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After driving almost 8 hours Joe pulls up in front of a small little house in Pensacola, Florida. "We're here," he says as he puts his SUV into park.

"This is where your parents live?" I ask looking at the house. "You grew up here?"

"Yes, this is where my parents live," he says taking the keys out of the ignition. "It's cozy, I know probably nothing that you're used to but this is home for me."

"It's cute," I say with a smile. "I always wanted to have a small little house like this."

He gives me a smile and says, "I loved growing up here. It was pretty simple."

"Simple lives make me happy," I say with a smile as I look at the house before I look back at him. "You think they will like me?"

"I'm sure they will love you, there isn't anything to dislike about you," he says. "Just relax. They will love you I promise."

"I hope so," I say nervously before he leans over and kisses my lips softly.

"They will love you because I love you and you make me happy," he says with a smile. "Ready?"

"As ready as I'm ever going to be," I say with a smile. "Let's do this."

Joe and I get out of the car and he gets our bags from the trunk of the car before we make our way to the front porch. He doesn't ring the doorbell and just walks in making me smile. I love it immediately. It's smaller than I'm used to but it's not about the size of the home but the love in the home that matters. I hear kids laughing and screaming, little footsteps running through the house and I hear laughter coming from the living room. "I'll give you a tour later," he says, "but right now I want you to meet my family," he says with a smile as he lays our bags down inside the door. He takes my hand and we make our way to the living room.

"Uncle Joe!" yells one of the little girls. She is about 9 years old and has dark hair and dark eyes. She runs over to Joe as everyone turns their heads in our direction.

"Jasmine," he says giving her a hug. "How are you?"

"Good," she says with a smile. "I missed you."

"I missed you too," he says with a smile. "Willow, this is my niece Jasmine," he says introducing us. "And Jasmine, this is my girlfriend Willow."

"Hi," she says with a smile.

"Hi," I say smiling back at her as another little girl makes her way over to Joe that looks similar to Jasmine and then a girl and a boy that are older than them. He introduces me to his two nieces and then his nephew as they catch up. I can tell Joe really loves his nieces and nephews. He picks Jasmine up and carries her into the living room.

"Put her down," says a woman that looks similar to Joe. "She is 9 years old she is able to walk besides when you're holding her I can't give my little brother a hug." He puts Jasmine down and gives his sister a hug. "How are you doing? It's been a while."

"Pretty good," he says with a smile as they break the hug. "How about you?"

"Good," she says, "How is the WWE life?"

"Hectic," he says, "but I love my job."

"That's good. How is Alani doing?"

"Growing like a weed," he says, "doing great in school and is enjoying her gymnastics. Getting ready to do cheerleading soon."

"That's great," she says with a smile.

"Hey, Son," says his dad Sika before they share a hug. "Looking good."

"Thanks you are too," he says with a smile before he hugs his mom. "Hey, Mom," he says.

"I missed you. We don't see each other nearly enough," she says.

"I've been busy but I want to try to get back home more often."

"We'd like that," she says with a smile, "and who is this beautiful woman with you?" she asks making me smile.

"This is my girlfriend, Willow," he says with a smile. "Willow, this is my mom and my dad. This is my sister Summer and this is my brother Matt," he says introducing me to his family.

"Hi," I say with a smile as I hold onto Joe's hand. "Nice to meet you," I say with a smile.

"Nice to meet you," says Joe's mom. "I'm Lisa."

"Hi," I say with a smile as I shake her hand.

"Joe has told us so little about you," she says, "come on, have a seat let's get to know you."

"Okay," I say with a smile as she takes my hand leading me over to the couch before Sika stops her.

"Welcome," he says with a smile. "You can call me Pops," he says with a smile before giving me a hug.

"Okay, Pops," I say with a smile before I take a seat on the couch as Joe takes a seat next to me, taking my hand into his intertwining our fingers.

"So you two work together?" asks Lisa.

"Yeah, we work together," I say with a smile. "We met each other at a gym in Tampa which is interesting because we never met each other before that."

