Vince stood up. "Jade, I think you need to come with your mother and I. We have plenty to discuss." Before Jade could protest further, her father grabbed her by the arm and led her away. They walked right past Jenny, ignoring the smug look on her face. Past the reception tent and past the live band that was setting up. Confusion filled their faces, but Vince kept on going. He could hear Linda behind him apologizing to the crowd, but he didn't care. All he wanted was to get his daughter out of there. Once they reached their car, Vince turned to his daughter and held her by the shoulders. Bending his face down so he could look into her eyes, he said very calmly, "Is any of this true?" "Daddy, I don't know!" Jade's tears started to fall from her filled- up eyes. "I knew that Jenny had a crush on Shawn but I never knew it would go this far." "Did he sleep with her?" "I don't know!" Linda came up beside her daughter, putting a hand on her shoulder to calm her hysterics down. "Shawn says he didn't sleep with her." Vince smiled. "See? Maybe this is all just a misunderstanding." "But why would Jenny lie? I mean, she's been my friend throughout all this. Why now?" Linda shrugged. "I don't know, sweetie. Let's sleep on it tonight. Come home with us." "No, Mom. I've got to face my problems. I can't just run away from them. Besides, I need to get some stuff from the apartment tonight." "Okay, but I still think you and Shawn should spend some time apart for awhile. Your father and I will be waiting for you at the hotel and we'll leave as soon as you're ready." Jade nodded and smiled through her tears as her mother kissed her on the cheek. She would talk to Shawn. Tonight. Later on that night, Jade walked into the only apartment she had ever shared with Shawn. She didn't expect to see him there. She jumped in surprise. The lights were off. Shawn was illuminated by the moonlight streaming through the balcony. He was sitting on the couch, his tuxedo still on, unbuttoned at the front. He was drinking a bottle of alcohol-she wasn't sure what kind-and he looked a pathetic sight. Almost immediately, Jade felt her heart begin to ache. He looked so sad, but her eyes remained steely when she recalled the earlier scene at the wedding. Holding her head high, she strutted through the living room, past him, and into the bedroom. She could see his eyes following her, but she didn't bat an eye. In the bedroom, she began to pack some clothes in her travel bag that she always carried with her to shows on the road. She heard Shawn come in behind her, but she didn't turn around. "I'm leaving, Shawn," she said, not being able to look at him. "Not that you'll care, but I just thought I'd let you know anyway." Zipping up her bag, she left the room, not even glancing at him. She quickly went into Mackenzie's room, packing some of her things, too. She was grateful to her friend, Mandy, for offering to look after Mackenzie until Jade got her stuff from the apartment. Into the diaper bag, she threw some clothes and diapers, plus some toys and stuffed animals that Mackenzie had taken to. Shawn followed her into the baby's room, but she continued to ignore him, for fear that if she looked at him, she was get lost in his eyes and fall in love all over again. "Jade, we need to talk," he began, carefully speaking the words he had been planning to say all afternoon. "No, we don't, Shawn. You are the father of Jenny's baby. End of story. Now I'm taking my baby and we're going to live with my parents." With that, she grabbed her luggage and flew out the door and out of Shawn's life. Weeks passed. Jade was miserable at her parents' house. Steph and Shane both visited her as often as they could, but with no luck. Steph tried to convince Jade to go back to Shawn as much as Hunter tried to convince Shawn to do something to win Jade back. "Like what, Hunter?" Shawn asked in frustration. "She won't take my calls and her father is totally devoted to the idea of me being a jerk. Linda is the only one who will actually speak to me and Jade won't even listen to her mother. So what am I supposed to do?" "What is the one way you two are equal?" "What are you talking about?" Hunter sighed impatiently. "The one way that you two can communicate without being face to face?" "I don't know; the phone?" "Shawn! Wrestling! You two both wrestle and Vince has to let you on sometime. As soon as he does, change the storyline and say what you're heart really feels to Jade. She's bound to be listening." "And if she's not?" "Don't worry; she will be."