It was only 7:30pm, when they got to the hotel. The valet helped her out of the car, as Dean met her on the other side. "Please take this bag and these flowers up to room 517, thank you?", he told the bellman. He handed him a $20 and placed his hand, on the small of CJ's back, as he escorted her into the hotel and towards the restaurant. She saw that there was a closed sign and pointed it out to him. He didn't care, as he opened the door and the lights turned on, "SURPRISE!", everyone shouted as the couple headed inside. She was greeted by huge group of people. Stunned, she looked around as one by one each one came up to her and told her that they were glad she was finally home and hoped that she was feeling well. She looked at Dean and was speechless. "How?…When?… Why?", was all she could say. Roman and Seth came to his defense, on this one. "Remember today, when we came by with Dean. We weren't dragged along, so to say, we had to come because we wanted to see if there was anyway that we could get you released today, instead of tomorrow", Roman said as Seth continued, "Yeah, we wanted to show you that we missed you and that you are not alone, in this. Also, I believe that someone has a birthday, that passed a few days ago, without anyone knowing about it?", he said as he smiled at her. CJ shook her head, she was truly among the crazy and she wouldn't have it any other way.
The next few weeks went by quickly. CJ had a formal meeting with her dad, Stephanie, and Triple H about what went down with the Wyatt's and CM Punk. CJ didn't want anything too drastic, for either of them, so it was decided that the Wyatt's would receive a two week suspension and Punk would receive an extra four weeks, added on to what he was already given by Triple H. They would be in a story line, but no matches. Punk thought it was extreme, but Vince reminded him of the alternative. CJ went back to her regular job of searching out new talent for the development program and Dean and the rest of the Shield members continued their reign of terror, as the "Hounds of Justice". While Roman and Seth seemed to be getting closer to their girlfriends, Dean felt that he and CJ were drifting apart. She still acted as their valet, when it was called for, along with her normal day to day events, but when they were together, she just didn't seem to have the same "fire" she had, before the miscarriage.
During their down time, CJ and Dean bought a place in Orlando. While he wasn't a fan of the area, it did keep him close to her and his best friends. When she wasn't with Dean or on the road, she could be found at the training center, in Orlando. Summer was coming to an end and they decided to have an "end of the summer" bash, at their place. They invited all their WWE family and friends, as well as the NXT members. There was swimming and dancing and music and drinking. Nothing was ever said about what had happened, but people could see the stress and tension between CJ, Dean and Punk. Punk never got a chance to "take care of business", with the Wyatt's, like he said he was going to do and in a way, CJ was glad because she didn't want to see him get hurt. CJ played the perfect hostess and whenever Dean was close, she went through the motions of allowing him to touch her, but she didn't feel anything.
Dean was patient and he knew she needed time. He wasn't complaining, though, because she did make sure that he was taken care of and occasionally, she may have let him touch her, but the act of full one-on-one contact was still not happening. For the party, she decided to wear sweatpants and a t-shirt. She said she didn't want anyone seeing her body because she didn't feel sexy anymore. He tried to tell her that she was still sexy, if not more sexier because she had lost a few pounds, thanks to her new workout routine She was going to the gym with him and the guys and it was almost like it was therapy, for her. However, as he sat on the stairs, nursing his beer, the sight he saw made him nervous and he didn't like where it was heading. She had been drinking, even more than him, and the music seemed to bring out a different side of her. She was dancing and flirting and he knew she was wasted.
She was playing with the kids and he saw how happy she was. Her nieces and nephews, along the other children of their friends, were doing the Macarena and Roman's daughter yelled over to Roman and Rebecca, just as CJ looked up, "Daddy, look at aunt CJ she moves like that girl uncle Dean was watching on TV the other night". CJ stopped and looked at Dean and then at Roman. Thank God nobody else really heard what she just said. Looking at the kids, CJ asked if they were ready for a water balloon fight. "Why don't you guys go with aunt Rebecca, aunt Rachel, and aunt Stephanie and get everything ready, while I go check on the other guests and see if they're ready to play, OK?", she said as she stood there. She saw Dean walking towards her and she headed in the opposite direction. He knew he had to say something, but it would have to wait. CJ found a volley game and jumped in, just as Nikki Bella, stepped out. "GO get 'em girl!", she said as they each gave a high-five, to the other one.
