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Chapter Eleven: Nothing but the Truth

(Shannon POV)

Isabella danced to the music radiating from the car and I couldn't help but chuckle. She looked at me weirdly. "What?"

"Nothing. Hey, John and I are going out for lunch later, you know, to get to know each other." I replied. Her green eyes lit up.

"Really? Oh, thank you Shannon. Maybe you two will get along." She laughed a little and looked at me from the passenger seat. "So, I guess that means you're dropping me off now." We were at the front of the hotel and John was sitting on a bench, wearing a hoodie and hat with the hood pulled over the hat. A pair of sunglasses were perched on his face as he jammed to his Ipod. I stopped the car and she hopped out before running into John's open arms.

How she could still love him was well beyond me. He had stood her up countless times, but she was always still right there, in his arms. Isabella let go of John and followed him to the car door as he hopped in and buckled his seatbelt. Standing on the little footstep to get inside, she kissed John's cheek. "Behave, boys." She smiled playfully. "And have a nice day."

Isabella disappeared inside the hotel and I drove off to the café we chose. I sat across from him in a more secluded booth. We ordered and spent the first few minutes just looking around. "So, this place is cozy." John spoke.

"I guess." I murmured. "So, anything new?"

"Yeah, I need to tell you something." John looked at me sternly. "You know Isabella, right?"

"Um, yeah." I replied as our orders came.

"Well, she thinks I love her, but I don't." He laughed. "I'm playing her and she has no clue. It'll be hilarious. I'm going to get her into bed and then break it off."

My eyes narrowed.

"But, you can't say anything, okay?" He suddenly got serious again. My blood boiled as I looked at the vile man sitting across from me. How anyone could do that to somebody. He didn't know he'd have to marry her, which meant…God no. I wouldn't let him. My mouth wanted to scream that I would tell her, but instead I just nodded.

"I need to go." I replied and paid before leaving quickly and driving back to the hotel. Putting the car in park, I went into the lobby and ran up the stairs. Finding my door, I knocked furiously. A female voice scoffed.

"Hold on a minute!" The door opened, revealing Isabella in a black bikini. "Yes, Shannon? I thought you went out with John."

"Something came up." I replied. "Um, where are you going?"

"The pool, wanna come?" She asked as John appeared in the doorway and welcomed himself in. Why she keeps giving him extra keys, I had no idea, but it was annoying how he popped up at unnecessary moments. Frustrated, I ran a hand over my face. Skipping over to him, she kissed him. "Hey, what happened between you and Shan?"

"Nothing, something just came up." He shrugged. "Sorry."

"It's okay, so anybody want to come to the pool with me? It'll be fun." She smiled.

"You can make anything fun." He slyly smirked and kissed her forehead.

"Aww, you're so sweet."

Silently, with my back turned to them, I mocked their words, knowing John's were false. Turning, I cracked a smile…for her, if anything. "I have to go." I sighed and got up, leaving their little meeting as soon as possible. I couldn't stand her being so wrapped up in him, when she didn't even know that he meant none of his words.

A tap on my shoulder made me spin around. John stood there, a smirk broadened over his face. "Tell anyone, and I'll kill you." He gritted before pulling me into a quick, one-armed hug before spinning around. Now I knew why he suddenly changed his mood. Isabella stood a few feet away, a towel in one arm. She smiled at our closeness.

"That's how I like it, you two, enjoying each other's company. Gotta go, bye boys." She waved and headed for the stairs. When she was out of sight, he returned to his seriousness.

"Ruin this, and I'll ruin you." He threatened before walking away. There was only one problem, and I had confirmed it. I was indeed in love with Isabella Smith. Yes, I admit to myself, I lover her. She loves him. He, most definitely doesn't love her back, though. Stumbling down the hall, not paying much attention to where I was going, I passed a poster for Night of Champions, which only made me realize that today was the twentieth. Smirking, I thought about it.

Isabella's birthday was tomorrow and I was without a gift. Cursing myself, I ran to the elevator and climbed in when the doors opened. Dashing through the lobby and into the parking lot, I passed by the door to the pool, where Isabella and John were. She waved and I nodded in acknowledgement. From behind me, I could hear her mutter. "I wonder why he's so riled up." Ignoring it, I remembered my mission.

Driving to the nearest mall, I was out of breath and practically hyperventilating as I leaned over the side of the escalator. What would she want? Great, I spent an hour getting here and I have no idea what to get her. How hard could it be? A hat, nope. Music? No, that girl has way too much music right now, as it is. Giving her any more would be hazardous to everyone's eardrums.

