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A/N: No, you are not dreaming. This is actually a new chapter. I swear I didn't abandon this story...honest! I'm so sorry. I can't apologize enough to you guys. I've just been suffering from a really bad case of writer's block. I'm slowly starting to kick it so there should be another update soon. Don't hold me to that though.

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Chapter 21: Coming Clean, Pt. 1

Hunter stared in complete awe at the sleeping infant lying on his chest. Just looking at her, holding her brought tears to his eyes. In the same way that he was so happy that she was finally here, he also missed having her so close to him intimately. He missed the moments when he would wake up in the morning to Shawn talking or singing softly to his stomach. Or how when he felt alone and like no one was there for him, she would kick him reminding him that he would always have her no matter what. Now he had to share her with everyone else and he didn't really want to. As selfish as it sounded, he kind of wished that he was still pregnant; that way he could keep her close to him and to himself just for a little while longer.

Then on the flip side, watching Shawn interact with Arianna was beautiful beyond words. Watching him with her was exactly how he had always imagined it to be, plus more. He smiled to himself as he thought about when they brought Arianna home to Shawn's house from the hospital a couple of weeks ago.

"Welcome home, Ari!" Shawn exclaimed as he opened the door to her nursery and bringing the car seat in which contained the newborn baby.

"What in the world?" Hunter gasped, looking around the room. It was definitely not how he and Chris had decorated it.

Shawn chuckled nervously at his bewildered and confused look. "I'm sorry. I just really, really hated that he had decorated our daughter's room with you. It should've been us. So after that huge fight we had I really just rennovated it." He placed the carseat down and removed Arianna from it, "Do you like it?"

Hunter was quiet for a little while longer as he walked around the room, examining it. He payed close attention to every little detail in the room. It was a whole lot brighter than what he and Chris had done. The room was a very light pink color with white, expensive furnishings. What really caught Hunter's eye though were the pictures on top of her dresser. One was of the very first ultrasound of her; another was of a pregnant Hunter smiling down at his belly (when had he taken that picture?); and the other was of both he and Shawn out and about with friends and Shawn had his hand on Hunter's stomach. Both men were smiling and looking completely happy and in love. From the size of his belly, he could tell that was taken when he was about five or six months. He felt himself tearing up and he turned to look at the other man and his daughter.

"We love it! Don't we, Ari?" he said, going over to them and kissing Arianna on the forehead before kissing Shawn.

"Baby?" Shawn said softly, walking into the room, "Do you need anything? Are you tired? Do you need me to take Ari so you can sleep? Are you...?"

''Shawn, calm down. I'm okay." Hunter laughed, "That's the fifth time you've done that today, relax. Come lay down with us."

He joined them on the bed and sighed, rubbing his fingers over Arianna's soft locks as he watched her sleep soundly on Hunter's chest.

"I can't believe that – well minus my amazing abs of course – that I pretty much have my old body back. I was expecting to be moping around here like a woman bitching about my figure." Hunter laughed.

Shawn laughed, "Naw, I knew you'd get your amazing body back. Though I will admit I do miss your belly."

"Really?" Hunter found it so weird that he said that seeing as how he was just thinking how he kinda missed his belly, too.

"Yeah, it was the perfect table. I miss being able to sit my beer on it when you dozed off while we watched football." he sighed deeply for a dramatic effect, "Good times, good times."

Hunter scoffed, rolling his eyes, "Oh shut up! I thought you were being serious you ass." he chuckled, "I miss my belly because it represented this beautiful little life that we created together. Though at certain times I completely despised being pregnant, I wouldn't trade that experience for anything in the world because now..."

"Because now we have her." Shawn finished his thought for him and Hunter nodded in agreement. They laid in comfortable silence for awhile. "So how do you feel about more children?" he asked suddenly, deep voice carrying throughout the otherwise quiet room.

Hunter was a bit taken back by his sudden question and wasn't quite sure how to answer it, "Well, how do you feel about more children?"

"I definitely would love to have more. I know for a fact that I would love them just as much as I love Ari." he shrugged nonchalantly, "I mean, kids are heaven sent, Hunt. There's nothing more precious. And besides," his voice took on a very seductive tone then, "You look absolutely ravishable pregnant. I would love to see you like that as much as I possibly can."

Hunter blushed deeply and quickly tried to change the subject, "Well I want more kids, too, but for now let's just focus on Ari first."

"Whatever you want, babe. I'll wait as long as you want." Shawn smirked, grabbed his free hand and placed a gentle kiss on the back of it, "But I don't see what it would hurt to start practicing now. Ari needs a brother."

Hunter's blush deepened.

This was the very first time he'd been back in a arena since giving birth a month ago, and there was absolutely no way he wasn't bringing her with them. He wanted to show her everything, even though she's way too young to even know what's going on. Just having her there with him while Shawn went and got prepared for his match was enough for him. As soon as all of the superstars and divas had gotten their fill of cooing over Ari, Hunter took her to Shawn's locker room.

Hunter was so entranced with Arianna that he didn't even notice someone come into the room until they spoke.

"She's beautiful."

He looked up to find John Morrison standing by the door, a nervous look on his face.

He growled, hugging his daughter to him protectively. There was no telling what he could possibly want now and there was no way in hell he was letting him anywhere near her.

"What the hell are you doing in here? What do you want?" he wanted to hurt this man for everything he'd done but he knew that he couldn't. At least not now, "Haven't you caused enough damage already?"

"I'm sorry, okay? It wasn't my idea." John tried to explain, "If it wasn't for him I never would've done that on my own because I respected what you and Shawn had. He just seemed so desperate to break you guys up for his own selfish reason and I fell into it."

Hunter furrowed his brows, "What are you talking about?" He wasn't making any sense, "And who is he?

John sighed. This wasn't going to be easy but it was damn sure going to be fun.

"We need to talk."

Hunter looked a little apprehensive as he motioned for John to come in. He placed Arianna inside of her travel play pen, "I'm listening."

John sat in a chair, and sighed before beginning, "Well, how well do you know Chris Jericho?"

"What the hell does he have to do with this?"

"Yeah, Morrison, what the hell do I have to do with this?" Chris asked, walking into the room. He had a dangerous look on his face, one Hunter had never seen before, not even directed at Shawn. The look alone let Hunter know that someone was going to have to leave this room on a stretcher.

If he thought he was confused earlier, that was nothing to how he was feeling now.

John smirked, choosing to ignore him, "Everything, Hunter. He has everything to do with this." he then turned to acknowledge the older man, "Don't you, Chris?"

"Shut up, Morrison." Chris growled.

"Tell him! Tell him about the deal we had." John taunted.

"Shut the fuck up!"

"Wait! What deal?" Hunter intervened finally, "Chris, what is going on?"

"Tell him, Chris, or I will." John continued to taunt, the smirk never leaving his face.

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