Chapter 13: The Last Goodbye

One week later John Cena arrived at Alex's house after his company being requested that night after a phone call from Alex a few days earlier. The music was already blazing and when he stepped inside he found most of the WWE roster there. What was going on? Trish greeted him first with a wide smile.

"Hey John. Can you believe how many people turned up tonight? It's amazing how many people flew out here just for this!"

"What is this?" John shouted over the music.

''A party for Alex."

"And where is she?"

"Kitchen."

John thanked her and pushed through the vast amount of people squashed into such a small space. It reminded him of that night he'd stood outside her house telling her he was sorry. John saw her stood at the opposite end to him, looking better then she had in months, talking happily to Chris Irvine. now was the time to tell her, he'd promised he would and he was going to keep that promise. Before he could get any closer to her, Randy appeared and pushed him back slightly.

"John, nice to see you."

He had a strange smile on his face.

"Hey, I just thought I'd say hi to Alex."

"Not now. She's talking. Leave her. Go get a drink or something."

Randy didn't budge and he had no other choice but to turn around and head back into the living room, where he was quickly drawn into a conversation with Eddie. For the next hour or so all he heard was how great Alex looked and how sad it was. Everyone seemed to to think she was breezing through the whole thing. When John saw Alex, Randy wasn't far behind, pushing him away, telling her to leave her for awhile and go get another drink. John obliged and by the time another ninety minutes had past he was beginning to feel the alcohol's effects. The music was turned off, but you could hardly tell over the babble of voices.

"Excuse me! Hey everyone! Shut up!"

Randy's voice hushed the guests and they all turned to where he stood with Alex.

"The reason you're all here tonight is for my lovely wife Alexandra who has battled her way through so much for the past few months. She's been so brave and I think we should all toast her."

Everyone raised their glasses and Alex hid her head in embarressment.

"Also, this is a goodbye, for awhile at least. Vince is releasing me from my contract for six months so me and Alex can start a new life together in Tornoto. We leave in a few days."

There where cheers, but not from John. He didn't raise his glass again, he averted his eyes when Randy kissed her and slipped out the front door. She was leaving, that was it. After fighting everything for so long it was over. He never really though he'd lost Alex, not even when she first left him, at least not deep down. But this was really it and John couldn't believe it. There where quick footsteps behind him.

"John! Hey John!"

He stopped and Alex ran up to him. She looked pissed off.

"Where are you going?" she asked.

"Home."

"Why?"

"Because."

"Because you've had enough of ignoring me all night so now you're running off home?"

He shook his head, his mind foggy. "No."

"Then what?"

Tell her.


Randy's eyes had scanned the room everyway possible. Up and down, side to side, diagonally. But he couldn't see Alex. He was beginning to think that she had drank too much and was upstairs throwing up, but he'd only seen her drink two glasses of champagne and she seemed perfectly fine. His wife had disappeared.

"Eddie!" Randy called as Eddie brushed past him. "Have you seen Alex?"

"She's ran outside after someone. John I think."

Randy's heart stopped.

"John?" Trish's voice asked. "But why....."

She had drawn her own conclusions and it was like a riptide of rumour suddenly crasdhing over the room. Randy couldn't hear them over the buzzing in his ears. He left the house and like teenagers on their way to watch a fight, other's followed.
Alex was pacing the same small spot, motioning a lot with her hands like she use to do and talking to everything around her besides John.

"You know I don't understand you. First you where like my best friend, then came the cryptic messages and now this. What the hell is going on with you?"

"Me? What's going on with you?"

The semi state of drunkeness he was in had given him a new found confidence. "One day you don't want to be anywhere near Randy and now you're moving to Canada with him?"

"I had to make a decision John. I could keep trying to be who you all want me to be, or I could do things I want."

"But you didn't want to be with Randy! You told me!" He shouted.

Alex rolled her eyes. "Well now I do John! Can't a girl change her mind?"

"What if you change your mind in Canada? What then?"

"I won't. Why are you so bothered by this. You are suppose to stand by me. Isn't that what friends do? Not ignore other people all night!"

"I wasn't ignoring you." John hissed at her.

"You know what? You are so over the place that you are more lost then me John, by far. I may not know where I've been, but you don't even know where you're going!"

"And you do? That's right. Canada!"

"Where's the 'good for you Alex, good luck' speech that you should be giving me?"

Alex walked up to him and pushed him. "Why can't you just be glad for me? What is your problem?" "My problem Alex is this. I'm in love with you!"

She stopped breathing.

"That's right Alex I'm madly in love with you. That girl in my story, my ex, that was you. You love me too, you told me that you did on your wedding night. I could't tell you before because you where with Randy, but I'll tell you now. Alex I love you!"

The collective intake of breath came from behind Alex. From Randy and the people behind her.

"What?" he demanded.

John looked at him and then back at Alex who looked so stunned there weren't words for it.

"I'm in love with you Alex."

A/N: You lucky peeps! Two chapters and this is what you have all wanted isn't it??? I think another three chapters and that'll be it! Hope you're enjoying this so far! -Kiera