(Author's note: Hey guys, I hope you are enjoying the story so far, sorry for the delay of this chapter, been busy with school. Anyway, I forget to mention in the beginning of this story, you are going to learn more about John and Trish's relationship, and some other things. Warning, this chapter will have a lot of flashbacks! I hope you enjoy it, so read on, and don't forget to review!)
A few days later Vanessa was pacing like a madman in the living room of their home in Boston as she wondered what was happening to her baby girl. She could not believe that this was happening to her. She has endured so much in the last two years, from the ending of her relationship with Randy, to the chair shot she took by Randy, to the kidnapping by Trish, to being shot by Trish. But with all that, she had gotten through all that, and married John and had Angel. She knew that she should not have let her guard down, but when Trish was placed in jail, she thought that it was all over. Of course she was dead wrong and now Angel was being held hostage by Trish and no one knew what she wanted. "Damn it all to hell," said Vanessa with a sigh, "I can not believe this is happening to me. My poor daughter is being held by a psycho woman, and it is all because John and I fell in love." She grabbed the picture from their wedding, and then the picture of them from after she had Angel. "My baby girl, don't worry, mommy is going to make sure that you come back to me and daddy soon. I vow this with every breath of life in me. I vow this to you."
John walked into the room and looked at his wife, he saw the pictures in her hand, "It's not your fault you know."
Vanessa looked at him with surprise, "John, I did not even hear you come in," she placed the pictures back on the mantle. "What do you mean?"
"It's not your fault this is happening," said John as he came and wrapped his arms around her waist, "it's mine."
"What do you mean John?"
"If I had not dumped Trish to date you, she would never had gone over the edge. She would have never kidnapped you before we got married, and she would never have kidnapped Angel now."
"John," she said as she spun around to face him, "it's not your fault honey. You were in love with me long before you started dating Trish. The truth is, if you did stay with Trish, you would have been miserable. Why else would you hide your relationship? I mean whose idea was it for you two to keep a secret?"
"It was Trish." John remembered all to well when Trish asked him.
FLASHBACK
John Cena and Trish Stratus were standing in front of Trish's home in Toronto after their date. Trish was on cloud nine since this was their second date, and she had been in love with John since the moment she laid eyes on him. She knew the minute they met that they would spend the rest of their lives together. "Well John I had a wonderful tine." She smiled hoping he would kiss her.
"Me too," said John as he wrapped his arms around Trish, "listen Trish, can I ask you something?" John smiled even though his thoughts were on another woman, his manager Vanessa Eaton. He decided to start dating Trish after he met Vanessa's boyfriend. (A/N: It's not Randy)
"Sure," said Trish, "ask away."
"Will you be my girlfriend?" said John with his famous smile.
Trish smiled and said, "I would love to." She lowered his lips to hers and kissed him long and sweet. John kissed her back, but he heart was not in it, but he thought that over time he could get over his love for Vanessa. When they broke apart Trish asked the question that John never thought he would hear, "Do you think we could keep it secret for a while?"
John looked at her with surprise, "You want to keep it a secret?"
"Yeah. I want to enjoy just us for a while, before we tell the fans that we are together. You know? Cause then everyone is going to want a piece of us, and then we would never get any privacy. Do you understand?"
John looked hurt, but he shook it off and said, "Yeah, it's cool. I understand completely. We'll keep in private for a while."
"Thanks John," she said as she hugged her now boyfriend, and smiled knowing that life was now perfect, and she was going to make sure that she was going to keep it that way. John while was hugging Trish, John was thinking that the woman that was in his arms was a brunette instead of blond.
END FLASHBACK
John sighed as he rested his forehead against Vanessa's and looked at her. He saw the love in her eyes as well as the understanding. "We had been going out for about six months, at the same time, you broke up with Robbie, and then that was the time when Randy came to Smackdown and you hooked up. I wanted to tell the world then, but of course Trish would not have it." He sighed as he remembered that day.
FLASHBACK
Six months later, John was sitting in his dressing room waiting for the show to begin, and wondered where his manager Vanessa was. "Where the hell is Vanessa?"
As if on cue Vanessa Eaton came into the room with a smile on her face, one he had not seen since she had broken up with Robbie two months ago. "Hey John, sorry it took me longer than I thought."
"Where have you been?" said John.
"I was with... my new boyfriend," said Vanessa with a smile.
"Your new... what?"
"Boyfriend."
"Oh. Do I know him?" As if on cue there was a knock on the door, "Come in." Randy Orton came into the room with Vanessa's leather jacket. "Randy? What are you doing here? I thought you were on Raw."
"That stupid draft traded me here to Smackdown, but I am going to live. Vanessa, you left your jacket in my dressing room."
