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As her mind was flying away, she didn't hear footsteps behind her. It was visibly clear that something concerned Melina.

"Thinking of him, huh?"

A Part of Me

Melina jumped up a little, as she heard the voice behind her. She turned around and found her best friend Ashley Massaro in the doorway.

"Oh God, Ash you scared me!" Melina smiled and sat up to hug her friend. It's been a few months since they haven't seen each other and they had a lot to catch up. "How are you?" The dark haired woman asked the blonde one.

"I'm good, you know me. I'm always good. Better tell me, how are you!" Ashley hugged Melina back. "I read your message and it kind of concerned me. What's going on, Mel?"

Melina shook her head. "Nothing, there's nothing wrong. I'm great. I have finally the life I always dreamed about." Melina smiled happily, meaning the words.

Ashley sat down on the sofa, which was near the window. "How is Dwayne? Treating you right?" She asked as Melina sat next to her.

"Of course. Dwayne is the perfect man, always caring and kind with me. He takes care of me, he is everything I need." Melina said with daydreaming eyes. Ashley smiled and hugged her friend. "Oh Ash, if you could only knew how happy I am. It's like a sweet dream. I never want to wake up!"

"I am so glad you are finally alright, Mel. I was so worried for you and now I see you completely changed and ready to enjoy life at it fullest." Ashley smiled caring. She was the only one who actually knew how hard it was for Melina to get herself over the biggest deception of her life. She got through something similar when she got dumped by the person she fully trusted, who she loved enough to give him a baby, but who was coward enough to leave her when she needed him the most.

"So, tell me how are you? How's Alexis?" Melina interrupted Ashley's thoughts.

"Alexis is fine, enjoying her fun life, you know." Ashley answered simply. She raised Alexis all by herself when she thought she will never manage to do that alone. At her 5 years old, Alexis looked so much like Ashley and she was glad that she didn't get any features from her father.

"So um… did you find anything about… him?" Melina asked and bit her bottom lip.

"Nope, and I stopped searching him few months ago. You know what Alexis told me the other day?" Ashley looked at Melina trying not to tear up. "If she's guilty for her father's leaving. She kept wondering herself if she isn't good enough for him. Tell me, how can I look at that bastard again without pulling his guts out and fucking kill him for leaving Alexis like this?"

"Aw Ash.." That's all Melina could say and hugged tight her good friend. She hated to see Ashley sad, even though Ashley never showed her emotions. Melina was the only one who saw Ashley crying, depressed or sad, and Ashley was the only one who saw Melina in her hard times. The two were like the perfect sisters even though they lived miles apart. "You need a man in your life, Ash. Alexis needs a father, too. You two are so vulnerable…."

Ashley broke the hug and wiped away the tears which never fell on her cheeks. "We talked about this before, Mel. There's no man good enough to be Alexis' father. She is too sensitive and I'm afraid to bring someone in her life and that person to walk away, again. I can manage to get dumped again, but Alexis? I don't think she can do it." Ashley looked out the window. The storm was harder than ever.

"But isn't there any man that you are interested in?" Ashley looked at Melina and stayed silent.

John was driving in the rain. He didn't know where he was going, but he kept driving through the hard pouring rain. The visibility was unclear but he didn't care. He wasn't paying attention on the road, anyway. He was upset, very upset. How could Randy hide that from him? If he knew Melina was alright months ago he wouldn't have got through the entire emotion struggle he had been into. He had been worried for her, but yet he never had the courage to go see how she was. He couldn't even call her. He felt miserable because he had let her go without trying to avoid all of this. God, if only he wouldn't have been tortured by his desire to become champion again, she wouldn't have left. He had to make a compromise which costed Melina's place on WWE. He wondered again if she was mad at him or if she was mad at all. After seeing her the other day, he knew he desperately needed to talk to her somehow, to see if she was fine. That's all that matter to him, her safety and happiness. Suddenly he heard his phone ringing and John looked at the caller's ID. It was Candice…

"Damn I'm not in the mood to talk to her." He let her ring until she stopped. Then an idea occurred in his mind and quickly formed a number.

Several hours later, Melina was in their bedroom, looking in the mirror. Even though she got over the entire depression there were still marks on her skin that will always remember her about that dark nightmare. The scars and burns on her wrists will be there to whisper to her, every single day, how horrible she felt after leaving WWE. They will never leave her body, even though the inside scars healed themselves. She turned from the mirror and looked around. Her old bedroom that now was their bedroom was so quiet and relaxing. It was their perfume in the air, combined with the smell of caring love. She loved Dwayne so much, like she never loved anyone else before. He saved her, and she was so thankful for this. She felt safe with him, happy and pleased. Her life was complete, but she desired one more thing. A baby…

Dwayne walked in the room, and smiled seeing his girlfriend. "I'm so glad I find you not sleeping." He said to her, but she noticed that something bothered him.

