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Chapter Twenty-Nine:

"What did he say?" Joan asks Johnny after closing the door.

"He said Jeff is a mean man. He told me that Jeff took someone from him. He stole her from him."

"Who is this someone?" Joan asks curious.

"He said he stole Lita from him. Jeff tricked her into loving him, so he would leave him." Johnny reveals to her. "He also said Lita is a cheater."

"Edge is lying. Yes, they acted like boyfriend and girlfriend, but it was only for a storyline. She fell in love with him without knowing it was him. Also, she doesn't cheat." She is offended by the words that describe Lita and Jeff.

"What do you mean?"

"Do you remember the mystery guy in all black last time you watch Raw with me." He nods. "Jeff was the mystery guy. He revealed himself at Summerslam. They both admit that they are a couple the next day at Raw."

"Oh man." He shakes his head.

"It was a sweet moment for them." She is surprise at his reaction.

"It is very romantic, but do I do with Edge?"

"What do you mean? Is he going to hurt you because of this information?" She is now concern for his safety.

"I don't know. He offered to tell me the truth about them. Apparently they are not what they seem. He wants me to sabotage the adoption."

"And of course you didn't comply."

"I said I would think about. I need to give him an answer the next time I see him." Jeff covers his face with his hands.

"Why didn't you say no?" She jumps on her bed being a bit high to sit on.

"He whispered that he can be a bad man." Joan gulps with it being the same phrase he spoke to her. "He said that Jeff can't protect me all the time and as soon as I am alone he will get me. That is if and only if I don't do what he wants." He lays his head on her shoulder.

"Oh Johnny, you have to speak to Jeff and Lita. They will figure out what to do they will help." Joan advises him.

"No, I don't want them involve it will only make it worse." Johnny fears.

"What are you going to do, sabotage your adoption? What about our dream to be siblings?"

"I don't want to, but I don't want anyone hurt, especially you three. I will just try to avoid him. Jeff said I am only at the shelter to sleep, so there is a higher chance I won't see him." He figures out his plan to avoid Edge.

"And the rest of the time you stay with either one of us. I don't want you out by yourself." She orders like she is the older than him.

"Hey! Which of us is older?" He chuckles.

"You are by only two months." She crosses her arms.

"That's right." He acts proud. "Thanks for looking out for me. Sometimes I need my little sister to put me in line." He hugs her.

"That's me." She perks up proud of being his sister.

Johnny chuckles. "Yup, do you want to give that tour now?" He requests.

"Right, let's go." They both jump off the bed.

"Joan, Johnny, come on we have to go before suppertime." Lita calls out.

"Maybe next time." She grabs her change purse as they head downstairs.


They are at Sleep Country looking for some furniture for Johnny's bedroom.

"Wow, I haven't seen so many beds in one room before." Joan is amaze at the number of beds there are. "There are also different sizes."

"Joan, do you want a different bed? Do you not like your bed?" Lita asks.

"No I love it I am just amaze at this place that's all."

"Oh okay, if you want a new bed I was going to buy one for you." She jokes. "You don't want one so more money for me."

"What? r Well, I don't like my pillows sheets or sheets. If I find something I like, can we buy it?" She hopes.

"Maybe, I have to see if it is perfect for my future daughter." She smiles.

"Of course." She smiles back appreciating the care.

"Okay, we will split up Joan and LIta will search while I search with Johnny. We all will meet at the cashier in two hours. How does that sound?" Jeff offers.

"Sounds perfect." Lita is excited. Johnny, on the other hand, is a bit worried that he would get lost and left alone here.

"Johnny, you just be close to me. No running off if you find something you like. You tell me and we will walk over together, is that clear?" He lays down some rules.

"Yes Jeff." He stays alert to see if Edge is around.

"Everything okay, buddy." He sees the sense of paranoid in his face.

"Yes, I just have a lot on my mind." He gives a big smile.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He is concern.

"Nothing I can't deal on my own." He gives him a sweet smile.

"I know it is just something I can handle on my own." He acts mature.

"Oh being teenager, are we?" He chuckles.

"Yes, teenagers need to stand on their own feet sometimes."

"That's right I am so proud of you." He kisses his head.