Vanessa took the jacket, "Thanks. John, this is my new boyfriend I was telling you about."
"You and... Randy?" said John with surprise. "When did you two started dating?"
"After Wrestlemania," said Vanessa as Randy wrapped his arms around her, "we went out to dinner after his match, since you had left already with out me. The next thing we know, we hooked up." Vanessa smiled at Randy and John saw the love in their eyes and he knew, that for the second time, John lost Vanessa to another guy.
"Well," said Randy, "I must get ready for my Smackdown debut." He lowered his lips to Vanessa and kissed her quickly. "I'll see you later." He smiled and walked out of the room.
Vanessa smiled as she sat on the couch, "John I think I am in love."
John smiled at Vanessa and sat next to her, "I am happy for you."
Vanessa looked at him, "you mean it?"
"Of course," said John.
"Thanks John," she said as she kissed his cheek and hugged him tightly, "I know that someday you will find someone and will love them like I love Randy."
"Someday," said John as he hugged her back, but he was thinking, "Well, maybe I can fall in love with Trish, but it's going to be hard to get over you."
"Well," said Vanessa as they broke apart, "we should get ready for Smackdown." John nodded and they got ready for Smackdown, but John's heart was breaking the whole time.
END FLASHBACK
"Oh John," said Vanessa with a sympathetic look in her eyes, "I put you through hell those six months I was with Randy. You were in love with me, and I was with another man."
"I thought Trish would help me get over you, but I could never feel those things I felt for you, and then when you and Randy broke up, I was happy. I am sorry, but I was." They both remember that day.
FLASHBACK
John Cena was sitting in his locker room getting ready for his match tonight against Renee Dupree for the US Title. He looked at the title and smiled, knowing that he was going to give his fans a great match like he does every night. He closed his eyes as he relived the moment when he won the title back at Wrestlemania XX at Madison Square Garden. When he opened his eyes he stood up and walked to his gym bag to grab the throwback jersey he was going to wear tonight and looked at the clock. "One more hour before the show starts, and where is Vanessa?" He asked aloud even though he knew the answer. She was with her boyfriend Randy Orton, as always before the show, even though she was John's manager. When Randy came to Smackdown! From Raw, he and Vanessa started dating, and that was months ago. Sure John was happy that Vanessa had found someone... but the problem was, it was not with him. Vanessa and John always travel together and have been friends since their OVW days, over time John realized that he was in love with Vanessa, but by the time he did, she was with Randy. He was angry become someone else had his Angel's heart, but she was so happy and he did not want to see that fade. So he has kept his mouth shut since then and go on day by day, but his love for her has never faded. John sat back down and closed his eyes and got lost in his thoughts about Vanessa.
Suddenly "Damn him!" was heard and the door banged open jolting John from his thoughts as Vanessa Eaton (a.k.a. Angel Devilson) stormed into the room. She slammed the door with such fury that he was afraid that the door would fall off it's hinges. Her curly brown hair was all over the place and her blue-green eyes were full of fury and grief, but she still looked beautiful in his eyes. "Damn him all to hell!" She kicked her bag and it flew a few inches. She was ready to throw something but she sensed Cena nearby. When she looked at John she slowly began to return to normal, she always thought that John had that calming effect on her.
John walked up to her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's over," she said as she looked at him. His blue eyes were full of concern and she knew that he cared for her. When she met John long ago, she knew that they had something between them, both on and off screen and when she became his manager, she was elated since they had great chemistry, and everyone knew. Fans always asked "when was her character Angel and Cena going to hook up?" but it did not happen, because she met Randy Orton and she fell deeply in love. Her and Randy were a great couple... until tonight.
John's heart skipped a beat, "what do you mean over?"
"Randy and I are done."
He was trying so hard to hide his joy when he asked, "May I ask why?"
Vanessa sighed as she relived the moment as she told him what happened:
FLASH BACK
Vanessa dropped off her bag in her dressing room that she shared with Cena, and walked down to the love of her life's dressing room. She missed him so much, since she hadn't seen him in about two weeks. She was longing to be in his arms and hearing his sexy voice saying the sweet words he always does. As she got to the door the smile on her face grew wider. She then knocked on the door, "Randy? It's me." She was surprised that there was no reply. When she opened the door she noticed that the room was dark except for the candles that were scattered. She smiled sweetly as the romantic mood that was set. "Randy?" Vanessa called out again and the heard the shower running, she smiled as she walked toward to bathroom and as she was opening the door, she heard a female laughing, and then Randy's joining in. When she came into the room, her heart dropped and broke into a million pieces. There was Randy in the shower... with Dawn Marie. "Oh my god RANDY! DAWN!"
When Randy and Dawn broke apart, Randy's eyes went wide as he said, "Vanessa! We can explain this!" Randy went away from Dawn as he wrapped a towel around his hips and Dawn covered herself. "This is not what you think."
