The next evening after Grace got done with her autograph signing, she was back at the hotel and just finished talking to the girls. Julie got on the phone.
"So what are your plans for tonight?" Julie asked. "Hitting the town?" She asked, knowing Grace wasn't the type.
"Actually, I have to get ready for a date."
"Um, did you just say date?" She said surprised.
"Yeah."
"Did you meet someone?"
"I've actually known him for eight years." "I just haven't seen him for a long time."
"Who is it?"
"Do you know who John Cena is?"
"Yeah."
"Well years ago, before I was married, we had a passionate love affair for a number of months." "Feelings got attached on my end but he went back to his ex-girlfriend." "A few months later he told me he broke up with his ex and wanted to be with me but by that time I was engaged to Dice and pregnant with Elysa." "We've only see each other one time since then."
"Maybe you can finally find Mr. Right."
"Not in John." "He's a great, wonderful man but he doesn't want children." "That doesn't mean we can't go on a date."
"Have fun."
"I will."
At eight o'clock John came to pick up Grace. They were at a nice restaurant. Grace was explaining what happened with Dice.
"He never sees the girls." Grace said. "I hate him for that." "He hasn't seen them since he moved back to New York City."" "When he first left Elysa asked about him all the time " Now she never does." "I know Mackenzie doesn't remember him." "She was only six months old when he left."
"What kind of a man abandons his children?" John said with a disgusted look on his face. "I'm so sorry that happened."
"I would've never guessed he would do that." "I've noticed that you aren't on wrestling a lot anymore."
"I only do that part-time now." "I'm forty-seven now." "I can still do it but I have to look out for my health."
"Well you still look great." She said smiling.
"You're still as gorgeous as ever Grace."
"Not bad for a thirty-six year old divorcee with two kids huh?" "Um, if you don't mind me asking, why did you and Lauren break up?"
"She started hinting around that she wanted kids." "She said she wanted them but she didn't need to have them." "It was starting to feel like Nikki all over again " "I loved her but I wasn't going through that again." "So I made the hard decision and ended it."
John walked Grace back to her room. They were standing outside her door.
"I had a good time." John said.
"Me to." "It's the first date I've been on since my divorce." They kissed slowly. "I forgot what a great kisser you are."
"If I remember correctly that's not the only thing you liked about me." He said smirking. They kissed again. She broke it.
"We can't." "I want to and I know that you do to but if we start doing that again, we'll get attached to each other again and that can't happen." "Especially now."
"I'm gonna be in Chicago in two weeks." "Can we at least go out again?"
"Yeah." "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." She went inside knowing she'd be using her vibrater tonight. It had been her sexual companion for the last three years and she needed it tonight.