"Eww, guys don't do that we fist pump." He wipes his head.

"Oh right, I need to reserve that for Joan."

They start to search for the perfect size and design for him. "How about this one?" Johnny asks about a queen size bed with a mirror frame.

"It is too big for you. Also, do you want a mirror as a head board?" He asks.

"You have one and I want to match with you." He requests.

"That's great, but we have to find your own identity. Pick a bed that represents you."

"Okay." They continue to search. "Can I use your phone to show Joan when we do find one. I want to opinion about it." He asks.

"I thought we are going to pick the furniture out together. We don't need our women to pick, right?" He jokes.

"Do you really think we can?" Johnny questions.

"No, I just want to know if you know we can't." He explains saving his behind if Lita finds out.

"Yah right." He chuckles. "I am going to tell Joan and Lita." He teases.

"No you are not because you don't have a phone." Jeff smirks.

"Yes I do." He waves Jeff's phone side to side.

Jeff checks his pockets to have them empty. "How?"

"That is my superpower." He chuckles. He unlocks the phone to find Lita's number. "What do I text?" He ponders.

"You are not texting anyone anything." Johnny runs away, but gets tackle onto a bed unexpectedly. They argue on the bed until the manager arrives to their location.

"May I help you gentlemen?" He crosses his arms very pissed off.

"Yes, I would like to purchase this bed." He gets off the bed to act mature.

"I must say that is a unique way to get a sale person attention." He compliments their uniqueness.

"Thank you." He smiles along with Johnny innocently who is beside him.

"Follow me gentlemen so we can ring the bed in for you." He walks as Jeff starts to follow him. Johnny captures an image to show to Lita and Joan. His text to Lita's phone reads: "Look at my brand new bed, do you like it?"

As he follows Jeff, he notices a guy looking at him. He moves closer to look at him, but the guys hide from him. This scares him enough to have him run quickly to Jeff's side.


Joan and Lita meet them at the cashier thirty minutes afterwards. Joan picked out a nice Disney character blanket with matching colour pillow cases. As Lita and Jeff discuss their purchase, Joan and Johnny sit behind them not too far away.

"So a king size bed with a black head board, very nice." She sarcastically speaks.

"We had to buy it because the manager caught us playing on it." Johnny explains the situation.

"Sounds like fun. Did you figure out what to do with Edge?"

"No, but I think he is spying on me. I saw some looking at me earlier as we were heading to the cashier. I tried to move closer, but he hid. I think he is watching me to see if I would do it."

"Are you sure it-" Joan gets interrupted by a text message on Jeff's phone.

"This is weird it is from an unknown number." Johnny opens the message.

"What does it say?" Joan is curious.

"It says 'I told you he is trouble. He got you in trouble with the manager. You should agree to my terms. You didn't want to be in more trouble, do you Johnny?' It also shows an image of us on the bed." He recites.

"How could he take an image if… oh my he is here." Joan gasps.

"And how did he know that I would read it instead of him?" Johnny inquires.

"This is creepy, Johnny. I don't like this at all." Joan is officially scared that they will get hurt.

"We should stay at their sides from now on." They both stand up to walk to their sides. They both place them on their laps as they still negotiate prices.

Matt makes sure they are safe before leaving. As he leaves, he gets a call from Edge. "Did it work?"

Matt rolls his eyes. "Yup, they are scared of you."

"Good, off to the next part of the plan." Matt sighs as he exits the store.


After getting the right price, they all head to Target to find some clothes and other supplies for Johnny's room. Lita and Jeff both notice that the children have been very paranoid about something. They have cling to their sides not letting go of their hands. They usually like to walk a few meters ahead of them. They stop at a restaurant to figure out what is going on.

"What are we doing here? I thought we are shopping for supplies for my room." Johnny looks at Jeff. He wants to keep his mind occupied to prevent thinking about the mystery guy and text.

"I thought we eat first. You two must be hungry." They sit in a booth with the children on the inside of the booth. "What do you two want?"

"Can I have chicken fingers and fries?" Joan inquires.

"Of course and for you little man."

"I will just have some fries." He answers quietly having his mind occupied by the two situations.

