I'm back with a brand new chapter! Things get more and more intense for Jalen because what happened in the last chapter, she was one again attacked by Wade after she walked in on him with another woman. Furthermore, she's now pregnant with his baby and had intended on telling him when everything went black. Well, she does finally tell him in this chapter, plus John finally gets her alone. I hope you enjoy this suspenseful chapter.

One more thing, many of you want Wade dead in this story. All I can say is keep your suggestions and opinions coming. Believe me, they may come in handy as the story rolls along.

Enjoy and happy reading!

Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!

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Red Roof Inn

Miami, Florida

August 11, 2010

When Jalen finally woke up the very next morning, her head was pounding furiously and her back was sore after she was slammed against the wall. Once again, Wade's anger got the best of him and he ended up taking it out on her. Truth be told, she had every right to be angry at her boyfriend because she walked in on him almost having sex with another woman. Thank God Yvonne had enough sense to leave.

Jalen wished she could've walked out just like her.

Sitting up in bed, she looked around and realized that she was alone. Her boyfriend wasn't even here. Jalen wondered if she should consider that a good thing or not. Sighing deeply, she slowly climbed out of bed and headed towards the bathroom. Cutting on the faucet, she ran a washcloth underneath the lukewarm water, then she began wiping her blood-stained face with it. Feeling hot tears forming in her light green eyes, she looked at herself in the mirror and found a large purple bruise on the right side of her face still forming.

Not even a sizable amount of makeup won't be able to cover her face this time.

Wiping the tears away from her red and puffy eyes, she cut the faucet off and threw the washcloth right in the sink. She walked out of the bathroom just as she heard the door open, then closed.

Jumping back into bed, she turned over on her left when Wade appeared a moment later.

"Bitch, are you awake?" he snarled.

Rolling her eyes, she rolled over on her back so she could look at him.

"I'm awake. What do you want?" she snapped at him.

"Watch your mouth! I'm not gonna tell you again!" he warned.

She sat up in bed in anger. "No! I'm not gonna watch my mouth! You wanna know why? Because I'm sick and tired of you hurting me! I'm sick and tired of your bitches hurting me! I'm sick and tired of everything! God, it's like I'm looking at you and all I see is my father! I got away from him because of what he had done to me! Now, I'm about to do the same damn thing with you!"

Uncontrollable rage filled his lungs. He dropped everything and lunged at her. He pinned her down on the bed and proceeded to slap her over and over again. Jalen started screaming; she struggled to get away from him, but he overpowered her. He began ripping her clothes off; intended on raping her again when she finally had the strength to push him off of her.

Wade landed on the floor with a thud. He was shocked and outraged at what she had done. Quickly, he got back on his feet lunged at her once again, but she managed to move out of the way, which left him crashing and burning on the bed.

"You're not gonna do that to me anymore, Wade Barret! You're never gonna be hurting the mother of your child ever again!" she screamed, which stopped him in his tracks.

"W-what did you say?" he stammered, not hearing her right.

"I'm pregnant, you fucking asshole!" she said with tears once again forming in her green eyes.

For a moment, silence filled the air. The tension was so thick, you could cut with a knife. Wade sat up in bed and laid his head in his hand. All you could hear was him breathing heavily as he processed what she had just told him. He was about to be a father; something he never thought it would happen. Finally, after a tense few minutes, he raised his head up and looked at her.

"Are you sure you're pregnant?" he asked her.

"I took a pregnancy test to make sure. It came back positive. I went to the doctor and it was confirmed. I'm already a couple of weeks along," she replied more calmly.

He slowly got up from the bed. He went over to where she was standing and kneeled down in front of her. He placed his hand over her still flat belly and for a moment, no words were spoken between them.

"I can't believe you're pregnant, Jalen," Wade finally spoke.

She closed her eyes and felt his hand caressing her belly. "I know. I can't believe it, either."

"Too bad you won't be having it, though," he replied, which caught her completely off guard.

"W-what?" she said, looking down at him in shock.

"You're not having this baby. I'm sorry, but now's not the time. I refuse to be saddled by a baby when my career's taking off. And how do I know this one's even mine?" he asked harshly as he got up from the floor and went back over by the bed.

