A/N: Hey ya'll! So this chapter brings...a revelation. John and Mo reach a new, kinda awkward plateau, Joe makes some crude comments about Randy and as they say, business is about to pick up. Stay tuned!

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Joe and Claudette had been listening since the yelling began. Now they only stared at each other. Claudette grabbed Joe's hand and pulled him into her room and shut the door.

"Oh my! That was…" Joe started.

"Completely unexpected," Claudette finished.

"Now what? Because you know he is NOT going to call," Joe said.

"Yep and she's going to act like it didn't happen and cling to Trevor," Claudette added.

"Which is proving John's point but she will not want to hear that," Joe said.

"Are we going to tell her we overheard?" Claudette asked.

"I don't know. This whole thing just go real when John admitted his feelings for her. We have to tread delicately," Joe said.

The two of them were silent and Joe's phone rang in the silence. He looked down at it. "It's Randy," Joe said holding the phone toward Claudette.

"Put it on speaker," she advised.

"Hello," Joe answered.

"Hey, we need to talk," Randy said in a serious tone.

"I know. Claudette's here. I have you on speaker," Joe said.

"What's up, girl?" Randy said sexily. Joe and Claudette both rolled their eyes.

"Hi," Claudette answered.

"So, what did we need to talk about?" Joe asked before Randy began flirting with Claudette in earnest.

"Right, John and I just hung up. He told me about his fight with Mo," Randy told them.

"Yeah, we heard them. What else did he say?" Joe asked.

"He told me they fought about her lame of a boyfriend and he basically told her she could do better," Randy said.

"Yeah and he practically offered himself as the alternative," Claudette said.

"He didn't mention that part," Randy said.

"Then he ran out of here like his feet were on fire," Joe said.

"We were talking about the situation when you called. What's next?" Claudette said.

"It's complicated it. Before now, it's been not a joke but some shit we joked about. Now these motherfuckers have made it serious. We have to be careful, though. If John thinks I'm pushing him in a certain direction, he'll both in the exact opposite," Randy said.

"That's exactly where we are," Joe agreed.

"I think that when we talk to them we have to make sure we approach them seriously. Let them know that we want them to deal with what's happening and not avoid," Claudette said.

"Randy, how often do you have these kinds of conversations with John?" Joe asked.

"Almost never," Randy answered.

"That means he'll believe you when you tell him you want to talk about what happened with Mo," Joe pointed out.

"What am I telling him? And when am I telling him?" Randy asked.

"Right away!" Joe said.

"No! We have to wait," Claudette said quickly.

"Why?" Joe and Randy asked.

"We have to see what they do next before we say anything. Right now our job is to let them know we're there for them. If we play it right they'll be asking us to interfere," Claudette surmised.

"Very clever. Did I mention that I think cleverness on a woman is super sexy?" Randy purred.

"No, you never mentioned it. I'll keep it in mind," Joe answered. Claudette chuckled and Joe winked at her.

"You're welcome, Joe," Randy said chuckling.

"Anyway, the plan is to be good friends and wait for them to ask for help," Joe said.

"How do we know they'll do that?" Randy asked.

"Because they will be miserable. Neither of them is going to call the other and they'll miss each other. When they ask for help, they'll want us to fix their friendship. What we'll be doing is hooking them up. And because they'll have missed each other so much, they won't realize until it's too late," Joe plotted.

"What about that dude she's dating? Randy asked.

"What about him? I don't give a shit about Trevor," Joe answered.

"Don't worry about Trevor. Just make sure John doesn't do something stupid like take back what he said," Claudette told him.

"OK, I hope this works," Randy said.

"It will because Claudette's sister and John Cena; it's a thing!" Joe said matter-of-fact.

"Right," Randy agreed. "I'll talk to you later. Bye Claudette, call me some time," Randy said before hanging up.

"Whoo girl! I need a cigarette! That damn voice, though," Joe said fanning himself.

"I know right! It's why he gets what he wants. That and his face and his...well you know," Claudette said winking.

"You mean the nine inch monster?" Joe said quirking his eyebrow.

"Joe, shut up! I have to leave in a little while, so let's go talk to Mo," Claudette said laughing.

"OK but that doesn't change what Randy's working with or the face that he want to work you with it," Joe said as he led the way from the room.

Joe and Claudette found Mo in the living room sitting on the couch. They sat on either side of her.

"Hey girl," Joe said.

"Hey. How much did you hear?" Mo asked.

"Enough to understand why you're sitting here by yourself," Claudette answered.

"Oh," she said.

"How do you fee about what he said?" Joe asked.

"I'm surprised," she said.

"Is that all?" Claudette asked.

"Yeah, he showed no indication that he felt that way until he dropped that bomb on me," she said.

"In all fairness, he didn't actually admit to anything. He only hinted that he knew how you felt about him," Joe said.

"He's wrong. You guys know that!" Mo said exasperated.

"Do we? Joe and I are not privy to the conversations you two have every day. Some times twice a day. Maybe he read something from that," Claudette volunteered.

"I didn't mean to..." Mo started.

"Mean to what, hon?" Joe said putting his arm around his friend and locking eyes with Claudette.

"Nothing," Mo said quietly.

"Are you sure?" Claudette prodded.

"I hate that I lead him on and now we can't even be friends," Mo said sadly.

"Why?" Joe asked confused.

"Because I embarrassed him and he left a smoke trail behind him, he ran out of here so fast. Nobody want to be friends with the person who rejects them," Mo said.

"You didn't exactly reject him, though," Joe pointed out.

"But I have Trevor," Mo said simply.

"So?" Joe asked.

