Once you run away, you can't go back...right?

It didn't take Sara very long at all to regret her decision to leave John. Every doctor appointment, she would gaze at her side where the chair sat next to the exam table. The gynecologist would ask her where the father was and every time Sara stated that he was very busy, and would not be able to join her. It felt better than the truth. Deep in her heart, Sara knew that if John knew that she was carrying his child, he would be right at her side every minute. Which was a large part of the reason that she had made her choice. He was at the height of his career. Everything was going for him. A baby would just take him away from all of that. She could never do that to him. She loved him too much to hold him back. So instead, she left. She packed up all of her things and moved across the country. She was smart about it. She took everything except her phone with her. She changed her email address and all but assumed a whole new identity.

The one thing that she couldn't do was let go.

Sara still wore her engagement ring. She fully intended on keeping her promise to John. She still loved him. She loved him with everything she had. She never even wanted to look at another man as long as she lived. Her heart belonged to John. Always had and always will. No decision to leave in order for him to keep chasing his dream would change that. She just hated doing it alone. Every few months she considered going back to John. It's not like he was hard to find. She knew the WWE's schedule. She watched every Monday Night RAW, and ordered every PPV that John would be in. She had plenty of opportunities. She just didn't take any of them.

In the summer of 2008 Caden Anthony Cena was born. Just because she was no longer with John, that didn't mean she couldn't name his son after him. Sara knew that one day she would get over her fears and go back to John. She just wasn't sure when that would be. She just hoped that he would take her back when she did.

When Caden was old enough, Sara began taking him to WWE events with her. She just knew that she needed to avoid being seen by anyone she had met while she was still with John. She was successful for the most part, only having a run in here or there with someone who wasn't particularly close to John, and agreed to not mention that they had seen her. That is until the fall of 2010.

The trio known as the Legacy has split up in storyline, but they were still friends outside the ring. Cody Rhodes walked up to Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase with a blank look on his face. Sara had been walking out of the arena with Caden. She looked a little different, so Cody wasn't sure that it was her, but knew that it was a distinct possibility.

"Hey bro, are you okay?" Ted waved his hand in front of his best friend's face. "You look like you just seen a ghost."

Cody blinked a few times before looking at his friends, "I think that I just saw Sara."

"John's Sara?" Randy's jaw dropped in disbelief.

Cody nodded, "yeah and if it was her..." he paused, shaking his head, "she had a little boy with her."

"Are you serious?" Ted blinked. He hadn't been with the company yet when Sara came to a few shows, so he had never met her, but he still knew the story.

"How old was the kid?" Randy looked a little worried, going over the new possibilities as to why Sara had left John.

"Old enough to where she wouldn't have been showing yet when she left him," Cody rubbed his hand over his face. "Should we say anything to him?"

The eldest member of the group shook his head, "no. The last thing we want to do is get his hopes up. We'll keep our eyes out for her, and wait to say anything to him until we know something for sure."

The other two men nodded. Not because of the blind faith they once had in him in the ring, but because of the fact that he had a point.

…

The older Caden got, the more his love for wrestling grew. He had picked his favorites, John being at the top of the list. Sara even purchased a clean version of John's album for her son to listen to. Every time the little boy heard John's music, he jumped to his feet, rapping along. By the time that Caden was about to turn four, Sara realized that he was starting to look exactly like John did when he was younger. The boy had began asking about his daddy around Christmas time just six months earlier. He wanted to know why he never saw his father. The questions that followed were typical, and each time it broke Sara's heart. She didn't know what to tell her son. He had been diagnosed with high functioning autism just after he turned three, and where he understood many things, this was very difficult for Sara.

For Caden's fourth birthday, Sara packed up her son and flew to St. Louis, Missouri for RAW 1000. The young boy enjoyed every part of the show, even if he didn't completely understand some of it. They had floor seats, but they were far back enough to not be seen by any of the performers, save for "Falls Count Anywhere" matches. Thankfully, there wouldn't be any of those that night. During the main event, Caden began yawning. As much as he enjoying watching John, it was getting late, and he wouldn't last much longer. When Sara heard Big Show's music, she groaned. She knew that this wasn't going to be pretty, and didn't want to subject her son to what was about to happen. She picked Caden up and began her way up the stairs. As she made her way toward the exit of the arena she was stopped by two people calling her name. On one side of her she saw Trish running up to her, and she turned to see Cody on the other. She sighed, stopping in her tracks. She hung her head as they approached her, shocked looks on their faces.

"So that was you I saw in New York a couple of years ago," Cody sighed.

Sara nodded, biting her lip. "Sorry."

Trish tried to be angry, but when she saw the young boy in Sara's arms, along with the fact that she was still wearing her engagement ring, she softened. "You know that we aren't the ones you need to be apologizing to."

Sara took a deep breath, looking to the young boy in her arms. "Caden, would you like to hang out with Cody Rhodes while mommy talks to her friend?" She turned to Cody, "you don't mind, do you?"