"How long have you two been together?" asks Lisa.

"About 4 months now," I say.

"And you two live together?" she asks.

"Yes we do," I say with a smile. "Your son is a great guy. I love him a lot. You raised him to be such a gentleman."

"We did our best," she says, "thank-you. Have you met Joe's little girl?"

"Yes," I say, "and I talk to her every time Joe talks to her. She's such a sweetheart. I love her."

"That's great. So tell me a little bit about you," she says. "I want to know more about you, like I said Joe hasn't said anything about you. We didn't even know he had a girlfriend until he asked if you could come with him. We were shocked to say the least. It's been a while."

"Mom," he says. "Relax, give Willow some time to take all this in."

"I'm all right," I say with a smile. "Well, my name is Willow. I'm from Houston, Texas. My father is actually in the business as well. My father is the Undertaker," I say with a smile. "So I grew up in the business like Joe. I have a degree in Elementary Education and Special Education. If I wasn't a diva I was going to work in education preferably in special education. I live in Tampa with Joe and that's probably about it. I'm not a very interesting person."

"You're Mark's daughter?" asks Sika. "I had no idea. The last time I saw you, you were 5 years old. You were probably no taller than this," he says holding his hand measuring out how tall I was at 5 years old. "You grew up to be a beautiful young woman."

"Thank-you," I say with a smile.

"And you always had those beautiful blue-green eyes," he says with a smile, "and that curly red hair."

"I dye it now," I say with a smile as I just dyed my red hair dark brown the other day.

"So you followed in your father's footsteps?" asks Pops.

"Yes," I say. "I wanted to carry on his legacy. If I can have the career he did I would be honored."

"I'm sure you will," says Pops. "You like being in WWE?"

"I love it," I say, "and not because I am the Divas champion but because it feels like home to me. It's what I always dreamed of doing. I know your family has a really amazing legacy. I want that with my family too."

"If you and Joe were to get married," says Lisa, "and you two had children you could bring both legacies together."

"Mom," says Joe. "It's a bit soon to talk about marriage isn't it?" he asks even though we have already talked about getting married and having a future together.

"I'm sorry," she says. "I'm getting ahead of myself here."

"It's okay," I say with a smile.

"How does your dad feel about you dating Joe?" she asks.

"Well, at first it was not so good but he really likes Joe. I think they will get along well."

"That's good," she says with a smile. "So are you going to go to the beach with us?"

"Yeah," I say with a smile. "I'm looking forward to it."

"Have you ever been to Pensacola Beach?"

"Not really, my family usually went to Clear Water for the beach."

"I see," she says, "you'll love it."

"I'm sure," I say with a smile as we continue talking to each other and I let her get to know me. I feel so welcomed by his parents and his siblings. I love his family. I already feel like I'm part of the family.

LATER THAT DAY:

I'm sitting on the beach with Joe's older sister Summer watching him play with her little girls and his other niece and nephew. I can't help but to smile as I watch them interact. He is having a lot of fun and the kids are having a blast. I sit smiling watching them splash around in the water and watch as he tosses them into the ocean with his brother Matt. "They really love him," I say to Summer.

"Joe is their favorite Uncle. He always has been," she says with a smile. "He loves his nieces and nephews. Joe is a really big family man. Every time we have a family event he is the one playing with the kids. It breaks my heart he can only see Alani every so often. I wish he could see her more."

"Me too," I say with a smile as I brush sand off my tanned ankle. "He really loves her. I wish they could see each other more."

"Joe loves kids," she says. "He always has. He is amazing with them. He and Alani are really close when they are together. That little girl has him wrapped around her finger. When she was born Joe stepped up and did the right thing. He got a 9-5 job and trained for wrestling on top of it to support her and her mother. He wasn't one of those fathers that just sat back and watched the mother do everything. He was involved. He did late night feedings, he changed diapers, he did so much for Alani. He played with her every chance that he got and then everything changed. Vanessa took Alani away from him because he went out to live his dream so that he could put food on the table for his family. It broke his heart. He acts like he agreed to Vanessa taking Alani all the way to California but the truth is he didn't. It broke his heart when she took her away. Alani and Joe have this bond she often chose him over her mother. She was such a daddy's girl. I hated it for him but at the same time he had no choice."

