Chapter 37

John's POV

Couple months later….

Wow, so much happened. That panic attack took a lot out of me. It took me a full two weeks to get over it. I know two weeks doesn't seem like much to you, it was a lot to me. Teddy super stocked the house with Diet Pepsi so I didn't have to leave to drive anywhere. But Teddy was amazing and sat with me as I got over my fear of driving…I'm sure you guys are curious as to what happened with everything, so let's go back a couple months and show you….

We headed to WWE Headquarters to speak with Linda about Stephanie. By this time, Mickie still had no idea that we knew. Just that we were setting her up for a fall. Teddy had taken care of Adam, and actually realized that Adam was on our side and wasn't trying to betray his newfound friendship with us. We went to Linda's office and smiled. We all hung out and waited, and then finally her secretary, Alicia looked up at us.

"You three can go in now, Mrs. McMahon is expecting you."

And so we did. Teddy still had the file on his phone and we all three sat in Linda's office and Teddy took the reigns when it came to this whole thing.

"Linda, it has been brought to my attention that someone major within this company has been trying to sabotage my relationship with my husband. I have the proof on my cell phone here as a file. May I play it for you?"

"Go ahead."

She said, and Teddy fiddled nervously with the buttons on his phone. I took it from him silently and brought it up. Suddenly, Stephanie's voice filled the room, and Mickie was shocked. She gasped and put her head in her hands and started to cry. After all that she'd done for us, and this is the thanks she got, I know. But she hurt us first. Teddy and I watched as Linda's eyes darkened and her expression changed. She then looked at Mickie.

"Miss James? How do you explain your part?"

"Stephanie wanted me to come in between Johnny and Teddy. She would pay me five hundred thousand up front, and then another five hundred thousand dollars after Ted and Johnny were split. Then I got pregnant. Stephanie was adamant that I leave, and take the baby with me. But I know how much John and Ted want this kid. So, I swore to myself I'd see it through till the end. And I am. Seeing it through till the end."

And then she continued crying. Ted and I felt for her at that moment, to be placed in an awkward situation such as that. Teddy patted her knee and I rubbed her shoulders and sighed. It sucked for Mickie, but she wasn't to blame. It was Stephanie. Linda dismissed Mickie and sat with the two of us. She then called Stephanie into the office. We waited, and Linda spoke while we waited.

"I need to tell you how truly sorry I was about what Stephanie did. And I also need you to know that Stephanie will be punished. She had no right to play God with someone's career. She's turning out so much like Vince, that sometimes it's a scary thing. This is why Shane no longer works here. Because Vince is grooming Stephanie to take his place."

She said, just as Stephanie stepped into the office. Ted and I slid over, so she could sit in a vacant chair. She nodded to us, curtly then focused her attention on Linda.

"You needed to see me, Mom?"

"Yes. Mr. DiBiase, and Mr. Hennigan-DiBiase are here today, because they have brought something to my attention. Would you like to know what it is?"

She asked. Stephanie looked like she could be doing a million and one other things. I started up the file on the phone and looked at her. As did Linda. A million emotions flickered on Stephanie's face. She then settled on anger. The file died out, and then Linda started in on her.

"What do you say, Stephanie? Is this true."

"Absolutely. But that was supposed to be a private conversation between Adam Copeland and myself."

"Stephanie Marie McMahon, you listen to me and you listen to me good, understand? You are an employee of World Wrestling Entertainment, Incorporated. You do NOT reserve the right to play God with someone's relationship. At all. You cannot help who you fall for. And I know for a fact those were your words to Vince when you and Paul got together. So, I want you to do something for me. Apologize to these two men, and pack up your office. Because after today, you are no longer an employee in this company. You've been pushing people out for years. Started with your sister and her husband, then your brother, now the Hennigan-DiBiase's. And I won't stand for it. Pack your office, you're fired."

Stephanie looked at Linda, and then back to us. She had this incredulous look on her face like she was shocked that this was happening to her. She growled and then made an exasperated sound, got up and marched out of the office. Linda looked at us again and apologized once more before excusing us from her office. We weren't in any trouble, and sure it sucked that Stephanie was losing her job, but we just wanted the drama over….

Present day…

So, with Stephanie fired, and us still currently employed by World Wrestling Entertainment, and her husband still employed by WWE, we were public enemies number one. It was soon mandated that anyone associated with the McMahon family was to not interact with the members of the Raw and Smackdown rosters who are in legally (or non legal in our case, in most states) binding relationships are to be left alone. So we were fine. One day, sitting backstage, we got a phone call from Mickie. She wanted to apologize for what she'd done to us. We accepted her apology and we had decided it was okay for her to move back into the house. It just seemed like everything was going well. I'm on the road two days a week, Ted's on the road two days a week. We alternate staying with Mickie while she's finishing out the remainder of her pregnancy.

"Johnny?"

"Yes Mickie?"

"It's time. My water just broke."