A/N Here is the new chapter! I'm so glad you liked this story. I had it in my head for a long time , and I was just wondering whether to start it or not, but now I'm really happy I did it. Special thanks to Glamagirl:), my time is now:), bellebea:) and therealchamps:) I hope not disappoint you, guys…:)
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"What the hell happened to you?" Natalia wrinkled her nose staring at her friend, "You look awful."
"Geez, thanks!" Eve rolled her eyes.
"Sorry, hon. I didn't mean it that way," After a short pause, Natalia exclaimed, "But Eve you look just like as if the world has crashed down around you."
If only you knew, it was true! Eve thought bitterly but instead she said, "I just don't feel very well today."
"Are you sick?" Natalia asked worried.
"No, I'm not," Eve hurried to calm her.
"Oh, shit! Don't tell me you are pregnant," Natalia's eyes widened in shock.
"Nattie, please! I'm not pregnant!" Eve assured her.
"Come on, sweetie, you are scaring me. What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing. I haven't been sleeping well recently."
"I guess it's because you've overworked. You have been pretty busy lately," Natalia observed, "I have some pills that make miracles."
"I don't need any pills, Nattie," Eve retorted.
"It's not a drug, Eve. They are all herbal based, a pure natural product. You are just under so much stress."
"I know, but I'm going to be alright."
"The make up artist must do miracle with you tonight. Your eyes are awfully puffy, dear," Saying that, The Canadian diva began searching in her purse," Hurry up, take these tampons and put them on your eyes. Trust me the effect is amazing. I use them any time when Tyson keeps me wake all night long," Natalia smirked and winked at her friend.
Eve sighed, "Thanks, Nattie."
"You have enough time. Your match is almost at the end of the show. Keep these tampons at least for 40 minutes. You know that new make up artist tells Vince everything. Last week Rosa has come with some nasty bruises and the bitch told Vince immediately. Now she got suspended for a month. You don't need problems."
"You are a life saver, Nattie," Eve kissed Natalia's cheek gratefully, "Thank you."
"No problem," Natalia softly smiled at her.
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"Would you please wipe that stupid smile of your face already?" John snarled angrily.
"I'm sorry, but," Randy almost burst out laughing, "I just can't. Fuck man! Only you can make such a mess," He said between laughs.
John sighed heavily, as he ran a hand through his short cut hair, "I can't believe things have complicated this way."
"Your life is so complicated because you choose to make it so," Randy smirked, trying to hold back the laughter.
"I even don't know how things turned out to be that way," John shook his head unbelievingly.
"Who made you go to this fucking school reunion?" Randy asked accusingly.
"How could I know that will be accepted so fucking wrong? Nikkie only asked me to accompany her. It was just a favor not a date or something else. I have never thought it would turn out like this. Fuck it, Randy! Who could suppose that it will ruin my life? And the worst part is that Eve doesn't want to talk to me."
"I don't blame her. I wouldn't want to talk if I were her either, "Saying that Randy turned his I pad to John, showing a picture when he was about to kiss Nikki.
John groaned desperately. He closed his eyes not wanting to see it, "Please don't…."
"You two look like a couple, man…" Randy commented and then added emphasizing, "I would even say a happy one."
"Would you please shut up?" John hissed through gritted teeth.
"I'm telling you what I see," Randy said and then sighed sympathetically, "I think you have put yourself in a real trouble."
"Really Sherlock?!" John looked desperate, "My mom called almost fainted, even she believed that shit. "
"What are you going to do now?"
"I want to talk to Eve first. I should explain her there is nothing between me and Nikki."
"You need to explain a lot, Cena, " Randy observed as he pointed one of the pictures where John had hugged Nikki.
"They just asked us to pose for the photo session," John tried to say.
"Oh?" Randy raised an eyebrow, "It doesn't seem so, especially with your hands on her hips," He couldn't help but chuckle.
"You are getting on my nerves, Orton!" John warned him.
"Look man, I believe you, but I don't think after all this Torres would do it. You have not even told her that you were going to this stupid reunion."
"Nikkie asked me in the last moment, when one of my appearances was cancelled. If I knew all would come out of control, I would never do it."
"Are you really that dumb, John?" Randy exclaimed, "You are accompanying one of the Bellas in their high school reunion, while the other one is being with her boyfriend. Excuse me, my friend, but a man could hardly think that there is nothing in it. As you say just a favor for a friend."
"I fucked it up, didn't I?" John whimpered, "You have been my witness for how long time I want Eve, and just when the things between us were going great, I screwed up."
"Well, maybe now is my chance to try with her, "Randy grinned, but John wasn't in the mood for his best friend's jokes and threw him a death glare.
"Easy, playboy. I was just kidding. Anyway, at least things can't get any worse," Randy just said that when there was a knock on the locker room door and one of the assistants peered his head inside, "Mr. Cena, Mr. McMahon wants to see you."
