Sean sat on the bed with Ravyn, "Was that your husband?"

Ray let one tear roll down her cheek, "Yeah, it was."

Sean wrapped his arm around the young woman, "What happened? Want to talk about it?"

"Not really," Ray said standing up, "I just want to get out of here,"

"You know I think you and John should really head on to Atlanta," Sean said, "There is so much to do there,"

Ray gave him a weak smile, "What and this town is boring?"

Sean gave a shrug, "Well you know John," he joked, "wouldn't know a good time if it bit him on the ass."

Ray laughed through her tears, "I don't know about that," she told him, "He was always showing me a good time," she shrugged, "you know, when I let him."

"What happened between you two anyway?"

Ray gave him another shrug, "I was just a baby, John was my first boyfriend and I really didn't know what a relationship was about. Besides, I was a huge tomboy,"

As if he understood where the problem lied without her saying anything else, Sean nodded, "I see," Sean turned to her, "Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure,"

He patted a space beside him on the bed. "Just how much of you and John not working out had to do with your husband?"

Ray thought long and hard about it, Shane never did anything intentionally to break them up. He just did all the things she liked and always said what…she…wanted…to…hear, "More than I realized."

"I thought so," Sean put his hand on her shoulder, "Look Ravyn do me a favor, give John a chance, he really, really feels bad about the way your relationship went down,"

"I know he does Sean," Ray looked down at her hands, "I know he does. Don't get me wrong, I know John and I got a raw deal but I married this man,"

"I know you did Ray and the man that you married has so much respect for you and the vows that you took that he's fuckin' another woman in your bed and jumping on your case because you're hanging with a friend. John didn't have a problem with you two hanging out when he was dating you."

"Shane wasn't my ex," Ray pointed out.

"But Shane was a man and as I recall John came home once and told us that you all shared rooms on many occasions."

Ray nodded her head, "Yes we did,"

"And yet he had enough trust in you that you'd never cheat,"

"I didn't cheat on John!" Ray exclaimed.

Sean put his hand on her shoulder, "He told me about Shane,"

"That, uh, I didn't mean for that to happen,"

"I know you didn't. I know. You just don't seem like that kind of girl."

Ray raised her eyebrow, "What kind of girl do I seem like?"

"You're about as green as St. Patrick's Day to be honest with you. Just how sheltered was your life because I'll be damned,"

"It was sheltered," Ray told her, "My adopted mother kept me well under wraps."

"Adopted mother?" Sean asked, "What happened to your birth mother?"

"She was--," she almost said murdered, "She died."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Sean told her, "But look, this is depressing. Why don't you get dressed and then go ahead downstairs and let John take you out, kay?"

"Yeah, okay." Ray said standing.

Sean followed suit and gave her a hug, "You're going to be okay kid, believe me."

"Thanks Sean," Ray said, "Tell John I'll be down soon,"

"Okay deal," he walked out of the door to deliver the news to his brother.

Okay Ravyn, get it together. You will not lose another man. I don't give a damn what you have to do.

-

"You speak to your precious little wife Shane?" Jayda asked while tending to John.

"Get out," he said in a voice that scared even him.

Jayda turned around as if he didn't say a thing, "Come on Shane, and don't even start with that shit again. What's the matter, wifey hip to us yet?"

"There is no us," he strained, "You know there's something the matter with your ass I swear,"

"What's the matter with me?" Jayda asked placing John down in Kyrian's Pack 'n' Play, "What? I fucked a married man? Trust me baby, there's something wrong with a lot of us,"

"I have a family,"

"Yeah and we're about to add to it, aren't we John?" she cooed to the baby.

"He's not my son and you know it,"

"Do i?" she asked. "Better yet, do you?"

Shane was silent, even though the baby had blue eyes they could've really come from anywhere. Genetics were a funny thing as he was the only one in his family with brown hair, "I swear we're going to get a blood test the second Monday gets here,"

"News flash nimrod, its Tuesday,"

"Tomorrow we're going to a clinic; figure out what the hell is going on here,"

"That's good Shane, but there's this little matter of our little affair,"

"Affair my ass, we fucked a few times Jayda. That's it,"

"Are you a married man?"

"Happily,"

"Somehow I find that hard to believe when you screwed me without so much as a second thought to her. You have called her twice in the last 48 hours."

Shane felt like he had caught a clothesline from Hell from JBL, "I know but,"

"But you don't feel the same way about her,"

"That's not true,"

"Not true my ass," Jayda said, "And now she's finding comfort in another man's arms."

"She's not cheating on me,"

"Oh I don't doubt that," Jayda told her truthfully. "I believe she loves you no matter what you do to her."

"She never has to find out about this,"

Jayda feigned a thoughtful look, "Where have I heard that before?" she said, "Let me think, oh yeah, John said the same thing about her when I told him John was his,"

Shane remembered the conversation when John first told Shane about Jayda and John. He didn't even give John a chance to see if the baby was his before he ran and told Ray

"I need your help. I don't know anyone else to talk to."

"I'm listening."

"Adam just dropped a major bombshell on me."

"Still listening."

"Secret left because she was pregnant."

"I know that."

"You did?"

"You didn't?" Shane asked, he couldn't believe it, how dense was this boy?

"No I didn't, and I guess you thought it was mine."

"Who the hell knows who that child belongs to? Let's face it; Secret did anything but keep her body a secret if you know what I mean."

"I know that Shane."

"I guess this means you have some serious explaining to do to Beautiful huh?"

"No."

"No?" Shane asked, "That baby could be yours and you still don't want to tell that girl? How could you do this to her?"

"She's better off not knowing."

"Is she better off not knowing, or are you just better off not telling?"

"A little of both actually."

"How did I know you were going to say some bull shit like that?"

He had been so pissed off at John for putting Ravyn through that kind of pain and here he was, doing the exact same thing.

"Alright Jayda, what do you want me to do, call my wife and said I fucked another chick,"

"It's what you did, isn't it?"

"One thing at a time Jayda, I want to know if John is my son,"

Unlikely, she thought, but I'm pretty sure we just created a child that I'm damn sure is yours.

-

John and Ray had already left for their date which gave Matthew and Sean plenty of time to sit around and talk.

"You talked to her?"

"Yeah I did," Sean told him, "She seems fucked up confused,"

"Wouldn't you be?"

"Hell yeah, but I'm glad John is move level headed now than he was two years ago,"

"Yeah me too, she's going to need some stability."

"I think her husband was really waiting for John to fuck up beyond repair,"

"I think half that damn locker room was waiting on it,"

"Could be,"

"Well, now this time, it's going to be Ravyn's choice," Matt said, "but let's face it, that's a helluva a choice,"

"I know,"