It was two weeks later. There were some house shows coming up. They were in Arizona. Since Dwayne didn't compete in those he was going home for a few days. Nicole was staying so she could visit her mom. She was packing her stuff. There was a knock on her hotel room door. She answered it.
"Hi honey." She said.
"Hi." Dwayne said.
"Come on in." He went in.
"Give me a kiss." They kissed. "I miss you already."
"It's only for a couple days."
"I know but they'll drag."
"It is gonna be kind of weird with me here and you not here."
"Yeah." "I'd go with you but I really need to talk to my agent."
"It's ok."
"Make sure you tell your mom hi for me.
"I will."
"I'm just curious so I can know a price range." "Where do you think you'll wanna buy your wedding dress?"
"I'm gonna make it."
"Are you sure you'll have that kind of time?"
"Yeah." "When I get back my main priority will be our wedding."
"You're gonna look so beautiful."
"Thanks."
"What would you think about setting a date?"
"For the wedding?"
"Yeah."
"Ok." "Did you have a specific date in mind?"
"August seventeenth."
"Why August seventeenth?"
"The seventeenth is just random but I picked August because I think it would be great to have a summer wedding."
"It would be beautiful."
"Yeah."
"Ok let's do it August seventeenth it is."
"Great." "Can we make our first try for a baby on our wedding night?"
"Yeah." "I like that idea."
"Me to." "I can't believe we just set a date."
"Me either."
"Before you know it we'll be picking out baby names."
"Yeah." "You're driving me to the airport tomorrow right?"
"Yeah." "When's your flight?"
"Eight o' clock in the morning."
"Want me to come a little early so we can go to breakfast?"
"Yeah."
"Ok."
"I'll be here at seven o' clock."
"Ok."
The next day Nicole and Dwayne were at the airport.
"I gotta go." She said.
"Enjoy your visit."
"I will." "I love you."
"I love you to." They kissed.
"See you in a few days."
"Alright." "Bye."
"Bye."
After the plane landed Nicole drove to her mom's house. She opened the front door.
"Mom?" She said.
"In the living room." She went into the living room.
"Hi mom." They hugged. Nicole sat down next to her on the couch. "How are you?"
"Good." "How are you?"
"Great." "Dwayne and I set the date last night."
"That's wonderful." "What did you decided?"
"August seventeenth."
"Great."
"Mom after the wedding we're gonna start trying for a baby."
"That's great." "I hope you get pregnant right away." "I want a grandbaby before I die."
"You're not gonna die for a long time mom." You're in great shape." "Mom can I ask you a hypothetical question?"
"Yeah."
"What would you do if you were in love someone for a long time but then someone came along and was making you rethinking everything?"
"Someone new?"
"No someone from the past." "Someone who's married."
"Married?"
"Yeah."
"Well if the person is married obviously me and that person couldn't be together anyway."
"Yeah but what if you secretly had feelings for the person years ago and you're worried that they're coming back."
"Do I love this person?"
"You don't know."
"Do I still love the person I'm with now?"
"Yes very much."
"I'd stay with the one I'm with now."
"That's what I thought to."
"Let me ask you something."
"Ok."
"Does John know you feel this way?"
"What?"
"Come on Nicole, I know you're talking about John Cena."
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are." "I know he's the one Dwayne has that big match with." "I've been watching the show." "It surprised me when I found out who he was fighting." "I bet it surprised you to."
"Yeah."
"Did John marry Elizabeth?"
"Yeah."
"I know you've been in love with John since you were a little girl."
"I have not."
"Nicole, I'm your mom when you were a teenager and even before that I saw the way you would look at him." "Then when Liz came along I saw how hurt you would get, even if you were dating someone."
"There's part of it you don't know."
"What?"
"Never mind." "I can't tell you." "I've never told anyone."
"You can tell me anything."
"It's a little awkward."
"Tell me."
"It's about my first time."
"Your first ti-oh."
"Yeah oh." "Still wanna know?"
"It was with John wasn't it?"
"Yeah."
"When?"
"The night before he left for California." "It was the greatest night of my entire life." "The next morning we said goodbye to each other and we kissed then he left." "I didn't want him to go."
"Why didn't you tell him to stay?"
"I knew eventually he was gonna go back to Liz like always."
"Does he know you feel this way?"
"No." "It's never anything I would act on, he's married and I love Dwayne." "I feel guilty though." She started to cry. "When I'm with Dwayne I feel like one person and when I'm with John I feel like someone completely different."
"Come here sweetheart don't cry it's ok." They hugged.
The next evening Nicole was sitting in her hotel room. There was a knock at her door. She answered it. It was John he had a twelve - pack of beer and DVD's in his hand.
"Hi John." She said.
"Hi." "Busy?"
"No." "Come in." He went in.
"I was bored so I figured we could hang out."
"Sounds good." "I got all our favorite movies."
"Cool."
They spent the next couple hours watching movies and drinking. They both drank six each.
"Well we're out of beer." John said.
"Yeah, you're drunk."
"So are you."
"Yeah."
"Those were good movies."
"Yep."
"Nicole."
"What?"
"What if I never went to California?"
"What?"
"What if I would've never went to California fourteen years ago?" "Would things be different?"
"Different how?"
"Would we be married right now?"
"Probably." "I don't know John it was a long time ago." "Plus you probably wouldn't work for the WWE now if you hadn't of gone." "You love this."
"What if I loved something or someone else more but was to stupid to say anything at the time?"
"John, that night was great but-
"It was incredible both times."
"Yes it was." She said smiling.
"I'm curious Nic who's better Dwayne or me?"
"John!" She said laughing. "I can't answer that."
"Why I won't tell?"
"Because I can't." He grabbed her hand.
"I'm sorry I left." "Nicole, I l- Her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" "Hi Dwayne." John got up and left.