"OK guys, Let's get game going. Losers have to do twenty push up, with a diva sitting on their back", CJ said as she served the ball. Bodies were falling everywhere and as she dove for the ball, Brad Maddox dove at the same time and they collided. "SMACK!" She was on the ground, with him on top of her. They laid there, for a few seconds, before he got off her and helped her up. Her laughter had turned to fear, as she ran towards the house and into their bedroom. "What the….", Brad started to say before someone stepped up and said, "It's OK, let's take a break and cool down". Dean followed CJ into the house and found her, sitting on the, in a corner of their bedroom. Kneeling down he could see that she was scared of something. "CJ? Honey, what's wrong?", he asked, trying to get him to look at her. She had her knees up to her chest and she had her arms wrapped around them.
She didn't even look at him. "I can't do it. I'm sorry, but I can't do it". He asked her what she meant by that and she looked at him. "I'm scared, Dean. I'm scared that if we have sex, it'll happen again. I know you said you loved me and that we use protection, but I can see it in your eyes, when the kids were outside and when they fans come by, for the meet and greets. Your eyes light up and you become a different person. Hell, anyone who know you knows that. You say you had a hard life, growing up and all and I don't want you to feel obligated, to stay with me, because I'm not ready to be a mom and now, after what Roman's daughter said, I know the kind of girl you want and I'm not her".
There, she said it and she meant it. He sat back on his heels and looked at her, taking her into his arms. "CJ, honey, if that's what's been bothering you, all you had to do was say so. I don't want kids, well not yet anyway. I just got my title and we've only been together, for a couple of months. I want to get to know you, the real you. Not the NXT girl or the FCW manager, or even the WWE promotional whatever you are. I want us to travel and see things, be on solid ground before we bring child, into this world. So many kids are brought into the world, only to have their world fall apart, and I know what that feels like and I can tell you, it's not a pretty sight. As for the kind of girl I want, I was watching that dance show the other night, while at Roman and Becca's place. I made a comment about her needing a stripper pole and I forgot that she was in the room". After what seemed like an eternity, Dean helped CJ to her feet and got her cleaned up. Before they joined the rest of the group, CJ asked Dean to sit down, where she joined him and held his hands in hers.
Using his real name, she looked at him and said, "Jon, I've seen the scars on your back and I know that they've made you the wrestler, that you are today. I also know that the emotional scars, have made you the man you are today. When I look at you, I don't see the playboy, party-animal, I see a guy who is dedicated to his craft and does his best to be the best, at what he does, no matter what it is. When I look at you, I see three guys, rolled up into one special man. I see Jonathan Goode, scared and alone, angry at the world and doing what he could to survive and that leads us to Jon Moxley, hard-core wrestler with a burning desire to be the best, even if he was a little abusive or crazy, as most thought he was, and finally we have Dean Ambrose, US Heavy Weight Champ, of the WWE and the only man that I could ever see me spending the rest of my life with". She finished and Dean was speechless. He had never heard anyone say anything like that about him. She knew about his past and she still wanted to be with him.
He leaned in and kissed her, as they fell back, onto the bed. They were really getting into it, when they heard someone come into the house. They re-arranged themselves, especially Dean, and rejoined the party. For now, the only explanation the couple gave was that CJ was embarrassed by colliding with Maddox. Once everyone started to leave, Dean and a few of the guys, headed down to his "man-cave". He opened the bar and turned on his gaming system. He popped in the W2K14 X-Box game and opened his beer. "So, how are things going between you and CJ", Drew asked. Dean said they were fine and that it was an adjustment living together. Drew was going to ask another question, but Roman made a face that told him to think twice before asking it. "So, what do the two of you have planned, for the rest of this weekend, since we have no matches", Seth asked, as he maneuvered his wrestler. Dean said that he and CJ were going to just stay home and relax. "It's nice waking up, in a regular bed and not looking for clothes, in a suitcase. Besides, CJ wants to paint two of the upstairs rooms, one for her nieces and one for her nephews. I mean we have five bedrooms and three baths and right now, all we use is one, sometimes", he said with a chuckle.