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Hey everyone! I hope you're all ok! I am so incredibly happy today because I finally passed my driving test! Whoo! This chapter is probably one of the shortest but I had nothing more to add to it so I hope you still like it :)

On another note, Summerslam? Wow! I hope Randy's ok. I was all 'oh shit' when I saw his head just pouring out blood. It was predictable Dean would keep his title and Seth had a very good match with Finn! This was a different PPV than before for me :)


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CHAPTER 56:

IRIS POV

"Dean Ambrose, you woke him up didn't you?" I question, seeing him come into the living room, where everyone was gathered, with Evan in his arms. There is no way my son cried and he was there at that exact moment to pick him up and console him.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," defends Dean but I give him an I-know-you look. "I went to the bathroom and heard the little man crying," he then makes up an excuse. He thinks he's so smart but then he doesn't think about the excuses he gives.

"Well then how come we didn't hear anything on the baby monitor?" I question, crossing my arms over my chest, looking closely at him. I'm sure I can see a little bit of a smile on his face. But he's always been very good at trying to hide things like that.

"Must be broken," he responds, shrugging his shoulders and then lifting Evan in the air, playing with him. "Did you miss Godfather Dean?" he asks, lifting him in the air and giving him an eskimo kiss.

"He is so full of shit," Ariana mutters from besides me, a smirk on her lips. We both know Dean enough by now and I think he knows that too but still tries to get away with things. Probably hoping his cute eyes and dimples would do the trick.

"I know but he's so great with Evan," I tell her and she nods her head in agreement. He's going to make a great Father one day. Better than his own. I know he probably does worry about that on the inside but he does a great job of not showing it.

"Now come on, give me my Godson, I haven't seen him either," she says, going over and taking Evan from Dean. I can tell Evan recognizes her because the familiarity is on his face. He starts flapping his arms around when he sees someone he hasn't for a while.

"You mean our Godson," Dean reminds her, sounding kind of possessive. I actually have a feeling he'd go with Evan over Ariana sometimes which is kind of scary. I don't doubt Ariana would mind though. I think if anything it makes her feel more love for Dean.

"So you're the guy that took away my position?" questions Nicky from the other couch, giving Dean a hard look. Well, trying to anyway. No one can ever give Dean a deathly glare and get away with it or let it affect him.

"What can I say? I had a better resume," comments Dean, sounding pretty cocky of himself. He does know we could easily just give his position to Roman if he messes around right? Although, I wouldn't want to. He's a perfect Godfather to Evan.

"How on earth does that guy have a better resume?" questions Nicky, looking at Seth who's on the other side of me. Uh oh, Seth's going to come out with something.

"Don't ask me, it was Iris's decision," says Seth with his hands up in surrender. Of course, blame the whole thing on me. He agreed on the decision as well. Besides, I was willing to let Dean raise my kid thinking I wouldn't make it. So Godfather makes sense. It's kind of a demotion, but a nice one.

"Really? Iris chose him?" Nicky questions in disbelief. Like it's hard to believe. Dean may be a goofball half the time but he genuinely cares about my son. I know he would do anything for him. That's a Godfather's job.

"Do we really have to get into the logistics?" I ask them both, trying to shake it off. I already had to hear Roman complain about Dean being given the position, I don't need another person doing the same. "Dean's Godfather so the rest of you are going to have to deal with it," I state, leaning back in my seat and crossing my arms over my chest.

"Still not fair," mutters Nicky to himself as Macy laughs and rubs his am reassuringly. They're all such big babies. They need to man up and take it on the chin.

"You're Godfather to the twins, you didn't hear Seth complaining about that now did you?" says Damien, jumping into the conversation as well. He winks at me and I nod my head with a smile. It's nice to have people around who can jump on my side.

"That's because I'm not a big baby," comments Seth at which Nicky sticks his tongue out at him.

"And we're back to kindergarten," comments Nick with a big sigh. "These two were always fighting over everything and anything," he tells us all. I don't doubt that for a second. I bet they were always playing pranks on each other.

"And when they did get along they'd create havoc for the rest of us," Anne adds on. I look at Ariana, this sounding like two people we already know.

