Chapter 1

Melody smiled as Becki hopped through the door followed by her dad.

"So how does it feel to have a normal arm again?" she asked from her position on the sofa.

Mel had been home for three weeks now but she couldn't do much. Her ribs, like Becki's had healed but her arm unlike Becki's, who had just returned from having her cast removed, would be stuck in a cast for a few more weeks. On a good note the fingers on her other hand had healed.

"Weird I guess" Bex shrugged "I'm gonna go to my room for a while" she added sadly before hobbling away on her crutches.

Mel sighed, it had been five weeks since Bex had returned and she had been miserable the entire time. At first she had been distracted by Melody's condition. Mel shuddered thinking about it, she had to endure two lumbar punctures to drain the fluid from her brain, it was an experience Melody did not want to repeat. But after a week, when Melody finally got the truth out of Bex, she had been in another world.

"How long is she gonna be like this?" Mel asked David who had sat on the end of the sofa.

"Until she talks to John" he replied sadly

"I've tried, she wont do it"

David shook his head, his daughter had a stubborn streak but on this occasion it was only causing her more pain. He'd tried to convince her to go back to America but she wouldn't listen, he knew she loved John and he couldn't understand why she wouldn't go back.

"Talk to Joanne, she may have an idea" he suggested.

He'd spoken to Joanne on several occasions over the past five weeks, she'd call to check on both Becki and Melody at least once a week and she wanted Becki back with John as much as everyone else did.

"I don't know her number, I'll ask Randy for it"

Melody had stayed in contact with Randy, she had to admit when she first found out what happened with him and Bex she was upset. She liked Randy, a lot, but there was nothing between them so she didn't stay upset for long and called him to see if he was okay. After that he'd call her every week to check on them both. Becki had no knowledge of this.

David raised his eyebrows, he'd warmed to Randy while Melody was in the hospital but after hearing what had happened between him and Becki, he wasn't so sure.

"Hmmm, okay"

"David, he's not a monster, he's sorry about what happened with Bex"

"So he should be"

"Quit worrying will ya! Help me into my chair" Mel ordered

"Remind me why I let you get away with speaking to me like that" David said as he picked Melody up and placed her into a wheelchair.

Her leg was a mess, it was broken in three places and she'd be stuck in a wheelchair for a least another two months, then she'd be on crutches for god knows how long. It sucked!

"Because I'm adorable and you love me" Mel grinned.

David smiled, Melody was always cheerful even after all she'd been through. He wasn't sure if it was an act or not but knowing Melody she wouldn't let someone like Dean get the best of her. He only wished he could say the same for his daughter.

"Thanks, go away now, Bex and I will be fine"

"You sure" David wished the girls would let him move into Mel's house with them but they insisted he go home. If he was honest he wanted them to move, it was only a matter of time until someone working for Dean showed up. Last he'd heard Dean was still in the hospital, he was going be shipped back to England once he was released from the hospital and David knew that's when it would all start again.

"Yup! Can you push me to her door first please"

David rolled his eyes before pushing Mel to Becki's room.

"Here you go trouble. Tell Becki I'll see her later"

"Will do" Melody watched David leave before pushing Becki's door open.

Melody wheeled herself in with one hand, she'd become skilled at that, to find Bex laying on her bed staring at the TV.

Mel didn't even have to look to know what it was she'd be watching. Bex had worn out Mel's Wordlife dvd, she was surprised it still played at all. This was all Bex would do, she'd watch the dvd, when she wasn't doing that she'd have her i-pod stuck in her ears listening to Johns album. She'd even taken to watching Raw.

"Your gonna have to buy another dvd soon ya know" Mel whispered and she wheeled herself over to the bed.

"Ordered one off play yesterday" Bex muttered.

"Bex this is ridiculous, your miserable, just call him"

"No, it's best this way"

"For who? Your miserable and I'm pretty sure John is too" Mel didn't know that for a fact, Randy couldn't tell her as John hadn't spoken to him since Bex had left, but she was pretty certain he would be.

"He's better off without me"

"Rubbish" Mel was beginning to think Bex had fallen into depression, what she said made no sense.

"Mel can we not do this again please?" Becki turned the TV off and sat up.

"I'm not gonna give up ya know"

"I know" Bex sighed as she stood up.

"Good, lets eat" Melody said as she wheeled herself out of the room as Bex hopped behind her.

A few hours later Bex sat on the sofa as Melody tapped at her laptop. She was miserable, John consumed her thoughts, he just wouldn't get out of her head. Everyone kept telling her to go back, if she was honest she wanted to but she didn't know how she could face John now. He probably hated her. She'd betrayed him and then had been too scared to face him, yep he'd hate her!

"You have e-mail" Melody mimicked the voice on aol.

"Its your account, want me to read it?" Mel asked

"Yeah" Bex replied as she flicked through the TV channels.

Melody smiled as she read the e-mail, it was from Joanne.

"I think you should read this Bex"

"Why?"

