyes as she turned to her husband John who was still next to her in his seat. His head had gone through the passenger side window and his body had become one with the indented side of the Mercedes-Benz.

"John"

Stephanie mustered out softly. When he didn't reply she spoke louder and louder. There was still no reply. Tears began to fall from her eyes as she realized that her husband was dead. Shortly after she began to cry, the paramedics came to her aid and safely got her out of the car. She couldn't control her emotions as she cried harder as distance formed between herself and the car where her deceased husband lay. Her heart was crushed before, but now it was a million times worse. Guilt quickly began to travel through her body as she knew she was the reason she no longer had her husband by her side. She turned her head as she heard one for the ambulances taking off down the street. Scanning the area she noticed the police officer walking towards her, and that the person he was talking to was gone from the scene. Thoughts ran through Stephanie's mind as she had to know where her son was.

"Where's my baby?" Stephanie cried franticly in the paramedics arms.

"He's right over here Mrs." They said leading Stephanie to her child.

"Ayden!" Stephanie screamed running over to her son and picking him up in her arms hugging him tightly.

"Mommy!" Ayden cried putting his tiny arms around his mother's neck, holding on for dear life. "Where's daddy?"

"Daddy is with the angels now hunny." Stephanie bit her bottom lip as she spoke softly in her son's ear.

Ayden and Stephanie held onto one another tightly and not wanting to let go. Stephanie stood there in the rain holding her son while tears ran down both of their faces. The guilt had already sunk into Stephanie as she realized the last words John had spoken to her were that he loved her. Her hand rubbed her son's back to soothe him from the troubling accident and the loss of his father. How was she going to make it on her own as a single mom? How could she live with knowing she killed her husband? Stephanie looked up at the rain that still fell from the sky and looked at the tiny stars that you could barely see.

"I'll always love you John Cena. We'll miss you."

"I love you Daddy!" Ayden followed suit looking up into the sky on his own.