"What is it, honey?" Melina asked as she saw Dwayne looking through drawers. She frowned.

"I ran out of medicine. Do we have any other Vicodin around here?" He was frowning and sweating and Melina knew that the pain had appeared again. He looked at her. "Why aren't you ready yet?"

"Ready for what?" Melina asked and slowly sat up from the chair.

"We gotta go. Cena invited us for dinner." Dwayne said quickly and sat on the edge of the bed, holding his right arm. As a wrestler, it was really hard to wake up in the morning without any pains, and Dwayne had a lot. After all the injuries he suffered during all the years he trained, he fought in the ring; he was always feeling pain all over his body. Unbearable pain which couldn't be healed, only tolerate. But Dwayne's pain was a poignantly pain so he needed drugs to get through it. That's how he discovered Vicodin, a powerful medicine which annihilates pain in a blink of an eye. Without it, Dwayne was suffering and he desperately needed it. As a powerful drug, Vicodin had side effects which scared Melina sometimes. Even though she wasn't approving Dwayne to take so much medicine, she went to the bathroom and got him the Vicodin she kept away from him. His doses were increasing from month to month and that worried Melina. But she loved him and she never wanted to see him suffer. Dwayne took the two pills from the tube and in a few moments the pain was gone. He smiled at Melina and pulled her in a tight hug, holding her close to him.

"Thank you, baby." He whispered through her hair. "Now let's get ready, we have an appointment, remember?" He kissed her lips.

"But why do we have to go?" Melina asked as she opened her closet. She didn't feel comfortable to know that she will meet John again. "Why don't you go, since it's gonna be the two of you. I'm the third wheel." Melina turned and hugged Dwayne.

He let out a sweet chuckle. "No you're not. John is coming with his partner, too." Melina let out a short smile and tried hard to concentrate over the outfit she is going to wear. She was looking through her clothes but her mind wasn't there. She wondered who's John's partner? Randy never mentioned in the emails that John was seeing anyone. He finally chose a red dress, and curled her hair.

"Wow!" She heard Dwayne and turned around. "Suddenly I just don't want to go out anymore and I just want to see what's under this dress." He smirked and pulled Melina in. He smelled good, that cologne which Melina loved so much.

"Mm.. that' would be a lovely idea, actually." She smirked and wrapped her arms around him. "How about we cancel it?" She gave him the most seductive look she had.

"That wouldn't be nice, Mel. John is our friend and my partner on the future storyline. I can't do this to him!" Dwayne shrugged and let Melina go. "C'mon don't be like this. It will be fun, and it won't take too long. I promise as soon as we arrive home I'll give you a surprise." He smirked and took a final glance at the mirror.

Melina sighed and grabbed her purse. "Alright, I hope you keep your promise."

Backstage on Smackdown! Randy was in his locker room, trying to understand how to make up with John. He hated when they got in a fight but mostly when John acted like a mean bitch. He tried hard to help him get news about Melina, but the fact that she was dating Dwayne he just couldn't tell John. He knew how much John cared about Melina, but unfortunately his caring turned into an obsession. Just because she got fired didn't mean John was guilty, or was it there something that John didn't tell him? He grabbed his phone and called him, again, hoping this time he will pick up.

"Hello? Hey man." He heard John's voice. He sounded relaxed and joyful which surprised Randy.

"Hey, how are you, man? I tried to call you, but you never answered. Is everything ok?" He asked and sat up to fill his bottle with water from the water machine on the hallway.

"I'm good man, don't worry. Look I'm sorry for my reaction the other day, I just had a bad time and I really didn't mean to act like that." John said.

"It's fine, man, I'm glad you're alright. You seem happy." The Viper said filling his bottle.

"Yeah, well I have a dinner with Melina, so of course I'm happy." The Champ replied with a chuckle.

"You what?" Randy asked confused. "How the hell did you do that?"

"Well I invited her, better said I invited Dwayne but it doesn't matter. She will be there too, so I'll get the chance to talk to her. Look I've arrived at the restaurant, talk tomorrow. Bye" John hanged up on him.

Randy stood there, shocked, staring at his phone. Suddenly he felt something hitting against his feet, and falling on the ground.

"Ouch!" He heard a childish voice and turned around.

End of Chapter 3

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