Hooray to me! Here's Chapter 3, just the way you like it. Maybe not… Anyway, thanks for your reviews and your guesses. I admit, he's way too obvious, a lot of you guessed the right guy. I disclaim as usual.

Sorry for the cliffhanger. I just needed to get ready for an appointment and it seemed good to have that ending. I won't promise I won't do that again.

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Mikhaela – Yesss… Special mention. May Zagu dito. Naaalala mo pa ba yung sinabi ko nung Staistics na absent si teacher… Salamat sa restaurant.

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"John? Is that you?" Lilian asked the man in front of him.

"Well, yes," John agreed. "As far as I know, my name's still John Cena."

Lilian leaned forward to hug John which left Cassandra dumbfounded.

"How are you?" she asked smiling. "I haven't seen you for years."

"I'm fine thanks," he turned to Cassandra. "I see you got a cute daughter here. She looks a lot like you."

"She's not my daughter," Lilian corrected. "She my niece and yes, she looks a lot like me. I don't even know why."

Seeing that the couple is having fun talking, Cassandra interrupted. She started to tug Lilian's skirt.

"Why?" Lilian asked.

"Who is he? Do you know him?" Cassandra asked continuously.

"Oh, my bad, he was" Lilian stopped, remembering something during her high school years. "He was my classmate," she finished. She grabbed Cassandra's hands as they started walking.

"So, what have you been up to lately?" John asked.

"I currently work at Gucci," she replied.

"Oh, I was expecting you would work at a record company or something. Considering how you were back in high school," he recalled.

"Well, that was before," she started. "Singing is just one of my hobbies right now."

"Oh I see. I just thought one day I'd see you at American Idol or something," he joked.

"Well if I did, would you vote for me?" she asked.

"Of course I would. You remember back then? I was your biggest fan," he recalled again.

"What about you?" she asked. "I haven't seen you at NFL."

"You and I know I just need something for my extra-curricular activities," he explained. "I knew from the start Football wasn't going to be my life. It was just a hobby," he mimicked.

I hate feeling like an invisible child. Cassandra thought. She noticed how they are having a good time and she feels like Lilian doesn't even notice she's there.

"What's the kid's name?" John asked.

"Cassandra Marie Benoit," Cassandra quickly replied. "You play Football?" she asked, wanting to start a conversation.

"Yeah but that was a long time ago," he replied.

"Maybe you still work out because your body felt really hard," she said.

"Yeah, you're right about that," he replied. He then saw Zagu and something came to his mind. "Are you two thirsty?" he asked.

"I don't think that's necessary," Lilian protested.

"I'd love to! If you're thinking the same thing I'm thinking," Cassandra blurted out.

"John, you don't have to," Lilian said.

"Come on, it's not everyday I get to meet my high school" John stopped, remembering something, "classmate," he continued.

"Please Aunt Lilian, I'm thirsty," Cassandra pleaded.

"Fine," Lilian finally agreed. "But John, you won't pay for our bill."

"After all these years, you never changed Lilian Garcia," John said.

John got a chocolate shake, Lilian got a cookies n cream shake and Cassandra ordered her favorite strawberry shake. While Cassandra was pre-occupied by her strawberry shake, Lilian and John continued their small chat.

"It's nice of you to take Cassandra to the mall," John commented.

"I'm her guardian now," Lilian stated.

"Huh?" John was confused. "Where are her parents?"

"My sister Victoria and her husband died in an accident," Lilian explained. "My sister left a statement stating that I would be the guardian if something happened to her."

"I'm sorry," John said.

"It's okay," Lilian managed to fight back her tears. "Just don't mention it to Cassandra."

John's phone rang. He answered it. For a few minutes, he talked over the phone and then hung up.

"I better get going," John said. "I got some things to do. It was nice meeting you," he turned to Cassandra. "I hope we'll see each other again," he said to Lilian.

He started to walk towards to parking area. When he started his car, he remembered one thing he forgot to do. Damn! I didn't even ask her number.

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Despite cooking breakfast – which she doesn't normally do - and dropping Cassandra at a nearby Daycare, Lilian still managed to arrive at her office on time. She's never late.

"Lilian," Mickie, her secretary called her. "Stephanie wants to talk to you," she informed her. Stephanie McMahon is the CEO of Gucci ever since her mother, Linda McMahon retired.

"I'll be there in a minute," Lilian replied.

"Your café au lait is on your table," Mickie said.

"Thanks a lot Mick," Lilian acknowledged.

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"Good morning Steph," Lilian greeted.