Then, it hit me. I would give her a tattoo or a piercing or whatever she wanted at my shop…for free. That's what being the boss gives you, that kind of power. She had always wanted a tattoo and I just happened to be able to get it for her. Take that and eat it with cheese, Cena! Great, now that I got that figured out, there was one more problem…now I was in a crowded mall and there was a line for the escalator.

After waiting for at least an hour. I figured 'screw it' and took the stairs to the parking garage. Nearly jumping into the front seat, I made my way to the hotel as quickly as possible without breaking the law and made it into my hotel room just as Isabella came out of the bathroom. She was dressed and ready to go to the arena. Looking at my watch, I realized I was gone for longer than I had thought. Raw would be starting soon, and they were needed. By my guessing, John had already left. Figures.

"Hey, Shanno. Where've you been, stranger?" She joked.

"Running an errand." I huffed and followed her to the car.

"Like what, seeing how fast you can get your heart rate?" She joked and gently smacked my chest. Feigning injury, I pouted at her.

"Well then, I take back your birthday gift." I laughed.

"Shannon, you didn't have to get me anything, besides it's tomorrow." Isabella tried to fake like she wasn't interested, but soon she was at my side. "So, what did you get me?"

"You'll find out tomorrow." I laughed again.


(Still Shannon POV)

I woke up before Isabella and made a phone call. "Hey, is it all set up for tonight?"

"Yeah." Jeff replied. "Are you going to make a scene?"

"I promise, it'll be a good scene." I said.

"Whatever, see you then, Shan." I hung up after Jeff did and made another phone call.

"Hey Shane, Chad?"

"Yeah, Shannon." The two asked me, they were probably busy running the shop.

"Well, for Isabella's birthday, I'm going to give her a tattoo or piercing or free and I just wanted to let you know so y'all don't freak out." I replied.

"Since when do we freak out?"

"Chad, you and Shane screamed and jumped on the couch because a little spider was on the floor." I stated.

"For your information, it was freaking huge! See you, boss." Shane put as much spite into the word boss as possible and hung up. Isabella woke up just then and smiled.

"Who were you talking to?"

"Um, checking up on the shop." I replied. It wasn't the complete truth, but it was 95% on the mark. "Hey, Happy Birthday, Izzy. The big 3-0." I smiled at her, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Thanks Shannon." She nodded as the door busted open and Shane Helms, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Jay and Adam entered. Shane held a tray of food, her favorite breakfasts, which basically was Lucky Charms, a glass of orange juice and a banana nut muffin. The muffin had a single black candle sticking out. Matt held out a big box, more appropriately…a huge box. "I can't enjoy my breakfast first?" She cocked an eyebrow at the guys.

"Nope." Adam retorted, resting on his crutches. "Open it." He whined.

Gingerly, she did, revealing a box full of other stuff, wrapped neatly, or messily, depended on who had wrapped it. As she plucked a rainbow covered gift, she studied the faces. "The card first, silly." Jay stated as he reached in and held out an envelope. Carefully she opened it and read it aloud.

"Happiness is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel it's warmth." She raised her eyebrows as she chuckled and opened it to read the inside. "Happy B-day, Shorty. We hope you enjoy, don't do anything stupid and remember, Girlie, if ya got it…flaunt it. We all know you got it, the question is…are ya willin' to flaunt it? Signed, Jay and Adam, with love." She cooed at the two smirking Canadians. "Aww, wait, now here's the card's little inscription: It's your birthday, let your happiness show." Rolling her eyes, she shuffled out of bed and hugged each of the two, and kissed them both on the cheek.

"Your welcome. Now read ours." The other three said in unison as they thrust a card into her hands. As she opened it, the instrumental of My Little Sunshine floated out. As she read it, she kept laughing.

"Friendship and duct tape have very common qualities that they share with the Force. They all have light sides, they all have dark sides, and they all hold the world together. The light side to being friends with you is that you're smart, and pretty, and just an awesome person. The dark side is that sometimes, you're moody, and dark, and scary, and you can scare the crap out of us. But, no matter what, our friendship will always be holding my world together. Signed, The Core Group (Minus Shannon)." Her face scrunched up in confusion.

"What, he wasn't with us." Jeff reasoned, but urged her to open her gifts. A bunch of CD's from Adam and Jay, which got them another hug and kiss on the cheek, a bunch of gag gifts from her hometown friends, and a keychain with a key attached.

"What's this?" She asked.