"Never for me though, they were well behaved," Mason cuts in. They were well behaved for Mason out of all people? Anne wasn't scary enough? Hmm, I really doubt that.

"That's because you joined in!" exclaims Marie, making everyone laugh. That's Mason for you. It's such a shame he and Marie can't have kids, they would have made excellent parents.

"It sounds like Seth and Dean," Ariana comments. "When they're against each other, it's horrible but when they're in cahoots, it's the end of the world!" That is actually true. However, we're at the phase of them being enemies because of this whole situation with Evan. Seth taking Evan away and Dean wanting to keep him.

"And right now they're against each other," comments Roman, describing my thoughts exactly. "In fact, Dean's been bad mouthing him for days," he lets us all know and I shake my head. I don't think he meant to say that out loud, Seth does not look happy.

"Yeah so?" says Dean, not giving a care in the world. Ariana hands Evan back to him and sits next to me once again. Now this should be interesting.

"Only because he blames Seth for taking you guys away for such a long time," explains Ariana, her hand resting on my thigh. That may be true but he's only holding Seth responsible. I think that's because he realises he needs at least one parent on his side to continue to see Evan.

"Dude, how many times do I have to say that my family wanted to see them both?" Seth says, letting out a loud sigh and sitting back in his seat. I think this argument will carry on till the end of time.

"Like as if you couldn't fly them out," mutters Dean, sounding annoyed but keeping a smile on his face for Evan who seems to find Dean's nose very interesting. I think very soon he'll be grabbing Seth's beard. I don't know for sure but I have an inkling.

"Alright you two, pack it in," I say in a loud voice, deciding we don't need any more of this. "I don't want any more bickering otherwise me and Ariana will disappear with Evan for a couple of weeks," I threaten them both. That should do it, all three of us going off.

"Ooh, I like that idea!" Ariana joins in with a big grin, patting my leg. "We could go on a mini holiday, take Evan to the beach and actually relax rather than worry about their sorry asses," she says, making me laugh. I think she worries a lot more about Dean than I do Seth though.

"Dude!" says Dean, looking at Ariana in betrayal. I've not been given that look yet but boy am I glad I haven't.

"Don't 'Dude' me, I can do what I want," she says to him, laying down the law as I like to call it. Plus, he always messes around with her, doing things to annoy her. If he can do what he wants, then she can do what she wants.

"As can I," I point out, looking to the side at Seth. They both better behave themselves because us girls can be difficult too.

"I hate this double teaming crap," comments Seth and Dean nods his head in agreement, sending me looks if disapproval. He'll do that to anyone that wants to take Evan away from him.

"Maybe us guys will do that instead, then we'll see how you like it," suggests Dean and Seth gets up to go over to him. Does he realise how stupid that sounds?

"Yes, then we'll see how you guys can fair without us," he says, giving Dean a high five, both of them looking beyond smug. I bet Ariana could just punch them off their faces. I'd gladly help her with it too.

"Crap they're in cahoots again," comments Ariana. Soon everyone starts to retire back to bed but some of us still stay downstairs. I think I will go up in a bit though. I feel tired. "How far along are you?" Ariana questions Rose on her pregnancy.

"A couple of months," answers Rose with a big smile. "We're so excited!" she then says. I don't doubt that for a second. She's wanted another child for such a long time and now they'll finally be able to have that.

"Definitely, hoping for a boy this time," says Damien, putting a fist in the air. I bet he's sick of having too many girls around the house. He wants some testosterone in there with him. I bet they all gang up on him as well.

"What's wrong with having a girl?" I ask him, sitting with my legs crossed on the couch. I love Evan but sometimes when I think of the future, I do think it would have been easier to have a girl. I have a feeling his Father and Godfather will corrupt him.

"The screaming," states Damien, making us all laugh. "I love my girls to bits, but when they all get excited I start to go deaf," he explains, pointing to his ears. Ariana gives me a look and I roll my eyes. She always says that's what I do to her. Typical.

"We're not that bad," says Rose, turning to look at Damien. She looks kind of offended. Then again, I do think he's exaggerating.

"Sure you weren't (!)" says Damien with a roll of his eyes causing Rose to slap his chest. Never make a comment against the woman when you're in a relationship. It can only spell trouble for you.

