A/N: Sorry for lack of updates, the whole schedule thing, y'all know the deal! I don't own any wrestlers, and if I did I wouldn't be sitting here typing! Oh well, a girl can dream! On with the next chapter! Enjoy Y'all!
Shawn:
Ashley's POV:
I didn't sleep too great last night, I couldn't get the whole Shawn situation out of my head. Somehow John had managed to fall asleep, lucky him. I'm still amazed at how well I'm taking all of this, especially with the pregnancy hormones raging in my body!
It was only about 6:45 in the morning, and the sun was starting to rise. I grabbed the TV remote, and turned it on. After a few minutes of channel surfing, I gave up. Why don't hotel TVs' ever have anything good on? We were supposedly meeting Sharon and Shawn after the show. I was a little curious to see what Sharon looked like. She's probably much prettier that I am. I guess I'll find out soon enough! Hmm, I wonder how Shawn is going to be. Will he get along with Sydney, Josh, and Winsor? What if he's a rotten little boy? This has got to be hard on the kid. He's leaving his mom, with two people that he doesn't even know, and will be getting three, well technically four, siblings to top it off! Maybe I'm over thinking all of this. I'm sure that this kid will be fine, he's only 4, and how bad could he possibly be? Scratch that thought, for all I know, Shawn could be a walking terror! Another thought popped into my head suddenly. What will Shawn call me? I'm ok with whatever, Ashley, Mom, hey lady, just as long as the boy doesn't hate me.
I gave up on my early morning thinking, and carefully slid out from under John's arms. That man always has his arms wrapped around me, like he's holding on to me. It's not like I'm really going to go anywhere! I silently crept to the veranda and stood outside staring at the view. Tulsa was actually a cool looking place, and the sunrise is gorgeous. I quickly got cold, and went back inside the room. I had almost forgot that it was January. It was now 7 a.m., and I had absolutely nothing to do. John was still sleeping, and it looked like he wouldn't be getting for at least two more hours. I sat down on a chair, and flipped on the TV. The only thing interesting on was Jerry Springer, so I gave up and watched it. The theme for the show was, "It's not your baby." There was this lady with fake blonde hair, and missing a front tooth telling her hick husband that their baby wasn't his, it was his brother's. God, where do they get these characters? The guy got mad, and then turned to his brother, and the two started fighting. The show went to a commercial break, and I turned to the TV off. I feel like my IQ just went down 10 points from watching that show! I looked back over at John, and then got up and went to get a glass of water. I walked over to the bed, and poured the glass on John. He jumped up, and looked really surprised.
"What the hell? Ash, what was that for?" John asked, wiping off his face.
"If I can't sleep, then you can't sleep!" I replied, sitting down.
"Whatever, it's cool. I'll get you back someday! How long have you been awake?"
"Uh, since 6:45. I'm bored, there was nothing on TV, and it's cold outside, so I couldn't stay out on the veranda." I answered, laying down, staring at the ceiling.
"Why'd you get up so early?"
"I couldn't sleep. I'm nervous about today. What are we going to tell Syd? We can't just say that he popped out of thin air, she's not that dumb! I'm also worried about what the kid is going to think of me. I'm not his mom, and at four years old you know who your mom is." I confessed.
"I'm nervous too. I don't know what to do, it's not like I have a plan for when an illegitimate child shows up! We'll just have to tell Sydney the truth, I guess." John replied, getting up and beginning to pace across the floor.
"The truth, I don't think she's old enough to know the truth yet John. I guess we can just say that uh, God I don't even know what we can say. At least we have a little time to think about it. You're calling your parents tonight, right?"
"Yea, maybe they'll be able to tell Sydney, in a child proof version. Ash you know that I love you and have never cheated on you when we were together, and I never will, right? I swear to God that the only time that I slept with other girls was while we were broken up." John said, sitting down across from me.
"I know John, you aren't the cheating type. Like I've already said, it's ok. We weren't together, so I can't be mad at you. I'm just shocked. You know that we going to have 5 kids now, right?"
"Five wow! It's a good thing that we have a big house!" John said.
After the Show, John's POV:
This day seemed to dragging out. The show was now over, and it was finally time to meet my son, Shawn. My son, man that sounds weird, even though I already have one son. Ashley was being really supportive, and was doing a good job of calming me down. I took a quick shower, and 5 minutes after I was out, I heard a knock on the door. Ashley got up out of her chair, and put away a book that she was reading.
"You should probably answer that John."
"Yea, you're right." I replied, as I threw on a shirt and walked towards the door. I took a deep breath, and then opened the door. Sharon greeted me with a weak smile, and I moved aside, allowing her to come in.
"Hey Sharon." I said. She didn't look too great.
