**Talk about difficult! I thought last chapter was hard. I have two versions of this chapter, but I feel like this is the one to go with. I hope you enjoy! Please read and review!**
"Hi Melody." John said softly. "I'm sorry to drop by but you haven't returned my calls or my texts. Can I come in?"
Melody nodded and opened the door, which showed she was wrapped in only a towel, "It's your house, I can't stop you. Sorry about the towel, I just got out of the shower."
John closed the door behind him. "I want to talk to you. Did you listen to my voicemails? Did you read my texts?"
Melody shook her head no, "No, I've had a crazy and rough week. I got home from the airport and turned my phone off and tossed it in the bottom of my purse and haven't looked at it since. I bought a new phone so I wasn't on your plan anymore so I've been using that one. I'm sorry but I have to get dressed, you can talk to me upstairs."
John followed her up the stairs, "So, may I ask what happened with Trinity? I've been texting you like crazy."
Melody turned around and shot him a look, "I'm sorry, I wasn't ready to deal with reality quite yet. And why are you here?"
John sat down on the edge of the bed, "Melody, I did what you told me to do. I waited for a few hours for the next plane to Minnesota and off I flew. Halfway there I broke down in tears, I didn't want to give up on our marriage. I love you. I wanted us to work it out. I did so many things wrong and I was so unfair to you. I remembered you saying you couldn't handle me being at Sophie's all the time, but I thought maybe that was something we could work on. I didn't have my head on straight. I thought about our baby and our family and I couldn't figure out how the hell I lost sight of what's really important. I began calling and texting you like crazy because I wanted you to hear me out and maybe by the grace of God you would consider letting me come home and learn how to be a good husband. I got to Minnesota and headed to Sophie and Randy's house so I could talk to Sophie. Randy and I fought and then the three of us sat down and talked. It was a really good and brutally honest talk. And I confessed my love for you and that I couldn't picture myself without you. Then Sophie was honest with me and told me that on their way home from Raw, she got her period. Which meant she miscarried."
Melody looked at John sadly, "I'm really sorry John."
"Thanks, but it's ok. We talked about that too. Everything happens for a reason. Then I left to fly back here and I was still calling and texting you. I had to wait forever for a flight, then on our way here we got re-routed to Atlanta. By the time I finally got to Florida, I had to fly out for our house show because we had the extra shows. But, now here I am. The man you married, begging you to please, PLEASE don't give up on me just yet. I want to be your husband and I want you to be my wife. I want us to be a family. FOREVER family." John said sincerely.
Melody looked at John with tears streaming down her cheeks, "John, I love you. I didn't marry you on a whim, I married you because I loved that you were different than any of the guys I've ever dated. I loved that you loved me whether I was deaf, or if I had the cochlear on and was able to hear. We had a lot in common and yet we were different enough to keep it interesting. When you and I had our big heart-to-heart, we both bonded over part of us missing the deaf me. You cared enough to learn ASL and about deaf culture. You outfitted the house with all of my deaf stuff, even before I moved in. Who would do that? After everything that has happened between us, the only reason I walked away was because I couldn't bear to be the one to deny a child having their dad in their life full-time. And I didn't know how well I could be sitting at home while you were at Sophie's with your biological child." Then Melody swallowed hard. Her head screamed no, but her heart said yes. They had made a vow, and they both broke it…could they recover? This is what marital vows were all about, she nodded her head yes "But, there's a lot we have to talk about…a lot to discuss. And there's something very important that I need to show you."
She took his hand and walked him over to the bassinet that had been in the bedroom, only this time there was a tiny, little, beautiful baby boy peacefully asleep. "Meet our son. Anthony James Michael Cena. He was 6 pounds, 9 ounces and 19 inches long."
John gasped and tears filled his eyes, "Oh my God he's so perfect." He reached in and stroked his fingers. "What was the birth like? I'm so sorry I missed it."