"It's from all of us. Look outside." Shane ushered her to the balcony, which she stepped out on and we somehow managed to get all seven of us on the wooden platform. Looking down, she instantly spotted the shiny, new, black and chrome motorcycle that had PDISNC written on the license plate.

"Is that mine?"

"Yep, we all pitched in." Adam chuckled at her reaction as we moved back into the main room. Skipping around, she hugged everybody again and kissed them all on the cheek again, except me. Sighing, I shoved my hands into my jeans pockets and solemnly looked at the ground.

"Yesterday, you said you had something for me." She started, but I cut her off.

"Yeah, had they told me they were buying you a vehicle, I would've pitched in, but they didn't. So, I thought of a gift on my own. Now, it may not be as shocking as a vehicle, but I'm getting you an appointment for a tattoo done at Gas Chamber Ink. For free, whenever, wherever, you want it." I shrugged as her jaw dropped and she hugged me, along with giving me a quick peck. "Thank you."

"Um, Isabella?"

"I know, you got a little bit more." She sat back down . "Can I eat now?"

"One second." Shane lit the candle on the muffin and we started singing, while she sat dumfounded.

"Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Shorrrrtttttiiiiieeee! Happy B-Day to you? How old are you?" Matt, Jeff, Shane, and I sang.

"Dude, don't bring up age with women, they may get offended." Adam cut in.

"Too bad, too bad." We sang back.

"Dude, she'll kick your ass!" Jay replied.

"Aw shit, aw shit. Anyway!" Jeff smirked as we all joined in again. "What's your boyfriend's first name?"

"Wait a minute, we already know her boyfriend's name." Matt whispered.

"Go along with the song." Jeff elbowed his brother as he sang.

"Happy birthday to you!" We shouted. Isabella smiled again and blew out the candle before tugging it out.

""Um, yeah, sorry about the cereal, it took longer than expected." Shane gestured to the soggy cereal. Isabella shrugged as she ate her muffin.

"It's okay, I love it anyway."

"We'll meet you downstairs in the lobby." Adam hugged her again before leading the entourage of Superstars out of the room.

"I'll wait downstairs too." I nodded before leaving. Once I got into the elevator, the guys greeted me.

"So, Shannon, when were you going to tell us you got her a tattoo pass?"

"What? Well, you wouldn't tell me what you were getting her, so this was a little, impromptu, last second gift." I explained.

"Mmm-hmmm. Well played, though." Shane laughed. We waited for a few minutes before Isabella came down the stairs, purse slung over her shoulder, hair tied back in a ponytail and wearing jeans and a t-shirt, being and simple as it could get. Yet, she didn't look plain. Shane went up and hugged her again.

"Okay, testosterone overload." She giggled as we all enveloped her in a group hug. Backing up, we walked outside and looked at the motorcycle. Skipping towards it, she straddled the seat and looked over. "So? How do I look on it?"

"It's very fitting." Matt laughed. "Hey we gotta go, work." He explained to the short Diva who hugged her friends goodbye, except for Adam, who wasn't leaving. "Wow, it's almost noon, you slept in." He teased Isabella.

"We got Shan to shut off your alarm." Jeff explained, "Otherwise, you would've heard the cycle and the surprise would've been ruined." I knew he was lying, to make it seem I had maybe the tiniest part in this. Ignoring it, I shrugged when she looked at me and the guys left. Adam hobbled over to stand by us.

"Shanny, will you come with me to try out my birthday gift?" She pouted. I looked at Adam, who shrugged. Nodding, I smiled as she pulled on one of the two helmets and climbed on. Moving on behind her, I put my arms around her waist as she kicked up the stand and put it into gear before shooting off.

"Having fun?" I asked her over her shoulder?

"Yep, this is awesome." Her laugh sent shivers down my spine as I felt a weird feeling settling into my gut. "Time to go back." Isabella chuckled again as she took the route back to the hotel As we pulled in next to my rental, she turned off the ignition and kicked the stand down before chaining the bike to a metal pole. Tucking the keys into her purse, she turned to me. "Ready to go to the arena, it's getting to be time for the show, a.k.a, time to go."

"Isabella, something's been bothering me."

"What is it?" She asked, innocently.

As I was about to say something about John not liking her, I instead said. "Has John contacted you at all, today?" Her face fell as she shook her head.

"So, that's why I'm going to surprise him, tonight." I had no idea how her smile could get any bigger and it made me smile as she hopped into the passenger seat. I got in and drove to the arena, where she practically hit the ground running as she left the vehicle. The feeling in my stomach grew and I sighed deeply.