John and Randy exchanged glances. The face of wwe had absolutely no idea why but he had a gut feeling that this wouldn't be for good.
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That what Eve was most afraid of, happened.
"God, Eve! Did you hear?" The Glamazon asked, while she and Natalia were focused their eyes entirely on Beth's i-phone. Their gazes fueled by agitation.
Eve didn't have to be a genius to know what they were talking about. Her heart started beating wildly in her chest, her palms grew clammy, and her legs were shaking. But she did her best to look neutral and asked, "What are you talking about?" She was thoroughly surprised at how calm her voice sounded even to her.
"Nikkie and Cena…They are… they are a couple," Beth announced agitated.
Eve felt like a thousand knives stabbing her all over her body. It was already hard for her to breathe, and she had to repeat herself several times to keep her cool.
"I heard something…" She said, and this time her voice betrayed her.
"I can't believe it," Beth shook her head unbelievingly.
"Neither can I," Natalia added, "Nikkie and John?!" She murmured frowning.
"Do you think it could be nothing? I don't remember ever seeing John and her together," Natalia and Beth were musing over the pictures, and Eve was thankful they were too busy discussing the new topic so they wouldn't have noticed how upset she looked. All she wanted to do now was to escape from there and if she didn't have a match she surely would do it.
"Who could guess, huh?" Beth continued wondering.
"That bitch… I knew there was a reason for her to continue showing up backstage after she retired," Natalia commented, "And why she suddenly decided to give up her wrestling career? Because she has got the golden boy."
"Yeah, I also had my suspicions, but John…never," Beth told, "A man can't remove the Bellas from here even with a crane."
"I'm sure she is the real reason for John's divorce," Natalia stated.
"Oh, absolutely, "Beth nodded her head vigorously, "And the way they cut off the storyline between Eve and John, I'm sure it's because of her. She certainly has been bitching to him all the time."
"Yeah, and don't forget she has always been trying to make some good face around Hunter. We all know how much he tolerated the two sisters."
Eve felt her mouth go dry, and the world was spinning around. The voices of her friends were like an echo in her mind. Suddenly she felt herself falling backwards, in the fog she could hear Natalia yell just before her body hit the floor.
The moment Eve opened her eyes again, the first thing she saw was Randy Orton's concerned look. His hands were cupping her cheeks, trying obviously to wake her up.
"She is alright," She heard him saying.
"Thank God," That was Natalia and her voice sounded really relieved.
"How are you feeling, Eve?" Randy asked worried.
"I… I…" She stammered, trying to realize the happening, "I'm ok…." She eventually mumbled, blinking her eyes a few times.
"Good. Can you try to stand up?" Randy asked.
"I think so," She nodded slowly.
"I'll come with you to the doctor, "He suggested.
"No need, Randy. Really, I'm fine," She assured him.
"God, girl, you scared the shit out of us," Natalia stated, looking terrified.
"Yeah, don't do that again," Beth warned her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know what happened."
"Do it slowly," Randy said to her while was helping her to stand up on her feet.
"Thank you, Randy," She attempted to smile.
"I hope you feel better," He said.
"I'm fine, don't worry."
"I think you should ask someone to replace you. You can't wrestle tonight," He advised her.
"I'm ok. I can handle it," She declared.
"Are you sure?" He looked at her doubtfully.
"I'm absolutely sure."
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"John, I'm glad to see you. Come in," Vince greeted him with a wide smile, pointing to a chair in front of his desk.
As John greeted back his boss, he took a seat.
"I will not take much of your time," The older man informed him.
John nodded, ready to hear whatever Vince wanted to tell him.
"I saw the pictures in the net," Mr. Mc Mahon stated.
John was about to say something, but Vince made him a sign with his hand not to do it.
"No need to explain yourself. You know I try not to involve in your private lives, if this doesn't concern the work, and that's why this time I should do it."
John licked his lips, as the Vince's tone told him that this probably wouldn't be a pleasant conversation.
"I don't know what is happening between you and Nikki, but this news exploded like a volcano. Our ratings jumped to the top and you and Nikki are the top-rated wwe couple. This will be perfect for the storyline between you and Dolph Ziggler without us making any efforts. You hit with this at the right moment."
"Look Vince," John finally managed to speak, "I understand that but things are not what they seem. I assure you there is nothing romantic between me and Nikki."
"I don't care, John. This is your life and I respect your choices. What I'm interested in is the effect those pictures have created. What I want from you is to pretend that you are dating her, and wwe. com will make an official announcement."
"What?!" John couldn't contain and exploded, "I can't do that."
"John please, it would be like a storyline out of the ring. I already talked to Nikki and she agreed. The only thing that bothers me is all this not to affect your ex wife. After all you have recently divorced, and I don't want this to cause any problems."
My ex wife?! I don't give a fuck what she would think… I care about Eve… John's mind screamed.
At this moment, Vince's phone rang.
"Now if you excuse me, John," He gave him an oily smile, "We agreed, right?"
