I smile when I realise where we are. The park. Our old haunt. Jon grins and pulls me over to the huge oak tree we used to sit under, and lean against. "Come on" he says, laughing as I drag my heels. "For old times sake." I smile and let him lead me to the tree, smiling as he takes his jacket off and puts it on the ground for me to sit on. "My my Jonathan" I say as he helps me down. "You turned into a gentleman." "Don't tell everyone" he says, winking at me before sitting next to me. "Now, how did it used to go? Oh yeah." He pulls me over until I'm straddling his lap. "I love you doofus" he whispers, kissing me softly. "Love you too dumbass" I whisper back, leaning forward and resting my head on his shoulder. "Well well well" a voice says behind us. "Just like a time warp. Morganna and Jonathan, sitting under their tree." I tense up and Jon notices straight away. "Nicholas" he growls. "I'd like to say I've missed seeing you around, but I'd be lying." Nick laughs as I climb off Jon's lap. "Nice shade of red you are there Morganna" he teases. "Finally came back for her then did you Good?" Jon stands up before I can stop him. "What's your point, Nick?" he asks, standing nose to nose with him. "Jon" I say, grabbing his hand and trying to pull him away. "No point, Jon" Nick says, smirking at him. "Maybe now she can quit moping around after you. Everyone around here was getting fed up of her turning them down. Jon's coming back was all she kept saying. Well, only took you what, seven years. Mind you, figured she'd have told you about the kid well before now, knowing where you work and all. Anyway, gotta run. Have fun, kids." Jon clenches his fist as Nick walks off whistling.
"Jon" I whisper. He snaps back to reality and sits down next to me. "Was that true?" he asks. "Did you really not date?" "I told you I didn't" I say quietly. "I wouldn't. Because.." "I was coming back" he says softly. I nod, looking away from him. "I'm not leaving you again Morganna" he says, holding my hand. I nod. "I know" I whisper. He looks around and grins. "Look" he says,pointing at the trunk of the tree. "Remember this?" I look where he's pointing and smile. "Yeah" I say. He'd brought a knife to the tree one night and carved our initials in a heart. "Always" he whispers, kissing me. "Always" I whisper back.
"Hey guys" mom says as we walk back in the house. "Jon, your phone has been ringing like crazy, I had to get JJ to put it on silent!" Jon grins and grabs it off the table. "Hunter" he says, opening the door and starting to go outside to call him back. "Jon" I say. He pauses and turns to look at me. "Tell him I'll do it" I say. "For next week only, while JJ is with mom." He smiles and nods before shutting the door. "Did you talk it through?" mom asks quietly as I follow her into the kitchen. I nod slowly. "It's a bad idea" I say, grabbing a bottle of water for Jon and a juice for myself. "There's too much travelling involved, that's not good for JJ." "But the money would be so much better" she argues. I look at her in shock. "It's not about the money mom" I say. "It's about stability for my son." "Stability that money from working for a company like WWE could provide" she counters. "Mom" I say. "He's already losing one parent for five days a week, he doesn't need to lose the other one too." "It's for two days Morganna" she says. "You don't need to do house shows..." "Mom?" I ask suddenly. "Have you spoken to Hunter?" She blushes instantly. "Your phone rang too" she confesses. "I wouldn't answer Jon's, but I'd answer yours. Just think about it Morg, for JJ?" Jon walks back in and looks at mom straight away. "Well well Monica" he teases. "Quite the little job negotiator aren't you?" She looks at the floor while he laughs. "Relax" he says. "Hunter liked it. Oh, Morg, he wants you Sunday, for Payback." I shake my head. "Working at the bar" I say, putting my juice down and handing him his water. "So, while you two plot my career, I'm heading up to pack ready to go home." I kiss Jon quickly and run upstairs.
"Hey" Jon says quietly, walking in the room as I finish zipping up my bag. "Hey" I say back, just as quietly. "Can we talk?" he asks. I nod and he points at the bed. I shrug and sit down, looking up at him, watching as he sits next to me and takes my hand. "Morg" he says. "I've been talking to mom, and..." "Your mom?" I ask quickly. He shakes his head, shuddering. "Lord no" he says. "Yours. Monica. Anyway, it's like this. She thinks, well, we think, you should take Hunter up on his job offer." "What about our son, Jon?" I ask, standing up and walking around the room. "He is my number one priority. He is my life, Jon. You can't ask me to do this. JJ needs stability." "Which is why you need to listen to what I have to say" he says, walking over to me. "I'm gonna buy us a house, not an apartment, and mom is moving in with us." "Woah" I say. "Back up a lil bit here. I get a say in this when? Don't even think about doing this out of some sort of misguided loyalty Jon..." "Misguided?" he practically yells. "Misguided my ass! He's my son too Morganna. Alright, so I didn't know about him until recently, and yeah, I feel guilty as fuck that I've missed out on six and a half years with the most amazing kid I have ever met, but this has nothing to do with it!" "To quote a certain Moxley" I say. "I can smell bs from a mile off, and I think you're full of it. I'm going home Jon. I suggest you head to Vegas. I'll see you Monday." I grab my bag, run downstairs, kiss JJ, glare at mom, and run out to the car.