"Are you sure, Johnny? You might me hungry again before supper time."

"I don't know what they have." He shrugs not worried about food right now.

"Come on let's check the menu." Johnny takes Jeff's hand to head to the cashier.

"Amy, you and Edge were not a couple, right?" Joan asks with caution.

"Not really, well I don't know. Officially we weren't, however, to some fans we were. We were in a storyline, so we had to be for appearance. Although, I did care for him he would hurt me if something bad happen to him. Jeff taught me that I could be loved without violence or just by my appearance. Too many girl and women like when men/ boys look at them and it shouldn't be that way. All girls/ women should find a man that treats them with respect. Looks are important, but if they don't respect your personality then what is the point?"

"Thanks Amy." She appreciates the advice.

"Is this why you two have been distracted and clingy to us? You two love having the freedom of us not holding hands."

"Umm… Johnny would get mad if I said anything, but-"

"We are back." Jeff interrupts. "Mr. Teenager over here almost wanted to order the whole menu." He messes up his hair.

"Hey! Don't mess with the hair." He fixes it. "Actually, I just ordered a burger with fries." He downgrades the amount of food that was ordered.

"He turn the fries into a poutine and got a dessert with it." Jeff includes.

"Did you get me one too?" Joan wonders.

"Of course, we all got one each."

"So where is this menu of food?" Lita asks.

"It will be here in five minutes; give or take a minute."

"So we, Jeff and I, are concern about you two?" Lita changes the subject.

"Amy, I think we should talk about this at home." He subtle signals a person watching them.

"We are concern about your bedrooms when we are all in one household." She changes her question. "Do you want separate bedrooms or one bedroom big enough to each of you have your own space?"

The children both ponder both options; they both have advantages and disadvantages.

"We have to think about that." They both answer simultaneously.

After their meal, they head to get supplies for the house and Johnny's room. They bought a huge quantity of food for both houses, along with some clothes for both Joan and Johnny, and furniture for Jeff's home. After packing all fourty bags in the car, they head to Lita's home for supper.

"Are you sure you got everything you wanted?" Jeff asks Johnny.

"Yes, I can't wait to unpack everything when I get home." He is very excited to see Jeff's house.

"We will unpack it tomorrow. We need to get you to the shelter an hour after supper." Johnny pouts. "Sorry, Michelle's rules."

"Okay." He sulks.

They eat their supper before they watch some TV for a while. After a few episodes, it is Johnny's time to go back to the shelter.

"We will see you tomorrow." Lita inform Johnny.

"What?"

"We are coming over to help you unpack your supplies at Jeff's house."

"Really?" He looks at Jeff.

"I was going to surprise you when I drop you off, but it is ruined." He huffs.

"Sorry baby." Lita pouts to show she is sorry.

"Fine." He smiles at her cute pout. "You are lucky I love you." He walks over to her.

"I love you too." She pecks him.

"You two are so sweet." Joan titters.

"Bye Lita, I will see you tomorrow." Johnny hugs her.

"Bye Joan, I will see you tomorrow." He hugs her.

"Bye Johnny, stay safe." She whispers.

"I will." He whispers back.


Jeff and Johnny arrive at Johnny's room. "I'll see you tomorrow, little man."

"Yes you will." He gulps afraid to be alone.

"Don't worry, I am trying my best to make sure Child Services approves my house this time." He confides in him.

"Thanks." Jeff tucks him in before leaving. He heads out of his room closing the door. As he heads out of the shelter, he gets a text. "Make sure Johnny is safe before you leave."

This scares him as he runs back to Johnny's room again. He sees him sleeping soundly. He looks back at the text and sees the text before that; the one Johnny saw first. "What is this?" He asks himself.

"Jeff, what are you doing here?" Michelle asks doing her rounds making sure everyone is okay.

"Michelle, can I stay here for a bit?"

"Why?" Jeff shows her the text. "Okay, but just for tonight.

"Thanks." He sits on a chair across from Johnny sleeping.


Outside, Edge is waiting for Jeff to leave. Matt is back at the hotel room waiting for the next plan.

"Did he leave yet?" Matt texts.

"Not yet, but he will. When he does, that is when we will strike." He smirks.

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