"It's from Joanne"

Becki stared at the TV, she'd expected it sooner or later but she wasn't ready to speak to any of them yet.

"Well?" Mel urged

"What does it say?"

"Come read it!" Melody snapped

"Fine" Bex muttered as she stood up and hopped over to Melody. Her ankle was still in a cast and would be for at least another four weeks, what bothered her was that she could still feel pain in it, that wasn't normal!

Bex sat down next to Mel and read the email,

Hey Bex,

How are ya? I hope your okay, we all miss you.

Okay I'll get to the point, I need your help, John is refusing another PA but he's too busy for me to be able to sort out his schedule. He has concerts over the next two weeks and after that I'm lost. I was wondering if you could still do it if I e-mail you all the details, at least until I can find someone else. Please? John doesn't have to know!

He's miserable without you.

Thanks Luv Jo

Bex sighed and hopped back over to the sofa as Mel stared at her incredulously.

"Aren't you gonna reply?"

"No"

"But why?"

"Mel please don't start" Bex begged

"This is stupid, I know you wanna see John again, all this he's better off without me stuff is crap and you know it! It says right here-he's miserable without you"

A tear ran down Bex cheek "Mel leave it please"

"Fine" Mel snapped, she had no intention of leaving it, she clicked the reply button and typed

Hey Jo it's Mel, you got messenger?

Melody quickly turned the sound down on the laptop so Bex wouldn't know she was sending e-mails.

Two minutes later she received a reply, they exchanged another couple of emails, giving each other their details and agreed that they would speak to each other on messenger in an hour. Once Mel had convinced Bex to go to bed and once Jo had found a way to get rid of John.

One hour later Mel signed onto messenger, Bex didn't take much convincing to go to bed, she spent most of her time in bed anyway. Mel hoped Jo had the same luck with John.

Just then a window flashed up on the screen.

JoJo: Hey Mel! MrsRKO? Randy will be pleased :-p

MrsRKO: Yeah shut up!

JoJo: lol sorry couldn't resist! How r u?

MrsRKO: ok I guess, glad to be home!

JoJo: bet u r! How's Bex?

MrsRKO: that's what I wanted 2 talk 2u about! She's miserable but refuses 2 talk 2 John! How is he?

JoJo: same! Thrown himself into work and pretends 2b ok! He carries this jersey that Bex wore around with him all the time! I feel so bad for him.

MrsRKO: Bex is just as bad, she's worn one Wordlife dvd out already and the only thing on her i-pod is his album.

JoJo: They need 2b back together

MrsRKO: my thoughts exactly! So what do u suggest?

JoJo: JOHN CENA Tour Dates

07/19/05 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
07/26/05 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
07/27/05 Buffalo, NY The Buffalo Icon
07/28/05 Boston, MA Avalon
08/02/05 New Haven, CT Toads

MrsRKO: Huh?

JoJo: If I organise the tickets do you think you can get Bex on a plane?

MrsRKO: I can try! Which date?

JoJo: Well I'd say the Philadelphia one but 5 days is short notice

MrsRKO: um yeah, I still don't know how 2 get her on the plane!

JoJo: Lie, then once she's at the airport she cant leave.

MrsRKO: Okay, which date then?

JoJo: Boston it's his hometown, what better place for them to reunite!

MrsRKO: We have a plan then!

JoJo: cool! I'll organise two tickets and I'll e-mail u with the details

MrsRKO: Wait, 2 tickets?

JoJo: Yeah! One for Bex and one for u!

MrsRKO: I'm coming too?

JoJo: Well yeah! You can travel cant ya?

MrsRKO: who cares if I can, I'm coming!

JoJo: lol Ok! Oh I gotta go, Johns just walked in!

MrsRKO: Ok see ya!

JoJo: Laterz

Now all Melody had to work out was how she was going to get Bex on a plane to Boston in two weeks.

"What you doin'?" John asked as he flopped down beside Jo on her bed and handed her the food she'd sent him for.

"Thanks, Nothing much, trying to sort out your schedule"

"Jo don't even start! I'm not having another PA"

"But John…"

John held up a hand "NO"

"Fine but your gonna have to sort it out yourself then" hopefully in two weeks she wouldn't have to worry about John having a PA.

"Don't worry, I will" John replied.

"Yeah you'll be begging for a PA after a day" Jo teased.

"I only want one PA" John whispered.

Five weeks, he didn't think a single minute had passed that Bex wasn't in his thoughts. Even when he was with his fans or in the ring, she was there, in the back of his mind.

"John, call her, I'll give you Melody's number"

"She wont speak to me"

"You don't know if you don't try" Jo had heard from Randy about Mel's attempts to get Bex to call John, they hadn't gone well but Jo decided not to mention it to John.

"I do know. I just want her to come back" he replied, distracting himself by flicking through the TV channels before he drove himself nuts.

"I know you do" Jo rubbed his shoulder soothingly, now all she had to do was make sure Bex showed up in two weeks.