(Isabella POV)

I ran through the halls, coming to John's locker room. Shannon had gotten lost trying to follow me and instead of knocking, I just opened the door, expecting John to be there. The room was empty, sighing, I turned around to see Shannon, out of breath. "Don't run off on me, Isabella, please. Is he here?"

"No." I frowned and shut the door. I spotted Maryse sitting on an equipment box, talking to Mike. Coming up tot hem, I greeted them. "Hey, Mike, Maryse, how are you guys?"

"Good, how are you, birthday girl?" Mike asked. "I've been waiting for you, this is from John and I." He handed me a box containing a necklace with my birthstone, a ruby and onyx dangling from a silver chain with earrings to match.

"Cena?"

"No, JoMo." He replied to Shannon. "Did John get you anything yet?"

"Not yet. I hope he did though." She chuckled nervously. "Have you seen him?"

"Yeah, um, I think he's in the Diva's Locker Room." Maryse replied.

"What's he doing there?"

"Said he was dropping something off." Maryse added.

"Maybe it's my gift." I smiled again, before darting off in the direction of the desired locker room, Shannon trailing behind me.

As I approached the door, I swung it open, a smile on my face. "John?" My jaw dropped as Shannon came behind me.

"Isabella, please-." He stopped himself as he saw what was happening. John was shirtless, as he usually was. What got me was that he was with another Diva, a certain blond diva, who was both topless and braless. John was groping her as he made out with her and she was reaching for his belt. "What the hell?" He whispered.

John finally noticed me and Shannon and broke his kiss with the blond, who moved to stand beside him as she grabbed his shirt and pulled it over her head. "Isabella?" I pushed into the locker room and Shannon followed. "I need to tell you something."

"Oh, yeah I guess you really do! But, I'm going to say something first. What the hell is this? I come here to surprise you, only to find you swapping spit, and about to swap something else with Kelly Kelly. First, you start abandoning me for work, then you forget it's my birthday today, and to put the cherry on top, you cheat on me. How long as this been going on for?"

"Relax! First of all, you're not really worth bringing to work, so I leave you at wherever you were at the moment. Secondly, I don't care if it is or isn't your birthday. Thirdly, yes I was about to have sex with this wonderful, gorgeous woman. Lastly, this had been going on for a year." John yelled at her. I scoffed.

"So, you've been cheating on her?"

"You are such an idiot." John frowned at me. "No, while she was playing Shannon, I was working playing you. Then we got together and soon after, they broke up. She succeeded and so did I. Granted, it was a bit earlier than we had wanted. Kelly and I posed a breakup and then we got to work. Honestly, the look on your face was priceless." John smirked at me, and I stepped forward.

"You know, if you were half the woman I was, maybe he'd actually want to be with you. Maybe any man would want to be with you." Kelly nodded as if it was the most logical thing in the world. I felt Shannon step up behind me.

"Isabella, they're not worth it." He stated.

"Oh please, you knew about it!" Kelly and John yelled at the same time. Spinning around, I glared at the solemn looking man.

"Shannon?"

"Listen, I found out that Kelly was playing me a little while before the Fourth of July and that it was with someone on the roster. I forgot about it for a while. Then yesterday, John told me that he was playing you and that I couldn't tell anyone. Also, he told me that he'd tear me apart if I got close to you." He explained.

"So were you pretending to give a damn about me, too? You were trying to be my friend so

I would have a fool made out of me." I accused. Shannon looked shocked.

"No, I wouldn't do that." He stammered out.

"Sure you wouldn't. Burn in hell, all three of you!" I yelled, blinking away tears as I slammed the door behind me, not caring that Shannon burst out a few minutes later, screaming at me to listen to him. Tears blurred my eyes as I ran to catering. The lights suddenly went on and a bunch of Superstars and Divas jumped out.

"Surprise!" They took one look at my face and their expressions changed. A banner with Happy Birthday Izzy was strung across the room. Ashley was even there, smiling until I came in.

"I'm sorry, I-I just. Sorry." I turned around and shakily walked outside. Ashley followed me.

"He did it to me, too, sweetie. Hey, I'll drive you back to the hotel." She offered and I didn't object. "Hey, I know how you feel, girl. I felt that way too."

"I was going to break up with him anyway because I fell in love with someone else." I frowned and looked at her. Glancing at me, she asked.

"Who?"

"Shannon." I replied, before focusing my eyes on the passing scenery.


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