"Come in Lil," Stephanie replied. "I just wanted to ask if your team have already decided something for the next photo shoot. Honda Motors offered us some of their news cars to be on it. A joint project, I think if that's what you call it."

"Actually, we were about to have a meeting about that," Lilian said. "We'll just have to contact them because I think that's a good idea."

"Okay, they said they'll send someone so I need you to go meet him, or her," Stephanie said. "I don't even know who it is. How about tonight? I'll arrange a dinner."

"Steph, I don't think I" Lilian wasn't able to finish.

"Please Lilian, we really need this. This would be a new twist for our new collection," Stephanie pleaded.

"Okay, I guess," Lilian replied.

"Thanks Lil! Okay, the place is Gloria Maris, seven o'clock. I don't think I need to tell you to dress properly because you always do," Stephanie said. "Good luck!"

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"What am I going to do with Cassandra? Where would I leave her?" Lilian asked her secretary. "I just can't turn Steph down."

The two remained quiet for a few minutes when Mickie got an idea.

"How about you find a nearby mall and leave her at Kidz At Work?" she suggested.

"That's a great idea," Lilian complimented. "Thanks a lot Mick. One more thing, what should I wear?"

"Something classy, as usual," she suggested again. "I prefer a black dress with silver high heels, not mini dress because you'll never know if it's a woman and she may be wearing something like a work-freak would wear and you two would look like a – uggh. If it's a man, it will look like you two are dating."

"So how high should my dress be?" Lilian asked.

"Somewhere around the knee," Mickie said. "Shouldn't I be the one asking for fashion tips? Your position is higher than mine which means that you're an expert in this field."

"Sorry, it's just hard to think of something to wear when you don't even know who you're meeting," Lilian said.

"Fine. Just get that thing with Honda Motors done," Mickie said.

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Lilian arrived at Gloria Maris on time. Earlier that night, she left Cassandra at Kidz At Work. She'll like it there. She thought.

"May I help you ma'am?" a waiter asked her.

"I have a reservation made by Stephanie McMahon," Lilian said.

"This way ma'am," the waiter instructed.

They reached the table and she saw that the man Honda Motors sent was already there. Yes, a man. I'm not late, am I? She asked herself. She sat down and was surprised to recognize the man in front of him.

"I didn't recognize you with the coat and tie," Lilian started.

"Well, what a coincidence," he replied.

"Now I know John Cena works at Honda Motors," Lilian said.

"Yeah, I'm in charge of the whole advertisement thing," he said. "You look beautiful."

"Thanks," she looked down not to show him that she's blushing.

Moments later, the waiter arrived and took their orders. Before the waiter could finish getting their orders, Lilian's phone rang. She answered her phone and after a few seconds, she hung up.

"No," Lilian whispered.

"What's no?" John asked.

"The woman at Kidz At Work called and said that Cassandra's crying and she won't tell anyone why," she explained.

"Let's get her," John initiated.

"What?" Lilian asked.

"We could continue this meeting somewhere else. Let's just get her out of there."

"Thanks," Lilian said.

After explaining to the waiter that they're leaving and giving him a good tip, they left for the mall.

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"Cassie, what happened, honey?" Lilian asked, hugging her niece.

"The kid over there keeps on bumping the toy cars and toppling them all over," Cassandra said in between sobs. "I told him to stop but he wouldn't."

"Come on, let's get out of here," Lilian said, carrying her. Apparently, it was a hard thing to do with her high heels and John quickly noticed it. He then took Cassandra from Lilian's arms and carried her.

"How about we go to McDonald's?" John offered. "Wouldn't it be great to eat there and later on play with the Happy Meal?"

"I think McDonald's is fine," Cassandra answered. She finally stopped crying.

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Cassandra managed to finish her TLC burger and started playing with her Happy Meal. While she was eating, John and Lilian were discussing about the photo shoot. At about eight-thirty, Cassandra yawned. Before they realized it, she was asleep.

"Oh no," Lilian said. They were finally done with their meeting – an unusual one at McDonald's. "Cassandra's out."

"Don't worry," John said. "I got her." With that, he carried Cassandra towards Lilian's car. When she was secured in the back seat, he turned to Lilian.

"John," Lilian said. "Thanks for everything tonight. I really appreciate it."

"Anytime," John replied. "By the way, can I get your number? You know, I need to contact you regarding the photo shoot."

"Sure," Lilian said.

They exchanged their numbers and Lilian climbed in the car. After all these years, a little girl named Cassandra would bring us together. Stupid destiny.

She thought.