CHAPTER 53:
A few days later, Nikki pulled up to an NXT training center in downtown Tampa. She was there anyway as she was getting ready to see John and pick up Johnnie. But even more importantly, she was entering the training facility because she had only one thing on her mind and that was to find Jojo. She was getting ready to make her way up to the main roster come the end of the month and she was so excited to be back there after nearly 3 years of extra hard work and training. The 22-year-old was in the middle of the room finishing off a round of practicing with boyfriend JTG. The two were immensely giggling when Nikki walked up to them.
"Nicole!" Jojo said. "My goodness what are you doing here?" She was very surprised to see the likes of a veteran diva grace her with her presence given that they haven't seen each other in months. "Oh nothing. I'm just visiting my favorite ex-reality costar" Nikki said as she smiled. Jojo and JTG exited the ring and Jojo gave Nikki a hug. "Hey there number 2 huh?" she said while smiling. "Of course" Nikki said with a smile. "I'm due in December." "Hey Nicole" said JTG. "Hello Jason" Nikki said as the two quickly hugged. "I'll let you two ladies talk" said JTG left. "Ooh he's cute" Nikki said. "Thanks" said Jojo. "I can't believe that it'll be 3 years come October. Time moves fast and his daughter Maddison-well I call her Maddie is just so unbelievably cute."
"So what brings you here?" asked Jojo. "I'm actually going to be picking up Johnnie afterwards" said Nikki. "Oh really?" said Jojo. "Well that's great too." "And I was actually hoping that I could-that we could maybe perhaps talk about something" said Nikki. The smile on Jojo's face immediately faded. "I know" she said quietly. "It's him…isn't it?" Nikki nodded. "Come on we can go talk in the corner" said Jojo. "It's so loud in here that no one would hear us anyway." Nikki agreed as she and Jojo went to sit down in the corner.
"I was hoping…that maybe you could fill in the blanks for me, you know?" Nikki asked. "I gladly will" said Jojo as she flipped back her curly hair. "We…we only lasted 2 weeks" she said. "At first he reels you in like a fisherman with all of that charm. Shit all that ever is or was talk. Just damn talk and a whole lot of sweet-talking to go along with it. Kind of like the sprinkles to your ice cream cone or the icing on the cake or the cherry on top if you know what I mean." Nikki nodded as their conversation continued. "And so I fell for it" said Jojo. "Just like any other girl could or would. It was after I had that nasty breakup with Justin, but…that's a whole other story in itself." Jojo took a deep breath before continuing. "So…it was July 24th, 2013. We went out for a night together in his hometown and then the next thing that I know is…is that I wake up the next morning in his bed. Naked.
"He…he raped you?" asked Nikki. Jojo nodded yes as she continued. "Only he used a roofie so it couldn't be traced inside of me…there was also no proof since he wasn't rough with me….and I of course couldn't tell anyone…that was until I met Jason. By then it was already too late because there was no proof but..." she paused. "But by the end of the 2 week relationship-fling if you wanna call it, I just noticed that his behavior started getting a little more aggressive and I never told WWE. I didn't want to risk my job. Luckily he never hit me, the worse thing he ever did to me was like I said rape me and…there was this one time that I caught him trying to crack to passcode to my iPhone and I yelled at him." Nikki continued listening.
"What the hell are you doing!" I shouted to him said Jojo. "Why are you going through my phone?" As Jojo continued…Nikki zoned out. Then it started to all make sense. His sudden interests in her. His knowing Brie's phone number…her eyes widened. "Oh…oh my God!" Nikki panicked. Her eyes began to tear up as she shook with panic. "Nikki…what's wrong?" asked Jojo. But Nikki didn't answer. "He…he went through my phone" she thought. "And if he went through my phone…then…OH MY GOD!" tears kept steadily flowing from her face. She was filled with so much terror and horror. It sickened her stomach, so she knew that she needed to calm down for the sake of her baby.
"Nicole!" Jojo yelled. "Are you ok?" "No…" Nikki said tearfully. "Oh…oh my God. He does it to you too didn't he?" Jojo asked. Nikki's breathing continued to intensify. "Nicole if he did that to you then you have to leave….him…" Jojo said as she began to slow down in her speech. This was because she noticed the wedding ring on Nikki's finger. "LORD HAVE MERCY! YOU MARRIED THE PSYCHOPATH!?" she yelled. Nikki didn't answer her back as her breathing continued to be rapid. "Holy shit Nicole! You've gotta fucking leave his ass before he…" Jojo yelled before she stopped to realize that Nikki was in trouble.
"Oh my God Nicole what the hell is happening!?" she yelled. Nikki couldn't respond anymore as her face slowly became red. "Help…help me please! My…chest…it's really….tight…I think….I'm…having a…heart attack or something!" Jojo nodded as she began screaming for help!
"Stay with me Nicole!" Jojo yelled. "Please! For your son and for your baby!" Nikki passed out on the chair as she became too overwhelmed with her reality, leaving Jojo in a horrified and panicked state. "OH MY GOD WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!" she screamed. "HELP ME!"