"By the way Seth, you're the Godfather to this one," Rose then says as if she just remembered. Seth looks surprised as I look at him after which a smile appears on his face. That was a weird way to announce it but whatever. I lean towards Seth and place a kiss on his cheek.

"What? No fair!" exclaims Nicky, causing Rose to roll her eyes. He can't seriously be complaining about this one can he?

"You're already Godfather to the girls," Rose points out to him. "It's only fair," she says. They have to take turns. You'd think Angie would have something to say about this but she doesn't. I don't think she's as bothered because it's a title. And the boys are more childish when it comes to these things.

"But if this is a boy, then I want an inning!" he complains after which it looks like a light bulb has gone off in his head. "Ooh, can we swap Seth?" he asks. He better be glad Lily and Lacey aren't a part of this conversation, they would have attacked him ferociously.

"Why?" asks Seth with a quizzical look.

"Because I don't want to spend the rest if my life playing dress up with dolly's!" exclaims Nicky, making everyone laugh. He can complain about it but I have a feeling he secretly likes it.

"Too bad," says Seth, shrugging his shoulders.

"I have lost all respect for you, who puts their Godchild up for adoption?" says Dean, shaking his head, holding Evan a little bit closer. "You disgust me," he says from besides me. When Dean and Seth finally sat back down, Dean decided he wanted to sit next to me so Ariana is sitting on the armrest with her legs across Dean's lap. Dean finally let up and gave Evan to Roman.

"But…" Nicky trails off seeing the looks on everyone's faces. Eventually we all decide to go to bed. The guys have been here before and know which rooms they're staying in so that isn't a problem.

"There you go little man," says Roman, gently placing Evan down in his crib as he sleeps and I watch them. I didn't think Evan would go to sleep because he'd been sleeping not too long before but somehow Roman's managed to do that.

"You are magic Roman, he's never gone to sleep so fast," I comment, my hand on his shoulder. My son is so lucky, he has so many people around him to take care of him.

"Thanks, will you say that to Dean?" he then asks me and I let out a laugh. I think I know what's bugging him, or rather, whom.

"He's been giving you a really hard time about this Godfather stuff hasn't he?" I ask him and he nods his head.

"You have no idea," he comments. We all know Dean likes to boast about things to the extreme, especially if it annoys his best friends.

"Ok, I'll slip it in somewhere to drive him wild," I tell him and he thanks me, placing a kiss on my cheek. "I can't wait for JoJo to come on the road, it'll be great to have her along with Evan". That would be something. I don't even think she's see him yet so that'll be interesting.

"I know," he says with a smile and I can tell he's really excited about it. His busy schedule doesn't leave much time to spend with JoJo and I know he would like to.

"On another note, how are things with Paige?" I question him and chuckle when I notice him get shy. I haven't talked to him much recently so I would like an update on how things are going at the moment. I can only assume they're going great because I've not had any complaints.

"Thing are…going great," admits Roman with a smile. He's such a different person when she's mentioned, it's too cute.

"Really? Because she's not really your type is she?" I ask him, leading him over to the bed. We both take a seat on the end and I face my whole body in his direction.

"No, definitely not," says Roman, shaking his head with a smile. "I never thought I would ever date someone like Paige but…she's different," he reveals to me. "And I think that's why I like her so much," he admits. It's great that things are going good for him. And I did tell him once upon a time that he might end up with someone who he has nothing in common with.

"Good for you Roman, I'm glad things are going well for you," I say in a soft tone, taking a hold of his hand. It's always been kind of sad to be all coupley and then have Roman not be with anyone.

"And I'm glad things are going great for you, Seth's not too much of a douche is he?" he says, making me laugh. Now he sounds like Dean.

"No, he's been great," I answer truthfully, nodding my head and thinking about everything. "He takes such good care of both me and Evan…he's amazing," I tell him. All I've ever wanted I think was to have someone take care of me and when I had Evan, I wanted the same for him. We both have that now.

"Hey, what are you guys secretly chitchatting about?" Dean asks, walking into the room like he owns the place just like he did when he decided to surprise us all before.

"Having a private conversation which you just rudely interrupted," says Roman, not letting him get away with it. I have a feeling though Dean won't get that though.