Melody held his hand and told him Trinity's birth story. She also explained how she went back and both sets of parents were there along with Trinity and Mike and they all talked about it and they agreed that the baby was destined to be hers. Then she looked John in the eyes, "I need to know that this is seriously what you want. Do you seriously feel that you want to be in this marriage? And are you ready to be AJ's daddy?"
John held Melody close, "This is the only thing I want. I want us to be a family. I want us to be married forever." Then he leaned in and kissed her lovingly. "Can I hold him?"
Melody nodded, "Yeah, we're going to be late, so go ahead. He's been sleeping since four. I've gotta finish getting dressed."
As Melody got dressed, she watched John lift AJ out of the bassinet. He held him close and lightly bounced with him. He took his finger and lightly stroked the baby's cheeks and the baby wrapped his little fingers tightly around John's finger. John's eyes filled with tears. Melody smiled. "You look like a natural." She said with a smile. "Can I take some pictures?"
John nodded. Melody grabbed out her phone and began to snap pictures. Then she also grabbed the regular camera. John laid down on the bed and laid the baby down on his chest and he lightly rubbed his back.
"Ok, we've gotta go. Are you coming? We need to talk about a lot of things." Melody replied. "Can you bring the baby?"
"I sure can." John said with a smile.
He walked down the stairs and Melody showed him where the car seat was. Melody grabbed the diaper bag and they got all buckled in and headed to the airport.
Melody looked over at John, "There's something you need to know about AJ."
"What's that?"
"He's deaf. And I know that your parents weren't overly pleased about that, and I know that they weren't overly fond of me either. So if you need an out, this is it." Melody confessed.
John turned in his seat, "Are you kidding me? I'm never turning my back on our family ever again."
Melody squeezed his hand, "I appreciate your dedication. Let's start talking about the future. I already have all of my stuff packed and boxed and taken to a storage locker."
"By the way, where are we going?"
"To pick up my Dad from the airport so he can meet his grandson and help his daughter weather the divorce she's going through. Then when we get to the airport, you'll be subjected to the same hell as me. Dad will run his mouth and belittle us and our marriage and then we'll go from there. Hopefully this doesn't go too horribly." Melody said nervously.
"Gee…that sounds great." John replied sarcastically. "Well, we just need to get your stuff back and get re-settled."
"Minnesota?" John asked. "Why Minnesota?"
"Because in Faribault Minnesota has a really great deaf school, and I was going to call and see if you still wanted the daddy position or not. And to be totally honest, I was feeling really depressed after losing you and I was trying to figure out if I should just shack up with Randy or not."
John laughed, "I wondered if you were ignoring me because you were with him now."
They both laughed and squeezed hands. "Well, why don't we forget about the rental house, buy a house there and that's where we'll rebuild our lives. And when Randy and Sophie and I talked, we discussed how great it would be if we could all become friends again." John suggested.
Melody shot John a look, "I know that I slept with Randy and you slept with Sophie…the same weekend…But do you really think now is the time to talk about the four of us hanging out? Are they still together? Is the only reason you want to get back together with me is because you knew Sophie lost the baby and her and Randy were staying together?"
"What? No. Wait. Sophie and Randy are living separately and are working slowly towards rebuilding their marriage. Melody, I wanted us to be together long before I even knew about everything. I told you, I love you and I love our family. This is right where I need to be."
They pulled into the airport and Melody leaned over to John, "Kiss me."
John kissed her sweetly.
Melody pulled back and smiled, "Yes I'm going to have random breakdowns like that, can you promise to always chill me out?" And then she turned off her cochlear implant since they were now on airport grounds.
"I promise." John signed. "Now let's go find your father."
Melody and John got the car seat out. Baby AJ was just starting to wake up. They held hands as John carried the seat through the crowds. Here they were…finally…the Cena family.
**We've all gotten to know Jimmy's mouth by now…what is he going to say about this? Is Melody doing the right thing by trusting John? Has he learned his lesson? PLEASE read and review!**