"Nah, I'm an uncle. I love kids," he smiled as he took boy from his mother's arms. "I have something you might like." He walked away to give the women some time to talk.

Sara sighed as she turned back to Trish, her eyes filling with tears. "I do owe you an apology."

Trish wrapped her arms around the other girl tightly, "I'm just glad you're alright. I've missed you so much."

"At least you know why I left," the tears in Sara's eyes spilled down her cheeks as she returned the embrace.

Trish nodded, rubbing the other girl's back as she began to cry as well. "I understand you were scared, baby girl."

"I still am," Sara whispered.

"That's understandable," Trish sighed. "You've been away a long time."

"Once I ran, I felt like I couldn't go back. At the same time, it hurts to much to be away from him. I love John so much. And now there's..."

"You said his name was Caden, right?" Trish smiled as the other woman nodded. "He looks like his father, Sara."

"I've spent the past six months attempting to allude questions about his daddy. I don't know how much more I can take, Trish. I don't know if I can face John."

Trish sighed, reaching up to wipe one of Sara's tears away. "You have to tell him. He still loves you. He's been going crazy without you. You know that he went and injured himself a little after you left, right?"

Sara blinked, "I... I didn't start watching again until I was about six months along."

Trish nodded, "he tore his pectoral muscle. He had stay out for a while after having surgery."

"Now I'm just going to blame myself for that," Sara sighed.

Trish frowned as she found a place for them to sit down, "why don't you tell me about Caden and what else you've been doing with yourself these past five years?"

Sara nodded as she sat down, "well, his name is Caden Anthony Cena and coming out for this was his birthday present. He's turning four in a couple of weeks. He hasn't put two and two together yet as to why he happens to share a last name with his favorite wrestler. We live in Queens, and I'm technically working for the same company that I had been. You obviously know that he looks like his father, and he's just so bright. He's actually autistic, but you'd never guess it."

After taking all of the information in, a smile slowly came across Trish's face. "I think I thought of something that could help you out. John is really big on doing Make a Wish. Maybe you can arrange for them to meet that way and then ease into it."

"Huh..." Sara mused as she wiped a stray tear from her eye. "I never thought of that."

"Yeah, I know that it's mostly for terminal kids, but I know that they take wishes from autistic kids. I've met a few myself," Trish nodded with a smile.

Just then Cody walked up to them with a sleeping Caden in his arms, the boy holding a Cody Brawlin' Buddy. "You know who was just coming to the locker room to shower. I figured it would be best to avoid that," he whispered.

Sara stood up, nodding. "Thanks Cody." She held out her arms to take her son.

Cody shook his head, "I'll take him to your car for you. It's not a big deal."

Sara smiled, hugging Trish once more before heading out to the parking lot with Cody. "Trish came up with an awesome idea for him and John to meet."

"Oh yeah?" Cody smiled as Sara unlocked her rental car.

"He's autistic, so I'm going to 'make a wish' for him," Sara smirked.

"I think that I sort of picked up on that. I just didn't want to say anything," Cody nodded as he put Caden into his booster seat and carefully closed the door. "I'm just happy that you've decided to come back into our lives. We're a little sick of John being so miserable all of the time."

Sara nodded, laughing softly. "Hey, if all goes well John and I will get back together, and we'll be a family by the end of the year."

"John really is a lucky guy to have such a beautiful girl like you to love him," Cody smiled as he hugged Sara, placing a soft kiss on her cheek.

Sara blushed as she returned the hug. "I'm sure you'll find someone eventually, Cody. You're a great guy when you want to be."

Cody laughed, shaking his head. "Have a good night, Sara. Hopefully, I see you soon."

…

After the show was over, Eve Torres was waiting for John outside of the locker room. She had been pursuing him for months, and he had shot her down many times. When he saw her, he rolled his eyes, readjusting his bag on his shoulder.

"John, wait!" she called after him, grabbing his shoulder.

He spun around, an angry glare in his eyes. "What do you want, Eve?"

"I just wanted to know if you were up for going out for a drink," she twirled her hair around her finger with an innocent look in her eyes.

"How many times do I have to tell you that I'm just not interested?" he sighed.

"She's not coming back, John. It's been five years. I know that men have needs," she walked her fingers up his arm with a lustful look in her eyes.

John shook his head, pulling away from her. "Even if I do, I'm not about to look to you to fulfill them."

Eve shrugged, "your loss. We could have something good, but I know when it's time to move on."

John nodded, "yeah, about five months ago when I turned you down the first time." He spun on his heel, continuing down the hall to the parking garage to get to his rental car and head to the hotel for the night. His heart ached without having Sara in his life. No matter how long it had been since she left him, he couldn't bring himself to look at another girl. Something inside of him told him that Sara was still out there, and that she was still his. He just had no idea as to why she left. He just had a feeling that they wouldn't be apart forever. However, if they were, John knew that he would be spending the rest of his life alone. He just didn't care anymore. There was only one thing that could bring him back and that was the love of his life.