Vaughn woke up the next morning. She felt terrible about what she'd done. She was ashamed of herself. She got up as quietly as she could, got dressed and left. She decided to go to the airport early She went out to her car. As she put the key in the lock, she put her hand to her face and started to cry.
"Excuse me." "Are you ok?"
"Not really."
"You're the physical therapist right?"
"Yeah."
"I've seen you around." "I'm AJ." "What's your name?"
"Vaughn."
"Wanna talk about it?"
"I slept with someone I shouldn't have."
"Who?"
"My best friend." "He has a girlfriend." "I'm a horrible, terrible, awful person."
"No you're not."
"Thank you."
"Sometimes things just happened."
"We were so close I ruined it."
"I think the best thing to do is talk to your friend."
"I can't I'm to embarrassed."
"Well you can talk to me if you need to."
"Thanks." "I have to go."
"Bye."
"Bye."
After John's plane landed in Maine he went to work out at the gym. He couldn't stop thinking about last night. He was lifting weights.
"Hey." Randy said coming up to him. "John." "John?"
"Oh hey Randy."
"Nice to see you to."
"Sorry I just have stuff on my mind."
"You and Nikki fighting?"
"No." "Last night Vaughn broke up with her boyfriend." "She came to my room." "I was trying to comfort her." "One thing led to another and, we had sex."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"What about Nikki?"
"I love her."
"Are you gonna tell her?"
"I don't know."
"Have you talked to Vaughn?"
"No."
"You two should talk."
"I don't think she wants to."
"You can't avoid it forever."
"I know."
"Talk to her."
Back at the hotel Nikki and Dolph were laying in his bed. They were kissing.
"I gotta go." Nikki said.
"Ok."
"Before I do I have something to tell you."
Later that night Vaughn was at the arena. She hadn't seen John yet and she hoped she didn't. She was getting a water from catering.
"Vaughn." Nikki said. Vaughn turned around.
"Hi Nikki."
"I wanna tell you something but don't tell John." "I want it to be a surprise."
After talking to Nikki, Vaughn went back to the trainers room. She was crying. There was a knock at the door. She wiped her eyes.
"Come in." She said. John walked in shutting the door behind him.
"Hi."
"Hi."
"I think we should talk."
"John last night was a big mistake." "It was terrible."
"Was it?"
"You know what I mean."
"I wasn't planning on last night, Vaughn."
"I know I wasn't either."
"I thought it was great."
"Yes ok, making love to you was great, but it never should've happened." "When I think about Nikki, I feel horrible." "Did you tell her?"
"No."
"Good don't."
"I feel bad that I cheated on her to." He walked up to Vaughn. "I shouldn't have but Vaughn, when I'm with you, you make me feel things that she doesn't." "I know you feel it to."
"No."
"Yes you do." "Last night wasn't the only time we felt something like that, it was just the only time we let ourselves feel it."
"No, we could never be together." "We're, we're to far apart in age."
"Age?"
"Yeah I mean you're eleven years older than me."
"Funny, you didn't seem to care about that last night."
"Well I do."
"No you don't, you're scared."
"Of what?"
"You feel something for me and it scares you, so you're making stuff up."
"John stop."
"Vaughn, I think I'm in lo-mmm." She put her hand over his mouth.
"No." "No you're not." "You're just confused." "Whatever you were gonna say, you don't." "You're confused, I'm confused." "We don't feel anything for each other." She took her hand off of his mouth. "We can't." "I can't." John kissed her. She kissed him back. She broke it after a few seconds. "John, please don't do this to me." "We can't see each other anymore, at all."
"Vaughn don't say that."
"I'm serious." "It's best for both of us… if we go our separate ways." She said as her voice broke and tears filled her eyes.
"Vonnie." He went to touch her cheek. She pulled back.
"No." "Get out."
"Baby."
"John please, get out." He left. She started to sob. "I'm sorry." She said through her tears.
John went back to his locker room. Nikki was waiting for him.
"Hi honey." She said.
"Hi." She walked up to him and kissed him.
"I love you."
"I love you to."
"John, I'm pregnant."
"Really?"
"Yeah." "Are you happy?"
"Of course I am." "I'm just shocked." They hugged. "We're gonna have a baby, this is great."