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Natalie:
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asks John as I am packing my bags to go to New York for a job interview.
"Of course," I say. "I need to work. I need a job."
"Don't you think it's better to wait for the little guy to arrive?" he asks me. He is right it probably is better to wait till our son arrives but I am desperate for a job. I hate sitting at home all day doing nothing. I can't do it anymore. I need to get out there and start working again.
"I know but I am so bored staying home, John. I need to do something," I say. "I really want to get out there and start working again. Please, John."
"I understand. Do what you need to do," he says, "so we're really relocating to New York?" he asks.
"As long as I get the job. Don't you want to?" I ask as I continue packing.
"I'd much rather live in Connecticut. I'm not really into the city life. A small town in Connecticut would be better but you could still work in New York. Even if you have to commute," he says.
"I don't mind commuting," I say, "why are you so against living in New York?"
"Because living in the city isn't the life for kids. I always wanted a big house with a big backyard with a tree house, a swing set and an in-ground pool. I always wanted a dog not like Peaches but a big dog. I don't know that's just what I always wanted for my family and my kids. Not some penthouse apartment with no backyard or a treehouse. I want my kids to have a treehouse," he says. It's very sweet the things he has envisioned for his life and for his family. He might be right. Living in a penthouse with no backyard and having to run to the park or whatever is no life for a child. We both grew up in suburbia each with treehouses and a swingset in our backyards. It was a quiet and peaceful neighborhood. It was a nice place to grow up. I want that for my kids too. A quiet neighborhood and not the city life it can be a little overwhelming. Hershey is a small quiet town but has lots of tourists visiting the attractions in Hershey like Hersheypark in the summer time, Hershey Candy Lane in the winter, visiting the outlets and going to concerts and events at the Giant Center but it's a small town that Angelina and I both love but there is just too much that has happened for us to keep living here.
"That's beautiful, John," I say.
"But don't you want that life for Angelina and our son?" he asks.
"Yes," I say, "so we will look at houses in Connecticut and if I get this job in New York I will commute back and forth each day. It's probably about what a 45 minute-1 hour drive from one state to the other? It's not that bad. I don't mind that at all. I want that life for our kids. And if I don't get this job in New York then I can look for a job in Connecticut," I say.
"You know," he says getting a suspicious look on his face like he has an idea.
"What?" I ask. "What are you thinking?"
"How well do you know the WWE product?" he asks.
"Not very well. I don't watch it," I say. "I'm not a huge fan of the product. Why?"
"Because they are looking for someone to work at their corporate office in Stamford," he says. "It's not CEO but it's a good job. It's in their marketing department. I think you would be good at it."
"I don't know. I don't know anything about the company," I say. "I don't think I would get the job."
"I think you can. I can explain the entire product to you and help you. Then you wouldn't have to make a commute from Connecticut to New York. It would be great for you," he says. "What do you say?"
I don't' want to hurt his feelings so I oblige and say, "if I don't get this job in New York I will check it out. I have done some marketing work so it's not like I don't have any idea what I am doing."
"Great and I'll talk to Vince about it and let him know you're possibly interested," he says. "It will be great both of us working for WWE although I think when the baby comes I am going to take some time off to spend with Angelina and the baby. And of course to help you out."
"You don't have to do that. If you don't want to take time off you don't have to."
"But I want to. I want to be there the first few weeks of my son's life. Remember I missed 7 years of Angelina's life. I don't want to miss anything of his life."
"Okay," I say, "so I have been thinking about Angelina's birthday party."
"Already? It's only September. Her birthday isn't until November," he says.
"I know but I want to plan ahead. If we move she can't have a birthday party and I don't want that to happen unless we do something else for her."
"When you say something else what exactly are you thinking about?" he asks.
"I want to take her to Disneyworld for her 8th birthday. She has never been and I think she would absolutely love it. I mean after all she's going to be hit with so many changes I want to do something special for her before things change. We're going to be moving, she's going to have a baby brother and I think that we should do something really special for her."
"All right," he says, "I guess we could do that for her."
"Wonderful," I say. "I'm really trying to make her 8th birthday as special as possible. I can't believe she's going to be 8 in November. Time flies by so fast," I say. I can't believe that I am standing here talking about Angelina's 8th birthday with her father. If things had been different 8 years ago I probably wouldn't even be worried about celebrating an 8th birthday because I would have put her up for adoption but over the last 8 years I am so glad that I didn't. Angelina is my entire life I couldn't imagine my life without her. I made the right decision in the end by keeping her. And now everything with John I can't believe how everything worked out. If you would have asked me a year ago if I would be John Cena's girlfriend and Angelina would know her real dad I would have told you no. I didn't expect John to come back in my life nor did I expect him to ever be in Angelina's life. I never expected to get pregnant by him again but fate has a funny way of working out. I can't say that I regret anything that has happened in the last few months.
"We will make it as special as we can," he says as his cell phone rings. "Excuse me," he says after he looks at the screen and answers it. I listen to him on the phone and he doesn't sound happy. I don't know what's being said on the other end but he's not happy at all. I hear him say, "Well, make it happen." And I hear him say, "well, I have plans and it needs to get done." Then I hear him say, "I don't care. Do what you need to do and make sure it gets done. Goodbye," he says as he hangs up his phone. "Sorry," he says with a bit of irritation.
"It's okay, what was that all about?" I ask.
"Nothing. Just some drama nothing for you to worry about. I'll handle it," he says.
"Okay," I say with a smile as I close up and zipper my suitcase. "I'm going to miss you while I'm gone. Are you going to be all right with Angelina?"
"Of course," he says. "Are you going to be all right in the big city by yourself?"
"Yes," I say, "but I'm serious, John, are you going to be all right with Angelina?"
"Yes, Nat," he says. "Relax. I know she has to go to school everyday and I know what time she catches the bus and gets off the bus. I know how to feed her food and I know how to make sure she takes a bath. We will be all right. It's only for a couple days," he says.
"Okay," I say, "just making sure. I'm going to miss you."
"I'm going to miss you too, Baby," he says as he walks over and kisses my lips softly. "And I'm going to miss this too," he says before kissing me again. "And you know what else I'm going to miss?" he asks.
"No," I say with a smile but I know exactly what he's talking about and he proves me right as we make love before I leave to go to New York and go on my job interview. If I get this job I do and if I don't then I don't. I am going to be happy no matter what because I am with John and we have a beautiful daughter and a handsome boy on the way.
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