"Oh, it's a good thing you decided to end it," he says absentmindedly, walking further into the room. "I just came to make sure Evan was still alive". He acts as if he's the only one that can make sure Evan is safe and secure.

"Yes, because I tried choking him to death (!)" comments Roman, looking annoyed. Roman's the one who had a child first, he knows a lot more than us all put together so he shouldn't technically get any crap. Especially from Dean.

"You did what?!" asks Dean, looking on at us both horrified. "Iris, how can you let this happen? What kind of a Mother are you?" he goes on to say, going and looking over at Evan in worry.

"Relax Dean, he was joking," I say, looking at Roman who's wearing an amused expression. I think someone wants to get underneath Dean Ambrose's skin.

"Roman, we talked about this. No jokes like that about Evan, you gave me a heart attack," says Dean with a hand on his chest. I swear he acts like he's Evan's parent more than half the time.

"And we talked about you not being an ass but apparently that never registered," retorts Roman, both of them looking ready to start getting into it. If it's not Seth and Dean, it's Roman and Dean. The connecting factor being Dean. What am I going to do with this boy?

"Alright, stop it guys," I say, having to play mediator between everyone today. I swear it's a real job and I should be getting paid for it. I know Ariana just likes to watch and see who's going to get punched first.

"See? I told you," I hear Seth's voice and see him walking in with Ariana in tow. Ok, so a party in my room today. I have a feeling though that Ariana's come here on a mission.

"What are you doing here? You're supposed to be bed," says Ariana, her hands on her hips and her eyes on Dean. Don't tell me she's been looking for him this whole time. Because then I would totally understand why she's pissed off. But then she should have checked here first.

"I couldn't sleep without knowing Evan was ok," Dean explains to her. It must be very difficult for her to shrug off the sweet thought that Dean just exhibited.

"You could have just told me; I've been looking for you everywhere!" she says in an annoyed manner. Dean never does learn. I hope she knows by marrying him she'll still have to deal with all this.

"Till I ran into her and told her you're probably up here with my son because you're obsessed," comments Seth, sitting down behind me and wrapping his arms around me, placing a kiss to the side of my head.

"I am not obsessed!" protests Dean, the rest of us chuckling. "As Godfather, it's my job to make sure Evan is protected and safe at all times," he states, clearly taking this way too seriously. Besides, if he's making sure Evan is safe and protected then what are his parents there for?

"For goodness sake Dean, have your own kid instead of trying to steal theirs," Roman tells him, that becoming a very long running joke now.

"I would if someone would let me near them," mutters Dean but we all hear him and see Ariana go red in the face which rarely ever happens. I cannot believe he just said that in front of all of us. Actually, yes I can. It's Dean Ambrose.

"Ooh!" me and Seth say in unison with a laugh but shut up once Ariana glares in our direction. Clearly she doesn't approve of any of this. Us acting the way we are or Dean spilling everything.

"We are not bringing this up in front of everyone," Ariana tells him off, pointing a finger in his direction. I believe they have some issues to work out.

"Why not? We want to know why Dean isn't getting any," says Seth but I slap his chest to shut him up. Ariana will hate bringing up anything in front of us all. It's rude and totally irrespective of their privacy.

"Because I hid everything about what happened with Isabel from her and she found out," Dean answers shamelessly and I close my eyes, shaking my head. He still doesn't understand boundaries. Ariana isn't going to be happy. Especially when she finds out I told him not to tell her or Roman. I didn't want to worry them.

"How did she find out?" I ask him, knowing everything might as well be out in the open now. If she's going to blame him for something, then she might as well do it after knowing the whole truth.

"She found my phone and saw I had a GPS on that Elizabeth chick, thought I was cheating on her and let's say it didn't end well," explains Dean, scratching the back of his head. "I really did try Iris," he tells me and nod my head, appreciating his effort.

"I know, but you couldn't lose her," I say in understanding, not blaming him at all. "Ari," I start, getting up and walking over to her. "I told him not to say anything. Not because he didn't want to hide it from you or anything but because I didn't want him to tell you," I explain to her, hoping to fight his side a little.

"Why not?" she asks me with a frown on her face. I know she hates it when I hide things from her but sometimes I need to.