Meanwhile AJ sat in Dr. Hernandez's office. She was hoping that she was ok and that there was nothing really going on with her. Those thoughts of course were interrupted when Dr. Hernandez returned. "Ok April" he said. "You are completely fine." "I am?" asked AJ. "Yes absolutely" said Dr. Hernandez. "There's no evidence of growths or infections so it's mostly likely that your stopping of the Depo-Provera which is causing your spotting." AJ took a huge sigh of relief. "Thank God" she said. "I thought something was seriously wrong with me or that it was just stress or something." "No not at all Mrs. Anoa'i" said Dr. Hernandez. "You are completely fine." "Thank you doctor" said AJ.
"Ok April you are free to get dressed and go home" said Dr. Hernandez. AJ took a happy sigh of relief to hear that she was healthy. She took out her IPhone to text Roman.
"Baby I have some good news :-*"
With that she got off of the exanimating table and began getting dressed.
Sometime later, Nikki regained consciousness at the hospital. She was hooked up to a nasal cannula and had an I.V line running through her and when she looked to her right, she saw a familiar face in the room. "John?" Nikki asked hoarsely. "What are you doing in here? And where is Johnnie?" "Oh thank God Nicole! You're alright" said John as he jumped out of his chair and raced over to her side. "W-where's Johnnie? And…and why am I here?" Nikki asked. "Don't worry. Johnnie is in the waiting room down the hall with Jojo and Jason" said John. Nikki took a quick look around the room.
"Ok…but that still doesn't explain why I'm here" she said. "Is the baby alright?" "Yes he's fine" said John. "And so are you…well now you are." "What do you mean I'm fine now?" Nikki asked. "And how'd…how'd you know I was having a boy?" "Well the doctors have me as next to kin since I'm Johnnie's father and so they told me that the baby is fine" said John. "But you're here because you had a massive panic attack." "Is that why I passed out?" asked Nikki. "Yes Nicole that is why you passed out." And then it all came back to her. The conversation she had with Jojo about Randy…and his possibly knowing what she had stored on her phone.
"I…I need to get the hell out of here" Nikki said as she began removing her sheet. "Whoa, whoa, whoa there Nicole" said John. "You're not going anywhere until the doctor says it's ok to." "How long have I been here?" Nikki asked. "Less than 2 hours" said John. "And when you are discharged, I want you to stay over with me. No excuses. You know that there is a guest house you can be in or you can have the room right down the hall from me." "But John…I don't even have clothes" said Nikki. "I-I think they cut them off of me." "No worries. I have you covered" said John. Nikki nodded in agreement. "I am just so happy that you and your son are alright" said John. "Thank you" said Nikki. "I really appreciate it. I really do." John stood at her giving her a huge smile.
"Hey…what are you thinking?" Nikki asked as she finally cracked a smile. "Nothing" John lied as he continued smiling. Something in Nikki's heart clicked again…and she knew exactly what it was…only there was nothing she could do about it given what she has heard from Jojo so far. "I…I um…" she stumbled. "Yes?" asked John as he continued to smile at her. Those eyes. Those piercing blue eyes. They were so soft and that smile of his, his nose of his, his lips…his heart…his personality…his style…his everything. She was suddenly remembering how she fell for him the first time. Her heart skipped a beat which quickly registered on the monitor. "Whoa you ok there Nicole?" he asked, snapping her out of her daze.
"Yes…yes I am" Nikki said quickly. "Can…can I maybe speak to Jojo? I wanna tell her thank her for calling an ambulance for me." "Of course Nicole" John said as he smiled. He left to get Jojo and this time only she returned. "Hey there Nikki" Jojo said as she raced up to her bed to give her a quick hug. "Thank God you and your baby are alright." "Thank you for getting me help" said Nikki. "Of course Nicole" said Jojo as she took a seat. Nikki inhaled deeply. "Before…before I had my attack. We were talking about Randy." Jojo nodded. "Yes we were" she said. "And all I have to say is that he really isn't a good guy Nicole. He has people fooled with that "I've changed" persona but it's all a farce. Sure he maybe good-looking as hell but he's simply just that. Hell."
"What am I going to do?" Nikki asked. "Nicole you've gotta leave him" said Jojo. "And do it as fast as possible." Nikki looked at her arm. Her bruise was still there…but it was barely noticeable. "He's…he's hitting you isn't he?" asked Jojo. Nikki carefully nodded. "Nicole…from what I learned…he just isn't good" said Jojo. "He wasn't good with Sam, he wasn't good with Kim, he wasn't good with any of his exes and he's….he's just the son of the Devil and he's only going to get worse."
"And how am I supposed to leave him now?" Nikki tearfully asked. "Well if you don't leave him soon, I'll tell someone" Jojo said sternly. "I regret every single day that I never told anyone about what he did and now look where it has gotten me? Sure I have a great life now…but it nearly destroyed me. I mean why else did the company have to take me off of the "Total Divas" show? I wasn't removed for just anything."
Nikki nodded. "I will tell" she said. "Good" said Jojo as she walked over to hug her again. "And if you need anything. Anything at all. I'm here. I mean that." "Thank you" Nikki said. Jojo smiled back at Nikki. She knew that it was going to be hard to try to leave Randy or at least tell anyone what he was doing. Too bad the thing she didn't know was that Randy was never successful at hacking her phone.
A/N: Aww Nikki and John moment….hmm...