"Oh," I say. I had no idea that's what happened. Joe had only told me bits and pieces of Vanessa and Alani moving to California. I always assumed that it was a mutual decision but according to Summer it wasn't. I watch Roman play with his nieces and his nephew and I get a strange feeling in my stomach. I see it in his eyes. I can see his love for kids in his eyes. He feels comfortable with them and they are drawn to him. It all makes sense now when we're out on the road. He has a soft spot in his heart for kids just like I do. He will stop to sign an autograph for any child that asks whether we're eating or whatever. He doesn't care if a child asks for an autograph or a picture he complies.

"Yeah, Joe had a dream of having a family and a few kids. He has always wanted a lot of kids."

"Really?" I ask.

"Yes," she says. "Look at him. He loves them. Do you like kids?"

"I love kids," I say, "I have a degree in Elementary Education and I have 3 little sisters. I love kids."

"That's good," she says with a smile as she looks at me. "Vanessa didn't want any of that. She didn't even want Alani. Alani was a surprise. That's also part of the reason they aren't together anymore. Joe tried so hard for so long to make it work but Vanessa and him just wanted two different things in life."

"I see," I say as I feel sick to my stomach. Joe and I have talked about our future. We have talked about getting married but we both agreed on not having children due to our busy schedules but something deep down tells me that he only agreed to not having children to make me happy. I don't want him to give up on his wishes for his future and the things he wants because of me. I know relationships are about sacrifice but asking someone not to have children because you don't want them is a bit selfish especially if they want another child more than anything. I feel terrible.

"Are you okay?" asks Summer.

"Yeah," I say, "I'm just thinking," I say as I watch Joe making his way toward me with the kids behind him.

"Hey, Beautiful," says Joe as he leans down and kisses my cheek softly before taking a seat next to me. "What are you two over here talking about?"

"Just girl stuff," I say with a smile as I look at him with my blue-green eyes.

"What's wrong?" he asks as he rests his arms on his knees and looks back at me.

"Nothing," I say, "why would something be wrong?"

"Your eyes are a crystal blue right now," he says, "they only turn that shade of blue when you're upset about something. Why are you upset?" he asks. I have to give it to him. He can read me like a book.

"Nothing," I say, "I'm just thinking. Let's just enjoy our trip."

"That means I'm in trouble for something," he says, "what did I do?"

I smile at him and say, "you didn't do anything, Baby. You didn't do anything, I promise. I'm not upset. I promise."

"Okay," he says. "You sure?"

"100," I say.

"All right, Babe, I'll take your word for it but you know if something has you upset you can talk to me about anything."

"I'm good promise, let's go get something to drink," I say.

"All right," he says looking at me strangely.

"I'm fine, Joe, really."

"All right," he says as he stands up and then helps me up so we can get a drink together. "I love you."

"I love you too," I say before he kisses my lips softly before taking my hand into his.

"Aw you two are so cute together," says Summer with a smile. "I'm glad to see that Willow makes you happy. It's been a while since you've been this happy."

"She does make me happy," he says with a smile. "It feels good to be happy again," he says making me feel even worse. He has chosen to give up something he wants because of something I don't want because he loves me. I can't let him sacrifice something like that. Having kids one day can't be too bad, can it?

*A/N: How do you think meeting Roman's family went for Willow? Do you think that they liked her? What did you think of her conversation with his sister? What do you think of Summer telling her about everything that happened with Vanessa? Do you think Roman down played the story to Willow or Summer over exaggerated the story? Do you think Roman secretly wants to have more kids? Do you think talking to Summer made Willow change her mind about having kids or could this cause some issues with her and Roman? What do you think of Roman knowing something is wrong with Willow? Please review and thank-you for reading.