"I can't believe you're saying this! The only person I slept with is you and you know it! I never cheated on you! Has it ever occur to you that maybe I want this child, Wade? It's my body!" she shrieked.

He glared at her. "I don't care what the fuck you want! You don't have any say in what's going on in our relationship! I do! And I'm saying you're not having this baby! So I suggest you go and take care of this problem right now before I do!"

"You know what? I had a feeling it would come to this. I made a vow to myself that if you didn't want this baby, then I'll be more than happy to raise it myself. At least my baby will have one parent who'll love it. I'm sorry, but I'm not getting an abortion. And you can forget about me giving my baby up for adoption!" she told him, standing her ground.

"Well, it looks like I'm gonna have to take care of the problem, then," he seethed as he advanced towards her. However, just as he was about to put his hands on her, she managed to make a run for it and got out of the room; screaming and yelling along the way.

When she finally made it out in the hallway, she slid down on the floor and placed her hands on her belly. She closed her eyes and felt a wave of emotions through her body. Jalen didn't have any idea of how she's gonna do this, but she's determined give it a shot. Deep down inside, she knew that Wade wasn't gonna take the news of her pregnancy very well, but she didn't realize he wanted her to get rid of it.

And when he started advancing on her, she immediately got scared. In her mind, he was gonna make sure she didn't have the baby; whether she got an abortion or whether she wound up miscarrying. However, she was gonna fight him off this time. She was not only doing this for herself, but she was also doing this for her baby.

And for once, she felt damn good about her decision, too.

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SummerSlam

Staples Center

Los Angeles, California

August 16, 2010

The biggest party of the summer has stumbled upon the entertainment city in the world, Hollywood.

Everyone was on edge because tonight's show was filled with action packed matches and full of surprises.

Jalen felt the heat as she made her way through the arena; saying hello to her fellow coworkers and having more confidence in herself than she had in the last several weeks. She hasn't told anyone about her pregnancy yet; she wanted to take time to get used of the idea of being a potential mother before she finally feels comfortable making her life changing announcement.

Furthermore, she already had planned on avoiding Wade; not just tonight, but throughout her pregnancy. Since he made it clear that he doesn't want this baby (not to mention his ill- fated attempt to make sure she didn't even have it), she was gonna have this baby and raise it on her own. Over the last several days, she's been reading up on how to take care of herself during the process. From keeping herself in shape, to figuring out what kinds of food was good for her, she's been really researching and getting more and more excited.

As she started heading towards the divas' locker room, she noticed Nexus was standing at the other end of the hallway; talking amongst themselves about the main event. Shaking her head, she paid them no mind as she pushed the door open and walked inside.

What she got was a total surprise.

"Maryse! Jillian! How are you two doing?" Jalen squealed as she dropped everything and embraced her two friends.

"As good as expected. We'll be back to work soon enough. How are you doing?" Maryse said as the three ladies sat down on the sofa.

"Eh, I've seen better days. Listen, I just want you to know that I'm sorry for what Nexus had done to you. I watched the whole thing with my very own eyes and even I was shocked of what they did. I was just as shocked when I saw them do the exact same thing to LayCool the very next week," Jalen honestly told them.

"Aw, it's okay. You're not at fault, Jalen. Besides, we got some satisfaction when Gail, Eve and Alicia beat their asses! It was awesome seeing those assholes humiliated!" Jillian beamed.

"Yeah. I was rooting for them all the way," Jalen admitted with a smile on her face.

"Oh, and before we forget, John's been looking for you," Maryse jumped in.

"Really? I haven't seen him," Jalen said, which took her by surprise.

"Yeah, he's been asking about you. Is there something we need to know?" Maryse teased.

"We're just friends. Besides, you guys know I do have a boyfriend," Jalen reminded them, rolling her eyes.

"We know. But we were wondering when are you gonna finally dump Wade? There's been rumors going on that he's been cheating on you," Jillian said.

Jalen was pissed. So Yvonne wasn't the only woman that son of a bitch has been messing with. There's been other women, too? Shaking her head in anger and disbelief, she got up from the sofa and decided to get some air.

"Are you okay, J?" Maryse asked as she watched her friend heading towards the door.