"This is not the time to push your anti-Trevor agenda," Mo said her temper flaring.

"Wait, I don't think that's what he's doing," Claudette interrupted. Mo looked at her sister, eyebrow quirked.

"Yes he is. He always has something negative to say about Trevor," Mo pointed out.

"True, but this isn't about Trevor," Joe told her.

"Yes, it is," Mo insisted.

"No, it's not," Joe said.

"Then what's it about?" Mo said frustrated.

"You and John and whatever is happening between you," Joe said honestly.

"There is not John and Me, though!" Mo reiterated.

"Listen, avoidance is not going to solve anything," Jo said sagely.

"I'm not avoiding," Mo said.

"You're also not considering what John said either," Joe pointed out.

"Nothing to consider. He read the situation wrong," Mo stated.

"OK, that doesn't fit with the John we met. He doesn't misread situations, especially not romantic ones. If he sees something between the two of you, at least think about it," Claudette said.

"There is nothing to think about other than how John and my friendship is going to survive this. I'm in a relationship with Trevor," Mo said emphatically.

"OK, well you cling to that bullshit for as long as you can. Your sister and I will be waiting for you to be honest," Joe said stepping away from her.

"Meaning what?" Mo asked.

"Meaning don't treat John's feelings so fucking cavalier and then name Trevor as the fucking reason," Joe said angrily.

"But Trevor…" Mo started.

"No, fuck Trevor. This isn't about him!" Joe said.

"He's right. I told you that we don't know what your calls with John are like and we don't but your face-to-face interactions, those we see," Claudette said.

"So?" Mo asked.

"So only a blind person can't see there may be something there," Claudette answered.

"It's not fair to Trevor to..." Mo started.

"To what? Think about the things John said? I disagree," Joe told her.

"Why?" she asked.

"You know why," Joe said.

"I promise I don't," Monica said.

"It's unfair to stay with Trevor if any of the things John said are true. But you won't know if you don't at least give it a cursory thought," Claudette said.

"But I don't know what..." Mo started.

"What?" Claudette asked.

"What if he's right? What if he's not?" Mo asked nervously.

"You won't know the answer to either until you think about it," Claudette advised.

"A little advice," Joe offered.

"What?" Mo asked cautiously.

"Leave Trevor out of this process until you figure out what's really happening," Joe advised.

"I can't. Just because You're Team John on this doesn't mean Trevor doesn't exist," Mo told him.

"You're abso-fucking-lutely right about me being Team John but I'm Team Mo before that and I want you to do this for you. And I don't want your thoughts process colored by Trevor. I want you to make the best decision for you, no matter what that is," Joe said sincerely.

"Thanks, Joe," Monica said hugging him tightly.

"You're welcome," Joe said.

"Should I call John?" Mo asked.

"You can but considering how fast he ran out of here. I'm going to assume you're going straight to voicemail," Joe surmised.

"Give a little while. What would you say anyway?" Claudette asked.

"I guess you're right," Mo agreed. "I only want to know if he's OK," she said.

"He's fine," Joe said brushing a piece of nonexistent lint from his sleeve.

"How do you know?" she asked.

"Randy," Joe and Claudette said simultaneously.

"Right," Mo acknowledged.

"What? He called me," Joe said.

"Help me carry my things downstairs," Claudette said to the two of them.

"Sure," Mo said.

"I'm so excited. I've never seen Frisco perform for a crowd this big before. I wish you guys were coming along," Claudette said.

"Why?" Joe asked.

"Because when the boys are doing signings and meet and greets I'll be bored. No one to talk to," Claudette explained.

"Talk to Shana," Joe said.

"She couldn't get time off until later. I'll be back by the time she goes out. Emma is the only one of us that is doing the entire tour," Claudette said wrinkling her nose up.

"What about Duke?" Mo asked.

"He signs with the band since he has his own fans now that he's on TV," Claudette said.

"Try to see if he'll give an interview for the show," Mo said.

"You guys go pack a bag. We're turning this into a work trip. John's interview is going to be the first but we can get Frisco and Duke's now. I'll call Frisco and get him to get you a room and the label sent a plane so you can fly out with me," Claudette said.

"Isn't Frisco going to be mad? He's expecting you and then we show up," Mo said.

"No, he'll get that I don't want to hang with Emma," Claudette said, "and he misses you guys too," she told them.

"OK, you ain't gotta twist my arm," Joe said leaving to pack.

"Are you sure?" Mo asked again.

"Yes, go pack!" Claudette reassured her sister. "Hey baby," Claudette said into the phone.

"Hey baby. I can't wait to see you. Skype is not enough!" Frisco said sexily.

"I know. Can you do me a favor?" she asked.

"Anything," he responded.

"Mo and Joe are coming along. We want to do your interview while your on the road and we want to interview Duke. Can you get them a room?" Claudette asked.

"No problem. I actually had one reserved. I figured you'd being one of them so you didn't have to hang with Emma," Frisco laughed.

"You know me so well. So, John kind of called Mo out on liking him and denying it by clinging to Trevor and then he ran out of the house," Claudette told Frisco.

"No shit. What'd she say?" he asked.

"Cling to Trevor which is actually what John accused her of doing. Clinging to Trevor to avoid her real feelings," she said.

"So now what?" he asked.

"Joe and I convinced her to think about it without trashing Trevor but pushing John," she told him.

"Good, maybe she'll finally break up with that lame," Frisco commented.

"Hopefully. I have to go make sure Joe doesn't over-pack. I'll see you soon. I love you," Claudette said.

"Love you too baby, bye," Frisco said.

"Bye," Claudette said before she hung up.