Tonight Raw was in New York City at Madison Square Garden. It was a little after twelve in the afternoon when John and AJ's SUV brought them to the arena. Their hotel was only of walking distance.

John got out from the back and then helped AJ out.

"Thank you," she said, taking his hand. She threw her backpack over her shoulder and closed the door behind her.

"It's like we're getting off the plane," John said, taking his cap off, "like Airforce 1." He looked at his surroundings. So many memories flooded back to him. His first WrestleMania had been here. How so much time had flown.

Being at MSG had brought back many memories for AJ as well. Memories for her own personal reasons.

John and AJ gathered their luggage. AJ's Diva's title belt was wrapped securely around the pull-out handle of her suitcase.

"Shall we go check in?" John asked her.

"Yes, sorry," AJ adjusted her glasses while looking at her phone, "it's Erica texting me, she's so desperate for pictures."

"Tell her I say hi," John replied.

AJ entwined hands with John and the two headed off to their hotel. Once in their room, the two dropped off their luggage. AJ went over to the balcony and opened the curtains.

"Oh my God, this view is amazing, John. Come and see," she said.

John came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her; resting his chin on top of her head. "That is pretty cool. I can't tell you how much this place brings back memories for me."

"I know what you mean," said AJ.

"What do you mean?"

Instead of answering, AJ turned around in John's arms. "Hey, can we go back to the arena?"

"Back to the arena?"

"Yeah, just to walk around, enjoy the scenery."

John looked over at the arena and then back to AJ. "Yeah, sure."

AJ smiled, "great. Don't worry I won't keep you long." She grabbed his hands and the two walked out the door.

The Geek Goddess and the Cenation Leader entered the arena. Doors were not open yet and there were no fans in the arena. Only security and the crew preparing the set for tonight. John followed AJ up the stairs to the seats where one could get a good few of the whole arena.

"You know, sweetie," John said, looking down, "being here at The Garden is probably one of my favourite locations to be. Had my first Mania here."

"WrestleMania twenty, yeah I know," said AJ, smiling.

"Right, I forgot you followed everything," John said, resting his arms behind his head.

"No…" AJ moved a strand of hair from her face, "I was there."

"You were there? At Mania?" John asked.

AJ nodded, stuffing her hands in the pockets of her leather jacket. "My father had bought tickets for him and I. It's probably the best gifts I had gotten from either one of my parents."

"I can imagine," John said, smiling at his girlfriend.

"It's funny because when we were ready to take our seats, the guard who wasn't at all pleasant, said we'd made a mistake and that we were in the wrong section. He's like 'noo you guys are all the way up there,' and it was just a defeated moment for me. My dad was really bummed. Even when we sat in our seats he kept apologizing, saying "I'm sorry I did my best."' John smiled, taking in AJ's story. "After he said that, and I've said this before, but I said it again, I said don't worry about it, it's fine, I'm going to be in that ring one day. They'll have the best seats in the house then, so don't worry about it. That was the best childhood memory ever, my dad sacrificing and working really hard to give me that moment. It was the best thing that ever happened to me back then. Wasn't a big deal to him, but it was for me."

"And now look at you," John said, taking her hand, "you're not only in that ring, I'd say you've got…ten times the best seats in the house…and you're Diva's champion."

AJ grinned and continued to stare down at the setup.

John now understood why AJ wanted to come back to the arena. Even though they'd be here tonight, she wanted to take some private time and simply take in how far she'd gotten in life and with her goals.

"Fourteen years, John," she said, "fourteen years I've worked for this moment. I knew it's what I wanted, I knew I was going to get it and everything I've done, every step I took was to win that title."

"You wanted it and now you got it, baby."

"Yeah," she said, squeezing his hand, "even during Mania I kept repeating it to my dad, I said I'm going to be doing that one day, I'm gonna win my title." AJ giggled, "I think he always thought it'd blow over, but little did he know…"

"That that guy with the chains around his neck, throwing his fists around, would be the guy his daughter would end up dating?"

AJ laughed along with John. "Yes that, but also the fact that I've reached this far in my life."

"You miss your dad?"

AJ moved another strand of hair away from her face, her eyes narrowed. "Yes, sometimes."

John didn't respond, but just nodded. Even after all the time he and AJ had been together and even after meeting some of her relatives, he noticed that she was still sensitive on the topic of her family.

"Well…look at us now…I'd say we're doing pretty well," said John.

AJ sighed, "yes, aside from the fact that…I'm unstable as ever, I think you're right."

"You hungry?" John then asked.

"Yes, let's go, we've got about seven or so hours to spare," AJ said standing up.

"By the way," John said, turning her around so she was facing him. "Stable or unstable, I love you the way you are. Don't change."

AJ smiled, she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thank you." She pressed her lips against his. John pulled her body against his chest. The couple stood kissing for a few moments before breaking apart. "Ok, come on, I know you wanted to get some of that strawberry shortcake."

"Did I?"

"Yes, you told me on the plane."

"Ahh," John chuckled, letting AJ lead him out of the arena. "You're right, I did."

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

A/N: hey readers! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I thought I'd just leave it like that, have a moment where both John and AJ reminisce about their lives and what they did to get where they are now. READ/ENJOY/REVIEW- thanks- Danielle aka ~dandin*~