Author's Note: Just reminding you all that I'm a broke student who doesn't own anything the WWE does.

If It All Ended Tomorrow

Chapter One:

Ten years later…

As it turned out, John was partly right. Dina wasn't his but she definitely hadn't made it out of their little town. It turned out that she was only a high school kid with dreams. Even though she graduated with flying colours, she just didn't have the money to escape and apparently wasn't the person that places offering scholarships were looking for. Dina had always been artistic though, so when an opportunity arose for her to start working in a salon, she took it. Now she was a fully trained hairdresser, makeup artist and beautician.

Dina had managed to move out of home fairly early, though she was still in the same town. It honestly wasn't that far away from her old home but John didn't know where she lived anymore. At least, as far as she knew he didn't. Of course, in their town it was impossible to avoid seeing him, it happened almost daily and he still hadn't given up on nagging her about becoming his. Dina refused to give in though. She might not have been able to move away but that didn't mean she had to give into him and become involved in the criminal world that he was.

Ultimately, she had to sacrifice a small part of her reluctance though because the salon that she worked in was under protection by John's gang. It was that or work out of her home and Dina would prefer not to have everyone in town knowing her address. So instead she had to deal with working on the gang's girls for free. If it wasn't for the fact that this arrangement had been going on long before she was hired, Dina might have actually questioned whether it was all John's doing in organizing the deal.

Dina couldn't pretend that it didn't rattle her a little. Once upon a time, John had been a sweet young kid that she spent everyday with. Now he was a cold hard gangster, and she was sure he'd done more than one regrettable thing with the gang. Dina worried that he might even have blood on his hands, although she tried not to think about that too much. It wasn't that it was a surprise that he'd grown up and had officially taken his father's place in the gang after the man died a few years ago. No, she'd known that it was going to happen since the distance started growing between them at thirteen… Knowing that it was going to happen just couldn't change the fact that it was unsettling for her to think of the difference.

Randy Orton was right beside John as a senior member as well, although Dina didn't know all that much about him. If she was honest, she thought that Cena was probably the only person who knew everything about him. Orton was intensely private although rumours of his ruthlessness had spread through their little town. Despite her reluctance to have anything to do with criminality, Dina had to admit that she was glad to be on their good side even though she had rejected John more times than she could count. A small part of her worried that it could turn nasty one day but so far it never had.

"Almost done, Celica." She said, smiling into the mirror at the reflection of the woman sitting in front of her. Dina wouldn't be getting paid for this job, since Celica was with another of the senior members of the gang. She seemed like a nice enough girl and Dina didn't really mind chatting to her while she worked. It wouldn't do her any good to judge people, despite her own wish to keep her distance from crime.

"Thanks D." Celica replied with a small grin, "So… John been around lately?" Dina had been glad when that topic had been avoided for most of the appointment and couldn't help rolling her eyes now, much to Celica's amusement.

"He's here at least once a day, you know that."

"You two should just get it on!"

Fortunately the moment was interrupted by the sound of the bell over the front door and Dina glanced over her shoulder. John walked in, followed by Randy and another man that Dina didn't know the name of, but recognised as Celica's boyfriend. He was a little shorter than the other two, kind of scruffy and just as tattooed as Randy, if not more.

"Almost done, guys." Dina greeted them, offering a smile before turning back to Celica's hair. It was streaked with red today and the woman had wanted it curled before she left. Dina released the last curl and flicked the hot tool off so she could put it aside. After giving it a few moments, she used her fingers to make the curls look a little more natural and then took to it carefully with a brush. Once it was perfect, she used some hair spray to set it and then stepped back to indicate it was finished.

Celica grinned, "Perfect work, as usual, D. You like, babe?" She asked, meeting her boyfriend's eyes in the mirror. He smiled at her warmly before nodding.

"You look gorgeous." Dina watched as the woman got up and walked right over to him after the compliment, snuggling up to his side before pressing their lips together. The romantic nature of the way he held her took Dina a little off guard – she wasn't used to seeing gang members so openly in love with their girls. It actually warmed her heart a little. He looked up at Dina and gave her a short nod before he turned and lead Celica out. She waved at Dina and after passing by John, shot her a wink. The brunette couldn't hide the slightest of smiles, shaking her head at the other woman.

Orton followed the couple with a nod of his own towards Dina, leaving John to say his own goodbye. The two just looked at each other for a moment and Dina felt her cheeks heat up a little – the tension was stifling but she still refused to give in. After a few more moments of the silence between them, John gave her a nod and turned to leave. Dina headed towards the back, desperate for a coffee after that meeting. The bell tinkled again behind her as John left.

Author's Note: Okay, this is the last of the reworked chapter from the old story. From here on out, it will be all new. Enjoy!