"I didn't want to worry you guys," I say, shrugging my shoulders. "You're at work and you'd hate not being able to help me. I'm really sorry it caused a fight between you guys," I then say. The last thing I wanted was for her and Dean to be on 'no sex' terms because of me.

"Don't worry about it," says Ariana with a small smile. "I guess I understand," she says, moving to give me a hug.

"I am really sorry," I say again. She does surprise me at times like this, I'm not getting the third degree but a hug instead.

"It's fine Iris," she says and places a hand on my cheek after we've pulled back. "I was really mad at first but I knew you had Seth," she says, glancing at Seth. I'll always be fine as long as I have Seth. "And I knew you'll be fine as long as you do," she says, letting her hand drop.

"It's not fine, my hand's worn out," Dean comments at which I make a disgusted face. That is way too much information for any of us.

"Because we really needed to know that (!)" says Roman, his face mirroring mine. I don't think Dean will ever fail to amuse or disgust us with his sex life. But I think we've all probably come to terms with that by now.

"Don't worry," says Ariana, leaning in to Dean's side. "You can get reacquainted with mine later on," she says, bringing a grin on his as the rest of us make gagging noises. "So how is everything with Isabel now?" she then questions me. it's going to be a long story. I hope they're prepared to listen to it all.

"Oh, I think you'd better sit down," I say and all of us gather onto the bed in a circle as me and Seth explain what's happened since we got here to them. They know some of it but we decided we might as well explain the whole story. Especially recent events.

"Thank god it's over," says Ariana, placing a hand on mine, giving it a tight squeeze. I can tell she hates not having been here to help me with things but that's just a reality she has to accept. "And Angie did the right thing Iris, you're too nice and that's why you got screwed over," she explains to me. Something which she has told me many times.

"Are you sure you didn't get to see the guy's face?" Roman asks us and I shake my head. I definitely didn't get to see any part of him. I look at Seth to hear what he says.

"No, his hood was too far down," answers Seth with a sigh. I know he's disappointed with how things turned out, he really wanted to find out who this person is as well. "He never even looked back once when me and Neil chased him. He made sure we didn't get a chance to," he explains. The guy is smart, making sure no one even got a glimpse of his nose or anything.

"It's got to be somebody we know," Dean says, looking deep in thought. "Think about it. If it's someone we don't know then he wouldn't bother too much about his face being covered. You would have seen snippets or something. But you didn't, he knew once you saw his face then it'd be game over," he explains, making a lot of sense. But that doesn't help us now since we still don't know who it could be.

"That's actually…quite smart," says Roman, looking surprised. I don't know why though. Dean is a smart guy; he just loves acting like a goofball. He's very useful in situations like this as well.

"What do you think he'll try next?" questions Ariana in worry, that being a main concern for me too. "Obviously he's not going to leave it, no one ever does," she says. My mind keeps going over what we might be faced with next but I just can't seem to get to a conclusion of who it could be.

"I…don't know," I say with a sigh, Seth using his hands to rub my shoulders. "I'm just worried Evan will get caught in the middle of this". I look over at his crib and see him sleeping soundly. That's what I want for him. To live without any worry. At this rate, all my hair will go white because all I seem to be doing is worrying about what's going on.

"You don't have to worry about that with Dean's possessive nature," Ariana jokes, making us chuckle. No I definitely do not. Dean will probably keep a schedule of regular checks on Evan just to make sure he's safe.

"Whatever we do," starts Seth, looking at us all in turns. "We do together, ok?" he asks and everyone nods their heads. It's the only way we can make sure to get through everything without a scratch.

"Believe that," says Roman with a smile, putting his fist in the middle. Dean is the first to put his fist eagerly near Roman's, followed by Ariana, then me and then Seth. I am so glad I have all my friends at my side for this.

"Thanks guys, I love you all," I say with a smile. We spend a few more minutes talking before they decide to leave the room. As I lie in bed and look over at Evan in his crib, a smile makes its way onto my face. I have never felt more safe in my life than with all my friends around me. I feel like I've got a newfound strength to tackle tomorrow's problems. And who knows, maybe whoever this person is has given up. Maybe they've seen it's not so easy to separate me and Seth. Maybe now they'll leave us alone for good.


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