"Hi John." She quietly answered. I looked down and saw a little boy standing next to her, holding a small backpack.
"Sharon, this is my wife, Ashley."
"Hi, it's nice to meet you Sharon." Ashley said, walking over with a big smile on her face.
"It's nice to meet you too." Sharon replied, as she shook Ashley's hand. "This is Shawn. Shawn, say hello."
"Hello." Shawn quietly said.
We all stood there in an uncomfortable silence, until Ashley spoke up.
"John, why don't you go show Shawn around the backstage? Sharon and I can stay here and talk." Ash suggested.
"I could do that, come on Shawn, you can meet some wrestlers!" I said, walking towards the door. Shawn cracked a small smile, and followed me out into the hall. I shut the door, leaving Ashley and Sharon alone.
Ashley's POV:
I was surprised when I first saw Sharon. She looked somewhat like me, just a little taller. Her facial features were different, but if you were drunk we could look like twins.
"So, do you want to sit down?" I asked Sharon.
"Yea, thanks. I swear I get weaker each day." Sharon told me as she sat down.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what to say. AIDS is a big deal, and I have no experience with it." I replied, sitting across from her.
"Its definitely no walk in the park. I just wish that I had been smarter, so I could be around for my son."
"It must be breaking your heart, letting him go with his recently found dad and another woman." I said.
"Well, I'm just glad that he won't have to go into foster care. That is not a good way for a child to grow up, moving family to family. I know that one from experience. I want to thank you for agreeing to take him in, it can't be easy for you. You're married with 3 soon to be 4 kids, and here comes this four-year-old boy that is your husband's son, from a one-night stand." Sharon told me.
"I was a little shocked at first, but I think it'll be ok. Shawn seems like a great kid, you must've done a good job. Besides, John and I weren't together when he met you. We had been broken up for a little over a year, and didn't actually get back together until four and a half years later."
"Wow, that just shows you that when something is meant to be, it will happen. I knew that he was in love with someone else when we hooked up, because he yelled out Ashley, your name. That's when I knew that I was just a drunken one-night thing. Why did you two break up anyways?" Sharon asked me.
"Well, John was just getting into the wrestling thing, and I found out that I was pregnant. I was only 16 at the time, and I didn't want John to be tied down to a teenager and a baby. I didn't want to ruin his career, or have him regret the baby or me. He didn't even know about Sydney until she was 5. I guess that was pretty selfish on my part." I told Sharon.
"You were just doing it out of love. You seem like a great girl, you definitely have my respect and gratefulness."
"Thank you. I just hope that Shawn will like me, and the other kids. He's old enough to have somewhat of a grasp on what's going on." I said.
"I'm sure that he will like you, give him a little time to warm up to you. He's still trying to understand why daddy just showed up! Do you guys have any animals?"
"Yea, two dogs."
"He'll love that. Shawn always bugged for a dog, now he's getting two!" Sharon said as the door opened. John walked in with Shawn following.
"Did you two have fun?" I asked, standing up.
"Yea, we had a great time, didn't we Shawn?" John said, looking down at Shawn.
"Shawn, I have to go now sweetie! You're going to be a good boy for daddy and your new mommy, right?" Sharon asked the little boy as she knelt down in front of him.
"Why you have to go mommy?" Shawn questioned.
"Because I'm sick, and it's better if you go with your daddy! Gimme a hug buddy!"
"I love you mommy!" Shawn said, as he wrapped his arms around Sharon's neck. I got a little chocked up, and could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. Damn these hormones!
"I love you too baby! Bye Shawn, be a good boy!" Sharon said as she got up. "John, Ashley, thank you. Well, I guess this is goodbye."
"Bye Sharon." John said as he gave her a hug.
"Bye, don't worry, we'll take good care of him!" I said, as I gave Sharon a hug.
"I know you will!" Sharon replied as she walked out the door. Shawn waved bye, and then sat down and pulled out a small book. I looked at John, and gave him a hug.
"I guess I should call my parents now." John told me as he pulled out his phone. I nodded my head, and then sat down next to Shawn.
"Whatcha reading Shawn?" I asked him.
"My book. It's good." Shawn told me, staring at the page. I looked at the book, and realized that he was holding it upside down.
"Well, I could read it to you." I suggested.
"No, I can read it." Shawn replied.
"Ok, let me know if you need anything." I said, as I got up. Shawn just nodded his head, and focused back at the upside down book. I guess this wasn't too bad. He didn't seem to hate me.
A/N: Sorry this took sooooooooooooo long! I've been EXTREMLY busy, and got really sick this week. It took me a whole week just to write this chapter! More updates should be coming up this weekend! Peace y'all!