"I'm fine. I just need to clear my head. I'll catch up with you two later," Jalen said as she opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. She leaned against the wall and let out a breath she's been holding. She couldn't believe she even trusted the bastard. All this time, he's been creeping around on her, but he expects her to be loyal to him. Well, not anymore. She's finally taking a stand and if Stu Wade Barret doesn't like it, well he can kiss her fucking ass!

Taking another deep breath, she peeled herself away from the wall and decided to head down to catering.

The first step in taking stand was now in full effect.

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Phoenix International Airport

Phoenix, Arizona

August 16, 2010

A woman in her early 50s sat one of those hard chairs and yawned as she waited for her flight to be announced. It's been a long time since she came out of hiding and for the first time in her life, she truly felt liberated. And the very first thing she's gonna do is find her daughter.

Truth be told, she never wanted to leave her little girl behind, but her ex-husband kicked her out of the house and told her to 'never darken this doorstep again' in one of his drunken rages. For a while, she moved in with her sister until she was able to get back on her feet. And the perfect place for her to make a fresh start was Phoenix, where she became a nurse and even went back to school to get her master's degree.

However, thanks to her sister, she was still able to keep up on what's been going on with her daughter. She was completely horrified to learn what her ex had done to her; from beating her with a leather belt, forcing her to go get more booze for him, forcing her to hosts binge drinking party, to even almost raping her in one of his drunken rages. Fortunately, her little girl made sure that didn't happen by fighting him off, running away from home and never looking back.

A single tear fell from her eye at the thought of her little girl. It's been ten long years since they've seen each other. She had thought about going back to Houston a thousand times, but she never pulled herself to do it. Well, now, she finally have the courage to go and find her. There's still time for mother and daughter to find each other again.

Don't worry, Jalen. Mommy's coming. Your father won't stand in my way this time. Everything's gonna be okay.

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SummerSlam

Staples Center

Los Angeles, California

August 16, 2010

John was whistling as he was heading down to catering. He had some major time to kill before his match tonight, so he decided to get something to eat. Furthermore, he's been looking for Jalen ever since he heard she was showing up tonight. His friends described her as being a little bit more chirpy; especially with the rumors going around that she and Wade had broken up.

If the rumors were true, well he was happy for her. After everything he had put her through, she deserved better.

Speaking of Jalen, he saw her coming out of catering just as he was about to go in. She said goodbye to someone just she crashed into someone very hard and very male.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know where I was going," she said before she looked into the sparking blue eyes of John Cena.

"Hey, J. Fancy meeting you here," he quipped.

She smiled at him. "It's good to see you, Champ. You've been looking for me?"

"Why, yes. I have. And I found you. Listen, I wanted to talk to you about something," he said, getting serious.

"Oh? Well, what is it?" she asked, looking curious.

"I just wanted to know if it's true you and Wade broke up," he said out of the blue.

"W-what are you talking about?" she asked, looking confused.

He grabbed her by the arm gently and pulled into a closet. He looked around to find a light and when he finally did, he cut it on.

"There's rumors going around that you finally had enough of him cheating on you, so you finally broke up with him. Is it true?" he asked again, looking somewhat hopeful and agitated.

Jalen sighed deeply. "No, it's not true. We're not broken up. He won't let me go, anyway."

John reached over and placed his hand on her shoulder. "J, what's going on with you?"

Feeling her walls were finally crumbling, she slid down on the floor and wrapped her arms around her legs. John kneeled down right in front of her and kept looking at her with concern looming on his face. He wanted to help her anyway he could, but he also knew that she would only tell him when she felt comfortable. It was no secret that Jalen has major trust issues; especially when it comes to men.

"When you're ready, let me know, okay?" he whispered to her.

"Okay. I'm ready. But I have to warn you: you're gonna be sick to your stomach," she warned him.

"Believe me, J. I've heard and seen worse," John honestly said.

Nodding her head, Jalen took a deep breath and began telling him everything.

Coming up in the next chapter: Jalen finally reveals her painful secretes to John. After hearing everything, he makes her a promise both of them will never forget. A family reunion happens when Jalen is reunited with someone from her past. And Wade makes a shocking suggestion to his cohorts. Will they go through with it? Stay tuned!

Anyone knows who that woman is? Make your guesses now!

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