John wanted to retort, but as usual, the chairman of wwe didn't give him this opportunity.
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"Geez, man, it's high time you to learn how to say no," Randy said, after John had just told him about the conversation between him and the wwe chairman, "I don't want to think what you would do if you were a girl," Randy let out a wolf whistle.
John looked at his best friend shooting him a cold glare, "Don't try to be witty, please."
Randy rolled his eyes, "Come on, Cena! I'm on your side, and you know it. I just think that you should have said no to Vince," He stated.
John laughed amused, "Oh seriously?! And how many times you have tried to say no to him. Twice. And we both remember what happened."
Randy sighed, "All this would bring the things to a complete mess."
"I know, that's why I need to find Eve."
"Listen John, speaking of Eve," Randy was about to tell John about the happening with the Colorado native diva earlier, but Barbara Blank interrupted them.
There was a sparkle in her eyes.
"Did you hear about Eve?" She asked impatiently.
"What about her?" John's face cringed.
"She is pregnant," Barbara informed him.
"She is what?" John's mouth fell open then closed shut, then opened again.
"She has fainted just before her match," The blonde diva told him.
Randy placed a hand on John's shoulder, as he squeezed it slightly, "Relax, bro. I don't think she is pregnant," He whispered.
"How do you know?" John' voice was barely a whisper.
"If she were pregnant she wouldn't come out to the ring and wrestle."
John couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Though he knew Eve was single and there was no special man in her life still he couldn't be sure when it came to women.
"You are right," John agreed.
"Cena, you are next," One of the assistants announced.
John went to the gorilla position and Randy stepped closer to Barbara.
"Hey, sweetheart, I'll tell you something."
Barbie's face lit up in a huge smile, and she rolled her eyes playfully, "What's that, Mr. RKO?"
"I don't want to hear you talk shit about Eve again," His face was inches away from the blonde diva and his voice snapped menacingly.
"Why?" She raised an eyebrow curiously at him, "Does it concern you?"
"Yes, it does," Saying that he turned to walk away. Barbara remained standing there and her face lit up again with excitement.
Dear God, he is the father!
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For the first time in his whole career as a wrestler, John's mind was not in the ring focused on his opponent and his concentration was completely broken. That night his thoughts were somewhere else. All his performance in the ring passed like a dream for him, and he couldn't wait to get it finished quickly. The only thing he cared about when the show was over was to find Eve. He knew she wouldn't answer his calls and wouldn't return his texts so he needed to meet her face to face. And that was his only chance to tell and explain her the shitty situation he had alone put himself in. He didn't need to looking for Eve long, because as he reached the backstage area he spotted her talking with the director of the production. John immediately noticed how tired and pale she looked, and just seeing her like that made his heart cringe in pain.
Eve….
He remembered the countless times she had been looking all smiling and happy. John couldn't help but wonder if he was the reason that she looked so sad and down. He had to make Eve hear him. Suddenly she sifted her gaze, and their eyes met. John felt his pulse, it was much too rapid, and neither he nor Eve removed their eyes from each other.
"John, hey!"
Before John could react, he felt someone jumping over him. Two arms were firmly wrapped around his neck, and a whirl of long auburn hair brushed his eyes.
"You were great out there," A sexy voice whispered in his ear and then he could taste a cherry lipstick on his lips.
He was too shocked to move initially, but when he came to his senses, he managed to push Nikki slightly from his body. His eyes fell on Eve again as he saw her standing in the same spot, watching him. John could never forget the way Eve was staring at him, so broken and hurt. He threw her a pleading look, not paying attention to Nikki and her hands, which now was gently exploring his chest, outlining his pectoral muscles. She whispered something into his ear but he couldn't tell what.
The pain he could read in Eve's eyes was enough to kill him. John started to feel like the whole world was against him, and things were getting worse and worse at a rapid pace. He had to stop this madness and explain Eve everything.
He grabbed Nikki for her shoulders making her look at him, "I'm sorry Nikki, I need to talk to someone."
Not waiting for a response, he rushed towards Eve, and just when he was close enough to her, Vicky Guerrero showed up from somewhere.
"Eve!" John and Vicky said in unison.
Vicky turned to John smiling apologetically, "Sorry, John, I just wanted to tell Eve that I'm ready to leave."
"Can you wait for a few minutes?" He asked hopefully, "I need to talk to her."
"Sure," Vicki nodded, "Whenever you want to go, I'll be waiting for you at the catering area," She told The Colorado native diva.
"No, I'm ready to go now," Eve quickly said.
"Eve, please we need to talk, "John pleaded.
"There is nothing to talk about," She struggled to keep her voice firm and cold, "Let's go, Vicky. Bye Dave, see you," She turned to the production director, ignoring John completely. As she didn't want to spend anymore time, The Colorado native diva took Vicky's hand and lead her toward the exit.
John remained motionless standing there and gazing after her with the only thought of how things had gone so wrong so quickly.