"Oh no? Is this why I haven't seen you in two weeks? You were with.. with... HER!" Vanessa feeling her temper flaring. "I hope this was worth it you son of a bitch! Because of this, we are over!" She tried to walked out but Randy grabbed her arm.
"Vanessa please wait, we need to tal-" but Randy's face was met with Vanessa's fist. Randy's hand released Vanessa arm as the girl screamed in shock when Randy landed on top of her..
"No Randy, we don't need to talk, you did this all on your own! Now goodbye!" She stormed out of the room, slammed the door and walked away for good.
END FLASHBACK
John looked shocked and felt anger that Randy would have done such a thing to the greatest woman in the world. "That bastard, I'll kill him." John was about to go after him, but with Vanessa's touch she stopped him.
"No John," she said as she look at him with now tear-filled eyes, "I need you right now."
With that John took her into his arms and held her as she begin to weep, "Hey now," said John, "it will be OK." John stroked Vanessa's back as he was sad for Vanessa but at the same time he was happy that he was holding her in his arms. He was thinking how he could get back at Randy for Vanessa. He inhaled her scent of roses and suddenly an idea formed his head.
END FLASHBACK
"Yeah," said Vanessa, "I guess the rest was history."
"For us, but I guess you are wondering how I ended it with Trish."
"Yeah when did you end it with Trish?"
"The week when Raw had their PPV Bad Blood," he remembered that day too well.
FLASHBACK
John was sitting in his home in West Newbury, nervous on the fact that he was about to call his girlfriend Trish and tell the news that she would never want to hear. Trish's sweet voice answered on the first ring. "Hello?"
"Hey baby it's me," said John with a sad tone in his voice.
"Hey John!" she said with excitement in her tone, "I was wondering about you, where are you my match is in five minutes?"
"Listen, I am not going to be able to make it."
"But baby, tonight is my match for the Women's title! You promised you would be here!"
"I know honey... but I have to tell you something."
He could sense that she had the feeling, so he heard her sit down in a chair, "what is it?"
"I am sorry to say this, but we are over." There he said it.
"What!?" she screamed, "What do you mean by "we are over!?"
John cringed at the tone of her voice. "I mean we are no longer together."
"But, but why??"
"Well, I sorta found someone else."
"Someone else?? Who?"
John sighed and said the words she would not love to hear, "My manager, Vanessa."
"Vanessa!?" she screamed, "Wait a minute, she is with Randy Orton."
"Not anymore," said John, "she broke up with him because she found him in the shower with Dawn Marie."
"What does that have to do with us??"
"Well, I am helping her win Randy back by hooking with her starting next week at the PPV, so she and I are going to be a couple on and off camera."
"But John I love you with my heart and soul, you and I talked about getting married."
"If you loved me..... then why did you sleep with HHH?"
"How you did you hear about that!?" When she said that, John knew that she admitting to cheating on him, and adding the final nail to her coffin.
"You just told me, goodbye." With that John hung up ending their one year relationship, he was hurt at first, but then he said, "It's OK, I'll shake it right off." He dusted his shoulder and began to plan his future with Vanessa.
END FLASHBACK
"Then the rest was history," said John, "I could not believe she slept with Hunter."
"I knew about her and Hunter," said Vanessa, and John looked at her like she had three heads.
"How did you know about them?" asked John.
"Stephanie told me," said Vanessa, "when they went on a break. She found out that they slept together, since I am one of her closest friends, she told me. Not to mention Hunter told me while Trish was holding me hostage."
"I still can't believe we did not charge him with accessory to kidnapping," said John with bitterness.
"I made sure he didn't, because he was being blackmailed into doing it," said Vanessa, "plus Stephanie was pregnant at the time. Do you think I would not let him see his son?"
"You did the right thing," said John, "and that's why I love you."
"I love you more," said Vanessa, "and this is what Trish can not break. Our love is too strong for her to ruin this and once we get Angel back, we are going to be stronger."
"Yeah that's right. You are the woman in my heart, not Trish. I realized that when you and Randy broke up."
"I realized it after that chair shot," said Vanessa as she rested her head on John's chest and listened to his heart beat.
"We are going to make it," said John, "after this thing with Trish is done, we are going to go away for months, go to a cabin in the middle of no where, and make love every moment."
Vanessa smiled at the thought, "Oh really? How about we spend some time with our daughter, and then we can drop her off at Vince's and then go away."
John laughed, "Deal." They were about to kiss when the phone rang.
Vanessa sighed, "Everytime!" John sighed and they kissed briefly, "Hold that thought." They went to the phone and Vanessa answered, "Hello?"
"Here are my demands."